ANCHOR SUPERS

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

SO WHAT IF A HURRICANE HITS?

THAT'S A QUESTION MANY NOW WONDER.

ESPECIALLY WITH THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION JUST DAYS AWAY.

WE LOOK INTO BACK UP PLANS.

INVESTIGATORS BACK ON SCENE IN PINE ISLAND THIS MORNING.

MULTIPLE SOURCES SAY DANIEL PROCTOR -- REVEALED THE LOCATION OF HIS EX-WIFE'S BODY.

WE'LL BRING YOU A LIVE REPORT FROM THE SCENE.

CONGRESSMAN TODD AKIN DECIDES TO TOUGH OUT THE RACE.

AND HOPES VOTERS CAN FORGIVE HIM FOR CONTROVERSIAL COMMENTS ABOUT ABORTION.

WX HL-WX WALL

HL1) WHAT IF A HURRICANE HIT-VO-WIPE

HL2) AMY PATTERSON-VO-WIPE

HL3) TODD AKIN TODAY-VO

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIPTOPS

ISSAC CLIP-CLIP

TOSS TO ALLYSON-OMNI TOPS

GOOD MORNING.

THINGS ARE DRYING OUT NOW IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA,

AFTER SOME STORMS LAST NIGHT.

AND OUR ATTENTION TURNS TO THE TROPICS THIS MORNING.

TROPICAL STORM ISAAC -- POSES A POTENTIAL THREAT TO THE SUNSHINE STATE.

LET'S GO TO STORMWARN 7 METEOROLIGIST ALLYSON RAE. IN THE ABC7 HURRICANE TRACKING CENTER.

DEVELOPING CLIP-CLIP

AMY PATTERSON CASE-POP VO OC LIVE

INVESTIGATORS ARE NOW BACK ON THE SCENE IN BOKEELIA.

LOOKING FOR EVIDENCE SURROUNDING THE DISAPPEARANCE OF A CAPE CORAL TEACHER.

AMY PATTERSON VANISHED JULY 2011.

HER EX-HUSBAND IS THE PRIME SUSPECT.

AND HE'S TOLD AUTHORITIES --

THAT HE *KNOW WHERE PATTERSON'S BODY IS LOCATED.

ABC-7'S LEIGH DANA HAS BEEN ON PINE ISLAND ALL MORNING.

ON SCENE IN BOKEELIA-REM LIVE

WE ARE 1.2 MILES AWAY FROM THE COUPLE'S FORMER HOME.

IT'S AN AREA NEIGHBORS SAY IS PRETTY DESOLATE.

ON SCENE IN BOKEELIA-VO

THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE TELLS US WHAT THEY ARE WORKING ON OUT HERE IS ACTIVE INVESTIGATION AND NOT A CRIME SCENE.

THIS- COMES LESS THAN A DAY AFTER AN ALABAMA JUDGE SENTENCED DANIEL PROCTOR TO 2 CONSECUTIVE LIFE SENTENCES IMPRISON FOR STEALING A FRIENDS SUV AND GUN.

DETECTIVES SAY HE STOLE THEM WHILE ON THE RUN FROM LEE COUNTY LAST YEAR- WHEN HE WAS WANTED FOR QUESTIONING IN AMY PATTERSON'S DISAPPEARANCE.

NOT LONG AFTER SENTENCING - MULTIPLE SOURCES TELL US PROCTOR TOLD INVESTIGATORS WHERE THEY COULD FIND HIS EX WIFE'S BODY.

ON SCENE IN BOKEELIA-SOT

ON SCENE IN BOKEELIA-REM LIVE

IT'S AN AREA THAT'S BEEN SEARCHED BY FOOT AND HORSE BEFORE.

RNC HURRICANE CONCERN-VOTOPS

THIS MORNING WE'RE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON TROPICAL STORM ISSAC,

BUT A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY -- ARE ALSO WATCHING CLOSELY.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF IT IMPACTS -- THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION IN TAMPA NEXT WEEK.

RNC HURRICANE CONCERN-SOTVO

Ken: "As far as the RNC side of it-- what do they do in terms of their

event? That's an RNC

call-- Committee on Arrangements. They'll decide how do we make sure that

the legal process

of the Convention gets done for our delegates, for our nominee, and they'll

make that call depending on

what the weather situation is."

RNC SECURITY-VOTOPS

POLICE IN TAMPA ARE INVESTIGATING A SUSPICIOUS SITUATION NEAR THE TAMPA BAY TIMES FORUM.

SOMEONE FOUND BRICKS, AND PIPE ON THE ROOF OF A BUILDING RIGHT NEXT DOOR.

TODD AKIN TODAY-OC SOT

AN A-B-C NEWS EXCLUSIVE THIS MORNING.

CONGRESSMAN TODD AKIN. LIVE ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA.

FACING TOUGH QUESTIONS FROM ANCHOR GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOUS.

GEORGE ASKED WHETHER HE'S GOING TO STAY IN THE RACE.

*EVEN IF IT COULD POSSIBLY COST THE REPUBLICANS CONTROL OF THE SENATE.

HERE'S WHAT HE HAD TO SAY.

TODD AKIN TODAY-OC

CONGRESSMAN AKIN HAS APOLOGIZED FOR WHAT HE SAID.

BUT HE REFUSES TO BACK OUT OF THE SENATE RACE.

DESPITE THE PLEAS OF TOP REPUBLICANS --

INCLUDING MITT ROMNEY.

TODD AKIN TODAY-PKG

HE'S THE GUY WHO JUST CAN'T TAKE A HINT. AFTER APOLOGIZING OVER AND OVER

AGAIN FOR HIS COMMENTS ON, QUOTE, "LEGITIMATE RAPE", AKIN IS NOW SAYING HIS

COMMENTS HAVE BEEN BLOWN OUT PROPORTION.

AKIN SOT: BASICALLY I MISSPOKE ONE WORD IN ONE SENTENCE ON ONE DAY, AND

EVERYTHING CHANGED OVERNIGHT, AND YOU KNOW SOME OF THE LIBERAL MEDIA WERE

SHARPENING THEIR LONG KNIVES, AND SO THEY'VE ASKED ME TO STEP ASIDE.

NOT THE LIBERALS. IT'S CONSERVATIVES WHO AREN'T BUYING IT. THE

REPUBLICAN PARTY CHAIRMAN IS EVEN SAYING AKIN WON'T BE WELCOME AT NEXT

REPUBLICAN CONVENTION:

PRIEBUS SOT:BEING OFF MESSAGE IS ONE THING, BEING COMPLETELY YOU KNOW IN

ANOTHER WORLD IS ANOTHER THING / CUT / HE OUGHT TO STEP ASIDE AND REALLY

PUT YOUR COUNTRY FIRST AND GIVE SOMEONE AN OPPORTUNITY IN THIS RACE THAT'S

GOING TO HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF WINNING.

THE LIST OF LEADING REPUBLICANS -- INCLUDING TEA PARTY GROUPS AND

CONSERVATIVE ACTIVISTS -- DEMANDING AKIN TO QUIT GOES ON AND ON -- ALL THE

WAY UP TO MITT ROMNEY

ROMNEY SOT: THIS MAN HAS SAID SOMETHING THAT IS TOTALLY INAPPROPRIATE AND

OFFENSIVE

ABOUT THE ONLY PERSON CALLING ON HIM TO STAY IN THE RACE IS HIS DEMOCRATIC

OPPONENT -- CLAIRE MCCASKILL:

MCCASKILL SOT: 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.

MCCASKILL KNOWS WHAT REPUBLICANS KNOW: AGAINST AKIN, SHE ALMOST CERTAINLY

TODD AKIN TODAY-OC

JOHN KARL REPORTING.

AKIN INSISTS --

MICHELLE OBAMA IN FL-VO

FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA IS HEADED TO FLORIDA TODAY.

SHE'S EXPECTED TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE "JOINING FORCES" PROGRAM THIS AFTERNOON IN JACKSONVILLE.

THE PROGRAM HELPS MILITARY VETERANS AND THEIR SPOUSES FIND JOBS.

MEDSTAR UPDATE-2 SHOT VO

IN A TRAUMA SITUATION -- PEOPLE IN LEE COUNTY RELY ON MEDSTAR.THE COUNTY'S EMERGENCY HELICOPTER.

BUT RIGHT NOW, MEDSTAR IS GROUNDED!

COUNTY E-M-S LEADERS SAY --

THEY NEED TO COMPLETELY REVAMP FLIGHT OPERATIONS.

AND IT'S SUCH A LARGE PROJECT --

THEY'RE SHUTTING DOWN FOR SIX TO NINE MONTHS.

THE COUNTY WANTS TO GO AFTER NATIONAL ACCREDITATION -- AND TO DO THAT, THEY NEED TO *CHANGE WHO'S ON BOARD.

INSTEAD OF TWO PARAMEDICS -- THEY NEED A REGISTERED NURSE AND A MEDIC.

MEDSTAR UPDATE-SOT VO

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

A-B-C 7 ASKED COLLIER COUNTY ABOUT THEIR MEDFLIGHT RESPONSE TIMES.

THEY TOLD US IT DEPENDS ON THE LOCATION, CONDITIONS AND TIME TO THE HOSPITAL.

THEIR CHOPPER WILL PRIMARILY SERVE COLLIER -

HOUSING COMMUNITY TRESPASS-VO

THE FORT MYERS COUNCIL WILL *WAIT --

TO VOTE ON A NEW TRESPASSING POLICY FOR HOUSING AUTHORITY VISITORS.

THE PLAN WAS TO CREATE STRICTER RULES --

FOR WHO CAN BE ON HOUSING AUTHORITY PROPERTY.

THE CITY'S GOAL WAS TO REDUCE CRIME.

BUT SOME RESIDENTS SAY THAT WOULD VIOLATE THEIR RIGHTS.

THEY EVEN ASKED THE A-C-L-U TO WEIGH IN ON THE DEBATE.

BUS STOP CONCERNS-VO

A SCHOOL BUS BATTLE CONTINUES IN LEE COUNTY.

AND NOW A NEW MEETING IS SET FOR SEPTEMBER.

CONCERNED PARENTS PACKED THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING LAST NIGHT -- IN HOPES OF CHANGING THEIR KIDS' BUS STOP LOCATIONS.

BOARD POLICY, MOVED STOPS OUTSIDE OF GATED COMMUNITIES.

BUS STOP CONCERNS-SOTVO

PARENT: I don't want my child to be the catalyst to change this decision

PARENT: My children and the lives of other children do not need to be on Gladiolus

ULTIMATELY THE BOARD DECIDED TO REVIEW THE STOPS.

PIRATE RADIO-VO

THE F-C-C HAS REDUCED THEIR FINE --

AGAINST A FORT MYERS MAN WHO RAN AN ILLEGAL RADIO STATION.

THEY ARRESTED AND FINED AL KNIGHTEN --

FOR ILLEGALY PLAYING SERMONS AND RELIGIOUS MUSIC ON THE STATION.

THAT FINE WAS 15-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

BUT YESTERDAY, THEY LOWERED IT TO 12-HUNDRED BUCKS.

KNIGHTEN WILL PAY.

TEASE ONE-1 SHOT

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES WANT TO COMPETE WITH RIVALS.

ROYAL CARIBBEAN AND CELEBRITY CRUISES.

IT'S TRYING TO ONE UP THEIR DRINK SPECIALS.

TZ1) CARNIVAL CRUISE DRINKS-VO

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

BLOOMBERG TEASE-SOT

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT-PKG TOPS

STORMWARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP

CROSSTALK INTO WX-CAM 9 WX EST

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.

After picking up some heavy downpours last night, things are temporarily drying out across Southwest Florida this morning. There are only a few stray showers as the morning gets started. Through the day today, there will be the chance for showers and storms to work their way ashore and head inland at any time today. It will be another hot and humid day today with high temperatures headed to near 93 degrees.

There is also activity in the tropics. Tropical Storm Isaac is nearly two thousand miles away from Southwest Florida, but it's quickly moving toward the Lesser Antilles and should arrive there tonight. 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.

HOME SALES NUMBERS-VO

THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS.

RELEASES EXISTING HOME SALES NUMBERS FOR JULY.

THE NUMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO SHOW AN INCREASE.

JUNE'S NUMBERS FELL FIVE POINT FOUR PERCENT FROM MAY.

HOTEL REDEVELOPMENT-VOWIPE

WE'VE GOT THE EXCLUSIVE PLANS -- FOR THE OLD CLARION HOTEL PROPERTY ALONG HIGHWAY 41.

CREIGHTON DEVELOPERS BOUGHT THE HOTEL AND RESTAURANT PROPERTY -- FOR $3.3 MILLION.

THE PLAN IS DEMOLISH WHAT IS STANDING.

AND BUILD NEW NATIONAL CHAIN RESTAURANTS, STORES AND A BANK.

THEY'RE LOOKING AT KEEPING THE 87-ROOM HOTEL TOWER -- BUT BRINGING IN A NEW CHAIN TO RUN IT.

HOTEL REDEVELOPMENT-SOTVO

we're looking for great retail establishments made up of restaurants banks large retail users something that's really gonna add to our community

BARNES AND NOBLE DOING WELL-VO

IN CONSUMER NEWS --

BARNES AND NOBLE SAYS ITS QUARTERLY EARNINGS ARE *BETTER THAN EXPECTED.

A LOT OF THAT BOOST CAME FROM SALES OF "FIFTY SHADES OF GREY."

THE POPULAR BOOK HAS BEEN CALLED "MOMMY PORN."

TECH-SAVVY READERS ALSO SNAPPED UP E-BOOKS AND OTHER DIGITAL CONTENT --

ACT NUMBERS-OC

NEW NUMBERS RELEASED THIS MORNING -- SHOW AVERAGE SCORES ON THE HIGH SCHOOL "A-C-T" EXAM HELD STEADY FOR THE CLASS OF 2012.

25 PERCENT OF STUDENTS EARNED SCORES SHOWING THEY'RE READY FOR COLLEGE IN ALL FOUR SUBJECTS -- ENGLISH, READING, MATH AND SCIENCE.

CARNIVAL CRUISE DRINKS-VO

CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES TESTS A NEW "ALL YOU CAN DRINK" PACKAGE --

FOR PASSENGERS WHO TRAVEL ABOARD THE "CARNIVAL VICTORY."

IT'S CALLED "MY AWESOME BAR PROGRAM".

AND GIVES BUYERS UNLIMITED WINE, BEER AND SPIRITS.

THEY CAN ALSO GET SODAS AND NON-ALCOHOLIC FROZEN DRINKS.

BUT IT COSTS ABOUT 50-DOLLARS PER DAY.

ABOUT A YEAR AGO --

TEASE TWO-1SHOT

"It's alcohol and drugs that are putting the high in high school, not advanced education.

AS TEENS HEAD BACK TO SCHOOL.

THEY'RE CARRYING MORE THAN JUST BOOKS IN THEIR BACKPACKS.

TZ2 A HIGH SCHOOL DRUGS-SOTVO

FOOD IN THE TRASH-CAM 10 BMP- VO

DESPITE RISING GROCERY PRICES,

A RECENT STUDY FINDS MANY AMERICANS -- ARE PUTTING THE FOOD THEY BUY.RIGHT INTO THE TRASH.

THE NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL -- FOUND 40-PERCENT OF FOOD IN THE U-S GETS TOSSED OUT.

EACH YEAR, AMERICANS ARE THROWING AWAY THE EQUIVALENT OF 165-BILLION-DOLLARS IN UNEATEN FOOD.

THE STUDY FOUND FRUITS AND VEGETABLES GET TOSSED OUT THE MOST.

CA MEAT COMPANY-VO

A CALIFORNIA MEAT PROCESSING PLANT HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN.

AS FEDERAL FOOD SAFETY OFFICIALS INVESTIGATE EVIDENCE OF ANIMAL CRUELTY.

THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OBTAINED UNDERCOVER VIDEO --

FROM THE CENTRAL VALLEY MEAT COMPANY IN HANFORD.

IT ALLEGEDLY SHOWED INHUMANE HANDLING OF LIVESTOCK.

THE U-S-D-A SUSPENDED OPERATIONS AT THE PLANT,

BOSTON MARKET NO SALT-VO

A CASUAL CHICKEN RESTAURANT CHAIN SAYS "NO" TO SALT.

BOSTON MARKET RECENTLY ANNOUNCED --

IT WILL NO LONGER PROVIDE SALT SHAKERS ON ITS TABLES.

THEY ALSO PLAN ON REDUCING SODIUM BY 20 PERCENT --

IN *THREE SIGNATURE ITEMS.

INCLUDING THEIR ROTISSERIE CHICKEN, MAC AND CHEESE AND MASHED POTATOES.

HIGH SCHOOL DRUGS-OC

AS U-S TEENS HEAD BACK TO SCHOOL.

YOU MAY BE SURPRISED AT HOW MANY ARE CARRYING A LITTLE SOMETHING EXTRA IN THEIR BACKPACKS --

DRUGS AND ALCOHOL.

HIGH SCHOOL DRUGS-PKG

THEY SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON READING, WRITING AND ARITHMETIC. BUT TOO MANY TEENS ARE DRINKING AND SMOKING MARIJUANA DURING SCHOOL HOURS.

"It's alcohol and drugs that are putting the high in high school, not advanced education."

JOSEPH CALIFANO AND FELLOW RESEARCHERS AT CASA-COLUMBIA IN NEW YORK JUST RELEASED A SURVEY OF A THOUSAND TEENAGERS.

NEARLY EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM -- 97-PERCENT -- SAID THEY HAVE CLASSMATES WHO DRINK ALCOHOL, USE DRUGS OR SMOKE CIGARETTES -- OFTEN WHILE SCHOOL IS IN SESSION.

AND IT'S NOT JUST CIGARETTES THAT ARE BEING SMOKED IN THE BOYS ROOM.

"It's likely that the overwhelming proportion of conduct that the kids are talking about is drinking alcohol and smoking pot."

OVER 40-PERCENT OF THE SURVEYED KIDS SAID THEY KNOW A CLASSMATE WHO SELLS DRUGS -- MOSTLY MARIJUANA.

52-PERCENT SAID THERE'S A PARTICULAR SPOT ON OR NEAR CAMPUS WHERE STUDENTS KNOW THEY CAN GO TO GET HIGH.

"It's easy to do this on school grounds and near school grounds without getting caught."

HIGH SCHOOL DRUGS-OC

ERIKA EDWARDS REPORTING.

THE SURVEY ALSO EXPLORED "DIGITAL PEER PRESSURE" --

WHERE KIDS SEE PHOTOS OF CLASSMATES DRINKING ALCOHOL OR DOING DRUGS -- ON SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITES.

TEASE THREE-2 SHOT

DIANA NYAD. HAS TRIED SEVERAL TIMES NOW --

TO MAKE THAT HISTORIC SWIM FROM CUBA TO FLORIDA.

HER MOST RECENT TRIP WAS HER MOST SUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT YET.

BUT SHE DIDN'T QUITE MAKE IT.

SO HOW IS SHE DOING THIS MORNING. AFTER BEING IN SUCH A SHAPE SHE COULDN'T CONTINUE YESTERDAY.

PLUS.

MISSISSIPPI RIVER LEVELS SO LOW.

BARGES CAN'T PASS THROUGH.

TZ3 A) DIANA NYAD-VO

TZ3 B) MISSISSIPPI RIVER LEVELS-VOTOPS

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIP

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-SAT 3 TOPS

ABC 7 STAYING ON TOP OF BUSINESS NEWS.

HERE'S A LIVE LOOK AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

U-S STOCKS ARE SET TO OPEN SLIGHTLY LOWER TODAY.

AFTER HITTING FOUR YEAR HIGHS A DAY EARLIER.

FUTURES SLID INTO THE RED,

TS1) PATTERSON SEARCH-VOTOPS

YOUR LOOKING LIVE AT AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION.

DETECTIVES RESUME THEIR SEARCH FOR AMY PATTERSON THIS MORNING.

HER EX-HUSBAND TURNED BOYFRIEND. TIPPED OFF INVESTIGATORS.

AND SAID HE KNEW WHERE HER BODY IS LOCATED.

INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING IN AN AREA OF PINE ISLAND.

TS2) MEDSTAR SUSPENDED-VOTOPS

THE LEE COUNTY MEDSTAR PROGRAM HAS BEEN SUSPENDED.

LEE COUNTY'S PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR -- SAYS THEY'RE RE-VAMPING THE PROGRAM.

LEE COUNTY WILL NOW RELY ON PRIVATE AVIATION,

TS3) BUS STOPS-VOTOPS

THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD WILL NOW REVIEW SEVERAL BUS STOPS --

AFTER CONCERNED PARENTS SAID THE STOPS WERE *TOO DANGEROUS,

LOCATED ALONG BUSY ROADWAYS.

THE BOARD WILL TALK WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS.

ISSAC CLIP-CLIP

TOSS TO ALLYSON

THIS MORNING -- WE CLOSELY WATCH THE TROPICS.

THE NEWEST FORECAST MODEL SHOWS TROPICAL STORM ISSAC HEADING IN THE DIRECTION OF FLORIDA.

LET'S GO TO STORMWARN 7 METEOROLIGIST ALLYSON RAE --

IN THE HURRICANE TRACKING CENTER.

FIRST WEATHER

After picking up some heavy downpours last night, things are temporarily drying out across Southwest Florida this morning. There are only a few stray showers as the morning gets started. Through the day today, there will be the chance for showers and storms to work their way ashore and head inland at any time today. It will be another hot and humid day today with high temperatures headed to near 93 degrees.

There is also activity in the tropics. Tropical Storm Isaac is nearly two thousand miles away from Southwest Florida, but it's quickly moving toward the Lesser Antilles and should arrive there tonight. 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 HEALTH-OC 2 SHOT

NOW TO ONE WOMAN'S HEROIC EFFORT.

TO SWIM FROM CUBA TO FLORIDA.

DIANA NYAD WAS PULLED FROM THE WATER YESTERDAY MORNING -- ON A SWIM THAT TOOK HER FARTHER THAN SHE'D GONE IN THREE OTHER TRIES.

DIANA NYAD'S HEALTH-PKG

SCRIPT:

FOR DIANA NYAD THESE WERE THE FINAL STROKES OF FAILURE, BUT SHE REFUSES TO

CONCEDE DEFEAT.

NYAD SYMBOLICALLY SWIMMING THEN WOBBLY WADING ASHORE, HOURS AFTER SHE WAS

FORCED HER TO END HER BID TO FINALLY COMPLETE THE TORTOROUS 103 MILE SWIM

FROM CUBA TO KEY WEST.

BUT SHE WAS CHEERED LIKE A CHAMPION NONETHELESS.

Diana Nyad SOT: Should I say I'm not disappointed? No.

EXHAUSTION ALSO FORCING HER TO SIT HER LEGS WOBBLY.

ULTIMATELY IT WAS A THE SECOND STORM IN AS MANY NIGHTS THAT ENDED HER QUEST

THE CREW SAYING IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO GO ON NYAD APPARENTLY STANDING THERE

ON DECK ANGRILY SHAKING HER HEAD - SAYING SHE HAD MORE MILES IN HER. YOU

SEE HER FACE BATTERED BY SALT AND JELLYFISH AFTER SHE GOT OUT OF THE WATER.

.

IF ANYTHING CAME CLOSE TO SINKING HER SPIRIT IT WAS THOSE JELLYFISH

Diana Nyad SOT: These jellyfish are prolific. And to me, there's no joy in

that.

OUT OF THE WATER - THE CROWD SANG HAPPY BIRTHDAY - NYAD TURNS 63 today, and

she says SHE FEELS STRONGER THAN EVER.

Diana Nyad SOT: By the way, there is no doubt I'm in better shape today at

DIANA NYAD'S HEALTH-OC

MATT GUTMAN REPORTING.

WHILE SHE WAS SHORT OF HER EXTREME DREAM.

BOOTH ALERT-2shot

CONFIRMED

Death Investigation Underway on Bokeelia

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

On Tuesday, August 21, 2012, members of the Lee County Sheriff's Office Major Crimes Unit received information from 45 year old Daniel Proctor about the location of a body. As a result, deputies, detectives and crime scene technicians responded to a densely wooded area near Howard Road and Bahama Way, Bokeelia, Florida late yesterday afternoon to investigate further.

A body has been discovered and members of the Forensics Unit will be continuing efforts at excavating the remains for most of the day. The deceased will be turned over to the District 21 Medical Examiner for an autopsy to determine positive identification and cause of death. The Sheriff's Office death investigation continues.

Sheriff's Office detectives had been in Alabama to testify in the trial of Daniel Proctor a former resident of Bokeelia. On September 5, 2011, Daniel Proctor was located in Okeechobee, Florida. He was sleeping in a stolen vehicle, at 3:45 am, when members of the U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force approached him in a hotel parking lot. He was taken into custody without further incident and transported back to Lee County where he remained until extradited to Alabama on a warrant for grand theft auto and theft of a firearm.

Earlier that month, investigators identified Proctor as a suspect in the disappearance of his girlfriend Amy Patterson, a middle school teacher with the Lee County School District. She was reported missing in July, 2011 when she did not show up for the start of the school year, July 25th. Detectives feared she was the victim of a domestic homicide. Proctor had fled in her vehicle, which was recovered in Alabama. He stole another vehicle, a 1997 Ford Explorer, and a.380 handgun before leaving a note indicating he may be en route back to Florida. Daniel Proctor has now been convicted on the charges in Alabama.

TOUGH ABORTION STANCE-VO

IT ONLY TOOK A FEW MINUTES FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY'S PLATFORM COMMITTEE TO APPROVE THE PARTY'S OFFICIAL STANCE ON ABORTION.

WHICH G-O-P OFFICIALS CALL "100-PERCENT PRO-LIFE."

THE OFFICIAL REPUBLICAN PLATFORM CALLS FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL BAN ON ABORTION.

. THAT WOULD MAKE NO EXCEPTIONS FOR RAPE OR INCEST.

IT'S UP FOR A VOTE BEFORE THE FULL CONVENTION NEXT WEEK.

FORBES MOST POWERFUL WOMEN-VOTOPS

WE'LL SOON FIND OUT WHO'S THE MOST POWERFUL WOMAN IN THE WORLD.

FORBES MAGAZINE PUBLISHES ITS ANNUAL LIST TODAY.

LAST YEAR, GERMAN CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL WAS NUMBER ONE.

U-S SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON WAS SECOND.

AND THE PRESIDENT OF BRAZIL WAS THIRD.

EVEN LADY GAGA MADE THE 20-11 LIST --

AS THE 11TH MOST POWERFUL WOMAN IN THE WORLD.

JULIAN ASSANGE TRIAL-VO

ECUADOR'S PRESIDENT SAID TUESDAY THAT WIKILEAKS FOUNDER JULIAN ASSANGE -- IS WILLING TO BE TRIED IN A SWEDISH COURT.

BUT THAT'S AS LONG AS HE IS NOT EXTRADITED TO THE U-S.

ASSANGE IS WANTED IN SWEDEN TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS.

NY EXPLOSION-VO

AN EXPLOSION IN NEW YORK'S UPPER EAST SIDE -- SPOOKED A FEW RESIDENTS AND OTHERS PASSING THROUGH.

IT ALL HAPPENED AT A CONSTRUCTION SITE.

BUILDINGS SHOOK. AND SO DID NERVES.

AUTHORITIES SAID IT WAS PART OF A SCHEDULED BLAST -- TO MAKE ROOM FOR AN ELEVATOR SHAFT, BUT THEY AREN'T SURE WHAT WENT WRONG.

NY EXPLOSION-SOTVO

"What should I have done in my life? My life was over."

.

NO ONE WAS HURT.

WESTERN WILDFIRES-VO

WE TRACKING WILDFIRES OUT WEST THIS MORNING.

FIRE OFFICIALS CONFIRMED OVERNIGHT ---

50 BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN DESTROYED IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

MANY OF THEM ARE LIKELY HOMES.

MISSISSIPPI RIVER LEVELS-VO

LOW LEVELS ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER ARE CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR MANY MERCHANTS.

THEY CAN'T GET THE SUPPLIES THEY NEED -- AND THAT COULD PUSH UP THE COST OF THEIR PRODUCT.

SOME SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS ARE STRUGGLING TO KEEP PRICES DOWN.

MISSISSIPPI RIVER LEVELS-SOTVO

There's a quarter of a billion dollars worth of grain in the port of Lake Providence alone and guess what? We can't move the barge. So, we'll bring in trucks it will take 7,000 trucks. They don't exist.

IN ORDER TO GET THROUGH THE LOWER RIVER LEVELS,

SOME OF THE BARGES WILL HAVE TO TAKE ON SMALLER LOADS.

WEST NILE DEATH-VO

AN 11-TH DEATH IN DALLAS.

HAS BEEN LINKED TO WEST NILE VIRUS.

AUTHORITIES SAY THE LATEST VICTIM WAS AN ELDERLY WOMAN IN HER 80S.

OFFICIALS WILL NOW FOCUS --

ON SPRAYING PESTICIDES ON THE GROUND AND IN STANDING WATER.

DALLAS HAS BEEN THE EPICENTER OF A WEST NILE OUTBREAK.

THEY PLAN TO ANALYZE RESULTS FROM MOSQUITO TRAPS--

PAY TO PARTICIPATE-VO-WIPE

CHARLOTTE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. LOOKING TO JOIN A SPORTS TEAM. WILL HAVE TO PAY TO PLAY.

THE DISTRICT LAUNCHED A "PAY TO PARTICIPATE" PROGRAM THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO WANT TO BE ON ANY SPORTS TEAM.

NEED TO PAY 100 DOLLARS.OR 125 DOLLARS FOR MULTIPLE SPORTS.

PAY TO PARTICIPATE-SOTVO

"our focus is on academics, the athletics are just the icing on the cake." mike Riley, charco school district "we hate asking our kids for anything so its a struggle"

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS SAY THIS PROGRAM WILL SAVE THE DISTRICT 150 THOUSAND DOLLARS EACH SCHOOL YEAR.

AND THERE IS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE FROM THE DISTRICT. ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.

TEASE FOUR-1SHOT

THE SEARCH FOR KELLY RIPA'S NEW CO-HOST.

COMES TO A CLOSE.

SO WHO GOT THAT COVETED JOB?

A DOZEN A-LIST CELEBRITIES WANTED THAT SPOT.

ABC-7 LOOKS AT THE CONTENDERS.

PLUS.

TODAY'S AVERAGE COLLEGE FRESHMAN WAS PROBABLY BORN IN 19-94.

TZ4 A) KELLY RIPAS CO HOST-VO

TZ4 B) COLLEGE MINDSET-VOTOPS

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

KELLY RIPA'S CO HOST-CAM 10 BMP 2 SHOT

IN TWO WEEKS --

WE'LL FIND OUT WHO WILL BE KELLY RIPA'S NEW CO-HOST ON "LIVE."

THE LUCKY MAN OR WOMAN WILL APPEAR ON STAGE WITH KELLY SEPTEMBER FOURTH, AND

NOW THAT THE DATE'S OFFICIAL.

THE RUMOR MILL IS RUNNING OVERTIME.

WHO WILL TAKE REGIS' PLACE PERMANENTLY?

KELLY RIPA'S CO HOST-PKG

SCRIPT:

NATS montage of funny moments

DOZENS OF A-LIST CELEBRITIES - FROM JERRY SEINFELD

NATS Jerry Seinfeld "We're not prepared!"

TO "HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER" FUNNY MAN NEIL PATRICK HARRIS

NATS Neal Patrick Harris dancing with Kelly

EVEN REALITY TV-STARLET KIM KARDASHIAN

NATS Kim Kardashian "Ahhhh!"

AND CROONER JOSH GROBAN

NATS Josh Groban singing to Kelly

;;

HAVE ALL SAT IN THAT COVETED SEAT LEFT VACANT LAST NOVEMBER WHEN REGIS

PHILBIN DEPARTED THE SHOW HE MADE SYNONYMOUS WITH MORNING COFFEE FOR 28

YEARS.

NATS Regis says goodbye "Thanks everybody!"

THE STARS.ALL VYING FOR A CHANCE TO LAND THE MORNING TV GIG OF A LIFETIME

SOT SANDRA GONZALEZ / STAFF WRITER, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: "This could be

somebody's ticket to stardom, / the possibilities are endless for the

person who get this job."

SPECULATION BEGAN BACK IN JUNE OF LAST YEAR, WHEN THE WALL STREET

JOURNAL REPORTED THE SHORT-LIST INCLUDED RIPA'S HUBBIE, MARK CONSUELOS- HER

BEST PAL, BRAVO EXECUTIVE ANDY COHEN, AND AMERICAN IDOL HOST RYAN SEACREST.

IN JANUARY, TMZ REPORTED ACTOR ROB LOWE WAS IN THE RUNNING - AND NOW

OVERNIGHT. NEW SPECULATION AS MULTIPLE SOURCES BEGAN REPORTING FORMER NFL

SUPERBOWL CHAMP MICHAEL STRAHAN IS NOW LIKELY TO SCORE THE GIG.

AND STRAHAN'S NAME ISN'T EVEN THE FIRST TO BE SPECULATED TO BE FIRST ON THE

LIST

SOT SANDRA GONZALEZ / STAFF WRITER, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: "If we can

recapture the magic that they carried on for 10 years / I think people will

be excited to see if the show can deliver again."

KELLY RIPA'S CO HOST-ONCAM

LINDSEY DAVIS REPORTING.

ALSO SPECULATED TO BE IN THE RUNNING.

STORM WARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP

CROSSTALK-CAM 9 WX EST

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.

After picking up some heavy downpours last night, things are temporarily drying out across Southwest Florida this morning. There are only a few stray showers as the morning gets started. Through the day today, there will be the chance for showers and storms to work their way ashore and head inland at any time today. It will be another hot and humid day today with high temperatures headed to near 93 degrees.

There is also activity in the tropics. Tropical Storm Isaac is nearly two thousand miles away from Southwest Florida, but it's quickly moving toward the Lesser Antilles and should arrive there tonight. 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.

BODY FOUND-TOSS TO LEIGH

ABC-7 IS FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS OUT OF BOKEELIA THIS MORNING.

A BODY HAS BEEN DISCOVERED. IN THE SEARCH FOR A CAPE CORAL SCHOOL TEACHER.

THIS AFTER AUTHORITIES RECEIVED A TIP FROM DANIEL PROCTOR. THE PRIME SUSPECT IN THE CASE.

BODY FOUND-REM LIVE

WALL OF WIND DEMO-2SHOT VO

THIS FRIDAY MARKS 20 YEARS SINCE HURRICANE ANDREW DEVASTATED SOUTH FLORIDA.

RESEARCHERS ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE.

WHEN ANOTHER POWERFUL STORM HITS.

FLASHBACK TO 1992.

THE DEADLY STORM FLATTENED ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS.

NOW. 20 YEARS LATER.THERE'S A BIG PROJECT UNDERWAY AT THE F-I-U HURRICANE RESEARCH CENTER.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE NEW SYSTEM.THE WALL OF WIND ON THE F-I-U CAMPUS.

IT'S COMPOSED OF 12 DIFFERENT WIND TURBINES

WALL OF WIND DEMO-SOTVO

This facility allows you to see ahead and see how structures will really behave in a Category five Hurricane.

RED CROSS HURRICANE APP-VO

AS YOU'RE TRACKING TROPICAL STORM ISAAC --

THE AMERICAN RED CROSS JUST LAUNCHED A NEW SMARTPHONE APP TO HELP.

THE APP IS CALLED "HURRICANE BY AMERICAN RED CROSS."

IT PROVIDES *INSTANT ACCESS TO LOCAL AND REAL TIME INFORMATION --

ON WHAT TO DO BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER HURRICANES.

IT CAN ALSO LET OTHERS KNOW YOU ARE SAFE,

EVEN IF THE POWER IS OUT.

YOU CAN ALSO SEE WHERE RED CROSS SHELTERS ARE,

SLIMMING AIRLINE SEATS-ON CAM

TRYING TO CUT COSTS, AIRLINES ARE TURNING TO SLIMMER SEATS.

THAT'S GOOD FOR THEM.

SLIMMING AIRLINE SEATS-PKG

AIRLINES AND TRAVELERS ARE FEELING THE SQUEEZE.

"It's getting a little tight for everyone."

BUT IN DIFFERENT WAYS. FOR PASSENGERS.

"They're getting more and more compact with the space. Definitely, more people on, make us all in there feel like, as they say, cattle car."

FOR AIRLINES IT'S THEIR BOTTOM LINE. MANY CARRIERS ARE STARTING TO USE NEW THINNER SEATS TO PACK MORE PEOPLE ONTO PLANES.

"Passengers are not willing to pay the true cost of airfare and airlines have no other option but to squeeze more passengers into their aircraft, into economy class. That's what they are using these slim seats for. They are able to add an additional row of seats in economy."

MORE ROWS, EQUAL MORE DOLLARS. THE AVERAGE SEAT PITCH, WHICH IS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN ONE POINT ON A SEAT TO THE SAME POINT IN FRONT, IS AROUND 30-32 INCHES ON MOST MAJOR AIRLINES. SOUTHWEST IS SHRINKING THEIR SEAT PITCH AN INCH, BUT THEY SAY A NEW SLIMMER SEAT DESIGN ACTUALLY GIVES PASSENGERS MORE SPACE. SPIRIT HAS BEEN USING LIGHTERWEIGHT SEATS THEY SAY ARE PRE-RECLINED AND CAN'T BE ADJUSTED SINCE 2010. BUT COMFORT IS KEY ESPECIALLY FOR LONGER FLIGHTS.

"Like, I'm going to Las Vegas so, yah, its a long fight and absolutely uncomfortable. Gets cramped, my legs start burning."

"FOR PEOPLE SICK OF AIRPORTS OR AIR TRAVEL, THE TRAIN IS ALWAYS ANOTHER OPTION. HERE, ON AN AMTRAK TRAIN, THE SEAT PITCH IS ABOUT 40 INCHES. IN A CAR THERE ARE MANY FACTORS BUT WITH THE FRONT SEAT PULLED BACK, THE SEAT PITCH IS ABOUT 32 INCHES. AND THINGS AREN'T THAT GLAMOROUS OR SPACIOUS HERE IN THE WHITE HOUSE BRIEFING ROOM. THE SEAT PITCH HERE IS 34 INCHES."

ON PLANES, THERE'S ALSO THAT OTHER DREADED FACTOR, THE RANDOMNESS OF THE SEATING PROCESS.

SLIMMING AIRLINE SEATS-OC

TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE DIFFERENCE OF SEAT PITCH IN ECONOMY AND FIRST CLASS.

ACCORDING TO TRIPADVISOR'S SEAT GURU -- THE AVERAGE AMERICAN AIRLINES SEAT HAS A 31 TO 32 INCH PITCH.

FIRST FAMILY DOG ON DIET-VO

THE SECRET IS OUT --

THE FIRST FAMILY'S DOG, "BO", IS ON A DIET.

BO IS A PORTUGUESE WATER DOG.

HE APPARENTLY LIKES TO EAT,

AND HAS PUT ON A FEW POUNDS IN RECENT MONTHS.

NOW HE NEEDS A LITTLE HELP WATCHING HIS WEIGHT.

THE PRESIDENT ADMITS -- BO IS ON A DIET.

HE ASKED THE EVERYONE AT THE KIDS STATE DINNER *NOT TO DROP SCRAPS ON THE FLOOR,

COLLEGE MINDSET-2 SHOT VO

BELOIT COLLEGE IN WISCONSIN -- RELEASED THE ANNUAL MINDSET LIST,

WHICH REMINDS US HOW THIS YEAR'S COLLEGE FRESHMEN SEE THE WORLD.

IT'S ALWAYS INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT THE CLASS OF 20-16. *NEVER EXPERIENCED.

FOR EXAMPLE -- MOST OF COLLEGE STUDENTS BORN IN 19-94 --- HAVE NEVER SEEN A *PAPER AIRLINE TICKET.

IN THEIR LIFETIMES -- THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN AN N-F-L TEAM IN JACKSONVILLE, BUT NEVER IN LOS ANGELES.

WOMEN HAVE ALWAYS PILOTED WAR PLANES AND SPACE SHUTTLES.

A WOMAN HAS ALMOST ALWAYS BEEN SECRETARY OF STATE.

ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE-VO

SO IF THERE WAS A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE -- OR ANY EVENT THAT COULD THREATEN HUMAN EXISTENCE -- WHERE WOULD YOU GO?

TURNS OUT THERE'S A PLACE DESIGNED TO WEATHER THE APOCALYPSE -- ZOMBIE, NUCLEAR OR OTHERWISE -- IN UPSTATE NEW YORK -- AND IT'S FOR SALE.

WITH THREE-FOOT THICK CONCRETE WALLS -- REINFORCED WITH STAINLESS STEEL, MESH, AND EPOXY RESIN,

IT'S BUILT TO WITHSTAND A DIRECT NUCLEAR BLAST --

TEASE FIVE-1SHOT

"THE OFFICE". WILL CLOSE.

THE POPULAR N-B-C COMEDY IS ENDING ITS RUN.

TZ5 A) THE OFFICE-VO

FINAL CHECK OF STOCKS-SAT 3 FULL

OFFICE LAST SEASON-CAM 10 BMP VO LINH

N-B-C IS CLOSING DOWN "THE OFFICE."

AFTER THE UPCOMING NINTH SEASON,

THE SERIES WILL END.

THE SHOW FELL TO AN ALL-TIME RATINGS LOW LAST SEASON,

FOLLOWING THE EXIT OF STAR STEVE CARELL

A GENERAL SENSE AMONG FANS --

JIMMY KIMMEL SWAPPING NIGHTLINE-VOTOPS

STARTING IN JANUARY --

JIMMY KIMMEL IS MOVING UP ONE HALF-HOUR ON ABC.

"JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE" WILL GO HEAD-TO-HEAD WITH N-B-C'S "TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO" AND C-B-S'S "LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN."

THIS IS KIMMEL'S 10TH YEAR ON AIR --

HE'S COMING OFF A YEAR OF FIRSTS,

HOSTING THE EMMY AWARDS, AND THE FIRST TIME HIS SHOW IS UP FOR AN EMMY.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS

TS1) AMY PATTERSON-VOTOPS

RUNNING DOWN YOUR TOP STORIES THIS MORNING.

DETECTIVES HAVE FOUND A BODY ON PINE ISLAND.

THIS AFTER THEY'VE BEEN SEARCHING ALL MORNING LONG.

THEY WERE LOOKING FOR AMY PATTERSON.

BUT THE REMAINS FOUND ARE NOT YET IDENTIFIED.

PATTERSON'S EX-HUSBAND TIPPED OFF INVESTIGATORS.

TS2) MEDSTAR SUSPENDED-VOTOPS

THE LEE COUNTY MEDSTAR PROGRAM HAS BEEN SUSPENDED.

LEE COUNTY'S PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR SAYS THEY'RE RE-VAMPING THE PROGRAM.

LEE COUNTY WILL NOW RELY ON PRIVATE AVIATION,

TS3) BUS STOPS-VOTOPS

THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD WILL NOW REVIEW SEVERAL BUS STOPS --

AFTER CONCERNED PARENTS SAID THE STOPS WERE *TOO DANGEROUS,

LOCATED ALONG BUSY ROADWAYS.

THE BOARD WILL TALK WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS.

TS4) HOME SALES-VOTOPS

EXISTING HOME SALES NUMBERS FOR JULY COME OUT TODAY.

THE NUMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO SHOW AN INCREASE.

JUNE'S NUMBERS FELL 5.4% PERCENT FROM MAY.

TS5) WESTERN WILDFIRES-VOTOPS

FIRE OFFICIALS SAY DOZENS OF BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN DESTROYED --

BY A FIRE BURNING IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

IN JUST THREE DAYS,

THE 'PONDEROSA FIRE' HAS BURNED 30-SQUARE MILES OF WOODED TERRAIN,

AND SEVEN HOMES.

CLOSE-2SH-AWS ANI

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