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THE STORM SURGE CAUSED FLOODING TODAY ALONG OUR COASTAL COMMUNITIES,
BUT TONIGHT ALL EYES ARE ON LOUISIANA AS ISAAC BARRELS THROUGH THE GULF --
IT NOW LOOKS LIKE IT COULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE ANNIVERSAY OF A STORM WE ALL REMEMBER, HURRICANE KATRINA.
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CALL TO ORDER GAVEL BANG
AND THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION IS UNDERWAY,
AND OUR TEAM IS READY TO BRING YOU ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS WHEN THE SPEAKERS TAKE THE STATE.
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AND YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS.
A BEAR CAUGHT ON CAMERA -- UP CLOSE, AND PERSONAL.
THE STORY BEHIND THIS AMAZING VIDEO.
THE NEWS AT 11 STARTS RIGHT NOW.
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AND NOW WE SHOW YOU WHAT WE'RE SEEING ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA --
THE STORM SURGE IS FLOODING SOME COASTAL COMMUNITIES.
INCREDIBLE VIDEO POURED INTO THE ABC7 NEWSROOM ALL DAY FROM SANIBEL, FORT MYERS BEACH -- AND THE MARCO ISLAND AREAS.
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MANY OF YOU ARE RESTING EASY TONIGHT -- WITH ISAAC NOW SETTING IT'S SIGHTS ON LOUISIANA.
BUT TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT OUR FRIENDS ON THE EAST COAST ARE DEALING WITH --
HEAVY RAINS CAUSED BIG PROBLEMS AT RUSH HOUR.
SERIOUS FLOODING SHUT DOWN PARTS OF THE SAWGRASS EXPRESSWAY NEAR FORT LAUDERDALE --
IT SNARLED TRAFFIC FOR HOURS.
WIND DAMAGE AND FALLEN TREES ARE STILL WREAKING HAVOC.
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WHILE SOME STORES ALONG FT. MYERS BEACH REMAIN BOARDED UP--OTHERS DECIDED TO OPEN--AT LEAST HALF WAY.
RESTAURANTS THAT OPENED -- KEPT THEIR BEACH FRONT BARS AND SITTING AREAS CLOSED.
THEIR PRECAUTIONS--INCASE OF A STORM SURGE.
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THE RESTAURANT EXPECTS TO FULLY RE-OPEN TUESDAY.
FOR STORES--IT WAS THE SAME.
THEY KEPT THEIR BOARDS IN PLACE --BUT WELCOMED CUSTOMERS.
EMERGENCY MANAGERS LIFTED THE MANDATORY EVACUATION FOR THE ISLAND YESTERDAY.
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COME THE MORNING --
STUDENTS IN LEE, COLLIER AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES WILL HEAD BACK TO SCHOOL.
THE DISTRICTS CANCELLED CLASSES TODAY BECAUSE OF ISAAC.
SUPERINTENDENTS MADE THAT CALL ON SATURDAY BASED ON EARLY PROJECTIONS FOR OUR AREA.
WE ARE STILL WAITING TO FIND OUT HOW STUDENTS WILL MAKE UP THAT MISSED DAY.
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TONIGHT WE ARE JUST THREE DAYS FROM THE ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE KATRINA AND IT'S DAMAGING BLOW TO NEW ORLEANS.
AND ONCE AGAIN -- THE BIG EASY IS BRACING AS ISAAC CONTINUES TO SET ITS SITE ON LOUISANA.POSSIBLY MAKING LANDFALL ON THE SAME DAY KATRINA DID SEVEN YEARS AGO.
HERE'S A LOOK BACK AT THE DEVASTATION CAUSED BY KATRINA.
IN 2005 IT MADE LANDFALL AS A CATEGORY *THREE HURRICANE --
FACING ISAAC --
NEW ORLEANS IS READYING FOR THE WORST.
AMERICAN AIRLINES, SOUTHWEST AND UNITED ARE ALL SUSPENDING FLIGHTS INTO THE CITY.
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ONE OF THE BIGGEST FAILURES DURING KATRINA -- THE LEVEES BREAKING.
SINCE 2005 -- THE ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS HAS PUMPED BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN IMPROVEMENTS INTO NEW ORLEANS LEVEES AND CANALS.
ISAAC WILL LIKELY TEST THOSE SYSTEMS -- POINTING OUT ANY WEAK LINKS ESPECIALLY TO LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN.
TONIGHT - THE MESSAGE IS CLEAR.**NOW** IS THE TIME TO GO.
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As we always, Hope for the best even as you prepare for the worst. Get a game plan, Go online you can see the resources that you need today
EARLIER TODAY,
LOUISIANA GOVERNOR BOBBY JINDAL CANCELLED HIS TRIP TO TAMPA FOR THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION SAYING THIS IS NOT A TIME FOR POLITICS.
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AND WE TURN NOW TO TAMPA AND THE R-N-C --
THE CONVENTION KICKED OFF EARLIER TODAY *WITHOUT MUCH OF THE 'POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE' SEEN IN YEARS PAST.
TOMORROW IS WHEN THINGS REALLY BEGIN --
BUT THE PARTY ATMOSPHERE IS BEING TONED DOWN AS PART OF THE COUNTRY FACES A POTENTIAL DISASTER WITH ISAAC.
A-B-C'S KAREN TRAVERS BRINGS US YOUR VOICE - YOUR VOTE FROM TAMPA.
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A-B-C SEVEN WILL BE THERE AS THE SPEAKERS TAKE THE STAGE.
MY CO-ANCHOR JEFF BUTERA AND A-B-C SEVEN'S CHIEF POLITICAL COORESPONDENT CHAD OLIVER WILL BE LIVE IN TAMPA TOMORROW.
YOU CAN SEE OUR SPECIAL CONVENTION COVERAGE ALL DAY TOMORROW ON A-B-C SEVEN AND WHAT'S HAPPENING BEHIND THE SCENES ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE.ABC7 SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
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A NEAR DEADLY SITUATION IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS THIS AFTERNOON --
WHEN AN ARGUMENT ESCLATED TO GUNFIRE.
3903 "it sounded like 2,3 pops. The guy was like he had a gun!"
OFFICERS SAY A FIGHT BETWEEN TWO MEN ENDED WHEN ONE PULLED A GUN AND SHOT THE OTHER.
IT HAPPENED IN BROAD DAYLIGHT AT THE CORNER OF VICTORIA AND EUCLID.
THE VICTIM DROVE HIMSELF TO THE HOSPITAL.
OFFICERS SAY THEY ARRESTED THE GUNMAN SHORTLY AFTER - HE IS IN JAIL TONIGHT.
NO ONE ELSE WAS HURT.
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ALSO TONIGHT,
LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE WAITING ON AUTOPSY RESULTS AFTER FINDING A BODY IN A REMOTE PART OF LEHIGH ACRES.
SOMEONE FOUND THE BODY JUST OFF WEST 18TH STREET.
DETECTIVES WON'T SAY HOW HE DIED, BUT THEY SAY IT WAS VIOLENT.
AN AUTOPSY WILL DETERMINE EXACTLY WHO THE VICTIM IS.
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THIS FRIDAY,
FLAGS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES WILL BE AT HALF-STAFF IN MEMORY OF NEIL ARMSTRONG --
THE FIRST MAN ON THE MOON.
TODAY PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA MADE IT OFFICIAL WITH A PROCLAMATION.
ARMSTRONG DIED SATURDAY FROM COMPLICATIONS AFTER HEART SURGERY.
THE FLAG WILL BE AT HALF-STAFF AT THE WHITE HOUSE AND OTHER PUBLIC BUILDINGS, MILITARY BASES AND U-S EMBASSIES AROUND THE WORLD.
ARMSTRONG WAS 82.
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NEXT AT 11 OPEN
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IN YOUR ABC7 HEALTHY LIVING --
WOMEN LISTEN UP -- THERE'S A LINK BETWEEN WEIGHT AND BREAST CANCER.
IN OUR A-B-C SEVEN EXTRA,
HOW LOSING WEIGHT AFTER DIAGNOSIS CAN HELP IN THE LONG RUN.
PLUS,
AMAZING VIDEO -- WATCH AS A BEAR CHARGES NAPLES WOMAN.
STILL AHEAD, WHY SHE GOT SO CLOSE TO THE WILD ANIMAL.
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STORMWARN OPEN
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IMPORTANT HEALTH NEWS.
HOW LOSING WEIGHT COULD STOP YOUR CHANCES OF GETTING BREAST CANCER AGAIN.
THE LIFE SAVING LINK IN THIRTY SECONDS.AFTER YOUR LOTTO.
GOOD LUCK!
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IMPORTANT HEALTH NEWS TONIGHT ABOUT BREAST CANCER --
A NEW STUDY SHOWS WEIGHT IS A MAJOR RISK FACTOR IN DETERMINING IF A WOMAN WILL SUFFER A RECURRENCE.
IN TONIGHT'S A-B-C SEVEN EXTRA,
THE REPORT THAT SHOW LOSING WEIGHT AFTER DIAGNOSIS COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE.
NANCY SNYDERMAN REPORTS.
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Breast cancer strikes almost 300 thousand woman a year. While cure rates have improved over the last 20 years, increasingly doctors are focusing on a certain group of women who don't fare as well as others.
SPARANO: 140508 "There is a clear connection between obesity at the time of a breast cancer diagnosis and an increased risk of recurrence in breast tissue." 14.05.08/pi
Dr. Joseph Sparano is an oncologist who specializes in breast cancer at Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care in New York -- and is the lead researcher of today's study which focused on the most common type of breast cancer.
SPARANO: 140731 /pi"So we have known for a long time that obesity is associated with an increased risk of cancer, but what this study shows is that the risk is there, even if patients get optimal therapy.
SU: Even after ruling out problems like heart disease, diabetes, kidney and liver disease, being clinically obese, with a Body mass index over 30, is an independent risk factor. The fat may cause changes with insulin, estrogen or inflammation and serve as fuel for cancer cells.
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The study looked at almost 7000 women with stage one to three breast cancer who required chemotherapy. as part of their treatment.
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Women who were obese when diagnosed had a 30 percent higher risk of recurrence and an almost 50 per cent higher risk of death than women of normal weight.
SPARANO: "reducing weight could have an effect in terms of reducing recurrence"
Experts say even a weight loss as little as six pounds can make a difference - in one study, leading to a 25 percent reduction in the risk of recurrence which can be comparable to treatment with chemotherapy.
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YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS,
PEOPLE IN ONE COLLIER COUNTY NEIGHBORHOOD GOT TOO UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH A BEAR!
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS WOMAN WHO IS RECORDING VIDEO OF THE BLACK BEAR WHEN IT LUNGES TOWARD HER --
SHE RAN AWAY AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE BEAR GOT SCARED TOO!
PEOPLE TELL US THEY SPOTTED THE BEAR IN THEIR NAPLES NEIGHBORHOOD OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS RUMMAGING THROUGH TRASH --
FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE SAY PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO FIND BEARS IN THEIR BACKYARD.AND SHOULDN'T GET CLOSE EITHER!
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2:28 its not really the kind of thing you would expect to see in this neighborhod really 2:31 first thing you see when u open the door - a big ol' bear!:35
SOME SIMPLE PRECAUTIONS YOU CAN TAKE --
STORE YOUR TRASH IN A SECURE AREA -
GET RID OF BIRD FEEDERS AND PET FOOD OUTSIDE AND USE ELECTRONIC FENCES TO PROTECT LIVESTOCK AND YOUR GARDEN.
MOST IMPORTANT - NEVER DELIBERATELY FEED A BEAR!
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SOON YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE TO STOP PLAYING WORDS WITH FRIENDS MID-FLIGHT.
YOU COULD BE ABLE TO READ YOUR BOOK ON A KINDLE.PLAY ANGRY BIRDS ON YOUR I-PAD FROM TAKE-OFF TO LANDING.
BECAUSE OF A FLOOD OF CONSUMER REQUESTS,
THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION IS FORMING A GROUP TO REVIEW ITS CONSUMER ELECTRONICS POLICIES.
THE F-A-A NOW LIMITS DEVICES BECAUSE OF CONCERN THEY MIGHT INTERFERE WITH AIRPLANE COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION SYSTEMS.
THE GROUP WILL *NOT BE LOOKING AT THE CELL PHONE POLICY.
THAT'S HANDLED BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION.
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OPRAH WINFREY TOPS FORBES MAGAZINES' 2012 LIST OF THE HIGHEST PAID CELEBRITIES.
FOR THE FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW OPRAH WINFREY CLAIMS THE TITLE OF RAKING IN THE MOST DOUGH.
HOW MUCH?
THE MAGAZINE ESTIMATES WINFREY MADE 165-MILLION DOLLARS BETWEEN MAY 2011 AND 2012.
DIRECTOR MICHAEL BAY AND FILM ICON STEVEN SPIELBERG ROUND OUT THE TOP THREE.
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A BOMBSHELL FROM ROSIE O'DONNELL --
TONIGHT THE STAR WROTE ON HER BLOG THAT SHE MARRIED HER PARTNER MICHELLE ROUNDS BACK IN JUNE!
THE TWO GOT MARRIED IN PRIVATE BEFORE ROUNDS UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR AN ILLNESS.
THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME SHE'S POSTED BIG NEWS ON HER BLOG. LAST WEEK SHE WROTE THAT SHE RECENTLY SUFFERED A MILD HEART ATTACK.
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THE STORM SURGE BROUGHT ON AFTER TROPICAL STORM ISAAC PASSED THROUGH OUR AREA IS MAKING FOR SOME DOG-GONE FUN IN BONITA.
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MUCH OF THE BONITA BEACH DOG PARK IS UNDER WATER.
DOG OWNERS SAY WATER LEVELS WERE MUCH HIGHER THAN NORMAL AND IN AREAS THAT ARE USUALLY DRY.
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MICHAEL RICHARDS, LOVES DOG PARK: 8inches or 8 feet.it get flooded out here sometimes for high tide but this is way extra
RAY HILSMANN, DOG OWNER: the beach got washed away before with debbie so you never know what you get after one
THE PARK IS STILL OPEN DESPITE THE LIGHT FLOODING.
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AD-LIB SPORTS TOSS
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RAYS IN A WILDCARD BATTLE. 35 GAMES LEFT. DOLPHINS KNOW THINGS NEED TO GET A LOT BETTER
PLUS THE GATORS. GEARING UP FOR THE SEASON OPEN. WHY THIS YEAR WILL BE A LOT BETTER.
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NIGHTLINE TEASE
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SPORTS OPEN
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IF THE AMERICAN LEAGUE WILDCARD RACE. WERE A HIGHWAY. WE WOULD HAVE SOME SERIOUS GRIDLOCK. 4 TEAMS ARE BUMPER TO BUMPER. SEPARATED BY NO MORE THAN A HALF A GAME. RAYS ONE OF THOSE TEAMS CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS MADNESS. HOWEVER DON'T COUNT THEM OUT OF THE AL EAST.
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FIRST STOP TEXAS.
RAYS NOT FOOLING AROUND IN THIS ONE. EVAN LONGORIA. FINDS THE BLEACHERS IN LEFT. 2-RUN SHOT IN THE FIRST. JUST LIKE THAT 2-0 RAYS.
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FENWAY PARK. RED SOX ROYALS.
JACOBY ELLSBURY FLYING SOLO IN THE FIRST. THAT TIES THE GAME AT 1.
ALL RED SOX FROM THERE. THEY WIN 5-1
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WHETHER JOE PHLBIN IS DOING THINGS THE RIGHT WAY IN MIAMI. REMAINS TO BE SEEN. BUT WE DO KNOW HE'S DOING THEM HIS WAY. THE NEW DOLPHINS. COACH GAVE CHAD JOHNSON. AND HIS ATTITUDE THE BOOT. AND DID THE SAME WITH VONTE DAVIS. ALTHOUGH HIS LAIDBACK DEMENOR WOULDN'T SUGGEST IT. ITS BEEN HIS WAY OR THE HIGHWAY
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THAT PHILOSOPHY MAY NOT PAYOFF IMMEDIATELY.
THE NFL NETWORK RECENTLY PREDICTED THE DOLPHINS SEASON. AND THE BEST FINISH WAS 5-11.
WE SHALL SEE. WHAT PHILBIN DOES KNOW. IT HASN'T BEEN GOOD ENOUGH SO FAR. AND IT NEEDS TO START THIS WEDNESDAY AGAINST THE COWBOYS. A GAME YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE ON ABC-7
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IMMOKALLE GRAD AARON HENRY HAS BEEN RELEASED BY THE OAKLAND RAIDERS.
HE WAS AN UNDRAFTED FREE AGENT OUT OF WISCONSIN.
MEANWHILE. CAPE CORAL GRAD. ED GANT HAS BEEN WAIVED BY THE BUCCANEERS.
GANT HAD ONE CATCH THIS PRESEASON AGAINST THE DOLPHINS.
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TODAY THE FLORIDA GATORS RELEASED THEIR DEPTH CHART. AND CAPE CORAL GRAD. JAYLEN WATKINS IS LISTED A STARTING CORNERBACK FOR THE GATORS.
MEANWHILE. THE GATORS PLAYING BOWLING GREEN THIS SATURDAY. AND COACH WILL MUSCHAMP SAYS. HIS TEAM IS A MUCH MORE CONFIDENT BUNCH.
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THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF THE US OPEN. IS A LOT OF PEOPLE YOU KNOW PLAYING A LOT OF PEOPLE YOU PROBABLY NEVER HEARD OF. OR CAN PRONOUNCE FOR THAT MATTER. CASE IN POINT. ANDY MURRAY. TAKING ON ALEX BOGOMOLOV.
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LET'S GO TO NYC FOR THIS ONE.
MURRAY FRESH OFF HIS OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL. LOOKING FOR HIS FIRST GRAND SLAM
HAD NO TROUBLE TODAY.
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THE EUROPEAN RYDER CUP TEAM IS SET. TODAY IAN POULTER AND NICHOLAS COLSAERTS WERE SELECTED AS THE WILDCARD PICKS.
IT WILL BE POULTERS 4TH RYDER CUP. WHILE COLSAERTS WILL BE THE LONE ROOKIE ON THE TEAM.
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A BIG SHOCK IN THE WORLD OF COMPETATIVE EATING --
TAKERU KOBAYASHI --
THE MAN FAMOUS FOR BREAKING RECORDS IN HOT DOG EATING NOW HOLDS A NEW ONE.
KOBAYASHI SCARFED DOWN 110 *BUNLESS HOT DOGS IN TEN MINUTES.
THE BRAND OF CHOICE WERE HOFMANN FRANKS.
WHICH HAPPENS TO BE THE SAME COMPANY HE NOW WORKS FOR.
KOBAYASHI IS BANNED FROM THE YEARLY NATHAN'S FAMOUS HOT DOG EATING COMPETITION WHERE COMPETITORS EAT *WITH BUNS ON.
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AD LIB GOODBYE
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