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GAINING STRENGTH AS IT CLOSES IN ON THE GULF COAST.

HURRICANE ISAAC IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL TONIGHT NEAR NEW ORLEANS

ON THE EVE OF THE SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY OF WHEN HURRICANE KATRINA DEVASTATED THE AREA.

JEFF STAND UP TEASE

SAVING TIME AND MONEY --

THE BRAND NEW AND EASY WAY TO GET RID OF HAZARDOUS

WASTE LIKE OIL AND ELECTRONICS.

HL1) HURRICANE ISAAC-SAT29orVO-WIPE

HL2) JEFF STANDUP TEASE-SOTTOPS-WIPE

HL3) HAZARDOUS WASTE-VOTOPS

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HURRICANE ISAAC-TCMON-SAT29 or VO-WIPE

ISAAC IS NOW A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE AND IS SET TO SLAM THE GULF COAST WITH DRENCHING RAINS AND FIERCE WINDS.

THE WAVES ARE KICKING UP ON THE COAST OF THE NEW ORLEANS AREA AS THE OUTER BANDS OF HURRICANE ISAAC MOVE THROUGH.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER CENTER PREDICTS THAT ISAAC WILL MAKE LANDFALL SOMEWHERE BETWEEN NEW ORLEANS AND THE EDGE OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

ISAAC'S ARRIVAL COMES ON THE EVE BEFORE THE SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE KATRINA.

HURRICANE ISAAC-SOTVO

SOT/MOST: I'm nervous. very nervous.".

SOT: MAUDE CRAFT/EVACUATING: Everybody's leaving, there's no staying."

SOT: GERALD PROSPER, EVACUATING: I promised myself I'd never stay again,

never

THE SLOW-MOVING STORM COULD CAUSE FLOODING THAT WON'T JUST AFFECT COASTAL AREAS --

BUT COULD SOAK CITIES AS FAR WEST AS DALLAS AND FAR NORTH AS SAINT LOUIS.

ISAAC OPEN-CLIP

TRACKING ISAAC-WXWALL

Isaac has become a hurricane that could flood the coasts of four states with storm surge and heavy rains on its way to New Orleans.

Residents are hunkered down behind levees fortified after Katrina struck the city seven years ago this week.

Shelters are open for those who chose to stay or missed the chance to get away before the outer bands of the large storm blow ashore ahead of a forecast landfall in southeast Louisiana tonight or early tomorrow. However, with the exception of some low-lying areas, officials have not ordered mass evacuations.

VOTE 2012 OPEN-CLIP

RNC FLOOR CHANTING-NATVOTOPS-DISS

chanting USA, USA

THE ACTION IS HEATING UP ON THE FLOOR OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.

TOSS TO JEFF-JJ

MITT ROMNEY JUST OFFICIALLY RECEIVED

THE NOMINATION OF HIS PARTY FOR PRESIDENT A SHORT TIME AGO.

TONIGHT, HIS WIFE ANN IS PUTTING THE FINISHING TOUCHES

ON THE SPEECH SHE'LL GIVE TO PRESENT HER HUSBAND TO

THE NATION AS MORE THAN JUST A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSMAN AND FORMER GOVERNOR.

MY CO ANCHOR JEFF BUTERA

JOINS US LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN TAMPA.

RNC DAY 2-CELL-REM

RNC DAY 2-VOTOPS-WIPE

THE BUS THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO TAKE THEM TO THE RNC TODAY.DIDN'T SHOW UP ON TIME.

IT EVENTUALLY PICKED THEM UP AND TOOK THEM TO THE FLOOR OF THE TAMPA TIMES FORUM.

THE STATE HAS A NICE VIEW - DEAD CENTER IN FRONT OF THE STAGE.

BUT IT TOOK A LONG TIME TO GET HERE.

RNC DAY 2-(2)SOT

Delena May: Florida's far, far away; but it's OK.

RNC DAY 2-CELL-REM

TEASE RNC ON ABC-SSTOPS

YOU CAN WATCH THE BIG SPEECHES RIGHT HERE ON ABC-7.

LIVE COVERAGE OF ANN ROMNEY AND NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR

WILLARD ST SHOOTING-SS

FORT MYERS POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING THAT

HAPPENED THIS AFTERNOON ON WILLARD STRRET.

DEPUTIES SAY THEY RESPONDED TO A HOUSE LOCATED IN THE 2000 BLOCK OF WILLARD STREET WHERE ONE MAN WAS SHOT.

A NEIGHBOR TOOK THE VICTIM TO LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

JEWELRY BURGLARY-VO-WIPE

A JEWELRY STORE IN PORT CHARLOTTE IS HIT FOR THE THIRD TIME BY BURGLARS --

AND IT'S OWNER SAYS THE VALUE OF GOODS STOLENCOULD REACH AS HIGH AS A MILLION DOLLARS.

THE JEWELRY STORE AT THE KINGS CROSSING SHOPPING CENTER

HAS BEEN CLOSED ALL DAY AFTER THE STORE OWNER

WALKED IN TO FIND A LARGE PORTION OF THE JEWELRY GONE.

FORENSIC INVESTIGATORS ARE KEEPING MOST DETAILS UNDER WRAPS--

JEWELRY BURGLARY-SOTVO

Paul Mosher

owner 18:24 to 18:33

how many times can you weather that cost you know what i mean there comes a point in time where you've got to say enoughs enougha nd walk away but we're too loyal to our customers and our custmers are too loyal to us

THE OWNER DID HAVE SURVIELLENCE VIDEO IN HIS SHOP --

BUT THERE IS NO SIGN THE BURGLARS GOT IN FROM THE ROOF

AND NO BROKEN WINDOWS OR GLASS AT THE STORE FRONT.

DETECTIVES HAVE NARROWED DOWN THE TIME OF THIS CRIME TO BETWEEN

COLLIER VIDEO PORN ARREST-SS-VO-WIPE

A MAN IN COLLIER COUNTY IS ACCUSED OF TAKING IN A TEENAGE RUNAWAY --

AND TAKING ADVANTAGE OF HER WHILE SHE WAS NAKED AND UNCONCIOUS.

20-YEAR-OLD JOSE EQUEZ FACES CHILD PORN CHARGES.

HE'S ACCUSED OF PICKING UP A 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL AND BRINGING HER TO HIS GOLDEN GATE HOME.

A CRIMINAL AFFIDAVIT SHOWS THE VICTIM AND ANOTHER FEMALE WERE HAVING SEX WITH EQUEZ AND ANOTHER MAN--

EQUEZ ALLEGEDLY RECORDING THE WHOLE THING ON HIS CELL PHONE.

COLLIER VIDEO PORN ARREST-SOT-SS

"I'm assuming he must have drugged her and I'm in shock. Very, very scary thing. And the fact that she was unconscious even worse violating all of the rights of a child."

LEHIGH ACRES BODY UPDATE-SS-VO

A MAN'S BODY FOUND ON THE SIDE OF A LEHIGH ACRES ROADWAY

HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED.

POLICE SAY 50 YEAR OLD MARK BROTHERS OF CAPE CORAL

WAS DISCOVERED ALONG EDISON AVENUE AND WEST 18TH STREET YESTERDAY.

DETECTIVES HAVE NOT SAID HOW THE MAN DIED

OR HOW LONG HIS BODY HAD BEEN THERE--

BUT THEY ARE CALLING HIS DEATH SUSPICIOUS.

VICTIM ID IN NFM BREEZWOOD FIRE-VO-BNR

WE NOW KNOW THE NAME OF A WOMAN WHO DIED

IN A NORTH FORT MYERS FIRE LAST MONTH.

THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TELLS US CONNIE HINE DIED INSIDE HER HOME

ON BREEZEWOOD DRIVE.

THE FIRE BROKE OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHTAND WAS

CONTAINED MOSTLY TO THE BACK BEDROOM.

A CAUSE OF DEATH AND HOW THE FIRE STARTED HAS NOT

AURORA SHOOTING VICTIM FAMILIES SPEAK-OC-SOTVO-WIP

THE FAMIIES OF THOSE KILLED OR INJURED IN THE AURORA MOVIE THEATER

AURORA SHOOTING VICTIM FAMILIES SPEAK-SOTVO

LEE COUNTY MEDICAID-ONCAM

COUNTIES ACROSS FLORIDA ARE BEING FORCEDTO HAND OVER

MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO PAY OFF A MEDICAID BACKLOG.

LEE COUNTY'S BILL STARTED AT NEARLY FOUR AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS!

BUT NOW IT'S LESS THAN HALF OF THAT.

ABC 7'S JENNIFER TRAMMELL HAS THE DETAILS BEHIND

LEE COUNTY MEDICAID-PKG

EVERY MONTH -- COUNTIES ARE BILLED FOR PEOPLE *MEDICAID PAID FOR. LOW-INCOME PATIENTS WHO HAVE HOSPITAL AND NURSING HOME CLAIMS.

ANN 10:29:57 so every month when we get that bill we go through and verify that they're valid claims for lee county to pay 03 we pay only for lee county residents.

IF IT'S NOT A LEE COUNTY RESIDENT --

HUMAN SERVICES DISPUTES THE BILL.

ANN 10:30:45 every county is dealing with this.

SINCE NOVEMBER 2001 -- THAT'S LED A BACKLOG OF UNPAID CLAIMS ACROSS THE STATE.

ANN 10:30:27 the total bill for the state was originally estimated at 325 million.

BUT NOT EVERY CLAIM COULD BE VALIDATED.THE TOTAL BILL DROPPED TO 176 MILLION.

AND THE NUMBERS KEEP CHANGING.

FULLSCREEN - REVEAL

THE ORIGINAL PROJECTION FOR LEE COUNTY WAS 4.5 MILLION --

ONLY 1.1 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF CLAIMS COULD BE VERIFIED.

AND NOW THE STATE IS OFFERING A 15 PERCENT DISCOUNT.

BRINGING LEE COUNTY'S BILL TO ABOUT 955-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

ANN 10:34:52 it is something we have to pay

THE COUNTY HAS FIVE YEARS TO PAY.

THE STATE WILL WITHHOLD SALES TAX REVENUE THAT USUALLY GOES TO THE COUNTY.TO PAY DOWN THE BALANCE.

THERE'S ALSO A LAWSUIT CLAIMING THE BILL MANDATING BACKLOG PAYMENT IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

57 COUNTIES ARE PART OF THAT.

SOME COUNTIES ARE SETTLING.

TODAY, LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONS DECIDED TO ENTER INTO A "STAY"

ASHELY 9:58:50 that way we are not out of the litigation we still keep our intents to make sure this happened correctly 54

AS THE BACKLOG IS PAID, IT'S "WIPING THE SLATE CLEAN" --

SO COUNTY LEADERS SAY *NOW IS THE TIME TO CHANGE THE SYSTEM.

GARY JOHNSON AT FGCU-VO-WIPE

WITH 70 DAYS TO GO UNTIL THE ELECTION --

ONE CANDIDATES WHO MAY NOT HAVE HEARD FROM

VYING FOR THE PRESIDENCY SPENT THE DAY IN LEE COUNTY.

LIBERTARIAN CANDIDATE GARY JOHNSON IS A FORMER GOVERNOR OF NEW MEXICO.

THIS IS HIM SPEAKING TO CROWD OF 40 INSIDE F-G-C-U'S ALICO ARENA TODAY.

HE IS ADVOCATING FOR THINGS LIKE A BALANCED BUDGET IN 20-13 AND MARRIAGE EQUALITY.

WITH THE POLITICAL FOCUS ON TAMPA RIGHT NOW.

GARY JOHNSON AT FGCU-SOT-OC

I just keep plugging away. It's important so I receive invitations and I'm 24/7 traveling and talking about this.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE GARY JOHNSON.

SUMMER FOOD DRIVE FOR HUNGER-VO-WIPE

AN UNEXPECTED AND LAST MINUTE DONATION TURNS A INTO A HUGE SUCCESS.

THE "SUMMER DRIVE FOR HUNGER" BROUGHT IN THOUSANDS

OF POUNDS OF FOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY COOPERATIVE MINISTRIES.

ORGANIZERS FELL SHORT OF THEIR 25-THOUSAND POUND GOAL.

IN THE END, PEOPLE DROPPED OFF CLOSE TO TEN THOUSAND POUNDS

WORTH OF NON-PERISHABLE FOOD AT SAM GALLOWAY FORD.

THE COMPANY PROMISED TO MATCH A DOLLAR TO EVERY POUND.

SUMMER FOOD DRIVE FOR HUNGER-SOTVO

"there's 100 ways you can help with this community effort and no one should ever go to bed hungry in Southwest Florida. They just shouldn't My goal is to see no one goes hungry in Lee County."

GALLOWAY TELLS US THE FOOD BANK IS ABLE TO BUY A POUND OF FOOD FOR EVERY DOLLAR.

NEXT AT 6 OPEN-CLIP

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

OLD ELECTRONICS -- TIRES AND ELECTRONICS.

THEY'RE NOT EASY TO DISPOSE OF --

NOW ONE CITY IS MAKING IT EASY WITH A FIRST OF

IT'S KIND HAZARDOUS WASTE PICK UP SERVICE. --PLUS--

2558 "Come back out here and step in my backyard like it's your own. Is this how you would like to see it?"

CLEARED OUT WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT --

RESIDENTS ARE VOICING THEIR FRUSTRATIONS BECAUSE

THEY SAY THEIR LUSH GREEN PRIVACY WAS TAKEN AWAY.

TZ1 HAZARDOUS WASTE-VOTOPS-WIPE

TZ1 OASIS WOODS TREES-SOTVO

JP STORMWARN OPEN-CLIP

WEATHER-PWC

The wind and rain from Isaac continues to subside and by tomorrow our weather returns to normal for August. It looks like Isaac will make landfall tonight very near the Mississippi River delta and continue to move over, or near, New Orleans. Flooding rains and hurricane force winds will make for a long night in the Big Easy.

Our weather tonight looks mainly quiet but still a bit breezy. A few passing showers are possible this evening with winds at 10 - 20 mph pushing the rain quickly from north to south. The low tonight will be just under 80 degrees.

Tomorrow, the winds come around to a more southeasterly direction and the morning hours looks mostly sunny. A few clouds will build by the afternoon and there is a 30 - 40% chance for some thunderstorms to develop.

Looking ahead to the rest of the week and the holiday weekend we will continue to track fair skies in the morning and afternoon thunderstorms. Over the next week it looks like there is a chance for thunderstorms each day except Friday. Computer models keep that day mainly dry - but we'll have to see about that! It's back to typical August/September weather.

HURRICANE ISAAC-SAT29orVOTOPS

RESIDENTS ALONG THE GULF COAST ARE ALREADY STARTING TO FEEL THE EFFECTS OF HURRICANE ISAAC WITH WIND SPEEDS NOW REACHING 75 MILES PER HOUR.

FLORIDA FLOODING-VOTOPS

MEANWHILE -- PARTS OF SOUTHEAST OF FLORIDA ARE STILL

DEALING WITH FLOODING LEFT BEHIND FROM ISAAC.

A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF BROWARD COUNTY.

IN PALM BEACH COUNTY -- RESIDENTS AWOKE THIS MORNING TO FLOODED

PG HAZARDOUS WASTE-VO-WIPE

SOME SOUTHWEST FLORIDA RESIDENTS WILL BE SAVING TIME AND MONEY THANKS TO A NEW RECYCLING SERVICE.

AFTER RECEIVING SEVERAL BIDS, THE CITY OF PUNTA GORDA IS GOING WITH WASTE PRO TO TAKE CARE OF ITS RECYCLING.

THE THREE YEAR CONTRACT WITH WASTE PRO WILL SAVE THE CITY 75-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR, AND IT OFFERS SOME EXTRA SERVICES.

PG HAZARDOUS WASTE-SOTVO

a lof of people don't want to make the drive to the county location and if they don't do that then lots of them will hide it in their trash can, so this will help keep I think a good amount of the electronics out of the landfill for us.

WASTE PRO WILL ALSO PICK UP OTHER ITEMS LIKE TIRES AND USED OIL.

INFORMATION AND NEW, BLUE RECYCLE BINS WILL BE GIVEN TO RESIDENTS IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

OASIS WOODS TREES-VO-WIPE

SOME NEIGHBORS IN SOUTHWEST CAPE CORAL WANT THEIR LUSH AND GREEN VIEWS BACK IN THEIR BACKYARDS.

WE FIRST REPORTED IN JULY -- A CITY CONTRACTOR STARTED REMOVING INVASIVE SPECIES

LIKE MELALEUCA AND BRAZILIAN PEPPER TREES IN THE WOODS BEHIND THE OASIS CHARTER SCHOOLS.

THE CITY'S GOAL WAS TO REDUCE THE FIRE DANGER IN THE AREA.

OASIS WOODS TREES-(2)SOTVO

2340 "it was beautiful, lush, green and full. You couldn't see through it at all. It was gorgeous."

1612 "At this point, I have to shut my blinds every afternoon and in the evening to keep the sun out

NAPLES BEAR-VO-WIPE

A CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH A BEAR CAUGHT ON VIDEO IN COLLIER COUTY HAS A LOT OF PEOPLE TALKING.

YOU CAN SEE JUST HOW CLOSE THESE PEOPLE ARE GETTING TO THIS BEAR.

IN THE VIDEO THE WOMAN GETS A LITTLE TOO CLOSE TO THE BEAR AND

HE GOES TOWARDS HER AND YOU CAN SEE HER QUICKLY RUNNING AWAY.

OFFICIALS WITH FLORIDA WISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

NAPLES BEAR-SOTVO

Sot 59:03 Jorge Pino -Fwc

I don't think the bear did anything wrong in this situation. I think the humans did the incorrect thing by placing themselves in harms way. They should have left that bear alone, and call authorities and let us deal with the bear.

COMING UP NEXT OPEN-CLIP

TEASE TWO-POP

NEW SEASON FOR THE MIAMI HURRICANES. HEAR FROM COACH GOLDEN. MORE PROBLEMS FOR THE MIAMI DOLPHINS.

TZ2 SPORTS-VO

WORLD NEWS TEASE-BLK-SOT

TONIGHT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP

TONIGHT AT 7 O'CLOCK--

ALL NEW TONIGHT AT SEVEN.

ONE AUCTION GOER GOT MORE THAN THEY BARGINED FOR

AFTER DISCOVERING TONS OF HUMAN REMAINS IN A STORAGE UNIT THEY BID ON.

AND ONE SOUTH CAROLINA MOTHER IS TAKING A STAND BY MAKING HER SON TAKE A WALK.

TZ 7 1) HUMAN REMAINS-VOTOPS-WIPE

TZ 7 2) WEED SIGN-VOTOPS

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

JAKE LONG-VOTOPS-SS

SO FAR THIS HAS NOT BEEN A VERY GOOD START TO THE JOE PHILBIN ERA IN MIAMI. 0-3 THIS PRESEASON.

AND THINGS JUST GOT A LITTLE WORSE. ALL-PRO TACKLE JAKE LONG IS EXPECTED TO MISS AT LEAST ONE WEEK. IF NOT SEVERAL DUE TO A LIGAMENT STRAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. KEEP YOU POSTED

MEANWHILE THE DOLPHINS PLAY THEIR FINAL PRESEASON GAME THIS WEDNESDAY AGAINST THE COWBOYS. A GAME YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE ON ABC-7

FLORIDA QBS-POP

FLORIDA QBS-SOTTOPS

MIAMI CANES-POP

MIAMI CANES-VOTOPS-WIPE

MIAMI OPENS THE SEASON THIS WEEKEND WITH BOSTON COLLEGE. SOMEWHAT UNUSUAL TO OPEN THE SEASON WITH A CONFERENCE GAME.

AND IF YOU DON'T RECOGNIZE A LOT OF THE CANES THIS SATURDAY. THAT'S OKAY. HEAD COACH AL GOLDEN ANTICIPATES PLAYING. UP TO 15 FRESHMAN.

MIAMI CANES-SOTTOPS-WIPE

US OPEN-VOTOPS-WIPE

LET'S PLAY SOME TENNIS. A COUPLE AMERICANS GOING AT IT.

ANDY RODDICK NO TROUBLE WITH RHYNE WILLIAMS. WINNING IN STRAIGHT SETS. IN THE PROCESS. RODDICK HAD 20 ACES.

SALE-VOTOPS-WIPE

FORMER FGCU STAR. CHRIS SALE GOES FOR HIS 16TH WIN OF THE SEASON TONIGHT.

SALE IS 6TH IN THE MAJORS IN WINS. 15. AND 7TH IN THE MAJORS IN EARNED RUN AVERAGE. 2.65

STONECRABS-VOTOPS

THE CHARLOTTE STONE CRABS AND AND THE TAMPA BAY RAYS HAVE A GOOD THING GOING AND THEY WILL CONTINUE THEIR RELATIONSHIP THROUGH THE 2014 SEASON.

GOODBYE-4SHOT