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TONIGHT AT SEVEN,

MITT ROMNEY IS NOW OFFICIALLY THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT.

TONIGHT,

THE QUESTION WE ASKED A LOCAL DELEGATE THAT MADE HIM PRETTY EMOTIONAL.

PLUS, NEW ORLEANS BRACES FOR HURRICANE ISAAC ON THE ANNIVERSAY OF HURRICANE KATRINA --

J-P IS TRACKING THE STORM.

AND,

A MAN IS ACCUSED OF TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A RUNAWAY --

TONIGHT DEPUTIES SAY HE TOOK THE GIRL INTO HIS HOME AND RECORDED VIDEO OF HER WHILE SHE WAS NAKED AND UNCONCIOUS.

HL 1) RNC TEASE-VOTOPS

HL 2) NOLA PREPARATIONS-VOTOPS

HL 3 CHILD PORN CASE-VOTOPS

YVYV CLIP-CLIP

RNC DAY 2-OC DBX

IT'S YOUR VOICE,

YOUR VOTE,

TONIGHT OUR SPECIAL COVERAGE OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION IN TAMPA CONTINUES.

MITT ROMNEY IS NOW THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT --

AND JUST INTO OUR NEWSROOM,

DELEGATES FOLLOWED SUIT,

NOMINATING PAUL RYAN AS HIS RUNNING MATE.

RNC DAY 2-SAT LIVE, VO-WIPE

THAT'S RIGHT,

IN THE PAST THREE HOURS REPUBLICANS HAVE NOMINATED MITT ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT.

THIS IS THE MAGIC NUMBER,

11-44.

THAT IS HOW MANY DELEGATES MITT ROMNEY NEEDED TO CLINCH THE G-O-P NOMINATION.

AND EVERYTHING WENT OFF WITHOUT A HITCH TONIGHT DURING A ROLL CALL VOTE.

ALL OF ROMNEY'S FORMER G-O-P COMPETITORS HAVE ENDORSED HIM,

WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TEXAS REPRESENTATIVE RON PAUL.

RNC DAY 2-VO

THERE ARE 50-THOUSAND PEOPLE IN TOWN FOR THE CONVENTION - BETWEEN DELEGATES, POLITICIANS AND THE MEDIA.

BUT YOU SOMETIMES FORGET WHAT AN HONOR IT IS TO BE HERE.

I TALKED TO CHARLOTTE COUNTY REPUBLICAN CHAIRMAN BILL FOLCHI, THE ONLY DELEGATE FROM CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

RNC DAY 2-SOT OC

Bill folchi

Charlotte county republican party chairman

" it's amazing. Involved with it."

RNC DAY 2-SAT LIVE

RNC COVERAGE-SSTOPS

ABC7s SPECIAL YOUR VOICE, YOUR VOTE COVERAGE DOESN'T END HERE.

MY CO-ANCHOR JEFF BUTER AND OUR CONVENTION CREW WILL BE IN TAMPA FOR ALL THE BIG MOMENTS STILL TO COME.

NOLA PREPARATIONS-VO

THINGS ARE GETTING BACK TO NORMAL IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FOLLOWING TROPICAL STORM ISAAC.

BUT THE STORM HAS STREGHTENED.

NOW THE CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE IS HEADING UP TO GULF- CLOSING IN ON NEW ORLEANS.

OFFICIALS SAY THE CITY IS BETTER PREPARED THAN IN THE PAST.

BUT NEIGHBORS ARE NEVERTHELESS GETTING ANXIOUS.

FAMILIES ALONG THE GULF COAST ARE PACKING UP AND GETTING OUT.

PARTS OF LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI ARE UNDER MANDATORY EVACUATIONS.

NOLA PREPARATIONS-(3)SOTVO-WIPE

I'm Nervous very nervous.

everybody leaves. There's no staying

I promised myself I'd never stay again

CAPE TOLLS-VO

TOLL TALKS HAVE HIT A RED LIGHT.

CAPE TOLLS-SOTVO

mayor john sullivan-01:07:18-"by november new people will be sitting in seats. I feel would be a waste of time to negotiate when another group is going to come in

CHILD PORN CASE-VO

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

THEN 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 RECORDED THE ENTIRE THING ON HIS CELL PHONE.

CHILD PORN CASE-SOTVO

"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."

LEE COUNTY MEDICARE-VO

COUNTIES ACROSS FLORIDA ARE BEING FORCED TO HAND OVER MILLIONS OF DOLLARS--

TO PAY OFF A MEDICAID BACKLOG.

THE BACKLOG HAS BEEN BUILDING SINCE 2001 --

AND STATE LEGISLATORS PASSED A BILL TO GO AFTER THE UNPAID CLAIMS.

LEE COUNTY'S BILL WAS ORIGINALLY 4.5 MILLION DOLLARS --

BUT THE STATE COULDN'T *PROVE ALL OF THOSE CLAIMS WERE FOR LEE COUNTY RESIDENTS.

LEE COUNTY MEDICARE-SOTVO

ANN ARNALL/LEE CO. HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR 10:30:45 every county is dealing with this. a couple counties ended up getting credits when they went through all the numbers because if i dispute a claim saying it's not a lee county person it belongs to somebody else 56 so as i'm rejecting a claim they might be adding it to a neighboring county's bill. so the numbers kept shifting

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

57 COUNTIES ARE PART OF THAT.

SOME COUNTIES ARE SETTLING.

LC BUILDING PERMITS-VO

A QUICK LOOK AT WHAT LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ACCOMPLISHED TODAY.

FIRST, THEY MOVED TO REINSTATE EXPIRED BUILDING PERMITS.

COUNTY LEADERS HOPE THE DECISION WILL ENCOURAGE BUILDERS TO FINISH ABANDONED PROJECTS.

THE ORDINANCE APPLIES TO RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROJECTS IN UNINCORPORATED LEE COUNTY.WITH PERMITS THAT EXPIRED AFTER JANUARY 1, 2006.

STATE OF EMERGENCY LIFTED-SOTVO-WIPE

THERE WAS ALSO SOME TROPICAL STORM ISAAC BUSINESS TO TAKE CARE OF IN LEE COUNTY THIS MORNING.

TAKE A LISTEN --

10:06:13 we had to have a state of local emergency which was signed by commissioner mann on friday in anticipation of the approaching tropical storm. it passed lee county therefore we can rescind the state of local emergency at this time 29

COMMISSIONERS AGREED TO THAT.

COST OF DEBBY-OC

AND LOOKING BACK AT TROPICAL STORM *DEBBY* --

LEE COUNTY ESTIMATES THERE WAS 143-THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE FROM THE STORM THAT PASSED THROUGH OUR AREA IN JULY.

TODAY -- COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MADE A MOVE TO RECEIVE DISASTER RELIEF FUNDING.

DRIVE FOR HUNGER-VO

AN UNEXPECTED AND LAST MINUTE DONATION TURNS A SUMMER FOOD DRIVE 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.

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.

HAZMAT ON CURB-VO

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

THE MOVE WILL SAVE THE CITY 75-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR, AND IT OFFERS SOME EXTRA SERVICES.

INSTEAD OF DRIVING TO THE RECYCLING CENTER, RESIDENTS CAN NOW LEAVE ITEMS LIKE COMPUTERS AND TV'S BY THE CURB THAT WILL GET PICKED UP ONCE A WEEK.

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.

NEXT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP

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

THE HEALING CONTINUES IN COLORADO AS FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE VICTIMS OF LAST MONTH'S SHOOTING IN AURORA FIGHT TO HAVE A VOICE.

WHAT THEY WANT CHANGED ABOUT THE VICTIM RELIEF FUND.

AND YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO BID ON THIS UNIT.

A SURPRISE FOR ONE AUCTION GOER IN PENSACOLA WHO ENDED UP WITH A STORAGE UNIT FULL OF HUMAN REMAINS.

WE'LL TELL YOU HOW INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THEY GOT THERE.

TZ1 A) DENVER FAMILY MEMBERS-VO- WIPE

TZ1 B) HUMAN REMAINS-VO

DENVER FAMILY MEMBERS-VO

RELATIVES OF THE VICTIMS OF THE JULY 20-TH AURORA, COLORADO MOVIE THEATER SHOOTING HELD A NEWS CONFERENCE ASKING FOR HELP.

THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THE RELIEF FUNDS COLLECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE TRAGEDY ARE GOING TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE.

SO FAR, RELATIVES SAY THE AURORA VICTIM RELIEF FUND-- OPERATED BY A GROUP CALLED GIVING FIRST-- HAS COLLECTED MORE THAN FIVE-MILLION DOLLARS USING THE NAMES AND FACES OF THE VICTIMS.

DENVER FAMILY MEMBERS-SOTVO

we wanted, and still want, the donations going directly, not just to the twelve families who lost loved ones, but to all of the victims to help everyone heal. now, we want to be clear, we define a victim as anyone inside the theater or apartment complex who has been physically or emotionally harmed or murdered as a direct result of the coward's actions.

HUMAN REMAINS-VO

AUTHORITIES SAY THEY'VE FOUND HUMAN BRAINS, HEARTS AND LUNGS IN A PENSACOLA STORAGE UNIT THEY BELIEVE BELONGED TO A FORMER MEDICAL EXAMINER.

THE STORAGE UNIT SOLD AT AUCTION LAST WEEK AND THE NEW ONWNER SOON NOTICED A FOUL SMELL AS THEY WERE SIFTING THROUGH FURNITURE AND BOXES.

THE REMAINS OF MORE THAN A HUNDRED PEOPLE WERE FOUND CRUDELY STORED IN TUPPERWARE CONTAINERS, GARBAGE BAGS AND DRINK CUPS.

NEXT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP

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

A BEAR ON THE LOOSE IN COLLIER COUNTY

AND SOME RESIDENTS GOT TO CLOSE.

WHY FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE SAY THIS PROBABLY WON'T BE THE LAST THEY SEE OF THE ANIMAL.

----PLUS----

We as parents have to step it up, we have to protect our children and if this is what it takes, it's what I'm going to do.

TZ2 A) BEAR VIDEO-VO

TZ2 B) WEED SIGN-SOTVO

WEATHER-CLIP

WEATHER-PWC

ISAAC HITTING LOUISIANA - OUR AFFECTS FADE

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.

BEAR VIDEO-VO

FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE ARE WARNING RESIDENTS ABOUT A BLACK BEAR AFTER SOME PEOPLE IN COLLEIR COUNTY GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE ANIMAL.

IN THIS VIDEO, YOU CAN SEE THE BEAR DIGGING THROUGH SOME TRASH.

THE WOMAN FILMING GOT SO CLOSE, THE ANIMAL WENT AND TOWARDS HER AND YOU CAN SEE HER QUICKLY RUNNING AWAY.

BEAR VIDEO-SOTVO

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

OASIS TREES-VO

SOME NEIGHBORS IN THE SOUTHWEST CAPE 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 TREES-SOTVO

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

GARY JOHNSON-VO

THERE ARE NO SURPRISES EXPECTED TO HAPPEN AT THE REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTIONS IN TERMS OF CANDIDATES NOMINATIONS.

HOWEVER. THERE ARE OTHER CANDIDATES VYING FOR THE PRESIDENCY.

ONE IS LIBERTARIAN CANDIDATE GARY JOHNSON.

HE'S A FORMER GOVERNOR OF NEW MEXICO.

THIS IS HIM SPEAKING TO CROWD OF 40 INSIDE FGCU'S ALICO ARENA TODAY.

GARY JOHNSON-SOTVO

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

WITH THE POLITICAL FOCUS ON TAMPA RIGHT NOW.

TEXAS FIRE-VO

SOME INCREDIBLE VIDEO OF A EARLY MORNING EXPLOSION IN TEXAS.

IT HAPPENED ON A NATURAL GAS PIPELINE.

MCKINNEY FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS A UTILITY CREW APPARENTLY HIT THE PIPELINE.

CAUSING IT TO CATCH FIRE.

THE SMOKE COULD BE SEEN FROM MILES AWAY.

NO MORE HOOKERS-SOTVO

A VIRGINIA MAN HAS COME UP WITH AN UNSUAL SOLUTION TO A NEIGHBORHOOD PROBLEM.

Middle of the day, towards the afternoon, we'll have anywhere between three and four prostitutes sitting under the trees here

IT'S THOSE PROSTITUES THAT HAVE PROMPTED PRYDWEN TO POST THESE SIGNS IN HIS YARD.

HE SAYS THE ILLEGAL ACTIVITY OFTEN HAPPENS NEAR A CENTER FOR KIDS TO RECEIVE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS.

WEED SIGN-VO

A SOUTH CAROLINA MOTHER BREAKS OUT THE MARKERS AND POSTERBOARD.

TO TEACH HER TEEN A LESSON.

AFTER HER SON WAS CAUGHT SMOKING MARIJUANA, APRIL MATHISON DECIDED TO PUNISH THE 13-YEAR-OLD BY MAKING HIM WALK ALONG A BUSY ROAD WEARING A SIGN THAT READ 'SMOKED POT, GOT CAUGHT! DONT I LOOK COOL? NOT!'

AND ON THE BACK 'LEARN FROM ME, DON'T DO DRUGS'.

WEED SIGN-(2)SOTVO

Time outs and taking things away from him just doesn't work any more. Sometimes a little public humility is what they need nowadays to get a point across. If this works for him and maybe saves one or two other students from thinking about picking this stuff up, then I feel like I've done my job as a parent

No ma'am.

I don't want to do this again.

TEASE THREE-POP

THE FLORIDA GATOR QUARTERBACKS ARE TALKING. HEAR FROM DRISKEL AND BRISSETT.. THE MIAMI DOLPHINS ARE ALSO TALKING. BUT IT'S NOT GOOD.

TZ3 A-VO-DISS

STOCKS MARKET CLOSING-CGTOPS

TONIGHT AT 11 OPEN-CLIP

11PM TZ1) RED CROSS HELP-VOTOPS-WIPE

TONIGHT AT 11,

AS LOUISIANA BRACES FOR ISAAC,

SOME LOCAL RED CROSS CREWS,

*ALREADY GEARED-UP TO RESPOND TO THE STORM,

11PM TZ2) OLDEST FACEBOOK-SSTOPS--SS

AND WE WILL INTRODUCE YOU TO THIS LADY.

SHE PROVES *FACEBOOK ISN'T JUST FOR THE YOUNG.

IT TURNS OUT SHE'S QUITE A POPULAR GAL.

THAT'S ALL NEW TONIGHT AT 11

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

JAKE LONG-POMON

JAKE LONG-VOTOPS-SS

THAT IS JUST PART OF THE ROUGH PRESEASON. IN MIAMI. 0-3 SO FAR.

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 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

MIAMI CANES-VOTOPS-WIPE

SPEAKING OF MIAMI. THE HURRICANES OPEN THE SEASON THIS WEEKEND WITH BOSTON COLLEGE.

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

FLORIDA QBS-POP

FLORIDA QBS-SOTTOPS

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.. AND 7TH IN THE MAJORS IN EARNED RUN AVERAGE.

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.

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