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ISAAC STORM DAMAGE-SOTTOPS SATLIVE or VO

No one thought this storm was going to do what it did -- to give you an idea I had more damage to this storm than I did with Katrina, and I rode out Katrina.

ISAAC'S NOW BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM --

BUT NOT BEFORE CAUSING HEAVY DAMAGE IN LOUISIANA ON THE 7-TH ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE KATRINA.

MISSISSIPPI WATER OVERTOPPED AN 18-MILE STRETCH OF LEVEES -- BRINGING IN AS MUCH AS 10 FEET OF WATER.

DOZENS OF RESIDENTS IN PLAQUEMINES PARISH HAD TO BE RESCUED --

MANY OF THEM WERE TRAPPED ON THEIR ROOFS.

IN METAIRE -- HEAVY WINDS DESTROYED BUILDINGS -- AND TOPPLED OVER TREES.

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There was no relief today for residents of the Gulf Coast. Hurricane Isaac

is moving slowlypounding the region.

In Louisiana, nearly 24 hours of unrelenting rain, wind gusts up to 80 miles

per hour, and strong storm surges.

Jindal-SOT-

THIS IS A SLOW MOVING STORM AND WE WILL DEALING WITH IT THROUGH FRIDAY.

In Plaquemine's Parish -- where Isaac first made landfall -- a devastating

path of destruction.

Chery Hicks-SOT

IT IS HORRIBLE. EVERYBODY'S HOME IS GONE. /THE WATER IS ALMOST OVER MY HEAD

. DOWN THERE, IT'S OVER 20 FEET.

12 foot high waves overtopped the levee there causing severe flooding.

Downed powerlines left hundreds of thousands in the dark. A mandatory

evacuation has been ordered after dozens who chose not to leave are being

taken out in door to door rescues.

Sharon Sylvia-SOT-

WE HAD TO BREAK THROUGH THE CEILING AND COME THROUGH THE ATTIC AND THEY TOOK

US OUT OF THE ATTICK INTO THE BOAT.

In Mississippi, wind gusts of up to 80 miles per hour. With a tornado watch

in effect for parts of the state, roads and bridges have been closed.

Officials warning people to stay in doors.

Gov. Bryant-SOT-

OUR NATIONAL GUARDS ARE ON THE SCENE, CURFEWS ARE IN PLACE. WE'RE ON THE

FRONT LINE OF THIS STORM.

The city of New Orleans is soaked.on this seventh anniversary of Hurricane

Katrina.and about 75 percent of residents in Orleans Parish are without

power.

John Cressman-SOT-

WELL, WHEN POWER GOES OUT IT'S ALWAYS A PAIN. BUT WE LUCKED OUT AND HAD A

GENERATOR.

But the14 billon dollar levee and pump protection systemofficials say, is

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LEE CO SCHOOL LOCKDOWN-VO

TWO LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS WERE PUT ON LOCKDOWN THIS AFTERNOON WHILE DEPUTIES SEARCHED FOR SUSPECTS WHO ARE BELIEVED TO BE ARMED.

DEPUTIES SWARMED LEE ROAD IN SAN CARLOS PARK AFTER THEY RECEIVED A CALL JUST AFTER TWO O'CLOCK ABOUT A BURGLARY IN THE AREA.

SAN CARLOS PARK ELEMENTARY AND THREE OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL WERE PUT ON LOCKDOWN WHILE DEPUTIES SET UP A PERIMETER, USED DOGS AND THE CHOPPER FOR THE SEARCH.

THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS IT IS LOOKING FOR A WHITE AND A BLACK MALE WHO DROVE AWAY IN A RED FORD F-150 PICK UP TRUCK.

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A MAJOR TRAFFIC JAM ON I-75 EARLIER TODAY.

TONIGHT - THINGS ARE FINALLY MOVING AGAIN.

HIGHWAY PATROL SHUTDOWN BOTH THE NORTHBOUND AND SOUTHBOUND LANES OF THE INTERSTATE RIGHT AT THE LEE- COLLIER COUNTY LINE FOR A HALF HOUR.

TROOPERS TELL US THE FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEW ON THIS TRUCK.

THE TRUCK WAS IN THE NORTHBOUND LANE NEAR MILE MARKER 115.

ACCORDING TO TROOPERS THE DRIVER SWERVED, WENT ACROSS THE MEDIAN THEN OVERCORRECTED AND ROLLED MULTIPLE TIMES.

PARAMEDICS AIRLIFTED HIM TO LEE MEMORIAL.

I 75 ROLLOVER CRASH-SOTVO

Take sound

Charles Bacon, North Naples Fire and Rescue

"debris was scattered about 100 yards from the rollover and it is amazing that no other vehicles were involved."

NAPLES BANK ROBBER ARREST-SS-VO

A COLLIER COUNTY MAN IS ARRESTED AFTER DEPUTIES SAY D-N-A TESTS LINK HIM

TO A BANK ROBBERY THAT HAPPENED BACK IN APRIL.

CHRISTOPHER CABRERA WAS ARRESTED IN NORTH NAPLES THIS MORNING FOR THE ROBBERY

AT A WELLS FARGO BANK LOCATED ON RADIO ROAD IN EAST NAPLES.

DEPUTIES SAY THE MAN IN THE GREEN SKI MASK IS CABRERA.

DETECTIVES SAY A DYE-PACK EXPLODED ON HIS CLOTHES WHEN HE LEFT THE BANK.

FM STANDOFF ARREST-SSTOPS-VO

IN FORT MYERS --

POLICE SAY THIS MAN ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF DURING AN ALTERCATION BEFORE CAUSING A SWAT SITUATION DOWNTOWN.

ERNEST BARNES AND ANOTHER MAN GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT AT A HOUSE ON ALTAMONTE AVENUE.

INVESTIGATORS SAY BARNES FORCED A WOMAN INTO HIS CAR.

THAT'S WHEN THE OTHER MAN GOT INVOLVED.

BARNES DROVE HIMSELF TO THE HOSPITAL.

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LOCAL FIRE UNIONS ARE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.

THE CAPE CORAL FIRE UNION RECENTLY ANNOUNCED ITS SUPPORT OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA --

AND OTHER UNIONS ARE EXPECTED TO FOLLOW SUIT.

CAPE FIRE UNION-TCMON

WHILE FIRE FIGHTERS MAY INDIVIDUALLY SUPPORT A CERTAIN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS HAS ANNOUNCED ITS SUPPORT OF PRESIDENT OBAMA.

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-Brendan Fonock/Pres., Cape Coral Fire Union-"He supports fire fighters, he's made it clear."

WHICH IS WHY THE CAPE CORAL FIRE UNION IS TAKING A PUBLIC STAND IN SUPPORT OF RE-ELECTING PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA.

THE 185-MEMBERS TOOK INTO ACCOUNT SEVERAL ISSUES INTO ACCOUNT BEFORE BACKING THE PRESIDENT, INCLUDING: JOBS, TAXES, RETIREMENT SECURITY, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AID.

-Mark Muerth/Treasurer, Cape Coral Fire Union-"I think it's important for us to present to the people we represent , where candidates stand on that specific issue. Has to do with jobs, pension system."

AND THEN THERE'S THE SAFER GRANT.

FOUR LEE COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENTS CURRENTLY RELY ON THE SAFER GRANT TO PAY FOR THE SALARY AND BENEFITS OF FIRE FIGHTERS OVER A TWO-YEAR PERIOD.

ACCORDING TO CAPE CORAL UNION PRESIDENT BRENDAN FONOCK, OBAMA SUPPORTS KEEPING THE SAFER GRANT -- MITT ROMNEY DOES NOT.

CAPE FIRE UNION-TCMON

MC DONALDS HIRING DAY-CG

MCDONALDS IS HIRING HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

THE FAST FOOD CHAIN IS HOSTING A "HIRING DAY" TODAY.

THEY ARE LOOKING FOR 300 MANAGERS AND CREW.

PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS ARE HOLDING INTERVIEWS UNTIL 8 TONIGHT.

CAPE WINS SPIRIT AWARD-SS-VO

THE CITY OF CAPE CORAL JUST WON THE PRESTIGIOUS FLORIDA "SPIRIT AWARD."

ON BEHALF OF THE CITY - COUNCILMAN LENNY NESTA ACCEPTED THE AWARD THIS WEEKEND.

CAPE CORAL RECEIVED THE SPIRIT AWARD FOR ITS "TAKE PRIDE IN THE CAPE" PROGRAM.

THE CITY STARTED IT IN 2009 TO TACKLE BLIGHT CAUSED BY A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN FORECLOSURES.

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

MASSIVE FLOODING OUTSIDE NEW ORLEANS SENT RESIDENTS TO THEIR ROOFTOPS --

THE RESCUE AND THE DAMAGE ISAAC IS STILL CAUSING.

PLUS - GETTING THE WOMEN VOTE.

WE'RE LIVE AT THE R-N-C.WHERE THE FOCUS TODAY IS ON WOMEN.

WHAT ANN ROMNEY AND JANNA RYAN ARE DOING.

TZ1 A FLOODED HOMES RESCUE-VOTOPS

TZ1 B ANN ROMNEY-VOTOPS

FLOODED HOMES RESCUE-VO WIPE

ISAAC MAY HAVE BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM --

BUT NOT BEFORE CAUSING SOME MAJOR DAMAGE IN LOUISIANA.

TAKE A LOOK AT THE WIND DAMAGE DONE TO BUILDINGS IN META-RIE.

THE FIRST CONFIRMED DEATH IN THE STATE WAS REPORTED THIS AFTERNOON IN VERMILON PARISH.

FLOODED HOMES RESCUE-SOT VO

"It's horrible. Everybody's house is gone. Nobody's got a house in Braithwaite. Nobody."

THE SLOW-MOVING STORM WILL CONTINUE TO DUMP HEAVY RAINS INTO TOMORROW

FL FLOODING ASSISTANCE-VO WIPE

ISAAC CAUSED MAJOR FLOODING IN PARTS OF FLORIDA WHEN IT BLEW THROUGH AS A TROPICAL STORM.

ROADS ARE STILL UNDER WATER IN SOME AREAS.

FLOOD VICTIMS ARE FLOATING THEIR PERSONAL BELONGINGS AWAY FROM

THEIR DAMAGED HOMES IN BOATS.

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT IS TAKING A TOUR OF SOME OF THE WORST-HIT AREAS TODAY.

FL FLOODING ASSISTANCE-SOT VO

I've got the National Guard on stand-by, if we need them. But we're going to get all the right people there and say, "What do we need to do?" We're pumping. I know from everything I've been told, we're pumping as fast as we can.9

SCOTT SAYS HEADING INTO LABOR DAY WEEKEND --

THE BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE POTENTIAL FOR "ECONOMIC DAMAGE"

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WITH THE 20-12 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION IN FULL SWING--

NOMINEE MITT ROMNEY AND HIS TEAM SPENT THE DAY REACHING OUT TO CRITICAL VOTING GROUPS.

VETERANS, HISPANICS AND WOMEN.

ROMNEY LEFT TAMPA TODAY TO SPEAK TO VETERANS AT THE AMERICAN LEGION CONVENTION IN INDIANAPOLIS.

HE TOLD THEM--

HE'LL MAKE JOBS A TOP PRIORITY, PLEDGING THAT AS PRESIDENT HE WILL GET AMERICA TO WORK AGAIN.

BACK IN TAMPA AND ON THE CONVENTION SPEAKING CIRCUIT--

FLORIDA SENATOR, MARCO RUBIO IS REACHING OUT TO HISPANIC VOTERS AND ANN ROMNEY AND JANNA RYAN HEADLINED A WOMEN FOR ROMNEY FUNDRAISER THIS MORNING.

MY ABC 7 CO-ANCHOR JEFF BUTERA IS IN THE THICK OF IT ALL, JOINING US LIVE TONIGHT FROM THE TAMPA BAY TIMES FORUM.

ANN ROMNEY-OC-SOT

COURTNEY--

THE ROOM IS STILL BUZZING ABOUT ANN ROMNEY'S SPEECH LAST NIGHT AT THE R-N-C ABOUT HER HUSBAND.

AND WE FOUND MS. ROMNEY BACK OUT THIS MORNING…

ANN ROMNEY AND JANNA RYAN WERE THE KEYNOTE SPEAKERS AT A BREAKFAST HOSTED BY FORMER ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT CO-HOST MARY HART.

MRS ROMNEY TALKED ABOUT THE MOMENT SHE KNEW HER HUSBAND SHOULD RUN FOR PRESIDENT.

JANNA RYAN-SOT-SAT LIVE

JANNA RYAN: "I just want to say, thank you to the Romney's for welcoming me, my husband, Paul, our three children on this journey. Our families, our children, our future that is what this race is all about.

AND THE HEADLINE SPEAKER FOR TONIGHT--

RNC~RICE, RUBIO, RYAN WALKTHRU-NATVO

I WAS ON THE FLOOR OF THE R-N-C THIS MORNING, AS THREE BIG-NAME SPEAKERS WERE FAMILIARIZING THEMSELVES WITH THE STAGE, THE PODIUM, AND THE TELEPROMPTER.

6:09:00 "five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten

FORMER NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR AND DEFENSE SECRETARY CONDOLEEZA RICE WENT FIRST.

SHE SPEAKS TONIGHT AT THE R-N-C.

THEN, WE SAW THE RISING REPUBLICAN STAR, FLORIDA'S JUNIOR SENATOR MARCO RUBIO.

HE'LL INTRODUCE MITT ROMNEY TOMORROW NIGHT.

AND LATE THIS AFTERNOON - THE BIGGEST SPEAKER TODAY WALKED ONTO STAGE.

RNC FL DELEGATION TOUR-VO-WIPE

HERE'S ANOTHER SIGN OF HOW IMPORTANT FLORIDA IS TO THE 20-12 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

EACH MORNING BIG NAMES IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY MEET, GREET AND SPEAK TO MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA DELEGATIION.

CHRIS CHRISTIE WHO GAVE THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS LAST NIGHT WILL SPEAK TO THE FLORIDA DELEGATES TOMORROW.

THEY'LL ALSO HEAR FROM NEWT GINGRICH.

TODAY TWO OF THE ROMNEY BROTHERS DROVE OUT TO INNISBROOK, CRAIG AND BEN--

ONE IS A DOCTOR THE OTHER WORKS IN REAL ESTATE.

THEY BRAGGED ON THEIR MOM AND HER SPEECH LAST NIGHT.

THEY TOLD FUNNY STORIES OF THEIR DAD TO SHOW A MORE PERSONAL SIDE OF THE G-O-P NOMINEE.

FLORIDA'S AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER HOSTS THE DAILY BREAKFAST AT INNISBROOK.

RNC FL DELEGATION TOUR-SOTVO-SATLIVE

ADAM PUTNAM / FL AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER @:00:07:30"Anybody who harbors any body that harbors any Presidential ambition at any point in the future, wants to get in front of Florida." 35 people understand this is a hard-working group and the most important swing state in the country."

THE R-N-C WANTS THESE DELEGATES TO LEAVE TAMPA AND GO BACK HOME TO FIRE UP THE BASE AND GET OUT THE VOTE IN NOVEMBER.

UP NEXT AT 5-30, WE'RE HOPING TO TAKE YOU ON THE FLOOR.

WE'LL SHOW YOU WHAT'S HAPPENING, DOWN WHERE THE PARTY IS GOING ON.

LIVE IN TAMPA, I'M JB, ABC 7 NEWS.

DNC PLANS-OC-VO

ALRIGHT JEFF--

LOOKING AHEAD NOW TO THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION, WHICH STARTS NEXT WEEK IN CHARLOTTE NORTH CAROLINA.

DEMOCRATS PLAN TO EMPHASIZE PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S RECORD ON NATIONAL SECURITY AND VETERANS ON THE NIGHT HE DELIVERS HIS ADDRESS AT THE DNC--

THAT'S NEXT THURSDAY.

THE PRESIDENT CAMPAIGNED IN FORT COLLINS COLORADO AND CHARLOTTESVILLE VIRGINIA TODAY.

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

WHICH IS BETTER FLOSSING OR BRUSHING?

STRAIGHT AHEAD WE ANSWER THAT AND FOUR OTHER MYTHS ABOUT TAKING CARE OF YOUR TEETH.

AND SLAMMING NEW MOTHERS.

A TRAINER TO THE WHO'S WHO OF HOLLYWOOD IS SPARKING OUTRAGE.

TZ2 TOOTH TRUTH-VOTOPS-WIPE

TZ2 B MOM WEIGHTLOSS-VOTOPS

BUMP SHOT-BUMP IN

TOOTH TRUTH 5 MYTHS-ONCAM

DID YOU KNOW THAT HOW HEALTHY YOUR TEETH ARE NOW DEPENDS ON HOW HEALTHY THEY WERE WHEN YOU WERE A CHILD? IN FACT -- ONE STUDY FOUND IF YOU HAVE CAVITIES BETWEEN YOUR MOLARS AS A CHILD, YOUR RISK OF HAVING THE SAME TYPE OF CAVITIES IN ADULTHOOD IS NEARLY 90 PERCENT!

TOOTH TRUTH 5 MYTHS-PKG

AUDREY BARIGHT HAS BEEN IN THIS CHAIR A LOT OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. SHE'S HAD EIGHT CAVITIES FILLED - DESPITE WHAT HER PARENTS THOUGHT WERE GOOD DENTAL HABITS.

"What did we do differently that caused 8 cavities to come in six months?"

LIKE MANY PARENTS - THE BARIGHTS WEREN'T AWARE THAT GOOD DENTAL HEALTH IS NOT JUST ABOUT GOOD DENTAL HYGIENE. ONE COMMON MYTH: CAVITIES FORM WHERE YOU CAN SEE THEM. ALL OF AUDREY'S CAVITIES FORMED IN-BETWEEN HER TEETH - WHERE STICKY, SUGARY TREATS GOT STUCK.

They don't feel it, so the child's not aware that the food is stuck between their teeth."

MYTH NUMBER TWO: BRUSHING IS BETTER THAN FLOSSING. DOCTOR KEELS TELLS PARENTS IF THEY ONLY DO ONE: IT'S BETTER TO FLOSS. YOUR TONGUE ACTS LIKE A NATURAL BRUSH BUT NOTHING IS A SUBSTITUTE FOR FLOSS. ANOTHER MYTH: BABIES DON'T NEED TO GO TO THE DENTIST.

"You should have a dental home, no different than a medical home, by age 1."

YOU SHOULD ALSO BRUSH YOUR BABY'S TEETH WITH WATER AT FIRST - THEN FLUORIDE TOOTHPASTE ONCE THEY CAN SPIT IT OUT. ALSO - FLOSS AS SOON AS TWO TEETH TOUCH. MYTH NUMBER FOUR: BABY TEETH AREN'T THAT IMPORTANT BECAUSE YOU'LL LOSE THEM ANYWAY.

"They're place card holders for the adult teeth underneath them."

IF BABY TEETH ROT OR HAVE TO BE PULLED, PERMANENT TEETH SHIFT AND COME IN CROOKED. ANOTHER MYTH: DENTAL HEALTH DOESN'T AFFECT ACADEMICS. A RECENT STUDY FOUND CHILDREN WITH CAVITIES MISSED THREE-TIMES AS MANY SCHOOL DAYS BECAUSE OF PAIN AND DID NOT PERFORM AS WELL.

TOOTH TRUTH 5 MYTHS-ONCAM

DENTISTS SAY TRY TO AVOID ALL STICKY, SUGARY FOODS.

TREATS LIKE CHOCOLATE AND ICE CREAM ARE A BETTER CHOICE THAN SNACKS LIKE GRANOLA BARS AND FRUIT ROLL-UPS

TEASE THREE-1-SHOT

DRINKING BEER IN A BAR.

AT AGE FOUR.

COMING UP HOW A LITTLE ONE GOT HIS HANDS ON ALCOHOL -- WITH HIS PARENTS RIGHT THERE.

Sarah Freeman-Prosecutor -- "dressed in scrubs, stethoscope around his neck. he even had the terminology down."

A FLORIDA TEEN PRETENDING TO BE A PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT GETS BUSTED.

TZ3 A MOM GIVES BEER TO 4 YEAR OLD-VO

TZ3 B FAKE DOCTOR TRIAL-SOTVO

TZ3 C LAPD EXCESSIVE FORCE-VO

BUMP SHOT-BUMP OUT

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HURRICANE ISAAC-POP-VO

AS ISAAC CONTINUES TO PUSH INLAND. THIS AFTERNOON THE STORM HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM.

BUT THAT PROVIDES LITTLE. IF ANY RELIEF. FOR THOSE ALONG THE GULF COAST STILL DEALING WITH THE EFFECTS OF THE SLOW MOVING SYSTEM.

HURRICANE ISAAC-PKG

ISAAC'S ASSAULT HAS BEEN RELENTLESS.

PUNISHING WIND.

AND DRIVING RAINS.

POUNDING NEW ORLEANS AND THE GULF COAST FOR A FULL DAY.

WITH NO SIGNS OF EASING. ANYTIME SOON.

Louisiana:15 -:17

"There is much more coming."

RESCUE TEAMS MOVED-IN TO PLAQUEMINES PARISH. AS THE HURRICANE SO OFTEN COMPARED TO KATRINA, TOOK ON ONE OF ITS' MOST DEVASTATING QUALITIES.

"I have more damage for this storm than I did for Katrina. And I rode out Katrina at my home."

THE RUSH OF WATER CAME QUICKLY.

"We just watched the water come up again "

HUNDREDS SCRAMBLED TO GET TO HIGHER GROUND.

"We got out the back door with the boat. Tried to save my next door neighbor which wouldn't happen. The wind was so strong it was pushing the boat the opposite way."

WHIPPED BY THOSE WINDS. FLOOD WATERS STARTED TO SWALLOW HOMES.

"Everything washed away - we have nothing."

AND THEN ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS.

"The water kept coming up. I know I got 10 foot of water, easy."

UP AND DOWN THE COAST. EVEN IN AREAS WHERE LEVEES AREN'T AN ISSUE. THERE' SIMPLY NO PLACE FOR SO MUCH WATER TO GO.

ADDING TO THE MESS. AND MISERY. TREES AND POWERLINES SEARED BY THE WIND.

MORE THAN HALF A MILLION ARE WITHOUT ELECTRICITY - A NUMBER THAT CONTINUES TO GROW.

"I just didn't think it would be that bad. Everyone was saying it'd be a tropical storm - it wasn't going to be bad."

HURRICANE ISAAC-ONCAM

JAY GRAY REPORTING.

LOUISIANA GOVERNOR BOBBY JINDAL WARNED THE THESE

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MITT ROMNEY WILL ACCEPT THE GOP NOMINATION AND GIVE A SPEECH TOMORROW NIGHT.

HIS WIFE TOOK CENTER STAGE THIS MORNING, ENCOURAGING WOMEN TO VOTE FOR ROMNEY.

TONIGHT HIS RUNNING MATE, PAUL RYAN WILL ADDRESS THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.

MY CO-ANCHOR JEFF BUTERA IS IN THE TAMPA BAY TIMES FORUM AS THE DELEGATES ARE PREPARING TO GATHER FOR TONIGHT'S EVENTS.

RNC DAY 3 ~ JEFF WALK & TALK

RNC ENGAGEMENT-VOTOPS

AND LOVE WAS IN THE AIR ON THE CONVENTION FLOOR TODAY.

RNC PRODUCTION MANAGER BRADLEY THOMSON PROPOSED TO LAURA BOWMAN THIS MORNING.

HE LED HER ON THE STAGE AND GOT DOWN ON ONE KNEE AS PICTURES OF THE COUPLE AND THEIR DOG FILLED THE MONITORS ON STAGE.

WE'RE HAPPY TO REPORT, SHE ACCEPTED.

COVERAGE WRAP-OC

ABC 7 LIVE COVERAGE OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION CONTINUES AT 6.

GAS EFFICENT CARS-VOTOPS

PRESIDENT OBAMA WANTS TO SEE MORE FUEL EFFICIENT CARS ON THE ROAD --

BUT THAT MAY MEAN AN INCREASE IN PRICES.

THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION IS ASKING FOR NEW FUEL ECONOMY RULES THAT WILL

REQUIRE EFFICIENCY TO DOUBLE OVER THE NEXT 13 YEARS.

TO MEET THE STANDARDS -- AUTOMAKERS MUST INTRODUCE

NEW TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE GASOLINE-POWERED ENGINES.

CRITICS SAY THE RULES WILL ADD THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO THE PRICE OF

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A CONTROVERSIAL PILOT PROGRAM IN CENTRAL FLORIDA WOULD HELP SAVE GAS BUT COULD CREATE

LONGER RESPONSE TIMES FOR RESIDENTS IN LONGWOOD IF THEY CALL 9-1-1.

POLICE OFFICERS IN LONGWOOD ARE BEING FORCED TO CARPOOL TO EMERGENCY CALLS

IN AN EFFORT TO SAVE GAS MONEY.

THE POLICE CHIEF SAYS SAID A BIG PERK OF THE PLAN IS OFFICER SAFETY.

NOW AN OFFICER WON'T BE ALONE WHEN HE OR SHE ARRIVES AT A VIOLENT CRIME SCENE.

POLICE CAR POOL-SOT VO

"Response times could increase because of these changes, but if I had not instituted this pilot program,

for factors that are out of our control, response times could increase any day,"

Police Chief Troy Hickson. 8

THE POLICE CHIEF SAID IF RESPONSE TIMES ARE NEGATIVELY AFFECTED DURING

VETERAN SHOT-VO WIPE

HE SURVIVED THE VIETNAM WAR -- BUT A 66 YEAR OLD VETERAN ALMOST

LOST HIS LIFE IN HIS SOUTH FLORIDA NEIGHBORHOOD OVER A NECKLACE.

NICK DRAGONE SAYS HE WAS CLEANING UP HIS YARD TUESDAY AFTER

HURRICANE ISAAC SWEPT THROUGH WHEN TWO YOUNG MEN APPROACHED.

ONE OF THEM DEMANDED HIS NECKLACE.

VETERAN SHOT-SOT VO

I had the branch cutter in my hand, and they didn't see it. And when they got up close, I turned around and faced him, and he said, "I want it," and he was going for my necklace. I said, "You're not getting it. I put the cutter up and said, "I'll cut your hand off first." Then, he pulled a gun out out and boom, boom, boom, boom

DRAGONE WAS HIT BY THREE BULLETS --

BUT POLICE SAY HE MANAGED TO CALL 9-1-1 AND GET HELP.

LAPD EXCESSIVE FORCE-VO

LOS ANGELES POLICE ARE LOOKING INTO WHETHER OFFICERS USED EXCESSIVE FORCE

AFTER SURVEILLANCE CAMERA CAPTURES OFFICERS SLAMMING A CUFFED WOMAN TO GROUND.

MICHELLE JORDAN WAS PULLED OVER LAST TUESDAY AND PUT IN HANDCUFFS.

AFTER SOME DISCUSSION -- ONE OF THE OFFICERS THROWS HER TO THE PAVEMENT, HEAD FIRST.

A SHORT TIME LATER -- WHILE STILL HANDCUFFED -- ANOTHER ENCOUNTER OCCURRED BETWEEN

JORDAN AND THE OFFICERS AND SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE GROUND A SECOND TIME.

SHE AND HER ATTORNEY SAY THE MOVE CAUSED HER SERIOUS INJURIES --

WHICH THEY HAVE DOCUMENTED WITH PHOTOS.

MOM GIVES BEER TO 4 YR OLD-VO WIPE

A SOUTH CAROLINA MOTHER IS ACCUSED OF DOING THE UNTHINKABLE BY GIVING HER FOUR-YEAR-OLD SHOTS OF BEER IN A BAR!

DEPUTIES SAY GRETCHEN KINNEAR ADMITTED TO GIVING HER CHILD ALCOHOL.

THE POLICE REPORT DESCRIBES AN INTERVIEW WITH THE FOUR-YEAR-OLD BOY.

HE TOLD DEPUTIES HIS "MOM GAVE HIM "TEA" THAT TASTED FUNNY, MADE HIM LAUGH A LOT AND MADE HIM DIZZY.

MOM GIVES BEER TO 4 YR OLD-SOT VO

"I think she probably let him have a sip of beer, but not ever to get him drunk or anything."

4 YR OLD MUGGED-VO WIPE

ONE MOTHER HOPES HER SON'S FRIGHTENING ORDEAL WILL SERVE AS A LESSON TO

PARENTS AFTER HE WAS ROBBED OF HIS GOLD CHAIN AND KNOCKED TO THE GROUND.

THE 4-YEAR OLD BOY RECEIVED A GOLD CHAIN FOR HIS BAPTISM AND WORE IT EVERYDAY

SINCE UNTIL IT WAS VIOLENTLY TAKEN.

IT HAPPENED WHEN THE BOYS MOTHER WAS DOING LAUNDRY AT A LAUNDROMAT AND

THE BOY STEPPED OUTSIDE WITH HIS SISTER.

THAT'S WHEN INVVESTIGATORS SAY THE MAN APPROACHED HIM --

4 YR OLD MUGGED-SOT VO

SOT NO MATTE 16:01:39 "be careful with your kids. Sometimes your really busy

with your kids. Things happen all of a sudden, take care of them and be

looking around for them"

FAKE DOCTOR ASST TRIAL-ONCAM

A CENTRAL FLORIDA TEENAGER IS ON TRIAL FOR IMPERSONATING A DOCTOR'S ASSISTANT AND ACTUALLY TREATING PATIENTS.

IN OPENING STATEMENTS -- HIS LAWYER SAID THE *HOSPITAL* IS TO BLAME!

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NATS WHY DID YOU DO THIS

DEPENDING ON WHO JURORS BELIEVE MATTHEW SCHEIDT WAS EITHER A 17-YEAR-OLD

OVER-EAGER TEEN INTERESTED IN MEDICINE

Jamie Kane-Defense Attorney -- " other individuals who did not believe he

was a PA.

OR HE WAS A SKILLED CON-MAN PLAYING DOCTOR.

Sarah Freeman-Prosecutor -- "dressed in scrubs, stethoscope around his neck

. he even had the terminology down."

LIKE A SCENE FROM THE MOVIE CATCH ME IF YOU CAN

THE NOW 18-YEAR-OLD FLORIDA MAN IS ON TRIAL THIS MORNING ACCUSED OF

MASQUERADING AS A physician assistantIN THIS OSCEOLA FLORIDA HOSPITAL HE

FACES 25 YEARS IN JAIL FOR IMPERSONATING A P.A. AND PRACTICING MEDICINE

WITHOUT A LICENSE EVEN PERFORMING C-P-R ON A PATIENT WHO WAS OVERDOSING

WHEN HE WAS ARRESTED LAST SEPTEMBER. HE TALKED OPENLY TO POLICE ABOUT WHAT

HAPPENED

SOT - INTERG VIDEO: He said, "Can you take over CPR?" I started doing CPR

on her, for like a minute, 2 minutes, and while he just went out there and

got the medications.

BUT IN COURT TUESDAY SCHEIDT'S ATTORNEYS BLAMED HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS WHO

GAVE SCHEIDT A BADGE MEANT FOR A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT WITHOUT CHECKING HIS

CREDENTIALSA FACT PROSECUTORS WERE FORCED TO CONCEDE.

SOT- prosecutor

Did you verify he was a PA?

Edith Silva-Hospital HR Employee -- No.

Why not?

Because the office was very busy."

SCHEIDT'S LAWYERS SAY HE NEVER LIED AND NEVER ATTENTIONED TO DECEIVE ANYONE

AND THAT HE TOLD THOSE WHO ASKED THAT HE WAS A STUDENT

BUT PROSECUTORS LINED UP A SERIES OF WITNESSES WHO SAID THE TEEN

INTENTIONALLY PLAYED THE PART OF A PROFESSIONAL

Sot prosecutor

You specifically saw mr matthew scheidt performing chest compressions?

Woman -- YES

19:08:59 SOT-Devin Mone-ER Physician Assistant -- / I walked into the room

and observed mr scheidt stethoscope to a pateint's chest um listening to

COURTROOM BRAWL-VO

THAT WAS JOHN SCHRIFFEN REPORTING.

AN ALL-OUT BRAWL BROKE OUT INSIDE AN INDIANA COURTHOUSE

DURING AN ALLEGED KILLER'S HEARING TUESDAY.

SUPPORTERS OF BOTH THE ALLEGED VICTIM AND THE ALLEGED KILLER EXCHANGED BLOWS.

OFFICERS STEPPED IN TO BREAK UP THE FIGHT.

NEW AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE FOUR------------

nat sot from Gwyneth 03:22 - nothing worked for me the way that Tracy's

method has worked

GWYNETH - COURTENEY - J-LO AND KATE.

SHE'S THE TRAINER TO THE TOP CELEBRITIES. AND SHE'S SAYING WOMEN USE PREGNANCY AS AN EXCUSE TO GET FAT.

STRAIGHT AHEAD - THE REIGN OF FIRE.

ABANDONED, BURNED AND COVERED IN SOOT --

THE RESCUE OF A BOBCAT KITTEN FROM A WILDFIRE.

TZ4 A MOM WEIGHTLOSS-SOTVO

TZ4 B BABY BOBCAT RESCUE-VO

NOLA ISAAC DAMAGE-VOTOPS

WHILE ISAAC IS SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKER THAN HURRICANE KATRINA -- WHICH LANDED SEVEN YEARS AGO TODAY -- ISAAC IS STILL DANGEROUS AND DESTRUCTIVE -- AND HAS LEFT IT'S MARK IN LOUISIANA.

HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN THE REGION ARE WITHOUT POWER --

AND ISAAC KEEPS CHURNING ACROSS THE REGION.

STORM WARN JP OPEN-CLIP

FORECAST-PHC

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

FORECAST-WXWALL

MOM WEIGHT LOSS-OC

A TRAINER TO THE STARS IS SPARKING A LOT OF CHATTER ON THE BLOGS AFTER SHE MADE STRONG COMMENTS ABOUT LOSING PREGNANCY WEIGHT.

TRACY ANDERSON IS A NEW MOM HERSELF-- AND IS ALREADY BACK IN SHAPE--

AND SHE HAS SOME TOUGH LOVE FOR OTHER MOMS.

MOM WEIGHT LOSS-PKG

SCRIPT:

HER ROSTER OF CLIENTS IS A WHO'S WHO OF HOLLYWOOD'S HOTTEST BODIES.J-LO,

KATE, COURTENEY, GWYNETH.

nat sot from Gwyneth 03:22 - nothing worked for me the way that Tracy's

method has worked

TRK 2: 07

WITH FITNESS STUDIOS IN NY, LA, AND LONDON TRACY ANDERSON IS THE "GO TO"

CELEB TRAINER.

TRK 3: 04

GWYNETH PALTROW ONCE SHARED THE ROUTINE TRACY CREATED FOR HER ON OPRAH

TRK 4: 10

HER NEW LINE OF DVDS ARE WORKOUTS FOR EXPECTANT MOMS AND NOW TRACY, WHO GAVE

BIRTH IN MAY, IS SPARKING CONVERSATION FOR COMMENTS SHE MADETO DUJOUR

MAGAZINE,

TRK 5: 14

"A lot of women use pregnancy as an excuse to let their bodies go, and

that's the worst thing," SHE SAYS

I've seen so many women who come to me right after

with disaster bodies that have gone through hell '"

TRK 6: 11

DURING HER FIRST PREGNANCY, TRACY GAINED 60 POUNDS, EATING HOTDOGS AND

MILKSHAKES - WITH HER SECOND SHE SAYS SHE DID THINGS DIFFERENTLY - GAINING

30 POUNDS AND WORKING OUT

SOT/Jeannette Kaplun, Babble Blogger - I do agree with Tracy Anderson in

the sense that many women use pregnancy as an excuse to eat much more than

they should be eating / but on the other hand I think you shouldn't be too

LINDSAY LOHAN LEGAL TROUBLES-VO

LINDSAY LOHAN'S LEGAL TROUBLES ARE BACK IN THE SPOTLIGHT.

THE 26-YEAR-OLD IS AT THE CENTER OF AN INVESTIGATION AGAIN --

THIS TIME OVER THE ALLEGED HEIST OF EXPENSIVE ITEMS FROM

A MILLIONAIRE PAL'S HOLLYWOOD MANSION.

LAST WEEK -- POLICE RECEIVED A CALL THAT 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS

WORTH OF BELONGINGS WENT MISSING AFTER AN ALL-NIGHT PARTY THAT LOHAN ATTENDED.

LOHAN HAS DENIED ANY WRONGDOING- AND PROSECUTORS NOW SAY SHE WILL NOT BE

LL COOL J BURGLARY SUSPECT-VO

THE MAN ACCUSED OF BREAKING INTO ENTERTAINER L-L COOL J'S

HOME PLEADED "NOT GUILTY" TO BURGLARY IN A CALIFORNIA COURTROOM.

JONATHAN KIRBY IS BEING HELD ON MORE THAN

ONE MILLION DOLLARS BAIL.

THE ACTOR AND RAPPER CONFRONTED KIRBY BY PUNCHING HIM

SEVERAL TIMES AND HELD HIM UNTIL POLICE CAME.

KIRBY SUFFERED A BROKEN JAW, NOSE AND RIBS.

HE FACES A MAXIMUM SENTENCE OF 38 YEARS TO

WHITNEY HOUSTON BOOK-VO

A NEW BOOK HONORING THE LATE SINGER WHITNEY HOUSTON IS IN THE WORKS.

"WHITNEY: TRIBUTE TO AN ICON" IS SET FOR A NOVEMBER 27TH RELEASE.

REPS FROM ATRIA BOOKS SAY IT WILL BE A TRIBUTE IN WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHS.

HOUSTON PASSED AWAY IN FEBRUARY.

MEGA MONEY JACKPOT-OC

IF YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN A LOTTERY TICKET FOR MEGA MONEY --

YOU MAY WANT TO GO OUT AND BUY ONE!

THE JACKPOT HAS ROLLED OVER TO AN ESTIMATED 700-THOUSAND DOLLARS

AFTER NO ONE MATCHED THE FOUR WINNING NUMBERS PLUS THE MEGA BALL NUMBER.

ABC-7 IS YOUR OFFICIAL LOTTERY STATION.

BABY BOBCAT RESCUED-VO WIPE

IN CALIFORNIA -- FIREFIGHTERS BATTLING WILDFIRES IN SOUTH LAKE TAHOE MAKE AN UNUSUAL RESCUE.

THIS BABY BOBCAT WAS FOUND LAST SATURDAY WANDERING ALONG THE SIDE OF THE ROAD --

DAZED AND CONFUSED AND ALONE WITH SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON HER PAWS.

SHE WAS TAKEN TO A SHELTER FOR TREATMENT OF BURNS -- WHERE CHERYL AND TOM MILLHAP

BABY BOBCAT RESCUED-SOT VO

Cheryl 11:14:16 it feels good the fireman was able to save it and now we'll

do our job and hopefully one day,, well see it running across the mountains

FOOTBALL GAME

A BIG GAME TONIGHT RIGHT HERE ON ABC7.

THE MIAMI DOLPHINS TAKE ON THE DALLAS COWBOYS, KICK-OFF IS AT 8-30.

NEXT AT 5-CLIP

TEASE FIVE

"The only thing I was thinking was please God don't let him take my baby."

A ROBBER GRABBED HER BABY AND TRIED TO TAKE OFF.

BUT HE DIDN'T GET FAR --

TZ5 MOM PULLS GUN ON ROBBER-SOTVOTOPS

BUMP SHOT-BUMP IN

MOM PULLS GUN ON ROBBER-2SHOT

TERRIFYING MOMENTS FOR A MOTHER AFTER AN INTRUDER

ALMOST TAKES OFF WITH HER 2-YEAR OLD.

THE WOMAN IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA WAS FORCED INTO ACTION

TO PROTECT HER DAUGHTER.

MOM PULLS GUN ON ROBBER-PKG

"I had to do something. I wasn't just gonna sit there and watch somebody take off with my baby."

BRIANNE RODRIGUEZ ACTED FAST TO SAVE HER TWO YEAR OLD DAUGHTER FROM THE GRIP OF A STRANGER. THE DRAMA ALL PLAYED OUT THIS MORNING.

"The only thing I was thinking was please God don't let him take my baby."

"I kicked into lioness mode protecting my cub."

IT WAS JUST BEFORE NINE O-CLOCK WHEN RODRIGUEZ HEARD A KNOCK AT HER FRONT DOOR. THROUGH THE WINDOW SHE SAW WHAT LOOKED LIKE A SALESMAN AND IGNORED HIM.

"Not even five minutes later, I hear three pows coming from the back bedroom, and the last pop I heard, I hear cracking, shattering glass. I go back in there in the doorway and I see this guy with a ski mask."

THE CONFRONTATION LED TO A STRUGGLE WITH THE ROBBER. RODRIGUEZ FELL TO THE GROUND AND WAS KICKED IN THE FACE AND THE RIBS. THE MAN THEN GRABBED HER SCREAMING DAUGHTER AND TOOK OFF.

"I said I gotta save my kid, that's my life, my everything, my love, so I ran to my room where we have the shotgun and I grabbed the shotgun, and I came chasing out here after him and I yelled some obscenities at him, cocked my shotgun a couple times. He saw it, he threw her on the floor."

HER BRAVERY IS BEING APPLAUDED BY THE FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

"It's her two year old daughter she's fighting for so I think anybody here would've done the same thing and you know kudos to her."

THE ROBBER DID GET AWAY WITH RODRIGUEZ'S PURSE AND SOME JEWELRY, INCLUDING HER WEDDING RING.

"The stuff that he stole from us is miniscule to the fact that my daughter was with him."

NEXT AT 6 OPEN-CLIP

COMING UP AT 6PM-ONCAM

STILL AHEAD TONIGHT AT SIX --

A COLLIER COUNTY COMMUNITY IS ON EDGE AFTER POLICE SAY A HOMELESS MAN STARTED A FIRE -- AND TRIED TO BLAME IT ON *ANOTHER HOMELESS MAN.

NOW RESIDENTS THINK THE NUMBER OF TRANSIENTS IN THEIR AREA IS ON THE RISE,.

TOILETS SMASHED, A PUBLIC BATHROOM TRASHED FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A MONTH!

NOW YOU TAX DOLLARS MAY GO TOWARD STOPPING THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.

PLUS,

TZ 6 1) TRANSIENT PROBLEM-VOTOPS

TZ 6 2) TOILET SMASH-VOTOPS

TZ 6 3) VIVIVIRTUAL DEMENTIA-NATVO

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