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DEMOCRATES WILL SOON BE GEARING UP FOR THEIR NATIONAL CONVENTION--
IT'LL KICK OFF SEPTEMBER FOURTH THROUGH THE SIXTH IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA.
ALREADY, SOME PROTESTERS AND ORGANIZING THEIR PLANS
THE COALITION TO MARCH ON WALL STREET SOUTH MET TODAY.
THEY REPEATED THEIR CALL FOR MORE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EQUALITY.
THEIR RALLY WILL START SUNDAY AT 11 A.M. AND LEADER SAY THEY EXPECT SEVERAL THOUSAND PEOPLE TO SHOW UP.
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LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT ONE OF THE AREAS TAKING A MAJOR HIT FROM THE STORM.
NEW ORLEANS,
WHERE DESPITE SO MANY WARNING, SOME PEOLE JUST COULDN'T ANTICIPATE THE STRENGTH OF ISAAC.
"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.
I have more damage for this storm than I did for Katrina. And I rode out Katrina at my home
THAT'S RIGHT--
SOME RESIDENTS SAY THIS STORM HAS BEEN WORSE FOR THEM THAN KATRINA.
MORE THAN HALF A MILLION ARE WITHOUT ELECTRICITY - A NUMBER THAT CONTINUES TO GROW.
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AS ISAAC CAME ASHORE TUESDAY NIGHT, THE CENTER MOVED OVER PLAQUEMINES PARISH, LOUISIANA.
IT WAS THERE THAT TORRENTIAL RAINFALL OVERTOPPED A 17-MILE STRETCH OF LEVEE.
CREWS ARE SAID TO HAVE RESCUED 75 PEOPLE IN BRAITHWAITE, INCLUDING THIS VIDEO OF A 70-YEAR-OLD-MAN AND HIS FOUR DOGS, WHO WERE AMONG THOSE TRAPPED ON ROOFS AND IN ATTICS BY MURKY WATER.
DOZENS OF OTHERS WERE STILL AWAITING RESCUE.
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AND IN MISSISSIPPI, RESIDENTS ARE WEATHERING THIS STORM ON THE SEVEN-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE KATRINA, WHICH LEFT NEARLY 18-HUNDRED PEOPLE DEAD AND CAUSED BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGE.
FLOODING IN THE STATE HAS ALREADY HAS WASHED AWAY A COUNTY PIER AND LEFT TWO OR THREE FEET OF WATER ON PARTS OF U.S. HIGHWAY 90.
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WEATHER TEASE
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A CRASH EARLIER TODAY ON I75 LEFT ABOUT 100 GALLONS OF DIESEL FUEL ON THE ROAD.
FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL TELLS ABC7 THE FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEW ON A TRUCK, CAUSING IT TO GO ACROSS THE MEDIAN, SWERVE BACK INTO THE NORTHBOUND LANE, AND FINALLY ROLL SEVERAL TIMES.
BOTH THE NORTHBOUND AND SOUTHBOUND LANES WERE SHUT DOWN RIGHT AT THE LEE- COLLIER COUNTY LINE FOR A HALF HOUR.
THE TRUCK WAS THE ONLY VEHICLE INVOLVED IN THE CRASH, AND THE DRIVER WAS AIRLIFTED TO LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
TRAFFIC IS NOW BACK TO NORMAL.
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CAPE CORAL ALSO RECEIVED RECOGNITION TODAY.
THE CITY WAS GIVEN THE PRESTIGIOUS FLORIDA "SPIRIT AWARD."
COUNCILMAN LENNY NESTA ACCEPTED THE AWARD OVER THE WEEKEND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY.
CAPE CORAL RECEIVED THE SPIRIT AWARD FOR ITS "TAKE PRIDE IN THE CAPE" PROGRAM.
THE PROGRAM WAS STARTED IN 2009 TO TACKLE BLIGHT IN THE CITY CAUSED BY A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN FORECLOSURES.
VOLUNTEERS DONATED THEIR TIME AND RESOURCES --MOWING AND LANDSCAPING -- ABANDONED HOUSES - -SAVING THE CITY MORE THAN A MILLION DOLLARS.
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I couldn't imagine how horrible it would be to have that feeling, and if my eyes were like that, frankly, i'd keep them closed
SOME FORT MYERS RESIDENTS GOT A CHANCE TO WALK A MILE IN SOMEONE ELSE'S SHOES.
A TRAVELING TOUR VISITED THE HIDDEN OAKS SENIOR LIVING TODAY TO SHOW PEOPLE WHAT IT'S LIKE TO HAVE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.
THEY WERE GIVEN HEADPHONES TO DEFEN THE EARS, BUMPY FOOT PADS TO DEMONSTATE BONE SPURS, AND GOGGLES TO MIMIC BLURRED VISION.
THOSE TAKING THE TOUR TODAY SAY IT'S EYE-OPENING HOW DIFFICULT SIMPLE TASKS ARE WITH THE IMPEDIMENTS.
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TAXPAYER MONEY IN THE TOILETS.
ATTENDANT DOING CHECKS AT BROOKS COMMUNITY PARK IN LEE COUNTY THIS MORNING DISCOVERED VANDALS HAD SMASHED ALL TO TOILETS IN BOTH THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BATHROOMS.
NOW, THE COUNTY HAS TO SHELL OUT ABOUT 1-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO BUY NEW TOILETS.
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN TWO WEEKS THE BATHROOMS HAVE BEEN VANDALIZED.
THIS TIME, THEY'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING IN METAL ONES, TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.
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PATIENTS ARE TAKING CONTROL OF THEIR MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS
WITH THE HELP OF NEW SERVICE FROM THE LEE MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM.
IT'S CALLED "MY CHART".
IT GIVES PATIENTS THE POWER TO ACCESS THEIR PERSONAL HEALTH RECORDS OVER THE COMPUTER.
IT LAUNCHED LAST MONTH AND SO FAR -- IT'S ONLY AVAILABLE TO LEE PHYSICIAN GROUP PATIENTS.
YOU CAN LOOK UP YOUR CHILD'S GROWTH CHART, REQUEST PRESCRIPTION REFILLS AND EVEN ASK DOCTOR'S QUESTIONS.
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it's important to involve patients in their care. It's important to make them feel like they are part of the process and decision making
LEE MEMORIAL PLANS TO EXPAND "MY CHART" TO ITS ENTIRE NETWORK IN THE FUTURE.
IT'S ALSO WORKING TO MAKE IT SMART PHONE USER FRIENDLY.
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MEN ARE OFTEN ACCUSED OF BEING HEARTLESS--
BUT ONE CZECH MAN ACTUALLY IS!
HE'S BEEN LIVING WITHOUT A HEART FOR ALMOST 150 DAYS IS NOW ON THE WAITING LIST FOR A TRANSPLANT.
THE THIRTY-SEVEN-YEAR-OLD WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A MALIGNANT TUMOR IN HIS HEART.
IN APRIL, A CZECH MEDICAL TEAM REPLACED HIS HEART WITH TWO MECHANICAL PUMPS THAT DO THE JOB FOR HIM.
HE IS THE FIRST PERSON TO SURVIVE SO LONG WITH PUMPS INSTEAD OF A HEART.
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HE SURVIVED THE VIETNAM WAR, BUT ALMOST LOST HIS LIFE IN HIS SOUTH FLORIDA NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANING UP AFTER ISAAC.
WE WANT TO WARN YOU THIS VIDEO IS GRAPHIC.
YOU CAN SEE THE 66-YEAR-OLD VETERAN BLEDING WHILE SPEAKING WITH POLICE.
TWO MEN ATTACKED HIM AS HE WORKED IN HIS YARD IN BROWARD COUNT ON TUESDAY.
THEY TOLD HIM TO HOLD OVER A NECKLACE HE WAS WEARING AND WHEN HE REFUSED, ONE OF THE MEN PULLED A GUN AND SHOT THE VICTIM THREE TIMES.
INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR THE SUSPECTS.
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