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HURRICANE ISAAC POURS DOWN ON THE GULF COAST THIS MORNING.

AN EERIE REMINDER OF A DAY SEVEN YEARS AGO. MANY WILL NEVER FORGET.

AND MITT ROMNEY OFFICIALLY BECOMES THE G-O-P'S NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT.

WE HAVE HIGHLIGHT'S FROM LAST NIGHT EVENTS.

AND WHAT TO EXPECT AT THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION TODAY.

PLUS. WHO KNEW A DORITO SHELL COULD BE THE KEY TO HUNDREDS OF MLLIONS.

HL1) ISSAC-VO-WIPE

HL2) RNC-VO-WIPE

HL3) TACO BELL SHELL-VOTOPS

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ISAAC CLIP-CLIP

TOSS TO ALLYSON.-2 SHOT - CAM 9

IT'S THE SEVEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE KATRINA.

AND THIS MORNING. HURRICANE ISAAC STILL CAUSES PROBLEMS.

FIRST WEATHER-WX CTR

Hurricane Isaac is meandering slowly near and over the coastline of Louisiana this morning. Large amounts of rain, strong winds and storm surge will all be problems along the northern Gulf Coast due to Isaac. This system will be a slow mover making those effects last longer.

For us here in Southwest Florida as Isaac has moved away from our area, our local weather has been improving. Winds will be coming in from the south-southwest today, pumping in plenty of heat and humidity. By tomorrow those winds will be turning more southeasterly, helping our weather pattern return to "normal". We'll have about 30-40% coverage of afternoon storms this afternoon and each afternoon continuing right on through your holiday weekend.

ISAAC IN NEW ORLEANS-SAT IN POP

TAKE A LIVE LOOK AT THE CONDITIONS IN NEW ORLEANS THIS MORNING --

IT'S THE *SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE KATRINA.

AND THE GULF REGION *AGAIN DEALS WITH THE EFFECTS OF A LARGE STORM.

STRONG WIND, HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING.

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HURRICANE ISAAC IS BATTERING THE GULF.

THE CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE CAME ASHORE TUESDAY NIGHT WITH 80 MILE PER HOUR

WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN THAT IS *DRENCHING* THE REGION.

SOT - Mitch Landrieu, New Orleans Mayor "The effects that we thought would

come from a major storm are in fact, taking place."

WINDS ARE SO STRONG - THEY RIPPED THE ROOF OFF THE HOME OF A LOUISIANA

PARISH PRESIDENT.

STORM SURGES - UP TO 12 FEET -- ARE FLOODING ROADS TREES ARE FALLING AND

HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF HOMES ARE WITHOUT POWER.

SOT - Gov. Phil Bryant, Mississippi "This is a very dangerous storm and

with those waters rising as quickly as they could be, a loss of life is a

very real possibility."

SHELTERS ARE FILLING UP THROUGHOUT LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPI

AND RESIDENTS ARE ON EDGE

SOT - Jack Hargis, Lafitte resident / "I'm just feeling a little anxious

and ready to get it over with"

IT WAS SEVEN YEARS AGO TODAY HURRICANE KATRINA HIT THE REGION

AND - LOUISIANA'S NEW 14 BILLION DOLLAR LEVEE SYSTEM AND PUMPING STATIONS

ARE NOW BEING PUT TO THE TEST.

SOT - Teree Campbell, New Orleans resident / "It'll be alright. Hopefully

ISAAC IN NEW ORLEANS-OC

BRANDI HITT REPORTING

ISAAC IS A SLOW MOVING HURRICANE.

AND BEFORE IT'S OVER,

VOTE CLIP-CLIP

RNC HIGHLIGHTS-ONCAM

AS EXPECTED --- DELEGATES AT THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION GOT TO WORK LAST NIGHT ---

OFFICIALLY VOTING FOR MITT ROMNEY AS THE GOP PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE.

TWO HIGHLIGHTS OF LAST NIGHT ---

NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE -- AND THE WIFE OF MITT ROMNEY - ANN.

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NATS CHEERING

ANN ROMNEY WAS IN THE SPOTLIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT.MAKING THE CASE FOR HER

HUSBAND OF 43 YEARS.

SOT ANN ROMNEY

This is the man America needs. This is the man who will wake up every day

with the determination to solve the problems that others say can't be solved

, to fix what others say is beyond repair.

THE APPEARANCE BROUGHT TEARS TO THE EYES OF HER SONS.AND REPUBLICANS HOPE.

.IT WILL CONVINCE WOMEN VOTERS-CONSIDERED KEY TO THE ELECTION--TO VOTE FOR

THE GOP TICKET.

SOT ANN ROMNEY

A storybook marriage? No, not at all. What Mitt Romney and I have is a real

marriage.

SOT DEBBIE GEORGATOS, TEXAS REPUBLICAN

I think people just felt a very human connection to him through her.

SOT MICHAEL JACKSON, FLORIDA REPUBLICAN

She was absolutely awesome, she is going to blow it away, she has heart.

THE SPEECH COMES AT A CRITICAL TIME FOR THE ROMNEY CAMPAIGN.

A NEW ABC NEWS WASHINGTON POST FOUND THAT ROMNEY HAS THE LOWEST PERSONAL

POPULARITY AT THE TIME OF THE CONVENTION OF ANY MAJOR-PARTY NOMINEE DATING

BACK TO 1984.

WHILE ANN ROMNEY MADE THE PERSONAL PITCH.THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER - TOUGH

TALKING NEW JERSEY GOV CHRIS CHRISTIE - MADE THE POLITICAL ONE:

SOT CHRIS CHRISTIE, NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR

We ended an era of absentee leadership without purpose or principle in New

Jersey. I am here to tell you tonight, it is time to end this era of

absentee leadership in the Oval Office and send real leaders back to the

White House. America needs Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan and we need them right

now.

STANDUP WINICK

Also during yesterday's session, the convention quickly approved a

conservative platform that calls for tax cuts -- not government spending --

to stimulate the economy.

RNC HIGHLIGHTS-SS

MAKE SURE TO CATCH ABC-7 ANCHOR JEFF BUTERA IN OUR EVENING NEWSCASTS.

OBAMAS CAMPAIGN-VOWIPE

ABC-7 ALSO FOLLOWS THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN THIS MORNING.

THE PRESIDENT WILL SPEAK IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA --

AT THREE P-M THIS AFTERNOON.

PRESIDENT OBAMA IS ON A TWO-DAY CAMPAIGN TRIP --

TRYING TO APPEAL TO YOUNG VOTERS.

THE PRESIDENT SPOKE YESTERDAY AT IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY.

AND STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF VOTING TO COLLEGE STUDENTS.

OBAMAS CAMPAIGN-SOTVO

everybody else is waiting on you. When they see you register, they'll register. When they see you vote, they'll vote."

THE PRESIDENT ALSO SPOKE AT COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY IN FORT COLLINS.

AHEAD IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR --

ONLINE DEALS-VO

WHILE SUNDAY MAY BE THE DAY -- YOU RUN ALL YOUR ERRANDS.

IT'S NOT THE DAY TO FIND THE BEST DEALS.

TURNS OUT. TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS. ARE THE CHEAPEST DAYS.

WHEN IT COMES TO A TIME OF YEAR. NOVEMBER IS THE BEST TIME FOR DEEP DISCOUNTS. FOLLOWED BY JANUARY.

ALSO KEEP IN MIND.

LEHIGH HOMICIDE-OC-SS(3)

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES HUNT FOR A SUSPECTED KILLER,

AFTER A *GRIM DISCOVERY.

LEE DEPUTIES TELL US --

50-YEAR-OLD CHRISTOPHER BROTHERS OF CAPE CORAL. WAS FOUND DEAD EARLIER THIS WEEK,

ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN LEHIGH ACRES.

NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF WEST 18TH STREET AND EDISON AVENUE.

DEPUTIES SAY HE WAS MURDERED.

THEY'RE TRYING TO PIECE TOGETHER WHAT HAPPENED,

AND WHO'S RESPONSIBLE.

IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS CRIME,

FORT MYERS SHOOTING-OC-SS-VO

DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW ---

NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE YET.

IN A FORT MYERS SHOOTING,

THAT HAPPENED IN BROAD DAYLIGHT.

OFFICERS TELL US --

ONE MAN WAS SHOT YESTERDAY AFTERNOON,

ON THE 23 HUNDRED BLOCK OF WILLARD STREET.

POLICE SAY IT STARTED WITH AN ARGUMENT INSIDE A HOME.

A MAN WAS SHOT AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

BUT HE'S EXPECTED TO RECOVER.

THIS IS THE SECOND SHOOTING IN THE CITY OF FORT MYERS,

SAN CARLOS BURGLAR-VOWIPE

A MAN IS FACING TWO FELONY CHARGES THIS MORNING --

AFTER A SAN CARLOS PARK FATHER -- CAUGHT HIM BREAKING INTO HIS HOME.

HEADED STRAIGHT FOR HIS YOUNG DAUGHTER'S ROOM.

JOSE ANGELES -- SAYS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT,

HE HEARD A NOISE AND THEN SAW A MAN GOING INTO HIS TWO-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER'S ROOM.

RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS-VO

WE CONTINUE WATCHING HURRICANE ISAAC ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST.

AND RIGHT NOW --

SEVERAL VOLUNTEERS FROM LEE COUNTY. HEAD THAT WAY TO HELP.

THE LEE COUNTY CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS.

WILL DEPLOY MORE VOLUNTEERS TODAY.

TWO VOLUNTEERS ARE ALREADY ENROUTE TO MISSISSIPPI,

AND A THIRD HEADS TO HOUSTON, TEXAS THIS MORNING.

RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS-SOTVO

SCHOOL MAKEUP DAYS-CG

SOME NEW INFORMATION INTO OUR NEWSROOM THIS MORNING -- ON HOW STUDENTS WILL MAKE UP MONDAY'S DAY OFF, BECAUSE OF ISAAC.

LEE COUNTY STUDENTS -- WILL MAKE IT UP ON OCTOBER 16TH.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY -- ON MAY 24TH. ENDING THE YEAR LATER THAN PLANNED.

TEASE ONE-1SHOT

FAST FOOD. MAKES SOME FAST CASH.

TACO BELL SET RECORDS WITH THEIR DORITO SHELL TACO.

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WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

BLOOMBERG TEASE-SOT

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT-PKG TOPS

GOOD MORNING,

ARE YOU IN A RUSH TO DUMP YOUR SAMSUNG, AHEAD OF NEXT MONTH'S RELEASE OF APPLE'S NEXT IPHONE?

GAZELLE-DOT-COM, WHICH BUYS USED ELECTRONICS GADGETS FROM CONSUMERS --

IS SEEING A MORE THAN 50-PERCENT UPTICK IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE SELLING THEIR OLD SAMSUNGS --

AFTER APPLE'S LANDMARK COURT VICTORY OVER SAMSUNG IN A MASSIVE PATENT INFRINGEMENT CASE LAST FRIDAY.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO U-S-A TODAY -- WHICH SAYS THE RESALE VALUE OF SOME OF THE SAMSUNG DEVICES APPLE WANTS BANNED FROM THE U-S MARKET --

IS ALREADY DROPPING, AS CONSUMERS WORRY ABOUT SAMSUNG'S FUTURE.

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UNITED AIRLINES -- OFFERING TO REFUND SOME PASSENGERS -- AFTER THEIR FLIGHTS WERE CANCELLED OR DELAYED BY MORE THAN 2 HOURS --

BECAUSE OF YESTERDAY'S MASSIVE COMPUTER OUTAGE.

THE AIRLINE'S RESERVATION SYSTEM WENT DOWN YESTERDAY --

THE LATEST IN A SERIES OF GLITCHES FOLLOWING ITS RECENT MERGER WITH CONTINENTAL.

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AND -- COMING UP AFTER THIS --

WHERE TO LOOK FOR A JOB, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE A COLLEGE DEGREE.

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ALRIGHT -- A DROP IN CONSUMER CONFIDENCE --

DAMPENING THE MOOD ON WALL STREET YESTERDAY.

THE CONFERENCE BOARD REPORT SHOWED AUGUST CONFIDENCE TUMBLING THE MOST IN ALMOST A YEAR.

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AND -- IF YOU HAVE A COLLEGE DEGREE AND YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A JOB -- YOU MIGHT TRY SAN FRANCISCO, SAN JOSE, OR WASHINGTON D-C.

COMPANIES IN THOSE CITIES ARE LOOKING TO HIRE THE MOST GRADS -- ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT FROM THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION.

MEANTIME -- THE WALL STREET JOURNAL SAYS BAKERSFIELD, FRESNO AND MODESTO CALIFORNIA, ALONG WITH EL PASO AND MCALLEN TEXAS AND AGUSTA GEORGIA -- ARE AMONG THE PLACES WHERE THE SHORTAGE OF COLLEGE GRADS COMPANIES WANT TO HIRE, MAY BE MOST ACUTE.

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ISAAC UMBRELLA FAIL-VOTOPS

SOMEONE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA.

TO TAKE HIS LAWN UMBRELLA OUT DURING HURRICANE ISAAC.

SO WHAT HAPPENED?

WHAT YOU'D EXPECT.

THIS VIDEO IS FROM PENSACOLA.

STORMWARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP

CROSSTALK INTO WX-CAM 9 WX EST

FORECAST-WXWALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

Hurricane Isaac is meandering slowly near and over the coastline of Louisiana this morning. Large amounts of rain, strong winds and storm surge will all be problems along the northern Gulf Coast due to Isaac. This system will be a slow mover making those effects last longer.

For us here in Southwest Florida as Isaac has moved away from our area, our local weather has been improving. Winds will be coming in from the south-southwest today, pumping in plenty of heat and humidity. By tomorrow those winds will be turning more southeasterly, helping our weather pattern return to "normal". We'll have about 30-40% coverage of afternoon storms this afternoon and each afternoon continuing right on through your holiday weekend.

PET RECALL-CG-VO

IF YOU HAVE PETS --

THIS NEXT STORY IS ONE YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO MISS.

THERE'S A RECALL OF A POPULAR BRAND OF DOG FOOD.

IT'S THE BIL-JAC BRAND.

THE COMPANY IS RECALLING -- THE 6-POUND ADULT DRY DOG FORMULA.

THE LOT NUMBER IS 1792-02.

AND IT HAS A BEST BY DATE DECEMBER 27, 2013.

PET RECALL-SOTVO

26:54 the problem with some raw foods is if people don't do their homework they may be missing out on an important nutrients for pets 27:01

THE POPULAR ALTERNATIVE INCLUDES PATTIES, FREEZE DRIED AND MEAT BONES.

SHERWIN WILLIAMS RECALL-CG

AND ANOTHER CONSUMER ALERT THIS MORNING --

SHERWIN WILLIAMS RECALLS MORE THAN A HUNDRED THOUSAND PRODUCTS.

BECAUSE THE PAINT CANS CAN LEAK AND IGNITE.

HERE'S A LOOK AT ALL THE PAINTS BEING RECALLED --

THEY WERE SOLD AT VARIOUS STORES NATIONWIDE,

BETWEEN JULY 2011 AND JUNE.

STOP USING THE PRODUCT,

TACO BELL SHELL-VO

A CULINARY COMBINATION FOR TACO BELL PAYS OFF-

HAVE YOU TRIED THOSE NEW DORITO TACOS?

WELL -- THE FAST FOOD CHAIN HAS SOLD 200 MILLION SINCE THEY'VE DEBUTED IN MARCH-- SETTING A RECORD

IT'S THE MOST SUCCESSFUL NEW PRODUCT IN THE RESTAURANT'S HISTORY.

AND MORE CHOICES ARE ON THE WAY.

ISAAC GAS PRICES-OC VO CG

THIS MORNING,

HURRICANE ISAAC IMPACTS OIL PRODUCTION IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.

AS OIL AND GAS PRICES KEEP GOING UP.

OIL PRICES ROSE 86 CENTS YESTERDAY,

TO SETTLE AT 96 DOLLARS A BARREL.

THE U-S GOVERNMENT SAYS 78 PERCENT OF THE OIL PRODUCTION IN THE GULF.

HAS BEEN HALTED BECAUSE THE STORM.

GAS PRICES IN THE CAPE CORAL - FORT MYERS AREA ARE AT 3-76 A GALLON.

TEASE TWO-2 SHOT

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

YEARS OF SUFFERING AND QUESTIONING -- ARE NOW OVER FOR ONE FAMILY.

A PAIR OF TWINS STRUGGLED WITH A STRANGE ILLNESS.

THAT NEARLY TOOK ONE'S LIFE.

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CHEST PAIN SURGERY-VO

ASPIRIN HEALTH BENEFITS-VO

A NEW STUDY SUGGESTS --

ASPIRIN MAY LOWER THE RISK OF DYING FROM PROSTATE CANCER.

RESEARCHERS FOUND --

PATIENTS WHO TOOK ASPIRIN AFTER RECEIVING RADIOTHERAPY.

HAD A *HIGHER SURVIVAL RATE.

GALLSTONES AND OBESITY-VO

DOCTORS ARE NOTICING MORE OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE CHILDREN -- ARE DEVELOPING GALLSTONES --

A CONDITION THOUGHT TO ONLY AFFECT ADULTS.

EXPERTS SAY OVERWEIGHT KIDS -- ARE TWICE AS LIKELY TO DEVELOP GALLSTONES.

*OBESE CHILDREN WERE FOUR TIMES MORE LIKELY.

CHILDREN AND THE FLU-VO

CERTAIN CHILDREN HAVE AN INCREASED RISK FOR COMPLICATIONS FROM THE FLU.

ACCORDING TO EXPERTS AT THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION--

OVER 60 PERCENT OF CHILDREN WHO DIED HAD A NEUROLOGIC DISORDER.

LIKE CEREBRAL PALSY, INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY OR EPILEPSY.

THE C-D-C IS JOINING FORCES WITH THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS --

GENETIC SEQUENCING CURES TWINS-OC

A SET OF TWINS FORCED TO DEAL WITH ILLNESS ALL THEIR LIVES.

DESPITE TRIPS TO SPECIALISTS AND EMERGENCY ROOMS, DOCTORS COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THEM. UNTIL A YEAR AGO.

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THREE YEARS AGO, ALEXIS BEERY WOKE UP STRUGGLING TO BREATHE.

SHE USED HER PHONE AND DIALED HER PARENTS DOWN THE HALL.

"And nobody could figure out why, what was going on, why she was having trouble breathing."

SHE AND HER TWIN BROTHER WERE DIAGNOSED WITH CEREBRAL PALSEY AS TODDLERS, BUT LATER FOUND OUT THEY ACTUALLY HAD A CONDITION CALLED DOPA-RESPONSIVE DYSTONIA.

THEY GOT BETTER AT FIRST, BUT BY 2009 THEIR CONDITION DETERIORATED.

"I would always worry about things like, where's the bathroom because I would always throw up."

A YEAR AGO, THEY PERFORMED A TOTAL GENOME SEQUENCING FOR THE TWINS.

THEY DISCOVERED THE TWO WERE DEFICIENT IN SERATONIN, A HORMONE IN THE BODY THAT TRANSMITS NERVE IMPULSES.

THE DISCOVERY LED TO NEW TREATMENT AND FINALLY. A NORMAL HEALTHY LIFE.

"Most profound was, wow, we've actually found the problem and my kids are gonna be fine."

THE BEERYS ARE THANKFUL FOR THE SUCCESS AND WISH THEY HAD TESTED THEIR GENETICS EARLIER.

WHILE RESEARCHERS ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF THE FIELD TRY TO USE THE KNOWLEDGE TO FIGHT A WIDE-VARIETY OF DISEASES, DR. ERIC TOPOL AT SCRIPPS TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE SAYS GENETIC TESTING DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY GUARANTEES.

GENETIC SEQUENCING CURES TWINS-OC

CHRIS CHAN REPORTING.

GENETIC SEQUENCING CAN COST 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE.

BUT ADVOCATES ARE TRYING TO CONVINCE INSURANCE COMPANIES TO COVER IT.

TEASE THREE-2 SHOT

PRESIDENT OBAMA SETS HIS SIGHTS ON THE COLLEGE CROWD.

HIS STANCE ON FUNDING HIGHER EDUCATION.

COULD HELP HIM WIN OVER SOMEVOTERS. WHO WERE TOO YOUNG TO VOTE IN THE LAST ELECTION.

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WEBTEASE-FDOT

IF YOU GET A CHANCE. HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE ABC-DASH-SEVEN DOT COM.

CHECK OUT IT'S NEW DESIGN.

WE ROLLED OUT A BRAND NEW DESIGN.

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIP

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-SAT 3 TOPS

THE TRADING DAY STARTS AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

HERE'S A LIVE LOOK AT THE OPENING BELL.

THIS MORNING, STOCKS WILL PROBABLY OPEN FLAT.

INVESTORS WATCH FOR CENTRAL BANK ACTION.

TO EASE CONCERNS OVER GLOBAL GROWTH.

THE FED CHAIRMAN GIVES A BIG SPEECH ON FRIDAY.

TS1) ISAAC-VO

HURRICANE ISAAC MADE LANDFALL ABOUT 75 MILES SOUTH OF NEW ORLEANS.

IT'S A SLOW MOVING STORM. AND CONDITIONS THAT WERE ALREADY BAD.

MAY ONLY GET WORSE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

ACROSS THE GULF COAST MORE THAN 300-THOUSAND ARE WITHOUT POWER.

TS2) ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT-VO

MITT ROMNEY IS NOW THE *OFFICIAL REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE.

AND TODAY AT THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION --

VICE PRESIDENT PAUL RYAN WILL TAKE THE STAGE.

LAST NIGHT -- THERE WERE TWO MUCH ANTICIPATED SPEECHES.

ANN ROMNEY REACHED OUT TO WOMEN.

TS3) LEHIGH MURDER-SSTOPS

DEPUTIES IN LEE COUNTY HUNT FOR THE PERSON WHO KILLED THIS MAN.

BUT THEY HAVEN'T NAMED ANY SUSPECTS,

AND NEED YOUR HELP.

LEE DEPUTIES TELL US --

50-YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER BROTHERS, OF CAPE CORAL, WAS FOUND DEAD EARLIER THIS WEEK --

ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN LEHIGH ACRES.

VOTE CLIP-CLIP

RNC TAMPA-2 SHOT VO OC

IT'S OFFICIAL:

MITT ROMNEY GETS THE G-O-P NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT.

ROMNEY WILL BE IN INDIANAPOLIS TODAY --

ADDRESSING THE AMERICAN LEGION CONVENTION AROUND 3 OCLOCK.

MEANTIME, TONIGHT AT THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION IN TAMPA --

CONGRESSMAN PAUL RYAN WILL ACCEPT THE PARTY'S NOMINATION FOR VICE PRESIDENT.

IT WILL BE THE MOST HIGH PROFILE SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT.

OF RYAN'S POLITICAL CAREER SO FAR.

THE WISCONSIN REPUBLICAN IS A POLICY EXPERT,

WHO HAS SERVED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SINCE 19-99.

AND IN CASE YOU MISSED IT --

HERE ARE SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE HEADLINING SPEECHES LAST NIGHT AT THE R-N-C.

FROM MITT ROMNEY'S WIFE ANNE,

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OUR EVENING ANCHOR JEFF BUTERA IS THERE AT THE CONVENTION.

AND HE'LL HAVE LIVE REPORTS DURING ABC7 NEWS,

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PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA SPENT THE FIRST FULL DAY OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION -- IN COLORADO ON TUESDAY.

HE HELD A RALLY WITH STUDENTS AT COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY IN FORT COLLINS.

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MANY OF THE STUDENTS IN THIS CROWD WEREN'T OLD ENOUGH TO VOTE IN '08- BUT JUST LIKE HE DID BACK THEN PRESIDENT OBAMA WOVE A THEME OF "CHANGE" INTO HIS SPEECH.

THIS TIME, TO MAKE SURE THEY KNEW HIS ADMINISTRATION HAS MADE CHANGES.

AS EVIDENCE HE HAPPILY TOUTED KEEPING STUDENT LOAN RATES FROM GOING UP- PASSING AND WINNING IN COURT ON "OBAMACARE" - AND HE TOUCHED ON SOME OTHER THINGS HE'S DONE:

"It was young people like you who said we can end this war in Iraq. Today that war is over. And nobody will ever again have to hide who they love in order to serve the country that they love because we ended Don't Ask Don't Tell once and for all."

HE BUILT OFF TALK OF CHANGE TO PUNCH UP HIS 2012 THEME- PRINTED ON HIS LECTERN: FORWARD.

AUDIENCE MEMBERS WE TALKED TO BELIEVE THE PRESIDENT WILL MOVE FORWARD HOW THEY WANT HIM TO ON A BUNCH OF ISSUES.

"Renewable energy."

"Seeing eye to eye with me on paying for college and paying for my loans."

"With the illegal immigrants. My mom is from a different country."

"Me being gay and openly out to my family and I can go into the military if I so choose to do."

IF AN OBAMA VOTE IS FORWARD- THE PRESIDENT ALSO WORKED TO POUND HOME HIS MESSAGE THAT A VOTE FOR MITT ROMNEY IS TO GO BACKWARD.

"This week in Tampa my opponents will offer you their agenda Don't boo, vote! "

AND IN THAT STATEMENT LIES THE REASON THIS STOP IS IMPORTANT TO THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN.

COLLEGE STUDENTS ARE PART OF HIS BASE-- BUT THEY ARE SOMEWHAT FICKLE AS VOTERS.

ENERGETIC CAMPUS RALLIES LIKE THIS ONE WERE CREDITED WITH HELPING HIM WIN LAST TIME.

"10,000 people coming here that's pivotal for him to be elected. 10,000 people that could swing Colorado, that could swing the entire country."

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BRANDON RITTIMAN REPORTING.

NEW FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS-VO

OVER THE NEXT DECADE OR SO ---

CARS WILL BE MORE EXPENSIVE.

BUT THEY WILL NEED LESS GAS.

THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION FINALIZED NEW FUEL ECONOMY RULES YESTERDAY.

THE RULES WILL INCREASE STANDARDS --

FROM 30 MILES PER GALLON TO 54-AND-A-HALF MILES PER GALLON.

THIS WILL ALSO INCREASE THE COST OF CARS BY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

CAPE TOLLS-OC-VO

HERE IS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. TOLL TALKS. HIT A RED LIGHT.

CAPE TOLLS-SOTVO

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."

LAST YEAR, LEE COUNTY COLLECTED NEARLY $27 MILLION DOLLARS IN TOLLS.

AFTER PAYING CONSTRUCTION DEBTS, MAINTANENCE COSTS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS -- THERE'S ABOUT $3 MILLION DOLLARS LEFT.

CHAR CO JEWELRY HEIST-VO

TODAY -- THE OWNERS OF A PORT CHARLOTTE JEWELRY STORE.

FIGURE OUT EXACTLY HOW MUCH INVENTORY IS MISSING.

AND HOW MUCH MONEY THEY'RE OUT.

FOR THE THIRD TIME IN SIX YEARS --

BURGLARS HIT "THE JEWELRY STORE" ON KINGS HIGHWAY.

FORENSICS TEAMS SPENT MOST OF YESTERDAY GOING THROUGH EVIDENCE.

THE BURGLARY HAPPENED EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING,

DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

MCDONALDS TODAY-CG

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A JOB THIS MORNING, MCDONALDS WANTS TO HIRE 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.

LANCE ARMSTRONG-VO

LANCE ARMSTRON -- A SURVIVOR OF TESTICULAR CANCER -- ADDRESSES THE WORLD CANCER CONGRESS IN MONTREAL TONIGHT.

THE CYCLIST'S CANCER AWARENESS FOUNDATION SAYS CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE GONE UP SINCE HE WAS STRIPPED OF HIS TITLES.

HE ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK --

HE WOULD NOT FIGHT ALLEGATIONS OF ILLEGAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

THE AGENCY STRIPPED ARMSTRONG OF HIS SEVEN TOUR DE FRANCE TITLES.

NASA MARS ROVER-SOTVOTOPS

"Hello, this is Charlie Bolden, NASA Administrator speaking to you via the broadcast capabilities of the Curiosity Rover, which is now on the surface of Mars."

MEMBERS OF NASA'S "MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY" -- LISTENED TO A HISTORY-MAKING BROADCAST IN CALIFORNIA.

THE SPACE AGENCY'S CHIEF RECORDED THAT MESSAGE YOU JUST HEARD, SENT IT TO CURIOSITY ON MARS, AND THE ROVER TRANSMITTED IT BACK TO EARTH.

NASA ALSO RELEASED NEW IMAGES FROM THE MARS ROVER -- SHOWING THE SIDE OF MOUNT SHARP, WHICH WAS FORMED FROM HUNDREDS OF ROCK LAYERS.

HANTAVIRUS DEATH-VO

ANOTHER PERSON WHO CAMPED AT YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK THIS SUMMER.

IS BELIEVED TO HAVE DIED FROM HANTA-VIRUS.

THE PARK HAS ALSO IDENTIFIED A PROBABLE FOURTH VICTIM.

THE OUTBREAK WAS FIRST DISCOVERED,

WHEN TWO VACATIONERS CONTRACTED THE ILLNESS EARLIER THIS MONTH.

THE RARE LUNG DISEASE KILLS ABOUT A THIRD OF THOSE WHO ARE INFECTED.

IT IS CARRIED BY SOME MICE AND RATS.

ROTC RETURNS TO YALE-VO

YALE UNIVERSITY WILL WELCOME THE FIRST R-O-T-C UNIT IN 40 YEARS -- TO ITS NEW HAVEN CAMPUS.

THE UNIVERSITY DECIDED TO BRING BACK BOTH THE NAVY AND AIR FORCE RESERVE OFFICERS PROGRAMS.

THE MOVE COMES AFTER CONGRESS VOTED TO END "DON'T ASK DON'T TELL".

A NAVY R-O-T-C UNIT -- WILL BE ARRIVING ON CAMPUS WEDNESDAY.

BEES AND ISAAC-VO

THE WORST OF ISAAC MISSED SOUTHWEST FLORIDA --

BUT THE STORM IS STILL CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR SOME RESIDENTS -- AND THEY ARE BUZZING ABOUT IT.

BEES ARE INVADING SOME NEIGHBORHOODS.LOOKING FOR SAFETY FROM ISAAC AND OTHER STORMS.

ABC7 FOLLOWED A BEE KEEPER ACROSS NEIGHBORHOODS IN OUR AREA.

WE FOUND ONE WOMAN WITH 60-THOUSAND BEES JUST INSIDE OF HER GARAGE WALL.

BEES AND ISAAC-SOTVO

ISMAY WILLIAMS, BEES IN HER HOME: I have intimidating problems with them I'm scared they will sting you

RICHARD CHAPPELLE, BEES IN YARD: with dogs and cats and kids in the yard playing I couldn't just leave it there even though they're honeybees

OUR BEE KEEPER TELLS US BEES USE SMALL HOLES TO GET INTO YOUR HOUSE DURING HURRICANE SEASON.

HE SAYS DON'T LEAVE YOUR SHUTTERS DOWN BECAUSE BEES WILL FORM A HIVE IN YOUR WINDOW.

TEASE FOUR-1SHOT

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

A MOTHER'S WORST NIGHTMARE!

A ROBBER TRIES TO TAKE HER CHILD.

WE SHOW YOU HOW SHE STOOD UP TO HIM.

BUT FIRST.

SOME TAKE IT OFF FAST. AND SOME STRUGGLE FOR YEARS.

TZ4 A) MOM PULLS GUN-SOTVO

TZ4 B) BABY WEIGHT LOSS-VOTOPS

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

BABY WEIGHT LOSS-CAM 10 BMP 2 SHOT

A TRAINER TO THE STARS.

HAS SPARKED A LOT OF CHATTER ON THE BLOGS.

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.

BABY 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

BABY WEIGHT LOSS-ONCAM

THAT WAS LARA SPENCER REPORTING.

BUT EVEN ANDERSON ADMITS -- GETTING BACK IN SHAPE POST BABY IS HARD.

STORM WARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP

CROSSTALK-CAM 9 WX EST

FORECAST-WX WALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

Hurricane Isaac is meandering slowly near and over the coastline of Louisiana this morning. Large amounts of rain, strong winds and storm surge will all be problems along the northern Gulf Coast due to Isaac. This system will be a slow mover making those effects last longer.

For us here in Southwest Florida as Isaac has moved away from our area, our local weather has been improving. Winds will be coming in from the south-southwest today, pumping in plenty of heat and humidity. By tomorrow those winds will be turning more southeasterly, helping our weather pattern return to "normal". We'll have about 30-40% coverage of afternoon storms this afternoon and each afternoon continuing right on through your holiday weekend.

DOLPHINS PREVIEW-VO

GET READY, FOOTBALL FANS.

TONIGHT -- THE MIAMI DOLPHINS TAKE ON THE DALLAS COWBOYS!

THE N-F-L PRE-SEASON GAME KICKS OFF AT 8:30 P-M AT COWBOYS STADIUM.

CAPTIVA CONDITIONS-VOTOPS

ABC-7 HAS LEARNED ---

EROSION EXPERTS ARE SURVEYING CAPTIVA BEACH.

AND FIRST INDICATIONS SHOW EVERYTHING IS OKAY.

SO FAR, IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE STORM SURGE CAUSED ANY NEW DAMAGE.

THERE WAS BAD EROSION AFTER TROPICAL STORM DEBBIE IN LATE JUNE --

FIFTY SHADES NO LONGER NUMBER 1-VO

"FIFTY SHADES OF GREY" IS NO LONGER NUMBER ONE.

THE BOOK LOST THE TOP SPOT ON AMAZON'S BEST SELLER LIST -- TO A BOOK ABOUT THE ASSASSINATION OF OSAMA BIN LADEN.

"NO EASY DAY" IS A FIRST HAND ACCOUNT OF THE 2011 RAID MISSION -- AND IS WRITTEN BY A FORMER MEMBER OF SEAL TEAM 6.

THE GROUP THAT CARRIED OUT THE RAID.

CHURCH SIGN CONTROVERSY-VOTOPS

THIS ELECTRONIC SIGN OUTSIDE A CHURCH IN VIENNA, VIRGINIA.

STIRS UP SOME CONTROVERSY.

NOT BECAUSE OF WHAT IT SAYS.

BUT OVER HOW MANY TIMES THE MESSAGE CHANGES EACH DAY.

A COUNTY ORDINANCE PREVENTS MORE THAN TWO MESSAGES PER DAY ON PORTABLE SIGNS.

SOMETIMES, THE CHURCH HAS THREE.

MOM PULLS GUN ON ROBBER-ON CAM

MAKING NATIONAL HEADLINES TODAY.

A WOMAN IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA -- SCARES OFF AN INTRUDER. TRYING TO TAKE 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."

MOM PULLS GUN ON ROBBER-OC

ANGELA GREENWOOD REPORTING.

OLDEST FACEBOOK USER-VO

FACEBOOK IS A GREAT WAY TO RE-CONNECT WITH *OLD FRIENDS*.

AND ONE WOMAN PROVES IT.

FACEBOOK'S *OLDEST REGISTERED USER --

GOT TO MEET C-E-O MARK ZUCKERBERG.

101-YEAR-OLD FLORENCE DETLOR VISITED FACEBOOK'S CALIFORNIA HEADQUARTERS.

THE SITE HAS OFFICIALLY NAMED DETLOR AS THE *OLDEST OF ITS 900 MILLION USERS.

TEASE FIVE-1SHOT

Every studio wants him. He's booked solid for a year. That means no one can get him, so they have to go to their number two

HOLLYWOOD HAS A NEW HEARTHROB.

TZ5 A) CHANNING TATUM-SOTVOTOPS

FINAL CHECK OF STOCKS-SAT 3 FULL

CHANNING TATUM NUMBER 1-SOTVOTOPS

Every studio wants him. He's booked solid for a year. That means no one can get him, so they have to go to their number two

MOVE OVER BRAD. GEORGE. AND ANGELINA --

THERE'S A NEW A- LIST IN TOWN.

CHANNING TATUM IS OFFICIALLY THE MOST WANTED MAN IN HOLLYWOOD!

THE LATEST ISSUE OF "HOLLYWOOD REPORTER".

MADONNA CANCELS TOUR-VO

MADONNA CANCELS PART OF HER TOUR AGAIN-- THIS TIME FOR HER KIDS.

THE POP STAR POSTED THE NEWS ON HER WEBSITE -- THAT SHE WOULD BE MISSING THE AUSTRALIAN PORTION OF HER TOUR.

SHE SAYS HER FIRST PRIORITY IS HER KIDS, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE HER OLDEST WILL BE LEAVING HOME SOON.

TAYLOR SWIFT NEW VIDEO-VOTOPS

TAYLOR SWIFT'S NEW MUSIC VIDEO DEBUTS THURSDAY --

ON FOUR DIFFERENT CHANNELS SIMULTANEOUSLY.

THE SINGER WILL INTRODUCE HER VIDEO FOR 'WE ARE NEVER EVER GETTING BACK TOGETHER".

DURING AN INTERVIEW ON M-T-V.

THEN V-H-1, C-M-T, AND TEEN-NICK WILL ALSO BROADCAST THE VIDEO AT THE SAME TIME.

SWIFT WILL ALSO PERFORM AT THE M-T-V VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS,

LL COOL J-VO

THE MAN CHARGED WITH BREAKING INTO LL COOL J'S HOUSE LAST WEEK -- GOT HIS DAY IN COURT.

THE 56-YEAR-OLD MAN PLEAD NOT GUILTY TO A BURGLARY CHARGE.

LL COOL J SUBDUED THE SUSPECT UNTIL POLICE ARRIVED.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS

TS1) ISSAC-VOTOPS

HURRICANE ISAAC MADE LANDFALL --

ABOUT 75 MILES SOUTH OF NEW ORLEANS.

IT'S A SLOW MOVING STORM.

AND CONDITIONS THAT WERE ALREADY BAD.

MAY ONLY GET WORSE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.

ACROSS THE GULF COAST --

MORE THAN 100-THOUSAND ARE WITHOUT POWER.

TS2) ROMNEY FOR PRES-VOTOPS SS

REPUBLICANS HAVE FORMALLY NOMINATED MITT ROMNEY AS THEIR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.

VOTES FROM NEW JERSEY DURING THE ROLL CALL -- PUT THE FORMER MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR OVER THE TOP.

MAKE SURE TO CATCH ABC-7 ANCHOR JEFF BUTERA -- IN OUR EVENING NEWSCASTS.

TS3) LEHIGH MURDER-SSTOPS

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES NEED MORE DETAILS--

AFTER FINDING A CAPE CORAL MAN DEAD ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

50-YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER BROTHERS, OF CAPE CORAL, WAS FOUND IN LEHIGH ACRES EARLIER THIS WEEK.

DEPUTIES NEED YOUR HELP FINDING THE KILLER.

TS4) PET FOOD RECALL-SSTOPS

PREMIUM DOG FOOD MAKER BIL-JAC FOODS.

RECALLS ITS SIX-POUND ADULT SELECT FORMULA DOG FOOD.

HIGH MOISTURE CAUSED MOLD IN ONE BATCH.

MORE THAN A THOUSAND BAGS WERE IMPACTED.

FINAL WEATHER-WX GFX

Hurricane Isaac is meandering slowly near and over the coastline of Louisiana this morning. Large amounts of rain, strong winds and storm surge will all be problems along the northern Gulf Coast due to Isaac. This system will be a slow mover making those effects last longer.

For us here in Southwest Florida as Isaac has moved away from our area, our local weather has been improving. Winds will be coming in from the south-southwest today, pumping in plenty of heat and humidity. By tomorrow those winds will be turning more southeasterly, helping our weather pattern return to "normal". We'll have about 30-40% coverage of afternoon storms this afternoon and each afternoon continuing right on through your holiday weekend.

CLOSE-2SH-AWS ANI

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