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BREAKING OVERNIGHT.

EMERGENCY CREWS ARE ON OUT ON I-75 THIS MORNING.

AFTER A BODY IN THE ROAD WAS HIT BY MULTIPLE CARS.

WE'LL HAVE A LIVE REPORT.

Yeah we left for Katrina, but that's it I had enough I ain't coming back no more.

ISSAC KEEPS BEARING DOWN ON THE GULF COAST.

AND MANY PEOPLE NEED RESCUE FROM THEIR HOMES.

HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS ARE STILL WITHOUT OF POWER THIS MORNING.

WE'RE WATCHING THE STORM'S PATH.

PLUS.

SEVERAL SPEAKERS HELD ROMNEY IN HIGH REGARD LAST NIGHT AT THE R-N-C.

AND PAUL RYAN ACCEPTED HIS NOMINATION AS VICE PRESIDENT.

WE'LL SHOW YOU WHAT TO EXPECT TONIGHT AS THE CONVENTION ENTERS IT'S FINAL NIGHT.

AND A NEW OPTIONS FOR PARENTS.

SEE THE CREDIT CARD. THAT'S ALSO AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL.

SO YOUR TEENS CAN SPEND MONEY,

HL0) BODY IN THE ROAD-VOTOPS

HL1) ISSAC-SOTVO

HL2) RNC WED NIGHT-VO-WIPE

HL3) GIVING KIDS CREDIT CARDS-VOTOPS

WX HL-WX WALL

BODY FOUND-CLIP FDOT

BREAKING RIGHT NOW AT NINE --

A BODY WAS DISCOVERED ON I-75 IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY,

EARLY THIS MORNING.

TRAFFIC IS STILL BACKED UP --

IN THE SOUTHBOUND LANES, NEAR HARBORVIEW ROAD.

IT WAS AT A STANDSTILL FOR THREE HOURS,

AS TROOPERS INVESTIGATE WHAT HAPPENED.

LET'S GO LIVE TO ABC-7'S CLIFTON FRENCH AT THE SCENE.

BODY FOUND-REM LIVE

BODY FOUND-VO

This all happened around 4:30 this morning.

Florida highway patrol says they believe the Deceased is a woman.

Fhp is still trying to figure out why she was in the road and if she had been hit before she was run over again.

I talked to a witness earlier who says the person was laying flat on in the left south bound lane before she was hit.

And run over multiple times.

BODY FOUND-SOTVO

BODY FOUND-REM LIVE

Fhp is currently trying notify the victims family. They are also trying to wrap up their investigation and reopen the interstate.

ISAAC CLIP-CLIP

ISAAC PACKAGE-VOTOPS OC 2 SHOT

TROPICAL STORM ISAAC.

STILL CAUSES QUITE A COMMOTION IN LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.

RAINFALL CAUSED A LEVEE OUTSIDE NEW ORLEANS TO OVERFLOW.

TRIGGERING EVACUATIONS.

AND NATIONAL GUARDSMEN SET OUT TO RESCUE DOZENS OF PEOPLE TRAPPED IN THEIR HOMES.

THE LATEST THIS MORNING -- PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS JUST SIGNED DISASTER DECLARATIONS FOR HARD- HIT PARTS OF LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.

ISAAC PACKAGE-PKG

ISAAC MAY HAVE WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL STORM BUT PROBLEMS ARE GROWING ALONG

THE GULF COAST.

"Aye! We need some can we get some help!?!"

WATER SPILLED OVER THE TOP OF A CRITICAL LEVEE FLOODING HOMES IN RURAL

PLAQUEMINES PARISH A MATTER OF MINUTES.

SOT - Billy Nungesser, Plaquemines Parish President / "We've never seen

anything like this not even Katrina."

DOZENS OF FAMILIES HAD TO BE RESCUED BY BOAT INCLUDING SMALL CHILDREN.

SOT "By the time we came to the the water came."

SOT - Chery Hicks, Evacuee

Water's over the top of the roof we had to break through the ceiling and

come through the attic."

AND -- THIS FATHER AND SON TEAM PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE TO RESCUE THEIR

NEIGHBORS BEFORE EMERGENCY CREWS COULD ARRIVE.

SOT - Jesse Shaffer III, Rescuer "We rescued a lot of people, saw a lot of

things that you never thought you'd see"

INTENSE MOMENTS FOR THEM

AND FOR THOSE WHO BARELY ESCAPED.

THOUSANDS MORE HAVE NOW BEEN ORDERED TO EVACUATE.

THEY'RE FILLING SHELTERS IN LOUSIANA AND MISSISSIPPI AND WONDERING IF THEIR

HOMES WILL BE SPARED.

SOT- "Hopefully it's still there, might be wet, but it's still there."

ISAACS POWERFUL WINDS HAVE KNOCKED DOWN TREES

AND KNOCKED OUT POWER TO HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS IN THE REGION.

THE DAMAGE TO HOMES AND BUSINESSES IS EXTENSIVE.

BUT SO FAR, IN NEW ORLEANS THE NEW LEVEE SYSTEM CREATED AFTER HURRICANE

KATRINA HAS PASSED ISAAC'S TEST

SOT - "It wasn't as bad as we thought it was going to be but

it was still pretty bad."

AS ISAAC MOVES NORTH RIVERS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH CRITICAL FLOOD STAGE IN

MANY AREAS

AND RESCUE TEAMS WILL RESUME OPERATIONS. AFTER THE SUN COMES UP.

VOTE CLIP-VOTE

RNC WED NIGHT-2 SHOT VO AT POP

TURNING TO YOUR VOICE YOUR VOTE.

CREWS ARE SETTING THE STAGE THIS MORNING -- FOR MITT ROMNEY TO MAKE HIS ACCEPTANCE SPEECH. OF THE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION TONIGHT.

IT WILL BE THE FINAL NIGHT OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.

LAST NIGHT, PAUL RYAN ACCEPTED THE REPUBLICAN VICE-PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION.

AND HE JUMPED RIGHT INTO ONE OF THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES --

RNC WED NIGHT-SOT (2) VO

"Medicare is a promise, and we will honor it."

"Mitt Romney and I know the difference between protecting a program, and raiding it."

FORMER ARKANSAS GOVERNOR MIKE HUCKABEE -- HEAPED PRAISE UPON ROMNEY LAST NIGHT IN HIS SPEECH.

CITING ROMNEY'S LOYALTY TO HIS FAMILY.

HIS MORMON FAITH AND HIS COUNTRY.

RNC WED NIGHT-SOT OC

TOSS TO JEFF-2 SHOT AT POP

TODAY IS THE FOURTH AND *FINAL DAY OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.

AND EVERYONE'S READY TO HEAR FROM PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MITT ROMNEY.

ABC SEVEN ANCHOR JEFF BUTERA HAS BEEN COVERING THE CONVENTION FROM TAMPA.

RNC LOOK AHEAD-LL PKG

DNC UPDATE-VO

MEANTIME --

THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION KICKS OFF NEXT WEEK.

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA SPEAKS ON THURSDAY.

INSIDE A STADIUM THAT HAS 74-THOUSAND SEATS.

TICKETS WERE HANDED OUT FOR FREE LAST WEEK.

POLLS STILL SHOW A CLOSE RACE --

LOCAL FIRE UNION-VO

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

THE CAPE CORAL FIRE UNION RECENTLY ANNOUNCED IT'S SUPPORT OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA --

AND OTHERS ARE EXPECTED TO FOLLOW SUIT.

LOCAL FIRE UNION-SOTVO

-He's been a great advocate of the Safer Grant which helps local fire fighters stay up and running. Four Departments that are affected by the Safer Grant. Romney made it clear he would get rid of it."

ZIMMERMAN JUDGE-VO

A MAJOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE GEORGE ZIMMERMAN MURDER TRIAL --

HE WILL BE GRANTED A *NEW JUDGE.

A PANEL OF JUDGES RULED --

THAT JUDGE KENNETH LESTER WENT *TOO FAR.

WHEN HE WROTE ZIMMERMAN IS QUOTE "A MANIPULATOR."

ZIMMERMAN'S LAWYER ACCUSED THE JUDGE OF HAVING A BIAS AGAINST HIS CLIENT.

ZIMMERMAN IS OUT ON BAIL-

AFTER ADMITTING TO SHOOTING AND KILLING 17 YEAR OLD TRAYVON MARTIN.

HE CLAIMS SELF DEFENSE.

HOLMES HEARING-VO

A HEARING WILL BE HELD TODAY -- FOR COLORADO THEATER SHOOTING SUSPECT JAMES HOLMES.

ATTORNEYS WILL DISCUSS HOLMES' NOTEBOOK -- HE MAILED TO A COLORADO UNIVERSITY PSYCHIATRIST.

PENN STATE RETURNING TROPHIES-VO

PENN STATE IS EXPECTED TO RETURN ALL FOOTBALL TEAM TROPHIES -- WON BETWEEN 19-98 AND 20-11 SOMETIME SOON.

THIS IS JUST ONE MORE PART OF THE UNIVERITY'S PUNISHMENT -- FOLLOWING JERRY SANDUSKY'S CHILD SEX ABUSE SCANDAL.

LAST MONTH THE N-C-A-A VACATED 111 OF COACH JOE PATERNO'S WINS FROM THAT TIME.

GAS PRICES-CG

GAS PRICES CLIMB --

UP *THREE CENTS THIS MORNING.

THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS THREE-83.

STATEWIDE, PRICES ARE UP TO THREE-80.

AND IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, THREE-82.

THE BAD NEWS --

GAS TIPS-VO

SO WE FOUND A SECRET --

TO HELP YOU SAVE A FEW BUCKS.

ACCORDING TO TIME MAGAZINE --

YOU SHOULD FILL UP ON *WEDNESDAY MORNING!

THE A-M HOURS ARE BETTER,

BECAUSE IT'S *BEFORE STATIONS CHECK COMPETITOR PRICES.

GAS TIPS-SOTVO

it's the day before a lot of leisurely travelers fill up the car for that long weekend typically starting on a thursday or a friday

LEHIGH FIRE CHIEF INVESTIGATION-VO

ITS EMLOYEES WERE ACCUSED OF LOOKING AT INNAPPROPRIATE WEBSITES.

NOW THE LEHIGH ACRES FIRE CONTROL DISTRICT -- IS LOOKING INTO NEW RULES.

AT AN EALIER MEETING, A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC CLAIMED THE CHIEF WAS LOOKING AT ADULT WEBSITES.

THE CHIEF DENIES THE ACCUSATION.

A COMPANY IN CHARGE OF THE INTERNET SOFTWARE -- SAYS THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM ON THEIR END.

TEASE ONE-2 SHOT

PARENTS -- ANSWER THIS QUESTION.

WOULD YOU TRUST YOUR TEENAGER WITH A CREDIT CARD?

SOUNDS A LITTLE RISKY.

BUT WE FOUND A SAFE WAY TO LET YOUR TEEN SPEND.

WHILE TEACHING THEM IMPORTANT FINANCIAL LESSONS.

PLUS -- AVOIDING ACCIDENTS.

ABC7 LOOKS AT THE ROADS.

TZ1 A CREDIT CARDS FOR KIDS-VO

TZ1 B NATIONS WORST DRIVERS-VOTOPS

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

BLOOMBERG TEASE-SOT

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT-PKG TOPS

ROBIN ROBERTS LEAVE-VOTOPS

GOOD MORNING AMERICA'S ROBIN ROBERTS.HAD HER LAST DAY TODAY.FOR AWHILE.

SHE'S GOING ON MEDICAL LEAVE.GETTING A BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT.

THE WHOLE GMA CREW.ROBIN'S FAMILY, DOCTORS, FRIENDS.SHOWED UP TO WISH HER A SPEEDY RECOVERY.

THEY ALSO ANNOUNCED WHO WILL FILL IN FOR ROBIN, INCLDUING:

-KATIE COURIC

-BARBARA WALTERS

-DIANE SAWYER

-THE CAST OF MODERN FAMILY

-CHRIS ROCK

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.

Now that Isaac is well removed from Southwest Florida, our weather continues to improve as we get back to a typical late August pattern.

Temperatures this morning will be quite warm and muggy with some high cloudiness overhead. More sunshine to start means warmer afternoons as highs climb into the lower 90s with heat index values in the low 100s.

A stray shower along the coast can't be ruled out first thing in the morning, but with high pressure beginning to nose it's way in across the Peninsula, isolated showers/storms should hold off until the afternoon under a partly sunny sky.

Tonight, a few clouds will linger overhead with mostly dry conditions and lows will range from 80° along the coast to the middle 70s deeper inland.

As we round out the work week and head into a holiday weekend our mornings should start off sunny with the chance for isolated showers or storms each and every afternoon.

TIP MACHINE FOR CREDIT CARDS-VO

MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE GOING CASHLESS.

USING CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS FOR SMALL PURCHASES AND NOT TIPPING.

TO THE RESCUE. A NEW DEVICE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO SWIPE AN EXTRA TIME. TO LEAVE A TIP.

THE DIPJAR. IS BEING TESTED IN NEW YORK SHOPS.

AT THIS COFFEE SHOP THE BARISTA,

TIP MACHINE FOR CREDIT CARDS-SOTVO

"It's a help. Every little bit helps."

"I have no problem using the dipjar."

"I prefer using cash."

Reporter:

"Yeah, I think so."

DIPJAR IS STILL IN THE PROCESS OF TESTING OUT THE PRODUCT.

SINCE THERE IS AN ELECTRONIC RECORD OF ALL TIPS COLLECTED WITH DIPJAR,

GIVING KIDS CREDIT CARDS-2 SHOT

YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH PRE-PAID DEBIT CARDS.

YOU BUY A CARD FOR A PRE-SET AMOUNT -- AND THEN USE IT LIKE A CREDIT CARD UNTIL THE MONEY RUNS OUT.

A SAN DIEGO COMPANY USES THAT CONCEPT IN A VERY CLEVER WAY --

PUTTING PLASTIC IN THE HANDS OF *TEENS.

TEACHING THEM TO BUDGET THEIR MONEY,

BUT ALSO KEEPING PARENTS IN THE LOOP.

GIVING KIDS CREDIT CARDS-PKG

THERE ARE SO MANY PLACES OUR TEENAGERS CAN SPEND THEIR MONEY. FROM FOOD TO PHONES. SO HOW CAN YOU TEACH THEM TO BUDGET THEIR DOLLARS?

STEFANIE MULLEN USES A SPEND SMART CARD.

"It's a nice budgeting plan and i think it's made them more responsible for sure with their money."

STEFANIE'S TWO OLDEST BOYS USE A RECHARGEABLE DEBIT CARD FROM A COMPANY NAMED BILL MY PARENTS. IT'S A PRE-PAID MASTER CARD. BUT WITH SOME UNIQUE FEATURES.

"We block the card at bad places. If there are places that teens shouldn't be attempting to use the card, the card is not going to work there."

"Another advantage of this system, every time your kids pulls out that plastic, you get a text telling you how much they spent and where they spent it."

"It texts me every time they spend. I like to joke that it's a GPS system for them. I can tell where they are and where they are spending money, it's great."

"It was a little creepy at first. But when it comes down to it i don't spend too much stuff on things they shouldn't be able to see."

BUT NOT ONLY DOES STEFANIE KNOW WHERE KEENAN AND NOAH ARE SPENDING THEIR MONEY. THE BOYS ALSO GET REGULAR UPDATES ON THEIR OWN SPENDING.

"Well with the text that it sends, it tells you how much you have left as well as how much you spent. So you know how much you have to get you through the month."

THE IDEA IS LESS TO SPY ON YOUR CHILDREN. AND MORE TO TEACH THEM HOW TO BE MORE RESPONSIBLE WITH THEIR MONEY.

"And then the teen has to learn budgeting. The teen can watch how the card is being used and they can figure out, oh my goodness, i'm about to run out of money here, I really learn to start budgeting."

THE SPEND SMART CARD COSTS ABOUT 4-DOLLARS A MONTH. WITH SOME ADDITIONAL CHARGES FOR A-T-M OR OTHER USES. STEFANIES SAYS THAT'S A SMALL PRICE TO PAY TO TEACH HER CHILDREN HOW TO HANDLE THEIR MONEY.

"At the beginning I was the one who spent all of it, he saved it, so I had to figure out a balance."

"I have a limit, I know what I can spend and what I can't spend during the month so it definitely helps."

GIVING KIDS CREDIT CARDS-OC

BOB HANSEN REPORTING.

THE SPEND SMART CARD WILL ALSO WORK FOR SHOPPING ONLINE.

NATIONS WORST DRIVERS-VO

MANY PEOPLE THINK THEIR CITY HAS THE WORST DRIVERS,

BUT ALLSTATE INSURANCE -- DID A SURVEY THAT ANSWERS THE QUESTION.

WASHINGTON, D-C TOPS THE LIST FOR THE NATION'S WORST DRIVERS.

THE AVERAGE DRIVER IN D-C -- GOES 4-POINT-7 YEARS BETWEEN ACCIDENTS.

NEARBY BALTIMORE, MARYLAND IS ALMOST AS BAD,

SIOUX FALLS, SD IS THE BEST.

TEASE TWO-2 SHOT

STRESS. SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO AVOID IT.

BUT. IT'S IMPORTANT TO FIND WAYS TO LET OFF STEAM.

TZ2 A) DONT STRESS-VO

DON'T STRESS OUT-VO

HERE'S A TIP FOR THE DAY AHEAD.

TRY NOT TO STRESS OUT.

A NEW STUDY FINDS PEOPLE WHO HAVE HIGH LEVELS OF STRESS IN THEIR LIFE.

FACE AN INCREASED RISK FOR STROKE.

RESEARCHERS FIND PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE CHRONIC STRESS -- FOR SIX MONTHS OR MORE --ARE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE LIKELY TO HAVE A STROKE.

CHOCOLATE GOOD FOR YOU-VO

BUT IF YOU'RE A MAN AND YOU'RE STRESSED.

HAVE SOME CHOCOLATE!

A NEW STUDY FINDS EATING MODERATE AMOUNTS OF CHOCOLATE.

MAY LOWER THE RISK OF STROKE IN MEN.

DATA SHOWS --

MEN WHO EAT ABOUT TWO OUNCES OF CHOCOLATE A WEEK.

HAVE A LOWER RISK OF STROKE,

COMPARED WITH THOSE WHO EAT LITTLE TO NONE.

CHIPOTLE CHEATING CUSTOMERS-VO

EVERY PENNY COUNTS.

AND CHIPOTLE WAS TAKING TOO MANY.

CHIPOTLE LOCATIONS IN NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY -- WERE ROUNDING CUSTOMERS' TOTALS TO THE NEAREST NICKEL.

THE CHAIN SAID IT WAS TO KEEP LINES MOVING FASTER BY LIMITING THE AMOUNT OF CHANGE NEEDED.

BABY BATHER RECALL-VO

NEW PARENTS -- LOOK THE T-V SCREEN.

ABOUT TWO MILLINO BABY BATHERS HAVE BEEN RECALLED.

THESE ARE THE "MOTHER'S TOUCH -DELUXE BABY BATHERS."

THEY WERE SOLD FROM 2004 THROUGH 2011,

IN STORES AND ONLINE.

WHEN PARENTS LIFT IT UP *WITH THE BABY INSIDE.

THE WIRE FRAME CAN COME OFF,

DROPPING THE BABY.

SEVEN INFANTS HAVE BEEN INJURED.

IPHONE RECYCLING-VO

IF YOU'RE EAGERLY ANTICIPATING THE NEXT GENERATION IPHONE,

BUT INVESTED HEAVILY ON THAT 4-S MODEL.

YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO CATCH A BIT OF A BREAK.

APPLE'S REDUCE AND RECYCLE PROGRAM -- IS PAYING UP TO 345-DOLLARS FOR AN IPHONE 4S.

YOU ENTER INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR PHONE, AND THE PROGRAM KICKS BACK AN ESTIMATED VALUE.

BAT DISRUPTS NEWSCAST-VO

THINGS GOT A LITTLE BATTY TUESDAY --

ON THE SET OF C-T-V'S OTTAWA NEWSROOM.

A BAT FLEW BEHIND THE ANCHOR,

AS HE DELIVERED THE NEWS.

THE BAT LATER FLEW BEHIND THE METEOROLOGIST.

SEVERAL EMPLOYEES TRIED TO CAPTURE THE WINGED CREATURE --

WHILE OTHERS RAN AWAY.

TEASE THREE-2 SHOT

IF DEALING WITH A HURRICANE ISN'T HARD ENOUGH.

A COUPLE GAS STATION OWNERS -- ARE ACCUSED OF TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE PRE-STORM GAS RUSH.

WE'LL TELL WHY THEY'RE FACING CHARGES THIS MORNING.

PLUS.

THE WEST NILE OUTBREAK KEEPS SPREADING.

TZ3 A) gas gouging-VO

TZ3 B) west nile spraying-SOTVO

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIP

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-SAT 3 TOPS

ABC SEVEN TAKES YOU TO THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

Stocks are poised for a weak open -- as investors await the latest reading on jobless claims, personal income and spending.

TS1) body found-VOTOPS

A WOMAN'S BODY WAS FOUND IN THE MIDDLE OF I-75 THIS MORNING,

NEAR HARBORVIEW ROAD.

TROOPERS SAY *MULTIPLE CARS RAN OVER THE BODY,

WHICH WAS DISCOVERED AROUND FIVE A-M.

TRAFFIC WAS BACKED UP SOUTHBOUND ABOUT A MILE.

IT'S UNCLEAR WHAT HAPPENED TO THE VICTIM,

TS2) rnc-VOTOPS

MITT ROMNEY WILL DELIVER A BIG SPEECH TONIGHT.

TONIGHT IS THE FINAL NIGHT OF THE REPUBLCIAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.

LAST NIGHT, RUNNING-MATE PAUL RYAN GOT THE CROWD PUMPED UP.

TS3) gas prices today-CGTOPS

GAS PRICES CLIMB --

UP *THREE CENTS THIS MORNING.

THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS THREE-83.

STATEWIDE, PRICES ARE UP TO THREE-80.

AND IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, THREE-82.

THE BAD NEWS --

TOSS TO CLIFTON-2 SHOT

WE WANT TO UPDATE YOU ON BREAKING NEWS WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING ALL MORNING.

FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL IS STILL INVESTIGATING THE DEATH OF A PEDESTRIAN ON I 75 THIS MORNING.

IT HAPPENED IN THE SOUTH BOUND LANES NEAR MILE MARKER 167. AND IT'S WHERE A WOMAN WAS RUN OVER BY MULTIPLE VEHICLES.

BODY RUN OVER UPDATE-REM-LIVE

We know at least these 3 vehicles, this car, that mini van and that semi were all involved.

This all happened around 430 this morning about three miles from here.

The road is now open, but it was closed for several hours.

A witness told me the person lying flat on the road before she was hit over and over.

Fhp is still trying to figure out why she was on the interstate. And what may have led to the accident.

ISAAC TROUBLES-VOTOPS

PLAQUEMINES PARISH, LOUISIANA WAS ONE OF THE HARDEST HIT WHEN HURRICANE ISAAC CAME ASHORE.

STREETS ARE FLOODED AND MANY BUILDINGS ARE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.

THE SLOW-MOVING STORM DUMPED HEAVY RAINS.

DOZENS OF PEOPLE WERE RESCUED WEDNESDAY.

AND ALMOST 800 HOMES HAD SIGNIFICANT WATER DAMAGE.

PEOPLE LEFT STRANDED ARE BEING CARRIED TO SAFETY.--

ISAAC TROUBLES-SOTVO

"What's it like being trapped here? Seeing all this water?"

"It's aggravating. I sure would like to get in my truck and garage but we took a little water awhile ago so we will let it go down another few inches."

HALF A MILLION RESIDENTS IN THE REGION -- ARE WITHOUT POWER.

AND ISAAC KEEPS CHURNING --

ISAAC TROUBLES-SOTVO

Yeah we left for Katrina, but that's it I had enough I ain't coming back no more.

AS THE CENTER OF THE STORM MOVES FARTHER INLAND,

IT COULD BRING OVER A FOOT OF RAIN TO THE REGION.

FORECASTERS PREDICT ISAAC WILL KEEP GETTING WEAKER,

GAS GOUGING-VO

TWO GAS STATION OWNERS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN MISSISSIPPI,

AND CHARGED WITH PRICE GOUGING.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THE MEN CHARGED *MORE THAN THEY SHOULD HAVE --

17 CENTS ABOVE THE PROFIT MARGIN AT THE GAS STATION.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS PRICE GOUGING DURING A DISASTER IS PROHIBITED.

COLLIER DISASTER GRANT-VO-WIPE

CLEANUP EFFORTS FROM HURRICANES WILMA AND FAY -- FINALLY GETS SOME BADLY NEEDED ASSISTANCE.

COLLIER COUNTY IS GETTING ALMOST 10 MILLION DOLLARS -- TO UPGRADE BUILDINGS DAMAGED IN THOSE STORMS

GOODLETTE ARMS APARTMENTS -- A SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY WAS HIT PARTICULARLY BAD.

ROOFS WERE RIFFED OFF -- AND POWER WAS OUT FOR DAYS.

COLLIER DISASTER GRANT-SOTVO

26:42 we have a system now that's state of the art it will capture all the storm water as it sheet flows off roadways. Pull it all together funnel it into lake that stand behind me 00

SOME OTHER PROJECTS--

COLLIER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL INSTALL GENERATORS,

IMPROVE BATHROOMS THAT CAN SERVE AS SHELTERS,

AND REPLACE WINDOWS AT IMMOKALEE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS.

RNC PROTESTERS-VO

PROTESTERS CLASHED WITH POLICE,

NEAR THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION IN TAMPA LAST NIGHT.

DOZENS OF OFFICERS ON BIKES --

CONFRONTED MARCHERS WITH SIGNS NEAR THE TAMPA BAY TIMES FORUM.

THERE WAS A TEN MINUTE STANDOFF,

BEFORE MARCHERS CONTINUED TO THEIR TENT CITY.

THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER PROTESTS THIS WEEK NEAR THE CONVENTION SITE.

YAHOO BUREAU CHIEF FIRED-VO

YAHOO FIRED ITS WASHINGTON BUREAU CHIEF WEDNESDAY -- FOR COMMENTS HE MADE AT THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.

DAVID CHALIAN -- WAS CAUGHT ON A MICROPHONE SAYING CONVENTION OFFICIALS WERE QUOTE "HAPPY TO HAVE A PARTY.WITH BLACK PEOPLE DROWNING", IN REFERENCE TO HURRICANE ISAAC.

CHALIAN APOLOGIZED. SAYING IT WAS "AN INAPPROPRIATE AND THOUGHTLESS JOKE."

CAR INTO CROWD-VO

AT LEAST 11 PEOPLE NOW RECOVER,

AFTER A CAR RAN INTO A CROWD.

OUTSIDE A LOS ANGELES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

THE TWO ADULTS AND NINE CHILDREN WILL BE OKAY.

THE DRIVER WAS REPORTEDLY A 100-YEAR-OLD MAN.

AUTHORITIES SAY HE ACCIDENTALLY JUMPED A CURB,

THEN BACKED HIS CAR INTO A CROWD,

PROPANE EXPLOSION-VOTOPS

ONE PERSON WAS KILLED AND TWO INJURED WEDNESDAY -- IN A PROPANE GAS EXPLOSION AT A HOME IN NEW MILFORD, CONNECTICUT.

PROPANE EXPLOSION-SOTVO

There's nothing left of this house, there's a chimney, that's it. The house has been blown over a couple hundred yards. Debris is everywhere, it's in the road, it's in the woods, it's just an incredible site.

FIRE OFFICIALS SAY A MAN WHO WAS HELPING THE HOMEOWNER REPAIR THE PROPANE TANK WAS KILLED.

WEST NILE SPRAYING-VO

THE ASSAULT ON WEST NILE VIRUS MOVES FARTHER NORTH.

NEW YORK OFFICIALS WILL SPRAY PARTS OF MANHATTAN WITH PESTICIDE,

AS THEY COMBAT INFECTED MOSQUITOS.

THE GROUND SPRAYING WILL TAKE PLACE EARLY TOMORROW MORNING.

AND WILL INCLUDE PARTS OF CENTRAL PARK.

THERE IS MINIMAL RISK INVOLVED WITH THE CHEMICALS,

BUT RESIDENTS SHOULD STAY INDOORS DURING THE SPRAYING.

THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 13 CASES OF WEST NILE IN NEW YORK,

MONTANA WILDFIRE-VO

A WILDFIRE IN MONTANA IS BURNING OUT OF CONTROL.

THE FIRE STARTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON NEAR BOZEMAN.

CREWS EVACUATED HOMES IN THE AREA -- AND URGED NEARBY RESIDENTS TO LEAVE VOLUNTARILY.

THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF MINOR INJURIES -- TO FIREFIGHTERS AND RESIDENTS.

OFFICIALS BELIEVE THE FIRE STARTED AT A CONSTRUCTION SITE.

PARK TOILET VANDALISM-VOWIPE

TOILETS --- *TRASHED.

NOW, *YOUR TAX PAYER DOLLARS WILL HELP CLEAN IT UP.

FOR THE *SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN A MONTH-

VANDALS HIT THE BROOKS COMMUNITY PARK BY PAGE FIELD.

SOMEONE WENT INTO BOTH THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BATHROOMS,

THEN SMASHED ALL THE TOILETS.

PARK TOILET VANDALISM-SOTVO

46:23 "it's ridiculous- i mean it's taxpayer dollars going down the drain. i mean- it's for the kids here and no body can use it now for about a week."

THE COUNTY WILL INSTALL *METAL ONES,

CAPE BUDGET-OC SOTVO

CAPE CORAL RESIDENTS MAY SOON BE ASKED TO PAY UP.

CITY MANAGER JOHN SZERLAG IS URGING COUNCIL TO CONSIDER "DIVERSIFIED FUNDING SOURCES.

CAPE CORAL FACES A GRIM FINANCIAL FORECAST.

WITHOUT ACTION -- THE CITY WILL FACE A $12-MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET SHORTFALL.

-We're going to have to make some tough decisions even at this rate we're not funding capital the way we should be."

CAPE SPIRIT AWARD-SS-VO

ASIDE FROM CITY'S FINANCIAL STRUGGLES.

CAPE CORAL ALSO RECEIVED RECOGNITION YESTERDAY.

COUNCILMEMBER LENNY NESTA ACCEPTED THE "SPIRIT AWARD" OVER THE WEEKEND,

ON BEHALF OF THE CITY.

CAPE CORAL WAS HONORED FOR ITS "TAKE PRIDE IN THE CAPE" PROGRAM.

THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN 2009 --

AFTER THE AMOUNT OF FORECLOSURES WENT UP IN THE CITY.

VOLUNTEERS DONATED TIME AND RESOURCES -- --

MOWING AND LANDSCAPING ABANDONED HOUSES.

PINE ISLAND MARKET-VO

THE PINE ISLAND CHAMBER IS HOPING A NEW PLAN DRAWS MORE PEOPLE TO THE BARRIER ISLAND.

PRESIDENT-ELECT STEVE TIMCAK -- SAYS BY THE END OF THIS YEAR,

THE GROUP WANTS TO START A FARMERS AND SEAFOOD MARKET -- WITH LOCAL PRODUCE AND SEAFOOD.

PINE ISLAND MARKET-SOTVO

to help support the community and help support our commercial fishermen, I think it will help us bring more business to the island, more business to the galleries and more business to our business

THE CHAMBER IS ASKING FOR INPUT FROM BUSINESS OWNERS AND PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN MATLACHA AND PINE ISLAND.

RECORD SWFL TURTLE NESTS-VO

SEA TURTLE NESTS HAVE HIT A RECORD NUMBER --

R ALONG THE BEACHES IN BOCA GRANDE.

COASTAL WILDLIFE OFFICALS HAVE FOUND OVER 35-HUNDRED NESTS,

ALONG THEIR 22 MILE STRETCH OF BEACH.

WHILE THE NUMBERS ARE UP.

IT DOES *NOT NECESSARILY MEAN THE SEA TURTLE POPULATION WILL INCREASE.

PAST STORMS ---ISAAC AND DEBBIE--WASHED OUT SOME OF THE NESTS.

WILDLIFE TEAMS WILL HAVE A TOTAL POPULATION COUNT,

TEASE FOUR-1SHOT

YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--

MARTHA STEWART'S GETTING SOME COMPETITION THESE DAYS.

KATE MIDDLETON'S SISTER RELEASES A NEW BOOK ON PARTY PLANNING.

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WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

PIPPA BOOK-2 SHOT

A FAMOUS SISTER. FINDS ANOTHER CLAIM TO FAME.

PIPPA MIDDLETON -- SISTER OF KATE -- HAS WRITTEN HER OWN PARTY PLANNING BOOK.

WE'RE GETTING OUR FIRST LOOK AT "CELEBRATE: A YEAR OF FESTIVITIES FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS."

ABC'S NICK WATT SHOWS US --

PIPPA BOOK-PKG

SCRIPT:

SO, YOU TURN MILLIONS OF HEADS AT THE WEDDING OF THE CENTURY. YOUR

DERRIERE GARNERS AN INTERNATIONAL FAN BASE. BUT HOW DO YOU MONETIZE THAT?

WELL HERE'S A SNEAK PREVIEW PEAK AT "CELEBRATE" PIPPA'S PARTY PLANNING GUIDE

. MOVE OVER MARTHA?

HER PARENTS MADE A BUNDLE SELLING PARTY NICK NACKS. SHE IS A PRO.

OC NICK WATT / ABC NEWS, LOS ANGELES: "But the success of Pippa's book will

be measured here in the United States of America. This is where British

people come to try and cash in on their ridiculous accents and haughty

demeanor. Will Pippa break America?"

SOT NICK WATT / ABC NEWS, LOS ANGELES: "So Kevin what do you think?"

SOT: KEVIN LEE / PARTY PLANNER: "Pippa Middleton Celebrate, O my god! Is it

a new book?"

KEVIN LEE IS PARTY PLANNER FOR THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS. WILL

PIPPA'S PAEAN TO SIMPLE PLEASURES FLY IN LA?

SOT: KEVIN LEE / PARTY PLANNER: "You can't just having all the time having

something glamorous! Something casual. Something English. I love it!"

THAT'S A THUMBS UP NEXT STOP, THE PR GURU.

SOT MICHAEL LEVINE / CELEBRITY PUBLICIST: "I'm surprised there's not one big

photograph of her? I am very surprised. I think that's exactly what I would

have done."

ME TOO. PIPPA ON THE FRONT. AND ON THE BACK I SHOULD BE IN PUBLISHING.

SOT MICHAEL LEVINE / CELEBRITY PUBLICIST: "She does have a cachet. She's a

beautiful, mysterious, alluring woman."

AND ANOTHER THUMBS UP. AND THE PUBLIC?

SOT NICK WATT / ABC NEWS, LOS ANGELES: "Would you buy this book that she's

written, Celebrate by Pippa Middleton?"

MOS GIRL: "No."

MOS GUY: "We love Pippa."

SOT NICK WATT / ABC NEWS, LOS ANGELES: "Do you?"

MOS GUY: "Sure, what's not to."

SOT NICK WATT / ABC NEWS, LOS ANGELES: "Why?"

MOS GUY: "For her intellect. / Her goodness. And you're from Britain?

SOT NICK WATT / ABC NEWS, LOS ANGELES: "Yes."

MOS GUY: "Her bum."

WATCH OUT MARTHA. HERE COMES PIPPA, WITH A RUMORED $600,000 ADVANCE NESTLED

IN HER BACK POCKET.

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.

Now that Isaac is well removed from Southwest Florida, our weather continues to improve as we get back to a typical late August pattern.

Temperatures this morning will be quite warm and muggy with some high cloudiness overhead. More sunshine to start means warmer afternoons as highs climb into the lower 90s with heat index values in the low 100s.

A stray shower along the coast can't be ruled out first thing in the morning, but with high pressure beginning to nose it's way in across the Peninsula, isolated showers/storms should hold off until the afternoon under a partly sunny sky.

Tonight, a few clouds will linger overhead with mostly dry conditions and lows will range from 80° along the coast to the middle 70s deeper inland.

As we round out the work week and head into a holiday weekend our mornings should start off sunny with the chance for isolated showers or storms each and every afternoon.

TOSS TO SABINA-2 SHOT BOXES

LABOR DAY WEEKEND IS AROUND THE CORNER!

MANY OF YOU GET AN EXTRA DAY OFF.

ONE EVENT FOR YOUR WEEKEND.

MAYBE VISIT AN ART EXHIBIT. WHERE YOU CAN FIND WORK FROM ALL DIFFERENT SKILL LEVELS.

SABINA BHASIN -- FROM NAPLES DAILY NEWS -- JOINS US EVERY THURSDAY.

WITH A RUNDOWN OF THINGS TO DO.

NAPLES DAILY NEWS-REM LIVE

1. 5th Annual Non-Juried All Artist Member Show of Shows Exhibition

On view in The von Liebig Art Center from Aug. 27 - Oct. 5, 2012

The Fifth Annual Non-Juried All Artist Members Show of Shows Exhibition features artwork in all media by Naples Art Association members. The exhibition gives artists at all skill levels an opportunity to exhibit and share their artwork with a larger audience. Exhibited in the Frederick O. Watson and other galleries as needed. The Naples Art Association is grateful to its generous sponsors including Blick Art Materials for donating prizes, and individuals who give throughout the year in support of artist programs with the Naples Art Association. Thanks also to Walmart for their donation, which helped fund the awards reception.

Event details

Place: The von Liebig Art Center

When:

Mondays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Cost: Free

Age Limit: All ages

2. Fifth Avenue South to Host Labor Day Weekend Sale

Fifth Avenue South is pleased to host a special Labor Day Weekend Sale Friday, August 31; Saturday, September 1; Sunday, September 2; and Monday, September 3 during store hours, from 9th Street to 3rd Street.

A number of merchants will bring merchandise and sale items to the sidewalks for this holiday weekend, while others will just host sales indoors. Shoppers are invited to visit their favorite Fifth Avenue South merchants while discovering new ones too.

Fifth Avenue South is one of the nation's premier shopping, dining, and entertainment destinations. Historic and modern architecture blend together in eclectic sophistication; tropical blooms and lush greenery grace its pedestrian-friendly promenades; and sparkling storefronts are filled with the most enchanting gifts and treasures. Fifth Avenue South is home to award-winning restaurants and cafés, world-class art galleries, chic boutiques, elegant inns, and a wealth of professional businesses and services.

Mark your calendar and plan to make it to this special Labor Day Weekend Sale. For more information about this event or other happenings on Fifth Avenue South, please visit www.FifthAvenueSouth.com.

Event details

Place: Fifth Avenue South

Date: Monday, September 03, 2012

Time: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Age Limit: All ages

3. Labor Day Weekend Swamp Walks

September 1 - 3, 2012

9:00-4:00

52388 E. Tamiami Trl., Big Cypress National Preserve, FL 34141

239-695-2428 / website

Your guide will lead you into the mysterious, primeval environment of the Big Cypress Swamp behind the Big Cypress Gallery. There are not many people who brave the difficult swamps and cypress strands in order to understand the beauty and peace found in more than a million acres of swamps and land located in the Everglades eco-system of South Florida. The natural world of Big Cypress Swamp is a richly diverse wilderness of subtropical flora and fauna found nowhere else in our country. Clyde will be in the gallery all weekend long for a meet and greet. If you would like to go on swamp walk you will receive a $25 gift certificate to use in the gallery for that weekend. Kids are free. Reservations are required as swamp walk spaces are limited.

NAPLES DAILY NEWS-CG VO

1. 5th Annual Non-Juried All Artist Member Show of Shows Exhibition

On view in The von Liebig Art Center from Aug. 27 - Oct. 5, 2012

The Fifth Annual Non-Juried All Artist Members Show of Shows Exhibition features artwork in all media by Naples Art Association members. The exhibition gives artists at all skill levels an opportunity to exhibit and share their artwork with a larger audience. Exhibited in the Frederick O. Watson and other galleries as needed. The Naples Art Association is grateful to its generous sponsors including Blick Art Materials for donating prizes, and individuals who give throughout the year in support of artist programs with the Naples Art Association. Thanks also to Walmart for their donation, which helped fund the awards reception.

Event details

Place: The von Liebig Art Center

When:

Mondays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Cost: Free

Age Limit: All ages

2. Fifth Avenue South to Host Labor Day Weekend Sale

Fifth Avenue South is pleased to host a special Labor Day Weekend Sale Friday, August 31; Saturday, September 1; Sunday, September 2; and Monday, September 3 during store hours, from 9th Street to 3rd Street.

A number of merchants will bring merchandise and sale items to the sidewalks for this holiday weekend, while others will just host sales indoors. Shoppers are invited to visit their favorite Fifth Avenue South merchants while discovering new ones too.

Fifth Avenue South is one of the nation's premier shopping, dining, and entertainment destinations. Historic and modern architecture blend together in eclectic sophistication; tropical blooms and lush greenery grace its pedestrian-friendly promenades; and sparkling storefronts are filled with the most enchanting gifts and treasures. Fifth Avenue South is home to award-winning restaurants and cafés, world-class art galleries, chic boutiques, elegant inns, and a wealth of professional businesses and services.

Mark your calendar and plan to make it to this special Labor Day Weekend Sale. For more information about this event or other happenings on Fifth Avenue South, please visit www.FifthAvenueSouth.com.

Event details

Place: Fifth Avenue South

Date: Monday, September 03, 2012

Time: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Age Limit: All ages

3. Labor Day Weekend Swamp Walks

September 1 - 3, 2012

9:00-4:00

52388 E. Tamiami Trl., Big Cypress National Preserve, FL 34141

239-695-2428 / website

Your guide will lead you into the mysterious, primeval environment of the Big Cypress Swamp behind the Big Cypress Gallery. There are not many people who brave the difficult swamps and cypress strands in order to understand the beauty and peace found in more than a million acres of swamps and land located in the Everglades eco-system of South Florida. The natural world of Big Cypress Swamp is a richly diverse wilderness of subtropical flora and fauna found nowhere else in our country. Clyde will be in the gallery all weekend long for a meet and greet. If you would like to go on swamp walk you will receive a $25 gift certificate to use in the gallery for that weekend. Kids are free. Reservations are required as swamp walk spaces are limited.

NAPLES DAILY NEWS-REM LIVE

NFM BURGLARY CAUGHT ON CAM-VOWIPE

A HOME ROBBERY -- CAUGHT ON CAMERA.

A *NEIGHBORS SURVERILLANCE CAMERA CAPTURED TWO BURGLARS --

TAKING OFF THE HURRICANE SHUTTERS,

THEN BREAKING IN.

THIS IS A NORTH FORT MYERS.

BUT THEN AN ALARM WENT OFF.

WHEN COPS GOT THERE- THE BURGLARS WERE GONE.

DETECTIVES ARE INVESTIGATING THE CRIME,

WWII BOMB-SOTVOTOPS

explosion

THAT IS A WORLD WAR TWO ERA BOMB EXPLODING IN GERMANY.

IT WAS DISCOVERED BY WORKERS IN AN OLD BUILDING BEING DEMOLISHED.

BOMB EXPERTS SAY IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO BE MOVED,

SO THEY DETONATED IT AT THIS SITE.

TEASE FIVE-1SHOT

CHARLIE SHEEN KEEPS ON WINNING.

ROUGH TIMES WON'T HOLD BACK HIS CAREER.

TZ5 A ) CHARLIE-VO

FINAL CHECK OF STOCKS-SAT 3 FULL

BREAKING CLIP-CLIP FDOT

TRAFFIC BEING DIVERTED AT EXIT 141 AND TRUCKS

FHP CONFIRMS-

NO INJURIES. THEY ARE UNSURE WHEN ROADS WILL OPEN BACK UP AT MILE MARKER 143.

CHARLIE SHEEN WINNING-VO

CHARLIE SHEEN KEEPS WINNING.

F-X HAS ORDERED *90 MORE EPISODES OF HIS SHOW "ANGER MANAGEMENT."

THE SITCOM DEBUTED THIS SUMMER.

AND IT'S THE HIGHEST-RATED NEW COMEDY SERIES ON CABLE.

SHEEN PLAYS A THERAPIST --

WHO SPECIALIZES IN ANGER MANAGEMENT,

EVEN THOUGH HE HAS ANGER ISSUES OF HIS OWN.

FANS CAN CATCH NEW EPISODES,

LINDSAY LOHAN-VO

THE LATEST ACCUSATION AGAINST LINDSAY LOHAN ------ ALL LIES, SHE SAYS.

CELEBRITY WEBSITE TMZ SAYS LOHAN ALLEGEDLY STOLE ITEMS FROM A FRIEND'S HOUSE DURING A PARTY.

LOHAN TWEETED -- "WHENEVER I'M DOING GREAT, PEOPLE FABRICATE LIES."

WHITNEY HOUSTON REMEMBERED-VO

A PHOTO TRIBTE BOOK COMES OUT IN NOVEMBER --

HONORING WHITNEY HOUSTON.

IT WILL CONTAIN APPROXIMATELY 130 PICTURES OF THE ARTIST --

FROM HER MOST NOTABLE PHOTOSHOOTS.

DIFFERENT PHOTOGRAPHERS DONATED THE PICTURES.

THE BOOK WILL ALSO CONTAIN ESSAYS FROM PEOPLE,

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS

TS0) BODY IN THE ROAD-VOTOPS

LETS RUNDOWN THIS MORNING'S TOP STORIES.

A WOMAN'S BODY WAS FOUND IN THE MIDDLE OF I-75 THIS MORNING,

NEAR HARBORVIEW ROAD.

TROOPERS SAY AT LEAST THREE CARS RAN OVER THE BODY,

WHICH WAS DISCOVERED AROUND FIVE A-M.

TRAFFIC WAS BACKED UP SOUTHBOUND -- FOR MORE THAN A MILE.

TS1) ISAAC-VOTOPS

TROPICAL STORM ISAAC'S POWERFUL WINDS HAVE KNOCKED DOWN TREES.

AND KNOCKED OUT POWER -- TO MORE THAN HALF A MILLION IN THE GULF COAST REGION.

THE DAMAGE TO HOMES AND BUSINESSES IS EXTENSIVE.

AS ISAAC MOVES NORTH.

TS2) RNC-VOTOPS

MITT ROMNEY DELIVERS A *BIG SPEECH TONIGHT.

THE REPUBLCIAN NATIONAL CONVENTION WILL COME TO A CLOSE.

LAST NIGHT, RUNNING-MATE PAUL RYAN GOT THE CROWD ENERGIZED.

TS4) HOLMES HEARING-VOTOPS

A HEARING WILL BE HELD TODAY FOR COLORADO THEATER SHOOTING SUSPECT JAMES HOLMES.

ATTORNEYS WILL DISCUSS HOLMES' NOTEBOOK -- MAILED TO A COLORADO UNIVERSITY PSYCHIATRIST.

TS3) WEST NILE-VOTOPS

THE ASSAULT ON WEST NILE VIRUS.

MOVES FARTHER NORTH.

NEW YORK OFFICIALS WILL SPRAY PARTS OF MANHATTAN WITH PESTICIDE TOMORROW MORNING.

PARTS OF CENTRAL PARK ARE TO BE INCLUDED.

THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 13 CASES OF WEST NILE IN NEW YORK ,

CLOSE-2SH-AWS ANI

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