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NEWS OPEN-CLIP

LIVE DOPPLER-DOPPLER

HL1) I75 CRASH VICTIM IDENTIFIED-VOTOPS-WIPE

A WOMAN - RUN OVER BY FIVE VEHICLES.

EVEN A SEMI-

THIS MORNING WE KNOW WHO THE VICTIM IS.

HL2) DNC PREVIEW-VOTOPS-WIPE

LESS THAN SEVENTY DAYS UNTIL VOTERS TAKE TO THE POLLS.

WHAT THE PRESIDENT NEEDS TO DO TO GET PEOPLE ON HIS SIDE.

HL3) LABOR DAY FOOD-VOTOPS

AND IT'S LABOR DAY WEEKEND.

SO WE BRING YOU ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW.

HELLO-1SHOT PUSH

GOOD MORNING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

HARD TO BELIEVE TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER.

I'M JOE ROETZ.

BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO ALL OF THIS MORNING'S TOP STORIES.

LET'S CHECK IN WITH STORMWARN 7 METEOROLIGIST KIRA MINER WITH WHAT WE CAN EXPECT THIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND.

FIRST WEATHER-WX CTR

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.

Last week was a washout of a weekend thanks to Isaac, but for the upcoming holiday weekend rain chances will stay below normal.

It will be a warm start to our Saturday with plenty of sunshine across our skies. Temperatures will warm quickly into the lower to middle 90s with a few fair weather clouds developing during the heat of the day.

There stands a chance for a hit or miss afternoon downpour, however with a drier and more stable weather pattern settling in across the Peninsula, shower and storm activity will be few and far between.

Tonight, skies remain mostly clear and temperatures will eventually fall into the mid to upper 70s by morning.

Our quieter than normal weather will continue through the holiday weekend with sunny starts and a low end chance of an isolated afternoon pop up storm.

The pattern will begin to shift by mid week with more moisture moving into Southwest Florida with the shower activity beginning a bit earlier in the day.

I75 CRASH VICTIM IDENTIFIED-CLIP VO

WE BEGIN THIS MORNING WITH NEW INFORMATION ON A WOMAN RUN OVER SEVERAL TIMES ON I-75.

WE NOW KNOW WHO THAT WOMAN IS. AND FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS THAT ALCOHOL MAY HAVE PLAYED A ROLE IN HER DEATH.

THE WOMAN'S NAME IS MELANIE BEATTIE, SHE WAS 36-YEARS OLD AND FROM FORT MYERS.

ACCORDING TO FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL,

SHE CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF THE PEACE RIVER BRIDGE --

HER CAR STOPPED AND SHE GOT OUT.

THATS WHEN THEY SAY SHE STARTED WALKING ACROSS THE NORTHBOUND LANES OF THE INTERSTATE TO THE OTHER SIDE.

THERE, WITNESSES SAY BEATTIE WAS SEEN LYING DOWN WHEN *FIVE CARS RAN OVER HER.

POLK CO. SEX STING LOCAL TIES-VO SS

FLORIDA LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS CALL IT THE LARGEST ONLINE SEX STING TO DATE -

IN A WEEK LONG CAMPAIGN --

UNDERCOVER DETECTIVES ARRESTED 89 PEOPLE THEY SAY WERE CRUISING THE INTERNET LOOKING FOR SEX.

THIS IS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FROM THE STING,

INVESTIGATORS TIMED IT TO HAPPEN DURING THE WEEK OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.

DEPUTIES ARRESTED 89 PEOPLE.

THE MOST PROMINENT OF WHICH INCLUDE A POLK COUNTY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL.

A-B-C SEVEN HAS ALSO LEARNED THREE OF THE WOMEN TRAVELED TO POLK COUNTY TO MAKE MONEY AS ADULT ENTERTAINERS DURING THE CONVENTION.

TWO OF THE MEN ARRESTED ARE FROM OUR AREA.

THEY ARE.

POLK CO. SEX STING LOCAL TIES-VOTOPS

OUR CREWS FOUND BOTH MEN'S ADDRESSES --

WE KNOCKED ON THEIR DOORS AND NO ONE ANSWERED.

HOWEVER,

WE SPOKE TO VASQUEZ'S NEIGHBORS.

POLK CO. SEX STING LOCAL TIES-SOT SS

PAUL GROPELLI: reporter: he was arrested in a prostituion sting

neighbor: oh no sorry to hear that I know nothing about that

PAUL GROPELLI: good guy good guy good neighbor

MANY OF THOSE ARRESTED HAVE POSTED BOND --

INCLUDING THE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL.

MAN ARRESTED FOR BEATING K9-VOWIPE

A LEHIGH ACRES MAN IS ARRESTED AFTER LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY HE BEAT ONE OF THEIR POLICE DOGS.

DEPUTIES SAY THIS MAN,

WARREN JACKSON,

RAN FROM THE K-9 AND HIS HANDLER AFTER THEY SAY THEY FOUND COCAINE ON HIM.

THE DOG- NAMED IRON,

TOOK OFF AFTER HIM AND THAT'S WHEN DEPUTIES SAY JACKSON KICKED AND PUNCHED HIM.

THIS IS A PICTURE OF IRON.

HE WAS RUSHED TO THE VET.

MARCO RX FRAUD-SS

A COLLIER COUNTY WOMAN, ARRESTED EARLIER THIS MONTH ON PRESCRIPTION FRAUD CHARGES.

IS BACK IN JAIL ON ADDITIONAL CHARGES.

JOYCE CRAIN NOW FACES 10 *MORE CHARGES.

SHE'S ACCUSED OF IMPERSONATING A DOCTOR. ALONG WITH SEVERAL DRUG CHARGES.

EARLIER THIS MONTH.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY FOUND MORE THAN 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS

WORTH OF ILLEGAL PRESCRIPTIONS INSIDE HER HOME.

COLLIER CANAL RESCUE-VOWIPE

THE DRIVER OF A SEMI TRUCK THAT CAREENED OFF I-75 THURSDAY MORNING IS OUT OF THE HOSPITAL.

HE'S ALIVE THANKS TO A GROUP OF FIREFIGHTERS FROM THE GOLDEN GATE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

THIS IS A LOOK AT NEW PICTURES FROM INSIDE THE SEMI.

THE DRIVER SURVIVED UNDERWATER BREATHING FROM AN AIR POCKET IN THE CABIN.

A NEW PIECE OF COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT ALLOWED DIVERS TO TALK TO EACH OTHER UNDERWATER --

COLLIER CANAL RESCUE-SOTVO

06:46

I've been here for 27 years and this is the first actual save we've had from an accident like this.

It was great to actually get there and get somebody out.

THE DRIVER WAS FOUND IN MURKY WATER 20 FEET DEEP.

ISAAC CLIP-CLIP

ISAAC NATIONAL-POP VO

LOUISIANA'S PLAQUEMINES PARISH HAS BEEN WATER LOGGED FOR DAYS,

OFFICIALS IN THE AREA NEAR NEW ORLEANS INTENTIONALLY BREACHED A LEVEE TO HELP DRAIN FLOODWATER,

BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER REMAIN.

SOME PEOPLE SUFFERED MORE DAMAGE FROM ISAAC THAN THEY DID WITH KATRINA SEVEN YEARS AGO.

ISAAC IS BLAMED FOR AT LEAST FOUR DEATHS IN LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.

FMB EROSION ISAAC-POP VO

INSPECTORS IN LEE COUNTY TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE IMPACT ISAAC HAD ON OUR BEACHES.

YESTERDAY THEY CHECKED TO SEE HOW MUCH SAND WAS WASHED AWAY --

IT TURNS OUT, NOT A LOT.

OFFICIALS SAY DEBBY DID MORE DAMAGE.

IT'S A SIMILAR PICTURE IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY --

BUT IN COLLIER COUNTY,

VOTE CLIP-CLIP

DNC CONVENTION PREVIEW-OC AT POP

IT'S YOUR VOICE YOUR VOTE 2012.

WITH THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION IN THE BOOKS.

A-B-C'S KAREN TRAVERS TAKES A LOOK AHEAD TO THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL

CONVENTION AND WHY THE STAKES ARE SO HIGH FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA AND THE

DNC CONVENTION PREVIEW-PKG

PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS LESS THAN 70 DAYS TO CONVINCE VOTERS TO STAY THE COURSE.

OBAMA NAT POP: That's why I'm running for president of the United States of

America

DEMOCRATS NEED TO MAKE THIS ELECTION A CHOICE - BETWEEN PRESIDENT OBAMA'S

PLANS FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND THAT OF REPUBLICANS.NOT A REFERENDUM ON THE

PRESIDENT'S RECORD.

Cokie Roberts SOT: President's Obama theme for this election has

been forward. That he will take the country forward. He has to actually

show how he's going to do that.

BUT WITH A STRUGGLING ECONOMY THAT HASN'T BEEN EASY.

POLLS SHOW THAT AMERICANS HAVE GROWN INCREASINGLY FRUSTRATED WITH THE

PRESIDENT'S HANDLING OF THE ECONOMY - AND THAT'S MAKING THIS A VERY TIGHT

RACE.

OBAMA NAT POP: We know we still got a lot of work to do, to get to where we

need to be, but we are going to get there!

NEXT WEEK, IN CHARLOTTE, IT'LL BE UP TO THE DEMOCRATS TO TOUT THE OBAMA

PRESIDENCY--

OBAMA NAT POP: He calls my health care law "Obamacare." I call his plan "

Romney-Doesn't-Care.

--RE-IGNITE HIS BASE

RALLY NAT POP: Four more years!

--AND LAY OUT HIS PLAN FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE.

Cokie Roberts SOT: In Tampa Paul Ryan asked the question -

without new leadership why should the next four years be any different from

the last four years. Barack Obama has to answer that question.

DEMOCRATS WILL BE ROLLING OUT OF HEAVY WEIGHTS TO LEND A HAND, INCLUDING

FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON-

AND THE PRESIDENT'S SO-CALLED "CLOSER."

MICHELLE OBAMA NATS POP: We have come so far, but we have so much more work

to do.

SO FAR PRESIDENT OBAMA'S STRONG PERSONAL LIKEABILITY RATINGS ARE KEEPING HIM

AFLOAT.

NEXT WEEK, HE NEEDS TO CONVINCE AMERICANS THAT HIS PROMISE OF HOPE AND

CHANGE CAN STILL BE MET, THEY JUST GIVE HIM ANOTHER FOUR YEARS. KT ABC NEWS

FM CURFEW-VIDBOX HALFSC RVL

THE CITY OF FORT MYERS IS TRYING HARDER TO KEEP KIDS OFF THE STREETS AT NIGHT.

TONIGHT THE CURFEW IS MORE STRICT FOR MINORS.

ON WEEKNIGHTS -- ANYONE UNDER 18 CAN'T BE IN PUBLIC AREAS IN CITY LIMITS AFTER NINE P-M.

THEY CAN'T BE OUT AFTER 11 ON WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS.

THERE WILL BE A 30 DAY GRACE PERIOD.

COLLIER SCHOOLS MAKE UP DAY-CG

STUDENTS IN COLLIER COUNTY WILL MAKE UP TIME THEY MISSED BECAUSE OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18TH AND TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH WERE SCHEDULED AS EARLY DISMISSAL DAYS--

BUT SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR KAMELA PATTON WANTS TO MAKE THEM TO *FULL DAYS OF SCHOOL.

SWFL SAFETY COUNCIL THEFT-OC

AUTHORITIES IN LEE COUNTY ARE TRYING TO TRACK DOWN THE PERSON THAT RIPPED OFF THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SAFETY COUNCIL.

DEPUTIES SAY SOMEONE WAS COLLECTING CASH FROM PEOPLE FOR D-U-I CLASSES--

POCKETING THE MONEY--

AND GIVING OUT BOGUS RECEIPTS.

TEASE ONE-OC

IT'S WEEK ONE OF THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON.

PLENTY OF HIGHLIGHTS TO GO AROUND.

TZ1 A SPORTS-VO-WIPE

STORMWARN CLIP-CLIPTOPS

WEATHER-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.

Last week was a washout of a weekend thanks to Isaac, but for the upcoming holiday weekend rain chances will stay below normal.

It will be a warm start to our Saturday with plenty of sunshine across our skies. Temperatures will warm quickly into the lower to middle 90s with a few fair weather clouds developing during the heat of the day.

There stands a chance for a hit or miss afternoon downpour, however with a drier and more stable weather pattern settling in across the Peninsula, shower and storm activity will be few and far between.

Tonight, skies remain mostly clear and temperatures will eventually fall into the mid to upper 70s by morning.

Our quieter than normal weather will continue through the holiday weekend with sunny starts and a low end chance of an isolated afternoon pop up storm.

The pattern will begin to shift by mid week with more moisture moving into Southwest Florida with the shower activity beginning a bit earlier in the day.

SPORTS PKG-PKG

THINGS TO DO-CLIP CGTOPS (3)

NOW - WE WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT SOME THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND.

TODAY AT THE QUARRY IN NAPLES, YOU CAN LEARN HOW TO WATERSKI.

IT RUNS FROM TEN UNTIL TWO.

THE CLASS COSTS 40-DOLLARS.

THE CLINICS ARE FOR ALL WATER SKILL LEVELS AND ALL AGES.

EQUIPMENT WILL BE PROVIDED.

YOU MAY WANT TO CHECK OUT THE GUN & KNIFE SHOW HAPPENING AT THE GERMAN AMERICAN SOCIAL CLUB - IN CAPE CORAL.

IT RUNS TODAY & SUNDAY FROM NINE TO FIVE.

BESIDES A WEAPONS SHOWCASE - THERE ARE GUN SAFETY CLASSES, AND OTHERS ON CONCEALED WEAPONS PERMITS.

MONDAY AT THE CLUB--

HAVE TONS OF FUN AT THE LEE COUNTY LABOR DAY FAMILY FESTIVAL AND REDNECK GAMES!

IT COSTS JUST 2-DOLLARS TO GET IN.

IT RUNS FROM TEN TO FIVE.

BESIDES A HOT ROD AND CLASSIC CAR SHOW--

THINGS TO DO-OC BNR

FOR MORE THINGS TO DO.

JUST HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE.

TEASE TWO-OC

IF YOUR PLANS FOR THE WEEKEND INCLUDE. MAYBE A COOKOUT OR TRAVELING.

YOUR GOING TO WANT TO STICK AROUND.

ABC-7 FINDS OUT HOW MUCH YOU'LL PAY FOR BARBEQUE FAVORITES.

TZ2 A) LABOR DAY FOOD COSTS-VO-WIPE

TOSS TO PACKAGE-OC

YOUR BACKYARD BBQ THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND WILL COST YOU MORE THAN LAST YEAR.

THIS MORNING.

LABOR DAY FOOD COSTS-PKG

IF YOU'RE FIRING UP THE GRILL THIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND.

THE FOOD BROWNING ON THE FLAMES WILL COST YOU.

Nats 56:50

ALMOST ALL YOUR PARTY FAVORITES ARE UP IN PRICE.

55:55 the prices have definitely raised along with everything else you have to get use to it going up 56:02

FOR THIS YEAR'S COST'S WE WENT STRAIGHT TO THE TOP--ASKING WASHINGTON.WHAT WE CAN EXPECT THIS HOLIDAY.

THE NUMBERS SHOWING US---GROUND BEEF IS COSTING NEARLY 30 CENTS MORE PER POUND.

AND DON'T EXPECT A CHEAPER ALTERNATIVE.

CHICKEN IS UP MORE THAN $10 CENTS--THIS YEAR COSTING $3.36 PER POUND.

AND -- IF YOU WANT CHIPS AS A SIDE.BE PREPARED TO PAY $5.03 PER 16 OZ BAG.--AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT--THAT'S 2 CENTS CHEAPER THAN LAST YEAR.

BREAD IS ALSO DOWN FROM $1.51 TO $1.43.

BUT THE GOOD NEWS STOPS THERE.GOODIES LIKE ICE CREAM WILL COST YOU $4.93 PER HALF GALLON.UP NEARLY 10 CENTS FROM LAST YEAR.

AND FOR ADULTS.--BEER IS UP JUST SLIGHTLY --COSTING $1.20 PER 16 OUNCE.

WITH YOUR SWAREE COSTING YOU MORE.YOUR FRIENDS WILL ALSO PAY MORE --TO SHOW UP TO THE PARTY.

GAS UP NEARLY 30 CENTS PER GALLON.

56:38 I think prices are higher but maybe they'll go down after labor day 56:42

WISHFUL THINKING FOR THOSE.HOPING TO FIRE UP THE GRILL AFTER THE HOLIDAY.

LABOR DAY GAS PRICES-HSCG

PRICES ARE ALSO UP AT THE PUMP --

PART OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH ISAAC.

GULF REFINERIES SHUT DOWN BECAUSE OF THE STORM.

THE OTHER REASON, AN EXPLOSION AT A REFINERY IN VENEZUELA.

IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WE ARE AVERAGING THREE-80 A GALLON.

THAT'S UP TEN CENTS FROM A WEEK AGO.

AND FROM A MONTH AGO -- 39 CENTS.

TRIPLE-A ESTIMATES THIRTY THREE MILLION AMERICANS WILL TRAVEL FIFTY MILES OR MORE FROM HOME THIS WEEKEND.

FDOT 511-FDOT

IF YOU'RE TRAVELING AROUND THE STATE, THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO CHECK ON THE ROADS.

YOU'RE LOOKING AT F-L 5-1-1 DOT COM.

IT'S F-DOT'S TRAVELER INFORMATION SYSTEM.

LABOR DAY BARGAINS-VO

FOR A LOT OF AMERICANS, LABOR DAY SIGNALS THE END OF SUMMER AND BACK TO SCHOOL FOR THE KIDS.

HOWEVER, THE FIRST MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER CAN ALSO BE A GREAT TIME TO PICK UP BARGAINS.

DURING THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND, RETAILERS WILL BE OFFERING UP END OF THE SEASON HOLIDAY SALES AND DISCOUNTS ON SUMMER MERCHANDISE.

NEW JOBS LOW WAGES-VO

A NEW STUDY FINDS THAT A MAJORITY OF NEW JOBS ADDED DURING THE NATION'S RECOVERY ARE PAYING LOW WAGES.

ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MIDWAGE, MIDSKILL JOBS IS PART OF A LONG TERM TREND THAT SOME HAVE DUBBED A HOLLOWING OUT OF THE WORK FORCE.

THE REPORT LOOKED AT 366 OCCUPATIONS.

TEASE THREE-ON CAM

ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.

AND A LITTLE MORE THAN 2 MONTHS AWAY FROM THE BIG ELECTION.

WHAT THE CANDIDATES ARE DOING TO CATCH VOTER'S ATTENTION THIS WEEK.

PLUS.IMPORTANT INFORMATION EVERY PARENT NEEDS TO KNOW.

WITH KIDS TURNING TO ONLINE BULLYING.

TZ3 A) ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL-VO-WIPE

TZ3 B) KEEPING KIDS ONLINE-VOTOPS

NEWS OPEN-CLIP

LIVE DOPPLER-DOPPLER

TS 3) GAS PRICES-CG HALFSCREEN

PRICES ARE UP AT THE PUMP THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WE ARE AVERAGING THREE-80 A GALLON.

THAT'S UP TEN CENTS FROM A WEEK AGO.

TS 1) I75 CRASH-VOTOPS

WE NOW KNOW MORE ABOUT A WOMAN RUN OVER SEVERAL TIMES ON THE I-75 THURSDAY MORNING.

HER NAME IS MELANIE BEATTIE, SHE WAS 36-YEARS OLD AND FROM FORT MYERS.

ACCORDING TO FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL,

SHE CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF THE PEACE RIVER BRIDGE -- GOT OUT AND WALKED ACROSS THE NORTHBOUND LANES TO THE OTHER SIDE.

TS 2) SEX STING OP-SSTOPS (2)

FLORIDA LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS CALL IT THE LARGEST ONLINE SEX STING TO DATE -

IN A WEEK LONG CAMPAIGN --

UNDERCOVER DETECTIVES ARREST 89 PEOPLE THEY SAY WERE LOOKING FOR SEX ON THE INTERNET.

TWO OF THEM ARE FROM OUR AREA.

THEY ARE.

WX TOSS-OC

TODAY IS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER FIRST.

BEFORE WE MOVE ON THIS MORNING.

WEATHER-WX CTR

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.

Last week was a washout of a weekend thanks to Isaac, but for the upcoming holiday weekend rain chances will stay below normal.

It will be a warm start to our Saturday with plenty of sunshine across our skies. Temperatures will warm quickly into the lower to middle 90s with a few fair weather clouds developing during the heat of the day.

There stands a chance for a hit or miss afternoon downpour, however with a drier and more stable weather pattern settling in across the Peninsula, shower and storm activity will be few and far between.

Tonight, skies remain mostly clear and temperatures will eventually fall into the mid to upper 70s by morning.

Our quieter than normal weather will continue through the holiday weekend with sunny starts and a low end chance of an isolated afternoon pop up storm.

The pattern will begin to shift by mid week with more moisture moving into Southwest Florida with the shower activity beginning a bit earlier in the day.

VOTE CLIP-CLIP

ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL-POP

NOW THAT MITT ROMNEY IS OFFICIALLY THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE,

THE RACE TO THE WHITE HOUSE ENTERS A NEW STAGE.

ROMNEY AND PAUL RYAN WILL STAY BUSY IN THE COMING WEEKS OUT ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.

PRESIDENT OBAMA AND VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN ARE DOING THE SAME.

ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL-PKG

PRESIDENT OBAMA SPENT FRIDAY AT FORT BLISS TEXAS. VISITING TROOPS -- TO MARK THE TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE END OF THE U-S COMBAT MISSION IN IRAQ.

"Because of your determination to succeed, you turned back an insurgency. You stood firm against sectarian strife. You helped pull Iraq back from the abyss."

ENDING THAT UNPOPULAR WAR WAS A PROMISE THE PRESIDENT CAMPAIGNED ON. AND ONE THE WHITE HOUSE IS EAGER TO REMIND AMERICANS HE KEPT.

"Two years ago I was able to come here to Bliss and mark the end of our combat mission. that night I told the American people that all our troops would be out of Iraq by the end of the following year. At the time I know some folks didn't believe me. But, I meant what I said."

HIS RETURN TO THE BASE WAS BILLED AS AN OFFICIAL EVENT -- RARE IN THE MIDST OF A HEATED ELECTION SEASON. ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL -- HIS REPUBLICAN RIVAL MITT ROMNEY -- FRESH OFF HIS BIG NIGHT IN TAMPA -- KEPT THE PRESSURE ON.

"Measure us, hold us accountable, do the same with the president. You listen to last guy running for president, he laid out what he would do. He was unable to do it. Its time to give someone new a chance."

THE OBAMA TEAM SPENT THE DAY HITTING BACK -- FIRST IN A WEB VIDEO HIGHLIGHTING WHAT THE G-O-P NOMINEE LEFT OUT OF HIS ACCEPTANCE SPEECH THURSDAY NIGHT.

"And at a time when 84,000 American men and women are fighting for their country in Afghanistan, not a single mention of how or when to bring them home safely."

AND LATER DISPATCHING VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN TO SPEAK BEFORE AUTO WORKERS IN LORDSTOWN OHIO -- WHERE HE MOCKED REPUBLICAN CLAIMS THAT THEIR PROPOSALS REPRESENT BOLD CHANGE.

"There's nothing gutsy about giving another trillion dollars in tax breaks to millionaires. There's nothing bold about turning Medicare into a voucher system. There's nothing bold about kicking 19-million kids and elderly off of Medicaid with no place else to go."

ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL-OC AT DESK

ATHENA JONES REPORTING.

MADE IN AMERICA PREPS-VO

PHILADELPHIA'S BIG LABOR DAY BASH THIS WEEKEND IS READY TO ROLL.

ORGANIZERS SAY THE TWO-DAY "MADE IN AMERICA" CONCERT WILL FEATURE SOME SPECTACULAR PERFORMANCES.

AND IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW. THE FESTIVAL IS KIND OF A BIG DEAL.

ONE OF THE LEADING DIRECTOR'S IN HOLLYWOOD IS CREATING A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE MAKING OF THE FESTIVAL.

MADE IN AMERICA PREPS-SOTVO

There's a sort of method to all this and a point of view about America, what it is and where it can go.

A CONCERT SPOKESMAN SAYS THE EVENT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME AN ANNUAL EVENT,

NIEL ARMSTRONG MEMORIAL-VO

LEGENDARY ASTRONAUT NEIL ARMSTRONG WAS BURIED FRIDAY.

IN A PRIVATE SERVICE HELD BY HIS FAMILY IN CINCINNATI, OHIO.

THE FIRST MAN ON THE MOON DIED ON AUGUST 25TH, AT THE AGE OF 82, FROM COMPLICATIONS OF A CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE.

MEMORIALS WERE ALSO BEING HELD AROUND THE COUNTRY.

YOSEMITE HANTIVIRUS-VO

OFFICIALS AT YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK SAY UP TO 10-THOUSAND PARK VISITORS MIGHT HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO THE DEADLY "HANTAVIRUS".

SIX PEOPLE HAVE BECOME ILL WITH HANTAVIRUS AFTER VISITING YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK IN JUNE.

GUESTS IN CERTAIN LODGING CABINS AREA MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED.

WHICH IS WHERE ALL SIX INDIVIDUALS GOT SICK.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL FAN FALLS-VOWIPE

TWO COLLEGE FOOTBALL FANS ARE IN THE HOSPITAL THIS MORING.

AFTER ONE OF THEM FELL ONTO THE OTHER AT THE GEORGIA DOME YESTERDAY.

OFFICIALS SAY THE 20 YEAR-OLD MAN LANDED ON THE OTHER FAN ABOUT 35 FEET BELOW.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL FAN FALLS-SOTVO

We were celebrating our first touchdown and we saw him kind of -- he was kind of celebrating over the side and he fell over into the student section on the bottom.

Everyone's reactions were just like really freaked out right after it happened and everyone tried to like run to the sides but security was pushing everyone back, clearing the area out so people couldn't like look over

THE ACCIDENT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.

KEEPING YOUR KIDS ONLINE-OC

ONCE, BULLIES WERE ONLY IN SCHOOLS AND STRANGERS WERE MILES AWAY --

NOW THEY ARE JUST A CLICK AWAY.

WITH MORE CHILDREN GOING ONLINE --

THEY COULD COULD BE EXPOSING THEMSELVES TO ANY NUMBER OF DANGERS,.

KEEPING YOUR KIDS ONLINE-PKG

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RHIANNA SAMPSON USES THE INTERNET FOR ONE THING --

35:22 i just like to play games

FACEBOOK, TWITTER AND CHAT ROOMS AREN'T ALLOWED.

34:54 i think its pretty dangerous sometimes:58

THAT'S BECAUSE THE 11 YEAR OLD'S MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER HAVE STRICT GUIDELINES ON WHAT SHE CAN VIEW --

AND HOW LONG SHE CAN SPEND ON THE COMPUTER.

34;30 i only have one hour and 30 mins on the computer:2

WITH SCHOOL STARTING UP AGAIN --

CHILDREN MAY SPEND MORE TIME ONLINE.

BUT DO PARENTS KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEIR KIDS ARE DOING?

22:14 mainly we want parents to talk to their kids and let them know they need to be careful online:18

BETH SCHELL WITH THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS TIPS TO SAFEGUARD KIDS --

KEEP YOUR CHILD'S COMPUTER OUT WHERE YOU CAN WATCH THEM.

NAT close

KNOW YOUR CHILD'S PASSWORD.

BOTH ONLINE AND ON THEIR PHONE.

NAT password

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY HAVE AN OPEN CONVERSATION.

24:41 its open communication, making sure they know whats appropriate and making sure what they can do safetly on line and places they should avoid:51

PLACES LIKE INAPPROPRIATE WEBSITES AND ONLINE CHAT ROOMS --

WHERE KIDS CAN BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO PREDATORS AND BULLIES.

23:31:03 there are things she cant do because of the predators out there - that will go after anyone who responds to them unfortunately 8 sec

WHICH IS WHY GRANDMA IS ALWAYS WATCHING.

NATS computer

FM BASIN PROJECT-VO

A VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS IS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.

THE RIVER BASIN PROJECT IS NEARLY FINISHED.

SINCE MARCH CONSTRUCTION CREWS HAVE BEEN DIGGING THE BASIN AND PAVING THE WAY FOR THE FUTURE.

BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE AREA ARE EXCITED TO SEE ITS COMPLETION.

RESURAUNT ONWER MIKE MCGUIGAN SAYS FROM HIS POINT OF VIEW,

FM BASIN PROJECT-SOT VO

" You can just start to feel the vibrant atmosphere coming on beginning to turn, more and more excitement, more business it's just a lot more lively."

THE PROJECT WHICH COST ABOUT 5 MILLION WAS SLATED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE YEAR

RESCUED LOGGERHEAD TURTLE-VOWIPE

WINDS KNOCKED OUT POWER AND THREATENED BEACHES HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WHEN ISAAC PASSED THROUGH --

BUT THOSE SAME WINDS DID SOMETHING ELSE --

THEY MAY HAVE SAVED THE LIFE OF THIS 200-POUND, ADULT LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE.

SHE WAS RESCUED MONDAY ON FORT MYERS BEACH.

THE TURTLE IS BEING TREATED AT CROW FOR ANEMIA--

A CONDITION DUE TO LOW RED BLOOD CELL COUNT.

X-RAYS SHOW SHE'S ALSO INJURED.

TEASE FOUR-VOTOPS

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS KID'S SPEEDY HANDS.

HE EVEN HOLD'S A FEW WORLD RECORDS.

AND HE'S NOT A ONE TRICK PONY.

FIND OUT WHAT ELSE HE CAN DO.

TZ4 A CUP STACKING-VOTOPS

LOTTERY NUMBERS-CG

STORMWARN OPEN-CLIPTOPS

MAIN WEATHER-2SHOT

MAIN WEATHER-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.

Last week was a washout of a weekend thanks to Isaac, but for the upcoming holiday weekend rain chances will stay below normal.

It will be a warm start to our Saturday with plenty of sunshine across our skies. Temperatures will warm quickly into the lower to middle 90s with a few fair weather clouds developing during the heat of the day.

There stands a chance for a hit or miss afternoon downpour, however with a drier and more stable weather pattern settling in across the Peninsula, shower and storm activity will be few and far between.

Tonight, skies remain mostly clear and temperatures will eventually fall into the mid to upper 70s by morning.

Our quieter than normal weather will continue through the holiday weekend with sunny starts and a low end chance of an isolated afternoon pop up storm.

The pattern will begin to shift by mid week with more moisture moving into Southwest Florida with the shower activity beginning a bit earlier in the day.

CUP STACKING-OC

A 7-YEAR OLD IN BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA HAS AN AMAZING TALENT.

AND HE JUST STARTED "STACKING" FIVE MONTHS AGO.

KELLIE BARTOLI INTRODUCES US TO A SECOND GRADER WITH LIGHTNING FAST HANDS.

CUP STACKING-PKG

DON'T BLINK. YOU'LL MISS ALL THE ACTION.

YOUR EYES AREN'T PLAYING TRICKS ON YOU. AND WE HAVEN'T SPED UP THE TAPE.

THAT'S REALLY HOW FAST 7-YEAR OLD AUSTIN NABER CAN MOVE.

"If I get like that time it makes me feel like who wants a free high five!"

IT'S CALLED SPORT STACKING. CREATING CUP PYRAMIDS AS FAST AS YOUR HANDS CAN TAKE YOU.

AUSTIN COMPETED IN THE JUNIOR OLYMPICS THIS SUMMER - SMASHING A FEW WORLD RECORDS ALONG THE WAY.

"My heart was like boom boom boom it was like pounding down all the way to where my cups were."

"Well I had to get those nerves out really quick."

"This is the 3-3-3, an event Austin set a world record in doing it in just 1.81 seconds. Let's see how well I do. Not bad right?"

AUSTIN IS A SECOND GRADER AT LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN BLOOMINGTON, WHERE HE ALSO EXCELS IN THE CLASSROOM.

"You're using both your right and left brain. So it's really good for them. They do better on tests. Just see him excelling in anything puts his heart into he's so passionate."

JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO, HE SAW A YOUTUBE VIDEO OF CUP STACKING. AND KNEW HE HAD TO GIVE IT A TRY.

SINCE THEN, AUSTIN'S BEEN DEVOTED TO THE SPORT. AND WHEN HE'S NOT PLAYING BASKETBALL TO PRACTICE HIS HAND-EYE COORDINATION.

YOU'LL FIND AUSTIN AT HIS CUPS TABLE. STANDING ON A STOOL TO BE ABLE TO REACH.

O AND THERE'S NO END IN SITE FOR THIS JUNIOR OLYMPIAN.

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KELLIE BARTOLI REPORTING.

AUSTIN IS USED TO THE FAME.

HE MADE A QUICK APPEARANCE ON THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW FOR THE "SMARTEST AND MOST TALENTED KIDS" WHEN HE WAS JUST 2 YEARS OLD.

RARE LOBSTERS-VOWIPE

THERE'S NOT ONE. BUT TWO RARE CATCHES ON DISPLAY AT A MASSACHUSETTS SEAFOOD

MARKET.

FISHERMEN BROUGHT A BLUE LOBSTER. AND A THREE-CLAWED LOBSTER TO THE "

FISHERMAN'S MARKET" IN NEW BEDFORD.

RARE LOBSTERS-SOTVO

"one of my workers been here 20-25 years, never seen one./"we're going to

name them and keep them on display so everyone can see them. /"no one's

going to eat these guys

THE MARKET IS HOLDING A NAMING CONTEST FOR THE LOBSTERS.

THE WINNERS WILL GET A GIFT CERTIFICATE.

THE GENERAL MANAGER SAYS SO FAR THE BEST NAMES THEY'VE GOTTEN ARE "BONNIE

TEASE FIVE

COMING UP.

WE INTRODUCE YOU TO A MOM.

WHO USES A SUPPLEMENT TO GET HER CHILDREN TO GO TO SLEEP.

BUT MELATONIN DOESN'T HAVE THE SAME EFFECT ON BOTH OF HER CHILDREN.

TZ5 A) MELATONIN-VO

TRAFFIC BACK UP-75 CRASH

ABC-7 IS FOLLOWING THIS TRAFFIC ALERT OUT OF BONITA SPRINGS THIS MORNING.

IF YOU'RE HEADED NORTH TOWARD BONITA BEACH ROAD, YOU MIGHT EXPECT SOME SLOW DOWNS.

OFFICIALS ARE RESPONDING RIGHT NOW TO A CAR CRASH NEAR MILE MARKER 117 ON EYE-75.

THAT'S BONITA BEACH ROAD.

TRAFFIC IS MOVING SLOWLY RIGHT NOW.

AGAIN THIS IS NORTHBOUND ON I-75 NEAR BONITA BEACH ROAD.

MELATONIN CONCERNS FOR KIDS-OC

SOME PARENTS ARE TURNING TO MELATONIN.

DESCRIBED AS AN ALL NATURAL SUPPLEMENT. TO HELP THEIR KIDS FALL ASLEEP.

BUT SOME DOCTORS SAY IT MAY NOT BE AS NATURAL AS ADVERTISED AND HAVE A STRONG WARNING.

MELATONIN CONCERNS FOR KIDS-PKG

"In one sense I can say I hate it, in another sense I can tell you it's been a lifesaver for my daughter."

SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK BEFORE BED, MISSY ST. PETER CRUSHES A 3-MILLIGRAM DOSE OF MELATONIN, MIXES IT WITH PEANUT BUTTER AND GIVES IT TO HER 9-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER VICKY ON A CRACKER

"If I give her melatonin, she doesn't wake up in the middle of the night. She gets a full 8 hours. Everyone in the house is happy."

AFTER HAVING CONSISTENT TROUBLE GETTING VICKY AND THEIR ENERGETIC SON BUBBA TO BED ON TIME, ST. PETER AND HER HUSBAND DAN TURNED TO MELATONIN, A HORMONAL SUPPLEMENT RECOMMENDED BY THEIR PEDIATRICIAN.

"However, the increasingly popular over-the-counter supplement also has a potential down side. The pill that has worked wonders for the St. Peters' daughter has turned out to be a disaster for their 7-year-old son."

"Every time I give him melatonin he wakes up in the middle of the night and he's terrified. I stopped the melatonin."

THE ST. PETERS' MIXED RESULTS ARE HARD TO EXPLAIN BUT THE DOCTORS WE SPOKE WITH AGREE ONE THING IS CLEAR -- MELATONIN ISN'T NECESSARILY QUALIFIED TO BE A SAFE SLEEP AID FOR KIDS.

"It's very easy to walk into a drug store and see shelves of pills that are supplements and are marketed to treat a certain condition even though legally they can't market them as such."

SOME BOTTLES SAY MELATONIN ACTUALLY "HELPS PROMOTE SLEEP" BUT IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY, THERE'S A DISCLAIMER ON THE BACK:

"THESE STATEMENTS HAVE NOT BEEN EVALUATED BY THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION. THIS PRODUCT IS NOT INTENDED TO DIAGNOSE, TREAT, CARE OR PREVENT ANY DISEASE."

MELATONIN CONCERNS FOR KIDS-OC

JO LING KENT REPORTING.

IT'S ALSO NOT APPROVED BY THE FDA.

BECAUSE IT'S CONSIDERED A FOOD SUPPLEMENT, NOT MEDICATION.

TOP STORIES-CLIPTOPS

TS1) I 75 CRASH-VOTOPS

WE NOW KNOW MORE ABOUT A WOMAN RUN OVER SEVERAL TIMES ON THE I-75 THURSDAY MORNING.

HER NAME IS MELANIE BEATTIE, SHE WAS 36-YEARS OLD AND FROM FORT MYERS.

ACCORDING TO FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL,

SHE CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF THE PEACE RIVER BRIDGE -- GOT OUT AND WALKED ACROSS THE NORTHBOUND LANES TO THE OTHER SIDE.

TS2) SEX STING-SSTOPS (2)

FLORIDA LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS CALL IT THE LARGEST ONLINE SEX STING TO DATE -

IN A WEEK LONG CAMPAIGN --

UNDERCOVER DETECTIVES ARRESTED 89 PEOPLE THEY SAY WERE LOOKING FOR SEX ON THE INTERNET.

TWO OF THEM ARE FROM OUR AREA.

THEY ARE.

TS3) MAN ARRESTED FOR BEATING K9-SSTOPS VO

A LEHIGH ACRES MAN IS ARRESTED AFTER LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY HE BEAT ONE OF THEIR POLICE DOGS.

DEPUTIES SAY THIS MAN,

WARREN JACKSON,

RAN FROM THE K-9 AND HIS HANDLER AFTER THEY SAY THEY FOUND COCAINE ON HIM.

THE DOG, DEPUTY IRON,

TOOK OFF AFTER HIM AND THAT'S WHEN DEPUTIES SAY JACKSON KICKED AND PUNCHED THE DOG.

THIS IS A PICTURE OF IRON.

HE WAS RUSHED TO THE VET.

TS4) YOSEMITE HANTIVIRUS-VOTOPS

OFFICIALS AT YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK SAY UP TO 10-THOUSAND PARK VISITORS MIGHT HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO THE DEADLY "HANTAVIRUS".

SIX PEOPLE HAVE BECOME ILL WITH THE VIRUS AFTER VISITING THE PARK IN JUNE.

GUESTS IN CERTAIN LODGING CABINS AREA MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED.

WHICH IS WHERE ALL SIX INDIVIDUALS GOT SICK.

FINAL WEATHER-WXCOMP

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.

Last week was a washout of a weekend thanks to Isaac, but for the upcoming holiday weekend rain chances will stay below normal.

It will be a warm start to our Saturday with plenty of sunshine across our skies. Temperatures will warm quickly into the lower to middle 90s with a few fair weather clouds developing during the heat of the day.

There stands a chance for a hit or miss afternoon downpour, however with a drier and more stable weather pattern settling in across the Peninsula, shower and storm activity will be few and far between.

Tonight, skies remain mostly clear and temperatures will eventually fall into the mid to upper 70s by morning.

Our quieter than normal weather will continue through the holiday weekend with sunny starts and a low end chance of an isolated afternoon pop up storm.

The pattern will begin to shift by mid week with more moisture moving into Southwest Florida with the shower activity beginning a bit earlier in the day.

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