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5AM HOUR-CLIPTOPS

6AM HOUR-CLIPTOPS

HL1) DNC DAY 2-SOTTOPS

New York

"We are here!"

New York

"The women of America are here!"

THE DEMOCRATS GET REVVED UP IN CHARLOTTE.

ABC SEVEN BRINGS YOU HIGHLIGHTS FROM TUESDAY.

PLUS,

HL2) BOOZE ON THE BEACH-VO-WIPE

BOOZE ON THE BEACH.

YOU CAN NOW GET COLD BEER FROM BUSINESSES ALONG THE SHORE.

HL3) FOOTBALL SEASON BEGINS-VO-WIPE

BUT TONIGHT,

YOU MAY WANT THAT BEER ON THE COUCH.

WE'RE GEARING UP FOR THE GRIDIRON ON ABC SEVEN.

FOOTBALL SEASON RETURNS TONIGHT.

HL1) DNC DAY 2-SOTTOPS

"Mitt Romney just doesn't get it.

THE DEMOCRATS FIGHT BACK --

DEFENDING PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA.

ABC SEVEN CONTINUES OUR SPECIAL COVERAGE THIS MORNING OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.

HL2) ROMNEY CAMPAIGNS-VO-WIPE

PLUS, WHERE IS MITT ROMNEY?

IT'S YOUR VOICE, YOUR VOTE.

ABC SEVEN IS ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.

HL3) KIDS AND SKIN CANCER-SOTTOPS

"People don't think kids are going to get skin cancer and it doesn't discriminate.

THE SUN CAN BE FUN.

BUT IT CAN ALSO BE DANGEROUS.

ALL NEW THIS MORNING --

AN ABC SEVEN HEALTH ALERT.

530AM~STORMWARN FORECAST OPEN-CLIP

530AM~STORMWARN FORECAST-WXWALL

"Showers increasing Wednesday"

A little boost in our rain chance is in order this Wednesday, but rain coverage will be fairly scattered with lots of places staying dry. The new wrinkle in today's forecast, however, is we'll see the possibility for a few morning showers, especially for areas close to the coast and the urban corridor. A few hit-or-miss showers will stay close to Highway 41 and I-75 through the early afternoon, and then a stronger onshore flow today will carry the bulk of the rain deep inland later in the day.

Aside from having a few extra morning and afternoon showers around, we'll still be in store for a good amount of sunshine along with some pretty warm temperatures. Our afternoon highs should only warm to the upper 80s and lower 90s, though, with a stronger breeze coming off the Gulf of Mexico to prevent many mid 90s.

Forecast models are in good agreement we'll stay in this weather pattern all the way through the end of the week with some days bringing a few more showers than others. The general rule for those of us along the coast and the urban corridor is our showers will arrive earlier in the day. For those of us east of I-75, the majority of the rain will get carried our way later in the afternoon and evening.

By the upcoming weekend, mostly likely the latter part of the weekend, moisture will start to increase as a weather system dips into Central Florida. This will most likely lead to higher rain chances for us along with more cloud cover.

VOTE 2012-CLIP

DNC COLD OPEN 1-SOT

5 & 6 DNC DAY 2-2SH-PUSH

IT WAS A TWO-PRONGED APPROACH --

FOR DAY ONE OF THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

ATTACK DOGS BLASTED MITT ROMNEY.

WHILE THE FIRST LADY CHAMPIONED PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA.

ABC'S BRANDI HITT HAS A RECAP FROM CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA.

5 & 6 DNC DAY 2-PKG

PKG SCRIPT:

SOT - Michelle Obama

"Being President doesn't change who you are. No, it reveals who you are."

IN AN EMOTIONAL SPEECH FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA REMINDED VOTERS HER

HUSBAND STILL STANDS BEHIND WORKING FAMILIES WITH EVERY TOUGH DECISION HE

MAKES AS PRESIDENT.

SOT - Michelle Obama

"For Barack, success isn't about how much money you make, it's about the

difference you make in people's lives."

PRESIDENT OBAMA AND THEIR DAUGHTERS WATCHED THE SPEECH FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.

WHILE OTHERS AT THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION WENT ON THE ATTACK.

SOT - Gov. Deval Patrick, Massachusetts

"Mitt Romney talks a lot about all the things he's fixed. I can tell you

Massachusetts was NOT one of them."

SOT - Mary Kay Henry, SEIU President

"Working families have paid the price for Mitt Romney's success."

AND A NEW FACE HIT THE NATIONAL STAGE: SAN ANTONIO MAYOR - JULIAN CASTRO -

THE FIRST LATINO TO DELIVER A KEY NOTE ADDRESS.

SOT - Mayor Julian Castro, San Antonio

"My mother fought hard for civil rights so that instead of a mop, I could

hold this microphone."

THE PRESIDENT IS COUNTING ON TURNOUT FROM LATINO VOTERS AND WOMEN IN

NOVEMBER.

BUT A NEW POLL SHOWS MORE WOMEN DISAPPROVE OF THE PRESIDENT THAN

APPROVE -- DOWN ELEVEN POINTS SINCE APRIL.

THAT'S WHERE THE FIRST LADY COMES IN.

SOT - Michelle Obama

"Come together and stand together for the man we can trust."

PRESIDENT OBAMA ARRIVES IN CHARLOTTE TODAY.

AND TONIGHT FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON SPEAKS -- WHO EXPERTS SAY IS ONE

OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE SALESMEN WITHIN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

DNC COLD OPEN 2-SOTS

S/ Michelle Obama :23

"And he believes that women are more than capable of making our own choices about our bodies and our health care…that's what my husband stands for."

"Mitt Romney just doesn't get it. But Barack Obama gets it.

530 & 630 DNC DAY 2-2SH-PUSH

SOME CALLED IT ELECTRIC.

THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION KICKED OFF.

AND THE CROWD WAS ON THEIR FEET *SEVERAL TIMES.

MICHELLE OBAMA "WOWED" DEMOCRATS LAST NIGHT --

WITH A SPEECH FOCUSED ON FAMILY VALUES.

530 & 630 DNC DAY 2-PKG

DEMOCRATS BRING IN THEIR HEAVYWEIGHT TONIGHT. FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON.

THE ONLY PERSON MORE /iPOPULAR IN A RECENT GALLUP POLL -- MICHELLE OBAMA.

quick nats

SHE BROUGHT DEMOCRATS TO THEIR FEET LAST NIGHT WITH A ROUSING SPEECH ABOUT DECISIONS BASED ON FAMILY VALUES:

"In the end, for Barack, these issues aren't political - they're personal. Because Barack knows what it means when a family struggles."

A MESSAGE AIMED AT WOMEN:

"He believes that women are more than capable of making our own choices about our bodies and our health care."

"He didn't care whether it was the easy thing to do politically - that's not how he was raised - he cared that it was the right thing to do."

NOT ONCE DID SHE MENTION MITT ROMNEY. BUT PLENTY OF OTHERS DID:

San Antonio Mayor :xx-:xx

"Here's what we're going to say to Mitt Romney in November. We're going to say, "No."

"If Mitt was Santa Claus, he would FIRE the reindeer and outsource the elves. "

THE WOMAN WHO FOUGHT TO MAKE SURE WOMEN DON'T EARN NEARLY A QUARTER LESS THAN MEN.

"Maybe 23 cents doesn't sound like a lot to someone with a Swiss bank account, Cayman Island Investments."

FLORIDA DELEGATES-(2)SOTS

DNC COVERAGE-CG

STAY WITH US ALL WEEK --

FOR TEAM COVERAGE FROM CHARLOTTE.

POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT CHAD OLIVER JOINS US LIVE FROM THE D-N-C.

ROMNEY CAMPAIGN-OC-SOTVO

REPUBLICAN VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE PAUL RYAN -- STOOD IN FOR HIS RUNNING MATE ON TUESDAY,

STUMPING IN IOWA.

AND, EVEN BEFORE THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH -- RYAN WENT ON THE ATTACK.

Rep. Paul Ryan / "President Obama can say a lot of things and he's very good at that -- and he'll do that in Charlotte -- but one thing he cannot tell you, he cannot tell you you're better off.

THE ROMNEY CAMPAIGN SAYS THEY RAISED MORE THAN A *HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS IN AUGUST.

THAT MEANS ROMNEY HAS OUT-RAISED THE PRESIDENT -- FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS.

5AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SHOT-FDOT

THIS STORY KEEPS GETTING BETTER.

LAST MONTH, FORMER N-F-L STAR CHAD JOHNSON ALLEGEDLY HEAD BUTTED HIS WIFE.

THEN SHE FILED FOR DIVORCE.

NOW -- HE WANTS HER BACK!

HE GOT HER FACE TATTOOED ON HIS RIGHT LEG,

WITH HER NAME UNDERNEATH.

POSTED PHOTOS ON TWITTER.

530AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SHOT-VO

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR ABC7 MORNING PRODUCER --

GEORGIA DAWKINS!

GULFSHORE BUSINESS HAS NAMED HER AS ONE OF THEIR "40 UNDER 40!"

SHE'S A RISING STAR IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

6AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SHOT-SOTVO

ELLEN DEGENERES IS ALREADY A STAR.

AND NOW SHE HAS ONE!

THE COMEDIAN GOT HER STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME TUESDAY.

AND SHE WAS FULL OF JOKES.

"Yeah, I'm from New Orleans. And we took one trip, one vacation and it was to Hollywood. And we walked this Walk of Fame. We looked at the stars on the sidewalk here on Hollywood Boulevard, and we took the tour of celebrity homes. And now today I'm getting a star on the Walk of Fame and I am a stop on the tour of celebrities' home. So it's kind of a -- don't come by."

THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW BEINGS ITS NINTH SEASON NEXT WEEK.

630AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SHOT-FDOT

A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT FROM APPLE!

THERE WILL BE AN I-PHONE EVENT ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH.

EVERYONE'S BUZZING.

THE INVITATION TO THE EVENT READS "IT'S ALMOST HERE."

AND SHOWS A SHADOW FORMING THE NUMBER FIVE.

DOES THIS MEAN. THE I-PHONE 5?!?!

GOOD MORNING AMERICA HAS ALL THE DETAILS,

STORMWARN GENFORECAST OPEN-CLIPTOPS

STORMWARN 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."Showers increasing Wednesday"

A little boost in our rain chance is in order this Wednesday, but rain coverage will be fairly scattered with lots of places staying dry. The new wrinkle in today's forecast, however, is we'll see the possibility for a few morning showers, especially for areas close to the coast and the urban corridor. A few hit-or-miss showers will stay close to Highway 41 and I-75 through the early afternoon, and then a stronger onshore flow today will carry the bulk of the rain deep inland later in the day.

Aside from having a few extra morning and afternoon showers around, we'll still be in store for a good amount of sunshine along with some pretty warm temperatures. Our afternoon highs should only warm to the upper 80s and lower 90s, though, with a stronger breeze coming off the Gulf of Mexico to prevent many mid 90s.

Forecast models are in good agreement we'll stay in this weather pattern all the way through the end of the week with some days bringing a few more showers than others. The general rule for those of us along the coast and the urban corridor is our showers will arrive earlier in the day. For those of us east of I-75, the majority of the rain will get carried our way later in the afternoon and evening.

By the upcoming weekend, mostly likely the latter part of the weekend, moisture will start to increase as a weather system dips into Central Florida. This will most likely lead to higher rain chances for us along with more cloud cover.

TRAFFIC SPONSORSHIP BILLBOARD-CLIPTOPS

PRECISION TRAFFIC-TC MON

BOOZE ON THE BEACH-VO-WIPE

A MAJOR DECISION -- AFFECTING DOZENS OF RESTAURANTS.AND HUNDREDS OF RESIDENTS.

MORE FORT MYERS BEACH BUSINESSES -- WILL BE ABLE TO SELL ALCOHOL OUT ON THE SAND.

TOWN COUNCILMEMBERS APPROVED THE CHANGE LAST NIGHT.

SOME RESTAURANTS ALREADY SELL BOOZE.

SO, OTHER BUSINESSES STOOD UP -- TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD.

BOOZE ON THE BEACH-SOTVO-OC

this is a good example of people working with the public listening to them some of the changes tonight are a result of their input

STARTING RIGHT NOW - RESTAURANTS CAN START APPLYING TO SELL ON THE SAND.

THE NEW ORDINANCE STARTS IN SIX MONTHS.

HERE IS HOW IT WILL WORK.

BUSINESSES CANNOT SELL BOOZE ON THE BEACH -- AN HOUR AFTER SUN DOWN OR AFTER NINE P-M.

ALSO,

APPLE IPHONE-VO

THE INVITATIONS ARE FINALLY OUT.

APPLE'S NEXT PRESS EVENT IS NEXT WEEK. WILL IT BE THE BIG REVEAL FOR THE iPHONE 5?

APPLE IS INVITING REPORTERS TO A NEWS CONFERENCE ON WEDNESDAY IN SAN FRANCISCO WITH THE MESSAGE YOU'RE LOOKING AT ON YOUR SCREEN. A BIG "12" FOR SEPTEMBER TWELFTH. CASTING A SHADOW IN THE SHAPE OF A "5."

WALMART LAYAWAY FEE-VO

WAL-MART IS LOWERING THE FEE FOR ITS HOLIDAY LAYAWAY PROGRAM.

THE FEE TO OPEN UP A LAYAWAY ACCOUNT -- WILL BE *FIVE DOLLARS INSTEAD OF 15.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIP

QH1) DNC DAY 2-VO-WIPE

FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON -- WILL ADDRESS THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION TONIGHT.

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY TURN TO CLINTON -- ON THE SECOND NIGHT OF THE CONVENTION -- USUALLY RESERVED FOR THE VIDE PRESIDENT.

QH2) COVERAGE PROMISE-CGTOPS

STAY WITH US ALL WEEK --

FOR TEAM COVERAGE FROM CHARLOTTE.

POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT CHAD OLIVER JOINS US LIVE FROM THE D-N-C.

QH3) ROMNEY CAMPAIGN-VO-WIPE

REPUBLICAN VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE PAUL RYAN STOPPED IN OHIO TUESDAY.

THE ROMNEY CAMPAIGN SAYS THEY RAISED MORE THAN A *HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS IN AUGUST.

THAT MEANS ROMNEY HAS OUT-RAISED THE PRESIDENT -- FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS.

ROMNEY IS IN VERMONT TODAY

QH4) BOOZE ON THE BEACH-VO-WIPE

MORE FORT MYERS BEACH BUSINESSES -- WILL BE ABLE TO SELL ALCOHOL OUT ON THE SAND.

TOWN COUNCILMEMBERS APPROVED THE CHANGE LAST NIGHT.

STARTING RIGHT NOW - RESTAURANTS CAN START APPLYING TO SELL ON THE SAND.

STORMWARN ALLYSON OPEN-CLIPTOPS

STORMWARN 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."Showers increasing Wednesday"

A little boost in our rain chance is in order this Wednesday, but rain coverage will be fairly scattered with lots of places staying dry. The new wrinkle in today's forecast, however, is we'll see the possibility for a few morning showers, especially for areas close to the coast and the urban corridor. A few hit-or-miss showers will stay close to Highway 41 and I-75 through the early afternoon, and then a stronger onshore flow today will carry the bulk of the rain deep inland later in the day.

Aside from having a few extra morning and afternoon showers around, we'll still be in store for a good amount of sunshine along with some pretty warm temperatures. Our afternoon highs should only warm to the upper 80s and lower 90s, though, with a stronger breeze coming off the Gulf of Mexico to prevent many mid 90s.

Forecast models are in good agreement we'll stay in this weather pattern all the way through the end of the week with some days bringing a few more showers than others. The general rule for those of us along the coast and the urban corridor is our showers will arrive earlier in the day. For those of us east of I-75, the majority of the rain will get carried our way later in the afternoon and evening.

By the upcoming weekend, mostly likely the latter part of the weekend, moisture will start to increase as a weather system dips into Central Florida. This will most likely lead to higher rain chances for us along with more cloud cover.

DEVELOPING-CLIP

FAMU HAZING DANCE TEAM-VO-OC

FLORIDA A-&-M IS DEFENDING ITSELF FROM *ANOTHER* HAZING SCANDAL.

THE INTERIM PRESIDENT SUSPENDED A STUDENT DANCE TEAM -- FOLLOWING NEW ALLEGATIONS.

THIS COMES AFTER AFTER THE DEATH -- OF BAND DRUM MAJOR ROBERT CHAMPION.

NOW, THE TORQUE DANCE TEAM HAS BEEN SUSPENDED.

THE UNIVERSITY GOT THE TIP THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

NOW AN UPDATE ON THE ORIGINAL INCIDENT.

ELEVEN FAM-U BAND MEMBERS FACE FELONY HAZING CHARGES,

TWO OTHERS FACE MISDEMEANOR COUNTS.

THEY HAVE PLEADED *NOT GUILTY.

PENN STATE LEGAL COSTS-VO-SS

NOW AN UPDATE FROM PENN STATE UNIVERSITY --

THE SCHOOL HAS PAID OUT ALMOST 17 MILLION DOLLARS.

TO COVER COSTS RELATED TO THE JERRY SANDUSKY CHILD SEX ABUSE SCANDAL.

THAT INCLUDES LEGAL BILLS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS FEES.

THIS IS VIDEO FROM A PENN STATE PEP RALLY FRIDAY.

THE SCHOOL DID *NOT USE STUDENT TUITION, TAXPAYER FUNDS OR DONATIONS.

TO PAY OFF THE COSTS.

SANDUSKY WAS CONVICTED IN JUNE --

BOONE PLEA-SS-VO

A PORT CHARLOTTE WOMAN HEADS TO PRISON.

AFTER ADMITTING TO ABUSING HER 10-YEAR-OLD STEPSON.

SHE KEPT HIM LOCKED IN A FILTHY ROOM FOR MONTHS.

LOOK AT THE HORRIBLE CONDITIONS --

THE CHILD WAS FORCED TO LIVE IN HIS OWN FECES AND URINE.

INVESTIGATORS SAY KIMBERLY BOONE AND HER HUSBAND KEPT THE BOY IN THE DARK --

AND RARELY FED HIM.

KIMBERLY BOONE ACCEPTED A PLEA DEAL TUESDAY.

SHE'LL SPEND FOUR YEARS IN PRISON,

FOLLOWED BY SIX YEARS OF PROBATION.

THOMAS BOONE - THE CHILD'S FATHER - CLAIMS HE DID NOTHING WRONG,

AND WILL HEAD TO TRIAL.

MOSQUITO PATROL-VO-WIPE

LEE COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL SPRAYS THE SKY.

THEY'RE TRYING TO CURB A RECENT SPIKE IN MOSQUITOS -- BLAMED ON TROPICAL STORM ISAAC.

TWO PLANES ARE IN THE AIR.

THEY ARE SPRAYING CENTRAL AND WESTERN LEHIGH ACRES.

NEXT ON THE LIST,

SECTIONS OF NORTH FORT MYERS AND ALVA.

FOR THE FOLKS WE SPOKE TO,

MOSQUITO PATROL-SOTVO

49:26 - 49:34 So tell me where have you been seeing a lot of these mosquitoes lately? Not necessarily seeing them but you definitely feel them during the evening times

GETTING BITTEN ISN'T THE ONLY WORRY.

CREWS ARE ON HEIGHTENED ALERT, LOOKING FOR CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS.

KIDS AND SKIN CANCER-ON CAM

KIDS LOVE PLAYING OUTSIDE,

ESPECIALLY HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

BUT NOW -- DOCTORS ARE DIAGNOSING MORE AND MORE CHILDREN WITH SKIN CANCER.

EVEN IN KIDS AS YOUNG AS 10 YEARS OLD.

KIDS AND SKIN CANCER-PKG

"It's not something you think that you're going to be told that your 11-year-old has beginning stage melanoma."

FOR MELISSA CUMMINS -- THE NEWS THAT HER SON HAD SKIN CANCER WAS A SHOCK.

"I was sick. I actually dropped down and couldn't talk on the phone."

AND WHILE THE MARYLAND FAMILY OFTEN SPENT TIME OUTDOORS -- HUNTING, FISHING AND ON THE BOAT -- CUMMINS SAYS SHE WAS VIGILANT ABOUT SKIN PROTECTION.

"They were not outside without hats, bonnets as babies, sunscreen always gets put on to the point that my boys fuss at me."

DOCTORS AGREE THAT SKIN CANCER AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE IS STILL UNCOMMON. BUT THE RATES ARE INCREASING AT AN ALARMING RATE.

DR. BERNARD COHEN, THE DIRECTOR OF PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY AT THE JOHNS HOPKINS CHILDRENS CENTER IN BALTIMORE, SAYS 10 YEARS AGO HE NEVER SAW SKIN CANCER IN A CHILD, BUT NOW HE'S SEEING A FEW CASES A YEAR.

"Commensurate with the adult skin cancer epidemic, children are not that far behind. Clearly, people are spending more time out in the sun and getting sun exposure and kids are getting a ton of sun exposure early in life."

COHEN SAYS IT'S NOT JUST MELANOMA ON THE RISE. HE'S SEEING MORE INCIDENTS OF LESS SERIOUS BASAL AND SQUAMOUS CELL CANCERS AS WELL. DOCTORS CAN'T POINT TO ANY DEFINITIVE REASONS FOR THE INCREASE. BUT COHEN BELIEVES GENETICS AND MORE EXPOSURE TO ULTAVIOLET LIGHT ARE DEFINITE FACTORS.

"I think some of the problems in children under the age of 12 is that we don't understand what it means for them lifelong."

FOR EXAMPLE, THE CHANCE OF RECURRENCE AFTER A MELANOMA CAN BE AS HIGH AS 50 PERCENT. BUT COHEN WORRIES THAT IN A CHILD WHO HAS YEARS AND YEARS LEFT TO LIVE, THAT CHANCE COULD BE MUCH HIGHER.

THAT'S WHY MELISSA CUMMINS SAYS SHE'S CONSTANTLY CHECKING ALL OF HER CHILDREN'S SKIN.

KIDS AND SKIN CANCER-ON CAM

DOREEN GENTZLER REPORTING.

DERMATOLOGISTS SAY PEDIATRICIANS SHOULD DO SKIN CHECKS,

AS PART OF A CHILD'S OVER-ALL CHECK UP.

THE EARLIER DOCTORS CAN FIND SKIN CANCER.

BUY A DIAMOND GET A GUN-VO

AN ATLANTA AREA JEWELER -- HAS COME UP WITH AN UNUSUAL WAY TO SELL DIAMONDS.

BUY A DIAMOND, GET A GUN.

AFTER 70 YEARS IN BUSINESS, THIS JEWLER IS OFFERING A FREE HUNTING RIFLE -- TO WHOEVER BUYS A DIAMOND.

THE JEWELER SAYS HIS NEW OFFER -- APPEALS TO CUSTOMERS WHO LIKE TO HUNT.

5AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SHOT-FDOT

5:00

BETTY WHITE.MAKE OUR DAY.

THE PUSH IS ON TO GET A SPECIAL DNC SPEECH.BY BETTY WHITE.

AFTER CLINT EASTWOOD'S "EMPTY CHAIR" SPECTACLE, DEMS WANT BETTY. TO DROP BY THE DNC.

MORE THAN 30-THOUSAND SIGNATURES ON FACEBOOK.

530AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SHOT-FDOT

*TECH BYTES*

WE HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT.ALMOST!

APPLE WILL MAKE A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE 12TH, NEXT WEDNESDAY.

IN THE SHADOWS, YOU SEE.A "5"!

IPHONE REALLY SEEMS TO BE ON THE WAY.

6AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SHOT-FDOT

*AMERICA'S MONEY*

PERFECT MCDONALD'S ORDER.

FRIES.COKE.TOFU BURGER?

THE COMPANY OPENS A VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT.

630AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SHOT-FDOT

*GMA*

KIDS ARE GETTING BACK ITNO THE SWING OF SCHOOL.

ONE OF THE HARDEST PARTS.IS GOING TO BED.

LOTS OF PARENTS ARE TURNING TO MELATONIN.

ALL NATURAL.BUT IS IT SAFE?

SPORTS WRAP AT 5AM-PKG

TECH BYTES AT 530AM-PKG

IN TODAY'S TECH BYTES.APPLE ALL CONFIRMS THE NEW I-PHONE FIVE.

THE COMPANY'S INVITATION TO NEXT WEEK'S MEDIA EVENT HAS THE

NUMBER 12 -- WITH THE SHADOW FORMING A 5.

APPLE MAY ALSO ANNOUNCE A MINI I-PAD AND NEW EAR-BUDS. AND

MAYBE EVEN A TELEVISION SET.

MEANWHILE. FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE SAMSUNG GALAXY S-THREE

WAS THE TOP-SELLING SMART-PHONE IN THE U-S LAST MONTH.

THAT'S BECAUSE MANY MEMBERS OF THE APPLE CORPS ARE HOLDING OFF

BUYING AN I-PHONE UNTIL THE NEW MODEL IS RELEASED.

HAIKU DECK, A FREE APP FOR THE I-PAD, ALLOWS USERS TO MAKE SLIDESHOWS IN

JUST A FEW STEPS.

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL'S KATIE BOEHRET SAYS IT'S QUICK AND

EASY TO USE.

"It really does make it simple for you to add text to each slide, and add an

image to each slide, and then just hit done. So in about 20-30 minutes, I

could create these very nice, visually engaging slideshows."

THERE SHOULD BE AN ANDROID TABLET VERSION OF HAIKU DECK BY THE END OF THE

YEAR.

MONEYSCOPE AT 6AM-PKG

GOOD MORNING. TOPPING "AMERICA'S MONEY". AMERICAN AIRLINES PILOTS ARE

GROUNDED.

A FEDERAL JUDGE SAYS THE BANKRUPT AIRLINE CAN THROW OUT ITS

EXISTING CONTRACT WITH ITS PILOTS. AND START OVER.

THEIRS WAS THE ONLY UNION THAT WOULDN'T GRANT CONCESSIONS TO THE

AIRLINE.

THE NATIONAL DEBT IS NOW MORE THAN 16 TRILLION DOLLARS.

THAT WORKS OUT TO ABOUT 51-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EVERY AMERICAN.

DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS BLAME EACH OTHER FOR THE RECORD NUMBER

FACEBOOK IS PLAYING DEFENSE AS ITS STOCK HITS NEW LOWS.

C-E-O MARK ZUCKERBERG IS PROMISING HE WON'T SELL ANY OF HIS

SHARES FOR AT LEAST A YEAR.

THE SOCIAL NETWORK IS ALSO PLANNING TO BUY BACK SEVERAL MILLION

SHARES.

AND McDONALD'S PLANS TO OPEN A RESTAURANT IN INDIA WHERE IT WON'

T SERVE A BIG MAC -- OR ANY OTHER MEAT.

THE AMERICAN CHAIN WILL OPEN ITS FIRST VEGETARIAN-ONLY

RESTAURANT IN A SIKH HOLY CITY NEXT YEAR.

THE NEARLY THREE HUNDRED McDONALD'S IN INDIA ALREADY HAVE MENUS

THAT ARE 50-PERCENT VEGETARIAN.

STORMWARN GENERIC FORECAST OPEN-CLIPTOPS

STORMWARN 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 TH

E FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

"Showers increasing Wednesday"

A little boost in our rain chance is in order this Wednesday, but rain coverage will be fairly scattered with lots of places staying dry. The new wrinkle in today's forecast, however, is we'll see the possibility for a few morning showers, especially for areas close to the coast and the urban corridor. A few hit-or-miss showers will stay close to Highway 41 and I-75 through the early afternoon, and then a stronger onshore flow today will carry the bulk of the rain deep inland later in the day.

Aside from having a few extra morning and afternoon showers around, we'll still be in store for a good amount of sunshine along with some pretty warm temperatures. Our afternoon highs should only warm to the upper 80s and lower 90s, though, with a stronger breeze coming off the Gulf of Mexico to prevent many mid 90s.

Forecast models are in good agreement we'll stay in this weather pattern all the way through the end of the week with some days bringing a few more showers than others. The general rule for those of us along the coast and the urban corridor is our showers will arrive earlier in the day. For those of us east of I-75, the majority of the rain will get carried our way later in the afternoon and evening.

By the upcoming weekend, mostly likely the latter part of the weekend, moisture will start to increase as a weather system dips into Central Florida. This will most likely lead to higher rain chances for us along with more cloud cover.

STORMWARN AND TRAFFIC TRANSITION-CLIPTOPS

TRAFFIC-AWS OR SS

TRAFFIC SPONSOR BILLBOARD-CLIPTOPS

TOSS TO CLIFTON-OBX

ALL NEW THIS MORNING ---

BRING HOME A NEW FAMILY MEMBER!

A LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTER FACES MAJOR OVERCROWDING ISSUES.

AND MIGHT HAVE TO EUTHANIZE DOZENS OF HEALTHY ANIMALS.

ABC SEVEN'S CLIFTON FRENCH IS LIVE IN LEE COUNTY --

WITH YOUR CHANCE TO ADOPT A NEW PET.

PET GIVEAWAY-REM

NATIONALS TIMELINE-VO

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HAS THE SOX AND THE TWINS.

NOW LEE COUNTY LEADERS WORK TO ADD A NEW SPRING TRAINING TEAM--

THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS.

A-B-C 7 HAS LEARNED --

THE COUNTY MANAGER AND ASSISTANT MANAGER WENT TO D-C LAST WEEK.

THEY MET WITH EXECUTIVES FROM THE BALL CLUB

NOW, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TALKING MONEY.

AND WHITTLING DOWN THE WISH LIST --

FOR UPGRADES AT CITY OF PALMS PARK.

THEY'VE BEEN IN TALKS FOR MONTHS --

NATIONALS TIMELINE-SOTVO

DOUG MEURER/AST. LEE COUNTY MANAGER 2:10:13 i really would like to see this move forward as quickly as possible. i know that they have asked we do this as quickly as possible just so they know so there's some certainty for them. i would say really within the next 30-60 days hopefully we'll have a pretty firm idea about whether this is going to work 29

NFL SEASON-VO

THE "NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SEASON". BEGINS TONIGHT.

THE DALLAS COWBOYS WILL BE VISITING THE SUPER BOWL CHAMPION NEW YORK GIANTS -- AT MET-LIFE STADIUM IN NEW JERSEY.

SINCE 2002. THE N-F-L SEASON HAS STARTED ON A THURSDAY NIGHT.

POTTY TRAINING PROBLEM-VO-WIPE

RESTAURANTS USUALLY OFFER BOOSTER SEATS FOR TODDLERS.

BUT ONE WOMAN WAS HORRIFIED.

WHEN SHE SAW THIS --

THAT'S NOT A BOOSTER SEAT.

THE CHILD IS SITTING ON A POTTY TRAINING SEAT!

IT HAPPENED UTAH.

DOZENS OF PEOPLE ARE SITTING NEARBY,

EATING THEIR FOOD.

AND CUSTOMERS STARTED GETTING ANGRY,

POTTY TRAINING PROBLEM-SOTVO

"The more you thought about it, the more unappetizing everything looked around me," Decker said. "I was like this is not ok, we're eating, there was a business meeting with about five or six businessmen going on right next to me. The place was packed."

THE RESTAURANT RECEIVED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS,

FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT.

MANAGEMENT CLAIMS THE STAFF DID NOT REALIZE WHAT WAS GOING ON,

LINH BUI DWTS-SS-VO

DANCING WITH THE STARS RETURNS IN TWO AND A HALF WEEKS.

BUT ONE OF OUR OWN IS HITTING THE DANCE FLOOR.

MY CO-ANCHOR LINH BUI WILL COMPETE --

IN THE NAPLES DANCING WITH THE STARS. FOR LITERACY!

HER FIRST PRACTICE WAS YESTERDAY.

AND SHE'S GOT SOME IMPRESSIVE MOVES.

BUMP TO BREAK-2SHOT, CAM 10 BMP

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIP

TS 1) DNC DAY 2-SOTTOPS

we must once again come together and stand together for the man we can trust to keep moving this great country forward

FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA WRAPS UP DAY ONE OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.

HAPPENING TONIGHT.

FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON TAKES THE MIC.

TS 2) COVERAGE PROMISE-CG

STAY WITH US ALL WEEK --

FOR TEAM COVERAGE FROM CHARLOTTE.

POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT CHAD OLIVER JOINS US LIVE FROM THE D-N-C.

TS 3) ROMNEY CAMPAIGNS-SOTTOPS

it is time for a turnaround and the man for that turnaround will be our next president of the United States and his name is Mitt Romney."

REPUBLICAN VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE PAUL RYAN STOPPED IN OHIO TUESDAY.

TODAY MITT ROMNEY IS IN VERMONT.

TS 4) BOONE PLEA-VOTOPS

A PORT CHARLOTTE WOMAN HEADS TO PRISON.

AFTER ADMITTING TO ABUSING HER 10-YEAR-OLD STEPSON.

SHE KEPT HIM LOCKED IN A FILTHY ROOM FOR MONTHS.

KIMBERLY BOONE ACCEPTED A PLEA DEAL TUESDAY.

SHE'LL SPEND FOUR YEARS IN PRISON,

FOLLOWED BY SIX YEARS OF PROBATION.

THOMAS BOONE - THE CHILD'S FATHER - CLAIMS HE DID NOTHING WRONG,

AND WILL HEAD TO TRIAL.

TS 5) MOSQUITO PATROL-VOTOPS

LEE COUNTY IS ON MOSQUITO PATROL.

THEY'RE TRYING TO CURB A RECENT SPIKE IN MOSQUITOS -- BLAMED ON TROPICAL STORM ISAAC.

TWO PLANES ARE IN THE AIR.

THEY ARE SPRAYING CENTRAL AND WESTERN LEHIGH ACRES.

NEXT ON THE LIST,

TS 6) NFL SEASON-VOTOPS

GRAB THOSE REMOTES.

THE "NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SEASON". BEGINS TONIGHT.

THE DALLAS COWBOYS WILL BE VISITING THE SUPER BOWL CHAMPION NEW YORK GIANTS -- AT MET-LIFE STADIUM IN NEW JERSEY.

SINCE 2002. THE N-F-L SEASON HAS STARTED ON A THURSDAY NIGHT.

GOODBYE WEBSITE TEASE-3SH-WEB ANI

COVERAGE PROMISE OF THE BIGGEST STORY OF THE DAY ON WEB

" WHEN EVER YOU NEED A NEWS OR WEATHER UPDATE - WE ARE LOGGED ON AND UPDATING ABC-7.COM "

-WHAT IS COMING UP ON GMA - BIG STORY COVERAGE OF THE MORNING.

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