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3:01-10 What is staff going to recommend to get us out of this? It's a disaster.

THE COUNTY'S RESPONSE TO OUR STORY SHOWING YOUR EMERGENCY HELICOPTER COMPANY INCORRECTLY BILLED CUSTOMERS THREE MILLION BUCKS!

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THAT'S PROOF RIGHT THERE WHY THE 'MOVE OVER LAW' IS IN PLACE.

HOW THAT TROOPER'S DOING TONIGHT.

SOME COUPLES -- LIVING SEPARATELY -- ARE STILL HAPPILY MARRIED!

THE FOUR C'S OF A STRONG RELATIONSHIP THAT HELP THEM THRIVE.

'nats of humming mystery'

AND THEY SOLVED THE MYSTERY OF THE HUM IN SEATTLE.

WHAT THAT BAFFLING NOISE TURNED OUT TO BE.

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HL2) TROOPER HIT DASHCAM-trxNATVO

HL3) LIVING SEPERATELY-trxVOTOPS

HL4) HUMMING MYSTERY-trxNATVO

BREAKING NEWS OPEN-CLIP

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BREAKING NEWS --

TWO CONSTRUCTION WORKERS ARE DEAD TONIGHT AFTER BEING ELECTROCUTED WHILE WORKING ON A LIFT ON FORT MYERS BEACH.

A-B-C-7 HAS LEARNED THE MEN WERE WORKING IN THE

BELLA LAGO COMMUNITY ON ESTERO BOULEVARD.

DEPUTIES TELL US THEY WERE FOUND DEAD ABOUT 1-30 THIS AFTERNOON IN THE BUCKET OF A RENTED BOOM OR LIFT TRUCK.

THEY WERE DEALING WITH A WOODPECKER PROBLEM AT THE BUILDING.

A WITNESS SAYS THE MEN WERE GOING UP IN THE LIFT TO TAKE MEASUREMENTS, BEFORE STARTING WORK NEXT WEEK.

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41:56 birds were getting in and living inside the attic the building across the way had scaffolding up i noticed the construction equipment parked here this morning which hadnt been there before 42:13

THE VICTIMS ARE JUAN BOCANEGRA OF FORT MYERS.

HE WORKED FOR J. BALLER CONSTRUCTION.

THE OTHER IS DUSTIN MANNING OF BRADENTON.

HE WAS WORKING FOR CUTTING EDGE MOLDINGS.

DEPUTIES HAVE NOTIFIED OSHA--

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MEDSTAR FOLO-VO-WIPE

THE FALLOUT CONTINUES AFTER ABC7 UNCOVERED LEE COUNTY'S MEDSTAR PROGRAM OPERATED WITHOUT FULL CERTIFICATION -

AND IMPROPERLY COLLECTED MONEY FROM PATIENTS, AND GOVERNMENT FUNDED MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PROGRAMS.

ABC7 FOUND OUT THE COUNTY BILLED PATIENTS 2 POINT 9 MILLION DOLLARS FOR SERVICES-

AND COLLECTED MORE THAN 320 THOUSAND DOLLARS.

THAT IS MONEY IT WILL HAVE TO PAY BACK.

EMS ADMINISTRATORS ABRUPTLY SHUT DOWN THE MEDSTAR PROGRAM LAST MONTH - FIRING ALL OF THE PILOTS.

THEY MAINTAIN IT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE APPLYING FOR A VOLUNTARY NATIONAL ACCREDITATION.

MEDSTAR FOLO-SOTVO

it strikes me as things that should have been open and at least shared with the County Commission were covered up.

Butt Bites

this is a life and death program. This is not something to be taken lightly and to have a solution is to shut it down when people are having heart attacks and car crashes? That's not a solution.

THE COUNTY MANAGER SAYS IT WILL TAKE WEEKS TO COMPILE A REPORT ON THE BILLING PROCEDURES.

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SAINTS SUSPENSIONS-VO

MORE BREAKING NEWS NOW --

LATE THIS AFTERNOON, AN APPEALS PANEL *OVER-TURNED* THE SUSPENSIONS OF FOUR NEW ORLEANS SAINTS FOOTBALL PLAYERS.

THE N-F-L SUSPENDED THE PLAYERS FOR THEIR ROLE IN 'BOUNTY GATE' -- A REWARDS-SYSTEM THE TEAM SET UP FOR INJURING PLAYERS ON THE OPPOSING SQUAD.

JONATHAN VILMA, ANTOHONY HARGROVE, WILL SMITH, AND SCOTT FUJITA WOULD HAVE SERVED THEIR SUSPENSIONS THIS SEASON.

BUT INSTEAD, ALL FOUR ARE NOW ELIGIBLE TO PLAY AS EARLY AS THIS WEEKEND'S SEASON-OPENER.

SUSPENSIONS OF THREE COACHES -- INCLUDING SAINTS HEAD COACH SEAN PAYTON -- REMAIN IN PLACE.

HARGROVE IS FROM PORT CHARLOTTE.

MCDONALDS CHARITY BOX STOLEN-SS

A DEPUTY PULLING INTO MCDONALD'S HELPED TO CATCH TWO PEOPLE NOW UNDER ARREST FOR STEALING A CHARITY BOX AT THE FAST FOOD CHAIN IN LEHIGH ACRES.

DEPUTIES SAY THESE TWO PEOPLE. KAYLA CORTEZ AND BLAKE ALBRITTON WENT INTO THE MCDONALD'S AROUND THREE THIS MORNING AND TOOK A CREDIT CARD READER ALONG WITH THE MCDONALD'S CHARITY BOX OFF THE HOLDER.

THEN THEY RAN OUT OF THE RESTAURANT.

A DEPUTY JUST HAPPENED TO BE RIGHT OUTSIDE AND FOUND THEM.

CASEY PLEA DEAL-VO-(3)SS

TONIGHT - THERE'S A PLEA DEAL IN PLACE FOR A CONVICTED KILLER -- WHO ONCE MADE HEADLINES FOR SLAPPING HIS ATTORNEY IN OPEN COURT --

HERE'S THE VIDEO OF THAT INFAMOUS SLAP.

BRIAN CASEY HIRED AN ATTORNEY, FIRED HIM - THEN SMACKED HIM IN THE FACE IN LEE COUNTY COURT.

IN APRIL - A JURY CONVICTED HIM OF MURDERING RYAN VANDERSON --

CASEY WILL SERVE TWO LIFE SENTENCES FOR THAT.

TODAY, CASEY PLEADED NO CONTEST TO KILLING LARRICK SIKES, FIVE DAYS AFTER KILLING VANDERSON.

PROSECUTORS REDUCED THE CHARGE FROM 2ND DEGREE MURDER TO MANSLAUGHTER.

ZIMMERMAN SCHOOL RECORDS-VO

GEORGE ZIMMERMAN WANTS TO USE THE SCHOOL RECORDS OF TRAYVON MARTIN AS PART OF HIS DEFENSE STRATEGY.

ZIMMERMAN'S ATTORNEY SAID TODAY HE HAS SENT SUBPOENAS TO THE SCHOOLS ATTENDED BY THE 17-YEAR MIAMI-AREA TEEN.

THE SUBPOENAS REQUEST DISCIPLINARY NOTICES, SUSPENSION NOTICES AND TARDINESS RECORDS, AMONG OTHER THINGS.

ZIMMERMAN IS CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER IN THE DEATH OF MARTIN.

JOBS REPORT-VIDBX RVL-WIPE

NEW JOBS NUMBERS ARE OUT TODAY AND THEY SHOW CONTINUING WEAKNESS IN THE ECONOMY.

THE LABOR DEPARTMENT SAYS THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FELL TO 8 POINT 1 PERCENT IN AUGUST

THAT'S DOWN FROM 8 POINT 3 PERCENT THE PREVIOUS MONTH.

JOBS REPORT-SOTVO

"You're right - a hundred thousand jobs is a disappointment. The expectation was

somewhere between 125-150."

HOURLY PAY ALSO FELL IN AUGUST --

MANUFACTURERS CUT THE MOST JOBS IN TWO YEARS.

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POLITICS TODAY-ONCAM

AS BOTH PARTIES RECOVER FROM ELECTION HANGOVERS, THE CONVERSATION SHIFTED TO THOSE JOB NUMBERS TODAY ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.

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President Obama began a weekend swing through 3 key battleground states

today.

SOT POTUS

hello New Hampshire

the same day we learned the economy added just 96,000 jobs last month.

SOT POTUS

We need to fill the hole left by this recession faster. We need to come out

of this crisis stronger than when we went in. And there's a lot more that we

can do.

Appearing with the Vice President and their wives in Portsmouth, New

Hampshire after a successful Democratic convention, the President called on

the Republican controlled Congress to help get the economy moving again.

SOT POTUS

If the Republicans are serious about being concerned about joblessness we

can create a million jobs right now if Congress would pass the jobs plan I

sent to them a year ago

The third straight disappointing monthly jobs report means the Unemployment

rate remains above 8 percent, though it dipped from 8.3 to 8.1 percent in

August, mostly due to people who quit looking.

NATS ROMNEY ADS

Here in Ohio we are not better off under president Obama.

The Romney campaign.today.is launching *fifteen* new attack ads in key

battleground states.

He also appeared in New Hampshire and in Iowa.

SOT ROMNEY

This President tried but he didn't understand what it takes to make our

economy work. I do. I will use that experience to get Americans to work

again.

With less than two months until the election, Former Republican strategist

and ABC Political analyst Matt Dowd gives a slight edge to the President.

SOT MATT DOWD

you get the sense that people love Barack Obama but that Republicans are in

an arranged marriage with Mitt Romney. And I think that is a difference that

came out, much more enthusiasm at this convention.

STANDUP WINICK

New Hampshire could be critical in deciding the election.

That's why of the 8 times President Obama has traveled here since elected4

of those trips have come just this year.

CHAR CO FAKE ATM WITHDRAWAL-SS

A GROVE CITY MAN IS FACING CHARGES TONIGHT ACCUSED OF FILING A FALSE REPORT TO GET REIMBURSED BY HIS BANK.

IN JUNE DEPUTIES SAY SCOTT JURY CONTACTED THEM TO REPORT 15-HUNDRED DOLLARS IN OVERDRAWN TRANSACTIONS HE CLAIM HE DIDN'T MAKE.

HE CLAIMED HIS SON DID IT.

THEN AGAIN THIS WEEK -- HE REPORTED MORE FRADULENT ACTIVITY ON HIS ACCOUNT.

DETECTIVES SHOWED JURY PHOTOS OF HIM WITHDRAWING MONEY ON THOSE DAYS.

I75 FATAL CRASH-VO-WIPE

TONIGHT WE KNOW THE NAME OF A MAN KILLED IN A CAR CRASH THIS MORNING ON I-75.

IT HAPPENED AROUND 6-30 BETWEEN THE COLONIAL BOULEVARD AND THE DANIELS PARKWAY EXIT IN LEE COUNTY.

FHP TELLS US 51-YEAR-OLD THOMAS JOHNSON'S NISSAN S-U-V CLIPPED A TRAILER A PICKUP TRUCK WAS PULLING.

HIS S-U-V THEN WENT OFF THE ROAD, HIT AN EMBANKMENT AND STRUCK TWO TREES.

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AND CHECK THIS OUT.

A SCHOOL BUS CRASH IN MIAMI KNOCKED OUT POWER TO THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS.

THE BUS CRASHED INTO A POWER POLE WITH TWO STUDENT ON BOARD.

THE CRASH INJURED THE DRIVER - BUT THE STUDENTS DID NOT GET HURT.

THE IMPACT BRIEFLY SHUT OFF ELECTRICITY TO ABOUT SEVEN-THOUSAND HOMES AND BUSINESSES.

TWO OTHER CARS WERE ALSO INVOLVED.

CAPE SIDEWALK HOLE-VO

CONSTRUCTION CREWS HAVE FINALLY FINISHED FIXING A SIDEWALK OUTSIDE A DOWNTOWN CAPE CORAL RESTAURANT.

TABLE 209'S LANDLORD SAYS A CITY CONTRACTOR PULLED THE SIDEWALK UP BEHIND THE RESTAURANT LAST MONTH. BUT DIDN'T COME BACK UNTIL TODAY TO REPLACE IT.

HE CLAIMS THE MESS DROVE AWAY BUSINESS AND THE CITY IGNORED HIM ASKING IT TO BE FIXED.

CITY LEADERS TELL US A CONCRETE MIXING PROBLEM AND TROPICAL WEATHER DELAYED THE WORK.

CHAR CO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY-VO-WIPE

HABITIAT FOR HUMANITY IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY NEEDS YOUR HELP MEETING ITS GOAL OF BUILDING HOMES FOR SIX FAMILIES BY CHRISTMAS.

VOLUNTEERS ARE PUTTING THE ROOF AND WALLS IN AT THIS HOUSE IN PORT CHARLOTTE.

NEXT WEEK, THE ORGANIZATION HOPES TO BREAK GROUND ON TWO MORE HOMES.

APPLICANTS FOR HOMES THROUGH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HAVE TO REACH CERTAIN CRITERIA AND PUT IN SWEAT EQUITY BEFORE MOVING IN.

CHAR CO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY-SOTVO

it'd be great to do all of that in due time. Open gifts for christmas and probably be in here for thanksgiving. It'll be wonderful

AS THE ORGANIZATION RAMPS UP PRODUCTION THIS FALL TO REACH IT'S GOAL, IT NEEDS VOLUNTEERS TO HELP BUILD THE HOMES.

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TEASE ONE------------

WORDS WITH FRIENDS. SONG POP.

OTHER SOCIAL AND DIGITAL MIND GAMES AT YOUR FINGERTIPS --

ARE THEY DRAINING YOUR BRAIN POWER OR BOOSTING IT.

ABC7 FINDS OUT FOR YOU.

PLUS -

HELPING THOSE WITH AUTISIM ALL BY WHAT THEY EAT.

THE DIETARY SUPPLEMENT THAT COULD TREAT THE DISORDER.

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MD FLOOD DAMAGE-VOTOPS

RESIDENTS IN PARTS OF MARYLAND ARE CLEANING UP AFTER HEAVY RAIN THIS WEEK CAUSED SOME DAMAGE.

ONE RESTAURANT HAD TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE FOR BUSINESS BECAUSE OF A LEAK.

ANOTHER BUSINESS WAS CONDEMNED AFTER ITS ROOF CAVED IN FROM ALL THE RAIN.

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FORECAST-PHC

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

FORECAST-WXWALL

NUMEROUS STORMS POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND

Overall we've had decent weather the past several days. There have been intervals of showers early that turn to storms by the evening with a lot of sunshine in the middle.

There's a very disorganized cluster of clouds over the northern Gulf. It's the remnants of Hurricane Isaac, and the majority of moisture and storms sit on the south side of the system. I'm forecasting it to move northeast, and that means southwest Florida will get a glance of the storms on Sunday.

Saturday will be a carbon copy of today - quick heavy downpours along the coast around daybreak which roll inland through the day. Each storm cell will contain lots of rain, gusty winds, and possibly lightning.

Tomorrow will also serve as our day of transition. Moisture levels will drastically increase and come early Sunday you'll experience some strong storms accompanied by a thick canopy of clouds. These storms will last all day long; however, Sunday will not be a complete waste. There will be a peak or two of sunshine.

That type of weather pushes over into Monday, too.

Highs this weekend will be lower than norm. Pushing 90 to 91 degrees… If that. Hotter weather will return midweek forward. That's when the rain clears back out and dry air returns. What happens with dry air? It heats up quickly!

Boating conditions will be decent on Saturday, but they'll get rough Sunday and Monday.

There's nothing to worry about in the tropics for now, but if you plan to go to the east coast of Florida you'll experience some strong rip currents as Hurricane Leslie edges past Bermuda.

MIND GAMES-VO IN TCMON

ALL OF YOU ADDICTED TO THE SMART PHONE GAME "WORDS WITH FRIENDS" WILL LOVE TO HEAR THIS.

THERE'S A FEW IN OUR NEWSROOM.

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CLASSIC BOARD GAMES ARE GETTING AN ONLINE FACELIFT, THANKS TO FACEBOOK AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS.

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ALL THE RAGE ARE GAMES LIKE "WORDS WITH FRIENDS" AND "SONG POP". AND SOME THINK PLAYING THEM MAY HELP KEEP THE BRAIN SHARP.

THE GOOD NEWS IS -- EXPERTS IN DEMENTIA AND THE AGING PROCESS AGREE!

"These sorts of games that you can do online, they certainly will help stimulate to the brain and keep you challenged, make you work."

THE KEY IS KEEPING YOURSELF CHALLENGED -- BY WORKING TO REACH MORE DIFFICULT LEVELS.

"That thinking process where you're not really sure what the answer is forces your brain to make new connections and to learn.

BUT OF COURSE USING A SMART PHONE ISN'T THE ONLY WAY TO STAY SMART.

DOCTORS STILL TOUT LOW-TECH BRAIN ACTIVITIES, TOO -- LIKE CARD GAMES. CROSSWORD PUZZLES. AND LEARNING A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.

"This is not the only thing you're gonna do. You need to find things to keep the rest of your body in shape."

EXERCISE AND EVEN SIMPLE WALKING HAVE BEEN LINKED TO BRAIN HEALTH.

MIND GAMES-VO IN TCMON

AUTISM DIET-VO-WIPE

IN YOUR ABC7 HEALTHY LIVING TONIGHT.

RESEARCHERS SAY THEY'VE FOUND A RARE FORM OF AUTISM THAT COULD BE TREATABLE.

THEY SAY MUTATIONS COULD LEAD TO A FORM OF AUTISM WITH EPILEPSY --

THEY BELIEVE A DIETARY SUPPLEMENT CAN TREAT IT.

SOME GENE MUTATIONS BREAK THE PROTEINS "BRANCHED CHAINED AMINO ACIDS" DOWN SO QUICKLY THAT IT RESULTS IN A SEVERE FORM OF AUTISM --

MAMMOGRAMS BEFORE 30-VOTOPS-WIPE

CHEST X-RAYS OR MAMMOGRAMS BEFORE AGE 30 MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF BREAST CANCER AMONG WOMEN WHO CARRY THE GENE.

DUTCH RESEARCHERS LOOKED AT ALMOST TWO THOUSAND GENE CARRIERS AND THEIR HISTORY OF CHEST RADIATION.

STAND UP FOR CANCER TONIGHT-VOTOPS

THE ANNUAL "STAND UP 2 CANCER" TELETHON IS TONIGHT.

ALL FOUR BROADCAST NETWORKS PLUS A DOZEN CABLE NETWORKS WILL FORGO COMMERCIALS AND AIR THE SAME TELETHON IN AN EFFORT TO COMBAT CANCER.

AMONG THOSE APPEARING TONIGHT ARE SINGER TAYLOR SWIFT. AND ACTOR SAMUEL L. JACKSON.

QUADS HAIRCUT-VO

A MOM IN CHINA WANTED TO MAKE SURE TEACHERS COULD IDENTIFY HER QUADRUPLETS AT SCHOOL.

SO THIS WAS HER IDEA.

A SPECIAL HAIRSTYLE TO MAKE THE BROTHERS EASY TO TELL APART.

SHE HAD THEIR HAIR CUT INTO SHAPES OF NUMBERS, SHOWING THE ORDER OF BIRTH.

THE QUADRUPLETS WERE BORN IN 2006.

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TEASE TWO------------

FROM WRITING YOUR OWN VOWS.TO WRITING YOUR RULES OF MARRIAGE.

THE **UN**CONVENTIONAL FORM OF MARRIAGE THAT KEEPS COUPLES TOGETHER.AND APART.

WE'LL EXPLAIN.

A TRUE BARBIE EXPERIENCE ON THE OPEN WATERS.

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TZ2 B BARBIE ROYAL CARRIBEAN-VOTOPS

BUMP SHOT-BUMP IN

LIVING TOGETHER FOREVER APART-VO IN POP

WE'VE ALL HEARD, READ AND SEEN THAT 50-PERCENT OF MARRIAGES END IN DIVORCE, BUT WHAT ABOUT THOSE THAT DON'T?

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AFTER 28 YEARS OF MARRIAGE, LISE AND EMIL ARE STILL VERY MUCH IN LOVE.

AND THEY DO IT ALL HERE…AND…HERE…AND HERE TOO! THAT'S BECAUSE…

"We've been living separately for the last five years."

AFTER YEARS OF A CONVENTIONAL MARRIAGE…THEY HIT A RUT. BUT…

"I realized that I still loved him."

THEY FOUND A WAY TO MAKE IT WORK - SEPARATELY - FIVE MILES AWAY FROM EACH OTHER.

"It's not just about getting your own little needs met, it's about creating something really powerful."

PSYCHOLOGIST PHYLLIS KOCH -SHERAS SAYS COUPLES NEED TO STOP FOCUSING ON THE RULES AND FOCUS ON THEMSELVES, AND SHE SAYS SHE HAS THEY KEY TO LONG LASTING LOVE!

"The couple power model involves the 4 c's and they need to be in this order for it to work."

SHE SHOULD KNOW. MEET PETER.

SO TOGETHER THEY PUT THEIR SECRET IN THIS BOOK AND THEY ARE TOSSING OUT THE MAIN RULE OF CONVENTIONAL MARRIAGE.

COMMITMENT IS NUMBER ONE, FOLLOWED BY COOPERATION. CREATE A STATEMENT ABOUT YOUR RELATIONSHIP SO YOU ARE REMINDED WHY YOU ARE IN THIS JOURNEY.

FINALLY, COMMUNITY - SHARE IT WITH OTHER COUPLES.

"If there's a secret, it's to keep that love alive by keeping the fun alive."

LIVING TOGETHER FOREVER APART-VO IN POP

GETTING DIVORCED IS NOT ONLY PAINFUL, BUT EXPENSIVE.

ACCORDING TO DIVORCE-360-DOT- COM, THE AVERAGE FIGURE FOR HIDDEN COSTS.ABOUT 53-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

TEASE THREE-ONCAM

JUSTICE FOR ONE OF HIS FORMER WIVES.AND HER FAMILY.

DREW PETERSON - GUILTY OF MURDERING KATHLEEN SAVIO.

Cassandra Cales: "Game over, Drew. You know, he can wipe his smirk off his face."

BUT TONIGHT - SHOCKING REVELATIONS FROM ONE JUROR.

WHAT HE SAYS ALMOST LET PETERSON GO FREE.

AND WATCH THIS -

A TROOPER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD -- THEN THIS --

HIT BY A TRUCK.

THE CRASH CAUGHT ON DASHCAM.

PLUS - SELF-DEFENSE FOR THE ELDERLY.

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TZ3 C SENIORS CAUGHT ON TAPE-VOTOPS

BUMP SHOT-BUMP OUT

NEWS AT 5:00 PM OPEN-CLIP

TS FMB DEATH INVESTIGATION-VID BOX TOPS

MAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW,

TWO CONSTRUCTION WORKERS ARE DEAD TONIGHT AFTER BEING ELECTROCUTED WHILE WORKING ON A LIFT ON FORT MYERS BEACH.

THE MEN WERE DEALING WITH A WOODPECKER PROBLEM IN THE BELLA LAGO COMMUNITY AT THE TIME.

ONE VICTIM IS JUAN BOCANEGRA OF FORT MYERS.

HE WORKED FOR J. BALLER CONSTRUCTION.

THE OTHER IS DUSTIN MANNING OF BRADENTON.

TS MEDSTAR FOLO-VID BOX TOPS

LEE COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE IS REQUESTING AN AUDIT OF THE MEDSTAR PROGRAM.

TS SAINTS SUSPENSION-VID BOX TOPS

AN APPEALS PANEL HAS *OVER-TURNED* THE SUSPENSIONS OF FOUR NEW ORLEANS SAINTS FOOTBALL PLAYERS.

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CAMPAIGN 2012-VOTOPS-2SH

A DISAPPOINTING JOBS REPORT HAS PRESIDENT OBAMA ON THE DEFENSIVE TODAY. AS BOTH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES CAMPAIGN IN IOWA AND NEW HAMPSHIRE.

HI, I'M JEFF BUTERA.

AND I'M COURTNEY ROBINSON.

CAMPAIGN 2012-PKG

THESE ARE THE WORKERS BOTH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ARE TRYING TO REACH. PEOPLE LIKE DOMINIC PAPA WHO JUST GOT HIRED AT A NEW RESTAURANT.

"I think I happened to be lucky and be in the right spot at the right time but i know there is still a lot of people out there struggling to find work."

AND THOSE LIKE MIKE SIMON STILL UNEMPLOYED AND DISSAPPOINTED BY THE LACK OF JOBS CREATED IN AUGUST. JUST 96-THOUSAND. DOWN FROM 140-THOUSAND IN JULY.

"I'm trying to remain optimistic."

ONE DAY AFTER ACCEPTING HIS PARTY'S NOMINATION, PRESIDENT OBAMA.CAMPAIGNING IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

ACKNOWLEDGED ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. WHILE PUTTING A POSITIVE SPIN ON THE ECONOMY.

"Business once again added jobs for the 30th month in a row."

"That's not good enough, we know it's not good enough. We need to create more jobs faster."

THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HAS BEEN ABOVE 8 PERCENT FOR 43 CONSECUTIVE MONTHS.

IT DIPPED SLIGHTLY TO 8.1 PERCENT LAST MONTH AS MANY PEOPLE STOPPED LOOKNIG FOR WORK.

IN IOWA. REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MITT ROMNEY USED THOSE NUMBERS TO ATTACK OBAMA'S JOBS RECORD.

Presidential Candidate:59 - 1:12

"The President said we'd be at 4% unemployment, but we're at 8%. that would be 9 million more ppl."

CAMPAIGN 2012-ONCAM

DANIELLE LEIGH REPORTING.

DREW PETERSON JUROR-VO-WIPE

DREW PETERSON COULD FACE *NEW* CHARGES NOW THAT HE HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF MURDERING HIS THIRD WIFE.

THE FORMER ILLINIOS POLICE OFFICER WASN'T CHARGED IN KATHLEEN SAVIO'S DEATH UNTIL HIS FOURTH WIFE STACEY DISAPPEARED.

ONE PROSECUTOR SAYS HE WILL AGGRESSIVELY REVIEW THE 2007 DISAPPERANCE WITH AN EYE TOWARD POTENTIALLY BRINGING CHARGES.

PETERSON FACES UP TO 60 YEARS IN PRISON AFTER BEING CONVICTED YESTERDAY OF MURDERING SAVIO.

DREW PETERSON JUROR-SOTVO

They had come to the point where they were beyond a reasonable doubt - I thought it looked suspicious.but I was the only one that was not beyond a reasonable doubt yet.

THE TRIAL WAS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN STATE HISTORY

WITH A NEW STATE LAW THAT WAS TAILORED SPECIFICALLY TO THE CASE.

IT ALLOWED PROSECUTORS TO INTRODUCE STATEMENTS FROM SAVIO

PLANE HOAX CHARGES-VO-WIPE

A MAN AUTHORITIES SAY CALLED IN A FAKE THREAT ON A PLANE IS FACING CHARGES TONIGHT.

A DALLAS-BOUND US AIRWAYS FLIGHT WENT BACK TO PHILADELPHIA YESTERDAY.

SOMEONE CALLED IN, SAYING PASSENGER CHRISTOPHER SHELL WAS CARRYING AN EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCE.

LAW ENFORCEMENT TOOK SHELL OFF THE PLANE AT GUNPOINT.

PLANE HOAX CHARGES-SOTVO

He's always in the wrong place at the wrong time. It may not have anything do to with him it always seems like he gets in the middle something. It just ends up being chaotic."

SMITH FACES CHARGES OF CONVEYING FALSE AND MISLEADING INFORMATION.

FORT HOOD BEARD ORDER-VO

ARMY PSYCHIATRIST CHARGED IN THE DEADLY 2009 FORT HOOD SHOOTING RAMPAGE WILL HAVE TO SHAVE HIS BEARD BEFORE STANDING TRIAL.

MAJOR HASAN NIDAL HASAN HAS BEEN ORDERED BY A MILITARY JUDGE TO EITHER VOLUNTARILY SHAVE THE BEARD OR HAVE IT FORCIBLY REMOVED.

IL SCHOOL SHOOTING-VO-WIPE

A STUDENT IS IN CUSTODY TONIGHT AFTER A SHOOTING AT A HIGH SCHOOL IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

WITNESSES SAY WHILE IN A CLASSROOM THE 14 YEAR OLD GUNMAN PULLED A HANDGUN AND HATCHET FROM A BACKPACK AND TOLD STUDENTS IN THE ROOM THAT NO ONE WANTED TO LISTEN TO HIM TALK ABOUT UNSPECIFIED PROBLEMS.

HE THEN FIRED THE GUN INTO THE CEILING AFTER SOME STUDENTS SNUCK OUT.

THE GUNMAN SET THE GUN DOWN AND THE TEACHER TACKLED HIM.

HOA SHOOTING-VOTOPS

ONE PERSON IS DEAD AND ANOTHER IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER A SHOOTING DURING A NEIGHBORHOOD HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION MEETING IN A CHURCH IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

THE GUNMAN WAS TAKEN DOWN BY A RETIRED POLICE OFFICER.

FRANCE BODIES FOLO-VO

AN UPDATE TONIGHT ON THE GRUESOME KILLINGS OF A BRITISH-IRAQI FAMILY VACATIONING IN THE FRENCH ALPS.

WE FIRST TOLD YOU ABOUT THIS YESTERDAY.

A FRENCH PROSECUTOR SAYS A FEUD BETWEEN BROTHERS COULD BE BEHIND THE MURDERS.

A 4-YEAR-OLD AND HER OLDER SISTER SURVIVED THE VIOLENCE.

THEIR PARENTS AND AN OLDER WOMAN DID NOT.

BRITISH POLICE BELIEVE THE GIRLS' FATHER WAS FEUDING WITH HIS BROTHER OVER MONEY.

YOSEMITE DEATH-VO-WIPE

A THIRD PERSON HAS DIED FROM A RODENT-BORNE ILLNESS LINKED TO YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK.

THE WEST VIRGINIA RESIDENT VISITED THE CALIFORNIA PARK IN JUNE.

IT'S BELIEVED MORE THAN 10-THOUSAND PEOPLE MAY BE AT RISK OF CONTRACTING HANTA VIRUS AFTER STAYING AT A CAMPING AREA IN THE PARK.

SO FAR, 8 PEOPLE ARE INFECTED WITH THE DISEASE, ALL HAVING LODGED AT CURRY VILLAGE BEWEEN JUNE AND AUGUST.

YOSEMITE DEATH-SOTVO

People need to understand what they're dealing with, rodent droppings, urine, they also have to learn how to clean properly which includes making sure you don't just scoop away the dust but actually spray on it with water and bleach, wear gloves, masks."

TROOPER HIT DASHCAM-NATVO-WIPE

ABC7 HAS DRAMATIC NEW DASHCAM VIDEO TO SHOW YOU FROM MARYLAND.

IT SHOWS HOW DANGEROUS HIGHWAYS CAN BECOME WHEN MOTORISTS FAIL TO OBEY A LAW KNOW AS "THE MOVE OVER LAW".

nats

YOU JUST SAW, THE TROOPER STRUCK BY A TRACTOR TRAILER DRIVING TOO CLOSE TO THE SHOULDER.

IT SLAMMED INTO HIS PATROL CAR

THE TROOPER IS RECOVERING TONIGHT FROM SEVERAL SERIOUS INJURIES.

UNCONSCIOUS DRIVER RESCUE -VOTOPS

ALSO CAUGHT ON TAPE, THE QUICK THINKING ACTIONS BY A SHERIFF'S DEPUTY IN UTAH.

DEPUTY MATT BOUCHER HAD BEEN RUNNING RADAR WHEN DISPATCHERS BEGAN RECEIVING CALLS OF A RECKLESS DRIVER ON INTERSTATE 15.

BOUCHER QUICKLY SPOTTED THE CAR.

THE DRIVER INSIDE WAS UNCONSCIOUS AND SLUMPED OVER IN HIS SEAT.

THERE WAS ALSO A THREE-YEAR-OLD SLEEPING IN THE BACKSEAT.

SENIORS CAUGHT ON TAPE-ONCAM

MANY PEOPLE ASSUME HAVING A CANE IS A SIGN OF AGING.

BUT TODAY -- SOME SENIORS ARE FINDING EMPOWERMENT THROUGH THEIR CANES.

THEY'RE USING THEM AS WEAPONS OF SELF-DEFENSE.CALLED CANE FU.

THE CREATOR DEMOSTRATES THE MOVES TO ABC'S CHRIS CUOMO ON 20/20 TONIGHT.

SENIORS CAUGHT ON TAPE-PKG

Welcome to the latest in self defense for the elderlyCane Futhat's rightCane

FU.

Narration 20:

It's a martial art designed especially for seniors. People we met at one

class in Palatka Florida said it is changing their lives.

02:26:45 Barbara: this is an opportunity for us to be able to take care of

ourselves.

Edward Pacetti

02:42:22 /when you shoot someone their dead, with the cane you can defend

yourself but yet you don't' have to kill them.

Narration 20:

The program was developed by 65-year-old martial art expert Mark Shuey Jr. -

a man with a ramrod straight posture and a particular focus.

XD 002 Cuomo: So you say that the cane isn't a sign of weakness. It's a tool

that can be used as a strength.

XD 002 MS: Yeah, it definitely can./carry it anywhere you wantect.

CC: You spend a lot of time thinking about how to hurt someone with a cane

don't you?

MS: I have, yes.

Chuckle.

002 09.24.56

CC: With the elderly, often the assailants are of a different level/

because they think it's going to be easy.

MS: Oh they want to grab the purse and run, most of them.

CC: So if you have the purse in one hand and the cane in the other/ they

can get much more than they bargained for.

MS: Oh much more/

Narration 21:

And as I learned - the hard way - it doesn't take much to turn 220 lbs of

potential bad guy, into a limp biscuit when you've taken the proper training

SENIORS CAUGHT ON TAPE-SSTOPS

NEW AT 5:00 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE FOUR------------

FROM HIS NAKED ESCAPADE IN LAS VEGAS --

TO SERIOUS WORK OVERSEAS.

PRINCE HARRY HEADS TO AFGHANISTAN FOR ANOTHER DEPLOYMENT.

nats humming

THE SOUND -- MORE THAN ANNOYING FOR SEATTLE RESIDENTS.

A CONSTANT DULL HUM AND IT WAS A MYSTERY FOR MONTHS.UNTIL TONIGHT.

WHAT'S CAUSING THE BUZZ.

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TZ4 B HUMMING SOLVED-NATVO

AZ DUST STORM-VOTOPS

CHECK THIS OUT.

A MAJOR DUST STORM IS BLOWING ACROSS PHOENIX.

IT'S 25-HUNDRED FEET TALL AND STRETCHES ABOUT 30-MILES.

THERE'S BEEN NO DAMAGE REPORTED. AND NO INJURIES.

STORM WARN JP OPEN-CLIP

CROSSTALK-WX EST

FORECAST-PHC

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

FORECAST-WXWALL

NUMEROUS STORMS POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND

Overall we've had decent weather the past several days. There have been intervals of showers early that turn to storms by the evening with a lot of sunshine in the middle.

There's a very disorganized cluster of clouds over the northern Gulf. It's the remnants of Hurricane Isaac, and the majority of moisture and storms sit on the south side of the system. I'm forecasting it to move northeast, and that means southwest Florida will get a glance of the storms on Sunday.

Saturday will be a carbon copy of today - quick heavy downpours along the coast around daybreak which roll inland through the day. Each storm cell will contain lots of rain, gusty winds, and possibly lightning.

Tomorrow will also serve as our day of transition. Moisture levels will drastically increase and come early Sunday you'll experience some strong storms accompanied by a thick canopy of clouds. These storms will last all day long; however, Sunday will not be a complete waste. There will be a peak or two of sunshine.

That type of weather pushes over into Monday, too.

Highs this weekend will be lower than norm. Pushing 90 to 91 degrees… If that. Hotter weather will return midweek forward. That's when the rain clears back out and dry air returns. What happens with dry air? It heats up quickly!

Boating conditions will be decent on Saturday, but they'll get rough Sunday and Monday.

There's nothing to worry about in the tropics for now, but if you plan to go to the east coast of Florida you'll experience some strong rip currents as Hurricane Leslie edges past Bermuda.

PRINCE HARRY AFGHANISTAN-ONCAM

PRINCE HARRY IS MOVING FORWARD FROM HIS NAKED PHOTO CONTROVERSY.

THE ROYAL IS NOW ON TO A FOUR-MONTH TOUR IN AFGHANISTAN.

PRINCE HARRY AFGHANISTAN-PKG

Natsound:

Harry examining Apache helicopter

VO:

It's as far away from pomp and palaces as you can get

Harry arrived overnight not as a prince - but an ordinary soldier

The deployment so hush hush we couldn't report on it until he landed.

SOT: CPT Jock Gordon

"He will be in a difficult and demanding job and I ask that he be left to

get on with his duties and allowed to focus on delivering support to

coalition forces on the ground."

Soundup:

British troops in Afghanistan combat?

VO:

THAT support means flying an Apache helicopter

Trading in the swanky theatres of London. For the theatre of war

On missions taking him right to the front lines.

It's something he spent months training for at the famous Top Gun flight

school in California

SOT: Prince Harry

"My goal is to serve my country."

VO:

Now, he's getting his wish -and - a much needed chance to duck out of the

spotlight

SOUNDUP:

Harry at charity event says "Never one to be shy coming forward, I'll give

it a go."

VO + PHOTOS

Earlier this week, the prince made his first public appearance after being

caught with his pants down - and off - at a wild late night party in Las

Vegas.

SOT: Ingrid Seward, Majesty Magazine

Memories are short. Harry the Hero, not Harry the Playboy prince.

VO:

There's even a facebook group called Support Prince Harry with a Naked

Salute with over 30-thousand members, including British troops posing "

strategically." Now that he's in Afghanistan, the prince could be serving

alongside some of those very soldiers.

CLOSER:

This is the Prince's second deployment to Afghanistan. His first, back in

2007, was cut short when it was leaked on the internet. This time around,

British army officials have announced his visit, saying they'll be

VMA WINNERS-NATVO

A BIG NIGHT FOR SINGER RIHANNA AT LAST NIGHT'S MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS.

nats of rihanna winning

RIHANNA STARTED THE SHOW WITH A PERFORMANCE BEFORE WINNING THE NIGHT'S TOP HONOR, VIDEO OF THE YEAR.

MYSTERIOUS HUMMING SOLVED-NATVO-WIPE

AN UPDATE TONIGHT ON THAT MYSTERIOUS HUMMING WE TOLD YOU ABOUT YESTERDAY IN SEATTLE.

MYSTERIOUS HUMMING SOLVED-SOTVO

"Oh sure, yeah it's pretty incredible and normally you wouldn't hear it but once you put something like a boat in the water it will resonate and it'll carry really far."

HOT TUB CINEMA-VO

A NEW WAY TO RELAX WHILE WATCHING A MOVIE.

MOVIE-GOERS CAN RELAX IN A HOT TUB WHILE WATCHING A FILM PROJECTED ON TO A BIG SCREEN IN LONDON'S EAST END.

IT'S LOCATED ON A ROOFTOP IN HACKNEY.

BARBIE ROYAL CARIBBEAN-VO

HERE'S A NEW OPTION FOR KIDS ON-BOARD "ROYAL CARIBBEAN" CRUISE SHIPS.

"USA TODAY" REPORTS THE CRUISE LINE IS ADDING "BARBIE" TO ITS LINE-UP OF KID-FRIENDLY CHARACTERS.

PASSENGERS WILL FIND BARBIE-THEMED MOVIE NIGHTS, STORY TIMES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.

AND THERE'S A "BARBIE PREMIUM EXPERIENCE".

KATIE COURIC SHOW-VO

WE'RE JUST DAYS AWAY FROM THE PREMIERE OF KATIE COURIC'S NEW SHOW.

IT STARTS THIS MONDAY RIGHT HERE ON ABC7.

THE FIRST GUEST WILL BE SINGER JESSICA SIMPSON WHO WILL TALK ABOUT HER CHALLENGE WITH LOSING BABY WEIGHT.

SHERYL CROW IS ALSO A GUEST THAT DAY.

TEASE FIVE-ONCAM

A ROBBERY CAUGHT ON CAMERA!

BUT THERE'S MORE TO THIS ONE.

A COUPLE IS NOW ACCUSED OF USING THREE TEENS TO DO THEIR DIRTY WORK.

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CA ARMED ROBBERY CAUGHT ON CAMERA-ONCAM

OFFICERS IN CALIFORNIA SAY A COUPLE USED THREE TEENAGERS AS THEIR ACCOMPLICES IN A ROBBERY SPREE THAT MAY HAVE SPANNED SEVERAL CITIES.

ONE OF THE DISTURBING ROBBERIES WAS CAUGHT ON CAMERA.

CA ARMED ROBBERY CAUGHT ON CAMERA-PKG

"It's just disgusting."

SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS CAPTURE A GANG OF ARMED CROOKS STORMING INTO COLFAX FOOD AND GAS JUST AFTER 11 AT NIGHT.

THE CLERK, PUTS HIS HANDS UP IMMEDIATELY. HANDS THEM CASH THEN GETS ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES.

AND BEFORE THE SUSPECTS LEAVE, ONE OF THEM HURLS THE EMPTY CASH DRAWER AT THE VICTIM'S HEAD.

LEAVING HIM AND THE SMALL COMMUNITY OF COLFAX STUNNED.

"We take care of each other we don't do that around here it's just not something you hear of."

PLACER COUNTY SHERIFF'S INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE BEHIND THE MASKS AND HOODS WERE THIS COUPLE: JAMAUL AND JUSTINA IRENE BAKER.

AND WHAT'S MORE THEIR THREE ACCOMPLICES. INVESTIGATORS SAY A 15-YEAR-OLD AND TWO 14-YEAR-OLDS.

"Crazy for Colfax."

A HALF HOUR BEFORE THE ROBBERY, INVESTIGATORS SAY THE GROUP ROBBED A CLERK AT GUNPOINT AT THIS AUBURN COMFORT INN.

IT WOULD BE AN AUBURN POLICE OFFICER WHO SPOTTED THEIR WANTED CAR.

"And followed it down and as it was going down the freeway called in for backup."

AND TOOK THE CROOKS DOWN.

BUT THE SUSPECTS MAY BE FACING EVEN MORE JAIL TIME AS INVESTIGATORS AS FAR AS FRESNO LOOK TO SEE IF THE ALLEGED CRIMINAL COUPLE AND THEIR SIDEKICK KIDS MADE STOPS IN THEIR TOWNS.

NEXT AT 6 OPEN-CLIP

COMING UP AT 6PM-ONCAM

STILL AHEAD TONIGHT AT SIX.

WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE DEVELOPMENTS SURROUNDLING MEDSTAR.

HEAR HOW COUNTY LEADERS ARE RESONDING TO MAILBOXES FLOODED WITH PETITIONS TO SAVE THE MEDICAL HELICOPTER PROGRAM.

AND, WE HAVE NEW VIDEO OF TWO PEOPLE STEALING A BOX OF CASH MEAN FOR CHARITY.

BUT YOU'LL SEE, THEY DIDN'T GET FAR.

"I have songs that I write sex to.

THAT'S THE AUTHOR OF THE STEAMY HIT 50 SHADES OF GREY.

TZ 6 1) MEDSTAR-VOTOPS

TZ 6 2) CHARITY BOX STOLEN-VOTOPS

TZ 6 3) 50 SHADES OF MUSIC-SOTVO

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