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5AM HOUR-CLIPTOPS

6AM HOUR-CLIPTOPS

HL1) DNC FINAL NIGHT-SOTTOPS

"I accept your nomination for President of the United States!"

IT'S OFFICIAL.

PRESIDENT OBAMA ACCEPTS THE NOMINATION TO KEEP HIS SEAT -- AND BLASTS HIS OPPONENT.

HL2) CHARLIE CRIST AT DNC-VO-WIPE

PLUS -- A FAMILIAR FLORIDA FACE GRACED THE STAGE LAST NIGHT.

ABC SEVEN CATCHES UP WITH FORMER FLORIDA GOVERNOR CHARLIE CRIST.

HL3) MOBILE ETIQUETTE-VO-WIPE

AND LATER,

ARE TEXTUALLY INAPPROPRIATE?

THAT'S THE QUESTION THIS MORNING.

HL1) DNC FINAL NIGHT-SOTTOPS

Young America, why are we only speaking with half our voice when so many issues at stake here directly affect us?

THE STARS ALIGN FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA.

HL2) THERESA SHIRLEY SENTENCING-VO-WIPE

PLUS,

CHANGE OF PLEA.

HL3) DOG SHOT-VO-WIPE

A LEE COUNTY MAN SHOOTS AND KILLS TWO DOGS.

BUT OFFICIALS SAY HE ACTED CORRECTLY.

530AM~STORMWARN FORECAST OPEN-CLIP

530AM~STORMWARN FORECAST-WXWALL

Not much change is in the forecast for Friday, as a moist tropical flow off the Gulf of Mexico stays in place. This will result in a few showers developing during the morning in our coastal waterways and near our beach locations.

Through the day, a few showers and storms will continue to make their way inland with most of Southwest Florida under partly sunny skies. Highs will be near normal as temperatures climb into the lower 90s, with heat index values near 100°.

A few heavy downpours will be located deep inland late in the day, but we can't rule out a few of those migrating back to the coast around sunset. After the rain fades, skies will clear and lows will settle into the middle to upper 70s.

We're watching an area of disturbed weather in the Gulf, that has ties to Isaac. The National Hurricane Center is giving this a low to medium chance of development over the next 48 hours, however the window of opportunity for intensification is shrinking as it will be fighting some wind shear over the next day or two.

Over the weekend, the area of low pressure in the Gulf will link up with an approaching cold front and will throw some extra moisture in our direction with an increase in shower and storm activity by Sunday and into early next week.

VOTE 2012-CLIP

DNC COLD OPEN 1 GIFFORDS-SOTTOPS

I PLEDGE.FOR ALL

FORMER ARIZONA CONGRESSWOMAN GABBY GIFFORDS.

SHOWS HER AMERICAN PRIDE.

LAST NIGHT,

SHE DELIVERED A STIRRING RENDITION OF THE PLEDGE.

AND FOLLOWING HER DELIVERY,

SHE BLEW KISSES TO THE CROWD,

DNC COLD OPEN 3-SOTTOPS

"President Obama is moving us forward with opportunity today for prosperity tomorrow.

"Despite what you heard in Tampa, an exceptional country does care about the rise of the oceans and the future of the planet.

5 & 6 DNC FINAL DAY-2SHOT

BACK TO THE BEGINNING!

TODAY, BOTH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES HEAD TO IOWA AND NEW HAMPSHIRE --

THE "FIRST IN THE NATION" PRIMARY AND CAUCUS STATES.

THE PRESIDENT IS WASTING NO TIME HITTING THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.

TODAY HE'LL CAMPAIGN FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR -- WITH THE FIRST LADY, THE VICE PRESIDENT AND DR. JILL BIDEN.

5 & 6 DNC FINAL DAY-PKG

PKG SCRIPT:

NATS - Crowd roars during walkout

AS PRESIDENT OBAMA ACCEPTED THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION IN CHARLOTTE HE ASKED

VOTERS FOR ANOTHER FOUR YEARS.

SOT - Obama

"You elected me to tell you the truth. And the truth is, it will take more

than a few years for us to solve challenges that have built up over decades.

"

THE PRESIDENT TOLD AMERICANS, FRUSTRATED WITH HIS FIRST TERM, THERE ARE TWO

DIFFERENT PATHS TO CHOOSE FROM.

SOT - Obama

"We can give more tax breaks to corporations that ship jobs overseas, or we

can start rewarding companies that open new plants and train new workers and

create new jobs here, in the United States of America.

AND EVEN THROUGH A FEW PUNCHES AT MITT ROMNEY OVER FOREIGN POLICY.

SOT - Obama

"You might not be ready for diplomacy with Beijing if you can't visit the

olympics without insulting our closest ally."

VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN ALSO LAID OUT PLENTY OF ATTACKS, WHILE DEFENDING

THE PRESIDENT.

SOT - Biden

"This man has courage in his soul, compassion in his heart, and a spine of

steel. / Osama Bin Laden is dead, and General Motors is alive "

THE NIGHT WAS FULL OF CELEBRITIES PERFORMANCES AND TEARS

AS FORMER CONGRESSWOMAN GABBY GIFFORDS DELIVERED THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGANCE.

SOT - Gabrielle Giffords, Fmr Rep. Arizona

"Liberty and Justice for all."

AND - AT THE END OF THE NIGHT - THE PRESIDENT HIT HOME THE SAME MESSAGE OF

2008.

SOT - OBAMA

"If you share that faith with me - if you share that hope with me - I ask

you tonight for your vote."

WITH THE PARTY OVER - THE CAMPAIGN CONTINUES.

THE OBAMAS AND THE BIDENS ARE TRAVELING TO NEW HAMPSHIRE TODAY AS THE AUGUST

JOBS REPORT IS RELEASED AND THE UNEMPLOYMENT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN

UNCHANGED.

DNC COLD OPEN 2 ACTRESSES-SOTTOPS

The Eva Longoria who worked at Wendy's flipping burgers-she needed a tax break. But the Eva Longoria who works on movie sets does not."

"So many struggled so that all of us could have a voice in this great democracy and live up to the first three words of our constitution: We the people.

530 DNC FINAL DAY-2SHOT

TODAY -- PRESIDENT OBAMA AND MITT ROMNEY CAMPAIGN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND IOWA.

TWO BATTLE GROUND STATES WHERE THEY'LL SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS.

BUT LAST NIGHT, IT WAS PRESIDENT OBAMA'S TURN IN THE CONVENTION SPOT LIGHT.

530 DNC FINAL DAY-PKG

AFTER A FINAL NIGHT OF MUSIC. JOKES

"I know it's an empty chair. It makes you nervous, doesn't it?"

AND SPEECHES - INCLUDING THE VICE PRESIDENT'S:

"This man has courage in his soul, compassion in his heart, and steel in his spine."

PRESIDENT OBAMA LAID OUT WHAT HE CALLED A CHOICE. NOT JUST BETWEEN TWO CANDIDATES, BUT TWO VISIONS:

HE RALLIED AGAINST TOO MUCH GOVERNMENT:

"We don't want handouts for people who won't help themselves, and we certainly

don't want bailouts for banks who break the rules."

HE TOOK A FEW JABS AT MITT ROMNEY:

"Feel a cold coming on? Take two tax cuts, roll back some regulations, and call us in the morning!"

AND HE RECOUNTED MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

"Osama bin Laden is dead!"

PLUS THE AUTO BAILOUT - DETROIT, BUILDING MORE CARS:

"Today, they can't build them fast enough, because we reinvented a dying auto industry that's back on top of the world."

THE BULK OF THIS SPEECH AIMED AT THE MIDDLE CLASS:

"I refuse to ask middle class families to give up their deductions for owning a home or raising their kids just to pay for another millionaire's tax cut."

THE PRESIDENT CALLED FOR A MILLION NEW MANUFACTURING JOBS. CUTTING THE GROWTH OF COLLEGE TUITION IN HALF.AND REDUCING THE DEFICIT BY 4 TRILLION.

"I ask you tonight for your vote."

IF HE GETS ANOTHER CHANCE.

TODAY - IT'S BACK ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL - TO NEW HAMPSHIRE.

630 TOSS TO COKIE-OBX

IT WAS A STAR-STUDDED NIGHT IN CHARLOTTE.

PRESIDENT OBAMA ACCEPTED THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S NOMINATION *ONCE AGAIN --

BUT DID HE TACKLE THE ISSUES?

630 CHATTING WITH COKIE-SAT 2

PRESIDENT OBAMA -- MIXED REVIEWS. DID HE HIT THE RIGHT NOTES?

SPECIFIC ENOUGH? CUT COLLEGE TUITION IN HALF.ADD A MILLION MANUFACTURING JOBS.REDUCE THE DEFICIT BY $4 TRILLION.

MOST IMPORTANT NOW: JOBS REPORTS.DEBATES?

CHARLIE CRIST AT DNC-SOTVO

A DAY AFTER OUR EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW -- WITH FLORIDA'S FORMER GOVERNOR.

CHARLIE CRIST SPOKE BACKSTAGE WITH THE MEDIA.

ABC SEVEN CHIEF POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT CHAD OLIVER -- CAUGHT UP WITH THE FORMER REPUBLICAN.

:02:35:40 OLIVER: "Governor Crist, are you willing to run as a Democrat for Florida's governor in 2014?" CRIST: "I'm willing to work as hard as I can in the next 61 days to help President Barack Obama get re-elected. and that's really what this is all about."

OLIVER: "Have any Democratic leaders come to you and inquired if you would be interested?" CRIST: "Ah, yeah. But that really isn't the issue of the day.

CHARLIE CRIST AT DNC-SOTVO

:02:36:19 "No question, it always comes down to Florida, Florida,

Florida. and I think how Florida goes is how the election is going to

go." 25

WE'RE KEEPING OUR EARS TO THE GROUND HERE.

STAY TUNED AS WE COUNT DOWN TO NOVEMBER.

5AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SHOT-FDOT

OLYMPIAN RYAN LOCHTE. TAKES OVER HOLLYWOOD!

A 30 ROCK PRODUCER TWEETED THIS PICTURE --

LOCHTE AND STAR TINA FEY.

HE HAS A CAMEO ON THE SHOW,

BUT NOT MANY DETAILS.

HE ALSO FILMED A CAMEO ON 90210.

530AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SHOT-FDOT

SOMETHING WE'RE WATCHING IN JAPAN -- MOUNT FUJI.

THIS MORNING -- REPORTS THE VOLANO IS DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO ERUPTING.

THE 2011 EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI. HELPED INCREASE PRESSURE IN MOUNT FUJI.

IF IT ERUPTS --

THE GOVERNMENT ESTIMATES MORE THAN 300 THOUSAND DEATHS,

6AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SHOT-FDOT

OUR ABC7 FACEBOOK FANS GAVE MIXED REVIEWS ON THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH.

JAYSON SAYS "MORE PROMISES, WITHOUT ANY DETAILS. DISAPPOINTING."

YAYA SAYS "OUR PRESIDENT HAS CLASS."

630AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SHOT-NATSVO

BIG NIGHT IN MUSIC!

THE M-T-V VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS WERE THURSDAY.

GUESS WHO WON "BEST NEW ARTIST" --

ONE DIRECTION!!!!

RIHANNA ALSO WON LAST NIGHT.

MILEY AND PINK HAD MATCHING HAIRSTYLES.

AND TAYLOR SWIFT PERFORMED.

AHEAD ON G-M-A.

TRAFFIC SPONSORSHIP BILLBOARD-CLIPTOPS

PRECISION TRAFFIC-TC MON

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.Not much change is in the forecast for Friday, as a moist tropical flow off the Gulf of Mexico stays in place. This will result in a few showers developing during the morning in our coastal waterways and near our beach locations.

Through the day, a few showers and storms will continue to make their way inland with most of Southwest Florida under partly sunny skies. Highs will be near normal as temperatures climb into the lower 90s, with heat index values near 100°.

A few heavy downpours will be located deep inland late in the day, but we can't rule out a few of those migrating back to the coast around sunset. After the rain fades, skies will clear and lows will settle into the middle to upper 70s.

We're watching an area of disturbed weather in the Gulf, that has ties to Isaac. The National Hurricane Center is giving this a low to medium chance of development over the next 48 hours, however the window of opportunity for intensification is shrinking as it will be fighting some wind shear over the next day or two.

Over the weekend, the area of low pressure in the Gulf will link up with an approaching cold front and will throw some extra moisture in our direction with an increase in shower and storm activity by Sunday and into early next week.

BILLBOARD-CLIP

JOBS NUMBERS OUT TODAY-VO

IN *TWO HOURS --

WE'LL SEE HOW THE NATION FAIRED IN EMPLOYMENT LAST MONTH.

BUT FIRST,

A PRIVATE SURVEY FINDS --

BUSINESSES NATIONWIDE ADDED THE *MOST JOBS IN AUGUST SINCE SPRING.

PAYROLL PROVIDER A-D-P SAYS --

BUSINESSES IN THE U-S ADDED 201-THOUSAND JOBS LAST MONTH.

THAT'S THE MOST REPORTED BY THE SURVEY SINCE MARCH.

DNC WATCH PARTY-VO WIPE

HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA -- FOLKS WERE GLUED TO THEIR TV'S WATCHING PRESIDENT OBAMA AS WELL

WE STOPPED BY THE OBAMA HEADQAURTERS IN FORT MYERS -- WHERE VOLUNTEERS HELD A WATCH PARTY.

DNC WATCH PARTY-SOTVO

JOY SHERMAN, EXCITED ABOUT SPEECH: I think he's one of the finest speakers I've ever heard because he jut comes from the heart I think he's brilliant

ELECTION LOOK AHEAD-CG

IN THE DAY AHEAD,

PRESIDENT OBAMA AND MITT ROMNEY RETURN TO THE STATES WHERE THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE BEGAN.

IOWA AND NEW HAMPSHIRE.

ROMNEY HAS SPENT THE LAST FEW DAYS IN VERMONT --

PREPARING FOR OCTOBER'S THREE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES.

PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL SPEND HIS WEEKEND IN FLORIDA.

WITH STOPS IN SEMINOLE AND KISSIMMEE.

AND MISTER OBAMA WILL SPEAK IN MELBOURNE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIP

QH1) DNC FINAL DAY-VO-WIPE

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA ACCEPTS HIS PARTY'S NOMINATION--

FOR ANOTHER TERM AS PRESIDENT.

AFTER THREE DAYS OF SPEECHES AND FANFARE,

THE PRESIDENT FINALLY ADDRESSED DELEGATES AT THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.

QH2) SUSPECT ARRESTED-VO-WIPE

A NORTH CAROLINA MAN IS BEHIND BARS. POLICE SAY HE THREATENED TO KILL PRESIDENT OBAMA.

QH3) ELECTION LOOK AHEAD-CGTOPS

TODAY --

PRESIDENT OBAMA AND MITT ROMNEY RETURN TO THE STATES WHERE THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE BEGAN.

IOWA AND NEW HAMPSHIRE.

PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL THEN SPEND HIS WEEKEND IN FLORIDA.

QH2) JOBS NUMBERS OUT TODAY-VO-WIPE

IN LESS THAN FOUR HOURS --

WE'LL SEE HOW THE NATION FAIRED IN EMPLOYMENT LAST MONTH.

A PRIVATE SURVEY FINDS --

BUSINESSES NATIONWIDE ADDED THE *MOST JOBS IN AUGUST SINCE SPRING.

STORMWARN ALLYSON OPEN-CLIPTOPS

TOSS TO ALLYSON-OMNI-CAM 9

COMING UP ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA.

THE STORM THAT NEVER ENDS.

WHAT'S LEFT OF ISAAC?

HURRICANE ISSAC.

TO BABY ISAAC.

AND NOW THE SON OF ISAAC.

ALLYSON,

WE NEED YOU TO STEP IN AND BREAK IT ALL DOWN.

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.Not much change is in the forecast for Friday, as a moist tropical flow off the Gulf of Mexico stays in place. This will result in a few showers developing during the morning in our coastal waterways and near our beach locations.

Through the day, a few showers and storms will continue to make their way inland with most of Southwest Florida under partly sunny skies. Highs will be near normal as temperatures climb into the lower 90s, with heat index values near 100°.

A few heavy downpours will be located deep inland late in the day, but we can't rule out a few of those migrating back to the coast around sunset. After the rain fades, skies will clear and lows will settle into the middle to upper 70s.

We're watching an area of disturbed weather in the Gulf, that has ties to Isaac. The National Hurricane Center is giving this a low to medium chance of development over the next 48 hours, however the window of opportunity for intensification is shrinking as it will be fighting some wind shear over the next day or two.

Over the weekend, the area of low pressure in the Gulf will link up with an approaching cold front and will throw some extra moisture in our direction with an increase in shower and storm activity by Sunday and into early next week.

NEW THIS MORNING-CLIP

FL PENSION COSTS-ON CAM

TODAY -- THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT TAKES UP A CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE AFFECTING PENSIONS.

LAST YEAR, STATE LAWMAKERS BEGAN MAKING EMPLOYEES CONTRIBUTE THREE PERCENT OF THEIR SALARIES --

TO COVER PART OF THE COST OF RETIREMENT BENEFITS.

BUT UNIONS AND EMPLOYEES FILED SUIT AGAINST THE REQUIREMENT.

A RULING EARLIER THIS YEAR CALLED IT UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

IF THE HIGH COURT UPHOLDS THAT.

THERESA SHIRLEY SENTENCING-VOWIPE

A BOOKELIA WOMAN CHANGES HER NOT GUILTY PLEA.

THERESA SHIRLEY DECIDED TO PLEAD *NO CONTEST -- TO FAILING TO MAINTAIN HER LANE WHILE DRIVING ACROSS THE SANIBEL CAUSEWAY.

LAST YEAR,

TRACEY KLEINPELL AND HER HUSBAND -- WERE RIDING BICYCLES ON THE SHOULDER -- WHEN SHIRLEY'S TRUCK HIT KLEINPELL, KNOCKING HER INTO THE WATER -- KILLING HER.

THERESA SHIRLEY SENTENCING-SOT VO

"I'm disappointed in more the state's attorney's decision not to pursue the vehicular homicide or reckless driving charges that were put forth by Florida Highway Patrol. They decided there wasn't enough of a case, and if there's not enough of a case for that, I guess we need to make some changes big time at a different level."

THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE SAID THEY COULD *NOT FILE CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST SHIRLEY -- BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT PROVE SHE WAS IMPAIRED AT THE TIME -- AND FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL.

DREW PETERSON-SOTVO

DREW PETERSON FACES A MAXIMUM OF 60 YEARS IN PRISON.

A JURY FOUND THE FORMER CHICAGO POLICE OFFICER --

*GUILTY OF KILLING HIS THIRD WIFE KATHLEEN SAVIO.

SAVIO'S FAMILY OPENED UP TO REPORTERS.

"I think it's fantastic. As I've said before, I'm a White Sox fan this is better than the White Sox winning the World Series. I want to thank everyone who stood behind us on this. The feeling of joy right now is bittersweet.

ILLINOIS DOES NOT HAVE THE DEATH PENALTY.

CAPE BUDGET-VO

DON'T TOUCH OUR TAXES.

THAT'S WHAT SOME ANGRY CAPE CORAL RESIDENTS ARE SAYING.

THEY EVEN USED THEIR SHIRTS TO PROTEST.

CITY COUNCILMEMBERS TENTATIVELY APPROVED A MILLAGE RATE OF 7-POINT-95.

WHICH MEANS RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT TO PAY NEARLY 3-PERCENT *MORE IN TAXES FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

CAPE BUDGET-SOTVO

STEVE LOVEJOY, UPSET RESIDENT:.People of cape coral

COUNCIL ALSO TENTATIVELY APPROVED THE CITY'S BUDGET.

DOG TRACK VOTE-VO

GET OUT YOUR COINS.

SLOT MACHINES MAY COME TO BONITA SPRINGS.

IT'S PART OF A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR EXPANSION PROJECT --

BEING CONSIDERED AT THE NAPLES/FORT MYERS DOG TRACK ON BONITA BEACH ROAD.

CITY LEADERS SAY IT COULD CREATE 500 PERMANENT JOBS,

PLUS 900 CONSTRUCTION JOBS.

DOG TRACK VOTE-SOTVO

We have a number of our residents who are in need of assistance, they're looking for a leg up if you will, and we think this is an opportunity for that leg up.

GOING FORWARD ---

THE PROJECT HINGES ON TWO THINGS:

VOTERS WEIGH IN THIS NOVEMBER.

MEDSTAR FOLO-VO

AS LEE COUNTY'S MEDSTAR PROGRAM IS BEING OVERHAULED.

HELICOPTER SERVICES GROUNDED --

NOW. NEW ALLEGATIONS IN AN EMAIL ABC7 OBTAINED -- ABOUT A COVERUP AT MEDSTAR. INCLUDING THE COUNTY OVERCHARGING DOZENS OF PATIENTS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

E-M-S OFFICIALS TELL US THE DEPARTMENT WILL PAY BACK 320-THOUSAND DOLLARS -- TO PATIENTS WHO ALREADY PAID.

ACCORDING TO THE DEPARTMENT -- IT OVERCHARGED PATIENTS BY 2-POINT-9 MILLION DOLLARS.

LEADERS CLAIM IT WAS A MISTAKE AND UNINTENTIONAL.

MEDSTAR FOLO-SOTVO

"People have been told not to talk about it and to keep quiet, and honestly everybody fears for their jobs knowing if they speak out, they will be fired."

A FORMER EMPLOYEE -- WHO ASKED TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS -- CLAIMS OFFICIALS SUSPENDED THE PROGRAM AND FIRED ALL SEVEN OF THE FLIGHT EMERGENCY CREW MEMBERS TO COVER UP POOR MANAGEMENT - THE BILLING MISTAKES AND PREVENT LAWSUITS.

DOG SHOT-SOTVO

A LEE COUNTY MAN SHOT AND KILLED HIS DOG AND SOMEONE ELSE'S.

BUT THE *OTHER DOG'S OWNER FACES CHARGES.

26:22 "i came to get my dog" 26:12 "he said I was lucky he didn't shoot me, too."

IT HAPPENED THURSDAY MORNING --

ON IONE AVENUE IN TICE.

BONITA ROWNAN TELLS US --

SHE WAS WALKING WITH HER ROTTWEILER *OFF HIS LEASH.

WHEN THE ROTTWEILER RAN INTO ANOTHER YARD,

AND STARTED FIGHTING A PITBULL.

SHE SAYS SHE THEN HEARD GUNSHOTS --

AND SAW HER DOG AND THE PITBULL BOTH DEAD.

INVESTIGATORS DON'T PLAN ON CHARGING THE SHOOTER,

BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE HE WAS TRYING TO PROTECT HIS DOG.

DOG RESCUE-VO

IN SAN CARLOS PARK -- A FAMILY DOG TRAPPED IN A BURNING HOUSE *WAS* ABLE TO MAKE IT OUT ALIVE.

THE FIRE STARTED INSIDE A DUPLEX ON FRANK ROAD THURSDAY MORNING.

NEIGHBORS RUSHED OVER ONCE THEY SMELLED THE SMOKE.

FORTUNATELY -- THE DOG WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE.

THE FIRE MARSHALL IS INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE.

SEALS BOOK MONEY-VO

THE NEW BOOK ABOUT OSAMA BIN LADEN'S DEATH.

IS ALREADY A BEST SELLER.

BUT ONE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION SAYS --

IT WILL *NOT ACCEPT ANY DONATIONS FROM THE AUTHOR.

A FORMER NAVY SEAL INVOLVED IN THE HISTORIC RAID WROTE 'NO EASY DAY.'

BUT THE 'NAVY SEAL FOUNDATION' SAYS IT WILL *NOT ACCEPT ANY DONATIONS GENERATED BY THE BOOK,

OR ANY RELATED ACTIVITIES.

THE U-S GOVERNMENT MIGHT ALSO SEIZE PROFITS,

SAYING THE AUTHOR VIOLATED A NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT.

prince harry-vo

ABC SEVEN HAS JUST LEARNED ---

PRINCE HARRY IS IN AFGHANISTAN THIS MORNING.

HE'LL FLY ATTACK HELICOPTERS,

DURING A FOURTH-MONTH TOUR OF COMBAT DUTY.

THE 27-YEAR OLD JOINED HIS 100 TROOPS FOR DEPLOYMENT THIS MORNING.

THIS FOLLOWS AN EMBARRASSING INCIDENT THOUGH.

NAKED PICTURES OF THE PRINCE FROM A LAS VEGAS TRIP.

5AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SHOT - FDOT

THE WORLD'S OLDEST PERSON.IS THE CUTEST LADY IN GEORGIA.

116-YEAR-OLD *BESSE COOPER.

BORN IN 1896.HER SECRET IS MINDING HER OWN BUSINESS, AND NOT EATING JUNK FOOD.

530AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SHOT

*TECH BYTES*

A NEW REFRIGERATOR -- MAKING YOUR LIFE EASIER.

BEFORE YOUR FOOD SPOILS.YOU GET AN ALERT.

6AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SHOT - FDOT

YOU'VE HEARD OF POLE DANCING CLASSES.

HOW ABOUT FOR.YOUNG GIRLS?

THE TEACHERS SAY IT'S EXERCISE.

OTHERS, DISAGREE.

ON FACEBOOK.

ELOY: "No BUENO.Da teacher must be a failed stripper herself."

630AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SHOT - VO

EX-GIRLFRIEND'S REVENGE.

EMERGENCY ON THE TARMAC OF A PHILADELPHIA AIRPORT.BREAKING NEWS YESTERDAY.

CREWS RUSHED TO RESPOND.

BUT TURNS OUT.AN EX-GIRLFRIEND WAS BEHIND A HOAX.SAYING HER EX-LOVER HAD LIQUID EXPLOSIVE ONBOARD.

SPORTS WRAP AT 5AM-PKG

TECH BYTES AT 530AM-PKG

IN TODAY'S TECH BYTES. AMAZON UNVEILS THREE VERSIONs OF its NEW KINDLE

FIRE H-D.

A SEVEN INCH, WHICH RETAILS FOR 200 DOLLARS.

AN 8-POINT-9 INCH, FOR 300 DOLLARS.

AND A 4-G L-T-E MODEL, FOR 500 DOLLARS.

A-B-C news TECHNOLOGY EDITOR, JOANNA STERN, GOT A LOOK.

WHILE I DON'T KNOW YET IF THE NEW KINDLE FIRE HD IS THE BEST TABLET ON THE

MARKET, I WILL SAY IT DOES LOOK LIKE A PRETTY DARN GOOD TABLET, I REALLY DID

LIKE THE HARDWARE DESIGN THEY REALLY UPGRADETED IT, IT'S A LOT SLEEKER THAN

THE ORIGINAL.

APPLE MAY BE LOOKING TO TAKE ON PANDORA. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL SAYS APPLE

IS IN TALKS TO LICENSE MUSIC. WITH PLANS TO LAUNCH A CUSTOM-RADIO

SERVICE OF ITS OWN

and BEHOLD THE FRIDGE OF THE FUTURE!

haier HAS DESIGNed A NEW INTERACTIVE, TOUCHSCREEN

FRIDGE THAT CAN WARN YOU WHEN FOOD IS ABOUT TO SPOIL. AND SUGGEST COCKTAIL

RECIPES BASED ON THE ITEMS INSIDE.

AND ITS SEMI-TRANSPARENT EXTERIOR LETS YOU SEE WHAT'S INSIDE

WITHOUT OPENING THE DOOR.

MONEYSCOPE AT 6AM-PKG

GOOD MORNING. TOPPING "AMERICA'S MONEY".

IT 'S THE BIG FOCUS EVERY FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH.

BUT TODAY'S AUGUST EMPLOYMENT REPORT FROM THE LABOR DEPARTMENT CARRIES EXTRA

SIGNIFICANCE SO CLOSE TO THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

OPTIMISM ABOUT JOBS. AND PROGRESS ON THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC CRISIS.

HELPED FUEL THAT POWERFUL WALL STREET RALLY. THE DOW JUMPED 244 POINTS.

. AND OVERSEAS, MARKETS HEADED HIGHER.

YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN CREDIT CARD COME-ONS. OFFERING PAYMENT PROTECTION

FOR EMERGENCIES SUCH AS LOSING YOUR JOB. THOSE EXPENSIVE AND OFTEN

UNNECESSARY PLANS ARE UNDER FIRE FOR MISLEADING MARKETING. AND NOW "USA

TODAY" SAYS MANY CARD COMPANIES ARE DITCHING THEIR PROTECTION PLANS.

AND TALK ABOUT A LOYAL EMPLOYEE!

92- YEAR -OLD ROSE SYRACUSE IS RETIRING FROM MACY'S IN NEW YORK AFTER 73

YEARS. THE LONGEST- SERVING EMPLOYEE IN THE STORE'S HISTORY. F-D-R WAS IN

THE WHITE HOUSE WHEN SHE STARTED. AND IT'S THE ONLY PLACE SHE EVER

WORKED.

AND THAT'S AMERICA'S MONEY.

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.Not much change is in the forecast for Friday, as a moist tropical flow off the Gulf of Mexico stays in place. This will result in a few showers developing during the morning in our coastal waterways and near our beach locations.

Through the day, a few showers and storms will continue to make their way inland with most of Southwest Florida under partly sunny skies. Highs will be near normal as temperatures climb into the lower 90s, with heat index values near 100°.

A few heavy downpours will be located deep inland late in the day, but we can't rule out a few of those migrating back to the coast around sunset. After the rain fades, skies will clear and lows will settle into the middle to upper 70s.

We're watching an area of disturbed weather in the Gulf, that has ties to Isaac. The National Hurricane Center is giving this a low to medium chance of development over the next 48 hours, however the window of opportunity for intensification is shrinking as it will be fighting some wind shear over the next day or two.

Over the weekend, the area of low pressure in the Gulf will link up with an approaching cold front and will throw some extra moisture in our direction with an increase in shower and storm activity by Sunday and into early next week.

STORMWARN AND TRAFFIC TRANSITION-CLIPTOPS

TRAFFIC-AWS OR SS

TRAFFIC SPONSOR BILLBOARD-CLIPTOPS

CATWALK-VO WIPE

HAPPENING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY --

SEE ART TAKE THE CATWALK.

THE CATWALK HAIR ART AND FASHION SHOW KICKS OFF TONIGHT --

AT THE SIDNEY AND BERNE DAVIS ART CENTER IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS.

THE SHOW FEATURES FASHION FROM LOCAL BOUTIQUES,

ALONG WITH PERFORMANCES.

THE SALON "HAIR BY CARLOS" PUTS ON THE TWO NIGHT EVENT.

CATWALK-SOTVO

DEVON MORREALE

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

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"This is something that shows clothing as art. Everybody wears clothes and loves to dress up so this is something that everyone can relate to and can see everything in a beautiful setting with the drama of a fashion show.

DOORS OPEN AT SIX TONIGHT.

MOBILE ETIQUETTE-SOTVO

KIDS LEARN A LOT IN SCHOOL.

BUT PARENTS -- ARE YOU TEACHING THEM GOOD MANNERS?

SPECIFICALLY, WE MEAN MOBILE MANNERS.

Sot/ Emily Post / Etiquette Expert:39 -:42

"Whether it's at the dinner table or in the car or on the sidelines at a soccer match, for example, kids are absorbing how you're using your mobile devices"

EXPERTS SAY PARENTS SHOULD ESTABLISH SOME DIGITAL HOUSE RULES.

AND THEY SUGGEST THE RULES APPLY TO MOM AND DAD AS WELL.

A PHONE RINGING IN CLASS.

BUMP TO BREAK-2SHOT, CAM 10 BMP

GRANDPARENTS DAY-(3)SS

THIS WEEKEND -- A SPECIAL HOLIDAY.

SUNDAY IS NATIONAL GRANDPARENTS DAY!

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIP

TS 1) DNC FINAL DAY-SOTTOPS

"I accept your nomination for President of the United States!"

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA ACCEPTS HIS PARTY'S NOMINATION FOR ANOTHER TERM AS PRESIDENT.

AFTER THREE DAYS OF SPEECHES AND FANFARE -- THE PRESIDENT FINALLY ADDRESSED DELEGATES AT THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION LAST NIGHT.

TS 2) SUSPECT ARRESTED-VOTOPS

A NORTH CAROLINA MAN IS BEHIND BARS. POLICE SAY HE THREATENED TO KILL PRESIDENT OBAMA.

TS 3) ELECTION LOOK AHEAD-CGTOPS

IN THE DAY AHEAD,

PRESIDENT OBAMA AND MITT ROMNEY -- RETURN TO THE STATES WHERE THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE BEGAN.

IOWA AND NEW HAMPSHIRE.

PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL SPEND HIS WEEKEND IN FLORIDA.

TS 4) JOBS NUMBERS-VOTOPS

IN LESS THAN FOUR HOURS --

WE'LL SEE HOW THE NATION FAIRED IN EMPLOYMENT LAST MONTH.

A PRIVATE SURVEY FINDS --

BUSINESSES NATIONWIDE ADDED THE *MOST JOBS IN AUGUST SINCE SPRING.

TS 5) MEDSTAR FOLO-VOTOPS

NEW ALLEGATIONS SURFACE ABOUT A COVERUP WITHIN MEDSTAR.

AN EMAIL WE OBTAINED -- ACCUSES MEDSTAR OF OVERCHARGING DOZENS OF PATIENTS, MILLIONS OF DOLLARS -- AND FIRING EMPLOYEES TO DIVERT ATTENTION.

E-M-S OFFICIALS TELL US THE DEPARTMENT WILL PAY BACK 320-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO PATIENTS WHO ALREADY PAID.

ACCORDING TO THE DEPARTMENT -- IT ACTUALLY OVERCHARGED PATIENTS BY 2-POINT-9 MILLION DOLLARS.

TS 6) GIFFORDS PLEDGE-NATTOPS

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE

THERE WAS ONE INCREDIBLY EMOTIONAL MOMENT LAST NIGHT AT THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

FORMER CONGRESSWOMAN GABRIELLE GIFFORDS LED THE ARENA IN "THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE."

GABBY GIFFORDS WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD IN JANUARY 20-11 WHILE HOLDING AN EVENT FOR CONSTITUENTS.

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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