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America, I never said this journey would be easy, and I won't promise that now. Yes, our path is harder, but it leads to a better place.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA MAKES HIS CASE FOR FOUR MORE YEARS.
ACCEPTING THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION IN CHARLOTTE.
WITH THE CONVENTIONS OVER,
WHERE DO THE CANDIDATES HEAD NOW?
PLUS-- MEDSTAR. ACCUSED OF OVERCHARGING DOZENS OF PATIENTS -- MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
AND EMPLOYEES SAY THE COMPANY TRIED TO COVER IT UP.
AND YOUNG WOMEN --
AN IMPORTANT HEALTH ALERT YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS.
GETTING *TESTED FOR BREAST CANCER.
COULD ACTUALLY INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF DEVELOPING THE DISEASE.
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ABC7 HAS BEEN FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING.
A FATAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENT ON I-75.
IT HAPPENED AROUND SIX A-M,
JUST SOUTH OF COLONIAL BOULEVARD.
AND WE'VE CONFIRMED -- ONE PERSON IS DEAD.
ABC-7'S CLIFTON FRENCH HAS BEEN ON SCENE ALL MORNING.
CLIFTON --
DESCRIBE WHAT HAPPENED.
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WHEN THE DRIVER WENT OFF THE ROAD, HE HIT THIS EMBANKMENT AND SMASHED INTO TWO TREES RIGHT THERE.
THIS CRASH HAPPENED AROUND 6:10 THIS MORNING.
THE ONLY PERSON WHO WAS HURT WAS THE DRIVER OF THIS NISSAN SUV, HE DIED ON THE SCENE.
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FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS THE MAN WHO DIED WAS AT FAULT.
HE WAS HEADING SOUTH ON I-75 WHEN HE CLIPPED A TRAILER BEING PULLED BY A PICK-UP TRUCK.
HE THEN LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED.
ACCORDING TO F-H-P, HE WAS NOT WEARING A SEATBELT.
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SOT: SGT OWEN KEEN, FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL "we do have a victim here, but now we have more victims at home, we have to notify next of kin, that's the biggest part of this job is having to explain to someone that their loved one's not coming back and explain why we're out here. this is why we write tickets and enforce speed limits to try to prevent things like this from happening."
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THE DRIVER OF THE PICK-UP TRUCK INVOLVED WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER.
THE NEXT STEP NOW IS CLEANING UP THE ACCIDENT AND NOTIFYING THIS DRIVER'S FAMILY.
REPORTING LIVE IN LEE COUNTY, CLIFTON FRENCH, ABC7.
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THE AUGUST JOBS REPORT WAS **JUST** RELEASED 30 MINUTES AGO.
AND SOME GOOD NEWS!
UNEMPLOYMENT DROPPED TO EIGHT-POINT-ONE PERCENT.
*DOWN FROM EIGHT-POINT-*THREE PERCENT.
THAT'S BETTER THAN ANALYSTS EXPECTED.
THE MARKET ALSO ADDED 96-THOUSAND JOBS.
BUT THAT'S SHORT OF PREDICTIONS,
BY ABOUT 30 THOUSAND.
OVERALL--
THIS IS LIKELY GOOD NEWS FOR THE PRESIDENT.
VOTERS ARE FOCUSED ON JOBS AND THE ECONOMY.
MEANTIME---
UNEMPLOYMENT ALSO FELL BY 12 THOUSAND LAST WEEK.
TO 365 THOUSAND.
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THE PRESIDENT IS WASTING NO TIME HITTING THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.
AFTER HIS BIG NIGHT -- AT THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
ABC'S BRANDI HITT REPORTS FROM CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA --
AND LOOKS AT HOW THE PRESIDENT WRAPPED UP THE D-N-C.
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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."
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BRANDI HITT REPORTING.
WITH THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION NOW IN THE HISTORY BOOKS.
BOTH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES HIT THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.
BOTH PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND MITT ROMNEY -- WILL BE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE TODAY.
THE PRESIDENT WILL SPEAK AT A MUSEUM IN PORTSMOUTH.
THEN HE WILL HEAD TO IOWA CITY -- TO SPEAK AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA.
MITT ROMNEY WILL ATTEND A RALLY TONIGHT IN NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
HIS CAMPAIGN PLANS TO RELEASE -- MORE THAN A DOZEN NEW COMMERCIALS TODAY AS WELL.
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PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL SPEND HIS WEEKEND IN FLORIDA.
WITH STOPS IN SEMINOLE AND KISSIMMEE.
MISTER OBAMA WILL SPEAK IN MELBOURNE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
THEN SUNDAY, THE PRESIDENT SPEAKS AT THE PALM BEACH COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER.
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AND A DAY AFTER OUR EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH FLORIDA'S FORMER GOVERNOR.
CHARLIE CRIST SPOKE BACKSTAGE AT THE D-N-C WITH THE MEDIA.
ABC SEVEN CHIEF POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT 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.
CRIST SAYS A SECOND BARACK OBAMA TERM.
HINGES ON THE STATE HE USED TO LEAD.
AND THE 29 ELECTORAL VOTES THAT GO WITH IT.
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: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.
WE'RE NOW JUST 60 DAYS AWAY.
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FLORIDA COUNTIES ARE A STEP CLOSER. TO MAKING SURE EVERYONE CASTING A VOTE IN NOVMBER -- IS DOING IT *LEGALLY.
COUNTIES WILL START WORKING WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NEXT WEEK -- FOR ACCESS TO A HOMELAND SECURITY DATABASE.
WITH JUST 60 DAYS UNTIL THE GENERAL ELECTION -- COUNTIES HAVE LITTLE TIME TO COMPARE THE FED'S LIST OF NATURALIZED CITIZENS -- TO THE STATE'S.
THEY SAY COMPARING THE TWO WILL MAKE SURE -- ONLY NON-CITIZENS ARE REMOVED….
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TRAINING TO USE THE NEW DATABASE BEGINS MONDAY.
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A WATER OUTAGE ALERT IN NORTH FORT MYERS.
LEE COUNTY UTILITIES HAVE SHUT OFF THE WATER --
ALONG NORTH KEY DRIVE.
THEY'RE REPAIRING A WATER VALVE.
AND THE OUTAGE IS EXPECTED TO LAST UNTIL TWO P-M THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS IMPACTS 1-THOUSAND CUSTOMERS,
AND INCLUDES THOSE LIVING IN MOORINGS POINT CONDOS.
AFTER SERVICE IS RESTORED, A BOIL WATER NOTICE WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR AT LEAST 48 HOURS.
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AS LEE COUNTY'S MEDSTAR PROGRAM IS BEING OVERHAULED.
HELICOPTER SERVICES ARE GROUNDED --
THERE ARE NEW ALLEGATIONS THIS MORNING -- ABOUT A COVERUP WITHIN MEDSTAR.
INCLUDING HOW THE COUNTY OVERCHARGED *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 ACTUALLY OVERCHARGED PATIENTS BY $2.9 MILLION DOLLARS.
LEADERS CLAIM IT WAS A MISTAKE AND UNINTENTIONAL.
SOME DON'T BUY THAT.
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"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.
IN AUGUST -- E-M-S LEADERS TOLD ABC7.
THEY WERE REVAMPING THE PROGRAM,
TO SEEK VOLUNTARY ACCREDITATION.
WHILE THEY WOULD NOT SPEAK WITH US ON CAMERA.
E-M-S LEADERS DENIED ALL OF THE ACCUSATIONS.
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TODAY THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT WILL TAKE UP THE ISSUE -- OF REQUIRING PUBLIC EMPLOYEES TO HELP PAY FOR THEIR PENSION COSTS.
LAST YEAR STATE LAWMAKERS STARTED REQUIRING EMPLOYEES TO CONTRIBUTE THREE PERCENT OF THEIR SALARIES -- TOWARD RETIREMENT BENEFITS.
FIVE UNIONS AND NEARLY TWO DOZEN INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEES -- FILED SUIT AGAINST THE REQUIREMENT.
IF THE HIGH COURT UPHOLDS A LEON COUNTY JUDGE'S RULING EARLIER THIS YEAR -- CALLING IT UNCONSTITUTIONAL -- IT COULD COST THE STATE 2 BILLION DOLLARS.
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PRINCE HARRY GOES OVERSEAS. TO AFGHANISTAN.
AFTER LEARNING THE HARD WAY --
THAT WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS. DOES *NOT ALWAYS STAY IN VEGAS.
BUT HE'S BACK TO WORK NOW -- WE'RE JUST LEARNING THAT HARRY ARRIVED OVERNIGHT IN AFGHANISTAN FOR A SECOND TOUR
OF DUTY --
AND ABC'S LAMA HASAN IS IN LONDON WITH THE LATEST.
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SCRIPT:
HE MAY BE THE THIRD IN LINE TO THE BRITISH THRONE, BUT THIS MORNING PRINCE
HARRY IS BACK ON THE FRONT LINES OF THE WAR ON TERROR.
THESE NEWLY RELEASED PHOTOS SHOW THE PRINCE ON THE GROUND IN AFGHANISTAN IN
A TOP SECRET MISSION, HE WAS FLOWN THERE OVERNIGHT TO JOIN COALITION FORCES
FIGHTING THE TALIBAN
HE'LL BE CO PILOTING AN APACHE HELICOPTER
HARRY - SOT 3/31/2011 My goal is to serve my country like everybody else in
the British Forces.
THIS IS HARRY'S SECOND TRIP TO AFGHANISTAN.
HIS FIRST DEPLOYMENT IN LATE 2007 WAS SCHEDULED TO LAST 3 MONTHS. BUT WAS
CUT SHORT AFTER JUST TEN WEEKS. WHEN HIS COVER WAS BLOWN. PROMPTING
FEARS HE COULD BECOME A TERRORIST TARGET.
AT THE TIME HE WAS SERVING AS A SOLDIER. SOMETHING HE TALKED ABOUT WITH
ABC'S BOB WOODRUFF.
HARRY SOT -- At the end of the day you're in a war zone and you're
responsible to look after yourself, the guy to the left, and the guy to the
right. And I think it's really that simple.
WHAT HASN'T BEEN SIMPLE FOR THE PRINCE THE PAST FEW WEEKS IS THE GLARING
SPOTLIGHT OF THE WORLD'S MEDIA. AFTER PHOTOS WERE SNAPPED OF THE PRINCE
PARTYING POOLSIDE IN SIN CITY. AND THEN BARING IT ALL OVER A GAME OF LATE-
NIGHT BILLIARDS.
BUT WHAT SOME THOUGHT MIGHT DE-RAIL THE IMAGE OF THE MUCH-LOVED ROYAL.
SEEMS TO HAVE ENHANCED IT.
INGRID SEWARD MAJESTY MAGAZINE Memories are short, it Harry the Hero, not
Harry the Playboy prince
WITH MANY IN GREAT BRITAIN LAUGHING OFF THE SCANDAL.
JUST LAST MONDAY. THE PRINCE GOT HIS OWN LAUGHS DURING HIS FIRST PUBLIC
APPEARANCE SINCE THE SCANDAL. JOKING WITH CHILDREN AT THE WELLCHILD
CHARITY EVENT.
NATS OF HARRY AT EVENT. making joke at podium. Never one to be shy
coming forward I'll give it a go, wait for laughter!!!
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HAPPENING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY ONLY--
- SEE ART TAKE TO THE CATWALK.
IT'S ALL PART OF "HAIR BY CARLOS" AND "CATWALK EXOTIC HAIR ART AND FASHION SHOW."
THE TWO NIGHT EVENT KICKS OFF TONIGHT --
AT THE SIDNEY AND BERNE DAVIS ART CENTER IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS.
THE SHOW FEATURES FASHION FROM LOCAL BOUTIQUES,
ALONG WITH ART PERFORMANCES DURING RUNWAY SHOWS.
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SOT
DEVON MORREALE
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
:13
"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.
THE SHOW STARTS AT 7.
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YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--
WE HAVE AN IMPORTANT HEALTH ALERT THIS MORNING -- FOR YOUNG WOMEN.
TURNS OUT WOMEN WHO MAY BE TRYING TO *PREVENT BREAST CANCER.
COULD ACTUALLY BE AT HIGHER RISK.
WE'LL EXPLAIN.
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WEATHER IS COMING UP.
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BLOOMBERG TEASE
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GOOD MORNING,
FORGET ABOUT APPLE T-V!
HOW ABOUT -- APPLE *RADIO?*
APPLE -- IN TALKS WITH RECORD COMPANIES FOR RIGHTS TO LICENSE MUSIC FOR AN ONLINE RADIO SERVICE SIMILAR TO PANDORA.
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL SAYS APPLE'S STREAMING RADIO SERVICE WOULD WORK ON IPHONES, IPADS AND MACS, AND POSSIBLY ON DEVICES RUNNING MICROSOFT'S WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM.
BUT WOULD *NOT* WORK ON PHONES RUNNING ON GOOGLE'S ANDROID.
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MEANTIME -- ATTENTION SHOPPERS!
STARTING TODAY --
SEARS AND KMART -- DOING AWAY, WITH LAYAWAY FEES *YEAR ROUND,* NOT JUST DURING THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON LIKE SOME RIVALS.
TOYS R US ANNOUNCING EARLIER THIS WEEK IT'S DROPPING HOLIDAY LAYAWAY FEES.
AND WALMART CUT ITS FEES SHORTLY AFTER THAT.
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AND -- COMING UP AFTER THIS -- IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A JOB -- WHO'S HIRING?
OC:
INVESTORS AND POLITICIANS TODAY --
LOOKING TO THE LABOR DEPARTMENT'S BIG AUGUST JOBS REPORT
FOR A READ ON THE ECONOMY.
MEANTIME, MONSTER DOT COM SAYS ONLINE EMPLOYMENT ADS JUMPED MORE THAN 6-PERCENT LAST MONTH.
WITH MINING, AGRICULTURE, TRANSPORTATION, CONSTRUCTION AND RETAIL AMONG THOSE STEPPING THEIR ONLINE SEARCH FOR EMPLOYEES.
AS FOR TRADING -- THE DOW YESTERDAY -- SOARING TO ITS HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE DECEMBER 2007 --
AFTER THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK ANNOUNCED A BIG BOND-BUYING PROGRAM DESIGNED TO CUT INTEREST RATES AND FIGHT SPECULATION ABOUT A BREAKUP OF THE EURO.
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AMAZON SHARES AMONG THOSE GAINING --
AFTER IT UNVEILED NEW KINDLE FIRE TABLETS --
INCLUDING ONES WITH LARGER COLOR SCREENS --
AS AMAZON RAMPS IT UP, LEADING INTO THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON.
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AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, I'M ELLEN BRAITMAN WITH THE BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.
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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.
Elsewhere in the tropics, Hurricane Leslie and Hurricane Michael continue to swirl in the open waters of the Atlantic. Neither will be a threat to Southwest Florida as they recurve out to sea.
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A LIVE LOOK RIGHT NOW FROM CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA -- WHERE PRESIDENT OBAMA IS MINUTES AWAY FROM TAKING OFF IN AIR FORCE ONE.
THE PRESIDENT IS HEADED TO CAMPAIGN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE TODAY, FRESH OFF HIS BIG SPEECH AT THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
HIS REPUBLICAN CHALLENGER MITT ROMNEY WILL ALSO BE CAMPAIGNING IN NEW HAMPSHIRE TODAY.
ROMNEY WILL HEAD TO IOWA AS WELL.
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WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
KATIE COURIC'S NEW SHOW. KATIE.
JUST A FEW DAYS AWAY FROM THE DEBUT NOW.
AND TODAY --
A LITTLE PREVIEW OF WHAT WE CAN EXPECT ON THE SHOW.
HERE'S A LOOK AT AN EPISODE WITH GUEST WENDY WILLIAMS.
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WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT TRYING TO PREVENT A SERIOUS ILLNESS. WOULD MAKE IT MORE LIKELY TO HAPPEN.
THAT'S WHAT A NEW STUDY IS SAYING ABOUT BREAST CANCER SCREENING.
RESEACH SHOWS CHEST X-RAYS OR MAMMOGRAMS BEFORE AGE 30.
CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF DEVELOPING BREAST CANCER -- IN WOMEN WHO CARRY THE GENE FOR THE DISEASE.
AND THE YOUNGER THE EXPOSURE. THE HIGHER THE RISK.
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APPLE GETS A TASTE OF COMPETITION.
AMAZON RELEASES SOME BRAND NEW PRODUCTS.
WE'LL SHOW YOU THE UPDATED E-READERS AND TABLETS.
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JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON --
AMAZON HAS SOME NEW TECH TOYS.
YESTERDAY, THE COMPANY UNVEILED NEWER AND FASTER VERSIONS.
OF ITS POPULAR KINDLE AND KINDLE FIRE.
DAN SIMON SHOWS US THE NEW FEATURES.
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WE'RE HERE IN SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA WHERE AMAZON RELEASED A WHOLE NEW SLATE OF KINDLES. THE MOST NOTABLE INCLUDE WHAT ITS CALLING THE KINDLE PAPERWHITE IT HAS A MUCH BRIGHTER SCREEN AND FOR THE FIRST TIME YOU CAN READ THE KINDLE BOTH IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT AND IN THE DARK. AMAZON ALSO UPDATING ITS POPULAR KINDLE FIRE. THEY'RE CALLING THIS ONE THE KINDLE FIRE H-D BECAUSE IT HAS A MUCH SHARPER SCREEN, ALSO A FASTER PROCESSOR. IT'S SCREEN SIZES, SEVEN INCHES AND NINE INCHES AND PRICED AT TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS AND THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS, RESPECTIVELY. AND-ACCORDING TO AMAZON C-E-O JEFF BEZOS, IT'S VERY COMPETITIVELY PRICED.
"We want to make money when people use or devices, not when they buy our devices. That is better alignment. If somebody buys one of our devices.and puts it in a desk drawer and never uses it, we don't deserve to make any money."
THE TABLET CATEGORY, OF COURSE, WAS JUMP STARTED APPLE. THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF COMPETITORS, FEW OF THEM HAVE SOLD VERY WELL. ONE EXCEPTION HAS BEEN THE KINDLE. ACCORDING TO JEFF BEZOS, THE KINDLE FIRE HAS GENERATED 22-PERCENT OF TABLET SALES IN THE UNITED STATES. ONE OF THE NEW FEATURES WITH THE UPDATED KINDLE FIRE IS THE ABILITY TO CONTROL YOUR KIDS CONTENT. I THINK A LOT OF PARENTS WILL APPRECIATE THIS.YOU CAN ACTUALLY SET A TIMER SO YOU CAN KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH TIME YOUR KIDS ARE SPENDING ON THE DEVICE. DAN SIMON, CNN, SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA.
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AND SPEAKING OF FACEBOOK, IT'S COMPLETED ITS PURCHASE OF INSTAGRAM.
INSTAGRAM IS THAT POPULAR PHOTO-SHARING APP.
iPHONE AND ANDROID USERS -- APPLY FILTERS TO PHOTOS BEFORE SHARING THEM.
FACEBOOK AGREED TO BUY INSTAGRAM BEFORE ITS INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING IN MAY.
AND AT THAT TIME, THE DEAL WAS VALUED AT ONE BILLION DOLLARS.
TODAY, IT'S WORTH ABOUT $737 MILLION.
INSTAGRAM IS FACEBOOK'S LARGEST PURCHASE.
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WE ARE JUST MINUTES AWAY.
FROM THE OPENING BELL ON WALL STREET.
AND MANY ARE EXCITED,
AFTER STOCKS SURGED ON THURSDAY.
THE DOW GAINED NEARLY 245 POINTS YESTERDAY,
FINISHING AT 13-THOUSAND, 292.
THAT'S THE HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE DECEMBER 2007.
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YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW--
A LONG AWAITED VERDICT IS FINALLY IN FOR DREW PETERSON.
A JURY FOUND HIM GUILTY OF MURDERING HIS THIRD WIFE.
HEAR FROM KATHLEEN SAVIO'S FAMILY MEMBERS. WHO THOUGHT THEY WOULD NEVER SEE JUSTICE.
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LET'S GO LIVE TO THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.
THE OPENING BELL MARKING THE START OF THE BUSINESS DAY.
AND STOCKS ARE LOSING STEAM.
FUTURES EDGED HIGHER ON FRIDAY.
BUT THEN LOST MOMENTUM AFTER THE JOBS REPORT WA RELEASE.
STOCKS HAD SURGED ON THURSDAY,
CLOSING AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS IN YEARS.
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THE AUGUST JOBS REPORT WAS JUST RELEASED AN HOUR AGO.
AND SOME GOOD NEWS!
UNEMPLOYMENT DROPPED TO EIGHT-POINT-ONE PERCENT.
*DOWN FROM EIGHT-POINT-*THREE PERCENT.
THAT'S BETTER THAN ANALYSTS EXPECTED.
THE MARKET ALSO ADDED 96-THOUSAND JOBS.
BUT THAT'S SHORT OF PREDICTIONS,
BY ABOUT 30 THOUSAND.
OVERALL--
THIS IS LIKELY GOOD NEWS FOR THE PRESIDENT.
SINCE VOTERS ARE FOCUSED ON JOBS AND THE ECONOMY.
MEANTIME---
UNEMPLOYMENT ALSO FELL BY 12 THOUSAND LAST WEEK.
TO 365 THOUSAND.
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RUNNING DOWN YOUR TOP STORIES THIS MORNING.
PRESIDENT OBAMA ACCEPTS THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT.
HE SPOKE ABOUT HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HIM AND MITT ROMNEY.
SAYING ROMNEY'S FOREIGN POLICY VIEWS ARE QUOTE, 'OUT OF TOUCH'.
NEXT STOP ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL IS NEW HAMPSHIRE.
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MEANTIME -- MITT ROMNEY HEADS TO NEW HAMPSHIRE.
HE WILL ATTEND A RALLY TONIGHT AT HOLMAN STADIUM.
HIS CAMPAIGN ALSO PLANS TO RELEASE MORE THAN A DOZEN NEW TELEVISION COMMERCIALS TODAY.
HE SPENT THE LAST FEW DAYS PREPARING FOR THE UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES.
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LET'S GET RIGHT TO DREW PETERSON -- CONVICTED OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER IN THE 2004 DEATH OF HIS THIRD-WIFE KATHLEEN SAVIO.
THE VERDICT WAS YEARS IN THE MAKING.
PETERSON COULD FACE UP TO 60 YEARS IN PRISON.
ABC'S ALEX PEREZ IS IN CHICAGO WITH THE LATEST.
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SCRIPT:
Marcia Savio, Kathleen Savio's Mother:
"Somebody heard Kathleen's cries! 12 people did the right thing, oh God!"
IT'S THE JUSTICE KATHLEEN SAVIO'S FAMILY THOUGHT THEY WOULD NEVER GET.
Nick Savio, Kathleen Savio's Brother:
"I'll never have my sister again, I'll still have to see her at the cemetery
, but at least I know she got justice."
DREW PETERSON'S FIVE WEEK MURDER TRIAL CENTERED ON CONTROVERSIAL HEARSAY
EVIDENCE THAT HE HAD THREATENED SAVIO.
AFTER 9 HOURS OF DELIBERATION, 11 JURORS AGREED PETERSON WAS GUILTY OF FIRST
DEGREE MURDER IN SAVIO'S MYSTERIOUS DEATH, BUT IT TOOK 5 MORE HOURS
THURSDAY TO CONVINCE HOLD-OUT RON SUPALO.
Ron Supalo, Juror:
"I did not feel comfortable joining the jury in voting guilty. I was
concerned about the hearsay evidence."
SAVIO AND PETERSON WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF A CONTENTIOUS DIVORCE, WHEN SHE WAS
FOUND DEAD IN A DRY BATHTUB IN 2004.
THE FORMER SUBURBAN CHICAGO POLICE OFFICER WAS CHARGED AFTER HER BODY WAS
EXHUMED AND HER DEATH RECLASSIFIED A HOMICIDE.
Prosecutor Glasgow:
"He was a coward, but nobody ever took him on. Well, we took him on and he
lost! "
DEFENSE ATTORNEYS INSIST SAVIO'S DEATH WAS A TRAGIC ACCIDENT.
Defense Brodsky: "There was a stacked deck. An unprecedented amount of
hearsay evidence was allowed."
Defense Lopez: "The whole world has been waiting for Drew Peterson to be
convicted. They hate him."
PETERSON--WHO HAD A LIFETIME MOVIE MADE ABOUT HIM
NAT - ROB LOWE AS PETERSON
"I'm a media sensation!"
OFTEN CALLED HIMSELF A JOKESTER
SOT - PETERSON TO REPORTERS
"What does it take to get rid of you? Pizza and beer?"
HAD A SERIOUS, DEMEANOR AS THE TRIAL UNFOLDED, ACCORDING TO THOSE WHO SAT IN
THE COURTROOM.
Kathleen Zellner: "He looked worried. That the prosecution had finally put
all of the pieces of the puzzle together."
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ALEX PEREZ REPORTING.
PETERSON'S FOURTH WIFE STACY HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE 2007.
HER FAMILY HOPES THIS GUILTY VERDICT WILL LEAD TO CHARGES IN THEIR CASE.
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TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT.
YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER.
THE ANNUAL STAND UP TO CANCER TELETHON -- WILL BE ON ALL FOUR BROADCAST NETWORKS.
STAND UP TO CANCER USES STARS- TO RAISE AWARENESS AND FUNDS -- FOR CANCER RESEARCH.
AMONG THOSE APPEARING TONIGHT ARE TAYLOR SWIFT. AND ACTOR SAMUEL L. JACKSON.
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29:48 ranisha "next thing you know- we heard a boom on the door and then we heard the glass breaking."
TWO SAN CARLOS ROOMMATES ENDURED A NIGHTMARE --
A VIOLENT HOME INVASION.
THEIR ATTACKER BEAT DOWN THEIR DOOR ON KING ROAD WEST --
THEN BRUTALLY BEAT THEM WITH AN ALUMINUM BASEBALL BAT.
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ranisha 31:56 "i have staples in my head- i didn't even notice that until i got here- i think because my leg was hurting so bad i didn't even realize i got hit in the head with a baseball bat."
36:24 craig "i tried to protect her and he got me a couple of good times."
RANISHA KNOWLES' LEG WAS BROKEN IN *SO MANY PLACES,
THAT SHE'LL NEED PHYSICAL THERAPY TO FULLY RECOVER.
55-YEAR OLD CRAIG DOUGLAS, WHO WAS A MARINE, HAS BROKEN BONES IN HIS FACE AND BACK.
HE ALSO HAS A SHATTERED ARM.
THE PAIR SAYS THE ROBBER GOT AWAY WITH MONEY, A LAPTOP AND PAIN MEDICATION.
THE VICTIMS SAY THEY DID *NOT GET A GOOD LOOK AT THEIR ATTACKER.
DEPUTIES NEED MORE INFORMATION TO FIND HIM.
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A BOKELIA WOMAN CHANGED HER NOT GUILTY PLEA YESTERDAY.
THERESA SHIRLEY PLEADED NO CONTEST -- TO FAILING TO MAINTAIN HER LANE WHILE DRIVING ACROSS THE SANIBEL CAUSEWAY.
TRACEY KLEINPELL AND HER HUSBAND -- WERE RIDING BICYCLES ON THE SHOULDER WHEN SHIRLEY'S TRUCK HIT KLEINPELL, KNOCKING HER INTO THE WATER -- KILLING HER.
THAT HAPPENED IN MAY, 2011.
YESTERDAY A COUNTY JUDGE -- SENTENCED SHIRLEY TO THE MAXIMUM PENALTY AVAILABLE FOR THE TRAFFIC CITATION.
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"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 COULDN'T FILE CRIMINAL CHARGES.
SINCE THEY COULDN'T PROVE SHE WAS IMPAIRED AT THE TIME.
SHE ALSO HAD A PRESCRIPTION -- FOR ALL OF HER MEDICINE.
THE JUDGE STRIPPED SHIRLEY OF HER DRIVERS LICENSE FOR SIX MONTHS -- AND MANDATED COMMUNITY SERVICE.
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ABC-7 TRACKS BEARS THIS MORNING.
AND NOW WE HAVE A GREAT MAP --
TO SHOW YOU THE AREAS YOU MAY WANT TO AVOID.
TAKE A LOOK.
THOSE DOTS SHOW THE REPORTED BEAR CITINGS,
IN THE LAST TEN YEARS.
MOST OF THEM--
IN THE GOLDEN GATE ESTATES AREA.
A VIEWER SENT IN THESE PICTURES.
BEARS WERE SPOTTED ON WILSON BOULEVARD,
IN GOLDEN GATE ESTATES.
PEOPLE WHO LIVE ON THE STREET SAY--
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS JUST COME WITH THE TERRITORY.
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i'm afraid he's getting brazen and eventually i'm afraid something's gonna happen and a lot of people are going to say i wish we would have just picked up and taken him for a ride
it's part of living out in the estates.
FLORIDA FISH AND WILD LIFE OFFICIALS SAY --
THEY'RE RUNNING OUT OF PLACES TO RELOCATE THE BEARS,
BECAUSE THEY'RE SO CLOSE TO NEIGHBORHOODS.
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SLOT MACHINES MAY BE COMING TO BONITA SPRINGS.
IT'S PART OF A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR EXPANSION PROJECT -- THEY'RE CONSIDERING AT THE NAPLES/FORT MYERS DOG TRACK ON BONITA BEACH ROAD.
CITY LEADERS SAY IT COULD ATTRACT MORE PEOPLE AND BRING MORE JOBS.
SOME PROJECT THE SLOT MACHINES COULD BRING A MILLION BUCKS A YEAR -- AND 500 PERMANENT JOBS, AS WELL AS 900 CONSTRUCTION JOBS.
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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.
THE ISSUE WILL BE ON THE BALLOT.
AND NEXT SPRING - LAWMAKERS WOULD HAVE TO SIGN OFF, TOO.
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MORE THAN A WEEK AFTER TROPICAL STORM ISAAC HIT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA,
COLLIER COUNTY GETS A FULL SENSE OF THE MESS LEFT BEHIND.
THE TOTAL TAB COMES TO NEARLY SEVEN-MILLION DOLLARS--
AND COLLIER BEACHES SAW THE MOST DAMAGE.
ENOUGH SAND TO FILL 25-HUNDRED DUMP TRUCKS.
WAS WASHED AWAY DURING ISAAC.
LEAVING NORMALLY FLAT BEACHES.
WITH HIGH DUNES AND STEEP SLOPES.
COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY THE EROSION IS WORSE THAN THEY EXPECTED.
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Sot:
Rick zyvoloski, collier county emergency management coordinator
"56;17 they didn't think they had lost that much beach but they went out there and came up with maybe 50-thousand cubic yards of beach gone 26"
WAIT
"6:28 now the beaches that were flat, my son loves to skin board, are nw bumpy and slope down real far so its taken lot of the sand I think and washed it away"
THE HARDEST HIT BEACHES ARE VANDERBILT, PARK SHORE, NAPLES AND MARCO ISLAND.
A PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE SHOWS --
IT WILL COST AT LEAST 5-POINT-6 MILLION DOLLARS TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE.
THE COUNTY PLANS TO APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE FROM FEMA--
BUT FIRST THE STATE HAS TO REQUEST IT.
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NEW VIDEO THIS MORNING THAT REINFORCES WHY IT IS IMPORTANT -- TO "MOVE OVER" WHEN YOU SEE LAW ENFORCEMENT ON THE HIGHWAY.
PAUSE FOR NATS
TAKE A LOOK -- THIS DASHCAM SHOWS A MARYLAND STATE TROOPER HIT BY A SEMI -- DURING A TRAFFIC STOP.
THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED BACK IN JUNE, BUT THE TROOPER IS NOW WELL ENOUGH -- TO TALK ABOUT THE CRASH AND HIS INJURIES.
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trooper David Avila/Maryland State Police "I guess I heard the rumble strip just before the vehicle came across or came towards me, took a quick glance over my shoulder and kind of saw it and thank God."
HE IS UNDERGOING PHYSICAL THERAPY -- FOR INJURIES TO HIS SHOULDER, BACK AND LEGS.
MARYLAND, LIKE FLORIDA, ENFORCES A "MOVE OVER LAW.".
YOU HAVE TO MOVE OVER -- WHEN APPROACHING LAW ENFORCEMENT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO DO SO - YOU MUST SLOW DOWN TO 20 MILES PER HOUR UNDER THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT.
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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 YESTERDAY MORNING ON IONE AVENUE IN TICE.
BONITA ROWNAN SAYS SHE WAS WALKING WITH HER ROTTWEILER *OFF OF HIS LEASH.
WHEN HE RAN INTO ANOTHER YARD,
AND STARTED FIGHTING A PITBULL.
ROWNAN SAYS SHE HEARD WERE GUNSHOTS --
AND SAW HER DOG AND THE PITBULL DEAD.
INVESTIGATORS DON'T PLAN ON CHARGING THE SHOOTER,
BECAUSE THEY SAY HE WAS JUST PROTECTING HIS DOG.
THEY *DID CITE ROWNAN --
FOR NOT HAVING HER DOG ON A LEASH.
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TAKING ON SOME OF THE LARGEST RESTAURANT CHAINS.
A LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED IN MIAMI --
AGAINST RESTAURANTS LIKE OLIVE GARDEN, RED LOBSTER AND LONGHORN STEAKHOUSE.
SERVERS CLAIM THEY WERE ILLEGALLY UNDERPAID.
THEY SHOWED UP AT THEIR SCHEDULED TIMES,
BUT WERE *NOT ALLOWED TO CLOCK IN UNTIL CUSTOMERS ARRIVED.
SOME WERE EVEN FORCED TO CLOCK OUT. AND WORK *WITHOUT PAY.
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A *BIG NIGHT FOR MUSIC'S HOTTEST STARS.
NATS OF ANY MUSIC 5 SECONDS!!
WE HAVE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE M-T-V VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS!
FROM THE KILLER PERFORMANCES.
TO THE BIGGEST WINNERS.
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WEATHER IS COMING UP.
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A BLOCKBUSTER NIGHT OF MUSIC.
THE STARS WERE OUT IN FULL FORCE.
AT THE M-T-V VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS LAST NIGHT.
AND AS ALWAYS --
THERE WERE PLENTY OF SURPRISES.
ABC'S CHRIS CONNELLY HAS ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS.
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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.
Elsewhere in the tropics, Hurricane Leslie and Hurricane Michael continue to swirl in the open waters of the Atlantic. Neither will be a threat to Southwest Florida as they recurve out to sea.
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EVERY SUNDAY MORNING -
YOU CAN CATCH "NAPLES DAILY NEWSMAKERS WITH JEFF LYTLE''.
RIGHT HERE ON ABC 7.
GUESTS WORKING ON FIRE DISTRICT CONSOLIDATION. JUDICIAL ELECTIONS. AND LOCAL JOBS SHARE THE HOT SEAT ON THIS WEEK'S EPISODE.
GOOD MORNING, JEFF
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Marvin Easton
Fire services consolidation adviser
Yulia Goldenberg
Co-Founder, Idea Farm South
-Gwynne Young
President, Florida Bar
Talking points:
Marvin Easton
How much tax money can be saved by streamlining insurance?
Yulia Goldenberg
How will Bonita tech project make money, grow jobs?
Gwynne Young
What is at stake in judges' merit retention election?
No empty chairs.
Guests working on fire district consolidation, judicial elections and local jobs share the hot seat on this week's "Naples Daily NewsMakers with Jeff Lytle'' program airing Sunday morning at 10 on ABC7.
Marvin Easton, a fire consolidation adviser, sizes up how much tax money can be saved by streamlining insurance;
Goldenberg, co-founder of Idea Farm South, explains how the Bonita Springs-based tech project can make money and grow jobs.
Gwynne Young, president of the Florida Bar, discusses what's at stake in judges' merit retention elections on Nov. 6; and Yuliya
Young is from Tampa and says elections pitting conservatives versus three sitting state supreme court justices are more important than they look.
Video clip:
Young: I believe it's very important to keep politics out of the merit retention process, and I think that's why the process was implemented in the first place. I think you want judges to make hard decisions, and you want them to apply the law to the facts without fear that if they come up with a decision that people don't like by doing the right thing and applying the law to the facts, you don't want them to feel pressure not to do the right thing.
That's Gwynee Young, and by the way, the Florida Bar has 93,000 members.
That's Naples Daily NewsMakers right here on ABC7 Sunday morning at 10.
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I believe it's very important to keep politics out of the merit retention process, and I think that's why the process was implemented in the first place. I think you want judges to make hard decisions, and you want them to apply the law to the facts without fear that if they come up with a decision that people don't like by doing the right thing and applying the law to the facts, you don't want them to feel pressure not to do the right thing.
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"TWILIGHT" STAR KRISTEN STEWART MAKES HER *FIRST RED CARPET APPEARANCE.
SINCE ADMITTING SHE CHEATED ON BOYFRIEND ROBERT PATTINSON.
AND SHE GOT A WARM RECEPTION IN TORONTO LAST NIGHT.
STEWART ISSUED A PUBLIC APOLOGY FOR CHEATING ON HER "TWILIGHT" CO-STAR."
DESPITE THE CONTROVERSY.
SHE DID *NOT AVOID REPORTERS WHILE PROMOTING HER NEW FILM AT THE TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL.
"ON THE ROAD" IS A SCREEN ADAPTATION OF A CLASSIC BOOK ABOUT THE BEAT GENERATION.
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TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO.
KEVIN JAMES HAS A CLUMSY MOMENT.
AND NOW EVERYONE GETS TO LAUGH ABOUT IT.
JAMES GOES FOR THE BETWEEN THE LEGS SHOT,
MISSES THE BALL AND RUNS INTO THE WALL.
HE NEARLY WIPES HIMSELF OUT.
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FROM ACTRESS TO BUSINESS WOMAN.
KATIE HOLMES STEPS INTO THE SPOTLIGHT.
WHAT SHE'S SELLING NOW,
AND WHERE YOU CAN FIND OUT.
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AND HERE'S A FINAL CHECK OF THE MARKETS THIS MORNING--
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"ONE DIRECTION" WAS A BIG WINNER --
AT THURSDAY NIGHT'S M-T-V VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS.
THE U-K BOY BAND TOOK HOME THREE AWARDS --
BEST POP VIDEO, MOST SHAREWORTHY VIDEO, AND BEST NEW ARTISTS.
SINGER RIHANNA WAS TIED WITH RAPPER DRAKE FOR THE *MOST V-M-A NOMINATIONS.
SHE ONLY TOOK HOME ONE "MOONMAN" TROPHY LAST NIGHT.
BUT IT WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE --
VIDEO OF THE YEAR FOR HER HIT SONG "WE FOUND LOVE."
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KATIE HOLMES IS GETTING INTO THE BEAUTY BUSINESS.
IN AN INTERVIEW WITH WOMEN'S WEAR DAILY.
THE ACTRESS REVEALED A MULTI-YEAR PARTNERSHIP -- WITH BOBBI BROWN COSMETICS.
AND HER NAME WILL BE ON A COLLECTION OF COSMETICS IN THE FALL OF 2013.
HOLMES HAS ALREADY DELVED INTO FASHION.
HER READY-TO-WEAR LINE, HOLMES AND YANG,
WILL BE PRESENTED SEPTEMBER 12TH AT LINCOLN CENTER.
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"HONEY BOO BOO" HAS BECOME A BIG STAR IN THE WORLD OF REALITY TELEVISION,
BUT IS SHE MAKING BIG BUCKS?
"THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER" STATES --
THE 7-YEAR-OLD BEAUTY QUEEN AND HER FAMILY.
ARE PAID BETWEEN TWO-THOUSAND AND FOUR-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
PER EPISODE OF THEIR T-L-C REALITY SERIES.
HER MOTHER TELLS T-M-Z --
THEY ARE *VERY WELL COMPENSATED.
"HERE COMES HONEY BOO BOO" HAS BECOME A BREAKOUT HIT FOR THE NETWORK.
T-L-C DOES NOT COMMENT ON SALARIES.
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RUNNING DOWN YOUR TOP STORIES THIS MORNING.
PRESIDENT OBAMA ACCEPTS THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT.
HE SPOKE ABOUT HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS -- AND THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HIM AND MITT ROMNEY.
SAYING ROMNEY'S FOREIGN POLICY VIEWS ARE QUOTE, 'OUT OF TOUCH'.
NEXT STOP ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL IS NEW HAMPSHIRE.
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AND MITT ROMNEY HEADS OVER TO NEW HAMPSHIRE.
HE'LL ATTEND A RALLY TONIGHT AT HOLMAN STADIUM.
HIS CAMPAIGN ALSO PLANS TO RELEASE --
MORE THAN A DOZEN NEW T-V COMMERCIALS TODAY.
HE SPENT THE LAST FEW DAYS PREPARING FOR THE UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES.
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AND SOME GOOD NEWS IN THE AUGUST JOBS REPORT RELEASED THIS MORNING.
UNEMPLOYMENT DROPPED TO EIGHT-POINT-ONE PERCENT.
*DOWN FROM EIGHT-POINT-*THREE PERCENT.
THAT'S BETTER THAN ANALYSTS EXPECTED.
THE MARKET ALSO ADDED 96-THOUSAND JOBS.
BUT THAT'S SHORT OF PREDICTIONS,
BY ABOUT 30 THOUSAND.
OVERALL--
THIS IS LIKELY GOOD NEWS FOR THE PRESIDENT.
SINCE VOTERS ARE FOCUSED ON JOBS AND THE ECONOMY.
MEANTIME---
UNEMPLOYMENT ALSO FELL BY 12 THOUSAND LAST WEEK.
TO 365 THOUSAND.
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TONIGHT -- HELP IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER.
ALL FOUR BROADCAST NETWORKS, PLUS A DOZEN CABLE NETWORKS, WILL AIR THE SAME TELETHON AT 8-P-M,
WITH NO COMMERCIALS.
IT'S AN EFFORT TO COMBAT CANCER,
CALLED "STAND UP 2 CANCER".
YOU'LL SEE MANY CELEBRITIES --
INCLUDING TAYLOR SWIFT AND SAMUEL L-JACKSON.
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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.
Elsewhere in the tropics, Hurricane Leslie and Hurricane Michael continue to swirl in the open waters of the Atlantic. Neither will be a threat to Southwest Florida as they recurve out to sea.
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