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HAPPENING ON SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S ONLY LOCAL NEWS AT NINE--

A DEATH INVESTIGATION ON FORT MYERS BEACH.

INVESTIGATORS LOOK FOR CLUES.

ABC-7 TRACKS THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.

56 DAYS AND COUNTING -- TIL AMERICANS CAST THEIR VOTES FOR PRESIDENT.

AND A NEW POLL SHOWS THE PRESIDENT ENJOYING AN UNEXPECTED BOUNCE.

IT'S YOUR VOICE, YOUR VOTE 2012.

PLUS-

PARENTS, LISTEN UP.

PINK EYE IS ONE OF THE *TOP REASONS KIDS MISS SCHOOL.

ABC-7 LOOKS AT THE SIMPLE WAYS --

HL1) FMB DEATH INVESTIGATION-VO-WIPE

HL2) YOUR VOICE, YOUR VOTE-VO-WIPE

HL3) PINK EYE GERMS-VOTOPS

WX HL-WX WALL

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIPTOPS

CHICAGO TEACHER UNION STRIKE-2 SHOT-VO

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 25 YEARS --- TEACHERS IN CHICAGO ARE NOW ON STRIKE.

THAT MEANS *NO SCHOOL --

FOR THE NATION'S THIRD LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT.

MORE THAN 26-THOUSAND TEACHERS AND SUPPORT STAFF.

WALKED OFF THE JOB.

THIS IS VIDEO JUST INTO OUR NEWSROOM-

YOU CAN SEE TEACHER'S PICKETING AND CHANTING-

THIS IS AFTER TALKS FAILED LATE SUNDAY NIGHT --- OVER ISSUES INCLUDING PAY, BENEFITS AND JOB SECURITY.

AT LEAST 400-THOUSAND STUDENTS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE STRIKE.

CHICAGO TEACHER UNION STRIKE-SOTVO

Negotiations have been intense, but productive, however we have failed to reach an agreement that will prevent a labor strike.

I would point out, that this financial package over the next four years will cost the system somewhere in the vicinity of 400-million dollars over the 4 years. I would also point out that the average teacher would also get a 16 percent raise over that 4 year period.

MAYOR RAHM EMMANUEL WEIGHED IN, SAYING THE PROPOSED OFFER WAS FAIR.

THE MAYOR ALSO SAYS HE IS DISAPPOINTED A DEAL COULD NOT BE REACHED.

FMB DEATH INVESTIGATION-2 SHOT-VO

DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW AT NINE ---

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES INVESTIGATE HOW A MAN DIED ON FORT MYERS BEACH.

DEPUTIES GOT A REPORT LAST NIGHT OF A MISSING PERSON -- THAT HAD GONE SWIMMING.

JUST AFTER THAT REPORT -- ANOTHER CALL CAME IN OF A PERSON FOUND UNCONSCIOUS AND NOT BREATHING ON THE BEACH -- RIGHT BEHIND THE DIAMONDHEAD RESORT.

THE MAN WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD.

LANDFILL MEETING TODAY-2 SHOT-VO

IN JUST A FEW HOURS --

PEOPLE IN PORT CHARLOTTE WILL SPEAK OUT.

OVER A PROPOSED LANDFILL IN THEIR COMMUNITY.

THAT MEETING IS HAPPENING THIS AFTERNOON AT 1:30-

IN FRONT OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD-

THE DUMP SITE IS SET TO GO -- EAST OF STATE ROAD 31-

AND NORTH OF BERMONT ROAD.

YESTERDAY, SEVERAL LANDOWNERS MET AT THE WILLIAMS FARM HUNTING LODGE --

TO VOICE OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED LANDFILL.

RESIDENTS TELL ABC7 --

THEY FEEL BLINDSIDED.

BECAUSE THE ONLY WARNING THEY GOT --

WAS A NOTICE THAT MENTIONED A *POSSIBLE* LAND RE-ZONING.

LANDFILL MEETING TODAY-SOTVO

"' The one thing I would ask our county commissioners is this: would you want this in your backyard? Because I don't want it in mine 4`1:14 -41:28 Randy Stephenson, Against landfill

LANDOWNERS SAY THEY'RE READY TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION --

MEDSTAR FOLO-VOWIPE

LOOKING AHEAD-

TWO F-A-A INSPECTORS WILL BE IN FORT MYERS TOMORROW-

ABC-7 HAS LEARNED, THE INSPECTORS ARE COMING TO LOOK INTO ALMOST THREE MILLION DOLLARS OF IMPROPER BILLING -- FROM LEE COUNTY'S EMERGENCY HELICOPTER PROGRAM, MEDSTAR.

WE SPOKE WITH ONE OF THE PILOTS WHO LOST HIS JOB -- WHEN THE HELICOPTER WAS SUDDENLY GROUNDED LAST MONTH.

THE DEPARTMENT CLAIMED -- IT WAS TO "REVAMP" THE PROGRAM AND GO AFTER NATIONAL ACCREDITATION.

LEHIGH DEATH INVESTIGATION-SS

THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE NEEDS MORE INFORMATION --

AFTER A MAN'S BODY WAS FOUND IN LEHIGH ACRES.

DEPUTIES TELL ABC-7 --

MARK GORDON WAS FOUND FACE DOWN IN THE GRASS OF A HOME,

WITH BLOOD COMING FROM HIS CHEST.

THE HOUSE WAS ON VINEYARD PLACE.

LEHIGH ROBBERY ARRESTS-SSTOPS-VO-SS

THIS LEHIGH ACRES COUPLE IS IN HOT WATER THIS MORNING-

ACCUSED IN A STING OF ROBBERIES.

INVESTIGATORS TELL ABC-7, AN ANONYMOUS TIP -- LED TO THE ARREST OF JULI-ANN CAPRIO AND MICHAEL COOPER.

CAPRIO ALSO ACCUSED OF ROBBING A LEHIGH ACRES SUBWAY RESTAURANT LAST SUNDAY.

LESS THAN A HALF HOUR LATER, DEPUTIES SAY CAPRIO STOLE A BOTTLE OF NARCOTICS FROM A C-V-S IN FORT MYERS.

THEN ON MONDAY, DEPUTIES CLAIM COOPER WALKED INTO A 7-11 IN LEHIGH ACRES, FLASHED A GUN AT THE CLERK AND DEMANDED CASH.

ATV CRASH UPDATE-VO

A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FAMILY PLANS A FUNERAL TODAY-

AFTER THEIR LOVED ONE DIED OVER THE WEEKEND,

WHILE RIDING AN A-T-V.

20-YEAR-OLD JON ANDERSON WAS KILLED --

WHILE RIDING OFF BURNT STORE ROAD SATURDAY NIGHT.

DEPUTIES SAY THE A-T-V HIT A STUMP,

THEN FLIPPED ON ITS SIDE --

ANDERSON WAS TRAPPED UNDER THE VEHICLE,

AND SUFFERED FATAL HEAD INJURIES.

SAN CARLOS TEEN HIT AND RUN UPDATE-VO-SS-OC

AN UPDATE AT 9 TO A STORY WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING-

A SAN CARLOS PARK TEEN -- HIT AND LEFT ON THE SIDE OF SANIBEL BOULEVARD -- IS NOW RECOVERING.

THAT'S WHEN TROOPERS SAY -- THE DRIVER OF A RED TOYOTA TACOMA SLAMMED INTO 17-YEAR-OLD KEISHA BIEN-AIME -- AND TOOK OFF.

TROOPERS SAY 21-YEAR OLD CHELSIE DAHLBECK -- ADMITS TO BEING BEHIND THE WHEEL AND STRIKING *SOMETHING --

BUT NEVER GOT OUT TO LOOK AT WHAT SHE HIT.

KEISHA HAD INJURIES TO HER LEGS, BACK, AND ARM AND SAYS SHE'S THANKFUL TO BE ALIVE.

SAN CARLOS TEEN HIT AND RUN UPDATE-SOT-ONCAM

I'm feeling a lot if pain everywhere. I've had headaches that don't go away and going to sleep at night is a problem.

MICHIGAN FATAL OFFICER SHOOTING-2SHOT-VO

A POLICE OFFICER WAS SHOT AND KILLED OVERNIGHT -- IN WEST BLOOMFIELD, MICHIGAN, ABOUT 30 MINUTES NORTH OF DETROIT.

POLICE SAY THE SUSPECTED SHOOTER BARRICADED HIMSELF INSIDE A HOME,

WHERE HE'S CURRENTLY IN A STANDOFF WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT.

THE OFFICER'S NAME HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED.

BUT OFFICIALS SAY HE WAS RESPONDING TO REPORTS OF GUNFIRE AT THE HOME.

THEN THE SUSPECT STARTED SHOOTING.

THE OFFICER WAS HIT MULTIPLE TIMES AND DIED AT THE HOSPITAL.

YOUR VOICE, YOUR VOTE-CLIP-OC-SS-OC

YOUR VOICE, YOUR VOTE 2012-

56 DAYS AND COUNTING UNTIL THE NATION HEADS TO THE POLLS -- TO CAST THEIR VOTE FOR PRESIDENT.

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AND NEW POLLS SHOW PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA IS GETTING AN UNEXPECTED BOUNCE -- AFTER LAST WEEK'S CONVENTION.

HE'S ALSO AHEAD IN CAMPAIGN CASH.

MITT ROMNEY NOW SAYS, IF HE'S ELECTED, HE WOULD KEEP *PARTS OF THE PRESIDENT'S HEALTH CARE PLAN.

YOUR VOICE, YOUR VOTE-PKG

Fresh off those new poll numbers-

President Obama-- in Florida -

Getting a different kind of lift.

The owner of a pizza shop - lifting the President a foot off the floor.

A registered Republican - telling the President he voted for him before --

and will again--

the kind of voter-- the persuadables-- both sides are fiercely fighting

for.

And something new from Romney - after months of hearing this:

ROMNEY SOTS: "Day one/ I will repeal Obamacare/ The first thing I'll do

is get rid of it."

Romney now says there are parts of healthcare reform - he likes:

ROMNEY MTP SOT: Well, I'm not getting rid of all of healthcare reform. Of

course there are a number of things that I like in healthcare reform that I'

m going to put in place. One is to make sure that those with pre-existing

conditions can get coverage.

The President meantime trying to the take the attention off of those new -

and anemic-- jobs numbers-- hitting Romney on his tax plan.

OBAMA SOT: They couldn't answer questions about how they'd pay for $5

trillion in new tax cuts and $2 trillion in new defense spending without

raising taxes on the middle class. That's not bold leadership -- that's bad

math

George asked Romney's running mate about that math

RYAN SOT: The best way to do this is to show the framework, show the

outlines of these plans, then to work with Congress to do this. That's how

you get things done.

STEPHANOPOULOS: Isn't that a --secret plan?

RYAN: -- we don't want to -- no, no. No, no. What we don't want is a

secret plan.

STEPHANOPOULOS: But why not specify the -- loopholes now? /

RYAN George, because we want to have this debate in the public.

And Mrs. Romney-- fighting back-against the notion - they don't know what

it's like to struggle:

ANN ROMNEY MTP SOT: "One thing that I that I again like to remind people is

that multiple sclerosis has been my teacher. At times a cruel teacher. /

And for people to think that we don't have empathy just because we're

YOUR VOICE, YOUR VOTE-ONCAM

OBAMA MOTORCADE OFFICER KILLED-VO

PRESIDENT OBAMA EXTENDS HIS SYMPATHIES THIS MORNING,

AFTER A POLICE OFFICER IN HIS MOTORCADE.

DIED AFTER A SERIOUS CRASH.

IT HAPPENED DURING THE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO WEST PALM BEACH.

THIS IS VIDEO OF THE OFFICER'S MOTORCYCLE --

BEING TOWED AWAY AFTER THE CRASH.

POLICE SAY A PICKUP TRUCK HIT OFFICER BRUCE ST. LAURENT'S BIKE,

AND PUSHED HIM INTO A GUARDRAIL.

HE WAS TRAVELING AHEAD OF THE PRESIDENT'S MOTORCADE.

THE OFFICER WAS PREPARING TO CLOSE ACCESS TO THE HIGHWAY,

OBAMA MOTORCADE OFFICER KILLED-SOTVO

Officer St. Laurent was a 20-year veteran of the Jupiter Police Department -- 18 years as a motor officer.

NO WORD ON WHETHER THE DRIVER OF THE PICK-UP TRUCK WILL FACE CHARGES.

THE SECRET SERVICE ALSO ISSUED A STATEMENT --

CONGRESS BACK IN SESSION-VO

CONGRESS GETS BACK TO WORK TODAY, FOR A SHORT, PRE-ELECTION SESSION.

LAWMAKERS WILL RETURN TO THE CAPITOL -- FRESH OFF A FIVE-WEEK VACATION THAT INCLUDED THE REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTIONS.

HANTAVIRUS HOARDERS-ONCAM

THE HANTAVIRUS HAS MADE HEADLINES,

SINCE THREE PEOPLE DIED AT YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK.

NOW ANOTHER POSSIBLE CASE HAS BEEN REPORTED --

THIS TIME, IN TEXAS.

HANTAVIRUS HOARDERS-PKG

NATS - "HOARDING CLIP"

If you've ever watched one of those reality shows about hoarding and thought

.there could be some deadly disease lurking under all of that junk.

NATS - "OH, MY GOD, THE ODOR."

Well, you might be right.

At least about this house in the pricey planned community of The Woodlands

north of Houston.

A woman cleaning the home for a future episode of TLC's "Hoarding: Buried

Alive" developed a respiratory disease that officials believe is caused by

the hantavirus.

SOT - Dr Mark Escott - Medical Director, Montgomery County, Texas

"Hantavirus is a disease that's carried by rodents, /And when you go

through processes like cleaning the home, sweeping, vaccuuming, that sort of

thing, it goes into the air."

The virus is fatal up to half the time. The infected woman is recovering,

but this morning a deputy sits outside the house to make sure everyone stays

a safe distance away. As many as 30 people between the cleanup and film

crews were in and out of the home over the last two weeks.

SOT - Jim Polito, Neighbor

"That house was made to order for that kind of thing/ there's not any

cleaning going on."

This comes after three visitors to Yosemite National Park died from the same

virus after staying in infested cabins. Tens of thousands of other

tourists were warned to watch for symptoms.

The producers of hoarding refused to comment on this latest case. But

this morning, the home they hoped to feature on TV made it---just not how

they planned.

HANTAVIRUS HOARDERS-ONCAM

DOCTORS SAY IT'S POSSIBLE *OTHERS MAY STILL BE INFECTED.

TEASE ONE-1SHOT

THERE'S A GROWING CONCERN TODAY -- THAT WHEN KIDS GET OLDER, THEY WON'T KNOW HOW TO MANAGE THEIR MONEY-

TODAY. TEACHING KIDS BASIC BUDGETING-

WE'LL SHOW YOU THE SIMPLE STEPS YOU CAN TAKE NOW -- TO HELP YOUR KIDS BE BETTER BUDGETERS LATER.

PLUS-

GAS PRICES CONTINUE TO CLIMB-

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WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT-PKG TOPS

GOOD MORNING,

J-C PENNEY -- BRINGING BACK THOSE FREE HAIRCUTS!

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAYS THE DEPARTMENT STORE CHAIN IS MAKING THE POPULAR BACK-TO-SCHOOL DEAL PERMANENT, EVERY SUNDAY, STARTING IN NOVEMBER --

AS THE STRUGGLING RETAILERS TRIES TO REFASHION ITSELF, AND BRING IN MORE FOOT TRAFFIC.

MEANTIME, *HOOTERS* HOPING THE ONLY GIRLS IN ITS RESTAURANTS WON'T BE THE ONES WORKING THERE!

THE CHICKEN-WING CHAIN.EXPANDING ITS MENU --

AND SAYING IT'S BRINGING MORE LIGHT INTO RESTAURANTS TO ATTRACT MORE FEMALE CUSTOMERS AND MAKE IT CLEAR THERE'S NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF!

THE CHAIN, DOUBLING ITS SALAD OFFERINGS AND ADDING MIXED GREENS, SPINACH AND SHRIMP ITEMS.

HOOTERS, WHICH FACES GROWING COMPETITION FROM TWIN PEAKS AND OTHER SO-CALLED "BREASTAURANTS" --

ALSO TOYING WITH POSSIBLE CHANGES TO ITS SKIMPY UNIFORMS.

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AND -- COMING UP AFTER THIS --

IT MAY BE ABOUT TO GET EASIER FOR STRUGGLING HOMEOWNERS TO REFINANCE.

ALRIGHT -- HIGHER CLOSE FOR STOCKS FRIDAY --

ON BETS THE FED MAY MOVE *THIS WEEK* TO STIMULATE THE ECONOMY.

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MEANTIME, THE LARGEST TAXPAYER BAILOUT OF A PRIVATE COMPANY IN U-S HISTORY IS WINDING DOWN!

THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT -- SELLING MORE OF ITS SHARES IN INSURER A-I-G.

A MOVE THAT WILL LIKELY MAKE THE U-S GOVERNMENT A MINORITY SHAREHOLDER FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE IT THE 2008 BAILOUT.

*****

AND -- IT MAY BE ABOUT TO GET EASIER TO REFINANCE.

THE WHITE HOUSE -- PUSHING CONGRESS TO VOTE ON EXPANDING THE GOVERNMENT'S "HARP" PROGRAM.

THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION WANTS THE MEASURE ADDED TO THE AGENDA FOR THE SENATE SESSION THAT BEGINS TODAY.

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AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, I'M ELLEN BRAITMAN WITH THE BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.

STORMWARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP

CROSSTALK INTO WX-CAM 9 WX EST

FORECAST-WXWALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE ABC7 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

Higher rain chances return to the forecast Monday as a weak front settles right over Southwest Florida. This front will keep the atmosphere unsettled over the next couple days until some drier air chips away at our rain chances by Wednesday.

Rainy days and Mondays don't always make for the best combination, but at least the rain won't be too widespread.

We'll mainly just see a scattering of showers starting as early as this morning and then carrying over into the afternoon. Shower movement will be from west to east, and locations farther north will likely see the most rain.

A few thunderstorms will also be possible today, especially once things start to heat up a little by the late morning and afternoon, but we don't anticipate any severe weather.

Winds will be a little breezy at times, and wind gusts may get up to 20 mph, especially near the coast.

Aside from the extra showers today, our sky should still be at least partially sunny. We will, however, notice a lot more clouds cover compared to the weekend, and as a result, temperatures should only warm into the mid to upper 80s.

Tuesday will likely be a tad wetter as the front gradually slides farther south. Look for the possibility of rain Tuesday morning and then more rain and a few thunderstorms during the afternoon.

By Wednesday, the front should be far enough south so that we get more sun and fewer showers along with a slight dip in humidity. Overnight and early mornings will also be more comfortable starting Wednesday with mostly clear skies and lows in the low to mid 70s.

On Thursday and Friday, we'll enjoy mainly skies for most of the day, but some late-day showers and a few storms will still be possible, particularly for areas close to the coast and Highway 41.

TEACHING KIDS FINANCE-TC MON

PARENTS, LISTEN UP-

THERE'S A GROWING CONCERN YOUR KIDS AREN'T BEING TAUGHT ENOUGH ABOUT A SUBJECT THEY WON'T LEARN IN SCHOOL-

BUDGETING-

TEACHING KIDS FINANCE-PKG

WHEN IT COMES TO PEOPLE MANAGING MONEY. OR SHOULD I SAY MIS-MANAGING IT.FINANCIAL EXPERTS ARE SOUNDING THE ALARM.

"It's my opinion that we have a national financial illiteracy epidemic"

THEY SAY IT WAS A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO THE FINANCIAL CRISIS.

THAT'S WHY THERE'S A NEW PUSH ON TO GET PARENTS TO TEACH THEIR CHILDREN.THE VIRTUES OF BASIC FINANCE.

.AND TO START WHILE THEY'RE VERY YOUNG.

"Children can really start to understand financial concepts, basic financial concepts, as early as kindergarten"

"And why not lay out coins and teach them the value of each one, and dollars. And as they get to be 5 or 6, open up a savings account for them"

LET THEM WATCH AS YOU OPEN THE ACCOUNT.

USE REGULAR SHOPPING TRIPS. TO TEACH THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NEEDS, WANTS AND WISHES.

"How much do things cost, and not only how much do things cost but what do you have to do to afford things? you have to work"

FINANCIAL EXPERT FARNOOSH TORABI SAYS AS SOON AS CHILDREN START SCHOOL, THEY START NOTICING THE DIFFERENCE THAT MONEY MAKES.

TEACHING KIDS FINANCE-TC MON-BNR

CHRIS CLACKUM REPORTING,

THE NON-PROFIT GROUP, JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT, EVEN HAS DOWNLOADABLE MATERIAL ON ITS WEBSITE. TO HELP CHILDREN MAKE THE MOST OF THEIR MONEY.

WE HAVE THAT LINK UP ON OUR WEBSITE-

GAS PRICES ON THE RISE-CG

THE PAIN AT THE PUMP CONTINUES.

AFTER PRICES JUMPED EIGHT CENTS IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS-

ACCORDING TO TRIPLE A-

THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS THREE-82 GALLON-

IN FLORIDA, THE AVERAGE IS THREE-78 A GALLON.

AND HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA --

WE ARE PAYING TWO CENTS MORE,

THREE-80 A GALLON.

BUT GOOD NEWS FOR DRIVERS, PRICES "SHOULD" FALL THIS FALL.

AS WE END THE SUMMER DRIVING SEASON,

PEANUT BUTTER RECIPES-VO-BNR

IS "P-B AND J" SO PASSÉ IN YOUR HOME?

IF SO, JIF WANTS TO HEAR FROM SOME JUNIOR CHEFS-- FOR ITS "MOST CREATIVE SANDWICH CONTEST'.

YOUR SIX TO 12 YEAR OLD CAN SUBMIT THEIR ORIGINAL RECIPE- FOR A CHANCE AT A 25-THOUSAND DOLLAR COLLEGE FUND.

IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION, HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE-

TEASE TWO-VOTOPS

A FLORIDA NEIGHBORHOOD GOES BANANAS,

AFTER A MONKEY GOT LOOSE,

AND TERRORIZED RESIDENTS.

FIND OUT HOW THEY FINALLY CAUGHT THE ANIMAL.

BUT FIRST-

SCHOOL IS IN FULL SWING.

THAT MEANS BUSY PARENTS HAVE A LOT TO WORRY ABOUT --

INCLUDING A VERY CONTAGIOUS VIRUS. COMMON IN SCHOOLS.

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TZ2 B PINK EYE GERMS-VOTOPS

PINK EYE GERMS-2 SHOT

CONJUNCTIVITIS --- OR "PINK EYE" --- IS A *VERY CONTAGIOUS VIRUS,

THAT CAN SPREAD EASILY.

ESPECIALLY AMONG KIDS.

IN FACT. PINK EYE IS ONE OF THE TOP REASON KIDS MISS SCHOOL OR DAYCARE.

BUT THERE ARE THINGS YOU CAN DO TO REDUCE YOUR RISK.

ONE DAYCARE PROVIDER SAYS --

SHE'S KEPT HER KIDS "PINK EYE" FREE FOR YEARS.

PINK EYE GERMS-PKG

WHETHER ITS A TOY. OR A CAMERA. KIDS WILL TRY TO PUT ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING IN THEIR MOUTHS.

"They just children. their hands be everywhere."

LINDA ALEXANDER IS THE OWNER OF LUKE MIRACLE'S GROUP DAYCARE AND SHE SAYS KEEPING THE KIDS ARE SAFE AND HEALTHY IS HER TOP PRIORITY.

"Pretty much everything that can be touched by a child. we wipe it down."

GERMS SPREAD EASILY WHEN KIDS ARE IN CLOSE QUARTERS ESPECIALLY AT SCHOOLS AND DAYCARES. AND PINKEYE IS ONE OF THE MOST CONTAGIOUS.

"I pretty much spray it everywhere, mostly on the toys and let it air dry."

A CHILD CAN GET BACTERIAL OR VIRAL PINKEYE FROM AN INFECTED CHILD COUGHING OR SNEEZING OR TOUCHING TOYS THAT ARE CONTAMINATED.

"If they put it in their mouth we sanitize, basically we sanitize everythign every day anyway."

IT'S UNCOMFORTABLE AND YOUR CHILD MAY WAKE UP WITH RED OR PINK EYES. OR THEIR EYE MAY BE STUCK TOGETHER BECAUSE OF DISCHARGE.

"We've been open for four years and so far we haven't had a case of pink eye."

SHE SAYS THE KEY TO SUCCESS IS SIMPLE. WASHING HANDS.

"The thing I stress to my staff is wash your hands. after every diaper change, we wear gloves. but still, wash your hands."

THEY USE GLOVES TO CHANGE DIAPERS AND CHANGE THE SHEETS ON EACH CHILD'S CRIB DAILY.

IF SHE THOUGHT A CHILD DID HAVE PINK EYE. THEY WOULD BE SENT HOME AND ASKED TO GET A NOTE FROM THE DOCTOR.

BUT IT MAY BE A TYPE OF PINK EYE THAT IS NOT CONTAGIOUS.

"It also could be allergies, so we tell the parents to go get a statement from the doctor saying that they don't have pink eye."

PINK EYE GERMS-ONCAM

STEPHANIE SPRINGER REPORTING.

TEASE THREE-1SHOT

THE SKY WAS FALLING IN WASHINGTON STATE.

IT SEEMED THAT WAY ---

AFTER PARTS OF A PLANE CRASHED DOWN --

IN A SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD!

AND THIS IS *NOT THE FIRST TIME IT'S HAPPENED.

PLUS-

A SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH SURFER --

WITH QUITE THE FISH TALE.

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TZ3 B SHARK BITES SURFER-VOTOPS

NEWS AT 9:00 OPEN-CLIP

NY STOCK EXCHANGE OPEN-SAT 3 TOPS

TODAY IS THE SECOND ANNUAL COLOMBIA DAY!

SO COLOMBIAN BUSINESS OFFICIALS ARE RINGING THE OPENING BELL TODAY.

HERE'S A LIVE LOOK AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

U-S STOCKS WERE POISED TO OPEN LOWER,

AS INVESTORS AWAIT DECISIONS OUT OF EUROPE AND FROM THE FEDERAL RESERVE.

TS1) FMB DEATH INVESTIGATION-VOTOPS

RIGHT NOW, LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES -- ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW A MAN DIED ON FORT MYERS BEACH-

A CALL CAME IN -- ABOUT A PERSON FOUND UNCONSCIOUS AND NOT BREATHING ON THE BEACH --

THE MAN WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD.

TS2) LANDFILL MEETING-VOTOPS

IN JUST A FEW HOURS --

CHARLOTTE COUNTY RESIDENTS GO BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD.

THEY'LL SPEAK OUT ABOUT A PLANNED LANDFILL.

SEVERAL RESIDENTS TELL ABC7 --

THEY FEEL BLINDSIDED AND OPPOSE THE LANDFILL.

TS3) LEHIGH DEATH INVESTIGATION-SSTOPS

A MAN WAS FOUND FACE DOWN ON THE LAWN OF A LEHIGH ACRES HOME---

AND NOW DEPUTIES ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT LED UP TO HIM BEING SHOT AND KILLED.

DEPUTIES TELL ABC-7 --

MARK GORDON WAS FOUND FACE DOWN IN THE GRASS OF A HOME,

WITH BLOOD COMING FROM HIS CHEST.

FALLING FROM THE SKY-ONCAM

INVESTIGATORS STILL TRY TO FIGURE OUT --

HOW A LANDING GEAR DOOR FELL FROM THE SKY.

OFF OF A BOEING 767.

IT WAS FLYING NEAR SEATTLE THIS WEEKEND.

NO ONE WAS HURT.

BUT AS CHARLES HADLOCK REPORTS --

FALLING FROM THE SKY-PKG

It's a mystery, of sorts.

Woman:

"A big part landed behind that red car over there."

.how a landing gear door from a passing jetliner ended up crashing into a Seattle-area neighborhood.

Woman:

"Tt was a big slap of metal."

Neighbors in Kent, Washington said they saw a low flying plane like this one just before the carbon fiber door smashed to the ground in front of John Hansen's house.

Hansen:

"I came back and went to turn in my driveway and there was part of an airplane sitting there."

A tag on the door indicates it came from a Boeing 767. The FAA is investigating.

"They're gonna look closely at the maintenance of it and then also, whether the airplane, whether the gear was extended at proper speeds"

It's not the first time airplane parts have rained down on populated areas.

Last May in Toronto, chunks of metal from an engine of an Air Canada jet peppered a neighborhood with debris, smashing car windows. No one was hurt.

In Florida, the a door and stairwell from a small plane ripped away and landed on a golf course.

In 2009, an engine of DC-10 cargo plane exploded on takeoff in Brazil. The plane landed safely, but showered a neighborhood with parts, some weighing more than 500 pounds.

"when you think of the amount of flights that we do per day, both with the airline airplanes as well as general aviation, there are thousands of airplanes that fly every day and it's very rare to have something come off of it."

Back in Washington State, John Hansen is holding on to a part of the plane's door that nearly hit his house.

Hansen:

FALLING FROM THE SKY-ONCAM

CHARLES HADLOCK REPORTING.

THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME JOHN HANSEN HAD A CLOSE CALL.

A FEW YEARS AGO, THE BOAT HE CHARTED WITH HIS BASEBALL TEAM.

DEFENSE SEC VISITS FLIGHT 93 MEMORIAL-VO

TOMORROW IS THE 11TH ANNIVERSARY -

OF THE SEPTEMBER 11TH ATTACKS.

AND TODAY, DEFENSE SECRETARY LEON PANETTA WILL TOUR THE FLIGHT 93 NATIONAL MEMORIAL.

THE MEMORIAL CONSISTS OF AN OPEN FIELD --

WITH A SINGLE SANDSTONE BOULDER.

THAT MARKS THE EXACT SPOT WHERE FLIGHT 93 MADE IMPACT.

IN SHANKSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

9~11 MEMORIAL COSTS-VOTOPS

THE FOUNDATION THAT MANAGES THE 9/11 MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM IN NEW YORK CITY -- SAYS OPERATIONAL COSTS ARE GOING TO BE HIGH.

THE $700 MILLION COMPLEX IS EXPECTED TO COST UPWARDS OF $60 MILLION A YEAR TO OPERATE.

NY TORNADO CLEANUP-VOTOPS

TWO TORNADOES LEFT BEHIND THIS DAMAGE IN NEW YORK CITY OVER THE WEEKEND.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONFIRMS --

ONE TOUCHED DOWN IN QUEEN,

AND ANOTHER ONE IN BROOKLYN.

THE TWISTERS KNOCKED DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.

FL MAN CHARGED WITH MURDERING FAMILY-ONCAM

CLOSER TO HOME --

A MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS GRANDMOTHER AND GREAT-GRANDMOTHER.

SAYS HE IS INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY.

THE DOUBLE-MURDER HAPPENED SUNDAY IN OCALA.

REPORTER TALITHA VICKERS SPOKE WITH THE SUSPECT,

FL MAN CHARGED WITH MURDERING FAMILY-PKG

"They are saying that I did it? Is that what you're saying?" "Well, in the court of law, innocent until proven guilty. That is all I can say, miss."

THAT'S THE RESPONSE FROM 22-YEAR-OLD AZAEL STEVENS, ACCUSED OF MURDERING HIS GRANDMOTHER AND GREAT-GRANDMOTHER ON HIS BIRTHDAY.

A FAMILY FRIEND WITNESSED IT ALL AND WAS SHOT IN THE FACE INSIDE THIS HOME BUT MANAGED TO GET AWAY WITH HER EIGHT-YEAR-OLD SON BY RUNNING TO A NEIGHBOR FOR HELP.

"He was just frightened. Him and his mom was frightened, just wondering if the guy was going to come back and get them."

STEVEN JOHNSON CALLED 911, AND THEN IT ALL STARTED TO SINK IN THAT THE SHOOTER WAS HIS NEIGHBOR'S GRANDSON, WHO SHE HAD RAISED SINCE HE WAS JUST A TODDLER.SADDENED BY THE NEWS BUT THANKFUL THEIR FRIEND AND HER SON MADE IT OUT.

"I guess you just don't know somebody as well as you think you do. Somebody that you raised all your life suddenly turns against you and take you out."

"She was able to tell us that she knew who the suspect was, she knew the suspect was in her vehicle, so with that information, we were able to find that suspect within 20 minutes, arrest him, and now he is in the Marion County jail."

IN THIS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW, STEVENS DENIES ALL CHARGES.

"But I don't understand that, because I lived there."

JUST IN HEARING THAT YOU DON'T SEEM VERY EMOTIONAL AT ALL.

FL MAN CHARGED WITH MURDERING FAMILY-ONCAM

TALITHA VICKERS REPORTING.

NEIGHBORS SAY STEVENS HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF TROUBLE GROWING UP.

THE FAMILY FRIEND WHO FLED WITH HER 8-YEAR-OLD SON.

FL MONKEY ON THE LOOSE-VO

A PET MONKEY IS HEADED TO AN ANIMAL REFUGE AFTER BREAKING OUT OF HIS CAGE -- ONE TOO MANY TIMES.

THE ANIMAL LED POLICE, ANIMAL CONTROL AND WILDLIFE OFFICIALS ON A CHASE THROUGH SANFORD.

FL MONKEY ON THE LOOSE-SOTVO

"HE WAS JUMPING ALL OVER THE TRUCKS AND THE CARS AND STUFF. THEN HE GOT ON OUR ROOF, THEN HE WENT TO THE NEIGHBORS ROOF. HE JUMPED ON THERE AND HE HAD A SATELLITE DISH AND HE JUMPED ON THERE AND HE WAS EATING THE SATELLITE DISH, SO WE THREW A BANANA AND HE WOULDN'T TAKE THE BANANA.

THE MONKEY ENDED UP TURNING HIMSELF IN.

FL SHARK BITES SURFER-VO

A SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH SURFER IS ON THE MEND,

AFTER A SHARK ATTACK.

ANDREW BIRCHALL SAYS IT FELT LIKE A SLEDGEHAMMER HIT HIM.

DOCTORS DID SURGERY --

TO REMOVE THE TOOTH AND RECONNECT SEVERED TENDONS.

THE TOOTH WAS SENT AWAY FOR TESTING.

BUT BELIEVE IT OR NOT -- BIRCHALL WANTS IT BACK!

SAN CARLOS PARK FIRE-VO

LEE COUNTY FIRE INVESTIGATORS CONTINUE INVESTIGATING A SAN CARLOS PARK HOUSE FIRE.

LOOK AT THE DAMAGE-

THE FIRE STARTED INSIDE THIS TWO STORY WOOD FRAMED HOME ON ORIOLE ROAD.

IT TOOK CREWS 30 MINUTES TO GET THE FLAMES UNDER CONTROL.

NO ONE WAS HURT,

SOLID WASTE-OC, CG

BACK HERE AT HOME-

CAPE CORAL CITY COUNCIL WILL SET THE SOLID WASTE RATES FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT IS EXPECTED TO DROP FROM A LITTLE MORE THAN 161 DOLLARS. TO ABOUT 157 DOLLARS FOR EACH HOME. BEGINNING OCTOBER FIRST.

THAT'S A SAVINGS OF MORE THAN FOUR DOLLARS.

CITY OF NAPLES WATER CHANGE-ONCAM

A HEADS UP FOR THOSE LIVING IN NAPLES.

STARTING TODAY, THE WATER DEPARTMENT TEMPORARILY CHANGES THE WAY IT DISINFECTS THE DRINKING WATER.

SO YOU MAY NOTICE A DIFFERENT TASTE, SMELL OR COLOR.

TWO IMPORTANT NOTES HERE --

CUSTOMERS ON KIDNEY DIALYSIS.

SHOULD CONTACT THEIR EQUIPMENT PROVIDER OR DOCTOR.

ALSO, IF YOU HAVE A FISH TANK --

CHECK WITH A LOCAL PET STORE.

TEASE FOUR-1SHOT

WILL AND KATE HIT THE ROAD!

ABC-7 WILL TELL YOU WHERE THE ROYAL COUPLE IS HEADING TO THIS TIME-

AND WHAT'S NEXT FOR BRITIAN'S FAVORITE COUPLE.

AND-

A BAT FLYING LOOSE IN A NEWSROOM!

SEE MORE OF THE VIDEO-

TZ4 A WILL AND KATE-VO

TZ4 B BAT IN THE NEWSROOM-VOTOPS

WEATHER TEASE-WX ID

WILL AND KATE, INT'L TRIP-CAM 10 BMP-2 SHOT

NOW TO WILL AND KATE ON THE ROAD --

AFTER A ROMANTIC WEEKEND IN FRANCE, THE ROYAL COUPLE IS TOURING ASIA AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC --

IT'S AN OFFICIAL TRIP REPRESENTING QUEEN ELIZABETH.

ABC'S BOB WOODRUFF REPORTS FROM THE FIRST STOP --

WILL AND KATE, INT'L TRIP-PKG

WILL AND KATE, INT'L TRIP-2 SHOT

AN EXCITING TIME FOR THE ROYAL COUPLE.

STORM WARN GENERIC CLIP-CLIP

CROSSTALK-CAM 9 WX EST

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.

Higher rain chances return to the forecast Monday as a weak front settles right over Southwest Florida. This front will keep the atmosphere unsettled over the next couple days until some drier air chips away at our rain chances by Wednesday.

Rainy days and Mondays don't always make for the best combination, but at least the rain won't be too widespread.

We'll mainly just see a scattering of showers starting as early as this morning and then carrying over into the afternoon. Shower movement will be from west to east, and locations farther north will likely see the most rain.

A few thunderstorms will also be possible today, especially once things start to heat up a little by the late morning and afternoon, but we don't anticipate any severe weather.

Winds will be a little breezy at times, and wind gusts may get up to 20 mph, especially near the coast.

Aside from the extra showers today, our sky should still be at least partially sunny. We will, however, notice a lot more clouds cover compared to the weekend, and as a result, temperatures should only warm into the mid to upper 80s.

Tuesday will likely be a tad wetter as the front gradually slides farther south. Look for the possibility of rain Tuesday morning and then more rain and a few thunderstorms during the afternoon.

By Wednesday, the front should be far enough south so that we get more sun and fewer showers along with a slight dip in humidity. Overnight and early mornings will also be more comfortable starting Wednesday with mostly clear skies and lows in the low to mid 70s.

On Thursday and Friday, we'll enjoy mainly skies for most of the day, but some late-day showers and a few storms will still be possible, particularly for areas close to the coast and Highway 41.

GATOR BOY ARM

AN ENCOURAGING UPDATE NOW --

ON THAT INCREDIBLE YOUNG MAN WE MET IN JULY.

THAT'S WHEN FRED LANGDALE WAS ATTACKED BY AN ELEVEN FOOT ALLIGATOR -- HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA --

THE 17 YEAR OLD MADE AN IMPORTANT SPLIT SECOND DECISION.

HE SACRIFICED HIS RIGHT ARM. TO SAVE HIS LIFE.

NOW -- HE IS BACK AT SCHOOL WITH THE BEST ATTITUDE EVER.

GATOR BOY ARM-PKG

IT WAS A MOMENT OF HORROR,

NATS 911: my friend got arm bitten off

AND IMMEASURABLE HEROISM.

FRED LANGDALE'S / SURVIVED GATOR ATTACK: I told them to go back to the bank

and the gator to come after me

IN JULY, this 11 FOOT GATOR CLAMPED Fred or FRED 17-year-old FRED LANGDALE'S

ARM IN ITS IRON JAWS WHILE he and some friends were SWIMMING IN THIS CANAL

- FRED had to make a split second, life or death decision.

FRED LANGDALE / SURVIVED GATOR ATTACK: When he started to do the death roll

I was like ok here's my chance

HE THRASHED ASHORE - TO SAFTEY but leaving his right arm behind

SOT FROM FRIEND: He came up out of the water like dag on superman

FRED LANGDALE / SURVIVED GATOR ATTACK: it was a big old spider web so I

grabbed that I put it on my arm and put my arm between my leg to apply

pressure

HE DID IT SO WELL, HE DIDN'T EVEN NEED A BLOOD TRANSFUSION.

BUT MOST ASTONISHING when GMA caught up with him next days later in his

hospital room. HIS ATTITUDE.

FRED LANGDALE / SURVIVED GATOR ATTACK: I can care less about the arm

SOT: FELINDA LANGDALE/ MOTHER : police told me not to worry he was joking

and laughing

Almost CAVALIER ABOUT THAT ARM, this morning HE HAS A NEW ONE

FITTED LAST WEEK BY TECHNICIANS AT THE HANGAR CLINIC,WITH A PROSTHETHIC limb

that DETECTS MOVEMENT IN FRED'S FOREARM - ALLOWING HIM TO GRAB, GRIP, HOLD,

AND EVEN CLAMP ON SOMETHING AS FRAGILE - AS A CHEETO.

SOT Dan Strzempka Prosthetist, Hanger: wow, never seen anyone pick it up so

quickly in 27 years

TO TEST THAT NEW HAND THE HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR VOLUNTEERED TO TAKE us OUT ON

HIS beloved AIRBOAT. HE'S LEARNED TO SET IT UP ONE HANDED WHICH IS ALSO HOW

HE DRIVES

AND THUNDERING OUT THERE ABOVE THE WATER - HE DRIVES WITH HIS FEET - AND

KEEPS HIS RIFLE NEARBY. Gators still a threat

BACK AT THE SITE OF THE ATTACK, FRED REFUSES TO BE SCARED.

MG: NO FEAR OF GATORS HUH

FRED: NAH

MG: so what will you be able to do with the new hand?

Fred: I can finally button my jeans by myself

MG: The simple things -

FRED: the simple things

TULANE PLAYER HURT-VO

AN UPDATE THIS MORNING --

AFTER A SERIOUS COLLISION ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD OVER THE WEEKEND.

SURGEONS WERE ABLE TO STABILIZE THE SPINE --

OF TULANE UNIVERSITY'S DEVON WALKER.

WALKER WAS HURT IN SATURDAY'S GAME AGAINST TULSA--

WHEN HE AND A TEAMMATE SMASHED HEADS WHILE TACKLING A RECEIVER.

AFTER YESTERDAY'S THREE HOUR SURGERY,

HE'S NOW IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT.

BUT DOCTORS SAY IT COULD BE SEVERAL DAYS,

BAT IN THE NEWSROOM-2 SHOT NATSVO

NEWSROOMS CAN BE PRETTY INTENSE SOMETIMES --

STAFFERS AT AN AFFILIATE IN NEBRASKA --- HAD TO STOP EVERYTHING FOR A BIG STORY OF THEIR OWN.

A BAT STUCK IN THE STUDIO.

nats yelling

A BAT SWOOPED DOWN FROM THE CEILING.

AND BEGAN AN HOUR-LONG REIGN OF TERROR --

FLAPPING AND FLUTTERING AROUND.

A COMICAL--AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

THE NEWSROOM CALLED THE HUMANE SOCIETY,

BUT AS THEY WAITED FOR OFFICIALS TO GET THERE,

BAT IN THE NEWSROOM-SOTVO

"Several times, I felt like my life was completely in danger."

"I don't like bats

IN THE END. IT WAS THE NEWSROOM'S GRAPHICS EXPERT WHO KNOCKED THE BAT TO THE FLOOR WITH A BOX TOP.

TOYS R US TABLET-ONCAM

TOYS-R-US ANNOUNCES A BRAND NEW TABLET. FOR CHILDREN.

THE "TABEO" REPORTEDLY COSTS ABOUT 150 DOLLARS.

THE HAND HELD COMPUTER WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE AT TOYS R US STORES,

EMMA WATSON DANGEROUS-ONCAM

YOU MAY WANT TO THINK TWICE BEFORE SEARCHING FOR "EMMA WATSON" ONLINE.

TURNS OUT THE "HARRY POTTER" ACTRESS -- IS LISTED AS THE "MOST DANGEROUS" ONLINE SEARCH.

INTERNET SECURITY COMPANY "MCAFEE" SAYS THERE'S A ONE-IN-EIGHT CHANCE OF LANDING ON A SITE -- THAT PUTS A VIRUS ON YOUR COMPUTER.

TEASE FIVE-1SHOT

A FINAL CHECK OF YOUR TOP STORIES WHEN WE COME BACK-

BUT FIRST-

A BUILDING IN TEXAS IS NO MORE.

TZ5 A TX TOWER IMPLOSION-VO

FINAL CHECK OF STOCKS-SAT 3 FULL

TX TOWER IMPLOSION-NATSVO

AN EIGHT-STORY BUILDING -- WAS IMPLODED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING IN TEXAS.

BOOM BOOM BOOM!

ONLOOKERS CHEERED AS THE FORT WORTH MEDICAL TOWER -- CAME DOWN IN A MATTER OF SECONDS.

RAT PACK LOUNGE-2 SHOT (4)SS

THERE'S A SWINGING NEW MUSICAL IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA!

"THE RAT PACK LOUNGE" IS NOW PLAYING AT THE BROADWAY PALM THEATER IN FORT MYERS.

FRANK SINATRA, DEAN MARTIN AND SAMMY DAVIS JUNIOR -- HAVE SOME UNFINISHED BUSINESS,

SO THEY'RE SENT BACK TO EARTH.

YOU'LL HEAR ALL THE CLASSIC HITS -

INCLUDING "MY WAY" AND "FLY ME TO THE MOON."

YOU CAN CATCH THE SHOW UNTIL OCTOBER SIXTH.

FOR TICKET INFORMATION, GO TO OUR WEBSITE --

ABC-DASH-SEVEN DOT COM.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIPTOPS

TS1) FMB DEATH INVESTIGATION-VOTOPS

RIGHT NOW --

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES TRY AND FIGURE OUT.

HOW A MAN DIED ON FORT MYERS BEACH.

A PERSON WAS FOUND UNCONSCIOUS AND NOT BREATHING ON THE BEACH.

THE MAN WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD.

TS2) LANDFILL MEETING-VOTOPS

IN JUST A FEW HOURS --

CHARLOTTE COUNTY RESIDENTS GO BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD.

THEY'LL SPEAK OUT ABOUT A PLANNED LANDFILL.

SEVERAL RESIDENTS TELL ABC7 --

THEY FEEL BLINDSIDED AND OPPOSE THE LANDFILL.

TS3) LEHIGH DEATH INVESTIGATION-SSTOPS

A MAN WAS FOUND FACE DOWN ON THE LAWN OF A LEHIGH ACRES HOME---

NOW DEPUTIES TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT LED TO HIS DEATH.

DEPUTIES SAY MARK GORDON HAD BLOOD COMING OUT OF HIS CHEST.

TS4) OBAMA MOTORCADE OFFICER-VOTOPS

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA IS EXTENDING HIS condolences THIS MORNING -- TO THE FAMILY OF A POLICE OFFICER WHO WAS KILLED IN A CRASH YESTERDAY.

IT HAPPENED DURING THE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO WEST PALM BEACH.

CLOSE-3SH-AWS ANI

AD LIB GOODBYE

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