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A-B-C SEVEN CONTINUES TO FOLLOW BREAKING NEWS OUT OF DESOTO COUNTY.

THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS THEY ARE LOOKING FOR THIS MAN TYLER CARLAN.

HE'S AN INMATE AT THE DESOTO COUNTY JAIL.

HE WAS FOUND MISSING LESS THAN TWO HOURS AGO -- THEY BELIEVE HE HAS ESCAPED.

DEPUTIES ARE ACTIVLY SEARCHING FOR HIM.

CARLAN WAS BEING HELD WITHOUT BOND FOR A JULY ARREST --

HE FACES BURGLARY, FRAUD, AND GRAND THEFT CHARGES.

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BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT OUT OF AFGHANISTAN.

WE HAVE JUST RECIEVED WORD THAT TWO U-S MARINES HAVE BEEN KILLED IN AN ATTACK ON A NATO BASE IN AFGHANISTAN.

THIS IS THE LATEST VIOLENCE DIRECTED AT AMERICAN'S OVERSEAS -- WE DON'T NOW IF THIS IS RELATED TO THE CIVIL UNREST IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA RIGHT NOW.

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OBAMA LIBYA REMAINS-SOTVO-WIPE

Today we bring home four Americans who gave their lives for our country and our values. To the families of our fallen colleagues I offer our most heartfelt condolences and our deepest gratitude.

A SOLEMN RETURN CEREMONY FOR SLAIN U-S AMBASSADOR CHRIS STEVENS AND THREE OTHER AMERICANS KILLED IN AN ATTACK ON THE U-S CONSULATE IN BENGHAZI, LIBYA.

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AND EARLIER TODAY

PROTESTERS ATTACKED TWO FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS IN THE NORTHERN LEBANESE CITY OF TRIPOLI.

SCENES LIKE THIS ARE POPPING UP IN AT LEAST 17 OTHER NATIONS IN NORTH AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST.

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AS ANTI AMERICAN RIOTING SPREAD THRU THE MUSLIM WORLD.

PRESIDENT OBAMA WAS ON HAND FOR THE RETURN OF THE REMAINS OF U-S AMBASSADOR TO LIBYA, CHRIS STEVENS, AND HIS THREE COLLEAGUES, MURDERED BY A MOB ON THE 9-11 ANNIVERSARY, TUESDAY.

THE PRESIDENT VOWED NO U-S RETREAT.

and making it clear that justice will come to those who harm americans. most of all, even in our grief we will be resolute because we are Americans and we hold out head high.

BUT THE PROTESTS WIDENED. THIS WAS IRAQ

IN LEBANON. SYMBOLS OF THE U-S GOT BURNED: A KFC AND A HARDEES

THIS WAS GAZA

MANY EGYPTIANS ARE STILL FURIOUS OVER THAT ANTI MUSLIM FILM MADE IN THE U-S.

AND IT'S NOT JUST ARAB NATIONS. MUSLIMS TO THE EAST ERUPTED.

THIS WAS PAKISTAN TODAY

THIS WAS BANGLADESH

THESE WERE INDIAN MUSLIMS, IN KASHMIR, WHILE BACK IN THE U-S.

REPUBLICAN VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, PAUL RYAN, BLAMED PRESIDENT OBAMA.

VP Candidate 1:15 - 1:25

what we do not see is steady, consistent American leadership.

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That is what keeps the peace. And that is what we will have in a Romney-Ryan administration.

TEAM OBAMA CALLED THAT AN ATTEMPT TO SCORE POLITICAL POINTS.

both factually wrong and poorly timed. now is a time when america should be coming together

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WISCONSIN UNION LAW-VO

BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT OUT OF WISCONSIN.

A JUDGE HAS RULED THAT A STATE LAW THAT ENDED THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINIGN RIGHTS OF MOST PUBLIC WORKERS IS NULL AND VOID.

THE JUDGE SAYS IT VIOLATES THE STATE AND U-S CONSTITUTION.

THE RULING COMES AFTER A LAWSUIT BROUGHT BY THE MADISON TEACHERS UNION AND A UNION FOR MILWAUKEE CITY EMPLOYEES.

IT'S STILL UNCLEAR IF THE RULING MEANS THE LAW IS IMMEDIATELY SUSPENDED.

IT'S BEEN IN EFFECT FOR MORE THAN A YEAR.

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KC BOMB THREAT-VO

A MAN CLAIMING TO BE A TERRORIST LED TO THE EVACUATION OF SEVEAL BLOCKS IN DOWNTOWN KANSAS CITY.

A FEDERAL BUILDING AND SEVERAL SURROUND STREETS WERE EVACUATED AFTER A MAN WALKED IN --

SAID HE WAS TERRORIST -- AND CLAIMED THERE WAS A BOMB PARKED JUST OUTSIDE.

A BOMB SNIFFING DOG HIT ON THE TRUNK AREA OF THE MAN'S CAR, WHICH WAS LEFT IN A HANDICAPPED SPOT OUTSIDE THE BUILDING.

U of T AUSTIN TREAT-VO-WIPE

A SERIES OF SCARES TO REPORT AT UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

FIRST,

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS IS BACK OPEN TONIGHT AFTER BOMB THREAT PROPTED A CAMPUS-WIDE EVACUATION.

THE UNIVERITY'S COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR SAYS A CALL CAME IN AROUND 8-30 THIS MORNING FROM A MAN CLAIMING TO BE WITH AL-QAIDA.

THE MAN SAID HE HAD PLACED BOMBS ALL OVER CAMPUS AND WOULD GO OFF IN 90 MINUTES!

U of T AUSTIN TREAT-SOTVO-WIPE

"The campus evacuated in a timely and orderly fashion, this is a scenario we have practiced and planned for and unfortunately are having to put into practice right now."

NO BOMBS WERE FOUND AND THE SCHOOL WAS LATER CLEARED.

NDSU THREAT-VOTOPS-WIPE

THERE WAS ANOTHER BOMB THREAT AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY.

STUDENTS THERE WERE ALSO EVACUATED,

BUT CLASSES HAVE SINCE RESUMED.

THE F-B-I SAYS SOMEONE CALLED IN THE THREAT --

A SQUAD SWEPT THE UNIVERSITY, DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING.

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AND IN INDIANA --

VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY HAS INCREASED SECURITY AND WARNED STUDENTS ONLINE AFTER RECEIVING A VAGUE THREAT.

IT WAS WRITTEN IN GRAFFITI.

THE SCHOOL SAYS THE THREAT CLAIMED "DANGEROUS AND CRIMINAL ACTIVITY" WOULD OCCUR ON CAMPUS DURING THE UNIVERITY'S DAILY CHAPEL BREAK.

FM PLANT EXPLOSION SETUP-VO-OC

WHAT A RUDE WAKE-UP CALL FOR SOME PEOPLE IN FORT MYERS.

AN INDUSTRIAL OVEN EXPLODED AT A FACTORY EARLY THIS MORNING.

FIVE PEOPLE SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND,

TONIGHT THE FACTORY'S NEARLY 100 EMPLOYEES DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY HEAD BACK TO WORK..

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Sot Michelle costa, montego bay property manager

" I thought it was a plane that hit one of our buildings."

But the loud boom that woke up many across fort myers is morning-

Was actually an explosion.

Sot Michelle

" I just ran to the window I looked out and I didnt see anything thank god, I was was worried shout the property and all our wonderful tenants as well."

The explosion-happened next door to montage bay apartments at pall corporation.

It started in a walk in industrial oven thats used to make water filtration units for the

aerospace industry.

Mance shines wife works with those ovens inside.

Sot mance shine

" the explosion was so bad it went through the back wall and damaged some of the cars inside the building. Just imagine if anybody was standing close to that."

5 people did receive minor injuries and are expected to be okay-

The fort myers fire department says thats partially because the company was prepared.

Sot Bartley conderman, pall Corp vp regional operations.

" just a week prior to this we had a fire drill just to make sure. Our facility was also inspected 2 days ago."

What exactly went wrong is still unknown.

But work here won't resume until the building is cleared.

Sot Bartley

No one will be brought in or exposed to anything in the facility until we know, and it's released by the city and by our professional engineers, before anybody will be back i."

ACCUSED ILLEGAL VET IN COURT-VO-WIPE

TODAY IN COURT -

DOG OWNERS TESTIFY THEY TOOK THEIR DOGS TO A SAN CARLOS PARK VET FOR TREATMENT -- ONLY TO DISCOVER LATER THAT PERSON TREATING THE ANIMALS WAS NOT A VETERINARIAN.

EUGENE "LARRY" GENTSCH IS ACCUSED OF TREATING ANIMALS WITHOUT A LICENSE, AND PROSECUTORS SAY HIS WIFE - DR. AMY GENTSCH - LET IT HAPPEN.

DOG OWNERS TOLD A JUDGE TODAY THAT GENTSCH ACTED LIKE HE WAS A VET AS FAR BACK AS 2005. AND THEY MADE COMPLAINTS TO THE STATE'S LICENSING BOARDS.

ACCUSED ILLEGAL VET IN COURT-SOTVO

"He picked the dog's skin up, ran it through the back of his skin and into his own finger and bled profusely in the exam room."

GENTSCH AND HIS WIFE EACH FACE 5 YEARS IN PRISON IF CONVICTED.

THE DEFENSE ARGUED LARRY WASN'T HIRED AS A VET, SO THE CASE SHOULD BE TOSSED, BUT THE JUDGE DISAGREED.

MOTORCYCLE HIT BY BUS-VO

A MOTORCYCLE RIDER IS IN THE HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES AFTER BEING HIT BY A BUS.

IT HAPPENED OUTSIDE PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL.

NO WORD YET ON IF THE RIDER WAS A STUDENT OR AN ADULT.

WE DO KNOW THERE WERE *NO STUDENTS ON THE BUS AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH.

PELLET GUN SHOOTING ARREST-SS-VO-WIPE

CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARRESTED A 15-YEAR-OLD BOY FOR SHOOTING THREE OF HIS FRIENDS WITH A PELLET GUN.

THE REASON?

THEY DIDN'T WANT TO SMOKE SYNTHETIC MARIJUANA WITH HIM.

THIS HAPPENED IN PORT CHARLOTTE.

TYBREEL BENTLEY FACES THREE FELONY COUNTS OF AGGRAVATED BATTERY USING A DEADLY WEAPON.

TWO OF THE BOYS SAY THE PELLETS CAUSED OPEN WOUNDS AND BLEEDING.

ONE OF THE BOYS WAS SHOT IN THE FACE JUST BELOW HIS EYE.

DEPUTIES SAY BENTLY WENT HOME AFTER THE SHOOTING --

HIS MOM TRIED TO TAKE THE GUN AWAY FROM HIM -- BUT HE LOCKED HIMSELF IN HIS ROOM.

SHE GAVE DEPUTIES PERMISSION TO BREAK HIS DOOR DOWN.

ARCADIA TEEN VIGIL-SS-SS-OC

A VIGIL IS PLANNED TO REMEMBER THE TAMPA TEEN WHO DIED IN ARCADIA.

SEARCH CREWS RECOVERED THE BODY OF 17-YEAR-OLD JERRIDEDAN LAKISHA BOLDS FROYER ALONG THE PEACE RIVER TUESDAY.

WITNESSES SAY 28 YEAR OLD MARK HUNTLEY JUNIOR PUSHED HER OFF THE BRIDGE SUNDAY.

DEPUTIES ARRESTED HIM AND ANOTHER MAN WHO WAS WITH THEM, ANDREW SKEVINGTON.

THE CANDLE LIGHT VIGIL WILL TAKE PLACE SUNDAY AT 7 PM,

JOBREE PLAT MEMORIAL-SS SS OC

CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL IN PUNTA GORDA IS HONORING ONE OF IT'S GRADUATES BEFORE TONIGHT'S FOOTBALL GAME.

JOBREE PLATT GRADUATED FROM CHARLOTTE HIGH IN 19-99.

HE WAS MURDERED IN TAMPA BAY THIS LABOR DAY.

THE NEWS HAS SHOCKED HIS OLD HIGH SCHOOL FRIENDS AND TEAMMATES WHO DESCRIBE HIM AS A FRIENDLY GUY WHO WANTED TO MAKE A DIFFRENCE IN THE COMMUNITY.

THOSE FRIENDS ARE CELEBRATING HIS LIFE TONIGHT IN PUNTA GORDA.

A SMALL CELEBRATION AND FUNDRAISER STARTS AT 6:30 AT THE STADIUM.

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VOTE 2012 ABC EXCLUSIVE-SOTVO

IT'S YOUR VOICE, YOUR VOTE 20-12 --

AND TONIGHT, AND A-B-C NEWS EXCLUSIVE.

REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MITT ROMNEY SITS DOWN WITH GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS.

LISTEN TO THIS.

Well-- you know, beating an incumbent is never easy. The president-- exudes

an air of likability and-- and friendliness, which-- is endearing. But--

at the same time, I think people recognize that he has not done the job they

expected him to do and that he promised he would do.

TODAY SEVERAL NEW POLLS ARE OUT THAT SHOW PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS WIDENED HIS LEAD OVER MITT ROMNEY.

FL OFFICER KILLED OBAMA MOTORCADE-VO

THOUSANDS HONORED A FALLEN FLORIDA POLICE OFFICER TODAY.

JUPITER POLICE OFFICER BRUCE ST. LAURENT WAS KILLED WHILE TRAVELING WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA'S MOTORCADE ON SUNDAY.

THE 20-YEAR DEPARTMENT VETERAN HAD PULLED HIS MOTORCYCLE ONTO AN ON-RAMP TO STOP TRAFFIC.

POLICE SAY HE WAS HIT BY A DRIVER TRYING TO MERGE ON THE INTERSTATE.

PEDESTRIAN SIGNS-VO-WIPE

TWO NEW CROSSWALKS OUT ON FORT MYERS BEACH ARE UNLIKE ANYTHING YOU'VE EVER SEEN.

LEE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PUT TWO IN BONITA SPRINGS ALONG HICKORY BOULEVARD WHERE IT BECOMES ESTERO BOULEVARD.

AND ANOTHER AT FORESTER DRIVE NEAR BONITA BEACH PARK.

THE CROSSWALKS ARE DIFFERENT FROM OTHERS BECAUSE OF THE FLASHING STROBE LIGHT ON THE PEDESTRIAN SIGN.

WHEN A PERSON HITS THE BUTTON TO CROSS THE STREET.

PEDESTRIAN SIGNS-SOTVO

These two locations were selected based upon observations that these were two very busy locations where people are crossing and a lot of traffic on Hickory Boulevard.

It's not a major thing. But it's there and I think it's good idea.

THE D-O-T IS WORKING TO FIND OTHER LOCATIONS. LIKE FORT MYERS BEACH.

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A TSA AGENT IS UNDER ARREST TONIGHT--

INVESTIGATORS SAYING THEY FOUND DOZES OF CHILD PORN IMAGES ON HIS COMPUTER.

AND A TEST OF ENDURANCE ON CAPTIVA ISLAND.

THE MAJOR EVENT DESIGNED TO MAKE THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ISLAND A YEAR ROUND DESTINATION.

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A DISTURBING CASE OUT OF MIAMI.

A T-S-A AGENT -- NORMALLY EXPECTED TO KEEP US SAFE -- IS CHARGED WITH POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.

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THEY PROTECT THE TRAVELER, T-S-A ON THE JOB BUT ONE T-S-A AGENT WAS ON HIS HOME COMPUTER AND NOT PROTECTING ANYBODY.

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THIS IS T-S-A EMPLOYEE, SCREENER ANDREW SMEAL.

THE CHARGES, 25 COUNTS OF POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.

THE BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE MADE THE BUST.

"Once we did the interview of the residents we found the computer that was actually trading child porn on the Internet."

STANDUP:

WE GOT TO THE SUSPECT'S HOUSE. WHAT DID WE FIND? MOVERS HERE. A ROOMMATE MOVING OUT.

THE MOVERS SAY SMEALS ROOMMATE, NOT CHARGED AND HE'S NOT TALKING.

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"You guys buddies? You are the movers."

LOOKING IN FROM THE FRONT DOOR I SEE THE LIVING ROOM FULL OF ELECTRONICS. DISHEVELED.

"As soon as you walked through the front door the living room was loaded with electronics. Storage devices, hard drives."

THE T-S-A WEIGHING IN.

A STATEMENT, T-S-A HOLDS ITS SECURITY OFFICER TO THE HIGHEST PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL STANDARDS, BOTH ON AND OFF THE JOB.

IN CASES WHERE THERE ARE ALLEGATIONS OF OFF-DUTY MISCONDUCT, T-S-A FULLY COOPERATES WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND TAKES APPROPRIATE ACTION, AS WARRANTED.

CAPTIVA TRI-VO-WIPE

IT'S A TEST OF ENDURANCE THIS WEEKEND ON CAPTIVA ISLAND.

CREWS SPENT MOST OF THE DAY PREPARING FOR THE SECOND ANNUAL 'GALLOWAY CAPTIVA TRIATHLON.'

MORE THAN 800 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO TURN OUT FOR THE 2-DAY EVENT.

COULD BE A BOOST IN TOURISM.

ANDTHE BOOST COMES DURING THE ISLAND'S SLOWEST MONTH FOR TOURISM,

CAPTIVA TRI-SOT OC

last week was about half full and this weekend we're expecting to be close to sold out, we can feel the immediate effects, helping us in an otherwise pretty slow time

MONEY RAISED FROM THE CAPTIVA TRI BENEFITS THE BACKPACK LUNCH PROGRAM FOR KIDS RUN BY COMMUNITY COOPERATIVE MINISTRIES INC.

SEINFELD LINE-VOTOPS

ABC 7 CREWS FOUND PEOPLE LINED UP OUTSIDE BARBARA B MANN TODAY TO GET TICKETS FOR THE JERRY SEINFELD SHOW.

THE COMEDIAN WILL PERFORM THERE NOVEMBER THIRD.

ALAN JACKSON-SS-TOPS

AND COUNTRY WESTERN STAR ALAN JACKSON IS ALSO COMING TO TOWN.

HE WILL HEADLINE THE LAKESIDE COUNTRY BASH.

THAT'S NOVEMBER 30TH.

TICKETS ARE 45 DOLLARS IN ADVANCE --

55 AT THE GATE.

TEASE TWO-POP

PORT CHARLOTTE GRAD ANTHONY HARGROVE. IS TALKING ABOUT THE SAINTS BOUNTY PROGRAM. FLORIDA STATE TALKING ABOUT THEIR ACC OPENER.

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WORLD NEWS TEASE-BLK-SOT

TONIGHT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP

TONIGHT AT 7 O'CLOCK--

NEXT AT SEVEN.

SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS CATCH A BRAZEN JEWELRY HEIST.

HOW MUCH THEY GOT AWAY WITH.

YOU KNOW THAT THEORY THAT ANY ACTOR IS NO MORE THAT SIX CONNECTIONS AWAY FROM KEVIN BACON?

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IMMOKALEE FB-VOTOPS

THAT WAS THE SCENE LAST FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE IMMOKALEE/NAPLES GAME.

A COUPLE IMMOKALEE PLAYERS AND A COACH WENT INTO THE STANDS. TO CONFRONT SOME HECKLERS.

TODAY THE COLLIER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT RELEASED A STATEMENT. SAYING ONE OF THE IMMOKALEE ASSISTANT COACHES HAS BEEN SUSPENDED FOR TONIGHT'S GAME WITH PALMETTO RIDGE.

THE DISTRICT WOULD NOT NAME THE COACH. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ALSO SAID THE INVESTIGATION IS ON-GOING.

ANTHONY HARGROVE-POPMON

ANTHONY HARGROVE-VOTOPS

ORIGINIALLY. HARGROVE WAS SUSPENDED 8 GAMES FOR HIS INVOLVEMENT. BUT THAT SUSPENSION HAS CURRENTLY BEEN LIFTED.

NFL COMMISSIONER ROGER GOODELL WILL MEET WITH HARGROVE NEXT WEEK. TO RE-EVALUATE THE SITUATION. AND COULD REVISE THE SUSPENSION.

HARGROVE IS CURRENTLY A FREE AGENT. LOOKING FOR A TEAM

ANTHONY HARGROVE-SOTTOPS

FLORIDA STATE-VOTOPS

CONFERENCE PLAY BEGINS FOR FLORIDA STATE THIS WEEKEND. TAKING ON WAKE FOREST.

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NHL LABOR-POPMON

NHL LABOR-SOTTOPS

PRESIDENT OLYMPICS-VOTOPS

PRESIDENT OBAMA WELCOMED BOTH THE OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC TEAMS TO THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY.

TELLING THE ATHLETES HE WAS THE FAN IN CHIEF

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