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SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EACH AFTERNOON

What's on the docket for the next several days? Easy, lots of clouds and a few thunderstorms each day.

We've already seen a large amount of clouds the past several daysb - will we see blue skies and sunshine? Sure, but overall the clouds will win, and they will be slow to erode. There's a weak front just to our north. It's slowly drifting south, and it's causing our winds to be from the southwest.

This time of the year that means the sky is peppered with numerous clouds.

That front will wash out later tonight. That's good news for us because it means our weather will begin to improve - it'll just take a few days.

Tomorrow will be partly cloudy with storms popping up just after the noon hour and pushing inland.

This weekend will be slightly wet because the sea breeze will be pinned along the coastline and urban corridor. Plan your weekend around the afternoon and early evening storms!

There's nothing of interest in the tropics right now.

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ROMNEY IN FLORIDA-VO

REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MITT ROMNEY ATTACKED PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AS FAILING TO BRING CHANGE TO WASHINGTON.

ROMNEY MADE THOSE COMMENTS DURING A RALLY THIS AFTERNOON IN SARASOTA.

ABOUT FOUR-THOUSAND PEOPLE.INCLUDING ABC7.WERE THERE.

ROMNEY SAYS HE'LL BE MORE SUCCESSFUL AT BRINGING CHANGE TO WASHINGTON THAN THE PRESIDENT.

ROMNEY IN FLORIDA-SOTVO

This is a land where economic freedom has allowed people to pursue their dreams and in doing so and in achieving success, they lift us as a nation, they give us jobs. I will not apologize for success here and I will never apologize for America abroad."

OBAMA IN MIAMI AND TAMPA-VO

PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CAMPAIGN SCHEDULE NEARLY OVERLAPPED WITH ROMNEY TODAY.

BOTH WERE IN FLORIDA --

WITH THE PRESIDENT LANDING IN MIAMI JUST AFTER ROMNEY LEFT SOUTH FLORIDA AND TOOK OFF FOR SARASOTA.

THE PRESIDENT HELD A CAMPAIGN EVENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI -

CONNIE MACK TODAY-VO

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CONGRESSMAN CONNIE MACK HAS RELEASED A NEW AD -- CRITICIZING SENATOR BILL NELSON FOR VOTING TO CUT DEFENSE.

MACK IS THE REPUBLICAN CHALLENGER TO THE DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT IN FLORIDA.

I TALKED TO MACK TODAY -- AND ASKED HIM WHAT HE'D BE WILLING TO CUT FROM THE BUDGET IF HE DIDN'T WANT TO TOUCH DEFENSE AND MEDICARE, WHICH HE HAS CRITICIZED NELSON FOR VOTING TO SLASH.

HE BROUGHT UP AMTRACK, P-B-S AND THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS -- AS A WAY TO DEAL WITH THE 16-TRILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT.

CONNIE MACK TODAY-SOT-CG'S

7:42:00 "can you actually get the job done when you're just talking about Amtrak and PBS?"

"look, there's absolutely ways to reduce spending in defense, but the hatchet Senator Nelson wants to use to do it is not the way to do it."

LET'S LOOK AT THE NUMBERS.

P-B-S COSTS TAXPAYERS 446 MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.

THE N-E-A 146 MILLION.

AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GAVE 1-POINT-FIVE BILLION DOLLARS TO AMTRAK.

THE FEDERAL BUDGET IS THREE-POINT-SIX TRILLION DOLLARS.

SO THOSE THREE THINGS ARE JUST A TINY FRACTION OF THE OVERALL BUDGET.

IMMOKALEE FANS BANNED-VO

MORE FALLOUT TONIGHT FROM A FIGHT AT AN IMMOKALEE FOOTBALL GAME.THAT INVOLVED PLAYERS, COACHES AND FANS

THE FIGHT HAPPENED ALMOST TWO WEEKS AGO.

TONIGHT ABC7 FOUND OUT THE DISTRICT IS FORCING ONE PLAYER TO GO TO AN ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL.

OFFICIALS ALSO BANNED THE FAMILY OF THAT PLAYER -- AARON CONTRERAS - FROM GOING TO FUTURE GAMES.

WE SPOKE TO THE CONTRERAS FAMILY.

THEY SAY ASSISTANT COACH CLAY MCKNIGHT STARTED TO ARGUE WITH HIM DURING THE GAME --

THAT FIGHT TRICKLED INTO THE STANDS.WITH FANS YELLING AT THE TEAM AND COACHES.

IMMOKALEE FANS BANNED-SOTVO

how can you trust a man that can't control his anger tried to beat up kids, parents brothers he deserves termination as well. He don't need to be coaching or teaching in collier county

THE FAMILY ALSO CLAIMS ANTHONY'S FIANCE STARTED YELLING AT FANS.

WE COULD NOT GET IN CONTACT WITH HER --

DISTRICT OFFICIALS DID NOT RESPOND TO THE FAMILY'S ALLEGATIONS.

DONALD MICHIE FIRST APPEARANCE-VO

A LEHIGH ACRES MAN FACING CHILD PORN CHARGES MADE HIS FIRST APPEARANCE IN COURT TODAY.

AUTHORITIES ARRESTED 79-YEAR-OLD DONALD MICHIE WEDNESDAY -- TEAMS RAIDED HOUSE, FINDING MORE THAN 70 PIECES OF CHILD PORN, MUCH OF IT ON HIS COMPUTER.

MICHIE FACES A TOTAL OF 72 FELONY COUNTS RELATED TO CHILD PORN.

NORTH PORT ARSON-VO

INVESTIGATORS IN NORTH PORT SAY A MOTHER WHO DIED IN A FIRE WITH HER 8-YEAR-OLD SON -- STARTED THAT FIRE HERSELF.

FIREFIGHTERS FOUND THE BADLY BURNED BODIES OF WISDOM AND HER EIGHT YEAR OLD SON MICHAEL INSIDE OF THE HOME BACK IN APRIL.

FGCU PETITION-VO

F-G-C-U STUDENTS ARE FIGHTING FOR THEIR EDUCATION AFTER THE SCHOOL ANNOUNCED DEVASTATING CUTS THIS WEEK.

MORE THAN 3 POINT 6 MILLION DOLLARS HAVE BEEN CUT FROM NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.

94 POSITIONS ARE GONE, WHICH TRANSLATES TO BIGGER CLASS SIZES.

FGCU PETITION-SOT VO

take sot

peter cuderman, fgcu student body president:

28:55 i think it's something that needs to happen it's something that our students want to be a part of and they want to see this university continue to grow if the state continues to cut us they're cutting the number one business 29:04

THEY STARTED A PETITION.

IT HAS MORE THAN 15 HUNDRED SIGNATURES--

CAPE BUSINESS-VO

A NEW ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN IN CAPE CORAL COULD BRING NEW BUSINESS TO THE CITY.

TODAY THE CITY UNVEILED 17 BLLBOARDS THROUGHOUT LEE COUNTY.

THEY WON'T COST CAPE CORAL TAXPAYERS A DIME.

THE SLOGAN READS - "OPEN FOR BUSINESS".

THE HOPE IS THAT OWNERS SEE THEM AND DECIDE TO OPEN UP IN CAPE CORAL.

ROUGHLY 369-THOUSAND PEOPLE SHOULD DRIVE BY THOSE SIGNS -- DAILY.

CAPE BUSINESS-SOT VO

-ed bolter/VP, Lamar-"we felt it would be easiest if we kick started it and challenge everyone to join in."

CAPE MILLAGE RATE-OC

CAPE CORAL COMMISSIONERS HAVE DECIDED TO KEEP THE MILLAGE RATE THE SAME AS LAST YEAR.

BUT BECAUSE PROPERTY VALUES IN THE CAPE ARE UP NEARLY THREE-PERCENT. HOMEOWNERS ARE STILL LIKELY TO PAY MORE IN TAXES.

PUNTA GORDA MILLAGE RATE-HLF SCRN RVL

AND SOME PEOPLE IN PUNTA GORDA CAN EXPECT TO PAY MORE ON THEIR PROPERTY TAXES THIS YEAR.

LAST NIGHT, CITY COUNCIL OFFICIALLY APPROVED AN 18-PERCENT INCREASE IN THE MILLAGE RATE.

THE RATE HIKE SHOULD GENERATE NEARLY 900-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO HELP BALANCE THE BUDGET.

COUNCIL MEMBERS SAY THIS IS THE FIRST PROPERTY TAX INCREASE IN FIVE YEARS--

FM HALL OF 50 STATES-CG VO

A COMMITTEE HAS NARROWED ITS CHOICES ON HOW TO RESTORE THE HISTORIC FORT MYERS BUILDING --

"HALL OF 50 STATES."

THE THREE CHOCES LEFT -- A RENNOVATED ACTIVITY HALL, A MOVIE THEATER OR MOVING THE BUILDING TO SERVE AS AN OPEN AMPITHEATER ALONG THE WATER FRONT.

THE HALL OF 50 STATES IS NOW ON EDWARDS DRIVE.

IT WAS BUILT IN THE 19-20'S.

IT SERVED AS A U-S-O CENTER FOR SOLDIERS DURING WORLD WAR TWO.

THEN IT WAS USED AS A SPACE FOR CULTURAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES.

IT'S BEEN VACANT FOR ABOUT A DECADE.

FM HALL OF 50 STATES-SOTVO

gina Sabiston/President, Lee Trust For Historical Preservation @ 3:33 = 15 sec

"a couple of years a go, when they first issued the first RFP - the committee decided none of the RFPs, the proposals submitted were acceptable. So the fact that they have chosen to hear from at least three of the proposals is very encouraging."

NEW RSW FLIGHTS-CG

NEW FLIGHT CHOICES ARE COMING TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THIS WINTER.

AIRLINE METJET IS ADDING A FLIGHT FROM SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL TO OTTAWA CANADA STARTING DECEMBER 22ND.

SPIRIT AIRLINES IS ADDING NEW FLIGHTS FROM RSW TO BOSTON AND MINNEAPOLIS.

BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER IT WILL OFFER NON STOP FLIGHTS TO DALLAS -- FOUR TIMES A WEEK.

NOOKS FOR FIRST GRADERS-VO

STUDENTS AT ONE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SCHOOL ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF TODAY'S HI-TECH WORLD.

THE FIRST GRADE CLASS AT MYAKKA RIVER ELEMENTARY WAS INTRODUCED TO NOOKS TODAY.

STUDENTS CAN READ, PLAY GAMES AND SURF THE INTERNET ON THE DIGITAL TABLETS.

IT'S THE FIRST TIME TEACHERS ARE USING THESE DEVICES ON A REGULAR BASIS IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

NOOKS FOR FIRST GRADERS-SOT VO

"We know children are very excited for technology and the nook is just one more venue for them. So we hope to increase the amount of books kids read and increase their love of learning.".

THE SCHOOL ALREADY USES LAPTOPS AND I-PADS FOR OLDER STUDENTS.

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TEASE ONE

NEXT AT SEVEN.

RETURNING HOME FROM COMPETING AT THE TOP OF HIS GAME.

WE TALK TO A PARALYMPIAN WHO JUST GOT BACK FROM LONDON.

PLUS.

TZ1 A paralympic sailor-VOTOPS

TZ1 B cloud 9 world-VOTOPS

PARALYMPICS SAILOR-VO

A PARALYMPIAN IS BACK HOME IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TONIGHT.

PAUL CALLAHAN LOST FULL MOBILITY IN HIS ARMS AND LEGS 35 YEARS AGO AFTER SLIPPING AND FALLING WHILE AN UNERGRAD AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY.

THE QUADRIPLEGIC STILL SAILS AND STEERS A SAIL BOAT WITH THE HELP OF UPSIDE DOWN PEDALS AND A ROTATING SEAT.

PARALYMPICS SAILOR-SOT VO

5148 "we only tape 10 to 15 percent of the human spirit. All of us, able or disabled can achieve more than we think we can."

CALLAHAN AND HIS TEAM PLACED SEVENTH AT THE PARALYMPIC GAMES IN LONDON.THE SAME VENUE AS THE 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES.

CLOUD 9 WORLD-VO

ONE SCHOOL IN COLLIER COUNTY WANTS TO TAKE LEARNING TO A NEW LEVEL WITH THE HELP OF A NATIONAL PROGRAM.

SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INTRODUCED A CHARACTER EDUCATION PROGRAM THURSDAY CALLED, "CLOUD NINE WORLD."

SCHOOLS IN CHICAGO AND RHODE ISLAND ALREADY USE IT.

CLOUD 9 WORLD-SOT VO

"The best part about the program is that the book goes home, they can read with mom, dad, brother or sister and really extend the lessons into their home and the community environment."

NEXT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE TWO

NEXT AT SEVEN -- THE LONG ISLAND NUCLEAR PLANT SHUTS DOWN BRIEFLY THIS AFTERNOON.

WHAT HAPPENED.

PLUS.

TZ2 A NUKE PLANT SHUTS DOWN-VOTOPS

TZ2 B PACIFIERS AND KIDS-VOTOPS

WEATHER-CLIP

WEATHER-PWC

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EACH AFTERNOON

What's on the docket for the next several days? Easy, lots of clouds and a few thunderstorms each day.

We've already seen a large amount of clouds the past several daysb - will we see blue skies and sunshine? Sure, but overall the clouds will win, and they will be slow to erode. There's a weak front just to our north. It's slowly drifting south, and it's causing our winds to be from the southwest.

This time of the year that means the sky is peppered with numerous clouds.

That front will wash out later tonight. That's good news for us because it means our weather will begin to improve - it'll just take a few days.

Tomorrow will be partly cloudy with storms popping up just after the noon hour and pushing inland.

This weekend will be slightly wet because the sea breeze will be pinned along the coastline and urban corridor. Plan your weekend around the afternoon and early evening storms!

There's nothing of interest in the tropics right now.

NUCLEAR PLANT SHUT DOWN-VO

THREE MILE ISLAND NUCLEAR PLANT AUTOMATICALLY SHUT DOWN TODAY WHEN A REACTOR PUMP TRIPPED.

THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION IS MONITORING THE SITUATION.

PACIFIERS AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT-VO

PACIFIER, NOOK, BINKIE. WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT.

RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON SAY THEY COULD CAUSE EMOTIONAL CONSEQUENCES FOR MEN.

THEY STUDIED PACIFIER USE OF 700 PEOPLE OVER 4 YEARS.

IN CHILDREN THEY FOUND THAT BOYS WHO USED PACIFIERS DISPLAYED LITTLE EMOTION ON THEIR FACE,

LIKELY BECAUSE PACIFIERS LIMITED THEIR FACIAL EXPRESSIONS AS BABIES.

RESERCHERS ALSO FOUND ADULT MEN WHO USED THEM AS CHILDREN SHOWED LESS EMPATHY TOWARDS OTHERS.

PACIFIERS AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT-SOTVO

We know that boys and girls brains develop at different rates depending on gender, there may be structural differences that are very subtle."

THE STUDY NOTES IT'S POSSIBLE GIRLS MAKE SUFFICIENT EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT BEFORE PACIFIER USE.

ASTHMA INHALERS-VO

IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WHO SUFFER FROM ASTHMA, NEW STUDIES SHOW YOU MAY BE ABLE TO DECREASE THE AMOUNT YOU USE YOUR INHALER.

THREE TEST GROUPS USED INHALERS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME.

ONE GROUP USED A STANDARD DOSAGE AMMOUNT -- THE OTHER GOT AN ADJUSTED DOSE BASED ON THE AMMOUNT OF NITROUS OXIDE IN THEIR BREATH -- THE THIRD, ONLY USED INHALERS WHEN SYMPTOMS APPEARED.

ASTHMA INHALERS-SOTVO

"The symptom-based arm resulted in a reduced use of inhaled steroids. A 50% reduction. It also resulted in a reduction in exacerbations in the autumn. a time when exacerbations are typically high and it also resulted in a reduction in absenteeism from school or work."

AUTHORS OF THE STUDY STRESS THIS IS NOT THE CASE FOR EVERY PATIENT.

FL MOM BUS FIGHT-VO

A PARENT IN FLAGLER COUNTY, FLORIDA IS ACCUSED OF STARTING A FIGHT WITH A 17-YEAR-OLD STUDENT ON A SCHOOL BUS.

SECURITY CAMERAS CAUGHT THE WHOLE THING.

INVESTIGATORS SAY 35-YEAR OLD FELICIA PHILLIPS CONFRONTED THE BOY ABOUT A FIGHT WITH HER SON.

THAT FIGHT HAPPENED A DAY BEFORE THIS FLIGHT.

DEPUTIES SAY SHE CHASED THE BOY ONTO THE BUS AND STARTED PULLING HIS HAIR.

QUARRELING FLIGHT ATTENDANTS-VO

AN ARGUMENT BETWEEN TWO FLIGHT ATTENDANTS CAUSED PASSENGERS ON AN AMERICAN EAGLE FLIGHT TO SIT AND WAIT FOR HOURS.

THE FLIGHT WAS HEADED FROM NEW YORK TO WASHINGTON, D-C. BUT JUST BEFORE TAKE OFF, TWO FLIGHT ATTENDANTS STARTED ARGUING.

PASSENGERS SAY ONE WAS ON HER CELL PHONE WHEN THE OTHER TOLD HER TO SHUT IT DOWN.

THE PILOTS MADE THE DECISION TO GO BACK TO THE GATE.

PASSENGERS WAITED FOUR HOURS FOR A NEW CABIN CREW.

MORE KATE PICS PUBLISHED-VO

SWEDISH AND DANISH GOSSIP MAGAZINES ARE PLANNING TO PRINT THE TOPLESS PHOTOS OF KATE MIDDLETON.

THE PICTURES SHOW PRINCE WILLIAM AND KATE ON VACATION IN SOUTHERN FRANCE.

A COURT ORDERED A FRENCH MAGAZINE TO STOP PRINTING THE PHOTOS AND GIVE THEM BACK TO THE COUPLE.

SHUTTLE UPDATE-VO

THE SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR IS ALMOST AT ITS FINAL DESTINATION.

TAKE A LOOK AT ENDEAVOUR AS IT FLEW OVER ARIZONA.

IT WAS A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO FORMER CONGRESSWOMAN GABRIELLE GIFFORDS.

HER HUSBAND - ASTRONAUT - MARK KELLY WAS THE LAST TO COMMAND THE SHUTTLE.

GIFFORDS AND KELLY WATCHED THE FLYOVER.

TONIGHT - ENDEAVOR IS NOW IN CALIFORNIA AT EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE--

EMMY PREPS-VO SS

THE RED CARPET IS ALREADY ROLLED OUT AND AT ABC7 WE'RE COUNTING DOWN TO THE EMMYS THIS WEEKEND.

MORE NAMES ARE NOW ON THE LIST OF PRESENTERS FOR THIS SUNDAY'S AWARDS SHOW.

THEY INCLUDE MICHAEL J FOX -- JON HAMM -- KEIFER SUTHERLAND AND CONNIE BRITTON.

YOU CAN SEE JIMMY KIMMEL - THE EVENT HOST - HELPING ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET.

TEASE THREE-POP

COULD BE A MAKE OR BREAK GAME FOR THE FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES. MONSTER SHOWDOWN WITH CLEMSON. BUCS TALKING ABOUT STOPPING THE COWBOYS.

TZ3 A-VO-DISS

TONIGHT AT 11 OPEN-CLIP

11PM TZ1) COP SAVES WOMAN-VOTOPS-WIPE

ALL NEW TONIGHT AT 11,

DRAMATIC NEW VIDEO OF A POLICE OFFICER RISKING HIS LIFE TO SAVE A WOMAN --

11PM TZ2) LOHAN NEW VIDEO-VOTOPS

PLUS, LINDSAY LOHAN IN TROUBLE AGAIN.

SHE'S ACCUSED OF HITTING A MAN WITH HER CAR.

WE HAVE THE SURVEILLANCE VIDEO, AND THE LATEST ON THE INVESTIGATION.

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

FEDEX CUP-POPMON

FEDEX CUP-VOTOPS

TIGER WOODS AND RORY MCILROY ARE TWO OF THOSE GUYS.

HERE'S MCILROY FROM THE SAND. HE'S GOING TO LIKE THIS. GETS IT NICE AND SNUG.

RORY. 3 SHOTS BACK AT 1 UNDER PAR.

AND THEN THERE'S TIGER WOODS. THE BIRDIE ON 2. TIGER HAD IT WORKING TODAY.

FEDEX CUP-SOTTOPS

TB BUCS-POPMON

TB BUCS-SOTOPS

FSU NOLES-VOTOPS

IT'S ONLY SEPTEMBER BUT SATURDAY NIGHT IN TALLAHASSEE IS GOING TO BE LARGE.

THE CLEMSON/FLORIDA STATE GAME WILL LIKELY DETERMINE WHO GOES TO THE ACC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

FSU NOLES-SOTOPS

ARKANSAS-SOTVO

WAIT

YESTERDAY. ARKANSAS COACH JOHN L. SMITH WAS TELLING EVERYBODY TO SMILE. YES IT WAS AKWARD. AND I'M GUESSING SMITH IS NOT SMILING ON THE INSIDE.

NHL LOCKOUT-VOTOPS

AS THE NHL LOCKOUT CONTINUES. PLAYERS ARE STARTING TO LEAVE NORTH AMERICA FOR EUROPE.

NHL LOCKOUT-SOTTOPS

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