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ANN ROMNEY LATEST-VOTOPS OC

BRAND NEW TONIGHT AT 11 --

THIS IS A NEW PICTURE TAKEN JUST MOMENTS AFTER ANN ROMNEY'S PLANE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN DENVER TODAY.

IT LANDED FINE.

SHE'S O-K.

YOU SEE FIREFIGHTERS GETTING ONTO THE PLANE.

IT WAS HEADING FROM NEBRASKA TO CALIFORNIA.

BUT ALONG THE WAY, THE PILOT SAW SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT.

THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE.

ALSO NEW TONIGHT AT 11 --

WE HAVE NEW CALLS FROM THE PILOT TO AIR-TRAFFIC CONTROL DURING THE MID-AIR SCARE.

ANN ROMNEY LATEST-SOTVO

NATS PILOT - "WE HAVE AN ELECTRICAL ISSURE HERE AND WED LIKE TO DECLARE AN

EMERGENCY. WE HAVE SMOKE IN THE CABIN"

HALEY SOT - VERY SCAREY FOR ALL OF US. WHEN YOU ARE IN A CABIN YOU SEE

SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE PLANE, VERY DISCONCERTING.

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ROMNEY TAXES-VOTOPS

STAYING WITH MITT ROMNEY.

TODAY HE RELEASED HIS 20-11 TAX RETURNS.

THEY SHOW HE PAID NEARLY TWO MILLION DOLLARS IN FEDERAL TAXES ON THE NEARLY 14-MILLION DOLLARS HE MADE.

THAT WORKS OUT TO A 14-POINT-ONE PERCENT TAX RATE.MORE THAN HE WAS LEGALLY REQUIRED TO PAY.

ROMNEY ALSO DONATED ABOUT 4 MILLION TO CHARITY, BUT ONLY DEDUCTED TWO POINT TWO FIVE MILLION.

OBAMA RYAN MEDICARE-VOTOPS

PRESIDENT OBAMA AND REPUBLICAN VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PAUL RYAN SPARRED TODAY OVER MEDICARE.

SPEAKING VIA-SATELLITE TO THE A-A-R-P CONVENTION IN NEW ORLEANS,

THE PRESIDENT ARGUED MITT ROMNEY WOULD TAKE MEDICARE AWAY AS A GUARENTEED BENEFIT.

FACTCHECK-DOT-ORG AGREES THE ROMNEY/RYAN MEDICARE PLAN *COULD COST RECIPIENTS MORE.

ROCK THE CHURCH VOTE-VO

FOUR YEARS AGO -- THE PUSH WAS TO GET YOUNG PEOPLE TO "ROCK THE VOTE"

THIS NOVEMBER IT'S FOR CHURCH MEMBERS.

NINE FORT MYERS CHURCHES ARE USING WORSHIP TIME TO REGISTER PEOPLE TO VOTE.

MEMBERS ARE ALSO GOING INTO THE NEARBY NEIGHBORHOODS.

ROCK THE CHURCH VOTE-SOTVO

Frederick Morgan/ Mount Olive Church Leader - "We don't promote one side or the other we promote voting we are a non partisan."

IN ORDER TO *LEGALLY COLLECT THE FORMS GROUPS MUST BE REGISTERED THROUGH THE STATE.

THE CHURCHES ARE NOT.BUT THESE LEADERS ARE.

MAKING IT OKAY FOR THEM TO COLLECT VOTER REGISTRATION.

COOK SEX ARREST-SS

NEW AT 11 --

DEPUTIES ARRESTED A COOK FOR THE GLADES COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT AFTER A GIRL TOLD DEPUTIES HE HAD SEX WITH HER MULTIPLE TIMES.

KEITH GARNETT REESE,

FACES LEWD OR LACIVIOUS BATTERY CHARGES.

THE GIRL -- WHO'S BETWEEN 12 AND 16 YEARS OLD -- CAME FORWARD AFTER HER MOTHER FOUND OUT.

ACCORDING TO A REPORT.

REESE AND THE TEEN HAD SEX MORE THAN 20-TIMES IN THREE DIFFERENT HOUSES.

SHE CLAIMS HE NEVER THREATENED HER -- BUT TOLD HER NOT TO TELL ANYONE.

FGCU STUDENTS CRASH-VO

INVESTIGATORS SAY ALCOHOL IS LIKELY TO BLAME FOR A CAR CRASH THAT PUT TWO FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN THE HOSPITAL.

TONIGHT -- BOTH ARE AT LEE MEMORIAL.

19 YEAR-OLD CONNOR CEILLEY IS IN FAIR CONDITION AND 19 YEAR-OLD BRENT RACZKOWSKI IS IN CRITICAL.

ACCORDING TO OFFICERS, CEILLEY WAS DRIVING WHEN HE SLAMMED INTO A UTILITY POLE ON CORKSCREW ROAD.

IT HAPPENED EARLY THIS MORNING.

INVESTIGATORS ARE WAITING FOR RESULTS OF CEILLEY'S BLOOD TEST.

BENNET PLEA-SOTVO

DOZENS OF PEOPLE BEGGED A LEE COUNTY JUDGE TO GO EASY ON A FORMER ACCOUNTANT -- WHO ADMITTED TO TAKING MORE THAN ONE-MILLION DOLLARS FROM HIS COMMUNITY.

"this is a horrible thing but he wasn't trying to steal it. He's tried to take responsibly for it."

THAT IS PHIL BENNETT'S EX-WIFE.

SHE AND 50 OTHERS -- INCLUDING SOME HE STOLE FROM -- ASKED A JUDGE FOR LENIENCY.

BENNETT ADMITS TO TAKING MORE THAN ONE-MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE CITY OF MOORE HAVEN, A ROTARY CLUB, AND A CAMPAIGN FUND.

TIGER ATTACK-VOTOPS

TONIGHT - NEW INFORMATION ABOUT A MAN WHO JUMPED INTO A TIGER PIT AT THE BRONX ZOO.

A TIGER MAULED THE MAN AFTER HIS JUMP --

HE SUFFERED PUNCTURE WOUNDS TO HIS BACK AND A BROKEN ARM AND ANKLE FROM THE FALL.

OFFICERS SAY THE MAN WAS ON A TRAIN TOUR THAT GOES OVER THE ENCLOSURE WHEN HE JUMPED.

HE'S STILL IN THE HOSPITAL TONIGHT IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

COLORADO THEATER REOPEN-VOTOPS

NEW AT 11 --

WE NOW KNOW THE SITE OF JULY'S DEADLY MASS SHOOTING IN COLORADO WILL, IN FACT, RE-OPEN NEXT YEAR.

THE SHOOTER KILLED 12 AND INJURED 58.

HE STARTED SHOOTING DURING A SCREENING OF "THE DARK KNIGHT RISES" AT A MOVIE THEATER IN AURORA.

THE THEATER'S OWNER, CINEMARK, SAYS THEY WILL WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY TO FIND THE BEST WAY TO RE-OPEN.

THE CITY'S MAYOR WANTS TO ENSURE THAT WHEN THE THEATER DOES RE-OPEN --

STOP CRASHING INTO POST OFFICES-VO

STOP RUNNING IN TO US!

THAT'S THE MESSAGE FROM THE U-S POSTAL SERVICE AFTER A SERIES OF CARS CRASHED INTO OR DROVE THROUGH FLORIDA POST OFFICES.

SO FAR THIS YEAR --

DRIVERS HIT 14 POST OFFICERS SINCE JANUARY.

THAT INCLUDES ONE IN PUNTA GORDA.

AN ELDERLY CUSTOMER HIT THE GAS INSTEAD OF THE BRAKES AND RAN INTO THE BUILDING HITTING A PILLAR.

THE POST OFFICE SAYS THAT'S MOST COMMON.

VR LABS-VO

LEE COUNTY IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW FIVE MILLION OF YOUR TAX DOLLARS WERE SPENT.

THE COUNTY GAVE BONITA SPRINGS-BASED PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY "V-R LABS" THAT MONEY.

FOR THAT,

THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BRING MORE THAN 200 JOBS TO THE COUNTY.

BUT SO FAR, THEY'VE ONLY HIRED NINE PEOPLE AND SPENT ALMOST ALL THE MONEY.

NOW CONSTRUCTION OF THEIR BUILDING HAS STALLED.

SO LEE COUNTY'S ATTORNEY IS FORCING FORMER LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JEFF KOTTKAMP --

NOW THE COMPANY'S C-E-O --

STATE LOCAL UNEMPLOYMENT-CGHLFSCRN

ALSO TONIGHT,

A LOOK AT STATE AND LOCAL UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS --

FLORIDA'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINED EIGHT-POINT-EIGHT PERCENT IN AUGUST.

THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS EIGHT POINT ONE.

IN LEE COUNTY,

THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPPED TO NINE-POINT FIVE PERCENT --

COLLIER AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES HAVE SIMILAR RATES.

HENDRY COUNTY HAS THE HIGHEST RATE IN THE STATE AT 15 POINT THREE.

WAL MART HIRING-VOTOPS

SOME GOOD NEWS FOR PEOPLE TRYING TO GET A JOB.

WALMART IS HIRING.

THEY'LL ADD 50 THOUSAND SEASONAL EMPLOYEES IN THE U-S.

THAT'S MORE THAN LAST YEAR.

KOHL'S WILL HIRE ABOUT THE SAME THIS HOLIDAY.

IPHONE 5 LAUNCH-VO

THE TENTS ARE GONE.

.SLEEPING BAGS ROLLED UP AND TONIGHT -- THOUSANDS OF APPLE OWNERS WHO CAMPED OUT ALL WEEK FOR THE LATEST I-PHONE -- ARE BASKING IN THE GLOW OF THE BIGGER SCREEN.

THE I-PHONE FIVE IS LIGHTER, THINNER, AND FASTER.

BUT THERE ARE GLITCHES WITH THE OPERATING SYSTEM --

THE NEW MAP PROGRAM - WHICH REPLACED GOOGLE MAP -- DOESN'T SHOW SOME NEIGHBORHOODS -- IT EVEN CAUSED THE HOOVER DAM TO DISAPPEAR!

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sometimes when people are angry we do stupid crazy stuff

AND THIS IS THE RESULT OF SOMEONE DOING SOMETHING STUPID --

THAT WOMAN IS ON THE HOOD OF THIS CAR --

BUT TONIGHT,

WHY SHE'S DEFENDING THE MAN BEHIND THE WHEEL.

PLUS,

THE BAD BOY OF THE BALLROOM SAYS HE'S LEAVING THE DANCE FLOOR BEHIND.

WHY MAKS IS HANGING UP HIS DANCING SHOES.

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A WOMAN IS CLINGING TO THE HOOD OF THAT CAR -- AS IT GOES FLYING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 80 MILES AN HOUR.

HER BOYFRIEND IS DRIVING.

AND TONIGHT, SHE'S TALKING.

WHY SHE SAYS -- DESPITE NEARLY KILLING HER -- HE'S NOT A BAD GUY.

THAT'S 60 SECONDS AWAY, RIGHT AFTER LOTTO!

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RECOVERY CAFE-VO

THE LAST THING YOU MIGHT EXPECT WHEN YOU HEAR "DRUG ADDICT" -- IS HIRED.

BUT IN TONIGHT'S A-B-C SEVEN EXTRA,

THERE'S A FORT MYERS CAFE THAT IS ALL ABOUT SECOND CHANCES.

THIS IS GWENDOLYN'S CAFE IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS.

OWNER GWENDOLYN HOWARD EMPLOYS PEOPLE GOING THROUGH ADDICTION RECOVERY PROGRAMS.

HOWARD TELLS US THEY WANT TO MAKE A LIVING AND BOUNCE BACK --

RECOVERY CAFE-SOTVO

30:56 its giving a second chance or a fourth chance or a 47th chance to someone who may question where they are 31:08

ACCORDING TO TREATMENT COUNSELORS -- IT'S ACTUALLY HARDER TO FIND A JOB THAN IT IS TO STOP USING.

WOMAN ON HOOD-VO

NEW TONIGHT AT 11 --

WE'RE HEARING FROM THE WOMAN WE SHOWED YOU EARLIER TONIGHT CLINGING TO THE HOOD OF HER BOYFRIEND'S CAR AS IT SPED DOWN A GEORGIA HIGHWAY --

DRIVERS COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT THEY WERE SEEING AS THE CAR FLEW BY.

IT WAS GOING 80 FOR A TIME.

AT LEAST FOUR OTHER DRIVERS DECIDED THEY NEEDED TO HELP.

THEY BOXED THE MAN'S CAR IN AND FINALLY GOT HIM TO PULL OVER SO THE WOMAN COULD GET OFF THE HOOD.

WOMAN ON HOOD-SOTVO

sometimes when people are angry we do stupid crazy stuff

INCREDIBLY, SHE WASN'T HURT.

MAKS QUITTING DWTS-VO

THE BAD BOY OF THE BALLROOM IS GETTING READY TO DANCE HIS WAY OFF THE FLOOR.

MAKS CHMERKOVSKIY SAYS HE WON'T RETURN TO "DANCING WITH THE STARS" AFTER HIS CONTRACT EXPIRES.

THIS IS HIM WITH PARTNER KIRSTIE ALLEY.

AFTER THE UPCOMING ALL-STAR SEASON.MAKS WILL RETURN FOR TWO MORE SHOTS AT THE MIRRORBALL TROPHY.

HE SAYS AFTER 15 SEASONS - HE'S DONE.

HE ALSO ADMITS HE CAUGHT THE ACTING BUG.

MARK IT DOWN -- SET THE D-V-R --

SPACE SHUTTLE LANDING-VOTOPS

SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOR IS NOW HOME.

IT MADE IT TO L-A TODAY -- ATOP A SPECIALLY-DESIGNED 747 JUMBO JET.

BUT FIRST -- IT PASSED BY THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE AND THE FAMOUS HOLLYWOOD SIGN.

EMMY TEASE-SSTOPS

THIS WEEKEND,

CATCH ALL THE GLITZ. GLAMOUR AND STARS AT THE 64TH PRIME TIME EMMY AWARDS --

IT'S LIVE RIGHT HERE ON A-B-C SEVEN.

ONE LEGGED GOAL-VO

TWO AMAZING SPORTS PERFORMANCES ARE LIGHTING UP THE WEB TONIGHT --

AND WE HAD TO SHOW YOU BOTH OF THEM.

THE FIRST COMES FROM MASSACHUSETTS.

WATCH THIS GOAL FROM NICO CALABRIA ON A CORNER KICK!

NICO HAS ONLY ONE LEG.

HE PLAYS WITH CRUTCHES.

KID CAN'T BE STOPPED-NATVOTOPS

nats cheering

AND WE START OUR FOOTBALL FRIDAY ON THE PEE WEE FIELD.

CHECK OUT THE *BRUISING* RUNNING BACK IN THIS VIDEO.

THAT'S ALL 67 POUNDS OF EIGHT-YEAR-OLD JAYDEN SCOTT.

BUT NO ONE - NOT THE ENTIRE OPPOSING TEAM - COULD TACKLE THIS YOUNGSTER FROM NEW YORK.

SPORTS TOSS-POP EST

TEASE TWO-POP

DOLPHINS TALKING ABOUT THE JETS. AND ONE TIM TEBOW. PLUS A HANDFULL OF HIGH SCHOOL GAMES.

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FM RIVERDALE-POPMON

FM RIVERDALE-VOTOPS

FIRST THINGS FIRST. RAIDERS AND GREEN WAVE LOOKING FOR A DISTRICT TITLE.

JUST BEFORE THE HALF. WAVE HAVE SOMETHING BREWING. TJ DOUGLAS. KEEPS IT HIMSELF. AND THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. HE'S GOING TO TAKE IT 65 YARDS FOR THE TOUCH. THAT'S THE GOOD NEWS. BAD NEWS. IT WAS CALLED BACK.

LATER IN THE DRIVE. 4TH DOWN. WAVE GOING FOR IT. DOUGLAS SACKED BY. AUSTIN ALPHONSO.

ISLAND COAST NFM-VOTOPS

NEXT STOP NORTH FORT MYERS. ISLAND COAST DROPPING BY.

AND THEY WERE NOT FOOLING AROUND. FIRST PLAY FROM SCRIMMAGE. TJ JOHNSON. CHANGES DIRECTINO. GOOD BYE. ROLLS TO THE HOUSE FROM 55 YARDS OUT. JUST LIKE THAT 7-0 GATORS.

SFM BISHOP VEROT-VOTOPS

SOUTH FORT MYERS VISITING BISHOP VEROT.

DOWN 35-3 IN THE 3RD.VEROT DEFENSE STILL PLAYING TOUGH. PIERCY LA-PREY AND AIDEN MARIBONA IN ON THE SACK OF ANDREW DAILIDONIS.

3RD AND LONG.SOUTH GOES TO JAYRON KEARSE AT Q-B. HIS BIG LOOPING PASS.TIPPED BY DAKOTA PHILLIPS.INTO THE HANDS OF I'TAVIOUS HARVIN. WHO TAKES IT IN FOR 6 MORE.50 YARDS.

LEHIGH MARINER-VOTOPS

LET'S GO TO THE CAPE. LEHIGH AND MARINER.

1ST QTR. MARINER ROCK. JHSHOD THORTON. STRAIGHT DOWN BROADWAY FOR 6. 5 YARD STRIKE. 8-7 LEHIGH.

BUT LEAVE IT UP TO THE LIGHTNING TO STRIKE BACK. DA'VONTE WHITE. BROKEN PLAY. BROKEN PLAY NO MORE. WHITE. TURNS THIS INTO 6. MAYBE THE PLAY OF THE NIGHT. TOUCHDOWN LEHIGH. 15-7 LEHIGH. THEY GO ON TO WIN.

CAPE CYPRESS-VOTOPS

CLASS 5-A.DISTRICT 11 OPENER FOR.CAPE CORAL AND CYPRESS LAKE.

FIRST QUARTER.FIRST DRIVE FOR CAPE. EAMON SMART.25 TOUGH YARDS. 6-0 CAPE. 7-NOTHING AFTER POINT AFTER.

NAPLES GULF COAST-POPMON

NAPLES GULF COAST-VOTOPS

NAPLES UP 49-0 IN THE FOURTH. MAX JOSEPH 69 YARD TOUCHDOWN RUN. 56-0 NAPLES.

THE GOLDEN EAGLE D LOOKING GOOD, TOO. PATRICK GOODALL RIPS IT OUT OF THE RUNNING BACK'S HANDS. HE'S SCORING, TOO.

BARRON GOLDEN GATE-VOTOPS

NORT PORT LELY-VOTOPS

LET'S STAY IN NAPLES. LELY/NORTH PORT.

FIRST QUARTER. NORTH PORT'S TRENTON WHITE PASS TO CODY JANSKI. FIGHTS INSIDE THE FIVE FOR A FIRST DOWN.

SAME DRIVE. FOURTH DOWN BOBCATS. WHITE SNEAKS IN FOR THE SCORE.

THAT WAS THE GAME'S ONLY TOUCHDOWN.

MIAMI DOLPHINS-VOTOPS

HOLMES AND THE JETS. TAKING ON THE DOLPHINS THIS SUNDAY.

THE JETS ARE 1-0 IN THE AFC EAST. AND EVEN THOUGH THIS IS ONLY THE 3RD WEEK OF THE YEAR. BOTH TEAMS AGREE THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT GAME.

MIAMI DOLPHINS-SOTTOPS

CHAD JOHNSON-VOTOPS

FORMER DOLPHINS WIDE RECEIVER. CHAD JOHNSON. PLEADED NO CONTEST TO A DOMESTIC BATTERY CHARGE INVOLVING HIS EX-WIFE.

FEDEX CUP-POPMON

FEDEX CUP-VOTTOPS

FEDEX CUP-SOTTOPS

RAYS BLUE JAYS-VOTOPS

RED SOX ORIOLES-VOTOPS

TOSS TO BREAK-POP

GANGNAM WORLD RECORD-NATVO

ONE VIDEO HAS TAKEN THE WORLD BY STORM --

AND NOW THE VIRAL SENSATION "GANGNAM STYLE" IS BREAKING RECORDS --

DANCING ITS WAY INTO THE GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS.

SOUTH KOREAN RAPPER PSY'S HIT NOW HAS MORE THAN TWO MILLION YOU-TUBE LIKES.

IT CRUSHES THE PREVIOUS RECORD HOLDER L-M-F-A-O'S "PARTY ROCK ANTHEM."

THIS MAKES IT THE MOST LIKED VIDEO IN YOUTUBE HISTORY.

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