5AM HOUR-CLIPTOPS

6AM HOUR-CLIPTOPS

HL1) STRANGER DANGER-NATTOPS

9:00:00 "I didn't know what to do -- I just punched him as hard as could."

A LOCAL TEEN IS ATTACKED.

NOW SHE'S SPEAKING OUT.

HL2) CAMPAIGN 2012-VO-WIPE

SWING STATE BATTLE.

TEAM ROMNEY AND TEAM OBAMA. CROSS PATHS IN OHIO.

ALSO TODAY -

HL3) BAGGAGE FEES-VO-WIPE

DEVELOPING THIS MORNING,

AIRLINES ARE BANKING -- OFF YOUR CHECKED BAGS.

HL1) MISSING TEEN-VO-WIPE

RIGHT NOW AT---

THE SEARCH IS ON FOR A MISSING TEEN.

HER PARENTS SAY SHE VANISHED THREE DAYS AGO.

HL2) STRANGER DANGER UPDATE-NATTOPS

8:07:00 "I didn't know what to do -- I just had to defend myself somehow."

A LOCAL TEEN IS ATTACKED.

NOW SHE'S SPEAKING OUT.

HL3) KIDS AND ASTHMA-VO-WIPE

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION --

YOUR CHILD'S ALLERGIES COULD BE WORSE.

DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU LIVE.

530AM~STORMWARN FORECAST OPEN-CLIP

530AM~STORMWARN FORECAST-WXWALL

Sunlight will stay pretty limited and dim through our Wednesday as lots of cloud cover continues to flow in from the west. In addition to all the cloudiness, we'll also add on a decent chance for some showers and storms to develop this afternoon and evening.

Storms will be most numerous over southern portions of the viewing area, so Collier County will likely be in line to receive the most rain through this evening. Some downpours could even hang around through early tonight before eventually fading deeper into the night. Our rain chances will be close to 50/50 today with slightly higher probabilities expected as you go farther south.

As clouds continue to fill our sky today, temperatures will be held back a bit compared to what we'd normally expect. Look for afternoon temperatures to warm into the mid to upper 80s with places that manage to see more peaks of sun getting closer to 90.

Another change we'll see today is with our humidity. After enjoying a few days with slightly lower humidity, we'll now see a quick return to some rather muggy weather with tropical moisture steadily building back over Southwest Florida. Expect the humid conditions to stick around, too, for the next several days

We could manage more rays of sun by Thursday, but clouds will fill in rather quickly Thursday afternoon as more scattered showers and storms develop. Friday will feature another round of late day showers and storms, and will continue to see high rain prospects through the upcoming weekend. In fact, by Sunday, we'll see a better chance for rain developing as early as the morning with the main steering flow expected to come out of the Southwest.

BREAKING-CLIP

CVS ROBBERY-NATTOPS

IT WAS REALLY SCARY

BREAKING THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING --

AN ARMED ROBBERY IN FORT MYERS.

RIGHT NOW - DEPUTIES SEACH FOR THE SUSPECT.

WE'RE TOLD THE MAN FIRST TRIED TO ROB A GAS STATION, BUT FAILED.

CVS ROBBERY-VOTOPS

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO.

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY A MAN WEARING A BLACK RAINCOAT -- WITH A HOOD, SHORTS AND TENNIS SHOES --- WALKED UP TO THE MARATHON GAS STATION ON CRYSTAL DRIVE LAST NIGHT, WITH A GUN AND TRIED TO GET IN.

WORKERS SAW THE GUN AND HIT THE PANIC BUTTON.

SO HE RAN TO THE NEARBY C-V-S,

AND ROBBED IT.

HE GOT AWAY WITH CASH,

AND THEN TOOK OFF INTO THE PINE MANOR AREA.

MISSING TEEN-VOTOPS

IN OTHER DEVELOPING NEWS.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING FOR THIS MISSING 14-YEAR-OLD.TAYLOR SZUBA.

SHE LEFT HER PUNTA GORDA HOME THREE DAYS AGO -- AND HAS NOT BEEN SEEN SINCE.

DEPUTIES ARE CONCERNED BECAUSE SHE HAS MEDICAL ISSUES.

STRANGER DANGER UPDATE-SOTVO

A FORT MYERS TEENAGER DESCRIBES THE TERRIFYING MOMENT.

WHEN SHE ESCAPED THE HANDS OF A STRANGER.

5:49:00 "when I looked back I saw the guy staring at me and it freaked me out."

THE 13-YEAR-OLD DOES NOT WANT TO BE IDENTIFIED FOR SAFETY REASONS.

MONDAY, SHE WAS RIDING HER BIKE NEAR VERONICA SHOEMAKER AND PALM BEACH BOULEVARD.

WHEN A MAN WITH A SCAR GRABBED HER SHOULDER,

AND PULLED AT HER HAND.

STRANGER DANGER UPDATE-SOTVO-CG

6:34:00 "he was just like 'you know I killed someone last night and you're the next person -- to kill me -- it freaked me out."

9:00:00 "I didn't know what to do -- I just punched him as hard as could."

HER PUNCH KNOCKED HIM BACK.

THEN A GOOD SAMARITIAN SHOWED UP --

AND THE STRANGER RAN AWAY.

HE *IS STILL OUT THERE THOUGH.

HE'S DESCRIBED AS A HISPANIC MAN IN HIS 30S,

WITH SPIKY HAIR,

VOTE 2012-CLIP

5 & 6 CAMPAIGN 2012-2 SHOT

GET READY FOR A CAMPAIGN SHOWDOWN TODAY IN OHIO!

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MONTHS.

BOTH PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND MITT ROMNEY --

WILL BE IN THE *SAME BATTLEGROUND STATE.

AT THE *SAME TIME, ALL DAY.

5 & 6 CAMPAIGN 2012-PKG

PKG SCRIPT:

Today, a showdown in Ohio.

Both President Obama and Mitt Romney spend the day campaigning in the state

that could decide the election.

The candidates are expected to clash today over China.

The Obama campaign will hit Romney for investments in Chinese companies.

SOT Obama

"YOU CAN'T STAND UP TO CHINA WHEN ALL YOU'VE DONE IS SENT THEM OUR JOBS."

The face-off in the Buckeye State comes as new polls show Romney falling

behind.

One poll has the GOP nominee eight points behind President Obama in

Ohio.

And in Florida, Romney is behind the President by four points.

If Romney loses Ohio his path to victory would be difficult.

This map -- with ABC News projections -- shows the steep climb.

Without Ohio, Romney would need to run the table, picking up virtually every

battleground state.

If Romney hopes to turn things around, he'll need to stay on message.

He didn't yesterday at an Ohio rally when speaking about President Obama.

SOT Romney

"I ADMIT THIS: HE HAS ONE THING HE DID NOT DO IN HIS FIRST FOUR YEARS, HE'S

SAID HE'S GOING TO DO IN HIS NEXT FOUR YEARS, WHICH IS HE SAID HE'S GOING TO

RAISE TAXES."

For months Republicans offered a different view -- accusing President Obama

of raising taxes. The Romney campaign offered a correction.

The Romney campaign was also knocked off message last week with the release

of a secret tape where Romney calls 47-percent of the country dependent on

the government.

Romney's wife, Ann, in an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,

admitted the tape has caused the campaign a headache.

SOT Ann Romney

"IT'S A VERY FRUSTRATING THING BECAUSE YOU TRY SO HARD TO GET YOUR MESSAGE

OUT. / WE CARE ABOUT THE 100%."

The next major face-off between Romney and President Obama is October 3rd at

the first presidential debate. Both sides are lowering expectations Romney

conceding President Obama is an eloquent speaker. The Obama campaign saying

Romney is an experienced debater.

5 & 6 CAMPAIGN 2012-SS

AND THIS MORNING -- YOU CAN GET YOUR TICKET TO SEE VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN.

HE CAMPAIGNS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THIS WEEKEND.

SATURDAY, HE'LL BE AT THE WAK-UH-HATCHEE PARK RECREATION CENTER.

ON BASS ROAD.

TICKETS ARE FREE.

AND YOU CAN GET ONE AT ANY OF THESE FOUR LOCATIONS,

STARTING AT 8 A-M.

ONE TICKET PER PERSON.

AND IT'S FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED.

THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO ON OUR WEBSITE -

ABC-DASH-SEVEN-DOT COM.

530 & 630 CAMPAIGN 2012-2 SHOT

WITH LEADS IN THE TWO BIGGEST BATTLEGROUND STATES, PRESIDENT OBAMA CAMPAIGNS IN OHIO TODAY.

BUT HIS OPPONENT -- MITT ROMNEY -- IS THERE, TOO.

BOTH ARE COURTING THE SWING STATE.

JUST ONE WEEK BEFORE EARLY VOTING BEGINS.

530 & 630 CAMPAIGN 2012-PKG

"I accept that people are going to call me awful things every day, and I will always defend their right to do so."

FRESH OFF HIS SPEECH AT THE UNITED NATIONS. PRESIDENT OBAMA HEADS TO OHIO TODAY WITH AN EIGHT POINT LEAD, ACCORDING TO THE WASHINGTON POST.

MITT ROMNEY'S THERE TODAY, TOO. TALKING JOBS, AND TAXES:

Presidential Nominee

"Is there anybody who thinks raising taxes will help grow the economy? His plan is to continue what he's done before. The status quo has not worked."

"Romney? attacking someone on taxes?" ½FLASH¾ "That's like me attacking someone for being passionate in politics."

ROMNEY'S ON A TWO-DAY BUS TOUR THROUGH OHIO. TUESDAY. AT A RALLY WITH HIS RUNNINGMATE:

Vice Presidential Nominee

"After four years of getting the runaround, what America needs is a turnaround."

BUT IT'S A TOUGH STATE TO MAKE THEIR PITCH FOR 12 MILLION MORE JOBS - OHIO'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS LOWER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.

IN OHIO - AND SEVEN OTHER STATES TODAY - THE PRESIDENT RELEASES ANOTHER AD. SLAMMING ROMNEY FOR DISMISSING THE 47 PERCENT OF AMERICANS WHO DON'T PAY TAXES.

530 & 630 CAMPAIGN 2012-SS

AND THIS MORNING -- YOU CAN GET YOUR TICKET TO SEE VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN.

HE CAMPAIGNS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THIS WEEKEND.

SATURDAY, HE'LL BE AT THE WAK-UH-HATCHEE PARK RECREATION CENTER.

ON BASS ROAD.

TICKETS ARE FREE.

AND YOU CAN GET ONE AT ANY OF THESE FOUR LOCATIONS,

STARTING AT 8 A-M.

ONE TICKET PER PERSON.

AND IT'S FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED.

THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO ON OUR WEBSITE -

ABC-DASH-SEVEN-DOT COM.

NFL REFS-VO

THE N-F-L DRAMA CONTINUES THIS MORNING -- AFTER A CONTROVERSIAL CALL BY REPLACEMENT REFS.

EVERYONE IS STILL TALKING ABOUT THE END OF THE PACKERS - SEAHAWKS' GAME.

AND THEY ARE NOT HAPPY.

FANS IN GREEN BAY PROTESTED TUESDAY.

WISCONSIN NATIVE AND VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE PAUL RYAN -- VOICED HIS FRUSTRATION WITH THE REFS.

EVEN MITT ROMENEY AND PRESIDENT OBAMA WEIGHED IN.

5AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SH-FDOT

THIS STORY WILL INSPIRE YOU.

WE HEAR TOO MANY STORIES OF BULLYING, WITH SAD ENDINGS.

NOT THIS ONE.

SOPHOMORES AT A MICHIGAN HIGH SCHOOL -- NOMINATED WHITNEY KNOPP TO BE THEIR CLASS REP AT HOMECOMING.

THEY DID IT AS A JOKE -- BECAUSE SHE'S UNPOPULAR.

SHE WAS DEVESTATED.

THEN A STRANGER GOT WORD -- STARTED A FACEBOOK PAGE. THAT NOW HAS 78-THOUSAND FANS.

PLUS, LOCAL BUSINESSES ARE NOW DONATING *EVERYTHING WHITNEY NEEDS FOR HOMECOMING.

530AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SH-VO

PAULA DEEN IS COOKING UP SOME CONTROVERSY.

A BLOOPER TAPE HIT THE WEB -- AND IT'S SPICY.

THE QUEEN OF SOUTHERN COOKING -- LETS THE CURSE WORDS FLY. SEXUAL JOKES.

AND WORST OF ALL, INSULTS SOME OF HER OWN FOOD. SAYING ONE DISH STINKS. ANOTHER TASTES GROSS.

THE VIDEO WAS PART OF A LAWSUIT THAT JUST SETTLED.

6AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SH-VO

BLAST FROM THE PAST.

MYSPACE IS BACK!

THIS NEW VIDEO ROLLED OUT YESTERDAY, SHOWING A NEW DESIGN.

THE ONE-TIME DOMINANT SOCIAL NETWORK IS MAKING A COMEBACK. BY GOING BACK TO ITS ROOTS.

MUSIC.

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE IS HEADING THE PROJECT.AS ONE OF THE NEW OWNERS.

HE SAYS MUSIC FANS NEED A PLACE TO CONNECT WITH THEIR FAVORITE ARTISTS, AND FANS.

LOOKS A LOT LIKE PINTEREST.

630AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SH-VO

*GMA*

BACK TO POLITICS THIS MORNING.

PRESIDENT OBAMA APPEARS TO BE OPENING A GAP. IN KEY STATES.

THE NEWEST NUMBERS IN FLORIDA, SHOW OBAMA -- UP BY 4-POINTS.

WASHINGTON POST PUTS OBAMA AT 51%.

ROMNEY AT 47%.

VERY CLOSE.WITH A 4.5% MARGIN OF ERROR.

FIRST UP ON GMA THIS MORNING.WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN OHIO.

ROMNEY NEEDS A WIN THERE. OTHERWISE HIS PROSPECTS ARE VERY DIM.

CAN HE TURN THE TIDE?

STORMWARN GENFORECAST OPEN-CLIPTOPS

STORMWARN 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.Sunlight will stay pretty limited and dim through our Wednesday as lots of cloud cover continues to flow in from the west. In addition to all the cloudiness, we'll also add on a decent chance for some showers and storms to develop this afternoon and evening.

Storms will be most numerous over southern portions of the viewing area, so Collier County will likely be in line to receive the most rain through this evening. Some downpours could even hang around through early tonight before eventually fading deeper into the night. Our rain chances will be close to 50/50 today with slightly higher probabilities expected as you go farther south.

As clouds continue to fill our sky today, temperatures will be held back a bit compared to what we'd normally expect. Look for afternoon temperatures to warm into the mid to upper 80s with places that manage to see more peaks of sun getting closer to 90.

Another change we'll see today is with our humidity. After enjoying a few days with slightly lower humidity, we'll now see a quick return to some rather muggy weather with tropical moisture steadily building back over Southwest Florida. Expect the humid conditions to stick around, too, for the next several days

We could manage more rays of sun by Thursday, but clouds will fill in rather quickly Thursday afternoon as more scattered showers and storms develop. Friday will feature another round of late day showers and storms, and will continue to see high rain prospects through the upcoming weekend. In fact, by Sunday, we'll see a better chance for rain developing as early as the morning with the main steering flow expected to come out of the Southwest.

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HIGH SCHOOL FIGHT-VO

A NAPLES TEEN IS NOW FACING CHARGES -- NEARLY TWO WEEKS AFTER AN ORGANIZED FIGHT TOOK A NASTY TURN.

AND IT'S ALL CAUGHT ON VIDEO.

TAKE A LOOK.

OFFICERS SAY THIS CELL VIDEO SHOWS TWO STUDENTS -- WHO AGREED TO FIGHT AFTER SCHOOL.

YOU CAN SEE THEM GET READY TO SQUARE OFF -- WHEN ANOTHER TEEN COMES OUT OF THE CROWD AND SUCKER PUNCHES ONE IN THE FACE.

THE VICTIM SUFFERED A NUMBER OF FRACTURES TO HIS FACE.

FAKE DRUG WARNING-OC

AN ABC7 ALERT FOR YOU --

CON-ARTISTS ARE POSING -- AS U-S FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION AGENTS.

AND THEY'RE TRYING TO EXTORT MONEY FROM PEOPLE -- WHO BUY MEDICINE ONLINE OR OVER THE PHONE.

SCAMMERS CALL AND SAY BUYING MEDICINE ONLINE IS A CRIME.

THEY THREATEN LEGAL ACTION UNLESS PATIENTS PAY A FINE.

IT IS **NOT** ILLEGAL TO BUY MEDICINE ONLINE.

BAGGAGE FEES-VO

AIRLINES IN THE U-S ARE RAKING IN MAJOR MONEY ON BAGGAGE FEES.

THEY SET A RECORD FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR.

THOSE AIRLINES COLLECTED MORE THAN ONE-POINT-SEVEN *BILLION DOLLARS IN BAGGAGE FEES.

DELTA COLLECTED THE MOST -- NEARLY 430 MILLION DOLLARS.

AIRLINES TYPICALLY CHARGE 25 DOLLARS EACH WAY FOR THE FIRST CHECKED BAG, 35 FOR THE SECOND BAG.

BREAKING -CLIP

SCRIPT FOR GREECE LIVE-SAT 1

HAPPENING LIVE RIGHT NOW OVERSEAS--

THOUSANDS OF GREEK PROTESTORS GATHER FOR A NATIONWIDE STRIKE OVER AUSTERITY MEASURES.

THIS IS THE FIRST MAJOR ANTI-AUSTERITY STRIKE SINCE A COALITION GOVERNMENT TOOK POWER IN JUNE.

FLIGHTS ARE GROUNDED, CITY TRANSPORT SERVICES DISRUPTED AND PUBLIC SERVICES AND OFFICES CLOSED.

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIP

QUARTER TOP STORY REVEAL @ 45-HLF REVEAL

QH1) CVS ROBBERY-VO-WIPE

WE'RE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING--

A SUSPECT IS ON THE RUN,

AFTER AN ARMED ROBBERY IN FORT MYERS.

WE'RE TOLD THE MAN HAD A GUN,

AND FIRST TRIED TO ROB A GAS STATION.

BUT HE FAILED, SO HE WENT TO THE C-V-S NEARBY.

HE GOT AWAY WITH MONEY.

QH2) MISSING TEEN-VO-WIPE

CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING FOR THIS MISSING 14-YEAR-OLD.TAYLOR SZUBA.

SHE LEFT HER PUNTA GORDA HOME THREE DAYS AGO -- AND HAS NOT BEEN SEEN SINCE.

THERE'S CONCERN BECAUSE SHE HAS MEDICAL ISSUES.

QH3) BIDEN TICKERS-SSTOPS

THIS MORNING - YOU CAN GET *YOUR TICKET.

TO SEE VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

SATURDAY, HE'LL BE AT THE WAK-UH-HATCHEE PARK RECREATION CENTER ON BASS ROAD.

TICKETS ARE FREE.

ABDA YOU CAN GET ONE AT THESE FOUR LOCATIONS,

STARTING AT EIGHT A-M.

QH4) NFL REFS-VO-WIPE

THE N-F-L DRAMA CONTINUES THIS MORNING AFTER A CONTROVERSIAL CALL BY REPLACEMENT REFS.

EVERYONE IS STILL TALKING ABOUT THE END OF THE PACKERS - SEAHAWKS' GAME.

AND THEY ARE NOT HAPPY.

FANS IN GREEN BAY PROTESTED TUESDAY.

AND PRESIDENT OBAMA WEIGHED IN.

STORMWARN ALLYSON OPEN-CLIPTOPS

STORMWARN 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.Sunlight will stay pretty limited and dim through our Wednesday as lots of cloud cover continues to flow in from the west. In addition to all the cloudiness, we'll also add on a decent chance for some showers and storms to develop this afternoon and evening.

Storms will be most numerous over southern portions of the viewing area, so Collier County will likely be in line to receive the most rain through this evening. Some downpours could even hang around through early tonight before eventually fading deeper into the night. Our rain chances will be close to 50/50 today with slightly higher probabilities expected as you go farther south.

As clouds continue to fill our sky today, temperatures will be held back a bit compared to what we'd normally expect. Look for afternoon temperatures to warm into the mid to upper 80s with places that manage to see more peaks of sun getting closer to 90.

Another change we'll see today is with our humidity. After enjoying a few days with slightly lower humidity, we'll now see a quick return to some rather muggy weather with tropical moisture steadily building back over Southwest Florida. Expect the humid conditions to stick around, too, for the next several days

We could manage more rays of sun by Thursday, but clouds will fill in rather quickly Thursday afternoon as more scattered showers and storms develop. Friday will feature another round of late day showers and storms, and will continue to see high rain prospects through the upcoming weekend. In fact, by Sunday, we'll see a better chance for rain developing as early as the morning with the main steering flow expected to come out of the Southwest.

NEW HOME SALES-VO

WE'RE TAKING A LOOK AT NEW HOME SALES THIS MORNING.

ANOTHER KEY ECONOMIC REPORT COMES OUT TODAY. NEW HOME SALES DATA FOR AUGUST.

ECONOMISTS EXPECT THE FIGURE TO REACH ITS HIGHEST LEVEL -- IN MORE THAN TWO YEARS.

JULY'S REPORT SHOWED AN INCREASE OF 26-PERCENT FROM THE PREVIOUS JULY.

HUMAN TRAFFICKING-VO WIPE

THIS MAY STARTLE YOU --

MORE HUMAN SLAVES LIVE IN FLORIDA.

THAN ANY OTHER STATE,

EXCEPT CALIFORNIA AND TEXAS.

YESTERDAY, PRESIDENT OBAMA ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER --

TRYING TO COMBAT THAT.

THE ORDER STOPS GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS FROM SEX TRAFFICKING.

IT ALSO CALLS FOR BETTER TRAINING --

FOR IMMIGRATION JUDGES AND PROSECUTORS.

GROUPS FROM SOUTHWEST FLORIDA JUST GOT BACK FROM TALLAHASSEE,

WHERE THEY FOCUSED ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

THEY SAY --

HUMAN TRAFFICKING-SOTVO

SALLY SENITZ, WINGS OF SHELTER: people strolling through coconut and edison mall certainly don't think of the small girls they see on a friday night as potential trafficking victims but they definitely are

KIDS AND ASTHMA-VO

A HEALTH ALERT FOR PARENTS.

A NEW STUDY REVEALS CHILDREN LIVING IN URBAN AREAS -- ARE MORE PRONE TO ASTHMA THAN SUBURBAN KIDS.

RESEARCHERS FOUND SICK URBAN BABIES -- HAD SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER RATES OF A VIRUS KNOWN TO CAUSE PERSISTENT INFECTIONS -- WHICH CAN LEAD TO ASTHMA.

COLLIER EARLY RELEASE-ON CAM

TURNING NOW TO THE ABC SEVEN SCHOOL ZONE.

WE HAVE A QUICK SCHEDULEING NOTE FOR COLLIER COUNTY.

ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL DISMISS EARLY TODAY. THREE HOURS EARLIER THAN NORMAL.

BONITA CHARTER-VO

THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS THE RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY *CAN CLOSE --

FORCING STUDENTS TO CHANGE SCHOOLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR.

THE ACADEMY SAYS MONEY TROUBLES HAVE FORCED THEM TO CLOSE.

EVEN IF THE BOARD CANCELS THEIR CONTRACT.

THEY SAY THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH STUDENTS.

BONITA CHARTER-SOTVO

They're governing board frankly has abandoned them. And this board is left in a very difficult situation and we would like to continue to serve these students.

THE SCHOOL WILL SHUT DOWN ON OCTOBER 5TH.

BEFORE THEN --

LEHIGH FIRE MEETING SHORTFALL-VOWIPE

TURNING NOW TO MONEY TOUBLE.

THE LEHIGH ACRES FIRE DISTRICT -- IS FACING A $1.9 MILLION DOLLAR SHORTFALL.

DESPITE THAT - FIRE COMMISSIONERS VOTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A 24-MILLION DOLLAR OPERATING BUDGET, STARTING OCTOBER FIRST.

PART OF THE MONEY -- WILL COVER A NEW FIRE ENGINE AND AMBULANCE.

A SAFER GRANT WILL ALSO HELP.

LEHIGH FIRE MEETING INTERNET POLICY-VOTOPS

THE RESULTS OF AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION -- INTO THE ONLINE USAGE OF THE DISTRICT'S EMPLOYEES.

THE INVESTIGATION CAME ON THE HEELS OF A REQUEST FROM A CITIZEN -- FOR THE FIRE CHIEF'S INTERNET HISTORY.

COMMISSIONERS DIDN'T SHARE THOSE RESULTS.

OBAMA MARS PLAQUE-VO

REGARDLESS OF PRESIDENT OBAMA'S PERFORMANCE IN THIS NOVEMBER'S ELECTION,

HIS LEGACY AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF WILL CONTINUE.

ATLEAST ON MARS.

NASA HAS RELEASED AN IMAGE OF A PLAQUE --

ATTACHED TO THE CURIOSITY ROVER.

IT SHOWS THE SIGNATURES OF OBAMA AND VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN.

THE HISTORIC PLAQUE IS MADE OF ALUMINUM --

MEASURING NEARLY FOUR INCHES LONG AND THREE-AND-A-HALF INCHES WIDE.

MAZE ELECTION-VOTOPS

ONE UTAH FARM LETS VOTERS PICK THEIR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.

IN A UNIQUE WAY.

CORN-BELLY'S MAZE FEATURES A NEW DESIGN --

WITH A FEW FACES YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE.

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES MITT ROMNEY AND BARACK OBAMA.

GUESTS OF ALL AGES GET TO CHOOSE EITHER THE ROMNEY OR OBAMA ENTRANCE PATH,

THEN CAST THEIR VOTE IN A SPECIAL "STRAW POLL."

5AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SH-VO

WE SHARED THIS STORY TUESDAY --

A FATHER WHO LIT UP THE BLOGS.

WHEN HE ADMITTED HE HAD A FAVORITE CHILD.

SOME PARENTS AGREED WITH THE DAD,

AND ADMITTED THE SAME THING.

OTHERS WERE FURIOUS,

AND SAID THIS FATHER SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF HIMSELF.

A LOT OF DISCUSSION ON OUR ABC7 FACEBOOK PAGE.

FROM BOTH POINTS OF VIEW.

ANNE SAYS "ALL PARENTS WHO HAVE MORE THAN ONE CHILD HAS A FAVORITE. BUT MOST WOULD NEVER SAY SO."

530AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SH-VO

BLACKBERRY BATTLES BACK AGAINST I-PHONES.

THE BLACKBERRY STILL HAS A HUGE FOLLOWING ---

80 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS.

MOSTLY CORPORATE CUSTOMERS.

THE COMPANY "RESEARCH IN MOTION" HELD A MEDIA EVENT IN CALIFORNIA TUESDAY.

AND REVEALED NEW MOBILE DEVICES.

THE C-E-O ADMITTED ---

THEY HAD TO MAKE SOME CHANGES AND GET RE-ENERGIZED.

DETAILS ON THE NEW PRODUCTS.

6AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SH-VO

PLANNING YOUR NEXT POOL PARTY?

CHECK OUT THIS FLORIDA BUSINESS!

IT'S CALLED "ALLIGATOR ATTRACTIONS" IN MADEIRA BEACH.

THAT'S IN PINELLAS COUNTY.

THE OWNER ACTUALLY RENTS OUT HIS GATORS FOR POOL PARTIES.

SO YOU AND YOUR GUESTS CAN SWIM WITH THEM!

OF COURSE -- THE MOUTHS ARE TAPED SHUT.

BUT STILL.

F-W-C IS NOW LOOKING INTO IT.

BUT THE OWNER CLAIMS HE HAS THE PROPER PERMITS,

AND THAT IT'S SAFE.

630AM COVERAGE PROMISE TO BREAK-2SH-VO

LADY GAGA RESPONDS TO HER CRITICS.

THE SINGER ADMITTED SHE GAINED 25 POUNDS,

AND GOT SOME HARSH CRITICISM,

EVEN CALLED "FAT."

SHE POSTED THIS PHOTO ON HER WEBSITE.

WITH THE CAPTION "BULIMIA AND ANOREXIA SINCE I WAS 15."

SHE'S LAUNCHING A "BODY REVOLUTION."

AND ASKED FANS TO EMBRACE THEIR FLAWS.

SPORTS WRAP AT 5AM-PKG

TECH BYTES AT 530AM-PKG

IN TODAY'S TECH BYTES.IS BLACKBERRY POISED FOR A COMEBACK?

RESEARCH IN motion HAS ANNOUNCED FACEBOOK, TWITTER, LINKED IN AND FOURSQUARE

WILL BE PROMINENTLY FEATURED ON THE NEW BLACKBERRY 10 DEVICES. EXPECTED

TO LAUNCH EARLY NEXT YEAR.

SOME NEW ENTRIES IN THE TABLET WARS. BARNES & NOBLE HAS UNVEILED ITS NOOK

HD LINE, WHICH INCLUDES A MODEL WITH A 9-INCH SCREEN THAT STARTS AT 269

DOLLARS. ONE BIG FEATURE IS NOOK VIDEO STREAMING.

these days, PEOPLE STORE THEIR DIGITAL PHOTOS IN A lot of different places.

..FROM FACEBOOK TO PCs TO MOBILE DEVICES.

A NEW DIGITAL SERVICE CALLED "THIS LIFE" GATHERS ALL OF THOSE

PHOTOS IN ONE PLACE.

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL'S KATIE BARRETTE GIVES IT HIGH MARKS.

"It really does a nice job of laying out these images in a Timeline. I

started back in 2005, looking at pictures that I originally posted to

Shutterfly. And then I quickly scrolled all the way up to 2012 and saw my

most recently posted Facebook photos."

"THIS LIFE" WILL STORE YOUR FIRST 1000 PICTURES FOR FREE.

MONEYSCOPE AT 6AM-PKG

GOOD MORNING. TOPPING "AMERICA'S MONEY". HOME PRICES KEEP HEADING

HIGHER.

THE CASE SHILLER INDEX SHOWS STEADY INCREASES IN 20 BIG CITIES.

NATIONWIDE. PRICES WERE UP 1-POINT-2 PERCENT IN JULY COMPARED TO A

YEAR AGO -- WITH BIG GAINS FOR LOWER- PRICES HOMES.

THOSE HOUSING NUMBERS ARE HELPING FUEL CONSUMER CONFIDENCE. THE LATEST

READING SHOWS CONFIDENCE IS AT ITS HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE FEBRUARY.

CONSUMER SPENDING DRIVES ABOUT 70 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ECONOMY.

SKY- HIGH AIRLINE FEES ARE *REALLY* ADDING UP.

DOMESTIC AIRLINES RAKED IN A RECORD OF MORE THAN 1-POINT-7 BILLION DOLLARS

IN BAGGAGE FEES -- JUST IN THE FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR.

A NEW GOVERNMENT REPORT PREDICTS FEES WILL KEEP CLIMBING.

AND WHERE THERE'S NFL ACTION. THERE IS GAMBLING. AND A WHOLE LOT OF

MONEY SWUNG IN THE FINAL MOMENT OF MONDAY NIGHT'S GAME PACKERS - SEAHAWKS

GAME.

SOME EXPERTS ESTIMATE IT TOTALED *ONE BILLION DOLLARS* WHEN YOU FIGURE IN

WAGERING IN NEVADA, PLUS BOOKIES, PLUS ONLINE BETS.

STORMWARN GENERIC FORECAST OPEN-CLIPTOPS

STORMWARN 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 TH

E FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.Sunlight will stay pretty limited and dim through our Wednesday as lots of cloud cover continues to flow in from the west. In addition to all the cloudiness, we'll also add on a decent chance for some showers and storms to develop this afternoon and evening.

Storms will be most numerous over southern portions of the viewing area, so Collier County will likely be in line to receive the most rain through this evening. Some downpours could even hang around through early tonight before eventually fading deeper into the night. Our rain chances will be close to 50/50 today with slightly higher probabilities expected as you go farther south.

As clouds continue to fill our sky today, temperatures will be held back a bit compared to what we'd normally expect. Look for afternoon temperatures to warm into the mid to upper 80s with places that manage to see more peaks of sun getting closer to 90.

Another change we'll see today is with our humidity. After enjoying a few days with slightly lower humidity, we'll now see a quick return to some rather muggy weather with tropical moisture steadily building back over Southwest Florida. Expect the humid conditions to stick around, too, for the next several days

We could manage more rays of sun by Thursday, but clouds will fill in rather quickly Thursday afternoon as more scattered showers and storms develop. Friday will feature another round of late day showers and storms, and will continue to see high rain prospects through the upcoming weekend. In fact, by Sunday, we'll see a better chance for rain developing as early as the morning with the main steering flow expected to come out of the Southwest.

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TRAFFIC-AWS OR SS

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DWTS BOOTS PAMELA-POP

THE RESULTS ARE IN.

AND THE FIRST ALL-STAR COUPLE HAS BEEN ELIMINATED.

AND NOW HEADS HOME.

PAMELA ANDERSON AND PARTNER TRISTAN MCMANUS.

DWTS BOOTS PAMELA-NATVO

pamala voted off

THE BAYWATCH BEAUTY HAD THE LOWEST SCORE OF THE NIGHT.

JUDGES SAID SHE HAD POTENTIAL, BUT NEEDED TO WORK HARDER.

VOTERS AT HOME AGREED.

ANDERSON BECAME THE *FIRST CELEBRITY ELIMINATED --

FROM THE ALL-STAR EDITION OF DANCING WITH THE STARS.

ANDERSON SAID SHE WAS *NOT SURPRISED WITH THE RESULTS.

DWTS BOOTS PAMELA-SOTTOPS

THE OBVIOUS QUESTION IS WHY IS PAMELA NOT HERE? SHE'S NOT FEELING TOO WELL.SHE'S OBVIUOSLY A BIT DISAPPOINTED.

DWTS WEEK 1 WRAP-2 SHOT

THE FIRST "DANCING WITH THE STARS" ALL-STAR GOES HOME.

AND THE RESULTS. WERE NOT THAT SURPRISING.

PAMELA ANDERSON WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE JUDGES' LEADERBOARD.

AND IT WAS UP TO THE VIEWERS TO SAVE HER.

BUT. THEY DID NOT.

DWTS WEEK 1 WRAP-PKG

t.v. clip: "pamela and tristan."

PAMELA ANDERSON AND HER PARTNER, TRISTAN MACMANUS, ARE THE FIRST ALL-STARS

TO SEE THE BALLROOM LIGHTS DIM ON THEIR SHOT AT THE MIRROR BALL TROPHY.

THEY DANCED ONCE.

BUT PAMELA ALSO SKIPPED. SKIPPED OUT OF DOING ANY INTERVIEWS AFTER HER

ELIMINATION.

george: why is pamela not here?

tristan macmanus: pamela's not here. she's not feeling too well.

george: do you think she's too upset to do the press line?

tristan macmanus: well, I mean, she's definitely disappointed. I mean, we

both are.

tristan macmanus: i'm here. i'm sorry i'm not enough for you, george!

TRISTAN ADMITS THEY DIDN'T REHEARSE AS MUCH AS THEY COULD HAVE.THEY TRIED.

.BUT TIME JUST GOT AWAY FROM THEM.

tristan macmanus: maybe the time, the nerves, the intensity of what we were

doing, maybe, maybe just didn't pan out the way we wanted it to,

unfortunately.

GEORGE ON-CAMERA BRIDGE:

SO PAMELA AND TRISTAN ARE OUT OF THE COMPETITION BUT A FORMER "DANCING WITH

THE STARS" CHAMP FOUND HIMSELF IN THE BOTTOM TWO.

DESPITE BEING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PACK WITH THEIR JUDGES' SCORES, SEASON

TWO CHAMP DREW LACHEY AND HIS PARTNER, ANNA TREBUNSKAYA, BARELY SURVIVED

ELIMINATION.

HE'S ALREADY LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK'S JIVE.

drew lachey: i'm going to do everything in my power to make it the best

jive that i've ever possibly done and the best jive this dance floor has

ever seen. you know, I don't care if I have to literally bleed on this

floor. it is going to be the best jive I can possibly, possibly do.

BUT THE COMPETITION IS READY TO GO FOR BROKE, TOO!

apolo anton ohno: obviously that means that we can't slack each week. we

have to come every single time, give it our all. we got to bring it.

melissa rycroft: and the audience has to enjoy what they see on the t.v.

screen.

tony dovolani: nothing's going to be left on the back. everything's going

to the floor.

helio castroneves: the season is so strong and so many talents, wow. i'm

relieve, to be honest, that I can do more more week and keep going.

sabrina bryan: we are all here and we are not playing games. everyone

wants--the trophy is more sparkly than ever this season. they made a

special all-star trophy and everyone's going for it.

MONDAY'S DANCES ARE THE QUICKSTEP AND THE JIVE.

ABC SEASON PREMIERS-3 SHOT

OUR FAVORITE A-B-C SHOWS ARE BACK!

SEVERAL PREMIERE THIS WEEK.

REVENGE VO-VO

REVENGE PREMIERES SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 30TH AT 9 P-M.

SCANDAL VO-VO

SCANDAL PREMIERES TOMORROW NIGHT.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH AT 10 P-M.

GREYS VO-VO

GREY'S ANATOMY PREMIERES TOMORROW.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH AT 9 P-M.

HAPPY ENDINGS-VO

HAPPY ENDINGS PREMIERES TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23RD AT 9 P-M.

BUMP TO BREAK-3SHOT, CAM 10 BMP

TOP STORIES OPEN-CLIP

TS 1) CVS ROBBERY-VOTOPS

WE'RE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING--

A SUSPECT IS ON THE RUN,

AFTER AN ARMED ROBBERY IN FORT MYERS.

WE'RE TOLD THE MAN HAD A GUN,

AND FIRST TRIED TO ROB A GAS STATION.

BUT HE FAILED, SO HE WENT TO THE C-V-S NEARBY.

HE GOT AWAY WITH MONEY.

TS 2) MISSING TEEN-VOTOPS

CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING FOR THIS MISSING 14-YEAR-OLD.TAYLOR SZUBA.

SHE LEFT HER PUNTA GORDA HOME THREE DAYS AGO -- AND HAS NOT BEEN SEEN SINCE.

THERE'S CONCERN BECAUSE SHE HAS MEDICAL ISSUES.

TS 3) TEEN SPEAKS OUT-SOTTOPS

6:34:00 "he was just like 'you know I killed someone last night and you're the next person -- to kill me -- it freaked me out."

9:00:00 "I didn't know what to do -- I just punched him as hard as could."

A 13-YEAR OLD FORT MYERS TEEN IS SPEAKING OUT THIS MORNING AFTER SURVIVING AN ATTACK.

MONDAY, SHE WAS RIDING HER BIKE NEAR VERONICA SHOEMAKER AND PALM BEACH BOULEVARD.

WHEN A MAN WITH A SCAR GRABBED HER SHOULDER,

AND PULLED AT HER HAND.

TS 4) BIDEN TICKETS-SSTOPS

THIS MORNING - YOU CAN GET *YOUR TICKET.

TO SEE VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

SATURDAY, HE'LL BE AT THE WAK-UH-HATCHEE PARK RECREATION CENTER ON BASS ROAD.

TICKETS ARE FREE.

ABDA YOU CAN GET ONE AT THESE FOUR LOCATIONS,

STARTING AT EIGHT A-M.

TS 5) HOME SALES-VOTOPS

NEW HOME SALES DATA FOR AUGUST COME OUT TODAY.

ECONOMISTS EXPECT THE FIGURE TO REACH ITS HIGHEST LEVEL -- IN MORE THAN TWO YEARS.

JULY'S REPORT SHOWED AN INCREASE OF 26-PERCENT FROM THE PREVIOUS JULY.

TS 6) GAS PRICES-CGTOPS

BRAND NEW NUMBERS THIS MORNING SHOW SMALL SIGNS OF RELIEF FOR DRIVERS.

TRIPLE-A REPORTS THE AVERAGE PRICE AT THE PUMP FOR REGULAR UNLEADED FELL ONE CENT OVERNIGHT TO 3-76.

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COVERAGE PROMISE OF THE BIGGEST STORY OF THE DAY ON WEB

" WHEN EVER YOU NEED A NEWS OR WEATHER UPDATE - WE ARE LOGGED ON AND UPDATING ABC-7.COM "

-WHAT IS COMING UP ON GMA - BIG STORY COVERAGE OF THE MORNING.

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