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18:44 "a loaded 45 caliber onto campus- 10 round magazine- 1 in the chamber, which means it's ready to go."

AFRAID OF LOSING HIS LIFE --

A STUDENT BRINGS A LOADED GUN TO A LEE COUNTY SCHOOL.

HOW DEPUTIES SAY HE WAS CAUGHT.

it's very frustrating that we have a family out here that is missing their child today." "

THE SEARCH INTENSIFIES FOR A UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA STUDENT --

WHAT THEY FOUND TODAY -- EXACTLY ONE WEEK AFTER CHRISTIAN AGULIAR VANISHED.

I want you to explain how this iPad left at a TSA screening station ended up in your house.

AND --

AN ABC NEWS EXCLUSIVE--

THE ALARMING UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION YOU

NEED TO SEE BEFORE YOU GO THROUGH ANOTHER TSA SECURITY CHECK.

HL1) EAST HIGH LEE GUN-SOTVO

HL2) MISSING UF STUDENT-SOTVO

HL3) TSA THEFT-SOTVO

SHOW OPEN-CLIP

GULFSHORE BLVD SHUTDOWN-SS-VO

ABC-7 STAYING ON TOP OF A TRAFFIC ALERT IN COLLIER COUNTY.

BOTH DIRECTIONS OF GULF SHORE DRIVE BETWEEN VANDERBILT BEACH ROAD AND BLUEBILL AVENUE ARE SHUTDOWN AFTER A CONSTRUCTION CREW HIT A NATURAL GAS LINE.

RIGHTNOW CREWS ARE USING A BACKHOE TO DIG UP PAVEMENT AND GET TO PIPLE SEVERAL FEET UNDERGROUND.

IT'S EXPECTED TO TAKE AT LEAST ANOTHER HOUR

EAST LEE HIGH SCHOOL GUNS-VOTOPS(2) SSTOPS-2SHOT

DEPUTIES SAY A TEENAGER BROUGHT A LOADED SEMI-AUTOMATIC HANDGUN TO EAST LEE HIGH SCHOOL.

AND THEY SAY HE DID SO - BECAUSE OF SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED EARLIER THIS WEEK.

DEPUTIES SAY MARCUS BURGER WAS AFRAID OF RETALIATION.

BURGER'S COUSIN -- JAMARIS WILLIAMS

WAS SHOT AND KILLED IN FORT MYERS OVER THE WEEKEND.

AS ABC 7'S MEAGHAN SMITH FOUND OUT --

DEPUTIES SAY WORD SPREAD QUICKLY ABOUT THE GUN --

EAST LEE HIGH SCHOOL GUNS-PKG

take pkg*

an 18 year-old student-

reportedly found with a loaded gun at east lee county high school.

sheriff 18:44 "a loaded 45 caliber onto campus- 10 round magazine- 1 in the chamber, which means it's ready to go."

the gun-

which is identical to this one in the picture,

was allegedly found in marcus burger's backpack.

sheriff 19:40 "he did give a reason- he said that he feared for his safety at his bus stop."

the reason-

detectives say burger is the cousin of fort myers' latest murder victim,

jamaris williams.

williams, who was a part of the lake boyz- a group known for rapping about violence, was shot and killed in a drive by shooting this past weekend.

burger- they say, feared retaliation,

and decided to carry a gun to and from school for protection.

what initially led deputies to burger

was a tip from another student that burger had a gun.

they searched him and found nothing, but then, detectives looked in his book bag.

along with a text book and school supplies, they tell us they found a loaded handgun.

student "i didn't even know about it until today."

news of the arrest though spread quickly at the school through out the day.

MISSING NC GIRL FOUND FOLO-SOT-VO WIPE

A TWELVE-YEAR-OLD NORTH CAROLINA GIRL FOUND IN FLORIDA WITH A REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER WILL BE REUNITED WITH HER FATHER ON SATURDAY.

"I'm so ready to have her back in my arms and so ready for her to be back home."

HER FATHER'S STOLEN DEBIT CARD HELPED OFFICERS IN HALLANDALE BEACH TRACK DOWN 38-YEAR-OLD TIMOTHY NEWMAN AND AND 12-YEAR-OLD ABIGALE LEFEVERS.

THEY'D BE GONE -- TOGETHER -- SINCE SUNDAY.

ROBERT LEFEVERS SAYS NEWMAN BEGAN TEXTING HIS DAUGHTER WEEKS AGO.HE FOUND OUT AND TOLD HIM TO STOP.

MISSING NC GIRL FOUND FOLO-SOT VO

S/ Ricardo Enriquez/FBI:"It's my understanding that he wanted to take her out of the country. We don't know exactly where at this time, it might've been somewhere in the Caribbean."

NEWMAN MADE HIS FIRST COURT APPEARANCE TODAY AND REMAINS IN JAIL.

MISSING UF STUDENT FOLO-VO WIPE

TODAY, DOZENS OF PEOPLE SEARCHED THE WOODS AROUND GAINESVILLE LOOKING FOR ANY SIGN OF A UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA STUDENT MISSING FOR THE LAST WEEK.

POLICE BELIEVE THE ONLY PERSON WHO KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED TO CHRISTIAN AGUILAR IS HIS FORMER BEST FRIEND -- PEDRO BRAVO.

BUT BRAVO IS IN JAIL AND IS NOT TALKING.

MISSING UF STUDENT FOLO-SOT VO

"We're not going to give up. If the police telling me

that they gonna keep supporting me you know I'm gonna become part of

Gainesville until, until find my son."

DETECTIVES SAY BRAVO CONFESSED TO BEATING AGUILAR AND LEAVING HIM IN THE WOODS.

HE FACES A CHARGE OF PREVENTING A VICTIM FROM GETTING MEDICAL HELP.

CAPE HOME INVASION-VO WIPE

A CAPE CORAL MAN WAS STABBED - AFTER SOMEONE BUSTED INTO HIS HOUSE.

THE INTRUDER BROKE INTO THIS HOUSE IN THE SOUTHEAST CAPE.

ACCORDING TO A POLICE REPORT --

WHEN HE DID IT, IT WOKE UP THE MAN WHO LIVES THERE.

THE HOMEOWNER GRABBED A KITCHEN KNIFE.

THE TWO MEN STRUGGLED.

CAPE HOME INVASION-SOT VO

-unidentified neighbor-"We must have heard the struggle although it didn't sound like a struggle at the time, then she looked out the window and we saw the police car."

THE VICTIM IS EXPECTED TO BE OKAY.

THE INTRUDER GOT AWAY.

CAPE UNION TALKS-VO WIPE

CAPE CORAL'S NEW CITY MANAGER IS TAKING FINANCIAL MATTERS INTO HIS OWN HANDS.

JOHN SZERLAG PLANS TO NEGOTIATE LABOR CONTRACTS *HIMSELF*!

THE MOVE COMES AS THE CITY PREPARES TO RENEGOTIATE SIX LABOR CONTRACTS.

IN A MEMO OBTAINED BY ABC7 TODAY--

SZERLAG SAYS HE BELIEVES HE CAN NEGOTIATE A BETTER CONTRACT BECAUSE OF "TRUST-BUILDING" EXERCISES HE'S HAD WITH LABOR PERSONNEL.

CAPE UNION TALKS-SOTVO

-"Mr. Hament the labor negotiator we had two years ago was doing an excellent job."

18:48-"This is probably a much friendlier way to accomplish what we need to accomplish."

FL #2 FOR JOB CREATION-SS

FLORIDA IS GETTING BACK TO WORK.

IN AUGUST, THE STATE CAME IN SECOND IN THE NATION FOR JOB GROWTH.

THE BUREAU OF LABOR REPORTS MORE THAN 23-THOUSAND JOBS

WERE CREATED IN THE STATE IN AUGUST.

THAT TREND THAT HAS CONTINUED FOR 11 OF THE

PAST 14 MONTHS.

KEY WEST EXPRESS-VO

THE KEY WEST EXPRESS IS READY TO SAIL AGAIN!

SERVICE WILL RESUME NEXT THURSDAY.

THE FIRST BOAT IS SCHEDULED TO LEAVE FORT MYERS BEACH AT 8:30 IN THE MORNING.

ALL PASSENGERS AFFECTED BY THE HALT IN SERVICE GOT REFUNDS--

*AND ROUND TRIP TICKETS GOOD FOR TWO YEARS.

YVYV 2012 OPEN-CLIP

CAMPAIGNING IN VIRGINA-OC-(2)SOT-OC

IT IS YOUR VOICE - YOUR VOTE 2012 --

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND REPUBLICAN RIVAL MITT ROMNEY ONCE AGAIN SPENT THE DAY LOOKING FOR VOTES IN THE SAME BATTLEGROUND STATE.

THIS TIME IN VIRGINIA.

BOTH CANDIDATES ADDRESSED THE INTERNATIONAL THREATS AMERICA FACES.

Egypt now with a Muslim brotherhood president. Pakistan, highly tumultuous. Afghanistan, our men and women still in Afghanistan. You keep going around the world, it is a troubled and dangerous world."

NEW VA TOUR-VO WIPE

FIVE YEARS IN THE MAKING --

A BRAND NEW V-A CLINIC WILL SOON OPEN.

THE FACILITY ON DIPLOMAT PARKWAY IN CAPE CORAL WILL OPEN ITS DOORS DECEMBER 17TH.

THE STATE-OF-THE-ART CLINIC WILL SERVE VETERANS WITH OUTPATIENT MEDICAL SERVICES -- LIKE SURGERY, DENTAL CARE, AND MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS.

NEW VA TOUR-SOT VO BNR

Suzanna Klinker, VA Bay Pines Healthcare System Director

1008 "our clinic needs are growing and the veteran population is growing. We're thrilled to have this opportunity to expand."

CAPE CORAL LEADERS HOPE THE CLINIC AND ARMY RESERVE CENTER WILL BRING MORE BUSINESS TO THIS AREA.

THE V-A PLANS TO HIRE 70 PEOPLE -- INCLUDING CLERKS AND DOCTORS.

VCB RESTAURANT WEEK-VO

A BRAND NEW EVENT IS PROMOTING LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND FOOD PRODUCERS IN LEE COUNTY.

NEXT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5-TH MARKS THE FIRST "BEACHES OF FORT MYERS AND SANIBEL RESTAURANT WEEK."

THE PLAN IS TO HELP LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND FARMERS MAINTAIN BUSINESS DURING THE SLOW SEASON.

SO FAR. 29 RESTAURANTS ARE PARTICIPATING.

ALL WILL HAVE SPECIAL MENUS.

ST MATTHEWS HOUSE DONATIONS-VO WIPE

TONIGHT, THE SAINT MATTHEWS HOUSE IN COLLIER COUNTY DESPERATELY NEEDS DONATIONS.

THEY SAY THEIR PANTRY IS RUNNING LOW ON PRETTY MUCH EVERY TYPE OF FOOD.

THE ORGANIZATION GIVES OUT 250 BAGS OF GROCERIES TO FAMILIES IN NEED EVERY WEEK.

BUT BECAUSE OF HIGH DEMAND AND LOW SUPPLY--

ST MATTHEWS HOUSE DONATIONS-SOT VO

"We've cut the amount of food were giving to each family in half now. We used to give half as much food as we are now weve cut it to half to make the supplies we have go farther."

HERE'S WHAT THEY NEED MOST --

CANNED MEATS, CEREAL, PASTA AND RICE.

NEW ROAD TORTISE RELOCATION-VO WIPE

DRIVING IN BONITA SPRINGS IS ABOUT TO GET EASIER.

CREWS STARTED CONSTRUCTION ON THE FIRST PHASE OF THE SHANGRI-LA ROAD EXTENSION PROJECT.

WHEN IT'S FINISHED THE EXTENSION WILL CONNECT OLD 41 TO IMPERIAL PARKWAY.

AS PART OF THE PROJECT - THE CITY IS REMOVING NINE GOPHER TORTOISES.

THE PROTECTED ANIMALS USED TO CALL THIS CONSTRUCTION SITE HOME.

NEW ROAD TORTISE RELOCATION-SOTVO

Sot John

" this is something that Theres a lot of regulations involved, and a lot of eyes on it to make sure it's done properly and thats where the expense comes in"

THE PHASE ONE DRAINAGE PROJECT IS UNDERWAY.

NEXT AT 6 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE ONE

A MISSING IPAD TRACKED TO THE FLORIDA HOME OF A T-S-A OFFICER.

IN AN ABC NEWS EXCLUSIVE--

AN UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION UNCOVERS *HUNDREDS* OF STOLEN PASSENGER BELONGINGS.

--PLUS--

"And like 45 seconds into it, out of nowhere, bam.""

IT TOOK LESS THAN A MINUTE FOR A SHARK TO ATTACK --

BUT ONE SURFER KNEW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO TO STAY CALM.

TZ1 TSA THEFT-VOTOPS

TZ1 SUFER SHARK BITE-SOTVO

JP STORMWARN OPEN-CLIP

WEATHER-PWC

Your seven day forecast as a little bit of everything. If you enjoy the sunshine - you'll be happy. If you enjoy the clouds - you'll be happy. Rain, 80s and 90s - ditto, you get the picture. There will be something for everyone.

Thursday was a little quieter than Wednesday, and I do expect Friday to be pretty benign as well. We finally lost the extensive amount of cloud cover, and it made the past couple of days great!

We're stuck between two weather systems, a high pressure to the east and an area of high pressure to the west. The one to our west is winning out and will continue to do so until Sunday. It's providing us with winds from the northwest in the upper reaches of the atmosphere which brings down drier air. That drier air limits our rain chances and gives us sunny skies.

Friday and Saturday look to be the same. Mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies with a very slim chance of a late day downpour or storm. Areal coverage is less than 30% so I expect these to be very hit or miss.

Of course this nice weather will not always be around. Sunday clouds start to increase. We still see a lot of sunshine, but there will be more clouds to pepper the blue sky. Our rain percentage begins stair stepping from Sunday on, too.

Eventually Monday through Wednesday comes around, and that is when widespread showers return. Of course that will keep our highs below average, too, which will feel fantastic.

TSA THEFT-TCMON

ANY TIME YOU GO THROUGH AIRPORT SECURITY --

YOU TRUST YOUR STUFF WILL BE THERE ON THE OTHER SIDE.

BUT THAT'S NOT ALWAYS THE CASE.

IN AN ABC NEWS EXCLUSIVE--

TSA THEFT-PKG

SCRIPT:

We went to ten major airports, all with a history of TSA theft

problems. We checked bags with iPads valued at $600 and cash and

purposefully left behind I-pads at TSA checkpoints.

All the luggage made it past TSA safely and in nine out of ten cases at

carry on checkpoints, TSA screening officers did exactly what they are

trained to do.

PA announcements: Please return to the screening checkpoint to retrieve

your I-pad.

But it was a different story in Orlando, where our I-pad was last seen in

the hands of TSA officer Andy Ramirez.

We filed this missing property report, but were told nothing had been found,

and that we were, essentially, just out of luck.

But we had been able to track our I-pad the night it disappeared, 30 miles

away to the home of the TSA officer.

Brian Ross: Brian Ross, from ABC News.

Two weeks later, we showed up at Ramirez's house,

Brian Ross: We're looking for a missing iPad.

Andy Ramirez? Missing iPad?

Brian Ross: Yeah. And the tracking device shows that it's located right here

at this address.

Andy Ramirez: Ok.

Brian Ross: Is it here?

Andy Ramirez: No sir.

And again and again Ramirez denied knowing anything about the missing iPad.

Brian Ross: Did you take it?

Andy Ramirez: No, sir.

Brian Ross: You did not take it?

Andy Ramirez: No sir.

But after setting off an audible alarm on the missing iPad and asking him to

search his house again, Ramirez produced it, with his TSA uniform shirt now

off, Ramirez claimed that it was his wife that had taken it, not him.

Brian Ross: I want you to explain how this iPad left at a TSA screening

station ended up in your house.

Andy Ramirez: My wife, I'm so embarrassed.

Brian Ross: Your wife?

Andy Ramirez: My wife says that she got the I-pad and brought it home.

Brian Ross: You know that cannot be true because the last time we saw it, it

TSA THEFT-ON CAM

BRIAN ROSS REPORTING.

YOU CAN GET MORE OF HIS EXCLUSIVE INVESTIGATION

ON WORLD NEWS WITH DIANE SAWYER AT 6-THIRTY.

SURFER BITTEN BY SHARK-VO WIPE

A SURFER IS SHARING HIS STORY TONIGHT AFTER SURVIVING A

SHARK ATTACK OFF FLORIDA'S EAST COAST.

BRANDON TAYLOR WAS RIDING THE WAVES OFF

SEBASTIAN INLET PARK ON TUESDAY.

WHILE HE WAS PADDLING OUT IN THE ATLANTIC

SURFER BITTEN BY SHARK-SOT VO

"The main bite here, I got 14 stitches, a couple like holes still. Then I got all these puncture wounds with two other wounds."

TAYLOR DROVE HIMSELF TO A FIRE DEPARTMENT

THEY GOT HIM TO A HOSPITAL IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.

ANOTHER SURFER SAID HE WAS ALSO BIT BY A SHARK

COMING UP NEXT OPEN-CLIP

TEASE TWO-POP

GOOD NEWS FOR THE NFL. BAD NEWS FOR THE NHL. THE RYDER CUP IS HERE. LET THE SMACK TALK BEGIN.

TZ2 SPORTS-VO

WORLD NEWS TEASE-BLK-SOT

TONIGHT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP

TONIGHT AT 7 O'CLOCK

AHEAD ON ABC SEVEN AT SEVEN

CAUGHT ON CAMERA -- A BUS DRIVER BUSTED, TAKING HERE EYES OFF THE WHEEL TO UPDATE HER STATUS.

PLUS.

AIRLINE PASSENGERS JUMP IN AND RESTRAIN A MAN WHO WAS ALLEGEDLY HARRASSING OTHERS!

TZ 7 1) texting school bus driver-VO-WIPE

TZ 7 2) unrully passenger-VOTOPS

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

NFL REFS-SOTOPS

NFL REFS-POPMON

NFL REFS-VOTOPS

LATE LAST NIGHT THE NFL AND IT'S REFEREE REACHED A DEAL.

IT'S AN 8 YEAR CONTRACT. WHICH GIVES OFFICIALS HIGHER SALARIES. AND BETTER RETIREMENT BENEFITS.

THE AGREEMENT MEANS. THE REFEREES WILL RETURN THIS WEEK. BEGINNING TONIGHT IN BALTIMORE WITH THE BROWNS AND RAVENS GAME.

NFL REFS-SOTOPS

NHL LOCKOUT-VOTOPS

WHILE THE NFL JUST RECEIVED SOME GOOD NEWS. THE NHL DELIVERED SOME BAD NEWS.

THE ENTIRE PRESEASON HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WHICH INCLUDES THE TAMPA BAY/FLORIDA PRESEASON GAME AT GERMAIN ARENA.

THAT GAME WAS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2ND. OF COURSE FULL REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN TO ANYONE THAT HAS PURCHASED A TICKET. CONTACT THE GERMAIN ARENA BOX OFFICE.

NHL LOCKOUT-SOTOPS

MIAMI DOLPHINS-POPMON

MIAMI DOLPHINS-VOTOPS

THIS SUNDAY MIAMI WILL BE IN ARIZONA TO FACE THE CARDINALS. THE CARDS ARE ONE OF ONLY THREE TEAMS THAT ARE STILL UNDEFEATED. AND HAVE ONE OF THE BEST DEFENSES IN THE LEAGUE.

ARIZONA IS ONLY GIVING UP 13 POINTS A GAME.

MIAMI DOLPHINS-SOTTOPS

RYDER CUP-VOTOPS

WE ARE A DAY AWAY FROM THE RYDER CUP. TEAM USA LOOKING TO REGAIN THE CUP. AFTER LOSING IT TO THE EUROPEANS TWO YEARS AGO.

RYDER CUP-SOTTOPS

GOODBYE-4SHOT