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HL1) GLUCOSE METER ATTACK-SOTVO

" She poked me right here she got me off guard

STABBED!

NEARLY TWO DOZEN KIDS PRICKED WITH A NEEDLE BY THEIR CLASSMATE.

HL2) SCHOOL LIGHTNING VOTE-VOTOPS

LAST WEEK'S TRAGIC LIGHTNING STRIKE HAS BROUGHT ABOUT CHANGE TONIGHT.

HL3) LICENSE PLATES-SSTOPS

CHANGES TO YOUR CAR.

WHY FLORIDA WANTS TO DITCH ITS LICENSE PLATE --

HL3) SWIMMING WITH TIGERS-VOTOPS

AND SWIM WITH TIGERS.

WHERE PEOPLE SPEND HUNDREDS TO SHARE THE WATER WITH THOSE CUTE BUT DANGEROUS CREATURES.

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SCHOOL LIGHTNING VOTE-SS VO

DAYS AFTER LIGHTNING KILLED A SIXTH GRADER AT SCHOOL.

NEW LIGHTNING DETECTORS WILL GO IN AT A NUMBER OF LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS.

LAST WEDNESDAY. LIGHTNING STRUCK 11-YEAR-OLD JESSE WATLINGTON WHILE HE WAS ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY.

WATLINGTON DIED ON SUNDAY.

PROMPTED BY THAT TRAGEDY.

NINE HIGH SCHOOLS WILL NOW GET LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS -- THAT CAN ALERT THE SCHOOL TO LIGHTNING BEFORE IT STRIKES.

TONIGHT - THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD ALSO APPROVED IMPROVING THE SYSTEMS AT OTHER SCHOOLS.

SCHOOL LIGHTNING VOTE-SOTVO

DR. JOSEPH BURKE, SUPERINTENDENT: just the horror of losing an 11 year old boy its such a tragedy for our community so we wanted to act on this as quickly as possible

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COACH SUSPENDED-ONCAM

ALSO BREAKING TONIGHT --

F-G-C-U HAS SUSPENDED ITS VOLLEYBALL COACH.

DAVE NICHOLS WAS ARRESTED FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OVER THE WEEKEND.

A-B-C SEVEN SPORTS ANCHOR BRAD SHELLGREN WAS AT TONIGHT'S VOLLEYBALL GAME --

HE JOINS US IN THE STUDIO WITH MORE.

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HEY JEFF. DAVE NICHOLS IS A HARD GUY TO MISS. HE' WALKS THE SIDELINES IN GIANT HAWIAAN SHIRTS. SO YOU CAN BET FANS NOTICED THAT HE WAS NOT COACHING TONIGHT.

NICHOLS HAS BEEN SUSPENDED BY THE UNIVERSITY FOR 3 GAMES. AND THAT SUPSPENSION STARTED TONIGHT. FOLLOWING THAT DUI ARREST AT 255. SUNDAY MORNING.

I SPOKE TO FGCU ATHLETIC DIRECTOR KEN CANVANAUGH. WHO DECLINED TO BE ON CAMERA.

CAVANAUGH SAID IT IS UNIVERSITY POLICY TO SUSPEND FIRST TIME OFFENDERS. FOR 10 PERCENT OF THE SEASON. THAT IS WHY NICHOLS RECEIVED 3 GAMES.

NICHOLS WILL ALSO MISS THE EAGLES UP COMING ROAD TRIP. HE'S BEEN COACHING AT FGCU SINCE 2008.

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MENINGITIS LATEST-VO

DEVELOPING TONIGHT AT 11,

HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE CONFIRMED THE FIRST FUNGAL MENINGITIS DEATH IN FLORIDA.

IN JULY A 70-YEAR-OLD MAN DIED -- OFFICIALS SAY HE AND AT LEAST SIX OTHER FLORIDIANS WERE INJECTED WITH A CONTAMINATED STEROID.

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO EASE BACK PAIN.

AS OF TONIGHT - 12 HAVE DIED.105 MORE ARE SICK.

HEALTH OFFICIALS BELIEVE SOME 13-THOUSAND PEOPLE WERE EXPOSED TO THE BAD INJECTIONS.

THE COMPANY AT THE CENTER OF THE OUTBREAK VOLUNTARILY GAVE UP ITS LICENSE.

GLUCOSE METER ATTACK-VO

FOR THE FIRST TIME --

WE'RE HEARING FROM THE TWO DOZEN STUDENTS PRICKED BY A NEEDLE TODAY IN SOUTH FLORIDA.

OFFICERS IN BOYNTON BEACH SAY A FEMALE STUDENT STABBED 20 STUDENTS WITH A GLUCOSE METER ON THE SCHOOL BUS.

THE NEEDLE LOOKS VERY SIMILAR TO ONES PARAMEDICS USE -- THEY MEASURE BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS.

GLUCOSE METER ATTACK-SOTVO

" Who did that to you? Some girl."

" I told her it wasn't funny because where ever she got it from people

might have aids or hiv yeah."

NO MAJOR INJURIES TO THE KIDS.

AS FOR THE GIRL -- SHE'S IN POLICE CUSTODY.

SHE FACES NUMEROUS CHARGES, INCLUDING BATTERY.

LEHIGH FIRE-VO

AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNTION NEAR A BEDROOM TELEVISION SENT A HOUSE UP IN FLAMES.

THE FIRE STARTED AROUND 4-30 AT THIS HOME ON 25TH STREET SOUTHWEST IN LEHIGH ACRES.

FIREFIGHTERS TELL US THE FAMILY WAS EATING DINNER WHEN THEY SMELLED SMOKE.

ONE PERSON WENT TO CHECK IT OUT AND FOUND A BEDROOM ENGULFED IN FLAMES.

THE FAMILY AND THEIR PETS GOT OUT --

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"fire was contained to the bedroom only , substantial damage throughout the structure though the smoked was banked to the floor when the ff opened the door so there was heavy smoke damage."

AND BECAUSE OF THAT SMOKE DAMAGE -- THE RED CROSS IS HELPING THE FAMILY.

SANDUSKY LATEST-VO

TONIGHT --

SEXUAL PREDATOR JERRY SANDUSKY IS ALONE IN HIS JAIL CELL.

AND AFTER WHAT HAPPENED TODAY --

HE'LL LIKELY BE BEHIND THOSE BARS FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE.

SANDUSKY IS 68.

TODAY, A JUDGE SENTENCED HIM TO AT LEAST 30 YEARS IN PRISON.

AT HIS SENTENCING,

SANDUSKY WHINED ABOUT THE VERDICT, PROCLAIMED HIS INNOCENCE, AND SUGGESTED HE'S THE REAL VICTIM.

FLORIDA SANDUSKY LAW UPDATE-OC

A NEW FLORIDA LAW,

INSPIRED BY THE PENN STATE SCANDAL,

WENT INTO EFFECT OCTOBER FIRST.

IT'S BEING CALLED THE TOUGHEST SEXUAL ABUSE REPORTING LAW IN THE NATION.

AFTER A LITTLE MORE THAN WEEK ON THE BOOKS.

A-B-C SEVEN'S LEARNED CALLS TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES HAVE GONE UP 25 PERCENT.

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NEW SINCE 7 --

A FORMER SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BANK TELLER IS IN TROUBLE TONIGHT.

LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY SARAH STONE STOLE MORE THAN 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS OVER EIGHT MONTHS FROM 'FIRST COMMUNITY BANK' ON DANIELS PARKWAY.

THAT'S WHERE SHE USED TO WORK AS THE 'HEAD TELLER.'

INVESTIGATORS SAY -- WHILE STILL ON THE JOB -- STONE WOULD TAKE MONEY FROM HER TELLER DRAWER AND ALTER CHECKS TO GET THE MONEY.

LEHIGH FIRE CHIEF-VO

LEHIGH ACRES FIRE CHIEF DONALD ADAMS IS RETIRING AFTER SIX YEARS ON THE JOB.

A COMMUNITY MEMBER ACCUSED ADAMS OF WATCHING PORNOGRAPHY AT WORK.

AN INVESTIGATION SHOWED THOSE CHARGES WERE UNFOUNDED.

DOWNTOWN SIGN CONTROVERSY-SOTVO

IT MAY BE A PUBLIC PLACE,

BUT A NEW SIGN POSTED IN A POPULAR DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS COURTYARD

HAS MANY PEOPLE WHO HANG OUT HERE --

THINKING THEY COULD BE ARRESTED!

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26:20 it's not very clear. I mean the way that it's depicted up there. It means you come here, you're going to be locked up."

A-B-C 7 CLEARED UP THE CONFUSION.

WHILE THE SIGN READS NO TRESPASSING -

YOU *ARE STILL ALLOWED TO HANG OUT AT THE PATIO DE LEON COURTYARD.

LMHS CONTRACTOR-OC

LEE MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM HAS PICKED THE COMPANY THAT WILL BUILD THE MUCH-ANTICIPATED CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

IT WILL BE A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN SKANSKA U-S-A AND LOCALLY-OWNED GATES CONSTRUCTION.

THEY'RE STILL IRONING OUT THE CONTRACT --

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FROM THE CREATORS OF THE GATOR POOL PARTY,

WE BRING YOU THE TIGER POOL PARTY.

FIND OUT WHERE PEOPLE ARE PAYING CASH TO SWIM WITH DANGEROUS ANIMALS.

WE ASKED WHAT YOU THOUGHT OF THE NEW DESIGNS FOR FLORIDA'S LICENSE PLATES --

AND WE ARE HEARING EVERYTHING FROM "LOOKS GOOD" TO "CAN YOU SPELL U-G-L-Y?"

YOUR COMMENTS *AND YOUR FAVORITE* STILL AHEAD.

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TZ1 B LICENSE PLATE CHANGES-SSTOPS

LIGHTNING FIREBALL-NATVOTOPS

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WOW.

JUST WOW.

LIGHTNING SPARKED A FIREBALL BEHIND A WOMAN'S HOUSE IN COLLIER COUNTY.

IT HAPPENED FOUR DAYS AGO.

SHE WAS RECORDING IT ON HER CELL PHONE.

THE STRIKE SENT BARK FLYING EVERYWHERE AND BURNED THROUGH SOME POWER LINES -- BUT LUCKILY SHE WAS O-K.

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GONE!

FLORIDA WANTS TO DITCH OUR CURRENT LICENSE PLATE DESIGN --

AND GO WITH ONE OF THESE FOUR INSTEAD.

WHY THEY WANT TO ABANDON THE STYLE THEY'VE USED FOR YEARS.

PLUS, FIND OUT IF YOUR FAVORITE *NEW* DESIGN --

WON OUR VIEWER POLL.

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LICENSE PLATE CHANGES-2SHOTPOP SS CG ABC FDOT

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

ONE STORY HAS EVERYONE TALKING TODAY.

THE STATE IS PLANNING TO TOSS OUT OUR ICONIC GREEN-AND-WHITE LICENSE PLATES IN FAVOR OF ALL NEW ONES.

THE GOAL IS TO MAKE THE NUMBERS EASIER TO READ FOR POLICE OFFICERS AND CAMERAS.

HERE ARE THE FOUR OPTIONS.

WE WILL CALL THEM ONE THROUGH FOUR GOING CLOCK-WISE FROM THE UPPER LEFT CORNER.

THE D-O-T SAYS THE CHANGE WILL COME WITH A 31 *MILLION DOLLAR PRICE TAG == AND SAYS DRIVERS WON'T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING.

IF APPROVED, THE NEW PLATES COULD START ROLLING OUT IN 20-14.

NOTICE THE NUMBERS AND LETTERS IN BLACK -- MUCH EASIER TO READ.

ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE --

WE ASKED WHICH OF THE FOUR YOU LIKED BEST.

YOU WERE SPLIT BETWEEN NUMBERS ONE AND THREE,

ANNETTE PENSENTI-VENDITTI WRITES "3 IS OKAY. THE REST NO WAY!"

TOM DAVIS SAYS "#1 IS BEST. #3 LOOKS LIKE A PEACH RATHER THAN AN ORANGE."

BUT,

VERONICA HELLER WRITES "I LIKE THE ONES WE HAVE."

BY THE WAY, J-P ALSO LIKES NUMBER THREE.

KEEP THE CONVERSATION GOING.

JUST LONG ONTO FACEBOOK AND COMMENT ON OUR PAGE A-B-C SEVEN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

BIG BIRDGATE-SOTVO

TODAY'S WORD OF THE DAY -- BIG BIRD.

THE SESAME STREET STAR IS NOW AT THE CENTER OF THE POLITICAL UNIVERSE.

*BOTH* CANDIDATES BROUGHT UP THE YELLOW BIRD IN THEIR ATTACKS TODAY.

"he's decided we are going after Big Bird and Elmo is making a run for the boarder, Oscar is hiding out in a trash can."

"the president is spending his time talking about saving big bird I'll spend my time talking about saving jobs."

THIS STARTED WHEN, DURING THE DEBATE, MITT ROMNEY SAID HE'D ELIMINATE THE FEDERAL SUBSIDY TO P-B-S, WHICH AIRS SESAME STREET.

AND THAT DEBATE PERFORMANCE HAS NOW PROPELLED ROMNEY AHEAD OF THE PRESIDENT.

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LOOKING AHEAD --

JOE BIDEN AND PAUL RYAN WILL GO HEAD-TO HEAD THURSDAY.

THEIR ONE-AND-ONLY VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE IS IN KENTUCKY.

HOME HIV TESTS-VOTOPS

DOCTORS ARE CALLING THIS A GAME-CHANGER IN THE WAR ON H-I-V.AIDS.

CONSUMERS CAN NOW BUY AN H-I-V TEST AT A DRUG STORE AND FIND OUT THEIR H-I-V STATUS IN LESS THAN HALF-AN-HOUR.

IT COSTS ABOUT 40 DOLLARS.

THERE'S SOME CONCERN THAT THE PRICE IS TOO STEEP FOR THE PEOPLE WHO NEED IT THE MOST.

SWIMMING WITH TIGERS-NATVO

A PRIVATE FLORIDA ZOO THAT MADE HEADLINES THROWING 'ALLIGATOR POOL PARTIES' NOW HAS A NEW ATTRACTION --

AND YOU WON'T FIND THESE IN A SWAMP.

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FOR 200 BUCKS, YOU CAN NOW SPEND HALF-AN-HOUR SWIMMING WITH TIGER CUBS LIKE TONY HERE.

THIS IS AT DADE CITY'S "WILD THINGS ZOO" OUTSIDE TAMPA.

SO FAR, NO ISSUES.

SWIMMING WITH TIGERS-SOTVO

"We make sure all of the things are in line, plus a keeper is always present within reach at all times. So, it's perfectly safe and perfectly legal."

THE PARK'S OWNERS CALL IT A UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE,

BUT SOME ANIMAL RIGHTS GROUPS ARE CALLING IT ABUSE.

CONGRESS IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON A LAW BLOCKING PEOPLE FROM OWNING AND BREEDING TIGERS.

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ALSO TEMPTING FATE --

AUSTRIAN DARE-DEVIL FELIX BAUMGARTNER WILL MAKE A SECOND ATTEMPT AT HIS RECORD SETTING SKYDIVE TOMORROW.

HE WAS FORCED TO ABORT THIS MORNING'S ATTEMPT TO BECOME THE FIRST SUPER SONIC SKYDIVER.

HIGH WINDS GROUNDED HIS BALLOON.

RUNNING SHOE STUDY-VO

THE MAKERS OF MANY HIGH-END RUNNING SHOES OFTEN BRAG THEY'LL MAKE YOU RUN FASTER OR STAY HEALTHIER --

BUT A NEW STUDY SAYS.NOT TRUE.

DANISH RESEARCHERS STUDIED SEVEN-THOUSAND RUNNERS.

THEIR CONCLUSION?

EXPENSIVE SHOES DON'T WORK ANY BETTER THAN CHEAP ONES.

IN FACT --

HANDSPRING WORLD RECORD-VO

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT SHOES THIS TEEN WAS WEARING --

BUT THEY HELPED HER BREAK A WORLD RECORD.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS,

35 HANDSPRINGS -- OVER 15 YARDS -- IN JUST 30 SECONDS.

THERE SHE GOES.

16- YEAR-OLD MIRANDA FERGUSON WOWED THE CROWD AND GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORD OFFICIALS AT A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME FRIDAY NIGHT.

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FGCU VOLLEYBALL-VOTOPS

LET'S START WITH THE FGUC VOLLEYBALL TEAM. AS WE TOLD YOU EARLIER. NO DAVE NICHOLS. TONIGHT FOLLOWING HIS DUI ARREST.

FLORIDA EVERBLADES-POMON

FLORIDA EVERBLADES-VOTOPS

THE BLADES OF COURSE LOOKING FOR A REPEAT. AND THAT ALL STARTS AT HOME THIS FRIDAY AGAINST ORLANDO.

RIGHT NOW THE BLADES RETURN 12 PLAYERS FROM THEIR KELLY CUP TEAM. SO EXPECTATIONS ARE HIGH ONCE AGAIN.

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REDS GIANTS-VOTOPS

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MIAMI DOLPHINS-POPMON

MIAMI DOLPHINS-VOTOPS

THE DOLPHINS HOPE TO DELIVER FOR THE SECOND WEEK IN A ROW. WHEN THEY HOST THE ST. LOUIS RAMS THIS SUNDAY.

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HURRICANES-VOTOPS

STICKING IN MIAMI. THE HURRICANES ARE LICKING THEIR WOUNDS AFTER A 38 POINT BEATDOWN SATURDAY NIGHT TO NOTRE DAME.

THE GOOD NEWS. THE CANES REMAIN UNDEFEATED IN THE ACC. AND HAVE ANOTHER CONFERENCE TEST THIS SATURAY.

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TIGER RORY-POPMON

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DWTS RECAP-NATVO

WHAT A STUNNER ON 'DANCING WITH THE STARS' TONIGHT --

TWO FORMER CHAMPIONS ARE GOING HOME.

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FANS DECIDED DREW LACHEY AND HELIO CASTRONEVES SHOULD GET THE BOOT ON THE ALL-STAR EDITION OF THE SHOW.

THAT MEANS BRISTOL PALIN SURVIVES ANOTHER WEEK -- DESPITE POSTING THE LOWEST SCORES FROM THE JUDGES ON MONDAY.

SHINY OBJECT ON MARS-VOTOPS

FROM THE STARS -- TO MARS.

THE MARS ROVER 'CURIOSITY' HAS FOUND SOMETHING IT'S REALLY CURIOUS ABOUT.

THESE ARE NEW PICTURES TONIGHT OF A BRIGHT OBJECT THE ROVER IS STUDYING.

IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE OF MARTIAN ORIGIN -- BUT DON'T GETS YOUR HOPES OF ALIEN LIFE UP JUST YET --

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