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A-B-C SEVEN CONTINUES TO FOLLOW BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT IN THE ORLANDO AREA.

WE ARE WATCHING A CHASE ON OSCEOLA COUNTY.

A K-NINE UNIT IS GOING DOOR-TO-DOOR AT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX, LOOKING FOR THE SUSPECT IN A HIGH SPEED CHASE.

THE DRIVER OF A BLACK CAR WAS SEEN DRIVING ERRATICLY ON I-4 IN THE ORLANDO AREA.

THE CAR MAY BE STOLEN.

OFFICERS TRIED TO PULL IT OVER BUT IT DIDN'T STOP, IT RAN OVER SPIKE STRIPPS, LEAVING IT ON RIMS.

WE WATCHED AS IT WEAVED IN AND OUT OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC.

ARMED OFFICERS ARE OUTSIDE THE COMPLEX.

VOTE CLIP-CLIP VOTE

DEBATE PREVIEW-TC MON

THE ONE *AND ONLY* VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE IS TONIGHT.AND BOTH CANDIDATES

HAVE BEEN DEEP IN DEBATE PREP THIS WEEK.

DEBATE PREVIEW LIVE PKG-SAT21-RTR1-BKUPPKG

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ROUND TWO!

AND THIS TIME IT'S THE NUMBER TWOS TAKING CENTER STAGE.

WITH THE RACE TIGHTENING, THE SHOWDOWN BETWEEN VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN AND

CONGRESSMAN PAUL RYAN HAS TAKEN ON EVEN GREATER SIGNIFICANCE.

Biden SOT DE departure

I'm looking forward to it

Ryan SOT FL departure avail

I feel good about it.

MITT ROMNEY GAINED SOME MOMENTUM OUT OF LAST WEEK'S PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE.

POLLS SHOW THE PRESIDENT STILL HAS A SLIGHT EDGE IN THE KEY BATTLEGROUND

STATES, BUT ROMNEY HAS CLOSED THE GAP.

THAT MAKES TONIGHT'S DEBATE A POTENTIALLY PIVOTAL MOMENT.

BOTH BIDEN AND RYAN ARE WELL VERSED IN POLICY ISSUES- AND VERY COMFORTABLE

GETTING INTO THE SPECIFICS.

BUT THEIR STYLES AND EXPERIENCE ON THIS TYPE OF STAGE COULDN'T BE MORE

DIFFERENT

THIS IS RYAN'S FIRST NATIONAL DEBATE AND ONE AIDE ADMITTED.THE CONGRESSMAN

'S NERVOUS.

YESTERDAY HE GAVE A PREVIEW OF HOW HE'LL GO AFTER BIDEN:

Ryan SOT

What he can't run from is President Obama's indefensible record. They are

just offering more of the same.

BIDEN'S EXPECTED TO BE AGGRESSIVE - MORE OFFENSE THAN DEFENSE.

HIS AIDES SAID THE VP WILL FIRE BACK AT WHAT HE'LL CALL RYAN'S "EXTREME

POSITIONS" ON CUTTING THE FEDERAL BUDGET AND REFORMING MEDICARE

IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH ABC'S DIANE SAWYER, PRESIDENT OBAMA OFFERED

HIS ADVICE:

Obama SOT

I think Joe just needs to be Joe

Joe understands what it means to scrap and knows what it's like to see his

dad lose a job /And when that heart and that story comes out, he's

incredibly effective.

O/C CLOSE: TONIGHT'S DEBATE WILL COVER A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES - DOMESTIC AND

FOREIGN POLICY. BIDEN AND RYAN WILL COME IN WELL PREPARED TO HIGHLIGHT

THEIR STRENGTHS.BUT JUST AS PREPARED TO EXPLOIT THEIR OPPONENT'S

WEAKNESSES.

KT ABC NEWS DANVILLE KENTUCKY.

DEBATE PREVIEW-RTR2-SAT23 SS

PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES HAVE NOT BEEN KNOWN TO MOVE THE NEEDLE MUCH ON VOTER PREFERENCES --

BUT, BECAUSE OF THE SWING FOLLOWING THE THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES --

BIDEN AND RYAN'S PERFORMANCES COULD BE MORE CRUCIAL THAN USUAL.

YOU CAN WATCH THE VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE LIVE RIGHT HERE ON A-B-C SEVEN.

UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS-VOTOPS

AND ONE TOPIC SURE TO COME UP IN THE DEBATE -- JOBS.

TODAY UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS TOOK A DRAMATIC DIP,

FALLING TO A FOUR-YEAR LOW.

BUT NOT FOR THE REASONS YOU MIGHT THINK.

THE AGENCY BELIEVES IT"S BECAUSE ONE *LARGE STATE DID NOT FULLY PROCESS ITS END OF QUARTER CLAIMS.

CAPE CORAL CANAL CRASH-POP

A WOMAN IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER CRASHING HER CAR INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND ENDING UP IN A CANAL.

TONIGHT, WE ARE HEARING FROM THE EMERGENCY WORKERS WHO HELPED RESCUE THAT WOMAN.

CAPE CORAL CANAL CRASH-PKG

Thick, invasive brazilian pepper trees, shielded this maroon hyundai sonata from first responders.

-batallion chief ryan lamb/EMS-"it was difficult to even see where the car had entered the canal b/c the brush was so thick in that area."

Once divers got to the submerged vehicle, the driver, gilian crosdale, had been in the water for 10 minutes.

-lamb-"once they had her at the surface we were able to put her on a backboard and begin recessutation measures at that time."

According to cape coral police, crosdale was traveling southbound on andalusia boulevard when the driver of a white toyota carolla pulled out in front of her. Crosdale hit the carolla on the passenger side, before driving through an empty lot and plunging into the canal.

-lamb-"she was found in cardiac arrest."

Pulling the car from the canal proved to be a challenge for tow truck driver shawn long.

-long-"we came out with chainsaws and axes. We keep that in our truck because you never know what you're going to run into.

Which is why fire fighters recommend drivers keep a "life hammer" in their glove box.

-lamb-"its something that will break out a window if your car get submerged in a canal."

CAPE CORAL CANAL CRASH-OC

THE DRIVER OF THE CAR THAT WENT INTO THE CANAL REMAINS AT CAPE CORAL HOSPITAL WITH LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.

THE OTHER DRIVER SUFFERED ONLY MINOR INJURIES.

WATLINGTON MEMORIAL-OC

TODAY, FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF JESSE WATLINGTON PAID THEIR LAST RESPECTS.

JESSE DIED EARLIER THIS WEEK AFTER BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

WATLINGTON MEMORIAL-PKG

THERE WASN'T A DRY EYE-

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AS 11 YEAR-OLD JESSE WATLINGTON'S YOUNG LIFE PLAYED OUT OVER A CHURCH FULL OF MOURNERS.

EVEN AS A BABY-

HE HAD THE BIGGEST SMILE.

12:53:03 "every life that he touched with that vivacious smile, that contagious smile was changed in one way or another."

THE 6TH GRADER WAS OVERHEARD TELLING EVERYONE LAST WEDNESDAY-

HE WAS HAVING A GREAT DAY.

LATER THAT AFTERNOON, HE WAS RUNNING OUT ONTO THE FIELD FOR FOOTBALL PRACTICE WITH HIS TEAMMATES AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY-

LIGHTNING STRUCK HIM.

JESSE WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL.

DAYS LATER-

HIS PARENTS MADE THE HEARTBREAKING DECISION TO TAKE THEIR LITTLE BOY OFF LIFE SUPPORT AFTER DOCTORS TOLD THEM HE HAD NO BRAIN ACTIVITY.

12:58:07 "they got to hug him, they got to kiss him."

AS PEOPLE PACKED MCGREGOR BAPTIST CHURCH- IT WAS A SEA OF PURPLE.

THAT WAS JESSE'S FAVORITE COLOR.

STANDING OUT IN THE CROWD-

THE 11 YEAR-OLD'S TEAMMATES, WEARING THEIR FOOTBALL UNIFORMS TO HONOR THEIR FRIEND.

A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY READ A LETTER THAT JESSE'S MOTHER WROTE TO HER PRECIOUS SON.

56:13 "as i'm always so proud of you jesse- in memory of jesse is that we don't fall back into our daily lives and forget to pray and make a difference for someone else."

JESSE'S FATHER HAD PLANNED TO SPEAK AT TODAY'S SERVICE,

BUT LAST MINUTE-

DECIDED IT WOULD BE TOO HARD.

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THE FAMILY WENT ON TO A PRIVATE BURIAL FOR JESSE-

JUST OVER ONE WEEK ON WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A NORMAL WEDNESDAY.

WATLINGTON MEMORIAL-VO

JESSE'S MEMORY WILL LIVE ON IN ANOTHER WAY --

THIS WEEKEND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY WILL RETIRE JESSE'S NUMBER.

JESSE WORE THE NUMBER 51 AS YOU CAN SEE IN THESE PICTURES.

HIS NUMBER WILL BE RETIRED DURING HALFTIME SATURDAY NIGHT AT BISHOP VEROT HIGH SCHOOL.

THAT GAME STARTS AT SEVEN.

JESSE'S MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAM TOOK THE WEEK OFF.

LEHIGH ACRES NEAR DROWNING-VO

NEW DETAILS ON HOW A TWO-YEAR-OLD BOY IS DOING TONIGHT AFTER HE WAS FOUND UNRESPONSIVE IN A POOL THIS MORNING.

WE HAVE JUST LEARNED BLAKE OSCEOLA IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AT HEALTHPARK MEDICAL CENTER IN FORT MYERS.

IT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 11 O'CLOCK ON MERRITT AVENUE SOUTH IN LEHIGH ACRES.

LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES TELL US THE BOY'S MOTHER CALLED 9-1-1,

LEHIGH ACRES FIRE AND EMS RESPONDED AND PERFORMED C-P-R.

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MENINGITIS UPDATE-VOWIPE

WE ARE FOLLOWING SEVERAL DEVELOPING STORIES TONIGHT --

FIRST,

170 PEOPLE HAVE NOW BEEN SICKENED IN THE MENINGITIS OUTBREAK LINKED TO TAINTED STEROID SHOTS.

SO FAR 14 HAVE DIED.

GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS SAY IT COULD GET WORSE.

IDAHO BECAME THE 11TH STATE TO REPORT AT LEAST ONE ILLNESS.

THERE ARE ALSO CASES, INCLUDING TWO FATALITIES, IN FLORIDA.

13-THOUSAND PEOPLE ARE POSSIBLY AT RISK BECAUSE OF THE TAINTED SYRINGES --

CO GIRL BODY-VOTOPS

COLORADO INVESTIGATORS SAY A BODY FOUND IN A PARK DURNING THE SEARCH FOR A MISSING GIRL WAS NOT INTACT.

THEY AREN'T IDENTIFYING THE BODY YET -- BUT IT WAS FOUND DURING THE SEARCH FOR 10-YEAR-OLD JESSICA RIDGEWAY.

JUSSICA DISAPPEARED ON HER WALK TO SCHOOL NEARLY A WEEK AGO --

PARKING GARAGE UPDATE-VOTOPS

ALSO, AN UPDATE TONIGHT ON THE PARKING GARAGE COLLAPSE NEAR MIAMI.

A THIRD PERSON HAS DIED -- AND A FOURTH IS MISSING AND PRESUMED DEAD.

THE LATEST VICTIM WAS PULLED FROM THE RUBBLE EARLY THIS MORNING -- BUT DIED A FEW HOURS LATE AT A MIAMI TRAUMA CENTER.

THE C-E-O OF AJAX BUILDING CORPORATION --

ONE OF THE COMPANIES ON THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT --

SAYS THERE WAS NO WARNING BEFORE THE COLLAPSE.

EDISON AUDIT-VOWIPE

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT IS CRACKING DOWN ON EDUCATION SPENDING - LAUNCHING AN INVESTIGATION INTO COLLEGE PRESIDENTS' COMPENSATION.

EDISON STATE COLLEGE AND HUNDREDS OF OTHER STATE COLLEGES ARE PART OF THE PROBE FOR INFORMATION,

ALL AFTER FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE'S PRESIDENT STEVEN WALLACE RETIRED SUDDENLY WITH A $1.2 MILLION SETTLEMENT.

HE'S ACCUSED OF MISHANDLING CAMPUS FUNDS-

EDISON AUDIT-SOTVO

"I've asked the inspector general to look into all of our schools and really make sure we understand how we're spending our money."

EDISON STATE LEADERS SAY THEY WELCOME THE INVESTIGATION,

GAS PRICES SPIKE-HS CG

IN CALIFORNIA SOME DRIVERS ARE SEEING SIX DOLLARS AT THE GAS PUMP.

AND HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WE ARE ALSO SEEING A SPIKE -- JUST NOT AS HIGH.

RIGHT NOW WE ARE PAYING THREE-75 A GALLON ON AVERAGE.

NEARLY 40 CENTS MORE THAN A YEAR AGO, AND THAT NUMBER COULD BE GOING EVEN HIGHER.

GAS PRICES SPIKE-PKG

Bamion Campbell

5630 "oh my god! I wish the price was low."

As drivers look up to the heavens for help -- the price for gas climbs even higher.

Geri English, driver

4917 "I would say its outrageous."

This time last year -- filling up was about 40 cents cheaper a gallon.

English 4924 "who can afford it?"

At the beginning of 2009 -- drivers paid around a buck 75.

Today -- the sticker shocked commuters dare to compromise.

Denise Ecker 5151 "I think it should be back down to 2, 250 a gallon."

Take car nats

Campbell 5708 "if it could go back to 2 something it would be better."

Typically -- this time of year prices fall.

Experts tell us -- they and everyone else at the pump must wait a little longer.

Dr dean Stansel, fgcu professor

"Steve, it's supply and demand."

Fgcu economists professor, Dr dean Stansel, explains -- gas supplies shrank after some issues at refineries.

Stansel 0051 "these supply factors, disruptions have been bigger than demand factor. Net effect is we haven't seen that change yet."

Dr Stansel predicts Relief is on its way -- how quickly though is unclear.

Leaving drivers feeling frustrated with no alternative but to swipe the plastic --

Denise Ecker, driver

5207 "I think we're going to struggle a little longer."

Or turn to a higher power -- given the ungodly numbers.

Campbell 5741 "I'm praying it gets better. I'm praying to God it gets better. Hopefully it gets better."

NEXT AT 6 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE ONE---

AN INVASIVE INSECT IS ALREADY KILLING PLANTS ALONG OUR COASTS --

NOW, THIS FLY IS HEADING INLAND -- WE LOOK AT WHERE ITS HEADED AND WHAT KIND OF DAMAGE IT COULD CAUSE.

PLUS,

VETS ARE SEEING AN INCREASING NUMBER OF SICK DOGS --

WHAT THEY ARE EATING THAT COULD KILL THEM.

TZ1 A SPIRAL WHITE FLY SPREAD-VOTOPS

TZ1 B FROGS AND DOGS-VOTOPS

JP STORMWARN OPEN-CLIP

WEATHER-PWC

The nice comfortable humidity levels have arrived at Southwest Florida and they're here to stay for a few days. The official morning low of 69º in Fort Myers was the coolest morning since May 22 of this year.

Between a big ridge of High Pressure producing calm weather to our north and Tropical Depression #16 near the Bahamas, we're getting a northeast wind that will persist through the first half of the weekend, keeping rain chances near zero.

By the weekend, the wind will begin to turn more easterly and lose its northerly component. Once this happens, tropical moisture will start creeping back into Southwest Florida, which will increase our clouds and rain chances.

There may be an isolated shower in spots Sunday afternoon, but the better rain chance will be on Monday afternoon with the chance going to 30%.

SPIRAL WHITE FLY SPREAD-OC

AN INVASIVE INSECT ALREADY INFESTED MOST OF THE PLANTS ALONG LEE AND COLLIER COUNTY COASTS.

NOW -- THE SPIRALING WHITEFLY IS ON THE MOVE AGAIN.

SPIRAL WHITE FLY SPREAD-PKG

Nats 2600 wind blows palm fronds

I just love the way they look. When you think of a tropical island that's what you think of, coconut palms

BILL ABELL'S VISION OF PARADISE IS A LITTLE SPOTTY LATELY.

the topside of the frond looks fine, when you look at underside that's when you see the damage

LAST WEEK, THE BONITA SPRINGS HOMEOWNER SPOTTED THE SIGNS OF SPIRALING WHITEFLY, AN INVASIVE SPECIES INFESTING PLANTS ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

a lot of these things are just a matter of time

LEE COUNTY EXTENSION DIRECTOR STEPHEN BROWN SAYS IF YOU LIVE FURTHER INLAND, WATCH FOR THE BUG'S WAXY BUILDUP.

as long as the weather is warm, as long as there's food inland that's the next destination

ABOUT A YEAR AGO, BROWN SAYS, THE SPIRALING WHITEFLY

take map

HIT MIAMI, FROM CENTRAL AMERICA--

THEN TRAVELLED UP THE COAST.

NEXT, HE SAYS, THEY'LL SHOW UP FURTHER EAST, TO HENDRY COUNTY, WITH FEW NATURAL PREDATORS TO STOP THEM.

the insects that eat them probably are not aware they got a new meal on the menu

OTHER BUGS MIGHT CATCH ON IN THE NEXT 2 TO 3 YEARS, BROWN SAYS, AND START NATURALLY REDUCING THE WHITEFLY POPULATION.

sorry to see it, cause that means it costs money to get rid of it

WHITEFLY'S WON'T KILL YOUR PLANTS, BROWN SAYS, BUT TO LOSE THE SPOTS, LOOK FOR AN INSECTICIDE THAT CONTAINS 1.7% Imidacloprid.

something that you're going to have to be on the lookout for all the time

AND ABELL WARNS, KEEP AND EYE ON YOUR YARD.

FROGS AND DOGS-VO

THE BUFO TOAD IS POISONING DOGS ACROSS LEE COUNTY.

SOME EMERGENCY CLINICS SAYING THEY'RE AVERAGING NEARLY ONE DOG A NIGHT POISONED.

THE TOAD SECRETES TOXINS THAT CREATE FOAMING AT THE PETS MOUTH.

CONTACT CAN ALSO MEAN SEIZURES, COMA OR DEATH FOR A PET.

TRIXIE THE DOG UPDATE-VO

TONIGHT WE'RE CATCHING UP WITH A DOG THAT CAPTURED SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HEARTS A YEAR AGO.

REMEMBER TRIXIE?

HOW COULD YOU FORGET -- SHE MAKES HER WAY AROUND USING JUST HER FRONT TWO LEGS.

ELEANOR COOKE --

THE SOUTH TRAIL ANIMAL HOSPITAL VET WHO ADOPTED TRIXIE SAYS SHE IS HAPPY --

OUTGOING AND ENERGETIC.

COOKE TELLS US SHE BRINGS THE DISABLED POOCH INTO WORK EVERY DAY.

AND, SHE LOVES TO SWIM --

COMING UP NEXT OPEN-CLIP

TEASE TWO-POP

HIGH DRAMA IN CINCINNATI. REDS AND GIANTS PLAYING TO MOVE ON TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES. THE MIAMI HEAT PLAYING IN CHINA TODAY.

TZ2 SPORTS-VO

WORLD NEWS TEASE-BLK-SOT

TONIGHT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP

TONIGHT AT 7 O'CLOCK--

ALL NEW TONIGHT AT SEVEN.

A FORT MYERS MAN COMES FACE TO FACE WITH AN INTRUDER IN HIS BEDROOM.

TONIGHT, HEAR FROM THE VICTIM WHO DECIDED HE WASN'T GOING TO LET THE CRIMINAL GET AWAY.

A PARTY CRASHER WITH A MACHETE.

TZ 7 1) GUY WRESTLES INTURDER-VO-WIPE

TZ 7 2) BEER MACHETE-VOTOPS

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

REDS GIANTS-VOTOPS

FIRST STOP CINCINNATI

LET'S START THIS PARTY IN GRAND STYLE.

BUSTER POSEY. GOES GRAND SLAM ON THE REDS. GIVING THE GIANTS A 6-0 LEAD. IN THE 5TH.

REDS GIANTS-SOTOPS

MIAMI HEAT-POPMON

MIAMI HEAT-VOTOPS

LET'S GO TO BEIJING. FOR A LITTLE EXHIBITION.

SPEAKING OF RAY ALLEN. DOING WHAT HE DOES. KNOCKS DOWN THE 3. ALLEN WITH 15 IN HIS MIAMI DEBUT.

HOW ABOUT HIS PLAY. HEAT IN MID SEASON FORM. DWAYNE WADE WITH THE STEAL. LEBRON JAMES CAPS IT OFF WITH THE FLUSH. JAMES WITH 20

MIAMI HEAT-SOTTOPS

DOLPHINS-VOTOPS

SPEAKIGN OF MIAMI.

DOLPHINS AND RAMS FROM SUN LIFE STADIUM THIS SUNDAY.

THE FINS ARE ACTUALLY 3 1/2 POINT FAVORITES.

DOLPHINS-SOTTOPS

TIGER WOODS-POMON

TIGER WOODS-VOTOPS

TIGER BEAT RORY MCILROY ON WEDNESDAY TO ADVANCE TO THE SEMI FINALS TODAY. BUT WAS BEATEN BY JUSTIN ROSE.

SO ROSE AND LEE WESTWOOD WILL MEET IN THE FINALS.

NHL LOCKOUT-VOTOPS

FROM STICKS ON GRASS TO STICKS ON ICE. THE NHL MET WITH THE PLAYERS UNION FOR THE SECOND DAY IN A ROW.

AND THERE IS SOME ENCOURGEMENT. NHL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BILL DALY SAYS THE PLAYERS UNION IS PUTTING TOGETHER A PROPOSAL IN HOPES OF ENDING THE LOCKOUT. WHICH HAS REACHED 26 DAYS.

EARNHARDT-VOTOPS

THAT MASSIVE WRECK AT TALLADEGA ON SUNDAY. SEEMS TO HAVE TAKEN IT'S TOLL ON DRIVER DALE EARNHARDT JR.

GOODBYE-4SHOT