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that officially kicks off today. republican national committee moving in over the weekend. the project will set the stage for mitt romney to officially accept the nomination for president. the $20 million project will take about 6 weeks to complete. the convention kicks off on august the 27th. those are your top stories at 5:00. mitt romney looking to regain momentum and shift the campaign in a different direction. he's focusing on the presidential political payoff. you may recall that on friday former massachusetts governor mitt romney actually challenged president obama to re...

last seen riding bicycle. the bikes were found abandoned near the lake. >> searchers are confident the girls are not in myers lake. we have used all sorts of resources we have had and brought in search and rescue dogs and they have found nothing. >> family members aren't giving up hope. >> positive thinking is all we have right now and our faith and god will bring them back. >> a 50,000 dollar reward is being offered for the girl's safe return. a tree was hit by lightening killing two of those men and sending a third one to the hospital. witnesses say it sounded like an explosion. ...

monday,,july 16th 3 3 3 3 3- 3 &pa terrifying sight in through an partment complex. the fire estroyed several homes and left dozens of people homeless. homeless.megan gilliland is here with dramatic video from the scene... and how those affected are coping at this hour. good morning guys,take a look at this.you can see the smoke just pourning out hese people's homes... at one point... the flaaes shot as high as 20 feet into the air.it ignited here on glen michael lane just after midnight yesterday.the ffre eventually spread to the building next door.it took crews nearly two hours to ...

>> arthel: small sandwich shop in the middle of a big controversy. city of crystal river, florida saying it is illegal for the owner to fly so many flags. peter linton smith has the story. >> reporter: walk into this crystal river restaurant and you are growthed with great food, loyal customers and -- and a lot of patriotism. the american flag stands tall with flags representing every branch of the military. i means a lot to the restaurant owner. >> the two navy flags are my most special because i have two sons serving in the navy now. >> reporter: customers love it as much as the food. unfort...

tornado in joplin, missouri we have a live report from the disaster zone straight ahead. >> arthel: the nation's worst drivers revealed. what a new study found about certain parts of the u.s. and how men and women compare behind the wheel. >> rick: we start with politics. major development on this still forming 2012 gop presidential field. if you thought this field was set, maybe not. this as president obama wraps up his tour of europe. buzz picking up on two more republican heavy hitters. former new york city mayor giuliani and former texas governor perry thinking about their plans....