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might think, things falling off trucks and cars and hitting drivers behind them, see how this bay area woman ended up with this in her car grill. and amy schumer had a controversial comments about tampa and some businesses are boiling. >> that evening i am jen leigh i am keith cate. raking news in hillsborough county as there is a deadly crash involving a bicyclist. we learn that the has -- bicyclist is a 21-year- old man all liens of dale mabry northbound are shut down in the cyclist was in the median when he traveled into the road he was hit by an suv and car. a witness says he was dragged at least one lock and fhp is waiting to release his name. we are tracking storm systems and our own
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keeping an eye on this. steve? we had tropical depression 7 and it is out there and a good distance away. the landmass that you see on the right part of the screen is africa, 40 mph winds which is the ace level and then to the west and northwest to 18 mph is what this is official track from the national hurricane center is basically following the thinking from those models. saturday 8 pm potentially a category one in this track could change but that is the current thinking from nhc on the latest system. 3 we are watching out here we have truckle -- tropical depression fiona and we've been tracking that all weekend and it continues to move as a
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also have invest 99l with a 60% chance of developing in the best potential to interact with land, specifically puerto rico and possibly the us in some fashion. that's a look at satellite imagery that as we look at the computer forecast or the spaghetti models, it takes this familiar path that storms typically do in this position to the north and moves towards the bahamas over the long term. that is 7 days will need to continue to watch it for the short and long-term and see what the computer models do with this and check your computer preparation list. >> to the season. thank you we will check back with you for the emac to forecast in a bit. astir new warning for those trying for a baby amidst zika virus. do not do it, if you are pregnant than use a condom for the rest of the pregnancy.
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question of if but when it will pop up in tampa bay, an obstetrician is telling her patients flat out to delay your pregnancy, you know it's serious when a doctor saying do not get pregnant, it is that serious. melanie michaels shows us why. >>reporter: when dr. jill huffman talks about babies there is a warning she delivers daily. >> never would i imagine telling a pregnant woman to use condoms. >>reporter: she does not mince words when it comes to zika she says if you are a childbearing age and you want to have a baby, do not do it. >> i have never really said that before and it is obviously bad for business but if you can delay, delay. there is so many unanswered questions that it's better to wait until we have more information.>>reporter: pregnant women are in serious danger if they contract this and they can contract microcephaly and something very important for women that are
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>> currently we are not sure how long the virus stays in semen. >> use protection if you're concerned that your partner has this. >>reporter: the doctor finds herself in a unique situation, she is 8 months pregnant and is not only advising patients but heeding warnings herself. >> it is something that women in florida need to take into consideration. it is not a question of if, but when >> that was melanie michael reporting for news channel 8. another concern is the massive flooding in louisiana. she says think about all the water on all the land on the gulf coast. it is the perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes. mayor bob buckhorn is promising to deal with properties that become breeding grounds and he spoke today in
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at a home in tampa. they have known about the problem for years but the city is limited in what they can do because a property owner rights . >> the enforcement process that allows us to either get control of this or get it out of bankruptcy or issue demolition order is not easy or quick. >> mayor buckhorn is trying to identify areas where mosquitoes are problem and he wants to work with the mosquito control to help our web team has put together everything you need to know on zika virus on wfla.com fatal attraction, a man looking for love on a dating site is the word to his death, 27-year- old adam hillary was shot to death in his apartment on sunset avenue on friday. he met 18-year-old hayley bustos on the online dating site plenty of fish and took her on a date thursday evening. she returned to the apartment a
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to rob him and they believe that she may have done this before. >> her comfort with the way that this man does not seem like it would be the first time. if she has not done a she talked to people who have. they think this man shot and killed hillary. >> all 4 suspects are facing first-degree murder and the victim had a five-ye the squad car from a window while handcuffed his back in police custody, on saturday night he was arrested on outstanding warrants and while he was handcuffed he was able to slither through a roll down the window and earlier today he surrendered to law enforcement faces a felony charge for escaping. washington firefighters are battling a handful of fires and the wellesley and yale fire
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now being called the spokane complex fire. so far it destroyed several homes and firefighters believe it is 500 acres. in southern california thousands of people can go home after they were forced out by the blue cup fire. more than 105 homes in 216 buildings are destroyed near los angeles. as the fire lines down to mac others are growing barbara and kern counties. sarasota police need your help tracking down some crooks that sold $600 worth of security cameras, you can see these guys walking around surf and sand and one of them sits right in front of the camera at some point and eventually turns it off. if you recognize the do or you can call the sarasota police department. the final report says the two-year-old death of lane graves was an unpreventable accident. they say the gator acted in a predatory manner and the boy did nothing to provoke the
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alerted staff to the alligators about 45 minutes prior to the attack and was on his weight down to one families when he heard a woman scream. you have to see the story to believe it. a woman narrowly escaped disaster when a long handled shovel came flying through the air on the suncoast parkway and wedged in the front row of her car. a few inches higher and the shovel likely would've come crashihr the dangerous debris crashed into her car more than one week ago and she still has the evidence lodged in her vw sought. peter is live and when i drive i think why don't people just tie down the stuff so it does not go flying. >>reporter: you would like to think that and it is the law of the land, florida drivers that do not secure their loads risk going to jail but we have all driven the roads around here and seen piles of junk teetering on flatbeds and
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>> is he the shovel flying to the air and i think this is not good. >>reporter: driving from her new point richie home to tampa she saw the long handled shovel careening towards her. >> hit the car in front of you bounce onto the roof and the road between us and then embedded itself in my grill. >>reporter: she is kept the garden tool right where it is hoping to show the insurance adjuster what happened. >>reporter: did you consider ducking? >> absolutely, we were doing 60 to 70 and i was late over in my seat because i knew what would happen if it came to the windshield.>>reporter: between 2011 and 2014 dangerous debris played a key role in crashes causing 39,000 injuries in this florida man almost died when a heavy piece of metal smash through his windshield. >> i was driving on interstate
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there is no reason why i should be here. >> people need to be responsible and they put a shovel on their vehicle or ladder or a can of paint. it needs to be tied down and secure because it could've gone through my windshield. >>reporter: it needs repair work that she is fine. >> and angel was watching over me that day. this, it can be extremely maddening, choices stuck with the $500 deductible and she told me recently that she went to a mcdonald's in the person of the drive-through window said do you know you have a shovel stuck in the front of her car? it would not be funny if it did not happen. >> it is so outrageous and we see this happen all the time. >> peter bernard, live tonight. >> that show of hands, we have all seen not. the olympian that says he is sorry but it is not enough
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>> coming up next how much money ryan lochte loss. and amy schumer makes a crack about tampa and it is not the well, we show you how some people respond. and what's coming up on the tonight show. thank you keith engine and everyone in tampa bay, new shows me of jordan speak and robert de niro, do not change
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in florida, it used to be that if a child, a senior or one of our four legged friends was trapped in a hot car you and i were not allowed to save them unless we were willing to be sued. has government lost its mind? so i fixed the law to make sure we are all empowered to rescue those who can not rescue themselves. that is the least we can do. after all the love they give. dana young for the florida senate.
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he was hit by an suv and the car and we are zooming in on the bicycle left on the sidewalk. we are waiting to learn his name after troopers notify his family. swimmer ryan lochte may have one at the olympics but his behavior in real cost of more than $1 million. speedo and ralph lauren said they will not renew his contract and so did a hair removal contract and a mattress maker. >> the of his speed to save the children. this benefits youngsters and the drill test results and this comes to mac days after he admitted that he was not truthful. the three swimmers were not robbed and instead were confronted and asked to pay for damage after vandalizing a gas station. and the consumer alert is a couple of carmakers are dealing with problems that could cause
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pedal stopper and there is concern it will shift out of park. mitsubishi is also recalling some models that can delay acceleration in certain situations. taking a job at tampa bay, a world-famous comedienne is feeling some heat tonight. the backlash against amy schumer is growing and jen an earful over this, even the mayor. >> what she said was not flattering and she is well known for pushing the envelope with her comedy, but did she go too far? you decide. >>reporter: bookstore owner stephanie bedingfield has a bone to pick with amy schumer. it has to do with her criticism of tampa bay, the girl with the
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lives there and has read a book. >> >>reporter: her first reaction? >> i don't read a book. >>reporter: she took it further and this up, dear miss schumer, give us another chance, love the >> people that read, she isn't the only one with this opinion and we asked bob popcorn if he had read the passage and he said >> based on what i read she had a great one night stand. >>reporter: she will bring the comedy tour to tampa in october in all seriousness the mayor hope she will give the city another chance. >> she is entitled to her opinion as misinformed as it may be and i am certain if she got to know us she would probably want to move here. >>reporter: bedingfield is not holding a grudge and wants
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skin. the story is getting attention on our facebook page, 300 comments in 5 hours, where she just being sarcastic or was it just too much? you could join the conversation on the wo fla facebook page. >> we're still talking about it and were talking about the bookstore now so anything from her on all of this? she did to me today and said that she talks hometown of long island all the time, she said she could stop by to sign a few books when she is in town. >> publicity for tampa one way or another. >> that was fun until it's your hometown. >> thank you 10 holloway -- jen holloway. from our photojournalist, omar delgado, a beautiful sunset and we tapped out at 92 for a high.
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way, we expect that n90 is the average high. 92 through the time period and temps are slightly above normal and they will come back to normal by wednesday. a dryer today and we saw showers but the dry air high above and helping to hold back some shower activity. almost 6 inches of rain so far and still above normal to see the rain come down during the rainy season when we can get it. 7 am, 80 degrees in temperatures are warm. 84 below and that's a usual indication of a westerly flow and we are in a transition to an easterly flow and that is more typical for the morning sunshine and afternoon showers. 82 seminal, 86 clearwater and our temperature 82 in lakeland and 80 in northport.
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wesley chapel. high-pressure continues to dominate and we don't see much in shower activity may be a bit off the salt was part of florida and looks like high above in the atmosphere at the surface front to the north we are transitioning to more than easterly flow. the dryer air has been hanging around for some time and you can see on the water vapor imagery. >> we did not show you fiona earlier but there it is, nothing to get excited about. light winds at this is the tropical invest, the area of investigation, 90 9l and it moves to the west here in quite a bit of dry air. this is the dry sahara air coming off of africa and it is a hindrance for tropical systems that they will have to do without for the short term
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track of these models makes it interesting. 30 mph winds and this is not a developed tropical depression, storm, or hurricane. you will likely see quite a bit of this on social media and we will continue to keep you informed on that particular system. obviously the hurricane prep you could've done junipers but you can do it now as well. partly cloudie afternoon the storms will drift back to the west and we have the sea breeze and out of flow boundary but it looks like a bit more active and more atmosphere around. wednesday is mostly dry with temperatures in the upper 70s and there is a surface front on wednesday and don't get excited, it will not sleep through with cooler or dryer air. we don't look for a pure front until october. 92 on wednesday and 92 for thursday and the rain chances 30% for tomorrow and then you see these temperatures and rain averages close to what we
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overnight temperatures are back to the upper 70s and enjoy summer weather why it is here. we will continue to keep an eye on the topics for you. >> you will be a busy man for the next several days. >> september is the peak and we expected to get more active. >> however you want to pronounce that, that is the way. >> next in sports david price baffles his formal -- former team. >> is the rookie kicker suffering from a confidence
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cornerback fernand hargraves the third getting more repetition on the first-team defense and we are getting close to the season. we were not permitted to shoot the entire practice but the workout ended early reportedly because of a challenge and the kicker had to make a 50 yard field goal to make the day short and he nailed it. maybe that is the confidence boost that he need the cars after a shaky beginning may wonder if his dilemma has al >>reporter: for the second straight game his first touch of the football resulted in a mess. if fans are worried that the head coach cannot be too far behind. >> we need to make a field goal. >> they are paid to make kicks and they know it. >> at a sports events like life and sometimes things will not
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>>reporter: for fans that followed his career always went his way in his 88% field-goal accuracy was one of the best marks ever. how does he miss? maybe we should head to the golf course. >> on saturday his first one went to the right. >> it's like a potter when you miss over the whole, you left it open. >>reporter: he would miss and has endured slums before but the rough start to confidence. >> in times like this that build you up and then down the road in the future you are stronger. when you overthink and your thinking i need to do this or do that then you have too many thoughts in your head and sometimes you need to sit back and relax and just relaxed. >> i leave it open all the time on the golf course.
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in florida, it used to be that if a child, a senior or one of our four legged friends was trapped in a hot car you and i were not allowed to save them unless we were willing to be sued. has government lost its mind? so i fixed the law to make sure we are all empowered to rescue those who can not rescue themselves. that is the least we dana young for the florida senate.
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the winning lotto numbers are 2, 1, 9. and 5, 0, 6. and 6 1 3 >> it will be hot start to the day. 80 degrees is pretty warm but we get back to this typical pattern which would give us upper 70s and that is much cooler. >> i was seeing if you are listening. thunderstorms get a better chances we had throughout the end of the week. about 40% which is the normal for this time of year. and we are forecasting upper 70s. >> remember last week when i
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