homeowners about water bills, shannon beaning ingets answers in the county. we're playing the waiting game with a tropical wave creeping closer to florida. how far will it get and how far will it go. steve jerve is tracking this thing. but, it's up in the air, isn't it steve. >> it's hard for the analyze. it's easier to grab on to that spot and say this is where it goes. it doesn't have a clear center of circulation or a formed tropical cyclone. what it has is thunderstorms across hispaniola which is in the dominican republic and haiti at the moment. a lot of thunderstorms are widely red, the red color, the cooler cloud tops in the aread

you can see they're in there at 23 miles per hour so far. they are going to make a lot of loops around this system and determine if there is a low level circulation to see if the system should be upgraded to a tropical depression. so far they have that gust at 23 miles per hour. here's the spaghetti models, they've traveled significantly west as compared to yesterday. it pushes it farther west and that divergent opinion of the computer models that we here in the last couple of days. as we look at the circumstance laying, the visible imagery tells the story of a low level circulation there, it's widely spated from the convection from the south. this is wind shear with the dry air from the system. we'll have to watch it for the next couple of days, we'll learn it and it's potentially strengthening into a depression. >> we'll check back with you in a little bit.

hernando county firefighter is in the hospital after a fire in a mobile home park. we're live over the scene on soaring hawk lane. paul what do you know. >> reporter: good afternoon. look at this keith, this is where the fire took place, we believe it started in the main structure and went out into the outlying area. they had to react as a brushfire too. as you can see it burned the structure, it came out they're putting out the hot spots right now. we're not sure how the firefighter was injured, but he was injured in critical condition during this fight of this fire, you can see all the burned out area and they are still on scene trying to put out any hot spots, so, it's still a very active scene and once we get more information, we'll pass it along to you. back to you keith. >> a lot of damages we can see it. >> this firefighter as we're talking about is the dade city

as we get them. >> some south team homeowners are tired of pounding music flood nothing their homes at night. the homeowner squared off with bar owners packing the meeting talking about a noise ordinance. >> we're joined live on south howard where it's quiet right now. >> right now, jen, good afternoon, we're outside, this is one of the many bars in south howard, this is an app we level and it's recording my normal speaking voice above 70 decibels, it would call it to be in the 55 decibels that they pump out at night. many say it's not possible. >> it's loud and thumping. >> tammy lives off n h tampa an bothered by the beat of the music by the bars nearby.

up the doors, it gets too loud and you can hear the lyrics and the music and you might be able to pick out the name of the song, it's a little loud. >> it's complaint going on for years. people who live in the neighborhood have become fed up with the music. today tampa city council got an ear full. >> homeowners and bar owners packed city council chambers to talk about the city's noise ordinance. >> problem, i'm in the here to criticize anyone, but the people who oppose this, they're going to get old and they'll get a taste of this too to see what it's like. >> the ordinance is calling for the bars to keep it below 55 decibels outside of the clubs. >> it's not possible.

patio it's over 55 decibels. it's just the general feeling that it's an entertainment district that it's grown into rather than what a regular neighborhood would expect. >> there is disagreement as to whether or not this is an entertainment district or residential neighborhood. tampa city council did a prove the ordinance on the second reading, but they've promised a workshop to hammer out a compromise. >> does this ordinance impact the entire south howard area? >> right now the entire city would be impacted, downtown ybor city, but they could work out an agreement where they write in a dispensation for ybor city and residential neighborhoods, that will have to be hammered out in the work shop. >> thank you jeff. hillary clinton wrapped up a fiery speech in reno, nevada

ripped into donald trump for spreading racism fear amongering. >> donald trump has built his campaign on prejudice and paranoia, he's taking hate groups mainstream. a man with a long history of racial discrimination, who traffic in conspiracy theatres and draws from pages of the supermarket tabloids dark reaches of the internet should never run our government or command our military. >> and this seems to be the theme we'll be hearing about ahead of the speech of hillary clinton's campaign, white supremacist leaders praising donald trump. we have the latest on the presidential campaign, a race that's getting more personal with every speech every day on

have been undercurrents in this contest all along. now, they're definitely out in the open. >> in nevada where polls show the race is close, hillary clinton charged donald trump in pedaling bigotry and paranoia. >> there's always been a paranoid fringe in our politics, a lot of it arising racial resentment but it's never have the nominee of a

>> the very important message is the african community, they've been let down by hillary clinton and the democrats. >> it's a reach out to white voters too. >> there are republicans who don't want to vote for hillary clinton, but they don't want to vote for someone who they think might be a racist. >> he pulled an audience on fox about importing 11 million immigrants. he's look for popular >> donald trump is expected to clarify his immigration of his speech in the next two weeks, as far as his accusations of ties to white supremacist, a black supporter, pastor, he said it's a disgusting new low by the hillary clinton campaign. a student posted a picture of a gun online prompted a major response from the pass

out of hand. but, if this had happened a month from now, after a new law goes into effect. the student who posted the picture would be facing charges. >> it prohibits any threats to schools or implications of threats to the school. before it should be based off a bomb, however this is wide end to shootings and other such incidents. >> that law takes affect october 1st. the student and her parents apologized about this water bill shot up more than $100 to $1200, it was just out of control. >> it's incredible. we're hearing from more people in the county. they knew they "better call behnken" for help. >> severe weather caught on camera as it slams the midwest. we'll get a close up look at the aftermath. >> a group of veterans were

one was come to their funeral. so some county deputies decided to do something about it. you're watching news channel 8, the station that's always on your side. shannon and i were purchasing a home. >> the massive sinkhole underneath their baby's bedroom. >> i feel like their jeopardy. >> a 8 on your side investigation, a sinkhole that spotted an investigation. >> i'm thomas and i'm kelly from spring hill and that's the

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directly to consumers. the national weather service is trying to figure out how many tornadoes hit indiana. state homeland security officials put the number at 12. check out the area in kokomo, the twister destroyed dozens of building, but no one was killed or badly hurt. we're looking this tornado that formed yesterday. you can see the massive funnel cloud wow. in ohio, a storm chaser caught video of tearing apart a mobile home and seven homes were damaged and the storms knocked out power and shut down roads as well. from wind to water, heavy rain caused problems in the midwest, this is video in water, rushing water moved an rv and one person died when

upper river has overflowed its banks. >> the water can move trees, rvs, trucks everything. >> a car can float in less than a foot of water. >> we're watching the storms. how is the weather looking? >> high pressure has taken over this morning. we're not seeing much in the way of rain. the sky looks like this in a lot of spots, it's 90 degrees, bright sunshine, drier air a loft, we have an east wind it's light and variable. the current temperature is at st. pete's beach. this is from a vista there on top of the retirement center. this is northeast winds at 5 miles per hour. it's mostly overcast, 59% relative humidity. little rainfall, it's been quieter than anticipated.

chance, a small possibility of seeing a rain shower develop. 84 degrees there. the rain chance also climb up in the next five days. at the least, it could increase atmosphere i can moisture -- atmospheric moisture. as i was what i was talking, sarasota county, it has developed around sarasota back into desoto county. i downtown. it may pass through the downtown area and energize a little mortgage as it gets offshore. 92 degrees at 4pm tomorrow, temperatures warm like they are today. we have seen 94, 95 degrees and dew point temperatures in the upper 70s, very uncomfortable. pinellas park, we're taking a way the cooling sea breeze, clearwater beach and seminole

temperatures. bay breeze in st. petersburg that's nicer that's why that is cooler. hot everyone where, of course, and the feels-like temperatures we're expecting it to be quite high, and this is in weeki wachee. that's the same flow, showers are moving east to west and farther south, we see a few more showers, not under the influence of high pressure, it's caved out a spot in the we have the heating going on in the showers and thunderstorms here, you can see off the southwest coast of florida, and still showers to generate deeper atmospheric moisture and pressure down south. in case you missed it it's 99l, an area of investigation, invest, the forecast continues to be all over the place as we anticipated yesterday without being able to lock on in the center point itself. the trend for the computer

we'll see if that trend has carried on and whether that system has upgraded to the tropical depression tomorrow into saturday. gaston is out there, the pronunciation says gaston, it's out there, so, it was a hurricane for a period of time. 92, 30% rain chance lower. better chances south for tomorrow. saturday and sunday, we talked about the rain chances, close to average with a few more clouds monday and tuesday, and by the end seasonal rain chances will be back with afternoon storms. if you've been cheated when you need help. she's on your side "better call behnken." no big surprise, investigator shannon behnken continues to hear from hernando county residents questioning eye popping water bills. one couple is trying to figure out how to pay $1200 that they don't think they should owe.

in their home. they found reports of other high water bills, they knew they "better call behnken." what's going on in hernando county. >> it's not clear, i'm hearing from residents for bills of hundreds of dollars and there's no explanation of where that water is going. >> they can't be serious. >> delores has a 1200 bill for one month's worth of water. >> a leak and you could get it fixed? >> yes, now, i'm scared. >> there was no cause for this water use. >> dolres and her husband are stuck trying to find the money in her budget. >> we don't have enough. that was my portion of social security. >> dolres thought she was the only one with this issue and

residents have reached out for bills, $500, $800 and $900. i took these complaints to virginia singer. >> is it possible for someone to have a $1200 water bill and not have a leak? >> that will be a question that probably our technicians could help answer. >> does the water department think there's a problem here? >> the water department is working with the customers, like they always do whenever there is a problem. >> singer tells me complaints have not gone up, but that does not reflect the stories customers tell me. >> is there any possibility that these high water bills are wrong? >> we have to take them on a case by case basis and investigate each individually. >> singer promises to have customer service look into dolres's bill again. >> we want her to feel comfortable in her home and

and get her questions answers. >> when they do call she'll have a lot of questions. >> i can't afford it. i have to leave here. >> the only explanation the water department has so for is a small patch of new sod, they offered her a credit on new sod that amounts to $38. >> i feel bad for these spokes people, you know, when you have these people, they don't want to come out and say a problem. something is wrong clearly. what is her bill. >> $133 is what she paid. >> up to $1200. >> and no leaks they're able to find. where did it all go? >> something is wrong. we'll stay on it. a reminder if you have a

call behnken." >> the number 855-behnken.

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free repair kit. bloomberg noise puts the finger at the airplanes, mechanical failures and crew scheduling is the major problem for delays in airlines. these problems have dropped in recent months. it's national doggy day. you can think about the cost of owning a dog, the first can cost $1400 and $1800 for a larger breed. it goes down to costing $875. some would argue that a dog is priceless. >> i have two dogs and they're a lot more expensive than that. >> they're nonstop eaters. >> what's coming up at 5:30. >> a desperate plea for help, the reason these people are worried that it's turning into a mosquito breeding ground.

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