a look at where the funding fight is now. i'm jennifer leigh. >> i'm keith cate. thank you for joining us tonight. busted. three polk county burglary suspects tied themselves to their crime spree when a victim spotted them. not only driving his car, but, wearing his clothes. newschannel8's melissa marino talked to that victim. she talked about the role social media played in identifying the three suspects. >> reporter: good evening. these bold burglars stole a car and this one over here across the street. they were quick to use the stolen items and got themselves busted. >> when we saw one of those oh my gosh moments. >> reporter: this man who didn't want to be identified knew the moment he saw the post on crime stopper's facebook page. the burglary suspects they needed help finding were driving his car, stolen days before. >> he had some damage to it. so, i knew what it was right away. that was my vehicle. >> reporter: if he had any

work clothes including his beanie with his name tag still on it. >> it unmistakable. >> reporter: the men targeted two nearby neighborhoods as well. the sunset vista and mission hills community in lakeland. video from one of the homes shows the men checking for unlocked cars. they stole guns, cash, and more. they were later caught on camera using a victim's credit card at a gas station. investigators posted the photos on facebook and the tips started rolling in. >> like ... you're on camera. that is what burglars need to understand. you can't escape the camera. >> reporter: we are told the fathers of two of the suspects turned them in. a judge denied bond for devonte jefferson and jamie sanders. they are still looking for andrew martin, the third suspect. he has his car back and some of the belongings inside. he says he is very thankful for

newschannel8. the search is on for the man who attacked and robbed a 16-year-old bradenton girl walking to her school bus stop this morning. manatee county deputies say at 6:00 a.m., the man approached the girl at 20th east and 50th avenue drive east. the man pulled the girl's backpack and knocked her to the ground and tried to assault her. as a car approached, he took her phone and ran off. >> a lot of teenagers my age think they are invincible. th this can happen. >> deputies will be assigned to the bust stop the rest of the week. the suspect we are told is five foot seven. skinny, 25 years old. he was last seen wearing jeans and a dark shirt. call manatee county deputies. it is is a school under fire for issues of mold. 8 on your side has been following the saga of the plato academy in largo for weeks now. the founder of the school says there is mold in the school,

are asking. he says there is mold, but it is not dangerous and the air inside is actually better than it is outside. >> you said there was no mold. then there was mold. which is it? mold or no mold? >> this is how it qualifies. there is no mold of significant levels that endanger a human being. >> coming up at 6:00, 8 on your side wants to know why the school paid cleaning and ripping up flooring. and we spoke to a couple who says they are being lied to and they are taking their son out of the school. congressional leaders could be closer to agreeing on a zika funding bill. they came together to press congress to pass a clean version of the bill. josh benson joins us from sour tampa news center. what does this mean when they say a clean bill? >> reporter: congress has had a few chances to pass a bill, but

additional legislation tied to them. now, both parties accuse the other of playing politics so this group in florida says they will work together because a bill free of any provisions will be passed. senator bill nelson, a democrat, called for the clean bill. >> zika doesn't have anything to do with a confederate flag and zika doesn't have anything to do with defunding planned parenthood. >> reporter: senator nelson provisions added to a previous failed zika bill. the small group of florida leader ifs both sides want a bill that will pass and soon. and there appears to be one not to the tune of $9.1 million that president obama and democrats wanted but now a $1.1 billion free of any provisions. >> this should not be a political problem. this should be a healthcare problem. and a life problem. and, not a political problem on capitol hill. >> reporter: our governor rick

the group's concerns, also in dc to make his own plea to congress. the push coming as the centers for disease control report eight new nontravel related cases in florida. now, a total of 64. a republican senator marco rubio saying zika is a major health threat, but it is having disastrous economic effects on south florida. the miami herald reported miami hotel bookings are down. air fare to south florida is falling. business owners affected in affected areas report losses. polls show many visitors would rather stay away. >> reporter: now, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell believes they could pass the bill by putting the money into a short term budget bill to keep the government from shutting down through the end of the year. jen? >> speaking of, passing a budget bill is another big task for congress. so, are they just going to combine these two? >> reporter: that is what it sounds like according to senator mcconnell. he met with the president and said a deal is very close and i think we are all in a very good

bipartisan basis very quickly. >> josh benson, thank you josh. today, the world's biggest bank is sparking more outrage. new questions are being raised by about whether wells fargo is facing any consequences. the person in charges of the division is retiring at the end of the year. and according to financial disclosure documents, she is leaving with a pay-out of more than $124 million in stock ti >> by no means is this a small retirement package. this is one of the largest for a senior executive i have seen in my career. >> last week, wells fargo aprix growed to pay $185 million in fines over fake accounts opened by employees. the bank also fired more than 350 workers over the past five years for their involvement in the scheme. edward snowden wants president obama to grant him a pardon. he is living in russia, charged

classified information. he claims the leaks were moral and ethical because they revealed the scope of nsa surveillance. american leaders disagree saying he harmed national security and put citizens in danger. now to the race for the white house. hillary clinton said it and took it back. hillary clinton calling half of donald trump supporters a basket of deplorables is number one to the race to the illness became obvious that she attacked half of trump supporters. in iowa today, a battleground state where he is polling in first place, donald trump struck back defending his people. >> well, my opponent slanders you, as deplorable. ander redeemable, i call you hard working american patriots. >> recovering at home from pneumonia, she fired back tweeting out a video of trump

behind clinton nationally in the online poll. after largo flooded her home with raw sewage, the city put her up in a hotel. >> now the city is done footing that bill and she is calling behnken. she asked why the city is being asked to live in these conditions. >> lochte's road to redemption may have gotten off on the wrong foot. >> new showers for the tropical wave showers still can develop up into the late evening hours. we will show you that in the forecast and look ahead to your

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from using the bathroom of their gender identity. well, the latest group to pull its business from this state is the ncaa. the group is pulling seven championship sporting events from the state this academic year due to the law. that includes the first two rounds of the men's division one basketball tournament and the women's division one soccer championship. critics say the law is discriminatory toward the transgender community. since the 1940s , antibiotics have been used to treat people with wonder drugs are losing their effectiveness. now they are asking for your help to come up with a solution. they want someone, anyone, to create laboratory diagnose any objection tests that can both identify, and describe drug resistant bacteria. >> we hope the size of that award will attract attention from people who might have worked on something else and will now work on this. this is a huge public health problem. we need all hands on deck.

$20million in prizes will be awarded. the deadline for submission is january 9, 2017. so, it's right around the corner. you can find more information on our website, wfla.com. tense moments for ryan lochte on last night's episode of dancing with the stars. it had nothing to do with his performance. lochte and his partner professional dancer cheryl burke were being judged when two people it was not on live tv, but footage shows security removing them from stage. lochte is feeling a little lost. >> so many feelings are going through my head right now. a a little hurt. but i wanted to come out here and do something i'm not comfortable with. >> lochte was at the center of a fire storm in rio when he

teammates were robbed at gunpoint. he later admitted he lied and apologized for that. >> it is weird how somebody can get in a studio like that and go after somebody. >> for publicity. and here we are talking about it. >> look at him with that hair. >> it is like a whole other do without the white hair. i'm going to do that. go dark. >> let me know so i can alert the public. so steve jerve, how does it look >> the east coast is getting drenched. especially offshore, this area of low pressure that continues to move from basically south to north across the area. so, we have seen stronger thunderstorms in portions of the bay area today. and they have been fairly active in spots. you can see the view at the loews don cesar. you can see the beautiful view there. partly cloudy skies. no rainfall at this location.

plaza. it does help to drop the temperatures a little bit. some of the showers have come a little bit earlier. 82 degrees at nissan of venice. overcast at the moment. very high humidity. dew points have been up there today. so, you can see the showers that stretch from the eastern part of polk county. right along south of i-4. scattered about. almost sea breeze stuff. this low pressure that is sitting just off of the east coast along the east coast, is helping to control the flow. that counterclock wise flow. and from north to south, you brooksville. a few thunderstorms embedded in here as well. you can see the activity dragging across the area and across sections of polk. it is helping to control the movements of the showers here at the moment. high temperatures the next couple of days, the rain chances are a little bit higher than normal. we will go with slightly below normal temperatures. 76 degrees, 7:00 a.m. 88 at 4:00 p.m. temperatures 84 in temple terrace.

86 lakeland. and 82 in arcadi ah. you can see the developing showers, it is really as we look off the east coast, the counterclock wise rotation like you see with a typical tropical system. as a matter of fact, the hurricane center upgraded the potential for development with this system today. this tropical wave. most of the rain on the moisture, taking advantage of the high amounts of moisture in our atmosphere and the heating of the day. that helped to kick off some of the shower activity. ian is out there. 45 miles an hour winds will stay out there. not in effect for land. but, in the tropics we have eastern on the satellite imagery. this one uz upgraded to a 40% chance of development over a five day period. it will likely wander generally to the northwest. possibly up into the southern part of georgia with rain. another area we will watch over

development, 50% chance of that happening according to the national hurricane center. also, very interesting in the news and the pacific, is this super typhoon maronte, 150 miles an hour winds should make contact with taiwan. the bulk in taipei, the population. but this is a the tropical wave will wane on the state of florida. by the weekend, more typical afternoon activity. but still feels like summer though we are getting into mid and eventually late september. if you have been cheated, when you need help, she's on your side. better call behnken. >> well, the raw sewage is gone, but the home still stinks. and now, the family is once again forced to live inside the house. and that led them to say once again, hey, we better call

joins us once again to update us on this story. this started because of an accident on the part of the city of largo. >> the last time i was there, there was a big sign on the front door warning to stay out. that it wasn't safe. nothing has changed on the inside of that house. it still looks the same today. there is no kitchen. and electrical wires are exposed. >> when i walk in this house, i smell urine. >> reporter: laura ball has fragrant candles burning everywhere, but they don't hide raw sewage. >> i keep scrubbing but i don't know if it is in the wood. >> reporter: it was 33 days ago when she came home to find her home flooded with nastiness caused by a mistake by city of largo workers testing sewer mains. since then, ball and her husband have been in a hotel. >> so, the obvious question is, why are you back here? >> because they wouldn't pay for our lodgings and we have a

we have no choice. >> reporter: with the city refusing to pay for more time in a hotel, they had to come home. >> thank god my husband knows what he is doing. i'm thinking are these live wire ins they are. >> reporter: clearly, this house is not ready. the city hired contractors to rip apart the house and clean up. but now, there is no kitchen. this is their attempt to make due. >> this is how they left me. >> reporter: a toilet is in the bathtub, and the couple is using this cloth to mi the sewage fumes. i went to the city to find out who thought this was acceptable. >> so they feel the city has just forgotten them. can you respond to that? >> well, i'm sorry to hear that, that is unfortunate to hear that, i know the city is working very diligently to help them resolve the situation. >> reporter: city spokesman brandon graham couldn't answer all of my questions. and explained he would have to check with the city's legal department. >> to them, it is just

would make them live in these conditions. >> right. and i don't know who is making the decisions on where they live. are those completely being made by the homeowner or is there a component of that, that is driven by some other force, i don't know. >> reporter: he e-mailed me back this afternoon with more information. he says the city planned to move this couple back into the house when it was safe. that timetable on paper was september 9. he added the restoration process has changed now that the homeowners are prepresented a spokes people like brandon says the city is working very diligently on this, but what you showed is not progress. and who decided it was safe to go back inside this house? >> reporter: i asked him that. he has not seen all of this. he is just trying to get the information for us. he said he didn't know who determined that it was safe. but clearly, it doesn't look like it when you see the wires. i'm just really happy there are no children living in that house. i certainly wouldn't want to be

>> somebody needs to keep knocking on the door to the city. really. you created the problem, fix the problem. >> reporter: and that's my job, so i will keep on it. >> that is why people call behnken. if you have a problem that needs solving better call behnken. 1-855-behnken is the telephone number. the 2016 heart walk is right around the corner. newschannel8 is committed to raising $100,000, but we need your help. fuccillo kia is generously matching the first $50,000 we raise so every dollar you do the walk is november 12 at raymond james stadium. you can go to wfla.com/heartwalk for the details. still ahead, making social media more friendly. what one company is doing to help you take the negativity out of your news feed. plus, thieves tricking people sending them money through itunes. a look at how the scam works

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messenger app. it is rolls out bot assisted payments. the messenger app allows them to process payments within the app. that means users won't be taken to external websites. it is part of a broad push by facebook to keep its more than 1 billion users inside its family of apps. and instagram is working to take some of the negativity out of social media. the company is rolling out a new tool to monitor offensive comments. it allows users to control users can list words they consider offensive and then comments that contain the words will be hidden. why all the hate? what is it with social media? >> so much frustration there. >> if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. >> don't tweet it. >> all right. what's coming up at 5:30? >> how hurricane hermine recovery was handled was not good enough for many including the governorment we will show you what he is doing to make

prepared next time. >> how could you leave a child in a hot car? we talk to a psychologist who says there is something called

>> right now on newschannel8 at 5:30. >> good evening. i'm jennifer leigh. >> i'm josh benson. thanks for being with us tonight. >> new information, the or releasted an update on the zika virus confirming 19 new cases. six of those are nontravel related cases. all of them are from the miami beach area. we have also learned that there are 13 new travel related cases. one of those is in hillsborough county. another is in manatee county. so far this year, 29 children have died after they were left in hot cars. now, there is an effort to stop those deaths. >> a local psychologist explains this could actually