he is live at one buc place. hi rod. >> reporter: hey, good evening. when i came here this morning just after buccaneers morning practice, head coach dirk koetter said he was going to withhold make any decision on what happened with austin sefarian-jenkins after he got that information. he must have gotten that information quickly. within a couple of hours, asj was done. tampa bay buccaneer austin sefarian-jenkins was not a happy man he spent time this morning trying to talk his way out of a dui after the fhp pulled him over at 275 and state road 60. they said he was flying down the road doing 80 miles an hour in a 50 miles an hour zone. and even whizzed by and cut off a trooper in the process. >> all right man, whatever man. tell me how you want me to walk. >> reporter: troopers gave him a field sobriety test. he failed. and so, they cuffed him and threw him in the back of the

off to jail. >> that trooper conducted a traffic stop when they saw him weaving back and forth and it changed lanes in front of the trooper. >> reporter: once booked, asj refused a breathalyzer, but that's not all. >> he was supposed to have an ignition interlock device in his vehicle he did not have. >> reporter: that was from a 2014 arrest in washington. he may have been chatty this morning but hours later when he left the lockup, he didn't say a word. coach koetter was not anxious to talk about it. and we learned it was more action than talk. he was cut. asj tweeted out thanks tampa bay. next chapter. not sure exactly where that next chapter will be. we can tell you the general manager of the buccaneers e- mailed out a statement saying in part, today, they are disappointed in today's news and after careful consideration, felt this was the right decision at this time.

at one buc place tonight. thank you. and, we continue our team coverage now with sports anchor dan lucas. now, this incident was unfortunately the final straw in a string of problems for asj. >> do you any the bucs made the right decision? >> reporter: absolutely. they had no choice. and austin sefarian-jenkins gave them no choice. this is a guy who has flirted with losing his position on the team enough already. when head coach dirk koetter vouched for hi choice but to play his cards right. he couldn't do it. between stints on the injured list three seasons, sefarian- jenkins left the team and fans shaking their heads. the personal foul, the look at me personal foul that cause the bucs a field position in the game. he was booted out of a practice by dirk koetter. that was our first tine that the new coach was not sold on

talent. in training camp, he demoted sefarian-jenkins, later reinstated him to a shared role with cameron brate. and cameron has performed well. he has twice the catches as asj. asj has a touchdown catch. we can't rule out what he has accomplished. but, listen, he is going to go on elsewhere. talib left this team and had a good career, but he couldn't stay. given what the buccaneers were trying for the organization. that is above everything. >> you can bet the team that picks him up, looking at his history, they will be a little cautious. >> reporter: he will have to answer to someone else for that. >> thank you. and we have extended coverage ophiasis arrest on wfla.com. you can watch the full arrest video, sobriety test and more for austin sefarian-jenkins. a 14-year-old ask facing felony charges. >> for beating up and robbing

he was sitting on his porch when alexander perez hit him and stole his walker. albert walker says this was not his first interaction with perez. >> no. i saw him once before. i was robbed by him once before. >> you were robbed by him before? >> he tried to kill me. >> well, that attack left walker bloodied and bruised and late this afternoon, paramedics transported him to the hospital. the is accused of stealing from her 104-year-old patient. investigators say bazeda rosario took several publix gift cards from the victim who live ins sun city center. she was spotted using the cards in surveillance video. a sarasota mother who stabbed her six-year-old daughter last june was convicted today. ashley parker was found guilty on four counts including attempted murder. her daughter did recover from that attack and took the stand

her mother. well, the epa is in mulberry today to investigate the massive sink hole at mosaic. this is their first visit since it released millions of gallons of contaminated water into the aquifer. dep officials maintain no tainted water has left the facility. we have reported a lot on this massive dump of sewer water into the bay. now people are safe to swim and are the fish safe to eat? jeff patterson has been working to get answer. it is fair questions jeff. they want to know if they can fish and go swimming. >> reporter: not easy to get answers josh. we have been trying now. we called the florida department of environmental protection. they called us to call the fwc. they told us to call the florida department of health. just a short time ago, the department of health sent me a really lame one-line e-mail with no real information.

captain tom charlon makes his living on tampa bay. >> how is business? >> slow. >> reporter: business started slowing down for him when news of the waste water dump into the bay started leaking out. >> people are can canceling because of the raw sewage. >> reporter: he wants answers. >> i need answers. is it safe to be in the water? to go wade fishing? is it safe to eat the fish? >> answers at the hillsborough county department of environmental protection. >> overall, the bay is in really good condition. >> reporter: hillsborough county epc has been monitoring tampa bay more than 40 years collecting water samples at 260 locations and they have basic advice for all of us. >> we just encourage citizens to use common sense and if there is heavy rainfall, to avoid contact with the water for a couple of days afterward. and allow the bay to do its

>> reporter: and the most important advice for captain tom. >> if someone wanted to limit their exposure to the water that the fish swam through, they should wash their hands, they should wash the fish. and they should cook the fish thoroughly. >> reporter: yeah, good advice there. the hillsborough county epc only monitors long term conditions to monitor the overall health of the bay. they don't issue swim advisories. that is up to the department of health. that is why we wanted them to answer some they sent us that lame one sentence e-mail. we have a lot more questions for them. and we are going to keep trying. >> yeah. it was nice that you did get some answers today. but why so difficult to just get some simple answers to these questions? >> reporter: yeah, these are questions that the public has the right to know. is it safe to go in this watt sneer is it safe to swim? is it safe to fish? we are going to keep trying josh. >> it's all we can do. jeff patterson live for us in tampa. thanks for the hard work. appreciate it. and if you are headed to

will want to hear this. >> if you can swim. dead fish are turning up at one bay area beach and red tide is now the blame. we will sew you where you may want to avoid. >> plus, caught in the act, treating a woman's property like a dumping ground. how police are cracking down on illegal dumping. >> and, we are warming up for our high school game of the week armwood at plant. find out what the panther haves to do to score against the hawks coming up in a live report in sports. he the temperatures are always pretty warm. we had a record high today. so be sure to prepare for that. not much in the way of shower accusedtivety.

we are one nation under god. that black and white, we are one nation indivisible. that republican and democrat, we are all americans. i'd like to punch him in the face. you know what they used to do to guys like that? they'd be carried out in a stretcher, folks. priorities usa action is responsible

>> new development ins an 8 on your side investigation. the founder of the sun coast sea bird sanctuary is out of a the sons of ralph heath forced him out of the wildlife rescue organization and started a new one called the seaside sea bird sanctuary. heath still faces animal neglect charges stemming from a raid of his warehouse last may. if you are headed to a sarasota county beach this weekend, red tide might impact your trip. dead fish turned up along nakomas beach.

the waters. red tide also causesrespiratory issues. now to your vote. it is a sure sign election days are getting closer. officials are getting ready to mail out absentee ballots across the area. they are mailing more than 250,000 of those ballots. and the first presidential debate between hillary clinton and donald trump is coming up on monday. and newschannel8 will be there. rod carter will report live from the university in those reports begin on sun night -- sunday night on newschannel8. and crack down on the people who treat their neighborhood like a dump. >> and we mean that literally. how clearwater police are catching people dumping

>> now to breaking news. westbound gande boulevard is blocked because of a crash by the bridge. that is a live look. therth you can see the crash blocking the roadway. the one person that had to be taken to the hospital ... you can see the crash is causing a big traffic backup for anyone headed to saint petersburg. you need to take an alternate route across the bay if you are getting ready to head in that direction. illegal dumping has become an issue in clearwater. furniture, trash, and debris has turned up on several lots in one specific neighborhood. city authorities inclearwater police are working to catch the people who are doing this.

cameras in several neighborhoods and jamel lanee joins us now from clearwater and unfortunately, the property owners still have to pay to have this stuff taken away. right jamel? >> reporter: exactly, stacie. for example, this lot, you can see right here, the owner has a few day to clean it up. even though the trash was left by someone else. icy has had a lot of cleaning to do on her property caught dumping mattresses, a sofa bed and a cash. >> sofas, chairs, roll away beds. >> reporter: it has been a major headache over the last several months. >> it has been small piles for several years. but this year, they became major piles. it became unbearable. >> reporter: unfortunately, she had to bear the expense of having it all removed. >> the largest for one removal

it was just that much stuff. >> reporter: so she went to city leaders and complained. she called clearwater vice mayor bill johnson. >> he rolled through. not only did we find this pile, we found others. >> reporter: here is trash on palm bluff street. more on taft avenue. dumping continued on surrounding roads. >> and rather than take them to the dump and pay for a tipping fee, they are just dumping them in this neighborhood. >> reporter: he went to clearwater police and set two in the act. >> i would like to catch the people that are dumping and hold them responsible. >> you need to take your trash to the dump. and, pay for it. we don't want your stuff. >> reporter: and the people you saw in that surveillance video, they were caught and arrested the same day. so the city wants this to be a message to other illegal dumpers. you never know when someone is watching you. stacie? >> all right, jamel lanee, live in clearwater, hard to believe

thank you. well, if you are looking for something to do this weekend, we have a cost effective option. tomorrow is free museum day. a bunch of museums across the bay area are taking part includeing the tampa bay history center, ringling, and many more. find out which museums are participating. head to wfla.com. here is the view from palm harbor, ennis brook. 86 degrees at th obviously today. in lakeland, 90 degrees with a northwest wind. not much of a breeze going. otherwise, the flag will be flipping all over the place there. famous tate in brandon. 89 degrees. traffic moving okay. always nice to see on a friday. with that southwesterly wind. there's the view from crystal river. 87 degrees. looks nice there. a dip in the pool, the river. nice warm weekend ahead. 94 degrees tied a record today. and set in 2010, record heat.

tampa international airport. nothing to the north in the way of shower activity. drier air aloft has shut things down. thunderstorms around lake placid got an incredible soaking. strong thunderstorms in lake placid. you folks in southern highlands county down around the venus area and the eastern sections now, of de soto county still seeing a few showers as well. this is actually south of archbald, the strongest thunderstorms. and really, this point southward is where the bulk of the upper level moisre higher rain amounts. rain chances climb up to 40%, that is next week. they are still relatively low this weekend at 7:00 a.m., 77. another hot day in the forecast area tomorrow. 90 degrees at tampa international airport. 88 in saint petersburg. dew point 70. we have a northwest wind at 6 miles an hour. drier air here. deeper moisture here. that is why you see the shower activity where it is. and that is clear on the

across north florida and much more actsive across south florida. we have the warm temperatures. the humidity. but that is obviously where the thunderstorm activity is located. there is karl, there is lisa. the tropical depression. and this area, the next five days, about a 20% chance of possible development. we will keep a close eye on that. we are very much still in hurricane season. a 30% chance over a five day period. karl, the track of that, you can see that moving off to the northeast potentially a category 1 hurricane. 60 miles an hour winds now. lisa is inconsequential now. football weather is not bad. only a slight chance of a few thunderstorms. you saw the radar where most of the activity is inland and south at the moment. otherwise, we have low 80s for the evening. just prepare for the warm weather. football forecast for this big game here in tampa tomorrow, starting at noon, that is a hot time to play this time of year. fsu and usf, partly cloudy, warm. tennessee and the gators

3:30 in the afternoon. ucf and florida international. 57:00 o'clock game time. that game in south florida. south carolina state, florida a&m, and tallahassee, 87 degrees. that san evening game there at 6:00. and, the st. louis rams, formerly the the st. louis rams, the los angeles rams travel to tampa to play the bucs. 90 degrees. a hot one, we expect that this time of rising a little bit. the average this time of year, about 30%. so that 40% is on the high end. still get some rain in here toward the end of rainy season. headed to the dry season. when does it cool down? historically, the second, third week of october is when it happens. hopefully sooner but we will see. >> good catch on the rams. you always forget. >> where are they at? >> i guess they are back in la

and the tampa bay heart walk is just around the corner. and we need your help to raise and reach our goal of $100,000 for the american heart association. heart disease and stroke affect a lot of families. in fact, it is the number one killer of americans. that is why i walk each year for my family. that is my dad, norm. he is a heart attack, stroke, and heart bypass survivor. and my sister carrie is a survivor as well. so, fuccillo kia has ag match the first $50,000 we raise so every dollar you donate really counts as two. the heart walk is november 12 at raymond james stadium. it is easy to sign up and donate. just go to wfla.com/heartwalk. all right, coming up next in sports, two key players for the bucs hope to play this sunday despite nursing injuries. >> and, life without tight end austin sefarian-jenkins begins immediately for the bucs. dan lucas tells us who fans

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>> well, the move was swift and the bucs are clearly okay with moving on without tight end austin sia when everything worked, he was an effective option in the bucs offense with his height and his size. cameron brate had made the most of his chances last season and this off season, he now sits alone atop the bucs depth chart. six catches, 46 yards. gets a little tricky behind him with an injury to luke stocker, brandon myers fits in nicely. and for now, the bucs promote undrafted rookie allan cross to

injury report for the rams game is out. two players listed as questionable. linebacker lamonte david has a shoulder injury. and donovan smith, a sore hip. both players took full part in practice today. i expect both will play on sunday. all right, tonight, the friday night blitz game of the week. it is really a treat every year, plant and armwood have put hillsborough county on the high school football map in florida for more than a decade. tonight, they add another chapter to a great rivalry and tampa for the big one tonight. paul? >> reporter: hey there dan. i just chatted with the head coach. he says if he wins tonight, he might as well just retire. that gives him a 7-6 edge all time against amplewood. that is how important this game is tonight. there is no more important game in the state of florida than this matchup tonight in hillsborough county. it will be a tough one for the plant panthers.

defense that hasn't allowed a single point in the last ten quarters. >> well, the truth is that is the armwood team that you face every year, you know. in fact, there's many years that ten quarters or whatever it is, now, that would be an extremely low number for them. i mean, we have gone on and faced them. it seems like they haven't allowed a point in a year. or something of that sort. so, the bottom line is you have to go in confident about what you do. we always tell our kids all the time it is great and exciteing to be pl is not about armwood. it is about plant being as good as we can be as plant. >> reporter: the student body here at plant doesn't want to hear any of that. all they want to do is this, dan. highlights coming up tonight on the blitz. i love it. >> thank you very much paul. we have a few rivalries tonight. blake middleton, east lake, tarpon springs. >> a good blitz tonight. >> that looked like a triple xt shirt there. >> world news is up next.

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