bottom with the users and work the way up. >> reporter: this man, was one of the worst dealers in manatee county. they arrested him, he got out and now is back in jail. >> all they are concerned about is money. >> reporter: some drugs are made in florida and some come from mexico. >> in 2015 manatee county was number one in the state for heroin addiction. >> i am very angry about the drug abuse in this town. >> reporter: her brother was a user, he overdosed about six months ago. she says, after he got out of the military his use was a slippery slope.

heroine. >> reporter: police say about two dozen overdoses were called in each day last year. since of these arrests there have been none. these dealers could be in jail for decades. >> they should get longer sentences. why do we have to go the rest of our lives knowing they took to our loved ones. >> reporter: police say the operation is ongoing. >> yesterday we made more arrest. >> reporter: jake peterson, abc action news. >> in hillsborough county dozens of guns taken off the streets after a crackdown, deputies found 20 guns, heroine, crack cocaine, ecstasy and more pills. the sheriff says they have seen an increase in violent crime involving guns. 13 suspects are still on the run. good afternoon.

today it was beautiful, mid-70s across the area. it topped out at 76 in tampa, 73 in clearwater. clouds on the east coast and some of these clouds roll across the state. i would say sunshine should be 80% of the sky right through the weekend. if you are headed to daytona it looks good for the 500. taking a live look at the roads, traffic is moving smoothly. right now joan martinez tells us what we can expect this weekend. >> reporter: we have a lot going on this weekend so the tip of the weekend, pack some patience.

road walk -- in clearwater they are doing some road work. these are the major roads in and out of clearwater beach. again, expect some delays in there. this will affect people trying to get to the festival. they will have the tour signs posted along with police directing traffic. this weekend is the big road race so you can expect closures all weekend long. those road closures will begin at 3:00 a.m. on sunday expect some closures around davis island. other roads been closed, parts of franklin street, and florida avenue. some road work going on on the veterans overnight. you will want to use gun to avoid that. follow me for more traffic

on facebook. a father makes a traffic -- a father makes a tragic sacrifice for his family, dying minutes after saving his daughter from a burning home. he carried his daughter to safety then went back into the house to get the rest of his family. he never came back out. his wife was able to save the other two children. the daughter has severe burns on 90% of her body. a man living in the upstairs home also died. closer to home, two people accused of using cloned credit cards are in jail. police charging these two been from miami with felony fraud. officer say they had several blank gift cards that they claimed they found on the side of the road. we are learning details about the florida teenager who

his business partner is now speaking publicly. tonight terry parker shows us why he says the government should give the teenager a new job. >> reporter: went undercover police brought to 19 out of his clinic his business partner should inside in shock. -- went undercover police brought malachi love-robinson out of his clinic his business partner stood inside in shock. stood inside in shock. he says malachi love-robinson assured him he was a real doctor with a phd. he says the teenager even got approved for medicaid. >> in order to take all of these insurances you have to show proof.

how did he get that number? >> reporter: tuesday in undercover deputy came in posing as a patient and said malachi love-robinson took her blood pressure and told her to take allergy medicine. police then moved in for the arrest. >> they came running in. >> reporter: he said he could not sleep for two days and is bothered by charges against malachi love- robinson that he stole money from an 86-year old patient. >> that is bothering me. i could not think that he would do that. i really couldn't. >> reporter: for now he is clinging to a hope that his partner is telling the truth. >> i don't know if he is lying or not. if he is, the government needs to hire him. he is good if he is lying.

malachi love-robinson has run into trouble. he has been accused of practicing medicine without a license. harper lee author of "to kill a mockingbird" has died. the pulitzer prize winning writer passed away last night in alabama. her novel published in 1960 tells the story of racial injustice. it sold more than 10 million copies. harper lee recently released the sql, "go set a watchman", she was 89 years old. the better business bureau morning parents about scammers promising to help pay for college. experts say never pay for help and always research the organization. meanwhile st. petersburg college is offering a free event to guide students.

every student and parent does not have to deal with the stress of completing the application. >> we have all the information on our website. next, a speeding train nearly slams into a school bus full of students. the reason the bus driver is blaming the kids. traffic problems slowing down bay area drivers. next, the three projects getting priority treatment.

now to a terrifying ride to school for a group of teenagers. you see the students watching as their bus is nearly hit by a train. each of the students blaming

>> she stopped in the middle of the railroad track as the train was coming. >> a post on social media caught the attention of school administrators. the driver said the students were too loud to drive the bus safely. a new mexico high school investigating a security guard after video shows him using profanity in a classroom. at one point he even talks about an adult store and purchasing adult toys. student say the security guard was forced to work as a teacher that day after the school ran out of options. traffic problems are an issue in tampa. tonight we are highlighting the

jared holbrook goes straight to the group who makes the recommendations. >> reporter: tampa traffic, analyst expect the amount of cars on roads to grow even faster than we have seen. how fast are we growing? >> we will be adding another 600,000. >> reporter: she is the executive director for the metropolitan planning organization. she and her team research where the traffic relief needs are. they also make recommendations

it has not been easy for her. she says the federal government hits the brakes on transportation funding. is this the worst you have seen it? >> yes, we have had quite a backlog. so, the problem keeps getting bigger. >> reporter: we are highlighting the top three construction projects. >> we think this will be more than 50% beyond full. >> reporter: number one, interstate 275. the florida department of transportation is proposing four new tollways. number 2, memorial highway. the plan is to put two express lanes here. finally, interstate 4, over to 50 torkfoz st. another plan to add express lanes. the price tag nearly 2 $.5 billion. currently none of the projects are fully funded.

in coming up with funding. >> reporter: they are looking at several ideas to pay for the projects. so far they have not been able to agree on much. on the table, a sales tax, increasing the gas tax, adding mobility fees and more tolls. david wilson is on the citizens advisory committee he takes input from the community and says there are other areas that need help beyond just downtown. >> there is a difference between what the people want and what the leaders want. >> they talk about raising taxes, i am i am fine if that will help the situation. >> reporter: do you think adding tolls will help?

>> toll roads are a great idea. >> reporter: one thing is for certain long lines of traffic are not going away. even if funding comes through they say it will take up to ten years to complete the projects. not to mention all of the other projects they have ongoing as well. i am jared holbrook. back to you. it was a a no-brainer he would enter the station concert to win tickets. but when he actually won he never imagined he would not be able to go to the race. he has an inoperable lung cancer. just days before we called him to tell him he had won he told us he could not go. we picked another winner but we were not done with him. after a few days of work we got in touch with his favorite racer, brad

special message. >> this is brad keselowski, we are sorry you could not make it but i want to let you know i appreciate you being a friend of ours. >> wow, that is really nice. >> no doubt he will be watching. >> nice. >> he and his wife are so kind. he said he wanted someone else to go if you couldn't. i sent him a a copy of that. we love you. >> the weather is going to be great for the 500. >> anything that you have got plant it will be beautiful. this will be the nicest weekend of the year, probably the nicest weekend we have seen in quite a while.

thanks to the wind but i think the wind will start to move out and that will cut off some of the moisture. it will not keep the temperatures down. we had 76 today in tampa. right now we are still in the lower 70s. it is still 74 at the airport. we will have some times when clouds come in but still lots of sunshine and that will continue into the early part of next week. we were no where near the record today but we hit 76. last year the high was 52. upper 60s and partly sunny in st. pete. quite a bit cooler along the coastline. sarasota is cloudy right now

that really says it all, sunny in one spot, partly cloudy in another spot. those clouds start over on the atlantic side. i think there is a possibility if you go to the east coast tonight for the weekend festivities in daytona it is possible you could get a shower. notice what happens, through the evening it back into tomorrow those showers hit a roadblock. while there might be more clouds on the east coast watch what happens as it comes to the west coast, that moisture literally evaporates. we will definitely have more sun than clouds and it will be

upper 70s. sunday we will be flirting with 80. we should stay dry up until tuesday but then a storm system comes in that brings a chance of some rain. we will keep our eye on that. mid-70s across most of the area tomorrow. the only exception right along the immediate coast line. if you go to the beach it may feel a little chilly. everyone else is well into the 70s. saturday, sunny, mild downtown.

there will be some 80s through desoto. early next week things begin to change. we have a good chance of rain on tuesday into wednesday. next, a texas teenager sewing chipotle. the disgusting behavior she claims happens behind the counter. -- the disgusting behavior she claims happened behind the

-- next, a texas teenager sewing chipotle. the disgusting behavior she claims happened behind the counter. more trouble for chipotle today, the restaurant chain facing a million-dollar sex assault lawsuit. a former employee suing her general manager and the chain

the 16-year old claims that her manager started touching her inappropriately at the restaurant. after a few months on the job. the manager and chipotle are denying this. a new study about sleep deprivation shows more then one third of adults in the u.s. do not get enough sleep. the grog rheostat americans tend to be in the southeast. the home to the worst sleepers is hawaii. avoid consuming alcohol and caffeine before you go to bed. go to bed at the same time each night. also, turn off your mobile devices would distracting lights. if that does not work try a warm glass of milk for counting some sheep. dui lawsuits, a florida man

says need to be made. a potential driving danger, the bridge you may drive on every day is now being called structurally deficient. burglars busted in the act. the one but not scare them away and the shattered sense of security they left behind. >> up next, the development dispute threatening to ruin a community. up close and personal with

it seems like an uphill battle. >> the plan that would change the bay area neighborhood and the fight homeowners say they can't afford to give up. a sense of security shattered. a tampa home invaded by thieves. one woman's lingering fears and how she may have unintentionally saved her neighbors from the same fate. good evening. a woman talking publicly after

right here as it happened. sarah rosario tells us why she is not afraid to go to sleep. >> reporter: this homeowner thinks those teenagers were on a burglary spree through are neighborhood. they climbed into her house through an unlocked kitchen window. it is not a security system, but this camera, it clearly shows three teenagers breaking into this home and make their way to the bedroom. >> you feel like your privacy has been violated. >> reporter: the homeowner gets a notification, she opens the app and watches in disbelief, the teenagers are rummaging through her home. she immediately sounds the siren. it is enough to scare them away.