>> i'm paul lagrone, in for laura harris. >> and i'm ashley glass. today on the now tampa bay, mother nature is not done with us yet. >> the flooded out roads and new measures county officials are taking to try to keep water out of homes. plus, it's supposed to be a rescue ranch for animals but this undercover video shows anything but a safe environment. the bust and rescue of the animals caught on camera and the consequences that the owners are facing. that's the father of the orlando nightclub killer, endorsing hillary clinton. >> what else he had to say about why he showed up at that florida rally and how hillary's camp is responding. it's 4:00.

take a look, a list of flooded roads in pasco county after three straight days of rain. this is nearly 40 roads. this is just pasco county. yellow says limited affect is he, meaning it could be danger to us even drive through. paul, no wonder that help is on the way. >> yeah. help is on the way. let me show you this. take a look. public works out in the area of persa court today. they are trying to water out of there. they have four other pumps going on right now all around the county. it's all because of this, what you're looking at right now on the radar. rain. denis phillips has called this the arc alert. he is in for shay today. denis, you called it. one more day of this. >> yeah. officially the weather service just dropped the flood watch for tomorrow. i'm actually a little surprised by that only because the models continue to show a little more rain rolling in.

doppler radar. in fact, there it is. you can see this is your evening commute, especially from around clearwater and tampa and down to the south. taking a closer look, the leading edge of this rain, 21 miles from the coast right now and quickly moving northeast. very little lightning with it. just heavy rains continue. if you look at the bigger picture, while this is the rain we had this morning, it has moved away. there is plenty more out in the gulf that will come in over the next 12 hours. while we believe be the transition to drier more typical air for august, i think there will be a decent chance of rain. let's go with futurecast this evening. the first wave comes in, the second wave rolls in. there it is through the overnight hours. while it may not be in the flooded areas, i think pasco county has to look out for flooding, at least through tomorrow before improvements arrive by the middle of the week. partly cloudy sky and clearing downtown through the evening

we will talk about that coming up. >> right now we want to go live to one of the most water logged areas. eric waxler is joining us from port richie. you have been covering this for days. is the water still rising? >> reporter: well, the good news here, ashley, is that over the last few hours, the rain has stopped. couple that with these truck that's have been out here from pasco county. basically that thing acts like a vacuum cleaner. it is sucking up the that tank on that truck holds 3,000 gallons. there are three trucks that have been rotating back and forth to try to get some of this water out. you see how deep it is. i'm in a driveway right now. as we back up, you see how high it was earlier today. so they have made some progress. and, again, the fact that it hasn't rained has definitely helped things out. people are doing whatever they can to protect them selfs and their property in case things get worse. you see they have got a barrier

sand bags and the plastic. people feel trapped because they computer get out with their vehicles. no mail service. it has not been a pleasant situation for these people here at all. some of the people that live hearsay this area seems to flood every year. and they are worried that more rain, maybe later today, will cause their homes to flood. some people though who are renting homes here and just moved in recently say they had no idea that it would get this bad. county. it's our first time seeing anything like this. the neighbors warned us about it sometimes. but we didn't really get what they were trying to tell us. >> now you see it. >> now i see it. >> well, they have a good idea now. again, this is the retention pond here on iron bark drive that has basically spilled over. look, you can't tell where the retention pond ends and the street begins. but maybe if the rain lets up

sucking up this water, things will get better before they get worse. and we talked to some residents here who have been dealing with this for years. and they actually showed me an e-mail from the public works director who said they were going to fix this problem two years ago. we will talk about that coming up at 5:00. for now, live in port richie, i'm eric waxler for the now tampa bay. breaking news we first brought you yesterday. we learned that a child hit by a truck he was 5-year-old sawyer gordon. my say gordon rode his bike out in front of a car. no charges will be filed. the boy was not wearing a helmet. paul, you have deeper perspective on this really sad accident. >> ashley, it really is. it happens way too often in the state of florida we're finding out today. florida actually second in the country when it comes to the number of children killed just

only california has more. and these are stats from aaa in 2014. you see florida had 309 deaths. 11,000 people injured in 2014. and you know what happens tomorrow, right? back to school in hillsborough county. thousands of kids will be out walking and riding their bikes on the first day of school. you definitely want to pay attention to the morning and afternoon hours when you're commuting. parents and grandparents, make sure that your kids have the helmets. cross the roads with the crossing guards. i just did a story how they're out there and do a great job of keeping kids safe. you will have a new way to travel across the bay. today the final okay for the ferry project. four local governments all agreeing. >> i'll tell you more about this, paul. the ferry service will run november to april from the basin in saint pete, across the bay to the tampa convention

that cost will be split evenly between the four counties. the man accused of attacking a flamingo at busch gardens is now out of jail. joseph guerrero bonded out last night. he has been there about a week. he was at the park last tuesday with his mother and three teenagers when he allegedly reached into the animal pen, picked up the flamingo and threw it on pinky was injured so badly that it had to be put down. guerrero has spent time in prison specifically for animal cruelty. celebration for life will begin on thursday, august 11th. he was a host on the dave and very on do show. mckay was a correspondent for abc action news at the country music awards.

a coworker found him when he didn't show up for work. the event starts at 4:30 on thursday. they're asking fans, family, friends, everyone really to join them to share stories about dave. >> it's very important for the united states of america, especially the election. i was invited by democratic party. well, not exactly says the hillary clinton campaign today. that is the father of the orlando nightclub killer talking about being front and right there at the florida rally yesterday in kissimmee. we will tell you what he had to say about clinton's comments on his son easterrorist acts. missing child alert in florida. put your eyes on the screen now. she is only 16 years old. she is from south central florida. she could be headed to tampa with that man that you see on the right-hand side of your screen. that is 30-year-old brandon

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>> breaking news in the campaign front now. we are getting brand-new polling numbers into our news room. here in florida, clinton and trump are neck and neck with likely voters. clinton with 46%. trump with 45. as for the other swing states in ohio, clinton has a small lead over trp. in pennsylvania, 52% for clinton, 42% for trump. by the way, yesterday's poll from cnn also had clinton ahead of trump. paul. >> all right. today donald trump is firing back against these 50 republican national security leader who say trump is too dangerous to vote for, their words. he tweeted i'm running against the washington insiders. these are the people who have

character values and experience to be experience. >> the system has produced a candidate who is fundamentally unfit for office. >> another prominent republican also now saying that she is against donald trump. maine senator suzanne colins writing this op add in the "washington post." trouble for hillary clinton to americans killed in benghazi are suing her. they died four years ago. the parents are filing a wrongful death lawsuit saying they were caused by clinton's negligent and reckless actions while she was secretary of state. it claims her use of a private e-mail server led to the attack. there have been nine investigations into the attack

bad pr today. look at this. this is the father of omar mateen right there. this was at a rally in kissimmee yesterday as clinton was speaking. listen to this. >> of the brave police officers who rushed in to the pulse nightclub massacre to save lives. >> the rally just 30 minutes away in orlando. corey dunham approached the father of the killer omar and asked him what he was thinking when he showed up to this rally. listen to this. >> what went into your decision about going to this event, right near orlando where this pulse nightclub shooting happened? >> i was -- because i spoke a lot about that.

the army and fought isis and destroyed isis. that would be much better. >> well, the crews spotted mateen at a truck spot where he wanted to do an interview and show this sign that he made for hillary clinton. >> it's very important for the united states of america, especially the election. i was invited by democratic party. >> the clinton campaign today reaching out saying that the rally was a 3,000 person open door this individual was not invited as a guest and they were unaware of his attendance until after the event. mateen supported everything that hillary clinton had to say, including the gun control measures. he wants a safe united states. hillary clinton is wrapping up her florida tour, trying to raise money about the zika virus. south florida has 21 home grown

here, we are waiting to find out if mosquitoes in palm beach county carry the virus. yesterday we told you about a woman in the county contracting the disease locally. she visited miami recently and may have caught it there. just to be safe, officials are testing the mosquitoes in palm beach county where she lives. we know that 22,000 mosquitoes have been tested in florida and do not have the virus. a first for texas with regards to the zika virus. >> there are new developments on the zika seemingly every state. for the first time in that state of texas, an infant with microcephaly has died. we're told that it happened shortly after she was born. her mom was living in el salvador for the first few months of her pregnancy, contracting the virus there at the time. she didn't know that zika virus was a problem at that location. >> ashley. that domino effect continues for delta. looking live at the flight

the airline canceling 130 flights so far. at least ten have been locally. 20 flights have been delayed. this stems from the power outage. it could take until tomorrow to get things back on track. you will want to check your flight if anyone is traveling. delta is offering refunds and waiving any change fees as well. okay. take a look at this phone cord. get up close here, frank. see the i found this in our abc action news room. you probably have had this happen to you. this can make for danger, even fire in your home. >> it's sticky. like if you such it. >> reporter: soot stained walls, hardwood floors look like the base of a fire pit. and the smell. >> this smoke goes everywhere. it's even in the toilet paper. >> reporter: nadine's newly

at the door to break the news. >> i couldn't believe. >> reporter: he had already dumped buckets of water on the flames. >> if jose hadn't come home when he did, the dogs all would have been dead. and i -- he could have died. >> reporter: nadine's eyes went straight to the couch. her ipad. >> you could see on the cord where it burnt down the cord and all of a sudden the cord went like -- >> reporter: the charger she plugged in before leaving the frayed one she fixed with electrical tape. >> i wish no one to ever go through a house fire. it's a terrible thing to go through. >> reporter: she has been through two. and after the first years ago, she never thought something so small, so basic could put her in this spot again. so she is desperate to make sure that no one else gets burned by the same thing. >> if you have any kind of problem with your cord, throw

she is not alone. more than 2,000 reviews on apple's website and over 1,000 give the charging cords a one star rating and cite similar problems with quickly worn cords. back to you. >> we checked with tampa fire rescue about this. they say fixing the cord with electrical tape, that is not good enough. there is a chance of electricity escaping the cord and causing the fire to spark. the best bet is to buy a new cord and furniture that could interrupt the power flow. here is a look outside. cloudy skies covering most of the area. but the heaviest rain that we had through the morning hours has pushed over to the east side of the state. what is left? just rain. look what is off to the west, more rain and even thunderstorms that are quickly moving into our area. in fact, this one, the leading edge headed towards coastal pinellas county, actually

miles right now. by 5:00, it will move on shore, meaning the rush hour could get a little tricky. don't think we're going to see the severe weather. but we're already seeing standing water in plates since -- in place since there's nowhere for the water to go. there's plenty of moisture in the gulf of mexico. that low center responsible for all of the messy weather over the last four or five days is moving off to the west. before it does, it will add to some of the totals already. just in the last two days, close to 8 around coastal pasco county. 4 to 6 inches of rain anywhere between hillsborough and pinellas county. western hillsborough, only an inch and a half of rain. polk county, only an inch of rain. up the coast north and west, those are the areas that we expected would see the jackpot. it has certainly played out that way. as we're looking at a break right now, i still believe more rains develop overnight tonight and they move in tomorrow morning. but not nearly as active as it was today.

come. i think tomorrow afternoon actually could get pretty stormy as another line rolls in. and then by thursday, things are finally back to normal. remember, august is still the wettest month of the year for florida. while it will be dry first thing on thursday morning, more storms develop by the afternoon. but more sunshine. so a typical pattern. here is your hour by hour forecast. notice rain and clearing and sun around sunset. and then partly cloudy skies overnight before the rains redevelop first thing in the morning. we will update you on that coming up. >> thank you very much, denis. we will tell you why a florida man tried to fake his own disappearance atyand the consequences he is facing now. >> a wild case there. plus, what the feds are telling you to watch out for right now at nursing homes.

>> he could get up to six years in prison on top of that. richard orn you see him here pleaded guilty to communicating a false distress message. authorities say he set a blood stained boat adrift and used a boat to get back to shore to escape financial problems. would you like to think that you and your family members are safe in a nursing home. but the feds are trying to make sure that you don't get taken advantage of on social media. there are dozens of cases across the country of workers at nursing homes hosting demeaning -- posting demeaning pictures on facebook and

but it shows abuse to people living in homes naked or even dead. the government agency that overseas nursing homes is calling out state health departments to do something like this, including making sure that all nursing homes in the state have policies to stop the staff from taking the pictures. the feds are also setting uniform standards for how inspectors write up abuse. they want investigations into any possible abuse to start sooner than they have been. this field. former quarterback tim tebow is taking a swing at becoming a baseball player. tebow who has been commentating for espn has been training for almost the past year as a batter and outfielder. he hasn't played baseball on a full-time basis since he was in high school in 2005. still to come, a rescue of animals, some near death and

to be an animal rescue. the volunteer that uncovered this case in poke counselyand what the owners have to say -- in polk county and what the owners have to say next on the

>> animals were living in these conditions at what was supposed to be a animal rescue in polk county. it was enough to get the owners of the pharma rested today. >> ryan raiche shows us. >> starving pigs desperate for food. some of them just footsteps from death, living of all places at an animal sanctuary in polk county, a farm that is supposed to rescue animals. >> simply left to die day by day slowly. >> reporter: dan with peta says the group got a tip about the inhumane conditions at the rescue. they sent in people were

the footage is so disturbing that we can't show it on tv. like the owners doing surgery without anesthesia. some pigs left to rot in the hot days without food or water. >> fighting for basic resources. being denied water even as the heat index goes over 1 hyundai after day. >> reporter: peta notified the sheriff's office of the findings and deputies started rescuing the rescues. this shows the pigs getting loaded up. take a a 300-pound pig living in a bedroom in the owner's house. the sheriff says it was basically survival of the fittest. >> the husband says, well, maybe we fed them four times a week. are you kidding me? four times a week. how would you like to eat four times a week? >> reporter: late today,

ran the form. investigators say the undercover video shows otherwise. >> that's not a rescue operation. that's a death operation. >> that was ryan raiche reporting there. investigators acknowledge there were healthy pigs on the farm but many were very sick and the owners did not get them help. the sheriff says they had the resources including money in the bank but chose not to spend it. in other news now, the water park where a 10-year-old boy died in kansas city may that was involved in the death will not. we know that caleb schwab died from a broken neck. it is the world's tallest water slide. it has height and weight restrictions. two women on the raft with schwab had minor injuries to their faces. we found out that water slides

oversight. all theme parks must report ride injuries that require a hospital stay of at least a day. also right now, investigators are checking out all of the rides at a fair in tennessee after three kids fell out of the ferris wheel. we're hearing responses from right after it happened. >> there was a major incident at the fairgrounds, at the ferris wheel. at least three fell out ferris wheel. >> the 6, 10, and 16-year-old girls fell down 40 feet after the basket flipped over. one has a traumatic brain injury. police have not been able to confirm reports that the basket was rocking before it flipped. we have a lot of pet lovers in tampa bay. tampa is the third most pet friendly city in the united states behind orlando which is number one.

hub. it's like davis island dog park that is putting us first. and restaurants like picat puts us in 7th place for the pest friendly restaurants. >> ashley. still ahead, the presidential nominees are weighing in on child care costs. you will find out which candidate is your family's needs. plus this -- you know that music. calling all my fellow game of thrones fans. at least we can still hear the theme song performed live. they are coming to amalie arena march 12th of next year. the show will take us through a

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we have video coming in just moments ago. a group of migrants surrendering to the u.s. coast guard in the florida keys. they were trying to get to land. 15 people on board. they surrendered peacefully. no one was hurt. unclear where they came from. it is expected that they will be sent back to their home country once it is sorted out. if you have been forking over a lot of money for child

alone. not in the least. half of families in the u.s. say that they are spending more than 10% of their income on child care. one in five families say they are spending a quarter or more. this is according to a new report from care.com. it comes out to more than $780 a month on average across the country for a child care center. here in florida, we're learning that parents are actually paying less than that. >> it's still a big expense for parents. here is what we're learning. it's about $639 a month for child care in or to the economic policy institute. the presidential candidates are out there making promises about how they will help you deal with the costs. listen in. >> by allowing parents to fully deduct the average cost of child care spending from their taxes. >> that was donald trump in detroit the other day. his plan would help families who make more money because they would be getting a tax deduction rather than a tax credit. hillary clinton is calling for

not saying much about how they would actually pay for their plans. it's all in the details. most of us could not go a day without eating. imagine being on a hunger strike for 16 years. today the human rights activist known as the iron lady ended the longest hunger strike. you can see she smiled, eventually you can see her lip quivering there. she breaks into tears. someone hand there. the government has been force feeding her through a tube. she says she will now focus on running for political office and working for change. how worried mayors are about police officers. plus, distracted driving on a whole new level. a woman texting with her leg up. we will tell you exactly how much like this could slow a driver's reaction time, putting really everyone on the road at

>> right now, tension between police in communities they serve is top of mind for so many mayors across the country. >> mayors across took part in a survey revealing what concerns them the most. the now's tom walker takes a look where we are two years after the riots in ferguson, missouri. >> reporter: two years to the day after michael brown was shot and killed by police in ferguson, missouri, the tension between minority communities and police in some cities has reached a boiling point. chicago police saying gang leaders may use automatic weapons and even has a sniper

and body cam video was released showing chicago police officers shooting and killing an unarmed black man suspected of stealing a car. >> you all think i'm playing about this [censor] you really think i'm playing about this [censor] for real. i'm driving through downtown looking for the [censor] police. >> the madison police chief says the man spotted a police officer while driving around. the was able to diffuse the situation. >> we got him into custody without anybody getting hurt. >> reporter: now a survey of mayors say three quarters are worried about the safety of their police and half worry about the safety of people in color when they encounter police. slightly more say the police department does not accurately reflect the diversity of their city. despite that, nearly 90% of

communities in their city. for the now, i'm todd walker. >> too shocking murders putting two communities on edge right now. both women out jogging attacked in broad daylight. there's nothing to connect the crimes at this hour and the murders were 200 miles apart. the latest attack happened in principal ton, massachusetts. police found 27-year-old vanessa's body in the woods just off the road. she was visiting from new york. there will be vigil for her tonight. it comes a week after karina was killed. she was also jogging along a path in queens, new york. her body also found feet from the trail. and breaking news just in the last few hours here. the black box from the ship

died. search crews found the black box in april but they could not get it. now they have it and are back on the way to shore. expected to return on friday. the ntsb will then go through the awed and other data to try to figure out exactly what happened on board the el faro. the federal aviation administration could help. they will pay you while training. you only the job, air traffic controller. the number of people doing that work hit a three-decade low last year. that could mean flight delays for you. but it also could mean an opportunity. the f.a.a. is recruiting 1400 people for a training program that lasts more than a year. trainees get paid around $23,000 to $29,000. and there are a number of requirements to be accepted. the f.a.a. expects more than 20,000 people to apply. it will be popular.

to know on their website. this was the view from the 29th floor of a man's office building. deportationis, do i have the right terminology, is that a haboob. >> it is. >> every now and again like you said when it's dry they can get the haboob. amazing stuff. for us, a lot of folks would like drier air. it's been pretty wet. >> pretty, to say the least. >> we will see another day of marginal sunshine. then all of a sudden by later on thursday, it's back to normal. now, remember august is still the rainiest month of our year historically. that's not to say that you won't get rain every day. most folks will. at least it won't be the cloudy

hit the middle 80s. the rains that we had this morning have moved over to the east coast. they are getting stronger because as they travel over area that's have not had rain, they are stronger. for us, we're picking up one form south of sarasota right now. obviously the heaviest rain is off shore. for the time being. because over the next few hours, this will move on shore. this will not be severe. the issue of course is we're alrey six inches of rain, there is no place for the rain to go. interesting, the weather service dropped the flood watch for our northern counties. there's always the possibility if the numbers come in wetter they could reissue it. at this point in time, they're not thinking that the flooding across pasco or hernando will be needing a flood watch. we will see how that plays out. because certainly for the time being over the next several hours, a lot of rain will come in. it's going to be a two or three

taper off as well. i still believe tomorrow we start to see more rain again in the morning and into the afternoon. just not as much that we have seen as of late. temperatures in the upper 70s to low 80s across most of the area. we should be about 90 this time of year. i think it will be thursday before that weather returns. so satellite picture, the rains this morning. the heavy storms anterior moving away. this evening, we will go partly cloudy after the rains wind of folks tomorrow. i can't write off the chance of showers first thing in the morning. follow us on facebook or check in with ivan in the morning to see where the rains are setting up. they definitely will be out there. for thursday and right through the weekend, then it's back to normal, meaning more late day and evening storms. more sunshine and back around 90 degrees. tonight, partly cloudy skies. a few lingering showers around this evening.

of late. for wednesday, let's go mostly cloudy. storms around. we will go back to 87. a little more sunshine means warmer air. there's a look at the 4-day forecast. rain chances bump down. we're back down to the lower 90s by thursday. i will let you know if that continues through the second half and beyond coming up at the top of the hour on abc action news. >> thank you, denis. we have all seen distracted driving. we're not just talking about texting and driving. >> one w what she saw, she recorded it and posted it online. >> reporter: she is the distracted driver. >> oh, my goodness. >> reporter: being shamed online and everywhere else. >> an accident waiting to happen. >> you see it all over town. i wish it wouldn't happen. >> reporter: a woman on the interstate caught driving with her leg up, texting and paying little attention to the road. >> is she holding the steering wheel at all.

>> it goes on. it's reckless. >> reporter: reckless because stats show that texting while driving is six times more likely to cause an accident than drunk driving. and answering one text takes five seconds of your attention. traveling at 55 miles per hour, that's the time to travel a football field. and while it could being worse, the driver is still breaking the law and reid says it shows what not to >> people get agitated when they see cameras of any kind like a cell phone camera. people get defensive and it could turn into a road rage situation. >> well, if you see something like this on our bay area roads or really anywhere in florida, anywhere at all, call star fhp which is 357 and let florida highway patrol take it from there. >> back to school tomorrow, you definitely want to be safe out

an olympic gold medalist after winning the 100 meter breaststroke. >> she is making a big splash this week in and out of the pool. >> reporter: well known in the swimming community here in indiana lily king is now a national star thanks to the finger wag seen around the world. >> she did it. >> reporter: lily king is now an iu sophomore and an olympic gold medalist and becoming a household name. not backing down from competition and signaling rival who was cleared to compete after being found guilty of doping. after winning gold on monday, lily professed the importance of keeping the sport clean. she is no secret here in indiana. one of her coaches at iu tells me since they first met last year it was clear that the indiana star would soon become an international one. >> ultracompetitive. and ultraconfident. she just -- when you talk to

about the olympics she is saying i'm going to win. i'm going to win a gold. and that kind of confidence and competitiveness, you don't see it in a lot of people. >> and that was michael ton reporting there. king by the way takes part in the 200 meter breaststroke tomorrow. donald trump making a bold comment this afternoon at this rally here in north carolina. he suggested may not protect your right to bear arms but the 2nd amendment people may find out a way to stop her. we will hear from the campaigns about this remark coming up on abc action news at 5:00. check it out there. big changes coming to "saturday night live." >> yeah. they're losing three veteran cast members. jay ferrell is not coming back. the other cast members who play donald trump also leaving. so if trump wins, they're going

not clear on whose decision this was. the actor or snl management. the 42nd season starts this fall. can you believe it here, 100 million app downloads and going. that's how popular pokemon go is. >> i can believe it. laura harris found a 14-year- old girl with autism living a whole pokemon go. >> those are your star pokemon. >> reporter: 14-year-old crystal has been playing pokemon go for the past month. but the outside world wasn't her reality before the game. crystal cans not speak until she was five years old because she has autism and it is challenging to communicate and interact with others. if crystal was not playing this game. >> she would be at home on her

>> no. >> reporter: the game has been getting a bad rap from so many but it has given her daughter a reason to meet new people. >> we will go walking and go down to circle k and get a drink and come back because of all of the pokestops. >> reporter: crystal showed me a trick when it comes to getting more points. just move around. >> i will go like this. how about that. >> reporter: her mom says this particular park is usually packed with as we sat and played, others showed up. she hopes her daughter's story helps other kids. >> then you get to customize her. >> reporter: just like her. for the now, i'm laura harris. >> we talked to a local doctor at a school specializing in autism. >> she says they haven't discussed using pokemon go as part of their program but they definitely know the benefits of using hand held technology to help kids who struggle with attention and sensory issues.

summer for a lot of bay area kids. back to school time. there is a teenager who spent his whole summer working to really improve his future. >> this is a great story here. the now's nicole grigg shows struggles of sharing for college tuition and the lengths that this young man is going to. >> i can do this every day. >> reporter: even in the pouring rain. >> we're not going god gave us feet. we're going to use them. >> reporter: on the south side of st. petersburg, you may see this father-son duo. tyrone and his dad walk to every house. >> one day my son came up to me and said, dad, what are we going to do about my college. >> trying to do something better for my future. >> reporter: the honor roll student told his dad this.

you know, and save money for college tuition. >> reporter: so the single father of five put his barbershop on hold to encourage his son's dreams this summer. >> i want to have something to go forward to. >> it made me proud to have him thinking ahead and preparing himself for the future. >> reporter: that's why dad set up a savings account in his name. he can't touch it until he is 18. james snyder is happy to be part of this. >> and yard cut and i needed it bad. it was overgrown and i was procrastinating. how much do you charge? and he said 20 bucks. and i said yeah, absolutely. >> while he is in school, i'm going to keep going at it for him. >> reporter: this is more than just saving. it has turned into a special bond to keep pushing each other to be the best. for the now, i'm nicole grigg. >> that's a great story there.

tampa bay. >> abc action news at 5:00 starts right now. >> breaking news within the last two hours. the national weather service lifting its flood watch over tampa bay. but the danger is far from over in already soaked communities. i'm jamison uhler. >> and i'm wendy ryan. thanks for joining us. take a look at the radar behind us. right now there's a lot of rain over the bay area and even more looking to come on >> let's get over to chief meteorologist denis phillips. where is that rain headed next? >> you guys hit the nail on the head. it's heading on shore. it's off shore in the gulf of mexico, moving east. you will be able to see what is happening here. this isn't nearly as heavy as the rains last night and this morning. i suspect that's one of the reasons why the flood watch was issued. it's not that there won't be more rain, it's that we're not anticipating the several inches of rains that we see in any of these cells. but i'll tell you, there are

thunderstorms around the sarasota area. there will be more developing overnight tonight. check out the rainfall over the last five days. this is why we had flooding situations in pasco and hernando county. a lot of areas from holiday up to hudson have seen 6 to 8 inches of rain. and plenty more off shore. this evening, there will be more rain developing. there it is. it moves right on through the afternoon and into the evening hours. and then the question will be whether or not it's going to be an issue for the first day of school tomorrow. we will have that forecast coming up in just a couple minutes. >> thank you, denis. flood waters like these in pasco county still threatening several homes there. you can tell by the barriers just how high the water is right now. people are doing what they can to protect their property. but more bad weather is just making things really tough. eric waxler is live in port richie with the race to stay ahead of all of the rain. eric. >> reporter: hey, wendy. yeah. there was a lot of rain earlier today. the flood waters were