>> breaking news as we come on the air on the now tampa bay. you an infant killed in pinellas county. >> this happened on monday. >> we're waiting on a news conference to begin about 30 minutes from now. we hope to learn more about what happened. updates as they come in. also breaking right now as we come on the air, it has happened again, a child hurt on an amusement park ride. this time it happened in pennsylvania, just outside of pittsburgh. as you look at the aerial views here. a child was on this roller coaster when they fell out. now, it's not clear yet how far the child fell. but we know a medical helicopter took the child to the hospital.

now. and this comes just days after a 10-year-old boy died on that water slide in kansas city. his funeral is set for tomorrow. and also developing as we come on the air, a tampa police officer fired, accused of assaulting a woman during a traffic stop. >> abc action news reporter carson chambers is live off of bayshore boulevard where this alleged assault apparently happened. carson. >> reporter: well, tampa police actually released surveillance video of us. it is obscure, it is grainy and hard to see, but it shows flashing police lights and it appears to be taken by a surveillance camera over here at west shore plaza in the parking lot of the mall here. now, they said they had a hard time narrowing down who the police cruiser belonged to because there were no number or an agency to make out on the video. now, tampa police department's

pulled a woman over for speeding on february 1st, around 5:30 in the morning at west showplaces a he says officer york commanded her to pull down her pants and underwear and sexually battered her. >> it was after one of our events, so we had multiple agencies in town, helping us. so it was hard for us to determine initially exactly what agency was involved. >> reporter: and, again, that video taken by surveillan cameras at west shore plaza, pretty hard to make out. officer york was fired on march 4th. charges and the warrant were filed today. he turned himself on with his own attorney. coming up at 5:00, we know that the state attorney's office has specific evidence against officer york. we're going to share that with you in about an hour. we're live in tampa, i'm carson chambers for the now tampa bay. >> carson, we will look for it then. police chief says he takes

death of a 73-year-old woman who was killed during a citizens police academy. mary nolton was shot and killed during the program. now, among the questions right now, why were there bullets in the gun used at the demonstration? >> our department has conducted these role play exercises for two years, running more than a dozen participants through the scenarios. obviou something went terribly wrong. >> the florida department of law enforcement is doing an independent investigation of what happened. it will take two to four weeks before we have any results from that. the officer who shot nolton, officer lee cole is on administrative leave. he has been with the department for two years in the k-9 unit. he also resigned from his previous job in 2013 for failing to fully complete a field training program.

the woman's son. paul, what does he think about all of this? >> interesting reaction here today, ashley. mary nolton's son says he forgives the officer who shot his mother as the family struggles to come to terms with this horrific tragedy. >> it just doesn't seem real that she is gone. >> mary nolton was a retired elemenry librarian. this is her husband who she was married to for 55 years. she has two kids. she was taking part in the academy for a special reason. >> we had been talking two nights before about all the bad things happening to the police after all of the shootings and she wanted to show her support. she wanted to neighboring it

supported them. >> the police chief knew mary personally because she was so involved in the community. donald trump and hillary clinton will call their temporary home at least until the election is over. michael paluska is where trump made his second stop today. >> reporter: trump will be talking here in kissimmee at 7:00. so far there aren't very many people who have lined up to get in. the media will go in at 4:00. we're re we have no clue what trump will talk about, whether he will stay on the topics or defend himself because he has a made of controversial topics. he has talked about a lot of things that have stirred up controversy. hillary clinton has attacked him and he has gone on the defensive against hillary clinton as well. we will have another report coming up at 5:00. i'm michael paluska in kissimmee. abc action news. right now a person is

hospital after getting a brain eating amoeba. they were swimming in unsanitary water on private water in broward county. health officials say the infection stems from a microscopic amoeba found in freshwater lakes, ponds and rivers. an florida based company called profounda is the only one in the u.s. who makes a drug that fights this amoeba and they hope it can help this patient survive. tough to thinkbo hearing that story, shay. but looking behind you, it's gorgeous. >> yeah. it really does look beautiful. we have had a gorgeous day on the beaches. plenty of heat and sunshine. the beach has been a beautiful place to hang out today. it is still looking fantastic out there on anna maria island. on tampa bay, we don't have any storms bubbling up yet. you have time to run to the

caught in heavier downpours. we have some rain working its way across i-75 in sumter county. this is not very widespread. we do have this east to west flow though. so if you're taking a look at the radar on your mobile device and you can tell -- so you know just take a look at where the showers and storms are. and they are headed west. if they are close to your house, you will know that they could be developing in your area fairly soon. as we take chances for rain tonight, planning on grilling out around 6:00, we have about 40% coverage. so hit or miss. same deal around 8:00. temperatures coming down to the mid to low 80s at this point. we will see a few showers and storms even through midnight. i have the meteor shower forecast for you. if you plan on checking that out tonight, i have that forecast for you in a few moments. paul. >> thank you, shay.

crews are still looking for people who may be trapped after a deadly explosion ripped through this apartment complex. two bodies have already been found. as many as five people could still be missing at this hour. 34 others are recovering from injuries, including three firefighters. cell phone video shows some of the debris here and the clothing that the blast spewed all across the neighborhood just before midnight last night. you can see how intense the explosion. some residents reporting the smell of natural gas before the blast. but it's still too early to tell if that was the official cause. all right. trump, obama and isis. the emerging debate from trump's accusations that the president is responsible for the terrorist's rise to power. we found out that trump southbound the only one who has leveled that charge. the surprising names on our list. and like shay said, we will

the one reason that this year's show is expected to be better than ever. and shay will tell you when it's best to watch.

>> we are learning hillary clinton, tim kaine will release their tax returns as early as tomorrow. now, they're doing this to keep the pressure on donald trump to do the same thing. back in may, trump said that he would make his tax returns public when the routine audit that they were under is complete. but the irs said there is from releasing them now. a new poll suggests that 67% of likely u.s. voters think all presidential candidates should release at least their most recent tax returns to the public. paul. >> okay. as that debate goes on, we're digging deeper into another allegation. trump says president obama is the, quote, founder of isis. mike sax looked into this claim

the only prominent republican who has leveled this charge before. >> president obama, he is the founder of isis. >> reporter: at this point with less than 90 days until the election, the only thing predictable about donald trump's campaign is its unpredictability. this claim was not a trumpism. he has been saying it for months and it's just his spin on a republican talking point. after isis beheaded two american journalists in 201 said obama and clinton, quote, created a vacuum by withdrawing troops from iraq that allowed for isis's rise there and in syria. a year ago today, jeb bush said this. >> who can seriously argue that americans our friends are safer today than in 2009, when the president and secretary clinton, the story team of rivals, took office.

attacks on paris last november and again after the orlando nightclub attack in june. >> he meant that he created it. >> i said he created them. >> he is not sympathetic to him. >> he was the founder. the way that he got out of iraq, that was the founding of isis. >> okay, mr. trump. this is not one of them. for the now, i'm mike sax. >> all right. and for the record, the white house has not responded to trump's statement yet. ashley. >> obamacare continues to divide america or at least the presidential candidates. but a new survey shows the affordable care act is having an impact. the study published in the journal of the medical association internal medicine compares low income people in three states.

insurance expanded, arkansas, kentucky, people say they're in excellent health. it found they were more likely to get preventative care and less likely to use emergency rooms. this is all compared to people in texas where the affordable care act did not expand medicaid insurance. well, it's been a series of unfortunate events for a cincinatti woman. first she was in a car accident and then lost her wedding dress. t.j. parker tells us that help is on the way. >> reporter: like any newlywed, she remembers her happy day wearing her wedding dress. her happennest memory has turned into a bad nightmare. she was on a car crash a few weeks ago. although she was injured, her main concern was her dress. as the emts took her to the hospital they said it would be fine in her car. but it wasn't. >> i went to get my belongings

of my wedding dress. and i was just a mess. i was a disaster. everything else was in there. but no dress. and it just hurt my feelings. >> reporter: taran had the dress in her car to have it cleaned. her and her husband are having a ceremony next month to surprise her grandma who wasn't able to attend the wedding because she had cancer. >> we are going to renew vows but now it is ruined because i don't have the dress. >> it is ruined almost because even if you get another dress, it's not the same. >> reporter: her mother yolanda says she is praying that somebody comes forward with information about where the dress may be. >> i'm just praying that she gets it back. >> reporter: taran took to social media to try to find her dress. there have been over 100 people posting about it, trying to get it back for her. >> it breaks my heart. >> reporter: she is thankful

>> you think think that your belongings will be gone after something tragic like that. >> now, she has filed a police report and hopes to find the dress. so far she hasn't had any luck. paul. >> we have a treat for you here. open up the skies tonight. isn't this beautiful? our entire galaxy on display. you can watch the best fireworks show on earth tonight. the annual perseid meteor shower. researchers say its peak tonight, giving us all a front row seat to the brightest shooting stars out there. it happens as the earth passes floating debris. and this year could be even more thrilling because jupiter's gravity is pushing more of that debris towards us. the outburst could produce more than 200 meteors an hour which is double the normal rate.

you science geeks out me. they travel 132,000 miles per hour. they burn up 50 miles above earth after reaching a temperature of 10,000 degrees fahrenheit. that is hot. >> yeah. >> the best viewing happens between midnight and dawn. for optimal results, they suggest that you go away from the light pollution which is hard to do when you live in a city the size of tampa. try. give your eyes 20 minutes to adjust to the darkness and look around about two- towards the sky. up into the sky. if you don't want to head outside, you can actually watch it online live. i have tweeted out a link to where it's going to be streaming live. you can find me@paul lagrone. so exciting. >> so if you don't want to wake up or stay up late, you can catch it online. >> yeah. for the kiddos. >> the question always is, is there going to be cloud cover? if there is, you won't see a

look at futurecast. you can see that we have showers and storms straight through to 8:00, even until midnight. so yeah, past sunset, we will have a lot of cloud cover and even showers right through midnight. but by 2:00 in the morning, take a look how that clears out. that's right through to 6:00 in the morning. you have a couple hours where you will have a chance for clearer skies and good viewing. midnight to 6:00 a.m., that's the ideal time but the moon sets at 1:10 in the morning. once the moon sets, it will be a darker sky, you won't have the moon's light interfering with the meteor showers. then the sun comes up, keep this in mind, just before 7:00 in the morning. so you want to make sure that you're not getting too close to sunrise. because, again, that will mess up the spectacular show. as far as temperatures go overnight, we have temperatures in the upper 70s. so it will be pretty comfortable.

ordinary. but keep in mind in you're trying for midnight, you might need to wait longer because we have the chance for showers and storms along with the extra cloud cover. but after about 2:00, things are looking pretty good. as far as the forecast goes for tomorrow for the kids, i have the bus stop forecast coming up next. ashley. >> thank you, shay. still ahead, as fertility rates in the u.s. are going down, a new company is trying to help people know when is the best time to try to conceive. we will show you the new techy

>> alex rodriguez plays his final game tomorrow against our tampa rays. >> we first told you shortly

retirement that tickets for friday's game were going for $450 at yankees stadium. but the ticket market came to its senses and had a reality check. right now tickets are going for $161 each. we did checking and found grand stand outfield seats are as cheap right now as $23 on stub hub today. this could be a reflection of the fans' mixed feelings about a-rod, once seen great but criticized after he admitted to using performance- enhancing drugs. new research from the cdc says that fertility rates overall in the u.s. have dropped to the lowest ever recorded. now, this does not mean that there are more infertile women. the cdc reports a continued decline in birth rates for women's 15 to 29 years old.

for women 30 to 44, birth rates are actually increasing. likely because infertility treatments have allowed more women to get pregnant in their 30s and 40s. look at this. this bracelet launched by a swiss company is supposed to detect when a woman is most fertile. now, this can help a couple better time conceive. but of course it doesn't mean a woman will actually get pregnant. listen to this. cvs has announced that today it will start accepting in-store payments through its mobile app. you can pay with your phone. you don't have to bring cash or credit cards into the store. cvs pay will allow customers to leave their wallet behind. cvs pay is going to become

york, new jersey and pennsylvania. it will go nationwide, including florida, by the end of the year. right now people in ebor city are worried about safety when it comes to crime in their cities. we will tell you how their

>> and we want to let you know we're staying on top of breaking news coming out of pinellas county. an infant, a two-week-old has been killed. we don't know much about what happened. but a news conference is expected to begin any minute with authorities where we will learn more about what happened. again, an infant, just two weeks old, killed in pinellas county. we will bring you those updates as soon as they come in. paul.

learning that macy's is going to close roughly 100 stores sometime next year. the company has not said yet which locations are closing so it's not clear if any of those stores will be here in tampa. macy's says these closures are due in part to a change in shopping patterns. more of us are shopping online than ever before, forcing the department store to evaluate the sales strategy and improve its website. they want to store shopping experience by hosting more in-store events. wendy's says more people are cooking at home because of the rising price to eat out. cnn says higher prices at restaurants is a side effect of higher minimum wage that's have gone into effect in many states and a healthy yes, sir job market. many fast food restaurants have reported slower sales. check this guy out. we will update you on that trump tower camera that we showed you live on the now

that stunt. criminal trespassing and reckless endangerment. you can see police officers pulled 19-year-old steven rigata through the window of trump tower in new york city after he used suction cups to scale the outside of the building. he was able to reach the 21st floor. and get this, he said he wanted to meet donald trump in person. maybe he didn't know that trump is running for president and he's on the campaign trail. today, that wood is boarded up and are right outside trump tower. today we're learning a lot more about that fatal standoff that killed a sheriffs deputy in arkansas. we brought that to you as breaking news yesterday on the now. the deputy we know was killed and a police officer hurt. we're finding out the police officer's name. it is the chief of police in the arkansas town, darrell spells. it turns out that a bullet braised him and he has been

deputy bill cooper, he was shot in the neck. the deputy died yesterday in surgery. meanwhile we're learning how this all started. police say that a 35-year-old pulled a gun on his dad. he was armed. when they got to the house. he surrendered after five hours. things are looking beautiful at anna maria island. still no storm clouds out there. but as we have seen today, a lot of tomorrow is going to be a lot like today in the sense that tomorrow morning, as you're dropping off the kids at the bus stop, mostly sunny skies. it will be warm and dry. and temperatures are going to be in the upper 70s, just like what we have seen lately. tomorrow, we're going to have a lot of good dry hours. by the time that the kids get picked up from school, 2:00, 3:00, even as late as 4:00, we will the showers bubbling up. if you're closer to the

rain by the time the kids come home from school. it will be hot and steamy for everybody. if you're trying to figure out your timing for getting yard work in, i'll show you the differences for inland and the coast coming up. violent crime in ebor sit see going down. but there are still major concerns. jake peterson shows us how the city is trying to he's those worries. >> reporter: they surveyed 700 in ebor city. it showed what was most important is walkability and things to do. also though people have a big concern about a sense of personal safety. as the owner of the soup company, ian spends a lot of time in ebor city. >> i'm here six days a week. >> reporter: he is fairly happy about safety but homelessness

residents and tourists. >> they will try to panhandle up to the table. a lot of the homeless population are sometimes mentally ill. the police are not always here and it becomes a nuisance. >> reporter: courtney says the survey was conducted to see where things could get better. she says they already have a security plan. >> we have such a multi-pronged system right now trying to create the personal safety. >> reporter: here is the plan, increased lighting in parks and garages. officers are being added to the evening hours, especially on the weekends. and tpd has add a liaison officer and that officer has already made an impact. >> some are going back home to be with their relatives. a sense of personal safety is important. >> reporter: goldberg hopes that the safety measures say in place. >> if there was more of that, we would have a better presence and we would be able to address

here. 400 new housing units should be available in the next two years. i'm jake peterson for the now tampa bay. >> as we approach rush hour, take a look at the roads out there. i-275. and here is the thing, we typically think about drivers being more dangerous. aaa says there is something else to watch out for out on the road. the hidden danger that you don't see until it's often too

>> a red and black beetle was found underground. it is endangered. now the county may have to pay $750,000 and delay the project for a year. engineers have to figure out more about the beetle's habitat before the project moves forward, when we look at the roadways we tend to think that other drivers are making things dangerous on the roads. paul, aaa wants us to pay better attention to something else, debris. >> this is something that has always concerned me driving down i-4 or 275. we see trucks overloaded with furniture. this is a mattress that falls off the truck. here are stats. aaa coming out with this report. did eubrya on roads was a factor in 500 deaths, 300,000 injuries and more than 200,000

two-thirds of the crashes involve things that fell off vehicles and ended up in the roads. accidents involving debris were four times as likely to happen on a major highway which in turn makes them more dangerous because we're driving at faster speeds. more than a third of the deadly accidents happened when the driver swerved to try to avoid something. aaa says all 50 states punish drivers who are found at fault for debris ending up on the road. it shouldn't really get to this preventible. it comes down to making sure that all of your parts of your car are maintained, not loose. tie everything down. don't tailgate. that will give you more time to react if something falls off the car ahead of you. we're helping a largo disabled couple facing eviction. today we will good news for them. but they're still face a problem you that may too. we will update you on this

>> an update right now on how we're working to take action for you. just last week a largo disabled couple came to us as they were facing eviction from their mobile home. >> good news for the couple. the mobile home park is giving them more time to get out. as nicole grigg explains, there is something they still need. >> reporter: we're going back inside lawyer and gene cox's mobile home with an happy update. >> i was jumping up >> reporter: after our story aired about the disabled couple facing eviction within a week with no means to move, the oak crest mobile home park decided to drop their eviction suit, along with the $700 that they owed in back rent and the court and attorney fees. >> i feel like if i had not reached out to you, no, we

corner with all of our belongings. >> reporter: the largo mobile home park was also able to help them sell their home. they're waiting for that sale to go through and given an extra ten days to move out. >> this desk weighs a ton. >> reporter: laura is on disabled, with a pace maker. she also only has part of her right lung and can't move anything. >> limited on things that i can lift. i can't push, pull or >> reporter: according to moving costs calculators, just for laura and gene to move a mile away, it could cost anywhere from 1300 to $1,600. and she can't find any resources to help. >> i have not found an organization that helps with moving or storage. >> reporter: and this is what scares her the most.

least a couple hundred pound snooze laura has spent days making calls to local health agencies. they found the area agency on aging in pinellas county was the most responsive. but the nonprofit even tells us they couldn't help laura because they don't have an organization in the state's database for help moving people are no money. for the now, i'm nicole grigg. taking you out west here. a wa look at this out in california. the long hot summer out there can't end soon enough for those firefighters. good news, they're close to containing this wildfire burning in the san bernardino mountains. crews have their hands full trying to contain a fire near big sur that have destroyed 57 homes. we're learning that a valley wildfire in san francisco last year that killed four people, it was sparked by bad wiring on

now. we have had lightning sparks spark fires here. >> a hot tub, that's a new one. >> you have to watch out for everything. >> yeah. our temperatures right now aren't really as hot as what we have seen lately. hopefully it's feeling more comfortable for some. i think it's still hot and steamy out there, no matter how you look at it this time of year. main sail beach looks like a great place to cool off right now. lo no storm clouds right now. 86 in st. pete right now. 88 in brandon and bartow. now, we have seen some showers and storms bubbling up inland, around eastern -- into eastern polk and highlands counties. you can see that here. and even some around sumter county, across i-75. not a ton of rain. and nothing next to the coastline just yet. as we continue through the evening, we will continue to see more showers and storms bubbling up. they will become more widespread and work off shore.

storms tonight. and then tomorrow morning, you're waking up to dry conditions again with the afternoon showers and storms. pretty late in the day. so if you're going to be not land and you want to get yard work in, you have until about 2:00 until the hit and miss showers start bubbling up. along the coast, you have until about 4:00. if you're somewhere in between, the showers start up. we're looking at 50% coverage on friday and saturday. sunday and monday, coming down to 40% coverage. this is typical for us. nothing out of the ordinary. with highs in the 90s. it will feel like 100 in the peak of the heat so you will probably welcome a shower rolling through your neighborhood. overnight temperatures in the upper 70s. denis will be tracking the showers and storms as they continue to bubble up here

5:00. paul. >> thank you, shay. somebody has some explaining to do here. that is a semi that crashed into a house. a woman recovering after that truck that she was riding in smashed into this home. this happened in ohio. she was trapped in the wreckage for two hours. rescuers got her out. luckily no one was inside of the home at the time of the crash. >> that is lucky, paul. the dea is not budging when it comes to how it classie more states continue to legalize it in some forms. that includes florida. today the feds said it's a dangerous drug and has no medical use. the now's todd walker has the impact this could have on all of the research. >> reporter: after months of considering it, the feds still say marijuana is a schedule 1 drug, in their eyes making it more dangerous man meth or cocaine. they opened up small opportunities for medical research.

the biggest limitation being even though it is completely legal in colorado, there is not enough so-called pharmaceutical grade marijuana approved to study. because of that, the feds today said that marijuana will remain a schedule 1 drug, which classifies it as having no known medical benefits and a hypo tential for abuse. at the children's hospital outside of denver, studies of marijuana and marijuana products go on as much as they can. >> so it's really important i think for the entire medical community tost effective. if so, for whom they are effective. how they are best utilized, at what dose. >> reporter: there was only one approved manufacturer of marijuana for study in the country. dr. brooks is the chief of pediatric neurology in colorado. only having that one site in mississippi has created a bottle neck for research.

marijuana. >> hospital visits are really nonexistent. >> reporter: we introduced you to the madison family back in april. they swear by the effect of marijuana to control their daughter's seizures. dr. brooks would like to continue her studies. >> having additional access to the research should accelerate that. so we will have the information that we need that may allow the dea to make a determination >> reporter: 25 states across the country allow marijuana in some form despite it still being federally banned. i'm todd walker for the now. >> because it's so difficult, scientists at the children's hospital say they have not good gotten any of the federally

school. we're learning that curling up with a good book could help you live longer. >> yeah. researchers at yale university came up with this one. they looked at people older than 50 and found those who read a book up to three and a half hours a week or about half hour a day were 17% less likely to die over a 12-year period. people who read more than that increase their longevity by 23%. >> the tricky part of this, researchers only concluded survival advantage. but they don't know why. previously search says that it engages us emotionally and mentally and makes us more reflective and understanding of others and increases connectivity in our brains. all sounds good to me. >> give me a book. seven out of ten americana difficults took the time to read last year. six out of ten read at least one traditional book as opposed to using a tablet. on average, they read 12 books,

>> i'm going to start reading tonight. this doesn't count, all of this reading we have been doing. don't forget tomorrow is the last day to drop off school supplies for our back to school drive. we teamed up with hudsons furniture right here. they're going to match all of your donations so that we can help double the amount of kids and give them the school supplies they need. find the information on our website under the back to school section. a really cool thing, ashley. >> it is. two alleged crooks caught on from an arizona pet store. kim tobin explains it's what the store owner posted on facebook that got the turtle returned safely. >> reporter: the owner thinks this was a crime of opportunity. this cage was open. no lock on it. you see the guy come in, grab the tortoise. this little guy right here who is pretty pricey and take off with him. this store has got it all. snakes, frogs, water monitors. >> this is a her mitt with a black belly.

tortoise that was targeted. at $300 a pop clearly listed on the case, they don't come cheap. >> i was talking with another customer. by the time i got back, they were gone. >> reporter: in the surveillance video, you can see the couple walk over to the case, admiring the tortoise. she acts as a lookout for him as she grabs the tiny reptile and walks away. >> who steals a tortoise. >> reporter: remember this into his pocket. yeah that happened here too. with this case, the owner posted the couple's photos on facebook and was shocked at the response. >> within 12 hours, 60,000 people commented in and helped find this tortoise. >> reporter: he says people posted the suspect's name, address, phone number and the tortoise was returned to

him justice. we've got our justice. >> now, the people at the store plan on pressing charges against the man accused of stealing that turtle. drones may soon be used to keep emergency crews safe in dangerous situations. listen to this one. >> drones can help you get a very accurate situational awareness. what is happening, where is it happening and how bad is the situation. >> yeah. this could be our future. list and firefighters in cincinatti are learning how to use those drones to help them check out a scene before they even get there. some officials say the drones will be part of the team in as little as six months. so it's coming. manicures and pedicures may be fueling drug deals on the black market. criminals in michigan are stealing nail polish from drugstores and selling them cheaper on the underground market. police are now trying to figure

involved in the black market deal rit w look at count. you read them off. >> usa, 32 gold. china, 25. japan in third with 18. russia 15. great britain 15. gold rush with the usa. we're doing good. >> a lot of that happening in the pool. u.s. women's katie ledecky anchoring that team. >> it has been exciting to watch. michael phelps racking up the gold. today two u.s. gymnasts are going for the gold as well. the favorites in the all-around competition. justin found that victory is already inspiring a whole new generation of young gymnasts. >> reporter: in rio, there's simone and gabby. >> okay. >> reporter: and here is mckenna and cameron. >> because i want to get a gold

gymnastics school might push a little harder this week, inspired by what they see in rio. >> because when they do it, i have a goal for me to do it. >> reporter: when the u.s. women's olympic team took home the gold. >> i almost cried. >> reporter: 8-year-old mckenna started dreaming of gold herself. >> yes. >> good. thank you. >> reporter: coach laura. >> i think it's amazing. i think usa gymnastics has done a wonderful job. >> reporter: sees it every four years. >> inspired a whole generation of girls to have dreams to work hard and shoot for the olympics. >> reporter: more girls inspired and more girls coming through her doors. >> every olympics is where the gymnastics industry has a hike. we're all gearing up and ready for it. >> reporter: she opened the gym in 1984, over the years sending many girls off to achieve their dreams. >> we have gotten eight scholarships, 16 kids to

athlete. >> reporter: now she is getting the next generation readily. >> it makes me feel good when i tumble. >> reporter: at their chance for olympic gold. >> this is olympic fever and i'm expected it is here. and that's it for the now tampa bay. abc action news at 5:00 starts right now. >> a former tampa police officer on the wrong side of the law. the reason it took six months for attacking a woman and the undeniable proof investigators say they have. but first we begin here at 5:00 with breaking news. pinellas county deputies telling us about the murder of a two-week-old baby. >> that child died on monday afternoon after being found in north reddington beach. there has been an arrest in the case. adam weiner is getting an update from deputies right now. this coming in within the

on the way to the intercoastal where we're hearing that three jet skis collided. we're working to find out how serious the injuries are. you can count on us to go to action 1 live as soon as he arrives there. another top story, this former tampa police officer fired months ago, turning himself into authorities today. adam york charged with sexually battering a woman he pulled over while he was off duty. carson chambers is live for us tonight to show us caught. carson. >> reporter: right. it was actually a surveillance video camera over at west shore mall plaza that caught this on tape. it actually zooms into the officer and the lights on his car because of the motion. it happened in the early morning hours. so the video is dark. february 1st. the officer was found a month later after his dna was found on her underwear. >> shock and disappointment to all of us here.