>> kera mashek is showing you how one man is helping out. >> reporter: the images from louisiana's catastrophic flooding are heartbreaking. >> i cried just thinking about it. >> reporter: red cochran grew up outside breumg. his dad's home took on knee- deep water. he has flood insurance but many around the state are not so lucky. more than 100,000 people have asked for federal help since the historic flooding star other day and was like, it's crazy, it's all gone. >> reporter: we asked his boss in st. pete beach if they could take up donations of basic items to help. everyone at the restaurant jumped on board right away. >> we're just trying to show some tampa bay love to the louisiana people. >> reporter: in a few days they've been amazed by the generous amount of donations, everything from clothing and shoes to diapers. >> it touches my soul to see the community coming together

of helping those in need because she used to be homeless. >> i understand the importance of a toothbrush, toothpaste, just clothes to wear, water to drink. so to me it's really important. >> reporter: the restaurant is taking donations all week and this louisiana native will pack up a truck and personally deliver it all to friends in need. >> i want to put a peoples faces. >> reporter: reporting in st. pete, kera mashek, abc action news. >> you can drop off donations at the salty rim grill through the end of the week on blind pass road in st. pete beach. also a gofundme page to donate if you can't get there. kera mashek has a link to the page in the article she wrote on our mobile app now. ivan cabrera with the forecast. good morning. >> 81 in tampa.

limited rain chances, one more day of that. i think we'll have more rain chances beginning tomorrow but for today still 20% or less. as we look at the rest of the temperatures in the mid and upper 70s. we have that to look forward to today if you don't like the rainfall. staying mostly dry. the problem is without the rainfall this time of year temperatures will surgery into the mid-90s. it will feel like 105. higher rain chances tomorrow with a northeasterly flow so the showers will develop east and end up along the coast. of course we're watching the tropics, more on that in next couple of hours here. temperatures this afternoon, 92 by 1:00. there you see highs climbing to the mid-90s this afternoon. quick check of the roads at 4:32. live look at i-275 near fowler, no big issues to report there. traffic is moving well in all directions. we'll update the roads again in 15 minutes. right now a 70-year-old man is charged with dui accused of crashing into two cars, one a deputy's cruiser.

alfredo rodriguez jimenez bonded out of jail. the crash was 9:15 saturday night on north 15th street. deputies say he hit a car that was then pushed into the deputy's cruiser. that deputy was not hurt but two people in the other car did suffer minor injuries. this morning police say a 74-year-old ohio driver mistook the gas pedal for the brake and slammed into a crowd outside of a concert outside of cleveland. police say the woman hit the gas as she pulled into a parking space and drove on to a small dance floor in the parking lot at crashing into the crowd. nine people were injured, two seriously. police say most of the injured were in their 60s and 70s. so far police haven't charged the driver. the search is over for the man who alleged low carjacked an abducted a female pizza delivery driver in jacksonville and attempted to rob a dollar

police say he learned that driver into an lured that driver to an abandoned house. she was able to escape by jumping out of the moving car. a mantels a person living in a house -- a man t spells a person living in a house he had been shot. we're told the man is expected to survive but deputies are still trying to figure out exactly what happened to him and who the gunman might be but tell us they don't believe the yesterday many paid their final respects to a beloved pinellas park music teacher. caroline sine taught at john sexton elementary school. the pinellas park performing arts center held the service. police say a drunk driver ran a red light, smashed into her car. the 34-year-old died a few days later from the injuries she suffered in the crash. police say her boyfriend sean hankins, a passenger remains

against mothers against drunk driving in lieu of flowers. bob buckhorn and the code enforcement team talking 10:00 this morning, to outline the city's efforts to protect people living in tampa from the zika virus. one pregnant woman says she's done with south florida and the growing concerns over the birth defects with the virus. gigi plans to drive to virginia and stay with her family until the baby is they say the move makes perfect sense. >> if we have to move away and separate for six months it's pennies in the long run. >> so far no locally transmitted zika cases originated in broward county, where the couple lives but occurred in nearby palm beach and miami-dade counties. 4:35. in democracy 2016 -- donald trump -- is he showing a new side or hiding more of the same

>> the republican nominee unveiled a appeal to minority voters. mary bruce explains the new pitch to blacks and hispanics. >> reporter: as far as the trump campaign says this has been the best week ever. >> i want a totally inclusive country and i want an inclusive party. >> reporter: trump working on his pitch to minority voters this weekend. >> the outreach to the african- american community is in area where the republican party must do better and it will do better. >> reporter: despite that admission and meeting with the new hispanic advisory board the week hasn't been entirely smooth for the campaign. from protests to outrage over this comment -- >> what do you have to lose? you're living in poverty, your schools are no good, you have no jobs. >> many in the african-american community say it's insulting,

communities that are more than 90% white. >> the comments are for all americans. i live in a white community, i'm white, i was very moved by his comment. in other words he's trying to tell americans that we can do better. >> reporter: kelly anne conway, his new campaign manager on the sunday talk shows after a staffing shake-up that included resignation of the campaign chairman paul mannafort, over his ties to leaders. >> he's been pushed out but that doesn't mean that the russians have been pushed out of this campaign. the hand of the kremlin has been at work in this campaign for some time. it's clear that they are supporting donald trump. >> mary bruce, abc news, los angeles. one of the men hoping to replace senator marco rubio in washington will be in st. petersburg. democratic senate candidate patrick murphy will join state

looma headquarters. coming up on abc action news at 5:00 -- back to school. sarasota kids are the last to go back to the classroom. the reminder police have nor drivers that speed through school zones. >> up next -- prince discovery. items police found at the late rocker's estate that could be responsible for his accidental death. >> coming up, why the rays are a team that no one wants to play right now.

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cleaning up from a severe line of storms that spawned at least five tornadoes satisfied. twisters downed trees, snapped power lines, damaged homes. much of the damage occurring south of grand rapids. the severity of the thunderstorms surprised forecasters, expecting it to bring only 60 mile-per-hour winds. no injuries were reported. 58 or above is severe criteria. we get a resurgence towards the end of the and warm air start clashing again. not as much as the spring but here's what is left of it. here's the first cold front of the season if you can imagine. that again very early up across the northeast, even a tornado warning up in -- just to the northwest of boston, we'll see what transpires. we're talking about that front because the tail end will sag south. not going to come through with cold air, no, but it will bring a northeasterly flow that will eventually get moisture back in here because last couple of

for this time of year it's an anemic 12-hour loop of the radar. i think we'll get more tomorrow but right now quiet on titan doppler radar and will stay that way most of the day. 20% or less farce rain chance as far as rain chances. limiting rain chances is the dry air up above. tomorrow we get the return flow from the atlantic. that will get rain chances back up 40%. so back into where we should be for this time of year with thunderstorms in the afternoon, but not today, looking quiet. just 20% coverage. that would about do it. fiona falling apart. this is the area we're going to watch, 40% chance of development, because of its track as it continues to head to the north and west.

we're thinking that is the potential problem for the northeastern u.s. i think we'll have a major hurricane but it will curve north so we don't have to worry about that. the computer model takes it north and west and yes, there we are in tampa so we could get wet from it or stronger with the winds. we'll keep checking throughout the day. and throughout the week. as temperatures climb back to 95 for a lot of us here. 93 at the airport. again the reason for that is and we'll keep it in the low 90s through tomorrow when we get back to rain chances, average this time of year 40% to 50%. this isthis is i-275 at 54th avenue. no problems there. but janelle has a wider look and will have more at 5:00. this morning police are trying to determine who used a

crash through the wall of an atlanta-area gun range yesterday morning. detectives say several rifles and handguns were stolen from the range. officers say the truck used to smash a hole in the business allowing the five suspects to get inside and take the weapons. a witness says they saw the truck leave but didn't get a good description of the driver or passengers. the 2016 summer olympic games are now over. >> team usa now finished off gold medals and at the top of the medal count overall, by a wide margin. americans won 121 medals, china with 70. >> jim ryan shows you the grand goodbye at last night's closing ceremonies. >> reporter: the fond farewell with a bang and dazzling special effects. gymnast simone biles carried the american flag in the closing ceremonies, takes home five medals, four gold, calling her first olympics the thrill

americans continued their gold rush. the men's basketball team swamped the serbians in the final 96-66 claiming their third consecutive olympic title. kevin durant scored 30 points in the effort. u.s. was the favorite going in, didn't disappoint. olympic history in the boxing ring. shields slugged her way to a unanimous victory in the gold medal middleweight match. the 20-year-old from flint, michigan is the defending olympic champion, the first american boxer to win to finish first in rio. usa wrestling claiming another gold medal. kyle snyder earning his spot atop the podium in the match against azerbaijan. the men's volleyball team rallied to claim the gold. it was only the second time gailen had run a marathon and took home a bronze for the u.s. after all the stress, sweat and

with pageantry and spectacle. the 2016 games passed in to history according to tradition. the tokyo governor accepting the olympic flag. the rio olympic flame extinguished and summer games begin again in tokyo 2020. jim ryan, abc news, rio de janeiro, brazil. while the sporting world concentrated on rio much of the last two weeks in tampa the buccaneers were focused on one thing, getting ready for the regular season. eric waxler looks at how the weekend. >> reporter: good morning. the rays and red sox start a four-game series at the trop tonight and all of a sudden the rays not a playoff team teams like boston want to run into. they've outscored their opponents 15-5 along the way and take from the rangers yesterday. longoria lifting it to the corner to score a run. a double for longo, even the

steven souza jr. will slide in to break a two all tie in the fourth. forsyth returns after missing four games with back spasks. looks healthy. the three run homer. rays win 8-4. drew smiley on the mound won 4-6. to football the bucs play their first preseason game at home friday night against the browns, also they are going to have practices against cleveland at one buc tomorrow the wednesday practice is open for the fans. but jameis winston started sloppy saturday night. just 3-10 during the three series he played against jacksonville though the interception that september up the first jags touchdown wasn't his fault. the coach says winston has a long way to go but light years better than this time last season. >> the competitive side of him. sometimes he tries to do too

gets in a scrambling situation. no matter how you slice it he'll run for five yards but refuses to slide. that's the whole defense hit him. you don't have to win the game every single play. do you have too much stuff? storage units are a simple solution, but coming up at 5:00 -- the common thing that can ruin all your stored valuables. >> up next, he swallowed what? the 40 items doct

we're back, a nice-looking monday. there sunshine, it's going to be hot. we won't have the cooling thunderstorms that are isolated with rain chances 20% and low as we have dry air on top of us. we'll have rain chances more average for this time of year beginning tomorrow. we'll get more moisture to work with. right now temperatures in the upper 70s to lower 80s. rest of us checking in, in the mid and upper 70 this morning. we'll climb back out of that real quick, 10:00 a.m.

middle 90s between 1:00 and 4:00 with rain coverage again under 20%. staying mostly dry for today. 4:54. a huge movie remaining bombs at the box office. "ben hur" only grossed $11 million over the week, only good enough for fifth place. the movie cost $100 million to make. meanwhile three in a row for "side squad," topping the box week. a 42-year-old father of two in india spent two months swallowing knives. >> that's right. you heard right. doctors spent two days preparing for the five-hour operations they needed to remove the knives from his stomach. doctors say they were so nervous about the operation because a small mistake could have ended his life. doctors say that man swallowed some knives folded, some unfolded. when they removed the knives

starting to rust and were broken. why knives? doctors say the man likely has a rare mental disorder that hasn't even been published yet in any medical journal. he told the doctors he "developed a taste for metal and loved the way blades tasted." coming up, a crash from above. what witnesses say they saw before a paraglider crashed with the roof of a utah church. >> raging inferno. homeowners now assessing what is left after a wildfire

at 5:00 ad a wanted man on the run. escaping from a patrol car in handcuffs. >> thank you for joining us on abc action news on this monday morning. >> we're getting you back up to

together. >> no real big problems on the road, just lingering construction but so far so good. >> we're dry this morning. in fact nice end to the weekend. on sunday not much activity. just a couple thunderstorms across the interior counties but most of us staying dry for today with temperatures in the upper 70s to around 80 right now, as our temperatures will climb back into the mid-90s this afternoon. it will be hot as we talk about limited coverage as far as thunderstorm activity. 87 by 10:00. 92 between 1:00 and 4. and mid- 90s with heat indices approaching 105. more on the extended forecast, more moisture will increase our rain chances, tropics getting busy as well. hopefully the roads will remain quiet for the most part. it's monday and sarasota students are back in school so expect more traffic around there. watch for the school buses of course on the roads especially