deadly earthquake, rescuers in italy combing through the rubble hoping to find people alive. what is hampering rescue efforts? >> donald donald is headed back to -- donald trumped trump headed back to tampa today. >> good morning. i'm dan shaffer. >> i'm deiah riley. residents at first thought it was a drill and then saw the flames. >> it looked like a bonfire except the sticks and material

balcony, a flower pot or two flower pots actually. >> people were allowed back in after a nearly two-hour wait. firefighters are still investigating the cause of the fire. and look at the flames from miami-dade county. there was an explosion at a florida power and light substation, knocked out power to 10,000 people yesterday. power is now restored. breaking news from st. petersburg, police say a shooting victim showed up at the hospital 3:00 a.m. today. they believe someone shot him and another person park this morning. we also have breaking news from bradenton. investigators now looking for a man who was babysitting a 10- month-old in the hours before that baby died. investigators say eric patrick near neary has active warrants. he was looking after two children. the baby died at the hospital.

down donald buckley, he hasn't been seen since the weekend, the 82-year-old has a possible cognitive condition. if you see him call authorities. the man caught on camera trying to grab a teen at a dollar general store won't stand trial. citrus county deputies saying craig bonello tried to grab a july in june. the court says he's not competent to stand trial. ivan with florida's most accurate forecast. >> yes, mostly clear as we check on temperatures, 79 in tampa. 80 st. pete and of course another hot afternoon. i don't think as hot as yesterday but still warm and humid, typical for this time of year. with upper 70s to lower 80s. the bus stop looks dry for the morning hours, by pickup, 3:00 isolated showers and storms but the bulk of the activity not in

patterns setting up for tomorrow. this morning pinellas county investigators are trying to figure out how this car ended up in a retention pond. neighbors say they heard a loud crash yesterday afternoon. saw that car sinking into the pond, we spoke with one woman who says she saw a young man standing near the car with the trunk open just minutes before it went into the water. tarpon springs fire rescue responded, firefighters jumped into the water, were able to get in through the sun roof, feel around inside. they said they didn't find anyone in jumped in. >> i was thinking if i seen somebody i would go in and see if i could help them but if i didn't see anybody i want going in there because the gators in there are 5, 6-foot long. >> detectives say that car doesn't belong to anyone who lives in the community. they say they have reached out to the owner and that car -- the owner of the car and say it was stolen. watch for fake money. especially if you sell things on-line. one man says he was scammed out

his i-phone 6, he met someone on the app called offer up near busch boulevard and florida avenue. the ficfake $100 bills passed the pin used for counterfeit bills. police are now investigating. no police in investigation are putting a -- in vegas putting a stop that is in bras or shoes. because it's unsanitary. children left standing alone at a bus stop in the heat. a mom says she didn't find out until hours later when her son finally called her. by that time all the other parents picked up their children and he was alone. his mother had to leave work to get him. officials in middle school in hollywood say the bus broke down, they apologized for the mix-up. it's not enough for that little boy named joshua and his mom.

and worried. >> sorry doesn't fix anything. my son could have been hit by a car, kidnapped. >> broward county public school officials are reviewing the incident. they say the transportation department is working to make sure this never happens again. if you keep your kids away from candy and cookies but they could still be getting a lot of sugar from foods you don't think of. and that could be bad for them down the line. the american heart association is setting a new recommended da consumptions what have is known as added sugars, those that don't occur natural flee in food. the limit, 25 grams, that is six teaspoons of added sugar a day. a lot of things have surprise sugar like ketchup or even drinkable yogurt. now companies have to show added sugars on new nutrition labels. a man finds a wallet with thousands of dollars of cash in

the right thing. kevin miller called deputies after finding cash and credit cards in the wallet. the owner was tracked down. she was using it for the family vacation. he believes god put him in place for that reason. >> i'm sure others would have done the same thing. >> he says he tries to live honestly and respect other people. to de donald trump is holding a rally in tampa today. >> at the fairgrounds. we will probably see both candidates several times before the election. recent polls show clinton taking the lead in florida. politico shows that donald trump is not softening on immigration but working on ways to execute his ideas. a major speech was set for tomorrow but since has been delayed. protests are also planned here

out of a trump event in texas yesterday. one pro-trump protester was taken out along with an anti--trump protester. >> no one owns me. no one owns me. believe me. [ cheering and applause ] nobody. i answer only to the american people. that's why i'm doing this. [ cheering and applause ] em >> that's why i'm doing this. >> trump held a $20,000 a head fundraiser after the rally. hillary clinton held four fundraisers in california yesterday.

in san francisco hillary clinton talked with children and families outside. she raised $3 million in july and is in the middle of a joint fundraising push. superpack supporting her raised $10 million. donald trump meantime raised $36 million in july. his joint funds with the republican party $44 million. superpac raised about 4 million. clinton has already spent $319 million on campaign ads and trump spent $89.5 million. breaking overnight, at least 21 people are dead and the search is on now to find survivors of an earthquake in italy. that 6.2 magnitude quake struck in the central part of the country. kenneth mouton has latest. >> reporter: italian natural disaster. rescue crews on the scene helping the injured and searching for survivors in the

earthquake in central italy. overnight dark images started to come in of the damage. the quake hit while people were asleep. 3:30 a.m. local time. the epicenter, the town is just 100 miles north of rome that also felt the tremor for at least 20 seconds. tourists eve reed and their family woke up to the beds shaking. panicked, wondering what was earthquake, don't panic. >> reporter: initial reports, hardest hit areas where the death toll is rising. most of the historic city destroyed and residents buried under collapsed homes and building. equipment is moving in for rescue and recovery teams. megan williams who felt it in

>> reporter: it's an mountainous area. it's not an easily accessible area. >> reporter: this part of central italy has seen several significant earthquakes in the past century. in 2009 a quake killed nearly 300 people. now tragedy has struck again. that area is also dealing with aftershocks. in washington the state department is urging u.s. citizens in italy if they are safe check in on some and please contact family and - please contact family and friends. 4:40. ahead at 5:00 -- authorities may have finally identified the chemicals that a student ingested before he was accused of going on a murderous stabbing spree and biting a man's face. >> a homeowner's worst nightmare, finding your home trashed after coming back from vacation. deputies in california say two squatters did more than just damage the homeowner's possessions. >> chris archer takes another

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children and five dogs moved into the home for weeks while the owner was away. even stole her identity. the adults now face charges. a man whose floating home in riviera beach is sinking says he suspects foul play. the home survived hurricane andrew and hurricane wilma and showed no signs it was at risk of sinking. the property has been at the center of controversy because this man says he has 25 acres and he wants to turn it into a floating home communy. thrilled. >> something to come float on the grass bed, pretend they can anchor and call this a home community. i don't see that. >> this property is going to be developed and the games that people play here -- all it's going to do is make me more motivated to get this property developed and to live out here. >> he says his next step, to pump the water out of the house and bring it to shore. this is florida living for you. this gator spotted at a parking lot on fletcher.

through possibly on its way to the hillsborough river nearby. luckily no one bothered it and it went on about its business. ivan cabrera with the forecast. good morning. >> good morning. we're looking pretty good today. i think yesterday of course the heat was unbearable with mid and upper 90s. record highs at the airport, we tied the old record high of 95. sarasota, good morning, 99 degrees yesterday. we're not going today but we'll have once again late-day thunderstorms. titan doppler radar widening out the shot and you can see the flow off the northeast. we'll continue to favor more moisture coming in and also the steering currents. storms tend to follow that. they will continue to move from northwest -- from northeast to southwest. as we look at the futurecast. typical for this time of year, no unusual rain chances, around 40% to 50%, where we should be and even the temperatures back to normal around 90 to 92.

like 100. it's just not as oppressive as we had it yesterday. one of the hottest days i can remember with the thunderstorms beginning to cool us off. this tropical wave that we're still monitoring, very disorganized still. thunderstorms continue to develop. it's impacting with the antilles, that will continue to head to puerto rico with squally weather. the track still takes it to the north and west so by sometime this weekend we could have a big threat across the bahamas and into florida as well. hurricane hunters are scheduled to fly into that and know a little more information later this morning. temperatures this afternoon, 92. 88 st. pete. that's a change from what we had yesterday. a little more tolerable. if you're boating the difference will be a moderate chop of the bay otherwise looking good with northeast winds 10 to 15. the water temperature 89. here we go, rain chances holding 40% to 50% through the upcoming weekend with highs in the 90s.

say a new towing ordinance could keep drunk drivers off the road. marisela burgos explains. >> all those in favor say aye. >> reporter: pinellas county commissioners are taking a big step to keep the streets safe and encourager people not to drink and drive. starting october 1st any business that sells alcohol must allow their patrons to park in their lot without fear of getting towed. >> the goal is to enhance certainly again providing additional incentive. >> reporter: the changes will be effective countywide. >> we don't want to give the misperception you can't get towed. it's just additional letter of authorization needs to be obtained by a representative of the property owner before the car can just be towed. >> reporter: the new ordinance gives you option of paying with a debit or credit card. if you leave something in your car the ordinance lets you pick

business hours. even if you can't afford to get your car out. marisela burgos, abc action news. it's 4:49. in sports -- david ortiz's base running proves key in the red sox win over the rays. and tom korun shows us why bucs fans booed a player during practice. >> reporter: good morning. there are some nights that chris archer just doesn't have it and then like last night. that he pitched well enough to win but didn't get help from the line-up. just like blake snell a night ago, archer won that inning only this wasn't entirely his fault. giving up the rbi single to ortiz scoring the first run of the game here in the third inning. but, this run coming up, not archer's to earn. betz gets the nice bounce over first base, ortiz no threat to

throw to third, relay by soussa jr. to ortiz ends up coming home. that is the winning run. red sox beat the rays final 2- 1. buccaneer kicker aguayo got an earful from ticket holders at tuesday's practice. browns players in for joint workouts this week must have been amused to see the fans being him after he miss -- booing him consecutive kicks. after he gave one -- whoever it is, better get into this kid's head because right now that has scrambled eggs. >> he's struggling a little bit right now. he's not to work his way through -- got to work his way through it. we talked to him. he knows what he has to do. he's working through it. >> is there any question you bring in someone else?

camp? >> that would be -- question you would need to talk to jason about but i wouldn't think that's an option but that would be a question for jason. >> in times like this, it fills you up so -- down the road in the future you are a lot stronger. >> reporter: the bucs/browns final joint workout is open to the public today. the last public workout gets underway 9:45 this morning. that's your morning sports update. enjoy your day. 4:51. if you live in sarasota county you might have to do more lawn mowing in the future. the change the commissioners are considering which can make your life a little harder. >> the teacher decides to ditch homework. why she thinks it's

clear skies, dry, warm and muggy with temperatures hovering around 80 degrees. 7:00 a.m. sunrise 7:05. 80 by 8:00 and a few isolated showers and thunderstorms. maybe about 3:00 but most of the activity holding off until 4:00 or 5:00. a teacher in alaska trying something new, no homework. >> the policy is popular, no

mrs. kramer decided to get rid of take-home assignments. she's following the example of another teacher that researched the topic and found that homework wasn't enough to improve performance. >> we always think you need homework, they are not getting enough. i am a parent, i have a middle schooler, there's a lot of homework. it's stressful. >> it is. for parents too. the teacher wants families to spend more time together, for kids to play outside and get bed early. mrs. kramer says kids might still take work home but only if they don't finish assignments in class. coming up in your morning headlines -- >> a teen survived an almost always deadly brain-eating amoeba. what a south florida hospital did that saved his life from an infection that almost always kills. >> clinton foundation donors when she was secretary of state? we have the numbers just ahead.

magnitude centered just north, about 100 miles northeast of rome. has killed nearly two dozen people. we have a live update on that coming up.

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donald trump is back in tampa today. the rally in the works and the protests being planned. >> also breaking in europe. a powerful earthquake rocks central italy. we know at least 21 people are dead and the death toll is expected to climb. abc action news anchor lindsay logue is in the studio now, monitoring the rescue crews as they comb through the debris searching for survivors. >> good morning. this morning the mayor of one of the small towns in central italy out. there are reports this hour families are still trapped under all of the rubble, one family of four believed to be under their house, rescuers say there's no sign of life. the 6.2 magnitude quake hit in the middle of the night in it low making the search for survivors incredibly difficult with crews having to wait until sunrise. you can see in the video just in buildings there collapsed, historic sites in ruins.