today, you could have counterfeit cash right now in your pocket. we are talking small bills. and, been passed around tampa ba the on money. >> reward being offered in the breaking news that we brought you yesterday. and, the clues that could help fund the killer. even though we are starting off with our typical summerlike weather we have got to keep our eyes on the tropics. this storm is giving us a lot of questions.

they have emergency officials all over florida. rick scott says everyone needs to keep watch. >> the biggest threat that could come with all of that rain is the flooding and with that comes the standing water and the threat of more zika. they say, heavy rain would be a big concern. fda issued about blood banks starting to screening -- starting to screen for zika. police could be donati wiout knowing that they are sick becse on avere four out of five people do not show any symptoms. there have been no known cases being done by blood transfusions in the united states. they are putting more money behind fighting the zika vir

of the statege budt, and i have the authority to do that without -- we have allocated $23 million of that we did $5 million to miami-dade. >> there are 15 new travel cases including three in pinellas, one sinarasota, and five of those 15 cases are pregnant women. >> it seems to be going up up -- fake money operation. at least two business owners fell for this because, as you can see, it looks like the real thing. jacqueline glass with a warning that you need to hear, and why the phony cash could be all over tampa bay. >> it is hard to tell, but half of this is fake. we showed the bills to business owner who mainly takes in cash.

>> this could be in your pocket or cash register right now. >> we know a lot of it passed, they may not be aware that they took in the counterfeit bills. >> there are two area businesses that have been duped, one of them is this hotel. the other one happens to be were some of the moneyas reportedly made by this duo. >> the money we are investigated -- using special paper or anything like that >> there are in cartridges, and $20 bills a didn't think were good enough -- they didn't think were good enough to pass. they said they paid their rent with the fake money. motel manager went to deposit it and the bank flagged it. he knows the feeling, he has fallen for fake money in the

theirs. >> he examines almost every bill. >> if you take a $20 bill and you rub the thumbnail across there like that, if it is not rough, it is fake. they can trick the eye. >>y can trick the eye but not the hand. you can put it under a uv light. other signs of fake money, they will all have the same serial number, look for uneven margins and, do the the ink should not run. he went out and bought a counterfeit detection plan dustpan. -- pen. get ready for a major headache and downtown tampa. in less than 72 hours road. construction is going to start and it will not end until next year. >> this is all part of the project to redevelop 40 acres

adam is on the road for this afternoon, to show us what is about to change and how it could affect you. adam? >> reporter: that's ght. am on channelside drive right now. if you have been down this way, you know that this area can be a traffic mess. well, get ready for things to get a bit worse. this is about to get torn up. this is a one-way street as you can tell and it will become a two-way street. underneath, they will lay a whole new pipe system for water, sewer, and storm water. that means a lot of road closures. the city is hoping that it can deal with the backups. but it is not clear h it will fect the flow ofraffic. >> i have been driving the same way for years, and i show up and it's different and now i

doing things. but, there will be some growing pains, but the long-term is going to be a street that makes more sense. >> -- >> reporter: the construction will continue down this area, over the course of two years. in the longtime, -- long-ter it will be great, but in the short term, it will be tough. by the way, if you would like information on those detours we have more on abcactionnews.com. back to you guys, take you, be safe. i am like a kid at christmas today. you are looking light at raymond james tedium. -- live at raymond james stadium . they will kickoff against the cleveland browns. fans will get the first few of the newly renovated stadium. $148 million went into improvements during the off- season.

the video screen is the third- largest in the nfl, and is being called whatever -- called better than whatever you have at home. >> you know what else, your announcer voice, i like that a lot. you're going to try to give us some forecasts, and we have a tropical wave? >> you know, there for storms tonight. but, this is really for just when you are starting to arrive. it starts at 8 pm take a look, perfectly beautiful outside and there are some darker clouds that are starting to bubble up as you can look at the radar -- as you look at the radar, you can see it is drive but across the area we have hit or miss storms. now, for gametime you are looking at a chance through

storms are next to nil. overall, i would say that given this time of year we are in pretty good shape. as far as the tropics go, i will be breaking that down coming up. that i know that there are a lot of questions. i will show you the latest information on the tracks that are ahead, coming up. >> sounds like i might be good to go. the new educational programs coming to a local college, better helping students get hired before they even

welcome back. a california police officer is ready that -- lucky that he was wearing his badge. >> he was shot at, and his badge took the bullet. this was the scene earlier this

it started with a domestic call, a gunman got in his car and led officers on a high- speed chase. at one point, he shot officers several times. the driver of eventually lost control and crashed. look at that fire. as for the officer who was hit, he will be okay. incredible video body camera video of a georgia officer jumping into action after he got to the scene of this car crash the passengers stuck inside of the car engulfed in flames trying to get out of a backseat window. he tries to break the window of the hatchback. all of this happened in less than 90 seconds. the car fully engulfed within minutes. a technical college right here, specializing in new

nicole shows us it's giving students not just a career but a life without loans. >> at irwin technical college, kathryn has a new blueprint for her life. >> a wall needs to go here. >> she is a student in the drafting field, looking to fill jobs. she is are ready working full- time. >> you know a lot of angles. >> 17 months, all of the programs vary. >> she is adding classes with hands-on experience for some of the most needed jobs in our area like a surgical to vision, welding -- technician, welding, and heavy trucking maintenance. >> we are teaching students the latest and greatest of what's going on, so when they get out into the field you're ready to

cather e. >> if you go for computer aided drafting gush drafting which is on -- aided drafting it costs about $8000, this was roughly $4500. >> she is not alone, stephen is also getting paid to work on calls -- cars. he came here after a different college gave him this quote for a degree. >> $50,000. >> he doesn't do loans and most of their students qualify for financial aid. mainly, grants to pay your way. all of this is on our website abcactionnews.com. for the now, i am nicole greg. it's a really good time to work for an airline. >> the boosting pay for everyone from parent -- for

american airline pilots received a 23% pay hike, united a 16%, and ground workers could get 15% to 25% pay hike. >> of course, this is after the airline industry went through see . it's good to see you can get backo thei employee we didn't see any positions open but they are hiring in other parts of the state including an orlando. thanks for delta are not going as well. -- things for delta are not going as well. the union says, that their wages have not caught up with where they were before financial losses. meanwhile,delta had record profits thanks to low fuel

against new guidelines from the them -- is a push back against new guidelines on the american health association, regarding sugar and children. >> we look into the debate and were month -- most of the sugar is coming from. >> we have to eat a few along the way. >> every day for breakfast, her and her daughters are very particular. >> kale, spinach, fruit, and we blended up >> one ingredient they do not include is sugar. >> it's very important, people who know me know that we are very particular. >> that's why she is pleased with new guidelines issued from the american heart association, which suggests children 18 and under should have no more than's teaspoons of added sugar shelley summer who works to prevent childhood obesity says

chronic diseases that we hear about heart disease, high blood pressure, and obesity. >> we are not talking about sugar down naturally, but added sugars found in things like candy, cookies, and one of the biggest offenders, is certainly soda. >> even a 12 ounce soda is going to have 10 teaspoons of sugar. >> that's for teaspoons more than they suggest for an entire day. >> a major reason why lisa and her kids will keep making smoothies. >> my kids don't drink pop. two breaking news, take a look at these incredible pictures of a possible waterspout. this is on the mississippi river in arkansas. an abc affiliate is tweeting this out.

there were injuries, but as always an interesting site to see these things happens. >> we certainly see our fair share here. a good eye on the tropics, but what's the latest? >> well, we are about as confused as we were yesterday at this time. all of these things keep changing back and forth from one model to the next. so here is the latest, this is the storm right now, brought it down to about a 60% chance of developing over the next five days. the next two days we will not see much of a change. this will be slightly off to the west and northwest. there's another batch of storms that also has a low chance of developing. no worries with this one, but i just wanted to point this out, you could be dealing with heavy rainfall as a result of this

but it does have a decent chance of developing. take a look at where the spaghetti models are putting this through monday. it is still in the same general direction, which is what keeps us a bit uncomfortable and makes essay, we need to keep ache -- us say, we need to keep a close eye on this. but as the clock goes to first -- to thursday, taking it from west into the gulf, or into the atlantic. that's what we have been seeing even with reliable models, is that they keep shifting back and forth from a northern track to a western track. and as far as timing, as possible impacts in our area, that is really early next week monday, tuesday, and possibly into wednesday. we will continue to monitor that. we have a gorgeous weekend ahead with increase chances for afternoon showers at overall,

you will notice it is 94. i was outside for a few minutes before and i am drenched. it is 85 brandon, 90 st. pete, so the heat is on. it is very steamy. we will see a few showers and storms, and you can see we have some now in hillsborough county. if you're heading there, you could encounter a shower or two. they will start to taper off after sunset. for the next couple of hours, again, we will have the chance for storms but by tomorrow morning, it will be nice and dry for saturday morning through the afternoon, mark -- we might start to see a storm. and, these are after 2 pm and 3 pm. we have a lot of dry hours tomorrow. as far as those tropics go,

we will check back with you. and still ahead, we're going to take about a tradition of a florida ballpark that has a lot of history of correctly picking who will win the presidential

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right now investigators near jackson, mississippi are looking for the person responsible for killing these two nuns. >> todd walker has the very latest. >> reporter: as gruesome crime stories go, this one nears the top. all murders t fatally stabbed in their home. sister paula, in sister margaret were both nurse practitioners working in an incredibly poor area. police found the two women when they didn't show up for work. the door had been kicked in, one of the cars was found abandoned on the side of the road. >> she was so good to the people, they just loved her. she and her sister margaret both

them -- when it comes to this, whatever motivates them. they lived their lives to make the world better pick >> the two have been working in the area for years. this video was posted to the website. >> this is one of the poorest counties in all of mississippi's, it rivals the bottom place in many statistics. >> they take the time with the patient, you know they go way beyond. >> they didn't have much, and now they are faced with a growing out why two women were so grossly -- gruesomely taken away. >> investigators are trying to determine a motive. a $2500 reward is being offered for information. we continue to get unbelievable pictures of the devastation in central italy.

hardest hit areas. they're trying to rebuild despite much of the area is under rubble. aftershocks continuing to make it all the more dangerous. and help finding anyone is dwindling. the ministry released photos showing damage to churches and monuments. right now mazda is potential steering problems. the crossovers from 2006 to 2012, and the national highway safety administration says water can get to certain areas of the car. this is really a big problem. it can pause -- cause part of the part to dissolve.

this, impacting your money it looks like another interest rate hike could be on the way. today the head of the federal reserve said she sees a stronger case for an interest rate. she says because the outlook for the economy is good. the next meeting on when the rate hike could happen is next month. most are saying, they think it's more likely to come later in the year in thousands of people could lose their jobs after to the top competitors in the beer industry merged, anheuser-busch just given the go-ahead to acquire miller. 3% of the workforce will be cut after the merger which could impact 6000 people. have you ever had the sweet potato pie made by patty lobel? well, more pricey desserts from

near you. it will include five new pies berry cobbler, apple, peach, the can cake, and sweet potato -- pecan cake and the potato. the one before was four dollars, this cost nearly 7 dollars. no word exactly when this wl hit store shelves. >> it's all good. a letter from the university of chicago is creating a live debate. supporting trigger warnings that is telling people something that may be controversial. i sent a letter to incoming freshmen saying, it will not cancel speakers because they are controversial. this has been an ongoing debate and says it doesn't agree with creating a safe space where people can go to get away from those with ideas different from their own.

outside, you can walk around with signs, ask critical questions. >> some students say, that the school needs to be prepared to support people offended by the speeches with therapist. one says, while the policy is a good thing the tone of the letter is demeaning. the fish and wildlife is calling this a 17 foot modern dinosaur. it is not a dinosaur, type of ray called a swordfish -- sawfish. they said but one thing is for sure they

out that this is worse than they first thought. >> obesity increases the chance of developing eight more types of cancers. add that to the five we know about. >> it includes stomach, gallbladder, liver, and pancreatic among several others. thiss another wakeup call to take health and diet seriously. the area a home to an ocean reserve more than twice the size of texas. >> president. obama announcing he is expanding a national monument. president george w. bush created the marine national monument a decade ago and president. obama has quadrupled the size to more than 582,000 582,000 mi.2. by the way, the name of the park is almost impossible to pronounce. but we are trying to do a great

>> i'm happy to take your questions on the papahonukaka national monument. >> not bad. flawlessly right there dozens of more species are going to get on top of those that -- 7000 species. >> we know a lot of you love your pets so much that they take them with you on the family vacation, a new report says 70% of car owners their -- pet owners take them for car rides>> that they do not use a pet restraint. this is pretty shocking. one out of 10 pet owners take pictures of their pet while they are driving a dangerous distraction. >> aaa offers this advice. keep them in the back seat of the carrier. not like what you are seeing here.

>> did you know, that some college students are paying hundreds of dollars for information they could be getting for free? that scam and others that they need to watch out for. the company profiting over the olympians apology about his

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we are tracking the most common scams. students are back on campus at american colleges and universities as fall classes resume. each of those students is a target for scams. >> as a student i have seen emails come through about needing to change passwords, or you owe money to the office. >> she is a graduate and said luckily she ha >> what goes off in your mind that says, this is a scam? >> i don't know. itoesn't seem like a normal email weou get from the school. >> fake emails, and calls from the irs are two scans you need to know about. patrick lynch who just dropped his youngest daughter off its role, says -- at school, says they send credit card information -- applications.

companies. >> there are over 200 companies targeting kids and adults them they are getting gas and they are getting -- and they are asking for money. >> there are options to repay loans based on income, the thing is, that information can be found on the federal student aid webst to you. >> how do you help your student or if you are a student, how do you protect yourself? >> that's a great q your best even your college dorm room, there's a lot of wondering kids. >> it'd advice that it is advice they hope more take to heart. >> it's not cool, they are there to make an easy buck. another scam to look out for, fake online rental listings. if you haven't seeit-- they

before renting the apartment. florida olympian, ryan lotche catching a break, all of the backlash over his drunken controversy. he has picked up an endorsement he will appear for throat drops. he has apologized for the incident and t company is using it to their advantage saying, they are forgiving on your by t way, please officially charged him last night with all the reporting a crime. he can go back to real -- real or -- real -- rio or send a lawyer. there is a rumor that he will be on dancing with the stars next year. >> i will make a prediction, he

because he has got a heavy tax bill. did you know that they tax olympian athletes if they win a medal? we will break that down for you coming up. gold-medal $9000, silver, $5940, and bronze $3960. that is for the metal and the cash earnings that t so let's look at the newest sweetheart, simone biles, she won four gold medals, you have to times this by four adding the bronze, and she's been working her entire life for this moment she is shelling out $43,000 in cash coming out of the $110,000 that she one from the olympic games.

these olympians. this is being considered in the hous by the way the bbc says most countries do not tax their athletes. better safe than sorry, a practice run, both phrases as they watch the tropical storm. people are buying supplies. and they have a family plan that we are hoping that this stays disorganized and doesn't come as a major threat. >> it doesn't look like a major threat, even in the worst case scenario, but this has been ch anging so much from one model run to the next. right now, i would say it's all a bit re organized than it was yesterday. but the bottom line is, and

upper-level wis that will develop -- limit the development, working for and against the system, the latest path where he takes it, something heavy rain on our area, it intensifies some before making its way into the panhandle of florida. before the model run, it has headed in the atlantic. it jus -- model. and when it gets the center of circulation, if that does happen, we will be able he a much better idea as to er the system is heading. as of right now, it could impact our weather early to middle next week. we will keep a close eye on the weather. reverend. a tower, you can see -- river

rain. we do have those scattered showers and storms developing. and take a look, futurecast models showing a chance between the northern counties. and by 8 pm, the storms are starting to die down, and they are less pretty dry or about midnight and overnight, things are looking pretty dry. you will start off your saturday morning on the dry side. by noon, isolated storm bubbling up and making their way onto the west. there is still an east to west flow, and showers and storms are not reaching the close find until three -- coastline until 3 pm. so, take a look, water temperature of 87, and high temperatures near 90, lots of

weather. over the next couple of days, things will change. and, monday and tuesday this is an increased chance a of this tropical system. dennis is up next. it will have more on the tropics. -- we will have more on the tropics. we are tracking the money in the presidential race. hillary clinton is coming off a fu last week, donald trump has at least one fundraiser, florida, california, new york and texas says the state is donating to support trump and clinton. this is from the federal commission. how many people live in those states? trump is drawing big donations

more than 40 more than 40 1/2 million -- $40.5 million contributed overall that they gave to republic what hillary by far outraised donald trump -- but hillary by far outraised donald trump. those were not running anymore have had more money contributed to their campaigns in donald trump. $90 million last month, donald trump campaign brought an $80 million in facts, that is his biggest month yet. -- in fact, that is his biggest month yet. mike pence is there speaking, at the microphone. he is opening a trump campaign headquarters in carmel indiana. meanwhile, he plans to discuss his immigration plan at length.

hillary clinton's running mate tim kane is in florida and touring small businesses pushing her plan to create an economy that works for everyone. we also learned today that bernie sanders will campaign with hillary for the first time in new hampshire. vice president biden will be stepping for clinton. the president himself will rally voters for hillary in pennsylvania. accusations in bigotry, political correspondent max facts -- mike sax. >> one weeklong pitch can devolve into, your racist, know your racist. >> to the african-americans, to the hispanics, what the hell do you have to lose? >> the answer is, everything. >> hillary clinton is a big it

people of color only as votes. >> look at his policies, the ones that he has proposed they would put prejudiced into practice. >> and clinton didn't stop there. >> the reason a lot of clan members are liking donald trump is because what he believes we believe >> it seems like she brought a nuclear bomb to the knife fight, consider the week that she had. more emails released, a whisper campaign about her health, calls for a special prosecutor. meanwhile, donald trump continue to confound over the details of his postponed documented immigration plan. >> there is no path to legalization unless they leave the country and come back. >> so will he proud that along with the mess the -- deportations -- mass deportations, or will he let

we maybe? >> just maybe. today we are celebrating women's equality. and, how close are we to men and women being equal? women are better represented in congress than a decade ago. 100 for women served last year -- 104 women served last year. >> >> and most companies are committing to equal pay for women. they are signing on to the white house pledge most companies include they spoke, target, and visa. -- facebook, target and visa. airlines are recruiting pilots, and as we look at what a pilot shortage could be for

road. >> ryan knows his way around airplanes. >> this is called the detail pick >> check it. 6 to 8 quarts. simple as that. >> i want to go fast. i want to fly jets and go fast. >> as an instructor he trains student pilots. >> it's definitely a good and get one rating. and then, they can fly. >> nowadays young pilots are almost guaranteed a job with small regional airlines. frankly, in a feeding frenzy to be of the higher new pilots. >> as a wave of veteran pilots approach mandatory retirement. good news for pentacle owner george. >> i would say we are up 25%.

facing a looming deficit. a 15,000 pilot shortage for 2026. >> you got a go ahead and get youth involved and start recruiting. >> the military is no longer a reliable pipeline. >> they are staying in due to bonuses and promotions that the pilot has. >> many are shying away because they can't afford the training. >> regional, you will be making less than you do now. >> yes. >> that's just part of the game. >> they are wanting to change that. >> the student coming out with that debt behind themselves needs to get a good paying job. >> still, he knows -- >> make sure that there are no cracks pick >> that his future is up in the

and i will fly. >> at the end of the day, you are flying, you're in the sky >> i took one pilot lesson when i was 16 that was it. >> that's all you can handle. abc action news at five starts now. -- 5 pm starts now. modified mosquitoes in the bay area, right now, the new plan to use these controversial keech -- creatures to combat the zika virus. downtown tampa is gting ready for a major makeover. the changes starting monday that will impact your commute. all eyes are focusing on the tropics, let's get over to chief meteorologist

to be watching. it hasn't gotten better organized we are pretty confident that this will go through and give decent rains in by monday morning be in this general area at this point there will be lower water, and some models bringing up the west side of florida not so much as a wind issue but it could be a significant rainmaker. and speaking brain there are some decent storms right along the coast. if you're heading here to ray j we figured there would be some issues, though storms are out there right now. they will linger until 6:30 pm, or 7 pm. by kickoff, those rains should have moved. we will be partly cloudy and warm in the overnight hours. i do expect there will be a partly increase in rain. we will talk about that in a couple of minutes. estate confirming five new