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notice this track compared to earlier today, a little bit more to the north. if this were to verify and i'm pretty comfortable with this, gusty wind, 45 to 50 miles per hour, four or 5 inches of rain along the coast not nearly the issue that it would be if this line in the center were closer to tampa. we are by no means out of the woods, but it does look a little bit better now than it did six hours ago. we are taking a closer look at that tornado possibility coming up. >> thank you. meanwhile tonight people living in this mobile home park are living out of options. they live in the middle of a dangerous flood zone. and lauren found out there is not much that can be done to protect their homes. >> reporter: the members of dangerous flooding a few months ago still hard jerome
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water out of your bed it is traumatizing. >> is one of dozens of the residents who had to get out after tropical storm colin dumped water all over the bay area. there were forced to abandon their homes. >> the water moves up pretty fast when it is raining hard. >> they say it happens over and over again. >> first, this area, my yard is flooded. >> this problem is the canal. they say there's not a lot of drainage -- rises fast. >> why his people living in an area that is dangerous? >> there working on a project that would drain we. this -- but it will not help these now. many of them are on fixed incomes here. >> i feel like i'm being held hostage. >> he says he is still recovering from the last time.
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i know that there is mold here. and he is afraid to move forward. >> because if we shouldn't be here than somebody should put us on notice. >> he doesn't want to have to leave his home again in about but he worries that he best in a boat -- in a boat but is worried he might not have any other choice. >> and we have all you need to know about the storms online. you can also get a list of the must have supplies. news that we brought you live this morning. the tow truck driver hit and killed a woman in a wheelchair. she was trying to cross 34th st. when the light changed to green. police tell us that's when the tow truck driver pushed the gas pedal and hit the wheelchair- bound woman. her name has not been released. deputies are hoping that you may know who this man is. he robbed a convenience store in lakeland sunday night, con
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they say he stole several packs of cigarettes. police say that they made their largest drug bust ever synthetic marijuana they say thathey caught the suspect right outside the school. adam winer is at that school. and i understand, that music was kind of key. >> reporter: that's right. they say that they are pretty thankful that this guy made a big mistake. it happened right outside of this school. at first, this guy joseph gresh howard pulled over but then a -- howard pulled over at then he ran. police eventually tased him and captured him. and when, they went back to his vehicle they were shocked by the amount of drugs that they found in his car. we are talking trash bags full of what is suspected of being synthetic marijuana sometimes
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and they say, the only reason that officers pulled him over in the first place is that he was blaring his music loud and violating the towns loud music ordinance. >> this literally was a case where if the guy had been abiding for the law he would of german right by our officers. -- would've driven right by our officers. >> they expect that he would of made about $14,000 from the drugs. so they hope that this is a big impact on what they say has been a recently surging of synthetic marijuana. tonight, we are told that joseph howard has made out on bond and until they officially check the synthetic marijuana confirms what it is, in which case, he could face a lot more charges.
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rapid video in summer highlands. they arrested the rapper. he is charged with on trespassing. they say he is one of the men in the video called murder on a cop. they say they were trespassing invarious places in the county. last month they -- arrested another man on weapons charges. highlands county deputies say there are still deputies for him. a central florida woman accused of holding a woman stock hostage. they say that she through the dog over a 6 foot fence when they arrived. police demanded $20 from the dog's owner to give her back. the dog was hurt but not too bad. this sign, is in texas and is catching a lot of people's attention. a realtor is offering to help sell your house if you want to move to canada because of this
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and wouldn't you know it is a similar sign popping up right there you may have seen it. it's making fun of the presidential election in the amount of people who do not really like either candidate. so we caught up with the broker who says if you are leaving the country after the election, give him a call. >> i don't expect anyone to leave the country. but i thought, since that thought process is out there, why not use it for relocation services. >> in case you couldn't tell, it is kind of a joke. it turns out, that moving to canada is actually harder than you would think. they are pretty strict on granting's -- granting citizenship. they look into backgrounds, and can stop the process. they also take into your account -- into account your health and finances. now to developing story, former congressman anthony weiner is facing another sexing scandal after sending pictures
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were coming down at his wife, hillary clinton's top aide is leaving. they shared screenshots of the alleged conversations that supposedly started late january. and, one of those pictures had his four-year-old son in the background. the controversy continues surrounding colin kaepernick refusing to stand during the national anthem. the san francisco 49ers will continue to sit as long as he feels is appropriate. and he wants to see significant progress. he says he can't honor a country that, quote oppresses black people. even though he says he will be criticized but he is standing by his feelings. >> he is doing what he believes in and i'm going to break it down even more, he has a right to do whatever he wants to do
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opinion. we're not going to let any type of cancer get in between us. >> some fans are not so understanding. some fans are burning his jersey and others have come forward saying that they support his decision. new at 5:30 pm, a century- old church is no longer after a fire. you can see the flames coming out of the roof. it appears that part of it collapse. two people were inside at the time officials are trying to figure out what caused the fire but they believe it started in the basement. >> and, this is going to be a big issue in the coming days. and janelle martinez is letting you know those areas that you want to avoid. >> hello everyone. we are talking about construction and we will start with construction on 75 and mrs. during the daytime hours between 10 am and 3 pm.
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they are going to do work on that during the day tomorrow. so avoid the area if you can. we also have overnight roadwork happening on the expressway. this week hillsborough avenue will be open but they are going to be close the overnight hours so if you're heading southbound you will want to take ehrlich over to and run. and that big project is underway the first phase is starting this morning. this is morgan street between old water street just north of channelside drive this will last through december but the entire project is going to take out 18 to 24 months. i posted the information about the road closures and what the outcome is supposed to be with the project on my facebook page. still ahead, a major
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we are taking action tonight and tracking local job opportunities in a long day of job interviews is just wrapping up. a lot of new shops and restaurants are opening up. and about 300 positions to fill. if you couldn't make it today, don't worry there will be more hiring events as those concessions start to open. there has been a major breakthrough in the fight against the zika case -- virus. johns hopkins university and they have discovered that it can stop the virus from reproducing. they say, that an inexpensive
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years and is used to fight against parasitic tapeworms in third world countries appears to work against the zika virus. however, they say that more testing needs to be done first. the city of tampa making a big purchase. >> that's right. they're hoping that it will stop mosquitoes. serena is live with what the mayor is buying. >> that's right. the mayor says that we can anticipate a lot of rain with his upcoming storms and, we can see a lot of standing water. so he's not taking any chances. he authorized the purchase of this over the last few days. and crews have put up 5000 of these in areas with standing water the tabs on the bacteria that attack mosquito larvae and last up to 30 days. and it is non-toxins to -- non-
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city's budget not from the 2000.6/the $20.6 million authorized by the governor. but they say it is money well spent considering that -- $20.69 authorized by the governor. but they say it is money well spent considering that the cases are rising >> we have to do what we can. >> we need to hope that the folks in washington come through with money potential cure. but we're not going to stand around and wait. >> and that's what the mayor is doing and that's why he bought this. if you would like some, he encourages to call code enforcement. they said they will come out and he had shipped us suggests buying them at your local hardware store. . and we want to take action for the things that matter to you and, you have a way to get your questions answered through
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anything in the area, go to our website and look for the zika story and you can let us know what questions you have. check out this video this is a cloud that formed over siberia on sunday. there is. emergency services reportedly got flooded with calls from residents worried that it was a mushroom cloud. other people thought that there may have been some kind of explosion at a coal mine. it has been identified as completely harmless get this right cumulonimbus cloud. >> right. that's what it is. no doubt in my mind. that is a spaceship. >> i don't want to see any of that. >> look at you. we need to talk tropics. >> we do. we're going to be talking about rain. this will not be a huge deal.
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will be similar for what we had with colin. we will have heavy rain, and something that we can't completely ignored. but this will not be as bad as some folks are saying. i'm telling you that right now. if you look outside you see partly sunny skies, it will get more tropical and let's get into it, one thing, it is a good idea with the system isolated tornadoes are a very good bet storm shield, instant notification here. down to where you are. there is a warning 5 miles from you you will not get a notification. it is only for your area. if you have folks who do not have a smart phone, they can desperate need it -- they can receive it on their landline as well. that is something that's pretty common with the system. right now we are tracking
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it will be -- and thunderstorms. it will be monkey and dry. and by wednesday -- monkey -- it will be humid and drive. if you are concerned about a big hurricane coming this way i don't see it. temperatures are in the upper 70s to lower 80s and we hit the middle 90s early on that is before the rain arrived 91 in tampa and still 10 above normal. dewpoint is 75 in the winds are calm, so as we had 91 were 10 above normal the record 97 a long long time ago. injury go east to west flow we have seen this no changes were of what we call classic summertime patterns. this will not change tomorrow. but wednesday, we will begin to see and feel the effects from what's going on down to the southwest. this evening, if you're going
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we know that this goes with the territory. and tomorrow morning, it starts off quiet. and by the afternoon, we still see changes most of the action is in the afternoon but, look at how that wind is going southern lee, and that is the sign of things to come. storms are moving from south to north and, all of a sudden by tomorrow night you start to get an onshore flow. come, the moisture is coming in from the gulf of mexico. whether this is a wave, depression, tropical storm, i guess that there is an outside chance that it could become a hurricane. but i don't think it will have that kind of impact on us. by lunchtime on wednesday, look at how the rain begins to build. and bands of rain start to come in and that will not go anywhere. right on through thursday. i showed you the european model
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money but the heaviest rain right along the coast. this is the latest satellite pictures still a ragged system. but as it pulls away is about a 36 to 48 hour window where this will be out in the gulf and it will have decent opportunity to develop further. and, watch what happens. it will start to race northeast and response to southwesterly winds we call that a tropical low pressure or front. and what that means, not change direction and it will not have an opportunity to get stronger. so when it peaks for whatever reason, i think, that's about it it will stay steady and it will waste northeast. the other part that's very good because it's picking up speed as it will have a chance to dump a lot of rain. and, a lot of folks have been asking me, as i see this, we are good to go tomorrow wednesday the rain
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gusty winds and heavy rain and maybe a few isolated tornadoes and possibly coastal flooding at high tide. you know the routine, it might change, but i don't think it will. i think often we will continue to see this kind of issue right on through thursday night. and then, the forecast occurs either weekend. and, the rain is heaviest wednesday night and gusty winds in tornado and by friday we clear out and buy the weekend it's a thing of the past we are back in the upper 80s. next, these did not get what they hoped for, the one thing that they made out with
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thieves break into a church and they get away with cake. police in detroit believe that the thieves are after an extensive musical equipment. but the intruders ended up setting off the alarms and didn't realize -- and then realized that they were in trouble. they took off, stealing the only thing that they could and don't let me leave out the potato chips. firefighters are monitoring 100% contained wildfire keeping an eye on that. it's called the blue cut fire it's been burning thousands of acres. and, you are coming home to nothing much left. and this video shows us where it used to be lush landscape is just a lot of ash.
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a one-year-old girl shot in a drive-by. we are frantic car -- call and learning how close the child came to being killed. the bracing for storm, they are bracing for what is going to be the tropical storm. >> yes, i think that we are going to start feeling that on wednesday. i tomorrow morning with the the afternoon at the latest part of our area will be under a tropical storm watch. if it were to get stronger overnight and when this clears,
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is an outside chance that it could issue a hurricane watch areas to the north. the based on the track, which is pretty much just an average between the european and the gfs, this takes it around the big bend area we're right on the fringe of what would be considered the coat of uncertainty. and, if this verifies as a storm of about 60 or 65 miles per hour because it will not get any stronger, it will start to accelerate. rainfall across the area. i still think that wednesday and thursday it will be a nasty stretch of weather, gusty wind, and they tornado watches a most inevitable. but if you look at this model there's a lot of consensus to the north, and getting new numbers here. double have the data coming up. thank you. and a reminder you can of weather warnings sent to your
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