they started pouring water on that building but couldn't enter because of the intense heat. they did manage to get flames under control an hour later. fire marshal now working to learn what started that fire. no one was hurt. we're also following breaking news in st. petersburg. firefighters on the scene battling flames at a building on 13th street south. we don't have a lot of information. we don't know what the business is at this point but we're making phone calls and trying to get more information. we'll let you know a look at the forecast. great start, mid and upper 70s. rlooks nice. 71 brooksville. mid and upper 70s and along with that higher humidity a little further south but the rainfall will be gone next couple days. courtesy of dry air that is going to settle in for the next

we've seen so far this season. a encyclopedia of things to come. we're not going to get locked into fall just yet. we stay mostly sunny, slightly comfortable humidity and through the afternoon i think you'll notice so 90 won't feel as oppressive but rain chances back by wednesday. there's the hour by hour forecast, upper 70s and low 80s by 10:00 a.m. and then highs in the upper 80s to around 90 degrees and we'll do that with plenty of sunshine. she's back. is become as well. hope you enjoyed your three-day weekend. >> it was nice. >> not much on the roads yesterday. >> very quiet. kids going back to school so get ready. your drive though now not bad. in most places. we have an issue i'll tell but in a minute. but the howard frankland bridge smooth ride all the way across, just about 6 minutes. your drive through downtown tampa on 275 looks great as well. about 5 minutes to get back and

frankland and downtown tampa. we have a serious crash, fatal crash in myaca city, manatee county, state road 70 blocked in both directions. it's possible they could be routing cars around this, maybe possibly in the shoulder. if not there are re -- the reroute is pretty lengthy to give yourself extra time. you can take ouachula county or county road 675. either way give yourself extra time to make the detour. i'll that road reopens. pasco county kids go back to school today after longer than normal labor day break courtesy of hurricane hermine but some families are still surrounded by floodwaters. a new port richey family is calling three men angels after they were rescued from their elfers home saturday. eric, joe and rich weren't affected by the flooding but couldn't stand by and just do nothing while others were. so they had a boat and went to work.

they spotted a little girl asking to be rescued. that child was stranded in her home with her mom, dad, three brothers and sisters. the home surrounded by floodwaters. on saturday the men navigated in and out of the neighborhood pulling people out one by one to safety. this morning a family has endless praise for their efforts. >> we consider them unsung heroes. they took us out of our home that we didn't know where we were going, didn't know what to do. those are angels that to get back home. officials say they expect the water to recede below flood limits by this afternoon. happening today -- presidential nominee hillary clinton will be in tampa campaigning on usf's campus. she's expected to talk about national security and take digs at donald trump no doubt. ashley yore is near the usf student center where clinton will be in just a few hours. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it may be quiet here now but it

when hillary clinton is here. she's expected to talk about national security here in the united states but her campaign has already said surprise, surprise, she's going to be talking about donald trump. clinton is saying trump doesn't have the temperament to be president and we know she's already taking jabs at trump most recently in ohio yesterday during a coughing spell. >> every time i think about trump i ge response saying she's allergic to the media after finally spending time with them yesterday. clinton is really blaming the coughing on seasonal allergies shutting down conspiracy theories about her health. we'll see how she does later today when she's here this afternoon. it will be streamed live on abcactionnews.com. reporting live in tampa, ashley

beach and greenville, north carolina. he's coming to florida this friday for a rally in pensacola. yesterday touch kicked off the traditional fall campaign season by attending a county fair in ohio. he also sat down with reporters on his plane, he answered questions about his immigration policy, trump maintained he would not offer illegal immigrants a road to citizenship until the border is secure. >> we're going to stop the drugs, get rid of the bad ones. we're going to you need to - >> he also told reporters he would participate in all three presidential debates which begin september 26th. one indiana homeowner found out first-hand how this year's election is creating very strong emotions. people tried twice to steal his trump campaign sign in his yard after the first attempted theft he put the sign on a wire and set up a camera.

woman tripping. keep watching. tripping. while trying to take the sign. in june hillsborough county leaders gave the go-ahead for the controversial tampa bay express or tbx road project but requires demolition of homes and businesses along i-275 in historic tape neighborhoods. the florida department of transportation hosts the first of 18 informational meetings. you can learn how the tbx plan is coming along and what impact it will have on your brandon regional library begins 5:30. also happening today -- loved ones will honor a tampa police officer killed in a scuba diving accident. master patrol officer fred arnold iii will be laid to rest today. he died during an off-duty diving excursion in nevada august 27th. he was a 27-year veteran of the force, featured in the show "rookies." family, friends and colleagues remember him for his warm smile and infectious laugh. services will be at life point

hillsborough school district are trying to fix and overspending problem. the district is holding its final public hearing today on the budget for the next school year. just last year they found they were overspending by more than $100 million every year. leaders are planning to vote on a $2.8 billion budget but they have not yet revealed what cuts they are making. that meeting starts at 5:00 tonight. with kids back in school they can pick up all sorts of germs or super lice. you can kill normal lice with a special shampoo but not super lice. the bugs have tolerance to medication and can't get rid of them with chemicals anymore. they've been spotted in all 50 states. one mom says her daughters have been battling it for two hours. >> i comb for hours sometimes. >> hours? >> yeah. for hours. >> however there's no way to treat super lice. there's one way -- you can do

so they don't come back. school districts won't allow students with head lice to come to class until the problem has been treated. general motors settled two cases related to defective ignition switches involved in accidents. the two lawsuits are among several bell weather trials that will test the legal boundaries of the hundreds of claims against gm. brought by people who rejected or chose not to pursue already awarded. we're learning about a new strain of the zika virus. this one showing up in singapore. officials believe this new strain is coming from southeast asia and not south america. zika worries took a toll on miami beach this labor day weekend. restaurants say they had plenty of empty tables. authorities are hoping new mosquito control efforts will bring touristses back. they are using microbes to kill

it out. in college football florida state wants to finish up its season at the national championship game in tampa. in january. last night fsu kicked off their season in orlando with an historic victory. red shirt freshman quarterback deandre francois led the four ranked seminole team their largest comeback victory ever. at one point florida state trailed mississippi by 22 419 yards, two touchdowns and fsu wins 45-34. >> we was down but i trusted in my teammates that we were going to come out with a win. this is my first game. playing in front of my mom and family. it's only the beginning. >> fsu hosts charleston southern this saturday before beginning acc play september 17th. the water management district is working now to keep

last night they closed the hillsborough river to boat traffic to activate the tampa bypass canal. that will allow waters to drain into the 16,000-acre flood control area and then into the bay. i'll check the forecast this morning. it's going to be dry and comfortable. temperatures in the mid-70s. by the afternoon unlike last couple of days, nice break, drier times at least the next 48 hours with temperatures in the upper 80s. rain-free. we'll talk more abo coming up. details coming up, a man tries to run from police in los angeles. he evaded officers but couldn't escape a a police dog. >> you can't hide from the

a man on the run from police in los he runs into the brush in the western hills to escape officers. but he couldn't escape the eye in the sky. the chopper. he even took his shirt off to make himself less visible but it didn't stop a police dog from finding him. the suspect tries to push the dog away but the dog eventually pull him down the hill and officers were able to corner him at the bottom and arrest

she founded a civil rights group in 1972, known as an anti- feminist. rose to fame as the author of a conservative book in 1964 that helped barry goldwater win the gop presidential nomination. she was 92 years old. 5:15. labor day, last weekend of summer? not according to this crustaceanan. the lobster says six more weeks of summer. pacipete lives in off belfast, maine. when pulled out of a lobster trap citizens have him choose between two scrolls, one predicting the start of fall, one predicting more summer and he picked summer. his prediction was accurate last year. yyou scarf ivan. >> we'll see what happens.

there, in downeast maine. i can't pronounce it, but great tradition they started. for us guaranteed six weeks of summer. although we have changes now that wyoming focus on, upper 60s in -- we'll focus on, upper 60s in crystal river. eventually we'll get the fronts through here. we'll leave the doldrums of summer as far as 75, 90 for the high. then afternoon storms. today and tomorrow i 64 is the current dew point. we're not talking about refreshing drier weather but muggy is better than oppressive any day. in fact the dew points will lower enough this afternoon where i think that 90-degree heat will feel like about 89, 90 as opposed to mid and upper 90s to 100. that is a bonus. look at the southeast, good chunk of clear sky, good reason, several thousand feet up in the atmosphere, we have dry sinking air to prevent clouds from developing and

next couple days. that will also yield into the more comfy humidity as we head through the afternoon. it will feel nice through the morning and tomorrow as well. by the way the rain chances return wednesday but won't return big time. still looking at lower rain chances wednesday and then slowly getting back to more typical afternoon storms heading into friday and into the weekend but not going to be a washout by any means. 90 for today. it will feel like 90. it will be mostly sunny and that will be the case again tomorrow. maybe another degree higher as far back in the forecast thursday. 30%. so we'll keep it there friday and then 40% so nothing terrible here with highs back in the upper 80s to around 90. no big changes in the temperatures but subtle differences in the humidity, will make for i think some nice afternoons and some lovely mornings up ahead. hopefully we've got one going but already some problems on the roads so early on a tuesday. we have some problems in myaca city. but furs let's talk about your

looking great in pinellas county. this is what it looks like 275 and 28th street south, lanes wide open. no crashes or breakdowns to slow you down. i-4, the drive all the way back into the lakeland area into downtown tampa, that is 21 minutes. at the bottom 7 minutes from 75 to 275. let's talk about this crash, serious crash in myaca city in manatee county, state road 70 blocked now at betts road so your alternate or way around this, take county road 675 or you can take woachula road to 64 and make your way across. give yourself extra time. we're going to let you know here and on twitter @tampabaytraffic as soon as that road opens. 5:18. supreme court justice scalia's

to be a secret. findagrave.com lists the grave in fairfax, virginia. people posted picture and brought plowers. many justices opt for a more public burial place in arlington national cemetery. the only thing missing is the date of death. now people running around apparently -- >> it's creepy. clown incidents may be spreading. we'll hear from a parent about why she's not worried. >> first apple seems to be challenging spotify with new personalized music play lists. diane macedo and nick watt have details in our "tech bytes." >> reporter: in "tech bytes" apple's new feature taking on spotify. >> the company is rolling out

some apple music subscribers. called my new music mix, offers 25 tracks based on listening history like spotify's discover weekly. for the first time smartphone apps now account for half the time americans spend on line. we use computers now only for about a third of our time on- line. >> tablets make up another 11%. analysts say we're just finding phones more convenient than others. japan is embracing new high- tech help in the airport. three-foot tall skates. >> used at tokyo's main airport to greet passengers and guide them to the proper terminals. trials run through december.

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want to go there? no i don't. >> police stepped up patrols in the neighborhood, asking everyone to keep an eye out for the clown and talk to their stranger danger. a bar in dubai broke the guinness world record for the longest domino drop shot. what is a drop shot? when a shot glass drops into another glass. the huddle sports bar and successfully dropped 4,578 glasses of whiskey into an energy drink. coming up -- anybody who bought health insurance in the marketplace could pay more next year. we'll tell you how much your premiums are expected to rise.

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today after making a very rude comment about president obama. what he said during a news conference and also what he is saying now. >> heiness crime in south florida, three bodies found in a home. when we could learn more about the crime that shocked even police. >> pasco county schools are back in session but not everybody can get to class. as this road remains under water this morning. good morning and thank for joining us on this tuesday. >> full slate on this early tuesday morning. let's start with traffic and weather together. >> we're following a serious crash state road 70 closed in both directions in myaca city. >> it's amazing to see the flooding still ongoing when it's been pretty quiet the last couple of days. we're rain-free. we'll talk about pasco in a second. we wake up to mid and upper 70s. with mostly clear skies, clouds with a east northeast flow