>> i'm laura harris. >> and i'm lash lash -- and i'm ashley glass. the race tefor president in florida. >> we wanted to seher in rs seeing things on the immediate get a feel. >> what clinton had to say t ru to the media moments before getting off the plane in tampao a messy in a mobile home park after hermine left them without power for six days. >> i just went to the grocery store. everything in the fridge was

students stand with their credit and school debt. it's 4:00. it's time for the now tampa bay. >> first a chopper crashes in palm bay on the east coast of florida about an hour south of cocoa beach. three people are dead. this plane was coming from melbourne international airport, that's about 15 minutes north of palm bay drive time. look at this mess. an abc affiliate in the area says it's near a high school. th the fire department you see them spraying the debris right there. we will bring you updates as they come in. >> in los angeles, a train smashes into a box truck that was on the tracks. 187 people were on the train. right now crews are setting up a staging area for the media to get there and helping people get off the train. you see that there. they're trying to figure out if anyone is hurt in this one. we know at least ten people are hurt at this time. we don't know the severity of

latest as soon as it in. hillary clinton leaving tampa a little ov >> hillary clinton talked to the media for the first time in months. we're going to go out o rozyla who is live at usf. lauren, give us the highlights of the speech. >> reporter: absolutely. so, yep, wrapped up just about 30 minutes ago. supporters usf. they are pleased how things went. saying they feel like her priorities were matching their priorities. of course it was not lost on her thshe was here at usf. she talked right to students saying she want to reduce student debt and make community college free. ?[mus]? ? you don't have to worry ? ? r a clinton took

creating more vocational programs that will end up creating more jobs. >> we've got to return tactical education to our high schools, our community colleges. and maybe they have been told, you know what, the only future is to go to a great university like usf. well, that is true for a lot of people. but it's not true for everybody. >> reporter: and after months of not traveling press corps, hillary clinton finally invited them on their plane today and took questions this afternoon. this is after she faced increasing pressure for not engaging with the media. today, she also slammed donald trump saying that he really does not have a plan for america and she really emphasized that she is the one with the plan. she also talked about more things like bringing nor internet access to every american home and helping children build their education. live from usf, i'm lauren

>> thank you, lauren. in the meantime, donald trump announcing he will get his time to shine in the sunshine state. he is coming to florida on friday. >> he will be in pensacola. hours ago he was in virginia beach. he says that he has endorsements from 88 admirals. his running mate today said that he and trump will release his tax returns soon. but trump will wait for an audit to be done. all campuses are shutting down permanently. >> this is part of a government crackdown accused of aggressive marketing. adam walser joins us live with the latest. a lot of people shocked about this one. >> reporter: that's right, laura. about 40,000 students and thousands of facultmembs

was coming. they were told this morning by e-mail. it was the official announcement to student and faculty members that itt technical institute would be closed. and the lights are out in this building. we see dozens of students coming here throughout the day and looking for answers. no one is answering the phess o at this campus that serves about 400 people in tampa. many are combat veterans who are pursuing through the gi bill. weitt found out that they would not receive government funding. instead of getting their schedules, they learned that the campus would be permanently closed today. >> of course as you can see the doors are locked. there's nobody that you can reach out to from itt at t vhie upsetting.

mail, there were links. they will update students as they know how this will proceed. some of the loans could be forg trances fer to other colleges and universities -- transfer to other colleges and universities. hillsborough college is hoping to attract some of those studts an. willave a transition and we will talk more about this abrupt clure at 5:00. i'm adam walser, taking action for you. >> thank you, adam. right now looking live at coopers beach in south hampton, new york. tropical storm warning dropped in the last few hours but hermine is still churning in the atlantic, bringing rough conditions to the northeast. in the meantime we're getting a better idea how much damage hermine caused in tampa bay. i want to show you this. in hernando county alone, we're talking damage of 533 homes and businesses in that area. when you talk about pasco ty, ict, think of 1,000 homes a

time. speaking of that, i want you to take a look at what crews were surveying earlier today. all of that damage. as i said, more than 1,000 structures have been affected by human hermine in pasco. bass lake is still seeing risin runoff continues to stream and even as the rain has fiy o wkimonday free fema, something that they year. in just a few there is a if you can't make it tonight, there is another chance tomorrow from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the same place. they're aski you to be paenunral funding comes through and pile up the debris that you have and put it by the side of the road.

on running or biking along the courtney campbell causeway trail. these are pictures we got from the city. debris still scattered along the trail. crews are hoping to have it back open at the latest tomorrow afternoon. down in sarasota county, still more than two dozen streets look like this, almost like a river. this picture from north port. partly from hermine and some of the storms we got last night. some areas to five inches of rain. can you believe the power was still off for some people in tampa bay until just a few hours ago? our nicole grigg that you see here is puttfiin touches on that story. look for that about 30 minutes. about 18,000 homes and businesses still without power right now, mostly in northern florida. on friday, that number was 325,000 people across the state without power. so a big dent being made on getting the lights back on.

right now, the hospital in hudson that shut down last wednesday during the heavy downpours is finally back open. up and running about nine hours now. no new issues to report. today some 2 pients were moved hospital. the staff says that a lightning strike srted the fire that ultimaly hit a generator which is why they had to shut it down for so long. they had to pass the inspection before they could back in. it has been a while since we have been able to do this. dry today and drier days are ahead. >> you know what, it was a little cooler this morning. >> you noticed it. >> shay. >> yes. >> shay, it was a little cooler. >> i'm so glad you noticed it. i was hoping that somebody would be up early enough to notice that drier air settling in this morning and the comfortable conditions we had as a result of it. there are plenty of people back

water. we're getting back to normal across tampa bay. with drier conditions, great beach days ahead as well. if that's what you're planning, take a lottom. the same with pasco. farther to the south, they have been watching a few isolated showers moving across highlands county. not quite getting any farther inland. so this is going to be a similar pattern for a couple of days. the relief that we need after al rain. so for the area. temperatures dropping into the 80s. by 11:00, down to 80. i'll let you know how much longer that dry air will set until and also help time things out if you're planning to take a dip in the pool tomorrow. i'll have that forecast coming up. ashley. >> thank you, shay. the one option that you won't have to protect your family from the flu this year. but right now we're continuing to follow the breaking news out of los

into a box truck that was on the tracks. 10 people have been hurt in this crash. they were on the train when it happened. they have been taken to area hospitals at this time. we're told that they will be okay. there were 187 people on the train. we're still waiting to get a cause of this accident. we will be back in three

>> a somber sight through the sts of today. that's the processio he died in a scuba diving accident in nevada last month. he leaves a huge hole in the y. he served 27 years and mentored many young people through the police explorer program. he was just 48 years old. he leaves behind two adult daughters and a 16-year-d son. >> very sad. polk coty deputies say this pickup truck was involved

incorporated lakeland. they say the suspects jiggled the shop door and drove off to nothing happened, they went back to the store and smashed in the window and s26 handguns and long guns. someone saw it happen ask called police. suspects are still out there. you won't have any options when it comes to protecting your kids or grandkids against the flu. >> right. the american academy guidelines for the flu season. they don't include the flu mist this time around. kids six months and older should get a flu shot. they are not recognizing the nasal spray vaccine because the group says they are not effective. the cdc said the same thing. tests on the flu mist show that it didn't protect against the major strain of the flus. >> the cdc says flu mist makes up about a third of the flu vaccines that kids have gotten

it is working with flu shot makers now to make sure they have produce enough this year. the cdc will reevaluate next year to see if the flu mist is effective again. a big setment for grover carlson is coming with an apology today. >> yeah. the company released a statement saying we sincerely regret and apologize for the fact that gretchen was not treated with the respect and dignity that she and all of our colleagues deserve end quote. carlson sued fox saying that she was sexually harassed. insiders say the settlement is worth about $20 million. carlson tweeted in part she is ready to move on to the next chapter of her life. another shake-up from fox eta is out. one of the network's most popular faces for 14 years is not there. new york times reporting a financial disagreement with the

was only informed in writing today. such a surprise there because she apparently was under the impression she would be on air tonight. brit hume is taking her time slot starting this evening. a light sentence for a sex assault sparked national outrage. brock turner has added his name and face to the sex registry in ohio. he showed up to sign up this morning. he was given six months in jail for sexual assault of a woman who was unconscious. he only served three months before being released. he must remain a registered sex offender for life. oh, didn't it feel ni this morning? let humidity. dare i say fall is on the way. and another sign the weather is changing, today starbucks famous pumpkin spice latte is back in store, along with the

shay, please tell me that we are rid of the humidity. we don't have to worry about it anymore. >> she is shaking her hand. i'm leaving. >> no. >> look at this. sunny, dry and temperatures in the 80s. it's almost like fall. with the little dip in the humidity this morning, at leasl know, it's kind of getting a little closer. but it's still hot and steamy across tampa bay. take a look. beautiful as well. clearwater beach right now, you can see with hermine rolling through the gulf that wate. nly has churned up the it's not as crystal blue as it usually is. the water temperature down to 83 degrees. nice and warm. not hot. we can call that still safely. upper 80s right now. we have a northeasterly flow. very dry across tampa bay and all of central floor right now as ahigh pressure to the north and drier air settling in. isolated rain is possible.

looking at the radar that i had seen a few showers around highlands county. if you are going to find showers and storms heading into tomorrow, it's more likely inland, especially in our southern counties than elsewhere. but most of the area is going to be nice and dry again tomorrow. so if you want to take that dip in the pool, pretty much any tiwill be good. 90 will be the high tomorrow. lots of sunshine out there. now, the atlantic and into the caribbean and hermine still causing problems as well. i will tropics coming up. >> thank you, shay. also ahead on the now, disney wants a finger scan of your little ones. the option that parents have if they want to say no. if you love heading to kids, especially tale of peter rabbit, head to the bookstore today. it went unknown until it was recently found in a museum.

what would have been potter's 100th birthday. today is also national read a

>> got breaking news for you out of the phoenix area. police chase and shooting ending moments ago. cops had been racing after a dark suv. you can see all of the cop cars right there to the left of your screen. we're told that the people inside were part of a bank robbery investigation. here is that video that we're talking about right here. check this out. some of the car that's were actually in the way, they ran into this suv the cops were

interstate. that's when officers fired several shots. we're still trying to find out if anyone was hurt. well, brand-new at disney, the park is now requiring kids 3 to 9 years old to have their fingers scanned when they enter the theme park, just like the older kids and adults. >> this is an effort to stop people from using stolen or shared tickets. disney has been using scanners for years but not on children this young. >> parents instead. >> a little comparison here. we checked with busch gardens to see how they handle things. they use finger scanning as well. but they wouldn't talk about age specifics, saying they don't comment on their security measures. any guest over the age of 3, by the way, has to have a ticket to get into busch gardens. we put the question to you on v

finger scanned. >> one wrote i guess i don't see this as a big deal. other parents say they are uncomfconversation on facebook. look for ashley glass. >> a really sad story coming out of raleigh, south carolina. an investigation underway. they're trying to figure out how a 17-year-old was electrocuted while swimming in a pool. rachel was a lifeguard there when it all happened. a preliminary autopsy says an electric charge may knocked that girl out, causing her to drown. another employee arriving at work found her body in the pool. >> i got here for my shift. the girl that was here in this morning is in the pool. i can't get in to get her in the pool. the water seems to be electrified. i realized that i wouldn't be able to hathat shock and i might join her. >> the facility is cooperating

building, the largest indoor theme park. but there is more and soon. >> i love this. these are the pictures in the plans right now. wl have a tro forest inside of a sky scraper hotel. it will have two 53-story towers. one will be a hotel. the rain forest will be more than 75,000 square feet. that's bigger than the house, which is only 67,000 square feet, which you includes the pool, the tennis court and the jogging track. >> it looks beautiful though. the mega rain forest sky scraper is expected to open in 2018 in dubai. a mobile home park has been without power for days since hermine. possible good news for the

>> just in the last couple of

their power turned back at a clearwater mobile home park. >> this is one of the last areas without power since hermine. nicole grigg looks into the delays and possible changes that couys of suffering in the future. >> reporter: for six days ns tho heath. >> you have to havehi coming through to even breathe in here. >> reporter: she just moved into mariner's cove, days before more flood waters came. she is one >> everything that was in the fridge was damaged, ruined, gone. >> reporter: the mobile home park was without power for nearly a week because of a piece of equipment that was damaged from last week's flooding. it's even more of a mess as to why dozens of people have been left in the dark through the holiday weekend. the mobile home park regional manager tells us that the county wouldn't come and

during labor day. but county code t tores say they work around the clock and they didn't get a call until now to inspect the equipment. >> they know that the people who li here don't live here. >> reporter: for heather she says there was no disclosure about the severe flooding from an individual landlord that owns judge university this trailer. that's why she t back. i put a call into the person who owns this. within minutes of getting off the ph saying she will get her $500 back. >> thank you. >> reporter: she is now packing up with nowhere to go. likely a hotel until her family can find a new place again. i'm told the park is working on possibly making each trailer higher. they even say they will let people leave without charging them. but most can't afford to go anywhere else. for the now, i'm nicole grigg. >> nicole, thank you. right now looking live at

hampton, new york. the tropical storm warning dropped in the last few hours. hermine is not done yet. the surf is still high there and the conditions to the parts of the northeast are still pretty bad at this time. speaking of though, on the other coast, hurricane newton making landfall today near cabo san lucas. on the left you see the winds, the rain and flooding it brought. the radar as it is right. the storm is expected to still be a tropical storm when it makes its second landfall on the northeast coast of the mainland early tomorrow. it's also expected to make its way the u.s., hitting arizona. let's take a live look at phoenix w.ri it looks pretty dece. a clear. but they're under a flash flood watch in anticipation of newton, which will bring a lot of wind and rain to the area tomorrow.

and still on the east coast, the northeast, you can see all of the way from the mid- atlantic states through new rk and then f tohe north, into -- into maine. we're seeing this small craft advisory in effect. so the tropical storm warnings have been lifted. but the coastal area through tomorrow morning are going to continue to see gusts up to 40 miles per hour. 6 to 11foot seas. concern. it is mainly a coastal issue. but hermine just doesn't want to get moving and get out of the area. now, we do have two other areas of interest. one just to uth of the dominican republic. it has a 10% chance of developing. it is not a threat to us. and then storms the coast of africa. this one has a strong chance of developing but it will stay out

with the rain chances very low right now and the tropics looking very quiet, at least for us, there's nowhere for the rain chances tgo other than up. i'll show you just how quickly they will start to be noticeable rain across our area coming up in the 4-day forecast at 4:00. ashley. >> thank you,. hillary clinton has left tampa. but bill clinton is on the campaign trail for her her in he has not arrived yet. things are changing on a dime in this race by the way. donald trump and hillary clinton basically tied right now, just two months before the election. and laura, you have new poll numbers just out. >> the new polls show just how close the race really is and how it may be changing the typical red and blue states.

nbc has clinton leading 48 to 42. but the place that the support is coming from is also shifting. texas and arizona could go to the democrats this year. the candidates are pretty much tied in those states. trump is close in wisconsin, pennsylvania, and michigan, which have historically been blue states in the past six elections. in florida, though, clinton favored by really too close to call with this one. think about this. every president who has been [audio difficulties] in 2000, we all remember what happened in florida. so if we learned anything,

difference. >> absolutely. breaking today, asylum is given to him and his family. he was president from '09 to 2014. he came under scrutiny for a truce with gangs during his administration and facing multiple legal cases. the daily gazette says his life and physical integ danger. ?[music]? ?sounds like she is singing ? ? >> stevie nicks will make a stop in tampa for her tour. it is november 2nd. she has been making music for decades and dubbed the reigning queen of rock and roll by rolling stone. tickets go on sale next monday.

>> the end of that long labor day weekend means back to work for many of you, including congress too.

done of the issues they will cover. they should vote on a bill tonight but it will include a fight. congress may tackle things like gun control and open supreme court position. both positions are stalled. lawmakers will only be in session for about a month. >> the debate about gun control is apparently good for business. this could be a record year for gun sales in the united states. the fbi says it processed more checks last month. that is the eighth month in a row to set a record. background checks don't automatically mean a gun is sold. but it's a good indicator of the interest. both smith and wes on and another gun maker now reporting 20 to 40% jumps in sales. also t now close friends and people around the country are all rallying around destudent we told you about yesterday on the

at lunch, dumping everything inside into the toilet. >> i want to thank all of any friends for supporting me. it made me feel like i am not alone. >> after years of being bullied fohihernando says -- hernandez says all the support makes him feel like he has a strong support team. despite all of the encouragement, he wato transfer schools to a sensitive to those who are deaf. he wants to focus on graduating and helping others understand that it's not okay to bully. >>company that makes the epipen is under investigation. >> the relief that could be coming soon r the people that can't afford this life-savin medioncati. you're watching the now tampa

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damage hurricane heine has caused. earlier we told you that pasco county was the hardest hit with more than 1,000 homes and businesses in need of repair. a breaking update. we're staying on top of this after a chopper crash in palm bay on florida's east coast. this is a military style helicopter that went down. three people are dead. their names have not been released. witnesses saw it flying low before it went down. the cause is still unknown. it was coming from melbourne at the time. developing now, the company that makes the epipen is under investigation by the new york attorney general. it hiked the price by 400% over the last few years. >> and now we learned another company may be stepping in to provide an alternative. the now todd walker found that it could provide peace of mind

the life-saving medication. >> reporter: thousands of dollars not in cash but in epipens for her son henry. >> these are all expired ones. >> reporter: good for a year, they're hard to let go because of the price tag that comes along with them. >> there's been times when we go to the pharmacy and they're $600. and sometimes they're $0. there's no rhyme or reason. you have to be prepared four that large bill. >> reporter: henry has severe deadly allergies to peanuts and bees. >> we send him and he could sit next to somebody at school with a peanut butter sandwich, with agria knoll abar. >> reporter: the cost of the pens is covered by insurance most of the time. but if they need extras, they're stuck with the bill. >> there's no other option. it's either the epipen or nothing. >> reporter: that soon may change. >> an access should be the number one government policy.

monopolies artificially created, there isn't competition and the prices go up. >> reporter: the company offered a $1 aids and cancer drug after the price was hiked 5,000% overnight last year. it wants to do the same with epipen. he says he can make an alr just $100. >> if you provide competition in the market, the market will function, prices will go down. >> doctors won't warm up to it quickly because it is unmiliar and she has even e epipen work on her own son. for the now, i'm todd walker. >> thank you, todd. the company is able to make the cheap alternatives by compounding other ugapprovedy t same result. the ceo says his compa hdeepnde

cosby's trial date in xual assault case, at has been for e elphia judge preceding over the criminal sex assault case said he wanted the trial totas soon as it could. this is cosby leaving court today. as kw sby has been ghfing the charges against him since his december 30th arrest. this particular case involved a 2004 encounter university employee who says she was drugged and molested. cosby insists it was consensual. here is a wildfire in the california area. this is called the saddle fire. it is growing. it is about 600 acres right now. paradise is about an hour and a half north of sacramento. flames destroying several buildings. there are evacuations underway. some roads are shut down. no word how it started.

make just a little bit of extra money. >> yeah. it coul'thurt. men are 25% more like three get a raise when they ask pay gap between men and women is necau women are less ambitious or testimony i had, it's because of an ongoing gender discrimination in the poshing place. on the positive side, things may be women under the age of 40 are negotiating their pay with more success than women older than that. >> here is meteorologist shay ryan. we were talking about how nice it was outside. but now it's hot. it just took a couple hours. >> the mornings will be nor comfortable and the afternoons will be drier. >> we'll take it. >> yeah. main sail beach in right now on anna maria island, we have

plenty of sunshine and people enjoying the sand right now. if you need to run out to the grocery store before dinner, you don't need to worry about getting inundated with any heavy downpours right now. when we broaden the view, we see the showers trying to work its way across highlands county. they're not really holding together. so you may encounter a brief shower over hours if you're in the southern counties. nothing that would cause you problems if you're staking a trip to the grocery store. this is 4:00 today. you casee how the model is showing the bulk of the moisture is to our south and east. then it works its way clo about reach the ground if we see any of it veloping at all. by midnight, perfectly dry. that's where the clouds start

the temperatures down a bit. when you wake up tomorrow morning, it will feel almost as good as it did this morning. 8:00, nice and dry. no worries about the morning commute tomorrow with any rain or wet roads out there. at noon, take lunch in the park. a great for it as long as you don't mind the temperatures in the mid-80s. mainly inland is where we're seeing a few of the showers developing. nothing that should be problematic for you. and all the way through the day, fantastic. into thursday morning even. ually. chances are going up. 10% coverage of showers tomorrow. and you saw where that is likely to set up, in our southern counties land. again, not near e ening commute good. similar deal on thursday. the moisture is building. so, yeah, the humidity is coming back up. the chance for rain is higher. very reasonable into the weekend, even with 40% coverage.

day. we will still see a lot of dry hours with the temperatures in the morning. in the low to mid-70s over the next few days. that is the prime time to get outside and enjoy the area. in the afternoon, highs still in the 90s. it will feel steamy. what is in store for the rest of the weekend? denis phillips will have the 7- day forecast for you coming up at 5:00. >> thank you, shay. i want you to check out these brand-new images getting right now. the closest ever of the planet. we're talking about jupiter. something like we have never seen before according to nasa today. so close that you can see the light show. scientifically known as the hot spots from these new pictures. you can really see how unique our solar system's largest planet is. the space probe took these incredible shots after a five- year trek around the solar system. it took nasa 1 and a half days

the five-hour planet fly-by. president obama continues his historic visit today. the u.s. has a moral obligation to help the country help after the u.s. bombed it in secret during the vietnam war. he is pledging $90 million over the next three years. it is estimated that the u.s. dropped 270 million cluster bombs on the country. you may have seen the social media message, a taco truck on every corner wondered about it. well, one lawmaker tweeted in arizona a picture of himself buying tacos for lunch saying he is about to assert his cultural dominance. the nofafredicntabout what if donald trump doesn't win the election. >> if you don't do something about it, you're going to have taco trucks on every corner. >> reporter: it turned taco trucks into food for thought

to take a bite. >> it's idiotic and rude. >> reporter: in arizona the state democratic party saw an opportunity. not only by bringing in a taco truck but putting it up on the spine. >> we respect the contributions of the immigrant community. >> reporter: while you can buy taco trucks hats and tees now, did all of this taco talk really talk into votes? in arizona the answer is no. at least not for now. the state democratic party says only 5 people registered to vote during saturday's taco day event at the headquarters. fay fredericks for the now. st. pete police giving us this video. they wanted to share it because they say the blue dodge durango that you're seeing was being

man in a walker. that victim who is 66 years old is thankfully okay and at home this afternoon. no broken bones. a younger man took the older man's wallet and beat him with his own walker before he took off in the dodge suv. the license plate may start with gka. well, captain america trump. it's a sign. look at it here. a manager in detroit made it. you saw it but >> it spent so much time on it that he is trying to figure out who stole it. >> i'm not whether it's a trump hater or a trump lover. if they're a trump lover, they wanted a souvenir. if it's a trump hater, it's prob someplace. >> the trump supporter alvin hand cut and hand painted the sign and got it insured under his homeowner's policy. he made a duplicate to figure out how much it was worth,

now that it's gone, he plans to file a claim with the insurance company. he is working on ird sign in case the second one gets stolen again. link thinks that the gnsiis long again. he just hopes that a tmp fan took it and enjoys it. >> always. hat e's ba every few days, there's a poll keeping us on the edge of our seat about who is going to win the election. >> what if thereresults that le us skip the poll drama all together? our national correspondent mike sax shows what could make that a reality. >> what if i told you that there was a method for the last 30 years accurately predicted every race but without using polls, would you trust that? >> no. >> do you this that i is like science fiction. >> no. >> i think the questions would be important but not necessarily there's t of like questions that would guarte

>> reporter: oh, but there is. meet profsolickman. heat a model tt has accurately predicted every election sin 1984. >> this doesn't depend upon the polls or coany nventional way of lking at elections. >> reporter: instead he developed 13 so-called keys based on how favorable the the party that holds the white house going into the election. today that's the democrats. he is so confident in the formula that in 2005 and 2012 in 2010. >> the model remains inconclusive. under normal circumstances, the model would probably favor the republicans. but these are not ordinary circumstances. we have a precedent shattering candidate in donald trump who actually effects some of the reporter: like key number four that asks if there's a serious third party challenger. >> once you start the debates

johnson fade away or, again, is the trump effect so large that people are going to seek safe haven in voting libertarian? you know, libertarians never get more than 1% of the vote normally. >> reporter: fine. he is still tweaking it but he cot. >> you're not paying me make a you like everyone else will have to wait a couple of weeks. >> reporter: just to be clear, we didn't pay him anything. lickman promised to make the call before the first that takes place on september 26th. for the now, i'm mike sax. >> thank you, mike. that's it for the now tampa bay. abc action news at 5:00 starts right now. >> this is abc action news. >> i feel like i was misled. i feel defrauded. i feel betrayed. >> fed up but left with nowhere to go. the way that students across florida say their school

options they might have moving forward. good evening. thanks for joining us. i'm wendy ryan. >> and i'm jamison uhler. one of the largest for profit colleges abruptly closing its doors nationtoday, leaving students empty handed. >> itt woulnot allow new students to get grants, loans and other aides. adam walser talked to students at the tampa campus who feel helpless. >> reporter: this is nt out to students at 7:30 ails this morning saying that itt would be closing for good. we have seen dozens of students coming to the campus throughout the day looking for answers. so far they aren't getting many. >> i printed it on the 15th of august. >> reporter: dominique jones was supposed to continue her nursing education at itt starting next week.

>> medical terminology and strategy. >> reporter: she and nearly 40,000 other itt students nationwide got an e-mail from the school this morning, letting them know that all of the campuses would be closing for good. >> we have made the very difficult decision to discontinue our operations effective immediately. >> you're on your way to your goals and career and you wake up and you're like the school is closed down. now what do you do? >> reporter: the closure came after the u.s. department of education cut off aid for new requirements for the school, citing prlewith the school's accreditation. tampa attorney jessie hoyer has filed lawsuits against several for profit colleges. >> if they were operating a viable legitimate business, they would be able to get financial funding from other sources. >> actually it doesn't surprise me. mystenhere this campus in tampa. and we had numerous issues. >> reporter: >> reporter: the e-mail