>> reporter: this is just one home devastated by the effects of hurricane hermine. a reputable company is doing the work. but according to the sheriff, herds of unlicensed contractors are bound to show up. >> people out of state know that florida got hit by the hurricane so they will try to take the situation and get unlicensed contractors above and beyond what is already here. >> reporter: any reports yet but that doesn't mean that it's not already happening. team farrell, the company working on this home in new port richey says unlicensed contractors have already shown up at some of his customer's homes. you have to pay us cash upfront. >> reporter: that's the first

up front. be weary of anyone knocking on your door. immediately ask for license and insurance information. and look at the vehiclth'rdrivi if somebody knocks on your door, just walk outside, something like this should be stamped on their car. not only can work be shoty, not up to code and dangerous, if an unlicensed contractor gets hurt at your home, you could be paying his bills. >> homeowner is actually liable for the injuries that occurred. >> r clifton french, abc action news. >> now the most accurate weather team in florida, abc action weather. >> good afternoon, everybody. how about today? yeah. it's hot. but it's not as humid. and tomorrow morning, we're going to see temperatures starting off in the low 70s. e with the low humidity levels. now, the afternoons are stis.ll with dew points down into

hot. but it isn't nearly as styling whenhedew points are down to a more comfortable level. kind of a taste of what is to come picture, all is futurecast shows the only showers are south of i-4 this evening. yowill be waking up a pleasant start to your wednesday under clear skies. temperatures in the low to mid- 70s. we will look if that extends into the weekend for the first weekend of the nfl and take a look at the >> thank you, denis. breaking news right now. st. pete police are looking for this blue dgdurango at you your screen that was seen leaving a wal-mart parkg in lot. the person inside put a 66-year- old man in a chokehold and threw him to the ground and beat him with his walker. the suspect is 29 to 35 years

recovering right now. if you know who drives this suv or any information about the case, call st. pete police. a child because of mistakes on his homework. a witness says she saw sharon young pick up the boy by one arm, the opposite leg and lift him several feet into the air on the tchen table chair. thathis face and screamed at him to do the homework right. young then took the child to the hospital because he was having trouble breathing. young says that the boy was pushing her buttons. she remains in jail without bond tonight. a house fire in st. pete remains under investigation tonight. you can see the house is totally charred from the inside out. fire. y no one was hurt in the > hia today, promising to create jo, king at usf. the democratic presidential

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rise as authorities find more of the heroin and the drug together. this year alone, first responders have saved 1500 people, giving them narcam. but they're afraid they will run out of that drug soon. >>a 22 month old boy is doing better today after being pry tally attack by a dog in putnam county. he went into but was revived. he was in the backyard of a friend's house. it's not clear if anyone was watching him. the dog respanimal control. now to an update tonight on a story that we have been following. an update after this vandalising at a central florida high school. four people are facing charges for breaking into and causing thousands of dollars in damages. that break-in happened august 23rd. a 19-year-old is in the jail

two were minors. police believe they're also responsible for vandalizing a middle school as well. new developments tonight in the casegastdanny heimrick. he admitkilling him in minnesota. he pleaded guilty to child po charges in court today. he led authorities to jacob's remains. his parents lobbied for the act back in 1994, requiring every state to regional re. the man whose sexual assault charges fueled a controversy registered as a sex offender today. brock turner is the former stanford swimmer who was sentenced to six months in jail for sexual assault but only served three. he is serving three years of supervised probation as well. 2016 has been the deadliest years in two decades for the

this weekend it had its 500th homicide of the year. a pregnant among those injured this weekend. the homicide rate is higher than new york and los angeles. but chicago is not the homicide capital of the united states. an iconic rock formation destroyed. we will tell you why some people are so upset after this video surfaced. the phone company offered to buy his cell phones if made the switch. why this consumer said it felt more like a bait and switch. a pasco county neighborhood fed up with repeated severe flooding. at 6:00, we investigate why this area is not considered a

>> a lakeland couple switched cell phone carriers to save money. soon after, something happened that felt more like a bait and switch. >> they went to jackie callaway for help after getting noere on eir own. >> the most epic deal ever.

attention. >> that's right. free. >> reporter: they made the switch to t mobile to take advantage of the buy one get one free iphone. >> i said why not. >> reporter: plus he says that t mobile offered to b his old cell phones. >> they inspected it and they printed the ticket to send it back. >> reporter: but he says it was after the store inspected and shipped the trade-ins that t mobile reported a problem. >> when they get me back, one of the phones is damage. the screen was damaged which it's not. >> rep shs t mobile agreed to buy the trade-ins for $360. but calls to t mobile got him nowhere. >> they didn't want to send the phone back either. >> reporter: i contacted the company and they promised to investigate. we will have our team reach out to the customer and see what we can do. contacted. wo days, we were

of playing pokemon and facebooking with his family instead of chasing his carrier for cash. >> i would still be waiting if it wasn't for you guyed. >> reporter: if you're looking to save money on your cell phone plan, have a great e itnear the top. ou to compare also if you're having an issue or 'message on facebook and i'll get back to you. i'm jackie callaway, taking action for you. and taking action for you is more than just a slogan. it's a commitment we have made to you. that means answering the estions that keep you up at night. go to on abcactionnews.com and look for the good question logo. and that's where you can let us working on. u want us now the most accute weather team in florida, abc action weather.

and then it became florida again. >> yes. but at least there's a little hint of some cooler air. >> there was. >> tomorrow morning and thursday morning, same thing. baby steps here. >> i'll take it. >> cool mornings and then october and november, we to see it's on the way. you look outside and as laura mentioned, you start off pleasant. but the dry air giving us our pleasant weather leads to dry conditions. but also the afternoons are hot. we always use as an deserts are a dry hit. hotter than anyplace else. the drier the air is, the cooler it can get but hotter it can get in the afternoon as well. it's a give-and-take. the only rain is across the southern counties. there won't be much of that with temperatures back in the upper 80s. we hit 92 in tampa. look at these feels like temperatures. really not much higher than the actual air temperature. because the dew points are in the 60s. we have two days of this.

upper 80s, low 90s, and higher dew points as well. 89 in tampa right now. there's the key. look at the dew point. any time that you see dew points in the 60s and it's still summer, it's a bonus. the winds are calm. a very pleasant afternoon and a dry one across the area. we ill hit 92. that's the dry heat that i was talking about. the we should -- the temperatures go higher. we hit 92 today. the record is 97. north of i-4 you can bank on dry weather, a pleasant start and i awarm finish but no rain. there is a very obvious reason why. there it is. look at the water vapor. i mean, we are covered right now in dry air. now, you start to see this very commonplace come december and january and february, but this

chances. it is making our mornings more comfortable. the afternoons are still right back in the low 90s. this evening you're going outside. it's beautiful. yes, it will be a little warm. it's florida. expect that this time of the year. at least we're not looking at rain. that will help out the areas just plagued by the flooding that continues as we have been mentioning throughout the newscast. even though the rains are long gone, the rivers take a while to recede. while they're on their way down, it will take two. luckily the rain chances for the next several days are nonexistent across the areas seeing theerious floing in the northern counties. thursday morning, ng. pleasant and dry. i don't want to say cool but comfortable. then we see a chance of an isolated shower by thursday. by the weekend, it's back to normal with rain chances back at 50%. afternoon and evening storms. at least through thursday, there it of the rain down acro

you go through the weekend, eurn dry conditions. scattered storms, nothing t widespread. low to mid-70s across the metro. upper 60s across the northern unties a nice couple days in the area. the weekend, it's back to typical late summer weather. rain chaes with highs in the lower 90s. pangribute. the reason why maaystar's lates is honoring the pulse nighlu shooting victims.

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in oregon. this is acally an iconic sandstone formation along oregon coast. some people speculate people did it on purpose. no one was injured. no charged have been filed yet. but the man who posted the video say that the people did it on purpose because they thought the formation was, quote, dangerous. shock and disappointment is what police sa the day care opened owcondemned the owners face several felony charges. now he is wendy look at is 6:00,. >> thank you, county deputies releasing this video from the heist. the new reward and the surprising place that the sheriff is plang bla.

failed to get help from fema when it flooded last year. at 6:00, what they are doing differently this time around. it's an area that experienced waste-deep flooding foowing hermine. at 6:00, why some residents feel they were duped after moving into this pasco county neighborhood. tonight, vessels sitting in the water tting. it hard to get

action news. wedamaging r is still rising. flood creep hires near vulnerable homes boss co-counsel tee revealing 1,000 homes and properes are deal withing some kind of flood damage. >> adam weiner tells us what the cotyis doing diffto get hom the help they need >> reporter: touring floodhbhooc county emergency management. it counted over 1,000 homes and properties damaged by the storm so far.

up. at least ye we didn't los vehicles in it. >> rs year gerald got his vehicles away from the water before the flooding came. >> you see where the ruffled water is. that's where the lake is supposed to be. >>or repter: but hisome is still in jeopardy. rain from the region continues to stream in, causing the water levels here and on nearby bass lake to continue to rise. >> it doesn't make things easy. we have three labrador out. >> reporter: he says this flooding is at least during the flood last year. but that time they didn't get any money from female a the new emergency manager says that's stugnoh or thorough enough da age assessing dama >> fema and the state of florida and one of our individuals will come back to every one of the homes and start talking to homeowners in a joint damage assessment team.