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.

some money. even if fema helps, it's no substitute for flood insurance. >> the most that anybody will receive from fema is 33,000 to $36,000. the average is $6,000. >> reporter: and that is hardly enough to rebuild a totally damaged ouy, adam wner, abc action news. >> if you want debris removed from your property, put it by the curb. you ha to sort it into four different piles. road, fire hydrants or mailboxes. we're learning that the power is finally back on in every area of pinellas county tonight. mariner's cove was left in the dark for the last six days because of damaged electrical equipment. >> this is about people's livelihoods. they know the people who live here don't have a lot of money. they don't have fabulous

was beeen the county electriwe spector and the mobile home park fixing the problem. the trail currentl to the public because of de bee from tropical storm hermine. parkans arworking to get it completely cleaned up. new tonight, citrus county asking people to be patient when it comes to storm debris clean-up there. the county declaration of emergency which would clear the way for fe funding for them. debris collection is contingent on receiving that federal status. the first of two fema funded pickups will be next week at the earliest. the county is urging everybody to put their debris on the side of the road. now the most accurate weather team in florida, abc action weather. >> how are you doing, everybody? at least mother nature is helping us out a little bit.

the only exception is down the southern counties. we stay dry tonight. we're in the upper 80s right now but the dew points are in the 60s. you see this? that means that you will be waking up to pleasant conditions. upper 60s across the area. this evening, partly cloudy. it will be dry anywhere north of i-4. a pleasant evening, dry evening. that will contue tomorrow and thursday. by the ekend we more about a return to the afternoon storms and the higher humidity. we will talk about that and take a look at the tropics coming up. >> thank you, denis. shooting victim has that attack killed 49 peopmore others.

fund. they have rece applications so far. a new report putting pam bondi's relationship with donald trump back spotlight. the "washington post" rertg that trump paid the irs a $2 pe because hicharle fountilatax laws. the foundation gave a bondy- time, bondy was considering whether to investigate fraud allegations against trump university. she decided case. bondy claims she unsuccessfully tried to give the money back. the campaign trail once again running through the bay area. today, hillary clinton speaking late this afternoon at the university of south florida. many of you watching her rerks facebook. clinton will be in new york city tomorrow, speaking at the commander in chief forum. st. petersburg police arresting an uber driver for doing more than dropping off

tampering with a window in the back of their condo. he had just dropped off two women at the condo an hour eaier. he claimed the woman asked him to check on them because they were drunk. but they told police they made no such request. new video giving us our first look at the thieves behind a gun store burglary in lakeland. this announces a $5,000ew down. the four men in is smashed their way into titan arms and stole a total of 36 st polk county sheriff judd calling th a professional job.te sure knees were professional burglars and you can bet on one thing, these 36 guns will be on the street. sheriff juddalso blaming the store fofirst place.

asures alreaace. ty is a proble for more an just busineestell u four handgun thefts just in past week. thieves stealithem from unlocked vehicles. sure that your firearms e aall st. petersburg police releasing surveillance video connected to a beating of a 66- year-old man. the guy in confronted the victim, beat him with his own walker and stole his money. this all happened at e rth this now at home nothing morethe an unnamed killer killing matthew last night.

mother. cosby described the sexual encounter during the phone call. tonight, trouble in paradise. sunken boats are polluting pair ways and you're paying for it. paul lagrone took cameras to the source of the problem and found out why rid of the ship wrecked vessels can take years. eporter: today we're out on the waboats

navigation hazard but a safety hazard. here lives a watery graveyard. >> it's derelict. that's our definition of derelict right there. >> reporter: boats left behind, rotting, wasting away. let me show you the problem. it's right there. do you see that? that is a derelict vessel. once they're in that condition, it's hard to get them out. >> people are buying these boats with dreams ofso fixme da but they either don't have knowledge or the financial resources to do so. >> reporter: the st. petersburg police marine unit tracks down the abandoned dreams. >> all oil, fuel on board. eventually a boat that sinks, that stuff will leach out and get the water. >> reporter: why does it take years to getoats o the water? just listen to this. >>his boat lol geleman.

ro we give him a noce hnd does the bare minimum to keep the boat we. until the guy th call sinker came to threscue. >>er there and hooked a pump to it and dropped it down. >> reporter: sometimes it may take a village to raise a boat from the dead. >> reporter: what would you say could be done. >> i think the state needs to look at someeaningful legislation that prevents this storage of boat snooze even the law isclarified, the these esn't ess of removing appeo be going away any time soon, with the burden falling on the taxpayers. paul lagrone, c action news. and still to come, fed up with flooding. a pasco county neighborhood

and the solution to finally protect their homed -- homes. the unexpected cause e one thing that this owner lost th i poanrt looking outside. beautiful. a lot of sunshine across most of the area. some showers just to the south of anna maria island. i will tell what you we are in

>> new numbers the death penalty is on the decline in america. only two executions since may 1st. 2016 will probably hit a 25- year low. execution drug shortages, errors in death chambers, and sentencing challenges have all led to the dramatic decline in the number of states carrying out executions. check this out. a neighborly despite in tennessee ds up with a man bulldozing another man's home. john said he shot at people

behind his home. he was arrested. while he was in jail, his neighbor knkewnhis house with a backhoe. >> i never seen somebody bring somebody's house down. i want answers and i want him to pay for the damages, what he has done. >> edgar has been charged with trespassing and felony vandalism. more charged could be filed. people in the area are still damage. we were there on friday when many redepalm terrace gardens were still dealing with waist-deep water there. you foundeit the flootr. >> reporter: it is, wendy. hard to believe for folks in i was out here reporting live on friday in flood waters up to

>> reporter: video from friday ows rising flood waters on fox bloom and glovers road. powers never imaned moving to this neighborhood would put her property at risk. >> the first thing that weed and when we moved into the house, if it was a flood zone. no it's not. we got flooded three times in three years. >> reporter: residents say flooding like this is common after a major flood event but

flood zone. i. >> never would have moved here. >> every time that we get the heavy rains, my heart starts pounding because i think i'm going to get flooded again. >> reporter: fema says the area is only prone to moderate floo officials are working on a long- pject to ture. hose with pu get that pumped into another reservoir system to help the individual snooze while they wait for a permanent fix, most around here are left paying for voluntary flood insurance. >> we thought we were safe here. >> reporter: now, fema updates the mae ps e statis afternoon from county officials actually co-funding a study as include future flood insurance te maps. ryan smith, abc action news. >> thank you, an.

in the city of north port are under water tonight. officials are doing everything they can to divert the water around the watch fodowned per lines not and not drive across roads with moving ter. have a plan for adequate water, food and supplies. good advice. >> yeah. a lot of the rain in north port was yesterday. they had five inches yesterday. >> wow. >> storms but not that kind of rain. >> right. >> we're headed in the right direction. >> they need a break. >> a lot of us do after the last week. we're going to get one. a couple of days of pleasant mornings, drier air. you look down to the south over the main sail, there are still so clouds and viewing county, we have a large viewing

with rain today. desoto unty and western highlands coty. temperatures still in the upper 80s. we are starting to get the tastof it all boils down to the dew point. when you see dew points in the 60s as opposed to the 70s, things feel more comfortable, especially in the morning. that's where we are. d to upper 60s north of i-4. low 70s closer to the metro area and down south. but at least it's sort of a sign of what we have in over the next couple of months. of tomorrow morning and again on thursday morning, you're going to notice it. you walk outside, you will feel it's more comfortable, not warm, and definitely less humid. upper 80s to around 90 right now. satellite picture, well, south of i-4, southern counties, highlands, desoto, eastern sarasota is where the rains have fallen this afternoon. they have been sparse but they are out there. here is the main reason, the water vapor. big patch of dry air sitting on

it will be around tomorrow and thursday. i think bring friday and the weekend, it's back to normal. that is common for september. october, we get a little more. and then by november, with he see more of a steady cooler start to your day. tomorrow morning, tonight and through tomorrow morning, partly cloudy skies. dry. you will be waking up to temperatures primarily in the 60s and 70s. any showers on wednesday will be down across the southern counties. there won't be many. same thing thursday pleasant, cool, upper 60s to 70s. in the afternoon, more showers star develop. not that many though. fray we have two days of a respe it then it returns. rainfall totals through thursday, the they are. down south, mostf thvily rain f forecast lows, low 70s across most of the metro area. mid up 60s, citrus,

hurricane season doesn't end until the end of december. we are coming up on the peak. there is one off of the coast of africa that we will wah. but the st numbers seem to hint this wi n it gooood but it is not set in stone. here is what is left of rme. the storsuised 2:00 this tecouple of feettides n clear and pleasant tomorrow morning. anywhere from the upper 60s to lo there's a sty the few days. a little better chance of rain by friday. authorities in wisconsin tog busifire

the turtle did die in that l ea a veteran wide receiver and fsu moves up on the lls after their big last night. how much higher did the knowles go? tk has the answer next in sports.

>> hello, folks. i don't think fsu fans have caught their breath after that incredible come from behind win last night over ole miss. the ap voters liked what they saw. fsu moving from fourth to third in the poll b clemson. they almost overtook clemson. inabout this, they came back from 22 points down. they scored 23 consecutive

ar and a freshman kicker who set a record six field goals. that's two me freshmen than any coach d toave on the field in a game like . not quing minds wanted -- inquiring minds wanted to ow ac players at halftime after the clle ep, bleep, bleep, bleep. bleep. i'm going to te you that t now. d thought. as for the good news. they dropped out of the top 25 miami takes their spot at 25. and the houston cougars make a big jump. they go from 15th to 6t georgiju18th to 9th. usf did not receive any votes. and some would say this is a move that the rays should have made a couple years ago. they fired the hit being coach toda repci thewith the minor league hiincoach.

new voice. and this shouldn't be any surprise. the buccaneers have signed wide receiver cecil shorts the third and waived evan spence certificate. no secret after the top three receivers, there's a big drop- off. even dirk koetter referred to that yesterday. he has a history with dirk e in we, we will see what he can do. >> all right. he helped me out in my fantasy league a few years ago. >> we llve the top stories >> and we will see you back

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