driveway. it says caution, children at play. the sheriff says he used all of this to lure them over. >> it was a child magnet. >> reporter: children too young to know any bett l >> children wanted to go there topend time with papa jim. m ly had a dark et. y shortly after arresting balone this summer on charges of child pope, they discovered some of the kids are local. detectives ha boys but know there are more victims out there. nancy says her grandkids hung out with him on several occasions. e ecspted nothinapg pears that either. >> she cannot believe all of this happened rigunder her nose, you awow by everything. >> the allegations

predator his entire adul life. >> reporter: investigators say he routinely offered to watch his employee's kids and those in the neighborhood. an urgent warning for parents, if you left your child with this man, get them help immediately. >>e' looking foother cts. do we know there are other victims? you bet there are. sheriff say this man is a life- long sexual predator. when he was 21 years old, he was arrested in new york state r molesting kids. now it appears 30 years later, he never stopped. propertying live in bartow, ryan raiche, abc action news. >> thank you, right. please take a minute and ok need your help here. deputies are looking for this man in hillsborough county,

worker who chased after him. this guy stole a necklace and a bracelet worth more an $23,000 from mirage diamonds and fine jewelry. an e the store ran after him, latching on to the suspect's chevy silver camaro. but the robber g arowing theloy the car to the ground. the worker has life-threatening injuries. investigators are trying to figure out how two small planes crashed into each other in north georgia, three people. it seems as though both planes were trying to land at the same time at the airport. the ntsb is working as we speak toigure out the cause of the we're just learning this helicopter that crashed in brevard county yesterday was on a post maintenance test flight when it went down, killing at least three people. so far there aren't any signs of million function that played a role in the crash. investigators have not identified the remains of e three victims but we know they

as we speak, coast guard crews here in florida are looking for a woman who fell overboard from a cruise ship near the bahamas. this shows a helicopter involved in ttoni coast guard crews say she fell from the 11th fl carnival e overnight. but a esperson says she actually jumped overboard instead. the cruise line says the woman had family the ecstasy is now going back to port in florida. >> good afternoon, everybody. started off in the 60s and low 70s across much of the area. yesterday the rains were down south. today, they're creeping a little more to the north. some thunderstorms eastern manatee county, northern hardee county. most of the area south of i-4 will stay dry this afternoon, into the evening. temperatures warmed up into the upper 80s to low 90s.

upper 70s. 83 in sarasota a85 in bradenton. our forecast through the evening, the rains begin to wind down. the rest of the night will be partly cloudy. it will be dry. and then tomorrow morning, we wake up to another pleasant start to the day, with temperatures in the low 70s. by the weekend, things is a effort to get back to normal. we will take a look at the weekend forecast and the tropics coming not. we're working with the health department to find out if there zika. >> they're frustrated for funding to combat the disease. marcie gonzales goes into depth in the bill failed and why the money is so critical. >> reporter: spraying for mosquiesoast to communities battling against zika as the fight for federal funding to protect against the virus hits a jor roadblock. >> the motion is not agreed to.

failing a third time in the senatewith democrats blocking it because of an included provision that would keep monday free going to planned parenthood -- money from going to planned parenthood. >> my message for both parties is simple and straightforward, zika not a game. >> reporter: concern over zika growing with 7 new cases transmitted in miami and at fort bragg. five soldiers now ing treated for the virus. >> all of outside of the continental united states. >> reporter: the cdc is out of money. it is critical to protect americans, especially expectant mothers. >> if the fundinis not available now to prevent zika infections, 6 to 9 months from now, we're going to see babies being born with severe brain damage. a birth defect that is preventible. >> reporter: and congress has until the end of the month to

zika or risk a potential government shutdown. marcie gonzales, abc news new york. >> and coming up at 5:30, we will introduce you to one local family who is passionate about getting rid of zika fo hsor go in the zika fight. gearing off for a face-off between the main and donald trump will appear at back to back forums focused on national secuty and veterans. it comes about three weeks before the first official presidential debate. after months of frustration because of long security lines at the airport, most travelers should see relief soon. the tsa hopes that hour-long lines like these are no more. about 98% of flyers waited 30 minutes or less during the busy travel season and the 7 busiest american airports clocked wait times of less than 10 minutes.

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>> neighbors say police and the fbi surrounded the home for three hours last night where perez was hiding. he eventually came out and officers rearrted him. perez had been at large since escaping from an interrogation room at the police department. he turned his handcuffs over and over again until they came off. after that, he ran from the appr case surrounding the case of a missing students. police are hoping to find 19- year-old kristin smart. they are looking on the grounds of the university. smart disappeared back in 1996 while returning to her dorm from a party near the campus. the site is one of several identified back in january by dogs specially trained to detect the scent of old human remains. new tonight, a camera woman

child as they ran from police. you will remember this video created outrage last year. that photographer's actions even got her fired. now she is being charged with breach of peace. under hungarian law, that means the actions were violent and cited unfair treatment or alarm. new at 5:00, the fight to keep animals out of the hands of animal tool. abc action news reporter adam weiner explains why organizations endorse the plan. >> these are the vaccines she has had so far. >> reporter: if u're adopting an animal from the humane society, they're going to quiz you to make sure that your home is a good fi >> our adoption counselors are all trained to kind of ask the right questions to fare out any information that would raise alarms in their minds.

abuse. >> it would be a searchable database. we can look if they have been convicted for animal cruelty. >> reporter: they will deny adoptions to people they fear might hurt an animal, like baby jack who along with her sister jill were recently found abandoned, unfed and uncared for. >> it would give us another tool to make sure that the animals are going to the most appropriate home. >> reporter: there could be registry. it could henry deuce the amount of violence against people, specific specifically domestic violence and child abuse. >> for instance, an animal abuser, the odds that you would commit a violent offense goes up from 100% to 1 100%. >> reporter: briana fox teaches criminallology at usf.

animals, it makes a stronger chase they could escalate and commit more violence in the future. >> reporter: in tampa, adam weiner, abc action news. new tonight, a miss industry surrounding this iconic photo taken after the 9/11 terrorist attacks now solved. the memorial and museum will display this flag right here ahead of the 15th anniversary of the attacks. the photo of three firefighters raising rubble of ground zero became a symbol of herrorrism. its whereabouts have stayed a mystery. just this week, the 9/11 memorial announced someone found the flag all the way in washington state and anonymously donated it. jaw-dropping video of a good samaritan springing into action to save a driver whose truck went into a river in maine. this surveillance camera shows the speeding truck hit the

and pulls the 61-year-old driver to safety. the truck driver only suffered a few cuts and bruises in that. police say the driver had a medical issue just before that crash. now the most accurate weather team in florida, abc action weather. >> well, i don't know if it was me, but it felt a little cooler out there today. >> it was. >> it was. >> okay. good. >> lower humidity. upper 60s in the morning. it's a good thing. counsel toe to dry -- county to dry out a bit. what we're hoping for is dry conditions for the next several days. you notice there are a few showers out there off shore. looking off shore from the main sail. but otherwise, most of our area, especially north of i-4 completely rain free. the only showers and storm that's continue -- there, that's what that picture was looking at, right there. there's the cell just off shore. a few more will develop.

wendy is right, it was drier today with temperatures but we have wormed back up into the lo90s, ich isre we should though. it feels like at are not much warmer. at leaay of lower humidity. i think by the weekend, things get back to normal, i'm afraid to say. a lot of folks are saying when does the rainy season end? usually by the middle of september, things begin to wind down. we're upper 80s to low 90s from tampa to clearwater and st. pete. east to west flow continues. thdrier air that we were showing you yesterday is still out there. but just not as much as it was. and you can clearly see why things are changing right there. that green color, that's moisture. and it's coming in from the southeast much it's sort of pushing back the drier air. by tomorrow, it goes a little more north. so the rain chances go a little farther north. i think by friday and into the

inform normal. still looking at scattered, not widespread storms but back where we should be in early september. this evening, still a chance of showers and storms down south. manatee, sarasota. otherwise if you live from hillsborough and north, you're completely rain free tonight. maybe check out the sunset with clouds off in the distance, especially the southwest. you may see a few lightning strikes as well, but nothing close to the beach so you will be safe there. by tomorrow morning, another clear start. another dry start. maybe not quite as cool and comfortable as it was this morning. a little bit higher humidity. a little warmer temperatures. nice though. right on through the oon, a perfect day. sunny skies. back i ink by friday, then we start seeing that moisture returning. much better chance of those afternoon and you can see it there starting anterior and working their way west. overall rainfall still not all

this is through friday. heaviest rain way h. so most folks having a good opportunity to dry out before d enhat will be more nt. scattered storms this weekend and into early next week. forecast highs, right back around 90, 91, which is where we should be. northern counties ju as warm as the counties. rain chances topping out about 30%. tropics, well, this is coming up on the time of the where we typically see the peak onin. september 10th, september 11th, that is when the atlantic peaks. we always towards the end of october. d wes when the gulf stays warm out here. what that means is usually it's early november before we're in thon now, even though there's a red circle off of the coast of africa, no threat to the u.s. it will likely curventthe open waters of the atlantic. good news there. geina tehermine last week.

university v index between a 7 and a 10. there are your upcoming tides. the water is 84 degrees. hour by hour, it looks great. nice evening for a stroll. it will be warm but not too terribly hot. but temperatures come wake-up time anywhere from the low to mid-70s. here is a look at the 7-day fore i think by early nextweek, the rain chances bump up a bit. and the timing will be late day, early evening. >> terrifying video of a stranger ransacking a florid home. what you can't see, a 12-year- old boy who was home alone the whole time. the two things thaitfourmonths patient from this nursing home we will tell you what the patient advocate has to say

>> new details about a brave 12- year-old who came face-to-face with a burglar while he was home alone. that burglar apparently told the boy to go to a bathroom and stay there. as you can see, the suspect ransacked . deputies say the boy was watching tv whe his pantwe e he knock at the door. he did what his parents always told him to do and did not answer it. well, then he heard footsteps in the house. that little boy did exactly alone should do in a dangerous situation, he called 911 from the bathroom. an update on a deadly deputy involved shooting we told but in january. the parents of this man, henry bennett the third say eye planningthe palm beach de alti and pointed a gun at them. but bennett's family says their son didn't have a begun when he was shot. have a victim. we've got a suspect.

weapon. what is taking so long to tell me what happened to my son. >> the family wants the sheriff's office to release dash cam video of what happened. nnetts will be forced to file a lawsuit to see if. hurricanhormone potentially the most expensive storm pasco county history. we break down the costs the storm. the thing that you don't need to land a gig. and funding fails. losing out on millions to combat the zika virus. why one local family says we

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action news >> tonight we're learning just how much damage hurricane hermine caused in the hardest hit county. i'm paul lagrone. >> and i'm laa harris. s diesne one of the most expensive storms in county histor >> $89 million is how much the flooding is costing pasco county. more than 2500 homes were impacted by the storm. 7 of those destroyed. >> abc action news reporter ryan smith is live in bass lake now, an area clean up. ryan. >> reporter: it is. if i step out of the way, guys, we are just a few days out from the hurricane's madness. take a look. folks out here are still dealing with widespread flooding in the street. this road is impassable. flooding still encroaching on their homes. some of the most damaged properties are within this community.

more. the hurricane sweeping through the bay area, leaving a costly wake of destruction. flood waters waist deep in port richie ruining her newly renovated front yard. >> it cost $6,000 for this. and it's a mess. how can you rake garbage off of stone. >> reporter: there is $90 million in personal damages county wide. the neighborhoods impacted mean that residents could be eligible for fema relief money. >> i don't have too much faith. they're not doing much. because this has happened time and time again. >> reporter: conditions proving so problematic year after year in bass lake that we have learned atheounty has $4 million to buy properties in the communities. the only way to prevent devastating damage like this