died, a report says that it was caused by a heart attack and not by exposure to the heat as initially reported. the advote called out the police department and the medical examiner's office. >> what i would like to see is justice basically. we have an individual who could not defend himself. >> reporter: patient advocate fernando gutierrez says the nursing patient. >> i believe they have had time for months to conclude the report. >> reporter: but police wrapped up their investigation two weeks ago after the medical examiner says that he died from a 90% heart blockage, not sunburn. >> apparently he suffered skin burns. >> reporter: he had evidence of a sun burn but concluded that his poor health made him more susceptible to the sun.

by staff. gracewood said in a statement that the safety of our residents is the highest priority. in july the i-team reported that gutierrez was under by the florida attorney general's office and is nnedrom tie says letter from the medical examiner sent weeks ago for his information. >> before you hold a press conference, you didn't pick up the phone and say, hey, is that legalled yet? >> no, i didn't. i didn't feel it was my responsibility. because, again, i'm relying on a competent government agency to provide that information. >> so they were supposed to call you? >> exactly. >> reporter: the police report information arises, no charges will be filed in connection with the patient's death. gutierrez says he is still considering filing a lawsuit on behalf of the patient.

for you. hillsborough deputies releasing a look at a jewelry thief who put a worker in the hospital. he is in the blue hat and shirt. you see him trying on a storthe brandon town at center mall. once he has them on, he takes off running. you see the employee run after him. the worker actually jumped on to the suspect's car but he was thrown off and is now dealing with life-threatening injuries. now the most weather team in florida, abc actith er. >> good evening, everyone. fuy. mostly dry conditions, with the exception of manatee and sarasota county where you had a couple of strong thunderstorms roll through in the last hour. other than that, we started out around 70 degrees and warmed up to 90 degrees. we're still in the 80s and0s ptexce down south where the rains fell. hit 92 in tampa. 88 in st. pete.

arrived. everything winding down. it's going to be a great evening. dry, pleasant. low humidity. and by tomorrow morning, you will be waking up to temperatures back in the low to mid-70s. changes for the weekend, we will talk about it coming up. >> thank you, denis. tropical storm hermine forcing a rescue mission today. a mother and her calf getting stuck in this ditch. someone spotted them in trouble today and called 911. officers managed to get both to safety. the heavy rains typically bring another headache, potholes. they can be frustrated and expensive if you hit one. this year there is good news, tropical storm rmine caused far fewer potholes than last year's flooding. mother nature isn't the only one to thank. the pumping statn war off the reets eroding asphalt. the approval of $250 million sy

the better that we can have the storm water system functioning and keeping the and tear off ff the streets of the rdways where the potholes are created. we are happy about the road conditionswee once we upgrade the storm water system. >> 21 potholes on average pop up in the hotter months. all of the extra potholes should be repaired by the end of this week. the courtney campbell causeway trail is open to e public. all of the debris has been removed that tropical storm hermine left behind. more than 100 people rallyingde of silly hall today protesting thplan to las. many worry how toxic the chemicals are sintr s on the ground. the spraying is scheduled to start tomorrow. the mayor and health officials

right now specialized trucks are spraying pesticides that kill mosquito larva at won't mean unless congress ng to fight zika. you see that in his hand that he shows you right there? that is a jar full of mosquitoes from right here in florida. >> it is not our job to try to explain to the american people why we it is our job to respond to the fear and the anxiety and the anger of a population concerned crisis. peing publ >>ha on that thing with two hands. jolly got the mosquitoes from the university of south florida but none had the actual zika virus. the cdc could run out of allocated zika money by the end of this month. new tonight, former itt tech employees are suing. they're saying the school did not give them enough notice it

nationwide. rning. ederal law, itt should v it comes after the u.s. department of education banned the school to enroll students who received financial aid. we learned that students ma i have to start from scratch. paul lagrone found out why their credits may be rthless and how the school is making it en harder for them to move forward. >> reporter: did you have any idea that something was wrong. >> no. >> reporter: jeremy moved all the way from georgia to attend itt. >> i don't know what to think right now. i don't want to go back up. i already spent a lot of money coming down here. >> reporter: he dreamed of becoming an electronic engineer. >> i was home and i saw it on the news. >> yound out about it on the news? >> yeah. >> reporter: today he wanted to see it for himself. >> i came here just to look and

answers from itt. let's call douglas strickland. when you call, this is what happens. >> the office is now closed. sorry. you cannot leave a message now because this mailbox is full. >> reporter: the options for itt students are limited. they will likely get their federal loan debt forgiven but not private loans. >> it's not just about the money but it's about the time and effort. i worked hard. >> reporter: now that hard work may be null and void along with itt's accreditation. the u.s. department of educio to itt after it failed to meet government standards. acc is now working to accept studentsuteir credits may not be transferrable. >> bringing them into hcc is not issue, it's a matter of what aree they have already accomplished. students tell news news they can't even access their transcripts and no one is helping them. without that, they have no

shut down. >> i feel down. really bad. >> reporter: and shut out. >> hung out to dry those students. i called kaiser university and they tell me that they're going to work with the students the best they can. they also told me that accepting this credits will be on case by case basis. i also called attorney general boif they can force itt to give those students their transcripts. news response yet. jamison. >> thank you, paul. right now a area mom demanding answers after someone bit her child more than a dozen times while in day care. this shows bite marks on her 18 month old baby's face, back, leg and arm. all of this allegedly happening at jay's bright lene braid entop. we're just lrng that dcf is investigating the center. she is upset after she saw the surveillance video in the it did not show a teacher

more than 15 minutes. >> so how is it okay for someone else to have neglected him and still be out walking around? >> the day cwould not speak with us today. they did say that the teacher has been fired. but we did digging and found center where kids were left alone, including an infant. highway patrol troopers re run in st. petersburg. kimberly branson hit the woman at the intersection of 28th and 41st avenue north last month. doctors pronounced her as brain dead shortly after the crash. pasco county deputies releasing this video showing them taking down a hit-and-run suspect of their own. it happened at i-75 over the weekend. the suspect ran from the scene. but 9 deputies tracked the una wooded area south of the crash scene. there have not been any other details released. breaking late this afternoon, lakeland ce

jewelry store. we have surveillance pictures from max jewelers on town center drive we're trying to get to you. the teens smashed their way into the store on monday and stole several items inside. police caught a 17-year-old and a 15-year-old 90 minutes avenue the burglary. but a third suspect is still on the run right now. still to come, a 70-year- old man robs a bank because of his wife but not for the reason that you would think. the bizarre excuse that police. oversethe designer hitting streets and the one piece of advice looking from the earwatert. area. i will let you know what direction the storms are headed and if they will be ound this weekend.

tonight. poison control saying this is just the beginning. lauren rozyla reveals the advice that you can share with your family that could save their lives. >> reporter: a teen hyped up on a street drugup noted through the glass window of a stranger's house. >> luckily we had a strong man that was able to hold him down. >> reporter: the teen rushed to the hospital with spends saying he had an extremely high tolerance for pain. th acid. with street drugs like these, the drugs are fast becoming a problem in tampa bay and across florida. >> that's the really scary stuff. i don't think i would want a teenager growing up in these time snooze poison control is seeing a growing number of calls because of overdoses and it is placing a big burden on local hospitals. >> now it's all of the synthetics that are cheap,

you. >> reporter: st. joe's got overwhelmed with 57 cases in may. two of those people died with their body temperature at 107 degrees. now poison control is urging parents to tato their kids about never buying street drugs and synthetics because you can never know for sure what is in them. issuing their own warning about a drug with times greater than morphine. there were 200 reported overdoses and the use is spreading here. >> we are seeing the beginning of a lot of this stuff. >> reporter: lauren rozyla, abc action news news. >> increased military spending, donald trump laying out his plans for national security today. he says he will ask congress to fully eliminate the defense see questions trace that has reduced the military budget.

it comes to the power grid communication systems and other infrastructure. democratic presidential hillary clinton now rolling out listf rse manies from retired generals and admirals who are backing her this year. 88 leaders are backing trump and his campaign. the national weather service confirming we have hit a 7-year high for lightning deaths. the latest victim a 71-year-old man in michigan. the deh atkes 34 this year. the most since 2009. florida leading the tith 7 deaths this year. >>and check out this incredible discovery in australia. a beach-goer stumbling on dinosaur what?

found massive prerved footin. 130 million-year-old tracbut erratic tides finally revealed them. the tracks were probably made by a medium sized dinosaur. that is incredible. >> that is like jurassic world. >> what was the one that they came up with in the movie. >> incredible. >> incredible. >> that is cra. we go soon. >> i have to tell you, apparently our director found a sexy main sail shot. >> that's a little sexy. >> i have a t for you. there it is. that's how jay defines sexy. >> it is sexy. >> it is beautiful. fomattere t i'm most of the viewing area. manatee picked up decent rains

they can't catch a break. at least you're not seeing the heavy rain in your neck of the woods. i don't think you will tomorrow or friday. a little bit better chance for more typical afternoon variety showers and even a couple of storms later on this weekend. temperatures in e up80 to low 90s. dew points, this is where it is good. you start seeing mid-60s across the area. that's the dew points. i think tomorrow morning, more of the same. then i think by the weekend, it normal. upper 80s to low90under sunny skies. sarasota you had your rain in the last hour. that has moved off orthat main so the rains across the day. everybody else is quiet. it will be that way tomorrow and n free too. this has pulled away. what i.

normal with scattered afternoon and evening storms. it's all in the day. you can have no worries abou rain during the day. partly cloudy to clear tomorrow morning. comfor not too muggy. by the afternoon, we're still talking maybe 20, 30% of the area. that's it. picking up a stray shower, stor not many. by friday, same thing. sunny skies. by the way, this will be saturday and sunday as well. the mornings will be beautifu 3:00, 4:00. you notice by friday, the moisture is a little more to the north. i think that trend continues friday and saturday. widespread, absolutely not. coverage might be 40, maybe 50% by early next week. if you look at the european model, check out the rainfall totals through next week. when the e showg is have to figure an isolated storm at best. more moisture down south.

if you live west of i-75 and north of i-4, you ow therein th weekend. forecast highs back into the low to mid-90s across the tire area. same thing for the weekend. forecast lows tomorrow, still low 70s up north. well, back into the low to mid- 70s across the rest of the area. the tropics, we will see development there but it will curve out into the open waters of the atlantic, posing no threat right now to th thursday. most of that is manatee county south. now, friday, back up to 40%. maybe a little more north. that continues right on into the weekend. saturday and sunday at about 90 degrees. rain chances after 4:00. i think the rain chances bump up a little bit by early next week. >> thank you, s.deni a 70-year-old man robbed a bank because he would rather be in prison than live with his

demanding cash and warning that he had a gone. ripple took the money and went to the lobby and waited for police to arrive. he told investigators that he wrote the note in front of his wife telling her he, quote, would rather be in jail than at home. just sad. >> still ahead, just when the bucs looked like they had strengthened the ross -- roster, they lose a running

>> hello, folks. this news is a blow to the buccaneers special teams on sunday as it isdepth at ruinaived mike james today.

now we could see moving peyton basher from the developmental squad for sunday and possibly signing a free agent on monday. former bears runningack rogers has been mentioned but if the buccaneers sign rogers bedas until next week, it won't. anthat may weigh in on that decision. the so running back becoming an strengthen theireceiver core. veteran cecil shorts the third took the field today over at e buc. shorts will take the field sunday against atlanta. might even be used as a ck returner. when shorts was asked about his role for week one, he said you never know. >> i'm optimistic about everything. it comes down to studying and see how fast i can pick things

to get better. meanwhile at the trop today, the rays avoiding the sweep. corey dickerson coming through big time today. he scmorrison. in the 7th, dickerson doubles, scoring alex and mike. gets the save. final rays 7 and the orioles 6. >> all right. we have continuing coverage of the top stories on abcactionnews.com. >> and we will see you back here at 11:00.

tonight, the new shooting caught on a city under siege. a 71-year-old man shot while simply watering his lawn. his neighbor's camera capturing his struggle to then get help. and now the plea this evening to find the suspects. also tonight, the deadly storm. we're tracking the tropical country. a month's worth of rain in just hours. and the severe storms now ahead. the commander in chief test. donald trump, who once said he had a secret plan to takeut isis. his big reveal tonight. and after our interview, trump saying hillary clinton doesn't look presidential, tonight, chelsea clinton, center stage, firing back. d-air collision. two planes colliding, the second time in a week.