abc action news starts right now with breaking news . >> the message is very clear. don't point your guns and shoot at law enforcement officers if you do not want to be shot.>> a traffic stop turns into an ambush with deputies caught in the gunfire. good evening, everyone >> right now, investigators picking up shell casings from a gunbattle. >> michael bring you live, the story. >> reporter: still out here recreating the shooting steam -- shooting scene that happened around 5 o'clock this morning. police from four different

multiple times in a high intensity drug trafficking neighborhood. >> we could not see into the vehicle at all. as the officers and the deputy walked up to the car, he started shooting and when he started shooting, we started shooting. >> reporter: he spent a year and a half in prison for battery and assault with a deadly weapon. the drug task force believed he was trafficking methamphetamines when they pulled him over here sheriffs say the -- pulled him over. sheriffs say they are thankful to god that officers are not hurt. we're very fortunate.

here talking about an officer that has been shot. >> reporter: officers did perform cpr. after they shot him, they pulled him out of the car and called an ambulance. at this point, we do not know what his condition is. we are told that we will be updated in the morning about his condition and the drug investigation. we are live in polk county, abc action news . >> also unlocked my suspended for 10 months -- ryan lochte suspended for 10 months for his involvement in the gas station involvement in rio admittedly exaggerated. the others received a less severe punishment. lochte has apologized. he has been quiet on social media tonight. he will be on "dancing with the

man that you see behind me in this video right here. he is accused of robbing a store at the mall and hurting employees. >> reporter: authorities said they need your help to identify this man because they say not only did he still jewelry but hurt an employee. they tell me he is it critical condition tonight -- in critical >> reporter: you are watching a man browsing the joe restart. you can see on surveillance video, the employee letting him try on a necklace. seconds later, that customers print out of the store and the employee immediately chases after him. >> just by the basis of his actions, it appears that he knew what he was doing and had preplanned this. >> reporter: the burglar got away with the gold practice --

worth over $20,000. what you do not see is the moment this is what he got onto the hood of a car trying to stop a man who did not pay for the jewelry. that employee fell off the car and he sped away. >> his actions could of easily kill this poor victim. >> reporter: authorities say this man got away in a new model, two-door, if you know anything about this case, you need to call the hillsborough county sheriff's office or crime stoppers. abc action news . >> right now, hillsborough county deputies hunting for this mess robber. surveillance photo shows him taking money from it in in hampton overnight. if you know who this guy is, you could get a $3000 reward. >> a florida woman wants to know why police never responded

several times to give them updates on where that driver was from highway 85 two interstate 10. >> when you see things unsaid, you're supposed to call the police so that they will come and investigate. i did that and nobody came. isn't that what my tax dollars are supposed to be for. >> 2% that cannot respond to all calls and they 20 troopers in that region. good evening, everybody. skies are clear and we had a few thunderstorms offshore. that ended by about 7:30-8:00. and now, skies are warm and clear. it will be pleasant but not quite as cool as this morning. upper 60s-lower 70s for citrus

closer to polk county. overnight, skies will be clear. it will be a beautiful night, a beautiful morning in the rain chances begin to bump up. three tampa police department officers will be safer on the streets tonight. a generous donation providing them with all of proof and stab proof vests. a nonprofit organization vested interest in canines incorporated provided the vests . >> police in south florida capturing a monster gator. this guy was found wandering near two different schools today. 11 feet and 450 pounds. police officers and trackers capturing the gator. just north of west palm

calling him back up to get another gator off the streets. the 5 foot gator wanted for reportedly chasing children in the area where a deputy called in a trapper who took the animal to a gator farm in okeechobee county. >> a man in trouble tonight telling officers he had too many long island iced teas just before he ran his yachts on beach. everyone else walked onshore but the captain isn't going anywhere. he is in jail. pascoe county back to their homes, cut off by flooding. tonight, some of the damage that was hidden in a lot of that high water. >> reporter: after six days at a motel, 89-year-old margaret serena is finally back home. >> they could not get the water off of the road and we cannot get out and we cannot come in and we cannot do anything.>> reporter: she had two dozen others left everything behind with hopes that it would all be

can see the watermarks. down there is where the water came and it came through the shed and the whole driveway was like that. >> reporter: she is going to have to replace her washer, drier and ac unit. water never made it into her home. more than a dozen other homes were not so lucky. >> this one lasted quite a while because after the storm went through, we had the feeder bands kept raining and raining. >> reporter: he has been through this five times and decided to wait it out as the water continue to rise, so did the ,75 blood pressure. -- ,75 -- so did his blood pressure. >> reporter: the park continues to pump water.

>> reporter: she says she loves her home and sunny florida so she won't be going anywhere. abc action news . >> record violence over the holiday weekend. one incident caught on tape here the shocking thing that happened to a man in his own front yard. >> what charges a husband will face for shooting his wife's would be rapist. >> outrage online as a

a shocking attack. a 70-year-old man watering his

stomach. that man survived. it is the kind of attack that has shocked his chicago neighborhood. >> i heard the gunshot in iran out here and he was like dazed in the streets. >> is ridiculous when you're not safe in your own yard. >> there have already been 500 murders there this year. that is more than new york and los angeles combined. police in chicago doing all they officer paying out of his own pocket. the product is credited with saving lives of troops in afghanistan by stopping bleeding until emts arrived. some are calling on chicago to make it part of their standard issue. detroit police are searching for a gunman who opened fire on a principle the second day of school. the principal was not hurt. shooter was believed to be a person escorted off school

>> new tonight, no charges for a husband caught on video beating the rapist of his wife. police are looking for whoever vandalized to churches. -- 2 churches. strange symbols and videos. shack and marilyn caregiver facing 15 years in prison tonight after leaving a nonverbal handicap man in a hot pan while going shopping. he was left in the van for an hour in 88 degree weather. the shopper found him unresponsive and called for help.

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until june and what is worse, many are not paying those loans back on time. >> a louisiana teenager getting a birthday surprised -- a birthday surprise but not the one she wanted. she was denied a trump 2016 cake. >> right when i said trump. she said, i can put a flag on it but i'm not going to write trump on that is your job. a woman looking to pay it forward after a new jersey restaurant manager paid her family's $100 tab because he supports caregivers who make sacrifices to care for sick loved ones that she was visiting the restaurant with her elderly mother who suffers from dementia.

daily but have you ever checked out a street view and seen an embarrassing picture of yourself? that is what happened to one houston man. he was standing outside so his fans could -- pants could dry in the sun when the google car came by. he figured he could turn and run but decided to stick it out. tomorrow, nasa is launching cyrus from cape canaveral. the first together a sample from an asteroid and bring it back to expected to take about seven years. wow. what's the weather going to be like over there? >> we're looking at some scattered showers. the last couple of mornings, it has been kind of nice. i got the kids ready for school this morning and went for a walk and it was very nice. we did have a little bit of cloudiness out there late this afternoon into the evening. thanks to amanda for sharing it another one of our beautiful florida sunsets.

think we may see a few more showers pop up. today, anywhere south of i-4. a few widely scattered showers. starting off in the low to mid 70s and ending up in the low 90s so we still have the afternoon heat but that morning change is usually our first sign that some fall weather is right around the corner. we have to deal with some hot weather until then least heading in the right direction. here is where you will notice the change. look at the dew point's. lower 60s. in the summertime, in the middle of the summer, we see dew point of 76, 77. you see this, that is a nice change. tomorrow morning will be warm but not nearly as muggy. pretty nice. and temperatures starting warm right back up into the lower 90s later on in the day. outside right now, tampa at 82

both in the low 80s. decent rain this afternoon and this evening down across the southern counties and that is kind of a sign of things to come. today, it is here. tomorrow, it will be here and other weekend, there was a chance of a slightly better elevated risk of storms but in terms of coverage, it will not be all that impressive. remember, it looked like the sierra out here with water vapor covered in you can see have the moisture is coming in from the south and that is where the rains were today. tomorrow, that is going to be a little more to the north and by the weekend, it covers the rest of our viewing area but i still only have rain chances of 30 or 40% through the weekend. nice sleeping weather tonight. tomorrow, warm but dry. still pleasant. the afternoon,

not a big deal. most of our viewing area, canalis, hillsboro, totally dry tomorrow but then, things begin to change by the weekend. do not have to worry about changing of plans. this kind of a setup makes it really easy to plan your day because most of the afternoon will be dry and any rain we get will not be unti o'clock. our typical summer pattern. you get the wind and it makes it a lot easier to make those weekend plans. this would also be saturday and sunday and each day, just a touch more moisture to work with so a slightly better chance of storms later on. by friday night, the rains begin to linger and this gives you an idea of what the weekend is going to be like. a typical summer weekend as we head into the end of the rainy

get more sunshine and less rain. with the european model, not a lot. maybe some heavier showers down to the south at the farther north you live, the better chance you have of remaining completely dry. high temperatures tomorrow, even with the moral -- weeden with the morning, 91 and -- even with the morning, 91. down to a 60% chance and it is kind of a moot point because whatever this does, we are very confident this will make a turn after the north atlantic. and really poses no threat at this time. behind that, things remain quiet for the next 7-10 days. we have a long way to go with hurricane season. water temperature 84.

overnight tonight, it looks great. tomorrow morning, sunny, pleasant, low humidity warming up to 90 degrees later in the afternoon and here is a look at florida's most accurate seven day forecast. bring cases -- rain chances are only 70%. early next week, -- 30% derek carr early next week, 50%. -- the wide receiver. could he be in x factor in the

strapped just when the buccaneers look like they strengthen their roster, they lose in the backfield. we're not exactly sure how james got hurt your but the buccaneers plan was to go with only three running backs in all three obviously need to be healthy. carter said, -- >> it didn't look like mike was going to be ready to go this

to make a move their. hard part of the business and i feel horrible for mike that we have to do -- we have to have 53 healthy guys. >> patent is sitting there and looks like the likely guy for now. the buccaneers could go after a veteran free agent next week but we will seek. the buccaneers did bring in a veteran to fill the spot. joining the team today. he has an intriguing addition. >> reporter: just three days after getting cut by the houston texans, cecil shorts made his practice debut. and now, he is in the middle of a crash course in learning a new playbook in time for sunday's opener. >> usually, we start with ota's and start at the bottom of the formation. i have to make sure i'm studying and i know what's going into this game plan.

he is a dynamic high, a veteran and i think, just having more bets on the side of the ball will be good. >> reporter: the signing of shorts reunite him with cutter. coach cutter spent his rookie season with the jaguars in 2011 and that made it an easy decision for the bucs to sign him . >> cecil is only 28 years old and he is he can return kicks. we definitely upgraded. >> i am familiar with him. what kind of kochi is. i have a lot of respect for him. he is a very good coach so i have definitely come here. are right. the rays supporting a series

dickerson's single tying the game. dickerson given the rays the lead. -- giving the rays the lead. 7-6. >> serena williams has advanced to the semifinals of the u.s. open at williams, two matches away from becoming winningest grand slam title holder in women's tennis. margaret court has the most major titles with 24. >> closed captioning brought to

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sunny and beautiful and 91 in the afternoon. no rain. i do think there is a chance of weekend showers after 4 o'clock. we continue coverage on all of our top stories on nbc

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