captions by: caption colorado, llc (800) 775-7838 e- mail: comments@captioncolorado.com a shoot-out in lakeland here last night. the reason deputies went after a convicted felon and are lucky to be alive. >> a concerned after seeing a tractor-trailer nearly driving right off of the highway. the law enforcement never showed up to check on the driver. why they say the woman's call was simply ignored. >> i don't feel no remorse for what i did. >> that man who admitted on facebook live to killing his son and shooting his ex-wife has now been found. we'll tell you where police found this cold-hearted killer.

in lakeland. officers blind sided by gunfire, a convicted felon shot. this morning, we expect an update from polk county sheriff judd after last night's shoot- out. >> ashley yore is live where all of this happened. ashley, that street is now back open to the public? >> reporter: that's right, rodney. now that it's light outside, you can see the scene here is clear. this is where no deputies were injured. you can tell that's really lucky when you take a look at this damage. you can see multiple bullet holes in the side of this dodge charger. last night, 32-year-old francis perry fired multiple times at the drug task force when they pulled him over for trafficking meth. there were officers from four different jurisdictions involved. deputies never knew what was

were coming at them. >> the windows were blacked out. we could not see into the vehicle at all. as the officers and deputies walked up to the car, he started shooting. when he started shooting, we started shooting. >> reporter: francis perry served a year and a half in prison for meth and assault with a deadly weapon. judd says they recovered a large amount of meth and gun from the car. we still don't know how perry we expect to get that update from the sheriff coming up in less than two hours. of course we're going to bring you updates both online and on air. i'm ashley york abc action news. let's check the weather and show you lots of sunshine at 79 in tampa clear water and st. pete.

titan radar will eventually get into a few showers, especially across our southern counties. this is right at the dry air. if you widen out a little bit, it's encompassing the entire southeastern u.s. preventing any significant shower or thunderstorm activity. the temperatures them selves will go lower. look at the pair of 64s. that's respectable for this time of year across brooksville and crystal river. what we're not used to is the below average rainfall today. 20% coverage, and we'll bump it up to 40 heading into tomorrow. we'll talk about the weekend forecast, which is fast approaching, which hopefully is a four-day weekend for you. i know you worked on labor day. we'll explain why we are all glowing in the orange in a few moments. >> i didn't get the memo, but it is for a great cause. isn't that a great pocket

this is what it looks like on the tampa side of the howard frankland. it's now taking 11 minutes to get across. it takes about seven minutes and look how i-75 has cleared up around fowler. just a lot of heavy rain out there but looking great in both directions. checking for slow spots seems to be i-4 and 32. looking great southbound and 275 through st. pete. back to you. right now, a jewelry thief is on the run after authorities say he seriously injured the employee who tried to stop him right there. you see the surveillance video that shows the employee chasing after that han right out of the store? the incident happened on tuesday night at the mirage diamonds and jewelry store. the thief did get away with a necklace and bracelet totaling

away car as he tried to stop him but fell off. >> it's important to catch this person from the nature of his actions he very easily could have killed this poor victim. >> reporter: a silver camaro was the get away car. tampa police are looking for another burglar. they say this guy broke into a furniture store on manhattan avenue door after midnight yesterday and stole checks. he also tried to break into the summer house furniture store next door but couldn't get inside of that one. if you recognize this guy, you could get a cash reward from crimestoppers. they are offering $3,000 for tips leading to his arrest. what would you do if you saw this and called 911? it is a tractor-trailer crossing the yellow line several times into the breakdown lane nearly hitting

call police but says police never responded. now she wants to know why. the woman was following the big rig driver for more than an hour on florida highways and recording video with her cell phone. she called police several times to give updates on where the driver was on highway 85 to interstate 10. >> when you see something unsafe, you are supposed to call the police and let them know. they are supposed to come investigate. did i that. nobody came. isn't that what my tax are supposed to be for? >> reporter: the florida highway patrol says they don't have enough troopers to respond to all of the calls that they get. they are down about 20 troopers just in that region. we want to update you know in the search for a north carolina man who went on facebook live to announce he had no remorse for killing his 15-year-old son and critically injuring his ex-wife. deputies say he had been found dead at a motel in south carolina. deputies found earl valentine's body last night.

gunshot wounds photo his apparent torso. he logged on to facebook that morning to broadcast what appeared to be a confession. he said he loved his wife but she "deserved what she had coming." now to a developing story out of arizona where a woman is dead after she was shot driving on a highway. police say that woman called 911 saying three men were following her. while she was on the phone, gunshots were fired. >> while she was on the phone with 911, the dispatcher heard about three gunshots, and the call was ended. >> the victim was transported to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the head. she did not survive. the shooting also caused a chain reaction involving four vehicles. three people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

they shot the woman. a former secret service officer accused of trying to solicit sex from who he thought was a 14-year-old girl is facing more serious charges in the state of florida. robert lee moore is set to appear in court today in west palm beach. the girl turned out to be an undercover agent. they say he also had online sex chats with actual young girls. now they filed federal child porn charges against him right here in florida. a jury indicted him in june new this morning, a former pasco school resource officer is off the job because investigators say he was stalking his ex-girlfriend. pasco deputies arrested russell canarium yesterday. investigators were talking to his ex about her complaints when they say they saw him drive by her home in his work car. he later admitted to driving by her home and harassing her

and e-mails. he's worked for the sheriff's office since 1999 and stationed at the high school for the past two years. three k-9 officers are safer thanks to a generous donation. the money paid for a bulletproof and stab-proof vest for the k-9s. the funds came from a nonprofit called vested interest in k-9s incorporated. nobody but what was more important than being on time for class? we'll tell you what it was and why this is going viral. >> plus, the epi pen may be getting all of the headlines but many other prescription drugs were shooting up in price as well this year. which are costing people a pretty penny to fill up?

12 minutes after 5:00 right now. we have a heartbreaking update to tell about you this morning.

florida newborn twins hugging in a hospital went viral, the family is now grieving the loss of one of the baby boys. he was born with a rare medical condition. the newborn twins right there, mason and hawk captured countless hearts on social media. sadly, though, yesterday the parents announced on facebook that hawk died. hawk was diagnosed in the womb with a rare condition that impeded lung and organ development. he passed away with his parents at his twin brother mason was there as well. the family says they were so thankful knowing their baby boy brought so much joy around the world during his short time on earth. we turn now to a story that will lift your spirits this morning. a heart warming display of patriotism that's taking over the internet. >> a young boy decided it was more important to stop and say the pledge of allegiance rather than be on time for class.

steve champion joins with us a photo. >> in santa fe, texas, there is a special little boy at rowland elementary. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag. >> reporter: royce thompson can recite the pledge of allegiance as if it's child's play. on thursday morning, he showed us all how to be true americans. >> it's amazing. kind of makes you wake up and go, wow. >> reporter: officer moore explains what happened right after royce's mom dropped him off at school. >> so royce was walking. as soon as they started the pledge of allegiance, he stopped, put his hands on his heart, did the allegiance and then they did a moment of silence. he stopped and put his hands together and prayed. he let all of the kids pass him. he stood his ground. royce is the type that does the right thing. >> reporter: no, ma'am mom snapped -- mom snapped this

behavior. >> i said what made do you that? he said that's what you are supposed to do like duh, mom, that's what you are supposed to do. >> my mom took me to to school. i ahead the pledge of allegiance. i stopped to do it. >> reporter: he paused rather than racing to class because saying the pledge and prayer is just what you do. >> thank you, god, for giving me a wonderful day. >> reporter: he's proof god and coununtry still come first in some parts. >> and justice for all. a university in ohio is trying something a bit new this morning. it's the first college to open a campus dining hall that's 100% gluten free. 1% of americans are affected by celiac disease. that means proteins found in wheat and grains can make them

did not offer gluten free as much as kent state did. so whenever i come to breakfast, lunch, and dinner it is a safe environment and i can pretty much eat whatever i want knowing i won't get sick from it. >> a number of americans with celiac disease has remained virtually the same according to a new study from rutgers, new jersey medical school. more americans are adopting a gluten-free diet even though there are no known health benefits to avoid gluten. drugstore, you may notice prices are skyrocketing to prescriptions. john matarese shows us some of the worst price hikes so you don't waste your money. epi pen has become the poster child for heartless pharmaceutical companies. it's not just that company having people to choose between food on the table and having prescriptions filled. the ceo of the company that

has been through a public shaming lately after a 400% price hike. >> i have two children that stick epi pens. if they need it, it's $3,000. >> reporter: other drug prices up sharply in recent years, insulin for diabetes from 100 to $500 a month. generic lipitor for cholesterol, $30 to $130. even acne and psoriasis cream up from $30 to $130 a tube. from the doesn't that stink file, recently could you go to sam's club and costco to save hundreds over drugstore chains and good rx.com would offer big discounts. with many generics disappearing, so are the

medications. "like" john matarese's facebook page so you don't waste your money. i'm john matarese. former quarterback tim tebow signing a major league baseball deal. he last played baseball in high school. he's picking up the sport after his nfl career flamed out. tebow is expected to play for the mets team either in arizona fall league or possibly the instructional league. swimmer ryan lochte is suspended from the u.s. swim team for ten months for his involvement in the gas station robbery that he admitted he exaggerated. sources say the other swimmers involved received a less severe punishment than lochte. i like that stylish shawl

>> a little fashion accessory that i picked up. >> and explaining all about it for a fantastic -- by the way, did you see the seashell shape? i did not plan that. i just dumped it in there. >> happens ought matically with you. >> -- happens automatically with you. >> yeah. looking at the orange hues. what is it, a sunrise or sunset? it's hard to tell. we'll have to put it into motion to see comes from right or left. we'll talk more about that on the facebook machine. we'll talk more online. looks fan taft wick an east to north east wind. the dry air has allowed for

we'll take that, right? a bigger range in temperature with the drier conditions there. not all of us will be dry. just like yesterday, about 20% coverage for the southern counties. although, beginning to see activity farther north today, right? so the dry air is beginning to erode a bit. i wouldn't be surprised to see a couple of showers this afternoon. not a big deal, though. i think we're not quite done. we'll talk about the extended forecast in a second. this looks to go up and to the north away from land masses. so excellent news and the other stuff going on in the gulf and caribbean. nothing doing there.

boaters can look fantastic. looking at the sunrise and sunset at 7:12 and 7:42 respectively the next three days. we'll begin to increase moisture so that by friday we're doubling the rain chances here. this is not unusual. this is typical for this time of year. so just think, like, you know, august weather here as we warm up into the low 90s. it'll feel like 97. we'll cool off in the afternoon, but we'll do that with the thunderstorms about 30 to 40% through the weekend. we'll hold onto week. >> good morning, everybody. time is running out to get a one-on-one session with career source tampa bay. we'll have the details coming up for you on positively tampa

a manager in australia says he was just trying to protect his employees from armed robbers. he got to the diamond store and saw the armed robbers inside. that's when hannah grabbed a chair and threw it at them. he says he doesn't know if he would do it again. watching the video has taken a toll on his family.

with me because they've got the foot often on the camera. she's terrified. one of the employees is too scared to go back to work. a police investigation after someone stole $3 million worth of property. the man boarded drake's tour bus while he performed tuesday night and stole a full of expensive jewelry. the suspect trayvon king was arrested the next day after he was caught trespassing on a nearby college campus. all of drake's stuff was recovered. he was performing at the time. king now faces trespassing and theft charges. ?

performing "mesmerize" and their show starts tonight at 8:00. new research showing the one thing you can do that may cancel the effects of drinking even if you are a heavy drinker. >> a story out of oklahoma that will leave you scratching your head. how a mother/daughter

high water continues to be a problem for people in pasco county after hurricane hermine. i'm lindsay logue. coming up next at 9:30, there could be a permanent solution to the flooding here. >> a bay area mom is demanding answers after her toddler came home from day care with more

the action the state is taking and what you should be doing before you consider a day care. good morning and thank you for joining us at 9:30. i'm deiah riley. >> i'm rodney dunningan. first, ivan is here with a first look at the forecast. >> today is the first day we're below action. if we go to action minor moderate major which of course we were in. cres we're thousand heading in the right direction. of course that has been ongoing throughout the last several days. thankfully, yeah, we haven't added a lot more rain in the forecast, right? the water has already the damage done at this point. we've been talking about that throughout the week. it's more into our typical

afternoon showers and thunderstorms. we'll talk more about the weekend forecast, the tropics as well when i see you in a few minutes. in pasco county, the repairs and cleanup from hurricane hermine are beginning in some neighborhoods more than 2500 homes and properties were impacted, of course, by last week's storms. the damage estimates from pasco county alone are a whopping $89 million. >> lindsay logue is port richie. lindsay, we're talking a week later and it's still a mess out there. >> reporter: dewhy rodney, good morning to you. check it out, they are one week later pumping floodwater out of the neighborhood here in pasco county. this water that crept into people's homes last week, and some say it would be cheaper to buy up the homes in the flood-prone areas and move people out instead of dealing with the impacts from flooding

outside of the water not to mention repairs to the waterlogged homes. areas like back lake along the river. of course they are some of the biggest trouble spotted when it comes to flooding. a solution could be that the county buys up those homes and moves people out. we're learned county leaders are already eyeing $4 million to purchase the property. another option would be to elevate the property. it would costs but it would involve major construction work. right now, is a far from a done deal. some have said no matter how bad it gets, they refuse to sell their homes to the government. i'm lindsay logue, abc action news. tensions are running high in the fight against zika. people are protesting approaches to kill mosquitoes. more than 100 people rallied

yesterday. many are worried about thele effects of the chemicals on humans. the spray treatment will continue for months. florida congressman david jolly is causing a buzz for this bold move on capitol hill. he bought a jar filled with 100 mosquitoes to congress. he's demanding lawmakers pass a bill for funding. the u.s. ju legal fight against the release of 911 calls during the pulse nightclub shooting massacre. withholding the recordings is no longer necessary to the federal investigation into the shooting rampage. two dozen media groups have gone against the justis did enterto have the calls released. a s.w.a.t.

these picks of the small boy. an 18-month-old child was bitten more than a dozen times at a bradenton day care. now the worker who was supposed to be supervising the child could face criminal charges. the bradenton herald says that employee could be charged with child neglect. dcf is conducting a license investigation into jay's bright learners. amanda bebe sharing the images of us showing bite marks on 18-month-old baby's face, back, leg, and arm. all of this allegedly happening at jay's bright learners in bradenton. manatee county deputies have not released surveillance video but bebe has seen it. she says it shows it took 15 minutes for a teacher to help her son. >> where is someone to come rescue or comfort my son? >> the day care has reported

found about two other complaints at the center where kids were left alone, including a small infant. investigators are going over the wreckage of a deadly helicopter crash in fort pierce this morning. three crew members died when the chopper went down. the older model military style helicopter crashed tuesday on palm bay. one piece of equipment had recently been repaired. the chopper was on a test flight. no one reported seeing any kind of problems. investigators do crash. the chopper burst into flames after crashing. palm beach police say a suspected drunk boater ran his 72 foot yaht aground and walked away. when officers caught up with thomas baker, he admitted to having a few too many long island united statessed teas -- iced teas. baker will be taking a time out. he's been arrested under boating under the influence. the u.s. coast guard has

overboard from a carnival cruise ship. she is still missing this morning. crews are still looking for her at this hour. here's one of the helicopters scanning the water near the bahamas. the carnival spokesperson says witnesses saw the woman jump overboard but still others claim that she fell from the 11th deck. the ship is now on its way back to charleston, south carolina. the fbi has arrested a woman who they say set blankets on fire flight. investigators say either lisa gomez boarded a jetblue flight from jfk in new york headed to puerto rico. she used a lighter to ignite two blankets and a seat next to hers. gomez was later arrested and placed in fbi custody. if convicted, she faces up to 25 years in prison. the tampa crossroads

say they don't want the rehab city there. so far, the city council was turned down for special zoning needed. women interested in becoming legal marijuana growers or distributors should plan to be at a networking meeting tonight in st. pete. marijuana is a hot topic in florida with medical marijuana dispensaries opening up across the statan amendment on a november ballot. if you are interested in learning about the business side of growing pot or opening a dispensary, you are invited to that networking event that begins at 6:30 at 150 studio south. wait, wait. they married each other? >> who in their right mind would marry their mom? >> that's what police are asking after finding out this

>> plus this. desperate to go back to lockup. why this man would rather be in a jail cell than in his home and what he did to get

welcome back. i am lost for words. a truly bizarre story out of oklahoma today where a mother and daughter, these two are accused of getting married to each other. >> i don't know if bizarre is the word you use for it. the women you see here got married in march. now we're learning that this is not the first time that this woman has married one of her biological children. >> reporter: dressed ali daughter are booked into the stevens county jail. >> wait, wait. they married each other? >> yeah. >> huh. >> reporter: a police investigation revealed they are mother and daughter, blood relatives who somehow married.

and they were adopted by a grandmother. she insisted she didn't have contact with her kids until two years ago. when she reunited with misty, her daughter, they hit it off. >> things happen in small towns. people know. >> she had a good friend. >> reporter: people in the front yard of the home ran inside once they saw newschannel 4 pull up. neig new to the block. court records show an annulment between patricia and her son in 2010. they were married for two years. >> i don't know if incarceration is really going to teach them anything, but there should be some sort of punishment or deterrent. >> interesting. from that story to this. in kansas city a man says the

was to get away from his wife. interesting. lawrence ripple walked into a bank on friday and handed a tell air note. he said he had a gun and demanded cash. the teller turned more than $2,000. ripple took the money, walked out to the lobby and simply sat down and told the guard he was the robber. according to court documents, ripple told investigators he and his wife had been fighting earlier that day. he wrote the robbery note in front of her and tolhe home. unfortunately, a judge let him out on bond. lifeguards in hawaii say a woman shouldn't have been in the water where she was bitten by a shark. a 50-year-old woman was bitten on the shoulder and arm. a nearby surfer used a paddle board to get her to safety. witnesses say she is a regular and swims in all sorts of weather by herself.

hospital in serious condition. one southwest florida man is lucky to be alive. he was trying to catch red fish near punta gorda yesterday. >> he says he nearly became dinner for ten aggressive sharks after getting stranded on a sand bar without a boat in sight. >> i saw them out of the corner of my eye come toward my leg. i was like, yeah that is a 7 foot shark. >> reporte w point? >> get out. [ laughter ] >> for 90 minutes, steve used his fishing pole to fend off the sharks. >> he finally used the emergency button on his iphone to call for help. he says he got one heck of a fish story to tell in the future. >> i imagine so. >> he waited a long time to

resistant so he could have more time. he couldn't list ton music. temps right now in the0s are looking great out there. looking at davis island and a gorgeous shot there. captain al talking about the visibility and how fantastic it was. we have dry air up above here. it will also allow temperatures to cool off more than is typical for this time of year. up across the nature coast, we recovered qu 70s. the dry air is also precluding the shower and thunderstorm activity that we love and hate. stale raining and the strong easterly flow. that will influence yesterday and the suffolk county is a good chance of 20% showers and storms. the farther north you go, that means less activity.

by friday, more showers and thunderstorms. haven't seen that in a while. we'll moisten up the atmosphere so we'll get back into more typical rain chances, which are not going to be super high. just about 30, heading up to 40% for the weekend. for now, we're still about 20% as far as coverage. looking good if you have outdoor plans out there. you may have to dodge a couple of showers and storms. that would be it for today. the high temps hasn't changed. the humidity going up has a bit of a break with points. that is a memory now as we talk about 91. it will feel like it's in the upper 90s. the winds are going north at 10. 1 to 2 foot seas for the bay and sunrise and sunset coming up for the next three days looks great. setting the stage tore saturday and sunday and setting us up for afternoon storms. hitting the bottle might

you hit the gym. researchers followed thousands from england and scotland. they looked at their drinking and exercise habits and how many of them died over the course of the study. heavy drinking, anything over eight drinks a week for women and 21 for men raised the risk of dying except for people who exercise. that seemed to cancel out the effect of too much booze entirely. still ahead, if you under the market for a new job or college career, don't go anywhere. >> coming up on positively tampa bay, see how a recognized survey could be the answer to

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thanks for watching. we're going to check on angie's list right now this morning. we're taking action for you. a woman's physical limitations are no match for a contractor who specializes in universal designs. they are offering inspiration for others who are facing similar challenges. >> reporter: meet amy. she's been meeting challenges all of her life. everywhere and learning to manage. >> reporter: food is a passion of hers, but preparing meals was becoming more of a chore than a joy. >> it got to the point where i wasn't enjoying cooking anymore, and i love to cook. so we kind of new that this was the house we wanted to stay in. so we might as well make it ours. i knew it was possible to have lowered counter tops, but it was always one of those things you sort of think, well, if i

going to be sellable. >> reporter: a friend told her about another friend who works in universal design. >> then when we started meeting with people, the designer and engineer for the kitchen, we realized that there are so many possibilities to actually make it liveable for both average height people and me. >> amy's story is a great story that really shows how contractors can think outside of the box when you fill them in on she needed something for both her and her husband and the contractor came up with great solutions to make it their dream kitchen. >> reporter: amy's passion is back. she and her husband plan to stay in their home for the rest of their livesp. >> it's really nice know that there is a space that's mine that's comfortable that was worked around me instead of me working around it. >> reporter: amy's custom kitchen costs $100,000, about twice the price of an average

amy's special in universal design to meet special physical needs. look for contractors who are certified aging in place specialists. you'll find more information from angie's list on our web site, abcactionnews.com. coming up on the morning blend, we're cooking italian.

and we are wearing orange today to thank tampa bay -- feeding tampa bay or all they

good thursday morning. i am -- carley boyette. >> i am natalie taylor. thank you for spending tim blend or on the red sofa. it got a makeover for a great cause. this is awesome. the red sofa. it is comfortable. >> i feel like i try not to leave back to like the pregnant woman. >> it is very comfortable. i blend in with the couch, the sofa. a great cause -- we are going