>> legal renters there. >> reporter: anita williams says a bank bought this 26th avenue house, just yards away from her mom's house. >> now there's nobody there. it has been vacant for months. >> reporter: they wanted to know why. well, this house was sold just before the housing crash for over $200,000. and after the crash, the house went into foreclosure. >> so rather than make the sale at fair market value, they hold on to the stagnant inventory at unrealistic price snooze a report shows that florida still among the national leaders in foreclosures. in florida, it's the tampa bay area and the sarasota bradenton area with the highest rates of foreclosed homes that appear totally abandoned. >> the homes are overpriced. if you see a home that has been on the market for a year, clearly it's overpriced or there's something wrong with it. >> reporter: vince says that small banks that made bad lobes before the recession are usually behind the problem. if there's any good news for

family, it's that the tampa housing market is slowly improving. in tampa, adam weiner, abc action news. now the most accurate weather team in florida, abc action weather. >> how are you doing, everyone? over on the east coast today, they have been hammered. gusty winds, tornado warnings, rain. in our neck of the woods, quiet. you have the low level rc depreson in the next six hours. getting better organized and drawing the moisture in along with it. today that gave us more sunshine. there is plenty of rain out there. most of which in our central and northern counties from lake lindsey just north of brooksville and citrus county, another area just pretty much around wesley chapel. so these are small cell that's continue to slowly move off to

mulberry, central polk county. if you watch, it expends all the way out to the gulf of mexico. interestingly enough. even though this looks ragged, not that impressive out here, had is a big issue. what is happening is this tropical low is trying to develop a moisture plume. as it moves north, it will have an opportunity to bring it into our area. if you look at futurecast this evening, partly cloudy skies are expected. later on tonight, the area in the gulf, i think it will start getting better organized and start moving on shore. i don't think it will shall a widespread rain event. but i think there is an area, probably 15, maybe 20 miles wide at that will see serious rains out of thiov 24 hours. so tonight, partly cloudy. some isolated storms. but i think they become more numerous towards morning and continue into the day tomorrow. a closer lk at that in a couple minutes. now to polk county tonight where deputies are searching for an armed home invasion

a home on monroe lane in lake hamilton. the suspects armed with guns stole from the victim and ran away. if you have any information, contact the polk county sheriff's office. also tonight an update on the case of a football coach involved in a sex scandal. dixon will be allowed to work at the school. an investigation showed that dixon failed to properly supervise kids after two dozen football players were caught on camera having year-old. he cannot serve as the team's head coach. i want you to take i look. this is newly released body camera video showing orlando police taking down 40-year-old murder suspect jason rower. accused of breaking into a woman's house and cutting her throat back in may. this is rower seen barely clothed trying to make a run for it. but is cornered by officers and police dogs. they struggle using two stun

he was is now in jail on murder charges. also today, testimony began for the man accused of shooting at george zimmerman. matthew fired shots during a traffic incident last year. zimmerman says he was driving when he got behind him yelled and fired his gun, leaving a bullet hole in the window. during the testimony, matt's attorney says that zimmerman pulled a gun on high pressure first. police believe that he who acquitted in the shooting three years ago. wells fargo in damage control. the bank is eliminating sales goals for the retail bankers. that is meant to regain customer trust after workers were opening up bank accounts without customer's knowledge and getting hit with fees. wells fargo will refund $5 million to customers. good news for those who buy tickets online to sports event.

scalpers to rip you off. they use bot technology a crime. scalpers use that technology to get the seats and markup the price. batteries in the galaxy note 7 phones are still exploding. the company is working on a new battery. a long list of reports, there have been no official recall just yet. >> the note 7. >> the last thought is that a brand-new device will burp down my car. >> i call it an explosion. it shot pieces of whatever inside the phone out. >> reporter: and fueling worries it could ignite on a jet as we have seen in tests. an faa advisory prompting this advisory on flights.

slamming samsung, the company that makes the note 7 for not issuing a sanctioned recall of the phone. >> they're very dangerous. this was not the way that the process is supposed to work. >> reporter: samsung has issued its own recall but watch dogs say without a u.s. agency doing it with them, consumers are still in danger. >> it's not illegal to sell one of these phones. >> reporter: and the f.a.a. can't ban the device on planes. the key problem, the battery. samsung is replace it. the consumer products safety commission says it will be independently evaluating the new battery to ensure the consumer will not be harmed. the south korea an electronics company says it is working with the cpsc to issue a recall but no word on when that will happen. in the meantime people with galaxy note 7s are advise today turn the phones off and samsung says to exchange them right away for a new device. lauren lister, abc news los angeles. >> thank you, lauren.

evening over a textbook that many people say is inaccurate and discriminatory. it's called mexican-american heritage. the book is posted online. those who read is says it depicts those of mexican heritage as lazy and violates federal law. >> it's bigger than all of us. it's about the integrity of texas and the ability of texas to tell the truth. it's about respecting our cultures. traditions. and respecting us beings. >> the school board has not yet approved the book. if it did, it's up to the district to determine if it can be used in the classroom. facebook is being sued for revenge porn. over a nude photograph. the picture repeatedly shows up on the site's feed in what she called an act of revenge. facebook says that it did take the picture down on more than one occasion as soon as it was notified. the laura cues facebook of not

block the image. a new law hoping to curb heroin overdoses in ohio takes effect today. the law says that people calling 911 to report overdose minor drug charges. so far this year, more than 3,000 people died from the epidemic. that's a record. lawmakers are hoping the bill will encourage people who witness an overdose to call for help. florida does have a similar law. >> it was unethical what he did. he was telling his patients thing and doing another. >> that woman that you heard from there says a 77-year-old indianapolis doctor was using his own sperm helwon get pregnant. dr. klein denied the charges saying that he used sperm from medical and dental students. prosecutors is a i in response to a complaint, dr. klein denied using his own sample for insemination. but dna evidence proves otherwise.

a college student. we will tell you the one thing that he used to fend away this shark. >> it's definitely something to consider. on hold. worries about the zika virus have some couples delaying pregnancies. coming up, the one reason that the doctor you may not know says you may not want to wait. a three-county chase caught on video. the surprising words that th

>> tonight the governor is meeting with co continues to fight with lawmakers over federal funds to fight the zika virus. >> some might be watching that battle even more closely than others much as our sarina fazan found out, some couples are putting off life decisions until there's more answers. >> he is a year and a half right now. >> reporter: kelly and her husband moved across country from l.a. to be close to family. they hope to give their parents

advisories from the cdc on zika. >> they were telling people not to travel to florida if they were planning on having a baby or if they were pregnant. it's like what if you live here. it's kind of like i want to wait and see and fifth us more -- and give us more confidence in getting pregnant. >> reporter: a pediatrician says that kelly is not alone. >> we have patients at the office who say they will delay their pregnancy. >> reporter: the decision she says couples have many factors to can consider. but there is one good reason not to delay. >> again, we're getting into wintertime. things are not as bad here as maybe they could be next year or the year after or the year after that. how long are you willing to wait? do you have time to delay? the cdc has said this might go on for years. >> reporter: the doctor feels it's crystal that congress steps in now. >> we need much more research and we absolutely need funding

more knowledge too. the florida department of health does provide a daily zika uate. but they don't release the numbers of affected pregnant women in each county. >> if i knew it was happening in hillsborough and pinellas, i would wait. >> reporter: with more questions than answers, doctors offices are sending paperwork to patientthis one on the virus. for kelly and many others until there's more definitive >> drmation, they will enjoy. mom. >> reporter: the family they have. sarina fazan, abc action news. >> i want to show you something here. a close call for a california college student. he caught this encounter with a 12-foot great white shark on his go pro. the shark circles him and moves into attack mode. he uses a spear gun to scare off the shark. eventually he gets away, making it to shore alive. and tonight we want to show

is in pinellas county after hurricane hermine pounded the coast. i visited honey mood island where the value in the sand goes beyond dollars and cent snooze the glassy clearwaters on honeymoon island almost make up for this. the scar hurricane hermine left hind. how bad is the erosion? take a look. the beach itself is an island. >> it's a differen >> yes, it certainly is. i don't like it. >> reporter: catherine houseman was here before hermine. >> we came back today and we can't even get through. we're so upset. >> reporter: hermine chewed up the brand-new $4.5 million nour the truth of the matter is it cann been worse after hermine. the rocks is a t grown. three of them were installed

wave energy. without the t groins, it would have been a lot worse on honeymoon island. the true value of this sand is more than just a tourist attraction. >> the true val you've a beach can be seen in the habitat it provides for sea turtles, shore birds, native plants and vegetation but also in the protection it provides to the infrastructure, the homes and the roads along the shoreline. >> reporter: in the business of sand, what mothe now the most accurate weather team in florida, abc action weather. >> it's nice outside. just a little too hot for me. >> yeah, it is. a lot of folks have been complaining about that lately. right? we have what could be a tropical depression on the other side of the state. luckily you mentioned the beach erosion. >> right. >> that won't be a problem with this. rain could be a problem tonight and tomorrow and tomorrow

weekend. i'm look ahead to the weekend. why not. a lot of clouds out there right now. fall has -- summer has about a week left until fall arrives. it doesn't feel like fall yet. the normal highs dropped down to 89. you're seeing the afternoon storms. but that is not because of our typical summer pattern. that is because of, well, this. we have been tracking this off of the coast of africa. two weeks ago. and it ha it is, go figure, finally getting its act together around daytona. there was an outside chance that they were going to call this a depression and issue tropical storm watches for part of the east coast. they didn't do it at 5:00. they could do it at 11:00. be sure to check us out at 11:00. if the advisory comes out it would be five minutes before 11:00. the moisture extends across the state. all of that will be lifting

see widespread rains. tomorrow, we are definitely going to see a band of rain, maybe more than one that could increase the rain totals significantly. we are hopeful that won't be pasco county. temperatures anywhere from the mid-80s to low 90s. 90 in plant city. 89 today in tampa. that's where we should be. 90 in lakeland. and 90 in brooksville. tampa right now checking in mostly cloudy. so it is still very muggy out there. we dropped down to 76 earlier this morning. st. pete right now, mostly sunny. 85 degrees. but it is still muggy. now, a lot of folks have been saying when are we going to get a breath of fresh air? we actually had one a couple of weeks in the morning. typically we don't see a cooldown until usually november. thmornings is where you will

moisture continues across the area. mid-80s in sarasota a you look at the satellite. check it out. i'm going to run this again. look at the spin. see that right there? winds of 30 to 35 miles per hour. band being features. it could easily be called a tropical depression. through tonight, we see the moisture streaming in from the gulf. while not everybody is going to see heavy rain tomorrow, i definite today. it will be closer to us too. because the plume will go across the state and could be a tropical depression or a tropical storm. officially hurricane center saying a 40% chance this may develop into a named system or depression in the next 24 to 48 hours. either way decent rainfall totals across the area. some areas with red, some with green. most everybody will get rain.

decent rainfall totals through the weekend. heaviest will be off to the north and off to the east. there it is, a 40% chance of development. another area we're watching off of the coast of africa. seas a couple of feet. moderate chop on the bay. water temperature 84 degrees. there's your tides and sunrise and sunset. partly cloudy ernight. a much better chance of rain on wednesday. there's a look at the 7-da forecast 50% on thursday. down to 40% by the weekend. of course as always we will be updating on facebook as things change. but i think that the weekend looks better than the rest of the workweek. >> thank you, denis. a trip to wal-mart thanks an unexpected turn. what this customer took home

>> a man is caught taking pictures of women in a changing room at a target in new jersey. the dress rooms in target are u

i believe they should be a little more cautious. >> target has since responded saying in part our guests are at the center of everything that we do and our commitment to creating a safe and secure shopping environment. that suspect has not been caught. now to this one, a wal-mart customer got something extra when he purchased a motorized scooter. this happened in phoenix. the customer shot the video and our sister station took it to a pest expert saying that the thing that's you're seeing there are bed i turned around and the whole chair was infested with bed bugs. >> all of the clothing that you're wearing, put it in the drier on high heat for about an hour. >> that is good advice. wal-mart has taken the scooters out of service and bringing in an expert of their own. here is wendy ryan with a look at what is coming up at 6:00. >> thank you, paul. new details emerging about the heart breaking pictures.

and the new findings from her mom's just released drug test. plus these top stories. as the battle over uber continues in hillsborough county, the debate centering on background checks. does looking at your finger print make you safer when you get picked up by an uber driver? we're looking into it coming up it. dangerous chase. the new video that shows how deputies caught a wanted man who kept going after they shot out his tire. for parts to replace recalled air bag inflators. we're asking questions of the

>> live from the station taking action for you, this is abc action news. >> on the run and refusing to give up. only abc action news getting a first person view of a wild chase through multiple bay area counties. new at 6:00, the compliment a wanted man gave deputies they captured him. but first officials on the urge of booting uber from hillsborough county. the reason that safety checks may not work and the new call for to stand down. i'm wendy ryan. >> and i'm jamison uhler. a crucial vote will be happening tomorrow. a major sticking point, should

>> cara is live in tampa. >> reporter: you're out here at the airport and hit the app and waiting for a ride to pick you up. you hope that the driver that pulls up will be safe and they're not a criminal. it turns out that getting a finger print check on the driver might not the gold standard of safety. living and working in downtown tampa means you knower and lyft are a way of life for morrison. >> it makes my line fundamentally easier. i have not owned a kay car in five years. i never want to have another one. >> reporter: when he takes a ride, morrison feels completely safe. >> i feel safer in an uber or lyft car than a taxi cab. >> reporter: but the transportation commission is worried that you knower and lyft are not doing enough to make sure that drivers are safe. they are insisting on background checks with finger printing, something that the ride shares don't want to do.