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that problem and what it will take to get it moving faster. >> good evening, of urse,it is free for public women count when the blood work is shipped, loldoncerns over a massive >> he says that the response, m pregnant women taking the test but state labs cannot keep pace leaving some women waiting up to five weeks for results >> perhaps it could have been a little bit better coordinated in a way so that the health departments were prepared and i think that that caused a little
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procedure. >> an infection can potentially cause miscarriages and severe birth defects. >> they need to build to know that their baby will be fully developed. we are doing everything that we can to do it as fast as we can. >> governor. rick scott fresh from a trap -- trip fighting for more funding. i asked him what his officer --'s office is doing. >> we have bought more equipment we have information from the cdc and finally they hav down more people. yet the stop the politics and get something done>> and the cdc is sending seven lab technicians to the state of florida to help with turnaround time. i also learned that they are contracting out some of that work to a pranaty called lab core. and, i did request after the 2300 pregnant women who had been tested for the virus how many are backlogged in both
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department tonelli -- telling me that they cannot tell me that information, just yet. thank you. in the meantime hillsborough county is working to train more help in the fight against the zika virus. they are training code enforcement officers from hillsborough county, plant city and temple terrace. the goal is to have more people who are able to identify and remove potential mosquito breeding sites in our communities. >> that crisis has put a s on local budgets. darren takes a hard look at those numbers. >> well, at the end of this month, the hillsborough county mosquito control and that fiscal year about a half $1 million over budget. with the 2017 budget your starting in just a few weeks, no one is setting aside additional money continue fighting the virus. we have sat down with the person in charge of the
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>> overtime new traps and outside contractors are all things that hillsborough county mosquito control has had to use in order to fight the virus. it cost about $500,000 additional, money they had to take out of the general reserve fund. >> but despite knowing those additional cost, they are starting the 2017 budget year with the same amount as 2016 $2.4 million. in other words, there is cu 2017 budget year starts next month. >> you know that you will need more money. >> yes. >> he is a public works director . he says that they're asking the state to reimburse them that they went over budget in 2016. >> having made a commitment to pay back that full $500,000? >> they have not. >> they say they have been
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but, if the feds or state pass on helping with county funds, it is likely they will have to get back into the reserves again. that would take the board of commissioners approval. >> are they prepared to continue funding those zika efforts? >> i believe that we are. yes. >> as confidence relies on the fact that there is currently $223 million in the county's general reserve fund. there's an additional $93 reserves fund. and, you can trk the the palm of your hand just open the interactive apps available on our website at abcactionnews.com. good evening. only a week away, fall, it
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but we still have scattered afternoon and evening showers. m sture associated with tropical stormacross the state into that storm system. eventually it will weaken.so the showers that we see tonight will m by tomort ee more oou paern which means way sunshine earlier the day and the best chance of rain late in the afternoon. this evening partly cloudy sk i will let you know if that will contie new at 6 pm, citru announcing that it will pick up tropical storm debris for the first time this coming monday. the cruise will start -- the cruise will start --ey will start west of 19. make sure to have everything out by the road. and red light cameras will
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they voted today to renew the contract. the decision means that cameras will be up around the city released another two years. they say that the cameras do not reduce crashes keep pedestrians safe for creating enough revenue. but in insurance institute found that traffic deaths go up. -- when they turn off the cameras. making calls to find out more about an accident that happened this morning in tampa. it was on florida avenue. this i building what it looked the impact knocked down the front of that building. the have-nots of how the crash happened. they do say that only caused minor injuries. meantime, a man facing murder charges for a shooting in winterhaven, the sean turning himself in -- deshawn turned himself in.
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will take him back to polk county. $25,000 stolen of a person an assisted-living facility. the thief had just taken that moneyout of a safety deposit box and was storing it in their room at the atrium park. 41,002 sons are being recao sons from accelerating -- two sons sunday two sons from accelerating. new numbers tonight showing bad news for your wallet. the census bureau saying tampa has one of the lowest median household incomes among the nations 25,000 -- 25 largest areas. tampa, miami, are all at the bottom. florida had a median household income of $49,000. that's more than $6000 below
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new calls for an instigatio into the donation that donald trump's foundation made for florida atty. general. him ponti a group calling themselves can send citizens -- citize. and, they tried toetffice workers a $50,000 check hoping to entice them. and, trump's foundation donated $25,000 to the campaign before she decided no the university. on the campaign trail photos surfacing of a woman of some say who is an undercover nurse traveling with hiarll clinton on the day that she collapsed. donald tru claiming that sherman is cing in through the southern border. we are putting it through the truth ohmmeter. and, itself a firestorm of controversy this week over the status of her overall health.
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studied off spec -- setting off speculations on an undercover nurse. would has been so secretive that undercover nurses are working as part of her campaign. >> those theories as well as these photos serve hit -- soon hit the mainstream media. includinthho p mchin facial characteristics. they started digging intis was a former worker there. she helped clinton on several 9/11 related issues. claims of this woman being her undercover nurse bringing political act of pants on -- the pants on fire rating. >> if you go to places like new hampshire heing as heroine.
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secure our borders thing america's heroine problem is flowing dress southern border. they go straight to a dea report from last year to fact check the claim. >> he was trying to make the point that people shouldn't just care about it because they veborder city but the issues that affect the border affect the rest of the country. >> they find the main source comes from rating his claim as true. >> and they are gearing up for thrst face-to-face debate. >ey took away ou mind, our security. it's going. >> -- it's gone. >> mediation agreements are supposed to be fair, they
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breaking news in st. petersburg. they say just before 2 pm this afternoon they found a man dead in the intersection of 78th avenue. and cocaine away. best hope kita -- kita way. we will bring you the story online. if you buy a new home chances are that you will sign a document calledan arbitration agreement. it allows a third party to settle disputes. >> but thear apposg thevel
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biour peace of mind. our security, it is gone. >> every time that it rains, jamie and tracy worry about what was supposed to be their dream home. and, that >> we just got 1 inside my house.cracks and the and you wonder, is the wind going to blow and it will collapse. >> and in riverview, air force veteran says that the foundation of the house that he bought in 2011 is the fact. >> -- is defective. >> around what is it like?
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supposed to sound on tile floor. >> and this is how it sounds in several spots. >> and this is what happens when you put a level on the arbitration agreements which are supposed to help them settle issues quickly without having to go to court. but in both cases they say that that process of trying to get their homes fixed has dragged on too long. >> these agreements they j suffering. and we're losing everything. >> a lot of times consumers do not even understand that what they are signing when they are signing up. >> the tampa attorney who does not represent either party says that it has become a mainstay in the building industry. she says it can create an uneven playing field for consumers. >> corporations can with them out to them financially, --
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financially. >> you have lawyers who can sit there and send the letter saying no, no. and it doesn't cost them anything. >> they said it was their fault but they didn't get anything fixed. >> he tried to fix his progress his problem. >> sai he tried to get another crew and, a formal negotiation broke down and after moving into his home and fearful that he would lose his legal optionshe filed a lawsuit. >> everybody that had a touch in this house we had sued them in order to bring them to the table. >> they cashed out their life savings. and, they pay out that mortgage on that home.>> do think that they can draw this outnt they have no more funds. and we just go away we are
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everybody, here is a look at the beach camera, that is a beautiful picture. a lot of sunshine across the area. temperatures are upper 80s. and all officially is a week away. and if you're planning on going to the beach, the weaer and polk county and otherwise, i think that the pattern change is in the works for our area. and that means more sunshine. the rains will arrive later on. so, the last two days we had dodged morning rains. and, i think that by tomorrow all those wins come around -- wins come around and come 4 pm
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and, it has been sort of a moisture feet. and julie is out there, and it is a tropical storm. and, it's not going anywhere. it's going to linger for about four or five days. because of that, we definitely have moisture out there. it doesn't look like it will be a completely dry situation. but at least when we get an onshore flow, we know that those rains will be around the morning. and you can never be for sure when the neighbor will hear neighborhood. it pushes last, then all of a sudden it makes it way easier to plan your day. in the first half you are dry. and even the showers but do try to pop up will be kind of scattered. and when you get 5:30 pm to 8 pm, it's a little bit heavier. and, it will be the same thing on saturday and sunday, and it will stick in the east wind.
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clear. saturday acting come by by 530 you will seek -- 5:30 pm you will see a better chance. and at this point in time, overall rainfall in terms of coverage, is not all that great and only a couple spots will only pick up anything measurable. and, if you go through tuesday of next week less -- those areas overall have less a quarter inch of rain. all i do think starting wednesday up again believe it or not it's because of os models like julia. it will come back as a rainmaker between the middle of next week. and, we will keep our eyes on that. and we are little bit interested in tropical depressi nber 12. and, it is expected to move down to the south. and, i don't think that this will be a major issue. and it will likely covered away
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and we will update it on facebook and on abcactionnews.com. and, these are at 1 to 2 feet. and, -- the seas are at 1 to 2 feet. and by the middle of next week, come once in thursday, they will bump those chances 40% or 50%. and this comes back that way with temperatures about 90. recover.>> we are just getting our fit ok at heart stopping moment thousands of feet in the air. a student pilot for the national guard passing out during a training flight. it plunged 12,000 feet in 30 seconds. an instructor yelling at the pilot to wake up and suddenly, an automated system takes over
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still ahead, brandon hargraves excelled in his first game last week but they explain why this weekend's game will be
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as a rookie it takes weeks, months, and years to get suggested/to get adjusted to life in the and -- to get adjusted to life in the nfl. but now comes a difficult task. guarding the future hall of famer and cardinals wide receiver, larry fitzgerald. but after being up against julio jones, he has proved that he is worth every bit of that first round pick. he helped him with four catches at his lowest since last season. and mike jones, and larry fitzgerald stands 6'3". hargraves is 5 foot inches -- 5'11". and, they have given them all the appropriation that he needs. >> i'm going against big receivers. it's always good to practice about what you are going up against.
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hard. and hopefully come out and win. >> they have all been enshrined in the hall of fame. and we could get to more buccaneers in the future. especially with rice among the initial nominees. but there are more hoops to go through for those two former buccaneer defensive stars. lynch was a finalist in the last two years, and rice was nominated for the first time last year. and the daniel thomasson have to wait. all those top stories are on our website. >> he will see you back here at
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tonight, breaking news. the scare here in new york city a short time ago involving police officers. the suspect with a meat cleavesn officers injured. guns fired. and we a scene. also breaking, the massive recall just in tonight. the smartphones now officially recalled because of fire and the concern over those phones on planes and subways. hillary clinton, back on the trail, and what she says tonight about her absence. and taking aim at donald trump, church, when the pastor stops him. meanwhile, trump tonight, and the full interview with dr. oz. what trump now reveals. police investigating a possible serial killer, and tonight here, the 911 call.

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