and on the way up as opposed to the others. let's check in now with janelle thinking the slow morning commute. we'll hold on to that as long as we can. >> the friday morning commute is usually slower than normal. that is what's happening today. i like i-275 and bush because this is one of the first places where it starts to get crowded out there. look at that. we are still wide open. these cars right here are heading towards downtown tampa. let's check our other cameras here. i-75 right through the brandon area up to speed in both directions. just about ten minutes to get from apollo beach to i-4. checking the speeds on the major interstates, looks like we are still in the green. i-4 into tampa. 275, this is over in pinellas, 67 is the average speed there. dan? now at 6:00, we begin with this action air one video out of polk county. the sinkhole you are seeing here opened up at a hoe stayic

sending contaminated water gushing into the aquifer. >> we're being told you can't see the bottom. it was discovered august 27th in one of the containment ponds out there. so 215 million gallons of contaminated water used to process fertilizer has drained into that hole. >> now, the recovery well has been set up and right now is pumping contaminated water out of the aquifer and back into the plant. the to complete. >> we are talking with environmental protection every, single day. they've been out here. >> they have relied on extensive wells surrounding the plant. >> the wells have not detected any additional contaminants into the ground water which means the pump is now working. turning to pinellas county where drinking turned deadly

with his friend. the two were drinking together when they got into a violent fight. witnesses say wilson punched darling in the head six or seven times. when police got there, darling was on the ground. he was pronounced dead at the scene. wilson is now charged with one count of second-degree murder. new information this morning on the ex-convict arrested pore setting fire to a for the -- for setting fire to a fort pierce mosque. the suspect is admitting to the crime. 32-year-old officials he was embarrassed and never intended to hurt anyone. the mosque was the same one the pulse nightclub shooter attended. shriver is being held without bail. seven young children in south florida had one scary ride to school. take a look right here.

yesterday. all seven children on board were wearing seat belts and were not hurt. both drivers had to be taken to the hospital with injuries. police say the truck driver was trying to make a left turn when the bus hit him. a miracle at the marina. if not for his dog, this man says he wouldn't be alive today. he slipped off his boat, hit his head and fell face first into the water money he was unconscious. at the marina where he is a dock master this is where it happened. the only witness bay. the dog barked for nearly 20 minutes until somebody realized there was a problem and saw shorter floating face down in the water. >> it was dark. i actually thought it was a baby manatee or something. >> of course we weren't expecting it to be eddie in the river face down. >> reporter: shorter doesn't remember anything except wayneing up in the hospital the next morning. he says he doesn't have any permanent damage despite not having a pulse for several minutes. just like many of us,

sunshine state home. wildlife officials saying the bear population is growing. experts say the bear population has rebounded thanks to extra protection measures now in place. back in the '70s, just a few hundred bears were in florida money now there are thousands so the state allowed the first bear hunt in 20 yearspen 304 bears were killed. if you are hoping to snag a new iphone today, go ahead and get in line. people all over the world and here in tampa camped out overnight to make sure they were one of the first to get one. >> lindsay logue is live this morning. lindsay, some folks might be a little disappointed. >> reporter: dan, deiah, good morning to you. in case you haven't heard, there are only a handful of the iphone 7 models you can actually get your hands on today because the jet black model and all of the iphone 7- plus models sold out in pre- order. there was a serious back order

still not stopping a couple of people from waiting in line at the at&t store overnight. matthew scruggs, it's not your first camp out. what are you here for? >> i just decided to get my hands on something new. i'd rather be here than waiting two, three weeks for one that i pre-ordered. >> reporter: you've been doing this for years since the second generation iphone. this has kind of become a tradition. >> i just enjoy it just getting out here. i'm new to tampa. so i didn't know what to expect. i can't complain. >> reporter: tell me what are you looking for most about the new phone? >> just all of the new features. for me, definitely water resistance will be big for me. the ear jack, we'll see how that works out, but just all of it. >> reporter: matthew, thank you so much. good luck. the head phone jacks, the biggest consumer con, but hey,

they are selling for $10. hey, if you don't need or want an iphone 7, iphone 6 looks just like the 7, and now they are going to be cheaper starting today. live in tampa, i'm lindsay logue, abc action news. six minutes after 6:00 right now. tonight, hootie and the blowfish are reuniting for a concert here in florida. >> it's in concert band's custom craft beer. ? [music] ? >> tickets were distributed in an online sweepstakes. the beer rolled out in three states, florida, gorgia south carolina. my -- florida, georgia,

out there all night. >> a little girl is lucky to be alive after she was abducted from her home and left outside in the woods. what her kidnapper did to keep her from running away is next. >> and then in case you think things couldn't get any worse, a new mexico worth played a

a north carolina man finds himself in the middle of a very important rescue mission. he was on his way to work when he was flagged down by a sheriff's deputy. jason was driving down the road near wilmington when he saw the officer waving frantically at him. he asked if he had bolt cutters in his work truck. he didn't, but he did have a saw. so the deputy asked him to bring it into the woods. he followed the deputy to a tree where a 6-year-old girl was tied up with padlock. she had been missing since the night before. >> the involvement of the rescue, fbi and everybody out there, they are the ones who rescued that little girl. god bless them. all i had was a simple tool on the truck they needed. >> stephanie is in good condition in the hospital. a convicted sex offender who was released from prison a few years ago has been charged with

horrific case of this little girl found dead and dismembered in albuquerque, new mexico. police now say her mother is facing charges for arranging to have men she met online rape her 10-year-old daughter. michelle martins and two men are charged with the child's brutal murder. police in pennsylvania are offering $10,000 for anybody who can help put the suspects involved in several gun shop break-s in behind bars. in is surveillance from one store hit three weeks. the video shows a man throwing gun barrels like spears at a display case trying to access handguns. the owner says in one of the break-s in, the suspect got in through the roof. police say the stolen guns are typically sold on the streets and used to commit other crimes. in case you missed it, there it is, the full harvest moon. won't see that again until next summer. this is our last full summer. you have another take tonight

spectacular. forecast for the weekend, though,coming up in a couple of minutes. it's beautiful out this morning. 6:12 and still to come, ride- sharing service lyft slapped with a lawsuit and how the company has allegedly taken advantage of riders in new york city. >> it's not a months routety and shouldn't be handled like one. >> we'll show you how a fed ex truck driver reactd when a

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it is coming up right now on 15 minutes after 6:00. new this morning, a federal lawsuit shows lyft has overcharged new york city riders. the lawsuit is seeking nearly $60 million in damages. authorities say lyft charged passengers the higher cash rate instead of the e-z pass rate for tolls. the new york taxi and limousine z pass rate should be charged. so far, though, lyft is not commenting. take a look at this dramatic video. apparently a school bus drive ebb was tired of waiting -- the school bus driver was tired of waiting behind a slow moving fed ex truck. the truck driver also moved over to block that pass. >> a second or two later when

car came the other way. >> the bus driver has been fired. fed ex is also looking into what happened. let's take you back to the future for a minute. a man in europe ticketed for speeding after police clocked him doing 88 miles-per-hour in his delorean. found familiar? nigel mills was pulled over on sunday for traveling at that wired required speed. in the end, he says have to pay the ticket because the officer failed to show up in court. amazing he actually started that. >> i'm thinking, are they still around? we have a consumer alert to tell you about. ge is recalling washing machines because they run the risk of catching fire. if you have the ge profile high efficiency top loader, stop

fires saturday card. a stomach churning discovery. a woman realized that's not pepper on her potato chips. they are dead ants. >> see even ate a few before she realized they were ants. they offered her another bag but she declined. >> she only got an apoly infested chips and the picture went viral. >> of course it did. it's been bugs in baked goods week. there's the spider, remember that from yesterday? oh, my goodness. let's get that out of the way. 79 in clearwater. feels like 88 with the humidity out there in st. pete. that sets the story for another round of showers and storms. we'll be able to see there are

have plenty of moisture and at the heating of the day, we'll need that. we'll get the thunderstorms going for you later this afternoon. coverage, about 40%. i think we'll stay that way between 30 and 40 heading through the weekend. so not bad at all, as i see it right now as the storms, of course, wind down through the overnight hours. tropics are busy, i must say. we have julia, which is still a tropical storm off of the carolinas. ian headed up to the north. even further to the north atlantic, we had depression yesterday. number 12 now that's tropical storm carl. if you watch this, this is a vigorous tropical wave coming off of africa. that will likely be the next system. you would expect we're now at the peak of hurricane season. carl will watch it as you consider it coming from the west. the forecast from the national hurricane center has it coming off of the period. this is 75 mile-per-hour winds north of the lesser antilles.

far as the computer models heading up north. excellent news there for now. keep checking back. 91 in tampa. feeling like about 100 degrees. showing beach conditions. 86 water temperature and the forecast for boaters look goods for the weekend. just light winds out there 5 pretty typical mid-september forecast here. let's head over to the traffic center and check in with janelle to see how the roads are shaping up for our last day of the week. >> yeah. it's kind of nice. a nice drive out there for friday. so you can't beat that. we're looking great out there on the interstates. this is a live look here at i-4 just east of i-75. a little more cars on the road, but you are looking at a smooth ride from lakeland into tampa. checking the drive across the courtney campbell drive.

to speed taking just ten minutes to get across the courtney campbell at this time. let's talk about construction at wesley chapel. we had a road closure with old pasco road between state route 52. the residents can get through. everyone else will have to find an alternate. you might wand to try i-75. at the moment, i-75 is looking great. as you can see, traffic indicators are in the green so no issues deiah? coming up, burrito lovers rechoice. the chipotle drone delivery service has finally hit the skies. this experiment isn't just about delivering burritos to hundreds of customers. it's shaping the faa. a woman's dramatic 911 call led police to a man's arrest. ryan smith has details in today's gma first look. >> reporter: in this morning's

details investigators are piecing together, painting the portrait of a possible serial killer. >> we're in the process again of processing the crime scene. >> reporter: police say he is a 40-year-old who was arrested after a woman called 911 saying she was tied up inside of an abandoned house. >> are you able to get out of the building? >> i don't know without waking him and i'm scared. >> reporter: his facebook page showin carpenter, but his criminal history telling a different story. over a 20-year span, reportedly convicted of burglary and pleading guilty to abduction, domestic violence and drug abuse serving more than four years in prison. coming up at 7:00 a.m., nancy grace weighs in on the case live with your gma first look. i'm ryan smith, abc news,

it is 6:25 on this friday morning. a teenager who sued chipotle will settle her lawsuit by eating more burritos. she sued after being hospitalized last year with e. coli. now she's been awarded a couple of dozen free burrito coupons as part of her settlement. a few weeks ago, we told about you a new drone delivery

>> project wing has started delivering them to the campus of virginia tech. right now it's only for a couple hundred people who were invited to take part in the project for the next few days. the lucky few order from a kiosk that gets prepared from a food truck on site and delivered by drone and lowered to the customer. >> i think it says a lot about, you know, the work that virginia tech does to improve technology and stuff like that. i think they find it to be a >> researchers are supplying data to the faa with plans to deliver medicine or batteries to rural areas after a natural disaster. >> good stuff. good to chipotle. >> you had me with burrito. >> college kids love that,

we'll talk about drier times ahead and check in on the tropics in a few minutes. also coming up, the ground opens up at a local phosphate plant sending millions of gallons of polluted water straight into the aquifer. straight ahead, we'll tell you what the plant's plan is to top contamination. >> the new part of the body where a virus has been detected and people infected with it. plus, how the virus is impacting tourism here in

a huge sinkhole opens at the mosaic plant in mulberry. ahead in a live report, i'll let you know how they plan to pump millions of gallons of contaminated water from underground. >> and when i heard one gunshot

went in. >> then a hernando county man dies during a standoff with police. the troubling warning signs he gave neighbors before he was killed. good morning and thank you for joining abc action news at 6:30. we'll have a live update on the sinkhole coming up. >> first janelle and ivan flank us with a look at the roads and the forecast. >> we like flanking you, dan. [ laughter ] >> the rds janelle will have an update on that because what do i know, right? temperatures in the upper 70s and low 80s. what a steamer. it is quite humid, i know, because we live where we live. as far as the rainfall, i think we're this good shape. the swirl you see under the

tropical storm julia. it is going to be brushing the carolinas with the continued rainfall there, but for us, it's just that tropical air mass. so we need the heating of the day. we'll get that. once we do, we'll get the coastal showers during the thunderstorms once again. i think we'll do that between 1:00 and 4:00 and temperatures at that point will be around 90, and it will feel like 100 degrees. we'll have more on the weekend forecast coming up. what did you call this, i don't think i have ever seen you wear a ponytail. >> that's when you know i have slept in. looking at 154th avenue north. we did have a crash and i was watching the camera get out of the way. it looks like you are up to speed through st. pete on 275. checking out all cameras i-75 right at bauer, looking great. these cars are heading towards i-4. no crashes or breakdowns

to slow down here a little bit. 16 minutes in the apex to i-4. six minutes from bush to i-4. let's check in with action air one. captain al, good morning. good friday morning, janelle. we have an accident on a ramp sub i-75 just as it gets to the ramp. you can see that vehicle literally ran right through the curb and is off on its side there. the roadways are blocking the there is a bit of a backup, otherwise southbound 75 all the way down to the south apex. now back to the desk. >> thank you, captain al. take a look at this amazing video right here. that is a huge sinkhole that opened up in mulberry. that hole was spot ted mosaic -- spotted at the mosaic plant. >> rodney dunningan is live outside of that plant this

in the area be concerned? >> reporter: well, dan, at this point, the company is stressing this morning that nobody in this immediate vicinity is in any sort of danger. none of the homeowners here. that is good news to report. this problem was discovered after a routine inspection as you guys mentioned. this is amazing video we've been look a.ing at this morning -- looking at this morning. the aerial view gives you a great view of how huge the sinkhole is. the company says they found out about this the august. 215 million gallons of contaminated water used to process fertilizer has drained into that sinkhole. >> we act rated a recovery well so that we can capture any water that has gone down the hole. >> reporter: the company says the entire process to pump out the contaminated water could possibly take months.

wide. company officials aren't sure how deep the hole is because they can't see to the bottom. of course this is the story we'll continue to follow and bring you updates online on abcactionnews.com. for now reporting live in mulberry, rodney dunningan, abc action news. 26 till 7:00 right now. a deputy-involved shooting is involved in hernando county. the person who called 911 told deputies that the homeowner has schlosser may be suicidal and that there were a number of weapons in the house. authorities say at first they tried to use nonlethal weapons to take schlosser into custody. a friend says he heard several gunshots and saw schlosser being rushed into an ambulance. >> you don't expect this because i was just with him on friday. he was in good spirits and we were doing business at the marine corps league. he was looking forward to getting involved.

commit suicide. >> schlosser did not survive. a deputy and sergeant are on paid leave right now pending the results of the investigation. a local attorney suspended from practicing law is charged with bringing a loaded gun into the pinellas county courthouse. deputies arrested james mail, he was suspended indefinitely after more than $60,000 went missing from a trust account. 6:35 now. new developments in the fight against the zika virus. people living in miami now saying they would rather be bitten by the zika-infested mosquitoes than being exposed to the chemicals being used to

>> people packed the hearing to protest the spraying. some say the mild flu-like symptoms do not warrant such an aggressive spraying. the spraying is being used at levels deemed safe by the u.s. environmental protection agency. new research this morning shows for the first time, traces of the zika virus have been detected in the eyes of some patients. six infected people in south by researchers. after testing eye fluids, they found a virus. the next step now is to see if it causes vision problems in adults. it is known to cause severe eye damage. >> half of walt disney world vacationers are canceling trips due to zika. bloomberg reports say zika here in florida may be causing

plans. a spokesperson for disney says the resort has seen no impact from zika on cancellations or bookings. disney and other theme parks are handing out free mosquito repellent to their guests. eating out is a way of life in america. americans will spend $720 billion this year at restaurants. about $2200 for every man, woman, and child. consumer reports found seasons 52 stood out for food and if you are dining out with kids, crackle barrel and rain forest cafe stood out. if you ever thought about kissing a chicken, just don't. >> i can tell you i never thought about kissing a chicken. the cdc is warning people that kissing chickens can lead to contracting salmonella. a new study shows the increased popularity of backyard poultry flock has created an uptick in outbreaks. the study says some of the

home. the cdc warns people that the idea of having a chicken as a pet is appealing, but they should never be allowed in the home and don't kiss or cuddle with them. >> uh-oh. >> everything all right, ivan? >> noted. i'll take notes there. [ laughter ] >> the eggs are so delicious, right, if you have backyard chickens. 87 by the time you get to lunchtime. there will be another warm, humid day with extended forecast coming up. [unintelligible]? >> it is 6:38. coming up, too crowded too learn is what that mom is saying is happening in this school. we'll tell you how many students are crammed into one class coming up after the break. >> then doing the right thing after causing a national uproar

what this texas mattress company is doing to bring

. >> today we're getting a look at how overcrowded classes are in detroit public schools. >> one mother says her daughter's class is crammed with 60 students. some kids are sitting on milk crates.

school in middle school, dominique thought she was exaggerating. >> she checked it out herself. she said the school was so crowded, there were not enough chairs and desks for the children and it's stressing out the students. >> there's no possible way with 60 kids in the classroom that you can teach a child. 60 kids some. >> the teachers are asking administrators for more desks. >> some kids are threatening to pull class sizes are not fixed. still ahead, donald trump returns to florida where his campaign will make a stop today. how hillary clinton is lashing out on him. >> are you putting your child in the front seat before they are ready? how old does your child need to be before they move to the

good we're watching your morning drive on this friday. a couple of crashes to tell you about. we're starting off in tarpon springs. this is right at keystone road so a lot of congestion there. keep that in mind if your morning drive takes you to that intersection. it's crowded out there on the howard frankland, right? i did just check the drive times. just six minutes to get across. it typically takes about seven

frankland. the veteran is still in the green 18 minutes from 54 to 275. captain al is flying over a crash. captain al, what are you seeing out there? >> good morning, janelle. we are still southbound i-75 at the gibsonton drive exit there. you can see where a truck ended up on its side. they do have the shoulder closed. they are letting traffic get by, albeit slowly. 35, lined up, everything along i-75 is moving smoothly. here's i've within the forecast. all right. you can see another half hour before sunrise. upper 70s across the coast right now. around 80 in st. pete. you can look outside at the river tower cam. it's quiet and that's the way it will stay through most of the day.

showers and storms. this is the front that's a tropical storm julia. all of the action is to the east. a few showers are still clipping the carolinas. we had spotty showers in the gulf. this is an invitation and today will be a coverage of 40%. you can see futurecast getting going. by 10:00, still nothing doing as far as any rainfall. once you get into the late lunch period or early afternoon, we'll see the thunderstorms developing through the similar tomorrow and sunday. that's the way it's going to go as we head through the early part of next week. checking the tropics here, julia and ian are up to the north atlantic. it's going away and karl will watch it as it develops into the weekend and early next week. wednesday 2:00 a.m. specifically we have a hurricane. it looks to turn north right now. of course that could change. we are still a week away from that last position there.

91, 92. this will of course being air temperature. it will feel quite humid so combine that with 91 and it will feel like 100-plus once again. so the weekend looks great. if you have outdoor plans, 30 to 40% coverage so basically scattered thunderstorms on saturday and sunday. that will be the case through the early part of next week. 30 to 40% coverage. nothing unusual there for this time of year. so steady as she goes. through democracy 2016, donald trump will make a stop in miami today. >> this as the campaign tries to put to rest of the birther movement that trump believes president obama was born in the u.s. trump refused to answer a "washington post" reporter who asked him if he believed president obama was born in the u.s. he said instead he would answer that question at the

about a michigan pastor who interrupted him during a speech at her church. >> and every time we think he's hit rock bottom, he sinks even lower. his latest target, a minister in flint, michigan, who respectfully asked him not to use her pulpit for political attacks. he called her a nervous mess. how insulting. how dead wrong. >> clinton said yesterday if elected that she would send an immigration reform proposal to congress within 100 days. she said it would keep families together and include a path to sin citizenship. >> trump is talking about a controversy caused by his son donald trump, jr. who said the media would be warming up the gas chamber if his father was saying some of the things clinton was saying. he says he was referring to

holocaust. >> working so hard. boy, the press likes to hit them. right? boy, the press likes to hit them. and they are such good kids, but they could take it. eric, can you take it? i think so, right? they're good kids. >> while it's not trump to apologize, he made it clear on "the tonight show" he will admit to something if he feels he is wrong. as john kasich will sit down with president obama to discuss the tpp. he will join michael bloom for an oval office meeting. hillary clinton and donald trump publicly oppose the tpp. wikileaks founder julian assange says he is ready to serve prison time in the u.s. but only if president obama grants clemen is i to chelsea

who is serving a 35-year prison sentence. she was convicted of handing out massive amounts of classified materials to wikileaks. assange has been holed up in london for the past four years. he claims that if he walked out, he would be eventually sent to the u.s. to face charges for publishing government secrets. the justice department is not aware of any deals involving assange or manning. 6:51. a mattress store that had a tacky 9/11 ad could open as soon as today. remember this ad? >> we'll never forget. >> people were so angry after that ad aired that miracle mattress in san antonio had to close its doors. the store owner has apologized. he said he hired new staff. it's not clear if he fired his daughter who made the ad, his

ever forgive them, but one 9/11 widow already has. lisa patterson's husband worked on the fifth floor and heard about the death threats. she picks up the phone and called charese. >> at the beginning of the call, she was crying so much, she was so distraught. >> they say she is an angel and they are grateful for her support. aaa is encouraging parents to make sure kids are riding safe and secure. >> toddlers need rear facing car seat until they 2:years old or until they pass the height and weight limit for a car seat. children under 13 should ride in the back because they can be injured in taye crash. -- because they can be injured in a crash. samsung is recalling the galaxy note 7. the company has received 92 reports of batteries overheating in the

corroboratation with the sale. it was hoping to boost sales as apple launches the iphone today. rumors are swirling that another apple device may cut ties with the head phone jack. many asked how the user device is focusing in particular on the head phone jack. a week ago, apple announced it is forcing users to opt for wireless head phones adapter cable. 7 until 7:00 as we count you down to "good morning america." >> we start with video of a large sinkhole in mulberry. a giant sinkhole opened up in mosaic's fertilizer plant in mulberry sending contaminated water gushing underground. the company says they found out about the shoe the last week of august -- about the issue the last week of august. they had no idea how deep it

contaminated water pose nose threat to nearby communities. two hernando county deputies are on administrative leave after a shooting. there are reports that joseph schlosser may be suicidal and had weapons in his house. witnesses say they heard one shot followed by several others then schlosser was rushed to the hospital. he did not survive. a shuffle board scuffle ends with a an 81-year-old got into a fight with another man at the senior center. the game of shuffle board quickly turned into an argument and then turned physical. he hit him with the shuffle board cue. if you get your hands on the new iphone 7 today that's if you are not picky. they are already on back order. and also forget about getting the plus model in the stores today. everything else is up for grabs. only if you get there early,

your local phone carrier to buy one because the lines there are typically shorter than at the apple store. good morning, everybody. we're still seeing backups through tarpon springs right here on east lake road at keystone. traffic is backed up. you might want to consider taking an alternate. taking a look outside our interstates are looking great. this is 275 right through downtown. just five minutes to get from here into downtown tampa and i- 275 right at bush. starting to back up a little bit. these people right here tapping their breaks trying to get into downtown tampa. let's check in with action air one. good morning, captain al. >> reporter: taking a look at i-4. they are under i-75 at the hard rock. no delays, everything is moving smoothly. have a wonderful weekend. here's ivan with the forecast. looks good as we look at the forecast on friday here.

the weekend looks great here with plenty of sunshine both weekend days near 90 with 30 to 40% coverage. have you ever seen a pig jogging? now you have. taking your pet out for a walk. the big instead decides it's time to jog. >> i don't know where this little piggy's going. picking up speed with the woman trying to pick up. >> i don't think she was dressed to work out, either. i think she was going for a stroll and out. >> maybe with a little training they can get more in sync with the walk or run. "good morning america" is coming up next. >> keeping up to date on facebook and twitter. >> ivan and janelle are back in

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good morning, america. donald trump refuses to say president obama's born in the u.s. again. back on the trail, hillary clinton pounces. >> he still wouldn't say hawaii. he still wouldn't say america. this man wants to be our next president? the race tightening as stump goes on late night television to let his hair down. >> go ahead, with my hair spray. >> and donald trump jr. taking heat for his own comments about the gas chamber. he's responding here live this morning. state of emergency declared by two governor after a major