ease. >> action air 1 shows the sink hole today. and it appears to be growing. ryan raiche is on the ground in mulberry right now where neighbors still feel in the dark. ryan. >> reporter: yeah, they do, wendy. if you look at a calendar, we're closing in on a month since the radioactive water started seeping into that sink hole. of course people around here didn't know about it until last week. and now as the first wave of test results are coming in, no one knows who to believe. >> i don't believe it. i just really don't believe it. >> reporter: even after heather george gets the letter in the mail with the test results from her private well, she will have her doubts. >> is it hard to believe the results? >> yes, it is. i feel they are probably paying those people off. >> reporter: to her and many others who live within a few miles of this massive crater, mosaic shattered its credibility whether it kept this radioactive problem to itself. this week the company hired ect

give residents peace of mind that the toxic water is not creeping off-site. the initial results from nine wells came back today with normal readings. >> the big circle is what is called the priority 1 area. >> reporter: a representative for the testing company telling us that fudging the numbers to benefit mosaic would cost them their license and it's not worth it. >> we would do not doing to risk the integrity of our business. >> reporter: they are looking for sulf anyone who wishes to have a different company come test the wells can contact the florida dep. the same agency under fire for the handling of the sink hole. for two days, a spokesperson refuses to answer basic questions like why did the dep wait three weeks to alert the public. >> everybody is nervous and wants answers. everything was hidden and kept from us. and people want answers. >> reporter: rick hopes to get on a list of more than 70

tests from mosaic. >> leave your number at the tone. >> reporter: he and his wife have been trying since late last week. but as of right now, nothing. >> i haven't received an answer back yet. my wife tried tries and i called once. >> reporter: i reached out ailment mosaic spokesperson. they are going to reach out to rick and another person who had trouble reaching anyone on the telephone. you may understand that they are overwhelmed. they have a room full of call takers and ringing off the hook. there is a 12-hour turn around. you need to be patient. mosaic still says that none of the contaminated water has left their site or property. even if it were to leave the site, it could take months, if not years to reach any of the private wells. live in mulberry, ryan raiche, abc action news. >> thank you, ryan. new calls tonight for more transparency from the state department of environmental protection.

steps to stop the mosaic spill. saying it's critical for the state of florida to aggressively oversee and safeguard the public health and environment and resolve this troubling threat. this situation quickly developing all of the time. abc action news staying on top of it every step of the way. we've got the stories, videos and photo gallery in place for you right now. just head to abcactionnews.com/sinkhole. new developments in the st. the mayor put two top leaders on unpaid leave because of the controversy. eric waxler is live for us tonight in st. petersburg tracking the fallout for us. eric. >> reporter: yeah. jamison. the mayor didn't want to comment to us today, even after putting water resources director and tom gibson on unpaid administrative leave. this comes after a whistleblower came forward with information that warned that the sewage overflow with the

city made known. and said it is a public safety hazard. the whistleblower said that the city knew sewage dumps and spills were possible if the sewer plant was shut down. at yesterday's meeting, the mayor said he never saw the 2014 report that warned about the possible overflows. the city councilman says there is no excuse for misinformation and the two department directors should be held accountable. >> this is as big an error as have ever ever seen up -- ever seen up close. it really is an error of judgment and honesty. i think it would not be unreasonable to -- to have them no longer work for us. >> reporter: yeah. meanwhile the mayor is expected to address the city council tomorrow and update them on an independent review going on for the water resources department. the councilman told me that he thinks that the mayor will

sometime soon. live in st. petersburg, eric waxler, abc action news. >> thank you, eric. governor rick scott ordering the department to investigate the st. pete sewage controversy. they dumped sewage into the bays during recent flooding. the state department of health is monitoring the water quality there. right now the state has issued only one health advisory for simmons park beach in hillsborough county. the sewage crisis not having an impact on the environment. ashley yore is talking to businesses who say this situation is costing them money. now the most accurate weather team in florida, abc action weather. >> good afternoon, everybody. well, it is the last day of summer. and go figure, we are dodging some showers and some pretty decent thunderstorms now. northern hillsborough county, southern pasco county, from zephyrhills down to temple terrace, over to seffner and

areas of rain too. these are drifting from the northwest to the southeast slowly. not a lot of movement with any of these. if you live along the coast, you will stay dry. with temperatures right back in the upper 80s to low 90s. again, right into the evening, partly cloudy skies. some heavier storms anterior. then the first day of fall looks a lot like the last day of summer. with warm and muggy conditions. i'll let you know if that will continue into the weekend. big weekend locally. we will talk about the weather coming up in a couple minutes. >> the new york and new jersey bombings. the fbi just releasing our first look at two men who found one of those pressure cooker bombs. investigators saying the men took that bomb out of some luggage and left it on a sidewalk and took off with the bag. that bomb did not explode. the fbi saying they only want to talk to these men. they're not suspects. and tensions running high right now in north carolina. people in charlotte bracing for

violent protests of. just last night riots erupting over the death of keith scott at the hands of police. 16 police officers hurt overnight. police say scott was holding the gun and the fatal shooting was justified. but scott's family says otherwise. and they are now demanding justice. >> the officers gave loud, clear, verbal commands to drop the weapon. as the officers continued to yell at him to drop t he steps out, posing a officers. >> they jumped out of their truck. they said hands up. he got a gun. he got a gun. pow, pow, pow. that's it. he had no gun. >> family members claiming scott had a book, not a gun. but police say they did not find a book at the scene. the officer who fired that fatal shot now on paid administrative leave. the police chief is looking through scores of dash cam and

springs. homeowners catching a stranger going skinny dipping in their pool and drinking their beer. martin rang the door bell but when the homeowners didn't answer, he went around back and took a dip in the nude and grabbed a beer from the porch when left. he forgot his phone on the victim's porch. as we speak, tampa police are looking for the burglars that tried to cut their way into an at&t store. the crooks did not get into the location but our cameras got a look at the damage that they caused to the ou if you know anything about this case, call tampa police. turning now to democracy 2016. hillary clinton following the campaign trail back to central florida. and abc action news reporter sarina fazan the only florida reporter to talk to her one on one in orlando today. >> reporter: here at the youth center where hillary clinton just spoke, they are still wrapping up. i had a chance to speak with her one on one exclusively. many have been asking about her

to be very healthy. though oneuestion did have her laugng >> some doctors have said because of your age, as well as your opponent's age that you could be at higher risk for dementia or alzheimer'and suggested that you take neuro cognitive tests [laughter] >> would you be willing to do that. >> i am very sorry i got pneumonia. i'm glad that antibiotics care of it. that's behind us now. i have met has met in terms of releasing information about my health. >> we also talked about some very serious issues affecting our state. mosaic, zika, and what should happen to the state's attorney general. that's all coming up at 6:00. well, bad news tonight both presidential candidates. po show a majority of voters are unhappy with the presidential contest. the research center saying 57%

the presidential race. 31% say they're interested in a contest. and only 10% say they're actually excited. well, still to come, thves stkingn h tampa. unsuspecting women and the reason one vtim thinks that the crooks were watching her every move. >> i can't get out of the way. he's going to hit me. >> terrifying moments caught on camera. a suspect ramming a police car the dramatic video and how the scene finally came to an end. and a great turn-around. a bay area school jumping from an f to a c. we reveal the changes that have drastically improved your child's

>> two separate time the driver tries to ram the trooper with the truck. take a listen here. >> i can't get out of the way. he's going to hit me. >> 1033. >> the chase didn't end there much the driver is cornered again at a gas station parking lot where he rams the police officer's car once again.

inside the truck was a loaded gun. covering manatee county now. that bradenton man has a big smile on his face despite being arrested on child molestation charges. darren mills molested a 13-year- old child multiple times dating back to 2013. anyone with other information about other victims, plee police chase at extremely low speeds. an elderly man was behind the wheel of the van. police tried to pull them over in brord county but he kept going. the man fillstopped and police found two weapons inside the vehicle. they took him to the hospital. no word onwhy they were pulling him over or his cuent medical condition. a render about the importance of wearing a helmet and look twice motorcyclists. the driver of the car in the

in minute lass park -- pinellas park and hit the motorcyclist. he was not wearing a helmet. citations are pending. a struggling magnet school with a bad reputation now turning things around. abc action news reporter isabella rosales has details how the school went away from scaring away parents and teachers to much more than just increasing test scores. >> sly. >> reporter: that's what friends of mark martin told him when they said that his daughter was headed to sly middle school in tampa. his reputation a bit rough. >> screaming and yelling at each other and profanity and slurs. >> the dress code really wasn't enforced as well as there was so much disrespect. >> reporter: add excessive tardiness and it's no wonder that they got a failing grade. meaning instead of improving,

enter new principal shelly blackwell green. she has turned sly from f to a c average. the reputation didn't scare her off. she made big changes, more organization, better communication, a focus on rewarding good behavior and getting student who's understand the bad. >> you understand why i'm calling you over here? what does respect look like in the hallway. >> reporter: that's one word, respec in school. >> i am positive. i am respectful. >> they didn't come in and just march to the same old tune. they didn't just come in and read out of the play book. >> reporter: just like that, student attitude switched from dreading school to looking forward to it. the changes are noticeable. tardiness at an all-time low. the school year started without

this is mrs. green, your principal. >> reporter: proud with good reason. she has her sights on making sly an a-grade school and changing the reputation. in tampa, isabella rosales, abc action news. now the most accurate team in florida, abc action weather. >> last full day of summer. is that right. >> yeah. fall starts tomorrow morning. >> and it will be exactly the same. >> it is. winter will probably be exactly the same the way we have been going. >> rig. there you go. it's a tropical picture. that's why we live in florida. we've got scattered showers and a come of storms out there. as we said, yes, the first day of full arrives tomorrow. it's the equinox. 10:21 tomorrow morning. what that means is the sun's rays are directly over the equator, the dividing line from north and south across earth. first day of summer, they're down here.

we have a ways to go about of that happens. generally speaking, october we get a taste of cooler air. and then by november and december, then finally things start to cool off and more than that the drier air, the comfortable mornings are back in the forecast. for the time being, a lot of isolated showers and thunderstorms and hefty thunderstorms in pasco right now. a few in south hillsborough county. dry along the beach. temperatures right n we should top out around 89. that's where we were today. higher than that. a thunderstorm at the airpor in tampa. 88 degrees. clearwater and st. pete though are sunny. so typical florida weather. pouring in one spot, absolutely cloud-free in another. now, the steering currents are weak. in other words, these aren't going to be fast movers. very often what happens is they have to rain themselves out. today we don't have a prevailing wind pattern that will push our rains one way or

and then they will linger until they start to fizzle out later on this evening. i mean, maybe a general southeasterly movement over the next few hours. towards sunset, they come back. there won't be many because not a lot of moisture to work with. i think the same thing on thursday. a dry morning. friday, a dry morning. and then anything that does pop, the heaviest of which will be east of i-75. not just tomorrow night but again on friday as well. can' guarantee no rain for the big football games this weekend. but coverage is only going to be about 20%. so certainly we are looking pretty good. but that heat is not going anywhere. right back in the upper 80s to low 90s across the entire area tomorrow. whether you're in citrus county or sumter or pasco, hernando, all the way down to highlands, sarasota, manatee. look at the temperatures.

that means warmer temperatures in the afternoon as well. the tropics, we have two systems we're watching. one poses no threat. that is lisa. karl actually downgrade today a depression. still expected to reintensify and becomea hurricane as it reaches bermuda. lisa poses no threat, as i said. moves into the north atlantic without impacting land. maybe stuff behind it. at this point in time, that is not set in stone. we're looking good across the u.s. for the time being. seas one to that gulf temp is warm. there are your upcoming tides, sunrise and sunset. so your hour by hour forecast, rain chances around this evening and then partly cloudy right on through the overnight. dry when you wake up on friday. a look at florida's most the first day of fall, 20% chance of rain. a high of 91. same thing on friday.

the. sf gam. e on the wounds on sunday. we will be dodging storms out there but at this point in time they will be widely scattered. >> thank you, denis. still ahead, violence on the playing field. the confrontation that got a youth football coach ejected from the game and in the back of a squad car. a rash of robberies being link today a single man. the odd items that he is using to hold up the same store over and over again. jet skis and boats not rentin do. some business sewage in the water is to blame. how much it has cost one

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face. the victim was nit-picking every call as he said. gann claims his son got hurt during the game and he bumped the ref when he was checking on him. the ref says that he taunted him after the punch. new tonight, tesla releasing a software update to enhance radar and other features. it's to sedans like this one and suvs. it should help avoid crashes like the one that killed a florida driver back in may. this will make feature more reliant on radar than cameras. congress grilling the ceo of mylan over the price hike of epipens. windows smashed and valuables taking in a tampa parking lot. straight ahead, the steps you that need to take to make sure it doesn't happen to you. our first look at the potential

>> she parked her car in this busy parking lot. >> when i pulled in, two other cars had pulled out. two cars had pulled in. it was an active parking lot. >> she went inside for a quick workout. >> i was tired that day and feeling good since i'm very pregnant right now. >> it was this back window right here here. >> reporter: nearly eight months pregnant. she believes the crooks knew it. she placed the purse in the back seat. with her tinted windows, she thinks someone watched her through the front windshield, putting her handbag in the back. no doubt they knew she was a parent. christina was the second victim that day.