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captions by: caption colorado, llc (800) 775-7838 e- mail: comments@captioncolorado.com a traffic stop leads to violence right here in this parking lot. police are now looking for your help to catch this man they say is a danger to the community. >> chaos in charlotte now entering its third day. growing outrage over a police shooting taking over city streets. the message the mayor has for her city. >> plus, a new device to fight the zika virus. showing you how powerful this is and where in florida it's being used right now. authorities are putting the public on high alert for a dangerous man on the run.
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addism, have you gotten any updates at this point? >> reporter: right now, we though authorities want to you keep an eye out for this man. they are looking for him right now. the latest attack happened in this parking lot, the stop&shop parking lot near nebraska avenue. history of violence. the deputy pulled someone over for not wearing a seat belt and thought it would be a simple traffic stop. that passenger got out of the car and shoved the deputy. the two got into a scuffle. the deputy ended up tasing rayford but that still didn't take rayford down. he was eventually able to run off on his own. authorities today asking for tips trying to get the word out. they do, again, warn that this
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robbery, assault, and even kidnapping. for now, live in tampa, adam winer, abc action news. a day after another deadly shooting, protesters clashed with police again. >> at least four police officers have been injured. one person is in critical condition, on life support after a second night of anger and violence. running from it. jeremy, get out of there! >> reporter: hotels and restaurants are cleaning up dozens of broken windows. bank of america is telling its employees to stay home today. charlotte's mayor made a public plea for peace saying violence is not the answer. >> i'm asking for calm. i'm asking for the community to
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do its work of finding out the real truth. >> reporter: we've learned the officer who shot keith lamont scott was not wearing a body camera, but other officers were. there is also video from a police dashboard camera. none of that footage has been released. officials say it is under review. while the unrest is going on in charlotte, people in tulsa are reacting much hundreds packed the church last night after terrence clutcher was shot outside of his stalled suv. there are reports he was unarmed and had his hands up. along with the messages of healing and peace, the victim's family is not letting up on their demands for justice. they called for the officer who shot to be charged with murder and fired. >> my son had his hands raised
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every time i see that video -- i can't look at it anymore. >> a funeral is set for saturday. breaking overnight, clearwater police are looking for the person who called in a bomb threat at morgan hospital. the call made just before midnight. authorities searched the property and gave the all clear about 45 minutes later. so far, no arrests in the case. a little over an hour away from fall, low 80s and mid-and upper 70s makes it feel like it's ridiculously high, and it will be this afternoon. we'll get back into the triple digits as far as the feels-like temperatures with the humidity. right now, it already feels like it's in the upper 80s right now. we have changes as far as how much moisture we have here at
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down to the south. as we widen out the south, we'll talk about that as the visible satellite comes out. with the sunshine, we'll be talking about the feature here, which of course is karl. it's headed to bermuda. if you pick door number 2, you win because behind it, janelle martinez, that's what we're seeing this morning. >> i think it's just so quiet, and we entertainment. >> certainly do. >> it's been quiet on our roads. we are clearing up nicely on the morning commute. this is what it looks like sliding across the sunshine sky way. a beautiful drive. nine minutes to get from toll booth to toll booth. this is from the west shore.
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to 275. 45 is the average speed here. we have an update on a murder of a 95-year-old man. they plan to file charges against the woman related to the death, but right now they are calling her a person of interest in the the victim dominic demundo. officials say this man, 41- year-old jorge hit an inmate who was tied down because he was causing a disturbance. the inmate was not injured. today, the nation's top military officials are expected to face sharp questions about
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administration is not taking more aggressive steps to end the war. ash carter and general joseph dunford are scheduled to testify before the gop-led senate armed services committee. the hearing comes after the latest attempt to secure a cease-fire in syria all but collapsed. turning now to the fight against the zika virus. one county is investing in the latest mosquito spraying technology. it's called a buffalo turbine and can at a time. this method is unlike any being used in the past because it kills larvae not just adult buds. >> this virus will not only track to see how many viruses are transmitted but we can test the mosquitoes within 24 hours. the equipment costs $50,000 and they say it's one of the most
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zika outbreak. yesterday, hillsborough commissioners voted unanimously to hire citigroup to underwrite any bonds. it's expected to help hillsborough county to finance a new stadium. the rays' lease runs through 2020. of the epidemic often forgotten about with drug abuse. the viral video that's breaking hearts. >> smoking leaves a lasting footprint on a person's health and causes irreversible genetic
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epidemic. it is a screaming toddler tugging at her mother's lifeless body after she overdosed on a family dollar store. a witness recording it on a cell phone. police believe she took an oral drug. >> it's very disturbing to see the addiction overtake someone to the point they are not able to take care of the child and leaving the child vulnerable. >> reporter: the woman finally came to. 10% of overdoses they respond to involve children. they are hoping people share the video on social media to spread awareness. the girl is in protective custody. her mother faces child endangerment charges. more evidence on how dangerous smoking is and why quitting is so important. researchers at the u.s. national institute of environmental health science found smoking can alter the dna
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they say the changes could contribute to the development of smoking-related diseases such as cancer, strokes, and heart disease. scientists say most genes recover within five years of quitting. some changes remain more than 30 years after a smoker quits. a 21-year-old man dies following a confrontation with police in baltimore. officers say the man was violent with them from the moment they arrive. the family claims police used excessive this photo shows 21-year-old taywon boyd in the hospital before he died. sunday, police found boyd and his fiancee screaming at each other. the mother told officers he was under the influence of drugs. police tried to take him to the hospital but he pushed, kicked, and grabbed one officer's neck. it took five officers and medics to calm him down. his fiancee says that is not what happened. >> he was on the ground, five other police officers on top of
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officer had his arm around his neck like this punching him, punching him. throughout the whole thing, he's like, i can't breathe. after the ambulance got there he was still on the ground for 20 minutes. when they lifted him up to put him on the stretcher, he was already unconscious! >> reporter: boyd died yesterday. the medical examiner is conducting an up to determine a cause of death. police are conducting an internal investigation to determine if the officers responded appropriately. 9:14 now. the battle wide sharing -- ride sharing companies is heating up. after looking into financial reports, abc action news shows uber and lyft spent at least $260,000 in the last year hiring lobbyists in tallahassee. local taxi companies have spent about $68,000 in the last five years on local candidates who are or would have been eligible to serve on hillsborough's public transportation
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focusing their attention on local government because that's who regulates them more closely right now. >> reporter: while politicians battle it out at the local level, campaign contributions for both sides may increase at the state level. legislators vow to work on giving ride-sharing the green light statewide. if you have taken an uber recently, you might notice they are telling you the fare before you get in the car. they just rolled out up-front fares across tampa bay. if you enter into the app ahead of time, you'll know how much. any stops and changes along the way will change the fare. apple's iphone has been for sale for a few days but already, complaints are popping up everywhere about bugs in the new phone. john matarese has a quick rundown on issues some florida phone owners have so you don't waste your money. >> apple's new iphone 7 has
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days but already, complaints are popping up everywhere about some bugs in the new phones. we have a quick rundown of the issues that some florida phone owners are reporting. the good news is that millions of people have the new iphone and most report them trouble free. there's no bend gate like the first iphone and no inten that- gate when the iphone 4 was released. there is a number of issues including phones airplane mode, unable to link up with the network after an airplane flight. also lightning ear buds, you can't adjust the volumes with the head phones plugged in. also increased battery drain issues and a few cases increased data drain. apple says the apple and data issues have to do with your settings. check them or visit an apple store. apple plans a software update soon to correct them.
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are wide enough to warrant a "gate." the remnants of tropical storm julia brought days of rain and localized flooding in coastal virginia. high waters forced schools to enclosed affecting 100,000 students there. up to 10 inches of rain fell over the last couple of days and they are not out of the water yet. it is still raining. it's incredible totals them. that's going to continue for us. >> it's the first day of fall. >> it's five minutes away. >> we're almost there. >> we have to add a month or two. look at the rainfall. not just that area but this entire region here is socked in
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system. it doesn't matter to the folks on the ground. it has been raining buckets and has been doing so for the last few days and will continue to do so. interestingly enough, the low is what's responsible on the backside of it. that will limit our rain chances. we did have togethers of heavier downpours. northeastern hillsborough, the winners there with 1 to 2 inofs of rainfall. i don't think we'll see quite as much. it will become more and nor sporadic as the dry air continues to win. there's that disturbance to the north and east. there's the dry air depicted in the orange. it's warm and humid and up above the dry air that will limit the thunderstorm activity. they just won't really get going. look at the temps right now at this hour before 10:00. you have to factor in the humidity. that makes it feel like it's almost at 90. so in plant city, we'll be back
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fall, our average high 88. by the time we end the fall, look at that. 71 our average high. 53 is the low. that's coming. still tracking karl heading up to bermuda. it's weakened so much and the forecast hasn't strengthened that much. there's bermuda. the closest pass sunday with showers to end and gusty wind as long with high surf. that would be about it. 91 for us. feels like 100 degrees with the humidity out there. likewise for tomorrow. similar days for tomorrow. we kick off the first weekend of fall, a nice and warm one. highs around 90, 91. still to come on abc action news at 9:00, crimes
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bay.org. the tampa museum of art has the glamour of fashion week with the runway fashion show on september 24th. june me at the hispanic heritage gala. >> this community calendar is brought to you by hyundai of new port richey. welcome back. the time now is 9:23. first, he tried to cut it. then he tried to set it on fire. now a north carolina teacher is defending on on american flag to teach his class a lesson. >> this was snapped by one of his students. many parents are furious about the demonstration and demanding the teacher be fired. >> the superintendent says there are other ways to teach about free speech without desecrating a flag. he agrees with that, but he stands by his actions.
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the subject. in the same vain, the way that i taught it can't necessarily be wrong. >> francis, who has relatives in the military, says he didn't intend to defend students but rather drive home the free speech definition as noted in texas versus johnson. the 1989 decision removed desecrating the american flag. bluebell is recalling ice cream a voluntary recall says cookie dough could contain listeria. the bacteria could be deadly for the young, sick, or elderly people. no illnesses could be reported. last year, though, the outbreak forced the company to stop production and issue a massive recall. the tainted ace cream was sold
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florida. a homeless man tried to ride some manatees in the florida keys. investigator as rested 47-year- old -- investigators arrested james massinggale who claims to be a student preacher. he was touching and riding two calves. when the witnesses told him it was illegal, he allegedly responded "i'm riding it." a florida fish and wildlife officer showed up shouting "take me he is in jail now. coming up, the mayor of st. petersburg set to face answers about the dumping of sewage into the bay. >> plus right now, half of puerto rico is without power. what caused the lights to go out?
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protests turned violent for a second night in charlotte. we have new video of a rabid city as the national guard rolls in to take control. >> and a new piece of the puzzle and why police want to question these two men after the bombing in new york city. fighting for you. hillary clinton explains exclusively to abc action news what she would do to companies that pollute drinking water in florida. good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm dan shaffer. >> i'm sarina fazan. first, a check of the forecast with our ivan who's standing by. >> thank you very much, miss exclusive. talking about the forecast, good stuff there.
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fall doesn't officially start until 10:21. clearwater, st. pete and by the afternoon, we'll add ten to that. then we'll have to at another ten. the humidity will be with us for today. no change from. hour by hour takes us through the afternoon. the difference is the rain chances are down the road, 10 to 20. we'll talk about that when i see you in a few minutes. parts of the city are destroyed by angry crowds. the uptown area where people work is littered with trash and broken glass. some businesses including bank of america, which is headquartered there told employees to stay home, it's not safe. >> lindsay logue is joining us now. she's been following this all morning long. you are saying police are preparing for a third night of unrest. >> reporter: they could be, sarina, dan, unless the mayor enforces a curfew. that is something she's been hinting at this morning. while some people are
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prompting north carolina's governor to declare a state of emergency and call in the national guard. violent protesters angry over the death of keith scott, 'attacked news reporters and looted restaurants and stores in the popular when police threw tear gas cans, they kicked them back to police. you know at least four officers were hurt overnight. >> we were were hoping for a peaceful day. we are preparing for this evening, and we know that a peaceful protest and many folks who do want to express their views peacefully turned into something else last night. it's been a different time in
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protester pulled a gun and shot another protester. a victim is on life support. there have been several reports of others take ton hospitals with minor injury -- taken to hospitals with minor injuries. it's unlikely the protests start up again until this evening. turning now to the latest on the investigation of the bombings in new york and new jersey. the fbi is looking for two men seen on surveillance video from a piece of luggage. the men are witnesses not suspects. the thor authorities would like a -- the authorities would like a look at the suitcase. looking at the bloody journal the suspect rahami was
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these were premeditated acts of terror. take a look. this is roxy rayford. a deputy pulled him over at a stop&shop at 142nd street for a seat belt violation. they say rayford got out of the passenger's seat and shoved the deputy. the two struggled and the deputies tasered the man before he ran away. he has a history of violence with past charges of robbery, carjacking and kidnapping. if you see him, to call the sheriff's office. we hope to learn more information later today about st. peter'sburg stewage problems. it dresses city council about an independent review after 151 million gallons of partially treated waste water were dumped into tampa bay. they failed to warn the city of the potential for sewage overflows because of failing infrastructure. now u.s. senator marco rubio is
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pete. many people are worried that a giant sinkhole at a fertilizer plant could contaminate the drinking water. so i took their concerns to one of the presidential nominees. >> first, what you need to know about the sinkhole. the first test results from the wells came in yesterday with normal readings. radioactive water started draining from this sinkhole into the aquifer almost a month ago. despite the clean families remain skeptical. it could take months for the contaminated water underground to flow to nearby wells. water tests may need to be repeated later. when i landed the opportunity as the only news anchor in all of florida to meet with hillary clinton one- on-one in months, i pressed her about this mosaic issue. i asked the democratic presidential nominee if she thought companies should be held accountable for withholding information from
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about things that could pose a risk to your health. here's what she told me. >> for goodness sake, people are entitled to clean water. people are entitled to know what's in their water and people that profit off of common resources need to be held liable when something goes wrong. so i have a very clear view about this. polluters should pay to clean up the messes that they have created. >> reporter: i also asked clinton about getting funds to hear what she told me when i asked about your concerns on whether you can trust her following that e-mail scandal. watch my exclusive interview right now on our abc action news mobile app. donald itemton hitting the campaign trail hard -- donald trump is hitting the campaign trail hard. yesterday he was in ohio. continuing to attack clinton claiming she could have done more to prevent some of the
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of state admitted multiple refugees who were later judged with terrorism-related activities, bad ones. the state department administers the refugee programs. hillary had the chance to put the needed protections in place, and she didn't do it. >> trump will be campaigning in roanoke, virginia on saturday. stock markets around the world are up today after the u.s. federal reserve and japan's centra leave interest rates unchanged. shear a live look at the dow climbing 133 -- here is a live look at the dow climbing 133 points. florida seems to be growing. studies show florida's population could have more than 30 million resident business 2070. that study also says developed parts of florida could grow to more than 11 acres. currently, 20 million people call florida home. that's the latest study coming out of the university of
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and bears are packing on the pounds ahead of winter. >> they certainly are. several are bear proofing the garbage cans. they can do that could keep the unwelcomed visitors away. it's at a level that bears cannot open by tipping it over and jumping on it. bears need to consume 20,000 calories a day to prepare for hibernation. how much do you think that is? 18 every, single day. yeah that's it. >> coming up, these kids sure weren't singing the wheels on the bus on the ride home from school. the racest chant all caught on camera that's sparking outrage this morning. >> let's talk about way too close of a call.
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when we shop it is kinda like a competition. it is exactly like a competition. whoever finds the most bogo's wins! which is usually me. that's how we save a lot at publix. how 'bout you? publix. where shopping is a pleasure. a maryland school district is disciplining a group of middle school students who were found chanting a racial slur on
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captured of the hurtful remarks. >> wait, wait a wait! >> an eighth grader says students were chanting that on her bus ride home from school on tuesday afternoon. she says the students in the video were mimicking an online video in which young black men criticized the way they are treated in stores. the bus driver yelled at the the district plans to use it to launch a discussion about race. parents say that's not enough. >> i do believe if it was caucasians they found saying the word, it would have been a totally different response. >> no matter what race they are, it has a lot of bad background to it. >> reporter: one parent posted it to his facebook page where it received hundreds of thousands of views before facebook took it down. he says he received a lot of messages from people who agree
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a canadian mint blow is a- - employee is accused of you stealing gold by hiding the gold nuggets in his rectum. he frequently set off metal detectors at work but still got away it w. it. he cashed the checks from the dealer at a bank. ifs with a bank teller who finally put two and two together. the man checks from a gold dealer. well, the thief is set to be sentenced in november. he has since been fired. the mint has upgraded its security system. >> see, i'm glad you read that story. in all seriousness, right now, more than half of puerto rico's in the dark without power. the island's only power company says it is investigating after
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the islands. 1.5 million are without power. firefighters tweeted the fire controls. officials expect power to be restored today. airport police stations and water plants are expected to receive first priority when the power resumes. we are following a developing story out of egypt right now. at least 42 people are dead after a boat capsized off the coast of alexandria. there were 400 refugees on the the fate of the rest are still unknown. the coast guard is searching for survivors and bodies. a pilot is lucky he didn't lose his head in an air race. watch that. the wing of the plane hits the back of a man's head. the footage was recorded in
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but had engine trouble. he opened his canopy and signaled he was excusing himself but not all of the competitors got the message. the impact spun richards around in the plane. luckily, he was not hurt. he says even though it was terrifying he will be back in the cockpit soon. a virginia mom has a message for everyone out there. inspect your fruits and veggies. >> this after ordeal she shared on facebook. take a look at this. >> oh, my gosh. [screaming ] >> she grabbed her camera when she saw a spider crawling on her kitchen table coming from inside of an unpeeled banana she had given to her son to eat . since being posted sus afternoon, the video has 12 million views.
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any time soon. this isn't a team all week covering spiders in baked goods and ants as well. >> ants in potato chips. >> i hope it's not me. i know it's not me because you guys have been covering it all week. the spiders are getting going. i want to show you the doppler radar. where is the dopplera it is shut down and powerless as the island tries to recover from the massive power outage. there are no tropical systems nearby here. i'll tell you what, that's going to be quite an expensive ordeal for them to recover from that. dry air will inhibit the shower and thunderstorms today. 10 to 20% will go.
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florida and lake okeechobee. you saw the thunderstorms rapidly there. you saw them blowing up a little south. the drier air will not lower our humidity. get out of the way, we'll be able to see on the futurecast it's not completely gone. by 4:00, 5:00, we'll have thunderstorms as we head into the evening with 20% low 08s. -- low 80s. factor in the humidity that feels like the 90s. we'll be back to 100 plus in the afternoon. we'll be out in the deep tropics in the atlantic. that will be headed north and weakening as it does so. karl is still a depression and will head up towards bermuda. let's show you the track here from the national hurricane center. to the east of bermuda as a tropical storm, that is a huge
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we have been talking about a category 2 getting close to the island. excellent news for them. there's some surf and squally weather for the weekend. that would be about it. the feels-like this afternoon is about a hundred. lower 90s on the first day of fall certainly won't feel like it any time soon. you can continue with warm temperatures. notice subtle changes that will impact our weather. so by saturday and sunday, that dry air erodes away with a little more moisture. with the heating of the day, our sea breezes more coverage. it's not going to rain all day. for now this is what it's going to look like through most of the day. gorgeous sunshine out there, which continues setting into tomorrow.
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everyday heros who made a difference in the lives of domestic violence survive -- violence survivors melissa is a survivor herself. she's helping another young woman with a story hauntingly similar to her very own. >> with each stroke of the canvas, melissa paints through her emotions. >> right through here. >> reporter: the movement of the brush verbalizing her words, too challenging now to speak. >> i cry a lot. i close my door, and i think, why me? >> reporter: her life violently ambushed on july 16th, 2013, after breaking up with her then-boyfriend.
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carlos broke into her apartment and opened fire, shooting her three times, twice in the head and once in the stomach, leaving her for dead. doctors giving a grim prognosis. she'd never walk or speak again. [unintelligibl them wrong with the help of an unexpected friendship. >> we draw on each other's strengths. melissa dome, a domestic violence survivor herself, stabbed 32 times by her ex- boyfriend, lived to tell her story. >> i kept reading the article and i burst that tears because this is a 21-year-old girl who's in the same hospital
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center, and the same doctors that saved my life worked to save her life, and i st felt that i got the call that i had to get there. >> reporter: gosh, it gives me goose bumps. i'm wendy ryan reporting. what happened next no one saw coming. the reason melissa's own mother says the actions saved her daughter's life. coming up on the against domestic violence. this year, we are devoting the entire hour to celebrating everyday heroes just like melissa who go above and beyond in the fight against domestic violence. you can take action against domestic violence yourself if you or someone you know is in a domestic violence situation, you can call the statewide domestic violence hot line. the phone number, 8 hundred-
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it's a lot. that's how i save at publix. how 'bout you? publix. where shopping is a pleasure. good thursday morning. i am carley boyette. >> i with us on tampa bay's morning blend. >> the first day of fall did you know? >> can't you tell a difference? >> yes. i will say this much. i have already gotten into my pumpkin coffee. i started -- my taste buds feel a little bit fall. >> my first pumpkin spice latte -- that is on my bucket list. coming soon. >> i think that our director
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