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we're going to start breaking news. , they are live over a fire.
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eight people could be without a home and, stay with us for more information. good afternoon everyone. another case of a local educator praying on a child. >> they say this time, he got a 14-year-old pregnant. >> you are looking at his mug shot. the spokesperson of the manatee county school district. he worked at lincoln middle school where he met the teenager. he got her pregnant in june. he was also a basketball coach. and, he is facing felony charges today. disappointment for bucs fans, and that's a mug shot of one of their tight ends austin seferian jenkins.
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career here is over. run to this afternoon, not long after he got out of jail, and he tweeted, thank you tampa bay next chapter. and, we did get confirmation from the box. he had nothing to say what happened earlier state morning. and he drove off without saying anything. highway patrol miles an hour. in a 55. and, cutting off a trooper and arrested. and this comes two days after the home game by the time we found out we were in meetings. and, it did on the practice field.
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and jason and i will be getting together this afternoon and whatever's going to be happen. >> and, they did decide to cut jenkins again. we went over all the video, and at one point he is heard saying after he catches his next touchdown is going to hand the ball off. bands, and for the first time, the first federal official is >> and, it has been a month since the sinkhole opened up. meanwhile, folks who live near the sinkhole are still waiting on water test results to come back. and, right has been following up from the very beginning. he is live near one of those wells. they're waiting for this test results to tell them how radioactive that water is. >> yes, they are still in that wait and see mode.
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and, and -- this is in the shed. and, they are talking maybe 250 feet deep. obviously, this water supplies the house and runs to the house. and, i will turn it on. and it looks normal. and, they haven't had their water tested yet. and, they and, more than 50 water tests have been done. the one big question is radioactivity. and, today, they caught a are being done. and, the epa official, was there for the first time today. and, since that sinkhole opened up. they are getting a of the
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course, they wanted to see the area where they're going to drill about four new wells. that's new information. again, mosaic and the state, they say so far, the network of wells has caught all that contaminated water. the people around here are not buying it. >> that's not good. sooner or later, it's going to show up somewhere and i don't want my cows to die on me. >> homeowners property. he saw this private well. and, this was dropped off i mosaic. and, seven pallets of bottled water and until they get those test results to come in. we broke those new -- that class-action lawsuit. it could protect and according to those big rig attorneys and
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the word is spreading fast, a lot of people want to hop on that lawsuit. and, trying to get protection from what is possibly coming be -- coming a big fast becoming a big environmental disaster. don't shoot him. don't shoot him. he didn't do anything. >> drop the gun. >> he >> drop the gun. >> intense cellphone video breaking in the last three hours. this video released by the wife of the man shot and killed by police in north carolina. and, you see things start to get a little shaky. this is the video that keeps scott's wife took on -- keith scott's wife took on her video.
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that is traumatic brain injury. it has not been viewed by the public adjuster. the governor just finished a press conference saying it would be improper to him to give an opinion on if the video should be released from the public. and hillary clinton saying, that they should release the video without delay. meanwhile, pressure is building for the police chief to make the body camera and, scott's family has seen the video he was holding. the family says it was just a book. >> if i was to put it out indiscriminately and it doesn't give you good context, it will exacerbate the backlash. it will increase the distressed.
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believes that the video would be released, should be released, and it is just a matter of when. also new today, police arrest someone in the deadly police shooting in charlotte. the 26 road just in was on life support after he was shot and he died yesterday evening. today, police took him into custody. and a video of the unrest helped identify him and, they're not commenting about a motive or other details. meanwhile today, a curfew enacted overnight helpe relatively quiet. only three arrests compared to the night before. and they are crediting protesters but keeping them calm. and, some even stopped to shake cans of national guard members. >> all right. let's look outside on this friday afternoon. and, it feels like it has been the longest we cover >> yes, we do have some nice
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and, the rain chances are staying on the lower side. take a look right now. things are looking very quiet. no rainfall to speak of on any of mark major bridges. -- on our major bridges. and, that's where we do have a little bit of rain. but, they are away from 75 right now. very little rain to speak of plenty of heat. 92 in tampa, 91 in brandon, lake wales and, lack of rain, we get quite a bit of heat. right? well, that may make you think you'd like to take a dip in the pool. i'm right there with you. i'll let you know the best time is. and, and also breaking their
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he has als and, the van was damaged what that was found, thankfully, is received some donations to get that been fixed we are told they say with the help of witnesses that help them arrested two. the idea to add only to the howard -- on to the howard franklin bridge. breaking news. and, that home is destroyed in
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happening right now. we are live at the howard franklin bridge.,
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pretty soon you could weigh in on a brand-new bridge. >> yes. i have bryn?i have two pictures. this one that you see on the left side, this is what the bridge looks like. and, this is what they are proposing that it would be. were the big red x is. and, the northbound part we drive on. and, this would build a whole new bridge. plus they have that using the traffic. -- easing the traffic. and, if you're worried about a big mess in the meantime, they say, that you shouldn't be. the current bridge would not be shut down until the new one is ready to go across. and that won't happen until maybe 2024. public hearings begin in less than two weeks. you can look at the pictures
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there's breaking news in the presidential race. ted cruz is back in the headlines saying that he will vote for donald trump. less than an hour ago, he announced that he is supporting trump. he is keeping his promise to support the republican nominee and he says he could never vote for hillary clinton. so that's the story there. 46 more days to go, and some people are all ready voting. early voting started states. and, for minnesota and virginia those are key states. the race there is tight. recently, minnesota had bows -- has voted democrat, junior leaves more republican. >> and, early voting doesn't start yet. you have to be registered by october 11. and facebook is reminding you. you may have seen something
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our producer saw this on her facebook feed. but they will take you directly to the website where you can get registered. don't forget, you can vote by mail and request those ballots right now. but, when it comes to casting your vote, we have why you may want to wait a few days to decide who you are going to pick. >> there is a huge event going up. this whole thing may come down an going dstat d nn debate. and, just did a poll are very likely to watch. 27% say that they are somewhat likely. but the question is, will the debate impact of voters. nearly as many say that it will not have an impact at all.
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the political coespondent has the most important moments involving the candidates. >> theee trump responding to trump's narrowing clinton's lead. for cltoadnt pitching herself to ennials. >> thelly wi have a seat at any> with don king continued his reach. the support remains in the single digits. >> >> there's only one done. and here's what they set up those fatal shootings. >> we have two names to add to those a list of african- americans. it's unbearable. and he needs to become
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to the car and to me, it looked like he did everything he is supposed to do. don't make you think he has abandoned his message. >> they are writing in arthritic -- in our streets is a threat to all peaceful citizens and it must be ended now. >> debate prep zach cauthen knock us. >> yes, the cause i wanted to -- because i wanted to go as a librarian from outer space. >> and remember the proof after that we filed the has accurately predicted the election. but for the first time, he >>w,e ar a re it's right. k
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pretty original and, lonely man meets a woman they hook up, she tells the man she's only 17. and she said she convinced him to take her on a shopping spree. and, they spent more than thousand -- $7000 and afternoon. if you hours later she asked them for additional money. >> that man, decided that he had enough and finally called police. that's when they found out. she was not 17, she was 28. and now, she's facing charges. let's look live outside. and, it looks beautiful out there. and hot as ever it's never
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how i feel. >> we will wait it out >> and take a look, we had that live radar. we have not had a ton of rain. and, there have been a few showers through our seven counties. -- our southern counties. and, take a look at the futurecast over the next couple hours for a few of those bubble up showers. and after 8 pm all of the starts to move out of the area, and at midnight we are nice and dry. and, you can take a walk after dinner. and, it's going to be nice and dry during the evening. you can see, from top to bottom. and the weather, it is also
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and we start to see a few isolated showers, maybe even a storm bubbling up. but look at that covers between noon and four. very minimal, especially around this time of year. and, if you want to hang out around the pool, most of the day, if not all of the day is going to be great for it. with 91 for the high, a little bit above average temperatures, it is certainly looking great. and we definitely needed a place to cool off. -- need and, this is kicking off at busch gardens. and, we have all kinds of football games. i have that coming up. right now, we are getting ready to witness a historic moment life. our first test live. -- live our first black president speaking inside of the
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president. obama is getting ready to speak at the national american museum of african american history in washington dc. tomorrow the new addition the smithsonian it opens to the public. but today we are getting a sneak peek. it has more than 36,000 artifacts but only 3000 will be on display. the first ones include the address, that rosa parks was selling before she was arrested -- sewing that she was -- before she was arrested. and, a fedora that michael jackson was -- work.
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mohammed ali. >> that's a major new attraction. now, the new smithsonian has been a long time coming construction started in february and, a group of veterans actually tried to get to 1915, they finally passed legislation to make it happen in 2003. >> and check this out, look at these rattlesnakes if this moment.>> they know, but i can't std snakes. >> they are fighting each other. because, this is about dominance. they found the two reptiles on his back porch doing this. really quite >> they are not dancing. this is a way that they wind down for the winter. >> go out and get meals. and some of the meat and they
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where they will be spending the winter. >> and, the eastern diamondback snake, is the largest venomous snake. >> -- i am in charlotte where people are dealing with
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this new video, the police shooting, that actually shows the shooting, still secret. they are hoping that it doesn't react late tonight. the sense of fear and uncertainty is at odds with wanting to get back to a sense of normalcy. >> now, she is part of the team in charlotte. >> different here. but, the protesters are still having a huge impact even in their absence. >> and, this is a regular day. >> the state is anything but regular. >> hand on average, it's hard to find it here >> this is a day that shows the impact, of those protests right outside the charlotte can have
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violent, prompted them to open it -- close the doors early. >> what does it mean to be closing early. >> and, a lot of lost opportunity and they have lost hours and, in a prepared for 6500 and sales. yesterday we did barely a quarter of that. >> and yesterday -- and a few restaurants and this one next door is closed altogether. just a few blocks down, the truck is open for lunch but instead of staying here until 2 am, it is gone by 8 pm. >> it's a little lighter than usual. >> they can tell a difference. and it's not the restaurant impacted -- that are just
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given the opportunity to work from home as well. >> miller hopes that they feel safe enough to come into the office. and in turn, the restaurant. >> nationally, people don't want to come to town because of concerns. but i hope it returns to its normal status as fast as possible. >> differences tummy their planning for these protests, and not only have they modify the hours, but some are canceling banquet and events altogether. meanwhile today, the seattle mariners have suspended one of the players without pay for the rest of the season after criticizing the charlotte protesters and president. obama on twitter. they are private now, the peep show -- the people captured screenshots of them calling them pathetic. and he suggested that they should be locked up like animals. he later apologized that they
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the officer charged in the death of an unarmed black man in tulsa is out on bond. they say, that he is in a safe place. and, because she has been getting death threats. she is part -- charged with first-degree manslaugh they revealed that he died from a con -- gunshot wound to the test -- chest. they were not following commands after his suv broke down. to life in prison if convicted. there's a pretty good crack down on mail fraud. it is targeting older americans. >> they filed a lawsuit going after several people. and, they were reportedly mailing out notification saying that they want a big prize. in order to get that price, they would have to give money in return. >> they paid the fees, sometimes $29.
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>> we're getting more information as to how big the problem is, and how you can protect yourself right now. the government is trying to shut down the crime network it does is made up of payment processors mailer, printers, and some generators. it is charging, suing, and putting sanctions on those companies. this follows a similar pattern you get a letter, and you need to send money r fees or taxes. >> are senior citizens should be enjoying their retirement. not financing some fraudsters lifestyles. >> it is a network of criminal agencies from around the world. they have identified mail fraud as a major financial threat.
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a basic reminder, and, he will never be required to pay money to get a lottery or sweepstakes prize. if you get one, reported to the ftc. >> football, football, and more football. maybe we want to do something tonight. there's a lot of cool stuff going on. ke is as we are looking out at the clearwater beach. and, thinking about going out to busch gardens. well, it starts at 7:30 pm. and, i can't guarantee that they will be quite as fantastic and dry as they are going to be tonight. we are looking at 85 we are looking at 85 x 7 p.m. so it's still going to be warm and steamy.
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slight chance for that right after midnight to see an isolated shower. but most of the area will be nice and dry. and, if you are planning on heading out to raymond j stadiums on saturday, and take a look we have temperatures definitely want to stay cool out there. it doesn't begin until 2 pm or 3 pm. and, it is only about 20% chance. we are looking at a good game. a little bit of a different story. the box versus the rams, we will have plenty of heat. and, we will have about a 30% chance of seeing showers are storms. so for this game, you may want
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but it will not be a washout for sure. we may just have one of those brief showers. and, we promised the beach forecast that's coming up next. twitter stock is on the rise because, it may be for sale. in several big names like google
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welcome back. a lot of eyes will be on high school football team not for their performance on the field during the game it's what they do during the national anthem. >> one team is preparing to take any. and -- a knee. calling protests continues. however, they may hit a roadblock.
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the code. and, that's what the school has to follow. in illinois six high school players took any in the school supported it. today, they announced that they are extending their check program across the country, drivers are required to take a selfie on the uber app. it is compared to what they have on file. and, if it doesn't match, the account is blocked. the idea is to prevent fraud and make sure that the right driver is the one picking you up. the united states announced that they are using drones for, that >> they are focusing on remote and hard-to-reach locations like this one off the coast of massachusetts. that's kind of cool. this is video from ups showing a drone delivering an asthma inhaler. they're testing drones in its
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hard-to-reach storage ples. the clinnsust splurged dropping $1 million on something they are he had to of . >> and we are about to get more hillary clinton emails in just- released what the polls -- and just-released what the pulse
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transcripts released this afternoon revealing a new details about the man behind the pulse nightclub shooting. >> a negotiation in june, you have to tell america to stop bombing syria and iraq they are killing a lot of innocent people. he also refers to that can, take out a whole city block almost. 49 people were killed in those attacks in dozens of others were hurt. hillary clinton's former chief of staff and two other members now have immunity deals in exchange with their help in the closed fbi investigation into clinton's private email server. and the chairman of the house oversight government now says, that they gave federal investigators access to her
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against her. so that's going to be a big headline. meanwhile, the clintons are not hurting for money. they just purchased the home next door to their primary residence in new york. now, they own three homes including one in washington dc. it shows, but they purchased the home last month for about $1.1 million. reverend. today a little bit more about the woman who was killed at the that report came back today, it was just released. and, the lead zookeeper died from injuries to her head and neck which, had been lawns expected. she was mauled by that tiger. she was attacked on april 15 at the zoo. and zoo officials say today -- say, that she was in a portion of the enclosure that she should not have been here that's been in.
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>> -- and taking a look outside, to show you how the weekend is shaking up. >> it is looking fabulous, and, this is what a lot of the weekend is going to look like. >> blue skies and sunshine. and, the same goes for pinellas county beaches. and, if you're heading out to clearwater beach all of them are looking really great. so, if you want to take a walk, it is looking great for that. weather is in our favor. and, and wider view surrounding isolated showers. and, around sebring, into the lake placid area, that's all in highlands county and generally and onshore flow, and then, we will be dry overnight. my morning we are waking up to
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have a slight chance to catch one of those patchy morning coastal showers and a 30% to 40% chance oet af caot odry hou you may have to dodge though showers anstorms. water temperature is 87. and with temperatures in the got the heatoing o we will sierra temperatures come down just a tad right near 90 for monday and tuesday as those rain chances go out. dennis will show you what's going on coming up. all right. thank you. were never too young to dream of change. a 14-year-old boy has all ready launched his bid for president in the year 2044. that means that he plans to be
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>> i think that i can make a difference and appeal to people but i can also have some experience under my belt and be more wise. >> the middle schoolers says he is a republican and a conservative. and, he even has his own website. not everyone who watches the presidential debate is going to be old enough to vote. team to get their take on what needs to happen on stage. >> the fact of the matter is, if you look at those total numbers of refugees it's a good way to judge how much you know. it's necessary to look at it in terms of what is happening. >> you have to make your points clear. >> it's interesting for them to watch. >> it is not particularly useful from a practice point of view.
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argument is so you have to listen to the opponent to understand that logic. and, you see any time, a candidate insult another candidate, and you get massive cheers from the crowd. in that sense, it is affected. but in terms of conveying information or responding to questions not so much. >> were hillary, i would say be prepared. because in her past she hasn't been attacked. and, questions will be pretty transparent. >> try to make yourself more relatable. he has come off as a little bit of a radical. if ink he will have success. >> we really do need to watch out for lapsing into any sort of in post-speech that would give the impression that you are not taking the debates seriously.
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>> i hope that we can get down to the issues. >> and not necessarily degrading the other candidate. >>[laughter] >> no. i don't expect that. >> and, the teacher with the reality check at the end. >> yes, and those kids are really smart. and, they have won seven out of eight statewide public forms. >> they know what they're talking about. and, they are going to be streaming the debate facebook. and, it starts at nine -- 9 pm. breaking news, president. obama vetoed a bill that would have allowed the families of 9/11 victims to sue saudi arabia they announced this week that the president would not sign it. >> the president said that it would complicate diplomatic relations. lawmakers are expected to attempt to override the veto. if they are successful it would
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presidency that happens -- that that has happened. and, you have to look -- listen to this one. rrorizing neighborhoods. but for the first time, a teen says that the clown attacked him. he says a person ran out of the woods wearing a hoodie and a clown mask and cut him on his arm. deputies are wondering if it is made up. they are also warningbe on high alert for scary clowns. i think that's every day of the week. so if that is your halloween costume were at your own risk. and, last month kids at an apartment complex, say that they tried to lure them into the woods. north carolina and georgia are reporting creepy clown sightings. >> there you go.
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hangover when british researcher believes he has made the perfect concoction. >> he has created a synthetic alcohol that he calls out to -- alchachin. >> but he may run into legal problems because there are laws against alcohol alternatives. >> yes, it is friday, may have an adult beverage but new research suggests even drinking in moderation puts your heart at risk. people that had a drink a day had a small increase in the size of their heart. >> i can't do anything. >> and this could lead to blood clots or strokes. >> it's like every day we can't do it anymore. and, is there anything that is not recalled.
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the distractions that it creates. >> writing numbers about how big that distraction is behind the wheel. that's frightening numbers about how big that distraction is behind the wheel. cash and frightening numbers -- and frightening numbers about how big that distraction is behind the wheel. >> a lot of pokimon stops here. >> exercise. >> but she never plays the game while driving. >> i get looks from people who are sitting there. i'm one of those people that will yell at you. >> the researchers from san diego e worn that hundre of thousands ooplethe game beht wheel. we are about to bump into one ofhe >> you pyi pokimon go quack >> he makes aliection.
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accidents. >> why do something so dangerous quack >> on the wild side -- dangerous? >> live on the wild side. >> are you not worried quack >> absolutely. --? >> absolutely. they said they do the same thing and brag about it. >> i talk to linda harrold, and she sa >> in just 10 days, they found 345,000 posts with the word pokimon go and driving. >> i think i'm safe. >> but the players that we talked to say the game is not the only thing that is distracting drivers. it's just the same as texting. people do whatever they going to do on their phone anyway.
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>> no. and, they were having to put up with pesky neighbors. we're talking raccoons. this abandoned house destroyed by hurricane katrina is a pile of rubble. they demolished it this week because of aggressive raccoons moving in. and a neighbor got concerned with the animals started chasing people. they removed trash outside of the house and set up. >> was clapping, and i went over >> i'm so glad that that house is gone.>> look at that. caught in the act. >> they say that the raccoons will probably try to seek shelter somewhere else. they are urging people not to feed them. >> they are cute, but just in the picture. well, we're used to seeing the kardashian's over share
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the family is getting bigger. rob kardashian shared a photo of his sonogram. they recently announced that th real form,ity show to keep the over sharing going. >> yes, they do. a sure to be way for you to laugh here. a comedy, get down is coming few hours ago. we are officially in fall. can't you tell quack >> i can't. >> we don't get to experience those things. but you might notice different colors in other places. the now, detroit's shows us a new look. >> with all here, there is pumpkin spice everything from
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going to people's heads. >> people are drying -- dying to try this new version. >> these colors. >> it is when you dye your hair warm colors. >> it is a lot of fall colors. a lot of oranges, reds. >> the salon knows the look well. >> we are unique name, and people want that color. i like to tell clients, to look at a leaf that gives you tho and read, copper, gold, they are rich tones. >> that look has become popular. >> i think it just kind of went viral. >> a lot of times are celebrities will be starting those trends. so, it is being that there is social media, we get a lot of our clients that are actually,
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>> andif you comve to keep it up. >> it is a really hard color. so the maintenance is probably something that i asked first. if they aren't willing to come in ery six weeks, it probably is not a good idea. >> so if you to try the look, make sure that you pick colors that work with your skin tone and be on the same page with your stylist. action news at 5 pm starts right now. unrest in chartte. pete -- keith scott's family just releasing our first look before he was shot and killed. the key pieces of information missing from this crucial evidence. plus, a buccaneer arrested.
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our first look at the arrest. and, the epa on site. federal investigators just visiting the toxic sinkhole for the first time. tonight, the test the neighbors are waiting on. thank you for joining us. and, they're just getting a look at that toxic sinkhole. early month after it happened. >> ryan is live tonight itg to find out if the water is radioactive. >> reporter: yes, today, we are at a private well just a couple of miles from where that opened up. it is more than 200 miles that they have -- wells that they haven't got the test back on. and federal officials got there first two are of the property.

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