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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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and a spokesperson tells us that he toured it where it happened. and, they took samples of recovery wells. >> and, meanwhile, if you are wondering how locals are coping. donald was in tears thinking about this nightmare and getting left in the dark. >> 215,000,000 gallons of toxic water used to make fertilizer. and, the water that disappeared could fill roughly 325 olympic sized swimming pools. >> sooner or later, it will show up somewhere, and i don't want my cows to die. >> thursday, this problem took a sharp turn in tampa. the same attorney that took on the oil spill, is now taking on an even bigger scope. >> we are talking about a volume of radioactive in highly toxic chemicals. >> that lawsuit calls for
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people nearby. since we broke the news, they have received within 100 inquiries for people wanting to joy. just join. >> -- join. >> he is on the growing list of people waiting for test results to come in. a process they will be repeating for who knows how long. >> three months for long it may not just three months for now it may not test that way that's from now. it may note >> reporter: they will have their water tested tomorrow. meanwhile, they say their network of wells working just like they should. and that water still remains on- site. and, they're going to add four more recovery wells. thank you. we are making calls right now to get information about a breaking situation in plant city.
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look at that. flames burning from the house. and, 10 people were home at the time. a disturbing case in manatee county, charging a school employee was getting a 14-year-old girl pregnant. he is a graduation enhancement technician at lincoln middle school and also the jd basketball coach. and, authorities say that he met the big of hasex with her twice, the school district says he resigned following the arrest. ryan smith is in manatee county talking to parents and getting the reaction. it didn't take long for them to make a move. they cut the tight end, just hours after his dui arrest. tonight, eric shows us his message to the fans and, what he offer the florida patrol
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word that they cut him in. but before that, he said goodbye to the fans tweeting right here, thank you tampa bay. the next chapter. as is his second dui arrest in three years. >> it was almost 4 am. >> and austin jenkins is about to get arrested for driving under the influence. >> you are not free to leave at this point. he tells the trooper he is sorry. >> anything to drink. >> i am not. >> are you sure? >> i am sure. >> and he offers something special. >> the florida highway patrol says he was going almost 80 miles an hour and a 55. and, he refused a breathalyzer and they
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the field sobriety test. they arrested him, it is his second dui in three years. he appeared to be sleeping on his way to jail. the coach got ready for the home opener. >> i have been busy this morning. and by the time that we found out about it, we have to come out the practice we have meetings. so there will be more to come. >> they caught the spectacular touchdown and, seemed on his way to a successful season after an off-season run in. for not being prepared. he came back saying all of the right things. >> i'm ready to hold up this that i'm capable of. coaches, and teammates expect me. >> is out of jail, and the former pick is out of his way and the former pick is out of his way, tampa bay -- is on his way out of tampa bay. >> and, twitter folks were very passionate. and, stay humble stay focused.
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thank you. partly cloudy skies across the area. this heat will just not give up. we are in the lower to middle 90s, and nothing more than a few widely scattered showers and storms highlands county. and, this is fall weather. lower to middle 90s across the area. and by the way, the beach is going to be a great spot this weekend weatherwise. feel like temperatures are closer to 100 and a few spots. this evening, the futurecast shows a few isolated showers.e. ekend long. he beach ly be rai not so much towards the downtown area, and, to let you know about that coming up thank you. well,'s keith scott stanley releasing new video.
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with the police to not shoot her husband. nshots. u hear those have to warn you, this video may be disturbing. here is heather. >> don't shoot him. don't shoot him. he has no weapon. >> this dramatic video capturing those moments before and after the shooting death of keith scott by police in north carolina. the person who shot the video, is his wife. shoot her husband. then this, gunfire. >> did you shoot him? did you shoot him? >> they say that they have body camera footage of the shooting that say they will not release those until the investigation is complete. the mac the intent is to get it out and release it. >> he says that scott had a gun and that the object seen by him
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weapon. but in the video released by the family that object is not seen. his family has seen some of the police video and is calling on them to be released. demonstrators agree, and filled the streets of charlotte and, the protesters peaceful. and, some thinking the national guard. earlier this week one protester died in the shooting. today they announced an arrest in his death. >> are criminal apprehension team just apprehended him. >> they have not released any details on the arrest.> thank y tonight, a policoffi out of jai that he shall be turned herself -- betty shelby turned herself
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administrative leave with pay. she shot and killed the 40-year- old terrence crutcher one week ago. his suv had stolen the street. the lawyer said she feared that he was armed and high on drugs. the video shows that he had his hands in the air before shel killed him. turning now to democracy 2016 and we're days away from seeing the presidential debate going head-to-head for the very first time. donald trump and hillary clinton are approaching the chocks very differently. and, they are diving into them daily and watching footage. and holding mock debates. there are also watching old debate footage and occasionally meeting with a team of advisers. listen to what they need to avoid on monday. >> he can't overreact in the moment. and, they can't talk down to the audience in a way that makes them feel like she is just another person out of
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audience may help her. trump will not be able to feed off of a crowd and the television audience could be record-breaking. you can watch the debate even if you're not near a tv, he will stream it live monday -- we will stream it live monday night at 9 pm. in the meantime, donald trump is adding more names for supreme court justices. and, it is now up to 21. it includes a sitting senator who is not supporting trump well as three nonwhite judges. and, state supreme court justices from georgia florida and iowa. releasing the list may be part of his efforts to reassure conservatives of his candidacy. a federal judge is ordering the state department to release some of those emails are coming from hillary clinton's private email server. the 100,050 emails
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new tonight, surveillance the of showing the disturbing trend on the rising california. they say that robbers are targeting women specifically asian women because of their petite size. you can see right here, but there are two men attacking the woman right on their own front doorstep. they stole her purse, but she says it's a small price to play -- pay. >> first thing i think about is my kid inside the house. from now on i can protect my kid >> although it's gary, she is not going to lose her independence. >> they say the key is to always be aware of your
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phoenix police officers are off the job for allegedly forcing a person to eat marijuana until he got sick. it all stems from a traffic stop. the officer cited the 19-year- old man for speeding but then told him to eat the pot that he had or, go to jail. these allegations against the former officers are compelling, appalling, and extremely unprofessional. >> the driver had a medical marijuana card but he didn't have it on him. they were wearing body cameras at the time but apparently they were turned off. samsung has its list just like apple. they reported 90% of customers when they opted to get the new version rather than just jump ship. company issued the recall when bones again overheating. tonight, instruments i
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way to deserving owners. >> cameron explains, how guitars once meant for autographs are getting new life at one bay area school. >> it's just cool to be able to >> from the moment he set eyes on his grandpa's guitar he was hooked. >> so, i started just strumming not knowing what i was doing. >> is a student at jennings middle school. he and his classmates got an unexpected gift to help them learn how to do it like a rockstar.>> thanks to the hard rock cafi each one of the students now has their own guitar. >> it gets every student the opportunity to perform music. and now, we have an opportunity torovide them with music >> and, it's a the program not only helps her express herself but it helps her achieve her musical goals.
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it would be different. >> [music] >> the local band passed out guitars, advice, and gave an impromptu performance. >> and, it kind of gives them confidence. i didn't have a lot of confidence i came out of my shell with music. >> the most accurate weather team in florida. >> it is very busy. >> every day there will be something going on. >> and, you have them of course. >> and, i think it's going to stay dry. >> yes. if you are not going to the game, i highly recommend the beach and, everyone's going to see sunny skies, it's just fall
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long way away before we are talking anything close to cooler temperatures. and here's a look at what's ahead, d air over top of us low rain chances. that is your forecast. now, hot and humid weather, this is what gets you. it is a humidity, not just the heat. these temperatures will be over 100 in the afternoon. the tropics, we are tracking carl and lisa and what's behind the two. and, the titan doppler radar we have storms in hybrids county. everybody else is completely -- in highlands county. ever videos is completely cooking. and outside right now, tampa is 91, clearwater 88, and partly cloudy skies. and there it is. limited moisture means limited rain chances. and, it is kind of a one-two
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and, the drier air is the main reason that things are heating up and, 80 is where we should typically be, we are closer to 91 or 92. and storms that will pop up will be down south. and, it is pretty much highlands county. and the more north that you live, the drier the air. and, saturday morning, it is beautiful. if you are going out for tailgating, again, nothing to worry about. no notice, that by new, the models try to pop just one or two little showers. you all know how this is going to be. it can be raining in your house. so, if there is a shower between noon and 3 pm, it will be a quick moving one and it will probably only be a couple blocks wide. they are definitely in the favor that there will not be any rain.
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cloud can dump the lot of rain. but overall, regardless of what you have planned tomorrow, the weather will cooperate in terms of sunshine. but it will be hot. be sure to bring a lot of water. there is no relief in sight. notice, but sunday afternoon a little bit more moisture to work with. so because the bucs game is a kickoff, there's a little bit better chance of showers or a storm somewhere before -- between we will be updating the radar live and we will have more tomorrow morning. temperatures for highs right in the lower to middle 90s.up ner1 in terms of the tropics, we have made it all the way up to lisa, matthew would be next. there is plenty of time for the hurricane season to show this. in this little area, that is what we are keeping our eyes
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the caribbean. and, only 20% chance of rain tomorrow and 30% on sunday chances begin to bump up just a little bit. and, the bottom line, this is going to be a great weekend to take the boat out or anything. if you go and land, it will be a lot hotter. breaking news, and texas. take a look. live images. they say that multiple students are trapped in this overturned school bus. the bus rolled over on its side. three students are injured. they are expected to be okay. we will stay on top of this story. job dropping new video/job dropping video -- jaw dropping video of a woman jumping onto a
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a tragic story out of maine a little girl in her dogs survive a horrible crash that she is without her mom. she died in this rollover accident. police saying that she lost control clipped throwing her from the driver sea killing her. her three-year-old daughter still strapped in her car seat. they fully, another driver was not far behind. >> -- thankfully, another driver was not far behind. >> she was tied into the car seat pretty tight. the toughest little girl i've ever seen. >> she had only minor injuries.
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we are getting new details about the plant city house fire that we told you about right at the top of the hour. >> let's get out to cameron who is there live. >> guys, we are in plant city, and, we down the street about 600 yards in maple road. that is where that houses. we are not able to get out there. and, they are still mopping up hot buds information about what causes iron for that information and, i'm going to bring in quarry. >> yes, -- quarry -- corey. >> yes, there was a family outside grilling, when they went inside, they came back out to a fire. >> the damages catastrophic it
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