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

the size of the family there are 10 people displaced. >> and, you heard it, 10 people are out of that home right now. and firefighters are out there trying to help them. and, we continue to bring you updates. and, from plant city. thank you. in other news, authorities say that an employee got a 14-year- old girl they say that he had sex with the girl twice. both times off-campus. and, we are live to show how that relationship got started. >> reporter: neighbors and parents are sick after hearing what they are accused of doing. police tell me that this all started with him text messaging a 14-year-old student here at lincoln memorial middles will. and it wasn't long after before

>> he resigned this week after deputies arrested him for child abuse. and impregnating a child under the age of six.. best 16. >> -- 16. >> he helped struggling students. >> he would help me get my grades up. i didn't think you would do anything like this. >> this year, the s position. graduation enhancement technician. and, they help those who it -- they help them, who are absent. a police report states that they started a casual relationship. in june, he reportedly picked her up and had sex with her in his car. and a few weeks later he did it again. the victim reported them to a family member after she got pregnant. >> it is sad situation and i

>> principal lives next to lincoln and he says that houston's actions violate the trust that they place in district employees to care for their children. >> we have a responsibility and you are to assume that with the greatest degree of professionalism. >> and, the school district denied my request for an on camera interview about the employment. but, they did send us a statement online meantime, houston remains behind bars. i am told that the judges ordered to have no contact with the victim. brian, thank you. the traffic alert. and as you take a live look here., a friday night accident, and creating a

they are working to clear those roads. the deputies just charging a man in an extortion case involving a roofing company. they say that the victim pay the roofing in full for labor and supplies. but the supplier ended up putting a lien on the victim's home. they say, he who owned bikes would take money and ignored invoices from his supplier. deputies say that this has happened to >> -- you can almost draw a line through the moisture is. south of that, you can see the showers, heavy thunderstorms. and not a drop of rain. and most of the storms this evening and this weekend will be staying south of four. that's the way that things are going to play out.

begin to change. and, you feel like temperatures are up near 100. and as you can see, this guy's a partly cloudy. so hour by hour, clear, warm, and muggy. thank you very muc new toni for the first ti adautouencount she had with a purse snatch her and, look at the surveillance video she chases him, jumps on the car and starts hitting him through the driver side door. r on hood of the car. gas wi she falls off. the thief runs or her foot as he ghe wajust cursing and calling me names in an attempt to scare me. but i think that i scared him to death which is what caused him to drive off.

leaving her without severely sprained ankle. they are amazed that her leg was not shattered. she now says that she not -- should not have fought back. a video getting a lot of questions. we are looking at body camera footage, showing officers handcuffing, pepper spray, and arresting her. after she collided with a car while riding her bike. why police are defending their actions tonight. >> police are standing by this run in with a 15-year-old girl, who was handcuffed and pepper sprayed while in a police car. >> they released this footage. showing how quickly the situation escalates. >> come here.

they say that she slammed into a car. she refused medical attention and tried to leave the scene. >> we are calling your parents. >> she started riding her bike again but an officer grabs her and put her in handcuffs. she is place in the police cruiser. >> all right. >> and, i was confused about what was going on. >> she says she was scared and disoriented. >> and that's exactly w she said a total of four times. >> the police department insists that officers only splayed her once and say that her being uncooperative changed the dynamic of the situation. >> our goal has always been, if we would've had her information and call her parents we would've had been been the -- we would have had them there.

where she was charged as a juvenile with assault, disorderly contact. >> -- a deputy is on leave tonight after allegedly breaking the law for his supposed to uphold. they are charging him with felony battery. and, they say he stopped by married woman's home to talk about the relationship. they say it got physical from there. and we are committed to taking action against domestic violence and celebrating everyday heroes. and, the >> and the director joins us now with another inspirheing . >> all of us have met some pretty amazing people. and yesterday, we showed you how the survivor has helped more than 1000 families. but tonight we are introducing

name is dr. jasmine. and she is jessica's hero.>> give her the piece that she needs. >> we first met jessica mullins on the morning of her surgery. her right eye was about to come out and she was scared. this is the last physical reminder of the attack that nearly killed her. the medical team welcomed her wearing purple, the color symbolizing domestic violence awareness. >> was authenticity. i didn't even realize they knew what was going on. >> she agreed to perform her surgery for free. the young woman on the operating table had lived with searing pain for six years. and the surgeon would use her power to stop it. >> i have had patients who had sat in the dark for a year because they couldn't go

she was beginning to become that way as well to. she was having a lot of pain that was affecting her function . >> she was beaten blinded by her former husband thomas. she had been ambushed in broad daylight in front of their son. he was sentenced to 15 years in prison for two counts of attempted murder. and, she got life, at least it felt that way. she was dying on the inside with chronic pain seven by the time that her mom found her. >> some people sit in a room, and that's what you do. sometimes you forget, what something small to you is really life-changing for someone else. >> what an amazing doctor. and, surgeon was not the only one who worked miracles in her

and wait until you see what someone else did after getting a call from the doctor. and, to see that, you have to tune into our one-hour special to see that will report. thank you so much. our special is airing next month. and, this year, we are devoting the entire hour to celebrating everyday heroes who go above and beyond. and remember, operators on the statewide do if you or someone you know is in a dangerous situation, call the hotline. -- it connects you to the local center nearest you. for a full listing, go to our website at abcactionnews.com. still ahead, the presidential election just 45 days away and, your boat could change the future of our

all new tonight, brand-new numbers into why the state of florida could decide the presidential election. let me show you. here are the republican strongholds panhandle's. northeast florida and southwest florida combined, these regions have a total of 200,000 more registered republicans than democrats. and we're going to democrat country and south florida right down there. and, west lm 615,000 more registered democrats advantage, democrats. but, it gets better. look at this, we go through our own backyard, tampa bay. the political purple zone. i ran the numbers here today, and i have found that only 4000 registered voters make the difference between republicans and democrats controlling this

and, this is why when you look at all of this campaign commercials on-air, you know that this is a political hot. 20 trees out -- zone. 23,000, -- i'm just going to write it. we have 23,000 commercials that have run in the last hundred days. and, that's one every six minutes.

the shark tank investor mark cuban has secured a front row seat. one of trumps most vocal clinton -- critics. and, slamming him for not releasing his taxes. and, he endorsed clinton at a july event. the bad blood is over, ted cruz is officially endorsing donald trump. this following a primary fil he has said that his focus is to defeat hillary clinton. so his support up ummay not pre traffic taking a look outside. this is the crash on -- friday night traffic taking a look outside. this is the crash on great desk in. -- gandy

so pay attention. we hclavosure from north of the road all the way down to mobley. so you'll want to take weight -- race track down there -- race track down there, and it will reopen at 5 am monday morning. and, a closure happening on the northbound on-ramp. and that is closed for monday morning. and, just ahead, t run walk closing part of bay shore. and, all the way to the bridge to franklin street. the closure begins at bridge to franklin street. the closure begins at 6:30 am expected to reopen around 10:30 am. the easiest way to avoid bayshore and all that traffic is just to take the expressway around it. for more on this and other projects extra value are following me on twitter.

lot of water as we will see plenty of sunshine. and very warm temperatures across the area. there is a look at the clearwater high it. -- hyatt. if you're not into football, we know that there are big games tomorrow. but, the beach will be be temperatures in the middle to upper 80s. and outside right now, low 90s. 89 and apollo beach, and say, this has to be unusual. it is. the normal high is 88, and we are talking record flirting temperatures. and, we're partly cloudy skies. the humidity is at 52%.

the pressure is at 2.49 inches of mercury. and, this title record. so there you go. 93 is a record back in 2010. the morning low is 77. st. pete is 90, and a lot of sunshine and 90 right now. the west winds are at 12 miles per hour. and there it is, that is your current condit weekend long. the closer that you are to the beach, less rain chances you will see. and, we are only talking 20 or maybe 30%. and, most of the action is down in highlands county. and, other than that everything is quiet. right in early sunny skies cover the entire area. and, noon kickoff, the weather will be hot.

maybe a couple sprinkles but there will not be many. overall, most of the rain will be off to the east in down to the south. sunday, the game against the rams, rate tailgating weather, but notice by 2 pm -- great tailgating weather, but notice by 2 pm, there's a slightly better chance that there are a few showers during game into sunday evening. overall, pretty obvious, heaviest rain, reds and purples and, this is a good weekend, to take the boat out. but the weather will make it even nicer. and, look at that water temperature. 88 in clearwater, the uv index is well over a 10. and, a look at the most accurate forecasts, only a 20% chance of showers tomorrow. and, i do think that we will have a better chance of rain returning by the middle of next

strangers frantically rushing to save a little girl crap -- collapsed -- under a collapsed

y246oy yy6y heartbreaking new video surfing out of syria. caused widespread destruction. in this video -- and this video is showing rescuers digging the five-year-old free with bare hands. and, her condition tonight is unknown. and here is wendy ryan with a look at what is coming up at 6 pm. more fallout from the closure of itt tech.

polling place problems, the reason why one group is afraid they won't get the chance to vote. coming up at 6 pm, a local man's video of hunting underwater has gone viral.

people tonight demanding an equal chance to vote. the one thing that they don't have, but they say is evidence that the supervisor of elections is trying to suppress their vote. good evening everyone. >> thank you for joining us. voters in south st. pete are demanding more early voting locations. jake peterson is live with more on that. >> reporter: yes, good evening to you. this location right here, lake vista recreation center serves a lot elderly black voters. but, you will not find out here and that worries them with how

it is because of all of the pain. and i have breathing issues. >> reporter: so she is not sure how she will be feeling. but she would like to do her civic duty early. >> iwa ue morning and decide, i want to go early, i'm having a good day. >> but her polling place is not designated. so she would have to drive about 7 miles to vote early. >> we deserve the same opportunities the fact that our transportation is so much less. >> he is calling on supervisor of elections, deborah clark to open the polling place early. the mayor supports the effort that -- >> we have no plans to add early voting spots to the election. >> they say they are ready have the staff and equipment in place for those locations. -- they are ready have the staff and equipment in place