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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
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and equipment in place for those locations. >> her suggestion, is to vote by mail. >> that levels the playing field. >> but this would be a great move according to them. >> it's just the joy of going to the poll and casting a ballot . >> yes, if they can go right down the street and vote, then someone here can catch a bus. and, >> and it's not too late to request a mail invalid. we have that information -- >> reporter: it's not too late to request a mail in ballots. we have that information online at abcactionnews.com we had a mess at the gandy. and, we are just learning that the fhp is shutting down those
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road. and, you'll want to avoid the bridge if you can. >> and a developing story, firefighters just telling us w grilli and they left a bit more food. when they got back off the outside walls were burning. and right now, the red cross is working to find housing for 10 people inside the home. a healthcare worker is in jail accused of stealing from 104-year-old woman. deputies charging her with theft . and, they took several gift cards from the woman for her own personal use. and, they caught her in the act. a string of car burglaries, they are telling us, that they broke into 23 cars a week ago. they stole to guns and electronics off from unlocked
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detectives releasing these brand-new images tonight, hoping that among those whose was also. so far, only one arrest has been made. but officials want to make sure that you lock your doors. are you doing everybody? -- how are you doing everybody? well, out in the west, all is quiet. but if you look down these areas of highlands county, very heavy rain. but that's it. and that is where those ras willtemperatures right now primarily are in the upper 80s to low 90s and in fact, we tied a record high in tampa of 93. an hour by hour through the evening, partly cloudy, the exceptions of highlands county. and, i will tell you, when we can expect on a typical year temperatures down into the 50s to around 60. that's coming up.
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justin, investigators are releasing new video of a gunbattle in july in the middle of a neighborhood. two groups of men firing high- powered weapons. as neighbors run for -- ran for cover. one man took out a row of mailboxes and a fence trying to drive away. police eventually arrested three men. they say so far they're not releasing any motives. and just into our newsroom, mom guilty of attempting to kill her six-year-old dauger first-degree attempted murder. two counts of cruelty towards a child and resisting an off with violence. the police officers responding to the home. they say he held the child underwater in stabbed her repeatedly. that child miraculously survived. an update on the howard franklin bridge. and a brand-new bridge that could soon replace it. we are just getting these new pictures for florida's
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bridge that is there now. a and, this is what they want to get rid of. then, in its place they would build a whole new bridge. they say that the current bridge is getting older. but before any of this happens there is a chance to get more information on this plan. and, the first one will be tuesday night in st. petersburg and marriott. well, continuing coverage after the family releases new video of the man shot and killed by police. in this video, you can hear the victim's wife. pleading with police. and then, we want to warn you considered graphic. be >> don't shoot him. don't shoot him. he has no weapons.
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did you shoot him? >> they say that he had a gun. the mayor and the police chief saying that eris also body camera?camera video of the shooting but they are not releasing it to the public. >> the intent is to get it out and release it so that it can be consumed and fully understood. >> protest continued for the third night in a row d transparency. earlier this week, one man are shot and killed another protester. police made an arrest today. and hillary clinton will visit this areaon sunday. football player say they're going to continue protesting the shooting of unarmed black man. and, thee isthei -- fists and tonight they said they would take a knee. they said that they are not doing anything against the rules. >> did they shoot you?
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>> a video that is going viral after a homeowner shoots at three men during a home burglary. to the other suspects are still on the loose. you can see her rushing from her bedroom and shooting at those men. the suspects were searching for cash. >> she exercised her right to defend her livelihood and property. >> tonight, they're hoping that someone will recognize those men from the survee deo. new video out tonight i'm a violent robbery in texas. these two men dressed as employees. one of the men starts hitting the victim as the other cleans out the safe. they got away and they have not been caught. now, to polk county, the epa is on scene after a massive sinkhole opened up.
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those radioactive tests. and, they have private wells, so far, all preliminary water tests are coming back normal. and, they maintain their network of wells is catching all of the contaminated water. regardless, any close by are using bottled water until the test results come back. meanwhile, they are filing a class action lawsuit. saying that they received nearly 100 inquiries on this case. now to a lawsuit against a private school, and it's wrestling coach were abuse. a formal student -- for abuse. a former student said he suffered emotional distress after physical and psychological abuse from this man. scott stern is accused of hitting two students after making them take their clothes off. he served jail time for abuse. the former student is
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donald trump are gearing up for monday's first general election debate. the clinton campaign is rolling out her plans to fact check trump. they are calling it the seven deadly lies. and, first item what they call that he opposed the war in iraq. and, a big announcement from ted cruz who is endorsing ted cruz. and, the tickets bridge to the conservative base. in a facebook this decision for two reasons. he promised to support the nominee and, he believes that clinton is unacceptable. new fallout following the closure of itt tech. the accredited foundation that supplies them. but there are hundreds of agent -- hundreds of other schools
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and many of them are here in the bay area. and, they could be in jeopardy. if the agency loses the appeal, the schools would have 18 months to get approved. but without an accreditation, students would not be be -- would not be eligible for federal financial aid. as the zika transmission area is continuing to expand the tourism industry does not -- declines. and, have canceled trips and could cancel for 2017. the governor saying that he does fear that the virus could impact tourism. that makes you sick to your stomach like that three-year- old baby. >> a three-year-old exposed to drugs. the one thing that a 17-year-
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a man is under the national spotlight tonight. he is using a gun to take out invasive fish underwater. >> yes, we caught up with him after this video and viral. >> he has the perfect name, because when he is not working as a mortgage broker, he is on the hunt for lionfish. at first, he didn't take up arms to protect the environment, he just wanted to see if he could shoot it underwater. >> i think of myself as an extreme outdoorsman.
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his bullet can go 6 feet in distance, his gun within 100 feet underwater. these fish are a menace. 1985, and the business 30 years later. as a diver he has seen the damage himself. >> there are a ton of fish. eat everything. >> they also threaten coral reefs. >> what started out with a hobby best as a hobby, as a hobby has turned into a mission. he has killed more than 100 of these fish. >> they are such a threat, that the florida fish and wildlife conservation awards fisherman who killed the most. the hunt, is not without danger. >> for two hours i had difficulty breathing. it was one of -- it was one of the most excruciating painful times. >> this is the importance of taking them out of the bay. >> i'm going to build a better
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>> perhaps he will ship -- switches name. how are you doing everybody? we made it to another weekend. i have to show you this. this is the greatest halloween costume ever. look at this. this little girl is dressed up like a thunderstorm her costume is el ni?o. you can see how the dad did it. it is a bunch of cotton and led lights. and literally, it is raining. which may not be a bad idea across our area. but this is on my facebook page. just a tremendous idea. common howlings helicopter that it has been extremely warm and
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when we typically cool down. we came up with a nice graphic. tell us when we see it typical cooldown. the usual -- the 600 night isn't usually until october 16. the first 55 is around october 27. so you can see, usually it is the latter half of october. and, sometimes it even extends all the way into november. way back when, was the latest 55 degrees temperature. so it can be as late as the end of november. and right now, while there is a hint and some of those models with cooldown, we are in it for a while with a lot of heat, mostly dry conditions. and those only storms are down on highlands county. if you are planning on going out tonight, it will be
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it will be warm. upper 80s to lower 90s even after 6 pm. and as i said, we had a record in tampa we hit 93. and, largo 85, and plant city 91. and lower 80s and highlands county.clearwater is 88. and, there is a lot of stuff going on this weekend. and for the overwhelming majority of our viewing area, you're not going to have a drop of rain. if you that will include that area. you know how it can be one or two showers to pop up and if they are over, it can get kind of nasty but at least the odds are in our favor that it will not be raining. and if you're going to the beach, those rain chances are basically nonexistent. and, we have great weather in store. this evening, we are going over to the beach to check out the sunset. and, the only rains were
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county. and here, heading for tailgating, the weather will be beautiful. and, by lunchtime maybe one or two showers could start to pop up. there will not be many but there will be a couple. same thing right. you them -- 3 pm. and, the weather should be okay. and a few interior storms. now sunday, we begin to see a little bit more moisture returning. and because that game is 4 pm, there's a little bit better chance that we will be dodging a few storms. and i think next week we start to see a little bit more moisture and a better chance of rain. so looking at your forecast partly cloudy skies. and, when you wake up in the morning is going to be warm. up near 80 up near 81st thing in the morning. and, rain chances are 20% on saturday, 30% on sunday, and i do think that by next week, we
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moisture returning a better chance of storms in the afternoon. this weekend, the majority of the air will be dry especially along the coast. and, this will be over east of 75. going to the beacow perfect. temperatures are in the middle to upper 80s each and every day. and, your forecast for the bulls in the knowles may be best and the knowles, maybe and isolate -- an isolated shower. we. >> yes. >> new tonight, a man posting this video on facebook. it looks like a three-year-old smoking marijuana. that 17-year-old is facing charges. police say he handed the child
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teen smoking inside of the car and is facing charges of endangering the welfare of the child. still ahead, the austin seferian jenkins era is over. why this will was a longtime --
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thank you for stopping by, enough is enough. they didn't waste any time taking the decision on the tight end austin seferian jenkins. he was arrested for his send dui. he was arrested a little after 4 am after he was driving 75 to 80 miles an hour. and in the process, he cut off the state trooper before getting pulled over. not smart.
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again. and six hours before he was supposed to be on the field. can you imagine if he didn't get pulled over? well, players usually arrive hours earlier. he was booked around 6:30 am and was released at 12:30 pm. and the coach, would not really comment on his arrest after practice. but his boston. they released, estate -- his boss very disappointed in after careful consideration felt that this was the right decision. and, that release should've happened earlier. us was the last strike. member, he kicked him out of practice in june. and minutes later they got into a fight with fans and remember when he did this pose in 2014? immaturity, lack of production,
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and now they can move in -- move on. and they won't have him or doug martin, or cecil. they had been rolled out for the rams game. we have much more coming up tonight at 11 pm. we have it on the jenkins drama as well as the big preview. we are not nervous yet. >> and a look at your forecast. if you're not going to game -- the game, lots >> we have continuing coverage on our website go over to
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tonight here, breaking news. the chilling video now revealed, the deadly police shooting in charlotte. you can hear the wife's plea right on it. >> don't shoot him! he didn't do anything. >> it is the family's video. tonight, why authorities are refusing to release their own. also tonight, the narrow escape in new york city. the pedestrians, kicking one of those bombs, placed right on the sidewalk. they had no idea. and tonight, how authorities now believe the suspect got those bombs into the city. the school bus crash late today, flipping over. pictures coming in now. three days to the debate. who was seen walking into trump tower? and, hillary clinton. the reality star and billionaire who now says he will be in the front row for her. and, the first lady's passport hacked, and 500 million

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