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today, a shooting at an elementary school in south carolina. this is at tomville elementary school in the northeast corner of the state. two students and a teacher were shot. they are in the hospital right now. possibly a teenager we have learned is in custod thid e and responsiblisth ibstay on top is developing sto also breaking right now, an amber alert for this 4-year- old, seen on the screen there. this is norris dale, jr., last

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there. case in point, the two new victims that came forward overnight. if you met this man or feel like he took advantage of you or inappropriately touched you, you should definitely call police. ryan raiche, the now tampa bay. we had a few showers a little while ago here tain mpa and now to watch in the tropic >> let's start with what's happening outside right now. you can see we have miies but you cae e camera shaking a little bit from gustier winds. as we look at the radar, we don't have a ton of rain across pinellas or hillsborough county. all the major roads and bridges are looking good. but take a look at what is offshore, a big batch of widespread rain and a few isolated thunderstorms ahead of that. this is into ro the next couple

grilling out tigyou'll be dodging showers and storms in places. we are not talkiout 30% ou 6:00 tonight, then down to about 30% temperatures remain on the steamy side, an falling overnext couple hours. we storm matthew,the next forecast. w ws and protests that are getting more active in california just outs another deadly police shrican-a under national scrutiny. >> todd walker traveled to where the shooting happened.

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threatening. no word on how the teacher is doing right now. you casethe piures of what the scene looked like, that ambulance leaving there. one mom tells us what her daughter did during the shwent to bathroom and put the asagains the door. so scared, i don't even want >> the suspect, possibly a teenagor can what e today a startling new study finds racial bias can start as early as preschool. >> today state and federal researchers are looking at the research done by one university. >> reporter: kendall williams

dimmed. >> that's why i think parents should be more involved, and do your research on what preschool your children want to go to. >> reporter: arthur willms is reacting to new stud yale university that suggests racism asearly black childrthree times more gein tro itone study? >> i really feel it's wrong kind of information, because all we're doing is people that are already racist or reverse

to anything they without empirical research. >> reporter: they tracked teachers gazes with sophisticated technology. the science according to this is that right found teachers spent more time looking at black students >> how old are the teache? how did grow up? what did eiparents teach them? >> if you really

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countries. so far this year there 54 measl u.s. in 16 states including florida. right now 91% of babies in the u.s. are getting the vaccine that protects against measles. it is the fifth vaccine- ev prevented in our area. looking very beautiful outside. we had some station. where is it now? >> we have had rounds of showers and storms that have rolled through. we ha left and to the right it's a little darker. take a look at the radar. over tampa things are nice we g beach, we are seeing the

thunderstorms moving into the tarpon springarea here and honeymoon island. there of th iisalabout 7 and a half miles offshore. i ink yoll see rolling in. will all th hold tetas it moves inland over the next few hours? probably not. we'lor rolling west to east abroout su little after. you can hothomes together. even at 8:00, we he scattered anshsome heavier ls. after that it really becomes lighter but we're not still see a overnight. few of these showers movi

commute for some of us because of the showers along the coast moving inland about noon. first hatch of the day, expect more cloud cover and rain. not everybody saw it this morning but we saw some showers early in the same spots along the coast. by 4:00, a good amount of afternoon showers and storms. part of the reason we have a higher coverage now and why l boundayingto omorrow, a approach the state. by thursday isnging around t pa then it fizzles out to our north. doesn't look like we'll get to enjoy that drier, cooler air. doesn't look like it will come together. we'll have higher rain chances as a result of the front just off to our north. we're still going to be warm

over the next few days, still hot and humid. and the coverage of the rain, 30% 40% through sunday. coming up at 5:00, we'll upte you on the tropics. we have an amber alert for 4-year-old norris dale, jr. of jacksonville, has been canceled. no word on where he is but know he's safe right now. we are learning why the amber air letter was issued in the first place. the sheriff's office went to an apartment for a welfare check and they found a body. the boy and were gone. two cases were filed against dale sr. last year. wof a custody case as well. let's take a live look at

trail. this is happening live, trump hitting three different states today. what do the bible and 50 shades of grey have in common? they are two of the most challenged books in the country. >> reporter: every year the books on thlist usually address big issues like sexism, racism, and religion. even the bible made the list. >> i'm looking a book provokes some scsi, more discussion. >> reporter: he's drawn to the books that have been chlenged, some banned.

rerter: the american library association tracks the top ten most chlenged books. ha50 sdes ranked second,and number six, the bible. >> do people want it to be taken out of the library when they challenge it? >> i think some do. >> reporter: challenges don't often lead to a ban but provide a look at the challenges facing society. >> look at the top over years past and you can see what was uneasy in society at the times. >> reporter: three of the most recent list focus on transgender roles.

>> i'm going to stick with the dictionary of mutual understanding. >> this is actually banned books week, designed to draw our attentioto the issue. five: . >> abc's show modern family has a new guest star, an 8-year-old transgender boy. jackson will aytom, one of lily's friends. the show is about her dads overhearing her insult jackson's character, so they

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