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much. >> the group is affiliated with saint michaels church. now,h the arrest of treasurer bennett. >> i thi do the right thing. >> the long time church member f the group's checks into personal account. >> it was quite a surprise. when we first found out that there was a problem the check that we had asked to be issued to the church bounced. >> investigators say bennett used some of the money to try to open a storefront for his furniture business that store flooded destroying much of his stock but bank record also show that he spent thousand on bills and fast food. >> i don't see him driving a new
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wife or family his business was failing. >> a big chunk of the money was promised to the church for renovations the rest goingroams, children. >> the group admits th the elected board meanwhile family is well-known at this chch . good evening. if you're just walking in we've got a tropical storm out there and this is close to a hurricane. it's going to take 24 to 36 hours but matthew is a large
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could come into place in regards to possibly jamaica, cuba. first things first winds 60 miles an hour. over the next couple of track islooking at a o the north whether it's sooner or later it's just too early to tell. we'll take a closer look. i'm gembers coming and a it looks to be rainy. coming up the presen counties becauer declaration of hurricane hermine. the declaration means youply for re. just go to their website. i've tweeted out the link.
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ath of marlinscher fernandez. tonar marco rubio calling fore died. he slammed n the dark and died. it has long been problematic for boaters. less than 90 dozens will gather to honor fernandez. we're live where and staff are still feeling the loss. >> that's right that vigil a little over an hour away right here on the baseball field. i spoke with f beball coach who remembers him playing in this very spot. tonight friends and community members willl m set for tomorrow but it's closed to the public. fans and teammates were ocatessing.
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was a sophomore he knew he was going to play professionally and loved seeing him excel. >> i coached him 3 years here, and i'm very proud and we stayed in touch ande' happy. lleras bless with tall leapted, didn't take it for granted and worked har >> his smile attitude people are remembering. again that candle lightil will be right here starting at 7:30. 2 new patients coming forward accusing a mental health counselor of during sessions that makes 4 total. all say conti molesteded them instead of helping them. they say he justified it as a form of treatment to rid the body of toxins. he's been in practice
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records of complaints or discipline with the state but police fear there are still more victims out there. >> if there's anything inappropriate whether it's language, touched we want to know so please please give us a call and let us know. >>00,000 bond. his attorney says do not rush to judgment. tampa police releasing video of an armed robber and they need your help getting him off the streets before he strikes again. take mobile station on 46th street. officers saying this guy has a gun in a white sock points i register and runs off. if you know who he is you're asked to call the tampa police department right away. now, tonight deputies offering a reward for your help. this man is wanted for attempted murder.
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dangerous. if you know he crstpers your tip could be worth a cash reward. new video tonight showing a suspected they've. police say this guy took a thousand dollars of stuff from a flower shop. investigators saytoplants on 2 t indications and a metal beveratp tr the drug pink key or u-47700 is linked to 2 floridait times n
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they're buying xanax in the street but -- they're saying it's xanax. somebody takes a pill and they're dying. >> the attorney general has signed an emergency order banning the drug. he says makers will just change the formula to get around the law similar to what's happening to other drug. the u.s. senate finally agreeing to put more money in th lawmakers pass ago bill to keep the government over through december 9th. last week local and state government officials met in an effort to urge congress to pass additional anti-zika funding. and shocking news tonight about zika a whistleblower claiming that the cdc is using the wrong test to detect this virus. the washington post saying [audio difficulty] rose some concerns about a new test
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misses nearly 40% of zika infections and claims the cdc withheld information from state and local public health labs. the cdc says it's boosted the tests. 2 of the [audio difficulty] apartment complexes. authorities already identified the mii gardenagcy as well. the state today just confirming another 6 non-travel related zika cases that makes 115 total. new tonight u.sill soon be headingoo will train ane there. the es are planning to start the operation in the next few months. the u.s. currently has 4,600 troops in
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publicpecten to n the fall of 2018. still to come caught on camera a postal worker tossing a package 20 feet across the yard the response the homeowner says he got. >> and almost prime time for package thieves to sta hitting your porches tonight the simple and affordable steps you can take right no keep your packages safe this holiday season. >> and still lookingin cloudy and off shore there is rain in clearwater. i'll let you know where it's moving in and if it going to be a problem
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al over. >> 20 seconds. and [indiscernible] and the guy my bag.e and >> well, you see his headse right now. sh won't be going b gas station. showing a a packagebout 30 f>> the homeow. he video and the worker said he knew the driver and would talk to him but says he was never offered an apology. packageai
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and that is could help keep your stuff safe. >> it's package first rate season in tampa. a man and a woman were recently seen stealing a delivery box from a home in the middle of the day. according to the neighborhood watch. they say it happened there last week as well. an estima atedmericans have at problem is only expected to grow. >> all of a sudden you've got packages, groceries ouo keep an eye on it. >> he mesaysecurity cameras >> something watching your
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imagesye e them. some callow to you talk with your delivery person. you can tell the guy hey can you put it around back can you put it inside the door. you can tell them what to do. >> now, if you don't want anything shipped to your home altogether this holiday season there is a new tool for people right here it's amazon loc in several the area. you can pick which with lockers that you want your stuff to be shipped into. and of course you can always have packages shipped directly to the post office or ups or fed ex stores. all right. st. petersburg
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for the toxic algae. st. petersburg beach says it's monitoring the red tide but it's not closing any beaches or keeping swimmers from the water. looking outside pretty thatening out there. looking out to the west there are some thrstosn fe of 30 miles off shore right up the we s there it is. if you live in citrus county you're picking up decent rains right now and thunderstorms as well. they extends west. a few showers and thunderstorms across the metro area but most of this is off shore for now over tontinue to e inil of begin to break up a bitt the heaviest rains you can look back out to the west there's
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15 miles off a little bit lighter west. a few isolated storms polk county a few more but otherwise the bulk is off shore and it will be moving onshore tonight. there's more on the way. we've got a front off to our north that's going to sort of spawn and develop these storms and push them incompetent lorrow night and into friday 0s across most of the area. we hit the upper 80s today. we hit 84 in tampa which is where we are right now under partly to mostly cloudy skies. 82 in clearwater. st. petersburg 83. 88 the hot spot. there's the satellite kind of an unsettled weather pattern the next few days. there's a cold front and
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entire area. originally we were thinking maybe around i-4 it fizzles out now, if look like citrus county and fizzles out. south of that front you don't get the cooler drier air. this evening we still track isolated showers there was few more that roll in overnight and then by furs thing tomorrow morning partly cloudy skies a few more showers and storms along the coast not many but there will be a few out there. by lunchtime a few more and t as they do so later on thursday afternoon. pattern doesn't change much. the front is still up here sort of pushes all that moisture right on up into our viewing area. now, friday morning there's the front. you can see where it dries out significantly from citrus county northward. you're right on the fringe. the rest of us looks like we stay often the moist side of the front.
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noly cool dry air. but we're at the end of september you can count on 2 or 3 cold front in october to give us cooler air in the morning and november before we really start to see the changes more prolonged changes.re is a look w tropical storm, recon is just about to fly in again. this is a big storm it isn't think we'll i think hurricane. the potential is it all boi d eventually we think some time later saturday into sunday this is going to turn. until then no changes. so we'll continue to track it. it moves north it may be a little more to the east, maybe a little more to the west. all of it is in play. florida, cuba the bahamas and everybody
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ending drive we'd b 1 and 2. imagi and 1m that's gip 101 points on defense but that's tomorrow's discussion. [audio difficulty]. >> it not how you start but it's how you finish. so definitely bring that drive every single day, that passion every single day be excited to come here and be excited to play because not every with one has this opportunity. you can't be out there tryinghat i could see o this team and you want do care there wasime a o could debate that but in the words of coach fisher the only one that's stopping you is you.
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tonight, breaking news. shots fired at an elementary school. hitting children a teacher, suspect in custody. images now coming in from the scene. the deadly police shooting. the aftermath live on facebook. the man's saying she told police hasd. authorities say he was quote, shooting stance. the breaking headline here in new york city. the new image from the fbi tonight, they now know who the mystery men are,er those bombs placed in new york. where are they now? major developments in the race for the white house.ith a h clin and, tonight, trump's team acknowledges he needs to practice for the next debate. meanwhile, michelle obama tonight not holding back against trump.
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