action for you. this is abc action news the federal government is making it easy for comp students to get a head start on financial aid. what you can do right now. and what you need to do if your home or property was damaged by hurricane hermie. they have the money, now they just need a plan. we could learn how federal fundg the zika virus. a morning and thank you for joining us on this monday morning. let's get an update on your action weather forecasts. >> we're talking about matthew, just getting an update about some changes. by the way, the storm just passed over noah bully, we're

it is continuing to move to the north with the high fluctuating. this is going to be heading north as a major hurricane. that hasn't changed. we are going to be talking about torrential rain and the eventual track as it passes east of us. i want to get to the local weather with temperatures in little cooler, upper 60s right now. by later this afternoon we will get back to some showers and storms. i think by lunchtime is just some isolated stuff going on with a potential wet evening commute. we have had crashes on i 75. we still have a few flashing lights out there but nothing slowing you down. as far as you drive through downtown tampa, interstate 275

five minutes from downtown over to the howard franklin bridge. check out your drive time's, you are all in the green headed out this morning. coming up right now and two minutes after five. fema crews are here in the bay area starting to assess the damage left behind from hurricane hermie. we're live in new port richey, and erika that dealt with flooding. fema said help is on the way.>>reporter: i think they are going to be very happy about that after know that crews will be in pasco county. we are right next to the river, you may remember some of our reports where this area was affected by hurricane hermie. let's show you what this area here looked like just a couple of weeks ago. flooded streets for several days. it was dangerous for people to

knock people over. you can imagine you can get to your home or leave it if you are there. this area did have mandatory evacuation. some homes took on water and their property was damaged. if you are watching this and were affected fema tells us every family will be assessed and taken care of on a case-by- case basis.>> you won't know what type of assistance are eligible for until you register with fema, did you will find out. >>reporter: to do so you can either call 1.800.621.fema or go online to www.disaster assistance or go online to www.disasterassistance.gov. fema says there is help. that is why we are here this morning because we want to talk to these folks and see if they have registered and if they need help and if they are getting it. we're live in new port richey.

better idea of how newly approved funding will be used to fight the zika virus. senior officials with the us department of health and human services are scheduled to give an update this afternoon. congress passed $1.1 billion to prevent the virus and stop it from spreading. we are waiting to see how much money will come to florida. and new preliminary testing suggested there aren't still new cases in miami beach. a consumer alert, sammy's milk baby food is recalled over concerns that it may contain a potentially deadly bacteria. the fda says the baby food maker did not test for a bacteria that can cause severe and deadly blood infections or meningitis. they also say the baby poop may have an adequate levels of iron.

and said return it for a refund. so far there are no reports of illness. you need financial aid for college? you are already behind. student started filling out forms this weekend, three months earlier. the free application for federal student aid is an importan also the gateway application for federal student loans. in the past students and parents had to wait until january 1, but the idea is that by moving things up a few months students will have more time to compare financial aid offers. spaghetti warehouse has closed its doors and stop selling pasta for good yesterday. the restaurant lost its lease

its parent company kept it open a little longer than planned after community outcry. they hope to return to tampa in another location sometime in the future. it was open for more than 30 years. moving to florida is proving costly for a chief that is now been stripped of a title that he is held over 20 years. according to tribal rules the chief must live in rhode island. over the weekend he was voted to be impeached. it comes 10 months after a local news station found that he had attained drivers license or registered to vote here in florida. passengers on a recent flight in st. petersburg to niagara falls are upset after being diverted to syracuse. customers told our sister station that passengers were told the airline was not providing buses and they were responsible for getting themselves from syracuse to niagara falls. officials say whether was to blame and that it is up to the

we reached out to a legion, but have not heard back. j johnson said election officials in 21 states have requested help and blocking cyber attacks that may impact the upcoming elections. investigators believe the hacking is tied to the highest levels of the russian government. concerns are mounting after abc news reported that hackers had targeted computers of at least 20 states. we have learned that in four cases hackers got inside of those databases and likely copied information about thousands. >> potentially the presidential election could be manipulated by outside threats. i never thought i would live to see that day. >> there is no evidence hackers changed voter rolls. there is concern moving forward. hillary clinton is getting

registration events this afternoon in orlando and sarasota. the deadline to register to vote is october 11. yesterday clinton spoke before a black congregation in north carolina addressing gun violence and recent police shooting. she acknowledged systemic racism and says her families do not face the same where respect families face. >> like every grandmother i worry about the safety and security of my gra but my worries are not the same as black grandmothers. they have different and deeper fears about the world that their grandchildren face. >> today clinton will attend a voter registration event in akron, ohio, the hometown of lebron james. yesterday he endorsed clinton calling her a champion for children. donald tropic thunder fire after the new york times reported that he declared

tax experts say the loss could allow him to legally avoid paying income taxes for as long as 18 years. >> the times fails to point out that he has an obligation to take advantage of and use the lawful deductions and tax advantages available. the reality is this is part of our tax code. the man is aging is how to operate the tax code for the benefit of the people he is serving. >> donald charles responded with this to be writing, i know our complex tax laws better than anyone who has ever run for president and i the only one who can fix them. manatee could become the latest county to start a registry that stars convicted -- that tracks convicted animal abusers. critics are considering a law to track. hillsborough county

shelters, breeders, pet stores, and every day people don't sell pets to those convicted of abusing them. a woman is getting a special dedication, she is a former foster child, social worker, and longtime volunteer. the 34-year-old was abused as a child and recently diagnosed still continues to mentor kids. today, children and coworkers will dedicate a sunflower garden to her at the courtyard near the children's services building. hurricane matthew is barreling towards jamaica, haiti, and cuba with wind speeds of 130 miles per hour. matthew will bring devastating flooding to the western tip of haiti and matthew is discharging -- is the strongest atlantic storm in recent history.

people are not prepared. in haiti many didn't know about it. and in a neighborhood under mandatory evacuation in jamaica most are not leaving. >> well, i just feel like i will stay here. i think i say. i from here, i will die here.>> the storm is expected to pass next to one taught them obey, cuba. -- guantanamo bay, cuba. >> unfortunately some areas don't stand a chance with the kind of shelters that we are looking at. there are folks in haiti still in shelters from the earthquake back in 2010. what about florida? we will talk about the latest track coming up. coming up, a balloon crashes into power lies into -- in new

a criminal nicknamed the panty bandit has been caught in california. how police found him and how

we are following breaking news this morning and manatee county, deputies are on the scene wherein 18-year-old was found dead. a driver spotted the body of alexander anderson.

was shot. they haven't found suspects but are calling this a homicide. protesters took to the street for a second night in los angeles. it came after a vigil for carnell snell junior. police say he was shot after he ran from a car. they say they found a gun near the body and have it release further details. a group of several dozen intersection saturday and sunday. business not something you want to see, this balloon caught in power lies in new mexico. amanda won the war in the gondola when babylon hit the line sunday morning. the accident also cause a power outage. it happened during albuquerque's annual balloon testable. it is one of the largest blown

right now for us we are in the middle and upper 70s. a few clouds and yesterday we had those late date thunderstorms. today we had a similar pattern setting up. some will be on the heavier side as far as the potential for downpours. we had storm is marching west yesterday meeting the seabreeze which will again happen toda these numbers are possible later this afternoon and into the evening hours. it takes a while for things to get going and is usually a very late day event. this continues over the next few days indirectly affected by matthew down to the south. with plenty of moisture there we go, you see that coalescing of the thunderstorms by the time we get into the evening

here is the latest on matthew, 130 miles per hour wind. you can see the thunderstorm activity associated with matthew and the heavy rain already impacted with haiti. they are expecting a potential foot of rainfall. our forecast has a making landfall across the base of wonton moe and -- guantanamo bay. and then it make its into friday. it kind of parallels the coast. we are basically out of the cold, but just keep checking back in case this moves a little further to the west. right now we have to watch this very closely. you can see the computer model taking it in the carolina direction. 87 for us and partly sunny. once again, 50% coverage

and friday. we are watching this crash on interstate 75 southbound. it looks like it is the exit to state rose 60. not really causing any delays. this is the sunshine skyway. we have construction going on. the good news is traffic is still pretty light and they are scheduled to have this wrapped up by it clears. a so-called panty bandit is behind bars after allegedly breaking into nearly a dozen lingerie stores in california. police say the man you just saw had broken into nearly 20 businesses and stolen women's lingerie.

open the back door of a store. police believe he stole more than $10,000 worth of women's underwear. an attack on a police cruiser caught on camera. police have made a big break in the case. if you are looking for a needle in a haystack having hundreds of people on the job helps. ahead, how a huge volunteer turnout help to find a three- year-old lost in a cornfield. sales of tesla have doubled in less than one year. >> teslas vehicles tend to be catching on. the company says they're selling twice as many cars as they were one year ago. >> and keep an eye out on uber gift cards at a retailer near you. the service is rolling out cars to 35,000 locations in the coming weeks. walmart, target, and cbs are just a few of the places.>> and there are new options for

this personalized family what i can turn on the tv, wake up the kids, even urged them to wear a jacket if chile. prototypes may be ready in the spring. >> i can handle waking up the

hours of searching for a missing three-year-old in wisconsin, they found the boy almost a full day after he was missing. a man named tom found the boy. when he picked them up the boys legs were called and he was so afraid he couldn't speak.>> it didn't register how amazing it was, glad that he was sitting up and looked safe and he was just very scared. i should come and she said, well, if it were your kids how many people what you want to come? i came right away. >> 450 people have searched the area. a free accident on the hogwarts express. we will tell you how it cigarette into injuring a 14-

attack on bill clinton backfire. i had what he is saying about his everybody cheats comic.

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this is abc action news. just a few hours before everyone needs to be out of this condemned hotel. and shocking news about perpetual. a new study says it could raise your risk of depression. the morning and thanks for waking up with us. it is a monday, last night we had some big thunderstorms. more of the same today? >> we are expect with an easterly flow. the temperatures get together with the dewpoints and we make some fog. we are already down to a mile and three quarters. we will watch as patchy fog comes around this morning. pretty quiet right now. for us it is going to be