full refunds after a bomb threat forced the themepark to shut down. >> the theme park closed as authorities are working to find out if the threat is legit. we go to winterhaven. we do know the public was not in danger. >> reporter: that is correct. although it is considered an active scene, police are reassuring us the park is far enough away from the main street in winterhaven that the general public is not in danger at this hour. e piece of paper inside the park prompting an all-out evacuation. >> a popular themepark with no guests inside. all guests and employees rushed off the property after a note was found inside the park. guests were shuttled to nearby restaurants to wait it out. >> that is the state of affairs today. hopefully there's nothing over

it stinks but we will make it up tomorrow. >> this family vacation from denver are left making new plans. they say it was a calm orderly evacuation. >> they were treating us well, there is a character out there playing with the kids making everybody happy. >> the themepark was shut down for the day, the fbi and tampa bomb squad continued their search for dangerous canines trained to detect bomb materials, with several agencies to assist us. >> reporter: we did speak to the general manager at legoland in winterhaven this afternoon, he said he believes the bomb threat was a hoax. when we asked multiple follow- up questions asking him to elaborate he did not want to.

like that from which her haven, ryan smith abc action news. a suspected kidnapper returning to tampa bay. just arriving a half hour ago to face charges, nearly one week after being accused of abducting a four-year-old girl. authorities found him and the girl earlier this week in tennessee. health says there is a newsy zone in miami, we are learning five people have tested positive for zeke officials believe they got the virus from right here in florida. of the patients, three live within the new zone, the other two visited the area recently. a dangerous and deadly day on bay area roads. two of the cases killing a prominent women.

his truck through at least three rooms of her home. ryan raiche is live outside of the home. authorities told us the driver was drunk and out of control. >> reporter: it sure looks that way, this was an all-day job pulling the truck from the middle of the house, they put some wood up there to cover the gaping hole, i will show you the direction he was coming. they went across the road and yo look over here as he crossed this road it appears he hit this ridge and went airborne, look how close he came to hitting the tree. if he would have it could have been a totally different story. tonight undoing the deadly mess. >> it came in an instant. >> janice folds killed on impact the moment a pickup truck came barreling through

wyatt folds just woke up and started their morning routine. >> she just walked into the bedroom. >> and then total chaos. >> he said it was like an explosion. >> the truck going so fast it plowed to the first bedroom into the dining room coming to rest in the kitchen. the junkman weaved in and the house. >> he climbs out of the vehicle and he goes outside. he is going to leave. but, neighbors have came out to the community and they say no, you're not going anyplace. >> the man had a long criminal history including an arrest in 2009 causing damage and injury while driving drunk. 's record is getting longer. >> friends describe jan as a

longtime pastor he was up early to go to bible study, the entire family trying to understand such a senseless loss. >> you have to explain to me, nothing in my life prepared me for what happened this morning. >> reporter: janice folds suffered a stroke a few years ago, every morning she rides a exercise bike in the room. this morning to make her husband coffee she went to lay down in the guest room that is when it happen. right now a pasco county family is hoping a boy recovers after being hit by a car this morning, the crash on ridge road in newport richie leaving him critically injured. highway patrol says after 6:00 this morning the boyfriend across the street into traffic.

osswalk close to where this happened and it may have been avoided if the boy had used it. the search is on for hit and run driver who killed the student. the car hitting the 17-year-old ashley perdomo as she tried to catch a bus home from work. he will hear the message her mom wants the driver to hear and the evidence that could help investigators crack the case. donald trump blasting >> the nominee says he can prove it but he will release the evidence at an appropriate time. as we told you last night several women are coming forward claiming trump groped and kiss them without their consent. trump is threatening to sue the new york times which first reported the cases. trump blasted the accusations as a coordinated attack from the clinton campaign dubbing the clinton family as

control is deemed a sexist, a racist, a xena folk and morally deformed. they will attack you, they will slander you. they will seek to destroy your career and your family. >> meanwhile clinton makes her way to san francisco for a fundraiser. michelle obama is also new hampshire she called the revelations frightening. >> this is not something we can ignore, it is not something we can sweep under the rug as just another disturbing footnote in a sad election season. >> the white house sending out a warning to trump a spokesperson saying if he attacks the first lady he could lose even more standing. meanwhile according to a

lead in pennsylvania, more than 80% said they are troubled by a recently released video trump bragging about groping women. new video of hurricane a call hammering bermuda. the streets are banded as blinding rain and howling winds move through, right now nicole bearing down on bermuda but moving from the island. shay ryan just got an updated travel route. as it moves away, but they will continue to have tropical storm force winds on the island tonight, it is a tiny dot here you can see how the majority of the storm is to the north east of the island at the moment, as we look at the continued path nicole will continue to weaken and moved to the electric not posing more threat to the land but it will continue to create landfall, storm surge and some

improve by tomorrow. as far as our area is concerned, there is a lightning game tonight against the red wings, the puck drops at 7:30, if you're going to the game you don't have to worry about the weather getting in your way. it will be warm but chilly inside temperatures will be in the mid-70s when you leave, overall tonight whatever you have planned the weather is working in , i will have the seven-day forecast coming up in a bit. as the carolinas cleanup from hurricane matthew we are hearing about another death tied to the major storm, a virginia man was likely swept away during heavy flooding bringing the total number of us deaths to 36. 50,000 people without power in north carolina and dozens of counties approved for federal

where flagler county leaders are working on plans to rebuild this section of the iconic roadway. the powerful waves partially washed away the road. so far we know they are planning to build a metal wall on the road to better protect it from future storms. >> two boston police officers hurt in a shooting are out of surgery, the man accused of pulling the trigger moved up north from south florida. police shot and killed kirk figueroa he was wearing body armor and had an assault rifle. documents show he was a boston constable and he is a former member of an army reserve military police unit trained in mixed martial arts. a carjacking in a neighborhood and a dangerous suspect found hiding in a pool. the crime that sparked this

should have time. >> emergencies ignored the alarming number of times an operator is accused of blowing off calls and the reason she says she did it. the reason authorities believe this pilot brought this plane down on purpose. and the one move his teacher will do to try to keep it from

we are keeping tabs on frightening home invasions across the area, at least one such effect on the run. let's begin with citrus county, this sketch is the best clue they have to go one. this man broke into a woman's home near fresno avenue, thankfully the woman was not hurt but the guy took some of

dark sweatshirt and short. a separate case in pennell's county where the search is on tonight for a second man who broke into this apartment and stole a woman's car. adam winer spent the day in the neighborhood where this happened and he shows the unique hiding spot. >> it is after dark one of the women who lives here gets a knock at the door, two meant one of them threatening her with a gun and your keys. her car keys the woman was left unharmed but the men stole her car from the lot of these apartments are 54th avenue north. soon they ended up crashing into a kenneth city neighborhood with deputies hot on their trail. >> they come flying down the street. you can hear it and they hit the tree. >> this witness did not want her face shone says she nearly came face-to-face with the man.

fence and the other jumped the neighbors fence. >> down the street. >> when i looked out to see if she had cat food i saw the police officer run by with a canine. >> then into a backyard. >> the person jumped the fence and ended up in my pool. very alarming and scary. when they told me to stay in the house i had no problem. locked the door the 21-year-old richard cann was charged with armed home invasion robbery, grand theft and more. one of the weapons was found in the stolen crashed car, another was tossed. the other man is on the run. in pennell's county, adam winer abc action news. we are hearing from a texas man who says a 911 operator

we know the houston area operator admitted that she has done this several times, in one case a man called 911 after seeing two cars speeding, williams took his call but before he could finish explaining she hung up and said ain't nobody got time for this. >> what i thought at the time i thought my phone dropped the call. >> williams told investigators doesn't want to talk to them or to anyone. it is possible she has done this thousands of times. abc action weather max. we have had a gorgeous stretch of weather today, the clearwater beach camera showing a mix of sun and clouds as the sun is getting ready to set, folks walking on the sand,

nothing showing up, we have had some rain working its way across the state but nothing more than a brief sprinkle. that is not just today, we are setting up a nice end of the week forecast for you. look at the sky conditions and temperatures, 85 degrees partly cloudy skies, clearwater same deal saint pete 84 degrees mostly sunny, winds from the east and northeast at 5 to 10 miles per hour, really looking fantastic, look at the futurecast, you can see that green trying to show up that is where we are trying to get a little bit of moisture out of the clouds, maybe a sprinkle at best, through midnight you can see the green on the east coast of florida, not likely working its way to our area. that is just something you may

at the same thing, 5:00 in the afternoon, maybe a shower but probably not, if you have plans to get yardwork done or you want to take a dip in the pool with a high of 87, plenty warm, plenty of dry hours, most of us will be perfectly dry again tomorrow. if you do see rain it would be a short-lived shower that works its way across the state. on average we should be starting the day around 69 degrees, we should be ending the day around 85. temperatures have been above average lately as a result of the extra sunshine out there and the overnight temperatures have been a bit above average. take a look at the most accurate seven-day forecast, tomorrow morning 70 degrees ending the day at 87, a 10% chance to see an afternoon shower and not even likely you would see a storm over the next couple of days, as we head into the weekend things are looking great, a nice mix of sun and

shower it will be likely sunday , still with only 20% chance for that in any given neighborhood, most of the area will be perfectly dry and the brief shower will be nothing in comparison to the afternoon storm, it is unlikely it will cause problems. we do have a weak frontal boundary moving through friday unnoticed, no big changes in the temperature over the next week, what you don't see after thursday is another stronger front that will roll through friday, behind that for next week and we could see a noticeable dip in temperatures and are humidity. that is looking like our next best chance for a stronger front saturday of next week. a full week away before we have a chance of feeling more like ball. back to. and eye-popping water bill that seemed to come out of nowhere, the explanation for the mistake that nearly forced it a family from their

hundreds of buildings making it easier for dads to take care of children. coming up, a mother's message to the driver who hit

we are closely watching developments from this week's deadly connecticut a student pilot was distraught about how badly he was doing at a flight academy looking to end his life. investigators and i believe the crash was an act of terror but they are searching his apartment planning to inspect his a look -- electronics. the researcher try to get control of the plane before it crashed. the pilot died and the instructor survived. dads will have an easier time doing diaper duty when the

president barack obama signing into law the bathrooms accessible in every situation act also called the babies act requires men and women's restrooms have baby changing tables. the law will affect social security offices, post office buildings and federal courthouses among other places. the county recently filled a rather large sinkhole in this area under these barricades. one family says it cost them $500. how that could happen coming up. the fight for your lunchtime business getting more intense, what amazon prime is doing to make sure you get your

>> we are closely watching several stories tonight, legoland shut down a bomb threat was left in a note inside the themepark. investigators are searching every room entrance and exit at the park. it was shut down immediately and is closed for the rest of the night, the legoland hotel has reopened. take a look at this surveillance video just released by deputies showing a door-to-door shooting rampage in pinellas county. it shows larry hoad knocking on the door of this home and then shooting through the glass. investigators say that he wanted revenge after being evicted. deputies eventually shot him. a suspected kidnapper returning to tampa, the man returning to face charges after adopting a girl. he was found earlier this week in tennessee.

a lakeland home, here is video showing the man, ryan tallent being booked into jail. the accident killing janice folds. investigators say that there is no doubt he was drunk. this pinellas county deputy is out of a job facing charges after he stole prescription pills and even pond his service gun. >> erik waxler just talked with the sheriff about how the arrest is part of a much larger problem. >> reporter: the deputy's name is stephen smith, this is his mug shot, he was a good cop when he first started in 2012 but then his life fell apart because of a drug addiction. >> he had nothing, you could tell just by his cruiser honestly it was a mess. he might have been living in that.