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make sure these were all done by sunday which is clearly impossible. >> impossible because verification takes time, when florida pushed the deadline back it meant many last-minute submissions might not be verified in time for those voters to use a regular ballot. >> it is counted at that moment, you can't undo it. >> that is why election supervisors told a judge voting starts on monday in counties like hillsborough and pinellas, those unverified voters should use a provisional ballot. >> it is the same identical ballot but it goes into a sealed envelope comes back securely and allows us to do the research. >> that ensures the integrity of the election and the federal judge agreed but some voters have concerns. >> the resources they have to
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that is where i get concerned. >> this attorney tells us she fears the pressure to verify those late applicants could open the door to voter fraud. >> is a problem, you hear about 10 people receiving social security and benefits. so there are votes being cast that don't have a living breathing voter attached to it. >> officials insist voter fraud is it really possible in florida but in a state with a history of close elections they are trying to find. in pasco county, adam winer abc action news. thousands of mailing ballots are being sent in but if yours is sitting on the table at home you might get a robo call like this. >> our records indicate you received an absentee ballot at have not returned it. please sign and return it.
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your phone in florida, political parties can see who requested a mail-in ballot and who has sent it in. election officials are warning the best way to stop these pushy messages and phone calls is to submit your ballot. there may be more issues for the donald trump foundation. investigative correspondent investigated how they received grants. they are breaking irs rules could face harsh tax penalties. >> i better understand the tax code. >> donald trump brags about his knowledge about tax rules but we found the donald trump foundation may have repeatedly violated the tax code for charitable giving. >> drs he broke the rules. >> david nelson is a tax expert. the problem according to the irs filings, trumps private
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just public charities but other private foundations, something the irs forbids unless trumps foundation provides the irs with proof the money was used for charity. >> it can keep on going to any number of private places. >> we reviewed 10 years of the latest publicly available tax returns, our investigation uncovered nearly $500,000 in contributions to other foundations. the returns did not include the required proof of how the money was used. there is a $100,000 grant to the rubin museum of art, $700,000 to the gucci foundation and $158,000 to the martin greenberg foundation, we found eight separate donations to the new york jets private foundation since 2007 totaling $75,000. >> my conclusion, they were taxable expenditures.
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division on exempt organizations he said the violation could cost the chum foundation big potentially leading to a 20% penalty for each contribution. those returns as shown absent of attention to detail and ignorance to the law. disregard of the law and a pattern. >> when asked for an explanation about potential violations, trumps campaign said the foundation has no full-time staff, no overhead and no paid board members adding the focus has been on distribute in grants to groups it considers worthy. the chum campaign did not address other questions including whether or not the foundation filed updates with the irs or if it sees the need to take corrective actions. from washington. now, abc action weather. >> another beautiful dry day across tampa bay, you can see
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the dry side, a few showers walking across highlands county. not doing a good job holding together, south florida seeing rain today but our area on the dry side that will be the case tonight, if you want to go to walk the dog or have dinner outside conditions are looking great if you plan on grilling temperatures in the 70s shortly after sunset by 8:00 hitting the 70s and overnight temperatures will be bottoming out in the upper 60s. you can see the dryer air settling in but the real treat is still ahead for this weekend, more coming up. brand-new developments out of iraq, iraqi forces have driven now isis in a town east of modal. according to a senior iraqi commander the us trained force is expected to lead the way into the city in the coming days. and the coming weeks, to miami
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leaving one person dead and others injured. you see the scaffolding collapse this is an update to a story we told you about yesterday, in this video you see a lot of wood and other debris it fell several stories when the scaffolding came down. someone died from a heart attack while running away from the falling debris, a woman had to be rescued from her car after the wood smashed it, crews inspected the site today their check caused the black -- collapse. a lot of people gathering at the pulse nightclub in orlando to remember and honor the shooting victims, several artists are inviting the community to come pay contributions as well to a mural outside of the club. the event part of spirit day a day meant to bring awareness to bullying in the lgbtq community, the event will take place at 11:30, in june 49 people were shot while at the club, police
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a south florida man says a kia dealership put his life in danger after finding this gun in the center console of a loaner car. listen to this, the gun was loaded and the safety was off. >> i lifted this up i did not see it, i just felt it. >> there it was, the man called police he called the dealership and eventually the gun original dealership asking to get it back, he said he feels the dealership was negligent by not examining the car before they gave it to him. you may remember a similar case from three months ago a mother found a loaded gun inside of a car, it belonged to the person who last drove the car. the dealership said it was considering adding signs to loaner cars banning guns
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months after a deadly police shooting sparked days of protest like these, the officer accused of killing smith is facing assault charges for an unrelated case. the unidentified victim came forward two days after a milwaukee officer shot smith following a police chase. a press conference ending moments ago, he said he is extremely disappointed, officers say smith was holding a gun when he was two children in bad shape tonight at the hospital after being hit by a smashed up suv. the suv all because of the accident, they were all waiting for the bus stop, the crash happened in kentucky, the suv ran over a girl, pinning her underneath the car, emergency crews rushed the girl to the hospital in critical condition. a third student was hurt, good
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girl stuck under the car.>> she was in bad shape, we raised up the car and the police pulled them out. pulled the little girl out. >> heartbreaking, a school bus made a sudden stop, the suv swerved to avoid the bus and that is how they hit the children, no students were on the bus at the time, the driver had minor injuries and is now facing charges for driving without insurance and registration. price of a life-saving drug leaving many local families feeling they have no choice but to take desperate action to save money. will show you the dangers that local doctors are warning about. a bold scheme cropping up in florida with the purpose of stealing your identity, the way some crooks are taking debit
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tonight we are shining the light on a dangerous practice popping up in online videos, a how-to guide on squeezing extra doses out of an epipen, tonight a well-known tampa bay dr. sounding the alarm and he is about to show you a safer way you can save money on the life- saving allergy medication. >> what you are about to see
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concerned.>> a small puncture tour the top. >> the men in this video which has over 10,000 views is using a hunting knife to cut open an epipen. he takes out the syringe and claims there are multiple doses of the life-saving medication inside. >> you can see five more doses. >> dangers, yes it is not the right thing to do. >> we show the video to a do professor. >> he says cutting open an epipen is not only dangerous but impractical. >> it is not practical for 99.99% of people. that is why you have something set up for persons regardless of their educational level or their ability in medicine.>> then he
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$600 problem. >> break it off, hold of this, a cheaper alternative to the epipen. >> take this out. go up to 3/10 of a cc. >> single shot doses why is it cheaper? you have to inject it yourself. >> there it is, inject. >> the doctor says you can buy the single shot doses at most drugstores with a prescription for $30 compared to $600 for an epipen, it is not for everyone but as for cutting it open, the doctor says only as a last resort during an absolute emergency. we want to know, questions from you we will try to get
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ongoing commitment to take action for you we have set up an easy way to let us know what you are wondering about. go to abcactionnews.com look for the good question logo tell us what we can get to the bottom of. hyundai drivers need to hear your sunroof could become a projectile and put other drivers at risk, the automaker recalling 63,000 newer model sonatas saying the improperly bolted to some of the cars and can fly off, so far there have not been reports of injuries tied to the problem, if you're worried about your car, get in touch with your dealer. and update on the airbag recall. honda and acura owners should get these airbags fixed. the state calls them potentially deadly, this affects 2001 through 2003 honda and
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notices to the affected owners last month. a man arrested for stealing and the reasoning for the crime pretty ironic, this man was arrested yesterday for stealing from a winter haven walmart, when police asked him why he told them he needed to sell it on the streets to raise money to bond his wife out of jail. police arrested her earlier in the day now, abc action weather.>> i don't think i have been more excited about a weekend. >> so many events happening it is going to be great. >> it will be so much more comfortable although you may want that extra layer out in the evening. when was the last time we had
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anything there will be tons of women around town this weekend wearing boots possibly with for. takes in pictures wearing the boots this weekend. have some fun with it, rivergate template tower camera plenty of sunshine over the island, looking great out there, temperatures on the warm side for this time of year, 86 degrees in tampa, 85 brandon, to the north around citrus county it has been warm, 85 degrees, crystal river 84 in floral city, let's look at pinellas county, look near the beaches you can see the temperatures are just as warm across much of the area, pinellas park 87, saint pete 86, clearwater 82.
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gorgeous weather as we look across the area you can see a little bit of rain moving across lake okeechobee and further to the south but overall a really dry day across central florida and north florida. what we have been waiting for, the cold front. let me sure where it is at, it will take some time before it moves into the area, but this is where it is at right now, the cool air behind it headed our way, a lot of this rain ll shower midday tomorrow. most areas will not see any rate, you will notice the winds shifting direction picking up to the afternoon, otherwise, you have a gorgeous day to be hanging out in the backyard, or take a dip in the pool, 85 degrees the high, it could be a little bit warmer than that, 86 or 87 degrees at the front
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in the mid to upper 80s tomorrow so we will be watching for the timing of the storm, speaking of storms in the tropics right now we have this batch of showers and storms in the atlantic. we are not looking at any significant development, only 50% chance but developing into a number of a named storm but at this point it is being kept in between the us and bermuda, again will have major impact on land, on average we should be making it around 84 starting the day around 67, take a look at this, highs tomorrow around 85 degrees above average, into the weekend, saturday morning, 61 is the low, that means to the north in citrus county will likely see temperatures near 50 degrees to start off and then sunday morning you may see some upper 40s, beautiful cool and
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be crisp, it will feel like a florida fall day with temperatures below average all the way into the middle and end of next week as a weaker front moves through by wednesday. that is the seven-day forecast. back to you. a paralyzing moment for parents when a three-year-old boy collapses without warning. the whole thing caught on camera and the hero who saved the day
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use their card, and it needs to be replaced, they say someone will come to their home to take the card, sure enough there is a knock at the door, the victim and the card over, there are several victims so far police say they have some leads but they are not ready to release suspect names yet. terrifying video in this picture, the fear in this mother's face, as she holds her unconscious child than a police officer swoops in and saves the child's li the three-year-old boy was not breathing. the officer did cpr with the anxious parents standing by, as they held their breath, it worked, the child was having a seizure because of a high fever. tonight we are happy to report he is back in perfect health. a look at what is coming up on the red 6:00. >> donated blood testing
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your family and the jaw- dropping night crime spree. >> a likely bullet randomly hits an suv new at 6:00 the damage it caused and the lucky break that allow the driver to walk away unharmed. coming up, the price neighbors say this man's construction is costing them. a school board member defends her costly gravels. coming up we share her travel tab total and the surprising
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live from the station taking action for you, this is abc action news. a terrifyingly close call. >> i felt this impact on >> the random act that nearly made a woman's trip to art class her last. at evening i'm jamison uhler. >> and i'm wendy ryan, a bullet leaving a hole in a woman's suv. >> tonight ryan smith shows us why the authorities may never find the person who fired it.
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class. >> i heard and felt this big impact on my door.>> the 60- year-old in great spirits but asked we not share her identity. she is relieved the bullet struck below the passenger side window. >> if it would have been a couple inches higher it would have hit me. >> driving north on us 301 near state road 70 she believes the bullet came from the east. for now police are chalking this up to random shots fired they say drivers on 301 are not at risk. >> we certainly don't have evidence there is someone out there taking shots at vehicles. >> a freak accident and it -- a lucky break. >> i was so shaken up i couldn't take the class. my painting would have been a mess. basically it wasn't my time.
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