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we are still running into voters here across the street, people who say they don't quite understand what they voted for. >> the message from this rally was clear. from the mayor of saint pete, to the national president of the sierra club. >> utilities in the state are holding you back. >> environmentalists are firmly against message has not gone through too many early voters. >> my inbox is head of the national solar industry association. people are saying they wish they understood it. >> are some clarity and really having voters remorse? all we had to do was go across the street to find an early voter who admitted just that. >> i did not fully understand it
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point that you don't really understand. >> rebecca evans says her church already has solar panels so when she read amendment one she liked how it sounded. >> we would have to pay any more. that is what it says. >> activists say it is the opposite and they're frustrated this is an issue on a ballot measure in the first place. >> it is being put to the people who don't know much about many people feel misled. the only thing she can do now is pretty. >> i have already voted. so we just have to allow the lord to help us with this. >> reporter: early voting continuing in florida through the week. i spoke with a representative of tampa's electric company,
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array. we have more information on our website, abcactionnews.com. i'm adam winer, back to you. a plan for the sewage problems plaguing the city, neighborhoods grappling with overflows saying that they are ready for summer to take action. ashley yore shows us the short- term and long-term plans. india's alien neighborhood it is usually quiet and calm when hurricane hermie s >> we had sewage coming up in our shower. >> it is not nice.>> an understatement. you probably remember the city of saint pete forced to dump tens of millions of gallons of sewage into the bay. today the mayor is sharing his clients to fix the city sewer system. the short-term spent $45 million by april 2019. long-term spending $259 million
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ceiling and reliability improvement. the fix totals over $200 million. as this neighborhood president says he is talking to the mayor. >> it is something he inherited but he ensures me he will work on it. >> the mayor says his proposed increases to the capacity would be best to cut down on discharges. >> problem ever. this is the worst it has been. >> no plans were set today. in saint pete ashley yore abc action news. now, abc action weather. >> good afternoon, another very warm day back in the mid to upper 80s, the dew points are high as well. the rain chances are very low.
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sprinkles. the dew points make the feel like temperatures around 90 degrees when you factor in the humid air. unusually warm and humid for november but we do have changes rolling in arriving by this time tomorrow afternoon. a cool front on the way having a big impact on your weekend but this evening, if you're going to the game the weather will be warm but dry with temperatures in the low 80s, kickoff in the the time you are heading home in the low 70s. with five days to go until we decide the next president both candidates calling in the big guns. president obama sweeping through florida touting how hillary clinton has made a difference in american history. but donald trump appearing hours before in jacksonville says the president shouldn't be on the campaign trail at all.
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he is campaigning every day and i think considering she is under criminal investigation i think he has a conflict kick >> i'm not on the ballot this time but fairness is on the ballot, decency is on the ballot. justice is on the ballot. all the progress we have made is on the ballot, hillary clinton will move us forward if you give her a chance. if we win florida, we will win this election. up in the air. a poll from yesterday shows voters are deadlocked, 46% supporting clinton 45% supporting trump. the biggest name campaigning for trump his wife on the campaign trail in pennsylvania. former presidential hopeful ted cruz on the road tonight with mike pence in iowa.
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his support for trump is unwavering. >> i will make a point i'm getting ready to get on a gigantic airplane with donald trump's name on the side. on monday of this week i voted for donald trump and mike pence.>> a nonstop schedule for mike pence ahead of election date he is going back and forth between pennsylvania and michigan. this past year on the campaign trail has provi let's start with clinton. a look back at her nearly 190 fact checks. >> the examination of clinton's claims on the campaign trail found more than half received the highest ratings of true or mostly true but they also found more than 10% to be false. nearly 3% received the worst
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answers were truthful and what i said is consistent. >> clinton dodged questions this cycle about her email scandal and her use of an unsecured server to send and receive emails. the fbi was less than flattering in its investigation findings but clinton told foxnews the fbi's director backed her claims of no wrongdoing. >> she put words in the mouth of the fbi director he set her statements were truthful. >> clinton said she did not have classified information in her email misrepresenting the fbi findings got her the worst rating of pants on fire. >> classified material has a header which says top secret, secret, confidential. nothing and i will repeat this
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justice, none of the emails sent or received by me had such a header. >> continues correct nothing in her emails had a header signifying its classification status, but the fbi found 81 email chains that contained information determined to be classified but none of the information was appropriately labeled. clinton's claim at the forum getting coming up i will show you the breakdown of nearly 300 donald trump fact checks.>> deputies on the hunt for some bandits. deputies are looking for this man and woman. last week they stole 276 bottles of nail polish from the walmart in tampa, they took off in a maroon car with tinted
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artists, the heartless way someone try to pray on a place that makes our community better. and one lesson all of us can learn. your kids are probably eating too much salt. the surprising culprit and ways you can change your family's diet. an explosion on the water puts four people in danger. and the danger that is still out there. before we go to break, action air 1rr that was involved in a deadly hit and run. more on the suspect they just arrested in this case. stay with us, we will keep
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are trying to chase down dangerous airbag inflator is. honda may have to hire private investigators to repair cars on the spot. tests show the inflator's in 313 in 313,000 older acuras and hondas have a 50% chance of rupturin drivers have had the problem. charities helped thousands of people during their time of need but tonight the better business bureau is warning someone is trying to scam the charities. as jake peterson reports it is a rip off we all need to protect ourselves from.>> peggy shere has lived through a lot. >> i was diagnosed in 2002. you will never forget the day you have cancer.
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day last week when a man named edward gonzales contacted her cancer charity to make a donation.>> he said his wife died of cancer and to memorialize her struggle he wanted to make a donation. spec -- the next day and envelope came from california with a check for $35,000. >> it caught her off guard. >> i called out the check was a fraud. >> when she realized it was part of a scam she went online to the scam tracker it checks all the recent scams and found out another local charity was contacted by the same man. >> the rnc angel foundation was contacted a few days before he was asking them for some of the money back. essentially trying to steal thousands. >> scammers are not biased.
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the oldest in the book. >> the overpayment scam has been happening for many years throughout the united states. >> some charities in virginia actually paid the scammer money the fbi is investigating. this is a reminder if something is too good to be true it probably is. >> we are a small charity and i thought $35,000 we could send 100 kids to camp for a weekend. >> reporting in tampa, jake peterson abc action news. we know you are concerned about protecting yourselves so we want to hear the good questions you have and help you with the things that were you the most. there is a good chance your children are eating way too much salt. 90% of american children eating
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most of the too salty foods come from everyday items at the grocery store. if you're convinced you want to change your family's diet here are some of the worst offenders. pizza, cold cuts soups even plain milk and poultry. researchers say the best way to reduce your salt intake, look for low-sodium versions of your favorite foods and eat fresh fruits and vegetables. the entire historic world series win tomorrow with a parade. here is new video of the cubs arriving in the windy city. it was the cubs first world series win since 1908. the mayor of chicago is trying to work out if they will die the chicago river blue in another tribute to the cubs. president obama could not resist congratulating the cubs
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involved in the game. it was kind of cool. >> i am a cleveland girl so it was tough for me. >> a lot of sleepy folks today. just a sports potpourri for everybody over the last couple of days, it continues into the weekend th the warm and humid conditions. we are not expecting a blast of cool air but you will notice the changes even though titan doppler radar showing warner two showers popping up most of our areas stay dry this evening should not be an issue whatsoever for the game over at raymond james. temperatures unusually warm in the middle 80s and in tampa it
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saint pete in the lower 80s. satellite east to west wind and you can see the little showers popping up on the radar. any that develop mostly on the east side have been fizzling out by the time they make it to our neck of the woods. there is an outside chance for a spritz or sprinkle through the early evening but that coverage is less than 5%. the only thing going on is citrus county, through the early evening hours paly cloudy to clear temperatures are on the warm side typically we should be 81 or 82, we have an 85 or 86 the last couple of days close to 90. waking up friday morning to mostly sunny skies, later in the afternoon there comes the front. you say there is a cool front so there is an outside chance of a couple of showers ahead of it. it would be tomorrow afternoon or evening, but the coverage
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we head into saturday morning some of the cloudiness will linger. right now i am forecasting more clouds than sun on saturday, no rain and it will be very breezy , the winds will pick up saturday and sunday. i do think you will see quite a few clouds saturday making it feel cooler, maybe cooler than that, on sunday i think we get more sunshine returning and temperatures about 80 degrees for the high still kind of breezy. rainfall extremely lig rainfall potential right through friday, after that we have clear sailing into the early part of next week. we begin to see the temperatures dip by tomorrow still above normal. low to mid 80s most of the cooler air will roll in by friday evening. saturday morning you will notice the change it will feel cooler and it will feel drier.
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of the front coming in may be in the middle of next week some cool weather up north we stay seasonal and down the road a blast of cold air in the northeast, next weekend but we still stay warm. not an unusually cool stretch but really cooling-off from our mid to upper 80s. back to where we should be for early november. northeast winds for the voters water temperature 73 degrees at the beach. here's a look at your forecast. rain chances at 10% and then a few clouds out saturday and sunday right until election day with mostly sunny skies temperatures where they should be, the weather should not be a reason to get out and vote. still ahead, gas station stickers are meant to put you at ease but we found not all stations have them and the
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we are following breaking news out of new jersey outside of new york city. police telling us a small child and men have been killed in a triple shooting rescuers rushed a third person to the hospital. are abc station in new york says the child died explosion that would have been tragic if not for the us coast guard. look how bright the flames are on this fishing boat that caught fire overnight. by the time rescuers arrived the people on board were abandoning ship. fortunately everyone is okay and so is a dog that was on the
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investigating a racially charged message. the second such message found at gulf coast university in less than one month. notice the words noose tying 101 it came three weeks after someone rode another racially charged message in a classroom next to the picture of a stick figure hanging from a tree hundreds of students protested the first incident say anything. this time we are told the school sent out an alert right the way. >> now you are telling people it is fixed. >> gas pumps having stickers telling you they are safe to use. next we will tell you the reason you might not be able to trust them. a case of animal hoarding in one springville home.
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live from the station taking action for you this is abc action news. we continue to follow breaking news tonight, brief the media on the arrest of the person responsible for the hit and run that killed a temple woman and seriously injured a polk county deputy. the suspect taken into custody in lake wales, we have a crew set up at the press conference right now. we will bring you what the sheriff has to say. struck a 15- year-old boy the first to be charged on a new law cracking
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threats to schools. the teenager told classmates he was going to shoot up ridgewood high school today. the threat appears to have been a joke but the state attorney's office will decide where the case goes from here. i'm laura harris. >> and i'm paul lagrone, we are going to start with something you have seen a gas stations, these stickers.>> they are supposed to show you if some has tampered with the gas pump to see if they tried to steal credit card information. the stickers are mandated by law as they may not be predicting you all the way. >> does it need to be opened up and checked? >> it did not take long for us to find broken security stickers around tampa bay. this is off of pines and spruce in tampa, we found broken stickers on every pump, when we asked the attendant he simply replaced the stickers without
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