but on his very first day on the uncle john oil rig, howington felt something wasn't right. before the uncle john even left pensacola harbor, howington noticed hydraulic oil dripping off the docked submarine and into the water below. he took pictures. he laid down absorbent cloths. he told his supervisor. who apparently didn't care. and that was just a prelude to an even bigger shock when the uncle john got to its work site. a well operated by walter oil and gas, 60 miles off port fourchon. here's how walter's oil well was supposed to work. oil flowing out of the ground 15- hundred feet below the surface of the gulf of mexico. it goes through a stack of valves and pipes called the christmas tree stack. then it connects to the pipeline through a connector called a jumper line. that wasn't flowing like it should at this well, though, so they added chemicals to try to ease the flow. that didn't work so they eventually had to send out the uncle john rig from pensacola. when they closed off either end of the jumper line to remove it, they had to send down an rov to remove the material inside in a bag called a bladder. but every time they did it, it just filled right back up again. so they gave up and just did this. howington's bosses from the contractor he worked for. canyon offe. walter stood in the control room, joking about what they were doing. the bosses watched the rov camera lens turn black with ch what looked like oil, p on gushing. for captured is nothiwed this video to rn network, one of ental watchdogs for met howington, bu expose walte peoplin the act? were they held an for walter oil and deo, david thibodauctor and wouldn't say ifor walter. andemployed the otherfshoid not respond to oear and a half a yen" gulf of mexico and the people that let it happen caught on video. >> no one can forget the oil spill, the 2010bp disaster. oil in the gulf for three months but we have learned of a different oil spill two years ago. >> so why are we bringing this to you now? investigator david hammer has this video for a whistleblower that knew he needed to expose the virus dumping it into the gulf and trying to cover it up.

>> you make it through the water. >> operated vehicles, robot submarines to do dangerous work deep in the gulf of mexico. >> you make it go forwards and backwards and up and right and you control the arms with the joy sticks. reporter: but on his first day on the uncle john rig he felt something was not right. >> that first ship is when it all started >> the very first shift. >> yes. reporter: before the uncle john left the harbor he noticed hydraulic oil dripping off to the water below and he took pictures and laid down absorbent cloth and told his supervisor that did not care. >> i remember his response. it was oh, it is just 32. don't worry about it. so i was kind of shocked. i was like what?

prelude to an even bigger shock when the uncle john got to its work site. a well operated by walter oil and gas. 60 miles off of port bushond. here is hour it was supposed to work oil flowing 15 hub feet through the gulf of mexico through pipes called the christmas tree stacks and it connects to a pipeline through a connector call the jumper line. that was not flowing like it should have so they added chemicals to try toe that did not work so they eventually had to send out the uncle john rig from pensacola. when they closed off either end of the jumper line to remove it, they had to send down an ro v to remove the material inside using a bag called a bladder. but every time they did it, it just spill right back up.

this. >> howington's bosses for the kenon offshore and the rig boss for walter stood in the patrol room joking about what they were doing. >> it is nothing harmful. >> no be inhibitor. reporter: the bosses watched the camera lens turn black with chemicals and what looked like oil and just let it keep on gushing for almost 90 minutes. >> they watched it >> before they opened it you knew they were going to do it and you knew it was wrong. >> i recorded that and i kind of got a little nervous, a little like deer in the headlights when people walked in and i cut it off and i realized that no one was paying attention to me and i was like i will turn it back on and record more. reporter: what he captured is amazing. >> i recorded the client rep

illegal. i recorded him laughing about it. and i recorded them saying if anyone asks it is not oil. i recorded them talking about how they were going to log it in a particular way so you couldn't it up. >> he was talking about doing it in darkness. >> the company man. that's the company man.

the boat. reporter: we showed this video to gulf restoration network. one of the leading environmental watchdogs for gulf drilling. >> i have never seen a video like that, that just documents in such detail the decision- making process when it comes to basically allowing an illegal discharge. reporter: he has never met howington but admires the risk he took to expose walter. >> i think whatever van did was brave. he the company accountable. >> were they held accountable. the rig boss was independent contractor and would not say if he continued to work for walter. and the contractors that employed the others in the video. kenon offshore and cal dye did not respond to our questions. >> we don't punish folks we

>> a year-and-a-half after howington reported the incidents, two federal authorities, walter oil and gas was convicted after felony and fined $400,000. in a statement walter says while no employees were directly involved in the incident walter has taken responsibility for it and implemented corrective action. all to prevent similar incidents in the future. but whether they were truly held accountable that is up debate. >> an airplane carrying republican vice-presidential candidate mike pence slid off the runway in la guardia. made a rough stop and people onboard smelled burning rubber. the mud clashed on the front windows of the cockpit and luckily no one was injured. >> 16 people were rescued in the north dakota oil pipeline protest. law enforcement in riot gear took down roadblocks and using

to keep protestors off of the developer's private land. but protestors say that won't stop them from building the pipeline. >> firefighters are still on the scene of this warehouse fire tonight making sure that there are no flare-ups. it took them four hours to knock down the massive fire that sent smoke billowing and temporarily shut down the veteran's expressway. that fire broke out just before 3:00 this afternoon on bearing ad the cleaning supply warehouse doubled as animal shelter and some did not make it out. billowing smoke seen for miles around. fire crews arriving to find this 14,000 square foot cleaning supply warehouse fully engulfed with the chemicals inside starting to explode. >> in five hours we loss a

reporter: the owner says that the building and its contents were uninsured. firefighters forced to rip into the building to attack the flames. also inside, a number of animals from the owner's animal rescue. birds and dogs and cats and even a 6 year-old monkey name ringo. sadly many trapped inside unable to escape the flames. >> two dogs made it out safely and the state investigating the cause. >> last night during 11:00 newscast we had live pictures after horrific crash in brandon. five people killed and including a mother and her two kids. tonight bo zimmer spoke with one of the first people to pull up on the crash after it happened. >> it was just crazy. reporter: moments after a fiery crash that stole five lives.

it, it is breathtaking you can believe it. reporter: 24 hours later she is still shaken by the events that unfolded. >> when they took the first child it was tough and when they took the second child it was really tough. >> walker crediting a good samaritan that ran to help pulling a mother and out of the burning minivan. >> i am thankful for what he does. >> ohio patrol do not believe racing was involved and one of the vehicles was speeding and urging all drivers to slow down on bay area roadways not for yourself and the people around you. >> they haven't begun and tragically dismissed just like that, it is just not fair. >> in tampa, bo zimmer, 10

car. investigators say that it caused the crash, a mother and her two children killed as they drove home from church. two others in the hospital tonight. >> we asked on the 10 news facebook page if any of you have gotten a call from someone someone pretending to be from the irs. anth revenge. >> the department of justice cracking down and charging 61 people in the irs scam. half are from overseas with suspected ties to call centers in india. >> i was home alone and he says this is the is. >> mary ann is one of the victims. they conned her out of one hundred thousand dollars saying her son with special needs did not play taxes in a decade and

jail. >> he said don't tell anybody because your house is bugged. >> they are targeting mostly older people. >> exploiting some of the most vulnerable people. >> suspects in nine states including florida were arrested. the scam operating since 2013 targeted 15,000 ripping them off of more than 300 million- dollars. courtney robinson, 10 ne >> making six figures off of your money. so are you getting what you paid for? ten news takes a look at school superintendents. >> a woman wins big after arguing with her husband over

under state attorney mark ober's watch, sault are on the rise. ober is not just ineffective, he declined to prosecute a man who forced a girl into sexual slavery, even blamed the victim. ober: she was with him voluntarily. our community deserves new leadership. andrew warren, an experienced prosecutor,

robert kearney: i fought for my country in kosovo and iraq, and i've been a republican all my life.

don't want my daughters hearing it. i want my girls to grow up proud and strong, in a nation where they're valued and respected. donald trump's america is not the country i fought for. so, i'm voting for hillary clinton. hillary clinton: i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. >> school superintendent and parents are fed up because they don't believe the district top leaders are earning the 6 figure salary. overcrowding and cuts and these are the problems. >> but are they doing enough? ten news reporter kendra conlin shows you some of the top

parents. >> anthony tucker puts his trust in pinellas county to educate his son but they have been failing and he believes the superintendent's salary does not add up. >> i haven't seen what he gets for $300,000 in this area when you got five failing schools. >> all three of the toppest superintendents. pinellas and hillsborough and poke refused our request to share the challenges with the district are making but they sent us a statement on what they are doing to fix the problem. pinellas school superintendent dr. michael grego makes the most of any school. $384,000 with benefits. dr. grego says this statement saying in part challenges in pinellas mirrors challenges

plan that is effectively increasing the graduation rate. on top of his 268 base salary, benefits 47,000 for retirement and 20 grand in health care. >> that's a lot of money. >> there is 37 children in a classroom. >> this group ... >> you have teachers that don't have work spaces. >> a hillsborough mom. >> i got involved because my child was sitting on the school bus. >> sounded off on facebook wh >> they are putting a band-aid on something that needs attention. reporter: hillsborough hired jeff aikens after a superintendent shakeup paying him 350,000-dollar salary including benefits and here is his statement with more than 212,000 students and 27,000 employees we are the largest employer in hillsborough county. i have set high goals including reaching a gradation rate of 90% by 2020.

efficient and effective as possible while giving students the skills and resources they need to be successful. >> in addition to his 225,000- dollar base salary the district pays 81 grand a year. >> we are paying his salary so give me something in return. >> jacklyn byrd's pay adds up to $272,000 and in a statement she says that some of the schools are embarking on turn around plans academic performance. a shortage of teachers and districts must look for ways to better recruit and retain qualified educators. districts are dealing with budget constraints and must determine the most efficient use of public funds. >> part of byrd's package $9600 a year for a car allowance and more than $13,000 in health benefits for her and her family. parents say superintendents need to remember the quality education for kids is what is invaluable.

>> kendra conlin. 10 news, wtsp. >> we wanted to know are these numbers out of line? how do they compare to big cities. we dug deeper and learned this. >> the atlanta superintendent makes $375,000 a year plus perks. in houston, that base salary is $300,000 a year. and in denver, that base salary $230,000 a year. bonuses and benefits. >> we asked every district in the bay area what the superintendent is paid and to find out head to wtsp.com to see the numbers. tracking storms and alerting you and protecting your family. time for 10 weather. good thursday evening. we are less than 45 minutes away from friday and we have a great forecast. 75 out there right now. east to northeast winds 8 miles per hour and it is gorgeous.

middle of the night, we are 74 degrees and by the time you wake up, 6:30, 7:30 in the upper 60s. rain to the south and we are getting a lot of high clouds and we will keep them overnight and centered. we dodged the rain and so did miami. they had showers, less than half an inch. two-and-a-half inches of rain down through the northern keys earlier. nothing for us. nothing out there now and generally in the lower 70s we are cooling off. 74 in sarasota. wind have come down and we expect that is what is happening the last several nights and they will pick back up tomorrow afternoon and we will go breezy. starts at around 68 with sunrise and quite a bit of sunshine around the morning and high clouds. i went with partly cloudy for the bus stop forecast. the forecast throughout the friday, just like today.

variety and thicker further south and all the way up to spring wood and back in the mid- 80s and back almost exactly where we have been of the last several days, 84 to 85 and falling down to the 70s. only real issue the small craft advisory. east wind 15 to 20 knots and two to four feet seas. if you want to out low tide 7:30 and high tide 2:00. traveling will be chilly in the northeast but it will get warmer. it is in the 60s all the way up through the central plains right now. and there is still snow left over in parts of the northeast and take a look. this is vermont and you can see the heavy, wet snow on the trees there. they started with green grass first thing this morning.

forecast. dry and halloween tricker treat time 80s. a north carolina woman set out to teach her husband a lesson but didn't go as planned. >> brenda says buying in the lottery is a waste of money ... >> excuse me. >> the next time asked for powerball ticket she bought a scratch off ticket. > she ate her words. >> $415,503. the couple says they will be scratching as many lottery tickets in the future.

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s the aisle to get things done. protecting social security. and building an economy that works for all of us. i'm patrick murphy and i approved this message because i'll be a senator who always works for you. port tampa bay has now become florida's largest and most diversified. which helps explain why it is one of dana young's top priorities. generating over 15 billion for the

attracting high waged jobs for families who need them and fighting a bureaucracy that too often gets in the way. dana young for the florida senate. a return to common sense. >> it is time for 10 sports.

so far it is bolts zero. sorry about that. here is what you need to know. alex van swago. 7 games and six for the bolts half of his total from last year. tied for the league ma kitta cutcheroff slams his shoulder in the board. terry price, money to start the season. one of the best in the leagues and he stopped 30 of the 31 shots. the bolts won't have to face the hats until april. this week ten news and the tampa bay lightning want to put you in the stands.

win two tickets on thursday against the bruins. the winner will win an autographed jersey. college football. you will wager on it and i will. so here are my picks. navy and usf, i like navy. one of the navy's best. usf allowed 2, one hundred yard rushers. i expect nick chubb to go off on the gators and sfu. i got half, they have beaten clemson four straight times and i expect it to be close. drinking on the job. it is usually frowned upon unless apparently it is with a 90 year-old cubs fan. meet dorothy farrell, a ticket holder since 1984.

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you know the feeling. finally tonight sometimes you need your back scratched. and when you have no one to help -- doesn't it look like it

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