lap top when this happened. >> i heard a hissing sound and sparks flew out from the computer from the dining table. >> his battery is to blame for his lap top exploding. >> he wasn't allowed to go back until he was tested and negative. >> not allowed in school because of an illness her son likely got there. the health department looking into an outbreak. a tropical system off florida's east coast now has a name. paul has a storm julia up next. >> you are watching fox13 and the 11:00 news starts now. starting off with this tonight, we have an update on the tropics. the system on florida's east coast has been upgraded to tropical storm julia. let's go to meteorologist paul dellegatto. paul, this is kind of a strange development today. >> it certainly was at 8 a.m. when the hurricane center had a zero chance of development in

and 8:00, 70% and now we have tropical storm julia and it goes to show you any time you have low pressure around the state in august and september, you know, all bets are off. and today we had rapid development. this is the old invest 93l down by miami last night. also of note which is kind of interesting, the storm was initiated, the first advisory of the storm was over land. think about how often do you have the first advisory issued on a tropical storm not over water but over land and i am trying to think i have never seen that before and that may be a reflection of what happened in louisiana with the low producing all the rain for them which is probably a tropical system. it will impact our weather in the sense from a southwest wind and band of showers and storms overnight and most areas dry and tomorrow morning's commute wet

30 about the 3 north. 1.6 and top winds 40 and likely moving to georgia and weakening with time and shouldn't be a big windmaker. lots of big rain in the scheme of things and manageable for folks on the east coast. ponte vedra and tropical storm warnings in effect and we will talk about that and our local forecast at 11:20. back to you. >> frightening for tampa. the battery in his lap top exploded and caught fire. he says it could have been worse and burned his house down had he not been there. haley hunt with his warning for all of us who have a computer that looks awfully like that one right there, haley. >> gail is okay but can't say the same for his macbook or dining room table.

he bought to replace his original apple battery. there's less expensive aftermarket battery causing problems and he has never seen anything like this. >> the battery started melting. >> it is one thing to have your lap top crash and another to have it burn. >> i have never seen anything like it in my life. gail was at his dining room table working on his 2007 >> we bought a replacement battery and the other went through its useful life. it worked a year up to this point. >> it was closed and charged and i heard a hissing sound and sparks started flying out from the computer on the dining table and this white thick electrical smoke started pouring out of it. >> i grabbed it and get it out as fast as possible. >> with blisters and melted

his lap top shut down permanently from the scorching heat. >> he took the remains to i- hop and able to recover the hard drive. >> the apple product repair company warns customers to use the original battery. >> lithium ion battery can explode at any point in time causing your phone or to explode. >> we have seen it before. the $6 portable charger caught on fire while sleeping and a st. pete man unaware of the samsung galaxy note recall lost his car when the charging battery went up in flames. >> if i hadn't been sitting there and hopefully they will recall this battery f. it happens to me hopefully it doesn't happen to someone else. >> batteries plus is working

repaired. the company asked him to mail hits lap top to them. we have contacted batteries plus and ray-o-vac. we will let you know what happens. >> the take aware it was an after market battery and people need to know that. you might be taking a risk. thank you, haley. >> also tonight a school in pasco county is battling an outbreak of bacteria causing dissen cases of shigella have been confirmed and 21 possible cases are being investigated. >> evan axelbank has more from the heritage academy on state road 54. >> the school says three of the cases have been confirmed while the health department pasco county health department says 1 additional cases being looked at. >> we spoke to a mother who says her son is not allowed back in

tests. the health department says august 26 and september 7th, three students confirmed to have the bacteria and 1 additional students are being examined. they are working with school administrators of cleaning the school of bacteria passed from fecal matter to children's mouths and person to person and three definite cases are in the preschool. the mother we spoke to says her son is 13. >> i want them to clean it up and figure out where it coming from and figure it out so no one gets sick. >> sing the happy birthday song and get under the fingernails and clean toys and anything shared between the younger preschool-type children in your home. >> dr. jo says not all infected are aware and kids are most likely to get it. the school released a brief statement saying they are following all the health department's directives and last positive tests at this school came on september 7th.

axelbank, fox13. a new report about mold at a charter school is confirming what some suspected. a recent inspection found mold and moisture beneath the flooring and air ducts. accusations were made after parents claimed their kids were getting sick and photos of mold surfaced. and they told fox13 he believes photos were taken over the in the classroom and insisted it was taken care of. and the report describes the air quality as adequate and no imminent health concerns for people with healthy immune systems. florida reached another milestone in the zika outbreak. as of today 799 cases of the zika borne virus is found in the state most is travel related and locally a conveyored cases continues to grow.

cases in miami-dade county making 70 cases where people caught zika from a florida mosquito. the virus can cause severe birth defects and congress failed three times to pass a bill including money for research for a vaccine. governor rick scott traveled to washington, d.c. to urge lawmakers to put aside partisan difference and approve some funding. >> time for politics is over. time for political debate has passed. the time now is funding. the federal government has got to decide to be a partner with the states in stopping the spread of zika. >> he met tonight with senator marco rubio who says there is hope for a resolution. the senate is working on a spending plan to fund government operations through the end of the year and that bill could mean $1.1 billion for zika mitigation and not have any of the provisions attached to it

bill. the hillsborough county public transportation commission will vote tomorrow morning on a new set of regulations for ride share such as uber and lyft requiring fingerprint background checks and $7 minimum fair and 7 minute wait time for riders. some think this is essentially evening the playing field for taxi cubs and uber threatened to pull out of hillsborough if the rules pass and that's something not want to happen and new rules should be created at the state level. they are expecting to take up the vote at 9:00 tomorrow morning. >> interesting one, too. >> uber has pulled out of other cities that passed similar regulations. >> good dey is covering that in the morning and you will know when they vote. >> absolutely. coming up, a group of protestors who says the city of st. pete has its priorities all wrong.

meeting about plans for the new pier. pulse...to hear that the ncaa tournament pulled out is devastating. >> i just found out. it is heartbreaking. the decision rocking the sports world. the ncaa pulling championship games out of north carolina because of that state's controversial bathroom law.

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tonight-- we're s tonight we are seeing reaction to the ncaa's decision to of north carolina and soccer, golf, tennis, lacrosse, baseball and college basketball. fox's robin canady tells tuski cost hundreds of millions in potential revenue. >> and this is huge. >> in college basketball, north

men's basketball and last time it was in charlotte last year. the tournament is expected to return to the queen city in two years and that might not happen because the ncaa pulled the plug on north carolina hosting championship games this season. because controversial house bill 2. >> to hear the ncaa tournament pulled out is devastating. >> i found out it is ha >> it is nerve-racking to know we might not get them. >> and that's how we keep everything going. >> in a statement the ncaa criticized house bill 2 saying it prevents transgender people from using the bathroom of their identity, the law does not allow city to put in place protections for the lgbt community. >> we thrive on special events and within this being close to

know about it and can plan for it and need the business in the city. >> matt allen general manager of the hyatt house says revenue coming into his hotel is usually double for an event like the ncaa tournament compared to a weekend with no major events in the queen city. >> it was incredibly disappointing. i hate to say here is another big event leaving us, it is disappointing. >> that was robin canady reporting. state or states will host the championship games instead of north carolina. meantime democratic lawmakers in north carolina are calling for a special recession to repeal the law. the unveiled plans for the st. pete pier but protestors showed up for a completely different reason. small group of st. pete residents interrupted the meeting to protest the city's decision to dump waste water in

to make way for rainwater. 600 million gallons of rainwater was released and residents worry the water is contaminated hurting birds and wildlife. and a city councilmember acknowledged their concerns. >> i will not let my child go in that water for potential illnesses and water born or airborne. >> they have every right to be angry and right to be here turning u this an urgent issue. >> they were picked out for being disruptive. another meeting is planned for 6:00 at the j.w.k. rec center and protestors say they will be there, too. now your sky tower radar forecast with chief meteorologist paul dellegatto. >> still watching big swirl and circulation in jacksonville and winds gusting 40 to 45 miles an

93l. if you watch the broadcast last night this was spinning off the coast of miami. it really is a good lesson how quickly things can change. even the hurricane center this morning was tracking this system. had an x on the map as a zero, goose egg, zero percent chance of development in two days and this is not to make light or fun of the hurricane center, it is an example how quickly things can evolve and change you have low pressure on the map over warm waters in august and september. this went from zero percent chance to 40% at 2:00. 70% at 8:00 and 11:00 we had a tropical storm. just like that. here it is. it will move north and stay inland. the center is not out here. the center is spinning near, just west of downtown jacksonville in duval county

day or so. this will not be an intensifying storm. it is also interesting how the very first advisory on julia was when the center was over land and not over water. i just can't remember ever seeing that. think about it, look back at history but the first advisory storm over land think about that. you have storms and heavy rain in pinellas, pinellas park has rain and feather sound and more rain in the gulf of mexo with a southwest wind rotating around julia, i am expecting more showers and storms near the coast for the morning commute and some could be heavy and pure tropical air mass. strung out showers in pasco. and don't need more rain in pasco. you have heavier rain close to north port, englewood and venice, and as a break shouldn't last too long.

the spin near jacksonville and tropical moisture from the south and southwest. winds not this strong and this won't be a huge windmaker. with the storm developing coming up the coast and no storm surge flooding gusty winds ponte vedra and all the way up the east coast winds 30-40 miles an hour coming from the atlantic. not a pretty picture. not enough or any damage at all. 30-point 3. 80.6 and top winds and probably these are the peak winds for julia weaken rapidly going west of savannah and dies out in the swamps of south georgia. top winds 40 to 35 then 30 and 25 and that in a day or two. tropical storm warnings up along the east coast of our state. also we have tropical storm ian

top winds up to 50. could get stronger as it accelerates northeast and dying out over the shipping lanes of the north atlantic and another look at the storm. this is a monster gone by the south tip of taiwan and missed it by 50 to 100 miles and winds over 100 miles an hour in taiwan and moving northwest towards china. it is an hour sustained. showers and winds coming at us from the southwest down to 77. showers and thundershowers any time of day tomorrow. a lot of times it won't rain at all. not a wash out. 7 and same deal thursday tropical moisture in play and upper 80s and for the fist time in a long time i kept every day and get one or two wrong hitting 90 to 91.

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it lifts your choice of pizza, removes the wrapper and slides your pie into a nearly 600-degree oven t. takes about two minutes. >> sometimes people have to go to lunch and have 30 minutes. >> it is a surprisingly crisp restaurant quality personal pizza. pizza touch started in italy and portugal. >> it's been around 10 years in europe. >> now i after the owner made a startling realization about the u.s >> the number one consumer in vending machines pizza and fast foods and oh, my gosh, i need to go to the united states. >> the goal is 100 pizza touch machines in central florida by the end of the year. >> tom johnson. >> it is a high quality pizza. >> fox13 news. pizza touch hasn't announced where in central florida they

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through opponents already this season. >> you want to go through 70 in the game and we preach and keep it on. >> the bulls outscored opponents 104-37 and posted more than 1100 yards of offense. nine different players scored two games into the season. >> it is not a three-hit monster with adams, quinn a contributing and in the system a year or two and some of the younger guys. >> it starts with the quarterback flowers. last year players who knew flowers during precollege days had a conversation with the coach to solidify his role on the team. >> he made plays in high school and did things and did all these and teammates wanted it from

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