i'm cameron polom abc action news. >>> stay with abc action news for the latest on the storm's path and keep an eye on the radar with our storm shield at. >>> a prominent dna expert who testified in the casey anthony trial studies talking to a lawyer and fighting to restore his reputation. a denver judge barred him from testifying in a sexual assault case under oath. not been accredited and he is failed basic proficiency tests. he admitted he is self trained on running dna profiles.>> this is a dangerous thing he its ver and he needs to be exposed. >> he testified for casey analysis. >>> tonight at 11:00 video his st showing a dangerous back to school to be for some kids. police say the number of drivers are not paying attention and that's coming up next. >>> tropical storm hermine will leave flooded cars in her wake and carfax says half of them will end up back on florida car lots. coming up we will show you how to avoid one of these waterlogged rides. >>> still following the breaking news. a live look at protesters right now were seeking justice for 22- year-old levonia riggins. he wa

cameron poo lum, abc -- cameron cameron polom, abc action news. >>> president barack obama is expected to sign a bill into law sometime this week. >>> good evening, everybody. here it is. that is tropical storm matthew. it is getting closer to hurricane status. while it hasn't strength ned all that much in the last few hours it is now up to 65 miles per hour. just out a couple of minutes ago. westward for the next three or four day, and then sometime saturday into sun dates going to make a hard right and start going north. whether it's across jamaica, cuba, maybe haiti or the dominican, a little too early to tell, but bottom line this is something that needs to be watched especially on the east coast of florida, potentially even the west coast, too. for the time being we're tracking some rain. and overnight there could be some heavy rain rolling in he is specl sunrise. definitely could be an issue for the morning commute. >>> we'll check back with you. we want to go live now to california, a live look at some protests that are going on outside of san diego right now. people outraged at

as abc action news reporter cameron polom explains bradley junction lived through their own nightmare more than three decades ago. >> you go this way and around. remembers the day the digging started. >> they dropped the bucket right on the property line. i stood in my yard and talked to the man. that's how close he was to me. >> reporter: hamilton, a pastor now says once the digging began dust and odors filled his home and the water out of his faucets and toilets turned with the mining. >> reporter: imc denied contaminating the local wells but this 1995 "u.s. news & world report" shows how the company spent more than $1 million digging deeper wells for residents. since 1993 the area has run on these small treatment plants maintained by polk county but these latest images now have alarm bells ringing in hamilton's head once again. i don't drink it. i never drank it. i buy my water from zephyrhills. >> reporter: many bradley residents who didn't want to go on camera told similar stories. hamilton has a piece of advice for those also worried by this latest video. >> we need to get with

. >> reporter: i am cameron polom , abc action news. >>> trying to find the newlywed couple. the man taking that picture at sunset creating one of the most epic wedding photos ever. another photo was being taken. the newlyweds said that they would like to remain anonymous. >>> landing back on earth an american on board. faster not is nasa's -- the astronaut, having logged 500 days. that is a year and a half. >>> the most accurate weather team in florida. abc action weather. >> do we have the sunset pictures?>> the story before that was that incredible wedding picture. that was a spectacular shot. check this out. this was early on today. they are sending is just another beautiful thing. compared what we had last week the weather does not get much better. we had lower humidity levels returning. the next few days will be pleasant. we may have a couple showers across the county's. it will be dry and it will stay that way tomorrow and thursday, better chance of showers in the afternoon hours. the upper 70s to lower 80s, and is about the dewpoint this time of year. we will be up to

i'm cameron polom, abc action news. >>> all you could think at that >> iowa firefighters rushed to a house fire and find a cat overcome by smoke. how long it took to revive the cat with a special oxygen mask for animals. >> you're almost there. >> pretty interesting. that is a robot giving birth to for nursing student -- giving those stories and much more coming up at 5:00. >> the buccaneers will have to make a move here in the z23xyz zy6z >>> caught on camera a shocking attack. a 70-year-old man watering his lawn shot, the victim of a two men on bikes simply ride up, take a look at this take his wallet then shoot the man in the stomach. luckily, he survived and is listed in fair condition. this is the type of attack that has shocked his chicago neighborhood. >> i heard the gunshots. he was dazed in the street. >> absolutely ridiculous. you are not even safe in your own yard. >> take a look at these numbers. there have already been 500 murders in the city of chicago this year alone. that's los angeles combined. august is now the deadliest month in chicago in the last 20 years. >>> po

abc action news cameron polom tells us that the places targeted are left wondering why. >> reporter: cleaning up is all part of the job at leila cafe. but cleaning up from the vandals is the first. >> they made sure they went from one side to the other side of the building. >> reporter: tonya swite works at the restaurant. they first saw the graffiti when they opened on tuesday. >> it is a blank wall, right here in the open where people are pulling in to our plaza. county detectives saw it in two other places as well. county workers quickly covered up the tag that said kill white people and blm. not before people who saw it shared their thoughts. >> it's uncalled for. there's a way to protest, there's a way not to. this is just, it hurts everybody. >> reporter: just a few miles away vandals also hit this home in the campaign sign in their >> yeah i'm mad. very mad. because this just ruined our paint job and it makes our neighborhood look like trash now. >> reporter: without surveillance video or witnesses, detectives don't have much to go on. and neither do the victims who are left w

abc action news reporter cameron polom explains it's your tax dollars on the line. >> to me, so passed. >> doesn't seem like anybody is taking care of it. >> a lot of unwanted stuff. >> that stuff, mattresses, broken tables and trash, piled high next to donation bins scattered around pasco county. >> i often wonder how legitimate they are. they sound good. living up to the promises inscribed on the side. >> many of these bins are put there by legitimate charities. actually people that are using this as a business. >> reporter: a business our team showed that makes a lot of money off your generosity. and if they are not making money they are costing you it by way of your tax dollars. >> it's coming out of the general budget for us to go in and clean these sites up. >> or folks steal what's inside as seen in this surveillance video. >> it makes everybody look bad. says they tend to their bins daily but acknowledges many other organizations do not and may end up costing everyone. >> makes us angry. >> county commissioners are expected to vote on an ordinance that would require each been t

in wesley chapel tonight i'm cameron polom abc action news. >> cameron, thank you. >>> you might remember just last month a lightning strike touched off a brief fire and power at point hospital in hudson. emergency crews evacuated around 200 patients that night to other hospitals. they reopened five days later. >>> a quiet highlands county neighborhood in shock tonight. deputies find an elderly man >> reporter: this investigation started after deputies went to the home of this victim to do a welfare check. his niece told me tonight that she is heartbroken and she has a message for whoever did this. when you see the unbelievably close bond between an uncle and his niece, how can you not smile? >> my uncle always called me. that is a very special sound. >> reporter: in sebring, who didn't know 95-year-old dominic demundo? >> when i was little i looked up to him. >> reporter: he meant so much to francis ann ruiz. dominic was her god father, the memories they have together are sweet, like this picture of his first selfie. >> he meant the world to me. >> reporter: she knew something was wrong

pete i'm cameron polom abc action news. >>> well the clock is ticking for the man who grounded his yacht on palm beach last week. he now has five days to remove the yacht. if he does not move it, he'll be arrested. it's been stuck for week. they are declaring it right there, facing charges for boating under the influence. >>> take a look at the newest member of the davie police department. you see him there. rocky is his name, a therapy dog for their special victims unit. young victims are more likely to talk when there is a therapy dog present during an interview. the 2 1/2-year-old chocolate lab is already assisting with investigations. >>> and take a look at this car taking a dip in the pool in the fort myers area. driving through the garbage landing in the backyard pool. look at that. luckily the two people inside that car got out safely. >>> well still much more ahead all new tonight including this disturbing video showing police under attack. what officers are saying about a moment that a driver intentionally rammed them -- ranked them over. >>> investigators are taking aim at the

as abc action news reporter cameron polom shows us the city is stepping up in a big way. >> you kind of have to look at your options. >> reporter: francesca is not alone. thousands of parents who have to show for work thursday now quickly looking for daycare schools across the bay area. >> this is unexpected. >> i was not expecting them to cancel because it is still very tropical but i understand why they did. >> reporter: in order to unburden the parents who just cannot afford to take the day off the city of tampa is offering an alternative. >> in the city there will be a lot of single moms and parents who have to work whose kids will be home all alone tomorrow. the call to keep two dozen city recreation centers open with the public can drop off their children free of charge or an option for people like lucy. >> we have to call on parents and family. their phone will be read for sure. >> we want to do what we can to be helpful. if it means watching a whole were happy to do that. >>> we've been making calls to give you a list of schools, day cares, and business closings. for a comple

as abc action news reporter cameron polom shows us three unsung heroes spent labor day pulling families out of danger. >> reporter: hundreds of people felt the devastation of hurricane hermine in its aftermath families are still being forced from their homes. >> as soon as we got back there we noticed a lot of people still stuck in their homes. >> reporter: eric, joe and rich were not affected by the flooding but seeing the despair they decided to do what they could by boat. one family helped because they spotted a little girl asking to be rescued. >> you ok? >> saw little elizabeth waiting. she was adorable. in her home, mom, dad and three brothers and sisters all surrounded by water. >> you don't have to be scared. >> reporter: that was saturday, and the group continues to help flood victims. >> we do whatever we can. >> reporter: papanos is doing it from his restaurant. >> in my dna. >> for the family he once called strangers. >> how are you? >> i want to help you. >> you ok? >> a life changing experience changed all of that. >> you guys are unsung heroes. yeah. >> they took us out o