these areas from pasco county florida, oh, my goodness, there's a lot of flooding. >> flooding rains and tornado warnings are in effect from georgia to north carolina. here is nbc's jay gray in savannah. >> hurricane hermine slammed into the coast overnight, it's bringing gusts stronger. >> we're going to lose the power line here. landfall in florida in 11 years definitely leaving a mark. >> just because it's clear outside doesn't mean it's safe. >> snapping trees, crushing cars and homes and knocking power out to tens of thousands. water founding the coastline and surging inland, leaving behind devastation. crews in cedar key are assessing the damage this morning. cinder block walls and this dock couldn't withstand the flashing. hermine dropped to tropical the east coast. the carolinas are under a state of emergency. >> they're hoping to prevent ed and overprepared. >> in savannah, georgia, jay gray, nbc news. >>> all right. back here everybody is talking about football. are you with the bucks or rams today. this age-old rivalry is nothing new. today it's highlighted for the rocky m

. >> reporter: here in pasco county, florida, 18 people had to be rescued from the rising waters, which had barely receded in some places. emergency management crews have been out all day. >> because you had high tide, heavy bands of rain and heavy wind. >> reporter: pasco county sheriff chris nocco. what do you tell people when >> so, we always tell people first and foremost, evacuate, get out of here, and then just try to go to higher ground. >> reporter: to give you an idea of how fast this water can move, about an hour ago, this part of the street was completely dry. now, the water is up to my knees, and there is more rain in the forecast. >> reporter: i'm mark strassmanr in charleston, south carolina.rs hermine lashed and slashed its overnight with 80-mile-per-hourh winds and crashing surf beforeur making its way up the atlantic coast. on skidaway island in savannah, a possible tornado strike spawned by the storm battered ao dozen homes in this subdivision. all that racket woke up neighbor tom woiwode. >> rumble like, as they say, a freight train, and then it was done. it looks lik

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crews working overnight to clear ####### ...and in pasco county, florida...mandatory emergency evacuations underway... (hold for good video here?) the storm leaving its mark along the way? isolated tornados caused by the storm? ripping this campground in the outer banks to shreds ### warnings?stretching from parts of north carolina all the way to connecticut?putting a damper on the holiday weekend for some people. woman: "it sucks. really." hermine only expected to get stronger in the coming hours? storm systems passing to our north will keep us windy today high temps in the 90s through next work week. winds will be from the highs in the low to mid 90s around the valley. labor day will be even cooler with highs in the low 90s. by tuesday high temps will be back in the low to mid 90s. expect mainly sunny skies through tuesday. by wednesday it'll be sunny skies and highs will remain in the mid 90s. we'll get and extra push of moisture thursday and friday which will bring more cloud cover and slight chances for isolated t-storms. highs will top out in the mid 90s on thursday and climb to the

. >>> take a look at this, live look now pasco county, florida where we're keeping a close eye on tropical storm hermine. you can see that there very low visibility. and very windy, too. you can see the camera around there. >>> speaking of hermine, mitch jelniker thought he would get away for a little vacation. >> but hurricane hermine decided to crash the party. he just shared this update with us. >> hey, colorado, this is mitch jelniker with denver 7. we're here in the middle of tropical storm hermine. we're in myrtle beach, south carolina. raining, pretty windy here. nobody out here enjoying the beach today. if you look closely, all the lifeguard chairs have been moved up against the edge of to 20 miles per hour. it's really pleasant, 74 degrees.. no reporrs of flooding or power outages so far. the worst will be this evening probably. myrtle beach, south carolina, mitch jelniker, denver 7. >>> in southern california it's been warmer than usual and this family of black bears was caught on camera taking a dip in a pool. you can see the cubs enjoying too, by the way. and we're not done yet

florida senate. >> breaking news out of pasco county tonight. florida hospital and wesley chapel is without electricity at the moment. authorities tell us there was some sort of an explosion there at the hospital. it knocked tout air- conditioning for that entire facility. now despite there being an of injuries. but we do have a crew on the way and we will give you an update when we learn more. >>> scientists say that hurricane hermine destroyed hundreds of sea turtle nests in sarasota county. as john rogers shows us, they need your help to see if any turtles survived. >> reporter: the numbers for the lab are grim. 686 nests washed away in sarasota county. likely killing tens of eggs were lying on top of the sand. they found baby turtles that drowned or were buried alive. >> we can't really do much when a hurricane comes in. >> reporter: biologist kristin and her team spent weeks scours the beaching and digging to document the destruction. >> even during the storm, there were nesting laid. there were nests hatching. so every day, we could get out

new video of the flooding in pasco county florida right in the path of that storm.y have storm surges up to twelfie projected and the state could see 10 inches of rain -- 12 feet and the state could see 10 inches of rain in some places. several other states are being affected as well. tens of thousands of people have no electricity in georgia because of that storm. some people in florida evacuated before the storm hit but others decided to stay and righted out -- ride it out. >> we usually have sandbags but there's no way to prepare for the storm surge that came in. >> hurricane hermine actually weakened to a tropical storm as it moved inland. it is expected to continue to get weaker as it moves toward the carolinas. >>> another story we're following, the latest trouble for the woman at the center of a sex scandal involving bay area law enforcement. >>> former stanford swimmer brock turner convict did of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman , we will tell you what's coming up next for him. >>> welcome back to "mornings at 2". you are watching brock turner the mo

. >> reporter: pasco county teamed up with florida fish and wildlife to help trapped people suffering out here. >> reporter: we rode along their swamp buggy as pasco firefighters delivered cases of drinking water door to door. >> don't bring it all the way to your house, ma'am. we'll bring it to you. >> reporter: we're in the deeper part of the river where you can still see it rushing by here. there is nobody home back here, but they're still checking to see if other people might be trapped. down the road they discovered 92-year-old clyde rich. his home was an island, was just fine. this time the river came with enough foot or two of flooding to his home, but despite the obvious hazards that surrounded him, clyde rich made up his mind to stay around and protect his property. >> some people watching this might think that this guy is kind of foolish to stick this out. no, i have done it many times. i've got friends around here. >> reporter: there is a including mr. rich's residence. we are told about 350 pasco county workers and volunteers were out assessing damage in places like this,

so this is an issue taken seriously here in pasco county and florida has had making arrests for people who make bomb threats against schools but they've not had anything yet dealing with people who make school shooting threats. that's what's going to change here with the new law. words can now come with felony charges. this is two years almost after an incident happened at land o lakes high school in which a teen made online threats prompting extra security at the high school. a picture posted on social media warning he planned to open fire. ultimately investigators found him out of state but the situatin caused a lot of concern for staff, students and parents. the new law stiffens consequences for actions like this. >> one person's joke to hold another is not fair at all. >> i think it's very important for people to not joke about things that are very serious like that and i think it's really important for be responsible for what they say and take responsibility for the things they say. >>reporter: and right now, i want to give you a better picture of what's happening. right now in fl

counties but why some say it's too little too late. >> bill clinton revives a controversy. between donald trump an florida >>> pasco county is still a mess. flooded homes and property that is ruined. now the county says they want to step in and help free of charge. >> also at 6:30 -- we're about to learn new details this morning about a man killed after being left outside a bay area nursing home. ever happening again. >>> good morning and thank you for joining us on this wednesday. i'm deiah riley. >> i'm dan shaffer. we'll update that receding floodwater in pasco county in a moment. >>> first a look at traffic and weather together on this wednesday. >> it's getting pretty busy. we're watching three crashes now. captain al is flying over one at u.s. 301. >> weatherwise looking great, dry conditions for the most part part of the day, mid and upper 70s now. mostly clear skies afternoon, easily. 76 in tampa. low 70s up in crystal river and brooksville. not as cool as yesterday. mid-60s yesterday. a nice bonus, mid-70s by 8:00, we'll jump into the lower 80s. what is missing, the thunderstorm activity. that will continu

and here's a live look at the destruction caused by hurricane hermine in florida.....pasco county, fl: ((ad lib)) ((ad lib and toss to wx)) with the front passing over head, winds will b but rain chances are now out the door. high temperatures still remain will hold between 10 and 20 mph with an from 11am to 7pm tonight winds will hold between 10 and 20 mph with an occasional gust between 25 and 30 to 40 mph gusts will be common both days between the hours of 11am and 7pm with everything else is looking stellar! high temperatures will be in the upper 90s tomorrow and lower 90s by sunday with mainly sunny skies. labor day monday will consist of breezy but not gusty sunshine and low to mid 90s extend through thursday but and 20 mph. an african methodist episcopal church catches fire overnight... and fireifghter say this was no accident. 13 action news reporter parker collins shows us why. the damage left over by the fire is one of the first things you see when you walk up to the front door i was speaking with the pastor he says yes they've seen opposition before but never an attack like

pasco county. fox 13 news >> florida officials have confirmed seven new non travel related zika cases in the miami area one of cases causing some alarm because it is outside of the area where past cases have been identified. we expect to learn more once that person's family tested. meantime congress once again failed to pass funding to help florida and other states fight back. yesterday senate dem ems blocked $1.1 billion bill to combat zika they opposed provisions in bill that would block funding for planned paren hood. and allowed confederate flags to fly at military veteran's cemetaries. the vote failed 52-46 it needed 60 to advance. >> a 30 year old cold case has finally come to close in minnesota. the jay could weathering was object ducted back in 1899 in court yesterday, daniel behind sexually assaulting him. and then shooting him. last week he brought the police to spot where he buried the boy. . . it was all part of plea deal. prosecutors agreed not to pursue charges in exchange for him bleeding guilty child pornography possession he faces at least 20 years in prison. >> parents teens ofte

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pasco county, james tully, abc action news. >>> pasco county is trying to put together a plan to prevent this flooding in the future. they are co-funding a study with the southwest florida water management district to reexamine areas that flooded including the palm terrace gardens. pasco county emergency management officials also tell us they are looking at a to improve drainage and flood prevention. that would require buying some homes and major construction work which will all be very expensive. >>> nearly 200 animals severely abused at a polk county animal sanctuary are in the custody of the sheriff's office now. we told you about this last month when they were seized from darlin's darlin's rescue in polk city. found starving and living in horrible conditions. the owners were arrested and face charges for animal abuse. >>> in volusia county hundreds sanctuary are now safe from being euthanized. volunteers removed more than 400 from a sanctuary in time. a bank foreclosed forcing the owners to find new homes for the animals. by yesterday or they would be euthanized. >>> researchers now saying being obese is even worse for you than previously thought. citing 10 years wo

florida. we're talking about legal marijuana. tonight, the reason that pasco county may be poised to cash in come november. >>> and she lost her freedom over a text message. wishes she never sent. >>> remember this flooding in city of st. pete? well, it may not be a problem today. but county leaders are meeting here in st. pete to problem- solve. tithe meline for change coming >> florida voters are set to decide in november in medical marijuana will be expanded in florida. but right now local leaders are figuring out how they will deal with the issue. abc action news reporter eric waxler talked with one man who says that pasco county can be at the forefront of the legal pot business. % >> reporter: this is how you make an entrance. pasco county native darren angels owns one of the top companies connected to marijuana. his magical butter mixes marijuana with butter to use for cooking. he is a full supporter of legalizing medical marijuana. >> it's real medicine. and for the county to keep it away from patients who are in need is unfair. >> reporter: pasco already has

six central florida agencies are now investigating. >>> covering pasco county. a 13-year-old girl is facing charges tonight, accused of trying to poison her teacher. we're told that student took a piece of chalk, crushed into powder and put it in the teacher's coffee. officials say another student actually stopped from drinking it. that child is still in custody tonight. >>> right now, civil rights activists in charlotte, north carolina are asking for an economic boycott in the city. the pro he tests violent after a police officer shot and killed an armed man yesterday. the police chief says they recovered a gun from the scene, refuting reports that scott was just holding a book at the time of the shooting. protesters overnight started and seniored 16 officers. the officer got scott loud commands before shooting but the family says that is not the case. police are looking through dash and body cam video right now. >>> there's another tool in the bay area to determine if someone has zika virus. it's a new antibody test being done by quest diagnostics. multiple of

florida's west coast. and mandatory evacuations have been lifted in pasco county. people are finally getting back inside their homes... to see all the ?damage left behind. pasco county officials have announced almost 90 million dollars in damage from the storm. they hope they'll qualify for federal aid--but it could take ?weeks to find out. and this weekend... fema representatives will be in ?citrus county to assess storm damage there. the sheriff's office estimates hermine caused almost two million dollars worth of destruction... that's well above the 500-thousand-dol for federal assistance. fema will go street by street... and door by door to see what kind of help is needed. the city of tampa stayed relatively damage-free during hermine. but one thing the city did not escape... was ?potholes! they always seem to get ?worse right after a storm. but city officials did point out this the city says it has repaired about ?thirty potholes a day since hermine. but that's actually a ?low figure. after last summer's storms... the city had to fix nearly ?seventy potholes a

florida fish and wildlife giving us a lift through the areas most affected. pasco county schools tweeted last evening that all schools will be back in session but if students can't get out of their this morning and let them know about it. the river reached a major flood stage cresting north of 25 feet and given the severity of the situation officials say it could be several more days before people who evacuated here can return home safely. live in pasco county, james tully, abc action news. >>> hermine hit one pasco county business extremely hard. the wood piles you see used to be the floor at the spin nation skating rink in port richey. a foot of water flooded that business leaving wood floors waterlogged and destroyed. employees worked around the clock to rip out the wood, remove carpet and start drying out. the owner bought the rink nearly 20 years ago. since then he's been flooded 10 times. most recently in august of last year. >> i'm not angry but really disappointed in the county. i mean when it happens one time looking. now it happened a third time. there's somethi

pasco county, pornography charges. a special victims unit searched his property at the florida naturist park early this morning. that is a nudist park in pasco. they found several images at his home. he is facing 10 counts of child pornography. >> we are in the middle of week two with our taking action against violence campaign. we are asking them for what kind of tin need of right now. you mi risurpd know pinellas county is in desperate need of volunteers at the courthouse. >> survivors of domestic violence need help for filling out incompetence junction paperwork. it is important tool for safety. we need volunteers to give of their time and provide some help and hope and help survivors who are in trauma throughout the complicated paperwork from their injunction. so we need help friday. >> two separate courthouses in clearwater. >> there is an injunction monday afternoon and thursdays. >> advocates say you don't need a legal backgrounds to help them out. if you pass a backgrounds check. they will train you. >> if you would like to go across the bay area. >> go to the website right now. we have a county by coun

florida. >> dozens of families are under an evacuation order in pasco county as the anclote river is over flood stages. residents of new port richey are asked to leave. reports, some people are choosing to stay behind. >> some people at new port richey's blue heron point community don't want to leave, their valuables that made it through the floodwater. we haven't seen deputies out here and these people are worried about looters. their homes are covered by inches of water. first responders went door to ground. even dogs were forced to swim where they would normally walk. at one point volunteers took boats around the neighborhood to rescue anyone they could. they saved a woman and her days-old kittens taking them out of the floodwater to family where they can stay until the water recedes. >> they are awesome. so nice to know there are nice people like that. >> there are places where the they cannot bring food here because they don't want people to be encouraged to stay when elevation orders are in effect. evan lambert, fox 13 news. >> rain continues to fall on already oversaturated areas, making

pasco county sheriff's office. >>> the zika virus is spreading. today the florida department of health confirmed 19 new cases here in florida. six of those are nontravel related cases. all of them are from the miami beach area. we also learned there are 13 new travel related cases. one is in hillsborough county. another is in manatee county. >>> now some breaking news, the city manager of winter haven is out of a job tonight. the city commission voted 3-2 immediately. more than 250 people attended the meeting tonight. many of them are in support of keeping him, but the assistants city manager will now serve as the -- assistant city manager will now serve as the interim until a replacement is found. >>> a burglary victim could not believe his eyes when he saw someone else not only driving his car, but wearing his clothes. in the surveillance video you can see three emergency communities. in lakeland the three were caught on camera again using the victim's credit card at a gas station. one of the victims recognized his things posted on facebook and called detectives.

pasco county. a lot of people consider manatee the epicenter of florida's heroin epidemic. more overdoses per capita than any other county in our state but it really is problem now everywhere drug usually enter the country from mexico and fox reporter adam housley tells us about the fight to keep it out. >> western hemisphere busy's try to stop flow heroin and heroin cut with powerful net not from hitting u.s. streets. dangerous combo blamed for recent spike in massachusetts overdoses across the country. >>> every single day we come up with different plan, different operations different ideas to, to be u predictable. customs agents are also relying on intelligence more than ever before. but they estimate that they are only stopping about ten percent heroin making its way u.s. from mexico. >> past five years we have and continue to see increasing interceptions of heroin the drug more deadly when fentanyl is added to mix making it up to 50 times more potent. about two or three grains, grain of salt can actually be an overdose. all same thing in your brain. when you are talking

florida. 682 travel-related cases. >>> today is the last day pasco county residents can request a pickup to remove flood debris caused by hurricane hermine. residents have until 5:00 p.m. to report and schedule debris removal. crews will be picking up debris monday. >>> friday i think we'll have low coverage as far as afternoon thunderstorms, waking up to temps in the upper 70s to around 80 degrees. we're doing that with mostly clear skies at this point here. the rest of us check again in the mid and upper 70s. a couple of low 70s out there in brooks field. the morning low occurs closer to sunrise. not all that much making it feel like fall. ta have a few thunderstorms. i think coverage is 20%. one over hillsborough depending on where it sets up. 91, by the way, will be the high, with the humidity, which is abundant still. the standard forecast is coming up in a few minutes. >>> a quick check of traffic right now, 4:39. i-275, the headlights coming on over from pinellas into major issues right now on the roadways. the bridges are all looking great. janelle has drive times coming up in a few minutes. >>> now for the l

. >>> a former corrections deputy is now in jail in pasco county on suspicion of dui after crashing his car into a house. florida highway patrol officers arrested jack armstrong jr. sunday morning. they say he drove through a the accident caused $57,000 of damage to the home. 71-year-old homeowner suffered minor injuries. armstrong since resigned and is facing dui charges >>> in democracy 2016 -- after the fundraising hillary clinton returns to the campaign trail tomorrow with events scheduled in florida. she will make a stop in tomorrow usf's student recreation center. over the weekend her running mate tim kaine attacked donald trump comparing him to former president richard nixon. >> he has openly encouraged russia to engage in cyberhacking to try to find more e-mails or materials and we know that this cyberattack on the dnc was likely done by russia. a president was impeached and the dnc. >> tim kaine also defended clinton's use of a private e- mail server while secretary of state saying clinton admitted it was a mistake. >>> russian president vladimir putin publicly denies being behind the dnc hack. in an in

pasco wants to be the county in the state of florida. what we want to do is show our residents we are premier and say they know what they are doing they know how to respond to a safe. >> fema will join the officials for a damage assessment tour. the county is hoping for a disaster declaration so that it wild be eligible for recovery money. >>> and something has to be done about the pinellas aging sewage system. officials will talk about a fix. clearwater residents reports to the state how much overflow went into the bay about bay and 29 million into clearwater harbor. and it pushed the system over capacity and caused the release of sewage and rain water where they were overwhelmed. >>> a rough friday and stocks took a plunge today as traders grew concerned that the interest rates may be higher. this is the biggest loss since june. the dow fell and the nasdaq 133 and the s&p lost 53 points. >>> they are big, furry say cute but the row dents have started to call florida home and experts say that they don't belong here. we're talking about

pasco county. on sunday fema toured county assessing floridaed damage of more than that includes 23 homes destroyed and more than 300 others with major damage. this was state's first hurricane to make land fall in 11 years. on top of flood and wind daniel some areas of state were without power for a week. >>> it's a good day for job seekers ahead company that are now hiring and bolts are getting ready to get back on ice for hockey season. can you believe it? but transforming amalie arena for their return isn't exactly lightning fast. we'll take a look. in. hey jim. yeah we had a beautiful looking weekend. with lots of sun and really not much rain around. now today, the moisture is really starting to make return back across the state. you can see more cloud cover and more showers going to developing as we go through afternoon. showers and thunderstorms on top of that, we're talking more tropics. we've got now tropical storm ian which is just formed. i wi - marco. - polo. marco? marco? but it's not a game when our senator doesn't show up. i'm patrick murphy. solving problems means showing up. showing

pasco county remain underwater. over the labor day weekend, florida fish and wildlife spent 12 hour shifts checking on those refusing to leave despite the evacuation order. officials say runoff is draining south now slowly the recovery efforts. >> this is life threatening. we don't know what else is going to happen. we don't know if we're going to get more rain. you know, there's other storms. we just really are ath beginning of hurricane season. >>laura: the anclote river was the only river in the united states at major flood stage. it crested at 25 feet and it could take days for the water to recede and for the families to be able to return home. >>russell: and only then can they start to assess the damage and discovery what has been lost. shayla reaves is live in pasco county this morning with what's going on there this morning. to a week for some of these impacted areas to completely dry out. in fact, i'm going to step aside and give you a closer look. you're looking at homes that look more like islands this morning. their mobile homes are essentially surrounded by standing water. in fact, a scene like this one

of florida's panhandle with heavy rain -nats- and forceful winds shortly before making landfall overnight. in coastal community of pasco county late last night- people tried enjoying the scenebefore the boardwalk was inundated with water. (sot felipe reyna/ fl resident) i hope everyone is safe and alright but other than that i'm here to play // (sot gov rick scott/ r-fl) this is life threatening earlier in the day the state's governor warned people to take the storm seriously...as hermine beaches along the gulf coast. in the hard-hit town of apalachicola- some stocked up on food.. (sot mos fl resident) it's pretty nerve wracking. you see the trees bending and the waves blowing up over the rocks others- boarded up their businesses and got out: (sot mos fl businessowner) just for the safety of our employees and for the safety of the business as well we're going to close up in low-lying areas along the coast- hundreds of residents were told to evacuate ahead of the storm. (sot dave hughes/ fl resident) valuables out and some stuff from her mother that's irreplaceable some still choose to ride out the storm: (sot) my property wil

pasco county. we will have to watch. for the afternoon, the moisture continues and the low meanders in northern florida, maybe into georgia the next day or two, which continues to give us a southerly flow. it's a tropical moisture, rich connection. and the rain chances remain rather high. overall rainfall totals, clearly there will be spot that's pick up two to three inches of rain. if you look at the long range gfs, there's a lot of rain on the east coast. that's where the heaviest will be. we will average of 60 to 70%. tomorrow morning through the evening hours. on thursday, we see a little less coverage. by the weekend, actually more back to normal with more sunshine and less rain and rain chances by then at about 40%. >> thank you, denis. >>> a man briefing the loss of his wife and son suffering another loss at tece. >> this is a sad story. day. on monday, somebody stole his car while he was there. he had left his keys in the chevy impala. this is the second car theft at the cemetery since july. >>> still ahead, the bucs make more roster moves and may not be done for the week. tk has the changes next in >> hello, folk

florida still without service tonight. and claiming one life. >> ferocious. absolutely ferocious. >> reporter: pasco county, just north of tampa, still under siege with flood waters after more rain from a different system fell on the already saturated land. the governor urging people to not done yet, hermine marching north, hitting georgia and the carolinas with tropical storm strength winds, gusts toppling this tractor-trailer in columbia, north carolina, killing the driver. and in hatteras, the storm spawning a tornado, dumping these trailers into a creek and injuring four. i want to articulate again, this is not a rainstorm any longer. so, many will not see a drop of rain let alone clouds. advisories through maryland, new jersey, through parts of southern new england, that's what we're concerned about. as the waves push down the shoreline. >>> and let's go to long beach island, new jersey. as some residents are taking no chances. here's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: tonight, hermine taking aim at the same coastal communities devastated by glenn knigge still remembers returning to the jersey shore -- homes t

florida still without service tonight. and claiming one life. >> ferocious. absolutely ferocious. >> reporter: pasco county, just north of tampa, still under siege with flood waters after more rain from a different system fell on the already saturated land. the governor urging people to not done yet, hermine marching north, hitting georgia and the carolinas with tropical storm strength winds, gusts toppling this tractor-trailer in columbia, north carolina, killing the driver. and in hatteras, the storm spawning a tornado, dumping these trailers into a creek and injuring four. >> i can't emphasize enough, this is not a rainstorm. many folks will not even see a the storm is still nearly 350 miles south and east, packing 70-mile-per-hour winds but it's tracking east. the beach erosion and rip currents, and coastal impacts will stick with you through delaware, new jersey, up into >> okay, we'll be back in a moment, ginger. >>> first, let's go to long beach island, new jersey. as some residents are taking no chances. here's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: tonight, hermine taking aim at the same coastal communities de

florida governor rick scott toured some of the most damaged areas of southwest florida during his his visit, he said pasco county suffered the worst flooding from hurricane hermine, and made land fall near tallahassee. and 744 homes were forced under mandatory evacuation and 15 people are now in a shelter. they say at least five roads are still closed in the area. >>> and a nebraska family struck by tragedy in june, was surrounded by hundreds of supporters, friends, neighbors and strangers gathered to would have been his third birthday. the young boy was killed by an alligator during a family vacation to disneyworld a few months ago. and the family wanted to keep things positive by honoring lane, and releasing balloon, each donated by an anonymous donor. >>> a trip to the hospital sent several people to the -- a trip it to the fair landed several people in the hospital, computer function changed and the operator panicked and released the safety restraints before the ride came to a stop. 14 people were thrown from the ride when it was moving and the story was retracted saying no one was thrown. >>> and shoppers h

florida, and moved on... but the stress and devastation is just beginning for one pasco county family.(wally) now, their caring community is rallying behind them... hoping to help them ?re-group, and ?re-build. ((wally fox-13's ken suarez is on the story for us, live in hudson. ken... the storm is just a fleeting (wally today: florida governor rick scott ?finally he'll meet with congressional leaders today... to discuss the ongoing fight against the zika virus. word is: he'll try to ?pressure lawmakers into passing new zika funding. the governor originally planned the trip for last week... right after congress returned from their summer recess... but hurricane hermine forced him to postpone. zika is a huge issue in our state... with more than 500-cases. (wally) yesterday, president obama discussed the same topic with congressional leaders. he says: he's "encouraged by some of the constructive work that's being done"... to provide more federal in fact, he's hopeful lawmakers will reach an agreement in the next few weeks. ((jen a woman who caused a massive pileup on the courtney campbell

florida. we have storms around. pockets of heavy rain in pasco county near the keystone as you head over towards odessa and brooksville and dade city dealing with rain at the moment and tracking heavier showers inland. southeast polk county a lot of lightning and spotty showers as southern highlands county. with the westerly flow that is coming in off of the gulf, that makes it feel muggy and extra moisture. you can see that in the dew points. mid to upper 70s and sticky outside and with temperatures close to 90s in tampa and 89 in apollo beach a hot one and places that have seen the rain feeling more comfortable now. it is 77 in lakeland coming in at 82 in plant city and sitting at 86 in clear water. so for the rest of the evening there is tropical storm julia that we well to the northeast of us. we still have this southwest flow thanks to the system off to the north. and so for us, most of the rain will push off towards the east coast as we head throughout the evening. the rain chances will drop. tomorrow morning a few showers possible. not a wash out. just a few showers and rain chances increase east of i-75 for th

florida? add that to the hurricane-run off - and residents are evacuating again. sot - sheriff chris nocco / pasco county, fl "if you are in an area where you've seen a lot of flooding in the past - leave." people in new york also heeding that advice? sot - "i bought supplies, put all the furniture... now, i'm pilgrim, abc news, long beach island new jersey. a protest against the bakken oil pipeline turned violent this weekend. it happened after tribal officials say construction crews destroyed an american indian burial ground and other cultural sites in southern north dakota. the company, dakota access, is building the bakken oil pipeline from north dakota to illinois, cutting across iowa. authorities say four security guards and two guard dogs were hurt during the officials say security guards pepper-sprayed 30 people, and dogs bit at least 6 people. no one was arrested. a cedar rapids man who cares a whole lot is trying to create something called a "care a van". kcrg-tv9's forrest saunders explains what he's doing and how his project aims to help the homeless in the city. this is mike jennings. his da

things should be back to normal at a pasco county hospital following an explosion that prompted evacuation preparations. a fire alarm went off 5:30 yesterday evening at florida hospital wesley chapel. investigators say there was a small explosion in the hospital's industrial air conditioning unit. the power stayed on but that explosion did knock out the entire hospital. several agencies responded in case they needed to evacuate patients. hospital officials gave the all clear a couple of and patients never had to leave the building. >> it was off at least two hours. it got warm in there. a lot of people were sweating and stuff. >> when the ac was out all incoming patients were diverted to other hospitals. crews now working to figure out what caused the explosion. >>> last month a lightning strike and fire in the hospital other hospitals and it didn't reopen for five days. >>> deputies searching for the person that killed a 95-year- old in sebring. he was found dead in the kitchen floor of his house off wellington drive monday. the sheriff's office wants to question the people he recently hired to do work around his house. the niece, shocked has a message for

pasco county.>>> a former nfl superstar back in the spotlight and for nothing good. why lawrence taylor was put behind bars in florida. >>> labor day weekend, we've had a lot of other news going on this week. there are some sweet deals. we will run down what you can save the most on this three-day

at the tail end of this trail of destruction, flooding, hard- hit florida getting rain again days after the storm. people in pasco county were forced to evacuate after a different system caused more flooding. hermine now a post-tropical cyclone is churning toward the northeast and even providing action for last-minute thrill seekers in philadelphia. it's doing its dangerous dance with the jersey shore as storm surge along the coastline coupled with the slow-moving storm could put many of these beachside communities underwater . >> i'm ready to go as soon as the city puts the siren on, i hit the road. >> this morning republican vice presidential nominee says he will release his tax returns next week. he says trump plans to do it also but trump will not release his because of an ongoing irs audit and there's word the audit won't be finished before the november eleccion. clinton released hers earlier this summer as did her running mate senator tim kaine. since the 90s every gop presidential nominee who has -- has released his returns according to politico fact -- politifact. they've been checking claams from both clinton a

florida? add that to the hurricane-run off - and residents are evacuating again. sot - sheriff chris nocco / pasco county, fl "if you are in an area where you've seen a lot of flooding in the past - leave." people in new york also heeding that advice? sot - "i bought supplies, put all the furniture... eva pilgrim, abc news, long beach island new jersey. area. high temps will top out in the by tuesday as that system makes a full exit. two more systems will pass to our north wednesday and thursday which will keep temps just a tad below average those days with highs in the mid and upper 90s. moisture will start to make its way into the area thursday and we'll have slight chances for isolated storms that afternoon and evening. things look drier friday, but the moisture seeps ba next weekend and we'll have another slight chance for isolated storms saturday and sunday. expect high temps around 100 friday through sunday as high pressure builds into the area. in the low 90s for labor day and we will have occasional breezes and mainly sunny skies. temps will warm to the mid 90s by tuesday as that system makes a f

pasco county clean up begins. hurricane hermine left a mess behind when it passed through florida. crews are working 12 hours a day, seven days a week until the debris is cleaned homes and now over the weekend fema officials toured the damage to figure out whether it will declare the county a federal disaster area. the emergency services director warns people living there it's not like winning the lottery. >> the average pay out from fema to a homeowner was $7,000 per house-hold. it's not a lot of money. it's not an insurance gap. can give them, it's between $33,000 and $36,000. >> pasco county leaders are learning whether a federal disaster ree leave will be made this week. >>> the state's capital city and county spending more than $10 million in responding to hermine. it's the first hurricane to make land fall in 1 >>> dozens of people donated food, clothe k and other supplies over the weekend. a woman flooded out of her home says she's overwhelmed by the help. >> i think it is absolutely amazing to help the families in need and i have been in tears all morning just thinking abou

county north carolina sent records he prosecutes pasco parker. he admitted to voting in 2012, not just in two states but three. florida and north carolina and tennessee. he got a suspended sentence, probaegs and a fine. his case may be just the start. >> there will be another one. another florida and north know that are in the pipeline between florida and north carolina. >> this is the first one and finally it begins. >> the department of state said it takes this seriously but florida cannot fully participate in multistate cross checks because of differences in public records laws. eric shows us how we have a problem that goes beyond florida. >> a 2012 pew study found a staggering number of people registered in more than one and 68 thousand registered in three states. while others say voter fraud is rare and the names of possible double voters are really just clerical errors on coincidences the cases are shocking. in wisconsin robert monroe sentenced to jail a few months ago after charged with 13 counts of election fraud. prosecutors say he voted twice in the 2012 presidential roadways. first by absentee ballot in ind

florida, three bodies found in a home. when we could learn more about the crime that shocked even police. >> pasco county schools are back in session but not everybody can get to class. as this road remains under water this morning. >>> good morning and thank for joining us on this tuesday. >> full slate on this early tuesday morning. let's start with traffic and weather together. >> we're following a serious crash state road 70 closed in both directions in myaca city. >> it's amazing to see the flooding still ongoing when it's been pretty quiet the last couple of days. we're rain-free. we'll talk about pasco in a second. we wake up to mid and upper 70s. with mostly clear skies, clouds with a east northeast flow