. ♪ >>> lined with luxury homes on one side and the ocean on the other, bayshore boulevard is one oft drives there is in tampa, florida. it's also the location of a high-profile crime that captivated the city. the offender is currently in the hillsborough county jail. >> in the press, i'm bayshore rapist, because it happened on bayshore boulevard. five days ago, i was convicted. i didn't think i was going to be convicted. >> luis harris is awaiting sentencing after being found guilty by a jury on all counts of sexual battery, kidnapping, impersonating a police officer, grand theft, and fraudulent use of credit cards. >> the defendant is guilty of sexual battery as charged. the defendant is guilty of kidnapping as charged. >> i felt weak at my knees. i started crying. i became very emotional. i stopped paying attention to the rest of the verdict that was being read, once the first guilty verdict came back. i already knew what was going to be there after. >> prosecutors say six months earlier, harris, who once attended a police academy, posed as an undercover cop and pulled over a woma

bayshore boulevard off-ramp was closed during the fire, but there were no evacuations and no injuries. >> coming up at 11:30, growing concerns that it could be a tough fire season ahead and the equipment shortage that could prove to be a disaster. >>> one man is dead tonight and eight others injured after a gunman opened fire in canada's shopping mall. he started shooting inside the food court in toronto. many of the injured in a hurt of stampede of shoppers racing to the exit. in the confusion the suspect got away. >> the suspect right now, we have one confirmed one and we have to look at the cameras. as you caneciate -- >> 25-year-old man died at the scene, two people are in critical condition and pregnant woman went into labor at the mall. >>> in stockton they are looking for two men who shot and killed a jewelry vendor in front of his wife and children. it happened this morning at

in tampa, bayshore boulevard, four and a half mile sidewalk turned in to a running path. cars, tried to drive through the water were stopped in their tracks, getting around on foot didn't prove much better in the constant pounding of the rain tropical storm warnings were expanded into the evening. >> this is a real close call from a news crew in tampa. they barely escaped after a tree came down on them. they were actually interviewing people who had trees come crashing down on their property when the soil gave way to another. they weren't injured. the area is bracing it's for serious wind damage and possible tornadoes. >> the void video we will show you the bayshore boulevard. you can see right here, this is the water that's rushing in and storm is only about 100 miles toward the rest of them. they will continue to see massive flooding. here is the -- we have a hurricane hunter plane inside -- winds are at 50 miles an hour. it's nearly stationary. this will be a major problem for the panhandle. down toward tampa approximate. they could see 20 inches of rain by tomorrow. p

tampa bay has overrun the banks putting bayshore boulevards and the surrounding roads under water. a car is submerged in the floods and smoke is rising from an exposed wire underground. power companies are warning people to stare way because the water could be coming electrified. john hopes the water will subside and not reach his town house. faugh >> i'm a little concerned with high tide coming in, we're keeping a close eye on it but time will tell. >> the storms and one woman's life after a tornado. family members say that she was clinging to her baby so hard when the twister struck that she broke its ribs. the infant survived. >> i can't picture her holding the baby and not letting her go, just to know that my daughter was holding her baby so tight. >> the storm is expected to make landfall tomorrow. >> all of that flooding caused the state highway patrol to shut down parts of the florida heavily traveled interstate 10 as well. are you a mac or pc user? how could mean paying more for the same hotel if you book online? >> and, ready to blast off. how to safely celebrate the fourt

crews shut down the bayshore boulevard onramp to northbound highway 101, as several agencies tackledg&e tells us an equay have spae flames. close to 800 customers in brisbane and south san francisco are still without power. pg&e says power may not be restored until late tonight. >>> highway patrol investigating an accident in contra costa county that left two people dead and another seriously injured. it happened just before 10:15 last night on marsh creek road in clayton. authorities say one person was pronounced dead at the scene. the other died later at the hospital. a third person was hospitalized with serious injuries, but is expected to survive. >>> police in fairfield arrested a man today on suspicion of stabbing an 84-year-old man. investigators say this man, damon hamilton, attacked the elderly man yesterday inside a motel room. the victim was taken to the hospital. police say his injuries were serious, but not life-threatening. hamilton was booked into the solano county jail on charges of elder abuse, attempted murder and robbery. >>> we have new information tonight about t

in tampa, the city's iconic bayshore boulevards remains under water. flooding is not only causing headaches for motorists, even marine life is suffering. the dead manatee was discovered. homeowners across the state are dealing with menacing sinkholes. 45 have cropped up and swallowed property. >> your insta-weather-plus forecast with tom tasselmyer -- >> it is amazing, debby a weak tropical storm. we will check on that in just a second. in baltimore, it has been a beautiful day. blue skies, low humidity, comfortable temperatures. seven degrees cooler than what is typical for this time of year. we peaked at a very nice 81 degrees. well below the record high of 99. skies are clear across the state tonight. you see a little bit of high clouds to our south. those are the outer bands of debby. just off the virginia eastern shore. it is beginning to drift a little farther away. high pressure will lead the temperatures cool love to comfortable levels again. we are seeing temperatures dropped into the lower 60's. by morning, some of those spots will be down to

tampa bay has overrun its banks putting bayshore boulevard and the surrounding roads under water. a car is submerged in the floods. and smoke is rising from an exposed wire undergrounds. power companies are warning people to stay away because the water could become electrified. >> on pins and needles. >> reporter: john hopes the water will subside and not reach his town house. >> i am concerned. high tide is coming in and we are keeping a close eye on it. time will tell. >> reporter: the storm has claimed one woman's life after a tornado hit highlands county, sunday. family members say she was clinging to her baby so hard when the twister struck she broke its ribs. the infant survived. >> i can picture her holding the baby and not letting her go, just to know that my daughter was holding her baby so tight. >> reporter: the storm is expected to make landfall tomorrow. in tampa, drew levinson, wjz eyewitness news. >> our first warning coverage continues with bernadette woods. she has the storm on live doppler weather radar. good afternoon, bern that death. >> good afternoon, don. we

tampa's historic bayshore boulevard is under water. >> they can stay off the roadways, we would encourage that. >> reporter: three major bridges connecting the bay area all closed. for the second day the expansive skyway bridge to the south and tonight the howard franklin bridge and courtney campbell causeway to the north. >> we got a tornado right there, tornado! >> reporter: the only match for the water is the wind. over the weekend debby spawned multiple tornadoes, several caught on video. >> oh, that tree just fell right there. holy crap. >> reporter: everyone in the car survived. >> that's the type of person she was. that shows it all. >> reporter: the outcome here is much different. a 3-year-old is alive. her mother was killed after a tornado rips the two from their mobile home. >> she was in the trailer and you could see the shape of the trailer. there's nothing there except the frame, but she held that baby so tight and i think that's what probably broke the baby's ribs. >> reporter: the deadly wind so powerful it scatter the clothes, toys and did he -- started clothes, toys and d

the fire started around 1:30 yesterday afternoon on san bruno mountaineer bayshore boulevard. the fire burned about 10 acres and knocked out power to more than 1300 customers. it took about 3 hours to get the fire under control. nobody was hurt. >>> vallejo police tonight are looking for the gunman who opened fire at a park last night, killing one person and injuring three others. christian captain spoke late this afternoon with an investigator who gave him details about that deadly drive-by shooting. >> reporter: investigators say the shooting started shortly before 8:15 saturday evening. witnesses say a gunman opened fire at a group gathered for a barbecue in decrees ranch park in northern vallejo. >> they were at the park and a black male in a dark vehicle, that's who was described as the shooter, opened fire and shot all four people. >> reporter: in all, four victims made it to area hospitals on their own. the 56-year-old man died from his wounds. a 17-year-old boy is in critical condition. a 67-year-old woman was upgraded from critical to stable condition today and a 35-y

police believe two men were shot at salinas avenue and bayshore boulevard around 11:30 last night. the two men somehow got to san francisco general hospital. police say one man died, the other is in serious condition. there is no word on what led up to that shooting and no one is in custody. >>> guilty on 45 counts. former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky was led away in handcuffs from a pennsylvania courthouse, after a jury convicted him of sexual abuse last night. coming up at 8:15, why the legal battle in this high profile case is still far from over. >>> a san francisco woman suffered a serious head injury during a robbery. she fell while struggling with two men trying to steal her purse thursday night. this all happened near the glenn park bart station at bosworth street. the 28-year-old fractured her skull on the pavement and doctors are calling it a life-threatening head injury. the men ran off. >>> san francisco police are investigating two possible sexual assaults in the mission district that may be related. the most resident reportedly happened at 19th a

now this started about 1:30 saturday afternoon on san bruno mountain on bayshore boulevard.rned. it also knocked out power to more than 1300 customers. >>> 8:04. later this morning, there will be a hearing on the reliability of street lights in san francisco. some people have complained about broken street lights and delays in getting them fixed. city leaders and representatives were pg&e will talk about plans to improve the system of fixing the lights. the hearing will start at 10:00 this morning at city hall. hundreds of b.a.r.t. commuters had to take the stairs last week because of broken escalators at b.a.r.t. stations. "the chronicle "reports many were at stations in downtown san francisco and some have been broken for months. in all, b.a.r.t. has 179 escalators. a b.a.r.t. repair manager says the agency is having a hard time keeping one aging equipment and wear and tear. >>> 8:05. well, this morning, a new ferry service is running from the east way to the south san francisco. christien kafton has been at the alameda main street terminal street since 6:00 this morning.

bayshore boulevard is completely washed out and even an area i live in over in st.e, we have roads there turned into rivers. a lot of situations with a lot of drivers in the area here because a lot of the roads go up against canals and the canals and streets have combined and a lot of people have fallen over into those canals. so bad situation here. we're in a dry spell right now but more rain yet to come. still the problem isn't over with here with debbie. >> i hear 600 or so rigs in the gulf, starting to evacuate them. this is serious stuff. be safe out there, yourng man. it's a dangerous place to be as the water gets higher. thanks trevor. >>> here is christine romans with this morning's top stories. >> good morning, ladies. half o the u.s. firefighting force is in colorado battling triple digit temperatures and bone dry conditions. wildfires force more than 11,000 people from their homes. official say the two-week-old high park phier has destroyed close to 250 homes. this fire is nowhere near contains. >>> emergency crews in canada will resume searching for vict