and that's what they are trying do do, working very hard, fwc is. you can see though the severity of the situation. ivan mentioned the storm long gone but look at this -- posted no trespassing signs. over top of that is the backyards of several mobile homes. it's completely flooded. water making its way to the doorsteps of some elevated homes here. yesterday fish and wildlife officers gave us a tour of the area. we got a closer off the river. water chest-deep in areas. families struggling with their kids to try to get around and swimming in this filthy waters. fwc working 16-hour shifts and have one goal in mind. >> public safety. biggest thing. just making sure everybody's safe. if anybody needs help we give news. water levels are dropping, crested yesterday, slowly going down but officials say it could be one week, up to a week before people can get back safely in their homes here. >>> investigators trying to discover what started a fire that left a family homeless in hernando county. the family escaped sunday morning but by the time firefighters

folks from fwc to the rescue. >> we could see it was a manatee. they had it out of the water on a sling of some sort. >> reporter: carefully using nets hoisting them out of the mud and bringing them to freedom. >> how in the dickens they got in that ditch. >> reporter: hurricane hermine, that's how, leaving them stuck with nowhere to go, but they aren't the only ones needing to be rescued. >> there was a bigger b previously planned. >> reporter: that job to rescue the manatees in that pond at the plantation at crystal river. right now they're okay eating all that vegetation. >> the fish and wildlife people say it's wonderful for them. it's wonderful food. it's freshwater rather than brackish water and they're in no hurry to get them out. they're not in any danger. >> reporter: doc reiner watched as they tried to rescue they needed more people and more equipment. fortunately it's not a race against the clock, a good thing, the just for the manatees themselves, but for the people who live here and for all the people who come here around the world to

even worse, we have a better yesterday when fwc officers gave us a tour, some of the currents strong enough we're told to sweep you away. we're also looking at families struggling to get around. no choice but to wade through the flooded streets. and that water not clean at all. as far as why some people refuse to leave -- we spoke to one woman who lives down the street here. said her home is not flooded yet. they are going to try and wait water, good news, it's starting to subside, we're down a little but officials say it could be up to one week before everybody can get back safely in their homes here in this community. live in pasco county, james tully, abc action news. >>> as the clean-up process continues hernando county is offering some help with it. the waist department there is offering curbside storm debris removal in coastal communities center in spring hill will also be open 9:00 to 5:00. >>> governor rick scott is sending extra help to tallahassee to help get the power back on after hermine. more than 50,000 people are still without electricity in the state. the state is pa

the investigation is on going, but fwc says alcohol doesn't appear to be a factor. >> fernandez was born in cuba, but moved to florida in 2008. >> jay is live, former teammates are devastated by the news. >> reporter: yeah, they really are. he was a baseball legend here, refined his game on the baseball field at alonzo until 2011 when aduated. before jose was in the spotlight. >> he was an all star dominant pitcher here. people out as a raven. >> he glowed. everyone looked at him because he was so aggressive and put all his heart into the game. he was throwing 90 miles an hour in 8th grade, 9th grade. >> reporter: and nobody was surprised when the all star ace was called up from the majors. >> everyone here, they would be a miami fan because of jose. >> he was like >> reporter: former school resource officer wayne remembers talking baseball with fernandez in the hallway. >> he even came back after he made the majors to come and talk to us. just a good kid. full of life. amazing pitcher. one of the best i'd ever seen. just a joy to have him here. >> reporter: and his >> >. often the brigh

more on the ride with fwc as they are patrolling for 16 hours. the next shift got here, they will patrol until the waters drop. >>> happening now, manatee county officials need you help fi this man. 36 year old oswald left home last night, threatening to ham himself. oswald is a military veteran, suffering from p any information. >>> update, the body of a missing poke county teen has been found. the dive team recovering ay. not far from where he was last seen. welch jumped in to the river to save his sister. the current swept him away. he likely drowned. an autopsy will be done to determine the exact cause of death. >>> hernando family home is destroyed. crews got there and flames the family got out. crews couldn't safe the house because of a challenge they face, not enough fire hydrants in the area. the red cross is helping the family now. >>> a little boy killed by an alligator would have turned 3 today. in nebraska family and friends releasing balloons for his birthday. his mom and dad speaking publicly sayihe is spending hi in june, the littl

. >> fwc using their side radar sonar was able to spot what they believed to be an human being in the water. deputies from our dive team went into the water and we were able to recover austin. >> his body logicked under a tree, just beneath the surface only a few feet where his mother and sister were able to escape the rushing water. >> it makes it can extra sad wht you think that mom was here doing what they should do on a with her children. >> austin died making sure crystal lived. >> and it was a dangerous weekend on the water in central florida. in vo volusa county, an eerili similar store story, after a mad woman jumped off of their boat for he never reappeared. >> a tampa vet hospital becomes the target of a rowdy group and it's all caught on camera. it happens just after 1:00, address you see a group of people running past this sign, and all of a sudden one person just b barrels into the sign and then they get up and gun away. worth more than $2,000, and they are hoping that someone recognized the person who did it. and this home is a total loss tonight. due to a lack of fire h

. >> after our interview, we received an email from fwc. it inspected the wooded area in question early early today. they tell us it was sprayed last week and will be mowed next week. >>> special delivery from above. coming up, the latest carrier service by drone. plus urban -- the ride share step the company is requiring. >> also keep in mind this year's heart walk is coming none november. but right now, now is the time to join stacy's team. kia is generously matching the first $50,000 we raise. go to wfla.com for all the >>> on wall street today, the dow down 131. the s&p, down 12. the nasdaq down 33. >>> stock and twitter soared today, mist rumors the company could be headed to the sales floor. company of google. it is said to be a top interest. despite recent success with live streaming, most notably thursday night football, twitter seems to have stalled. >>> and samsung users are not taking any chances. about half of all the recalled galaxy note phones have already been turned in. 96% of owners took advantage of the program. the compan

fwc officers say if they can't find that alligator which bit the 56-year-old man on the shoulder, it will euthanize it. >>> wells fargo ceo in the hot seat as congress is pushing for his resignation. the company is under fire for opening customers' backs to meet sales quotas. employees took money from the real accounts and deposited the money into secret accounts. some customers that didn't know it hg on for five t sfor years. the ceo stump. ay watch this. >> you should resign. you should give back the money was going on. and you iminally investigated. >> congress also slamming him tonight for t firing any senior executives who were li to this scandal. wells fargo will pay $185 million fine. >>> right now, automakers now know the proper way to test their self-driving cars before they make it o the streets. the department of transportation releasing guidelines this morning. they will go through assessment, getting tested in areas like cyber security, crash werth eness and how e car seesthe road. they will release revisions sometime next year. >>> and if you're splurging on premium fue

the fwc says alcohol doesn't appear to be a factor. >>> 4:33. fernandez had strong ties to the bay area. he was a standout ball player at alonzo high school. >> and didn't forget his connection to the cuban community. reporter kera mashek shows us the legacy he leaves behind. >> one, two, three inning for jose fernandez in his major league baseball debut. mound, admired by those who shared with him. >> he dominated but had respect for everybody and the game. i think that made him an exciting player to watch. >> reporter: the nickname the defector familiar to many in tampa bay. mario got to know a young jose as he was about to make his debut in the big leagues. player, a great pitcher, but besides that he was a great human being, and for that, as an american very proud. >> reporter: he met him through a mutual fund and jose wanted to invest in the cuban and latino community. he organized a trip to miami allowing him to meet with veterans from the bay of pigs invasion and dozens of former >> i remember clearly what he said. hey, i was one of you,

fwc searched the river for gator. we're till waiting to hear what they found. >>> in the race for florida's 13th congressional seat we now know where the two candidates stand on several key issues. they debt baited last night in st. petersburg. shared views on immigration, gun laws and zika. they have very different opinions about how the area's sewage issue should be handled. >> to get this cleaned up, our country has done it for flint, why can' county? >> it's because the mayor who endorsed you who oversaw this catastrophe has not asked for it. >> they agree on st. petersburg being the home of a cuban consulate. >>> actor jim carrey now being sued for the drug overdose death of his former girlfriend. who is suing him? and his response, after the break. >> hillary clinton attacks donald trump about his stance on foreigners entering the united states. why she says trump is helping groups like isis. that and his latest >> tebow mania is back in florida but this time on the baseball diamond. will doug martin play this w

fwc searched the area for the gator, we're waiting to find out now if they actually found it. >>> democracy 2016 -- donald trump standing by his support for racial profiling. >> he says threats to the homeland make it necessary. a rally in fort myers yesterday he called on investigators to do whatever they can legally to extract information from the new york city bombing suspect. >> we should temporarily suspend immigration entirely from regions where safe and applause ] my policy will benefit the millions of wonderful immigrants living here. >> trump did meet with the president of egypt last night. his campaign says he promised to be a loyal friend to egypt but didn't say if they discussed his proposed immigration ban. >>> meanwhile his son donald jr. is under fire for this tweet about immigration. he posted that picture of a bowl of skittles with the message "if i had a bowl of skittles and told you just three would take a handful? " that's our syrian refugee problem. the maker of skittles responded saying skittles are candy, refugees are people, we don't feel it's an appropriate analogy.

. >> reporter: fwc have -- has been receiving fish kill reports from anna maria island to the southern end of sarasota county. it's caused by red tide, a naturally forming algae bloom that occurs every year around late summer or early fall. the bloom forms offshore and kills fish causing respiratory problems for humans. it's unclear how long this will last but wildlife officials are taking daily water samples. officials say the water is still safe to swim but you must make sure to rinse off afterwards. >> i don't mind swimming in the water when the fish are alive but when they are dead, no. >> reporter: it's important if them to eat these dead animals. the stench from these dead fish is awful but red tide also causes respiratory problems for people with asthma or copd. be very careful if you choose to go to the beach. john rodgers, news channel 8. >>> it's disappointing news for some bay area spaghetti lovers. that story is coming up. plus, you won't need your phone to take a snap if the latest innovation from snapchat catches on. >>> this year's heart walk is coming up in novemb is th

. >>> fwc officers getting to work later today to try to police say the owner of the yacht grounded it after having one too many drinks. the owner was given a chance to remove it but missed sunday's deadline and faces several criminal charges for abandoning the yacht. >>> showers for the coast. they will continue to move in across hernando, pasco and eventually pinellas as well. not amnt get downpours and inland thunderstorms. temperatures about 90 degrees. we'll talk more about that and potentially dry air coming in, in our direction coming up. >>> 5:40. also coming up -- >> i will not be peer pressured in by the political correct crowd. >> a sign at a minnesota restaurant triggers protests but the owner refuses to back break. a scary scene at a bank being >>> 5:44. pippa middleton, you know she's the sister of the duchess of cambridge is adding another title to her name. author. >> she just released a cookbook designed to keep you healthy. it's called "heartfelt," 100 recipes low in salt and sugar. after she found out that, after a close friend died last year at age 31. proceeds bene

they are doing okay but the fwc want them moved back to their natural habitat. that will happen tomorrow. >>> meanwhile tonight, south carolina bracing for another soaking from a tropical storm, after hermine moved through the state. julia asked mean four to eight inches of rain along the coast through friday as it moving slowly northeast. >>> now the most accurate weather team in florida, abc action weather. >> i'm counting down the days to the end of hurricane season. >> yes. >> that's a high number. let's see. >> i feel like there's a while though. >> 75 more days. >> yeah. that's approximate right. it's the end of november. but we're headed in the right direction. we hit the peak and now we're on the way down. right now we're good. looking outside, still looking at moisture. and this is kind of related to julia. i mean, it extends all the way up to the carolinas. it's the beach. how can you go wrong? still scattered showers. this is an on shore pattern. the rains come in from the gulf. you knowly we see rains building in overnight. we saw it last night and w

. >>> the fwc is now working to remove a 72-foot yacht on the shore of palm beach. it has been sitting there now for 12 days. the yacht was grounded after its owner had one too many drinks, according to police. he had time to remove it but missed the deadline. that other than now faces several criminal charges. >>> so much more including two popular chain restaurants you may want to avoid in tonight's dirty dining room. one has roaches, the other raw sewage. >>> disturbing new video showing exactly what happened when an oklahoma police officer kills an unarmed pastor. we will have that video for you after the break. >>> plus, we're always taking action for you. tonight we've got a lead on several thousand new jobs. we will tell you the businesses hiring right now. news app. search abc action news in your >>> he may have just been tasered. >> shots fired! >> shots fired. one suspect down. >> this is new video showing the moment tulsa police shot and killed an unarmed black pastor. the video shows the man with his hands up walking in the direction of his stalled out s

we are told one of the rescued manatees is the largest fwc has seen. they believe one weighed more than 1400 pounds. >> that took quite a few volunteers to haul that guy out of there. >> it is cool toasty the effort they made. well played. >> who are you calling huge? >> the manatee. he was like what, yeah, no, you look lovely. >> just making sure. all right, steve jerve here with whatever he is going to say. >> i'll talk weather. not much in the way of rainfall. fairly typical this time of night and the humidity extremely high today. mid and upper 70 dew points. there is your tropical storm julia spinning away off the east coast. specifically, the carolinas. good news is the wind shear has pushed a lot of the activity and thunderstorms to the eastern side of it. and, there is quite a bit of dry air here as well. just offshore of charleston, you can see the motion of the counterclock wise rotation. was a depression, upgraded back to a tropical storm because of a flight storms northwest of melbourne and well east of orlando at this point. all the activi

they called us to call the fwc. they told us to call the florida department of health. just a short time ago, the department of health sent me a really lame one-line e-mail with no real information. captain tom charlon makes his living on tampa bay. >> how is business? >> slow. >> reporter: business started slowing down for him when news of the waste water dump into the bay started leaking out. >> people are can canceling because of the raw sewage. >> reporter: he wants answers. >> i need answers. is it safe to be in the water? to go wade fishing? is it safe to eat the fish? >> answers at the hillsborough county department of environmental protection. >> overall, the bay is in really good condition. >> reporter: hillsborough county epc has been monitoring tampa bay more than 40 years collecting water samples at 260 locations and they have basic advice for all of us. >> we just encourage citizens to use common sense and if there is heavy rainfall, to avoid contact with the water for a couple of days afterward. and allow the bay to do its >> reporter: and the most importa

melissa marino spoke to pet owners about what is happening and what fwc recommends they can do. >> reporter: we are told at least four dogs have been killed in the past several weeks. neighbors are terrified. >> she was bleeding all over the backseat. we were afraid we weren't going to make it. >> reporter: carol miles will never forget the day her dog pounced on a rattlesnake? her yard and nearly died.

we're told one of the manatees is the largest fwc has ever seen. look at this big boy. they estimate it weighs more than 1400 pounds. >> that's a lot. >> i wonder if he picked up extra weight in the pond. >> there a that pond. >> the video is incredible. you can share the link with your friends and family from our news channel 8 facebook page. >> great rescue there of course. >> yeah. >>> a florida school principal is taking a stand in the colin kaepernick national anthem protest. >> and we will show you how. >>> plus, road rage between a school bus and a fedex truck? yes, caught on camera, you've got to see this. >>> but first, hand and foot on the fsu campus. >> 8 on your side talks to a doctor about the campus outbreak and what may have caused it. it's 4:41. you're watching news channel 8 today. since the launch of the new dannon whole milk yogurt, a natural outburst seems to have taken over the country. (security...) hi, i'm stuck in an elevator... with a cow. (a what?) all natural, non gmo ingredients with vitamin d and whole milk. new dannon, natural is back. i'd

. >> the fwc is while it is safe to swim in these areas, they advise against touching or swimming along dead fish as they can carry harmful rosales, abc action news. >> thank you. >>> you could put some cash in your pocket if you can help polk county deputies track down a man who held a driver at gunpoint in broad daylight. saturday afternoon deputies say the man stopped the driver in the middle of cedar hammock street in lake wales. the man pointed a gun at the person's head and pulled him out of the car and hit them. we're told the gunman was wearing a camouflage jacket, dark colored bandanna covering his nose and his mouth. >>> tonight we're hearing about this woman accused of driving drunk during a wrong way crash this weekend. hillsboro county deputies say darla had a blood-alcohol level of double the legal limit. she started driving west in the eastbound lanes of lineville avenue. she hit another car, unfortunately no one -- but fortunately no one was badly hurt. >>> now the most accurate weather team in florida. abc action weather. >> we're still tracking pretty severe thundersto

melissa marino spoke to pet owners about what is happening and what fwc recommends they can do. >> reporter: we are told at least four dogs have been killed in the past several weeks. neighbors are terrified. >> she was bleeding all over the backseat. we were afraid we weren't going to make it. >> reporter: carol miles will never forget the day her dog pounced on a rattlesnake? her yard and nearly died. inpossible to get. >> reporter: denise bliss was not as lucky. she lost two of her dogs on labor day after they were bit in her yard. >> it was a rattlesnake. >> reporter: both incidents happened in the area of cambria lane in north lakeland. five dogs have been brittle in the past several weeks. four of them died including one yesterday. now, they want other pet owners to be alert. >> this is darn hard. and, i would never want to see it happen to anybody else. >> reporter: neighbors think the snakes are comeing these woods. 8 on your side reached out to florida fish and wildlife which maintains them. spoke person gary moore says that isn't the answer. >> there is a fire break in that area.

we're told one of the manatees is the largest fwc has ever seen. look at this big boy. they estimate it weighs more than 1400 pounds. >> that's a lot. needs a diet. >> he was probably loving the pond. the video friends and family from our news channel 8 facebook page. and folks in other parts of the world, they can't believe the sea cow. they're gent and will beautiful but such interesting creature. >> and in the pond, they had so much vegetation there because no one had ever been there like that before. >>> a florida school principal is taking a stand in the colin kaepernick national anthem protest. and we will show you how. school bus and a fedex truck? yes, caught on camera, you've got to see this. >>> but first, hand and foot and mouth disease is spreading on the fsu campus. >> 8 on your side talks to a doctor about the campus outbreak and what may have caused it. you're watching news channel 8 today. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. i know more about isis then the generals do. i like people that weren't captured ok. donald trump compared his sacrific

we are told one of the rescued manatees is the largest fwc has seen. in fact, they believe one of the animals weighed over 1,400 pounds. the video is pretty buildingible from the rescue. you can share the link with your -- incredible from the rescue. you can share the link with page. >>> high humidity yields, warm overnight lows, 79 degrees our current temperature with an east wind at 3 miles per hour, nice shot of lucerne park, kind of a flamingo pink colored sunset in polk county. dew points are high here friday through tuesday. i think we'll keep it in the oppressive category. september is not letting up on us. our normal high this time of year is 89 degrees. we just start going into fall, it should cool down a little bit. it really come more in october in florida. at 7 a.m. it's 78 degrees, 85 degrees at noon, 90 degrees at 4 p.m. for tomorrow afternoon, looks warm like today. we had a high of 90. 82 degrees at the airport. of course, our camera downtown, dew point 76 degrees, so a little warmer obviously at the airport than at our ford location. 8

fwc says you kill lion fish in florida waters or federal waters for that matter. hunt tells me though he is in the clear. >> it's definitely illegal inside of florida waters which is within nine miles. lucky we weren't within nine miles. so they deferred it to the federal government and the feds reviewed it and came back and said that we are in fact not breaking any lawss. we're divers. we're spear fishermen. so we took them out and did what comes natural. we shot fish with them. working on future videos. his next big plan? an automatic rifle. no doubt he will have another viral video on his hands. josh cascio, fox 13 fox. >> okay. well that's one way to get a lion fish. >> there will be a lot of fishermen who are probably happy to see that. you were telling me how harmful those fish can be. >> they're really bad for our ecosystem. i just wonder about all beguns and wonder if all they shoot are lion >> can you believe it's, what, september 20th something, 27 i think, and we're talking about hockey tonight. >> didn't that just end, scott. >> we played it long enoug

in emails to fox 13 - fwc says it is investigating the videoa and that handguns are not an allowable gear in state or federal waters for taking fishaeven invasive species. 5;28;38 "it's definitely illegal inside florida waters,"5;28;42 "luckily we weren't within 9 miles so they deferred it to the feds, the feds came back and said we weren't breaking any laws," so he says - he's going to take on a new challenge and add even more firepoweraand they said shooting fish in a barrela&was easya& 5;36;58 if that barrel is 120 feet underwater and your breathing thru scuba equipment and firing a gun 3 feet from head with a suppressor and underwater ammo then ya i ((walter)) and by more firepower... he's talking about going with a fully automatic rifle. bullet that will fly the length of a pool underwater.. ((vanessa)) there's much more to come on good day. ((walter)) let's turn it over to russell and jen - to find out what's ahead in our 6 o'clock hour. ((jen/2-shot)) hope you look good in ?red... the founder of space-x is on a personal quest to bring civiliazation to mars.. ((russell)) at six

. >> reporter: fwc was patrolling yesterday working to keep people safe. from getting swept away in the currents. back here live i want to show you the parkway, this direction you can see that nobody's getting their homes today. the water is just starting to recede. officials say it could be a week before they can get home safe. you can see mailboxes, that's about it. it looks like two rivers here. that is a so again it could be several more days before people can return home safe. live in pasco county, james tully, abc action news. >>> hernando county is offering a helping hand. the waste department there is offering curbside storm debris removal in coastal communities starting today. the county's west side waste convenient center in spring hill will also be open until 5:00. >>> we're learning governor rick scott is sending extra more than 50,000 people are still without electricity in florida. mostly in leon county where tallahassee is. the state is paying for extra contractors to start working this morning on downed power lines and hopes to get all cust

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we're still waiting to find out if fwc found the gator. contain this sinkhole and stop toxic water from gushing down into the florida aquifer, people in bradley junction having flashbacks of water contamination. luther hamilton remembers the day the digging started 250 feet from his front yard. he's a pastor now and says imc- agrico owned the mine and most of the surrounding land then. he said dust and odors filled his home and water from forecasts and toilets turned brown. >> they messed up our wells with the mining. >> imc denied contaminating the local wells but in 1995 "u.s. news & world report" study shows how the company spent more than $1 million to dig deeper wells. >>> heavy rain from hurricane hermine exposed a critical weakness in how bay area cities handle sewage. rains overwhelmed st. pete sewer systems causing raw st. pete dump more than 20 million gallons of partially treated sewage into the tampa bay. now the state senator is promising a temporary solution. it would have st. pete rent storage barges to hold the sewage water

fwc released these pictures. when officers found him, he was touching and laying over the animals when they tried to get him to stop, they s chanted, take me to jail. he's james maggingdale. anyone convicted of disturbing a manatee can face a $500 fine and 60 days in jail or up to a year if convicted on a federal level. >>jennifer: it seems the pokemon >>russell: after more than two months, there's a new number one game in the app store and house lawmakers blast the c.e.o. of the company that makes the epi pen. her response to some tough questions. >>dave: we're just a hair below 80 degrees. now it's 79. dew points are 74. the winds are light. it's nice and soupy for you outside and the forecast keeps the rain chances on the lower side. 20%. that means lots of heat today with a high of 91 we'll finish with a 20% i wore a badge for 38 years knowing how much you trusted us to keep you safe. yet when a officer was killed in action florida was not doing enough to give their families the help benefits they are entitle

it's the same story all across the area from manatee county way down to fwc received reports of fish kills since september 19th from anna maria island. it's causeby red tide. a naturally forming algae bloom that occurs every year late summer/early fall. this bloom kills fish and causes respiratory problems for humans. it's unclear how long this will last. but wildlife officials are taking daily water samples. officials say the water is safe to swim. but properly rinse after words. them to eat these dead animals. the stench frothesdeadawful. but red tide also causes respiratory problems for folks with asthma or copd. if you struggle with these, be careful you go to the beach. >>> still ahead -- >> the medical marijuana amendment is back on the ballot this november. and while poles show most people are for legalizing it, it did not pass last time. hos we'll find out. >>> then, if you still have some vacation days to use, now is the time to travel. we're going to show you some of the fall deals, coming up on >>> welcome. nice to have you here. let's talk about the problems >>> the campa

fwc says it is investigating and handguns are not an allowable gear in state or federal waters for taking fish, even invasive species. >> it's definitely illegal inside florida waters. we weren't within. so they deferred it to the federal government and the feds reviewed it and came back and said we are in fact not breaking any laws. >> reporter: so he says he's going to take on a new challenge and they said shooting fish in a barrel is easy. >> if that barrel is 120 feet underwater and you are breathing through scuba equipment and firing a gun three feet from your head with a suppressor and underwater ammunition then i guess it's shooting fish in a barrel. >> reporter: you know by more firepower he is actually talking about an underwater fully automatic rifle. and he's also working on bullets that will travel much farther underwater than the six traveled. bottom line, if you are a lion fish it's time to go. get out of here. [ laughter ] swim away as fast as you can. . >> anchor: if it keeps them offshore great. >> a lot of fishermen would say yes please. thank you so much, josh. >> it is

and we're told that one of the rescued is the largest that fwc has seen and is believed to be more than 1400-pound says. >>> >>> -- pounds. >>> and people are lining up for the new line of iphones. they hit stores tomorrow. even these people won't be able to get their hands on a couple of them. we'll explain why. next. >> and then new technology child in the back seat of car -- of the car, we'll see how it . >>> now your consumer watch first at 4. you'll be able to pick up apple's newest line of iphones in stores tomorrow, but not all of them. apple claims the larger iphone 7-plus is sold out worldwide, along with and the new color, jet black. you can still back order both of those ohmline. >>> and for those want -- online. and for those wanting to get their hands on olive garden's never-ending pasta pass, today was your chance. the chain restaurant sold all 21,000 passes, which are $100 each, in one second. all of those passholders have access now to unlimited pasta, soup, or salad, breadsticks and soft drinks for seven weeks, choosing a brown bag lunch over restaurant prices. accordin

one manatee rescued, get this, the largest fwc has seen in quite some time. >> huge. >> so big. can you guess the weight? >> i already know. go ahead and tell them. >> that's right, do you. 1400pounds. wow. >> he's a big boy. >>> the moment of truth for presidential candidate donald trump and his famous hair style. trump let jimmy fallon touch his hair. >> it's good stuff. >>> and a florida high school takes a stand on the growing controversy over standing during the national anthem. what the principal is telling his students. >>> first a live look at downtown tampa out there. you can't tell you but it's muggy. weather and traffic on the 8s >>> well, it's going to be humid at the bus stop this morning. when they come home from school, 90 with a 40% rain chance. and then the high school football game, 84 at kick-off off. drying off by half-time. and muggy for the final play. >>> traffic right now, a camera here, 275 at 54th avenue north. it's hard to see. you can see behind the tree around. here we go. this is where it's located, the side of the roadway, not tying up lanes. i'm h

fwc officers will be out in force today. officers will be out patrolling the water looking for the proper keeping an eye out for anyone who should not be behind the wheel. last year there were more than 700 boat accidents, killing more than 50 people. >>laura: it is 6:11 now and five days after an electrical fire sparked a full scale evacuation, bayonet point regional medical center in hudson is ready to start accepting patients again. more than 200 patients had to be transferred to other hospitals. doctors and nurses were using flashlights and cell pne some patients had to be carried down three flights of stairs. didn't take long for crews to restore power but without a backup system, the hospital could not take on any patients. investigateors believe that lightning struck started the fire. >>russell: who young girls who vanished from a detroit suburb are safe and sound. bounty hunters found them 1,000 miles away in jacksonville. the girls were with their mother. she was arrested yesterday on federal kidnapping charges. chi

they're leading the operation supported by the fwc and then their volunteers. there are be about 100 people on site to rescue the manatee and make sure that everything is done efficiently, effectively and stress-free. >>reporter: and i mentioned earlier, it takes a lot of hands to do something like this. you have moths, tell me about weight and how many people will be needed to remove mom from the water. >> we have one mom that we think is about 1,500 pounds so it will take about 20 people to lift that stretch to her carry her and put her on the other side of the bridge. >>reporter: and last but not least, they've been guests for some time now. i'm not sure if you've seen anything like this at your time but will you miss them? >> my gosh, yeah. we go out there every day and check on them along with a bunch golf course manatees so we will miss them for sure but we have plenty of other manatees in the bay. we have to clean the room. >>reporter: thank you so much for your time. this all gets underway this morning around 8:00. we'll likely see some volunteers arriv

here to discuss more safety tips, fwc officer james bogart. thank you for being with us. >> good morning, alcides, nice to see you. >> alcides: let's back up a bit. you play a critical role in pasco county. you had boats out there the whole night. the citizens out there. we have our johnboats. all the boats capabilities to be able to assist them if they need. >> alcides: and they did. i imagine that you had to. >> a lot of officers through. >> alcides: big weekend too. >> for sure. the weather came through, so we are expecting people wanting to get out on the water. >> alcides: so -- i think it was -- one of the law enforcement agencies was just talking about idea wise and -- duis. and they had a dui post multiple duis, just driving. now we are talking about on the water. what do you typically see for a weekend like this. >> first off, we want to make sure that everyone is safe on the water. my biggest concern if you are going to go out and about in your boat, look at all your safety gear right before you get out. and that is going through you

if you eone call fwc. >> anjuli: can you imagine spotting that in your yard? [laughter] >> alcides: no. like a huge dog or a squirrel without a tail. >> anjuli: origin knee pig. fascinating, i love them. >>> the bucs get ready for their first regular season game. >> anjuli: kevin o'donnell the sports headlines when we come back. >>> plus a behind the scenes look at when police officers should pull the trigger. i was put to the challenge during several shoot, don't shoot scenarios. takes moments before i decided to pull the trigger coming up. >>> 6:8. welcome to the weekend. overall i think you will like the forecast. dry in the mornings. a couple more storms in the afternoon and, yes, a little warmer out the door. waking up with us. 80 in st. pete. above average out the door. rain chance a little below average. a little higher down south of tampa bay but not until late in the day. we will look at futurecast so you can plan your i never shop without a list. and at publix what's on the list also happens to be what's on sale. stuff you actually want... on sale! i

fwc will let us know whether the situation is getting better or worse around 5:00 today. you can find the latest red tide information on our website, to keep the government from shutting down. congress has faced a midnight deadline to get it passed. it will keep it running for another 10 weeks t. includes $1.1 billion to address the zika crisis. this is just a short-term fix. they'll have to meet again after the election to fund the rest of the budget year. >>russell: florida woman is suing a former deputy. he shot her with a stun gun and then tried to apologize by the story first surfaced online with this picture from the pensacola news journal. it shows a cake with the words, sorry i tased you written in blue icing. according to buzz feed, the picture was uploaded more than a year before the alleged incident. while the cake may be a fake, the lawsuit is not. according to court documents, the deputy shot the woman during what was described as horseplay. the cake. and he resigned a month after the incident. his attorneys have denied the allegations. the woman is seeking d

while the fwc says decision to have hunt was guided by science, some animal advocates say a hunt isn't necessary because the population does not warrant it. >>> we could is upon us. ours starts in about two hours? yeah. >> we are. dave's b minutes with a look at your skytower radar to help you plan it. plus fitting in, we take look at how to help kids with cancer. blend in rest of their classy meats. 8:30 they didn't get a chance to good-bye deadly crash that change ad local family forever. >> and good morning again charley belcher. >> good day to you. i just did a little facebook live. because i wanted to show people what actually happens inside the quite an adventure. quite a pert. it's quite a pep rally. welcome to blooming dale high school, ladies and gentlemen. where the gym is absolutely now jam packed with everyone who goes to school here. we have assembled our blooming dale ambassadors. they are about to sing our national anthem as they bring out flag disrespectful we're going wait as soon we go to commercial we're going rise here and pay tribute to maybe i will do that on face

investigators by the fwc in >>> all right, if you have a second, you got to see this video. you can see this woman caught on camera fighting off a purse snatcher at a south florida gas station. give it a second. you will see the video in a minute. it happened actually last weekend. the woman was getting gas when the man opens her driver's side door, takes her purse and you can see what she did, right there jumps on the front of the cr, going on the roof and hitting this guy with her wallet in hand. yeah. the woman falls off the car and as here is the good thing, she was not seriously hurt because could have been a lot worse looking at that video. >> anjuli: she really did not want him getting that purse. >> alcides: she had something very special in there. >>> florida voter also have a chance to decide whether more patients will be allowed to use medical marijuana. already i legal for very specific patients, but right now tate law does not allow any smokeable marijuana in florida dispensaries. the closest thing you will find a patient consultant say it is voters pass the con

florida governor rick scott tweeted florida national guard has more than 6,000 personnel ready, fwc, which is fish and wildlife conservation department has operations standing by with boats and search and rescue equipment. while florida is still dealing with the storm other southern states are bracing for its impact. the storm is expected to cross across -- to cross portions of south georgia, also portions of south carolina. so those states are preparing. and then as the storm is expected to skirt can up the atlantic coast it could continue causing headaches and hazards for many americans going into this long holiday weekend. anna and jackie, back to you. >> jonathan, live there in florida for us. please be careful out there. thanks for that. >> let's go to janice who is tracking latest in the weather center this morning. hi, janice. >> hi, ladies. we had landfall a couple of hours atlantic east of saint mark, florida. we had a caller earlier on from tallahassee. wind gusts in excess of 50 miles per hour. it is still a hurricane, 75 miles per hour sustained winds. we get a brand-new

coast guard responded as well as fwc, miami dade fire rescue, city of miami. upon arrival, the boat was 32- foot sea bethat was lying upside down. at this time of discovery this were three people found, go of >> as we listen to this press conference, we should note that there are at least three people who died in this boating accident. he is explaining exactly what happened and the circumstances surrounding this accident. obviously a lot of questions considering this 24-year-old lost his life. miami marlins player and several others as well. >>> welcome to the 9 news pep rally. here's taylor temby. we saw new conferences form and some teams drop classifications. that makes it even more special when historic rivalries get to play out. battling it outo. we'll start in the 2nd quarter. 3rd down for the rebels. quarterback calm under pressure. he'll find ted mullin on the goal line. that gives columbine a 14-0 lead. seconds remaining in the first half. rival looking to again mullin somehow wrangles it away from two chatwood defenders. colton floats this one deep.