. >> the saint pete housing authority is tweaking its deal to buy jordan park. tonight, we will show you what i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. i'd look her right in that fat ugly face of hers. she's a slob. she ate like a pig. a person who's flat chested is very hard to be a 10. does she have a fat [expletive]? absolutely. do you treat women with respect? i can't say that either. >> fighting back against gun violence in the bay area. the bus tour for an antigun violence rally on the steps of city hall. the mission is to push for tougher gun law to make communities safer. the 14 state national tour was the americans with national solutions pack funded by gabby giffords and her husband. >>> funds to fight zika may soon start flowing into florida. $397million to go vaccine and diagnostic development. some of it could make its way to the university of south florida where research is already underway. >> the money is opening up so we are optimistic that we will able to start in many studies. >> right now, there are more than 900 cases of zika in our st

taxpayers paying to buy back jordan park, there is going to be a financial audit. the city's stake in all of this? more than $3 million in loans that the housing authority expected city taxpayers to walk away from and let developers profit from it. back to you, stacie. >> we know you are on it. mark douglas live in saint pete tonight. thank you. >>> well, officially in florida, fall, first day today. 87 degrees here at sun city center. down in venice, here at nissan of venn in addition, 86 degrees. towering cumulus there in the distance t. 63% relative humidity. it is like you can't tell the difference between summer and fall. southern manatee county. here at veteran's ford along the veteran's express way, 86 degrees at the moment. and kind of a mix of clouds and some clear skies. warm start to the fall, the average high, 88 degrees. that is official high today. 74 degrees the average low. tonight's low of 77. so yes, those temperatures are a couple of degrees above our averagings. a few showers. these are falling apart. northern part of hillsborough county. southe

reporter: i'm told the repurchase of jordan park is already a done legal closing comes at the end of the month. . >>> new gardens open this weekend in lake wales. officials cut the ribbon on nearly 8-acres of new garden space. very beautiful. >>> not a bad day to head out to those gardens, just make sure you stay hydrated. have been very active. we've got three areas we're keeping our eye on. both of these systems will likely not develop but this system in the atlantic likely will become our next tropical depression. it has about a 90% chance of becoming a tropical system in the next five days but good news, all the forecast models keep this out to see. this will be a storm for the fish. back here at home, at tampa international airport. we have a little breeze. the temperatures get back in the low 90s this afternoon. we'll have that high of 92. rain chances slim, at least below average, only 30% for today. right now, a lot of 70s on the map this morning starting off at 77 for clearwater and fish hawk. warmer in st. pete at 80 and 72 in inverness. across our area. a few showers acros

. >>> 15 years ago, taxpayers paid $30 million to rebuild jordan park housing project just to turn around and essentially give it to private developers at no cost. now the park back to taxpayers. >> back in 2002, the grand opening of the rebuilt jordan park was such a big deal, even governor jeb bush showed up to celebrate. >> a brand new day. reporter: did it turn out that way? >> no. reporter: long term residents insist that private developers who took ownership after paying almost nothing up front let jordan park slide into disrepair. >> whoever's in charge has to ke heater failed after mice built a nest in the vent, and the rats that roam her attic terrify her. >> i can hear them at night scratching. reporter: recently, the housing authority agreed to buy back the apartments from the group that has owned jordan park and pocketed rent for 15 years. check out this deal, the housing authority pays the developers 400,000 in cash, spends as much as 7 renovate the run down project, and forgets about the 18 million in debt the developers owe to taxpayers. >> so basically, the developer gets

back in 2002, the grand opening of the rebuilt jordan park was such a big deal, even governor jeb bush showed up to celebrate it. >> a brand new day. >> did it turn out that way? >> no. >> reporter: long time residents like chartotta say private developers ownership after paying almost nothing up front let it slide into disrepair. >> whoever is in charge has to keep up the property. >> reporter: sylvia's water heater failed after nice built a nest in the vent and the rats who roam her attic terrify her. >> i can hear them at night scratching. >> reporter: recently, the saint petersburg housing authority agreed to buy back jordan park's 237 apartments from the landex corporation and pocketed rent for 15 years. check out this deal. the housing authority pays a developers 400,000 in cash. spends as much as $7 million to renovate the run down project. and, forgets about the 18 million in debt that developers owe to taxpayers. >> so basically, the developer walks away from $18 million in debt in addition of getting $400,000. >> all of these were grants basically. developers paid almost noth

. >> the saint pete housing authority is about to buy back jordan park meaning you paid for it twice. and at least one person at city >> those stories plus your storm team 8 forecast and sports with paul ryan, coming up on newschannel8. the station that is always on >> right now on newschannel8 at 6:00. >> a dirty secret exposed by 8 on your side. why the governor is defending the dep. >> and accused of being an expert fibber. how this guy's made up resume could put several court case at risk. >> plus, you could be paying for it twice. what saint pete officials decided to do after our investigation. i'm stacie schaible. >> i'm keith cate. 8 on your side questions governor rick scott about a crater cover up. he has plenty to say about protecting the environment, but has no explanation on why they clammed up about the sink hole in polk and hillsborough counties. the governor wants you to know florida's department of environmental protection is monitoring the effects of the sink hole that dropped radioactive water into the aquifer. >> but it is what he didn't say about dep's lack of tran

. >> taxpayers already paid a fortune to buy the jordan park housing project. so why are you paying for it twice? a bradenton woman is behind bars for plotting to kill her husband. we will tell you new details about the case and hear what >> those stories plus your storm team 8 forecast and sports with dan lucas coming up on newschannel8. the station that is always on your side. well when i shop, my coupons are in a neat little stack, and my weekly ad is folded like this. ready to go... that's how i save a lot at publix. how 'bout you? . i just shop for publix brand products, cuz they're great. and that's it. no really, that's it. that's how i save at publix. how 'bout you? publix. where shopping is a pleasure. >> right now on newschannel8 at 6:00. >> murder for hire. right here in ahead, see the woman accused beg the judge for mercy. >> then an update on a mold scare inside a largo school. 8 on your side tracks down the man parents say broke a child to help. >> and cleaning up after flood waters devastate parts of pasco county. when the crews will be out in ne

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. >>> if you're a taxpayer, you shell out tens of millions of dollars to buy the jordan park public housing project. and now you're about to pay for s a race going on right now. the world's clean energy super power's either going to be germany, china, or us. and i'm going to make sure it's us. from 500 million solar panels installed by the end of my first term, to precision manufacturing. we'll beat the competition and create new high wage jobs. we can do this, millions of jobs right here in america. eagle 8 hd coverage. >>> welcome back time for another check of your forecast, here's storm team 8 meteorologist julie phillips. >>> we're heading into the weekend after an awesome week. i wish we had the lower humidity. >> it is friday though. that helps. that's almost as great as low humidity. here's a look at the en pretty good. classic summertime weather. we're in the low 90s each afternoon and we're calling for a 30% chance of rain. hit and miss storms at your house each afternoon and evening. definitely not going to be a wash out if you have outdoor plans like we typically tell you, the m

pete housing authority has negotiated a new deal for the sale of jordan park. you paid for it but not as much as the last deal. vo: we asked women in pinellas county to describe congressman david jolly in one word: woman 1: dangerous. woman 2: backwards. woman 3: out-of-touch... backwards agenda for women. jolly opposes a woman's right to choose and voted to defund planned parenthood and deny women access to basic health care like mammograms and cancer screenings. woman 5: i have 3 words for david jolly... not for women. vo: house majority pac is responsible >>> check this out. a picture from iceland and the northern lights. people were asked to keep their homes dark between 10:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. get a clearer picture. very cool to see. and that is spectacular. look at that. >>> let's check the forecast one more time. storm team 8 meteorologist julie phillips. >> never seen the northern lights. on the checklist. >> i grew up in minnesota. it's right there. >> yes. and no northern lights here, of course, for us. >>> just more heat. still this the forecast. w

reached out to the county parks department to find out how much this project would cost and who would be paying for it. they have not gotten back to me. in franklin, ben jordan, today's tmj4. >> the parks department is hosting a public meeting on this idea next week. for more information, head to our web site at tmj4.com. >>> packers extra, the team i offensive line after pro ball guard josh sitton was cut over the weekend. head coach mike mccarthy talked about the surprise move for the first time today. rod burks here with the coach's explanation. >> the move was shocking, the three-time pro bowler was one of the best in the business. today, head coach mike mccarthy said the decision came down to what was best for the team. >> to sit there and say are you a better team or not a better we haven't even played a game t. thisis about- every decision we make is in the best interest of improving all aspects of the program. his is not about one player, this is about our football team. >> he was a good one. josh sitton signed a new three-year deal in chicago with the bears. coming up in sports, we'll talk about the player that will step in him. >>> looking forward

park. new at 6:00, ben jordan is live with the first step to reach the >> reporter: today was the kickoff of milwaukee's first job access point, here at the employee milwaukee, starting next week they'll be heading into the neighborhood. inside "employ milwaukee", everyone comes with a different story. >> it was time for me to move on so i made the decision of quitting my job without having a job. >> reporter: she decided to give the new hire center a try after >> they taught me how to talk on an interview. they showed me the correct way of how to sell yourself to a job, an employer. >> the access point connects unemployed milwaukee residents with computers, job counselors and dozens of employers. it's all part of a state funded initiative, stemming from frustrations over economic disparity that helped trigger recent violence and protests in the sherman park neighborhood. >> we need toil of job seekers to match them up with the employers. and we can do that, right in this neighborhood. >> offering opportunities in a variety of industries, healthcare, construction, and customer service to nam

jordan nobles with improper passing it and speeding. they said that was what happened because of an accident. for the last officials from the wake county transportation department was parked right over here observing this busstop, and you for buses. rising taxes and questionable spending. >> it caused lots of anger in one local community. still ahead, we go digging to find out who is making sure that your tax dollars are being properly spent. >> and we will tell you how much longer it is sticking around. we will tell you about the >> a fayetteville teacher is under fire tonight for how he taught a lesson about free speech. >> the massey hill classical high school teacher put the flag on the ground and stepped on it twice and, his student pe of that the backlash from students. as well as social media has been very strong. and he released the statement today saying quote clearly there are other ways to teach first amendment rights without desecrating the flag. the response is also a good demonstration of free speech rights that he is teaching. >> they are exercising their right, they are exercising as provided for in the constitution. >> he has hired an attorney to represen

complained to west jordan city- who sponsors the event company called "stirrin' dirt" (daniel argueta, sat over confederate flag) "why would would they ask everybody to stand up?" parks and recreation director brian clegg says that flag was never approved to be flown. (parks and rec director brian clegg) "i was surprised but again when we approached the contractor he removed it. we apologize that we upset some of the patrons." the arguetas didn't stay for the rest of the derby- feeling disappointed in the city especially on the weekend of september 11th, when the country stands together- all they wanted to do was sit. ((paul joncich)) >> that was danica lawrence reporting./// now walmart has another idea on automation.. ((paul joncich)) >> next on the valley's news leader... how the retail giant plans to make it easier for you to get a shopping cart around its stores./// ((christianne klein)) >>> talk about bad timing... i'm catherine cortez masto and i come from a big family. a whole lot of people. a whole lot of love. and a whole lot of food. my dad's family was from mexico. 60 years ago they met here in nevada and we grew as a family really grew as a family. dad g

jordan is live where it all started near 49th and concordia. good evening, ben. the worst after the kidnapping of two twins taken from a car parked on this block. around 3 saturday afternoon, a loud scream echoed down 49th street. this neighbor ran over to help. >> i came to the door and i just hear like my kids are gone. my kids are gone. >> reporter: the mother realizing in the moments someone stole her car with her twins in the back. >> she like, well, can you get on facebook and tell everybody can you do something because >> reporter: from there the car was ditched two miles away in an alley near 40th and north. >> i was playing basketball and that's when my ball hit the stolen vehicle. i looked inside and stole some babies. >> reporter: not knowing what to do, he ran inside and told mom. she came out, called police. >> the little boy was asleep. so that's what made me open the door 'cause i saw him. he was asleep. the little girl, she was >> reporter: police arrived found the car, but the suspects were long gone. >> people have no compassion. he looked in there, i'm quite sure he saw the kids when he took off. why not leave

parking lot. it has nevada license plate number 2-6-c-8-1-9. he's about 6-foot-3..weighs 200 pounds..and has a 3-inch air jordan logo tattoo on the left side of his neck. live, ck, 13 action news. more than... -3- hundred-thousand people are expected to visit las vegas.... this weekend.... for labor day... about half of them.... will be driving. state police tell us... they're cracking down.... on drunk drivers and speeders... who make roadways.... especially dangerous. we rode along with state troopers.... earlier today... as they started.... holiday enforcement. we all know this is once one of the deal road in the country so with the help of chp, along with metro and henderson, we're teaming up really to make this a safe road on drivers.... heading into california. california highway patrol will do the same.... for traffic.... heading into nevada. we've had a nice day across the valley.. but will it continue through the long labor day weekend. let's go to 13 first alert meteorologist karla huelga with a look ahead. these winds we have been seeing will stick around as we move 30 to 35 mph gusts will be common both days with sustained winds betwe

parks service. i was able to apply for and awarded the yip funding that allowed me to hire the student interns involved in the project. this is jordan reez cho and this is alex brueggeman. >> i'm of haitian decent which is why i wanted to do this project. it's a unique place. you don't really think of a french immigrant family coming here bringing haitian slaves with them. so, i was incredibly moved by the story and it turned out to be really great. >> i got involved in the project through american university. i heard about the project and applied and met with joy and was able to come here. i found it to be a very fantastic program, especially to learn more about the trade of archaeology and the methodologies involved. i learned a lot about many, many things. especially shovel test pits. >> it was a crash course in archaeology. you learn priceless information, you learn the trade, how it's done and you learn how to really look at the world and history in a different light. >> personally, i found a lot of brick and mortar. there was a lot of interesting artifacts found on sight. i was mainly the person digging in the units. >> like j

park for technology. pentagon. >> i believe the world has a stake in the jordanian economy because we are the success story of stability in the region if there wasn't a jordan we would have had to created one. so i think the story of jordan is bigger than, than the borders of our, of our country. >> his borders began in 1916, when abdullah's great, great, grandfather, led the revolt depicted in the movie lawrence of arabia. the king traces his bloodline to mohammad. islamic extremists he told us are outlaws. that the faith has dealt with before. when you do interviews in arabic on this subject. you call isis, the -- what does that mean? >> well, in, in, islam, muslims, it is not our right to call people heretics. themselves to call the rest of us, heretics, us muslims. you are in a different, worse category. so, in our traditional history, the outlaws, they appeared really in the early part of islam. >> reporter: they were a sect that splintered from islam in the first century? >> yes. and they did horrible atrocities. and as a result, the muslim communities rose up against them and exterminated them. so they appear throughout history, from time to time. an

parking garage. >> grant:luckily for the driver. a group of good samaratians didn't leave him hanging.literally. from our parnters at c-n-n jordanontke has the story. >> reporter: at poolside a much calmer setting and the key role they played at saving a life just the day before. thackeray: the driver out of an inkling car after dropping of the edge of downtown parking garage the this was the woman called the second david happens to be in town here for a friend's wedding and they said had just parked the car for five minutes when they saw the deigned lead car. the call for help after zachary's started to get the driver out of the vehicle. a total of three minutes to pull the driver back on to the parking garage at thought much longer the two had this photo before the parted. hit he in. >> steve: have much more coming up at the top the hour on kron 4 is at 6. . >> vicki:for years, medical professionals have known the benefits of fifth against several childhood maladies. including childhood leukemia, type two diabetes, even sudden infant death syndrome now, a couple of studies out of europe have added to the list. from our partner

park for technology. imagine these logos on the pentagon. >> abdullah: i believe the world has a stake in the jordanian economy because we are the if there wasn't a jordan, we would have had to have created one. so, i think the story of jordan is bigger than the borders of our country. >> pelley: his borders began in 1916, when abdullah's great- great grandfather led the revolt depicted in the movie "lawrence of arabia." the king traces his bloodline directly to the prophet muhammad. islamic extremists, he told us, are outlaws that the faith has dealt with before. when you do interviews in arabic on this subject, you call isis the khawarij. what does that mean? >> abdullah: well, in islam, us traditional muslims, it is not our right to call people heretics. god decides at the end of the day. the jihadists take it upon themselves to call the rest of us heretics, us muslims. you're in a completely different history, the outlaws, the khawarij, appeared, really, in the early part of islam. >> pelley: they were a sect that splintered from islam in the first century. >> abdullah: yes. and they did horrible atrocities. and as a result, the muslim communities r

park to you. >>> dow down 233 points right now. joining us on the floor of the new york stock exchange is jordan waxman, good to see you. >> good to you again. >> what do you make of this volatility? >> you have the summer i had when basically nothing was happening? the weather was great. >> are you welcoming this? >> i think it is natural after a period of complacency to have a jump from here to there. as el-arian was saying before there is a push pull between what we think is capable of doing. there is a bit of a lull here. >> you said you like consumer staples here which feels a little dangerous. we are talking about high valuations, very much loved space. how does that fit in with everything that is happening? >> we prefer companies in europe and asia where you are getting two to three cheaper than united states by virtue of the fact they are traded on european stock exchanges and most earnings are in u.s. dollars. there is less risk going in. >> do they have some of that? >> not quite as much here. no matter what happens in the world you have to wash your hair and put band aides on booboos. there is still a need. >> you have

to buy back jordan park which