. >>> new tonight, largo city commissioners say yes to a new zip line attraction. this despite major opposition from the community. cameron polom was there and why so many do not agree with this his wife find peace and tranquility right here at highland blake parker. >> there will be a tower. we're not sure how high the tower will be. it will be in the general proximity.>> reporter: largo commissioners are moving forward with the zip line course it will bring in 45 new visitors every year. 3000 -- showed up tonight to vote against the plan. >> i am against a coming into the city park. >> reporter: they operate a similar attraction in bradenton. this map shows how the lines will run from the northeast corner from the complex and over highland lake.. >> it is a family neighborhood it does not belong here.>> reporter: more visitors in the park they will be dealing with and cars parked on neighborhood streets. >> is better for the business is moving in. it makes largo a better place to live.>> reporter: it left people that are over there defeats. >> we did not have rea

. >>> a new zip line attraction is a go in largo. city commissioners have approved a tree adventure and zipline park at the recreation complex. it was not without controversy, nearly 4,000 residents attended the meeting and wanted to voice opposition to the project. most are worried about increased noise, visitors, garbage left behind and parking overflowing into neighborhood streets. bu against the project commissioners decided to move it forward. >> they just decided it was going to be voted in. we really didn't have a real say so about it. i think it's all about money. >> the attraction is expected to bring in 45,000 new visitors a year. officials say the park could be up and running by the end of this year. >>> if you're a member of the military looking for a job there's help for you. there's a career fair at the from 11:00 to 2:00 today. more than 40 companies are expected to be there looking to hire, the event organizers say this career fair is also open to the public. >>> the annual firestone grand prix in st. pete is still six mon

. >>> in just a few months, construction will start on a rope adventure and zip line course in largo. city commissioners approved the deal with the bradenton company to build the new attraction. we flew drone 8 over the highlands recreation complex where the course will be built. this is what the zip line looked like in bradenton. visitors are tethered to a safety harness and riders zip from platform to platform. the owner promises people will lo we're very excited about the project. i understand people's concerns. there's always concern when there's change. but we are a quiet activity. >> the owner of the zip line wants to open soon after the new year starts. >>> walt disney world is cracking down on stole and shared park tickets. here's what you need to know before you take a trip to the happiest place on earth. kids between ages 3 and 9 will be required to scan their older kids and adults have had their fingers scanned for years now. so we want to know what you think about these changes? share your thoughts with us on our news channel 8 facebook page. log on right now. >>> let's get a c

. >>> largo city commissioners will allow whether to allow a new zip line course that stirred up passions in one neighborhood. it will be added to the high land recreational center park. we got a zip line ride's view. neighbors worry the added attraction would disrupt the solitude of their neighborhood. the commission meeting is underway right now. we happens at newschannel8 at 11:00. >>> thieves were able to steal weapons from a polk county gun store and sheriff grady judd is aiming his frustrations at the shop owner. the sheriff tells us it took three men less than two minutes to steal 36 guns from titan arms in lakeland. guns were not locked up. inside the store. >> i'm airing him out if you couldn't tell. i'm aggravated with him. we have to find the guns and get them off of the streets because this is the kind of gun that ends up in the burglar's hands. >> we have a list of the stolen guns on our website on wfla.com. >>> well, a largo man found a folded american flag on the side of the road and his search for the owner has nationwide. saturday, ted froburg found the flag at u.s. 19 in

. >>> in a few months, construction will start on a rope adventure and zip line course in largo. city commissioners approved a deal a company to build the new attraction. we flew drone 8 over the highlands recreation complex where the course will this is what the zip line looks like in bradenton. visitors are tethered to a harness and riders zip from platform to platform. the owner promises people will love it. >> we will be a great neighbor. we are excited about the project. i understand people's concerns. there's always concern when there's change. but we are a quiet activity. >> the owner of the zip line wants to open soon after the new year starts. >>> well, walt disney world is before you make the trip. kids between ages 3 and 9 will be asked to scan their finger at park gates. adults and older kids have been doing this for years but disney says the tickets for younger kids were more easily transferable because they were vulnerable to misuse and theft. parents uncomfortable with the new policy can have their own finger scanned instead of having their kid's scan their finger. shar

has the cities of saint petersburg and largo especially concerned about tropical storm hermine. and all this rain... is already causing problems. the city of largo says-- the extreme heavy rain has overloaded parts of the sanitary sewer system. getting into the pipes.this is all happening before the storm has even made landfall.the city is asking people to conserve water.cut back on the non-essential activities like doing laundry and washing dishes.in other parts of largo, we spotted neighborhoods underwater. similar problems in st. pete, where they are ?also asking residents to conserve water... because of similar sewage problems. here's what mayor kriseman had to say and now to pasco county: where regional medical center bayonet point in hudson has been undergoing an evacuation... due to an electrical fire. hundreds of patients are having to be moved in the middle of this storm. and fox 13's shayla reaves is at the hospital right know if everyone is out of the flooding was also a concern in manatee county. here's a look at the damage, at the floridana mobile home park... south

new zipline attraction a go in largo. >> city commissioners approved a tree adventure and zipline park at the highland recreation complex. the decision wasn't without controversy. nearly four dozen residents from the nearby neighborhood attended that meeting last night to voice opposition to the project. >> most are worried about increased noise, garbage left behind and parking overflowing on neighborhood streets. but even with a large turnout against the project forward. >> they just decided it was going to be voted in. and, we really didn't have a real say so about it. i think it's all about money. >> the attraction is expected to bring in 45,000 new visitors every year. officials say that park could be up and running by the end of this year. >>> 9:27. still ahead -- this is probably a story that will make you scratch your head. a sex offender listed his address as a walmart. and he's getting away with it. the >> speaking of walmart -- are all walmarts created equal? a new study says no. why stores in certain >>> what a welcome site this is in pasco county as the left its mark on hom

this zipline is a go in largo. city commissioners voted 5-2 to approve a tree adventure and zipline park at the highland recreation complex but not nearly four dozen neighbors voiced opposition to the project, that's expected to bring 45,000 new visitors a year but most are worried about increased noise, visitors, garbage and the risk of parking overflowing on their neighborhood streets. but even with the large turnout against the project commissioners still decided to move it forward. >> they just decided it was going to be voted in. and we really didn't have a real say so about it. i think it's >> officials say that park could be ready and up and running by the end of the year. >>> 6:52. the florida state seminoles remain on track to play at this year's college football playoffs and championship game of course will be in tampa next january. right now the seminoles find themselves ranked third in the coach's poll up from 4 after oklahoma lost over the weekend. gators are ranked 26th in the ap poll behind the miami hurr

tropical storm hermine has taken its toll on city sewer systems leaving some streets underwater. and in largo the city is asking residents for help. >> we are he on donidan road this manhole cover has been swspewing seuss seuss and the storm has overloaded parts of the sanitary sewer systm and the storm water is getting into the pipes, this before the storm has even hearimadelandfall, and the citys or doing>> my car wouldn't maket soyou had to walk because i couldn't get my car out. >> some businesses shut down and others invited people inside to relax and wait out the storm. whether or notchools reopen frida is still up in the air. reporting from largo, i'm haley h5n1s news. >> we have all of the inhi coune area on our website. >> and now that we know it's getting stronger, check that tomorrow morning when you get up. and it was a problem then, and st. bst. pete to have to drain illustrates sewers. >> to fix our immigration system we must fix our leadership in washington. >> donald trump lays out a plan to deal with illegal immigration and, yes, there is still a wall in that plan. don't let

. >>> they spend a lot of taxpayer's money at largo city hall. but why are they spending it on i'm on it tonight. >>> welcome back. the stars of a new film are trying to get people into theaters and not just to see the movie. david daniel has that and much more in the hollywood minute. >> i pray you sing a new song. >> the birth of a nation star of the rebellion to theater. >> no one has a right to prevent you in participating in what makes america's democracy so great, the right to vote. >> tuesday's national voter registration day. voter enrollment tables will be set up in u.s. theaters holding special screenings of the film on tuesday and through opening weekend. jodie foster is in line for a the stanley cue brick britannia award. of the british academy of -- she'll pick up her prize october 28th in beverly hills. >> you two look fine this evening. >> we're on a date. >> very nice. >> it took you long enough to ask. >> why did you give up your life on earth? people are talking or at least typing about passengers. the week after the movie's tra

. >>> in just a few months, construction will start on a rope adventure and zip line course in largo. city commissioners approved the deal with the bradenton company to build the new attraction. we flew drone 8 over the highlands recreation complex like in bradenton. visitors are tethered to a safety harness and riders zip from platform to platform. the owner hopes to open after the new year. >>> a former lightning coach has a warning for any hockey players who plan to sit during the national anthem. he led the lightning to a stanley cup victory in 2004. he is not a fan of the protest stage bid collin app leonardo di any hockey player who sits during the anthem for the rest of the game. p.m. not expecting much rainfall. look at the rainfall potential between now and this evening. almost all of the rain down in sarasota, desoto, highlands county at this point. the rest of us staying mostly dry and hot. 91 today and tomorrow. and rain chances going up and humidity going up through the weekend though. friday, 92. 91 saturday. and 90 on sunday. and by the way, we are nearing the peak of hurric

. >>> after largo flooded her home with raw sewage, the city put her up in a hotel. >> now the city is done footing that bill and she is calling behnken. she asked why the city is being asked to live in these conditions. >> lochte's road to redemption may have gotten off on the wrong foot. >> new showers for the tropical wave showers still can develop up into the late evening hours. we will show you that in the forecast and look ahead to your i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. he's a race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot. donald trump is a phony, a fraud. he's not a serious adult. i can't vote for donald trump given the things that he said. trump should not be supported. i believe he's disqualified himself to be president. i'm really good at war. i love war in a certain way. including with nukes, yes including with nukes. i know more about isis than the generals do, believe me. nuclear, just the power the devastation, is very important to me. i want to be unpredictable, unpredictable, unpredictable, unpredictable. >> north carolina continues to feel the effects of its

and in largo the city is asking residents for help. >> we are here on donidan road and this manhole cover has been swspewing seusspewing sewage on, and the storm has overloaded parts of the sanitary sewer systm and the storm water is getting into the pipes, this befo hearimadelandfall, and the cityg people to avoid taking showers or doing laundry. >> my car wouldn't make it through here. >> i had to go get milk and soy soyou had to walk because i couldn't get my car out. >> some businesses shut down and relax and wait out the storm. whether or not schools will reopen friday is still up in the air. reporting from largo, i'm haley haleyhines, reporting for fox 13 news. >> we have all of the in this ey information for counties area on our website. >> and now that we know it's getting stronger, check that tomorrow morning when you get up. and it was a problem then, and it's a problem now. >> all of this water is causing st. bst. pete to have to drain illustrates sewers. >> to fix our immigration system we must fix our leadership in to deal with illegal immigration and, yes, there is still a w

the city of largo admits they nearby and caused this backup. >> i want them to fix my house. and i mean fix it the way it was before it started. >> reporter: the city has paid for some work although progress is painfully slow. and now ball points to this storage unit out front as another failure by the city. pictures and heirlooms she managed to save were stashed here. and then when flood water from hurricane hermine came, it gushed inside the pod. >> two feet. you can see where >> reporter: the water and more sewage flooded her home again. she blames the city for this, too, saying her home has never flooded in more than 20 years. >> we can only handle this street on a good storm. >> reporter: i called the city for solutions to protect these homes from more rain. but i found the people with answers took the day off. >> reporter: that's inconvenient for these residents, you know, that are and now city hall is closed and, you know, where's the city when you need them? they don't have any answers. >> reporter: meanwhile ball continues to wait for the city to step up. >> and they

taxpayers funded his defense. >> do you think the taxpayers in the city of largo should be troubled by any of this? >> i would be. >> reporter: whistle blower glen hall told the state his boss was breaking the law. >> it is not a one time thing. it went on years. >> reporter: he claimed and the state alleged that he allowed unqualified an improperly licensed staff members to approve plans for buildings like this wal-mart wawa. hall caught numerous mistakes and contractors had to tear out work. >> the contractors are the ones that were suffering. >> reporter: in august, the city started paying private lawyers $190 an hour to defend him and three members of his staff. every month since then, the invoices just kept coming month after month after month. so far, largo taxpayers have paid $27,418. i don't know why the citizens or largo would have to pay for his attorney fees. >> reporter: we wanted to know why so we came to city hall looking for answers. the city taxpayers are picking up the legal tab because that is what state law requires. but two state lawmakers say thalia doesn't make

loot, largo and sun city center, low to mid 80s. upper 70s. mostly rain cooled. lake placid there. >>> and across the southeast what is dominating is tropical storm julia. around the charleston area, we talked about trailing moisture across the area and helping to flow. for that reason , maybe you'll see a coastal shower. the model carries showers to the north. we'll keep that chance in the forecast for the evening hours, but a lot of this is pushing off to the east away from us. same thing there. most of the activity pushing well to our east. could be patchy fog in the areas. skies are clear. that is the slight chance of a morning shower and like a lot of the activity pushing west to east. 30% chance for friday. also for saturday. >>> 40% chance for monday and tuesday. this is pretty much in the range of where we expect it to be. we'll be in a light southwesterly flow for the short term and then back into the south easterly flow. that tropical storm doesn't appear to be going anywhere. it is spinning around north next couple of days so folks in the carolinas are

33 days ago when ball came home to find her home flooded with nastiness caused by a misstake by city of largo workers testing sewer mains. since then, ball and her husband have been in a hotel. >> the obvious question is why are you back here? >> because they wouldn't pay for lodgings and we have a mortgage. we can't pay a mortgage and pay for an apartment or whatever. we have no choice. >> reporter: with the city refusing to pay for more time in a hotel, >> if you could see the open wires. we didn't know what the do. thank god my husband knows what to do. these are live wires. >> reporter: clearly, this house is not ready. the city hired contractors to rip apart the house and clean up. but now there is no kitchen. this is the balls' attempt to make due. >> this is how they left me. >> reporter: a toilet is in the bathtub and the couple is using in cloth to minimize the sewage fumes. acceptable. >> so they feel the city has just forgotten them. can you respond to that? >> well, i'm sorry to hear that. that is unfortunate to hear that. because the city is working very diligently to help them r

the city of largo admits they messed up when testing pipes nearby and caused this backup. >> i wanted to fix my house and i mean fix it the way it was before. >> reporter: the city has paid is painfully slow. now she points to the storage unit outfront as another failure. pictures and heirlooms she managed to save were stashed here and then went floodwaters from the hurricane came it just inside the park. >> you see where the water came up. >> reporter: the water and more sewage flooded her home again. she blames the city for this to say in her home has never flooded in more than 20 year this street. >> reporter: i call the city for answers for a solution to protect these homes. i found that people with the answers took the day off. but that is inconvenient for these residents that are concerned about what is happening and city hall is close. where is the city when you need them? >> she continues to wait for they just don't care. >> reporter: most of the city leaders i called they were not working, but i kept calling and got in touch with a supervisor at environmental services. they s

and, largo 85, and plant city 91. and lower 80s and highlands county.clearwater is 88. and, there is a lot of stuff going on this weekend. and for the overwhelming majority of our viewing area, you're not going to have a drop of rain. if you that will include that area. you know how it can be one or two showers to pop up and if they are over, it can get kind of nasty but at least the odds are in our favor that it will not be raining. and if you're going to the beach, those rain chances are basically nonexistent. and, we have great weather in store. this evening, we are going over to the beach to check out the sunset. and, the only rains were county. and here, heading for tailgating, the weather will be beautiful. and, by lunchtime maybe one or two showers could start to pop up. there will not be many but there will be a couple. same thing right. you them -- 3 pm. and, the weather should be okay. and a few interior storms. now sunday, we begin to see a little bit more moisture returning. and because that game is 4 pm, there's a little bit better chance that we will be do

. >> city of largo gave a zipline park the green light. why residents are saying not in >>> 5:30 -- the presidential race tightening up according to the latest poll numbers. ahead, the new survey that shows a slight shift from what we told you yesterday. >> if you live in pasco county authorities want to you see your trash. why the county wants all storm good morning. and thank you for joining us on abc. i'm deiah riley. >> i'm dan shaffer. still a lot of clean-up to be done to hurricane hermine. update of weather in a second. >> the weather affecting traffic a little. we have a sinkhole in citrus county. >> crystal river? >> yes. u.s. 19, yeah. >> they got hit pretty hard with the rainfall. a lot of us did, but today another dry day. quiet conditions which of course this time of year may we usually have afternoon thunderstorms. a couple of showers today to the south but that is about it. temperatures now in the mid- 70s. bus stop forecast looks dry with temperatures in the mid- 70s. sunrise there coming up at 7:12. getting later there. 3:

in the middle of wastewater into tampa bay and th're discharging sewage into from running the city of largo is not so lucky. sewage is also running through its but largo is >> reporter: there. >> it's terr. there's health hazard. >> reporter: >> reporter: raw sewage overflow is bubbling bubbling up. >>ooding largo streets. >> i'm not happy about, but wh what can we do. >> reporter: marcia is >> reporter: she is washing those levels rise towards her house. house she's lived in 49 she is frustrated. >> absolutely i'm frustrated. were she's frustrated. >> absolutely. you wonder when it'sin comg in the front door. >> reporter: >> reporter: a few doors down it did come through. >> it did come through, into >> yes, yes. r:garage? >> yes. problem. a large tank at the water treatment pl >> reporter: here's a problem, a large tank isn't even running right now. running right now. right now this >> this as allco mmission. >> it's all been rebuilt, this was taken down to rebuilt. >> reporter: >> reporter: urban is the largo environmenta environmental services director and he says in $18 million constru

the city of largo is working right now to control some of the spillover throughout the city, but they are not the only area dealing with this kind of problem. >> when it rains, and i mean really rains in florida, what goes down tends to come up. >> i've been with largo for eigt years, this is the worst i've seen it at this treatment plant. >> largo was pounded with hours, pushing the sewage system over capacity and pushing what s in there elsewhere. >> that's raw sewage, you don't want to have kids playing in it. stay away from that completely. >> the water that does it make t to the wastewater treatment plat is being pumped back out at treated evan -- effluent. >> we've >> this is not raw sewage like a lot of people would think. >> largo isn't alone in the stom water struggle. >> they say 90% is expected to e rain or storm water. and in sarasota county, the wastewater are at full capacity. >> we have crews out operating and maintaining, repairing as needed. 24 hours per day and we'll continue to do that through the duration of the storm. >> as crews work around the clok your help. of

largo. the tree canape and over a nearby pond. and the city commissioners voted to approve a deal with a bradenton company tonight to build that rope adventure and zip line course in a wooded area there in the park. >>> the plan met with strong opposition from neighbor whose have several problems with the new attraction. we're live at the recreation complex. so tell us specifically what are their primary worries? >> reporter: and noise, trash and partying -- parking is like the zip line idea. the others say it will bring jobs, money coming into this err why and also putting this area on the map. to get a real feel of the customer0s of a new zip line experience, i flew zone 8 along the route and then over a pond. drone 8 also shows the close proximity to houses, something several speakers brought up. want to do it, but that is such a small area. it doesn't even look like it will be fun to do there. >> reporter: here is what it looks like in bradenton. it is tethered to a safety harness. the majority here appear to oppose the city's plans for a

reporter: 33 days ago, she came home to find her home flooded with iness, caused by a mistake by city of largo workers testing sewer mains. since then, she and her husband have been in a hotel. >> the obvious question is, why are you back here? >> they wouldn't pay for our lodges and we have a mortgage. and we can't pay a mortgage and pay for an apartment or whatever. we have no choice. >> reporter: with the city refusing to pay for more >> you can see the open wires. thank god my husband knows what he's doing because i'm thinking, these are live wires. >> reporter: clearly this house isn't ready. the city hired contractors to rip apart the house and can clean up. but now there's no kitchen. this is their attempt to make do. >> this is how they left me. >> reporter: ilin the bathtub and the couple is using this to minimize the segeto the acceptable. >> they feel the city has forgotten them. >> can you respond to the that? >> that's unfortunate because i know the city is working to help them to resolve the situation. >> reporter: the city spokesman couldn't answer all of my questions and explai

many areas of the sunshine state, anything but sunshine including in the city of largo, where a drone shows us how lawns were turned into overflowing rivers because of this hurricane. >>> the weather department posted let's get the latest from rob eicher. >> reporter: it's their cape pass tris. it's moving to the northeast at 60 miles per hour, packing 65-mile-an-hour winds showing the same image with the radar super immosed on. to we got rain going as far north as the maryland line. we are not getting rain bands. we're getting the cloud cover, mainly high, thin clouds, not enough to filter the sunshine, that is what we're looking for today. we got sunshine mixed with some clouds from hermine, not expecting any rain today. hermne is going to creep north for 24 hours and just stall and sit barely to the south for the next several days, that means a lot more cloud cover, occasional breeze, and occasional showers as we begin tomorrow afternoon. 61 degrees right now and a mixture of sun and fild mid-to upper 70s inland. very comfortable temperature wise. no problems today. getting cloudy

it just takes time to do some of the several other cities in pinellas... including largo and clearwater... have said stormwater overcame their systems as well, sending nearly 175 million gallons of sewage into the bay. one pinellas county commissioner wants to launch a task force so they prevent it from happening again. the streets of sarasota are a bit safer this morning... thanks to a 6-month-long operation targeting drug dealers. since april, targeting areas hit with heavy drug crimes... and made buys from street dealers. officials are holding a news conference at 10 this morning... to talk about the successful operation and number of arrests made. (jen come look at the screen if you can. st. pete police are looking for a man who stole a diamond pendant necklace... worth one-thousand-dollars. these surveillance photos were taken last month, inside the j-c penney's store at tyrone involved in other, similar thefts around pinellas county. if you recognize him... please call the st. pete police department. (wally) police in south florida... say they've caught the man who

largo. >> not everybody's excited about it though. city commissioners voting 5-2 to approve a tree adventure and zipline park at the highland recreation complex. the decision didn't come without controversy, nearly four dozen residents from the nearby neighborhood attended the meeting tuesday night to voice their opposition to the bring in 45,000 new visitors a year. most worry about increased noise outside their doorsteps, garbage left behind and risk of parking overflowing on their neighborhood streets but even with the large turnout against the project commissioners decided to move it forward. >> they just decided it was going to be voted in. and, we really didn't have a real say so about it. i think it's all about money. >> officials say that park could be up and running by the end of the year. >>> mid-70s. a lot of sunshine, a few clouds but by the afternoon much of the same. dry still, 86. 91 as we're headed home. there will be a couple showers especially to the south. only 10% coverage so looking pretty good. rain chances though com

cities like st. pete , clear water and largo have done almost nothing to prevent the flooding we're seeing now. >> it's a question we raised weeks ago. >> should somebody be fired for point? >> it got to this point from a lot of years of in some ways in action. >> well, mayor is taking action now removing his city engineer and water resources director today in a move that's clearly related to the blistering he's relating from here to washington, keith? >> he showed how the penny was spent. what about the changes going forward in th is the city going to change the way it's going forward? >> for starter, the mayor wants to increase the storm water fee and they've already decided to spend $58 million on sewage treatment improvements this coming year. that's just the beginning of it because everybody's looking for state money on top of that. >> mark's on it because you paid for it. thank you, mark. >> lakeland got over a half automall. polk county 80 degrees. temperatures falling at this location. lucky because not everyone was able to get that amount. 77 degrees and nice to see that temperature fall at th

are barricading off those areas while the city gets rental aren't working, as he mentioned the city of largo is working on several construction projects fr a long term solution to try to help alleviate the storm water and sewage issues when storms come through the area. coming up at 6:00 we'll tell you about that as well as ways you can help with the problem in the short term. reporting live in largo, haley hinds,. >> how is it looking there, eva? county is okay, but we did find one spot here. this is a retention pond that is right here on iron bark drive ad you can see here this retention pond has come up and spilled ovr onto the street and right now te edge of it there is about 10 to 12 feet away from people's home. if you look over there to the left, you can see that there is some homeowners there talking to some people who were bringing sandbags in. and if you go all wait over thee to the left, there are people nw here along the homes that are here on ironbark. this is the intersection of ironbark and glover. so homeowners here are very concerned, very nervous about this. apparently this

. >>> several city and pinellas county including largo and clearwater said hermine overwhelmed their systems as well. sending nearly 175 million gallons of sewage into the bay. >>> all right. china. whoa. look at that, jim typhoon winds caused giant inflatable moon balloon to roll through the streets. i bet a lot of people were freaked out. blew away from where it was tethered into a mallpart installation to a celebrate mid autumn moon festival at that takes tomorrow. run away moon did not cause any injuries. >> maybe a few neck injuries people are like what just went by. can you imagine driving up to intersection, here comes, you see that coming towards you. first thought, i don't know. >> yeah. more afternoon thunderstorms. yeah. we're going to have few around. we've got few showers to our north. that's primarily going where we will see lot of activity today. a little actual drier as we head through the next couple of days. just because we're kind of lifting a lot of moisture that was associated with julia away from us. going to pulling it up off the carolina coastline. but at the

largo. with schools closed, it creates a child care nightmare for many working parents. the city of tampa is stepping up to help. the city is keeping open two dozen rec centers today. childr between 8:00 this morning and 6:00 this evening free of charge. the mayor says he realizes who can't afford >> we want to do what we can to be helpful. if it means watching a bunch of kids on a rainy day, we're happy to do that. >> reporter: we've got a full list posted on abcactionnews.com and on our facebook page. >>> it's not just florida prepping for the storm. it's expected through georgia as well as up along the eastern seaboard. in southeast georgia, officials on tiny island made plenty of sand available for sandbags. some homeowners are bein aggressive about protecting theieir property. >> so there's probably more sand on the island right now than on the beach. >> check out this video from pensacola. it caused dangerous rip currents at the beach. red flag warnings were posted yesterday and will likely be up again today. >>> here's the latest track on the national hurricane centers as

out at sea you have places on florida's central gulf coast, we are talking about cities like tampa, st. petersburg, largo, clearwater as well as the sarasota braden area receiving huge amounts of rainfall even though they were not receiving strong winds because they were so far from the center of the storm. that was wanting in some local areas and then we anticipate that as the center of the storm this way we will be experiencing similar rain not only along the florida panhandle but also in southern portions of georgia . georgia governor nathan deal has declared a state of emergency in some of the southern georgia counties in anticipation of the storms mobilize resources to respond as needed and as a precaution, florida state university is canceling classes this afternoon as well as tomorrow and also school districts up and down the florida panhandle have canceled classes today and tomorrow, not only to keep the kids safe but also to free up buildings in case they need to be used as emergency shelters for people who need to be evacuated from flood prone areas or places like mobile home parks that might n

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cities further to the south felt the storm's wrath. by mid-day, treasure eyelid streets were under several inches of water. in nearby largo, heavy rain and powered rain over drainage systems and sending sewage spilling into the streets. and south of sarasota, high surf and pounding waves destroyed skirted the coast. >>> in the fog of war against zika mosquitoes, some innocent victims. insecticide spraying killed 2 million bees. county officials issued a notice. the spraying was ordered after four zika cases were report north of charleston but those patients got the virus while traveling, not from mosquitoes in the area. >>> melania trump got an apology and retraction from a tabloid and a deadly month for chicago. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. >>> the "chicago tribune" reports that this could be the city's worst year ever for homicide. 90 people were killed in august alone. chicago's deadliest month in more than 20 years. there have been 472 homicide this year. one less than all of 2015! police blame the spread of guns and light sentencing of offends. is headed to prison more than four years. he

. >>> today, i'm back at a largo house that was flooded with raw sewage by a mistake by the city. that was 33 days ago. i want to know, why is this >>> if your kid playing school sports. you have to buy insurance whether or not you need it. we're on it tonight because you >>> welcome back. we all know we should get plenty of exercise. and while cardio and weight training are important, there's something else that you should add to your routine, 8 on your pure bar. great to have you with us. it's very simple. you just need to stretch. >> exactly. when you do your intense work outs, whatever cardio work out you choose, stretch after to elongate, lean out the muscles and release tension. >> a lot of people, when they get ready to start a work out programmings you say it's important to start by stretching first. they want to jump in like i'm ready to work out and then they hurt themselves. >> yeah, you want to warm up your body to prevent injury. it's stretch, warm up and also a cool down. those two stretching aspects. and a lot of work out classes around the tampa bay area have that

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city beach with more. "hermine" is still churning out in the gulf of mexico. but, the storm has already caused damage here in florida. largo to evacuate their homes. maiden says: ".."it was still about 4 1/2 inches of water inside of the house." maiden says: "..make sure it doesn't grow mold. it was rainwater you don't know what was in it." "hermine" expected to make landfall along florida's panhandle sometime overnight. it could bring over twelve inches of rain to much of the central and northern part of the state. tornadoes are also possible in both north florida and southern georgia. mos says: "..i'm anything and have to spend more money replacing it again." in the meantime in the pacific, "madeline" passed south of hawaii's big island... and the system is forecast to continue moving away from the state. peck says: "..it's just amazing, you know, mother nature at work. we're just sitting at our house, thinking yay, that wasn't too bad." hawaii residents not in the clear yet, however, with another powerful storm -- lester -- nearing the island chain. obama says: "..i just ask the people of hawaii to listen to your state

. >> reporter: this largo woman is tired of living in this house after it was flooded with three inches of raw sewage. the stink was caused by city officials testing the water main. but, 36 days later, the city stopped paying the homeowner's hotel bill forcing them to move back. and just light fragrant candles so they can breathe easier. ubiqued county officials this a settlement offer. the city had already paid to clean up the sewage and is now ready to agree on a price to put this home back together. shannon behnken, 8 on your side. >>> well, the peak of fall colors quickly approaching in colorado. the aspens are already turning to gold at some high mountain passes. and, the rest of the state will follow soon. one professional photographer predicts the peak is just about three to you know what it looks like when it just covers the mountains. absolutely stunning. this time of year, beautiful. fall for us is a bit different here in florida. our cool air comes a little later. plantation crystal river, mostly cloudy skies here at the moment. a beautiful view as always. 7:00 a.m., 77 degrees. quiet on the muggy side. still a 40% cha

. >> reporter: this largo woman is tired of living in this house after it was flooded with three inches of raw sewage. the stink was caused by city officials testing the water main. but, 36 days later, the city stopped paying the homeowner's hotel bill forcing them to move back. and just light fragrant candles so they can breathe easier. i learned they have made a clean up the sewage and is now ready to agree on a price to put this home back together. well, those are just a few of the stories but we are working on many, many updates. i'm taking requests from viewers wanting to know what happened to such and such story. >> taking requests on the updates and on the news. it's a lot to keep up with. for better call behnken. it's a challenge. these stories can go on for months. >> reporter: yes. some of them can go on for mo. quickly. i have post it notes all over my desk to remind me and certain things circled on calendars so i can remember to check up on the stories. it's a lot, but we are keeping up on it. >> and you are always working the phone. thank you shannon. if you need a problem solved better call behnken. 1-855-behnken is

largo. lutz, 88. treasure island, 85 degrees. it is 87 in arcadia. you get these readings in a stronger easterly flow. look at dade city. the dew points lower but coming back more. natural with more of an easterly flow. it has been nice to enjoy the slightly drier air we have had around the past couple of days. a few fair weather clouds and the showers popping down to the south. the water vapor imagery, that red color is dry air high above in the atmosphere. it is still hanging around. some of that mixing down at the surface. you can see most of the peninsula is dry. even south florida which has been wet the past couple of days is quieter. high pressure does remain the feature providing us with that so 20, 30, 40% chance of rain for tomorrow. southern areas probably a little better chance of seeing that shower activity we talked about. in the tropics, not much. about a 20% chance of development over five days for this area. there's puerto rico right there. you can see most of the computer models want to move this to the northwest. next five days, a 60% chance of development for this one we have been talking about for se

cities say it was mostly treated. essentially the kind of water you use in a sprinkler system. since the end of awrks clearwater, st. petersburg, largo and tam ba pa have discharged 200 millions gallons of waste water. by now the experts say the circulation of the bay has had time to lower bacteria level >>> the solution to pollution is delusion. so the ocean is birks the gulf of mexico is big and it makes sense that after a week or so of flurk and delusion that these path o gens would be de lewd enough to not cause a problem. >> that profession or davis hazing says as long as there aren't any warning signs, swimming and fishing should be safe in the bay. so is eating the firchlt but you want the beach that's warn that conditions aren't good. those in pinellas county are coming to to talk about how to solve the problem with the sewer system in that county. live in tampa. evan lambert. fox 13 news. >> and new tonight a pinellas county attorney was rested for bringing a loaded gun into the courthouse. deputies say this man james louis was stopped during the expreeng sesms they say inside his backpack they found a riew ger 45 call ger h

pete isn't the only city that says it was forced to dump a combination of storm water and of raw sewage. largo spilled 18.3 million gallons of water they say went through element entire treatment process except for removal and in clearwater, 31.7 million gallons. a mixture of rain water and sewage was dumped. cries man says the city is doing everything it can to prevent a repeat of massive spill post hermine. that plan budgeted this year for up graits grades to the sire and water system. starting almost immediately crews are to work fix old pipes and increase water capacity at the storage facility. >> we're going make those investments that he we need to and dot enhancements at the facilities we need to. >> and coming up at 11:00, we'll talk toy a scientist about what you should and shouldn't do in bay area waters after this waste >> kelly. >> evan report fowrgs tonight. thank you so much evan. >> and if you have a samsung note seven smart phone. turn that thing off and send it back. the consumer safety commission is re officially recalling them after nearly three dozen have exploded because o

largo is up to speed, especially on seminole and also on 19. that's a look at weather and traffic. back to paul and gayle. >> leslee, thank you. >>> right now an effect after two city tus county children were violently taken from their care giver by their own mom. authorities issued this pull bulletin over night. this happened after 1 3-year-old rylan williams and 1-year-old mason williams were snatched. glsz -- >> they want the find the parents ryan and stacie williams who are not suppose d to have the kids. >> reporter: gayle and paul, good morning to you guys. police officers and deputies are on roads and highways like the one behind me all over the bay area on the look out for these two kids and these two adults. now, this is a picture that shows the missing children. deputies tell us they were with a care giver over the weekend when their mom, stacie williams asked to see them. when she arrived at the home in citrus county the deputies claim she assaulted a guard i ian and took off with the kids. she's believed to their dad, ryan williams. they are likely in a white 2004 white ford expedition heading to ohio or west virginia. those who knew stacie williams did

largo talking about a clown scaring her daughter. >> and if you kept think this is out of to this between the tv stations, there are four, four more cities reportcloud stories today and add that to yesterday's count and that is 15 of them. >> the new cases are in buffalo, indianapolis and las vegas. and less tone a woman here. >> and i and i ran as fast as i could into the balcony and shut my door. >> reporter: an indianapolis mom saw kids in her neighborhood sitting in a car with a clown mask on and is worried about her own children's safety. >> and some are more violent and some are just harmless pranks, but, you never know who is going to be the harmless prank and who is going to be the one wicommunities across america and some clowns are aw >> hi, facebook. >> i did a bad thing. >> i didn't confess online. they went to the police station and are apologizing to the community. dressing up like a clown is not illegal but cincinnati police say they will charge people if it goes too far. >> someone happens tange the person and they fall and hit their head. th is a serious charge, you heart attack. you can -- and that is more serious.not h