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matt galka, newschannel8l8. >>>> gates talkeded to colleagues s in the florida house about filing the bill, but nothing was s filed before this session begagan. >>> well, gambliling at seminole tribe casinos is up for debate at the capitol. it is s uncertain n if lawmakers will take e up a bill but if they dodo, one senator plans to offer a consnstitutional amendment legalizing slots anand putting the money toward rereducing property taxes. >> my plplan is for the revenue ofof thesese addiditional gaming to go toward drastically reducing it and in someme cases eliminating propertyty taxes. i want that question to go in anand again, local referendndums to be passed within those commmmunities. >>>> the senator's plan wowould relieve the tribe from any payments to the state. also before gambling coululd occur in any one e county, a second vote would have to approve. >>>>> well, a road test scheduling nightmarare. >> why hihillsborough county residents are having to wait longer than other drivers. >> and,d, an unplanned slumber party sesends an elderlrly woman intoto a panic. the e strang
matt galka, newschannel8l8. >>>> gates talkeded to colleagues s in the florida house about filing the bill, but nothing was s filed before this session begagan. >>> well, gambliling at seminole tribe casinos is up for debate at the capitol. it is s uncertain n if lawmakers will take e up a bill but if they dodo, one senator plans to offer a consnstitutional amendment legalizing slots anand putting the money toward rereducing property taxes. >> my plplan is for the...
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i hope we do get a win tore winner tonight. >> reporter: matt galka, newschannel8. >>> now, the odds are 292 million to one. power ball tickets cost $2 each and they are on sale until 10:00 p.m. >>> well, what a let down on saturday night, a group of restaurant employees in new jersey thought they had won the record power ball and started celebrating. >> yeah! >> 47, yes, 62, yes, 63, yes. power ball, 17. [ screaming ] >> yeah. they hit every number on one of the pool tickets they bought. every just jumping for joy. then they realized they were reading wednesday's winning numbers, not saturday's drawing. oops. >> that makes my heart hurt for them. >> back to reality people. >> yeah. >> like the rest of us. >> back to work. >>> scammers are taking advantage of the hoopla surrounding the jackpot. >> there is a website that claims to offer people a chance to buy shares of tickets as a group and then the winnings will be paid out equally. but this is a scam. legitimate power ball tickets cannot be bought by telephone, internet, or mail. and you will want to tune into newschannel8 for you
i hope we do get a win tore winner tonight. >> reporter: matt galka, newschannel8. >>> now, the odds are 292 million to one. power ball tickets cost $2 each and they are on sale until 10:00 p.m. >>> well, what a let down on saturday night, a group of restaurant employees in new jersey thought they had won the record power ball and started celebrating. >> yeah! >> 47, yes, 62, yes, 63, yes. power ball, 17. [ screaming ] >> yeah. they hit every number on...
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matt galka has that story. >> reporter: some florida state students came back from break belongings in smith hall dorm covered in mold. florida state freshman stephanie said when she got back to her dorm in smith hall earlier this week and found mold earlier. she snapped these pictures and say it took the university two days before they did anything. >> the air quality makes people cough. i know when i moved in during the fall i got bronchitis because of the air quality. so i know people are still getting sick now. >> reporter: fsu did say the building was deemed livable despite the mold but students like stephanie say even after the cleanup, she would still like to live somewhere else. reporting in tallahassee i'm matt galka. >> executive director said their health and safety department swept the rooms prior to students moving in. they got to work when they found the mold. >> and blamed a wet and muggy holiday break and closed doors and windows in an older building. >> so a lot of people want to mold in the air right now? let's find out from meteorologist julie phillips. >> our pollen
matt galka has that story. >> reporter: some florida state students came back from break belongings in smith hall dorm covered in mold. florida state freshman stephanie said when she got back to her dorm in smith hall earlier this week and found mold earlier. she snapped these pictures and say it took the university two days before they did anything. >> the air quality makes people cough. i know when i moved in during the fall i got bronchitis because of the air quality. so i know...
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matt galka, news chan. >>> coming up after the break, another big star steps up for flint. how music mogul snoop dog is helping those suffering from the . >>> rapper and actor snoop dog is one of many celebrities in an effort to see how they could get involved with the flint water emergency. we met with the star and has more with the story. >> flint lives matter to rap legend snoop dog. >> i'm a businessy man. i could busy man. i could be anywhere. it is about choices. >> the entertainer stopped in flint saturday to meet mayor karen weaver to find out how to get involved. he is one of many celebritys to visit to learn more about the the star of the hit show empire toured three flint locations and spoke with residents about their struggle. >> to see the people and be with the people to hear the stories first hand it further enraged me and appalled me. it also further inspired me. >> while the mayor continues to push for more action from the government, she says she appreciates the help from celebrities. >> for such a long time, we felt like we were alone in this. but people
matt galka, news chan. >>> coming up after the break, another big star steps up for flint. how music mogul snoop dog is helping those suffering from the . >>> rapper and actor snoop dog is one of many celebrities in an effort to see how they could get involved with the flint water emergency. we met with the star and has more with the story. >> flint lives matter to rap legend snoop dog. >> i'm a businessy man. i could busy man. i could be anywhere. it is about...
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in tallahassee, matt galka. news chan. >> coming up after the break, how many of hillary clinton's e-mails were deemed top secret. she is campaigning for first lady, the backing ted cruz is . >>> welcome back. hillary clinton is battling bernie sanders in a close contest in the iowa caucuses and new revelations about the use of a private e-mail account while secretary of state could pose trouble in the final days of the iowa race. chief national correspondent jeff osmond reports from des moines. >> it couldn't come as the worst time. e-mail account when she was secretary of state. 22 of those e-mails could be deemed top secret. it is the highest classifications given to the e informations so far. >> the release is never a great thing no matter if the caulkis is coming along or not. -- caucus is coming along or not. the question is if people will abando. >> the e-mail issue isn't going to go away even if secretary clinton gets the democratic nomination. >> once it goes to the general election, if she is a nominee
in tallahassee, matt galka. news chan. >> coming up after the break, how many of hillary clinton's e-mails were deemed top secret. she is campaigning for first lady, the backing ted cruz is . >>> welcome back. hillary clinton is battling bernie sanders in a close contest in the iowa caucuses and new revelations about the use of a private e-mail account while secretary of state could pose trouble in the final days of the iowa race. chief national correspondent jeff osmond reports...
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in tallahassee, matt galka, newschannel8. >>> a repeat offender would be required to have a breathalyzer device installed in their vehicles and would need to pass in order to drive their car under the new bill. >>> well, the future is looking bright for port tampa bay. the president of the port today up but the number of cruise ship passengers is down. stim, 8 on your side wanted to hear how the port is preparing for increased trade with cuba. jeff patterson is joining us now live from the port with the update. hello jeff. >> reporter: good evening keith. before the embargo when trade was allowed between tampa and cuba, tampa was a key player between shipping between here and there. now, the question is with change on the horizon, what is this port doing about it? good. >> reporter: paul anderson is bay. in his annual state of the port for growth. >> we have some of the most available land to grow this port of any port in our nation. >> reporter: some of the growth in tampa may be coming from our south. in havana. >> port tampa bay is in the most strategic position when it comes to trade
in tallahassee, matt galka, newschannel8. >>> a repeat offender would be required to have a breathalyzer device installed in their vehicles and would need to pass in order to drive their car under the new bill. >>> well, the future is looking bright for port tampa bay. the president of the port today up but the number of cruise ship passengers is down. stim, 8 on your side wanted to hear how the port is preparing for increased trade with cuba. jeff patterson is joining us now...