abc action news reporter michael paluska tells us what bayfront hospital staff is now doing to safe. we'll have that in a few minutes. >>> there's a resource fair in pinellas county to help families affected by dementia. at the regal palms assisted living facility, 300 lake avenue northeast in largo. runs from 10:00 to 2:00. more than 25 vendors will be present to provide knowledge and services. the problem is we've already rained a lot. some areas pick upwards of 10 inches here. pinellas and heading to pasco, of course the areas hardest hit are the areas that continue to see the heavy rain. it's moderate at this point, nothing recommendation but it will head to the -- north really heavy but we will talk more about this in a few minutes. >>> let's look at the morning commute. this is i-275 road 60. a lot of traffic out there this morning. it's wet out there. take care on the roads, no problems in this particular stretch of road. but of course we're watching the other bay area roads in the area, we'll let you know how they are shaping up, coming up in a moment. >>> delta airlines is g

michael paluska has the surveillance pictures investigators want you to see right now. michael. >> reporter: police are not teg who this victim is because she was too shaken up to talk. neighbors told us they saw police cars but didn't quite know where the what police want people to do is take a good look at these surveillance photos. it shows the suspects leaving in a black new model chrysler 200. the victim told police she heard knocking on her door. when she looked out the peephole she saw one man standing there. as the knocking got louder, another man walked into the back of the frame so she ran to television and her purse with all of her information inside. they took her keys, her driver's license, everything. so clearly at this point she did not want to be identified until these guys are captured. we have posted the pictures of that surveillance video on our facebook page. we ask you to please share that to hopefully get these guys caught in the winter haven >>> gawker media may again be trying to reach a settlement with hulk hogan regarding the $140 million judgme

michael paluska is live in kissimmee tonight with rubio's camp. michael. >> reporter: jamison, it's still empty here suites. but supporters are starting to come in. they're filling out in the lobby. marco rubio expected to win here tonight. we know that statewide there were 1.75 million early votes cast. we will have a good idea in an hour who will win the primary. marco rubio feels extremely confident. donald trump has dragged rubio through the mud in a public smear campaign during his there were attacks on his character that played out on tv nationally. a lot of voters were disappointed ho he acted during the run. because of that failed white house run where he got all of that attention it will be beneficial to him to getting reelected here in november. he will be taking on we assume patrick murphy, the democratic. we're told that some of the poll over patrick murphy but he has to hit the ground running and try to solidify a rina for the republicans because there's a lot of stake at the senate seat. we will tell you when rubio takes the stage beh

the reunion not possible without of michael paluska and the persistence of a u.s. congressman. live from the airport with the reunion, michael? >> what do you know? even as the parents were standing right here waiting for their daughters they couldn't believe it. everybody that came off the train they were looking they didn't believe their daughters were here in the united states of america until they actually >> there are no words to describe what it must feel like to see your daughters after two years apart. it is simply pure joy. 12-year-old amanda hugging her father herminio otero for the first tile since she was 10. lost in embraces. it was exactly tw month ago that herminio fled cuba for the u.s. becoming an enemy of the state. a decision that's haunted him ever since never knowing that the risk to leave would cost him his family. as we witnessed firsthand in may the government doesn't take lightly to people speaking out against the castro regime and they could have kept the daughters on the island forever. during our trip to cover the recorded message to their daughters,

abc action news michael paluska has been trying to track that mom down. >> he is live for us with more on why they have the sheriff calling it the worse that he has ever seen. they are saying that it all happened here. saying that the mom was inside the store for 38 minutes. the brother beating up his sister. >> you are charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child. do you understand the charge? >> yes. >> those were the only two words she said to the mother of three charged with the death of her 13-day-old daughter. that dale beat his sister to death. >> and i slammed her down like this and he pushed her up into the ceiling. >> reporter: no on the door, but they solicited the woman in what they assume will be a high-profile case and good for their firm. >> i'm not really going to answer any questions about ms steel. i find hertive stat -- i find her devastated on this. >> reporter: the next door neighbor commented on the case. >> it's unbelievable. i don't know how things like that could happen. how a 6-year-old could turn that bad that quick. >> reporter: steele was documentary i'm

. >> michael paluska explains why an arrest in the case could save more than just cat lives. >> what is next? >> reporter: mary beth saw her first cat in april, then may. always in the far left lane in the northbound hump of the howard frankland bridge. >> he was lying there and just because there was nothing i could do. >> reporter: the cats are not swimming two miles to get to the middle of the span of the howard frankland bridge. >> reporter: dan hester founded the nonprofit meow now and putting up his own money, $5,000 to try and catch this cat killer. >> somebody or somebodies know what is going on. >> reporter: florida highway patrol estimates seven cats have been found on the stretch. a handful of others rescued like this kitten saved last week claudeette watched in horror as the cat was tossed out the window of a truck. fhp helped save it after he ran into her wheel well. >> he has a little mark on his face, as he hit the pavement. >> reporter: hester says it's not just animals now because whoever is doing this is sick. >> anybody that is abusing an animal is ultimately going

abc action news michael paluska takes $5,000 will save more than just an animal, michael? >> reporter: jamison, it's a lot of money and one witness we spoke with said that it has been happening specifically here in the northbound lanes at mile marker 35. when people we talk to today say they are worried about it. it won't just be animals that are injured, but they are wondering who the sick individuals that are doing these might start doing it to a human being. >> what's next? >> reporter: mary beth saw her first cat in april, then the northbound hump of the howard franklin bridge. >> he was lying there and just picked his head up and looked right at me. i fell apart because it was nothing that i could do. >> reporter: these cats are not swimming two miles to get to the middle of the span of the howard franklin bridge. >> reporter: he founded the non- profit now, putting up his own money, $5,000 to try to catch this cat killer. >> somebody or somebodies, they patrol estimates their seven cats have been found on the stretch with a handful of others rescued like this little

michael paluska is live inside the rally at silver spurs arena. i'm sure the turnout will be a good one tonight. >> reporter: jamison, you know the music is blaring so i could barely hear you. the turnout is good. people in the front get seats. before a lot of people were standing. they will be sitting here for two years. the line outside is big too. we expect packed. donald trump as everybody knows has come under fire for comments he made in florida saying that some of the gun lobbyists should stop hillary clinton from getting elected into office. some people taking that to mean that he was asking the 2nd amendment people to go after clinton. he has shifted the attacks to include the islamic state, saying she helped cofound the terror group because of her foreign policies under president obama. he said that the president was trump taking his message in florida directly to the voters. >> the speeches are so short though. they don't last long. they're like ten minutes, let's get out of here. go back home and go to sleep. three days later, she gets

michael paluska has been with marco rubio all day long. rubio easily winning his primary in the last two hours as you can see there taking every single county in florida. talk about domination. all that red there is marco rubio. within the last couple of hours he was talking to his supporters. michael paluska is live with michael? >> reporter: everyone here is extremely excited. a landslide victory for senator marco rubio. we caught up to him after he spoke to this crowd of a couple hundred people here. we asked him whether or not he was 100% dedicated if he won the senate seat to serving the entire term. this is what he told us. >> can you commit to a full term, senator? >> absolutely. >> reporter: so rubio would not comment. his critics say that is because he plans to run for president again in 2020. rubio, however on stage was surrounded by his family. he was all smiles. he started his speech by talking about why he decided to run for a second term even after he said he wouldn't. rubio told us that he couldn't risk florida losing his se

i'm michael paluska in kissimmee. abc action news. >>> right now a person is hospital after getting a brain eating amoeba. they were swimming in unsanitary water on private water in broward county. health officials say the infection stems from a microscopic amoeba found in freshwater lakes, ponds and rivers. an florida based company called profounda is the only one in the u.s. who makes a drug that fights this amoeba and they hope it can help this patient survive. >>> tough to thinkbo hearing that story, shay. but looking behind you, it's gorgeous. >> yeah. it really does look beautiful. we have had a gorgeous day on the beaches. plenty of heat and sunshine. the beach has been a beautiful place to hang out today. it is still looking fantastic out there on anna maria island. on tampa bay, we don't have any storms bubbling up yet. you have time to run to the caught in heavier downpours. we have some rain working its way across i-75 in sumter county. this is not very widespread. we do have this east to west flow though.

michael paluska explains how it's different from other trump events. >> most donald trump rallies in the area, and this one seemed rowdier than usual. >> good-bye! >> reporter: one by one, protesters waited for the moment to heckle donald trump. security quickly escorted them out, but the anger in the room was palpable. trump needs florida to win the white house, and he'll be spending a lot of time here. trump spoke for nearly an hour in front of an energized crowd. the speech was nearly the same but this time added props to explain where the country would be headed under hillary clinton. >> are we liking these cards? is this great? >> reporter: trump focused on and china, building the wall, and added another element, blaming president obama for the creation of isis. supporters say they like trump's take no prisoners attitude. >> if he would have kept a relatively small force, he probably could have prevented isis from forming. >> reporter: donald trump hit the major topic and the one person he talked about little, his running mate, governor mike pence. he only talked about him for a

michael paluska has more from a witness. >> she stood next to me as she was walking into the scenario and said, i do not know what heim doing, but this is going to be fun. those were the last things i heard from her. >> reporter: she said those final words to join wright, the president of the punta gorda chamber of commerce. the training session was exclusively for the members. she wasn't even supposed to be in the scenario. two stickers had been randomly placed throughout the room. one woman raised her hand that she'd been picked. >> mary reached behind her, picked up the book and there was the sticker inside it. >> reporter: that's how fate placed nolton in front of that revolver. he squeezed the trigger then fired three rounds into her chest. wright thought it was all an her straight in the eye. i saw that anguish in her eye. when she hit the floor, i hoped she wasn't feeling any pain. >> you know, why wasn't somebody else in that situation? why wasn't another cop playing that role? >> reporter: her family is shattered by the loss. witnesses say they already know what happened, the

[speaking spanish ] >> that was michael paluska reporting. the girls say the first thing they want english and start school. >>> checking in now with ivan and the forecast. waking up with sunshine today, hopefully, ivan. >> yes, eventually. we'll get there a couple of hours and change. then we'll get some bright blue skies out there with a fantastic morning. rain chances are going down the next few days heading into the weekend. so nice timing, right? upper 70s, clear skies out mid and upper 70s right now. we'll have a high of 92 this afternoon. what we've done the last couple of days with the rain coverage about 30 and diminishing through the weekend. we'll have more on that and the tropics as well. >>> we want to get a look at part of your morning commute. this is i-275 at west shore boulevard. looks like no problems to report in that particular stretch. janelle will have a full look at your commute coming up at 5:00. >>> in democracy 2016, it is a first for donald trump who showed a more humble side, and some saw it as an apology. the new

breaking news a cuban family torn apart finally reuniting tonight here in tampa it's a story michael paluska has been following since may. he joins us live. michael, minutes ago two girls saw their parents for the first time in two years. and you were there to see it all go down. >> reporter: it's amazing. you know the father standing here looking at every single train going by looking for his daughter. the other daughter looking for her mother. they've been torn apart for two years. show you the video. probably the best think i've ever seen. daughters coming out they've been in cuba. we went and visited in may. after we went theory to visit. u.s. congressman saw our reporting and decided to help. they had been stuck in some sort of political process where they couldn't get the girls home to tampa. you see the hugs, the smiles, the father just unbelievably emotional. hard not to cry seeing so much old. the first thing they want to do is learn english. they want to study and go to school. they've never been outside cuba. they didn't travel through the iron of cuba. they have the entire world

we are live in pinellas park tonight, michael paluska abc action news. >> michael, thank you. >>> some breaking news tonight, the cousin of the nba star was shot and killed while push elementary school. police say that the 32-year-old woman was an innocent bystander who got caught in the crossfire between two men as she was shot in the head. her baby was not hurt. wade recently moved back to chicago to play for the bulls. his mother said that he was just involved in an espn round table discussion about violence in his hometown. >> i just said on the panel yesterday, the undefeated, talking about the violence that chicago. never knowing that the next day we would be the ones that would be living and experiencing that. >> wade tweeting within the last hour using #enoughisenough. in 2012 wade's nephew was shot twice in the leg during an armed robbery at a convenience store in chicago. >>> right now police in polk county are looking for thieves targeting a nursing hoe. -- targeting a nursing home. a woman and two men broke into unloed the trio were recorded on atm surveillance videos using

. >> michael paluska explains why an arrest in the case could save more than just cat lives. >> what is next? >> reporter: mary beth saw her first cat in april, then may. always in the far left lane in the northbound hump of the howard frankland bridge. >> he was lying there and just