someone recognized her as nicole perry. police went to her home and guess what they found. now we got proactive with this thing too. we have a facebook account and we were putting the video out there putting the picture out there. they got picked up. they pursued it pretty well. >>> perry is charged with retail theft. the tortoise valued at $300. and will be put up for sale once they make sure it is healthy. >>> the manati's were released into the power station's canal >>> well a building official who is not practicing what he preaches. >> he's been doing his job without a required license. >>> a city building official operating without the credentials he must have to do his job. now some are wondering what the impact will be. without a license you get in big trouble. >> so why then is that particular tarpin springs treated that particular inspector's situation like it was no big deal. >> reporter: this all began with an anonymous complaint from a homeowner who told me that his contractor walked off the job. now that's because the contractor feared that city building permit

officers say they just got a tip leading them to nicole perry. they found the tortoise at her home. the tortoise has since been returned to the pet store. >>> sad news tonight in polk county. the youngest elephant at the circus has died. we're told that the 2-year-old asian elephant died from a virus. 26 african elephants have been at the center since 1995. this is the first time that one of them have died from the virus. >>> waste, fraud and abuse. that's what a whistleblower says she saw firsthand at the bay pines v.a. hospital in st. petersburg. adam joins us now with what he has been able to uncover here. adam. when she went -- when she went to work at the v.a., things when she reported it to her supervisor, she faced retaliation. >> i would go four to six hours a day sitting at my desk surfing the internet. >> reporter: linda says her typical workday at the v.a. hospital involved very little work. >> everybody seemed to be fine with me sitting there, doing nothing. >> reporter: the army veteran spent 15 years fighting for our country and worked at other v.a. hospitals. when she

. >> they have video of nicole perry taking it. detectives found it at her home and arrested her for theft. >>> four manatees are back in the water. and they are snow pea, wit were released at the viewing center. they just had a fuel year of care at the zoo after surviving the cold last winter. >> they came in as or fins away from mom but did not find it and started getting sick. they were not eating and found themselves in a bad situation. >> they are back out there in the zoo has treated more than 380 mild manatees. barbie is getting a makeover. the daal will be sold with three new body types. survey, tall, petite. it will be available in 20 skin stones and hair skiles. mattel has been looking for ways to recharge the sales. the company hopes that more kids will relate to the new dolls. >>> welcoming up in sports the lying head into the break on a good note. calls it like he sees it. >>> if you're having fun it is time to check out trending. >> did you cut your own hair as a child and suffer through school picture bees. >> yes. >

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