mary nolton was part of a shoot, don't shoot scenario. investigators are now trying to determine why that officer's gun was loaded with the live ammunition instead of blank rounds. and the officer involved is on administrative leave pending an outcome of an investigation. >>> a man in woman in polk rescue facility were found starving this isunder cover video shown starving. and the animals went without food or water for days at a time. the owner face more than a hand animal neglect charges. >>> 48 hours later two dozen streets are still flooded in some pasco county neighborhoods after nonstop rain and crews are pu other areas people are still stranded. and neighbors caught a small gait for in one area. -- gator in one area. >>> more on the sudden damage of radio personality david mckay. they are holding a celebration of his life. downtown state pete theater gets underway at 5:00. fans, public and his coworkers will be there. >>> and buc's preseason game is tomorrow. and we'll show it on our sister station at great 38. it gets started at 7

officer lee cole was role- playing and shot and killed nolton. the police chief said the department did not know there were real bullets in the guns. they are having a hard time referring to her in the past tense. >> i just wish i had one more day with her, and just never planned for something like this. i know it's a flu >> incredibly sad. the police chief said the department is devastated and said the gun used to shoot nolton is a revolver that has been used with blank rounds for the last two years. >>> durham police are searching for a man who stole a car with children inside. investigators say they found the kids a short time later and they are okay. the incident began around 10:00 last night when authorities say the man stole the car from the kid's mother at a shopping center. police found the car and the children on green street. cumberland county courtroom today charged in what police are calling a retaliation murder. 20-year-old, jamarcus hurley turned himself into police yesterday. he shot and killed mcclan outside of a tobacco store on

as far as that officer who shot mary nolton, as you heard the chief, he's on paid administrative leave. the fdle is now here. investigation. here in puntakworda gorda, i'm live. >>> streets remain flooded after a heavy rainfall, the worst may be over but the clouds continue to form. live team coverage on the rainy weather, starting credit chief meteorologist steve jerve. >> most of it is inland, it's improving in the rain situation, an air of low pressureau the gulf of mexico, so its influence will lessen. still seeing showers, lots of moisture in the atmosphere. but not the quantity we've seen the last cupful days. that's -- couple of days. showers out in polk county, northern sections of highlands, dundee, wales, dissipating. but look at this, the last three days, observations from weeki wachee, spring hill, five and a half plus in englewood, also in sarasota county. tampa international airport, 4.68 inches, two and a half inches above our normal last week we were below normal. so that gives you the idea, even at that location, how much rain we've seen, even more than that up in the

the chief calls this a horrible accident. >> during the first scenario, apartment taunt mary nolton was mistakenly shot with a live round. we're taking great care not to jeopardize the investigation. >> officer involved is on the outcome of this investigation. >>> live pictures from the school bus stop depot in pinnelas county where the drivers are ready to hit the roads and pick up tens of thousands of students. it is quiet now. but they'll be ready soon. today is back to school in the bay area. students. they want to push-up the mid- term exams before the break. >>> we're live at robertson high in south tampa this morning. ryan, good morning. how is it looking right now? >> reporter: good morning. quiet. but a new school year is dawning all over the district. students and teachers are ready for the 2016/2017 school year. it is two weeks shorter this summer and two weeks short they are year. and let's go to video that we had the hillsborough county is the fifth largest. we went along with bus drivers yesterday as they did run throughs of the various route so they were prepared to pick

devastating. >> the police chief said the department is devastated and said the gun used to shoot nolton is a revolver used with blank rounds for training sessions. >>> they found the children a short time later and they are safe. the incident began around 10:00 last night when authorities say the man stole the car from the kid's mother at a shopping center police found the car on green street. >>> a man is scheduled to charge in a retaliation murder. 20-year-old, jamarcus turned himself into police yesterday. he shot and killed mcclan outside of a tobacco store last month. >>> also today a fayetteville man is set to appear in court accused trying to rape a woman. police say the victim went to the 24-year-old tried to rape her. she ran to a neighbor's house, called 911, jackson is down in jail. >> a former airman will spend at least 15 years in prison for down loading child porn on government computers. steven davidson was assigned at the base. hundreds of illegal images were found on his work computers. >>> for more than half a year, 19-year-old from his family in georgia. well tuesday,

mary nolton was shot and killed during the program. now, among the questions right now, why were there bullets in the gun used at the demonstration? >> our department has conducted these role play exercises for two years, running more than a dozen participants through the scenarios. obviou something went terribly wrong. >> the florida department of law enforcement is doing an independent investigation of what happened. it will take two to four weeks before we have any results from that. the officer who shot nolton, officer lee cole is on administrative leave. he has been with the department for two years in the k-9 unit. he also resigned from his previous job in 2013 for failing to fully complete a field training program. the woman's son. paul, what does he think about all of this? >> interesting reaction here today, ashley. mary nolton's son says he forgives the officer who shot his mother as the family struggles to come to terms with this horrific tragedy. >> it just doesn't seem real that she is gone. >> mary nolton was a retired el

the victim mary nolton was randomly chosen to participate in the role playing scenario. and the florida department law enforcement is investigating. and the chief told us that people have a lot of questions, but they're being careful not to jeopardize the investigation. this is a story getting a lot of attention on our news app. we'll follow this story and let you know if any charges are filed. >> we'll look for more details through the day. >>> today is the first day of school for students all over the bay area. students in hillsborough, manatee, citrus and hernando counties all head back to school this morning. this is a live look at the school bus depot where dozens of school buses are ready to hit the roads. being see the action headed out there this morning. and tens of thousands of kids will be on the buses ready to head back to the books. and administrator have been gearing up for this day all summer long. and ryan hugh is live this morning. students will start showing there up soon. >> reporter: good morning. they will, on the first day of the 2016/2017 school ye

mary nolton, the career librarian in minnesota, she came down to florida and continued working as an. she was killed in front of 34 people, heather. so a lot of people for law enforcement to talk to in this case. >> so traumatic for all the people and her family and for law enforcement as well all the way around. trace gallagher, thank you so much. check in with you later. >>> donald trump may will slipping in the polls but there is a bright spot for the campaign. his running mate mike pence is getting a big boost in the polls ahead of clinton's running mate tim kaine. so can pence turn around the trump campaign? we'll have a fair and balanced debate coming up next. now you can't spell nutrition without nut, am i right? i mean whose to say it's pronounced nu-triton, anyway? my mixes contain delicious nuts, specially blended for your optimal nut-rition. that's right, i just changed a word in the english dictionary, forever. planters. nutrition starts with nut. at safelite, we know how busy life can be. these kids were headed to their first dance recital... ...when their windshield got

that's according to a photographer that was covering nolton was active in the community. volunteering as a board member for her local library group. >> everyone involved is in a state of overwhelming shock and grief. >> reporter: the officer who fired those live rounds is on paid administrative leave this morning. one of the questions people want to know is why was a real gun being used in a fake situation? gale, i have to tell you in speaking with the police spokesman this morning, she conveyed to me that this is a really small community, and the la d everybody, including the police department who knew her personally. they say even for the law enforcement, it's a personal devastating loss. >> i'll say. her son describes her as a saint, but you raise a really good question? what was a live gun doing there? thank you, david. >>> thousands of delta airline passengers face a third day of delays and cancellations after the carrier's computerer meltdown. the airline is still scrambling to rebook flights two days after delta expects to cancel 90 flights today and cancelled almo

nolton's son, steve, is e motional but has a message. >> we forgive you. i know my mom forgives you and. nobody means for this to happen. nobody. >> how horrific. that was john rogers reporting. grief-stricken. other officers were assigned to him to make sure he is psyche logically stable. >>> a man kept the police at bay for 2-1/2 hours. the police officers grabbed him through a window. we followed the story throughout our early evening newscast. he used a harness, a rope and suction cups to fasten himself to the side of the building. he got a third of way up. he will receive an evaluation. the police chief is determine what, if any, charges will be filed. >>> a plan to sell something on- line nearly cost a man his life. it happened on tuesday. using an online program called "offer up" he met with 2 men to sell them an item. the suspects tried to rob him and threatened to kill him. he started to drive away one of the suspects fired a gun hitting his car. the police say he captured these two men after a foot murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon. >> r

new information about the officer involved in a deadly shooting training exercise. 73-year old mary nolton died was shot during a police demonstration. the man was previously accused of using excessive force with his dog. he has assigned other officers the state is investigating to find out why there was live ammunition at the training exercise. >>> meteorologist chris spears is in our weather center and i understand you just received a new drought report. >> we have. this is what we have been seeing in southwest colorado with a moderate montezuma county. the abnormally dry area has expanded significantly and now includes all of metro denver. abnorthboundly dry means predrought. -- -- abnormally. time yesterday by 5-10 degrees. 85 at the denver airport. 93 degrees in pueblo. coming up, we'll talk a closer look at that cold front and futurecast and a look into your weekend. >> people are ready for a break in the heat. >>> an update on the man who scaled the trump tower yesterday afternoon. police have officially identified this guy as #19d year old steven rogata from virginia facing charges

. >> mary nolton was mistakenly struck with a she was transported to the hospital where she deceased. >> reporter: the charlotte sun, the photographer claims that the officer was playing the bad guy in the scenario and shot the woman multiple time. and the victim was randomly chosen to participate in the role playing scenario. and the florida department law questions. about you they're being careful not to jeopardize the investigation. we'll follow this story and let you know if any charges are filed. >> thank you. >> happening today, it is the first day of school for students all over the bay area. students in hillsborough, manatee and hernando counties all head back to school this morning. and this is a live look at the bus depot where dozens of school buses are ready to of kids become to the books. in hillsborough, the teachers and the administrators have been gearing up for this day all summer. we're live in south tampa. so students will start showing up soon. >> reporter: they will on this the first day of 2016/2017 school year. behind me the electronic sign flashing a remind the

during the first scenario, in a horrible accident, participant, mary nolton was >> reporter: the elderly victim was transported to a local hospital and pronounced dead. her son gave a statement to cbs news, saying this is a devastating time for us. my mom was a sanlts. such a tremendous loss of a wonderful human being, and the best mom a kid could ever hope for. >> our entire police department and all of the city leaders are absolutely devastated for everyone involved in this unimaginable event. >> reporter: nolton was was covering the events for the charlotte sun. she was active in the community, volunteering as a board member for her local library group. >> everyone involved is in a state of overwhelming shock and grief. >> reporter: the officer who fired those live rounds is on paid administrative leave this morning. one of the questions people want to know, why was a real gun being used in a fake situation. gayle, i have to tell you, speaking with the police spokesman this small community and latddy who died heredy who died here was known to everybody including the police department,

that's why she are holding a news conference. 73-year-old mary nolton was chosen at random to volunteer for the training exercise on tuesday. officer lee cole mistakenly shot her and killed her. nights before about bad things from the police in this nation after all of the shootings and she wanted to show her support. she wanted to make it clear to them that she supported them. >> the big question the family has this morning is why the officer pointed a gun at her in the first place. the officer involved has led these exercises many times before even using the same revolver during other simulations. we're going to monitor the news conference at 10:30 this morning, and we'll keep you up criminal charges for putting visitors at a disney world park at risk. he tried to bring a gun into magic kingdom on monday. when park police confronted him, he said he was an offduty police officer and showed i. d. when the police showed up, they found out he was let go in 2013 impersonating a police officer. >>> former gawker editor is set to appear in court in st. pete this afternoon. court officials sa

. >> reporter: in this photo, a police officer is seen handing 73-year-old mary nolton a fake gun filled with laundry detergent. she was there to show in a role playing exercise called shoot don't shoot, she played a police officer. officer lee coal was the bad guy. this is officer cole raising a resolver at the moment he shot her. >> there was three or four shots. and she came around. and at first, she was starting to double over, and we all the thought oh, she's getting into it. and she's acting, play it. and i don't think it was a split co all realized there was something terribly wrong. >> the police chief, tom lewis. >> why was your officer using a real weapon in a role play scenario with a civilian? >> what i can tell you is that we were unaware that any live ammunition for this particular weapon existed. we believed that the particular caliber of the weapon used, that there were >> reporter: mary's youngest son. [ crying ] >> she was an incredible woman. and i just wish i had one more day with her. you never plan for something like this. i know it's a freak accident but it's just

an officer shot and killed 73- year-old mary nolton as she was taking part in a training scenario that was part of the officers shoot or don't shoot. the revolver was supposed to be had real ammunition. the police chief says they used that same weapon before for other citizen academies. other people who were there described what they saw when the gun went off. >> when she went down, i looked her straight in the eye. i saw the anguish in her eye. when she hit the floor, i hoped she wasn't feeling any pain. >> just a tragedy. you are looking at the officer's history. he is on administrative leave right now while the fdle police department in march of 2014. during his first year, the department promoted cole to k-9 officer, something cole called a dream come true at the time. october 30, 2015 his k-9 officer named spirit subdued a man who ignored his orders to get down on his knees. that man is now suing. the police department says cole did not violate policy. this wasn't the first time taking part in the training playing in the shoot/don't shoot scenarios. scenarios like the one in punta

. >> 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, they saw it all happened with their own eyes, but it's still being investigated. >> this was just a tragic, unfathomable accident. >> the police chief says in future training sessions, they will absolutely not use real weapons. we're learning more about the officer who shot the grandmother, lee cole. he joined the police department in march of 2014. during his first year, he was promoted to k-9 officer. on the night of october 30, 2015, perhaps the only his -- blemish now until now on his record, he had a man subdued by his k-9, and that man is now suing. >>> tampa is one of several bay

this woman, mary nolton, and another person were randomly selected to play a role in the how she was killed. >> she was the type of person that was iconic and lit up a room. that's what she should be known for, not the woman that got killed in some freak accident. >> reporter: listen to this -- he also says he forgives the officer as he knows it was just an accident. the city manager is bringing in the state's department of law >>> we're learning more about that ferris wheel accident in tennessee that badly injured three girls. the basket they were in malfunctioned, flipped over and that tossed them out. they fell about 40 feet down to the ground. the girls ages, 16, 10 and 6 were seriously hurt. in fact, the 6-year-old is in critical condition tonight with a traumatic brain injury. freight train derailed near lexington, kentucky. people who live there say they were to stay inside because of one of the cass was carrying sulfuric acid. in the end, no one was hurt. >>> back here at home, we have an update on that devastating bee attack. the victim stung hundreds of time remains on life

family and friends will say good-bye to 273-year-old mary nolton. the officer pulled the trigger on what was supposed to be loaded with blanks. it was a live round instead. the officer is on administrative leave. >>> there are two new cases of locally transmitted zika virus in miami-dade county. one case is from the winwood virus hot spot but the second case was contracted outside of the area but still in miami- dade. in the meantime, officials in texas report a resident there who recently visited miami tested positive for the virus. >>> now an 8 on your side alert. hackers are targeting hotels, stealing credit card information and it just happened here in the bay area. news channel 8's lindsey mastis joins us live from one of the tampa hotels hacked. but lindsay, there are many hotels >> reporter: yeah, the intercontinental hotel here along kennedy boulevard and west shore, just one of 20 hotels in 10 state affected. one expert tells us it's no surprise. >> it's not whether they can get in, it's what they choose to get into and how much damage they

on tuesday, officer lee cole shot and killed mary nolton last year, he ordered his k-9 to bite a biker's arm for nearly two minutes during a traffic stop. fdle is now investigating tuesday's shooting. the case should be wrapped up some time in the next two to four weeks. >>> a six month old puppy found mangled and near death was rescued from a ditch. as melanie michael tells us, the pup was thrown from a car and left to die. >> reporter: starve little alana is desperate for loverring hands to heal her. she was left to deal with the roughest of circumstances. she has internal bleeding, liver damage, mange, and is severely malnourished. despite everything she has been through, this sweet girl doesn't have a mean bone in her body. >> she is a happy little girl. there is no doubt about that. she is happy to be here. she has seen bad times. when she sees them. so, we are going to keep working with her throughout the day and throughout the week. she has a long road ahead of her to recover, but i think we will get her there. >> reporter: the animal charity vets for pets is giving alana lots of

the 73-year-old mary nolton a federal librarian was participating in a community role-playing event zipead she the public in florida what it is like when police are forced to make split second decisions. the facebook pictures show a similar class back in march. witnesses yesterday at the academy event say an officer fired at her with what were supposed to be planks, but the gun mistakenly had one live round in it. this is a horrible accident, participant was mistakenly struck with a live round. >> she was rushed to the hospital and pronounced dead. >> we express or deepest sympathy for the family and friends of mary nolson and are shocked by this horrific accident and our grieving deeply over marry's passing. all the officer involved is on leave while the florida d law enforcement investigates. >> donald trump and the campaign are spending today trying to explain comments that republican presidential nominee made seeming to encourage supporters to use violence against hillary clinton, and here is what he said. >> wants to essentially abolish, the second amendment, and in she gets to pic

a 73-year-old woman, mary nolton was shot, and it happened during a role play scenario with a police officer playing a bad guy. apparently he fired several times, this is according to the news press at a woman who was supposed to be playing the victim. again, 35 civilians from the community were brought in for this two-hour police academy where they participate in these randomly selected scenarios, one of which was the shoot, don't shoot scenario. this is where officers make decisions based on real-time scenarios about lethal force and doing so in live role play. we heard there from chief tom lewis about how devastating this s. he's asking for prayers for mary's family. again, 73-year-old mary nolton was shot and killed during this role play that happened during a citizens academy on tuesday evening. we'll get more information from chief lewis and also the punta gorda police investigators who are now looking into this tragic exercise that went terribly wrong. >>> we're also awaiting for a news conference from the department of justice and its formal findings from its investigation of

the officer who shot nolton is on paid leave. the florida department of law enforcement is investigating. >>> pennsylvania has reported most cases of lyme disease in the nation the past five years, research looks at the best way to prevent the december, the cdc study reviewed decades of research how to control the pests. experts say people need to be vigilant about wearing long sleeves, socks, shoes and insect repellent. they recommend homeowners take steps to keep ticks out of their yard, getting rid of leaves and spraying instinct sides can lower by about 80 percent >>> the state of new jersey is at war with a mile minute vine. they're being before he did and released by the new jersey department of agriculture in order to control the growth of the vine. since 2004, the department released about a quart million of the weevils. >> you get a two to prong attack. the adults feed on the leaves and larvae feed on the stems, the mile a minute 59 had about a 70 year start on the tiny bug, experts believe the weevils will have the bugs

the officer who shot nolton is on paid leave. the florida department of law enforcement is investigating. >>> pennsylvania has reported most cases of lyme disease in the nation the past five years, research looks at the best way to prevent the december, the cdc study reviewed decades of research how to control the pests. experts say people need to be vigilant about wearing long sleeves, socks, shoes and insect repellent. they recommend homeowners take steps to keep ticks out of their yard, getting rid of leaves and spraying instinct sides can lower by about 80 percent >>> the state of new jersey is at war with a mile minute vine. they're being before he did and released by the new jersey department of agriculture in order to control the growth of the vine. since 2004, the department released about a quart million of the weevils. >> you get a two to prong attack. the adults feed on the leaves and larvae feed on the stems, the mile a minute 59 had about a 70 year start on the tiny bug, experts believe the weevils will have the bugs

. >> nolton was a homecoming queen sweetheart 54 years ago. she was also a librarian who always had a book to recommend. they're still investigating why the officer had that loaded gun during the drill. >>> now a disturbing story we've been following out of west palm. a 19-year-old florida state student randomly stabbed a couple to death inside a home and tried to stab the neighbor who tried to stop him. >>reporter: agitated state monday night, investigators believe he was walking back to his father's home. >>man: he stopped one street short of his dad's house, turns left which is west, and has the encounter with the two victims. >>reporter: sheriff says the initial autopsy showed he died the autopsy on his wife tomorrow. >>man: it was very obvious that there was an enormous amount of violence inside the garage. >>reporter: an attack so violent that he was biting the face of one of his victims. >>man: i've seen a lot of crime scenes, i was there last night, i don't know that i've ever seen anything with this much violence. >>reporter: while th

one of them was 73-year-old mary nolton. simulation became reality. a live round struck local hospital and officials here, along with not only the witnesses to this but law enforcement, senior leaders are all still trying to take in the events unfolding here tuesday night. police chief did release a statement. he said, quote, i'm devastated for everyone involved in this unimaginable event. if you pray, please pray for mary's family and for the everyone involved in this accident is in a state of overwhelming shock and grief. according to her facebook page, nolten was from minnesota but lived in punta gorda. she worked as a librarian. florida department of law enforcement is continuing to investigate the events of what happened here, how did something like this unfold? certainly a lot of questions that are out there that we do not have answers to at this hour, but follow and keep you posted as new information is released. back to you. >>russell: we will talk later. thank you. >>jennifer: polk county couple is behind bars after deputies say they had to r

. >> 73-year-old mary nolton was killed during scenario. two people were chosen to participate in the role playing scenario. the chief of police is not releasing the officer's name. >>> two law enforcement officers have been shot. one is a police officer and the other is a sheriffs deputy. the man accused pulling trigger has been arrested. the injuries are not life threatening. but we are waiting to hear barricaded himself inside a house. also happening right now, this wanted man from tampa bay finally captured. get this, it all happened in spain. chris pontz had warrants for his arrest since 2012. he is accused of driving drunk on i-275 and killing two people. the 26-year-old went to spain or some other spanish-speaking country. and it turns out that he did once spanish police figured out bus stop. he is facing extradition but it will take a few months to process that. >>> even if you don't have kids in school, you noticed a lot more traffic, school buses on the roads today. it is the first day back for the largest school district in our a

. >> mary nolton, i know her very well. she attends a lot of community events.ic thing. >> as the florida department of law enforcement tries to figure out why and how that live round was used, the officer has been on administrative leave. >> i know this guy that did this is probably -- can't live in his own skin right now. we want him to know we know he didn't intend on this happening. >> grief counseling has been offered to the officer and those who witnessed the shooting. they try to understand how it could have happened outside their own police station. cnn, atlanta. >> we'll be right back. , and you're talking to your doctor about your medication... this is humira. this is humira helping to relieve my pain and protect my joints from further damage. this is humira helping me go further. humira works for many adults. it targets and helps to block a specific source of inflammation that contributes to ra symptoms. doctors have been prescribing humira for over 13 years. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes

we told you how mary nolton assumed the role of the officer and this is during a shoot- don't shoot exercise. and it was an accident. the officer who shot her has been identified as lee colon and he has resigned from another police agency that is an ongoing investigation. >>> hundreds of thousands of you were watching this unfold live on abc 15 mobile and on the website. and they're doing the same thing. trump tower with the suction cups spider-man style there. the 20-year-old virginia man posted a video online saying he was, quote, an independent researcher who wanted to discuss an important matter with donald trump. and -- . >> when that time came, i did talk to my crew and let them know listen, he's at a level where i can grab him safely and bring him in. >> police eventually got close and held him upside down, pulled him up there. you hear the shooting. the folks on the ground forced the iconic building is trump's campaign headquarters. he runs his business from there and lives there, too. and we were told he was not inside at the time. >> and caught on video, a driver taking on a police

mary nolton was shot to death in front of her own husband and many of her friends and colleagues on tuesdaywas selected randomly to play the role of a police officer in a shoot don't shoot exercise. officer lee cole played the bad guy. his gun should have been loaded with blanks but apparently it was not. today the pun at a gore today police chief held news conference but did not address why the gun was loaded with live ammunition. >> our department is conducted these roll play exercises over the past two years running more than a dozen participants safely through set narrows. obviously in this situation something went terribly wrong. >> the officer who pulled the trigger has been looked into for excessive force complaints. there's also a lawsuit against the police department and officer cole for excessive force with his k9. >>> one group is calling on city officials to remove statue of former philadelphia mayor frank rizzo. a group which calls itself an anti police brutality group has launched a petition calling rizzo a racist who tortured the city's african-american community. during rizz

he shot and killed 73-year-old mary nolton during the exercise at the police academy. involved in the shooting now on administrative leave during this investigation. >>> police are calling it the lowest of the low. >> a man caught on surveillance camera breaking into a church and he goes right for the safe. you can see the guy pull up, crowbar in hand. he walks right into the church and heads for that save that holds what else the church donations and he gets to work. it does take him several minutes, but he's able to get into that safe. he grabs about $700 cash and makes his get away. police want him caught. >> we're disgusted with the act. he has no business being out in our town and stealing from a church. >> the church says the guy also took off with the door of the safe. the church's pastor says if the man was that desperate all he had to do was walk in and ask for help. >>> a summer camp trip to the park sent three local children to the hospital several others are hurt. what attack that no one saw co coming. kathy orr is tracking your forecast. >> that's right. w

roll playing exerci exercise, and this happened in pun at a gore today, florida. 73-year-old mary noltonttending the course as the office demonstrated decisions police make about using their guns. now officials say the officer fired live round by mistake killing her. >> our entire police department and all of our city leaders are absolutely devastated for everyone involved in many unimaginable event. i am asking that if you pray, you pray for mary's husband and family and for all of the officers and witnesses. >> the officer involve in the shooting is now on administrative leave pending the out come of the investigation. >>> the sports world is mourning the sudden loss of sportscaster john saunders. >> espn announced the passing of 61-year-ol61 year superintenden. he hosted the sports reporter as well as doing lots of play by play on various sports he hosted stanley cup world series coverage. saunders joined espn back in 1986. the cause of death was not announced. saunders is survived by his wife and two daughters. >>> a police officer became sick after stopping at a restaurant. now poli

. >> during the first scenario in a horrible accident, participant marry nolton was mistakenly struck with a live round. >> the officer who shot her is on paid leave and florida department of law enforcement the is investigating. >>> a massive clean up efforts is underway this cleveland, ohio after stormy weather wreak havoc on that area the strong storms moved through the area late tuesday night, bringing torrential downpours, and strong winds. the storm toppled trees and left live power lines in the roadways. more than 50,000 people in that area are still without power. >>> we will be watching the skies in our area watching the heat, feeling the heat, watching the skies. >> i'll tell you areas off to the west like cleveland, places like that, that is where this front will be stalled for next several days. it will not push through and clear us out. we will sit in swelter and showers and storms form off to the north and west. we can see a few but our best threat for a strong thunderstorm may be sunday or monday when everything starts to move again in the atmosphere basically. what we'

cole, and his police union, did not comment, but mary nolton's family still forgiving. >> people make mistakes, and they shouldn't have to live the rest of their life. >> hmm, that was kerry sanders reporting. the federal government is refusing to soften its stance on marijuana announcing that it would remain on the list of most dangerous drug. the decision comes despite laws in 25 states and washington, d.c. that have legalized pot for either medical or recreational use. senator bernie sanders, who called for an end to federal pot prohibition during his campaign said decriminalizing marijuana is key to criminal justice reform. he tweeted, keeping marijuana in the same category as heroin is absurd. the time is long overdue for us to remove the federal prohibition on marijuana. while the administration has refused to loosen predictions on marijuana use the dea says it will open the door for more research into the medical uses. >>> time now for a check on the weather with bill karins. the weekend is here. >> i don't know what you want from me, betty -- >> we want a lot, bill. >> it's ei

. >> reporter: 73-year-old mary nolton married 55 years to her husband gary, retired librarian.en at a police community event they attended on tuesday, gary witnessed in disbelief as this florida police officer dressed as a criminal during a role-playing exercise shot gary's wife first in the shoulder and then a second fatal shot to her chest. mary's son steve describes what his father saw. >> it was surreal. he said at first we just thought she fell down and then they turned her over and that's when they saw the bullet holes. total pandemonium trying to do cpr and keep her alive. >> reporter: by all accounts it was a tragic accident. the police revolver was not supposed to have live ammunition. 35 residents had gathered at the public safety complex for a citizen's academy class much like this. demonstrating a shoot/don't shoot scenario. chaos ensued after the real officer playing the bad guy aimed a loaded revolver at her and fired. >> i know when she hit the ground, i looked over at the police chief and saw the anxiety and panic and horror in his face and that's when i knew th

gary nolton, the victim's husband, was there when his wife mary was shot.posed to be loaded. he tried to help his wife after that shooting. >> people make big mistakes, and they shouldn't have to live with it the rest of their life. went and tried to save her life, and i was just in shock. i didn't know what to do. >> he and his wife were married for 55 years. florida authorities are investigating the shooting. the officer is right now on administrative leave. >>> to breaking news, a cross country flight made an emergency landing after severe turbulence injured passengers. the jetblue flight left boston for sacramento but instead landed in south dakota. 22 passengers and two crew members were reportedly injured. social media images show a damaged bathroom and passenger being put in a neck place, but no word on the conditions of those injured. >>> and look at this fire at a louisiana oil refinery. it is now out but not before heavily damaging the heavy oil facility. there were no injuries and the cause is under investigation. the rest of the refinery is in o

the revolve nolton had been used the several past years and no one ever got hurt. more than 30 people watched mary knowlton fall to the ground and, in fact, a photographer was covering it. this is the moment when punta gorda police officer shot mary knowlton. >> shu just heard the shots and >> reporter: sue paxton took the photo. >> she started to double over and we thought she is getting into it and play acting and role playing with it. >> reporter: 73-year-old knowlton died during a shoot, don't shoot exercise that was held tuesday night. the demonstration qa was part of a citizen police academy and experience firsthand how dangerous it can be. will you allow a weapon be in a simulation like this? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: the officer is devastated. we have officers assigned to him to make sure he is psychologically stable. >> reporter: officer coel is the target of an impending lawsuit and accused of letting his canine attack richard schumaker for nearly two minutes after he stopped him for riding his bike here is schumaker attorney. >> i was saddened but