rodney dunningan is live this troubling news. rodney, how did this thing pull off? >> reporter: deiah, this is a simple scam. the crooks find a car with an unlocked car door, walk inside and grab the garage door opener. they will use this to open the garage then simply walk right inside of the home. in fact, we spoke with one victim whose home was broken into as she and her family, including a small baby, were asleep inside. >> you just think about how differently things turned out. we're thankful for that but yeah, definitely feeling vulnerable and violated. >> reporter: as you can imagine, she would. in the most recent case, both family's cars were stolen. across the bay area, you can see crooks in action night after night doing this exact same thing. criminals are targeting new neighborhoods under construction where people feel safe. back out here live this year, investigators say they've looked into about 2,000 car break-ins, and cars were unlocked in half of those cases. so make sure you lock those cars. rodney dunningan, abc action news. >>> a substitute teach

rodney dunningan, abc action news. >>> u is. f campus police need your help right now. usf campus police need your help tracking down a flasher. person of interest in the case. this is the man officers think could have information about the incident. he was on campus around the time police received reports of a man exposing himself. tunes are rattled by it all -- students are rattled by it all. >>> it's tough thinking you don't know how to protect yourself walking around at night. >> the man who exposed himself on campus may be similar incident last fall. if you recognize this person of interest, call usf police. >>> florida highway patrol says neville givings was crossing the street in a mobility scooter when an suv hit him. right now, charges are pending. >>> getting a new perspective on the heroin addiction through the eyes of a foster mom caring for one of the tiniest victims. for was born addicted to heroin. the baby had to be put on methadone and detox for 11 days. the foster care system is in dire need of volunteers to care for babies who are born addicted or who

rodney dunningan, abc news reporting. >>> a u.s. district judge ruled yesterday that federal court lacks jurisdiction over the pulse nightclub case. the media wants the release of the 911 calls as well as the conversations had with the gunman. the city says the co law. he was killed after a length why you students. meanwhile, the victims are overwhelmed by the kindness of the hospitals that treated them. we told you yesterday that the hospitals are donating all of the medical services to victims they treated that night. >> you think all hospitals want is money. it shows that the community has come together. off the more than $5 million in medical bills that added up in the shooting. two months later, victims worried how they would pay for the bills but now they are releaved. >>> also an inspection of a new restaurant sparked a shooting scare. police say balloons popping caused a crowd to run out of the mall mistaking the for gunfire. it happened yesterday as the fire test had balloons popping and ringing the fire alarm. people were

rodney dunningan is live outside raymond james stadium. city leaders say they've had enough. >> reporter: in fact, they say the problems have to be addressed. two people died, more than 60 others taken to a local hospital. most of the cases involve drugs. now city council members say they are trying to come up with a few explanations and a few reasons and a few, i gues you can, ways to stop this from happening at other local eventspch ? [music] ? this year's sunset music-fest attracting thousands to raymond james stadium, also pulling in plenty of problems as well. a large number of the incidents were drug related. two attendees dying of apparent overdoses. >> that's a personal choice. >> reporter: a number of city leaders saying it's gotten out stressing events like sunset attract drug use. that along with the heat add up to the perfect storm. >> this is not the type of event that tampa wants to be known for. >> reporter: nearly 60 others also sent to the hospital. a major strain on st. joseph's hospital hampering their emergency work. ta

rodney dunningan is live outside raymond james stadium. rodney, problems some. >> reporter: deiah, you know this was certainly a major issue earlier this year. two people actually died from drug overdoses. about 60 other folks were rushed to a lo here. city leaders say all of this has simply gotten out of control, and changes need to be made right away. later this morning, leaders with the police department, fire department, and the tampa sports authority will all be meeting with the city council to discuss their concerns and ways these issues can be prevented going forward. this past year, the sunset music festival put a major strain on st. joseph's hospital with an enormous apartment of emergency work. the mayer is on record saying these festivals attract drug use, the heat adding up to the perfect storm of problems. they will also look at how other cities manage problems like this as well. rodney dunningan, abc action news. >>> you live in tampa and need a good night's sleep? you won't soon have to worry about awake. 's why, the limit wo

rodney dunningan, students just got back to campus and now they have to deal with this? >> reporter: that's right, deiah. they just moved back onto campus yesterday and police got three reports of a guy going around flashing students. couple of buddies and that helps out to make sure you feel comfortable and safe on the campus. >> reporter: students on guard this morning with good reason. >> reporter: of course there's concern. >> reporter: students back on campus for fall semester. a flasher exposing himself at several spots around the university. campus police sending out a warning this morning. >> this is my first week on campus. i had no idea what was happening. it came in around 6:00 last night of a man exposing himself near a dining hall. a few hours later a few more calls in to campus police. police have a slight description, a white male who may be in his 30s wearing a blue t-shirt, gray shorts, and glasses. he has a thin build with short hair. his hair may be gray or possibly blond. campus police urging students to be aware of the she's walking with me from morn

. >> rodney dunningan, how many times was this guy spotted? >> reporter: well, dan, police got at least three reports of first around 6:00 right at this dining home. the student says the guy exposed himself, and then a few hours later, police received two more calls. the last report is right at this parking garage. he was spotted running through the garage with no clothes on. obviously campus police are taking the reports seriously. just yesterday, 3,000 students moved back onto campus. police do have a slight description of that suspect. the flasher is a white male when he does wear clothes, he was wearing a blue t-shirt, gray shorts, thin build, and short hair. police believe his hair color may be gray or possibly blond. police obviously sending out a major warning to students to definitely be aware of their surroundings. call 911 if you notice anything. you'll also notice the emergency beacons. for thousand, reporting live on the campus of the university of dunningan, abc action news. >>> tampa police want to talk to the last person seen wi

rodney dunningan will have more on this coming up >>> in democracy 2016, a nonprofit group wants the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks to be a day of remembrance and public service not a day of mudslinging. the group is asking donald trump and hillary clinton not to run ads. both candidates agreed to a similar request four years ago. >>> trump is receiving help association. it will run political ads supporting trump starting september 5th. most will run in the battleground states. >>> meanwhile, democrats are leasing more office space in florida. the: campaign opens eight new offices today. democrats hope the offices will make it easier to win in minds as we learn about new travel cases. one person in pinellas county contracted zika from some kind of in-state transmission. this morning, we're hearing from a woman who claims she's one of the 43 people. she did not want to reveal her identity and didn't realize she was even at risk. >> i mean, i was sitting on my patio and had two bites on my arm. who's to think that the worst going to happen to me? >> the woman says the heal

rodney dunningan. >>> the police department doesn't want what causing a woman's death swept under the rug. 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 poli

reporting live in pasco county this morning, rodney dunningan, abc action newsp. >> thanks, rodney. bay area high school. more than 65 families stuck waiting to register students at brandon high school. frustrated moms and dads waiting more than eight hours and many had to return this morning. school officials say the long lines and delays are normal on the first day of school e to the amount of students registering. >>> ivan cabrera joins us with the forecast for day two of school. what are we looking at? >> day t o nice and warm by the afternoon, and we'll have the showers and thunderstorms that will stay with the low 90s and rain chances holding at about 40 to 50% the next few days. 80 in tampa already. 77 in st. pete. winds were calm and so we have patchy fog. that is at this point by the board. on the visible satellite, it's very difficult to see here. that is because the cloud deck is very low, and it will continue to vaporize that away we'll have blue skies, lots of sunshine and the sea breeze on the east coast will arrive. by 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00, there will be showers and s

we check in with rodney dunningan in pasco county. rodney, the families involved say their kids are unfairly being held back. >> reporter: deiah, in fact, some of these kids were honor roll students who won't be moving on to the next grade because they did not take the state test. pasco county is one of seven county districts that are actually involved with this lawsuit. the parents rules are simply confusing and school districts are not interpreting all of them the same. the districts named in the lawsuit cloud pasco, hernando, orange, osceola, broward and seminole county. the parents believe the student should advance to the next grade based on the entire school year's body of work and not just the standardized test scores. one parent opted his kids out. frustrations with the entire process. >> we don't feel that a test should be used as a high stakes test that is tied to whether or not a child is going to go on to the next grade, whether they are going to be put in remediation for reading or math. >> certainly a major concern for pa

rodney dunningan, abc action news. >>> the fight over whether to release 911 calls from the pulse nightclub shooting is heading back to state court. a u.s. that the federal court lacks jurisdiction in the case. now a florida court must decide. the media wants the city of orlando to release the 911 calls as well as the conversation the police had with the gunman. mateen was killed by police in june after a lengthy standoff in that massive shooting that kaled 49 people and wounded 53 that killed a 73-year-old woman could now be responsible for changes nationwide. an officer accidentally killed that woman who trollen tiered. the chief wants to ban live firearms from being used inform demonstrations and wants deadly weapons to be stored separately from other weapons. despite the request, the chief says he has no plans to resign. >>> the country is preparing for a new administration. representatives for trump and clinton campaigns met at the prowse. is t. is a process to eliminate any disruptions when the current president leaves office in january. hillary clinton had her briefing at the fbi's n