and in sarasota county, it's caught on camera.night and his force see them coming a mile away. >> we know the boosters. they will get off the interstates and hit the lowe's, the home depots, the targets, sports authoritys, strip plazas, strip malls off the interstate systems. >> walking through the door now. >> the crime hunters work closely with store employees. >> these stores will have a couple people on duty at the particular time. some will be in a storeroom monitoring cameras, and there could be a secondary person out on the floor watching these individuals in person. meanwhile, a law enforcement officer in the parking lot texting or by cell phone, they'll communicate with the deputies. >> authorities and retail chains cracking down on criminals who come up with new ways to cheat the stores. some swindling scanners swipe fraudulent coupons at the self-checkout counter. >> that's a pretty good scam. good catch. very good catch. >> while others ring up only a few of their bagged items. >> i'm going to see absolutely everything

now for the weather and meteorologist stephanie roberts is back with us from our abc station in sarasotag to you once again. >> we have a gorgeous morning here in new york city, an absolutely beautiful sky and a beautiful view there of the world trade center from brooklyn. much of the northeast enjoying great weather for this labor day holiday weekend. 79 in new york city. perfect for the u.s. open in flushing and that nice temperature continue right up the coast, heat and humidity will start to build in from the west. today probably the most comfortable. the northwest is cool and cloudy, spotty showers affecting weekend plans there and the typical afternoon storms firing up across the gulf coast including in sarasota where they are after headed to 94. we do expect improving conditions across the middle of the country. however, we're going to keep the unsettled air for the southeast and hot and dry conditions with red flag warnings across the desert s >> and good morning, washington forecaster dave zahren here. some sizzle for r this holiday weekend. cloudy and warm. 83-87. higher humidi

and the typical afternoon storms firing up across the gulf coast including in sarasota where they arethis afternoon. we do expect improving conditions across the middle of the country, however, we're going to keep the unsettled air for the southeast and the hot and dry conditions with red flag warnings across the desert southwest. that's what's happening across the country. >> this weather report brought >> this weather report brought to you by bush's baked beans. dan? >> thank you. and i really want to know what do you put in a buttermilk pie, like what's the stuffing? can we find that out over the commercial break? >> you can put anything in pie. >> coming up on "gma," check this out, a role reversal. who is the owner, who is the pet here? the dog showing a little bit of love. that's coming up in "pop news." >>> but let's get it down to texas once again and, paula, what do you have coming up in the next block? >> well, everything is bigger in texas. right? including some large predictions and standing by, two of espn's finest, we have lee corso and we have kirk herbstreit ready to w

she's back from our affiliate in sarasota. stephanie, i always have your back, okay? guys. >> she's saying save me, please. >> i'm glad you're over there. it seems safer over here. good morning, everyone. we want everyone to stay safe this afternoon. we're looking at two areas of severe storm risks this afternoon across the country. first off in the northeast, from new england down through the mid-atlantic. west of the i-95 corridor. we could see gusty winds, hail. an isolated tornado. it would be later on in the day. beachgoers, keep an eye to the sky. a lot of instability. deep, tropical moisture. in the middle of the country, severe weather from minnesota down to kansas. again, later on in the day. we have seen damaging winds from this system. the one in the middle of the country is a cold front. nothing cool about the temperatures in the southeast. look at the warm moist flow. temperatures in the mid 90s. typical for this time of the year. scattered afternoon storms likely. maybe localized flooding. not a washout in the southeast. you have to have patience. it is

it won't be the same for sarasota retiree ken winestein back in town. >> we used to go to the back patioof the few places to get away from the road noise. georgetown was a lot of fun back then. >> reporter: customers say georgetown is going through a transition. new ones taking their place. cephalwe just checked into our hotel and starting to walk down the street. it sort of looks like so many other cities right now, a lot of chain stores have moved in. >> reporter: mr. smith hopes to rekindle hometown flavor at a new location. >> some of the things we will try to take with us. a lot of stuff will be auctioned off. hopefully we will relocate and have mr. smiths back in business. >> reporter: in georgetown, tom sherwood, news 4. >>> a sailor's voyage to the u.s. interrupted. why he initially refused help and about his unusual guide to get to the american shores. >>> busy road, busy bridge. i'm adam tuss. i'll tell you about the

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there's a live video shot in sarasota. lots of lightning conditions. severe, of course.ndful of that. the onshore flow moving across the south. otherwise, conditions will be mild and moderate for most of the country. conditions warmer farther south. so we'll be tracking that for you. temperatures in the upcoming days from the 70s into the 80s in new york city. washington in the mid to upper you by zillow. dan and bianna, back to you. >>> this weather report was brought to you by zillow. dan and bianna, back to you. >>> coming up, some real glamour pusses. furballs of fashion. strutting their stuff. that's in "pop news." pusses. strutting their stuff. that's in "pop news." o go. bye, daddy. have a good day at school, okay? ♪ [ man ] but what about when my parents visit? okay. just love this one. it's next to a park. [ man ] i love it. i love it, too. here's your new house. ♪ daddy! [ male announcer ] you're not just looking for a house. you're looking for a place for your life to happen. zillow. you're scheck it out.?lace for your life to happen. i just saved 15% on car i

yesterday in sarasota you guys had an half inch of rain. heavy in spots but man you have had seven days of rain. more storms expected throughout florida today with temperatures into the 90s and more rain, some heavy rain through parts of missouri up >> it still feels like autumn in august out there. you u can see some high clouds d it is only 55 out there. 61 in germantown. the winds out of the northwest. a few showers in the south. we will see temperatures muchuc like yesterday. we had a tight -- high of 82. the comfortable humidity. we >> there are some places that are not only dry but pretty toasty. we'll talk about that coming up. >> i just want you to know i was going to do the ice bucket challenge shirtless like strahan but people thought that viewers would send food in to me. >> it's not the food challenge. oh. >> coming up here on "gma," we've got a pretty serious story. it took the jury just four hours to reach a verdict in the so-called love triangle murder trial. did pedro bravo kill his best friend over a girl? >>> plus, an incr

now these researchers in sarasota are trying to find out if it's going to be harmful to humans. >> weget in front of the bloom and see what's happening beneath the surface. >> reporter: these arrows already show red tide is moving southeast toward the shore and closer to southwest florida. if it reaches land, that's when red tide, a harmful algae bloom causes more problems. >> it can get into the air. if you're on the beach, it can cause respiratory problems. >> reporter: the bloom is 60 miles wide, 90 miles long. this is the highest concentration of toxicology. joining me director of bold nebraska.org and dr. anderson of the woods hole oceanographic institution. is there any doubt this is connected to climate change? >> no. i don't want to debate if climate change is happening or if climate change is real because it is. the debate we need to have is what hard choices are we going to make? are we going to make hard choices in our energy selection? are we going to fund looking at university of nebraska that is looking at corn that uses less water. >> taking a refresher course in scienc

. >> from sarasota, florida, harry hone. the po go ahead. >> i wonder if nixon was forced to resign by the republican party for watergate because of what he did at democratic headquarters. if he was forced to do that. , it was thery end seventh, the congressional leaders on capitol hill came to the white house and sat down in the oval office with nixon. he said, how bad is it? they said it is over. we cannot win a trial of infringement -- impeachment. we cannot stop it in the senate -- we cannot stop it on the floor or win it in the senate. august, most all of official washington decided nixon had to resign. he was getting pressured from all sides. ben bradley told me one of his official sources was barry goldwater because he thought nixon had to go and was talking to "the washington post." >> this is from our facebook page. nixon did one thing no other president did. he took full responsibility for his actions. that is not something leaders do today. did he take full responsibility and did he fully apologize before his staf

this couple's from sarasota. this one's an irish dancer. like get my meal to go but i can't. $30 for the turkey sandwich. $10 for the matza ball soup, $4 for the diet coke. play for the tie. $55 bucks. welcome to new york. >> seth: welcome to new york city. >> now i know. >> seth: a lot has happened in major league baseball season. we've passed the halfway point in games, coming up on the all-star break. great disappointment for me, boston red sox. very underperforming. >> yeah. it's an odd year, seth. i will say that. the entire baseball season is remarkable because not one great team, you're saying hey, that's the world champions, right? i mean the dodgers are the team -- well, they're battled -- the giants -- the red sox have been a battle. it's hard to repeat. you don't realize how hard it is to repeat. there's not a hangover effect. it's hard to be a champion. so this year you know what, last year was their year, right? and this year, it's been a battle, it's been a dog fight. it just hasn't had that same swag. >> seth: now when we thi

chesapeake bay, sarasota and galveston bay.erimental information to be given to you from the public health advisories. that's the best way to know whether or not there's an outbreak right now. you don't want to swim 48 hours after a rain storm. talk about contamination out there. avoid blue/green algae. that's obvious. and please do not go in the water if you have an open wound. >> doctor, i'm sure you would say that that's great advice. what be oysters? we talked about this woman stepping on an oyster shell and this bacteria affected her. should we be eating oysters? >> well, again, remember we have tens of -- hundreds of thousands of people who eat oysters all the time. it's very important though, any raw or undercooked seafood has the potential for having a bacteria contamination. there are a couple of things to remember. one is, there are people who are more vulnerable to this kind of disease. people with liver disease, people with immune conditions. you want to make sure that if you are one of those risk groups, that you t

. >> reporter: lee williams has reported extensively on the case for the "sarasota herald tribune," writinglead detective in the case had never been sent out on a homicide investigation alone before, asking how would he know if he were looking at one now? >> any suspicious death should be initially viewed as a potential homicide. he walked in, he saw her hanging, and i think he just, in his mind it became a suicide. >> reporter: sheena's mother started calling that detective, convinced the investigation had been botched. >> i had called him, and said, "have you questioned the boyfriend yet?" his exact words to me were, "no, why? should i?" >> the detective waited 22 days before interviewing joe genoese, during which any wounds or scratches that he had on his body could have healed. >> reporter: do they write up a report? >> no, they did not. >> reporter: how do you not document that? >> i certainly would've documented that conversation, probably videotaped it too. >> reporter: and the big question -- just where did joe go after leaving the hotel room? he told police he went home and there w

you know where probably sunny weather is desired is down in florida where yesterday in sarasota you guys had an half inch of rain. it was really heavy in spots, but, man, you have had seven days in a row of rainfall. 11 this month. more storms expected throughout florida today with temperatures into the 90s and more rain, some heavy rain through parts of missouri up into iowa and illinois. that is a news. the news continues onl >> there are some places that are not only dry but pretty toasty. we're going to be talking about that coming up in just a few minutes. >> i just want you to know i was going to do the ice bucket challenge shirtless like strahan. >> yay! >> but people thought that viewers would send food in to me. >> it's not the food challenge. oh. >>> coming up here on "gma," we've got a pretty serious story. it took the jury just four hours to reach a verdict in the so-called love triangle murder trial. did pedro bravo kill his best friend over a girl? >>> plus, an incredible shark attack. survival story. a diver suddenly comes face to face with jaws. his life-or-death fight to

that was ad ever sarasota yell collaboration. matisse and picaso were trying to out. >> david: do each other. >> and they-led each other to greater greatness. >> exactly. and you can look at that partnership. they were trying to outdo one another. john would write strawberry fields forever. paul would come back with penny lane. they both wanted the a side of the single. they knew they would share the rewards and they would co-credit everything, so there was the strong unity. but within underneath that tent they were jabing each other and bringing out each other's best. >> it is not just people who are creative in the traditional sense. not just the arts. all different fields you said sports. now you break it down into several different types of relationships. one of the more interesting ones i thought was the one between the star and the director. a so-called silent partner. as you mentioned, gandy. gandy had someone. martin luther king, warren buffet talks about munger in a funny way. he said charlie does the talking and i move

i can tell you right now if you're on your way to san jose, from places like sarasota headed up fromhe south, i can tell you, it's definitely going to be a warnl day out there. if you're headed further to the north along the planes. 84 degrees for you -- along the pence, 84 degrees for you. along the ocean, 68 degrees and 90 for the north bay. today's the hottest of the next seven. we will take temperatures down for the weekend. and we will show you some of the best places to be to keep cool if that's what you're looking to do. he doesn't have to look far to keep cool, mike inouye. >> my advice, keep cool if you're using the metro lines, there's a power disruption at the junction. you get inbound service to church and bus shuttle toem bark dare row. then you have -- to embarcadero. then you have to go westbound. west 580 causing the jam, and over here, we have a stall for the onramp, we have to use tasaharra. nop drama here, back to you. >>> monthly jobs report comes now the just minutes. we'll have a true indication on how the economy is rebounding. e? stress, fun, bad habits, kids,

>> sarasota, florida. >> you get to wear the crown all day? >> yeah. >> i would, too. in texas, temperatures in the triple digits. it is going to feel like it is up around 105 to 110 degrees for some areas, especially dallas. because of that, we have heat advisories in effect. elsewhere, across the country, we are looking at the chance of scattered showers and storms in the southeast. it's sunny in the northeast. we could see the risk of damaging wind gusts and hail in nebraska and kansas today. the southwest is hot as well. it looks like 60s and 70s along the coast of >>> yeah, that's right, 60s and 70s today, a few 80s inland valleys as well. good morning, anthony in the nbc bay weather center. later on today, if you're headed to outside, it's comfortable, 67 for the daytime high, and we'll see warmer air, 70s and 80s in the east bay, and south bay expects low 80s today. showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast tomorrow. details on that coming up at 7:00 this morning. >>> and we have a big crowd on the plaza from california. that works out great because today's

harry is next from sarasota, florida. how do you answer the question? host caller: i think romney should run for president again. i don't think america needs another democrat in the white house. because what the democrats are doing in the white house is frankly terrible. and i think mitt romney will do a better job than what most democrats would be doing. host: do you think the republican party would embrace him again? caller: yes, i think they would. host: okay. thanks for the call from florida. fromississippi, good morning. caller: i think mitt romney should run for florida, in 20012 you see he -- mitt romney understands how to create jobs. host: let's go to dave in cartez, colorado. good morning. caller: i would love to see mitt romney run for president. i think -- i like seeing him lose and i would think he would lose again, and i also like to see if he had a son that would -- i know one of his sons is getting into politics, because then he could lose, too. host: we'll go next to ron in -- outside of philadelphia. good morning. caller: hello. host:

harry is next from sarasota, florida. how do you answer the question, harry? >> caller: well, i think mitt romney should run for president again because i don't think america needs another democrat in the white house. because what the democrats are doing in the white house is, frankly, is terrible. and i think mitt romney would do a better job than what most democrats would be doing. >> host: do you think the republican party would embrace him again? >> caller: yes, i think they would. >> host: okay. thanks for the call from florida. from hattiesburg, mississippi, david. good morning. >> caller: good morning. i think mitt romney should run for president because during 2012 you see in the debates, of course, he -- [inaudible] russia would invade ukraine. and also mitt romney understands how to bring jobs. >> host: dave in cortez, colorado. good morning. >> caller: hi. i'd love to see mitt romney run for president. i think, i liked seeing him lose, and i would think he'd lose again, and i'd also like to see if he had a son, i heard one of his sons is getting int