these pictures taken by seth wallace show what has become of the missouri metro-north mall in kansas city. the plants are dead, the ceiling is falling, the entire building is covered in dirt. it's really pretty creepy. it closed in april 2014 and is about to be demolished. >> no security either. much more news coming your way. news channel 8 starts right now. >> right now on news channel 8 at 5:00: >> renter beware. a family left with nowhere to go after being caught in a con. situation. >>> standard ground under fire once again. why some believe the controversial law has led to more murder in the sunshine state. >> thank you for joining us tonight. we begin with a tale of two women, one who needed a place to live and the other accused of praying on the need. it is a classic real estate scam and pascoe county sheriff's deputies say this woman rented a home but it wasn't hers to rent. >> now the family is scrambling to find a place to live than just pasco county. rod carter has the story. what a story. >> reporter: this is crazy. this woman's name is patricia lamp and she is in land o