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shannon behnken has a preview. serious bargain hunter and he has plenty of items to look through at the state of florida's unclaimed property auction at the tampa marriott west shore. >> you have to do your homework. there's a lot of things in there that are not real and there's things that are real. >> reporter: there are more than 72,000 items. milkel mantel baseball cards, jewelry. i even found sleeves of cash. >> there's something here for everybody. >> reporter: everything here used to be worth a lot someone. enough to secure it in a safe deposit box, but something happened and all of these items weren't claimed. the property is turned over to the state and auctioned off after about 5 years. walter graham is with jeff's office and helps organize the auction. >> we have folks that see your coverage on television. it interests them, they want to come and take a look or maybe buy, which they can. we have other folks who are professional buyers who travel around the country. >> reporter: davis has attended auction

shannon behnken joins us. rats again! >> reporter: yes, and this house is in such bad shape, the county put a fence around it but neighbors say that is not >> just imagine living here looking out every day at something like this and ... deterioration of property value going down fast. >> reporter: residents along west winds drive in palm harbor are at the end of their ropes. they want this abandoned home fixed up or demolished. >> i see rats and animals climbing in and out. and sometimes, kids that are hopping the nc >> reporter: this house has been empty for five years and now, it is falling apart. >> and i keep calling the county and getting the run around. >> reporter: pinellas county put up this safety fence about a year ago. but then, nothing. >> i think it is unrepairable. they should demolish it. if they want to build something else, that would be wonderful. >> reporter: the hoa had no luck tracking down the property and i found homeowner bonnie post. and shared her old neighbor's concerns. >> they are really upset

thank you shannon behnken. >>> now, if you have a problem that needs solving you better call behnken. the number is 1-855-behnken. something extra on thursday from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m., we are having a special better call behnken phone bank. we want to help reunite viewers with unclaimed cash and there is a lot of it out there. in the office of financial regulation says there is more than $280 million in cash the number is 1-800-528-0808. you can call between 5:00 and 7:30 p.m. this thursday. >>> another day of delays for delta passengers. how delta is trying to make things right for flyers after an outage caused chaos. plus here is is a look at the >> delta is still scramming to deal with fallout from the global computer outage. 400 more flights were canceled we saw long lines at tampa international airport this morning. delta is offering refunnelling refunding and offering vouchers. >>> remember crystal pepsi? it is officially back on store shelves. the clear cola was introduced in a 1992 super bowl commercial featuring van halen but it was only on the market for a year. crystal pepsi

this area before and thought everything was fine and safe, but after these accidents, they have shannon behnken, 8 on your side. >> pinellas county officials say this resident complained previously of safety concerns and they will reevaluate the situation and consider what they call mitigation strategies. >>> if you have a problem, shannon certainly wants to hear about it. here's the number: 1-855- behnken. >>> well, temperatures are much cooler thanks to the clouds and you can see the view there at connorton. at hula bay, 82 degrees with south winds at 6 miles per hour. 80 degrees with a southeast wind, almost a half inch of rain. not bad at all. at the very least, not as hot. 88 degrees for saturday, 86 for sunday. rain chances are fairly high and would favor pinellas county northward. but because of the westerly flow, we can see morning rain. a.m. the northern spots have a slightly better chance. 88 degrees at 4:00 p.m. temperatures in the 70s at this hour. even low 80s. we can thank the clouds and occasional showers for that. 81 lakeland. you can see most of the cloudy skies persist around

shannon behnken, 8 on your lot of areas because we did have showers and storms. if you didn't see rain right on top of you, maybe cooler air from the nearby showers. temperatures generally in the 80s. in the tropics, fiona right there. it's still not expected to do much. should like he stay out at sea and likely stay weak. problems for this system down to the south. there's another southeast of it. there's another system we'll keep an eye turn. the models have trended that way today. 20% chance over 5 days of development for this area. that's africa on the right side of your screen there. we'll watch the storms cross africa and emerge out of the eastern atlantic. 92 degrees at 4:00 p.m. hot day. that's what we had today. evening temperatures not bad. low 80s in most locations. that's pleasant. outside and enjoy the evening. high pressure continues to dominate. we'll get more of a northwesterly flow saturday and sunday. for now, east flow still dominating. friday morning, mostly sunny skies, no rain expected there. and the same situation with sea breeze collision

shannon behnken 8 on your side. >>> people in phoenix had over the weekend there. this habooe hit yesterday dropping visibility. we've seen a lot of these this year. fancy names. 91 degrees in hula bay. a bit of overcast at the moment. no rainfall. that's why temperatures are pretty warm. a north wind at five. new port richey 84. a hot evening -- sunshine. a hot evening. no rainfall in this spot. best chance is inland but not a great chance. tropical weather is where we are on the climb to hurricane season which usually starts september 10th. august and september yield almost 60% of all storms. at 7:00 a.m. 80 degrees. # 4 at 9:00 a.m. mild is a -- 9:00 a.m. mild is a good way to put it. 84 degrees clearwater. these are the feels like temperatures when you combine humidity. 100 feels like in venice and 101 in wick wa chi. drier air aloft helping to limit the amount of shower activity. the imagery is here. probably tomorrow too that's why we're running a little below normal rain chances. we'll see showers and thunderstorms just not as widespread. short term we saw n

shaven shannon behnken, 8 on your side. >>> on thursday, we are having a better called behnken phone bank. there is more than $280 million in cash just waiting to be claimed and that is just here in the bay area. nu thursday, 1-800-528-0808. you can call between 5:00 and 7:30 p.m. this thursday. >>> well, max defender 8 starting to take shape. we were out at the site in river view today. as the building that will house the technology was lowered into place. don't forget our half-hour special that will tell you everything you need to know saturday at 7:00. and we at the storm team needless to say are very excited about this s band technology we will be using. 78 degrees the current temperature. 79 one-hundredths in the way of precipitation. temperature 78 at hula bay. seven tenths of an inch. impressive amounts around the region today. over an inch of rain at hyundai of new port richey. an inch-and-a-half and the temperatures there are reasonable. a very comfortable night. isolated rain at 9:00 p.m., at 7:00 a.m., 76. a chance of rain. heavy downpour still possible for tomorrow aftern

investigator shannon behnken joins me now. i hate to see those images. >> that dramatic video got my attention. residents say the developers have not been good neighbors. and that a major storm last month that you just saw there, that was the final straw. this home video shows rainwater boulevard coming from the reconstruction site. and taking over the lawns across the street. >> nine-and-a-half months pregnant slipping on mud is not the safest thing. >> reporter: this happened last month during a massive rainstorm. but tim monohan has documented eight times when the water has spilled into his property. >> we shouldn't be holding a the flooding. it is the erosion. and nasty debris left behind. >> it is a torrential amount of water that is coming down here. so it has come down our street onto our property. and what it does is it winds around. we had some nails, debris, dead rodents. >> reporter: the water rushes between homes and dumps into a creek. the monahans installed their own barrier to help with the erosion but away. >>

. >> investigator shannon behnken not giving up on palm harbor residents dealing with an abandoned home. it is falling apart and has rats. everyone involved with the house, the property owner, the county and banks have different these residents called shannon behnken to get to the bottom of this.>> county officials tell me this is the biggest nuisance house in the entire county and want to bulldoze it but for years they have not been able to get permission. i'm trying to help them out. all roads to bulldozing this abandoned dilapidated house lead to ad it's only land value. i would think they would want to go ahead and tear it down and get out of it what they could.>> pinellas county code enforcement put up the safety fence to prevent children from getting hurt by falling stucco. neighbors are fuming and they and code enforcement direct her todd myers want the house gone. >> at this point given the situation it's the best course of action seeing the owner does not have the financial resources to make repairs.>> the house on west winds drive has been empty and decaying for stopped paying

shannon behnken 8 on your side. >>> overcast at hula bay. less than a tenth of an inch of rain but enough to drop the temperature. venice 76 degrees. seven tenths of an inch of rain in sarasota county. lake club in lakewood ranch, southern part of manatee county. we don't have data on this one we shared that with you. blue sky there. showers continue to move across sections of polk county and the northern spots as well. skirting north of brooksville back to the east. light showers continue to breeze across the areas. no lightning strikes in here. maybe a few lightning strikes frost proof points west of that. showers in the forecast. englewood about up to venice at light stuff. 7:00 a.m. 80 degrees. rain-cooled air looks great. 81 degrees clearwater beach. lakeland, brooksville. and lake placid venice and up to inverness. this is the track of tropical depression number 9. we want to note the northeasterly term that most computer models suggest will happen. where it question. but the best thinking of the time watch this track. as we learned ma

shannon behnken, 8 on your side. >>> picked up a little rain. dropped the temperature at the loews don cesar. you can see the clouds developing in the afternoon heat. this was probably late morning. so we started with blue sky. led to showers an thunderstorms that moved quickly across the area. freedom plaza, temperature rain cooled. one tenth of an inch of rain there. nissan, 84 degrees with a northwest wind. no rainfall. a few clouds left around there. tied the record set in 1989. that record high of 95 degrees. it was warmer inland. of course, the heat indexes up around 100 degrees today. it is summertime. remnants of fiona here. tropical storm gaston, invest, 99. what we are most interested in. investigated by hurricane aircraft. this moment, but it may get a bit more organized. and potentially strengthen into a name storm closer to southeast florida. the most important look is the look at the spaghetti models that move it toward southeast florida. 45 miles an hour winds in its disorganized state. moving west at 16. in three or four days it

shannon behnken, 8 on your side. >>> there's a lot of work to be a string of tornadoes yesterday left a path of destruction across the state. this is a look where it's believed a powerful ef3 twister touched down. despite the damage, there were only minor injuries. hopefully the early warning was in place for the folks in indiana. this is the view from hula bay. it's 90 degrees. we have taken away the sea breeze today with a stronger been as cool. 84 degrees that's the kick-off temperature for tomorrow night, friday night blitz. maybe an isolated shower. 81 degrees for the full time play, so a warm range. we do presidency the -- expect the august and september games to be quite warm. cleveland is in town to play the buccaneers. high pressure dominates the area, especially central and which is kind of unusual for a hot summer day, we had 94 degrees, 1 degree shy of the record. at 9, 83 degrees, 77 our forecast low. it's 88 degrees in bartow. zephyr hills, brooksville, 77, winter haven, 90 in clearwater. it's a warm evening. very quiet. really from the north of hardy tropical area, call

shannon behnken joins me now. i ups her frustration and her fear. >> reporter: absolutely. it has been three weeks since we first reported this story and very little progress. even the largo police department says a guardrail is probably needed but county officials are not convinced that cars speed enough here. so, i am trying to enlighten them. amber davis is afraid to be in her own backyard. >> we don't spend any time out here at all. >> reporter: and who be? she is in constant fear of a car plowing through her fence for a third time. >> i hear it all the time. just in normal driving, just, people thinking that you know, it is not as sharp as it is until they get up on it and i hear them squealing around the corner. >> reporter: late last month, davis got home to find this. a car thief fleeing police whipped around this curb and slammed through the fence. and get this, this is the second car to take out davis' there, they probably would con the house. >> reporter: davis wants a guardrail. the county officials say this 15 miles an hour speed limit sign is enough. we saw ca

shannon behnken has uncovered a sophisticated computer hacking scheme that robbed a woman of her life savings. this story is so upsetting. if you have done any banking or bought a home to think of that home just vanished. >> reporter: yep. didn't do anything to stop this. even with the victim crying in their lobby, they let this crook take her money and walk away. and now, i have discovered the federal trade commission has already warned banks and real estate to fight back against the scam. but the ones in this story, they ignored that warning. cheryl johnson is shocked and devastated. a scammer hacked into her real estate agent's intercepted her transference instructions. she wired the money directly to a scammer's account at bank of america. >> they should have processes in place to prevent this. >> reporter: cheryl figured out the con in time to get her money back. she told the story to the bank. right in their lobby. begged for help. but a bank manager turned her away. >> how do you feel about the fact they did not stop this crook? >> i'm very angry. that's my life savings. it was

shannon behnken, 8 on your side. >>> 76 degrees, overcast in lakeland at the moment. almost a half inch of rain. temperature falling so nice evening for us. but the humidity clearly will be there. 82 degrees at saint the loews don cesar. winds will increase from the south over the coming days here. the next two days especially as the tropical system remain to the west. freedom plaza in sun city center. overcast conditions. 80 degrees with a northeast wind. at hula bay. 80 degrees as well with an east wind at 4 miles an hour. 82% humidity. bucs are playing tomorrow night. redskins, 80 degrees for this game. and note the possibility of seeing some passing showers that could be quite heavy at certainly is there. bring that rain slicker slicker that says tampa bay bucs. you can see some of the northern counties, western sections of citrus county. also a few showers have developed. a few thunderstorms south of palm harbor. north of clearwater. and they are slowly drifting it looks like to the northwest. decent downpours here. looks like around, gillette, ellington area. ve

if you have a problem shannon behnken wants to hear about it. here's the number on your screen. >>> already looking gorgeous on area beaches. clearwater beach 79 degrees. a light east wind. around two to three miles per hour. a little bit of a breeze to get us started this morning. that's looking from french's and st. pete beach. 78 degrees. milder on our coastal communities. always tends to be. a little bit of a breeze. a few high, thin clouds way overhead to get us started this morning. i mentioned that beach forecast for today. afternoon and into the early evening could get iffy. could see a few thunderstorms as they work inland back towards the coast. temperatures warm getting in the 90s. uv index way up there. do not forget that sunscreen today. 8:00 a.m. 79 degrees. quiet with a few clouds. 88 by noon today. we'll see some building cloudiness. still plenty of sunshine. then 93 today with the 30% rain down this afternoon. temperatures above average. looking at what is happening across the southeast. we have this stubborn area of low pressur

shannon behnken is manning the phones for another 15 minutes or so. shannon, you have had such a productive evening connecting people with tens of thousands of dollars. >> reporter: it has been a huge part of it. they have connected with a lot of people in the bay area. how many people have we helped so far? >> up to 2,000 people. $350,000. that is $100,000 more than we were just half an hour ago. the numbers are continuing to skyrocket. the volunteers are getting tired. we are having fun, we are here for another 15 minutes. give us a ll what can people do if they cannot get in touch? >> give us a call after we are done tonight or tomorrow, visit our website, fltreasurehunt.org. any time, 24 hours a day. take a look for free money that is owed to you. >> awesome. what a success. and we will keep on it. we will be here for another 10 or 15 minutes or so. you can use the website and we update on wfla.com. >> looking forward to it. thank you shannon. >> here is a view from the loews don cesar. blue sky, high clouds. certainly no rainfall. otherwise, we w

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we will check in with shannon behnken and show you you money. >> plus, a little girl left in a car during the hottest part of the day. now family members are facing charges. but did they leave her there on purpose? >> 91 degrees still waiting on a few showers to help drop the z2377z zy6z y2377y yy6y >> shannon wants to reunite us. >> shannon behnken joins us now from the phone center. you teamed up with the state financial officials. ringing off the hook. ashley carr joins me now. how much money have we reconnected people with? >> reporter: we are so excited. >> we are finding accounts for 700 people so far just in one hour. $125,000. we are so excited. that number is going to keep going higher and higher and higher. >> reporter: what's the largest amount? >> $15,000. one man found more than 15 grand already. >> reporter: okay and i understand we are having some problems with the phones because so many people are get through. what can people do if that happens? >> reporter: i know some of you are frustrated and you can't get in and the lines are busy. please keep trying. stay patient. we

better investigator shannon behnken is working to help residents dealing with an abandoned home that's falling apart. the house is not only an eye sore but neighbors claim it's dangerous and now has rats. >> reporter: living next to this is no fun. >> just imagine living here and looking out everyday at something like this. deterioration of property value going down fast. >> reporter: residents along are at the end of their ropes. they want this abandoned home fixed up or demolished. >> i see rats and animals climbing in and out and sometimes kids that are hopping the fence. and they're up to no good. >> this house has been empty for five years. and now it's falling apart. >> i keep calling the county and getting the run around. >> pinellas county put up this safety fence about a year ago. but then nothing. >> i think it's unrepairable. so they should demolish it and if they want to build something else up here, that would be wonderful. >> the hoa had no luck tracking down the property owner either. so residents cammed me for answers. and i found a homeowner and shared her old neighbor

shannon behnken news channel 8. >>> temperature 85 degrees a. mixed sky here today. a few showers storms. most of the activity offshore is the west coast sea breeze off the shore by a stronger east breeze. it takes away that collision that held ps to produce -- helps to produce thunderstorms. some saw rain earlier. moment. very high humidity. moving offshore now. 85 degrees the current number at that point. as for rio tomorrow warm 85 tomorrow at noon. a possibility of a thunderstorm at 6:00 p.m. thunderstorms continue to move to the west. much of the activity in northern spots quiet now. few storms couple minutes ago in pinellas county or rather manatee county. right off the shore of osprey as well. beaches hotter today. 5 in tampa -- 95 in tampa, a hot day overall. forecast for the next 24 hours. another hot day after that. 83 seminole. in the tropics a tropical wave we will continue to watch storms come off of africa this year and gain energy. 92 on tuesday. 19 on wednesday. the rain -- 91 on wednesday. the rain chance 40%. can start in this easterly flow any time

. >> and you know when you call shannon behnken for help that story doesn't stop here. she stays on the case and doesn't stop until she gets results. she gives us the latest updates on the most talked about story. >>> you don't like to see the flooding but we do like to see the cooler temps. southwest winds and over 2 inches of rain in the last 24 hours. this flash flood watch review citrus, pasco, levy county. the heavier rain is with well to the east. scattered showers around. north to south some of these areas that have seen the heavier rain get a bit of a break but more showers possible. it'll just rotate more instability more showers on the coastal spots. some light to moderate rain -- sar so the away from us. 82 degrees at noon 85 at 6:00 p.m. mostly cloudy skies needless to say so temps aren't much of an issue. 81 in temple terrace. 79 in city centerment 77 in lakeland. 82 sebring. dade city wesley partly over water partly over land. that's what's giving this flow. we're basically close to the peak of hurricane season so lots of moisture in the atmosphere. the hu

. >> investigator shannon behnken is looking into reports of unexplained very high water bills in hernando county. that have jumped from $100 to hundreds. when the water department failed to figure out where that went shannon decided to figure it out. >> i burned my hand looking that water meter. it's no laughing matter. it sound like the complaints we used to get from pasco. it's not clear what the issue is yet. but a growing residents are worried that something strange is going on. >> i 100% know i didn't use that much water. >> jenna bright is furious about this water bill and the 94,000 gallons they say she used in one month. >> how could you use 94,000 gallons in one month by one person. with the -- frustrated tw response. >> nobody seems to care. you get the run around. one person tells you one thing and then somebody else tells you something else. >> she's not the only one questioning water bills in hernando county. for weeks residents have been calling behnken including chris who received this bill for $536. >> within hours of the county a technician was at his house. his electroni

shannon behnken was there today for that preview. joining us now with details on what you can expect. let me say thank you for almost finding me $38 yesterday. wasn't me. but i was looking forward to it. >> reporter: i tried. i thought i had really good news for you. but there is another roderick out there who needs to collect his $38. this auction, all of these items were left inside safety deposit boxes in banks and credit unions and state officials have tried for five years to find the rightful treasures for bargain hunters. david moore is a serious bargain hunter. >> i traveled throughout the united states. >> you have to do your home work. there's a lot of things not >> reporter: there are more than 72,000 items. items founded. everything here used to be worth a lot to someone. enough to secure it in a safe deposit box. but something happened and all of these items weren't claimed. the property is then turned over to the state and auctioned off after about 5 years. walter graham is with jeff atwater's office and helps organize t

." >>> no big surprise, investigator shannon behnken continues to hear from hernando county residents questioning eye popping water bills. one couple is trying to figure out how to pay $1200 that they don't think they should owe. in their home. they found reports of other high water bills, they knew they "better call behnken." what's going on in hernando county. >> it's not clear, i'm hearing from residents for bills of hundreds of dollars and there's no explanation of where that water is going. >> they can't be serious. >> delores has a 1200 bill for one month's worth of water. >> a leak and you could get it fixed? >> yes, now, i'm scared. >> there was no cause for this water use. >> dolres and her husband are stuck trying to find the money in her budget. >> we don't have enough. that was my portion of social security. >> dolres thought she was the only one with this issue and residents have reached out for bills, $500, $800 and $900. i took these complaints to virginia singer. >> is it possible for someone to have a $1200 water bill and not have a leak? >> that will be a question th

. >> investigator shannon behnken is still trying to help a largo woman who's seen two cars plow through her fence over the past 6 months. the county wants more proof that she needs a guard rail. >> reporter: amber davis is afraid to be in her own backyard. >> we don't spend any time out here at all. we can't. >> reporter: who wouldn't be. she's in constant fear. >> i hear it all the time. just in normal driving, just people thinking that it's not as sharp as it is until they actually make it up there. >> reporter: late last month, a car thief fleeing police whipped around this curve and slammed through the fence. this is the second car to take out davis' fence in 6 months. >> had this fence not been there, they would have probably continued right through the house. >> reporter: davis wants a guard rail, but county officials say this 15 mile-per- hour speed limit sign is enough. we saw cars blowing right past it. so i came back with my better call radar gun. 23, 24, 25. 31. not crazy speeds. especially after they saw me and put on the brakes. but nearly every car was speeding. many, more

so many of you called into 8 on your side, and investigators shannon behnken teamed up to reunite you with your unclaimed cash. 3,000 accounts were claimed in the matter of several hours. nice. if you solving, 1-855-behnken. >>> sheriff deputies make traffic stops all the time. >> but one deputy in new mexico made a stop he will never forget. >>> team usa has made huge wins in rio. how the world is responding. >>> and now you feel like school just let out, and now summer. we will show you why in our get schooled segment ahead. you're watching news channel 8 >>> there's a man trying to change history, and we have to stop him. >> where the hell does that >>> it's 5:13, and this morning we are getting schooled on the calendar. summer is gone, and school is back in session for six bay area counties. students in the other counties will hit the books next week. if kids are complaining summer was too short, actually it was. 8 on your side ryan hughes finds out why school started 2 weeks earlier this year. >> reporter: the sumerer a thing of the past for hundreds of thousands of students in t

. >> well tonight shannon behnken is trying to help a sarasota the crook apparently hacked into her real estate agent's email. hacked into the email. changed some account information for a wire transfer. not only is this woman out more than $51,000 but authorities don't seem interested in helping hr out. we've -- her out. we've been talking about this. >> i've covered real estate transactions r decade and i've never seen anything like this. the real kicker here, the victim figured it out and begged the bank to stop the crook but they gave her money away anyway. >> that's the nervous laugh of a woman who just lost $51,000, her life savings, her down payment for a new home. just gone. >> you're relying on these professionals to protect you. >> you feel like everybody dropped the ball? >> i do. >> apparently a hacker hacked into the email and intercepted the wire transfer instructions. so when she received instructions it was to the scammer's account. and no one at her bank wells fargo caught red flags. >> my realtor called me an even though i had gotten an email. >> hooeshs the shocking pa

. >> shannon behnken is joining forces with florida's office of financial regulation to reunite you the viewers with millions in unclaimed cash. let's get to our better call behnken phone bank. how is it going so far? >> reporter: this is so exciting. we are helping viewers reunite with money they don't even know that they is. we have all of these volunteers behind us. they are from the state of florida and they are here to take your calls. all you have to do is call that 528-0808 and they can put your name into their computer system and let you know on the spot if you are owed money. i'm joined now by ashley can the state of florida. how long have you guys bing do this and why did you choose tampa? >> this program has been in existence 50 years. we are coming to tampa for unclaimed property. shannon, you are right, this is big one. one in five floridians has an unclaimed property account in their name so the chances are high if you give us a call, we will find something for you. >> reporter: when you first told me about the number, i thought it must be a typo. i couldn't hear you right

the auction block and people like al >> the auction comes on the heels of our first better call shannon behnken phone bank. we helped viewers find $1.3 million. this is money from insurance claims, life insurance or something as simple as an overpayment from a cable company. >>> still ahead on news channel 8, he is one of the best track athletes in the world. he happens to be here from the doing so far in the summer olympic games. >>> it is a dream come true. we'll show you how this adorable puppy is changing the life of a tampa teen. f0 >>> a 21-year-old athlete from trayvon bromell is one of the best track athletes in the world. he will likely medal in rio. this is video of his heat in round one of the 100-meter. he coasted to a time of 10.13 seconds finishing second in his heat and qualifying for tomorrow night's semifinals. also worth noting, tampa resident finished 12th in the qualifying rounds of the 25-meter rapid fire pistol. only the top six made the final. his sixth is over. >>> paul ryan is in rio covering olympics. you can catch his live reports on news channel 8 every morning. you

regulation is partnering with shannon behnken to help viewers find money they don't know they have. the number you need to call is on the screen right now, 1-800- 528-0808. >>> a man with a message for donald trump takes to suction cups and rope. ahead, how far he made it up >>> plus, bay area teachers are taking places to personalize learning. how they are now connecting with students. >>> first, see the flames that forced bistanders to get involved. -- forced bystanders to get involved. you're watching news channel 8 all the. z22szz zy6z z22rfz zy6z >>> we're back. crews in new york went into the late hours of the night battling a four-alarm fire. you can see the thick black smoke just rolling its way through the neighborhood. firefighters had to recruit bystanderrers to help move fire hoses to better access the fire. four structures were in flame, including one 20th century. this is the fourth fire in seven years no. one was hurt. >>> and this 2015 wildfire in lake county california killed four people. home after home after home just burned to the cores. now reports indicate this

. >>> investigator shannon behnken learned more about an abandoned house that's a headache for neighbors and a breeding ground for rats. the property owner fought forclosure and won abandon the house again. >> i'm over it. i'm done. >> from diane's home, where she's lived for more than 20 years she has a clear view of this abandoned eye sore. >> the people they saw going in and out of the house were transients. and i can't tell you how many times the police have been here. >> stucco is falling off. water is seeping through. and mold is setting in. >> this house has been a real problem for a long time. problem for me, because i would like to sell my home. and this is definitely not helping my property value. >> neighbors and county officials want this house torn down. but a forclosure limbo that centers around owner bonnie post is keeping that from happening. >> what am i supposed to do? they were supposed to take care of that. i figured they would. then they're sending me bills that it's unattended. >> when i tracked her down at her other home, she explaine she signed over rights to the

shannon behnken is joining forces with florida's office of financial regulation to reunite you, our viewers, millions of dollars in unclaimed cash. shannon, how is it going so far? >> reporter: good evening guys. this is so exciting. the phones have been ringing with serious money. tell us how much money so far you have helped people get? >> our first 30 minutes we did almost 200 accounts for $37,000. we had one claim for over $15,000. >> reporter: $15,000 for one guy. >> one guy. and 2900 and 2800 in two others. >> reporter: people have to be just absolutely amazed when they call here and they are connected with money. >> they are amazed and you said it earlier in your earlier interviews but this is real. we take in a lot of money. we took in nearly $500 million this past year. returned close to 300 million of that to citizens and it is real. you have 400,000 accounts alone here in hillsborough county. >> reporter: that is what you do day in, day out. try to connect people with their money. >> reporter: we doubt all day >> we stand in their shoes and make available what they could have oth

. >>> if you have a problem shannon behnken wants to hear about it. here's the number on your screen. >>> the weekend is here. we are expecting a beautiful start. clear skies over polk county. temperature wise very comfortable. 74 degrees if you are getting out the door early this morning. headlines for today, less rain. certainly compared to the last couple days. we'll have slightly drier air. that should help limit the rain chances today. with fewer showers and thunderstorms your temperatures have nowhere to go but up. later today. next week we get back to our typical pattern with a better coverage of showers and thunderstorms. today lower rain chances. a quiet start with sunshine. clouds building up by noon. we'll hit 88. it will be a quick warm up today. look at the high 93 degrees by 4:00 p.m. again on a few showers and thunderstorms to cool us down later today. 73 now for brooksville. 77 tampa. starting off with 77 for clearwater. 72, not too bad this morning bartow. here these the big picture. not too much happening over the southeast. across t

. -- shannon behnken, 8 on your side. >> and if you have a problem you need solving, better call a recall involving baby toys that could pose a choking hazard. there are three alex junior brand sets of infant building toys are are under recall. they are the baby builder, first pops and first snaps. the problem involves small pieces that can detached. a by could swallow them. the toys were sold at barnes & noble, land of nod and zoolilly.com. how activity tracking wristbands from mcdonald's happy meals were irritating children's skin. and now they are officially under recall. mcdonald's has received more than 70 reports of problems, including seven cautions of children developing blisters after wearing the devices. if you take the tracker back, you will get a replace. toy and your choice of a yogurt tube or apple slices. >>> advances in car breaks seem to be providing drivers with a false sense of security. listen to this, new test results show that not all automat emergency brakes are created equal. some are designed to prevent crashes and others are are designed to lessen the impact. dif

dead end when polk county denied their requests for speed bumps so they decided, better call behnken. shannon got to work checking the speed of drivers on this 25 miles per hour street. take a look at this. >> nail his -- >> yeah! hit your brakes! you better. >> reporter: he was going 40. >> there were many speeders but the biggest offender, county workers speeding maintenance yard at the end of avenue q there. shannon took the evidence to county officials and then sent a sternly worded email to the drivers asking them to please slow down. one looked like they caught a wheel there. if you have a problem that needs solving, better call behnken, 1-855-behnken. >> people hitting the brakes for shannon there. >> did you hear that? and then that lady. >>> time for weather and traffic on the 8s. step outside. >> no brakes on the heat. maybe cooler than yesterday's high of 95 but not by much. hour-by-hour here, by 8:00 a.m., it will be 80 degrees. 89 at noon. 93 around 4:00 p.m. you will be wishing for a thunderstorm to come by or at least be nearby so you cool down a bit. and those storms will push

they decided they better call behnken and shannon figured out there's a connection between the speeders and the county. >> it's been a peaceful place to live for rita and bernie. but a steady stream of speeders has th especially when all day long they see who is ignoring this can't miss it 25 miles per hour speed limit sign. >> the transit busses, school busses, you name it. couple of county trucks. they don't go the speed limit. >> county officials say no way to speed limits. -- speed bumps. >> i'm tired of the excuses. out my better call behnken speed busters gun. within minutes. >> nail him. >> yeah. get your bike you better. >> he was going 40. >> tense moment and we were just getting started. >> 43. 40. 36. 38. 39. 45. >> even the mailman was in a hurry. >> 37. >> a lot of speeders but the the county. including workers speeding to and from a maintenance yard at the end of avenue q. >> 38, 39, 3435, 40, 35. quite a few county vehicles. finally county vehicle going what it's supposed to be going. >> no wonder the county doesn't want speed bumps. >> 35, 36. spoeksman bill. >> it doesn

a dead end when polk county denied the requests for speed bumps so they decided better call behnken. shannon got to work checking the speed of drivers on this 25 miles per hour street. [squealing] >> yeah, hit your brakes! you better! >> he was going 40. >> busted. yep. many speeders but the biggest, check this out, county workers speeding to and from a maintenance yard at the end of avenue q. she took the evidence to county officials who sent a sternly worded email to drivers asking them to slow down. now if you have a problem that needs solving, you better call behnken. >> they were going >> yeah. woohoo! >> yeah, screeching to a halt. >>> and our temperatures are doing anything but. they are speeding up the thermometer. let's show you first of all how beautiful it is right now. yesterday we had clouds. nothing out there today. it's 77 degrees. from here, we go to 83 by 9:00 a.m. by noon, it's 89. afternoon high of 93. now that's well above average but not as hot as yesterday. yesterday's high was 95. the closer to the coast, the going to see the rain. new port richey, st. pete, bradenton,

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