stephanie ramos, >>> we're off to another dry start to the day. looking great now with all of our roads and bridges nice and dry. temperatures are just a degree or two lower this morning. i don't think it's anything noticeable but it might be a little more comfortable so let me know if you think it is but again it's only a degree or two. afternoon storms will once again develop around 2:00, 3:00. and they will be the heaviest from then through about 6:00. through sunset so we have a lot of hot and steamy hours again today with this east-to-west flow. so if you are watching the radar today and you see rain or storms to your east they are headed in your direction. so just gives you a heads up as you're looking to see where that rain is developing and moving to. 77 now in tampa. 79 in st. pete. we've got 73 in crystal river. 75 lakeland. 78 in sarasota. over the next couple of days our temperatures are going to remain in the low we'll have about 40% coverage of afternoon showers and storms. and we are going to start to see a change in the weather pat

stephanie ramos, abc news. >>> to the other disaster unfolding in louisiana. thousands of homeowners are starting the heartbreaking task of trying to salvage what's left of their water damaged homes and they face an uncertain financial flood insurance. this morning, people returning to their water rife advantaged homes in southern louisiana. finding just about everything they own destroyed and ruined. >> don't know where to start. >> it's unbelievable. we're seeing the water line on the buildings and it looks to have been seven feet. >> when i looked out here was like up to my waist. in the flood zone with a woman returning to her home for the first time since evacuating. >> oh, my god. this is the first time this flooded. >> you don't have flood insurance. >> i don't. >> reporter: louisiana still 5 in a state of emergency. 40,000 properties and counting impacted. the water starting to recede in the hardest hit areas but the damage is done. some say it's unlike anything they've seen before. even those who survived hurricane kain >> everything i this is gone. e

stephanie ramos abc news, washington. >> happening today, kathleen kane will step down as pennsylvania'sorney general. her decision came less than 24 hours after a jury convicted the state's top law enforcer of leaking classified grand jury information and then lying about it. kane was the first woman and first democrat to be elected attorney general of pennsylvania. in her outgoing resignation statement she says she was honored to serve the people of the commonwealth. kane faces up to seven years in prison when she's sentenced in october. she vows to appeal the convict. >>> second in command bruce castor will take over as acting attorney general once kane resigns. he's a republican and in a full circle coincidence had served as montgomery county district attorney, the same office which prosecuted kane. >> there will be plenty of thrills in the skies above atlantic city today. that's the u.s. air force thunderbirds causing all the buzz down the shore. the aerial stunt team performed practice runs yesterday. they're getting ready for the show that runs from 11:00 this morning until 4:00 t

stephanie ramos has more. >> this is nuts. fire on both sides of me. >> reporter: the out-of-control blue cut wildfire is not letting up in southern california. >> it hit hard. it hit fast. it hit with an intensity that we haven't seen. >> reporter: it started as a small brush fire then morphed into this massive blaze burning about 40 square miles. fire crews fighting the flames on the ground. and in the air, trying to stop the fire fueled by intense winds from ripping through any more dry brush. abc's rob marciano on the scene. >> sky cranes have been dipping into this lake. moments ago that hillside was on fire. >> reporter: at least 82,000 people told to evacuate. but fir to half aren't budging. >> i see visible flames, i see it down the street -- i'm packed up now ready but haven't loaded anything. >> reporter: the better news, the clayton fire is beginning to dwindle. this as 40-year-old damin anthony pashlik is charged with sparking those fires. >> it just caused devastation. >> reporter: stephanie ramos, abc news. >>> t

abc's stephanie ramos has more. in the race for the white house. white house. new controversy surrounding two top campaign aids for donald trump. they are accused of failing to disclose lobbying efforts on behalf of ukraine. the associated press reports campaign chairman paul manafort and his deputy, rick gates, orchestrated a covert lobbying effort on behalf of ukraine's ruling political party. the goal was to sway u-s public opinion in favor of ukraine's pro-russian government. trump has been criticized for his friendly stance toward russian president vladimir putin. last night-- the gop presidential nominee said if is elected, he will ask senior officials in his administration to refuse speaking fees from lobbyists "or from any entity tied to a foreign government." meanwhile-- former president bill clinton made a major announcement saying the clinton foundation will no longer accept foreign or corporate donations if hillary clinton is elected president. this comes as house republicans have called for an investigation essentially calling the clinton foundatio

stephanie ramos, abc news, washington. >>> the zika virus continues to spread through mosquitoes in miami-dade count why you and sounding more alarms promising discussions on whether to advise pregnant women to avoid traveling to places like miami and miami beach. >> two new cases of the zika virus are outside of the wynnewood area where all of the been so far. lindsay, what's so unique about the two new cases? >> reporter: good morning to you. a few things. first, let me tell you, we get zika number updates daily from the health department. that is nothing new. moments ago, i just found out that governor rick scott added a last-minute stop to his schedule today. he will be in miami at noon to zika virus there. that we do not see very often. we do know already that state leaders have been in talks about whether to warn pregnant women to stay away. if that happens, it could be a huge blow for miami and miami beach where tourism is by far the most profitable industry. there are reports that they were treated for mosquitoes on miami beach. the number one florida tourist hot spot which is 7 the wy