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 auctions for three years and is looking for valuable coins. he plans to spend thousands tomorrow and then sell it off for a profit. >> i come for th

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if we do today of the unclaimed property auction that will happen tomorrow at the tampa marriott. all the stuff someone else's unclaimed property that the state that the hands-on. they were trying to find the owners but after a certain amount of time state law says they can put it up for auction. we talked to a man at their who is looking for rare coins. >> when you bid you think you might see something there so you sometimes overpriced and sometimes you find treasure. >> if you don't like to this is the states websites call florida treasure hunt.org and you can seeu have unclaimed money. we had the links for the website on our website abcactionnews.com .>>> 50 pregnant women are being tested for the zika virus but no word if any of the results came back positive. governor rick scott smith with community leaders this morning think about 500 people have also been tested and local there is hope for a vaccine.>> well hope would be within one year to 18 months that we might be able to have a vaccine. it depends on having the resources and supporting that developments . >> governor sco

the auction this saturday is at the tampa marriott westshore. if you want to take part, we have a link in the tv" section of fox still ahead in our next half hour: the latest on a developing story in punta gorda... a woman shot and ?killed by police. how it happened... plus... it's back to school today for ?most of the bay area. fox 13's ken suarez is showing us how ?pinellas county is ((dave)) we're following a developing situation in charlotte county. a woman has been shot and killed... at a citizen police academy. and it happened during a training exercise. the training took place at the punta gorda police department. "mary knowlton" and another person were picked randomly for a role playing scenario where an officer had to decide whether to shoot... or not shoot. nolon was mistakenly hit with a ?live round, and later died. the police chief gave an

today's unclaimed property auction at the tampa marriott west shore brings out other feelings for some. >> especially if it is your first time. after a couple times you get used to it and you learn how to bid. >> reporter: like al who came here looking for a few specific items. >> she was focused on getting silverware. so we basically pointed out which ones were the ones we wanted. i wanted replicas on bills. mickey mantle baseball cards and jewelry. and sleeves of cash. >> people come from all over the state to bid on the items. >> reporter: all this is from unclaimed safety deposit boxes. >> if a bank can not reach an owner of a deposit box for three years they turn the contents of the box over to state of florida as unclaimed property. >> reporter: then it hits 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

doors at the tampa marriott will open. >> everything. everything you saw there will sell. they have said minimum bids are set. but if i doesn't sell, at the go back to it. so they could be desperate to get rid of it and you could get a really good deal. >> thank you very much shannon. if you have a problem that needs solving or think you have money out there, shannon can find it out there for you. better call behnken. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. letterman:"has a line of clothing, now where were these made?" trump: "these were made, i don't know where they're made. but they were made someplace. but they're great. it's ties, shirts, cufflinks, everything sold at macy's and they're doing great.? letterman: ?where are the shirts made?? off-camera voice: ?bangladesh.? letterman: ?bangladesh.? trump: ?well, it's good. we employ people in bangladesh." letterman: ?ties? where are the ties made?" they have to work, too. these are beautiful ties. they are great ties. the ties are made in where? china? >> toyota is recalling 3,000 older model vehicles for a third

doors at the tampa marriott west shore will open at 8:00 a.m. for registration. >>> this auction comes on the shannon teamed up with state officials to reunite viewers with money they didn't know they had. it is money from insurance claims, life insurance or an overpayment from a cable company. we were able to help viewers find $1.3 million. >>> 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

doors at the tampa marriott f0 west shore will open at 8:00 m. for registration. >>> this auction comes on the heels of our better phone bank. shannon teamed up with state officials to reunite viewers with money they didn't know they had. it is money from insurance claims, life insurance or an we were able to help viewers find $1.3 million. 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 t

the decor, tampa marriott, will be like you're walking the streets of chicago. we'll have actors in chicago attire and even our appetizers will have a chicago theme. who can resist deep dish pizza? >> gosh. money for the pediatric care in the tampa bay area. >> welcome to the florida hospital family scott. just relocated from kansas? >> louisville. >> louisville, kentucky. so what do you think of the community support so far? >> i love it. it's a wonderful opportunity for me to come to such a great community and the opportunity to join the florida hospital group, was always a goal of mine. and the opportunity to come to tampa, what better pace to bring your better place to bring your family and enjoy life a little bit? >> we we tease you kay but -- about the job but the community support does make it easy. >> yes. >> thank you for coming in on this rainy morning. here's more information on the event if you would like to be a part of it. the event is on october 16th now. and supportsorship is alsoing -- sponsorship is also going fast. for more information, call 8

this saturday's auction will be held at the tampa marriott west shore. it is open to the public. you website and look at what they're going sell this time. you might be astonished. we have a link with all the information in the seen on tv section of fox13news.com. get load of those necklaces, kelly. >> kelly: it would just be fun to see what they have. what people leave behind. accidentally. thank you, cynthia. >>> donald trump did it again. >> mark: you got hear what he said today that's got everybody talking. and hillary clinton's response [ bell rings ] ? you wanna tell me about the boy in this painting? i dunno...maybe nobody understands him. well, if he were here, i'd say that being different is what makes him special. just like our discounts -- each one is unique, but together, they help save our customers a lot of money. okay. pop quiz, who's my favorite student? gwen? yeah! it's gwen. yeah, gwen's the best. you just inherited your sister's last-generation, hand-me-down tablet... which was handed down by the generation before her. but you my friend have lightning internet

at the tampa marriott. you can register beginning at 8:00 a.m. good stuff there. gong to be heading down there. >> you got to be preregistered. you got to be cleared and ready to go. >> make sure you read all about it on our website. >>> pretty calm out there. some storms started developing later in the day. it felt nice out paul. >> felt like a mid-august day. and more of the same coming up into the weekend. one week ago today we were talking about clouds and rain for the weekend. this weekend, back to more typical august stuff. let's take a look outside. literally rain themselves out. i mean, they're done. the nice thing is, earlier rain kind of knocks down temperatures at least a few degrees. doesn't feel all that bad for this time of day. there's more rain lurking inland. you can see what's happening as storms are moving west northwest. they may weaken even more so as they head our way. because the air mass around tampa bay has already had rain once. and usually the second round of rain is not as strong as the first. but all of hardee county getting nailed wit

$700,000 worth of unclaimed property is up for grabs this weekend all a part of a auction at the tampa marriott on westshore. most of the items come from safe deposit boxes that have expired. the bank holds on to the items for about three years and then goes to the state division of unclaimed property. you can check to see if you have any unclaimed prope fltreasurerhunt.org. >>> concerns about the zika virus don't seem to be discouraging americans from visiting the sunshine state. university of florida researchers questioned more than 800 people across the nation who already plan to travel to florida within the next six months. while 70% of them said they were concerned about the zika virus, then 10% of those with concerns changed their travel plans. of those who changed their would postpone their visit while 25% said they would go somewhere else. researchers say in order to encourage visitors to stay, tourism officials can make bug sprays available in areas like hotels and can give information on how to best protect them he was. >>> and puerto rico officials have confirmed more than 1900 new c

. >>> money, jewelry, several property is up for grabs part of an auction at the tampa marriott. most of the items come from safe deposit boxes that have expired and the bank holds on to those for three years and goes into the state division of unclaimed property, and you can check if you have any unclaimed property as well at fltr fltreasuryhunt.org. >>> concerns about the zika virus don't seem to be discouraging americans from visiting the sunshine state. university of florida researchers 800 people across the nation to already plan to travel to florida within the next six months. while 70% of them say they were concerned about the zika virus. only 10% of those with concerns actually changed their travel plans. of those who changed their plans, 60% said they would postpone their visit while 25% say they would go elsewhere. researchers say in order to discourage visitors to stay, tourism officials can make bug like hotels and also give people information about how to best protect themselves. >>> in puerto rico, officials have confirmed more than 1900 new cases of the zika virus

the bank holds on to items for three years and the auction begins at 10:00 this morning on the tampa marriott. there is the answer how she d did. bibbiddy-bobbity-boo. >>> texting emergency responders. >> alcides: where it works and if it is available here in the bay area. >>> you are watching "good day tampa bay." >> jen: texting 911 can be extremely valuable in emergencies where it is unsafe to make any nose. >> alcides: so far a few right here in the bay area have adopted this new service. fox's laura ingle has a look at that. >> reporter: calling in an emergency is not always possible if you are in a dangerous situation where being overheard can bring you serious harm. but texting 911 can save your life. >> if somebody is in your house or in the trunk of the car and they don't want to hear them. they can end is text message. >> text to 911 is not everywhere. it is operating in 36 states and puerto rico based on a call center's capability to accept text. as of mid-july, texts to 911 became available to all of new jersey where some lawmakers say the service is an important part of the impor

tampa. the hack may have also arrested marriott and westin and other hotels in many locations across the country. if you stayed at one of these hotels between march and june monitor your credit card protect yourself, update laptops and smartphones before you travel and use a credit card, never a debit card when checking into a hotel. >>> the tsa is reporting a recordbreaking week and it's not a good one. agents finding the most guns in carry-on bags in one week ever. tsa found 78 guns between august 5th and 11th. of those 68 were loaded, 21 had a round in the chamber. may of this year. >>> a new apple patent could reveal a long rumored waterproof feature on the i- phone. the company was recently granted a patent that highlights editing tools used for underwater photography. that hints apple may have potential plans for waterproof on or water resistant gadgets. apple is expected to announce the i-phone 7 in september. >>> researchers at mit are connections. they are temporary, have a metallic color and researchers call them duo skin. some of the tattoos can sense body temperature, others can be e

tampa. the hack also may affect westin, starwood and marriott in many locations. across the country. if you stayed at one of these hotels between march and june monitor your credit card statements carefully, experts say the best way to protect your self, update laptops and smartphones before you travel and also use a credit card, never debit when checking into gunshots that caused chaos in jfk airport sunday night in new york. >> we got a call of shots fired. on the lower level. >> have available strike teams head to the location. >> armed officers swept two terminals but didn't find any evidence of gunfire because there never was a gunfired. it was loud celebrations at one of the sports bars. people apparently cheering for usain bolt's third gold medal in the 100 meter. still terminal. it took three hours to get the airport back to normal. >> wow. >> i think it shows how sensitive we all are -- >> good point. >> so anything that may happen. >> unusual noise. >> that was unusual. >> yeah. >> it was a huge moment. >> lots of cheering. >>> hopefully -- not to be too cheesy but hopefull

you will see the storms along the southern marriott -- barrier islands first. looking for a high of 92 for tampa and plant city. watch for the very warm moist maggie air mass. cooler on the coast at 88 at longboat key. golfers, expect a warm one, starting off around 80. by noon, 85 and clouds will thicken. and then the showers will show up. out of the water, 86 degrees and a good boating day and a beach day. temperatures will stay along the bay area beaches. here is the most accurate seven- day forecast, looking for high and 92 tampa. tomorrow, a high of 91 with a 40% chance of afternoon showers. more moisture pop in on friday. this is the typical pattern for this time of year and nothing really changes around here unless we get trouble brewing basin. >>> good morning. we are proud to announce a partnership with the pinellas education foundation and careersource tampa bay and we are providing you with free access to the foundations future plans online interactive survey that matches your interests and abilities with jobs that are in demand now. it is a program that is so extensive it national ed

marriott or weston ho tells recently you may have been hacked. hei hotels and may have been stolen. one of the hotels hit was the intercontinental in tampa bay. >>> waterproof iphones seemed like a distant idea but a new patent could reveal the feature to come out in september. it highlights ed itting tools for under water photography. there's watching the olympics. 38 million americans prefer the latter. according to a survey that's the number of people missing work to watch the olympics. some watches at work -- watching at work, coming in late, taking time off. just to catch the competition. >> or if you're us you get paid to watch the olympics. >>> a lot coming up at 5:30. season. why hunters are flocking to florida's lake. and historic flooding in louisiana. we're going show you video of an unbelievable rescue that you just don't want to miss coming i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. letterman:"has a line of clothing, now where were these made?" trump: "these were made, i don't know where they're made. but they were made someplace. but they're great. d at macy's and they're doing great.? letterman: ?where are the shirts

tampa hotel is athong those targeted by hackers. the intercontinent alhad malware check your bill. other hotels on the list include the hyatt, marriott, westin and 10 states the district of columbia. the breach is now contained and they are investigating. >>> the department of health confirms two new cases of zika in miami-dade. they got it through locally transmitted mosquito bites. that brings a number of transmissions to 30 in the state. transmissions are occurring in an other of less than one square mile. the department of health is investigating three areas where the transmissions may occur. it is the main focus. >>> if a outbreak open as blood bank says it is ready and one of a few in the area with new technology. of plasma and platelets, can you find ward in the same spot at the sun coast blood bank in sarasota county. he has done his part to give back donating blood. >> it is a chance to share what i have. >> reporter: when the travel related cases appeared in miami he was not worried. but when mosquitoes started spreading it he was more cautious. >> be cautious around the mosquitoes >> they have been stepping up testing of s

. >>> a tampa hotel has fallen victim to hackers. hackers used malware to access marriott and star won idea hotels and all kinds of transactions including customers who bought food or the spa. >>> from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today's take" live from the olympic games in rio de janeiro, >> welcome to "today" on this tuesday morning, august 16th, 2016. i'm billy bush along with al and nat live in rio. our morning jam is al's pick. >> summer in the city. i decided to go old school. >> where does it take you? >> back to queens. school. we were ready for the next crusade. >> does it take you to oswego? >> before that. it was never a hot time in summer. i'm proud of you. billy bush is playing hurt right now because you got a -- >> haven't you learned if you say something on the break, it's going to come out on air. >> you had a violent s and you're on antibiotics and now things aren't moving along so you're bloated right now. >> let's tell america all about this. i am a soldier, man. i'm fighting through this thing. no one knows that i'm in terrible pain. >> you