. >> millions of dollars of unclaimed cash. our better call behnken phone bank can help you determine if some of it is ours. i'm josh benson. >> i'm jennifer leigh. we begin with breaking news. kathlene steele is charged in the death of baby. the pinellas county sheriff is talking about the case right now and we want to listen in briefly here. >> we fast forward to this past monday august 8, 11:00 monday morning. steele took the baby to a pediatrician office. she claimed the baby was not we speak with the pediatrician and he found nothing medically wrong with the baby. but importantly, in the physician's examination of the baby 11:00 a.m. monday morning, he states there was no sign of trauma to the baby. the baby's skull was intact and there was no bruising on the baby's face. after leaveing the pediatrician's office, frankie, the six-year-old, dropped his mom's cell phone the screen. they went to a business called cpr cell phone repair in saint petersburg and dropped the phone off. after going to a restaurant in saint pete, th

. >>> at home pieces of unclaim property went up for sale in tampa. we are talking sleeves of cash to baseball cards. plenty of people showed up to dig through the stash. >> reporter: it is fast paced and exciting. 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

very often i have found unclaimed money from deceaseded loved ones for their family members. > wow. there are two big sites out there, one is called missing money.com, the other on one is claimed unclaimed. org. those sites are free. elizabeth wants us to make suree you know there are sites out there like unclaimed.com that charge you for the social. you never have to pay to claim a your money. some of these states, you'reou'r looking right now. >> i'm trying to see. > i lived in new york for a couple of years. i just went on the site. i had checked it before. i found out in the last couple of years i have money coming myo way. in some instances you could dood it right online. other places you have to print out a form and have a notary sign it and send it in. there's money out there for sure. that's 27 cents you didn't have in your pocket earlier. you heard elizabeth say about ot of the states are trying to pulo that back. you consider the number of of states that are having funding crisis. this is the chance to take thate money for themselves. it's on us to tell the states th hands

and it's all from unclaimed property from people like you and me. the treasures office just released their 30-page annual ad in the review journal. they're required to do it by law. in the ad it lists everyone's name with some sort unclaimed property here in the state and the treasures office wants you to take back. last week the ran a similar ad in reno... as a result they paid out nearly 2-million dollars in claims this week. the treasurers office says they expect to pay back even more after today: (( we've had people submit claims for a penny. and we've had people submit claims for over 500 thousand dollars. so really you never know what's out there. )) ((michael stevens)) >> the treaseurs office says the unclaimed property ranges from old paychecks... really all sorts of stuff. ((michael stevens)) all you have to do treasurers website... and search your name... to see if you're missing anything. ((kirsten joyce)) >>> two people were hit and killed on valley roadways in a matter of hours overnight. the second happened around 5:30 this morning nea

if you moved from another state, check their unclaimed property. by the way we've posted a link to this website on las vegas now dot com to make it easy for you. and if you dont have computer access, you can visit the unclaimed property division at 555 east washington street. christianne?? ((christianne klein)) >>> a north las vegas couple was indicted by a grand jury this week... for the death of a two- year- old child. nicholas anthony hopkins faces several charges... including murder and child abuse. child abuse, neglect, and endangerment. according to the clark county district attorney's office, the child was bruised from head to toe... and had broken ribs, second- degree burns, and several internal injuries when he died last november. hopkins' bail was set at one- million- dollars... and once she's arrested... onate's will be set at 100- thousand dollars./// ((christianne klein)) >>> police need your help finding a man who may have been involved in a robbery on the las vegas strip. police say this happened in the 33- hundred block of south las

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 scott is offering school districts free bug repellent. to >>> this to be loaded and a

that's how much in unclaimed property is wan up by thousands of clark county residents. thanks for joining us... i'm dave courvoisier. ((christianne klein)) >> and i'm christianne klein... in for denise. we're talking about final paychecks that weren't delivered, stocks and mutual funds with no forwarding address - even the contents of long lost safe deposit boxes. ((dave courvoisier)) >> anchor paul joncich is here to explain how to find out if any of that money is yours. ((paul joncich)) >>> the treasurers office is legally required to publish the names of people who have money coming to them once a year. in today's review journal the list. - 30 pages of names. this is one way.

thousands of unclaimed items go up for bid today in tampa. good evening. thanks so much for joining us this saturday night. no injuries in the latest wrong way driver incident. a florida highway patrol put the cuffs on two wrongway drivers overnight. why does this keep happening and why does this happen more often here in tampa bay? borrow from hillsboro . chip. reporter: we've done these stories time and time again. the common denominator seems to be most of these drivers do not belong behind the wheel of a car. >> the highway patrol tells us that was the case with rodriguez. at 11:00 friday night she driving her nissan altima and drove into oncoming traffic. a good su mar tan ran to help and she struck him. she's now facing dui and battery charges. since 2008 the department of transportation has tracked dozens of wrongway crashes include a rash of them two years ago. >> and there's a wrong way driver on 275 south bound. >> in an effort to curve the number of crashes, the d.o.t. installed warning beacons at built in radar sensors alerted the wrongway driv

better call behnken. >> someone else's unclaimed valuables could be your treasure. jeffat water's office is holding an auction tomorrow. valuable baseball carps, rare coins and unusual items all left behind in safe deposit boxes. 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

they are also holding an auction tomorrow to unload unclaimed property. we are talking valuable things like baseball cards, rare coins, unusual items too. auction. 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 pro

the office of financial regulation tells us there are millions in unclaimed cash. the telephone number is on your screen. >>> 8 on your side special coverage of the rio olympics. >> last night was a golden night especially in the pool for us athletes in rio. michael phelps won the 200 m butterfly proving that it was not wise taunt him. katie ledecky got her second gold medal of the games and women gymnastics team came in first. >> paul ryan is in rio and he got a close-up look at this coveted olympic bling. >> reporter: there were 2488 metals cast for the summer olympics. 812 gold like this one. each weighs 500 g. it is a brazil is preaching sustainability this year. each metal was made with sustainable process mining overweight casting. on one, you see the laurel which is a victory -- a symbol of victory. the other is nike, the greek goddess of victory. these gold medals aren't all goal. they are 494 g of silver and then they put them in a cold bath. it is just 6 g of gold in the gold-medal. in case you are wondering how much these are worth on the black market, m

we want to reunite folks with their unclaimed cash. give us a call and see if you have any unclaimed millio >> one guy got $15,000 already. if you don't get through, it is because we are getting a lot of calls. keep trying or head to wfla.com. >> but overall, we reunited them with $125,000. just our viewer. >> that's easy money. >> search steve jerve. >> i am going to call. >> don't go anywhere. nightly news is up next followed by newschannel8 at 7:00. >> the bucs game starts at 7:00 on great 38. we'll be back after the z2377z zy6z y2377y yy6y >>> breaking news tonight from rio. golden girl. simone biles wins the all-around gold for the usa and aly raisman takes silver. a dazzling display as american katie ledecky blows the competition out of the water. phelps versus lochte. one of the greatest rivalries of all time. >>> deadly explosion. a major rescue operation after fire rages through an apartment building. dramatic escapes and a frantic search for the missing. >>> roller coaster horror. a child plunges off a ride in pennsylvania da

(anjuli/ florida is hosting an unclaimed property auction. we told you a little bit about it earlier this week.... tons of it sat there for years... without any owner coming forward. so now the state is ?selling items, to make space. the auction preview is today from nine a-m to five p-m. and the actual sale begins tomorrow morning. registration begins at eight a-m, and you can start bidding at ten a-m. this is all taking place at the tampa marriott westshore, on westshore boulevard. tonight in tampa: a big country star... comes to town. brad paisley brings his "life amplified world tour" you can find tickets for as low as 15 bucks. the show starts at 7-30. and finally... the power of ponys. the annual "grand brony gala" starts today in tampa. its a convention for fans... of the new "my little pony" animated show. it's family it's all going on at the sheraton tampa east hotel... today through sunday. ((//2shot)) toss to ((vanessa toss to ? we buy any car dot com ? ? we buy any car dot com ? ? we buy any car dot com ? ? any any any any ? did y

an item can it remains unclaimed for five years. >>> fighting to live. a woman attacked by an alligator. the one move she made that led that gator to strike. >>> right now to a woman in critical condition after a gator attack. adrian banker has the story. >> a woman fighting for her life after an alligator nearly bit off her hand. >> her hand was pretty much >> the 49-year-old woman was vacationing at a campsite when she was attacked. >> this woman apparently dropped a can into the water. she was standing on the dock and as she reached in to retrieve the can that's when she was bitten. >> horrified witnesses jumped in to help. >> put her left hand on the the can. and when she did that she caused a ripple in the water, splash and there was a gator right from. >> the woman in critical condition undergoing surgery as doctors try to save her hand. >> it was a very severe almost full amputation of the hand. >>> new information tonight on a poll showing the number of american marijuana smokers has doubled. recreational marijuana is now legal in several states.

the loan-- the loaner unclaimed license is because there may not be locations. new construction means that someone would have to buy a parcel of land and build a stand-alone building which means probably borrowing money with banks who are reluctant to be connected with a federally regulated substance. >> they may have some sort of deal with the federal government with financing and insurance and it's those that are weary technically illegal. >>> even if a business wanted to try it is currently unavailable. it will open up soon but the city could not offer an actual date. >>> we hear about people suing the city of denver for injuries or slips and falls the confrontations with cops, the city is going after a homeowner but it was a police officer who got hurt. dangerous stairs >>> if you have a bad case of stairs the city may come after you if an employee falls down on your property. take a look. steps that have seen better days and what happened here could see the-- could cost the homeowner thousands of dollars. >> it absolutely permits the city of denver to sue a

. >> the items up for auction are nothing compared to the unclaimed cash out there. >>reporter: he is going through ones that may be a hidden treasure. >> i am looking for the sun. >>reporter: he is at the preview for saturday's unclaimed property auction in tampa through the department of financial services. all of this is someone else's jewelry, coins and valuables that ended up in the state's has been a lot of times family numbers don't know when a person passes away sometimes it's just junk. you really have to be careful and do your homework. >>reporter: that is because there can be counterfeit items. >> they pack it really tight so when you are bidding you are assuming there might be something their sometimes you are overpriced and sometimes you find a treasure. >>reporter: the real treasure for those not into this type of thing could be at your fingertips. the state has a website you can log onto just to see if you have unclaimed funds. >> a free website run by the state of florida 100% legitimate. name, a security code and it will pull up your possible name an

. >>> $655,000 in unclaimed cash is now back in the hands of you thanks to the behnken phone bank. 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 earl

at stake, he says, is up to $3 billion more in unclaimed benefits nationwide. fighting the hardest? >> ken miller: kemper is the main one. >> stahl: kemper, a chicago- based insurance company, has been pushing for legislation around the country that would bar the states from forcing kemper to go back and search for unpaid beneficiaries. when we called kemper, they referred us to steve weisbart of the insurance information institute, who says making companies like kemper pay now would be unfair. >> steve weisbart: if we can say, "do something today that you didn't expect to do and didn't plan to do and didn't collect money to do 30 years ago," what else can we say today that they should be doing retroactively. it's potentially an open door. >> stahl: a slippery slope is what you're saying? >> weisbart: a slippery slope. >> stahl: kemper has argued in court filings that it's never used the death master file to identify deceased policyholders and that finding and paying their beneficiaries now would result in "a substantial financial loss" and require the company

chris glorioso here with what's happening to all this unclaimed there's a problem. oftentimes the victims have moved on with their lives and they haven't be found. when the i-team started asking questions, we found a troubling lack of transparency about the cash owed to some of new york's most vulnerable. >> victims of crimes have nothing to be ashamed. >> reporter: jennifer marin is the victim of a particularly brazen theft thousands of dollars in damage, and then tried to forge the property's deed. >> people who take things that are not theirs, who victimize other people in whatever way, clearly they should be responsible for restitution. >> reporter: but the i-team has learned safe horizon, the company paid to connect missing crime victims with the cash their owed, doesn't take one of the most basic steps to locate their names, even though they're considered not locatable. the agency will not provide records related to uncollected restitution because they must maintain confidentiality around the names of the victims. jennifer marin doesn't understand why the city

behnken reunited you with the unclaimed cash that's out there. more than 3,000 accounts were claimed in just a couple of hours. it was really awesome. >> i found a josh benson, but it was up in jacksonville. another josh benson. >> i looked up all my families. i looked up your guys names. i was looking up everybody. >> if i use another that help? >> i think they might frown on that. >> somebody had $15,000, a good night for them. >>> pretty nice weather night too. >> it was a hot day. we ended up with 91 for a high at tia. east coast sea breeze taking its time, but it was worth it to get that picture from don in hudson tonight. thanks for sending it. coast of florida. the perseid meteor shower, this is tonight and tomorrow morning, probably your best option, obviously. but there's a lot of clouds around here, hopefully, they'll dissipate more to the sunrise hours. but going to be difficult with the clouds in place. but a very active one, largely because jupiter's gravitational pull is helping it pull towards earth. passing here, the tail of comet

you can call that number one calling is the best way to find out if you have unclaimed cash. head to our website. wfla.com. >>> still ahead on newschannel8, a 911 mixup nearly cost one man his life. >> we will explain why state troopers were sent to the wrong house and why that erupted in i got shot down over vietnam and spent eleven months in a pow camp. what donald trump said about our members of the military being captured is a disgrace. he's a war hero because he was captured. might be against you being able to come home. donald trump doesn't understand the weight of sending americans into harm's way. he's unfit to be president. >> a 911 call mixup leads a troop tore mistakenly shoot a new jersey man three times. after a disconnected 911 call, an attempted trace, incorrectly redirected the troopers to this house. the troopers say they announced who they were before going into the house. but the homeowner says he never heard them and mistook them for the troopers were not hurt, but sykes was hit several times. the situation is under investigation. >>> newschannel8 at 6:00

hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of unclaimed property is up for auction. and you can get a piece of it. >> anchor: consumer sir boni banerjee shows us where it came from and how it can be yours. >> that is a soviet palladium coin. >> we've got jackie robinson and babe ruth cards. >> reporter: $700,000 worth of stuff sitting unclaimed in safety deposit boxes now up for auction in tampa. >> you can look around. we've got stamp collections, silver collections. >> reporter: do you know who is on the thousand dollar bill? we can show you. >> former president grove cleveland. >> reporter: from big bills to hunt for some. others know exactly what they're looking for. >> i'm looking for value. i've been studying the catalog for about a week-and-a-half. >> silver dollars. some of these have been in a fire. burned. but rings. >> reporter: apparently this ring-- >> this stone is pretty clean. >> reporter: -- is a little too small. >> i like bigger. the bigger the better. more money. more profit. >> reporter: one in five floridians have unclaimed property and it's not

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 cases of the zika virus over the last week. that brings their total number of cases to 10,690. that includes more than 1,000 the u.s. surgeon general says 25% of people on the island

profit. >> reporter: one in five floridians have unclaimed property and not just physical items like these. beyond this room, security deposit. last paychecks. check fl treasure hunt.org if you have everything. >> we can't hold on to them forever and we credit the cash to a person's account or they can claim it forever idefinitely. >> reporter: an item will be auctioned off every 20 seconds when bidding begins this weekend. >> opening bid has a minim bid on it. i would say we have lot number 43 and opening bid $859. >> reporter: whoa, whoa, whoa, how do you talk that fast. >> a number and filler words. 100, do you have two, will you be able to give it to go. >> reporter: you make up your own chant like you are saying. got one, bibbedy bobbedy. >> it, perfect. bibbidy, boppidy. 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 b

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. >>> someone else's unclaimed valuables could be your treasure. chief financial officer's office is holding an auction today. we are talking about valuable baseball cards and rare coins all left behind in safe deposit f0 shannon behnken has a preview of what you can get. >> reporter: david moore is a serious bargain hunter. >> i travel through the united states. >> reporter: he has plenty of thes to look through at the unclaimed florida auction at the a reporter: david attended florida's auction for three years. he is looking for valuable coins. he drove up from fort lauderdale and plans to spend thousands to sell it all for a profit. f0 everything here used to be worth a lot to someone, enough to secure it in a safe deposit box. something happened and the items weren't claimed. the property is turned over to the state and auctioned off walter graham helps organize the auction. >> we have folks who see your coverage on television. it interests them and they want to take a look. out of curiosity or maybe they say maybe we'll find a good buy. which

according to the union leader, records show there are five bodies unclaimed during any given week. officials are seeing the same trend at funeral homes and hospitals. overdose epidemic. lobster men in southern new england could face new restrictions to stop the drop in the lobster population. this week the atlantic state marine fishery commission will talk about ways to help preserve the species. one of the new rules could be a change in the minimize size of lobsters caught. that means more would have to be thrown back. lobster fishing across new england brought in more than half a billion dollars last year. randy: police are still searching for a suspect police say a man was shot near 39 hazing street in dorchester saturday night. he was pronounced dead at the scene. anyone with any information is asked to call boston police emily: 300 extra firefighters have been sent to battle a raging wild fire in california. they're joining about 5,000 others fighting this fire in monterrey county. it broke out more than a week ago. officials don't expect the fire to be fully contained until t

. >> 700,000 worth of unclaimed property went to the highest bidder today in tampa. all the items get turned state's decision of unclaimed property. >> that money had be cla any time so long you come total we'll pay 100%. a rolex and rare coins and trading cards. >> on monday it is free ride. service along the new route will include buses running every hour. new saturday service and more. we posted a link to more information on our website at fox13news.com. >>> a special delivery today for a 15-year-old cancer patient from the bay area it. >> same via flight today at t.i.a. lacey detainees received a 20 pounds american esk the children's dream fund. >> lacey was diagnosed with lymphoma in may of 2015. the dream funds found casper through a breeder from missouri. lacey was responds excited to finally meet him. >> i used to look at him and i've been waiting for a file and the children's dream fund has worked so hard for me to have him. i'm just really excited to casper will be a service dog for lacey. >> she has a brand new. the zika virus is a major concern for all pr

she had to pay a fee to get her unclaimed cash. unclaimed cash so many people have it and it is money being held by the state. so many people have it, they don't realize it. could be everything from bank we had several people in the newsroom. >> i remember when you shouted out a few people's names. saying look, you are on this list. >> coming up tonight at 6:00, a reminder about some of these companies that are out there trying to get you to pay them to get your missing money that you can get for free. we'll show you tonight how to do it. >> thank you. >>> the north carolina museum of art is getting a makeover. cog up, we'll show what you is >>> i will say this morning my drive in today was the first windshield wipers so a little less fog today. >> it looks nice out there. but that means it will be hotter. the fewer clouds we see, the hotter it will be. that is where we're headed all the way through the weekend. we take a look at what is going on out there. our tall tower cam looking pretty. can you see some cumulus clouds trying t

morgu bodies unclaimed during any given week. and officials are seeing the same trend at funeral homes and hospitals. officials say part of it may be due to the growing overdose epidemic. randy: boston police are still searching for a suspect in a deadly shooting. police say a man was shot near 39 nazing street in dorchester saturday night. he was pronounced dead on the scene. anyone with information is asked causing a drop in the population, and they will talk about ways to help preserve the species. one of the new rules could be a change in a minimum size of lobsters caught which means more would have to be thrown back. lobster fishing brought in more than half $1 billion last year. extra firefighters have been 300 sent to battle a raging wildfire in california. they're joining about 5000 others fighting the fire in monterey county. the fire has charred about 40,000 acres since it broke out more than a week ago. officials don't expect the fire to be fully contained until the end of the month. they're still investigating what st

there are millions in unclaimed cash and not just jail money. >>> next year's calendar from the hard rock casino is going to add beauty to the river walk. anthony allred was more than happy to cover today's photo shoot. >> reporter: you may have seen them hard rock calendar. if you're really lucky, you may have seen them bartending or dealing cars at the tampa casino. now the bikini models can be seen striking a pose right at the downtown river walk. >> we've shot at a lot of different locations. this year with the river walk being completed, perfect weather, we decided let's do it downtown and show our support calendar, 100 employees tried out. the hard rock picked 20 to be in the calendar. 12 get their own month. and the center fold gets a thousand dollars and a free round trip to vegas. >> calendar will go on sale at the beginning of january. 100% of the proceeds go to charity and it's $12. >> reporter: in tampa, anthony allred -- >> i likey. >> reporter: news >>> it was a dusty day in phoenix yesterday. check out this video of a haboob sweeping across the city. it brought 45 mile

florida's unclaimed property is now up for auction.((more)) (vanessa/ lots of people keep stuff in bank safe deposit boxes, but what happens when it's forg over to the state. a lot of it has just been sitting inside a vault in tallahassee... ?waiting for the owners to pick them up. but the state isn't waiting anymore. (walter/ much of those items are now going up for auction. everthing from gold and silver to watches and jewelry. even silverware! once a safe deposit box has been abandoned for three years, banks send the contents to the state, where items are held for two more years. after that...they auction it off. and the next big auction will be this saturday once an item is auctioned off, the rightful owner can ?still come forward and collect the money made from the sale. they just have to ?prove ownership. 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

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 over the last week. that brings their total number of cases to 10,690. that includes more than 1,000 pregnant women. the u.s. surgeon general says 25% of people on the island could be infected by the end of the year. >>> a u.s. n port with new clues in the el

five floridians have unclaimed port. not just items like these. beyond these rooms, security deposits. last paychecks. check treasurehuntfl.org. >> we can't hold on to them for ever. we credit the cash to the person's account so the heir is claim it forever, indefinite leave. >> reporter: an item will be auctioned off he 15 seconds. >> opening bid has a i would say eleven lot number 43 and $850. will you get -- >>reporter: whoa, whoa, whoa, how do you talk that fast. >> a number and a filler word. give it two. give it a go, three. that creates the chant. >> reporter: you make up your own chant like you are saying. >> your own style. >> reporter: bibidy bobbity two and do i have a three. >> you got it, perfect. anjerree, fox 13 news. >> the bank holds on to the item for three years and then turned over to the estate. you can register at 8:00. >>> after the break, cities across the country are beginning to offer a texting option for contacting emergency responders. >> alcides: interesting. introducing dunkin's new cold brew coffee, steeped slowly in

we are having a special phone bank to find out if you are owed unclaimed cash. you can phone tomorrow. the telephone number on your screen is the one to call. >>> he gave his country 20 years. now he is asking for 30 minutes in front of a be a board of appeals. >> there are more than 12,000 other veterans ahead of them. what is behind this agonizing >>> he wants another shot at disability benefits but he is number 12,396 in line. veterans appealing be a decisions which denied him disability benefits face a massive backlog here in the tampa bay area. the logjam is adding years to an already lengthy process. one veteran told senior investigator that he thinks the va is putting him off and just waiting for him to die. >> i hear a lot about from veterans. when you take a look at the line in front of this gentlemen, it makes you wonder. this is a story about a veteran who claims he was exposed to agent orange. the va denied him disability benefits. now, he is in a race against the clock. ground fresh lease rate with agent orange at luban air force base in thailand du

. >>> in tampa, 700,000 dollars worth of unclaimed property went to the highest bidder yesterday. there was things from money to coins to jewelry. most of the stuff came from abandoned safety deposit boxes. after three years, all of the items inside were turned over to the state's division of unclaimed property to be auctioned off. feature items included 18-carat rolex, rare coins, and trading cards. >>> in washington, house minority leader, nancy pelosi says she has been bombarded with obscene and sick calls, voicemails and text messages. this comes after her personal contact information was posted the california congresswoman told her colleagues to quickly change their numbers and are warned against children answering any calls. a hacker known as lucifer, claimed responsibility for that cyber attack. now the campaign trail, donald trump made an unusual stop last night in the deeply blue state of connecticut. the state hasn't voted for a republican president since 1988. at an event in fairfield last night, about 5000 people packed the gym on the sacred heart university campus. tr

but when it comes to unclaimed property, a lot of the value, a lot of what's out there could be an old paycheck, an old security desi know is owed you. that's essentially free money that belongs to you that is sitting around. if you want to check and see if you have something available to you, you can go to fltreasurehunt.org, put your name in, see if there's anything there for you. coming up at six we'll be talking a lot more about some of the items and unique things that you can find here. >>> accused of swindling her neighbor out of thousands. the trick deputies say she used to do it. >> raise your hand ladies if you feel stronger now. >> out on the water with the pink dragon ladies. up next, their fight against cancer and how dragon boat races i got shot down over vietnam and spent eleven months in a pow camp. what donald trump said about our members of the military being captured is a disgrace. he's a war hero because he was captured. i like people that weren't captured. when you fly over enemy territory, the odds might be against you being able to come home. he's unfit to be pres

. >>> in tampa, 700,000 dollars worth of unclaimed property went coins to jewelry. most of the stuff came from abandoned safety deposit boxes. after three years, all of the items inside were turned over to the state's division of unclaimed property to be auctioned off. feature items included 18-carat rolex, rare coins, and trading cards. >>> in washington, house minder leader, nancy pelosi says she has been bombarded with obscene an text messages. this comes after her personal contact information was posted online following a cyber attack against top democratic leaderts. the california congresswoman told her colleagues to quickly change their numbers and are warned against children answering any calls. a hacker known as lucifer, claimed responsibility for that cyber attack. now the campaign trail, donald trump made an unusual stop last the state hasn't voted for a republican president since 1988. at an event in fairfield last night, about 5000 people packed the gym on the sacred heart university campus. trump attacked his opponent, hillary clinton by saying she want

sold. 700,000 dollars worth of unclaimed property went to the highest bidders saturday in tampa. money, coins, jewelry, all up for grabs at the annual auction. most of the stuff comes from abandoned safety deposit boxes. after three years, all the items inside gets turned over to the state's division of unclaimed property. if you realize your item was sold, don't worry. entitled to it. >> that money can be claimed any time from tomorrow, next week, next month, next year, as long as you come forward with the appropriate documentation you're the rightful owner to that property, we will pay you 100% of what we received at auction for those items. >> including a 18-carat rolex and rare coins and trading cards. >>> and dozens of field offices for donald trump's presidential coming under fire. it's in orlando across the street from the pulse nightclub. it's in the 2000 block of orange avenue and that is within viewing distance of memorial set up for the shooting victims. trump has been criticized for attending what has been described as an anti-lgbt rally on international drive earlier

they had it unclaimed. and we have helped connect them you know what? we are on your side. >> we are 8 on your side. we should think of a tag line or a brand. you don't think so? wouldn't catch on? [ laughter ] it is good to be us. >> only 25 years of it. >>> all right, take a look and see what is happening. good news if you are a meteor fan, the perseid meteor shower is going on. up to 200 meteors per hour. it will be best in the western part of the country, but you can see more than 50 easily if the skies are clear enough. t are away from the city lights. this is a good time to do it in the tail of comet swift tutttle passing through. we have been waiting for the shower to develop as the east coast sea breeze collides with the west coast. a few up near pine ridge and citrus county. that quickly moves off to the west. we thought that maybe nothing would happen. then finally like we expected the thunderstorms to erupt in the corridor. hillsborough county moving to the west. we don't see much in the way of thunder and lightning at this point, but it is j

unclaimed property is 100% legitmate. every state in america is sitting on millions of dollars in cash that they want to give back to residents. and it's easy to find out if you have any uncalimed property. just go to the website missing money dot com. yo find out if you have uncalimed money in any state ... and with a click of a button get a check mailed to you in a matter of days for free. so do yourself a favor and check it out .. often. and remember ... never pay anyone for something that's rightfully yours!! i'm michelle mortensen ((paul joncich)) >>> coming up..,. the roller coaster between steve wynn and donald trump continues to roll. next on the valley's news leader... the i-team dives into the now that wynn says he's not picking a side in the race for president./// <<< (("you're watching the valley's news leader...with dave this is 8 news now at five.")) >>> ((christianne klein)) >>> this week, las vegas casino owner steve wynn surprised the political world when he a side in the presidential race. ((paul joncich

on you to check back to see where your tip stands and claim money. 33% of silent witness tips go unclaimed. >> we stress to hold on and hide your tip code name. we can't call you. we don't know how to reach you. if you lose that, it is difficult to retrace that step. >> reporter: you call in and coordinate a bank to pick up the money, you walk in, give the code word and then walk out with your cash. money if more than one tip helps to catch the killer? >> reporter: investigators rank all the tips that came in based on importance and how they helped solve the case and a board divides up the money. that money could get split up. >> love to see the money given up. we are getting you updates on where the search stands. www.abc15.com. it is dedicated to catching this guy, sketches, maps, again that reward if you speak up $75,000. >>> right now the message is the same as it was six hours ago. avoid this intersection because of a water main break and a sink hole. the city bus that got stuck is gone after being towed out. nobody was on the bus during the drama but it did hold up right now the wate

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 will be available for eight weeks. the soda giant is marking the return with a summer it will feature 90s icon salt npepa, envogue, and lisa lohan. >> oh man. back in the day they called it 7-up or sprite. >> it's back. >> cr