and then we saw a usda that implemented that farm bill in record time. this bill of -- with hundreds of pains, -- pages and moved out nt only on those priorities but on many of the traditional programs. so, what did all of that kind of big federal policy transformational federal policy, what did it result in -- this is the part where i give numbers -- from the farm level, through the food chain, usda, since 2009, has invested over a billion dollars in 40,000 firms, many farmers but also small businesses, that are part of the local regional food system. things like high tunnel. kind of a maybe for some, seems like a particular thing. high tunnels are these plastic kind of hoop buildings that go over a plot of land that do critical things, of stepping the growing season for farmers so they can actually participate in the economically viable way in local regional food systems and can grow things that so many more people are hoping and demanding that they grow. today there's over 160,000 farmers selling into local and regional markets. we know that in this -

some companies for instant use it usda approved systems where usda inspectors verify that the criterialaid out is adhered to in other companies vary in how it is enforced. we recognize the importance of consumer demand and we develop for a chicken-- [inaudible] >> we chose yesterday because they are have a lot of trust in their programs and we decided to go with them, but there are differences with the different company programs out there and i understand it's confusing to customers. >> we talked to food companies lot and they are caught in a position in which they are fundamental purposes to serve their consumers, serve their customer and that's what they continue to do. at the same time, they tell us, we feel like we are asked to be a regulator in some sense and we don't necessarily feel comfortable with that role, so i think one of the things first to think that is how does that balance work and the role of the fda and the role of other regulatory agencies that establish safe guidelines and those types of things and there is consumer choice, which is obviously something that we need

some companies, for instance, use usda system. the usda inspectors go and verify that the criteria is laid out is being adhered to. other companies vary in how these criteria are being enforced. we at pew recognize the importance of the consumer demand and developed a standard for chicken, and we chose the usda because there is a lot of trust in their certification program. we decided to go with them, but there is a lot of differences with the different company programs out there. and i understand it's very confusing to consumers. >> we talked to food companies a lot, and they're caught in a position in which their fundamental purpose is to serve their consumer, their customer, and that's what they continue to do. at the same time, they tell us, we feel like we're being asked to be a regulator in some sense, and we don't necessarily feel comfortable with that role. so i think one of the things for us to really think about is how does that balance work. and the role of the fda and other regulatory agencies that establish safe guide

the zoo was last looked at and inspected by the usda in april.y did have a criatiitation i march for leaving a door open where a polar bear got out, but there's never been a citation against the zoo concerning that gorilla enclosure. >> jessica, thanks so much. >>> doctors in new jersey confirmed birth of a baby girl suffering from microenreceively due to the zika virus. the child is the first to be born in the new york tristate area with the zika-linked brain disorder. >>> the federal government is suing to block a life insurance payment of more than $250,000 to the family of san bernardino shooter syed farook. authorities are seeking to seize the death benefit, alleging the proceeds from farook's two insurance policies are the result of a terrorist act. farook and his wife opened fire on san bernardino county workers at a holiday party last december, killing 14 people, injuring 22 others. >>> former illinois police sergeant drew peterson has been found guilty on two counts of solicitation of murder for trying to hire a hitman to kill the prosec

>> there are actually joint between hhs and usda. at in my case the assistant secretary for health negotiated them with usda. we did not have a disagree with you every once in a while they would bring something up to dan and i. but they were science-based, a little bit of a negotiation, more on how they look than what was in them. but i didn't come of all the problems we had, that was not one of them in terms of joint working. i don't know, peggy, whether you had a different -- >> no. i think that is true. i do think it does play an important role in terms of providing science-based input in the nutrition area. and many other areas as well around policy development and in the nutrition space it has historically played an important part speak we consulted with them. >> we consulted with the other health agencies and the department including the cdc and the national institutes of health to see whether there was some other aspect. but i don't think that was an area where i felt the need for kicking it someplace else because of the way t

the zoo was last looked at and inspected by the usda in april.ve a citation in march for leaving a door open where a polar bear got out, but there's never been a citation against the zoo concerning that gorilla enclosure. christine and john? >> jessica, thank you for that. >>> doctors in new jersey confirmed the birth of a baby girl who is suffering from microencephaly caused by the zika virus. the unidentified 31-year-old mother came down with the virus in her home country of honduras. doctors say she came to the u.s. in hopes of getting better medical care for the baby. she was taken into the emergency room on friday. the child is the first to be born in the new york region with the zika-linked brain disorder. >>> the transportation safety administration has been taken to task over potential security flaws at u.s. airports. tsa data shows an average of 2500 security breaches a year at airport perimeters and key access points. the government accountability office blames the tsa for failing to update security standards for the airports to follow

couple days from now, there will be, there should be eggs on the paper towel then we'll send thee to usda then they can see what kind of eggs or here. >> reporter: you heard thatep right they are working for the department of agricultural. usda is asking citizen scientists to collect mosquito eggs. >> i learned some things i didn't know before like there's three thousand superior she's of mosquitoes. there is an egg literally righty >> reporter: bank the classroom p students use microscopes. we don't know of any in the us. however the kinds of mosquitoes spreading the virus oversees could be here. >> it could -- >> reporter: teacher says there's no risker because theres are no plans to hatch the eggs.e he says more than anything, this is teaching his kids a bigger lesson. >> 72w as students, have an opportunity to participate in the greater science community. and this is, it's very rare fore one scientists to make a discovery in isolation and that's something that i hope they'll take with them wherever they go. >> reporter: while their specimens are very tiny these students realize the ma

usda under secretary for food, nutrition and consumer services towards a neighborhood market there. the usda releasing its healthy corner stores guide, for stores interested in healthier options for its customers. when we come back, award winning ♪ ♪ grand canyon and glacierger than national parks combined. and that's not the only thing you can only find in new york state. ♪ you can find it all only in new york. new york. it's all here. it's only here. plan your summer vacation at iloveny.com the president. >> cbs-3 tonight at 11:00. >> tonight on "eyewitness news" at 11:00 it is taste with tori. >> i actually start in the here at eight years old, cutting lemons, counting pretzels. >> and he hasn't stopped. and meet the family buying three generations of one of philly's coolest foods. vittoria woodill has the scoop, tonight at 11:00. >>> finally tonight, student from school in our area recognize for their scientific efforts. >> as our greg argos reports, their hard work centers around removing bacteria. >> the cdc has investigated over 20 e-coli outbreaks since 2007. >> you don't ha

the second thing i would say is that in the case of usda, we were more than just a regulatory agency,e were a policy agency. i always thought that usda handled not only farm programs but most federal nutrition programs were in the department of agriculture, much of food safety was there, virtually all of the conservation programs affecting private lands were there. snap and school meals and related things. it would be use that the name would be changed, either department of food and agriculture or agriculture nutrition and forestry to represent what it does because the department of agriculture is basically the leading food department in the government overall and yet it kind of hindered by this languaging that it's the department of agriculture or the department of farmers, when, in fact, it has a far broader role. in my judgment if we gave it the characterization of what it actually did, it would be a lot more helpful in working with the other departments on issues that needed to be done. i think secretary has done an excellent job of working across lines whether it's fda or usda, l

but beware because usda, even though it's in usda, we created an independent board, but that independent board is constantly being threatened. usda's captured by the industry. big food industry. so this growth is something that is very tenuous. we need to protect this growth. now we see others embracing -- >> jay feldman of the advocacy group, beyond pesticides, has heard that before. >> when you call these types of conclusions junk science, then you're basically ignoring the body of scientific literature. you see incredible connections between brain cancer, leukemia, nonhodgkin's lymphoma with a lot of these chemicals used in turf management. >> we're absolutely going toward more environmentally and people-friendly products because it's the right thing to do. >> i used to go out and talk to these guys, these golf course superintendents. the first thing i'd say in my speech to them is i'm here today as a messenger and you have to promise me one thing, you will not kill the messenger. so we brought that message to them. we reached out. and most recently to local hardware stores and this i

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the zoo is actually under the purview of the usda and the federal government and the usda did have ann here at the zoo back in april which the zoo did pass. ashleigh? >> jessica, thank you. if you can hold those thoughts for a moment, i want to bring in ian redmond. ian, one of the issues that have come up and not getting as much media attention is all of the sound and the noise coming from the spectators who were ten feet above the scene playing out. a lot of screaming. a lot of angst and fear among all of those adults and at one point, it seemed like that massive gorilla was acutely aware of what was happening above him and i know you have some thoughts on the presence, on the actual physical architecture of having people loom over an enclosure. what are those thoughts? >> simply that when gorillas feel threatened in the wild, they will try and get uphill, above the threat. so they're in a dominant position and looking down on it. so the ability to have an enclosure where they're looming over the top of gorillas, they are in the, the humans are in the dominant position, it's going t

because there are less bees the usda says growers pay three times more than a decade ago and that is might have noticed a spike in your grocery bill. >>> right now at 6. >> i'm just so hurt and i hope i can deal with this. it's really getting to me. >> a prince george's county mother learns son's killer shouldn't have been out. >>> but first severe storms leave their mark across the d.c. region. thanks for joining us. >> heavy rain and high winds move through the area leaving plenty of damage in their wake. the latest on the severe storm threat. >> pretty high winds to the northwest of town and heavy rain in northwest d.c. here's a wide view the bright yellow severe thunderstorm warnings that means it's happening and severe thunderstorm warning into montgomery and howard county. the watch continues. severe thunderstorm watch continues until 9:00. the district, old town. almost all of fairfax county. a good chunk of louden county flooding is occurring. do not kloss a flooded street- -cross a flooded street please. a second wave of thunderstorms with the front lagging to south of hagge

there is no authority for the usda, u.s. department of agriculture to do a recall of products improperly labeled. there is no enforcement power to exercise a fine on companies that fail to use some option under this bill. and so we can see here the basic facts. this does not give a consumer-friendly label. and instead it sends people off through a maze, through a rat hole of telephone calls and web sites, not in any way practical to a shopper in a store. second, it has a definition that excludes major products from the major sources of g.m.o. crops in america. third, it has a huge loophole expressing a theory that if you can assert something could have been derived from a conventional breeding program, you don't have to label. and then, fourth, no enforcement. this is completely different than the power that vermont has under their existing bill. they have a simple one-second test label. they have a definition that does not exclude the major crops. they do not have a loophole about some theory that you can possibly reach the

. >> the group filed a complaint with the usda monday, claiming the cincinnati zoo violated animal welfare act. they point out that the zoo has had incidents in the past including one in march when two polar bears escaped from their enclosure for about two hours, no one was hurt. >> the association of zoo's and aquariums last visited the cincinnati zoo two years ago, at that point, no issues were reported. in cincinnati, ohio, jamie yukascbs news. >> well, here is something you don't want to see when you live in a dessert climate. transformer errupting into flames. >> it happened this morning, at a power substation in avondale, arizona, west of phoenix. mineral oil used to keep the equipment cool, apparently caught fire. a spokesman for the utility company says no customers were affected since the plant only imports electricity from other sources. >> parts of texas, just can't seem to catch a break from the rain. more downpours overnight stranded drivers and prompted several water rescues. as correspondent manuel explains, flooding concerns will last through the weekend. >> roadways became

. >> reporter: the group filed a complaint with the usda monday claiming the cincinnati zoo violated the animal welfare act. they point out that the zoo has had incidents in the past including one in march when two polar bears escaped from their inner enclosure for about two hours. no injuries. the association of zoos and aquariums last visited the cincinnati zoo two years ago. at that point, no issues were reported. in cincinnati, ohio, jamie yuccas, kpix 5. >> the cincinnati police also investigating the family of the boy who got inside the enclosure. it's unclear if charges would be brought against the family. >>> a huge sinkhole is disrupting traffic on northbound 5. all lanes are closed south of tracy. the sinkhole is at least 36 feet across. caltrans says it needs to find out what caused the sinkhole before the repair work can fill in the hole. lanes will not open before tomorrow. >>> we are expecting hot temperatures this afternoon. let's go live to roberta gonzales at the coliseum. >> let's go, oakland! >> da, da, da, let's go, oakland! >> oh, yeah! >>> i'm here with the youn

the usda is reviewing the zoo security but has not opened a full investigation.he cincinnati zoo is the second largest in the country. critics say it's time for a security upgrade while the zoo maintains its exhibits are safe. investigators are trying to figure out how a young boy ended up in the grasp of a more than 420-pound gorilla. the encounter that resulted in the killing of harambe is jig noting discussion over security -- igniting discussion over security. >> safety proetocols for zoos ae thoroughly vetted. >> reporter: according to the association of zoos and aquariumiums, there needs to be one substantial barrier such as a guardrail or fence in place. >> a secondary barrier such as guardrails and things like that are normally covered with vegetation. those barriers are constructed of wire or piping or similar material. and in this case, those barriers look like a climbing apparatus or jungle gym to a child. >> reporter: on saturday, the child made his way past a three-foot fence, through several feet of bushes, and down a 15-foot moat. >> the exhibit's

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the fall, while in a separate, federal investigation, standard when incidents like this occur, the usda is reviewing safety and we've learned the prosecutor reviewing evidence in this case cos have an update on possible charges by the end of the week. alex perez, cincinnati. >> coming up in our next half hour, the invisible danger that triggered an explosion destroying a home and sending four members of one family to the hospital with serious burns. what you need to know about gas leaks to keep your family safe. >> first, heating up the hardwood tonight. the nba finals. it's curry versus james in the nail biting rematch between the warriors and the cabs. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" co ♪ >>> nothing says basketball like that music right there. we're talking basketball. the road to what could be history in basketball kicks off tonight in oakland, california. the nba finals match-up between the golden state warriors and the cavaliers. >> that's right. it's not only the battle between the top seed from each conference but a showcase of the league's two m

the usda report that came out on corn and soy beans is forecasting 14.2%. that is the lowest it's been in five years. it's one of the lowest it's been in a long time. that has been between 12 and 46 basically going about 50 years. 50 years is when we were doing farm aide. we had a lot of agricultural problems. there is some bullish news here. look out to september and you're going to do something called a call spread risk erosion. buy the september risk calls. sell the september 20s. a net debit against 50 cents and sell september 15 post for 15 cents. net net you'll collect a dime. long at 18, up to 20. you don't have the stock put to you down until it's about the 14.90 level, net of the premium you're collecting. that happens to correspond to the recent lows. so you're basically saying i realize it's had a little bit of run. i'm not going to take risk right here i will buy it back on the local lows. otherwise, i get to participate on the right side. >> i don't think i've ever heard the word potash come out of dan nathan's mouth. >> it is 4:20. let's hit t

the usda estimates high-skilled jobs in ag will outpace the number of qualified college grads by 22,000 annually in the coming years. and with farmers looking to grow more with less water, land, and labor, monsanto needs to field a different type of worker. >> the opportunity to use data in meaningful and new ways means that we need new and different types of skills and competencies to drive agriculture technology forward. >> reporter: melissa harper is monsanto's vice president of global talent acquisition. the 1,500 jobs she fills each year include not only crop scientists, economists and salespeople, but also tough to find software engineers and data scientists. >> there is a shortage and there is an opportunity. >> reporter: the opportunity is one reason jacob martinez founded the digital nest, a high-tech workplace development center for teens in watsonville, california. while the city's economy is fuelled by ag, teens aren't keen on working the same jobs as their patterns. martinez sees the center as a bridge for watsonville's youth who want different career in the same city as th

that probe will come from the usda. officials have said the 400-pound male gorilla, harambe was agitated and hurting the child while dragging him around the exhibit's mote and their only choice was to use lethal force, not a tranquilizer. a newly repoliced report said the boy played in the mote at first before harambe climbed down to get him and the child was conscious with only minor scrapes to his head and knee. the philadelphia zoo has a well-regarded primate reserve with five western low-land gorillas. the chief operating officer says safety always has been and always will be a priority for both the animals and visitors but their analysis involves more than just someone getting into an closure. >> we've developed safety protocols and procedures from everything from severe weather to a chemical spill on the railroad tracks to something involving animals so we've got de tailed protocol around each of those how we would respond and we've got trained trained response teams both on the public safety side as well as the a

the usda report that came out on corn and soybeans today is forecasting 14.2%. that is the lowest basically it's been in five years. one of the lowest in a long time. that has been between 12 and 46 basically going back about 50 years. 46 is when we were doing farm aid. we had a lot of agricultural problems obviously. i think the way to play this, look out to september. and you're going to do something called a call spread. buy the september 18 calls, spend 83 cents for those, sell for 33 cents, and then sell the september 15 puts for 60 cents. net net you'll collect a dime for this. you're long at 18, up to 20. you don't have the stock put to you until it's down around the 1490 level. that, by the way, also happens to correspond to the recent lows. you're basically saying i realize it's had a run, i won't take risk right here, i will buy it basically on the local lows if it dips back. participate on the upside. >> i don't think i've ever heard the word potash come out of dan nathan's mouth. but what's your take on the trade? >> it's at 420 here. my take on the

fall, while in a separate, federal investigation -- standard when incidents like this occur -- the usda is reviewing safety measures at the cincinnati zoo. and david, tonight, our affiliate here in cincinnati is reporting that they have talked to the prosecutor reviewing evidence in this case, and he could have an update on possible charges by the end of the week. david? >> alex perez tonight. alex, thank you. >>> we turn now to the race for president, and the growing scrutiny over trump university. were students encouraged to max out credit cards to pay for tuition? this was donald trump announcing the university with great fanfare back in 2005. tonight, his campaign standing behind the school. and all of it comes as a new national poll shows hillary clinton with a slight lead, 45% to 41%. abc's tom llamas tonight on how much students paid to go to trump university and what they got in return. >> reporter: tonight, donald trump in damage control, insisting trump university delivered on its promise to help students succeed. a promise he made himself in this trump u video. >> at trump un

seven or eight years ago, there was a farmers market at usda. it was tucked in a parking lot and now it is front and center as this is part of the u.s. department of agriculture. it is the people's department. and that beautiful garden that they have tended over the last seven, going on eight years, is now sort of a staple of really them all. that didn't happen eight years ago. the -- and it's actually reflective also of the amazing growth of community gardens and actually gardens and federal properties that has occurred in the last eight or ten years and the kind of final talking about food culture, my 5-year-old boy, jimmy, yesterday when i was pouring cereal, he was trying to negotiate a different type of cereal than the one i wanted to offer him. he wanted to pull out the data point on how many grams of sugar are in his preferred one. he knows this. i mean, it's partly because my wife and i are certainly conscience of this kind of thing but actually i think he gets that from his daycare. when i was 5 years old, i grew up on a farm in iowa, a

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. >> reporter: the group filed a complaint with usda monday claiming the cincinnati zoo violated thefare act. they point out that the zoo has the had incidents in the past. including one in march when two polar bears >>> opioid addiction one of the biggest health threats facing the country. take more than 80 lives a day. west virginia lead the nation in overdose deaths. now the state is fighting back. suing six national companies that distribute painkillers. jim axelrod continues his investigation. >> reporter: this is what the opioid crisis looks like in west virginia. people addicted to pain pills, lining up on foot and in cars at a small town drugstore to get their prescriptions filled. >> in 2014, almost 19,000 people died from opioid overdose. not talking heroin. with the dea for 29 years, he says, wholesale drug distributors play a huge part in the epidemic. >> if a pharmacy was ordering 5,000 tablets per month over series of months, that's not a big deal. but one month he orders 30,000 tablets. and then the following month he orders 60 tablets. now up to 100,000 tablets. well,

. >> reporter: the usda has the not opened a formal investigation just yet but is looking to see if the animal welfare act was violated. scott the last time the agency inspected the cincinnati zoo was in april. >> jamie yuccas reporting. thank you. the iraqi army is engaged in the largest battle yet against isis. iraq is trying to eject isis from fallujah, city of 300,000. iraq is fighting with an odd coalition of u.s. advisers and iranian forces. they're meeting stiff resistance as they try to encircle the city. mark phillips is following the story. >> reporter: the iraqis say they and the u.s.-led coalition have been founding isis strong holds in fallujah from the air. and from the gound. in what is becoming one of th fought against so-called islamic state. iraqi forces supported by shiite militias and the backing of the u.s. and iran have been trying to soften up dug in isis positions. but the push towards fallujah produced a push back. the iraqis have had to fight off an isis counter offensive along fallujah's southern outskirts. while large numbers of government troops are poised t

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which is basically solitary confinement where they are kept naked and given food that was below the usdaent. i saw a man escape while i was there in the day time -- in the middle of the day. he climbed over the fence in view of the guard towers but there were no guards in the towers. >> they have cameras instead of guards. >> exactly. >> it has been four months. once you are out, tell us about how you left. you chronicled this. there's a long article you wrote about this and also a video which is all part of it. tell us -- when was it time to leave? >> i was there for 4 months. i was considering whether i should stay or go. my job was really difficult and wearing on me. the same time i had been picked for a promotion after 2 1/2 months on the job. it turned out i really didn't have to make the decision because a colleague of mine had been there to shoot video for the story and he was getting a nighttime shot of the prison and got arrested while taking photos in the prison and spent 24 hours in jail. >> why did he get arrested? >> he was accused of trespassing. he wasn't anywhere near the

usda says it requires all companies to label their mechanically tenderized meat. >>> from our delaware news room public health officials have have confirmed a fourth case of the zika virus in that state. they say kent county man traveled abroad in may, health officials say zika can cause, fetal death and severe brain defects. >>> students harnessed the power of word in a unique competition this afternoon. students in grade three through eight at universal family of schools took part in this years african-american history competition. the event was held in philadelphia's grays ferry section today. some competitors could barely reach the mike even if like this young lady but they certainly had big voices, isn't that terrific. >>> now not so terrific is our weather. not bad but some bumps in the middle. >> it will be a week even where it will be very warm. i wouldn't cancel any outdoor plans but keep your eye to the sky, have your storm tracker six app, because that could be interrupt by some storms. not everyone will see them but those that do they could be heavy hitters. >> get the umbr

usda investigation in the may 28 incident is still underway.charges will be charged against the parents of the boy. and they have no plans to sue it's okay to look as long as you keep your distance. at the cincinnati zoo, joe web, abc7 news. alison: that is it for "abc7 news at 5:00". right now at 6:00 -- stunning new testimony in a high profile trial. an attorney accuse of taking his wife's former boss hostage and torturing him. what he said in court today. plus, metro's safetrack plan enters the second weekday. the impact on the commute and the future of metro. d.c. reaches a deal on the minimum wage. how much pay could go up when and next. >> now, "abc7 news at 6:00". leon: up first, police say it was a gruesome scene a man and his wife they were tortured. leon: jeff goldberg joins us live. jeff: evidences from the prosecution showed schmuhl doing surveillance on this home before the attack. schmuhl's attorneys claim their client was too intoxicated on prescription drugs to know what happened in the attack. that is what schmuhl sarred today.

they will be available at dozens of designated sites all run by the usda. it will serve millions of free meals at those locations all summer long. >> reporter: an outpouring of support for the victims of the orlando club massacre. as we dig deeper into the shooter's actions leading up to the gunfire. >> reporter: campaign workers out early putting out treasure si treasu fresh signs for their candidate. more coming up. >>> and tracking developments out of baltimore where firefighters are mopping up after a three-alarm fire. >> and when you can find about the new additi at subway, you'll love the greek flavors of our mediterranean collection. your choice of delicious chicken or hearty steak. creamy tzatziki sauce. try our mediterranean collection today. subway. fresh is what we do. >>> here is what we know about the investigation into the orlando night club federal agents are talking to the community about gunman omar mateen. there are reports that he was seen several times inside the neat cl night club p. >> all 49 people who died have been identified. the y

recently, the usda issued organic rules for comment.hese rules were meant to have little to do with food safety and are meant to address consumer perception. according to these new rules, chickens need sizable outdoor space for enrichment activities. the pastoral image of chickens roaming around the yards is well and good in theory, but in practice it's a costly change that would drive up costs to consumers and put grocery stores at a disadvantage. it is so amazing that i was asked, what would happen to chickens in cold weather states? would we have to give them jackets when they were outside? no one seems to know. the usda's policy also puts people at risk because it contradicts avian influenza precautions we have put in place that would be devastating to our economy and our nation if we put our food source at risk. this is not simply about is congress better than the executive branch. it's about doing our job and doing it in the way the constitutional founders said to do it. when we all do our job the way we're supposed to, the people

the us sda is investigating -- the usda is investigating what happened and the zoo is fully cooperating. reporting live from the cincinnati zoo. jonathan: thank you. yesterday evening was tropical storm colin. this is what it looked like roaring into florida's gulf coast. video from the "tampa bay times" as driving wind and rain arrived. elsewhere scenes like this were common. trees were down and several homes damaged when the worst of it hit. this is a picture from sarasota, florida. you can see the tree on top of the roof of the house. elsewhere, flooding is a major concern. they had inches of rain with high tide in low lying areas that put the roadways and the homes at risk and fast, too. it also increased feeding grounds where the manatees are. look at this. they are venturi they are just there floating up looking for something to eat. this is something they are starting to see in florida with all the rain they have had and the storm that moved through. chief meteorologist doug hill keeping an eye on the forecast. that storm while it was big, it moved really quickly through florida.