Child died at the hands of her sixyearold brother while locked in a van. Peter bernard joins us live outside the store where investigators believe this all happened. Peter, you and i have been doing this a very long time. I have never, just like the sheriff, heard of a case like this. Reporter i have never seen anything like this. I have been in this business for 30 years. This is just a horrific story. This is the Cell Phone Store behind me where the sheriff says the mother of three Young Children left them minutes while she went inside to get her cell phone screen repaired. The Pinellas County sheriff says sixyearold frankie got upset when baby kathleen started crying so he beat her up badly. His mother, 62yearold Kathleen Steele, you see her here, is charged in the death. The baby had a cracked skull and other injuries and the little sixyearold threw her around like a rag dog. The babys mother didnt recognize the severity of the stopped at a rental car agency on the ray home to get her rental renewed. The sheriff believes Kathleen Steele had no business being a parent. Frankie and phillip at six and three were running amok and unsupervised and what others saw was consistent with what happened on monday in that she didnt care for the kids and was negligen these kids in the car. One of the worst things that i have ever seen, especially with a 13 day old. Her appearance was that of a kid who had been pummeled. Reporter the remaining kids are in dcf custodies. Steele is charged with aggravated manslaughter and expected to be okay following more than 20 minutes in a hot car. It happened yesterday afternoon in lake wales. Her father, Timothy Adams and grandmother, anna adams are facing charges because investigator believe the child was left intentionally. Surveillance video shows the pair left the child and went inside a walmart. Both are now charged with negligent child abuse. A Tampa Police Officer is charged with the unthinkable. Sexually assaulting a woman during a traffic stop. Officer adam york, a 12 year veteran is off the job and chip osowski explains the investigation took months and ended with embarrassment for the police department. Reporter this grainy Surveillance Video captured the traffic stop in question record by this camera near west shore and kennedy. He was on his way to work coming into work. And, the victim was speeding. And that is how the traffic stop started. Reporter during that stop, clothes and that is when he assaulted her. The investigation began in february, but initially, the victim couldnt provide much information to investigators. The traffic stop, the officer, she didnt know who, what agency, pulled her over. And, misconduct took place. Reporter detectives tell us dna linked york to the victim. He was fired a month after the york faces a single charge of sexual battery. He was released from the Hillsborough County jail after he posted a 15,000 bond. He has denied the allegations. In tampa, im chip osowski, newschannel8. The police chief is accepting full responsibility for the accidental shooting death of a 73yearold woman during a citizens academy. On tuesday, officer lee cole shot and killed mary nolton last year, he ordered his k9 to bite a bikers arm for nearly two minutes during a traffic stop. Fdle is now investigating tuesdays shooting. The case should be wrapped up some time in the next two to four weeks. A six month old puppy found mangled and near death was rescued from a ditch. As Melanie Michael tells us, the pup was thrown from a car and left to die. Reporter starve little alana is desperate for loverring hands to heal her. She was left to deal with the roughest of circumstances. She has internal bleeding, liver damage, mange, and is severely malnourished. Despite everything she has been through, this sweet girl doesnt have a mean bone in her body. She is a happy little girl. There is no doubt about that. She is happy to be here. She has seen bad times. When she sees them. So, we are going to keep working with her throughout the day and throughout the week. She has a long road ahead of her to recover, but i think we will get her there. Reporter the Animal Charity vets for pets is giving alana lots of love and medical care, she was rescued just in time. Had it been much longer, she most likely would have died in a ditch suffering in the hot florida sun alone and afraid. Does it shock me . No, it is unfortunately, no, it has become all too common. Reporter vets for pets contacted Plant City Police hoping someone out there will know something about this cutie. But for now, veterinarians know one thing for sure. This little gal needs love. The good news is the prognosis for alana is great. Once they stabilize her nutritionally, she will be up for adoptionand she will make a terrific pet, im melanie could you use some extra money . I know its a silly question. But it might be out there waiting for you, our own better call behnken wants you to call her tonight to find out if you have forgotten cash or abandoned property. You are having a busy day, shannon behnken. Reporter we are indeed. These volunteers from the state have be at it since 5 00. And they have had huge success reconnecting our viewers with money that they didnt even know they had. So far, 3,351,000. If you still have a little bit of time to call, it will be worth your while. So call in and find out if you have some money owed to you. All right. Thank you shannon. Did you call in . I didnt but i should. We need to find out. Even 5 would be worth it. Money is money. I tell you. Someone got 15,000. Yeah. 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 dont think so . Wouldnt 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 dont see much in the way of thunder and lightning at this point, but it is just north of i4. You can see a few showers as they continue to move to the west. And then further south, too. That same line, watch for a few showers to fill in, perhaps not as intense as it was 24 hours ago. We can still see rain showers. That would help to drop the temperatures. We will look at this and your weekend forecast coming up shortly. Still ahead. Predator in florida for eons. That story coming up. And, bucs fans, coming up, the first preseason game against the eagles is going on . . The ford freedom sales event is on our biggest event of the year just got better . . Announcing zero for seventytwo across the entire lineup of ford cars, trucks and suvs. Plus, tagged vehicles now get a thousand smart bonus. Thats freedom from interest. And freedom to choose with ford. Americas best selling brand. . . Now get 0 financing for 72 months across the entire ford lineup, plus specially tagged vehicles get a thousand smart bonus. In florida, people are working hard, just to get by. But in washington republican senator marco rubio has the worst voting record in the u. S. Senate. Marco rubio stopped showing up for work. Let us down. To protect Social Security and a womans right to choose. And grow this economy so it works for all of us. Im Patrick Murphy and i approve this message disney and the attack of a dog in Saint Petersburg has brought up lots of complaints about alligators. It is an emotional issue. Reporter sue is understandably upset after she watched an alligator kill her beloved dog. Ly never bring my dogs back here again. It is just way too dangerous. Reporter they want the city of Saint Petersburg to do something. I would really like to see they dont need to be in the middle of the city. Without alligators, we would be in trouble. Reporter damon shepherd is a naturalist with years of experience as an Education Coordinator with lowry park zoo. We have to have predators. Without things like alligators we overrun with possum, raccoon. And all these small furry animals that are the staple of the alligator. Reporter it is our away from bodies of water where gators might be a danger. Jeff patterson, newschannel8. Facebook is changing your news feed again. We will have the details coming up. Plus, a hazard on the road that would be prevented. How many crashes could be blamed on debris that falls off and gets in the way . And, here is a look at the current medal count in the 2016 in florida, it used to be that if a child, a senior or one of our four legged friends was trapped in a hot car you and i were not allowed to save them unless we were willing to be sued. Has government lost its mind . So i fixed the law to make sure we are all empowered to rescue those who can not rescue themselves. That is the least we can do. After all the love they give. Dana young for the florida senate. A return to common sense. 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. Hes a war hero because he was captured. I like people that werent captured. When you fly over enemy territory, the odds might be against you being able to come home. Donald trump doesnt understand the weight of sending americans into harms way. Hes unfit to be president. It was a record setter on wall street today. The dow shape begans in oil prices pushed the numbers higher. Shares in macys shot up after news some were going to close. The news came as macys revealed a drop in Second Quarter sales. Some will wait until their lease is expired. Officials are not explains which stores will close. Pay without cash. Now cvs is adding another one. You can pay for instore purchases using the cvs app. It will keep track of your loyalty points. Cvs does not accept other mobile Services Like apple pay. Facebook is making changes to the alga rhythm of what you find on your stories more closely related to your interests will remain closer to the top. Anything from world news to recipes could be considered informative. Oreos are baiting you with new flavor. They hope will reel you in. These are swedish fish oreos. Here is the catch. They are only served up at Kroger Stores so if you are falling for the cookies hook all night. You have to get someone out of state to mail them to you. They are about 3 a pack. You want the rest of the shampagan . No, and it is pronounced champagne. Oh god, no [ laughter ] tonight, there is a new reason to cry over your glass of champagne. It is shaping up to be the worst champagne season since the 1980s. It might be harder to find come new they blame rot, mildew, and severe frost in europe for damaging the crops. Wine sellers need to tap into their reserves. Tonight, a new report suggests one of the biggest dangers on the road is stuff that shouldnt be there. Triple a discovered more than 2,000 crashes between 2011 and 2014 involved road debris. They resulted in 35,000 injuries and 500 deaths. From unsecure loads, tire blowouts or parts of the vehicle falling off. The big point we want drivers to realize is that these crashes are preventable if they just take the necessary precautions of securing their loads before they get on the road and also maintaining their vehicles. You can face a 200 fine for leaving debris on a roadway. If it causes injury or death, you could face 60 days in jail. When you need help, shes on your side. Better call behnken. Tonight, better call behnken is helping you reunite with something you may have left behind. Cash, or a safety deposit box full of jewelry. Shannon behnken is manning the phones for another 15 minutes or so. Shannon, you have had such a productive evening connecting people with tens of thousands of dollars. Reporter it has been a huge part of it. They have connected with a lot of people in the bay area. How many people have we helped so far . Up to 2,000 people. 350,000. That is 100,000 more than we were just half an hour ago. The numbers are continuing to skyrocket. The volunteers are getting tired. We are having fun, we are here for another 15 minutes. Give us a ll what can people do if they cannot get in touch . Give us a call after we are done tonight or tomorrow, visit our website, fltreasurehunt. Org. Any time, 24 hours a day. Take a look for free money that is owed to you. Awesome. What a success. And we will keep on it. We will be here for another 10 or 15 minutes or so. You can use the website and we update on wfla. Com. Looking forward to it. Thank you shannon. Here is a view from the loews don cesar. Blue sky, high clouds. Certainly no rainfall. Otherwise, we would see much cooler numbers there. Lake club, lakewood ranch, 86 degrees. Southwest wind. Nice view here. We raise the camera up when we install the hd camera. Nissan of venice here, 85 degrees. Southern part county. The temperatures are warm. Not yet cooled off by the showers and the storms. There is your weekend forecast. 93 degrees. Less rain around, a steamy afternoon. About a 40 chance of showers and thunderstorms. In other words, about a 30 chance on saturday, 40 on sunday. Afternoon, evening hours so low 90s are likely. Especially on saturday. 82 degrees at 9 00 p. M. Still a lingering shower. Showed you radar, there is some activity there. 87 degrees temple terrace. Inverness, 88. 89 sarasota. Now back to the west. Most of our activity is the classic florida with an easterly flow. The east coast sea breeze collides with the west coast sea breeze in this area here. We expected it to. Now it is co, the brandon area. Pushing to the downtown region. Making a lot of noise no doubt. You can see it expends east of north port as well. Here is the forecast for the short and long term. A little lower on saturday. At 30 . 40 chance on sunday. For monday, tuesday, wednesday, afternoon hours, best chance of showers and storms there. High temperatures near 90 degrees all the way into and classic Florida Weather all the way through next week. Afternoon and evening activity. The sea breeze is lighting up. A lot of weird weather happening earlier in the week. Today and tomorrow of this weekend, classic. And you have a new toy coming that we are going to tell people about. We are putting together a max defender special to tell you how the newest fastest radar in the world will work. I call it steves toy. But it is kind of a big deal. That is coming up saturday at 7 00 on newschannel8. And dont the first preseason game against the eagles is getting underway. It is happening right now. Z2377z zy6z y2377y yy6y im Hillary Clinton and i approve this message. Letterman has a line of clothing, now where were these made . Trump these were made, i dont know where theyre made. But they were made someplace. Its ties, shirts, cufflinks, everything sold at macys and theyre doing great. . Letterman . Where are the shirts made . . Offcamera voice . Bangladesh. . Letterman . Bangladesh. . Trump . Well, its 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 . Offcamera voice . China. . Letterman . The ties are made in china. At exciting night of action at the olympics is ahead starting with the olympic zone in a couple of minutes. At 7 30. Reporter there are several big events happening to night. Riceman and biles will compete individually. Also ahead, being the parent of an olympic athlete. We will talk with ryan murphys parents about what the trip to the games means to them. I hope you are having a great time in rio. Im in rio jen thanks steve. Now, lets check one of the forecasts one more and, i guess we can go to steve jerve for that . Maybe . Oh. What . As you can see, im now not in rio. Im back here in the tampa bay area. And, they are showing the shower and thunderstorm activity moving from east to west. Quite a few showers along the boundary. I4. West of brandon pushing into the downtown area. Showers also further down. Ingly liked it better when we were in rio. Can we make that happen . Thank you. Thats better. In a second. In florida, people are working hard, just to get by. But in washington republican senator marco rubio has the worst voting record in the u. S. Senate. Marco rubio stopped showing up for work. Let us down. Im Patrick Murphy and enoughs enough. Im proud to work with president obama. Womans right to choose. And grow this economy so it works for all of us. Im Patrick Murphy and i approve this message now, special coverage of the summer games in rio on newschannel8. This is the olympic zone. Good evening. Im steve jerve. Im jennifer leigh. Thank you for joining us. This is the olympic zone. The women of team usa continue to make usa proud as they capture the gold. Kristin armstrong clinched her third olympic gold medal in th cycling time trial that took place on her birthday. Armstrong made it. 43yearold cyclist celebrated her victory with her son in her arms. She told reporters age is just a number. I think for so long we have been told we should be finished at a certain age. There are a lot of athletes out there that are actually showing that is not true. Another shining moment was