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Bay area. It is the peak of the flu season. One child care facility and another at a Polk County School and even assisted living facility located in pinellas county. Tammy fields show you how to get a flu shot to project yourself even if your doctor says he is out. Reporter flu season in full force. We are out of everything at this point. But for dr. Peter costas. Keeping dosages of the flu stocked is impossible. We had problems with getting sufficient numbers for children over flu and many more doctors found that to be the case. Locally we are seeing higher than normal cases coming into the Emergency Department for treatment. We went to Hillsborough County health department. What do you do when your primary doctor says they are out of the flu shot. Calling your local pharmacy, the corner pharmacy, most of them will likely have the vaccine available. Most health departments, they have the shots and it is available. If you have no idea where to go in your neighborhood. Head to the internet, to flu. Com go v for the answers. It will tell you the answers near you that you can get a flu shot. Not too late to get a flu shot. Although we would have liked to have done like triple the number of flu shots, we couldnt get all we wanted. How can you tell the difference between a bad cold and the flu. We have the details posted on wtsp. Com. Donations keep pouring in tonight online for a young woman fighting for your life in columbia. Skyler eracolla a graduate of yale university. Swimming when a boulder fell fracturing her skull and vertebrae. They would like to fly her back to the u. S. For treatment her family says. So far they have collected 130,000 to pay for her medical bills in. A mega bus burst into flames on the side of the road. No one hurt but the passengers troubles may be far from over. The fire on video. The bus was in illinois headed for milwaukee wisconsin when passengers heard a loud pop. The driver went to see if the bus had a flat tire and thats to fly and everyone got out. It was horrifying. Everybody running down the highway. It was terrible. I have nothing left. All of my clothing, i dont have anything left at home so there is really nothing left. Everything. Everything. Everything. These passengers might be out thousands of dollars thanks to this mega bus policy that says the company is only liable for 250 in lost or damaged luggage. Some passengers said they smelled smoke before the bus left chicago and questioned whether it was properly inspected. The company is fully cooperating with authorities. Into mega bus troubled past. You can check out our previous coverage from the woman that claims she was left in another dui. On seen on tv. Jury selection under way in andrews civil suit against a hotel chain saying the hotel was negligent to peeking in on her. Andrews grew up in valrico is asking for 75 million. Many of you know what it is like to live on a budget but for some seniors they often food and medicine. A Lake Land Group is helping selling seniors fruits and vegetables. Baskets. They said that many of the seniors dont have enough food so they are partnering with this is a way to help people who need it and do food sovereignty. They have control over what they are able to purchase. The y plans to offer the fruits and veggies on the 4th sunday of every month. Go to wtsp. Com for more information. The wait is over for a world war ii veteran. 10 News Reporter is on the road where a soldier got his hand on what he dreamed of having. Reporter every day for the last 37 years, Thomas Cummings has made the same trip down his zephyrhills highway but this weekend something new was waiting. He carefully opened it up not to do any damage to it. Reporter did you ever think you would get one . No, sir. Reporter why is that . It was so long. Reporter this was no ordinary piece of mail and it took 7 decades to arrive. Department of tennessee, department of education, this is to certify that thomas creamins is graduating from high school, world war ii veteran diploma. When thomas returned from service in 1946 he didnt have time to go back and get his diploma. He was starting a fire and had to work to support his family. Last week his hometown in tennessee was going to be issuing honorary diploma for everyone in the service he got excited and never so nervous to march to his mailbox. Reporter why was it so emotional for you . Well, i didnt think i would i am proud for anybody to get an education. Thats very important in life. Reporter even if it takes 70 years to prove it. Thats true. I was really honored to get it. Reporter on the road in zephyrhills, bobby lewis, 10 news, w tsp. He has earned it by suffering his country. Thomas plans to display his diploma next to that marriage certificate. The marriage certificate is better, trust me. He and elsie have known each other since 5th grade. Elsie went back to school and got her diploma from Chamber High School in 1964. They say they were swindled out of cold hard cash and there could be other victims. What you need to look out for before you hire some help. Plus tainted flooring. Why doctors say your exposure could be harmful than first thought. I am tracking a system that brings storms back to our area on wednesday. Know you can keep your financial big picture under control. Know you can see how much you have to spend and whether you should know you can easily keep track of what youre putting away. And know youre budgeted for the great escape. Org. Time now for stories making headlines around the world. This is your 60 second scan. The u. S. And russia have agreed on a plan to have a seize fire in syria. It begins saturday in an effort to reduce the bloodshed in the 5yearold civil war. The death toll continues to rise following a fer owe shus cyclone that tore through fiji killing 18 people winds reached that is the strongest storm ever experienced there. Lumber liquidators stock plunged. The retailer sold flooring that had formaldehyde. Those exposed are three times more likely to get cancer. Building backlash from beyonces halftime show. The police union in rave lee is expected to vote on security. Tampas Police Department insists that officers have been information for days signing up to keep her safe. This is a 60 second scan in. A crime alert out of Hernando County. A man posing as a contractor is targeting seniors. Get this. There could be as many as 50 reported yet. Pasco county newsroom reporter casey shows you the shoddy work that landed the contractor behind bars. He is a thief. He ought to be in jails for at least ten years. They can keep hem there long enough. People victimized by dennis prairie. His picture is not shown because theres an ongoing investigation. Theres 13 victims but could be more coming forward. Within 24 hours after he put it down, it rained and everything washed down. This 77yearold says prairie took off with one thousand dollars for repairs that was never completed. Every time he did something he found something else. Dasher said he never completed the work. Half of the driveway got sealed. I made the mistake of giving him 200 up front and he never came back. Legitimate business very seldom if ever is going to knock our door and ask to do work for you. The Hernando Sheriffs Office recommends that you ask for references and Search Online for reviews and check with the state and county for proper licenses. Dasher cant wait for the court date. If i have to do like on black friday and pitch a tent and sleep there, yes. In springhill, casey comeley, ten news. Dennis prairie is in jail and wont be bonding out. Folks, listen up. Dont be embarrassed, if you feel like a victim, the detects at the Hernando County Sheriffs Department want to hear from you. Were working for at 10 news at six. An update for a plain for elevated lanes in tampa. We will tell you the next step and how long before it could be a reality. I75 is back open after a tractortrailer jackknifed spilling 85,000gallons of fuel. Who regulates this. And should guns be allowed hear from schools that are pushing for change. And the rabies alert you will want to hear before you let your pets outside. It is time for 10 weather. We showed video from dry. Having some brush fires and now oklahoma, dry and windy. Same story. Making it hard for firefighters to keep up with this particular wildfire. It has destroyed homes and other buildings and wind gusts up to 50 Miles Per Hour and firefighters are trying to keep it from spreading and you got winds whipping through, it does dry conditions out there. For us, we are seeing more cloud cover and more moisture starting to work its way on in. And that for us later in the week will spell thundershowers chances as this system arrives. We are getting the first wave and we will see another area of low pressure developing in the texas panhandle. Thats going to be dragging a potent cold front so we may have stronger storms. A slight risk of Severe Weather that is mainly if you live i4 northward and i want to stress, a slight risk meaning one or up and not expecting a widespread event. Pete. Nice comfortable temperatures and up to 79 degrees in lakeland and 70 in tarpon springs. We still got south winds and light and pulling in moisture. We will get a few showers moving in during the overnight and with those dew points coming up and they do over the next 24 hours going from the upper 50s where they are now into the mid60s, thats when we get the soupy feeling in the atmosphere. It is always happening to match up pretty well with our bay and gulf temperatures which means we are going to see fog developing tomorrow as well. Early tomorrow morning, we are likely to see patches of fog inland and the thickest starting offshore and moving right along the coast as we head to the evening. Keep that in mind. Visibility especially if you live near the beach probably choppier throughout the day as the winds will be picking up. Notice 5 Miles Per Hour tomorrow morning, a much more favorable environment for fog to form inland and when we see the winds whipping up in the afternoon it will create a choppy situation on the water. Starting off light. Looking to the futurecast, the showers moving through and not expecting downpours mainly we will see the showers east of i 75 and south of i4 and heading to tomorrow kind of becomes more patchy and even a chance along the coast that we will get a 30 coverage for the forecast. Then we really start to see this system taking off. You can see how strong it is moving through east texas. The potent part of the storm will stay to the north and since we are further south, the Severe Weather risk is lower and not zero. And back behind that we will see the temperatures dropping. Biggest risk if we see it, is we cool down. Looking ahead. Highs in the mid60s for saturday starting off chilly and looking ahead to sunday for nice temperatures right around 70s. We will have more on the weather situation dumping up over the next 48 hours and jim will be back with a closer look and you can get the forecast anytime on your android or iphone. Get the latest forecast from your 10 weather team. Recalls coming up next. Gotten a hoverboard during the headquarters but the Consumer Products Safety Commission says the toy responsible for more than 50 fires since december. We show you why the commission is telling manufactures to raise the Safety Standards immediately. Reporter this holiday seasons hot toy is being linked to dozens of of fires. Resulting in millions of dollars in property damage. This home in nashville was destroyed by fire last month. And this familys Christmas Celebration was ruined. We were on the floor and it blew up and sparks and fire started coming from the. Reporter on thursday the Consumer Products Safety Commission issued newly updated voluntary Safety Standards to manufacturers, retailers and importers and says boards that do not comply pose an unreasonable risk to consumer and risk death if the hoverboards ignite and burn. This is a shot from the Consumer Products safety bringing product in and not meeting standards we will consider them defective. The fires stem from excess heat generated by the batteries. Swagway that has been hit with a class action complaint in december over a fire. Swag way told cbs news the products have met international Safety Standards using industry approved material. In a statement they said it is in support of complying with the new guidelines set forth by the c psc. Swag way says no 6 just moments away. A shoplifter taken down, you dont want to miss this video. What led to the encounter. And local College Students taking a stand. Why they are all for allowing a tanker truck flipped with fuel, flipped and closes i75 for several hours. Taking a look at who regulates the drivers that share the road with you. 10 news at 6 starts now. Good evening. Im reginald roundtree. And im dion lee. The next thing i know i have blood all over me. Dramatic video of a shoplifter arrested friday afternoon and taken down by a pasco county deputy. It happened outside of the Bells Department store in wesley chapel. In a story that you will see on 10 news, the suspect is speaking out and reporter jennifer t ye. Reporter staples in her head. I am banged up everywhere. Reporter all from the arrest friday afternoon. Reporter in the deputys body cam video you can hear him yell to tiffany to put her hands High Pressure her back. Put your hand behind your back. And when she doesnt comply, she is pushed up against the wall. Oh, my god. And then taken to the ground. He had a hold of me. He could have just put hands on me. There was no reason to throw me down to the ground. Reporter Pasco County Sheriff chris knocko stands by the deputys actions. She is resisting and fighting. I know people will say she is telling you, even tiny people cause harm. Reporter if she would have complied, none of this would have happened. She is the one that caused this whole incident to occur from the initial start to the fact that she disobeyed the orders and would not comply. Reporter sheriff knocko says this is proof that the body cam shows what happens