Side. That means the winds push the water towards the coast. So at times of high tide especially on thursday were going to see the potential for coastal flooding as well. Well have more on that on futurecast and the local forecast coming up later on today,. A were in Constant Contact with bay area Emergency Operations officials to find out what is being done to get ready for tropical depression number 9. The st. Petersburg mayor will share the citys plans this afternoon. Officials in pasco county because weve all seen what a storm can do on streets and homes many who live in pasco county picture this. Several neighborhoods flooded last year in jasmine lakes. Shawne green says she lost 90 of her belongings. Were a little nervous with the storm coming in but we definitely feel like were in way better position than we were a year ago. Shes referring to the storm drainage system there. The county admits it needs improvements but also believes people need to do their part by immediately iss
Flooding has cleared. Tim jones is behind the wheel of our live drive cam. He is heading northbound on the veterans. As you can see the cars coming out with the headlights heading southbound. No crashes and were hearing reports of possible debris in the roadway southbound adwaters. Watch out for that. Other than that you are looking at a smooth ride. The only other trouble spot we have is standing water reported at mcelroy avenue and come across the gandy bridge there. Watch out for that and avoid that area if you can. Else dids where, across the howard elsewhere, across the howard gandy, you are look going. In about an hour, families can get a first look at the damage after heavy rain forced families to evacuate their homes. Michael paluska has been watching conditions out there overnight and throughout of the out there right now . Reporter its excellent compared to what it was. Where im standing right now is waist deep. The flood waters sort of hung out in this guys front yard. [no a
Last week. All patients were evacuated after the building lost power. Anchor james tully is live at the hospital. Is every section of the Medical Center fully operational now . Reporter from the emergency room to every floor of Bayonet Point its back open. Last thursday it was a dicey situation. The hospital lost power because of a fire and all 224 patients had to be evacuated. Now in the days since we understand that fire started in a room where the auxilliary generator was being kept. That generator has been repaired. The reason it takes so long, one of the reasons its a hospital. Has to be sterilized. Cleaned very thoroughly. Hospital staff this morning working to bring patients back that were transferred to other parts of pasco county and hernando county. As for the cause, it was initially said lightning was to confirm it was actually lightning but Bayonet Point is back open and fully operational. James tully, abc action news. Thank you. Things are returning to normal for students
President ial debate. You can see it here on your abc action news station starting 9 00. Its anticipated to be the most watched debate in history. Abc action news anchor james tully joins us live in studio. This already adds to the tremendous pressure they are both feeling already. It does. So much driving interest especially for people that dont normally watch debates. Clinton will be the first woman to compete in a general Election Debate and trump proved to be a ritings machine during those primary debates. Now the two go headtohea potential voters expected to tune in. Monday night football. Pretty impressive. Moderator lester holt. Trump and clinton will be speaking directly to one another. Both have hurled insults from afar on the campaign trail and now both are sharing the same stage. They say shes been people think shes sleeping. You have to be prepared for wacky stuff that comes at you. [ laughter ] i am drawing on my experience in elementary school. [ laughter ] one way to put
Saturdays explosion in new york. Here are the details. A bomb just went off in new york. It shattered the windows and we ducked. Reporter this man helps a woman bloody by flying debris. Im holding you. Youre ok. Nothing going to happen. The explosion so powerful that authorities are shocked no one was killed. And that all 29 people injured have already been released from area hospitals. As many as five people were taken into fbi custody tonight in connection with the explosion but have not yet been charged with a crime. The investigation is continuing. Police found what they believe to be the bomb left in this toolbox now a pile of twisted metal. Authorities are hoping another device found just a few blocks away provides more answers. The word is both devices are pressure cookers. They were similar in construct. Pressure cook we are wires and cell phone attached on its way to a lab for more investigation. It was an intentional act. Reporter as new york city prepares to welcome hundreds