The problem here in port richie on this street all started because this retention pond overflowed. You see the trucks from the county have been working to try to pump as much water as possible. That tanker down there holds 6,000 gallons. This truck right here, and there have been three of them coming back and forth today. This holds 3,000 gallons. Look how it is sucking up this water here. It has definitely made a difference. In fact, we can walk back right here and see where the was and now how it razz reseated back. People are definitely worried that more storms will cause more damage and more flooding here. We are walking through what was johns front lawn. Its just going to keep coming. Reporter now his yard is covered in close to 2 feet of water, creeping closer and closer to his front door. Were right now looking at our options and where we can go so i can at least get any mals. Reporter after a steady rain the flooding on the street is worse than it was why ed. It was to the barr
The Sales Team Meetings are in a huddle. You can watch sports on tv from your desk. And yes, even get treated to free beer fridays. This is blue race logistics, a fastgrowing company headquartered in river view. Its unorthodox. And nobody is having more fun than the people here. Reporter blue race launched in the middle of help with shipping. The companys approach, a one stop shop connecting people able to move goods with the places that Companies Need to move them, from a hub in the southeastern u. S. We are putting more freight on the trucks, on the planes and trains that otherwise wouldnt be there. And were saving customers and clients a lot of money. Reporter as a result the business has grown from a small startup to 369 employees outside investment, blue grace is planning to add 700 jobs in the next few years. The company is expanding its office into this space to make room for 200 of those workers later this year. A lot of salespeople looking for customer service, Financial Servi
Weeki wachee. Southern part of sarasota, 6 inches of rain. Wide description of rain observed as well as observed by radar. So, this has been quite an event. There are some changes getting back toward a normal pattern. Ly talk about that later. All right, thanks. And now to a horrible case of animal cruelty at a polk county Animal Rescue. This is undercover video of pigs nearly starved to death. The owners of this Animal Rescue are now de they are facing more than 100 animal neglect charges and three counts of felony animal cruelty. Melissa marino joins us now live at this sanctuary in polk city. This doesnt sound like a sanctuary or a rescue. Reporter not at all. I want you to look behind me at the sign. It say as life sanctuary and speaking out for those with no voice. But we are told they were doing anything but. And i have to warn you, what extremely graphic and very disturbing. This video will make you sick. Pigs struggling to walk. Some too sick to stand. Nothing more than bones.
Take a look, a list of flooded roads in pasco county after three Straight Days of rain. This is nearly 40 roads. This is just pasco county. Yellow says limited affect is he, meaning it could be danger to us even drive through. Paul, no wonder that help is on the way. Yeah. Help is on the way. Let me show you this. Take a look. Public works out in the area of persa court today. They are trying to water out of there. They have four other pumps going on right now all around the county. Its all because of this, what youre looking at right now on the radar. Rain. Denis phillips has called this the arc alert. He is in for shay today. Denis, you called it. One more day of this. Yeah. Officially the Weather Service just dropped the flood watch for tomorrow. Im actually a little surprised by that only because the models continue to show a little more rain rolling in. Doppler radar. In fact, there it is. You can see this is your evening commute, especially from around clearwater and tampa and do
Parents up early to head back to school today. And it will not be rainy like it has been all week. Except for after school. But then youre not trying to impress people. All the rain has shifted towards the western panhandle of florida. And look closer to home. There may be some sprinkles, but not the heavy dunn powers that weve seen in the past couple of mornings. Sarasota, you might sneak in here with heavier rain. Ive highlighted for you. So off to class this morning. Patchy clouds around and 76 and slim rain chance and after school, that is when the rain chances get better, 87 degrees. And look at it here. This morning, 20 and 30 at lunchtime and 50 early afternoon and 60 by the time the rest of us are coming home from work around 6 00 tonight. So i have an hour by hourlike at this first day of school for many kids. With the buses. Back to school affects all of us, if you have children or not. You will see extra traffic on the roads. Downtown tampa already busy here. Both directions