Genuinely aware of the fact that money plays a role in politics, but we are making the argument across a very dangerous threshold to the point has created such paralysis in our politics and policymaking that we are losing our democracy. Host what are the examples of what youre talking about . Guest if you look at every number associated with money in politics, theyve all grown exponentially in the last 20 years. Weve gone from 500 lobbyists 20 years ago in washington to h 12,000 registered lobbyists. Within a 5000 increase in what is called dark money, which is money not disclosed in the lastn decade. The 2000 election cycle is an aggregate of 3 billion election cycle. This is supposed to be a 10 billion election cycle. That is the math. But what patterns are created in washington is the inability to legislate on behalf of the common good are the public eye. The special entrees have sowed early rig the game and how such control over politicians and policymaking on behalf of the public
News channel 8. Im gayle guy yard o. And im gene ramirez. The bucs are hitting the field one more time before a pre season game. Lets check on the rain we are seeing. They actually had to go into tropicana field because of all of the rain at one buc place so hopefully get dryer air today but not much. The fl 8 00 p. M. Obviously its water logged at this point so any amount of rain could lead to quick street flooding and expected to see the heavy rain coming on shore any minute. You can see this heavy down pour, hudson, Newport Richey and even a half hour to an hour in hernando and citrus county. This is on top of 48 hours of on and off heavy rain. Most of the heaviest down pours thankfully have been off shore but they have snuck on shore anywhere from five to seven inches along the coast where that flood watch is. The fartherland you go the lighter the rain totals have been. You havent seen inches of rain. A lot more spotty south of i4. Heavy pockets but not as wide spread. Todara morn
Vandalized so he built a new one to commemorate her birthday. He has no connection to the girl at all. He was just touched by her story. I have 12 grand kids and i could never imagine my kids doing anything like that to my grand kids. The children are the future. And to have one of them snuffed out at three years old, it is crazy. Tonight, wally and some volunteers will go to the site in orlando and release balloons in caylees memory. Search crews have now found the black box of freighter el faro. Now, that ship sank near the bahamas during hurricane joaquin. The National Transportation safety board retrieved the ship from 15,000 feet of water. That is roughly three miles down. Search crews actually found the recorder in april, but they couldnt remove it then. The ntsb will begin processing the data when crews return from sea and that should be by the enof the week. Now, at 5 30, 8 on your side is helping you to get schooled as the new school year that are nervous. Lindsey mastis shows
Brandon, 77. Wesley chapel, 78 degrees. Pasco kids back to school for the first day, 80 in bartow and sarasota right now. Pasco and polk counties, first day back. Off to class, 79 degrees and patchy clouds. And 92 after school when the kids play outside. And about a 40 chance of the late day storms. Notice mostly dry through the first part of the day. The rain chances ramp up to 40 by 5 00 p. M. And storms push towards the coast. At 6 08, i have an hour you. And we are still looking good in lakeland. Polk county up to speed as well. U. S. 92 starting to get busier. And Manatee County as i zoom in. I want you to see that orange dot there. Well, thats a slow down. Thats southbound on i75. And that is after you pass 275. Thats where you hit the brakes, down to about 23 . Fhp tells me that the crash is tying up a lane. South 75 in the palmetto area. Fhp says still tying up a lane at ulmerton road but not seeing delays. Great drive on the Sunshine Skyway bridge. Thats weather and traffic. B
A mom charged in the death of her daughter. All new tonight what is next for the kids and if the warning signs were there. Good evening and thanks for joining us im wendy ryan. Im jamison uhler. Abc action news Michael Paluska has been trying to track that mom down. He is live for us with more on why they have the sheriff calling it the worse that he has ever seen. They are saying that it all happened here. Saying that the mom was inside the store for 38 minutes. The brother beating up his sister. You are charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child. Do you understand the charge . Yes. Those were the only two words she said to the mother of three charged with the death of her 13dayold daughter. That dale beat his sister to death. And i slammed her down like this and he pushed her up into the ceiling. Reporter no on the door, but they solicited the woman in what they assume will be a highprofile case and good for their firm. Im not really going to answer any questions about ms steel.