Denying that, they called me to set the record straight. Nobody should even walk on it. Reporter this engineer found a void, at least 100 feet deep under building 6411 at the frfrench quarter apartments. If theyre saying they never heard about it, thats shocking to me. Reporter she along with a Structural Engineer said the building should be abandoned, and not built upon again, and warned nearby buildings werent safe eitherer. Its not a matter of if the building will collapse, just a matter of when. Reporter but all these years later, an 8 on your side investigation found d nothing was done to fix whats under the e now vacant buildiding. The Property Owner wants more insurance money to fix it, and continues to rent out apartments all around the void. City officials insisted nobody told them. All i can tell you is i wish we knew 8 years ago, but we care of it. Reporter well, we discovered thihis receipt showing that a letter was sent to the then Code Enforcement official, and it was signed for november 20th, 2008. I want to set the record straight that this is not something i ever would have ignored. Reporter at first slater did not want to talk on camera. Why wont you talk on cal are . Im not camera . Im not trying to play games. Reporter im not either, i dont understand why you wont talk on camera. Because i dont want to. Reporter but he agreed to look over the proof in his office, and then he wanted to set the record straight too. Have you ever seen this before . The first time i saw that was about five or ten minutes ago when you first showed it to me. Reporter but how different took action when the report was delivered seven years ago . We would have taken immediate action, the type of person i am, i would have went to the scene directly. I would have wanted to see it myself firsthand. The offificer that signed for the letter in 2008 is no longer a city employee, and slater tells me he doesnt know what she did with it, but she didnt receive it, and the city data base has no mention of this sink holele. Haveve to tell you, he came across really believable. It did appear that way in the story, so whats happening at the apartments now . Whats the next step . Now that the city knows about i, theyre demanding more testing, and theyeyll be drilling wednesday again, to sesee if the voids are any deeper under the one building. All right, thank you for staying on it. New tonight, a crane being used to tear down the st. Heres a video from a web b cam shooting the demolition. The operator was backing up the crane, part of edge went over the peer, downwn it goeses. The operator tried to pull it forward, but it was stuck. The operator jumped off as it toppled into the water. Fortunatately he was not hurt. Also new tonight, a piece of art swipiped from a popular exhibit in st. Petersburg. Heres a look at what was stolen from the collectionon, the one of a kind glass piece is valued at 125,000. Yesterday. Theyre reviewing video to try and get an image of the thief. There are two new cases of zika in florida. Hours s ago. 16. The only c case in the e bay area number is at three. No cases involve pregnant women, becacause the cases in pregnant women are linked to very serious birth defects. Now, 8 on your sides your vote coverage, the New Hampshire primaries. This is the final full daday of campaigning in New Hampshire, voters go to the polls in the nations first primary tomorrow, so today it was a barn storming day for everyone, including candace mccowan, shes live in manchester waiting for a trump rally to begin. Reporter good evening, its been a very busy day here, you know that final push is on for candidates to bring in the final votes, tomorrow is that day. Jeb bush and marco rubio were out today campaigning on experience levels, and Donald Trumps expected to take the stage here in about 30 minutes, hoping to turn that lead in the itss nonot just rubios opponents pointing to his resume. Voters want to know also. Talk to us about the single accomplishment youre most proud in the leadership role you playeded in a achieving it. Reporter he took a note from jeb bushs book. Protecting against imminent domain abuse. That was my law. We helped craft that from a committee i chaired. The ballot. Reporter it came upup in a spat between bushsh and trump on the debate stage, and trump is still trying to take bush on, mentioning it on msnbc. He talks about imminent domain, he doesnt even know what the words mean. Reporter bush only rotary international luncheon. Donald trump organizes his people, as a sign of strength. Reporter and this year today will be to date will be trumps Third Campaign event of the day, where he earlier today had an attack against jeb bush, well be hear throughout to say. And of course watching the weather because theyre talking agent a snowstorm on about a snowstorm on tuesday, that could have an impact. Reporter absolutely, the snow already started about noon today, and is expected to snow through the tomorrow morning, and theyre waiting and watching to see hangout it effects how it effects turn out at the potentialliable. Of course, donald trump showing up here in tampa florida, so well have that. Candace mccowan live in New Hampshire, and a reminder the coverage continues through tomorrow nights voting. Well, a traffic nightmare could be Getting Better soon. What road crew versus planned for interstate have planned for interstate 275, and plus happy trails, or should we say tails for rufus . We told his heart breaking ststory friday, and people respononded, leading to his forever hohome. Youve hadad that jacket out for awhile, keep it out though because its going to stay cool. Sevenday forecast, no customary warm up, and the winds strong, so well have that forecast for you coming up. Well have that and more coming upup. Youre watching news channel 8, the station thats always on tonight were getting a look at new video that may help catch a hit and run driver that killed a cyclist. It comes from a red light system in sarasota. Thats a gray coroll larry thomas turning at the light, and it would have some damage to the front. A cyclist died from injuries. Police provided this photo of his crumpled bike. Anyone with information call the Sarasota Police department. Anand road crews hope to open the fourth lane along interstate 275 tomorrow morning tonight, the north bound traffic needs to detour of the interstate off the interstate at louis, and then get back on. Little bit of a detour, but not too bad. The detour runs through 5 30 tomorrowow morning. The entrance ramps also closed overnight. The city o of tampa took time to celebrbrate black historory today, and it was obvious the e theme of the gathering had a beat [ music ] students from Elementary Schools and magnet schools performed on the drives at the Tampa Convention center. The e theme of celebrating the power of music past and present. The mayor spoke about African American music playing a bibig role in who we are asas a society today. We would not be who we are were it not for you and the americans that came here before you. This is the 28th year for the black history celebratioion in tampa. Still to come tonight, stuck in the shelter for years, it seemed like rufus the dog would never find a home,. But when on yoyour side told his story, a family came calling. Well bring you the happy ending next. That plus your storm team 8 forecast coming up. It was a story that touched dog lovers all over the bay area, rufus the dog that spent years waiting. The shelter just found a letter written by the original owners that hopeped someone would adopt the dog, and today, thanks t to our story, someone did. Heres the story from bradenton. Reporter tenyearold rufus is easy to love, but hasnt had an easy life, waiting for six yearsing to adopted. Shelter staff recently found this heart breaking letter win by his original written by his original letter, and written in first person. My family is very sad to give me back, but know youll find me a new family. Im sorry. Come on rufus slam. Reporter it took longer than they wished, but it today hes in a loving home, after karen duffy watched our story. I immediately just was in love, and ready to have him at the house. Reporter while watching news channel 8 friday she froze in her tracks. You could tell he was a loving dog because of their response and love for him, and their wanting him to find him a good home. Reporter last year her dogs died from old age, and shes missed the companionship, but our story made up her mind, so she reached out first things saturday morning, drove nearly two hours, and at long last give rufus the loving home he needed. Thanks for having him on the broadcast, because im the lucky one. What a happy ending. Hes adjdjusting quite well, surroundingsgs, but he has a a backyard and huge dog bed,d, and growing very attached to karen and her huhusband. He looked like he was liking the back rub from. 62 there. 62 right nonow, northwesest winds at 9 miles per hour, clearer skies in the gulf of mexico, clouds on the horizon. A few more clouds tomorrow with a cold front passing through h the area, cooler and breezy. Thats free plaza. Headed to the state fair . Bring a jacket. Breezy and chililly. 57 at 3 00 p. M. Tomorrow, and then temperatureses drops at 8 00 p. M. The cold front will be passing through tomorrow morning with a feel cooler than the actual temperature. As for the temperature, theres the average line of 72, everything this week bebelow that, staying cool, so keep track with the storm team 8 weather max app, Free Download d for the phones and tablets. 57 at 7 00 50 at 7 00 a. M. Keep a sweat in the car, its going to be cool sweater in the car, its going to be cool inin the sevenday forecast. 62 at the Tampa International airport. Dewpoint 49. 63 with a westerly wind in st. Petersburg. The winds primarily coming in from the west and southwest, the gusts here, 25 miles per hour, 22 in wiwinter haven. N. Aloft, big dip in the jet stream, allowing the cold air to spill southward. A few w showers associated with passes through as i mentioned in the Early Morning hours, and that will help to continue to pick up the wind. We have a freeze warning in place just north of Citrus County just north of viewing area, but it just shows it will be cold. Few showers could develop, wont rule that out into the Early Morning hours, and totomorrow morning sprinkles possible driven by a strong northwest wind into the area. Just at 10 percent, not a a great chance, but a lot ofof low clouds mixed with periods of clear skies as well for tomorrow afternoon. Into tuesday, partly cloudy sky, breezy and chilly. Into wednesday morning, some morning clouds, possible, wiwinter jackets needed, but later wewednesday i think perhaps a bit more sunshine as you can see in the forecast model. But it will be wiwin city the next couple of days, and and lighter winds overall. High pressure still baback to the west of us thursday. Dry air, lighter winds expected, and the area of High Pressure over us, then the winds lighter, but as i mentioned up until then breezy. Low temperatures tonight, cool, sun city 50, clearwater 52. Land o lakes s 45, and 54 sarasota. High temperatures for tomorrow inin the 50s and 60s mostly. Still quite a few clouds throughout the day as a result of the strong northwest winds driving in a fewew of the e lower clouds. For wednesday, 58. The rain chances fairly low through the period. Theyre e up there tomorrow, but t not great. Into the weekend and valentines day there on sunday, temperatures stay cool, at for a high, rain chances low at for a high, rain chances low, and windy. Its brisk, and you mean feel it. And youll feel it. Yes, if you inflate the coming up next in sports, the broncos of course won the super bowl. Now the question is will they lose their legendary quarterback . Well see, and was the broncos win over the panthers a blue print of sorts for the you cant deal with someththing, by ignoring it. But thats how some president ial candidates seem to be dealing with social security. Americans work hard, and pay into it. So our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. elephant noise donkey noise hey candidates, answer the call already. Not sure if this qualifies as riding off into the sunset, but manning rode on a float with mickey mouse today. The Denver Broncos the champs for the thirird time in franchise history. We saw the team could win the bibiggest game of the year with a soso night by the future hall of famerer, who is almost certainly retire after 15 seasonon, but he refused to make an official announcement this morning, so who knews. More relevant to bucs fans, we learned a domiminating defense could have its way with the panthers offense. Think about this performance as we follow them through free agency and the draft build up. They got to newton six time windshield an outside pass rush. It was a defensive performance, going down as one of the great ones in super bowl history. Well, any team that holds pittsburgh to 16, and carolina to 10, when they were all on a roll, all big time offensnses, its got to be up there somewhere. We knew what our identity was, won a lot of close consistent defense, considered ourself a grinding time football team, and got in another game like that yesterday, and just hung in there and found a way to get it done. All right, this was talked about all day today, cam newton walking out on the post Game Press Conference minutes after the tough defeatat. Was it bad for cam . Yes, it was. Were his feelings understandable . I say yes again, but if youre going to love the camera in the glorious times, you have to s sit there in the bad times. Thats just part of gig. Us. I dont know what you want me to say. We dropped balls, turneded the ball over. Gave up sacks. Through bad passes. Threw bad passes. The lightning in ottawa senators, the first night of a back to back. Bishop is the guy tomorrow night. I hated to see it for cam because i like cam newton. Oh, yeah. And its tough, we see it during the season after losssses as well. There. Great night for r manning. Styles the questions arent gate sometimes the questions arent great either. There. Finally tonight, the city of lakeland has two new black swans. Theyre very rare, and hatched in an incubator, which is a first. Theyre being handraised by city workers until they can be with their parents. Cute or what . Lakelandnd has a flock of 75 swans with four different species that l live downtown. Very nice. Dont go anywhere, nightly y news is coming our way next. Back at 7 00, and well see you back here tonight at 11 00
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