an overturned box truck. you're looking at mcintosh road on i-4. if you know anyone heading that way tonight, give th a call. just lastmoh that uncovered new numbers showing crashes in that area have gone up 50% for some reason in four years. and breaking in st. petersburg right now. officers just releasing new video in the past 40 minutes showing a woman actually attaching a credit card skimmer to an atm. you see her there. this is happening inside the 7- el they don't believe she got card numbers from this. if you know who the woman, call st. pete police. skimmers just like that one take money right out of your pocket. new rules taking effect this weekend could help protect you. >> abc action news reis taking for you on how the rules will be enforced and how to protect yourself. adam. >> reporter: that's right. behind a lot of these gas stations, almost behind several $30million has been stolen from floridians this way over the past couple of years. a lot of floridians are not doing thgs do, easy things to protect themselves. behind any gas mp could ba machine trying to steal your money. >> loose key pads or anything that would be up underneath here. >> reporter: brad checks the pom l for a card skimmer every time that he fills up the truck lot. >> once a morning and i work six days a week. six times. sometimes more de mending how many hours i work. >> reporter: he is glad that the state is cracking down on skimming. as of right now the penalty will carry even more prison time. the ate admits that they don't often catch the thieves. but you can use another part of the new law to protect yourself. now you should be able to tell if a gas sthas been tampered with. how you will tell? use it. if there's no tape at all, don't use it. if the not tape has the word void, that means it has been taken off and put back on. state monitors will also be checng for thee starting this weekend. but with about 8,000 gas stations across the state, inspectors can't check every pump every day. >> i had an sue back a few years ago where my so now this -- now that a gas statouion, yw, this happens is really concerning to drivers like cyndi what she should be looking out for. >> well, i will definitely look for the tape now over the key. but i think iteeds to be maybe a little brighter. >> reporte, skipping the credit card and using cash is the safest way to go use pumps directly in the line of sight from the cashiers at the -- at the desk there, at the shop. those are the pumps that of skimmers. nor now live in tampa, adam weiner, abc action news. >> adam, thank you. a man wanted for attempted murder in pinellas county now in custody in north carolina. authorities there taking marcus frazier into custody today. st. pete police say that he shot two men back in august. frazier will be extradited to pinellas county to stand trial but it's not clear when that will happen. tonight sarasota deputies are trying to figure out what caused the deaths of two people there. firefighters finding a man and womade this morning. detectiv n a saying much the investigation is ongoing tonight. and abc action news is committed to taking action ou or someonyoknow is in a domestic violence situation, you can call the statewide hotline any time at the number on your screen. we also posted information on our website, facebook page and on twitter. some good news tonight. belongs. the thief safely returning that uniform today. alonso high school says someone put in an envelope and left it next to the ticket booth. the words jose's jersey were written on the envelope. the school is grateful to have it back and not interested in finding out who took it. fernandez died last weekend in a boat investigators are dealing with a major challenge inside the hobo difficult to recover the video recorders and a data recorder inside there. they could contain information on speed, braking and other conditions. that information can help investigators determine if the tragedy is the result of equipment malfunction or distracted engineer. today we learned more abt e on person killed in the crash, the 34-year-old had just she rushed to she was in a rush she went to the train. in a way i blame myself. i talk a lot and i could have spoke toheouother things. are ilin the hospital tonight. two are in intensive care. a broward county judge facing charges tonight for suspending a robber's sent in exchange for re-election help. the judge sentenced a convicted robbero for violating his probation. but investigators say he then revers tafter meeting with two activists. the complaint says that one of the activists then promotethd judge's campaign. tonight it seems that the creepy clown trend is causing problems in two bay area counties. pasco and pinellas county reporting sightings in the past few days. in particular, largo, hudson, port richie and holiday. nothing has come from the robocall today. >> pasco county schools. as you may be aware there is a creepy clown phenomena sweeping the country. this morning a tweet from the clowning around twitter site posted the threat about high schools. we have no reason to believe it is credible or any of our schools are in danger. however we are not dismissing it and the sheriff's office is investigating. >> law enforcement in both counties are monitoring the situations and authoti if they catch someone taking part in thissay they will press criminal charges. tampa police officers will be safer on the streets. the foundation and rise tampa foundation donating over active soter response kits. 75 the vests are desied over body armor that police already use. they provide an extra level of rifles. >> when it really counts and lives are in dangers, these vests give the officers the extra protection that they need to get their job done. >> the vests cost about $385 each. the armor is designed to be worn during active shooter or other high risk situations. new tonight, david jolly urging the cdc to focus g e dir letter saying that florida is at the epicenter were distributed in august, florida 000. congress just approved $1.1 biin antizika 6. a new poll showing that hilldon trump in florida. the poll says 46% of likely voters favor clinton while 42% are behind trump. the gap just outside the rgin "usa today" doing something it has never done before. the editorial board saying not to cast ballo trump we thedid not pied the rs whose beliefs are not in it's cleis inxler talked with t vets who are turni >> reporter: inside a park rec center, activity room 1, this is a make shift courtroom. >> good to see you, sir. >> ais on beer term snooze vietnam veteran akg knocked down, i got back up. the only person who knocked me down was myself. >> reporter: the judge is helping the veterans navigate the system and in some cases waiving fees. >> $685 waive that. the associated violation. >> reporter: the court is just one of many services for veterans at the yearly operation stddown evt. >> there's haircuts cal. the resources are here for the military-style tents for those who want to stay the whole weekend. maurice was once homeless. after last year's standdown he has a place to live, a job and a new role mentoring other vets. >> whether they're homeless, down and out or just need help. >> reporter: back in the veterans court, rocky had $1,000 worth of fees waived. >> i'm glad that you're doing so well. well done. support that allow them to walk proudly again. eric waxler, abc action news. a long troubled st. pete motel now shut down and residents forced to move. the reason that this is not solving the problem but just moving it to another location. plus epr:thise a hofor tour buayt no stoatilstory for you >> moveout day is fast approaching for the st. pete hotel. it includes families with children. jake peterson shows us how families are lying to stay off the -- trying street judges there's no wealthy people living here. >> reporter: they're not rich. >> it is a family community here. >> reporter: but these residents say they have a lot of heart. >> we help each other out as far as what things -- like common things that people need. >> reporter: carol moved into the mosley three years ago and never left. >> we only planned on staying for a three years. once you get in here, it's hard to get out. >> reporter: because it's affordable to say here. families get a room, small kitchen and a bathroom for we can handle it. >> reporter: ashley stall's family of 7 lives in one hotel room. she is using this weekend to pack and then head to another motel. >> really stressful. -- my kids, you know, they love all the other kids here. >> reporter: more than half of the residents already have plans. an easy way to tell about the housing status of the families is by looking at the unit. if it is boarded up, they moved on. if it's not, they are still looking. the city social services pack, find transportation and locate other hotels subpoena shelters. the problem is a lack of affordable housing. >> a lot of the affordable housing, the old hotels and things are being torn down and converted to pricey condominium snooze cliff smith says the city council and mayor are trying to get new affordable housing. >> some of that could take a couple of years. >> reporter: in the meantime, these people are packing up once again. hoping that housing is available sooner than later. >> a few of them don't know i. >> reporter: reporting in st pete, jake peterson, abc action news. now the most accurate weather team in florida, abc action weather. >> how are you doing, everybody? there's a look outside. a beautiful day actually. and the drier air that we were talking about is making it at least into part of our viewing area. especially north of i-4. we're still going to see scattered storms this weekend. the coverage won't benearly as widespread past couple of days. rain chances will be increasing the early part of next week. that all boils down to what is going on with matthew. now a powerful category 4 hurricane. there's actually a chance that towathe end of next week, matthew could bring us drier air into the area. eea look at titan doppler radar. there are storms in pasco county and hillsborough county in the northern sections. rain from dade city and extends to the east of 275 through wesley chapel and the temple terrace area. we will keep our eyes on this. anything developing out there is moving from west to east. that will continue right on through the evening. temperatures right now anywhere from the mid to upper 80s. so a little more comfortable. right? 78 palm harbor. 86 in apollo beach. there has been rain out there. that is keeping temperatures down in some spots. it is raining at right now. 83 degrees. 87 in clearwater. st. pete, 84 with partly sunny skies. satellite picture looks pretty good. isolated showers. a couple of thunderstorms. but that cold front that we have been advertising for the past couple of days is indeed moving into the area. now, it is fizzling out. ahead of it, that's where the storms move in with a southwest wind. up to the north, there is drier air. and there it is. check it out. from citrus, hernando, even county, sumter county, pasco county, there is some drier air. i don't think it makes it any farther to the south. that front stalls out. so that means if you live south of i-4, the rain chances for you are quite a bit higher than if you live north of i-4 ts weekend. it won'te any sort o be better rain chances across the southern counties starting tomorrow. still this evening, out ahead o where it will be, there will be isolated showers and whticeen you ll notice it. drier and pleasant conditions. pasco, hernando, maybe even pin class nortrnillsborough. throughout the afternoon, a few storms pop up. and then i think we actually get more of an easterly wind heading into the weekend. that means more of the late-day early evening storms coming back towards the beach. we will only get a day or day and a half of the drier conditions befe the rain chans return. matthew from a category 1 hurricane yesterday to a category 4 hurricane today. this thing exploded. we have been talking about this for well over a week. it gets into these incredibly warm waters in the caribbean. anything is possible. and that's what we're seeing. i mean, it would not shock me in the least if this goes category 5. but what will happen in the next 24 to 48 hours, it will continue the westward movement. then it will turn north. we are very confident about that. now, could it turn north little bit later? it's possible. but either way, this general track -- this is where it's important to look at the entire cone. okay. jamaica -- jamaica will get hit hard by the hurricane. probably a category 3 hurricane. on the other side, haiti will get hit hard. it will weaken a little bit because of the mountains on the western side. the big question is right here. south florida is on the fringe. eastern sea board and into new engrand. the european model stalls it out in the bahamas for four days. starting next week into the early part of the following week. so that is one, t e. i'm more inclined to believe the gfs that it will go up the north. you n't write off the european model. it is extremely accurate with this kind of hurricane. stay with us 24/7 on facebook and online. we will be on this because florida, bottom line, is not out of the woods yet. here is a look at florida's most accurate 7-day forecast. rain be chances over the next couple of days. nice weather. then it bumps up as matthew approaches. if it goes up the eastern sea board, it will bring drier air into our area by the end of next week. i said, you know, you lost my dog. you haven't done anything. you haven't reported it to police. >> not just lost but potentially stolen. the unnecessary surgery this dog was forced to undergo and one of the largest events in pinellas county is kicking off. i'm isabel rosales and i will tell you how much the county relies object speed -- on speed boats coming to the area this >> tulsa police officer charged with shooting and killing an unarmed man pled court today. she suffers from auditory exclusion when she shot terrence crutcher. it is a condition in which people in high stress situations often don't hear sounds around them. she is charged with first degree manslaughter and faces a minimum of four years in jail. she is on unpaid administrative leave right now. the dog that you see behind me got lost and almost didn't find its way home. that's because someone surgically removed its micro chip. thunderstorm and escaped during work. someone found him and scanned the micro chip but the information was outdated and listed an old animal rescue center and s name. well, that employee pidog even she lost the dog again >> i said, you know, you lost my dog. you haven't done anything. you haven't reported it to police. you haven't given anybody a description. you're object instructing me from trying to >> well, eventually prince was found droppeoff at smart. after seeing flyers up about the missing dog, the store tracked down the owner, the man that you just saw, who admitted that he failed to update the chip information. that's when they found thsuica removed likely in an attempt to keep the dog. >> like it was my fault l. like hernia surgery causing his baby to lose part of his intestines. more than two dozen new laws go into effect tomorrow. straight ahead, we're breaking down the top of one that could get your kids in a lot of hot >> the shocking slip-ups and what the state is doing keep you from finding out about it. new numbers out showing a big blow to the jobs that you responding. hurricane matthew turning into a category 4 storm. >> this is a beast. winds of 140 miles per hour getting stronger. it would not shock me if it gets even stronger throughout the evening hours. there's the eye as clear as you will ever see. a textbook hurricane at this point. it is tapping all of this warm water down in the central caribbean. we believe it will turn north sometime on sunday. this is my take-away from the newest advisory. first avenue you will, it slowing down. the forecast takes it into maybe call latitude from miami by wednesday afternoon. significantly slower and more in line with what the european is predicting. after that, you see this margin of error. it's huge. some of the models take it up the eastern sea board. others stall it out in the bahamas for three or four days.

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