minutes releasing this video, hoping that someone will recognize this guy. police saying it shows him at the 7-eleven across the street before the carjacking. he is acting erratic in the video and hopes that someone remembers him and his unusual behavior. state health officials working as we speak to figure out how someone in pinellas county contracted the virus without leaving the country. that makes 42 locally transmit the debt of health going door to door doing outreach and sampling but they won't say where in the county. >> it is being actively spread in the miami area. that does not mean that it can't happen here. all new at 6:00, abc action news reporter carson chambers gives us a firsthand look at the front lines to ep that from happening in hillsborough county. >> the first address we're going to be going to is 2614 shamrock. >> reporter: tampa has hundreds worst of the worst. >> reporter: foreclosures with pools, standing water from south tampa to tampa palms. breeding grounds for mosquitoes. now an area-wide health risk if zika were to take off in the bay area. >> it's very simple. and you can get these things at home depot, lowe's, any hardware store. they're carrying them now. >> reporter: today is the first day of a citywide campaign. >> they're the size of a hostess donut. >> reporter: to dunk tampa and head off a potential problem. code inspectors kevin lyons and ripe shepherd. >> that is off of luis and kennedy. >> reporter: we found out it's not always to get in if a property has an absentee ladder is stagnant -- stagnant water. >> reporter: they don't hurt animals or people. >> how are you doing. >> so this homeowner is actually letting us into her backyard. we wouldn't be able to get back here without her permission. so we're going back here to do what we have to do. >> reporter: if you call tampa code, they will spend an inspector out, but the dunks only last 30 days. >> they're very inexpensive. >> reporter: one reason you neighborhood soon. in tampa, i'm carson chambers, abc action news. in the meantime a bay area congressman bashing washington for injecting politics into the fight against zika. david jolly calling on congress to meet for an emergency session and pass a long-term zika funding plan. right now the feds are funneling about $100 million per month into zika prevention, education and vaccine ebola crisis. >> we need to make sure there is federal resources for vaccine development so we can contain and eradicate the zika virus. that money will expire and we need to make sure it's there. >> reporter: congressman jolly says that money could dry up as soon as next month. people in st. pete tonight taking advantage of a new app to report issues withstanding water and request mosquito spraying in their neighborhoods. we first told you about the c click fix app yesterday at zika concerning more concerns for people who work outside. >> i'm going to have to start wearing long sleeved shirts and buy off. >> this let's you report other eyesores and problems as well as mosquitoes. new bright spot in the zika fight today. the department of health shrinking the zika zone in the winwood arts district. you can see the changes on the transmission area. the smaller is the current impact zone. anyone worried about the zika virus in the pinellas county can request mosquito control for their home. we have the information on abcactionnews.com and on our free mobile app. a new report blaming an assisted living facility for a tampa man's death. the agency for health care administration says belvedere commons may have led to the wandering away from the facility. they did not put a gps device on scott after a previous escape and staff did not lock doors in the facility. now they are directed to take corrective states. a terrifying home invasion in clearwater. a man threatening a homeowner with a knife before stealing food and liquor. joseph stang got into the the owner barricaded himself in a bathroom while he ransacked the place. after stang left, the homeowner found the knife that he threatened him with stuck in a wall. the number of deadly car crashes jumping 10% in the first six months of 2016. the national safety council yi cshes killed nearly 16,000 people this year. that's 149 more than during the same time in2015. and 43% higher than the first had more car accident fatalities that florida this year. new numbers showing concerning news at our airports. the tsa revealed that agents confiscated 81 guns from people trying to board planes st week. two of them right here at tampa international airport. both of the weapons were loaded knives and throwing knivng sear deteiv charging aulting and a not legally supposed to be around. investigators say nathan cozell violated a no contact order. he walked into the home earlier this morning and pointed a gun at her anxually assaul her. deputies say her a car. she managed to get away. abc action news is deca taking action for u. if u in a domestic violence situation, call the hotline. we have information posted on our website, on facebook and twitter. florida's newest university in po county announcing plans to break ground on a new building as it awaits for accreditation. ryan raiche shows us what is new. >> reporter: if the students at florida poly had a fight song, sound of construction news, something they have seen and heard since the university opened three yearago. >> under construction can be a good thi. things are cameoing things sure are coming. floridpoly just finished the se before sten moved in. today they announced planfor the new wellness and aquatics center. >> so our fitness center right now is great but not cutting it. >> reporter: ashley ross runs the facility and says it was center until something like this came along. the new center will be the shape of a phoenix, the school's mascot. it will have two pools and three times the size of the current fitness facility. then they will move on to the next building in the works and then the next one after that. there is literally no end to sight to the growing university. the student body has doubled in currently more than 1300 students. the plan is to taper off around 2,000. one point of contention since the beginning, the state' newest university is still not accredited but they could get the green light this year. >> they are working hard to get it done. i'm sure they will get it done. >> reporter: around this time inthere werea lot of unknowns ana lot of naysayers. could the school recruit enough students or staff. >> the students took the chance on us. have exceed expectations of a lot in the area. florida poly is here to stay. >> reporter: so far so good. ryan raiche, abc action news. still to come, one product, one store, two prices. abc action news just uncovereas been charging you different prices based on the aisle that you buy from. we reveal the everyday positions that get you a good paycheck and where to find unusual accessory that these thieves used to break into a school. it is coming down. look at that. just to the south from river gate tower. and that rain is headed toward the coast. i'll tell you when it arrives into pinellas and how strong the winds are associated with it coming up. y236ay yy6y >> this is the same area we have few minutes near macdill. we are take a closer look at this and update the tropics coming up. >> thank you, denis. we are uncovering a glitch that can cost you money. the same product being sold at the same popular store for different prices. they are charging different prices for children's motrin depending what aisle you get them from. the problem caused by the sticker bar codes put on target said they used the stickers for inventory purposes and they have no idea how long it has been going on. they are fixing the problem. people having trouble finding a good paying job. do you know that this job spinner makes $15 an hour. jackie callaway hit a job fair searching for real jobs for real people. here what is she and up. >> once i get hired, i want to grow within the company. >> reporter: we found companies hiring for everything from hospitality and health care workers to truckers and dispatchers. >> we will help them court named shipments over the phone. >> reporter: the trucking company starts workers at $17 an hour, no experience necessary. >> we're looking for anybody. if you have any sort of customer service experience, if you would like totalk to people. today. >> reporter:wefound crown automotive group looking inform till 20 positions. >> lot porters and salespeople. >> reporter: entry level jobs start at $13 an hour and go up to $30 an hour for service technicians. do you know the guys you see on the street corners spinning signs? do you know they make up to $15 an hour. >> we need to get more traffic into the >> reporter: plenty of energy but no experience necessary. how hard could it be. >> you have to catch it with the right side up. >> reporter: i was shown the basics. >> cross your hands. there you go. >> then the whole thing is to see --there we go. the whole thing is to see how fast you can go. >> yeah? >> doug: anwe met troops to teachers. >> we provide counseling services and financial benefits teaching. >> reporter: the nonprofit trains veterans to become school teachers. >> we are looking for a veteran just getting out of the service or close to getting out who has a degree. >> reporter: if you didn't make it out to the job news job fair, find more information about all of the companies plus how to apply on the job news website. we have posted that link on our website, abcactionnews.com and then click on taking action. i'm jackie callaway, taking action for you. now the most accurate action weather. >> how are you doing, everybody? this is from just a few minutes ago off of dale mabry. we have flooding on because we have had two inches of rain in the last 30 minutes. jamison and wendy are over there just saying wow. this will continue. there is a look at river gate. this is moving to the west. ago, there is a severe warning in effect for southern pinellas county until 6:45. with good reason. this cell already has wind gusts up to 65 miles per hour in macdill. so there it is. the yellow area is the severe thunderstorm warning from pretty much feather sound down to st. pete. this will continue until 6:45 as we're looking at extremely heavy rain. around macdill. that was at 5:43 this afternoon when the rain was really coming down. heavy rains continue right on through the metro area. sulfur springs to downtown. clear leer this is the area over the howard franklin, over the gandy where you have heavy wind and torrential downpours, making driving difficult at best. even during a rush hour period. watch out if you're expecting anyone home. there will be a delay over the or so. this also moving west toward the lakeland area. so there it is. just a typical summer day for august into september. we will be watching this for another hour or two. then everything quiets down. we will see more of it tomorrow and thursday and friday. back into that classic summertime pattern. one of the reasons we're seeing the storms pop is the heat has been ridiculous. low 90s right now. check out the high temp tied a record in tampa at 95. broke a record in sarasota. and 97 also record breaking in winter haven. right now a thunderstorm at the airport in tampa. 82. clearwater, 90. storms are on the way anywhere from clearwater south and pinellas and st. pete also picking up a thunderstorm where that severe thunderstorm warning is in effect. there's your yellow box in effect until 6:45 tonight. even the possibility of a funnel cloud or two. kind of storms. the flooding is an issue right now. please avoid the standing water at all costs. you don't know what is underneath the water. this evening through 8:00, things wind down rapidly. by 10:00, it's gone. look out into the gulf and see lightning. but we will be dry. you will be dry wednesday morning. mostly sunny skies. not just wednesday morning but thursday and friday mornings as well. the afternoon, just as was the case today. you will get your heat and your energy, expect storms. coverage today only 30 to 40%. same setup for thursday and friday. now, what happens this weekend all depends on what is going on here. we're not worried about fiona. we're not worried about gaston. mere is -- here is what is going on. the chances are probably a little higher than that. it boils down to where the low wherever the center is, it will make it easier to forecast where it is going. there appears to be convection right there. if that's where the center is, you may see a little infringement in terms of the islands. the islands may weaken it mewhat. the bottom li, the way you play this, by sunday, something will be impacting the state of florida. whether it's just a weak system or something much stronger. too early to tell. latest runs are running to the south, which would be good for and possibly going into the gulf of mexico. we're 24 to 36 hours away from really having a good idea where this is headed. bottom line, stay tuned. there's your florida's most accurate 7-day forecast with highs in the low 90s each day. remember the severe thunderstorm warning in effect for 25 men's for southern pinellas county. take a look at this these guys down. they push three salt water crocodiles through a broken window of a office and then shirtless men barge in to steal computer equipment inside. rangers safely removed the reptile. dirk koetter was not hop ewith his offense today -- was not happy with his offense today. you can hear it for yourself >> hell oh folks. .net know if there were buccaneers slash gate orphans or just bucs fans but row bert owe got an earful from the buccaneers season ticket holders in practice today. most have been amused to see fans boo him after missing two when he made one, they gave him one bucs style. better get into this kid's head because right now it's scrambled eggs. >> he is struggling. he is struggling a little bit right now. so he's got to work his way through it. i mean, we have talked to him. he knows what he has to do. i mean, he is working through it. >> is it out of the question that you bring in someone else to have another kicker in camp? >> that that would you need to talk to jason about. i wouldn't think that's an option. but that would be a question for jason. >> in times like this, it builds you up. down the road in the future, you will be stronger. there was another interception today. so it wasn't all bad. meanwhile major baseball is buzzing over this catch last night by andrew. man, the rays have a home run. he goes over the small wall and makes the catch. hopefully the rays can turn the tables tonight and win a victory. >> they need to raise that wall up a little bit. >> just a little bit. >> we will have continuing coverage of today's top stories on abcactionnews.com. >> and we will see you back tonight, donald trump taking aim. new and scathing attacks on hillary clinton. amid new reports about who got to meet with clinton while she was secretary of state. and tonight, clinton herself responding to trump's claims about her health. also tonight what we've now learned about the deadly police shooting. the young father, who was deaf, shot and killed. pouring through police videos. was he trying to use sign language when he was shot? the state of emergency. the wildfires tonight. also, the severe storms hitting the middle of the country this evening, as president obama visits the flood-ravaged south. the uproar tonight. the student athlete who walks free, accused of sexually assaulting two of his classmates. the judge tonight under fire.

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