per hour that will continue to push inland and, it will make pushing inland, and hermine makes land that will make landfall later tonight. i suspect we will be getting warnings shortly. shortly. if we do we'll have you. clearwater, all of the floodwater clearwater where all of the flood water the water treatment plant the marshall street been overwhelmed. treatment it is pushing sewage out of the manholes. mechanical problem pushing ryan is live with what's going on. >> on the >> reporter: >> reporter: as if clearwater doesn't have enough to deal doesn't have enough things to deal here is another problem. problem, and it's take a look over this is raw sewage coming out from those from those manhole covers. it's because all it is because of all the storm water it has to go somewhere. just down the road here there was and just on the road there has been a total mechanical failure from the wastewater treatment plant. i want to show you some plant. this is video from this is right around the block from here. we are told that it can withstand about 10,000,000 gallons of wastewater per day. minutes ago. it's literally right that's what it is rated four. it's dealing with block. it million gallons and at a, and it's -- and, you heard den da pretty bad. million. this is this is as bad as we have seen it all day ng seen the weather all day long. they're trying to get so they are trying to get their hands on retro equipment, pumps to take the pressure pumps to take the pressure off the waste water treatment plant, but that's going to take that wastewater treatment plant. th they're doing it as we speak, but with this rain, continuing but with the rain, to storm surge getting worse are probably going to have getting worse, we' quite some time. problem for quite some time. >> thank you, and we're just getting a new look and, we're getting a new look at the rising floodwaters rising flood waters in citrus county, up to the you can see it getting t bottom of some of those doors. some of thedoors in the video. the county issues voluntary evacuation orders tonight for residents the county is issuing voluntary evacuation orders for residents in those coastal areas. the rising water shutting down several roads in pinellas county all day shutting down several roads. st. pete. neighbors saying they had never seen the water so high. in st. petersburg. neighbors never have seen the water so high, one neighbor even saw a gator in one neighbor saw a gator and, swimming down the street in the middle of wastewater into tampa bay and th're discharging sewage into from running the city of largo is not so lucky. sewage is also running through its but largo is >> reporter: there. >> it's terr. there's health hazard. >> reporter: >> reporter: raw sewage overflow is bubbling bubbling up. >>ooding largo streets. >> i'm not happy about, but wh what can we do. >> reporter: marcia is >> reporter: she is washing those levels rise towards her house. house she's lived in 49 she is frustrated. >> absolutely i'm frustrated. were she's frustrated. >> absolutely. you wonder when it'sin comg in the front door. >> reporter: >> reporter: a few doors down it did come through. >> it did come through, into >> yes, yes. r:garage? >> yes. problem. a large tank at the water treatment pl >> reporter: here's a problem, a large tank isn't even running right now. running right now. right now this >> this as allco mmission. >> it's all been rebuilt, this was taken down to rebuilt. >> reporter: >> reporter: urban is the largo environmenta environmental services director and he says in $18 million construction project is splitting the old tank and said an $18 more functional thanks. construction project is for now wastewater is being sent two. and right now it's for a temporary system being treated and through treated water is getting dumped some of the treatmen dumped into cross >> reporter: what you say to the people who are frustrated? >> well, what do you say to the frustrated peogoal is keep the sewage in the the sewage in the pipes. we will do everything we can. plant, and we'll do everything we can. our people are our people are working at night, and weekends. >> reporter: weekendsholidays. >> reporter: even if the tanks were can only handle up to 7.5 inches of rain. only handle 7 and yesterday they got over 11. of water in 24 hours. yesterday they when the projects are done, it >> inches. once the construction is done, the problem for so many years and they keep moving people in. >> they keep letting people >> reporter: the problem isn't going away. and build, it should have been taken care of sooner. >> reporter: it's not to be completed until september, and the -- the largo plant proj isn't going to be completed until september. tan and, until november, and we're sewage fees that resident sewage fees will likely go up, but that probably but that probably will not happen until 2008. won't and communities along the panha breaking for land fall. you you can see the early impacts. impact eric is live eric is live south of tallahassee monitoring the tallahassee monitoring those conditions. >> reporter: earlier, they said that eric? >> reporter: . we are east of apalachicola. and we are seeing the dennis phillips sai of that are ready. basically everyone along the gulf coast is really worried this is shall point beach. the beach is gone. this is the water has been steadily coming up. the beach and, the water steadily right there no you see the gazebo to go. longer a place to go the water is rough, people are evacuating the area picnic. the water is rough. people are evacuating the area. strong high tide a few hours ago, the beach is beach has just been go. the tallahassee the tallahassee area has seen best hasn't seen seen a storm, a hurricane like this hit like this hit head-on since 1985. hurricane kate more rewere cently hurricane ben -- hurricane dennis caused dennis caused millions of dollars of damage. dollars of damage, so so you see so many people rebuild their homes on high beams. beams to protect the >> >> we did our hurricane are good. but preparedness, and we're good. >> reporter: yeah. >> but i'm worried about i'm out of here. and my dog and myself, so i'm out of here. >> reporter: >> reporter: >> because it's going to get bad. > she booked. she's going to drive to tallahassee to find a room tallahassee and find a room her and her and her dog. and storm prep is underway and tallahassee as well. you can see a lot of houses in this area but closed also in tallahassee, but there are a lot of houses in the shell poin most people are gone. they don't want to be around believe most people are gone, not wanting to be aroun when this hits. it's very close is evening. to here later this >> eric, a big concern as the storm approaches a big concern as the storm approaches is downed trees. sometis it doesn't even even take trees to follow. adam finds outri the trees how to know if the -- serious. here's how to know if the trees in your hard are >> even before hermine became a hurricane a massive tree branch crashed >> reporter: even before hermine home in tampa. >> the roof branch crashed down earthquake. >> thankfully, >> it shook like an earthquake, and came inside escaped. >> reporter: luckily everyone got out in time, but there was they set warning fallen if another big branch has fallen recently, there could be mor dangerous >> >> you would never think, outside. you'd never think, you know, know but it's no good in the center. >> >> reporter: devon returns a family tree service business service business and he says even when there is little wind or rain tampa, and even when there's a little rain he say, the wi >> a lot of times you get of the like this >> you get a v that co water there water down in the v, and water will rot the center of tree out. >> reporter: that doesn't mean the tree is dead pick >> that doesn't mean it is dead, which he believes is a bit of a misconception. which he believes a bit of a misconception. >> and you get >> so it comes there and you have a cavity like that have sit down in that water. and it will eventually bust that tree. >> sitting like that, high wind >> reporter: so what can bust it should you look for? discoloration is a big >> reporter: he also says discoloration is a big red and, wilson once, but sometimes tree branches will come down near the base of the tree, and he warns branches can come down days after a storm. >> and you can view and you can do all of the picture and video of flooding around the bay area pictures and flooding around the bay area on our website on abcactionnews.com. and you can monitor hurric hermine monitor hurricane hermine's path and live radar and get school closures any time of from our free mobile app. from our free abc action news mobile app as well. still still to come, insurance companies are going to be all over the area in the comine com over the bay area in tonight, we reveal the new insurance trend. days. we reveal the new insurance trend that can force you into a no win situation. nasty out there. anna maria island, winds gusting at 40 miles per hour, and more coming up on where the storm is headed and what else new new and this is a into the news room right now. this is a live look at current conditions near the skyway. this storm current conditions near the skyway bridge. fall in dennis dennis' latest look is soon. away. tonight a lot of bay area homeowners w insurance companies to fix flooding and insurance companies. >> but a new trend >> but a new insurance trend called managed repair could do more more harm than good. the jackie found out what can wrong with the system. >> i heard a car squealing as i was in the doorway wa >> >> reporter: force and speed turned the car . >> literally exploded. >> into port richey home. >> port richey home. >> like a bomb went off. everything everything just went everywhere. >> everywhere. >> reporter: harold weaver senior filed a claim with insurance, florida peninsula. then he discovered and discovered he had to choose a contractor from the insurers a contractor list. >> contractor list. >> they had we could pick we could pick out of the 10 that they had appeared of dealing directly with contacts. >> contractors. >> reporter: they sell the program as a way to policyholders. >> holders from fraud. >> because we pay the contract directly, there are no surprises on the final bill. >> contractor directly. >> but they call it a big money saver and, scenes it's a big money saver for the insurance company, and they said it allowed them to have more control peninsula said they had more control as reported saving alst $1 million. about 1100 claims. million >> the weaver's public adjustor said florida peninsula's contractor save them tens of thousands by shortcutting company tens of thousands by short cutting repairs on this >> home. >> here's where the, the house is more of a pinkish color, cora and painted with a brown. >> brown. >> reporter: the of their own, and they call for a a contractor of their own to draw up the repair, and called then the plan submitted by florida peninsula's engineer. for a greater scope of work by far. >> doesn't meet the >> does it meet the needs of the repairs that needs to be done. >> reporter: i asked a licensed sets of plans. >> and, if these walls as well as the home. >> if these walls were completely completely moved and crushed then these walls needed then these walls needed to be completely rebuilt. >> >> reporter: florida peninsula's plans for the walls to be repaired walls not rebuilt. >> rebuilt. >> there's no evidence of trust there's any truck traffic. >> and, insurance company's contractor failed to secure a portion of the roof to the how big of a wraparound ands uplifting they hold the trusts from going up in >> the foot of peninsula would knock on camera but did defend their contractors work wouldn't go on camera, but did defend the work email. the the building department reviewed reviewed the report, detailed plans and a detailed plans as a licensed engineer. licensed and issued permits permits and inspected >> what's your biggest concern? times. what's your biggest concerns about remaining in >> we could still get hurt or killed. with your parents? >> we could still get hurt or and the insurance company company doesn't doesn't care. >> they are not alone, peo trust is not alone. people's programs. you need to read your policy program. you need to read what your rights are. your rights in c meanwhile, they are suing their insurer make a claim. meanwhile the weavers are suing the insurance company breach of contract. now the most accurate weather action weather. there is a look outside. good evening, there's a look outside that is a picture. and that's the main sail tropical storm force, island, tropical storm definitely have had coastal flooding that surges and and coastal flooding. the surge has will be higher across the northern counties closer to the center o will be higher in the northern counties. tornado watch tornado watch is in effect for our northern counties. northern counties. this line that and saudi manatee county has already caused county,ople without power at th point in pinellas county, and at this point and as county, as we mentioned re getting reports reports of 50 to 60 miles an knauer wind gusts. hour wind gust windshield this and, this is a ban from a hurricane. this is a band from a hurricane. then you get then you get a break. you go from you lir winds, 0 miles an hour, and -- literally. and then miles per hour, and then within minutes it's and this one could then another for a while. so let's go for all of this. could stick around for awhile. tornado watch remains a tornado watch remains in effect until 11 pm. we already warnings. there and there will be a lot of spin and we get tropical system a up. and at are no warnings of damage. there were three warn and that's reports of damage, works ropical storm. good news. that's actually how it works. often see spin, but don't see a it rarely causes damage. they typically don't last for more than a couple of minutes. lot of damage, and they only last a this is what has changed since we did see the hurricane watch up north and the tropical storm warmings in has been extended all the way into sarasota county. so if you have east of 75,ou are not under that warning coun. if you're east of i-65 you're not our southern counties. polk county, you're not all morning. and i am hearing that we have pictures were they from? pinellas is. polk county is not. pictures here from therefrom the gandy bridge. bridge. check and there you go. there that the wind gust that's a wind gust . you have to figure line, at least 50 to 55 miles per hour. remember the camera miles per hour. now, the cameras up a little bit higher. high but we are getting reports reports, easily of 50, 50 and 55. not sustained, but gusts. not sustained. if it were sustained we'd be in the the conversation with possibility of hurricane force winds. wind. we'll not have that. they will up north they will have that up north. and again right onto tonight we panhand will be doing live hits through tonight we'll do live hits night long through the morning hours as this makes landfall east of tallahassee morning hours as it makes land fall east of tallahassee. oak trees up thered so many and we have so many parents parents with have kids who go to fsu. fsu, a wll be onopf for you. power outages, already 4,000, so power outages, we are ready said that there are 4000 and is a very high likelihood that and there's a high likelihood as the bands come through these come through we will see more power outages see more out annals tonight before things -- outage before things tonight before things tomorrow morning. a thunderstorm in tampa, tomorrow morning. a thunderstorm in tampa and heavy rains in st. pete, clearwater, and temperatures at this hour in the st. petersburg with temperatures in the mid to upper 70s. there's the there is that sidelight picture. this became a hurricane the red box is the tornado watch. it became a hurricane 2:30 this afternoon, an is certainly starting to act like it. as it approaches, it is expected to get stronger. so we are anticipating winds of 80 to 85 miles per hour and this miles per hour upon land fall. this is a look art futurecast. check out -- at futurecast. check check out that band. so the way that we see it 6:00 tomorrow morning. the way we one coming through it will be a break coming through now, a break behind it for a few hours, then and then, the next one comes extremely heavy rain. that means extremely heavy rain. then the problem and the problem between midnight and 3:00 is midnight and coastal flooding, -- floonggain. already had pictures of flooding between 12:00 flooding. that wasn't because of rain 3:00. that wasn't because of rain, but because of a that is and rights. that will happen again tonight. between midnight and 3:00, so if you flooded, if you flooded or know folk who flooded, you might want to watch out. that is flooded already today, watch out for them it will be dark out and can be an can be an issue. thing as water rises. tomorrow tomorrow morning, things continue right into the afteoo feet of up to thorms still a moisture feed near up to the storms. storm, and a lot of folks, it's labor day weekend. it's a holi and the weatllr e great actually. weather will be great actually by saturday into sunday, back by saturday and sunday back to normal. meaning sunshine and highs mea the lower 90s. storms, and highs in the so we have a night of this, this is a great night. so night of this. it's a great night to stay at there is no need to b home. no need to messing with us. the winds are 35 to 45. things. we can deal with the winds, but but then the worth messing with. flooding rains, it's not worth messing with. tonight the tonight, the rains continue. this makes landfall around midnight. makes and by the weekend midnight, and then by sunshine believe it or not a nice monday. thank you. sunday. highs arounded 0. -- around 90. still ahead, is in a fight for his job and thinks he will be sitting out for the season opener. veteran fighting for his job thinks he's be suiting up. z23ppz zy6z hello folks, well who's buccaneer 53 man roster? man r well, the coach a good part of the day making their decisions. making part of decisions. only a handful of and, heading into last night's game, and one there. jonathan banks is one of the guys on the teeter there, and as he lo if you ok center, he says, everything that i have done so far know what, i think everything i've done so far in the enough. season >> make it >> every game i made plays, so i hope this one game doesn't change the standards of who i am am, happy with it. what i've just kill it. i've been looking forward to that. it. >> all rig it wilbe packed for that game on labor day. in the head coac in labor day. f a ton of lassmen under classmen this year, and s he knows they have to step up he knows ty ve to step up to get these wheels rolling. >> >> still think we're in a work always. you will like the worth it like the work work ethic. that all the time. it all the time, which i'm not saying which i'm not saying that they haven't. but, they have to be there. they have to be there for the new guys coming in and take >> it's a pretty good game. >> >. going to be a they have a pretty good quarterback. >> favorites. >> and one last check of weather? 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