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WFTS The Now Tampa Bay September 22, 2016

45 minutes ago the first Class Action Lawsuit was filed against mosaic because of the toxic wastewater spill. We have Team Coverage on all of this, at this time. We dont have the results pack on the radioactive tests yet just yet. Jackie callaway is kicking off the story today. You could ahold of the lawsuit. It could impact all of People Living near the facility. Jackie. Reporter here, it is. All 23 pages. A lot of harsh lane language in suit. It accuses mosaic of how it handled the toxic wastewater at the facility. It is accused of not doing nearly enough to keep the residents who live nearby at named in the suit. It makes mention of the 2 billion settlement with the e pa last year the epa last year. This class action suit could affect anyone within five miles of the mosaic facility. Anyone who uses water from a well as their drinking water. That number is estimated 5,000 people. It requires an injunction for mosaic to pay for regularly and more heduled testing of the wells. Also they want mosaic to pay for a Water Treatment system for everyone in the Class Action Lawsuit, along with any other economic losses. Now, just about 30 minutes ago, after getting the suit, i reached out to the spokesperson for mosaic. They were not aware of the suit. They would get back to us with a comment. Were still waiting on that. Jackie callaway, taking action meanwhile we are getting back more mosaic testing results today. We have the preliminary results from 20 different wells. Here is what were learning right now and what theyre testing for in the water. Sodium, sulfate anradioactive activity the first three ow normal levels at this time. But the one that everyone is worried about is the radioactive that we have been talking about all week long. Ryan raiche has been following this testing story from about all of this. Ryan. Reporter you guys, i think there is some confusion with the results and definitely some frustration. By the end of the day today, some 15 homeowners, as you said, 20 wells, those people will receive a letterdropped off at their home telling them the results of the tests that were taken monday and tuesday. Generally speaking, we know what the results are. Theyre going to say normal readings for everything with radioactive. Thats the test that everyone was worried about. The company doing the test says that radioactive results arent in yet. That company hired by mosaic is ect out of tampa. They say that test takes a little longer and they should get the results by tomorrow or monday. The company is assuming there wont be any surprises there because Everything Else came back normal. But it still doesnt sit well with people like joyce hunter, who we first met on monday and could not believe what she was reading. I read the whole thing first thinking it was going to give me a complete report. And then when i got to this page where they havent even tested for radio activity, i went off the chain. Reporter she is an 86year old woman. A sharp woman. Youre not going to be able to pull a fast one by her. For now she will remain on bottled water and not drink the should come in sometime tomorrow or monday. The Testing Company, by the way, is going to be very busy. We understand now mosaic has received requests for at least 200 wells to be tested around the sink hole. We have also been told that the Testing Company has agreed to work through the weekend to try to get as many people tested as they can. Guys, back to you. Ryan, those are hearty folks out there. I grew up out there and they dont take look at this tieup on interstate 75 around Wesley Chapel today when Border Patrol tried to follow a couple. They were trying to arrest a couple of people. One of the suspects actually got out of the car and ran and ended up getting hit by another car. Well, right now taking a live look outside on the roads. It looks dry. But there are some showers out there. Shay, the first day of fall and it feels like summer. Oh, does it ever . Does it ever. Thats even with the thunderstorms rolling through. So take a look right now. The river gate tampa camera showing a lot of blue skies and sunshine. We have a lot of dry areas. More dry areas than wet ones. As we look across tampa bay, you can see right there, on top of tampa and heading to the no wrth,e do have one nice big batch of storms, pretty widespread rain covering the major roads like i75 and i4 and also 275. All of this rain is headed to the southeast. So area, around brandon, valrico or mango, you will see the rain in your area in the next 20 minutes or so. As we look wider here, not a lot of rain. As i was saying, we have some over Highlands County and south of sebring. Yeah, fall begins today. But the temperatures are still steamy out there and very summer like. 87 degrees by 6 00 tonight. And storms. Storms are unlikely by the time we get to 8 00. Not a lot of rain for tonight. Did you know its National Ice Cream cone day . Maybe an ice cream, pumpkin Ice Cream Cone would be good on a florida day like today as we ring in fall. Ill let you know how things are looking. If youre planning on a bike ride for tomorrow, well time out the showers and the heat in my next forecast. Paul. Thank you, shay. Police chief says they are n scotts shooting to the public but they will be showing it to the family. The chief warns that the video doesnt show everything. The video does not give me absolute definitive visual evidence that that would confirm that a person is pointing a gun. I did not see that in the videos that i reviewed. Now, the police chief there in the city of charlotte says other specified witness ndin that Police Officers al opened fire after scott refused to drop his weapon. The prosecutor in charlotte is asking the state buru in North Carolina to investigate this shooting. Part of the now team is in charlotte today. Reporter cleanup. Thats the word of the day in engulfed the streets just hours before. I think its wrong. Reporter i caught up with charlie as he waited to board the train feet from the hotels and shops boarding up their doors and windows. People need to unite and crawl themselves americans call themselves americans. Of our community to come together in peace. We are a peaceful people. These are chocolate chip cookies. Reporter for these three friends, theyre handing out cookies. Its been a rough 48 hours here. Reporter they watched protests turn violent from their homes, using one word to describe it. Heart breaking. It is. Heart breaking. We want people to know what charlotte really is. This is not a reporter now they and so many others here wait to see what is to come, hoping that its better than what has passed. If you dont pull together inin this city, the world is watching. You know what i mean . You have to be the frontrunner and show people how to act. Reporter so here live in downtown charlotte, were seeing a lot of this, businesses having to board up their windows because of the protests that turned violent last night. In the midst of that, there is saying that we want peace and we want the world to know this is not what charlotte is. Reporting live in charlotte, the now tampa bay. The new dumbing ground for loaded weapons putting Florida Communities at risk. That story and much more coming right now an update on news we had breaking earlier this week. A only woman has been arrested and charged with the county. She did housekeeping and other work for dominique. They found her at a bank with his wallet. The body was found monday afternoon, stabbed several times on the kitchen floor. Were expecting to hear about the sewage problems during and after hurricane hermine. This is a big story. We know that yesterday the mayor put Water Resources administrative leave. The mayor is expected today to talk about why he did that. Now, he claims that he and the Council Never saw 2014 report that showed closing down one sanitation facility would lead to sewage overflow in the city of st. Petersburg. During hurricane hermine, millions of gallons of raw sewage overflowed and they were forced to dump it into tampa bay. We will have an governor rick scott is stepping in on this. He is ordering the state to take additional tests in st. Petersburg. Businesses along the water will tell you that the public is already staying away. I wish we had passes. Reporter step on to captains dolphin charter. Theres no dolphins around. Zero. Reporter that means no money. He usually does five tours a day. Yesterday i did one. Reporter that means that he barely breaks even. He says all of this is because raw sewage flowed into the water near the marina. And i have seen dead fish floating and the water is brown color. Reporter thats why the Florida Department of health is now testing the water right across from captain freds and lasing park. If the mayor, if this is such clean water and it has tested great, why dont he and his family come out and go for a swim out here. Reporter here at the park, signs are posted, no swimming. But you can see one man still out in the water. Beautiful views. And now the water is a sewer pit. Reporter and as i was leaving today, the first two people halfway through the day came up asking for a tour. Pick up next year, ill be gone. Reporter fred cant even take him unless he has two more people. For the now, im nicole grigg. All right. And taking a live look right now. You see all of this happening on the president ial campaign. We have just 47 days left until the country goes to the polls in november. Mike pence in Colorado Springs today. Colorado, a very critical state because its one that could flip 9 electoral votes are up for grabs. The last two elections colorado went to president obama and the democrats. Usually it goes to the republicans. You would be surprised to learn that half of the guns in the United States are owned by just 3 of the country. A new study out today out of harvard estimates that 7. 7 Million People on average own 17 guns apiece. Collectors, hunters, competitor shooters and people who are stockpiling weapons. Most of the 70 million guns sold in the past two decades were handguns. Twothirds of the gun owners say selfdefense is the main reason to have a firearm. Lets get a check of the forecast with shay. Shay, i have to know, has it moved out or is it still here. It is circling in the same spot. It was moving to the southeast. Now it has slowed down if you have been seeing that heavy rain in your neighborhood, yeah, it will stick around for a little longer. Then it will start to fizzle out here after not too long. The main sail beach inn is what youre looking at at the moment. It is gorgeous. Anna maria island, rain free for sure. Look at the blue skies there. Just a Beautiful Day out at the beaches. None of the beaches in Pinellas County right now are wet. Were looking good there as well. Its just this one batch of rain between i75, i4 and 275. The southeast. Now it has started to spin in place. If you are south of i4, around i75, so thats the mango and brandon, thats where the rain is headed. It may take a little longer before it gets into your area. As we look wider, you see how the batch of rain developed and then start today spin in the same spot. Were also watchi storms in Highlands County. Again, not a real big deal. Typical weather that we would see very isolated rain in fact and storms in comparison to what we might see this time of year. Futurecast is depicting what were seeing on radar. A batch of storms in the center of Hillsborough County and working its way farther inland through the next couple of hours. We will continue to have chances for the isolates showers and storms through about sunset. Then they will taper off. By midnight, were nice to dry from top to bottom across the commute and even if you would like to have lunch outside tomorrow, you dont mind the heat so much, noon, perfectly dry. Its not until after noon that we see the isolated showers and storms bubbling up. Around 4 00, 20 coverage. Tomorrow if you would like to go for a bike ride, really any time will be a good time as lock as you dont mind the heat later in the afternoon there. Is a chance, mainly after 2 00, that you could encounter an isolated shower or storm. I wouldnt try to plan your bike ride around we have a lot of dry spots tomorrow. I know the big question, since today is the first day of fall, when will it actually feel like fall . I have more on this coming up in the fourday forecast at 4 00. Laura. I fa that youre going to say never. Its a possibility. Who authorities think is responsible for yahoo hack and how to know if your information is at risk. Youre watching the now tampa breaking news right now. A warning if you have a yahoo account today. Yahoo says that a state pop sored actor stole information associated with at least 500 million accounts. This happened in 2014. But it is just now coming out. That includes phone numbers, birth dates, and account security questions. The company is now notifying people who may be affected by this. Yahoo also wants you to consider changing your password. There are some things that you see in life that just stick with you. And i can bet if you saw Something Like this in person, it would be one of those things. This is an 18wheeler on top of what used to be a chevy truck. This is all happening on the internet. It happened on a radio in georgia. These pictures are circulating true. The picture is real. It happened this month in georgia. It was a Chain Reaction crash involving several semis. Sadly a couple from louisiana died in the crash. They didnt cause it, but it is a good reminder to give the large trucks as much following distance as possible. All right. By the way, all of that sitting in traffic is costing you at least 20 hours every year. That comes from new research out today from the Reason Foundation which also looked at highway conditions across the country. South carolina, south dakota and kansas with their roads and keeping them up. Alaska, new jersey and hawaii are doing the worst job. And laura, you have a better look how florida is doing. Here is what were learning, paul. Here is the bottom line. At least this is what i275 looks like right now. Its not great. But we probably dont have to tell you that. Just look at the traffic that we see every day. Thats how long every year each person is wasting sitting in traffic. 41 hours. Nation in highway performance and 35th for deadly crashes. Overall half of the poor paving on the interstates is concentrated in five states. You see them here. And the number of deficient bridges across the country is also going down in nearly every state. But to be fair, its still considered pretty bad in connecticut, hawaii, massachusetts, new york, pennsylvania and rhode island. The city of charlotte still reeling from the violence last night bracing for what could be another chaotic night. Im todd walker with how everyone is preparing coming the now tampa bay. The tulsa District Attorney just calling a News Conference about the controversial shooting death of terrence crut Police Shooting and killing the unarmed 40yearold despite having his arms in the area. The d. A. Will talk coming up at 4 30. In a couple of minutes now. Were following the details and will bring them to you when they come in. We need your voice. We need your passion. We need your commitment. But i for bringing violence to these demonstrations to stop. Big story developing today. In ft, just a few hours ago. There she was, u. S. Attorney general Loretta Lynch addressing the second night of violent protesting that continues in North Carolina and the city of charlotte. Despite calls for calm, the city is bracing for a third night of unrest. It comes after 44 arrests and 7 hours of problems last night. Through the night in charlotte and witnessed the violence firsthand. He is there now with what is planned to try to keep the peace in the hours ahead. Reporter more resources coming into charlotte tonight in anticipation of another turbulent night. Three days after keith scott was shot and killed by police. And Police Officers told me last night they expect more protesters and more intent on doing damage like this. Broken windows boarded up, including glass still on the ground here. Check out the video that we shot from riots. Police fired tear gas into the middle of the crowd. It was getting out of hand and continued through much of the nice. The police seem to be playing catchup all night which puts them at a distinct disadvantage. The National Guard is deploying to help control the crowds. This is video of them this morning getting ready and heading out. Officers on foot and bike patrol and dirt bikes and helicopters, there will be more than 1,000 cameras around the city to keep monitor on will protect buildings and infrasucpolice to focus on those committing crimes, damaging property and assaulting people and let the true protesters who want to let their voices be heard to let them do that. The state has activated National Guard for crowd ntrol. Rson last night was critically heard. Many on social media said it was the victim. The chief spoke about it. An allegation was made that one of our officers mooity have been involved. As a said before, guy, were here to seek the truth. So were investigating that to find the truth. The absolute truth as best the evidence can show us. Reporter its not clear what tonight is going to bring. Police are gearing up for another long night, calling for calm. In charlotte, North Carolina. Im todd walker, back to you. It all there. Nine people were hurt last night. Five Police Officers. The perso

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