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Of restoring power to 6 Million People, getting gasoline back in these ports. Jim and david, going to be a big story in port tampa bay later on today, which handles 37 million tons of cargo a year a third of all cargo that comes in and out of florida, 5,000 acres, the largest port in the state, in physical size. Were going to talk to the president of port tampa bay, Paul Anderson later in thelogis airlines and fdr saying specialty retail, 10 of their coverage universe is affected by irma versus only 2 in harvey. One more indication how large the wind field was in this storm. Guys carl, thank you of course, carls down there all weekend monitoring the storm, and going to be fully part of the show as he always is. Right but bring us up to date on all the things he just mentioned, jim i guess in some ways a sigh of relief, strangely enough. Right, right. Could seemingly have been ....
Little bit better. Im glad that they are actually getting involved now. Reporter but, she is still leery about the lack of information from mosaic officials and the dep. The sink hole opened in august leaking more than 200 million gallons of contaminated water into the florida aquifer. The public was not notified about this potential environmental disaster until weeks later. After 8 on your side broke the story. Do you regret not telling the public sooner . Absolutely. Our staff was outdated law. So, the governor gavetous proposed rule, the new emergency rule. That is what we are following now. It concerned me they didnt notify us and they are suppose today be protecting us. Reporter well, if the company does not comply with all of the stipulations, they could be fined as much as 10,000 a day. Stacie . So, have they paid anything up front to guarantee that they will follow this order . Reporter yeah, as of now, if the price to fix all of this goes up, they will have to pay more. All ri ....
Mosaic must also make sure to keep toxic runoff out of the water supply. As Melissa Marino explains, residents are still a little leery. Reporter though recent well test results were normal, Natasha Mccormick cant shake the unsettling feeling that one day it wont be. We dont know a year from now, or six months. Reporter now the state is stepping in under a deal with the Florida Department of environmental protection, mosaic will be required to fill in the recover all of the pollution that drained into the aquifer. Residents like mccormick are relieved. It makes us feel a little bit better. Im glad they are actually getting involved now. Reporter but she is still leery about the lack of information from mosaic officials and the dep. It concerned me they didnt notify us and they are supposed to be protecting us. Mel ....
How much it costs and how it works. Good morning america, welcome to news channel 8 today. Thanks for joining us on this 1st day of november, tuesday morning, the day after halloween, so you know everybody is waking up with that sugar hangover, maybe a little slow this morning. Lets ease on over to lee span to get your forecast it was really comfortable for all the trick or treaters. 55 in brooksville, 63 in lakeland, 67 in sarasota. These temperatures are actually a little cooler than this time yesterday, anywhere 2 to 6 degrees cooler. And the dry upper level air continues. So i still expect it to be sunny, i still expect november to be a warm start, 86 degrees with breezy conditions, and at 4 38, i have an eightday temperature trend, taking you through the first eight days in november. Leslie is here to let you know whats happening on the roads. Reporter november is finally here. I hope everybody is feeling okay this morning after all that sugar last night. Veterans expressway is up ....
News this morning. Im allison kropff. And im ian reitz. The day is finally here. Youve heard about a new Ferry Service connecting downtown st pete to downtown tampa. Today the cross bay ferry will make its first trip across tampa bay. 10news reporter Sarah Hollenbeck is live on 2nd avenue northeast where the ferry is stationed this morning. Sarah, by friday, were going to have a new way to get around town. Take its Maiden Voyage today carrying city leaders from both sides. Starting today you can buy tickets for the first day this opens to the public friday. Leaders in hillsborough and pinellas have worked for years towards this day. The 149person ferry is part of a 6month pilot program. Connect you from the pier behind the museum of history in st pete to the Conventi ....