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This is abc action news. Now, im afraid one of us might get killed. Misfortune striking a family twice, and theyre desperate to find a new home again. And another tow truck driver killed on the job. The tragedy raising awareness on a current law. Thank you so much for joining us, everyone. We begin with that crazy coincidence. A familys house in ruins for the second time in just as many a drunk driver crashed into their house. They talked exclusively with that family. Despite all of this, theyre still thankful. Reporter thats certainly something to be grateful for tonight. You look at this home. Theres a lot of crime tape. Its been marked unsafe to live in. This family is scratching it happened not once but twice. Theyre grateful to be alive. These pictures are like deja vu. Unbelievable because this is the aftermath of a crash on friday night after a drunk driver came plowing through her sons bedroom. Seven months ago, a different drunk driver crashed into their living room. It was ho ....
Team usa racing toward the starting line in rio. The olympics Opening Ceremony just hours away. Concerns about safety and illegal doping already overshadowing the games. Is brazil ready for its big moment . Were there live on the ground with the greatest athletes in the world. If i just go out there and do my best to make you guys proud, that is the best feeling i could ever ask for. As team usa gets ready to go for the gold. And we do say good morning, america. So much excitement for the olympics and the fact that dan is here with us in times square. About even on the excitement meter. You see amy there in brazil for the Opening Ceremony just hours away. Amy has her game face on as usual. Take a look at the olympic torch this morning right near the iconic christ the redemer statue in style on a surfboard which strikes me as a little dangerous when youre carrying fire mak ....
Bradenton. Also seeing storms not heavy, but heavy enough to put on the windshield wipers a little bit more fully. Englewood over to northport and around through sarasota and manatee county, we are still seeing rain and we have just seen a few dying cells in the brandon and bloomingdale area. All of this continuing to kind of that is exactly what is happening and will continue to happen, here are the totals over the past 24 hours, out in the gulf, this area has got like 15. 5 inches of rain coming down, 3 1 2 inches down to two inches in parts of Pinellas County into hillsborough, manatee 1. 2 inches, sarasota over one inch. Then we get into polk county we are seeing the flooding potential. That is why the flood watch has been posted and it will remain in effect until Tuesday Morning for citrus, hernando and pasco county. Looking at your day planner or evening planner for t ....
Live from the station taking action for you. This is abc action news. Now at 11 00, heroic actions when a young man spotted in the sewer filled pond that saved another mans life. More on that dramatic rescue in a live report. Plus, bracing for mother nature. The messy commute ahead as some areas get ready for relentless rain. Good evening and thank you so much for joining us, everyone, im serena. And im john sable. An elderly man saved by a teenager driving by. Explain the steps both the driver and the teenager took that led to a safe ending. Kara. Really so amazing how this all unfolded. Driving in a car here on highlands boulevard in the palm something that sounds like a loud splash and the teenagers in the backseat thought there was an alligator splashing around. As they came around the corner and got a little closer, they saw what had happened. You can see the tire marks right here. A car drove into this retention pond right here and one of the teens spotted. In fact, there was a d ....
Shooter was performing cpr on 40yearold gary durham. I cant speak for him but he was trying to do the right thing and make sure that the individual would survive. Reporter but durham did not. It turns out this isnt durhams first road rage incident covered by the media. This is video of him from 2001. He had just been arrested for killing 48yearold Timothy Gibbs as repair shot in tampa. Police say durham followed then we years ago. They ouhere. They talked for 10, 15 seconds. And then tim happened to just look off to the side and the guy sucker punched him and knocked him out. He hit his head on the concrete. Reporter gibbs died in the hospital nine days later. We contacted his widow over the phone. She didnt want to talk on b ave me the statemt, quote, i want the man who shot him he should not feel bad. He was convicted of manslaughter and released from prison less than four years you know, we did some checking into durhams ndou he ....