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dagen mcdowell, amy and hegseth is here. forecasters say tropical storm ian will likely -- -- regain hurricane strength. it will pick up more power. hour by hour you have been showing so many different things as the sun has been able to come out and give a good visual on this, where are you now? >> im at a marina just outside of downtown fort myers, im standing on top of so much debris, the water is keeping me afloat. there is wood, stirofoam, boats thrown around like toys, you see her...

All aspects of this action have not been thought out. Who could guess there would be complications in dissolving an arrangement in place since 1967.

Year, and thats the reason the law exists, they want their money. >> that has a lot to do with it. >> so if he comes up with themake theres nothing bank of america can do? what i they say we want to sell it? >> actually, back of america can file an ejectment action, and if they can prove theres a rightful owner, they can have him put out. >> if thats the case thanksgiving the law was protecting him. >> the law will protect him from being thrown out without the real owner interceding. opposite th...

Turns out you dont need to be a millionaire to live like one, not in florida. the guy who moved into his multimillion dollar mansion without paying a dime, doesnt own it, because of a bizarre loophole. police say the squatter set up house inside a foreclosure mansion. when the cops pulled up to kick him out, he pulled out the paperwork. under the old florida law theres nothing police can do about it. look at the neighborhood. just one posh place after another, and as you might imagine the squatt...

Multimillion dollar house, foreclosed mansion, and he just gets to live there the cops cant do anything. its because of a crazy and quite an secure florida law. look at the house. there he goes. just hop right in there and live. god bless florida. coming up in just a minute.

Next seven years. >> shepard: so if he can pay the property taxes he can just stay there. >> most of these case end in eviction. bank of america owns the house and say theyre proceeding with eviction but he has the papers. police have been there and no one has kicked him out yet. >> shepard: thank you, steve. how did a law get on the bookness the first place? gary, dont get it. the palm trees look great behind you but you have to pay for this stuff. >> your sure do but the law doesnt want a perf...

Anything. >> certainly going to ben a concern. >> i hope the gets to keep the house. bank of america doesnt need a house. >> if youre going to live in a house, live in one like this. >> im telling the homeless guy on the corner, in mat handat that time, get to boca, heres a bus ticket. a lot of houses empty in boca. >> there sure are. >> a man accused of dragging a sheriffs deputy with his car now faces all kinds of charges. look at the dash cam video. again, florida. the news could not exits ex...

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