>> leslee? >>> we have great news across the waterways it will only take 6-7 minutes to cross the howard frankland, and the courtney campbell will take you from the causeway over to memorial highway, and also the accident road 580 has cleared from the roadway, and in pasco, the northbound lane at 301 at pioneer museum road, that's still out there tieing up the >>> days after hermine residents in pasco county, they are still not allowed back in their homes, and this morning more, more flooding concerns and an updated damage caused by the storm. >>> a final good-bye. a tampa police officer loved for his dedication to teens in the bay area will be laid to rest later today, and we are live with information on today's service. >>> campaigning in tampa, hillary clinton will hold a campaign rally at the university of south florida later today. what she is expected to tell supporters next. good morning and welcome to news channel 8 today. i'm gayle guyardo. >> and i'm gene ramirez. thank you for waking

back to gene and gayle. >> all right, leslee lacey, thank you. we will check back. >>> ray jay is going to the dogs. gs halloween fest. >> puppies are getting ready for a tail-wagging good time. >> a lot of rescue, to benefit humane society of pinellas. a good cause. >> a few pictures from last year. about 2,000 people showed up. there will be a national pet unit for vaccinations and imizations, a fire safety demonstration and you can even adopt a new four-legged friend. >> i like that. >> she has a little boyfriend named buddy. she is a double adoption if someone adopts her. >> that's right, when she goes, the boyfriend goes. we put the information on wfla.com. >> whatever makes her happy. >>> the 2016 heart walk is right around the corner. news channel 8 committed to raising $100,000 but we need your help. fuccillo kia is matching the first $50,000 we raise so every dollar you donate really counts as two. the heart walk is november 12th guyardo, stacie schaible, the whole gang. go out and join us. go to wfla.com/heartwalk. >> we go and walk and

leslee, how about traffic on the 8s? >>> taking a look at the roadways. we will head out towards ruskin, southbound 75. actually before you get to college avenue. we have a collision but no delays. so that's always some good news. u.s. 301 looks good. u.s. 41 looks good as well. and let's head down to sarasota closed. it's a long stretch of state road 72. and that is because it's closed between the state park road all the way to seidel. what's going on are road repairs in the area. i-75 looks good. no delays there. and construction on eastbound university at i-75, some lane closures. palmetto looks good. manatee county, southern apex to state road 70, eight minutes. and up through sarasota, that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >> all right. thank you, leslee. >>> a sneak peek behind the scenes of sunday night football's new theme song. >>> and what we're spending our money on. a new survey that reveals what americans are saving for. it's 4:20. you're watching news channel 8 >>> a look a

and mirai nagasu. >> thank you, leslee. >>> -- and now back to gene and >> thank you, leslee. >>> ryan hughes joins us live right now from cedar key. we can see and hear the conditions around you but we heard you had trouble getting out of your motel this morning. what was happening there? >> reporter: exactly. gene and gayle, good morning to you guys. we stayed on the second floor of the beach front hotel. it's right on the gulf of mexico. around midnight ; we had to go to the first floor where the water was likely up to our knees. maybe a little higher in spots. we had to walk behind the make our way here. as you can see, this is dry land. this is higher ground. this is where a lot of people who live on cedar key, where they park vehicles during storms. i spoke to the director of the emergency operations center and he tells me mandatory evacuations are in place. the only people on the island are those who simply opted to stay to watch their homes. but i can tell you, it appears as though the water is beginning to recede. even though the storm surge feet high. i spoke to a police offi

back to gene and gayle. >> okay, leslee lacey. n >>> new drama in the ryan lochte theft case. >> what the olympian's father proves that lochte is innocent. f0 >>> and the sharks of brooksville getting pumped up for friday night football. the friday blitz is next. you're watching news channel 8 >>> officials may think that ryan lochte made up the story about being robbed in rio but his father believes his son is innocent. he has won a dozen olympic medal, six of them gold but his recent accomplishments were overshadowed after accusations that lochte lied about a night. his father says there's a three minute video showiec guards with guns pointed at his son and proving he was robbed. >> it's been found. it shows that the security guards had guns pointed to my son's chest. and money was extracted. so i don't know what you call that but i know what i would call it. >> i'm just trying to move on and move forward. and you know, now that i'm putting that all behind me. >> the u.s. olympic committee has banned lochte from swimming night f

more details on it coming up. >>> leslee, how about the 8?s >> over all a wonderful drive through new port richey and through the palm harbor area on 19 and state road 54. now out in tampa an accident reported here eastbound on hillsborough avenue. one lane taken away. that's right at or ient road. keep that one in mind. let's take a live look at traffic out here. this is actually the sellman expressway. traffic is moving by. they do some level and upper level and traffic looks great. crossing the courtney campbell cause way just 7 minutes on that combhut. >>> all eyes on the university in new york where the stage is set for the first presidential debate. coming up, how the candidates are preparing for tonight's face off. >> remembering joe -- jose fernandez. the marlins piter tragic boating accident. a look back at his career is next. >> the protests continue but what really happened in charlotte when police fatally shot a black man after he climbed out of his car. video of that deadly encounter could hold the key and all the answers. >>> go

leslee lacey, how about traffic on the 8s? >>> well, seeing slow-and-go traffic southbound 275 starts that at bearss but heavy into downtown, especially around hillsborough. clearwater now, big issue going on. sad news this morning, fatal accident involving a pedestrian. westbound gulf to bay which is highway 60, completely blocked at belcher. and i'm also seeing eastbound delays. i'm sure a lot of people are slowing down and check out the activity on the westbound side. and your alternate is druid or but drew street at old coachman, a collision there. definitely allow for extra time. again the westbound lanes are taken away. and all right, let's take a look here, i-75, state road 64 to fruitville road, 42 minutes. and look at this mess, it's all due to a crash tying up the two right lanes and down to 9 miles per hour. go ahead and take u.s. 301. it looks fantastic. but it's heavy, almost to state road 64 down to university parkway. don't hop through the sarasota area. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you, leslee lacey. >>> wh

. >>> leslee is going to let you know what is happening right now. roadway at 75 at martin luther king. that has cleared from the roadway. let's talk about clearwater beach. memorial causeway at island way an accident wrapping up there. over here in largo this one should be wrapping up indian rocks road at gulfview drive. not seeing any delays at all in this area. in fact, largo is up to speed, especially on seminole and also on 19. that's a look at weather and traffic. back to paul and gayle. >> leslee, thank you. >>> right now an effect after two city tus county children were violently taken from their care giver by their own mom. authorities issued this pull bulletin over night. this happened after 1 3-year-old rylan williams and 1-year-old mason williams were snatched. glsz -- >> they want the find the parents ryan and stacie williams who are not suppose d to have the kids. >> reporter: gayle and paul, good morning to you guys. police officers and deputies are on roads and highways like the one behind me all over the bay area on the look out for

leslee, how about traffic on the 8s? >> traffic on the veterans expressway, great drive on to the veterans for 275, free and clear of any lowdowns, and all bay area interstates are looking good. i-4 through lakeland, no delays, and in and out of pasco county with 375, looking good, now looking at ybor, and over to 275, great again on the betts. live look at the howard frankland, only taking 6 >>> bookyou swipe. a warning for bay area drivers, where the newest skimmer was found. >>> with the zika fears rising in our area, doctors will meet we will tell you when and where this important forum is so you can attend. >>> and a manatee county woman wanted her ex-husband dead, and today she will be facing a judge. how detectives tricked and caught the woman in the act. good morning and welcome to news channel 8 today. i'm gayle guyardo. >> and i'm gene ramirez. >>> an alarming story here.

and leslee lacey has the roadways. >>> pretty good drive right now. a wonderful drive across the water. a very commute on 275 across the sunshine skyway bridge. that's between the toll plazas. and in palmetto here, 275 from 75 to the sunshine skyway bridge, also a very, very good drive. plant city, i-4 both directions and no delays if you're traveling through new port richey on state road 54 or u.s. 19 in the palm harbor area. that's a look at weather and traffic. and now back to gene and gayle. >> okay, leslee, thank you. >>> this is the story everyone will be talking about today. the first presidential debate between hillary rodham clinton and donald trump. news channel 8's is the only bay area station to send a reporter to the debate in new york. our rod carter has a full recap this morning. >> reporter: good morning, in the spin room following the debate last night, everyone was here giving their opinions about how each of the candidates did, who faired better in the debate, who did worse in the debate. and that conversation of course will continu

now back to gene and gayle. >> thank you so much, leslee. >>> housekeeping here. for a second day, hurricane hermine is forcing the closure of hundreds of schools. hillsborough, pasco, pinellas, hernando, citrus and manatee counties, all canceled classes. school will resume tuesday, september 6th after labor day. >> and also this morning, all usf campuses here in the bay nova southeastern university, st. petersburg college canceled classes for today as well. in pasco, pasco and hernando state college and new college of florida are also canceling classes. and canceled at florida state and the university of florida. you can find a complete list of closures and delays at wfla.com. head over there to check those out. >>> hurricane hermine made land fall in the panhandle. in the bay area, we are >> yeah, lots of rain and water. the rain bands moving through the area. for many coastal community, that means a whole lot of flooding. clearwater beach is one of those areas experiencing lots of problems right now. jamel lanee' is live from there. jamel, how bad is it? a lot

leslee, how about traffic on the 8s? >>> a good drive on 75. a little bit of construction around university. that's typical. and let's take a look at bradenton on state road 64. we have a collision by 75. i'm not seeing delays under the interstate or near it. that's good news. and let's talk about south tampa here. we have a hole in the roadway and it's about this big. three feet by three feet. and went by it last night, southbound on cd azeele. most of the traffic heads northbound. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you so much. >>> well, there's a new scam going around involving apple's itune gift cards. >> what you should look for to protect yourself. plus, olive garden's hugely popular promotion of unlimited pasta is back. we will tell you how to get it >>> olive garden announced they're putting up 21,000 passes for sale. they'll cost $100 each but they grant you unlimited pasta bowl, soft drinks and those delicious bread sticks and salad, for a seven-week period. all gets started in october. th

and leslee lacey has the update this morning. >>> i do. we're going to take a live look. this is a fatal accident on i- 75. it's southbound just past fowler avenue. all of the southbound lanes right there on i-75 past fowler are completely blocked. you can see activity out here. i want you to exit on fletcher. the detour is fowler but you're >>> new this morning, hurricane matthew strengths to a powerful category two storm. where the hurricane is heading. >>> and new information on the deadly new jersey commuter train crash. a new mom with ties to florida is among >>> is former florida governor jeb bush turning on donald trump? why some think he could be casting his ballot for another party this fall. >>> i'm gayle guyardo. >> and thank you for waking up with us. i am gene ramirez. a deadly crash in hillsborough county. this is a live picture north of the i-4 junction. right now the southbound lanes of 75 are completely shut down.

. >> thank you, leslee. >>> we have break ing news now. at 4:32, tampa police bust four juveniles for a rash of car break-ins. they arrested these did in the sulphur springs area this morning. you're looking at video from that scene. that's where we were when officers cracked this case. at this point we're making calls to find out information about how many cars were the juveniles broke into the cars. we want to know if they stole anything. we are trying to gather that information and we will keep you posted as we learn more. >>> time now 4:32. the race for the white house is neck and neck between the presidential candidates hillary clinton and donald trump. the count down is on until the rivals face off in new york is what is being called a critical night. >> an epic night where hisly -- history could be made in 90 election in a debate but you can certainly lose one. at the end of the night will we see voters throw their support behind the first female presidential contender or a billionaire businessman. >> they have been baiting one anot

. >> thank you so much, leslee. bush making a cameo at the emmy's. >> the role that put him in the driver's seat. >> the stabbing at a minnesota mall coming up. >> the race for the white house. donald trump's birther controversy and who hillary clinton is bringing on the campaign trail to help her win votes. >> it's 6:10 right now. you're watching news channel 8 today. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. he's a race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot. donald trump is a phony, a fraud. he's not a serious adult. i can't vote for donald trump given the things that he said. >>> 6:13 this morning. in your vote, only 8 weeks until election today. today republican donald trump is campaigning in fort myers while democrat hillary clinton is in philadelphia and will cap off the day with an appearance on the jimmie fallon show right here on news channel 8. this morning i'm taiking ing -- taking a look at the controversies the candidates are now facing. >> birther back ie ting for the first time ever president oba

leslee. >>> all right. looking at traffic right now we have this disabled truck out here. this is northbound on and in the right shoulder. this is by martin luther king. keep that in mind on the map. traffic is light so we're not seeing any delays. keeping an eye on it for you. let's move over into pinellas county where we have a wreck in largo. we have injuries rov involved and it's tieing up one of those lanes on indian rocks. no delays on 75 in pasco. that's a look at weather and now back to paul and gayle. >> thank you. >>> a unique program for students at one pinellas school teaching kids a lot more than just the three r's. take a look. >> [screams] >> and, yeah, that's me. i am one of the kids who graduated from this school. this is saint paul's clearwater's independent school. i had a privilege of starting off their special speakers series where graduates stories. they incorporate what they learned in life and share it with their students. it's something that teachers do everyone day. >> the teachers help me a lot. they guide me through all the life lessons. >> what

and leslee has the commute. >>> that's right. veterans expressway, looks great new york city delays there. and let's -- looks great, no delays there. and odessa, eight minutes to ehrlich road. and on 275, roughly 10 minutes southbound. northbound is the same because traffic is light. west tampa area, this got busy yesterday. depression in the roadway, past himes. they're working on that. and one has opened up. there's a hole in the road southbound macdill past azeele. it's about three foot by three foot and it's tying up the left lane. northbound not affected. that's a look at weather and traffic. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you, leslee. >>> we have breaking news this morning. sarasota deputies are on the scene of a deadly shooting. this is happening on rita street. deputies say a man is dead and the shooter is in custody. we have a crew on the way now and we will bring you more information when we get it both on-air and wfla.com. >>> crime stoppers is offering a reward for any information that will lead to the arrest of a r

back to melanie and gene. >> leslee, thank you. >>> a deliveryur . a woman ordered lunch but instead gets a vacation and free meals for a whole year. a good story. >> that's a pretty cool story. >> a magazine nificent -- it was a magnificent weekend at theaters. >> it's 5:50 and this is news channel 8 on you're monday. >>> time now 5:53 on this monday morning. movie goers had me plenty of choices this weekend. it was a western that took the weekend title. >> if he wants in town come see me. >> denzell and the magnificent 7 road away with $35 million in sales. storks came in second sully is in 3rd place followed by bridget jones baby. >>> starting today mcdonald's will offer their happy meal boxings with two mcgriddle or an egg and cheese mc muffin at 73 restaurants wait for it in oklahoma. now, if the happy meal breakfast option catches on they could offer them nationwide as soon as next year. >> i like tha >>> imagine orderings chick ing chicken wings and bread sticks and opening the box and finding $5,000. this local woman returned to to dominos an

leslee, how about traffic on the 8s? >>> at the roadway, it remains a good drive across the bay area bridge, howard frankland bridge about six minutes either direction. and roughly 10 across the courtney campbell causeway. and that's from pinellas county to memorial highway. and let's take a live look here. you can see it's a beautiful drive no. delays on the howard frankland bridge -- drive, no delays on the howard frankland bridge and so is the sunshine skyway bridge. 275 right at kennedy, moving into do as well. and let's go back to the maps now. and a quick look through new port richey and palm harbor, up to speed on state road 54 from u.s. 19 to the sun coast parkway, just 12 minutes. and 13 minutes through palm harbor on 19. and that's between state road 54 over to tampa road. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you very much, leslee. >>> the summer olympic games olympic are just getting started. (vo) we went to hollywood to ask if america's favorites - burgers, tacos an

leslee is going to help you get through your morning commute. a few issues this morning. 275 at fowler looks fantastic. not so good over here on i-75 right around martin luther king. still have some flashing lights out there. this was a vehicle fire earlier. they have that out. none the less, a disabled vehicle still out there northbound i-75, again, right around martin luther king. in largo still working this injury collision, indian rocks road got a lane taken away right here at gulfview drive. that's a look at weather and traffic. now back to paul and gayle. >>> right n effect after two citrus county children were violently taken from their care giver by their own mother. authorities issued that bulletin over night. this happening hours after the 3-year-old, rylan williams and 1-year-old mason williams was snatched. >> they want to find the parents, stacie and ryan williams as soon as possible. they are not supposed to have the kids. ryan hughes is live in hillsborough county this morning. cops all over the bay area are looking for this citru

back to gene and gayle. >> leslee, thank you. >>> right now, st. pete police need your help finding the person who beat up a disabled war veteran last friday. this happened in broad daylight in front of a busy store. news channel 8's this morning with disturbing details. jamel-- >> reporter: good morning, gene. you know, definitely sad to hear. and unfortunately, the person who did this police say is still on the loose. it happened in front of this walmart street on 34th street north where the 67-year-old said he was attacked. he says that he was in the parking lot on the way into the store when the suspect stopped him and asked him for the time. brutally attacked. >> got on top of me and he grabbed me around the neck and just started hitting and hitting and hitting. and finally he gets me to the ground and he takes my walker and starts hitting me with the walker. >> reporter: and the thief got away with hundreds of dollars, his wallet and even his walker. now police say they do have a lead. detectives say they believe the suspect took off in this

back to gene and gayle. >> all right, thank you, leslee. >>> hands down, the most talked facebook and twitter pages, a bar owner's protest against colin kaepernick. >> it's raising eyebrows. meredyth censullo is here in the studio. and you have some dedales on dirty decals. what's that -- dirty decals? >> reporter: yes, here is why. the lakeland bar owner is making a point where people take a pit stop. take a look at this. stickers resembling mini kaepernick jerseys are a couple urinals in polk county. we can't show you the full decal because let's just say it rhymes with kaepernick. the bar owner's son is a marine. he says he finds kaepernick's stand against the national anthem offensive. >> just a little message, don't chance to disrespect his jersey, so to speak. >> reporter: now for those who don't agree with the stance there, are facilities that don't have the stickers. and for those who do agree, he has had extra decals printed up. so i've reached out to colin kaepernick. while i don't expect to hear back from him, i will let you know if i do. and as you can imagine, strong feel

baaing to jean and melanie. >> leslee, thank you. >>> gas prices continue to go up. what you can expect to pay at the pump this morning if >> a victory celebration gone too far. who police arrested for setting fire to a tree. >> first, the curfew lifted in charlotte after a weekend of peaceful protests. up next, a look at how the city is getting back to normal and the new video of the police shooting of an african-american man. you're watching news channel 8 today. it's 6:40 on your mopped. >>> we are back at 6:43. right now more protests in charlotte, north carolina after the shooting of keith lamont scott by police. meredith is in news channel 8 center. video was released but protesters want more done. >> reporter: that's right. protesters plan today to request the resignation of the charlotte mayor and police chief. protesters telling our nbc affiliate in charlotte they are and chief have handled this investigation into this shooting and the subsequent protesting. >> don't shoot. hands up, don't shoot . hands up, don't shoot. >> reporter: those protests lasted all

we will check in now with leslee lacey with traffic. >>> well, we have one lane getting by. this is southbound 275. looking at is a jackknifed big rig. they are trying to clear it from the roadways. but we have a back-up between busch and bird, just the right lane squeezing by. i will move to the other camera so you can see th away from fouler is where you start to hit -- from fowler is where you start to hit the brakes. i suggest nebraska or florida instead of 275 through the area. bay shore boulevard remains closed due to the wet weather and the potential for flooding between plat and bay to bay. that's where the closure is at. and word of a lot of water here in the northbound lanes on manhattan between macdill air force base up to gandy and shore acres and snell island that we're seeing flooding now. access has been restricted to those areas. also heading down of course, that sunshine skyway bridge remains closed so you have to take 275 to loop around. hopefully you're say staying at home instead. and let's take a quick look here, this is northbound i-75 at state road 70.

back to paul and gayle. >> leslee, thank you. >>> the 2016 heart walk right around the corner. news channel 8 committed to raising $100,000 but of course we need your help. fucillo kia is generously matchi raise so every dollar counts as 2. go to wfla.com/heartwalk for details. remember, every dollar counts as $2. >> it's such a good time too. we have a blast . >> it is. >>> new information this morning in the stabbing spree at a minnesota mall. >> that's right. still ahead, what investigate ors are revealing about the attackers. >> a tough day for the bucs. >> you can say that again. >> why a win in arizona was not in the cards and what went wrong >> the race for the white house, donald trump's birther controversy and who hillary clinton is bringing on the campaign trail to help her win votes. >> it's 5:09 and you're watching news channel 8. good morning. i'm hillary in he's a race-baiting, xenophobic, apreligious bigot. e. donald trump is a phony, a fraud. he's not a serious adult. i can't vote for donald trump given the things that he said. trump should not be supported. i b

but leslee lacey keeping an eye on -- very interesting. hopefully it's okay. >> this person walking on the howard frankland bridge southbound, he has walked out of the camera range. so we can't see him anymore but fhp tells me that they are headed out there and they'll make sure everything is safe. but we can no longer see him. if you're driving on the howard frankland bridge, just methods up here, southbound -- just a heads up here, southbound. this is where is the man was shoulder. and let's head over now, south tampa, utility work is going on macdill avenue. that's right by bay to bay. you will see some closures there for the morning commute. and kicked off last night. this is the first morning that you will see a lot of activity there. it's going to be there for a couple weeks. take himes or dale mabry. that will ease the commute especially as people gets used to it. that's a look at weather and traffic. back to gene and gayle. >> than > this is the story everyone will be talking about today. f0 e first presidential debate between hill

leslee, how about traffic on the 8s? >>> clearwater right now, a good drive overall but we have a little bit of construction. washington avenue on sunset point is actually closed. instead of using sunset point, take union instead. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. i know more about isis then the generals do. john mccain, a war hero. he's not a war hero, he's a war hero because he was captured. donald trump compared his sacrifices to the sacrifices of two parents who lost their son in war. how would you answer that father? what sacrifice have you made for your country? i think i've made a lot of sacrifices, built great structures. i've had tremendous success, i think... >>> a deadly police shooting sparks a second night of chaos in charlotte. police officers hurt, tear gas fired at protesters and now the governor of north carolina has called out the national guard. the very latest ahead. >>> sewage tainted water in the bay. but who will be held accountable? today the mayor goes before a city council. just ah

leslee? >>> looking at road work that is continuing in sarasota county, just a heads up if you're headed out and taking state road 72. it's still closed right now as they continue the repairs over to cydell road. here's the closest alternate for you. it will reach out to clay gully to eventually get you to fruitville no easy alternate in sarasota. similar area of pinellas county. northbound lanes on seminole boulevard are blocked north of alverton. if you're used to seminole during the rush hour periods, you may want to hop over here. ridge is further to the north, and it's ridge road right here. and that's weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >>> a recall that could put a baby in danger. the. >> the pacifier clip that >>> cashing in on travel deals for the holidays, a look at when you can save the most money. don't forget to connect with me on facebook and on twitter this morning. i'm sharing a little bit of sad news this morning. i just found this out as i woke up. in case

i'm putting the rain chance and let's check with leslee lacey to check on traffic on the 8s. >>> not perfect but overall, pretty good drive. not seeing delays on the bay area interstates and that's nice. let's take a look at travel times through lakeland. looks great. and in and out of pasco county, just 11 minutes state road 52 to 275. and tampa bay, just a heads up, northbound, west shore boulevard completely closed. it kicked off yesterday. construction just north of bay to bay but you're routed around it and it should re-open tomorrow afternoon. and let's move to the sun coast area. we have a collision northbound 75 before you get to the state road 64 but no delays. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to the gene and gayle. >> all right, thank you, leslee. >>> the 2016 heart walk is right around the corner and news channel 8 is committed to raising $100,000 but we need -- fuccillo kia is generously matching every dollar up to the $50,000. >>> a florida man's car burst into flames. why he believes his smart phone is to blame. >>> and a poof of smoke is what happen

leslee, how about traffic on the 8s? >>> well, we have a great drive on this wednesday. kicking off nicely on i-4. through plant city, all the way into ybor, looks very good. and the veterans expressway, a nice iv minutes. out the door the soon using 275 across the sunshine skyway bridge, no delays between manatee and pinellas county. and between pinellas and hillsborough. and the howard frankland bridge, only six minutes. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >>> most college students are in their late teens, early 20s. >> most. we will introduce to you a college student who hasn't hit the double digits yet. >>> and dialing up trouble with people's new phones are hissing. you're watching news channel 8 >>> iphone 7 users out there, if it sounds like your phone is hiss, you're not hearing things. apple has been receiving complaints that the iphone 7 and 7 plus are making strange noises but it's only heard when processor intensive & like games are being used. making his college course load look like child's play. >> yeah, he is a full-tim

let's check on the roads with leslee. >> certainly do. thank you, ed. >>> and at this point, ponding on the roadway in spots, puddling. a went through a couple 3uds here on the way -- couple puddles here from on the way from old west tampa. a good drive through st. pete. howard frankland bridge, eight i just a nine minute commute. of course, traffic is going to change as the weather changes. right now, good across the howard frankland bridge. and no delays. and a quick look at i-75 and fowler avenue, we're up to speed as well. that's a look at weather and traffic. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you. >>> in the midst of the trop tropical storm, a bay -- of the tropical storm, a bay area overnight. >> a fire broke out and knocked out power. news channel 8's meredyth censullo is live in hudson. meredyth, staff had the tough task of moving patients under a downpour of rain. >> reporter: yeah, really scary time that took place in the overnight hours. the work to transfer more than 200 patients to other facilities. very quiet now. all patient

leslee, how about traffic on the 8s? >>> great speeds on 275 in and out of downtown tampa. i-4 to the howard frankland bridge looks great. bearss avenue to i-4, only a 10 minute commute. and let's take a live look at the howard frankland bridge. wonderful drive here. and also i-4 right around kathleen road, that acnt roadway but still a good drive throughout polk county. and new accident, county line road west of 75 and we have a collision here. this is at the pasco hillsborough county line. it is tying up lanes on county line road but no delays yet. and we still have an accident to the side of the roadway, northbound 75 in palmetto right before you get to 275. and overall, a great drive on the sunshine skyway bridge. only about 10 minutes between each of the toll plazas and frankland bridge. courtney campbell causeway up to speed as well. that's a look at weather and traffic. back the to gene and gayle. >> thank you. >>> calling all college student, if you are applying for financial aid, you will want to stick around for this. >> which application is out early. >>> plus, b

back to gene and gayle. >> thank you so much, leslee. exploding washing machines. >> still ahead, the brand under scrutiny. >>> and shopping early for the holidays. new numbers are out on how many people are already looking for the perfect gifts. it's 5:21. you're watching news channel 8 > new an 8 on your side consumer alert. a warning about exploding washing machines. we're talking about certain top- loading washing machines made some of the machines made between march 2011 and april 2016 have exploded. in fact, one woman claims her washing machine broke through the wall when it blew up. samsung claims to be working on a fix right now. but experts suggest people only use the delicate cycle. >>> it's not even halloween and already people are shopping for the holidays. in fact, a whopping 34 million adults admit they have starting shopping for christmas. and another 2 million admit they are done. f0 more than half still like to go to stores. >> here's my problem with this. , people can still move to the naughty list. >>> and dangers of s

leslee, how about traffic on the 8s? >>> plant city, we still have the accident working westbound, folks, right at the paul buchman highway. another live look. you can see everything is off to the right shoulder, not of the howard frankland bridge. it's only going to take six minutes to cross it. traffic looks great across the and now there's contaminated water flowing into the aquifer. 8 on your side finds out if you should be concerned about the water coming from your tap. >>> and the tropics are heating up. while you slept overnight, another tropical storm formed in the atlantic. and now could the storm impact us? >>> good morning. welcome to news channel 8 today. i'm gayle guyardo. >> and happy friday. i'm paul mueller in for gene today. and let's check in with

leslee? >> looking at right now. good drive on 19 and 275. an accident on 2nd street and 233rd avenue. it's off to the side, and it's not slowing you down at all. construction to talk about. utility work kicked off, and it will be there through mid- september. let's go to eagle 8, and we will get a ice bird's eye view of what is going on. see the cones in that's the northbound side. i want you if i remember starky and ring road. those are your alternates. >> leslee, thank you. >>> this morning a recall that could put babies in danger. >> the pacifier clip that parents flood to take away right now. >> jim: a look at when to book your flights to save the most money. you're watching news channel 8 today. marco? marco? but it's not a game when our senator doesn't show up. i'm patrick murphy. solving problems means showing up. showing independence. and working together. it's why i worked to protect women's health care and worked with both parties to stop cuts to medicare. i'm patrick murphy and i approve this message because florida needs a full-t

leslee lacey, an update on the howard frankland bridge? >>> still watching this gentleman on the shoulder. he is still staggering around here. it's hard to see because he is just beyond -- you can see him moving around by the light. but he's walking on the shoulder of the howard lot, going to the tree line and coming back and sometimes putting hi arms out. keeping an eye on it. i want you to see just where this is located. traveling across the bridge southbound, be very, very careful there. and hopefully he's going to, you know, he will get to a safe area soon. florida highway patrol said they are sending someone out there. they'll check out the situation. again, i have called them. that's a look at weather and traffic. back to gene and gayle. >> hopefully he is safe. road. >>> roller coaster fan, a scary ride can make your day but coasters may help a painful condition. >> still ahead, we will tell you about one doctor's theory. >>> and why some grocery stores may be relax the rules on the express lanes. you're watching news channel 8 the

and leslee has the roadways. >>> u.s. 19, palm harbor looks good. u.s. 41 through land o'lakes, state road 52 to 54, roughly a 13 minute commute. and a live look at the sunshine skyway bridge. a nice drive. spanning across the water. and now i do have an accident southbound before you get the sunshine skyway bridge in pinellas county. that's tying up lanes and around 54th avenue south. and more on that coming up in the next report. that's a look at weather and traffic. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you. >>> a traffic stop turns into a gun battle between a convicted felon and a drug task force officer in lakeland. this went down on a quiet neighborhood street east of lakeland. d that's where we find mary mcguire. mary, were any officers hurt in the fire fight? who is accused of shooting at them is now in a hospital bed. polk county sheriff grady judd tells us that this guys, 32- year-old francis perry refused to roll down the window when four police officers surrounded him. instead, he says perry opened fire. police officers fired back, riddling t

leslee, how is traffic on the 8s? >>> overall, traffic looks great on the bay area interstates. just construction that kicked off this week in downtown the tampa. it looks like the left lane is taken away here, channel side from florida down to jefferson. and that will be there as construction continues for a while. florida avenue, we have a lane closed down here in front of city hall. and you will want to remember that the between washington and > got breaking news this morning. an emergency landing at tampa international airport overnight. major problems with the landing gear on an american airlines flight. as the plane landed, passengers and the flight crew braced to crash. we are thankful that we can tell you this morning that the plane landed safely and no passengers were injured. >> passengers telling each other good-bye. flight attendants screaming to brace before landing. we have team coverage of this breaking story from tampa international airport. and we begin with news channel 8's ryan hughes. ryan, the host of daytime on news channel 8, our friend and

good morning, leslee. >>> a look out here. up to speed here. no delays here. downtown very, very nice drive. and 275 and hillsborough avenue, starting to see cars out there but traffic extremely >>> an active search near citrus park all for an armed robber. good morning to you, i'm paul mueller in for gene ramirez this morning. >> this started around midnight when a woman claims she was robbed on gunn highway. news channel 8's ryan hughes is live where deputies are searching on the ground with a k-and 9 by air. >> reporter: good morning once again. it's been several hours since this incident happened. and if you look behind me, you can see a number of hillsborough county sheriff's deputies still here onscene at the burger king along gunn highway. let's go to video that shows k- 9 units searching for the robber along gunn highway. a helicopter also looked for that person from above. we spoke to a deputy who told

and leslee is going to help you plan out the commute. >> yeah, the first few moments hours. and i want to the talk about road work that is kicking off here this week, folks. through 2017, you will see a lot of improvements along gulf to bay which is known as highway 60. here between highlands avenue to demass cuss road -- damascus road. it will look a lot nicer. keep that in mind, it did kick- off this week. and that's a look at weather and traffic. and now back to gene and gayle. >> thank you. >>> we are news this morning. chaos in charlotte. the governor of north carolina declaring a state of emergency in that state after protests turn violent in charlotte. >> yeah, angry protesters rampaged through the city's downtown for a second night as frustration builds after a deadly police shooting and conflicting stories about how it happened from police and the victim's family and neighbors. news channel 8's meredyth censullo is in the tampa news center this morning with what charlotte, activated as part of the state of emergency declaration. [ chanting ] >> reporter: and that's

leslee lacey, how about traffic on the 8s? >>> an accident still lingering to the right shoulder, westbound i-4 in the polk county area, folks. right in lakeland. this is is where it's located at. not seeing delays but just a little bit of remnants left. that's what i like to call it. northbound 75 before 275, in the palmetto area, manatee no injuries are involved despite the crash there. we have a good drive through manatee county. vo: we asked women in pinellas county to describe congressman david jolly in one word: woman 1: dangerous. woman 2: backwards. woman 3: out-of-touch... woman 4: that's 3 words. backwards agenda for women. jolly opposes a woman's right to choose and voted to defund planned parenthood and deny women access to basic health care like mammograms and cancer screenings. woman 5: i have 3 words for david jolly... not for women. vo: house majority pac is responsible > > a st. petersburg little league left in a lurch. how money problems could keep them from playing ball. and the company they say is to blame.

news channel 8's leslee lacey has ways to navigate this. really, it's a delicate conversation because you don't want to insult the person but you're looking out for safety. >> reporter: well, baby boomers are known for loving cars, it's a generation raised with service but 2030, one in four drivers will be over the age of 56 and with those golden years comes health issues that can affect safe driving. asking an aging parent to give up driving can be a rough conversation. joe knows all about it. >> hi to do that with my mother. >> reporter: how did that go? >> she was not real happy about it but she realized her limitations. >> reporter: the national reports that elderly drivers can cause unsafe driving by restricting movement, vision and decision making. tom councils people on how and when to have the talk. >> you have to approach this conversation with love and empathy. >> reporter: he adds, it's not always a black and white situation. >> dementia or even alzheimer's disease does not necessarily mean that a driver has to up the keys. but i

. >> okay, leslee. >>> the 2016 heart walk is right around the corner and news channel 8 is committed to raising $100,000. but we need your help. kia $550,000 reraise so every -- the first $50,000 we raise so every dollar you donate counts as two. head over to wfla.com for heartwalk for more details. hope you can join -- over to wfla.com/heartwalk for more information. >>> a neighborhood dispute gets into a bulldozer. >> that story is just ahead. >>> and a wild police chase and shootout. coming up, how the chase of a bank robbery suspect played out and came to an end. >>> first, a military face-off for the presidential candidates. where trump trump and hillary rodham clinton will sound off about national security and where you can watch it. you're watching news channel 8 ice for looking younger, longer? pam. this, this is pam's. try not to take things personally. all right. thank you pam. don't let the little things get to you. get your beauty sleep. and use aveeno? absolutely ageless? night cream. with active naturals? blackberry complex. you'll wake up to younger looking skin in jus

leslee, how about traffic? >>> all right, well, u.s. 19 right at beckette way, in the or the pan springs area, a collision there. be on the lookout for that. and as i focus on the interstate, 75 through palmetto, looks very good in manatee county. that's where 275 and 75 meet together. and down to state road 70 in 70 in bradenton, about 11 minutes as well. and six minutes to cross the howard frankland bridge at this point. and that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you. >>> a burger consumed so fast, you may as well just inhale it. >> coming up, the challenge that hundreds have signed 7. it's greasy, cocompetitive and caloric and comes with a cash prize. with a cash prize -- it's greasy, competitive and caloric. (vo) we went to hollywood to ask burgers, tacos and chili could taste just as great made with turkey. thousands stepped into the jennie-o tasting booth >>> for the second time in two weeks, two nasa astronauts will conduct a space walkout side the international

leslee lacey, how about traffic on the 8s? >>> an accident in the polk county area, on thorn hill road right at spear. looks like it's off to the shoulder but injuries reported. and polk parkway looks great and so does i-4 in and out of polk county. eastbound ridge road, an boulevard. all of the eastbound lanes at ridge road are blocked butter routed through local college to get around this >>> deputies find a body inside and a house in brandon. investigators are now on the scene. we are live with the very latest on this developing story. >>> and more breaking news overnight. an suv smashes into a pasco county home. investigators say caused this scary situation. >>> and while you were sleeping, tropical storm julia formed off the east coast of florida. this morning, we are tracking the storm. what it means for you and can coming up in just seconds. >>> good morning. and welcome to news channel 8 today. i'm gayle guyardo. >> and i'm gene ramirez. lots to cover this morning. but we want to get started with meteorologist leigh sp

and 50% thursday, leslee. >>> all right, looking at traffic here's the skinny. hitting the brake, 75 southbound starting at fowler avenue. actually before it. and then down to i-4, extra slow southbound on 75. all right, let's talk about 275. a little bit better but not much. this is southbound around bird street, it's heavy away from bearss down to about hillsborough. and in fact, it's going to take 24 minutes from bearss down to the junction southbound. northbound, not really affected. and let's talk about clearwater. we have an injury accident. heads up. king road at lake view road, good drive across the bay area bridges. someone dell road at galloway road. that is blocking some lanes and injuries involved just outside the lakeland area in county. and also westbound i-4 into the junction, you saw from the camera shot i showed you southbound 75. and remember southbound macdill only one lane getting by at azeele due to a hole in the roadway. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >> all right, thank you, leslee. >>> a story you

just ahead, leslee lacey has the latest on this and also how to get around this for the thank you for joining us. i am gene ramirez. >> and i'm gayle guyardo. let's get you out the door on this friday morning with the tropics. f0 that is the big news this morning. >> that's right. a 2:00 advisory. a special update from the hurricane center came down because hurricane matthew strengthened rapidly overnight when they flew the hurricane hunters into, a category two hurricane. this is the 5:00 a.m. update, came in about an hour ago. still expected to strengthen to a category three major

leslee, how about traffic on the 8s? >>> well, we have an accident that's westbound i-4 exiting to 301. the hillsborough exit, let's take a look. this is where it's located on we're starting to build westbound i-4 heading into ybor city. we also have an accident tying >>> a military veteran brutally beaten in the middle of the day in a busy parking lot. and now police need your help. >>> plus, futures put on hold. a hillsborough county college is stepping up to he after itt tech campuses shut down suddenly. >>> and fingers crossed that apple will reveal a new iphone today. all the features the iphone 7 will have and when you can get your hands on one. >>> good morning. and welcome to news channel 8 today. i'm gayle guyardo. >> and i'm gene ramirez. thank you for joining us on this wednesday morning. let's get a check on the weather with leigh. >> it's not as comfortable as it was yesterday. but not lasting all that long. still nice just not as nice as yesterday. 73 apollo beach. 73 plant city. 76 in tampa. 75 in bradento

leslee, how about traffic on the 8s? >>> a look out here, sun coast parkway up to speed. veterans expressway, up to speed. a great drive in and out of pasco county. not just on the sun coast but even on 75. and let's move over now to the new port richey. traveling on state road 54, still a very good commute here. 19 to the sun coast parkway, 11 looks good. state road 54 to tampa road, roughly 14 minutes. >>> breaking news in north carolina overnight, a state of emergency is declared in that state as new protests erupt there. are reports of multiple police officers injured. what is happening now to get things under control. that's just ahead. sewage spill. 8 on your side is now learning that this big mess could have been prevented. we will look ahead to an update from the mayor today. >>> and a skimmer found in a place you might not expect. why anyone who swipes their debit cards needs to know about this disturbing discovery at a local store. >>> good morning and welcome to news channel 8 today. i'm gayle guyardo. >> and i'm gene ramirez. thank you for joining us on this t

and let's get a check on area roads are leslee. >> >>> let's take a live look at the howard frankland bridge. no delay, only about six minutes to cross it. and there's the other side. thank you florida department of transportation. both directions looks great. >> thank you. >>> our coverage of tropical storm hermine continues with a dozens of patient, some critical, were moved to other hospitals after an electrical fire knocked out power to most of the hospital wednesday night. >> that had to be scary. at this hour, regional medical center is on primary power but it is not at full power. news channel 8's meredyth censullo is now live at regional medical center in hudson. so meredyth, how are hospital operations at this hour? >> reporter: well, anyone a surgery scheduled here, that's been rescheduled. everything's been canceled. those patients have been notified. a lot of people that were hospitalized here, they are waking up in a different hospital this morning. and as you can imagine, it's already scary to be in the hospital and now to be moved in the middle of a storm and wake up in