>> anyway. right now on news channel 8 first at 4:00. now headlines at 4:00. number one, your vote 2016. donald trump stopped by asking the bay area to vote for him in november. >> number two, tracking the tropics, right now we are keeping a very close eye on one hit florida. >> and number three, getting answers. eight on your side wants to know why officials are stalling when it comes to questions about zika. >> and here's number four. what would you do to show the fox they're their number one fan. coming up i'll introduce you to a man that wrote an anthem. good afternoon. >> this is first at 4:00. thanks for joining us.

and republican presidential knowledge knee donald trump speaks at the florida state fairgrounds. >> this is in front of thousands of people. take a look at the crowd. candace is there and joins us life with the very latest. what was trump's message to voters today? >> reporter: yeah, good evening. trump talked about several things today. touching on everything from crime to trade. the crowd just cleared out of the entertainment center here at the florida state fairgrounds. it was packed here just moments but trump spent plenty of time appealing to many different groups of voters focusing on black and hispanic voters. >> and we just had a great poll come out from florida university just about a half an hour ago that we're leading. >> reporter: what better way to get supporters fired up than trump touting a poll from florida atlantic showing him up by 2%. and taking a softer tone on immigration wasn't heard today.

>> we're going to build the -- build the wall and mexico is going to pay for the wall 100% [ applause ]. >> and it's going to be a big wall. it's going to be a real wall. it's going to be as beautiful as a wall can be. >> his talk brought crowds to their feet while cheering. but trump also taking his appeal to minority voters. it's an over the weekend from blacks to hispanic, trump repeated his armies over what do minority vote vers to lose. >> to the african-american voter, great people. to the hispanic voter who have been absolutely treated terribly, i say what do you have to lose? what? i will fix it.

when you walk down the street in your inner city or wherever you are you're not going to be shot. >> reporter: and some have called those comments by trump con senting. i got a chance to talk to trump one-on-one before he being too the stage today. i asked him approximate the comments. he had a response and we'll have that coming up at 5:00. >> and is mr. trump softening his stance on immigration at al campaign manager said last week we could see that. i asked him about that today. we didn't really get a sense of that happening here today during his speech at the rally. but trump did tell me that he will be making a speech in the next two weeks that we might be able to see a slight difference. stacy. >> all right. candace, live again. that exclusive one-on-one with donald trump in the bay area only on news channel 8 at 6:00. well it has been a busy few days in the weather department as we watch big storms build up

right now we are tracking the tropics with the meteorologist. we do have one out there of concern? >> we have a couple of areas that we are watching. so let's take a look at what we are watching. we are still watching what is tropical storm gaston. that's in the eastern atlantic. invest 99-l has a chance of developing. this is the area we're watching a little bit more closely. so here's tropical storm gaston. this could become a hurricane as we head that this weekend. and it is going to stay out at impacting florida or really the u.s. for that matter. but the area that we are watching more closely, you can see this area invest 99-l. hurricane hunters were out investigating this area today. but they didn't find it organized enough to be classified as an official tropical system. you can see our models of this system bringing it towards the baemz has we head into the end of this week. so for that much we're fairly

to diverge. we're going to have still watch it very closely. it's not even a named system yet or even a tropical depression. but we're keeping a close eye on it. the hunter were out there today investigating it. and we don't have that central closed circulation. that's why they're not able to name it. but they did find some peak wind gusts up to 63 miles per hour within this disturbance. you can see it near puerto rico. we'll keep an eye the tropics and have a full look at forecast coming up in a few minutes. . governor rick scott was back in the bay area today talking about the zika virus. scott announced yesterday there is now one case of nontravel-related zika in our backyard, in pinellas county. new channel 8 reports getting specific information on that one case isn't easy. >> reporter: the hurricane restaurant in st. pete beach

information about the zika virus because they think information in this case is important. rick is one of the owners of the hurricane. and downloaded info about the zika virus from the cdc website to put up for customers. >> more information is better so we can have a better understanding. >> reporter: governor rick scott has appeared at several roundtables in the bay area talking about the zika virus. but will not give out the location of the latest case even when news channel 8 morning anchor tried to pin him down. >> it's a very large county. the a -- at what point do you expect us to find out. >> reporter: scott never good give the location. a congress thinks that's a mistake. >> i don't think it's good enough to announce one case and not provide additional information. >> reporter: the state is not telling us where this case of zika virus is in pinellas

thinks they should. jeff patterson, news channel 8. some sad news to report from tampa today. monsignor lawrence higgins has passed away. hig ins founded st. lawrence catholic church and was there for 49 years. right now news channel 8 shows us more on his life and legacy. >> reporter: these picture detail a lifetime of memories, a lifetime of making a difference in the pam at that bay community. and while he founded st. lawrence catholic church, he was an influenci >> he had a commitment to all people, he loved children. he loved the poor and unfortunate. those were the people that he connected with. and just a very special way. >> reporter: news channel 8 has known monsignor higgins almost her entire life. >> i would see him all the time at different things. the thing that i -- and in adulthood i got to know him as a

boards together. i would emotional cree everything. >> reporter: higgins is described as a man of the people, someone who lived his life helping others. no doubt hundreds will visit the church next week to pay their final respects. in tampa, news channel 8. and right now school bus stop dangerer. as an issue we were following since a teenager wtr school kids waited for their bus, yeah, in the dark. so far the county has installed just one street light. the problem is there's more than one bus stop along clubhouse road. one parent that we talked to drives his kids to their bus stop so they don't have to walk in the dark. >> she's like maybe 50 steps but i have to do that, make sure my kids are safe.

they want -- they just won't do it. >> eight on your side found out the county and department of transportation will go over the results of a traffic study next week and once improvement suggestions are made, community meetings will be held. so you think you're doing the right thing, and you land right in the hands of a scam artist. we'll show you how they're trying to get you by preying on your cyber fears, coming up. >> then a surplus of cheese, well that's a thing apparently. we'lho buy the excess cheese and give

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. welcome back. our high school seniors really ready for college? >> new data suggests maybe not. that's according to the folks behind the act test. they claim -- this kind of a

seniors took the exam hit the college-prepared benchmark. a spokesman believes more people are taking the test so they were expecting a decline in scores. but the numbers are still surprising. meanwhile one state college is having some -- it's letting its current president go. now it's future is in limbo. we have the story. >> reporter: well the board voted 7-5 not to extend the contract by a year, it also chose not to vote on a motion that would search for a new president. afterwards the embattled president was in no mood to talk. >> it appears they backed down from the idea, wanting to find a new president to try and negotiate you one more time. >> i didn't hear that. >> you didn't hear that? >> no. >> so you're out the door, then. >> i think that's what was said. >> reporter: how can she be effective? >> i don't think she can be. >> reporter: the board will meet again in september between now

negotiations with the president. >> to outsiders, it is been in turmoil for well over a year, an today's action does nothing to quell the fears. now your consumer watch. playing for tuition at a credit card can come at a high cost. students who pay with plastic end up paying a c of about 2.62%. that's $262 for every $10,000 of tuition. community colleges, by the way, were found to be the most fee -friendly. how much is too much cheddar? well apparently there is a problem for u.s. dairy farmers, a surplus. it's at a 30-year high because of higher milk production, more exports and some sluggish demand. dairy farmers have seen revenues drop by 35% in the last two

worth of cheese. it plans to give the cheese to food banks and charity pantries. now we have an 8 on your side consumer alert. it is one of the fastest growing scams that thousands of people fall victim to every single year. >> that's right. your computer suddenly freezes up and a pop-up message warns you you've been hacked. for a few hundred dollars it can be fixed. tom costello went looking for >> reporter: it happened when diane was online one morning. warnings messages began blaring from her laptop. >> this would not shut off. and the whole computer froze. i was -- didn't know what to do. >> reporter: the pop-up message she had been hacked so she called the toll free number provided. >> they said we will help you immediately. we can get -- we're right into your computer right now. >> reporter: they were already in your computer. >> they were into the computer. >> reporter: she quickly agreed to pay $300 for help.

probably been scammed. the tech operator sounded suspicious. so we called. can you tell me what kind of services you provide? >> yeah, we provide technical support for all the devices. >> reporter: on the line someone to be claiming john in the u.s. >> are your services legitimate or is this just a big scam. >> legitimate. >> reporter: it turns out it is a scam. john wasn't in the u.s. he was in india. his name isn't john. we know because we tracked down the owner of the phone. he's here in maryland. he apologized to us and he claimed unethical employees in india have been pushing pop-up ads to lure unsuspecting people like diane. federal investigators say it's a growing scam and they've got recordings. >> i see something that says "warning". >> your computer is also one of those computers which has been detected with those online infections. >> a lot of consumers don't know if they're being scammed or not. they're told something is wrong

fixed. >> reporter: the expert advice, be skeptical of computer pop-ups or telephone calls warning you've been hacked. never provide credit card or personal information. and only use tech experts from companies you know. after we tracked down the tech company diane called, the owner said he's closing the business. the website is now dark, the toll free number disconnected. just one overseas scammer off-line for now. nbc news, all right. joining us now for the weather, is julie phillips. >> we've got our typical afternoon thunderstorms around as well today. >> you certainly have our attention. >> yes. >> we'll be paying attention the next few days. >> really this time of year we is see a lot of storms develop. entering into the peak of hurricane season. 85 degrees right now in land of lakes. winds fairly light. at 9:00 p.m.

mostly dry conditions. all of the rain should have come to an end. when you wake up tomorrow morning, it should be a dry start to the day. warm start as well with temperatures in the mid to upper 70s. and then as we head into the afternoon hours, we'll top out in the low to mid-90s again bringing back in that typical summer afternoon rain chance of about 40%. at this point, the activity is a little bit more isolated than we saw before. we've got a pretty strong northeasterly flow and not a lot -- that will and storms to start up. tracking some heavy showers and storms pushing off towards the south and west. that's been the direction of all of today's storms so far. it's 86 still in plant city. 85? zer hills. coming in at 91 in crystal river. 83 in saint peter where we have had some recent nearby rain. so for the rest of this evening, any rain is going to wrap up. tomorrow, some clouds around.

developing moving from northeast to southwest again. and on friday morning, a very similar story. the pattern continues. mid to upper 70s in the morning and then by the afternoon hours, about a 40% chance of rain. so out in the tropics, here's what we're watching. invest 99-l of, this is the only system that could potentially impact florida. as it moves off to the north and west, it's generally moving in the direction of the bahamas. but then our models do start to diverge. that's where we return into a lot of uncertainty. a few of them bringing east coast of florida. some of them bring it across south florida and into the gulf. so we have to watch this system very closely over the next couple of days. at this point, it does have an 80% chance of developing into a tropical cyclone. for us, though the next few days just expect your typical, summertime afternoon storms. about a 40% of chance of rain each afternoon. guys. >> thanks. well there is a certain

it's easy to make. you can even give them a little back-to-school twist in today's gayle's guide to pinterest. >> you can always bring your teacher an apple. but how about these? back-to-school cake pops. they come in all shapes and sizes and are hugely popular on pinterest, and this is a pin you can share with the whole class. >> a lot of times you're asked to bring in snacks, things for birthday, maybe something for teachers. >> definitely. and these are all things you can find at your local store. so frogi show you how to do it. >> reporter: brittly suitely dipped confections shows how the ingredients can be found. >> you can make it from scratch, you can buy a box. >> reporter: after the cake is cooked, crumble and roll. >> or use a cake pop maker. and these help it get that round shape, too. >> reporter: she pops the cake pops into the freezer for a couple of minutes while heating up some candy melt.

your pops, a little melt will help do the trick. >> sort of acts like a glue. >> reporter: and that tries, just dip the whole cake pop into the candy melt which gives it a smooth flavored coating. next get ready to decorate. but you might want to try the freezer trick just one more time. when you're ready, upsidedown chocolate chips can be your apple sticks and for the green leaves, put green candy melt into a ziploc bag. >> you >> reporter: and squeeze out the leaves. and there you have it. she made me a little mini anchor cake pop but that's for a whole nother pinterest. until next week, happy pinning. >> you can find the back-to-school cake pop pin recipe on her board. if you like greek yogurt you are far from alone. we'll show you how to

preseason home game, bay area man wrote a local anthem. coming up, i'll let you hear what he's talking about. >> but first in sports, while training -- while training camps are wrapping up, one nfl team has yet to find its first draft pick. >> you can get the news on

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. welcome back. let's check in with sports. >> train camp is over. >> -- i don't know what it is now. it's just camp. it's not the season yet. training camp has ended. for the second straight day, though, bucs practices with the browns. the bucs defense enjoyed success while the offense continued to

however it's not as bad. we'll hear from the coach here. we have to begin with this uncomfortable sight there. snu number 74. he's in a boot. that's weird. no specific injury mentioned nor any indication if he will miss friday's game. bucs defense here, all over quarterback robert griffin the third. again that was a noah spence sa two-minute drill, winston going to take a chance here and is burned by browns' quarterback. on tuesday, head coach upset about practice, today a better opinion of his team. >> i told you yesterday i can be irrational right after practice. you know after looking at the tape, other than one period we really weren't as bad as i thought. overall our offense was better. we worked on different things. that's why they call it

of good things on defense. back-to-back weeks we've got to -- front team versus a 3-4 team. it's really, it's difficult, but we do good. >> and this is a story we never thought we would see again in the modern era of rookie contracts. but the chargers announced they have pulled their contract offer of their first round draft pick, defensive end who never suited up for contract holdout. the chargers made a final offer on tuesday, it was rejected. now he is in danger of missing regular season games. we're talking about the number three pick in this year's draft out of ohio state, all over, i believe it's a bonus issue is the sticking point. >> a bonus? >> yes. but the contracts are structured. it should be a very easy thing. and it usually is in today's nfl. >> wow. >> we'll see what happens.

. now four headlines. number one olympic gold medal winner sy moans just returned to her hometown this afternoon. and that is where she's being honored with speeches and a parade. biles a very popular gymnast. >> and number two, militants have launched an attack on the american university of zbaej they're using bombs and gunfire. ambulances are on campuses now but there is no world on casual 'tis. it comes two university staff were kidnapped but unknown gunman. their wherebies are still unknown. >> number three donald trump has already had his classified briefing, now it's hillary clinton's turn. the democratic presidential nominee is expected to receive her briefing saturday at the fbi offices in new york. those briefings include a broad look at the threats and challenges facing u.s. national security. >> and number four, a devastating earthquake rocks central italy today. homes collapsed on top of people

digging through the rubble. at least 73 people have died and three hard hit remote towns. a 6.2 earthquake. now 8 is on your side over a drug company's dramatic price increase for a life-saving medication. >> epipens are used in emergency to treat people who experience a potentially deadly allergic reaction. but the company that makes the epipen has raised the price more than 400% over years. and now as tom costello shows us, it's being accused of price gouging. >> reporter: it's called anaphylactic shock, a fast life-threatening reaction. numerous americans and schools keep one close by. nine-year-old joshua is allergic to nuts. but over eight years the price to pharmacies for an epipen two-pack has skyrocketed from $100 to $600.

now nbc news has found that over the same period, mylan pharmaceuticals raised executive pay and compensation by more than 600%. >> i'm struggling to provide basic life saving medicine for my child and the money i pay for this medication is going to somebody's paycheck or some crazy profit margin. >> reporter: in congress, both republicans and democrats are alleging price gouging, calling senator -- one senator's daughter has relied on one since she was a child. >> how you can explain that this very same item made by an american company is hundreds of dollars cheaper in canada? >> reporter: they tell nbc news the price change better reflects important product features and the value the product provides. it offers coupons to help customers with high insurance deductibles. but they are not talking about the ceo's total compensation.

years. >> it's coming at a time when there's almost never been more scrutiny on the drug industry for its pricing practices. >> reporter: there is an alternative for patients in an emergency. it's not ideal. >> the medicine is not expensive. it's the injector. you can learn to do it yourself with a syringe. . >> reporter: tom costello nbc news, washington. well, many bay area families are concerned price hike as well. and john rogers learned about more local alternatives that can help keep you and your family safe. he's going to keep you all about that coming up at 5:00. a new study from harvard law shows a decline in the death penalty since the 1970s but florida isn't fitting that trend. we have details from the capital bureau. >> reporter: only 16 counties in the country imposed five or more

and four of them are right here in florida. duvall, hillsborough, miami-dade, and pinellas counties were all named in the harvard law report. ingrid dell ga tow said she was pleased to see the countrywide trend of the report but said florida is still lagging behind. >> for a long time, florida has been calling for an end of the death penalty. so this study just confirms that the death penalty disproportionately affects minorities, the mentally ill and the poor. >> reporter: sever penalty cases around the state are still in limbo, waiting on the state supreme court to give guidance on capital punishment. >> and today members of the religious community in duvall county are calling for a suspension of the death penalty. we'll let you know what happens. now some video that has us saying take a look at this. first it could be the largest pearl in the world. look at that thing. it was discover inside of a giant clam in the philippines.

is more than two feet long and a foot wide. gemologist need to verify its weight and its value. well, that's not a mars rover you're looking at right there. it is a postal robot. the national postal service in switzerland will test out the robots next month. during testing they'll deliver dummy paths. it will be tested in washington, d.c. this fall. check this out. military pulled off a unique training exercise in alaska this week. re dropping more than 475 paratroopers over joint base he will men dorf richardson. officials say it took 90 days of planning and preparation to synchronize this jump. and he's one of the tampa buccaneers fans and to back it up, he wrote an anthem fort bucs 2016 season. >> it's called frank owe's fanatical anthem.

his recording studio. check it out. [ rap ]. >> reporter: from the bedroom of his best friend's momma's house. kareem mcgill is putting together his 2016 tampa buccaneers football anthem. >> we are at my younger brother's house. we call this the studio. everything that i've ever recorded, all anthemed, anything i've done music-wise i've recorded here [ laughter ]. >> that's it. >> reporter: with the help of his 6-year-old daughter, he makes his anthem a family affair. >> >> everything is right with the world. this is my escape from the world. you know, i get to sit down, whatever is on my mind i can put down on paper and whatever beat i'm feeling at the time. >> reporter: he has been working hard on writing the anthem. and the payoff comes with when he gets to perform in concert

rabbit bucs fans. >> [ screaming ] . >> cleveland . >> we just heard franko throw down the bombest anthem in buccaneer history. >> yes, sir. yes, sir. >> that is just off the chain. i can't -- i'm still speechless from that. >> reporter: he is counting on

a winning season. >> my buccaneers, i'm calling nfc south champs in the playoffs this year. >> reporter: in tampa, news channel 8. hello there. hope you're enjoying your afternoon. i want to talk about some road work that's being done in south tampa. this actually gets underway tomorrow night, but it's a pretty big closure. it starts at 9:00 p.m. all of mcdill, yes, both directions in all o 9:00 p.m. thursday night from bay to bay to gandy will be completely closed down. they're doing a lot of water main repair work. it should be reopened sometime friday morning. in the meantime, you will be diverted over here to dale may bring highway. it's an alternate. you can use bay shore, because it's an overnight closure and there's not going to be a lot of traffic. you want to keep that in mind thursday night through friday morning. what's the weather like tomorrow?

so early tomorrow morning when you're watching weather and traffic on the 8's, lots of sunshine. temperatures in the high 70s. back to you. >> you can catch leigh and leslie every morning with weather and traffic starting at 4:00 a.m. . the expecting panda may sound like a yoga move but it's a real-life mom to be. and there's a twist to this story, coming up. >> and you want to stick around for these 8 on your side storie that a mold problem has been going on at their children's school for months without being fixed. coming up, find out what the school's ceo has to say about it. >> what this company did to

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pictures. we're starting with some back-to-school pics. how cute is that. >> look at that sign. >> i don't know what's better. she wanted us to see that sophia was definitely ready and excited for the new school year. look at that big smile. and pat near hudson says joesie was all geared up for prek. she is so ready. i was tweeted this action shot it was their neighborh family. they look like they're in a parade. and finally paul shared this pic of sunset, at sunset beach. a beautiful one. and you can send it to stacy by tweeting your pictures with the #sendittostacy. you can share them on any facebook page. let's get to the forecast. >> a lot going on to talk about. i mean, the tropics, it's end of august, september. you know, we've been in here

on things. everyone has their plans in place. >> so hypothetical it's this wing to grow this could be end of the weekend where it could start becoming a system? >> yes. you know, really the path is still really uncertain at this point. but we're keeping a close eye on it. >> because it's not very organized. >> it's not very organized but it could impact florida. so we're of course watching it very closely. here are the two areas we are tracking in the tropics right now. we have tropical storm gaston, then 5:00 p.m. update just came in that. this isn't a tropical depress yet. it has an 80% chance of developing over the next five days. the 5:00 p.m. update of gaston just came in. it's maintaining its strength. a strong tropical storm. as we head into the weekend, it is expected to become a hurricane. thankfully, staying out at sea. not going to be impacting us here in the u.s. here is invest 99-l. so as we head into the weekend,

are bringing it towards the bahamas. we'll keep a close eye on this area. but then our models really start to diverge anywhere from moving through south florida into the gulf or moving up the east coast. so impacts across the entire u.s. could be quite different at this point and models really kind of flip flopping back and forth. so we have to keep a close eye on it. about an 80% chance of it developing in the gulf waters, especially are incredibly warm at this point. so we'll have 0 to keep a very also for the wind shear as it's concerned, you can see as you look in the red this is an area that is favorable for development for this system. you can see as it moves toward the red over towards the bahamas. out in the gulf. a little more favorable than heading up the east coast. as we end into the end of this weekend. we'll keep a close eye on things. tomorrow morning, starting off the day warm. mid to upper 70s as we head into tomorrow afternoon, we'll top

of rain during the afternoon hours. it's still 86 in tampa. steamy again this afternoon. 91 in ver necessary. 89 currently in bradenton. on the radar, we shaw showers and storms moving through. but they're wrapping up quickly. strong northeasterly flow and all we have left on the radar is some showers near earring el lake in polk county. so for the rest of the evening, the rain is quickly wrapping up. tomorrow morning, going to be a s morning commute at least when it involves the weather. by the afternoon we bring in the 40% chance of rain. and that holds steady all the way through the end of this week and into the weekend. maybe some slightly higher rain chances by sunday and monday of next week. guys. >> all right. thank you. well double trouble is coming to zoo atlanta. >> that's because giant panda lun lun is expecting two babies. twin pan at that cubs.

as nice. lun lun is now under 24 hour watch as the zoo prepares for, you guessed it, pandemonium. 16-year-old cat has adopted this guy. the monkey was abandoned by its mother so as an experiment, the zoo brought the monkey home. the cat approved and now the two have been living together ever since. the monkey's hold enough, he will go to live with rel >> that is cute. we will be right back with

i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. letterman:"has a line of clothing, now where were these made?" trump: "these were made, i don't know where they're made. but they were made someplace. but they're great. it's ties, shirts, cufflinks, everything sold at macy's and they're doing great.? letterman: ?where are the shirts made?? off-camera voice: ?bangladesh.? letterman: ?bangladesh.? trump: ?well, it's good. we employ people in bangladesh." letterman: ?ties? where are the ties made?" they have to work, too. these are beautiful ties. they are great ties. the ties are made in where? china? off-camera voice: ?china.? letterman: ?the ties are made in china."

. welcome back. we're used to seeing freak yo gur as a mainstay. but it is more versatile than you think. here now with answers today is abigail, registered dietitian. >> well, hello. >> welcome back by the way, we've been out for a couple of weeks. >> thank you. >> you told me greek yogurt is simply amazing.

so one really cool thing about it or multiple things, it's double strained, so you actually have more protein and less sugar per cup than regular yogurt. so it's a really great option for breakfast. but as we teased with, it's -- there's so many more ways that you can use it than just for breakfast. >> you have a couple of things here. >> so i was just sharing this on facebook, and i thought what a great thing to share. because there's so many people don't realize there's so many ways to u so this is hum us and greek yogurt. >> there we go. >> so the benefit with this is you get extra protein than just what you get in hum us. you still get all the great benefit et cetera, so there's ex tra fiber, but then you just add extra protein in there and it's a great little kick. you can't really tell that it's there at all. >> and this is one. >> this one is yogurt. even -- like those grape flavored yoke urts that have

so you can mix one plain and one flavored, you get less sugar in and less calories -- they can. there's a lot of sugar in them. but this way you get that same great flavor just less sugar. it's a really great way, you split it up. >> it's a food hack. >> it's a little food hack. >> what are these guys? >> so one quick thing, this is a great recipe for chocolate blondies. but instead of using two cups -- stick of butter and one cup of greek yogurt. and it turned out exactly the same. >> that would be dangerous to try to experiment. i don't like to shy too far from the recipe because a disaster happens. >> this one time telling you it works. it's on my website. the cool thing with this, though, you just want to be careful that it's still a dessert, right? so even though it's lightened up, it has less sugar, less butter. but it's still a dessert. so you still want to practice

such a better option. i love making stuff at home because you get less -- >> food hacks. >> yeah. >> thanks so much for being with us. all right. in medical news drinking, smoking, taking drugs, of course they're all limits to pregnant women for the safety baby. now there could be one more restriction. it turns out the mother's diet could affect the newborn's mental health. a new study shows there could be a link between food that is high in fat and sugar kids. there can also be problems -- an increase in problems like lying, fighting, and stealing. and guess who is happy despite the typical aches and pains? seniors are happy. researchers at the university of california in san diego were surprised to find the oldest people were the happiest. even though they had more health and memory problems. young adults turned out to be the least happy. all right. coming up, a veteran get a heart-warming absolute.

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price going through the roof? up more than 400%. we will take a look at alternatives to the epipen. i am keith cate expect i am jen leigh. let's begin with a look at the tropics. we are trapping a tropical -- tracking a tropical disturbance. steve jerve joins us now. hurricane hunters flew into this system today. what is the latest? >> it is more organized than it was it appears as though the system could get it together but it may take a few days to be upgraded into a depression or a tropical storm. for now, the northwesterly movement is interesting to us. as we look at the broad range of the tropics, we have a tropical storm. invest 98 al has a 90% chance of developing. the hurricane hunter aircraft's have been in there today and have determined some stronger wind gusts and we saw yesterday. we saw 37 miles per hour