the republican candidate for president is doing his best to appeal to black and hispanic voters asking them what do you have to lose? that is what trump said to the crowd of supporters. 8 on your side is the only station in the bay area to interview the republican candidate before he took the stage. our reporter candace mccowan is joining us with her exclusive interview. trump has taken heat for many things that he said and have even admitted that he said some wrong things. that is one of the about this afternoon. >> reporter: trump made it clear to supporters he is still tough on immigration. >> it is going to be a big wall. it is going to be a real wall. it will be as beautiful as a wall can be. >> reporter: with donald trump, i asked if he has softened his stance. visit your plan to deport 11

will be a wall like no other. we are going to do things that are very strong. only the right people. only the people who go through a very tough vetting process coming into the entry. i will be doing a speech on that soon. >> reporter: i was talking to some of your supporters and they were telling me where you stand on immigration. that is what they love about you. how do you draw the line between softening your stance an been with you the entire time? >> we have a strong stance but day care stance. i use the word humane. it is a humane stance. it is strong. the wall goes up. people come into our country but they come into a legal process. we want people to come into the country but they have to come into a legal process.>> reporter: i also asked him about comments he has made in attempts to appeal to minority voters that have been called condescending by many. >> i don't like the expression you can't do worse because

to african-american voters, if you vote for donald trump it will be a different story. >> reporter: you have said that you may have said some things that are wrong. could you say specifically what those things are? >> i don't want to talk about that. i just think that every once in a while i could probably make statements may be a little bit differently. a lot of people like my statements. i am an honest person. i am honorable. if i soften things up in terms of statements made, that would be okay. >> reporter: trump tells me many supporters are like the supporters i talked to about immigration. they don't want to see him change. he said he is working on a happy medium. boaters can be the judge.>> he did not have a lot of time but he seemed cordial. he was asking -- answering all of your questions. >> you asked him about zika because he had said that governor rick scott is doing a great job with zika. >> he echoed those sentiments. he said he ha but we have more than 40 people

i sascha money to happen? >> he said congress needs to be back to work and get some funding.>> very interesting. if you would like to watch the interview, we have it for you on www.wfla.com. check it out. in the meantime, clinton is attending fundraisers in california. her campaign is shrugging off reports that donors to the clinton foundation had special access while clinton was secretary of state. even some supporters are joining trumps calls for the foundation to shutwn turning to the tropics, chief meteorologist steve jerve joins us from the forecast center. we are keeping a close eye on one system in particular that could impact florida. >> it has some potential. it is not even a tropical depression yet. this is a tropical wave, is an invest. hurricane calls this 99l. we have been talking about this

there is an 80% chance over a five-day period of development according to the national hurricane center. we still have the stone that will not be any impact on us. hurricane hunters were in this area today. it is hard to find a center circulation but they have seen some strong wind gusts. you can assume that it might be a bit more organized with a large area of thunderstorms. you can see where it is. the connection we have seen in the thunderstorms are mostly on the southern part of it. it is extending out for some good distance along the center. 45 miles per hour winds as we talked about within the observation from the aircraft today. you can see the timing on this for friday and eventually on saturday out of the warmer waters. these computer models change every day. this look taking a tour the state of the florida is the current thinking but they get updated several times a day. we just have to continue to watch. here is a lot can happen.

preparedness plan. there are still questions about the latest zika case in pinellas county. yesterday, rick scott confirmed that one person in pinellas does have the virus but did not get it by traveling outside of the country or to the miami area. the governor will not give out florida congressman david jolly believes he should.>> we don't need to identify the individual i believe we should identify the region so that pinellas county residents can make decisions for themselves. they can take precautions that they feel is right for their family.>> reporter: the governor maintains there is no proof that it was contracted here in the nose county. police investigating the death of a 10-month-old are questioning the child's a visitor. erik mary turned himself into

the 10-month-old who he was supposed to be taking care of died yesterday. he has not been charged in that case but he was arrested for abusing a three-year-old that he was also babysitting. storm appearance at largo plato academy are reaching out to 8 on your side. they are scared claiming a mold problem at their children's school is not being addressed . they claim it has been a problem since last school year and now it is so bad it is making their kids sick. terry mcguire from largo tonight. what does this will have to say?>> reporter: i sat down with the charter schools ceo and he was adamant that plato academy in largo does not have a mold problem. concerned parents, mold experts and even the director of charter schools for pinellas county schools are telling me a different story. >> once school started, he was having breathing issues. >> reporter: mold has been an issue in a portable classrooms at plato academy largo for

they are concerned. >> this is their health and may have to breathe this in every single day. they are there six hours a day at school. there is no mold and this stuff in the pictures is actually just construction debris from drywall and duck's replaced over the summer. >> but there was no mold? how do you explain the pictures?>> the pictures down from the ceiling but there was no visible mold that weekend. >> reporter: we had a licensed florida mold assessor check out the pictures had a different opinion. >> there are mold spores growing all around the. >> how can you tell?>> from the 15 years of experience and the way the growth pattern is. >> reporter: over email, rick wolf who oversees charter schools in the county tells me a team did a site visit on

found. staff at the school told him crews came in over the weekend to clean and paint over the mold , even sharing these pictures with me taken by a plato staff member. the first on friday and the next on monday. still, they maintain there is no mold. >> we definitely did not do any painting or cleaning or anything like that on the weekend. >> reporter: plato academy in a largo did done by the florida department of health. i reached out to that inspector and she told me that no mold tests were ever done in those classrooms. >> if a child does breathe and mold spores, what kind of health problems can cause? >> reporter: it can cause a lot of respiratory issues especially for children with asthma. we were allowed inside of those classrooms this afternoon. i

invisible to the naked eye and you really do need a mold inspection test done by a professional to tell whether or not it is they are. when we come back, one man's vandalism is another maar coming up, you won't believe the excuse this guy gave deputies after he trashed a historic courthouse. it smells as bad as it looks. this ugly situation has local business owners at their end. 8 on your side investigates who

talk about low. deputies are looking for a man who stole a toys for tots donation box. this guy went into a ups store in davenport wearsu told an employee his wife was sick and they needed money for bills. the employee gave him five dollars. a short time later, the suspect returned and swiped the donation box right off the counter. a man caught vandalizing a historic courthouse in purple heart monument in citrus county told investigators what he did was art. deputies found the man on the roof of the courthouse this

windows and doors, spray- painted the building, damaged a clock face and even defaced a monument for a fallen soldier. they used a ladder truck to bring him down and cut him. it is hard enough to start a business but wait until you see what a fernando county couple is dealing with.>> it is a putrid stench emanating from the business next door. what 8 on your side uncovered about the cause of that

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investigation. >> what a mess. the smell was overwhelming. the bugs over everything. the stench came from a smelly material dropped on a field by a company that processes human waste and sells fertilizer. >> the dumping went on for weeks while a hernando county couple worked to open a restaurant across the road. as you might guess, they told senior investigative reporter steve andrews that clogged up their business plan. >> by the time we were notified of this and i got up to ridge manor, most of that mound was gone. when the wind shifted, let's just say it was less than appetizing. >> reporter: take it from me personally. this smells as bad as it looks. a company called south waste which according to the state receives solids from sewage treatment plants dumped one load here after another. >> the smell is putrid and terrible.

>> reporter: regina and charlie hall are opening a restaurant called the smokehouse express in ridge manor. the south waste created this outhouse express right across the road flushing away their business plan. >> people don't want to come to a food truck and eat when it sells like human waste. it is not appetizing. >> very nauseating on a daily basis. the smell would make you sick. >> reporter: charlie and regina photographed and video recorded to a state affidavit started rummaging. they followed one of the trucks backed to its plant in gross land and then contacted south waste management. >> they stuck to their story that it was a sod farm. this is clearly not lake county. it is hernando county. >> reporter: i went to south waste to try to get answers. >> can ask you questions about ridge manor?

can i get your name? >> no, sir. >> reporter: it was not permitted on the property. dep claims this company had no permit to dump this mound of mud here nor does the property have a permit to accept it. >> there are only two landfills this stuff is allowed to go to.>> this is not a landfill. we are trying to make a business here. i have done nothing but try to stop this for six weeks.>> reporter: dep told me it was what south waste dumped. the department of agriculture claims it did and is analyzing its contents. that affirmative agriculture also said the company give up its license to sell fertilizer this past week. >> who owns this land? >> reporter: the property is called porn ranch. the owners are up in knoxville, tennessee. we have not been able to reach them. dep is investigating. they can impose fines if it determines

if you have a problem that you think needs to be investigated, call our 8 on your side helpline . the northeast flow has pushed showers across the state fairly soon. temperatures have been warm. no rainfall. it is 83 degrees at sun city plaza. very high humidity today. down in venice, looking overcast and dark it did not add up to any precipitation. red sox are in town to play the race at tropicana field. 84 degrees. most of the rain should be over before the game. highlands county, de soto, a few thunderstorms as well. our better chances of rain south of the bay moving in this now familiar east to west location. folks in lake placid, you may

at 9 pm, 82 degrees. it will be a warm and humid evening. 92 degrees at 4 pm. 83 is the current temperature. tampa, lakeland, clearwater, 85 degrees. 89 degrees in brooksville. 86 in venice. dew points are the upper 70s. when you see upper 70s, that is very oppressive. this is the peak time of year where we see the we had 90 today. at in the high humidity and that makes it uncomfortable. most of the shower activity is further to the south. in the tropics, the sea surface temperatures are warmer. that is why it can play a small factor in helping to strengthen this system in the tropics. we are looking at 99l. that is puerto rico right there. this is the island of hispaniola. it has the dominican republic. this is a broad area of low pressure looking for a surface

dry air is a problem for tropical systems should be in a better environment for that. that is the red color. it is kind of surrounded by that at the moment. nonetheless, computer model forecasts still want to strengthen this into a tropical storm here in a couple of days. depending on the computer model that you like to look at, you can see the timing on this changes. these are the current thinking from the models. this will change for sure as we have seen it do vary drastically in the 24 hours. stay tuned on this one. we will continue to watch it and see what possible effects it could have on the bay area or the state of florida. the model continues to keep the rain chances further down to the south. you can see for wednesday into the evening hours and the forecast for tomorrow is calling for partly cloudy

flow across the peninsula. 40% chance of rain chance which is seasonal. those winds coming from the east is also what we expected this time of year. now to the sea breeze. we saw the 90 degree number out on the beach just now. the seabury says play a part even on hot days to make it a little bit cooler. we will continue to watch for the weekend or potential long- term effects. coming up next in sports, one nfl team faces an embarrassing situation at the end of training camp. >> the buccaneers are wrapping up training camp with a decent day of practice against the cleveland browns. find out why the browns pose a

the buccaneers training camp wound to a close this morning but practice will still have the camp feel until the roster is trimmed to 75 players next tuesday and then the final 53 a week from saturday. it is almost here. this morning was day to a practices with the cleveland browns this uncomfortable site here. number 74 in the middle of your screen, that is allie marquette, the starter in a boot. no specific injury mentioned nor any indication if he will miss friday's game. another good day for the buccaneers defense. noah spence right there with a sock on robert griffin iii. the buccaneers offense, janus winston down the middle to vincent jackson. the fans love that then there

minute drill, winston needed 10 yards so he took a chance and got burned by browns quarterback joe haden. on tuesday, dirk cutter upset about practice. today, a better opinion of his team. >> i told you yesterday that i can be a rational -- irrational after practice. after looking at the tape, other than one period, we were not as bad as i thought we were. overall, our offense was better but wee things. that is why they call a practice. >> jacksonville showed us a lot of good things on defense. in back-to-back weeks, we got and overprinting versus a 314. it is difficult. but we did good. >> i am not sure how this can happen in the modern era of nfl rookie contracts but the san diego chargers announced that they have pulled their contract offer from their first round draft pick, joey bosa who never

his contract holdout. the chargers made a final offer on tuesday. it was rejected. now boast that is in danger of missing regular-season games. rays manager says is afternoon he might use a six man starting rotation in the picture in september. that would mean some starts for alex cobb who says he is finally ready to return from tommy john surgery. the goal is to make one more rehab start for durum this weekend and then join the rotation next the blue jay series. the problem , control remains an issue for cobbler gave up five runs and nine hits during four innings on monday and through 81 pitches in that outing which have followed a good start earlier this month. since he has come back, that has been his issue, control. you don't want him to come up here and just get shelled. >> nightly news is coming up

at 7. good night.

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