this violent criminal beat him with. and plus, the sheriff grady judd is calling out a gun store owner after the thieves targeted the man's business stealing dozens of guns. >>ened a new high deploying adventure but not everyone is excited about this controversial plan. >> good evening. >> and thank you for joining us this evening. attacked at the store, beaten with his own walker. tonight this man speaks to 8 on your side about the horrifying ordeal at a bay ar helpless on the pavement. paul mueller joins us live from the st. petersburg police department where the officers are working to track down the attacker here. we want to know is the victim okay? >> reporter: amazingly this gentleman who is in his 60s is doing well. he's in a lot of pain, but he is expected to be okay. now, tonight here at the police department, they are working a few leads. first, they have interviewed several witnesses. and secondly, they have some really good surveillance video

[ and lucky he didn't stack me or shoot me. >> reporter: the 60-year-old banged up an bruised after a trip to this wal-mart on friday in broad daylight. >> he got on top of me and he grabbed me around the neck and just started hitting and hitting and hitting. finally he gets me to the ground and he takes my walker and then he starts hitting me with my walker. >> he was in the parking lot when the attacker stopped him and asked him for the time. he thi that's when the beatdown began. in the end the thief got away with hundreds of dollars, his wallet, and, get this, even his walker. now, get a good look at this surveillance video. the thug took off in that blue dodge durango. the witness says the plate began with the letters g. k. a. this crime even has seasoned police officers asking who could do such a thing. >> our first thoughts are why are you attacking an elderly man with a walker?

the shoppers say this is not the safest place. >> i come during the day. i never come at night. >> reporter: when we told them about the attack? >> it just show what is we're coming to today. >> reporter: despite what happened, he is counting his blessings. >> and the guy -- >> he was looking out for you. >> he was looking out for me. >> that poor man. the police are telling us this suspect, they're saying she a man between 29 and 35 age. he is about 200 pounds, about six feet tall and they need your help in finding him. >> this is so upsetting. do the police think this was a random crime or do they think this man was targeted specifically? >> reporter: they're telling me tonight they think it is random because this had only been hard aman's second trip to that wal- mart so he had only been there once before. >> wrong place, right time, i guess. thank you very much, paul.

tonight for a killer after an online sale turned deadly in polk county. and jeffrey morrow jr. went with a friend to the dollar store sunday night. that's where his friend had arranged a meeting with a potential buyer. but the buyer grabbed the item for sale and took off running, and morrow pulled a gun and chaseed after the thief. but he also had had a gun and he used it to kill morrow. right now polk county investigators are scrambling to find dozens of ol it is a search made more complicated because of the lack of really good surveillance video, something the detectives often rely on in cases like this. tonight we show you what the deputies have to work with. >> reporter: it is disturbing, keith, not just for the polk county residents, but for all of us. here we are nearly three days this consider of guns could be in any florida county. this shows the crime in action

watch as these hooded men calmly get out of the truck. and within seconds put their plan into action. >> they arrive with sledge hammers. they knocked the window out to break out the burglar bars. they entered the store. >> reporter: the sheriff says thement of guns they took in such a short amount of time is astonishing. >> and in two minutes they stole 36 firearms and fled in two minutes. >> reporter: the sheriff says they're certainly not dealing with a tree >> they knew that the firearms were not secured in the store. they knew that the burglar bars were not appropriately installed. >> reporter: it is also likely the three men knew the store alarm was not working at the time. the guns were not properly secured inside thester and luckily for them, they had no interior surveillance system. but besides the sheriff's frustration with the store owner, his bigger concern, the location of all of those

to be on the street. and they're going to be on the street npart, because tight tighten didn't take all of the efforts they should have to protect their firearms. >> reporter: the atf is now offering a $5,000 reward in this case. we do have a list of the stolen guns listed on our web site, wfla.com. and someone at a nearby restaurant saw the robbers break in and deputies responded to their 911 call immedi within a couple of minutes. because the gun shop didn't have its own security system, the deputies are now relying on witnesses for help. water logged and weary. some homes in pasco county are still dealing with floodwater nearly a week after the hurricane. today emergency managers went out to complete damage assessments of the impacted areas. the damage report also be used to apply for federal funds to fix storm water problems. some place are frustrated the

to help. >> why? where are the tax dollar going? what is going on here? you come right lue -- can ride through here and say you need to fix this and that. we know what the problems are. >> pasco county reports nearly 300 homes suffered major damage as a result of the hurricane. nine of those homes are destroyed. in a consumer alert, scammers are trying to profit off the damage left behind by the hurricane. the pasco sheriff's office nt about a phone scam. the callers claim to be from fema. they demand a deposit for storm damages, something that fema simply does not do. >> the polk county sheriff's office is now in control of 182 animals seized from a rescue in august, and we have to warn you, what you're about the see is extremely graphic and it is disturbing. this is the undercover video from peta at darlings, darlings

than 100 animal neglect charges. tonight we also learned that a judge ruled they can never own animals again. two bay area cammer -- scammers will spend several years behind bars for identity theft and credit card fraud. eight years and six months in federal prison and his co- conspirator lopez will spend four years. the two were found guilty of putting skimmers in several gas stations in hillsboro and sarasota counties. > board in washington after the senators failed to fund a bill to fight zika. 50 voted in favor, but it needed 60 votes. both sides now pointing fingers at each other over this long stalled bill. construction at tampa international airport is underway now from 8:00 p.m. through 4:00 a.m., the blue arrival and departure area also be closed to allow for construction of the new people mover.

early next year. as an alternative, you may want to use the short-term parking garage because they're waiving the fee for pick-ups and drop offs. >> dreams dashed. thousands of i.t. t. tech students are trying to pick up the pieces after their school shut down without warning. campuses all over the country, including the one in tampa bay are now locked up tight. the school is citing major financial problems for the closures. we spent time with one student who was just finishing parents worked two jobs to help pay for her education. >> and whatever reason they had for closing, the students -- i really want this, and i really want the career. >> reporter: it was your heart and soul. >> it is just so hard. you want to make a letter life for yourself and you want to reach that goal. it is hard when somebody just takes it away from you like that. there is one wit of good

i.t. t. students transfer into programs at h. c.c. that might lead to a degree or another credential. hillary clinton campaigned in the bay area dowed holding a rally at usf. new national polls show clinton and donald trump are running neck and neck at this point. nbc has clinton on top by six and cnn has trump ahead by two. and today's rally, clinton questioned trump's temperament and called him unfit to be just last week and a few hours, he managed to turn his trip to mexico into an embarrassing international incident. he got into a twitter war with the president of mexico. he is temperamentally unfit and totally unqualified to be president of the united states! [ applause ] trump's campaign called these attacks, quote, exactly what you would expect from a candidate who took off the month of august and woke up in

nominee also participate in the first ever commander in chief forum hosted by nbc news, and you can watch that right here on news channel 8 at 8:00. well, the bay area is getting a new zip line. coming up, we'll tell you why some neighbors are not so happy about that. >> and disney world trying to crackdown on fraud. ahead, the way their new security measure impacts kids as young as 3. you may not have felt it, but some folks did. slightly drier a the mornings, the evenings felt especially. we'll seive that will be around tomorrow and a look at your

tonight we are getting our first peek at what it will look like from the controversial tree top zip line in largo.

the tree canape and over a nearby pond. and the city commissioners voted to approve a deal with a bradenton company tonight to build that rope adventure and zip line course in a wooded area there in the park. the plan met with strong opposition from neighbor whose have several problems with the new attraction. we're live at the recreation complex. so tell us specifically what are their primary worries? >> reporter: and noise, trash and partying -- parking is like the zip line idea. the others say it will bring jobs, money coming into this err why and also putting this area on the map. to get a real feel of the customer0s of a new zip line experience, i flew zone 8 along the route and then over a pond. drone 8 also shows the close proximity to houses, something several speakers brought up.

want to do it, but that is such a small area. it doesn't even look like it will be fun to do there. >> reporter: here is what it looks like in bradenton. it is tethered to a safety harness. the majority here appear to oppose the city's plans for a similar attraction in largo a few -- a few spoke in favor of the deal. >> these are people who are respectful of their environment. they are not loud. they don't make a mess. >> reporter: and they believe that ecotourism will bring people to largo and provide , the zip line will ruin the solitude of the park. >> there is not enough parking. it is too close to the neighbors, and my dog freaks out at thunderstorms. i have no idea how he is going to freak out about. this. >> reporter: many grumbled at the final approval vote, but the zip line owners promise the finished product will be wonderful. >> we will be a great neighbor. we're very excited about the project. i understand poem's concerns. there's always concern when

>> reporter: and with tonight's approval, the owner of that zip line course hopes to have construction beginning by sometime the end of this year and then opening sometime over the course of the first of next year. jen? >> so will there be be two zip lines in our area from this company? >> reporter: yes. there is one in bradenton now and there's also one in the working stage, the planning stages up in brooksville. >> all right. live in larg thank you, peter. walt disney world is taking new steps to crackdown on stolen and shared park tickets. the next time you visit the mouse house, the children between the ages of 3 and 9 will be required to scan their fingers at the park gates. older kidsened adults have had their fingers scanned for years, but the younger tickets were easily transferable making them vulnerable to misuse or theft so what do you think about these change ? you can

8 facebook page. there is news that van calls toppled a rock formation. they knocked it down on the oregon beach. the structure known as the duck bill scrummable -- crumbled to the ground on august 29. the incident remains under investigation andive vandals are found, they could face criminal charges. the tough part of a hurricane for a manatee when the storm surge leaves you stuck where they didn't want to go. they're stranded in a pond at plantation golf course at crystal river. the good news is they're unharmed and have good grass. the volunteers are monitoring them until they can be safely returned to kings bay. and the river was flooded. we saw some images there. i guess these guys were not left out as well so i hope they

keep in mind this was a weak category one hurricane relatively, but obviously did a lot of damage and upset a lot of people's lives a major hurricane would obviously cause much more than that. and what a beautiful sunset. a great shot, paul. and it was a nice one. in some areas you may have felt the slightly drier air. many folks did this morning and probably will tomorrow emergency as well. 90 degrees for our high tomorrow. the next couple of days, very close to the average as you can see near t 0 degrees. all thwa the next five days at 8:00 a.m., 74 degrees a little cooler. the average being about 76 degrees. we can thank the dry air for that. slightly lower dew points. 90 degrees at 4:00 p.m. it is currently 78 degrees in temple terrace. clearwater beach, 82. 76 in arcadia and upper 70s,

lakeland. the dew points are critical. anything with a 60 is usually probably indicating you might feel a more comfortable morning. but these are a little lower than what we expect them to be this time of year. believe it or not, that can make a difference in the comfort of the air. we have seen a surface wind around an area of high pressure to the north. mid and upper levels. some of that could be mixing down to the surface. the higher moisture levels yielded quite a the shower activity across the state. you kind of see the difference there. the clear conditions across the north and stall part of the state. high pressure is that big feature just to the north. there's what is left of the hurricane. the area of low pressure is clearly there. it has been spinning throughout the holiday weekend and sending in rainsqualls as well as higher seas up around long island island. still issues there, but not a huge problem.

coming off of africa. they will travel across the length of africa and merge over the warmer waters and sometimes strengthen into tropical systems. this one has a 70% chance of doing that officially. we'll continue to watch the tropics and that's exactly where we look mostly. quiet the the overnight. mostly clear skies a few scattered showers. the higher moisture levels were down to the south. that would include the southern sections. a few isolated showers did move from east to kind of like they did today and there they are on the map here. the next -- thursday here. still fairly dry conditions. it is only about a 20% chance of rain. by the end of the week, we'll start to return deeper atmospheric moisture, combined with the heating and produce a more seasonal rain chance. so we'll still see summer weather. it is still officially summer. you start to get into september and you start to think about

fire. pumpkins, and halloween. right? >> we think about palm trees. >> marshmallows by the fire? >> and palm trees that's what we do if we live here in florida. but it does ease off and the rain chances drop as we get into october. still very much summer weather. >> winter in florida is where it is at. >> a lot of people agree. >> we're just so far from that. next in sports, the bucs add a wide receive tore the roster today, but this comes at the expense of a player who weekend. and how can the wkus' defense be this season? if the preseason is any indication, get ready for a lot of that! plus, 2016 heart walk is right around the corner and we are committed to making -- raising 14?u7b, 000. kia is general'sly matching. the walk is november 12 at raymond james stadium.

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the bucs tweaked their roster signing the veteran wide receiver cecil short iii. he played in jacksonville, and unfortunately the wide receiver evan spencer, the odd man out. he just made the team st and with opening day now just five days away, anticipation for the unveiling of this mike smith bucs' defense grows. now, the opponent, the atlanta falcons, expect to have a full speed julio jones at wide receiver on sunday. he is getting over an ankle injury. so the quarterback matt ryan will have a known bucs' nemesis on the field. now, it may not matter if the pass rush duplicates its magic from the preseason. in fact, the bucs' fans are

10 quarterback sacks. i say make it two players. and the glimpses we have had are that good. >> and we just want to be a dominant defense, that we can continue for the division. and you have to set the goal, set the bar as high as you can set it and we want to pass it. >> and now we can actually game plan people, and find some good match-ups. you're kind of just going, beat the guy in front of you. you're still going to have to beat that, but guys, the quarterback protections, those types of things. and the opening weekend of college football made us all pretty much suspend reality. forget about who is the favorite anymore, but the usf bulls were in the an opening day upset victim. and the bulls enjoyed a business-like 56-20 dismantling of towson. 444 yards of offense, and today, he gave credit to his

during the off season. >> and it is not -- i thought from a technical standpoint we can be better and we need to be better. i thought those guys did a good job. and they opened some holes for the run and they protect for the quarterback to throw the ball. and whenever they're doing that, i take that. >> the rays fired the hitting coach shelton today and will replace him with the minor league hitting coordinator. the rays have hit better since the alr .243 team batting average is still dead last in the american league so was it any coincidence tonight they're taking on the orioles, the very first rays' batter of the game does this. a lead-off home run. you know, he dialed that up for the new hitting coach. good job, logan forsythe. the big inning strikes the rays' pitching staff. manny machado, a grand slam here. the o's had six runs in the fourth. 11-2, the final.

series tomorrow tomorrow, a day game. the o's and blues in the pennant race, the rays finishing up the strings, as they say. >> it is that time of year. >> thank you. >> we'll be right back with

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