first at 4. now four headlines at 4:00. number 1, who knew? hundreds of gallons of toxic water leak into a bay area aquifer. why didn't anyone tell nearby county officials? 8 investigates. bank scam. clever crook makes off with nearly 60 grand. we'll show you how he did it. number 3 a poisoning attempt. a bay area student accused of trying to hurt her teacher. a new high speed ferry in the bay area. today we find out when the service will launch and how much the trip will cost you. good afternoon. this is first at 4. 8 on your side has learned that

was not shared with hillsborough county. the sinkhole opened at the mosaic plant in august. it sits close to hillsborough. they kept the lid on this for 19 days. according to hillsborough environmental protection water division protection, mosaic never reached >> we were not notified by them. we reached out to them when we had heard of the news. mosaic insists that it's not traveled beyond its traveled. they told 8 on your side that hillsborough epc tested several bodies of water near the mosaic plant and found no contamination. meanwhile, some we will test results from around t today.

the sinkhole. jeff patterson shows us many more people are anxiously awaiting results. >> they hired an outside company to individually test wells. so far the outside company is saying their test results show nothing out of the ordinary. >> the asterisk or the star is the the mosaic plant and the circle is where we took samples. >> gary is with the >> we're looking for a fingerprint that would be indicative of mosaic's water. >> they're looking for high levels of sodium, sulphate, acidic content and radioactivity. >> we are not drinking the water. >> courtney lives near the plant and is worried for her family's safety. her well will be tested later today. >> what is it doing if it is here and what's going to happen if it is here?

test results will become available tomorrow. now, if you live near mosaic and want to request that water test, here's the number you should call. 813-500-6575. we posted that on our website, you can find it at wfla.com. now your first alert weather. we've seen a little rain downtown. >> we sure have. you can check out the view behind me. this is veterans ford and i pouring at this location. you can see downpours and winds fairly light. temperatures of course have dropped at this location due to the very heavy rainfall. we're seeing pockets of scattered storms around this afternoon. on the radar, not a whole lot of action across the state, but again some places are dealing with some brief, heavy downpours. you can see the showers, a few sitting right over the davis island area near downtown. here's the heavy rain we just

veterans. you can see it towards carrollwood. in this is just north of the airport. tracking a decent amount of lightning east of i-75 towards river view and brandon and eastern hillsborough county and north of poke city down through dundee and lake whale. expect to see scattered activity for a few hours, a couple isolated showers to the south of us. water vapor imagery shows just to the north of us, that bright red color, that's much drier air. but for now we have a decent amount of moisture. some of the drier air we're going to tap into in the next couple days. our showers and storms will continue to push east of i-75 in the next couple days. polk county and high lands county this evening have the best rain chances. then the rain comes to an end around sunset. we'll show you the lower rain chances in the forecast coming

of running a worldwide computer scam. a polk county man fell victim and he's out nearly $60,000. he responded to a pop up ad on his computer for a $499 antivirus software program. a person contacted him from the company, computer tech help.com, and ended up getting the victim to give him access to his bank accounts. the scammers drained his life savings. >> he's reimbursing them out of his checking account and he looked in his savings account and he lost money. >> there are at least two other victims, one in sausalito, california, the other in colombia, missouri. detectives believe there may be others in florida as well. the supreme court could rule tomorrow on the death row inmates after the highest court

>> the first question is what to do with the 388 people who woke up on death row this morning. should they all get life in prison now or a new sentencing hearing? >> jacksonville lawyer representing one inmate argued all of them should be sentenced to life. >> we start drawing a line and that's where the problem is going to be. >> the second question is whether the state's new death sentencing scheme which lawmakers ed requires 10 of the 12 jurors to agree on death. >> i don't think 10-2 repairs the deficiencies in the statute. >> lawmakers say they wouldn't have been able to agree on anything if they didn't agree on 10-2. but they may get that same result because they compromised at 10-2. reporting from the state

high speed ferry service. >> we learned it's going to launch in november and a round trip is not going to break the bank. the vessel will travel back and forth between the tampa convention center waterfront and downtown st. pete. it will cost $10 for adults, $8 for kids during the six-month trial run. >> it is a pilot test project and i think commuters will give it's a six-month project. we're not asking them to give up their cars. we're asking them to try a different way and experience it for themselves. >> during the week of thanksgiving, the cross bay ferry will offer free public runs so the community can of test the waters, if you will. still ahead -- >> big business pharmaceutical ceo defends why her company hiked prices from $100 per epipen two pack to $600 in ten years.

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fire, even explode. new controversy for the makers of epipen accused of hiking up the price. lawmakers on capitol hill have the ceo in the hot seat and this is a live look, taking a look at the proceedings happening where lawmakers are demanding answers. the ceo, heather bresch's father, is a u.s. senator. tom costello reports that she says it's investments and middle men. >> no one is more frustrated than me. >> only once has mylan ceo faced tough questions on camera over the dramatic price creases for an especially -- price increases over the epipen pack, going up just as her compensation took off. >> you're making $18 million a year. you understand how that looks? >> i understand better than

inconvenient to headline. >> more bad headlines. usa today reports heather bresch's mother helped lead the effort to get epi pens in all schools. as the head of the national association of state board of education, she was appointed to the west virginia board of education by her husband and then governor and now democratic senator. in a statement, she tells nbc news, my only concern and motivation was and always will be how we can protect as many children as possible from a threatening allergic reaction. mylan is calling usa today's report factually inaccurate saying the company is not the only provider of the injectors and adding they give four a year for free to any school that requests them. on capitol hill, bipartisan outrage is growing. >> they've spent over the last few years millions of dollars trying to get schools to stock pile the drug. >> we want them to earn a

end consumer. >> the company says those numbers don't tell the whole story. mylan's profit, it says is only $100 per epipen two-pack. that was tom costello reporting. mylan says it's worked hard to get epi pens in schools where they're needed most. but critics say the profits are way out of line. also sparking controversy today, controversial boxing promotor don king dropped the in ohio about donald trump. it was a slip of the tongue that he quickly corrected. during this trip, king is praising trump as fearless, courageous and brave, saying america needs donald trump. and several of the ak torz in marvel movies have teamed up in support of hillary clinton. this video is part of a star-studded online video series.

mark ruffalo will get nude in his next movie. the news that angeline jolie filed from brad pitt has people surprised. >> here's david daniel with the hollywood minute. >> brad pitt has a new love, at least on screen. the day his split with angelina jolie w posted a steamy spot for allied, his world war ii romance. hollywood is buzzing with speculation to the off screen pairing played a part in the on screen script. the move any opens november 23. the often eccentric jared let 0 let -- leto is starring in a

i consider it a great privilege to work with him. russell crowe was happy when ridley scott was inducted into the hollywood hall of fame. scott is receiving this year's american cinema tech award for his career in film making. russell crowe will serve as the evening's host. and matt damon who starred in the marshawn for present him with the award. julie is joining us for another check of the forecast. the heat rolls on and on. the humidity actually does. >> both. they're still with us. >> the rain helps. >> it is. we're seeing some of that today. if your lucky enough to get some of the downpours, it will be cooler for you. check out the view fort lakeland auto mall. -- for the lakeland auto mall. temperatures are back into the upper 80s with the winds fairly

north. brandon 79 degrees with nearby rain around. we're seeing pockets of showers and storms, especially around the tampa, hillsborough county area. for the rest of the evening, at 9 p.m., any rain will likely be coming to an end. temperatures will be in the low 80s. and then as we head past midnight, we'll drop back into the upper 70s. it's going to stay warm with a mostly clear sky. temperatures tomorrow when you wake up will be warm. we're back up close to 90 in the afternoon. it's going to be steamy as well. the heat will be back with us and we'll probably see a little less rain. right now we have isolated activity. you notice not everyone seeing rain this afternoon, but there are pockets of decent downpours and a whole lot of light thing in this storm. we've got heavy rain off i-4 and tracking heavier rain towards

airport. inland into polk county, highland park about to deal with heavy rain there as well as the showers and storms slowly drift off towards the east. as we head tlut evening, a -- through the evening, a few lingering showers are expected, wrapping up after sunset. by tomorrow morning, temperatures will be warmer, in the mid-70s. a few clouds around. notice through the day, the rain is going to be pretty limited. slightly drier air starts to sneak in. we'll keep our storm chances near 20%. the same is true for your friday morning. by friday afternoon, we'll see temperatures close to 90 again and not a whole lot in the rain department. expect a mostly dry day on friday. out in the tropics, we're tracking tropical depression karl and tropical storm lisa, neither expected to impact the u.s. or florida. good news there. now for us as we head through the end of this week into this weekend, we'll keep our rain chances near 20%. 30% chance of rain sunday.

30% as well. the first bucs home game is this weekend. >> a lot of folks will host watch parties, or maybe you'll be at the game tailgating. you don't have to do all the workday of. gail has an idea you can prep ahead of time. >> now, you know you can't show up empty handed at the next tampa bay buccaneers tailgating party. so today i'm going to show you how m appetizer. tailgating recipes are trending on pinterest and with the first home game this sunday, we're throwing out ideas. >> what are we making today? >> sesame tuna. >> in the kitchen at duffy's sports grill, chef eric is searing sesame tuna, about 20 seconds a side. while that cools, we're making

sour cream, cucumber. >> lemon zest, garlic, olive oil. fresh chopped dill. >> squeeze on fresh lemon. >> i love those gadgets. >> these are great. >> top it with sea salt and pepper and set that aside. once your tuna cools off, slice it thinly. chef eric places everything on deep fried,ef >> any kind of parmesan crisp you can buy is good. >> then you stack your sliders with the tuna, sauce, some chi ves and a dab of sauce for a latin, greek and asian flair. >> they look amazing. >> right. >> looks like you've done this before. >> this is good. >> i used to wash it down with

it's made with yagermeister and brat worst. >> that's crazy. >> the buccaneers need to win. >> they sure do. coming up next in sports, we're going to get a good look at them as they prepare for the sunday home game against the rams. watch tampa bay's most convenient prime time newscast every night at 8:00. get caught up on everything you need to know.

. now let's check in with dan. >> not a good week for the running backs. adrian peterson, ouch. >> he's done for probably the year. >> possibly the year. torn meniscus. doug martin limped off the other day. we finally got word on him. life without running back doug

weeks out with that hamstring that he suffered on sunday at arizona. this morning offensive coordinator said the team hopes to have martin back sooner than those three weeks. we're going to see. but here we go again. this time a very talented duo picking up the workload. charles sims, the proven backup with a little different skill set than martin. he runs taller, catches the ball very. and rogers who got into the game last week, success playing under head coach dirk before. >> i got in under him last week, but i was ready. for me, my goal is to get more familiar with the playbook so i can xwo out there and -- can go out there and be able to playful speed when my number is called. >> they're both good in pass ball, both good to the back field, can run with power when needed and we're excited. i don't see an issue with us being able to run the ball this

are. >> after last sunday's 40-7 loss, head coach revealed that the team had some sloppy practices during the buildup to that trip to arizona. human nature or not, last week they relaxed a little bit after that big win and got burned. lesson learned, perhaps. quarterback jameis winston doesn't even want to remember what happened a week ago. >> anytime something negative happens, everyone wants to point fingers. but ovell we've got to try to find a way to fix that. last week is over. we're not focused on last week. we're focused on playing better this week and having better practices this week. >> aren't we all? they were one of three teams to begin this season with back to back road games. 16 teams, by the way, that's half the nfl, has a record of 1-1 after two weeks. so everybody is in the same boat for the most part.

going to see a better effort against the rams. it's our first home game. >> the home game has got to make a big difference that's going to be a lot of fun. the team is going to be happy to play at home. the rams, i think the fans expect a win here and that's right. but the rams are tough against this buccaneers team. last year was a nightmare some in st. louis with turnovers. the rams defense has very good success now the last couple of times it's played against the buccaneers. itot task. no doug martin running up the middle. so they'll have to do something. >> it will be fun to watch. >> they'll be able to watch better. that's for sure.

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. now four headlines at 4:30. number 1, new details about the suspected bomber in new york. ahmad khan rahami is still in the hospital in police custody. the 28-year-old is facing federal charges accused of

in chelsea. that blast propelled the bum sister more than 120 feet and -- dumpster more than 120 feet and 29 people were injured. he's believed to have purchased the ball bearings and steel nuts inside the device on ebay this summer. hillary clinton is campaigning in florida today. she is in or lando for a public event. she's there to discuss her vision for america and an economy that works for everyone, republican donald trump is campaigning in ohio today. investors say it's time for volkswagon to pay up for cheating. they want just over $9 billion in damages they sustained as a result of the massive emissions scandal. about 40% of the company's market value was wiped out. volkswagon admitted fitting at least 11 million vehicles worldwide with software that

construction, apple has unveiled a massive solar plant built in the arizona desert. it's on 300 acres just outside of phoenix. it will power the nearby data command center and the spillover or extra electricity will go back into the grid to power nearby homes and businesses. a 13-year-old student is facing felony charges, accused of trying to poison her teacher. >> the into her teacher's coffee. this happened in pasco. according to deputies, the teen ground up a piece of chalk and distracted the teacher by asking her a question about a portrait. once the teacher turned her head, she put the powder in the teacher's cup. another student stopped the teacher from drinking it. >> it's troubling when any student takes action that could physically harm a teacher.

shocking. clearly this little girl has troubles that hopefully she can get help for. >> school officials tell news channel 8 that student will be expelled. also making news across america today, a north carolina teacher is defending his decision to stand on the american flag to teach his class a lesson. the picture shows honors history teacher lee francis giving a lesson on the first amendment. francis to offend anyone, but rather drive home the definition of free speech. the city of charlotte is on edge after police shot and killed an african-american man. police were serving a warrant for someone else and scott was carrying a gun, something civil

the shooting resulted in riots there overnight. police are warning people not to fall for a scam that threatens their lives. this one is scary. officers in port orange, florida, sent us this sample text, claiming someone was paid to kill the recipient. the sender will spare the victim's life for cash. police tell us this is not real. simply delete it. two st. petersberg city leaders are on sewage dump into the bay. it turns out a whistleblower warned something like this could have happened because of the closing of a sewage plant. today the mayor placed the water resource director on unpaid administrative leave. just yesterday the mayor told us he never knew about the whistleblower report. >> we're trying to get answers

everybody needs to be working together instead of people doing things behind the scenes. also today, governor rick scott asked the dep to look into the sewage saga as well. for anyone trying to stay fit or get fit, you might depend on a popular fitness tracker. >> but how accurate are they? whether you wear a fitness tracker on your wrist or use your smartphone, we expect them to get it right down to the step or calories. jeff is putting the most popular fitness trackers down to the steps. >> i'm going to get all my steps in. who says you can't exercise at work? i'm hitting the streets. and the hall ways. fitness trackers on my phone and my wrist counting every step. but are they really accurate? first we're going to test out the free fitness apps for your phones. we're trying out apple health

the same hand, walk out of my office and go about my day. theoretically, both devices should count the same number of steps. walking all over 30 rock. >> this is where we do all the editing at nbc news. >> strolling to different floors. >> taking the apps everywhere. >> more than an hour. the cameraman is running. let's walk. we look weird at work. >> and the results are in. >> the iphone 3,140 steps, the google fit for android says 3,030 steps. both apple and google telling nbc news they have no comments. remember, these are free apps on your phone. what if you're actually spending money on the special fitness trackers? are those devices accurate? >> i'm wearing three fitness trackers on the same wrist. right here i have the jaw bone up 3. i have the gar min smart hr and

to stepping. >> now i'm walking around new york city for more than an hour, ending up in central park. >> everybody is talking about them. everybody wants one. >> we're going to see which is the most accurate. >> fabulous. >> just stopped walking. time for the numbers. the fit bit says i walked 5,188 steps. check the gar min. it says i walked 5,984 steps. a lot more. but the jaw bone says the most, whopping 6,271 steps. so what are you supposed to believe? >> hop up on to the treadmill. >> to find out i came here to the performance lab at new york's hospital for special surgery. that mask measures my burn. my producers count 500 steps. jump off. >> that's comfortable. >> i hop off to crunch the numbers on steps.

502. the gar min, 520. and the jaw bone, 559 steps. but the real headline is the calories. we want to know that. what is the official number? >> you burned 19.9 calories, just about 20 calories. >> none of them were even close. the jaw bone was the closest, saying i burned 43 calories. that's more than double your number. >> yes. fit bit says 67 calories, more gar min says i burned 78 calories, nearly quadruple what i burned. >> not even close. >> the companies telling nbc news the trackers are designed to motivate and encourage healthy life styles. gar min adding the position on the wrist matters if multiple devices were worn at the same time and whether it's on your dominant behind. >> all kinds of elements there. look, you should still get out there and exercise, no doubt,

experts say don't expect absolute precision from your fitness tracker. now it's time for tomorrow's weather and traffic on the 80s. >> hello. i hope you're enjoying your afternoon. i want to talk about a little road work that's going on in seminole heights. you need to keep this in mind through tomorrow afternoon. there are water main repair work, one lane westbound on martin luther king at highland avenue. you can still get by, but i also over here in the clear water area, we've got sunset point road completely closed down, not just today but tomorrow as well. from fort harrison over to washington avenue. so how do you get around it? douglas will take you to union street. take union as an alternate there. it should be wrapped up tomorrow evening. also i just want you to know in clear water there is a big construction project that has

and de mask. it's a very long project. over the course of the next year, you'll see a lot of construction in that area. it's an improvement project and going to look nice when they're done. tomorrow morning we'll turn over into the fall season. it won't feel like it, but you'll know at 10:21, it will become fall. not many clouds out between 4 a.m. and 7 a.m. temperatures in the mid-70s. back to you. you can catch lee and leslie every weather and traffic on the 80s starting at 4 a.m. still ahead -- >> want to get more creative with your lunch? one option bound to please even the

. now for your tech talk.

message app to complete with facebook that will include picture sharing. google claims it will learn from your conversations and suggest things for you to say. it's available tore download on apple -- for download on apple and google products. >> tough to compete with facebook, though. >> see, now you're not an iphone person. you're an android fan. this is up your alley. >> this is true. you >> i'm not a tech gadget person. i have my phone to message and make calls. >> when i have a question, i ask him. >> that's right. you're the representative here. when you have a question about the weather, hopefully you'll ask me. right now absolutely beautiful at crystal river. some areas dealing with rain this afternoon. none at this location. beautiful sunshine, hot temperatures, fairly nice view from hula bay at 90 degrees.

today. for the rays this evening, they'll be playing at the trop at 7:10 p.m. small chance of rain p if you're going -- rain if you're going to be tailgating. tomorrow mid-70s, lots of sunshine. warm temperatures to begin the day. by the afternoon hours, expect it to be steamy. it may be the first day of fall, but we're back up to 90 degrees tomorrow afternoon. looking at about a 20% chance of rain. so fairly limit as far as the amount of rain we'll see a ton of it. some areas right around tampa, hillsborough county are seeing decent downpours. but a large majority of the viewing area seeing fairly dry conditions this afternoon. the heavy rain is generally north and east of tampa. you can see i-4 tracking heavy rain and a lot of lightning within the storms. tracking showers and storms and heavier rain as you head into southeastern hillsborough

downpours as well. right around the lake frost area, tracking a few lingering showers. temperatures, if you haven't seen the rain, are definitely up there. it's 90 degrees in brayden ton. we're coming in at 91 in venice. 88 in brooksville. so for the rest of this evening, a few lingering showers and storms will continue. these will begin to drift east into the late evening hours. quiet overnight. 20% chance of rain as we head into friday, a similar story. slightly drier air aloft. we have rain chances on saturday, sunday and monday, more seasonal, 30% chance. no drop in the temperatures just yet. we're staying close to 90 degrees. it is easy to get bored packing and eating the same old school lunch or work lunch day after day. >> today dr. frank mc george

actually eat. >> bethany is a registered dietitian. as a mom to two teenage boys, she has experience packing lunches. >> many, many years. >> she says to start packing better lunches, think inside the box, the ben toe box, that is. >> the box is something we get from japanese culture. >> they've been around for centuries, but these colorful versions are dishwasher safe and perfect for kids. >> the foods don't touch each other for those kids who don't wantir other. and portion sizes work out really well. >> to create more compartments, she likes the muf in cups. she shez try to include one fruit, one vegetable, one whole grain and one dairy. >> as for dessert -- >> use themes.

cooking, but just ground chicken or turkey you brown the night before. >> whole grain chips, ground turkey. we'll put a little bit of cheese. so they can make their own nachos. >> cherry tomatoes, carrots and cucumbers add color. whole grain pita chips are included too. >> use your cup to put hummus for dipping. >> fresh yogurt fills t rollup and a small bite sampler with a hard boiled egg, cheese cubes and a mix of your child's favorite fruits and vegetables. involve your kids. >> if they're actually putting the foods in, they're more likely to eat those. >> that's dr. frank mc george reporting. bento boxes range from a few boxes to 20 bucks.

$10. coming up we have our own dietitian in the studio. abigale joins us next for easy, portable workout foods. stay tuned, more first at 4 ahead. 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. i like people that weren't captured ok. donald trump compared his sacrifices to the sacrifices of two parents who lost their son in war.

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standard tv and lightning 50 internet for only $94 per month for 12 months! . welcome back. let's be honest. we can think of enough reasons to skip the gym, especially on an empty stomach. today we have ideas to make it a bit easier to get to the gym and get a snack in time. 8 on your abigale is a registered dietitian and nutritional consultant. thank you for being here. >> always a pleasure. >> if you are hungry, it's an easy excuse to say i can't go work out. i'm going to get too tired. >> it is an easy excuse and you don't want that excuse, right? there are such simple ways to not have that excuse. it is really important to make sure you're not working out on a super empty stomach. >> and you need something quick, correct? >> yes. you don't want to not get all

because you didn't eat before or didn't eat after and that's really key. >> you brought things in today we can talk about, preworkout that will make a big impact. >> yes. one thing you want to focus on prebe workout is get -- preworkout is getting something that will work quickly such as fruit. perfect. i have a half a banana and a scoop of peanut butter. if you can't really have breakfast before you work out, this is simple. it's going to gi burst of energy. >> i can eat the whole banana. >> think the half. you don't want a full stomach when you go to work out. another thing is a small handful of dried fruits, a cereal or nuts. another one i like is the bars, they have a little more of the fruit heavy side so it's going to give you that quick burst of energy. think lesson the protein and the fat there. you want it to quickly digest.

preworkout snack? >> there is never too late, but the closer to the workout the smaller the snack. that would not be the time to get a big fruit smoothy. that would slosh around in your stomach and again another excuse. >> and timing is key after the workout. >> timing is very key. you want to get that post workout meal or snack within 30 minutes to an hour. i love to schedule my efrng evening workouts or morning workouts around a so you have a little snack, go to work out, and then you your breakfast or then you have your dinner so that way you're getting the bulk of that protein, healthy fat and carbohydrates post workout to replenish the muscles. >> and a big old steak. >> that's another good point. don't go overboard. >> thanks so much for being

video is trending online. it's singer katy perry checking a drink, but it's actually not.

. now let's take a look at what's trending online today. >> beginning with an ice cream man who can retire thanks to the update of strangers. the 89-year-old chicago vendor got a real treat today. a huge gofundme check totaling $384,290. 17,000 people doenated to make his life a little easier.

the largest ever created in the state of illinois. his story went viral when someone spotted him struggling to push his cart. >> this is a little weird, but still trending. singer katy perry chugging sprinkles. she offered no real explanation other than commenting my body is a temple, however you want to decipher that. very bizarre either way. >> i wonder if she got through that whole thing of sprinkles. i would like a few, not a coming your way. >> news channel 8 with jen and keith starts right now. right now on news channel 8 at 5. been on top of for weeks. what governor rick scott is ordering the dep to do. >> and the first round of test results from the radio activizing hole are in. an 8 on your side look at what

people who live nearby. good evening. >> thank you for joining us tonight. we're going to start with breaking news. two top st. peters burger city leaders are on leave over the sewage dump in tampa bay. >> now the governor himself wants a full investigation here. there's a lot of finger pointing and talk of a possible cover up. rob carter is here with the latest update. boy, this is quiet the situation we have. >> it is. it is going to get worse before better. today mayor rick dumped two of his own over the sewage dumped into tampa bay. the governor wants an investigation. the mayor's office says they're investigating and to think it perhaps could have all been avoided. >> hurricane hermine brought more than rain and wind. st. pete released an estimated