right now on news channel 8 first at 4:00,. four headlines at 4:00, number one, look at that hurricane matthew, we are tracking that storm for you as it inches closer to land. number two, biden in town, the vice president is scheduled to spike in about 30 mi president. number three, fish kill, a group is suing a bay area city claiming its waste water dumping is making the red tide even worse. number four, final eviction. see why the sheriff is calling this a blessing in disguise. good afternoon, this is first at 4:00. let's go to storm team 8 meteorologist julie phillips for the latest track.

advisory. that came down just a bit ago. this is still a strong and powerful hurricane. that well defined eye on our infrared imagery. it's moving closer toward haiti and jamaica. expected to pass between the two. it's making its way north at 6 miles per hour. maximum sustained winds at 140 miles per hour. here's the latest track, off toward the north, then as we head into the bahamas, right now 'r off the east coast of florida, everywhere from south florida to the carolinas, needs to watch the storm closely. we have this cone of uncertainty. it could be farther west or east from the center of this track. we're watching this very closely at this point. our main effects will be higher winds and dryer air as it moves out. but all along the east coast,

very closely. here's the latest spaghetti models. over the last 24 to 48 hours, they've shifted farther west. we're watching this closely as it moves up the east coast as we head into the middle of next week, and it's barreling down on haiti and jamaica and parts of haiti getting hit hard with this. you can see they're expecting some areas could see a foot more of rain through the middle of next weekment we'll have a full look at your forecast coming up in a few minutes. your vote 2016. in the next 30 minutes vice president joe biden is expected to take the stage in sarasota to rally the vote for his friend, hillary clinton. john rogers is live from sarasota, what can you tell us? >> reporter: good evening. welcome to the robert l taylor community complex in sarasota where it's a packed house and

supporters a few minutes ago, vice president joe biden will be here later today. this is the second stop of his tour. the purpose is to get out the vote. he's rallying floridians to make sure they're registered and register to vote by october 11th. he's expected to discuss economic issues and hillary's plans to spur job growth. a lot of supporters are eager to hear what the vice president has to say. >> student loan debt. voter supreme court. and i think we need to have hillary clinton as president to make sure that those things get fixed right. >> as a woman, i am very clear about why you need to be involved this election. there's so much at stake. and women really need to be paying attention. because we are the leaders of our families. we are the leaders in our communities. and this election is critical for women to be voting. >> reporter: the rally is set

we just got word that vice president biden is running late. so we're all here standing by to see when he will arrive. also my colleague jen lee will have an exclusive one on one sit down interview with vice president biden later today as well. we'll have that for you coming up on air and online. back to you. john rogers live in sarasota for us. thank you. elections offices in the bay area will start mailing out thousands of ballots for the november election starting tomorrow. so you can still qu mail-in ballot if you want one sent to you. right now an environmental group put the city of st. petersburg on notice. they may sue over the discharge of waste water into tampa bay. sun coast water keeper believes the discharge of waste water is a serious human health risk and may be contributing to the red tide out break on the gulf coast. >> it forms offshore. when it's blown on shore and meets nutrient-rich conditions

it's fueled. and it can blossom and bloom and create what we're seeing now. and i think that sewage out falls contribute to that. >> however, some experts disagree. a red tide specialist remote marine in sarasota believes the current out break cannot be directly tied to that waste water discharge that happened during hurricane hermine. a third arrest in the murder for hire of an professor. police tell us that case is not over yet. here's mike vas linda. >> reporter: katherine magnum law is the third person charged in the death of fsu law professor dan. but police say she's probably not the last person to be charged. she's the mother of children, fathered by suspected hit man garcia, she also dated charlie addingson the brother of the law professor's ex-wife.

police say a pattern of cause develops. it started with a call from garcia he called his mother and back down the chain as the plot was being hatched. the only difference in the probable cause when prosecutors declined to file charges and the new probable cause, is all this area blacked out or redacted. that means police have new well, time has run out for people living at the mosely motel in st. petersburg. miami realestate firm altas cal bought the de lap tated motel and plans to demolish it and make way for business development. residents were served with eviction notices. in the past couple weeks more than 400 people packed up and left. 8:00 a.m. today was the fine final deadline. the sheriff was there to clear remaining families out and

he believes this closure could be a blessing in disguise. >> i'll be blunt about it and tell you it's a dump. and people shouldn't be living in this. >> this was our home. but the law is the law. we have to follow what the government says. >> all of the rooms are empty right now. the sheriff tells us over the years the motel has been fined more than once by the city of saint pete for bad conditions. still ahead -- >> are you sick of ro hackers are finding more ways to find your phone, up next we have advice to get them to stop calling. then a huge auto maker under investigation, find out why ford may be ordered to recall half a million more cars than suvs. that's coming up next on first

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open while the vehicle is moving. and then also suddenly losing power steering. included are edge suvs from 2011 to 2013 and fusion sedans from the 2010 model year. and some good news for people with slower internet speeds, facebook is launching something called messenger light. s the a slimmed down version of facebook's popular messaging app. it takes up less space on your smart phone and in the coming months. coming up, we'll take a look at your first at 4:00 weather, including some afternoon storms and you'll see how islands like jamaica are preparing for the giant hurricane about to bear down. can they handle a storm this big? then at first at 4:00 sports, the bucks and the broncos will take a look at the highlights from that game and what went wrong for the bucks. and then remember, you can

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take away a women's right to choose, or defund planned parenthood. i'm charlie crist and i approve this message, because i'll put you, the people first. i always have, and always will. major hurricane matthew is slowly churning northward across the caribbean and storm team 8 meteorologists tell us this powerful storm is expected to approach jamaica and southwest haiti later the winds and waves are all ready getting stronger as you can see and officials are asking folks who liver there to evacuate that area. and joining me now for another look at your first at 4:00 weather is meteorologist julie phillips, obviously a dangerous storm. strong category 4. they've all ready picked up a foot of rain in haiti and there's more expected over the next day or two. look at the size of that storm on the map, it's scary stuff. it's a powerful storm.

closely over the next couple days right now we're dealing with wet weather in the tam pay bay area. it may not be summer any more. we picked up 2/10 of an inch of rain at venice. also tracking clouds in other spots as bell. not as much rainfall. you can see it from veterans ford. 3/100 of an inch this location. winds from the east at 5 miles per hour. and at the lake land auto mall, 81 degrees. plantation on crystal river, more clouds. for the rest of this evening, expect pockets of heavy rain, the storms will linger late into the evening hours tonight. similar to yesterday, and then when you wake up tomorrow morning, temperatures in the mid 80s, pleasant start to the

a 40% chance of rain tomorrow. temperatures range depending on how much rain we've seen. 82 in tampa. 75 in apollo beach. 82 in lake land. we're 87 in brooksville. we haven't seen much in the way of rain so far. scattered showers south of i-4. you can see heavy rain along the sarasota county coastline. from venice south through englewood, tracking he arcadia dealing with heavy showers from the saint pete area. we'll continue to see more storms into over night hours. we have hurricane matthew. you can see that defined eye. likely going to pass over southwest haiti as we head into tonight. it's going to be a strong category 4 when it does so. weakening a bit. a strong hurricane as it moves over the bahamas.

to see where it falls within that cone of uncertainty for any florida impacts. for us, we'll possibly see breezy conditions. rain and storms tonight. fading away. dry conditions into the over night hours, dry tomorrow morning, then the scattered showers and storms develop as we head into the late afternoon and evening hours. we'll see a 40% chance of rain tomorrow. then the rain chances drop back as we head into wednesday and it'll likely be breezy. matthew brings in dry air into the end of the week. lower humidity as well by the time we head into next week. stacy. tom is celebrating 50 years at nbc this year. that means he's been witness to changes big and small including changes in how wily and work. we spend a large part of our lives on the job. as tom found out, a new generation is redefining what success looks like. >> when i started in journalism

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the birth of a nation reopens friday. now your first at 4:00 sports. aqib talib had a lot of nice things to say about his time with the buccaneers. you might want something nice to say about jameis winston. the broncos cashed in on costly mistakes by the bucks this weekend. winston entered the game with six interceptions. not all of them his fault. first position winston instead he finds aqib talib. and then trevor simeon. he hits demaryius thomas, the broncos up 7-0. that was winston diving into the end zone to tie it up 7-7. there was another interception there if you noticed. yeah. picked off again by aqib talib. and of course cj anderson makes the touchdown. now 14-7. in the second half bad weather halts the game again for the second week in a row.

that delay lasted more than 80 minutes. winston took a pounding when play resumed. he was sacked twice in the final 2.5 minutes. five sacks total for the broncos. 27-7 was the final score and the buck's defense wound up with four sacks total but the damage was done. now mid way through the second quarter of sunday's game, joe holly, the center for the bucks was tied for a team lead with two tackles. never a good sign for an offense. especially when you're facing a super bowl champion. ultimately the bucks first half turn overs dug them a hole they could not dig out of. how much blame does jameis deserve? paul ryan asks that very question. steven king couldn't have written a more night mayish start for jameis winston. his first pass intercepted by aqib talib. and the defending super bowl champs had a 7-0 lead. >> the first one was a bad

touchdown drive. winston hit aqib talib in the chest for another int. the broncos quickly turning that mistake into another 7 points. >> it's football. stuff is going to happen. as a defense we have to rise up and take the challenge. and hold them to three and get the phi ball back. our offense is great. they can be great if they want to be. i believe in them. i got their back 100%. >> the bucks are a quarter of the way through the winston's eight interceptions are as many as he threw in the final twelve games of last year. and being out dualed by paxton lynch in his nfl debut. >> he's not regressing. but we have to take care of the football. >> despite his struggles the cap pain went down with his ship. winston still under center and taking a beating at the end of a game lost well before another lengthy rain delay. >> i had plenty of time to

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now four headlines at 4:30, number one, hurricane matthew, jamaica and haiti are preparing as this giant storm bears down

this is a view of the hurricane from space. it's expected to hit the islands sometime tonight. number two, our governor and hurricane matthew, governor rick scott declared a state of emergency for every florida county due to the severity and magnitude of hurricane matthew. he believes we all need to prepare for direct impact now just in case. number three, it's the vice presidential candidate's time to faceoff. preps are under way for tomorrow night's debate at longwood university in farmville virginia. democratic senator tim kaine will go head-to-head with republican governor mike pence. number four, the u.s. is on a mission to save some of its busiest workers, bees, for the first time ever the u.s. placed seven bee species on the endangered list, all species

now an update to your vote 2016. joe biden is set to speak at any minute to rally in sarasota. he's about to take the stage at the robert l taylor community complex in front of a packed crowd of clinton supporters. john rogers is waiting for the vice president to come out on stage. what's the vibe in that room right now. >> reporter: it's a house. to vice president is running late. he was in orlando earlier today. we don't expect him to take the stage until 5:15. this is the second stop today. as he's going around the state to rally the vote. we're expecting an unprecedented number of voters. he wants to make sure floridians are registered by october 11th. he's going to talk about hillary clinton's economic

growth in this country. and a number of other issues. the crowd here very eager to hear what the vice president has to say this complex is located in the new town community. a predominantly african american community in sarasota. that's an important voting block both candidates have been courting recently. i'll be covering this rally. my colleague jen lee president today. we'll have it for you on air and online, coming up. john live in sarasota at this hour. remember the election is november 8th. and to make sure you're registered to vote, or to request a mail-in ballot. check out your supervisor of elections office website. our team put easy links for you to find on wfla.com. now tracking hurricane matthew.

>> we're still tracking hurricane matthew. you can see on our visible satellite imagery now, a very impressive storm. it's intensified quite quickly as we head into last week. it's still a strong category 4 storm. we're expecting close to the center of the storm to move toward southwest haiti as we head into the overnight hours tonight. max winds at 140 miles per hour. hurricane warnings in effect for parts of haiti, and up into the bahamas. the 5:00 p.m. update just came in. and you can see those max winds are still at 140 miles per hour. expect it to continue to make its way north. and then notice the 5:00 p.m. update just came in. just seeing this now. it's definitely shifted toward the west. now including more of southeast florida. east coast of florida, you'll need to watch this closely the next couple days.

little west. that's why we're watching this closely from the middle to end of next week, it's expected to curve northeast. for us, mainly the impacts will be breezier winds midweek and dry air as we head into the end of the week. but the east coast of florida on alert with this latest track. we'll have more on matthew and your full workweek forecast coming up. as hurricane matthew lumes, thousands of floridians are hurricane hermine. now fema representatives are going door to door in hard hit areas. today they're showing people how to apply for assistance and registering them on the spot. out of 174 homes in the sun coast gateway mobile community, 100 of them have water damage. fema reps encourage homeowners

caused damage grant money is available for repairs not covered by insurance. >> if you don't qualify for grant money you could qualify for a low interest loan. making news air ross cross america, the latest on the crash in hoboken new jersey that injured 100 and killed one woman. investigators have interviews the engineer who was at the controls. but so far he hasn't provided the information investigators y tom costello with the latest. photos from the ntsb showing the extensive structural damage inside hoboken station that's kept investigators from gaining access to much of the train. over the weekend they interviews engineer tommy gallagher who told investigators he got plenty of sleep the night before the crash. his cell phone was stored in the backpack. the train and brakes were working normally. when he checked the

at 10 miles per hour. when entering the station track. the engineer says he has no memory of the accident. he remembers waking up on the floor of the cab. >> 10 miles per hour is the posted speed limit but witnesses say the train was going much faster. the first black box retrieved from the locomotive one working. no recording of the train's actual speed or braking action. investigators hope a second black box still inside the train wreckage captured meanwhile the body of the 34- year-old mother who died in the crash is now back in brazil for burial. immediately after the crash, raham perkins knelt beside her waiting for paramedics. >> i told her to breathe, focus on your family, focus on your loved ones, i'm here, i'm not going to leave you. she fought. she tried her best. >> renewed focus on new jersey transit safety records.

concerned about the culture at nj transit. they began safety audits over the summer. finding dozens of alleged violations and ordering immediate fixes. >> i believe on initial look that there's a lack of culture of safety. and that was tom costello reporting. no comment from new jersey transit. the ntsb says the signals on the tracks appear to be working normally. they found nothing out of the ordinary on the themselves. now it's time for tomorrow's weather and traffic today on the 8's with lee span and leslie lacy. hello, hope you're enjoying your afternoon. i want to talk about road work that's going on in polk county. in the heart of lake land. milling work taking place here from collins lane to crystal lake drive. right here in the red. you're going to see a lot of activity. they're only going to let local traffic through. should be wrapped up maybe tomorrow late afternoon. meanwhile, over in pinellas

construction taking place on gandy boulevard from 66th to 275. it tends to get busy. your may see a lane or two closed in either direction. 275 on the sky we way bridge over night. wrapped up by 5:30 in the morning. >> we'll clear out from the evening rain, when you wake up tomorrow morning, mostly dry, not many temperatures in the mid 70s between 4:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. back to you. you can catch lee and leslie with weather and traffic on the 8s at 4:30:00 a.m. still ahead, this is national walk your dog week. we have a guest coming up in studio to show us how to get the most out of our daily walk with our pooch. then stick around for these 8 on your sigh stories. today on better call

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eagle 8 hd coverage is brought to you by your sun coast hyundai dealers. now an 8 on your side medical report at 4:00, parents often warn kids about not touching hot stoves but a large number of pediatric burns occur on an object you might not expect. researchers at nationwide children's hospital find that treadmill related burns are the

burn injury among kids. doctors say the running belt can cause severe friction burns. and conflicting information right now about the flu shot. while the cdc says everyone six months and older should get a flu shot by the end of october. some believe it's better for people over the age of 65 to wait. it seems science is mixed when it comes to the length of time a shot provides protection. elderly immune system vaccine wears off faster for that age group. time for another look at our weather. here's meteorologist julie phillips. as we mentioned the governor called a state of emergency for all of florida. he wants people to be prepared in case. >> probably a good call. we had the advisory come in. the latest track shifted farther left. >> we're still a few days out.

look at for the potential of that storm. let's take a look in brandon. over cast skies. let's take a look at hula bay. similar story. winds coming in light out of the south. no rain at this location yet. we'll see more showers and storms afternoon. at 9:00 p.m., we'll have number of showers and storms that linger before wrapping up. tomorrow morning, as you're heading to work, don't expect rain, temperatures in the mid 70s, by the afternoon hours, we should top out near 87. a 40% chance for showers and storms. here's a look at the radar currently. a lot of storms in the gulf. we're seeing showers and storms moving on shore. you can see around the clear water beach area, lightning within this rain, moderate

steady rain coming down. heavier rain toward engelwood. arcadia dealing with heavy rain this afternoon all ready. and of course hurricane matthew, the 5:00 p.m. advisory just came in. here's a look at this strong system. still a category four storm with max winds at 140 miles per hour. the northerly speed increased a bit at 7 miles per hour. we're expecting it to move close to southwest haiti into the over night ho been posted across many of the islands from jamaica through the bahamas. as we head north, into thursday, the whole cone shifted west with this advisory. a couple models have been trending west over the last couple runs. we're going to have to watch this closely the next couple days to determine exactly how close this storm will move toward the east coast of florida. that's why again, areas on the

preparing for the potential impacts of this storm as we narrow down exactly the track. as for us on the west coast of florida, expect to see strong winds as we head into the middle of the week. and also the dryer air. i don't think we'll see much in the way of impact still even with that closer track toward the east coast of florida. we're on the western side of the storm. for us this evening, still looking at heavy rain. pockets of heavy showers and storms tomorrow morning, clouds, a dry start to the day, a 40% chance of storms tuesday afternoon. rain chances trend down a bit for wednesday and thursday, a few lingering showers friday. then dry air kicks in. the humidity drops significantly into the weekend and next week. stacy? now it's time for send it to stacy where we feature your pictures on tv. today we're starting with a great shot from mark captioned well, i made it to the top, now how do i get down?

not sure how that came out. but great picture. tony tweeted this picture of a rainbow she spotted yesterday. it's faint. but you can see it. kate and kimberly tweeted me this lovely rainbow picture. this is what happens when@wflaju when@wflajulie. > decided to run for president, if elected, she promises unconditional love for all. very clever. you can send it to stacy by tweeting pictures with the #sendittostacy. share them with me on my wfla facebook page. we'll be back with a treat

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40% of dogs, a total of 17 million dogs are overweight but if you walk your dog 30 minutes a day you will meet national recommendations for heart health. 8 on your side has answers to dog walking questions today. we have two special and studio gaspi -- two special guests . >> this is dudley and he says hello. and i am here to spread unconditional love. >> is not afraid of people or cameras or bright lights. >> he says i'm pretty enough to pull it off. >> this is national walk your dog week. what is the biggest mistake people make when it comes to walking their dogs? >> the biggest mistake to walking your dog is not walking them. >> the dogs really need to walk. >> they do. they love you and love being inside a warm, safe secure house but being in there all

getting out and stretching their legs is beneficial. >> you said it can have a meditative quality for both of you. >> i like to call it doggy yoga. if your dog is on the leash with you on the other and then you make a nice 30 minute walk, it's a nice quiet time to connect with your dog and for them it's a meditative thing. they can keep up with you at a brisk pace without trouble and a >> is there something you wish more people would do when it comes to dog walking?>> i think it's important for these guys not only to help them mentally but also for their physical problems. you mentioned the you obesity problem we have with pets and obesity is the leading precursor for diabetes so walking a dog and keeping their weight under control can help control that. and there's a saying motion is lotion.

over joints and the muscles getting a workout as they age is a way to help the mage happily and gracefully. >> we need the same motion. we were meant to be active in dogs were meant to be active so make this your week. give it a try this weekend get out there. we're talking about obesity and lack of exercise but what you feed your dog is important too. >> it'sy >> and not overfeeding. that information. i appreciate it. we will be back with more first

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let's take a look at what's trending online beginning with an honor for a country music legend. a man who saying about having friends in low places has some in high places too. in nashville today the tennessee governor announced garth brooks is the first recording artist ever to earn seven recording industry association of america. before today he was tied with the beatles for diamond certifications. diamond certified 10 millions albums sold and then there is this. this is a house in the middle of the street.

wide for the residential streets in austin, texas. it got stuck in the road causing damage to utility lines and trees and landscaping and being a basic nuisance. here is an event trending today. it's the hot air balloon festival in albuquerque and what a beautiful sight. incredible that a goal -- video popping up showing the city's 45th annual balloon fiesta. the weather was perfect and very peaceful. so peaceful the darth vader and yoda balloons were launched side-by-side. to see whatre newscasts you can go to wfla.com. more news coming your way and news channel 8 at 5:00 starts right now. right now on news channel 8 at 5:00.

hurricane matthew barrel through the caribbean and an update on where the storm is headed next. vice president joe biden hits the road for hillary. we will hear his pitch to florida crowds. a matter of life and death. women who need their mammogram results but can't yet them so they knew they better call behnken. i'm keith cate's. >> i'm stacie schaible and thanks for joining us. let's start with hurricane matthew. a massive storm at thousands of people in cuba, haiti and dominican republic leaving their homes ahead of the category 4 hurricane. governor rick scott state of emergency for all counties in florida along with the governor of north carolina as well. we just got an update on the storms track and let's go straight to storm team eight chief meteorologist steve jerve for the latest. >> the current forecast track is calling for a westward shift. we've seen a change with the