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are legal ways to do so. candace mccowan joins us live at the irs office in tampa and you spoke with an expert about this. how to take advantage of the tax code because people are making it work for them. they play by the rules whether we think it's fair or not.>> reporter: they definitely are. i spoke to a cpa who said she talks to clients monthly and i talked to one business owner who owns multiple businesses and he says he talks to his tax attorney daily when making decisions. not paying federal income taxes legally happens more than you think. >> our biggest client who is a multi millionaire is someone who's had years where he has paid no taxes. >> reporter: rachel says people like donald trump get the tax code to work for them. >> i bet he has a team of 20 to 50 people for weeks or months to put that together for him.

while taxpayers have different takes on this -- >> there's nothing surprising about this. >> reporter: it's all legal and she tells me how it's done. >> they look for deductions and things they can write off like mortgage interest. you can do it on the first or second home in the second home could be a yacht, a boat with a kitchen or bathroom on it or a motorhome.>> reporter: what trump could have done after he lost $916 million in 1995, the tax code allows you to apply >> you can amend to prior years of returns and wipe out the income in those years in the irs will give you a refund. where you can carry it forward for 15 years and the 908 team thousand dollars loss offsets taxes in the future years. there is in the eye of the beholder but it certainly in the tax code to take advantage

>> reporter: there is a long list of many other things people can do to get out of paying federal income taxes and the cpa says anybody is not smart to take advantage of the tax code. >> but when you are running for president and the numbers are this big and the spotlight is brighter and we don't have donald trump's tax returns from 1995. this is leaked information of people have questions about what's really going on with donald trump. >> reporter: it's not his fault tax return so we don't know how much money he gave to charity that year and other details. there is more that people want to know and would like to see the returns but others say it doesn't matter. we are tracking hurricane matthew as it churns through the caribbean and the system so strong florida and north carolina declaring states of emergency. steve jerve joins us live with the latest on this massive

shifted further to the west which is of interest for those of us in florida especially in florida's east coast but for now it's a monster storm. 140 miles per hour and maintained its strength and category 4 moving north at 7 miles per hour. the focus for the current moment is haiti and they have seen over a foot of rain and perhaps another foot in that area. long-term we are interested here in the u.s. and you see on the western side which is the weaker side of the m cone of error include sections of polk county in highlands county and the timing is thursday into friday afternoon. potentially it could weaken but it can and likely will change the forecast track over time. visible satellite imagery of the stadium affect going on. you see enhanced imagery showing color cloud tops and red and a very well-organized and tight center of the storm

intensity. to the right of the i were the stronger winds are located, that's why the people in haiti are seeing very heavy rain and mud slides and flooding associated with the heavy rains and higher winds. wind speed 139 miles per hour found by hurricane hunter aircraft today as the storm moved through the system. you see the maximum winds speeds with tropical storm force winds and keeping in mind the stronger our to the east of the i over the bahamas and on the western side of the center of the store you see thursday afternoon and possibly stronger gusts on the opposite side of the storm into south florida. we will watch for any changes and just have to watch the model trends and the effects of the storm coming up. >> we will check in in a few minutes but in the meantime you

the weather by using our storm team eight weather's app and it's free to download in your app store. the seminole tribe squared off against the state over the game of blackjack at the casinos. the deal between the tribe and state expired last year and officials argue the gaming tables should have been removed at the end of the deal but the tribe attorneys say the state broke the deal first. a new deal worth $3 billion was reached between the governor and try but rejected by the legislature. >> there are 3700 people that have jobs that we are trying to protect. >> the gaming compact has been a lucrative deal -- deal for both sides since it was signed in 2010 and the judge will determine who holds the cards when the trial concludes. two surfers recovering from shark bite in both britain in volusia county. the person for was bitten on his side saturday evening at new smyrna beach. the next bite took place on sunday and the shark bit is

neither surfer wanted to go to the hospital for treatment and should be okay. and out-of-control car led -- made a big hole in the side of a retirement home. it crashed in lantana over the weekend and no one was hurt because no one was home but one person in the vehicle was taken to the hospital. police are looking into what made it lose control. is born with the zika virus face the risk of several brain abnormalities and not just microcephaly. a study of 11 infants shows that microcephaly or small head size was only one sign of neurological damage from the disease. brain damage was found in all the newborns including abnormalities with cerebral fluid, brain folds and their head size. a south florida botanical garden has been millions and that's because they are of

mosquitoes. they can track water in the center at the core and over the weekend groundskeepers from the miami beach botanical gardens removed the vermillion's there as well. tonight if you feel like you're getting robocalls lately you're not alone. >> it's happening to thousands of people and even those on the do not call list. coming up 8 on your side looked at how hackers are and how you can protect yourself. kim kardashian claims to be the victim of a robbery and how the crooks gained access. that and more coming up. you are watching news channel 8 the station that's always on

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police in paris confirmed kim kardashian was a victim of a hold up and robbed at gunpoint inside a private mansion. they say the men dressed as police officers, tied her up and took about $10 million worth of her jewelry. the reality television star was not harmed and left paris this morning after being questioned and arrived home this afternoon. the robbers are at large tonight and kanye west her to be with his wife. are you getting a lot of spam phone calls even if you are on the do not call list? there is a hole in that do not call list. 8 on your side found out robocall orders have figured out a way to get through. >> reporter: heard from rachel from card services? she's a humanlike robot and wants your money. >> a couple of years ago the scammers did not sound like rachel from card services.

>> reporter: the attorney says scams are easier than ever to pull off with a laptop and automatic dialing machines that use voice over internet phone systems. >> i can call literally 1 million people a day using an auto dialer that costs me about $900. >> reporter: do not call list by sending bogus numbers to caller ids and hiding the source. a lot of calls originate from other countries out of the reach of u.s. law enforcement. it's so bad the government convened a robocall strikeforce of companies working towards a solution but it's first plan won't come out for weeks. howard says a lot of scammers are third parties hired by

one a hang up on calling the fbi and then do it. >> reporter: registered land lines with the fcc website nomorobo to screen incoming numbers against a database of known scammers and there's also a nap available for android and iphone's with ios 10 but because of demand there is a waiting list. there are other smartphone apps that you can download and they will screen out known spammers but they have to be known and most of these robocall orders are not. rain coming down in venice and 6/10 of an inch of rain and 74 degrees but at least the temperatures are lower. a lot of cloud cover today. that's the view from veterans for the long the veterans expressway and 78 degrees at the spot at the moment. good-looking cloud formation and 79 degrees with a little bit of rainfall.

showers and storms out there and 82 degrees in the east wind at 6 miles per hour no rainfall at this location. thunderstorms offshore and you see northern spots developed a few showers in central sections of citrus county and relatively and dry and hernando and pasco try in the southern areas and lifting towards you and pasco county. a few thunderstorms offshore in pinellas aea as is areas of thunderstorms passing east and north of northport at the moment. brighter colors indicate higher intensity rain going out to highlands county, lake placid, and the bucs three as it moves south to north and eventually folks in polk county which is mostly dry at the moment pick up more rain . pretty good downpours around arcadia. 9:00 p.m.

. pretty good downpours around arcadia. 9:00 p.m. 78 degrees and 74 degrees at 78m. temperatures warm tomorrow and we will see our share of clouds and the atmosphere quite a bit of atmospheric moisture. 79 degrees temple terrace up to odessa and 77 degrees in seminole. temperatures mostly in the 80s and we've had showers and clouds throughout the day and this moisture i talked about is colored in green across the area. drier air aloft to the northwest. in a tropical environment with a hurre of florida. it feels like it. showers and thunderstorms offshore and lift from south to north. if you missed this a couple of minutes ago an important weather story. watching hurricane matthew, a category 4 hurricane with 140 mile an hour winds. haiti and eastern sections of cuba and long-term moving thursday, friday and saturday. this forecast track will change

following the computer model shifting west. this is a variable depending on factors affecting the movement of the storm. there are rivers of air in the upper atmosphere that guide the storm. the big river of error is an area of high pressure sitting to the east and a clockwise flow is the position of hurricane matthew and the strongest part of the storm on the east better for us. a trough of low pressure across the eastern part of the country lifting to the north in the upper which will steal matthew northwest in the short-term and ebb and flow the influence western east depending on the position of the ridge of high pressure. that ridge and the atlantic continues to build to the west and the influence will be to

that will shift the track to the west. the next trough is the mid- level trough that moves across the country which will play a part by the weekend helping to move this more northeast and that's what most models agree on. those are the major factors that change daily depending on the movement of the upper atmosphere. pretty good rain coverage here and most of it looks like through the evening hours in highlands county moving into polk county and have your brain in pinellas county along the coastline. this model gives a pretty good chance and it's all rain coverage in the evening hours. we will see occasional showers and thunderstorms and keep the chance until midnight tonight. by then we should see lighter conditions. in the morning tuesday high clouds and quiet and a little bit of sunshine mixed in. second half of the day we will see showers and thunderstorms develop again. developing late in the day for the area and moving north and off to the west in that

but it's all about hurricane matthew and as it continues to move north it has more of an influence of the movements of the atmosphere over florida. 87 degrees tuesday and slightly above normal rain chance at 40% and seasonal is 30%. as we get into the weekend an area of high pressure, a cold front pushing through will move through here and looks like it will have impact perhaps lasting impact especially in the early part of next week. we will have the hurricane to the east and a second cold front moves through that will have an effect on temperatures and most importantly the humidity. now some breaking news. florida highway patrol troopers investigating a crash in pinellas park on 66th street and 54th avenue. we're live over the scene in eagle 8 hd. what do you know? >> reporter: what i can show you is right here is the bike, at least one of the bikes, there were two bicyclist hit by

if i pull out wide this is 54th avenue north and no crosswalks in this area. not sure where the accident happened but two people were hit. there is one of the bicycles still on the scene in traffic is flowing smoothly through here so not much of an issue but two bicyclist hit and taken in serious condition. in the meantime we are keeping an eye on another hurricane in the bay area of recovering from hurricane hermine. >> that's coming up next and you can join us tonight with jenn holloway, julie phillips on eight on great 38 every night from 8:00 until 9:00.

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up to here on this home causing damage to the ductwork and installation and a homeowner hasn't had air conditioning for a month. >> when we went to get the air conditioner to work they took the shop vac and sucked out 32 gallons of water. >> reporter: dave has lived in this mobile community for three years. this is the second time his home as flooded. >> my insurance company estimates the whole thing at $17,000 for new floors, new carpet and everything inside. >> reporter: of fema representative was out in his neighborhood and what he heard sounded promising. >> grant money is available for home repairs, rental assistance and other >> reporter: he did qualify for money but will utilize what they offer you. >> they provide you with a low interest loan. that's not a deal. i can go to the bank and get a loan. >> reporter: $17,000 worth of damage and insurance covers $12,000. >> luckily i'm still working but a lot of people can't afford to have $10,000 worth of damage fixed in their homes and

empty. they walk away from them. >> reporter: fema says don't walk away and contact them immediately. oftentimes people can get help and don't realize it. >> everyone's handle on the case-by-case basis. >> reporter: there are 100 homeowners in this neighborhood dealing with water damage and thousands of others and surrounding areas. if you need assistance call fema or you can register online. in pasco county johnson news center eight. news channel 8 at 6:00 coming up next. were following hurricane matthew closely. coming up how the storm is affecting the caribbean and details on the latest track that inches a closer to florida. vice president joe biden just wrapped up a hillary

an environmental group believes dumping of waste water is contributed to a red tide outbreak along the pinellas coastline. we will tell you about that coming up. this paving job has turned into a mosquito and tadpole problem. i am on it

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right now a news channel 8 at 6:00. tracking even closer to florida, new information about hurricane matthew and what the governor is doing to prepare. the sewage situation make the red tide outbreak worst?

critical for both candidates. i'm stacie schaible. >> i'm keith cate and we begin with hurricane matthew. right now this major storm is bearing down on several caribbean nations and water already knee-deep in jamaica. haiti, columbia, and aruba feeling the effects in cuba is next. governor rick scott declared a state of emergency for all counties in florida and chief meteorologist steve jerve joins us with the latest on matthew. closer to us and more westward. >> following computer model trend tracking to the west and the official track of the national hurricane center and hurricane hunter aircraft and there today and picking up strong winds. 139 mile-per-hour winds and the folks in 80 have seen a foot of rain in some areas in the storm is not passed yet. stronger winds on the eastern side of the center of the store and the island of in espanol a