we are standing by with your donations. the number, 1-800-528-0808. we have cool incentives for our generous donors. i'm jennifer leigh. >> i'm keith cate. thank you for joining us tonight. donald trump campaigning across florida this week. today, the gop nominee held a rally in ocala and he just wrapped up an appearance in polk county. melissa marino is there right now. she joins us live lakeland linder regional airport live. hello melissa. >> reporter: good evening. trump finishing up his rally moments ago. we saw his trump plane nicknamed trump force one take off. we have a pumped crowd and trump vowing to fix america. >> the next president of the united states, mr. donald j. trump! >> reporter: people came from near and far.

early. >> one, two. >> reporter: hours ahead of time to hear donald trump's message. >> what a great state. >> reporter: trump is looking to garner support in florida after dropping poll numbers. he has been under fire for what he said on the so-called trump tape. video released friday revealed him speaking a number of years ago in vulgar terms about women. his supporters say trump isn't perfect, but neither his opponents. >> if they recorded all the other politicians ey most of his comments to hillary clinton. >> she would be the most dishonest and the most corrupt person ever elected to high office. >> reporter: trump also bashing the news media. the crowd turning and booing the cameras. around 7,000 people packed into parties but no incideith.nts ke >> that is good news. melissa marino live in lakeland. meanwhile, hillary clinton is dding herself against more hacked e-mails.

after another round of hacked e- mails from john pedesto were released on wikileaks. >> reporter: hillary clinton tells new york times magazine i'm not going the lose and i'm the last thing standing between you and the apocalypse. but her campaign trail is a bumpy one thanks to a new round of hacked e-mails released wikileaks. clinton press secretary brian fallon writing he was in contact with doj about lawsuits over clinton' e-mail issues writing doj folks inform me there is a status hearing in the case. the campaign chairman, the reported source of most of the leaked e-mails saying he has been contacted by the fbi and an investigation is underway. he points the finger at russia. >> russian interference in this

attempt to influence on behalf of mr. trump is i think should be of utmost concern to all americans. >> let me just say ... >> reporter: but clinton has help on the trail. al gore making a rare appearance with her in florida, a state where the recount led to his defeat. the goal, millennial voters. >> your vote really, really, trump from all side especially on the now infamous tape gate. >> that's not right. you just have to be a decent human being to say that's not right. >> reporter: there are claims trump advisers got ahold of the leak ahead of time. the trump campaign denies that. >> russia has been a huge part of the conversation throughout the came pan. they are continually brought up. is the country speaking out?

the putin spokesman says such claims were absurd and russia re mains committed to fighting cyber terrorism. >> josh benson, thank you. floridians have an extra week to register to vote. a federal judge extended the voter registration to october 18. the democratic party filed a lawsuit after governor rick scott said he would not extend the deadline because of hurricane matthew. for everything you need to know, before you polls just head over to our website. wfla.com. right now, the search son for a rifle belonging to a highlands county deputy that was stolen right out of his car. burglars broke inside the unmarked and unlocked patrol car stealing that rifle, a vest, and a badge. deputies are concerned that someone could impersonate a police officer or commit a terrible crime with those items. >> it is our number one

and, our street crimes unit is out, fouling up every lead we have. >> the case is under investigation. and it is unclear if the deputy will face any pents. extra patrols are assigned to the case. new tonight, in the samsung galaxy note 7 recall, we have learned the smartphone maker is sending customers prepaid fireproof boxes to return their phones. they could randomly catch fire so it is not safe to boxes do meet regulations. now to a story you will see here only on newschannel8. a music teacher who was badly injured in a crash that killed his girlfriend is talking about his recovery for the very first time. >> i'm just doing the best i can. trying to take it one day at a time. >> a drunk driver slammed into shawn hankens and caroline

hankens suffered severe back and internal injuries. he says he is just taking it a day at a time. coming up, we will tell you how he will plan to honor his girlfriend's memory. we have new information in a deadly plane crash. investigator believe this was intentional. this is newly released i have owe from east hartford,connecticut. the student pilot cold police she crashed on purpose. thousands of people in north carolina flee as flood waters are expected to crest. rivers are still rising. 143,000 power outages are reported and at least 19 deaths at north carolina alone are now blamed on this storm. and, it is not just people in need of rescue. thousands of animals are also stranded by the flood waters. firefighters in lumberton rescued more than a dozen dogs from a swamped shelter. say pulled the grateful pups

the bed of a truck. someone lost their heart at wal-mart. >> now you can try to bring john home. >> and our heart walk phone bank is underway now. to contribute call 1-800-528- 0808. that number is also scrolling at the bottom of the screen. we will tell you what you could get for your generosity coming up in a couple of minutes. >> the easterly flow is in place mong a few light showers. we will look at max defender 8 coming up and your forecast for the rest of the week including the weekend coming up. >> after surgery and months of rehab, a hawk was finally set free today. just ahead, i will show you her release back into the wild. >> we'll have that and more coming up. you're watching newschannel8, the station that is always on

>> now, to an 8 on your side consumer alert. toyota is recalling some new model prius because of a problem with the parking brake. the recall covers vehicles manufactured from the end of october of last year until october 3 of this year. toyota says there was a problem with the side brake and the rear wheel brakes. and, in a worse case scenario, the parking break wouldn't work. if you have one of these recalled cars, toyota will install an extra part to secure the cable. american airlines says the bacteria that causes legionnaire's disease was found in the water of four of the maintenance hangers at dallas fort worth international airport. a worker showed signs of the

one else got sick. facebook, twitter, and instagram are cutting off access to a company that has been giving user day to to police. they have been using them to track activists during civil propests. baltimore pleas were using geopedia to stay ahead of the rioters after the death of freddie gray. >>to lost locket and this is not just any piece of jewelry either. it is extremely sentimental containing a man's ashes. a wal-mart employee found it and is now determined to find the loved one who lost it so that employee contacted 8 on your side and melanie michael is live with the story in too many pa. mel? >> reporter: good evening to you keith. someone, somewhere out there, has got to be frantic looking for this locket.

heart when she found this. it's a heart of gold. you will see it right now. >> if it was mine, i would be devastated. i want to get it back to the right person. >> reporter: when pamela martini saw this locket for the first time, her reaction was instant. she was on a mission to return this piece of the past. >> did you ever see yourself as such a detective? you have been serious investigative work. >> i'm a woman, i'm a detective. [ laughter ] no. no. i'm determined. >> reporter: as a long time wal- mart employee and customer service, her heart went out to the person who lost the locket somewhere in the aisles of the supercenter on gunn highway in tampa. the pendant is engraved and contains the ashes of a man named john born in 1956 and died in 2013.

always in my heart. >> i could be somebody's husband. a brother. a grandfather. it is something and it is important to somebody. >> reporter: talk about a detective who is determined! pamela has researched the name and dates online. she shared the story on facebook. she has talked to wal-mart employees. and now, she is hoping 8 on your side can help solve the case of the lost locket. >> i want to get it to the in my jewelry box. i said don't worry john, i'm going to get you home. >> reporter: what a powerful story, keith. you know, this woman who found the heart certainly has a heart of gold. we are so glad she contacted 8 on your side. so, if you lost this on a friday night, september 30th around 8:30 at night, that is when it was discovered right here at 6192 gunn highway in tampa. please come back and claim it because pamela has been working very hard to find you.

she is a great detective as you pointed out there. hopefully, the person who lost the locket will be reunited with it soon. >> reporter: and that is what we are hoping for as well. if you are that person, contact the store manager and hopefully, that loved one can be reunited with a lost locket. >> melanie michael live in tampa, thank you. now, max defender 8, the world's most powerful radar and your storm team 8 forecast with chief meteorologist steve jerve.

we are not looking at widespread shower activity. throughout the day, we see the mix of clear skies and clouds through the day. this is our look at lakewood ranch, temperatures there have been in the low 80s this afternoon. in palm harbor, 82 at innisbrook at the moment. a lot of sunshine. great shot from jackie sparrow. a beautiful shot, a tight shot. you always shoot nice sky

temperatures now 83 in temple terrace. upper 70s clearwater beach. sun city center 81. dade city, 83. inverness, 84 sarasota. and 81 in arcadia. dew point in the upper 60s , low 70s . so they have made a bit of a recovery. it indicates more moisture in the atmosphere. the winds are strong. gusting at 20 miles an hour up here in brooksville. lake placid. not a windy day. the flow as i mentioned is from east to west across the area. pretty good coverage of light stuff. the radar detects this but doesn't niecely mean it is coming down as rain.

winds are strong. that's a look at a healthy hurricane. 100 miles an hour winds for nicole helded to bermuda unfortunately. so they are bracing for this category 2 hurricane in a short amount of time. hopefully, that will drift off to the east. on the rap model for the short term, very similar to the radar moving west across the area. again, you can see a few light showers off the east coast driven by beyond that, a few clouds will continue to be with us. we won't be completely clear, but we will mix sunshine in here. 86 degrees our high temperature for tomorrow. a 10% chance of showers. thursday, friday, on into saturday. much like we are seeing right now, the pattern does not change too much. i think down the road, especially as we get into 9:00, 10:00. we see another cold front that will have a good impact for us. that will help to bring cooler temperatures, drier conditions.

giving us that kind of weather. >> thank you. right now, it is time for you to join the fight against heart disease and stroke. >> our tampa bay heart walk phone bank is underway right now. call 1-800-528-0808. volunteers are standing by for your call. coming up, we will go live to stacie schaible for an update on the insent is we are offering to the generous

>> we are making a big fund raising push for our heart walk efforts. heart disease is the leading cause of death in the u.s. that is why we are teaming up with

to raise $100,000. >> our heart walk phone bank open at 6:00 this morning and will remain open until 7:30 tonight. stacie schaible is still in the middle of the action. she joins joins right now live. >> reporter: we have heard a few phones ring. we want to hear a few more. we have volunteers from gte manning our phone bank. the number to call, 1-800-528- 0808. any donation you can give, any amount, is greatly appreciated. we do have some great incentives though in, we have five pairs of halloween horror night tickets for a $200 donation. five pairs of halloween horror night tickets, that, of course, runs through october 31. you can use it any time. and, you know that the lightning kick off their season tomorrow night. we have five pairs of upper level lightning ticket to the game on 1015.

well. let's look at, if you have the ability to donate more, we also have for $1,000, four lower level seats to the bucs raiders game on october 30th. plus, this is something you can't buy, four sideline passes. those are priceless. if you want to donate $1,000, you will get four lower level seats to the bucs raiders game, and four sideline passes. the good lightning suite sold for $5,000, so that one is off the table, but we still have the trip for two to la. that includes two tickets to the ellen degeneres show. for 10,000 dollars, a trip to la, air fare included. we have halloween passes, bucs tickets, a chance to see the ellen show. we fly you out to la and put

$100,000 goal. so far, we have reached more than $10,000, so we are inching closer to the goal, but we need your help to do it. back to you. >> thank you very much stacie. we will check back with you live in a few minutes. >> and the live heart bank continues through 7:30 tonight. 1-800-528-0808. and you can go to wfla.com/heartwalk to donate or sign up for stacie's team. benson is here with a look at what is coming up at 5:30. >> you have seen this ad in our commercial breaks but now david jolly's attorneys want it off the air, plus, marijuana measures are on ballots in nine states this november including florida. we will break down what could change about weed coming up.

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