right now one news channel 8 at 5:30. interrupted by politics. people in the bay area disturbed by a comfortably early robocalls. tonight we dig deeper to find out what's going on. >> i'm jennifer leigh. >> i'm josh benson. >> typically calls in the middle of the night are good news and thousands shot up in the middle of the night over the weekend and ran to the phone and weren't happy with what they heard on the other end. candace mccowan joins us live in these calls were not an

>> reporter: absolutely and good evening. hundred/out on social media and called 8 on your side when they received political robocalls at 2:00, 3:00 and 4:00 in the morning. the group behind the call said sorry. >> for:39 in the morning and usually when it rings at 4:00 in the morning someone is deceased or in jail. >> reporter: good news for dave harris, the middle of the night call call from jail but it didn't make him feel better when he heard the call. >> it was a telemarketer for amendment two and i was upset about that. >> reporter: look online and the list of people not thrilled about the middle of the night wake-up call from the same number goes on and on. the group behind the call, a drug-free florida committee is behind the boat two on two and trying to get them to not support amendment two and don't

they claim the calls were meant to go out in the evening but the vendor coded them as a.m. instead of p.m. >> i am unsurprised. >> reporter: an attorney makes big money suing telemarketers through his consumer protection firm and while he explains political calls are exempt from the do not call list this weekend's robocall is a problem. >> they can report them to the federal trade commission, the attorney general, the better business bureau.>> reporter: still those who got the root called don't think so. >> i have ptsd and i'm awake for a while after that.>> reporter: in good news for people who received the calls. i talked to the group behind the calls and they said they terminated the contract with the vendor so you won't get any more calls anytime of the day.>> i guess a lot of people are saying they will get back at the group for the rude wake-

posts they say they will get revenge in the voting booth. also hearing from the office saying they've received calls about the same thing happening over the weekend. >> candace mccowan live for us. a possible bomb threat delayed a spirit airlines flight at a south florida airport. the plane was scheduled to leave fort lauderdale at 8:15 sunday night was delayed after a passenger he phone conversation. the video on board shows law enforcement taking a man off the plane. the other passengers were left waiting on board while investigators figured things out. >> i understand there is protocols but just to sit there for two hours with the potential bomb on the plane, we

>> no suspicious device was found in no one was arrested and everyone was removed from the plane and re-screened before allowed to be board. a chilling glimpse into the night omar mateen went on a shooting rampage in the pulse nightclub in orlando. the 911 calls made by him were released and we have the audio and take a listen. >> what? >> i want to let you know i did sh is i pledge allegiance to abu bakr al-baghdadi of the islamic state. >> omar mateen opened fire in the nightclub in the early morning hours of june 12 killing dozens. route the call he repeatedly said he committed the attack to stop u.s. airstrikes on iraq and syria. two thirds of emergency calls from that night have already

will listen to the remaining 22 hours of calls to see if more can be made public. you probably seen the ad about how pot candy can be a danger to children if the medical marijuana amendment is passed but people in favor say it's a scare tactic with no facts to back it up. today a group called cannabis for moms held a news conference in jeff patterson joins us to tell us why they aren't worried about the pot candy. >> reporter: as you may be able to tell by the science behind me early voting has started and medical marijuana is on the ballot. the people in favor of amendment two claim the other side is using pot candy as a scare tactic. >> with amendment two this is what medicine will look like. pot package like candy. >> reporter: the ad is from the group vote no on two and it warns that the amendment is

>> it's marketed to kids and sold next to schools. >> this is a farce. it's totally unfounded. it's an absolute lie. >> reporter: guccifer with the pro-marijuana group please pot candy is not a danger. >> there is no credible danger or threat to cannabis edibles winding up in your kids halloween candy now were ever. >> reporter: backers of amendment two have their own ads tugging at heartstrings and pointing out how it could have helped th cancer. >> i don't know why anyone would deny her relief by denying her access to medical marijuana. >> reporter: for mariah the tv ad is reality. her child suffers from a brain tumor. she started the group cannamoms to advocate for medical marijuana . she is not worried about pot candy. >> what i am worried about his narcotics that are sold to be like candy and taste like

morphine. they are made to taste like candy and they are dangerous and deadly drugs.>> reporter: we had hoped to interview someone from the boat two on two amendment side but they were not able to find someone to speak on camera but gave us a statement that reads in part there is nothing medical about marijuana they will vote no two on two. >> marijuana is legal in some states so is pot laced candy a big problem there works >> reporter: i did looking into this today and found out in colorado where it is legal for recreational marijuana there were 16 cases last year of children being taken to the er. a study shows it's more likely your child will and just a

diaper ointment. more likely than they will and just pot candy. >> interesting information. jeff patterson live in tampa. making sure college students have a ride to the polls. a statewide effort to get students to the polls for free kick off the final week before election day. jasmine helps register students at florida state campus and now she's trying to get them to the polls. >> a lot of and november 8 is the day to vote but that they may not work for everyone.>> there are shuttles that depart from the student union and they can sign up for a set time or get scooped up along the way and brought to a polling place at back to campus in about 20 minutes. more than 3.7 million floridians have already voted. layers for florida and georgia clash today with a meeting with the master appointed by the u.s. supreme court over the ongoing water war. they are arguing over who has rights to water that flows

florida's apalachicola bay. florida blame city leaders in atlanta for siphoning away more than their fair share of water in the sunshine state says the oyster dependent economy have suffered. >> we have to get the water flowing down the river and into the bay. if we want to have the livelihood we had. >> you were putting uncontrolled growth and uncontrolled agriculture against a delicate irreplaceable ecosystem famous the world over. >> the trial could take weeks and several months before a recommendation is made in a year or more for the u.s. supreme court hears the case. still to come keeping your golston goblin safe from potentially dangerous global suckers. >> the threat that lurks when you take the kids trick-or- treating and what you can do about it. there's a flag for everything but this takes the cake. i'll show you what one player was penalized for doing after a spectacular touchdown.

looks pretty good. will have that as well as a look at the forecast for the week ahead. under state attorney mark ober's watch, rape and sexual assault are on the rise. ober is not just ineffective, he declined to prosecute a man who forced a girl into sexual slavery, even blamed the victim. ober: she was with him voluntarily. our community deserves new leadership. andrew warren, an experienced prosecutor,

andrew warren for state attorney.

trick-or-treaters can be certain to encounter creatures tonight. >> they can run into werewolves monsters and bloodsucking mosquitoes and mosquito control departments are making sure kids and parents are safe from zika virus. john rogers joins us live from sarasota to talk about preparations. running into a zombie is one thing but bloodsucking mosquitoes we have to be careful of. >> reporter: that's true and it's important to be careful. mosquito control helps in the effort. over the past few days they been preparing and say the

tonight jacqui smith will trick- or-treat alongside her children to make sure they are safe but she is still worried. >> there is zika virus around so it's scary.>> reporter: the cdc said more than 700 floridians caught zika virus from traveling and some were in the tampa bay area. at dusk is prime time for them to come out and bite. the mosquitoes are less active because the days are shorter but they are still active because it south florida. over the past few days sarasota county done tests to make sure zika virus isn't present in the mosquito population. they are monitoring neighborhoods where they are active. >> we can't spray the entire county to make sure there are no mosquitoes so it comes down to personal protection. >> reporter: the department has offered free mosquito repellent and water treatment chemicals to help stop mosquito bites. she was wearing her children tonight. >> if we are getting attacked too much we will come home early and they are young enough

>> reporter: she said is important to be prepared but not scared. >> do everything you can to be cautious but don't stop it from having your fun. live your life and enjoy these things with your kids while they are young. >> reporter: ultimately you have fun but be careful out there. officials are doing everything they can to keep the public sarasota county mosquito management just came back from miami to learn what they are doing so he can bring the practices here. >> we been talking about zika for a long time. after halloween what resources can people used to stop the spread? >> reporter: there are plenty of free resources available. mosquito management will give out repellent and these tablets you can put inside a pond and small bodies of water. they also a free mosquito

mosquitoes. john rogers live in sarasota. many kids out and about tonight going door to door to trick-or-treat and experts from children's hospital at vanderbilt offers suggestions to keep pedestrians and drivers safe. it's a good idea for kids to have reflective tape or stickers on the costumes or trick-or-treat bags. flashlights and glow sticks are helpful. drivers need to be responsible. put down your cell phones and slow down a neighborhood roads and be on the lookout. the heart walk is 12 days away and working hard to reach our goal of $100,000 but we need your help the team and donate. the walk is november 12 at raymond james stadium and we want to thank donors who are listed here. also troy and kim who also donated $250. we thank you so much for your generosity. expect lots of fireworks between the coaches on nbc's the boys tonight. it's the knockout round and 14 artists will compete in a two- hour episode before moving on

season. you can catch it on nbc at 8:00 p.m. followed by timeless at 10:00 and stick around for news channel 8:00 -- news channel 8 at 11:00. nfl stands for no fun league but it could stand for an and l no lovely. earl thomas scored the game's first touchdown and watch how we celebrate. he gives the side line judge a big hug. the referee not excited about the touchdown and throws a penalty flag was still in his embrace. that is 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct. few things are worse than unrequited love. bright sunshine around the bay area lifting the temperature to 87 degrees. not a record. the record is 89 degrees but temperatures warm and with

november starts tomorrow and expecting cooler temperatures and we get them at the end of the week. east winds at 7 miles per hour explain what's happening in polk county. new port richey 83 degrees and western part of pasco county of breeze moving the flag. hardly a cloud in the sky and very dry air above in the atmosphere. that's the view from veterans ford in tampa and 82 degrees. traffic slowing down in nice day to be stuck in the car in traffic. humidity 45%. halloween forecast looks fantastic. 6 pm 82 degrees. low 80s and eventually upper 70s with comfortable range and dew points reasonable and humidity not also high. a.k.a. temperatures, you see the big falloff with the cold front headed our way friday through sunday and we drop below the average line of 81 degrees. the cold front rolls through

but not anticipating severe thunderstorms on the boundary. 7:00 a.m. tomorrow temperature 67 degrees. 80 degrees at noon. steady warm up with light breeze in place like we had today. at 4 pm it will be 87 degrees and sunny and breezy overall. 86 now at tampa international airport. dew point at 59 degrees in pretty nice. a little higher than downtown cpa which was the case last week. easterly wind moves the air across the bay and more humidity in its of the dew point a little higher in the downtown area. that's the visible satellite picture. if there was a cloud be would show it but not seeing it. only clouds across the florida straits and a few showers and very dry air above in the atmosphere. clear skies this evening for halloween and comfortable weather conditions. the rest of the day tomorrow looking pretty good. tuesday morning comfortable temperatures in patchy fog to the north of us. into tuesday afternoon mostly sunny skies with highs in the

east from west and adding a possibility of showers especially inland areas. breezy northeast winds in place but low rain chance of about 10% . we will update that into the end of the week as the cold front approaches the area. that is friday and chance 20%. also the time change this weekend and an extra hour of sleep. the rain chances remain low and it's the dry season so we pretty good with the timing on the cold front. coming around just in time for the weekend. >> we get a cold front and an extra hour of sleep. >> you like that? >> all on the weekend.>> we will take it. video of a man getting kicked off a san francisco cable car going viral and we will show you what happened. the ex-wife of a man on trial for his sons hot car

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now to what's making headlines across america. the former wife of ross harris took the stand and her ex- husband's defense. he's a georgia man charged with intentionally killing his son by leaving him inside a hot suv for seven hours. the prosecution allegedly wanted life free of family obligations. he contends it was a mistake and the toddler's mother agrees. >> he was a very involved dad. it was 50/50 split down the middle. he wanted to be with him enjoying every second he could with him. >> today she testified while her ex-husband might not have been the best husband he was a loving and attentive father. a terrifying situation caught on camera. a possible abduction outside walmart in virginia. a video shows two men pull up in a car and get out and you see them dragging a man toward the vehicle. he puts up a fight but they

investigators working to find those kidnappers. a video making the rounds online appears to show a man getting kicked off a san francisco cable car because of the pit bull. it shows the unidentified man argument with the police officer about the dog being on board. the woman who took the video said the dog is a service animal. san francisco transit said they're looking into it but don't have t coming up next. with election day insight the candidates are making a big push for the tampa bay area. >> minutes away from mike pence campaign stop in clearwater and how he and donald trump hope to capitalize on hillary clinton's email scandal. a little boy in the hospital after a big tv fell on him. we will show you how cases like this happen more often than you

some parents considering carrying weapons tonight after creepy clown sightings. this may look like white sand but to tourism promoters it's pure gold and they spend millions to promote it. the barrel visitors staying in a local hotel and you pay for it. those stories posture storm team 8 forecast and sports with dan lucas coming up on news channel 8 the station that's always on your side. amendment 1 protects consumers from scams, promotes safe solar, and is endorsed by florida's firefighters. so, why are out-of-state billionaires attacking it?

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right now on news channel 8 at 6:00. taking the stage in tampa bay, how donald trump's running mate hopes to win over bay area voters. creepy clown concerns this halloween night. appearance are going to the extreme to protect themselves and their children. lavish parties paid for by pinellas county taxpayers. we dig deeper in the world of tourism promoters. i'm stacie schaible.

and mike pence will make his case for donald trump in front of tampa bay voters tonight. is set to take the stage any minute now in clearwater. peter bernard is live from there in the hangar where he is scheduled to appear and any sign of the nominee yet? >> reporter: no but we did see a private jet landed a little while ago and you recall he had that incident with his jet last week so i suspect it we're in a aircraft anger at the saint pete clearwater international airport and you see the crowd. there are a couple of hundred that it came to see vice presidential candidate mike pence which comes after recent polls show donald trump and hillary clinton are neck and neck in the sunshine state. and a revelation of of potential new treasure trove of hillary clinton emails that gives the gop reasons to boast.