out accounts. >> then while he played football a burglar broke into a buc's home, who he came face to face with inside. >> and a burglar caught on camera again. good evening. i'm jennifer leigh. >> i'm keith cate. thanks for joining us tonight. we begin with an 8 on your side alert. it is a new twist on an old scam, a woman targeting elderly victims into giving up their debit cards. the scheme relies on confusion over the new chip cards trusting seniors. it starts with a phone call from someone pretending to be from your bank. here's where it gets scary. the woman in the video actually showed up at three victims' homes to collect their debit cards. peter bernard is joining us live on the night beat from largo. it may be hard to believe here, peter, but many people are falling for this. >> reporter: keith, they are. unfortunately they're trying to do the right thing and they're getting burned in the process.

machine and clean you out. according to deputies, this woman just wrapped up a wal- mart shopping trip using somebody else's debit card. victims tell us it's hard to catch. >> about wiped out my checking account. >> reporter: that's what happened to this polk county woman. >> $4,100 at the credit union. i almost fainted. >> reporter: last october she fell victim to a similar scam where the crooks told her to put her chip enabled debit card under the phone an >> she sounded really businesslike calling from mid- florida and they had to pick up all the old debit cards in the county and be out late that night. >> once they get access, of course, to the debit card and pin number it's off to the races. >> reporter: the scam is popping up its ugly head in pinellas and hillsborough counties, negative news about certain banks having customers on alert. the caller insists the bank must retrieve the debit card and pin and send a new one in

seen in several years. i've never heard of a suspect actually going to the home. usually they commit these types of frauds over the phone and by u.s. mail. >> reporter: debit card and pin in hand it's time to shop, swipe and steal. that's her driving away in this silver four door. >> i just fell for it hook, line and sinker. >> reporter: do you know who this is? if, so cops would like to hear from you. the sad thing is the victims think they're preventing fraud going along with giving her the debit card and the pin numbers. right now the victim count stands at four, but the sergeant in my story thinks there's more out there. they'll probably step forward after this story. >> peter bernard on the night beat in largo, thank you. a teenager is accused of bringing a loaded gun to a hillsborough county high school. we're told administrators at bloomingdale high school in val rica received a tip the teen

43. the teen faces criminal charges tonight. a teen made up a story claiming she had been raped. last year tonya white claimed she was assaulted in the middle of a neighborhood. a massive investigation ensued and officials believe she is lying. 8 on your side caught up with white today, but she is sticking to her story. >> no. i have no comments. i can't believe they're pressing charges against me because i was attacked. >> reporter: so you didn't lie? >> no. >> reporter: the police say you lied an lied. >> i didn't lie. >> reporter: you stand by your story? >> i do. that's all i have to say. >> tonya white faces a charge of falsifying a report to law enforcement. a pasco county teenager is behind bars accused of breaking into the home of a tampa bay buccaneers football player at gerald mccoy's home at tampa palms while he played at raymond james stadium last night against the falcons. mccoy's father came face to face with that intruder. there was a scuffle before the

they're now worried about their safety. >> it's a point people are in a gated area where they shouldn't be subject to that kind of thing. >> mccoy's father has a fractured wrist as a result of the scuffle but should be okay. the 17-year-old accused intruder was later found and charged with armed burglary and grand theft. a terrifying day at rupture goers university, we now know a -- rutgers university, we now accused of a double stabbing at the business school. a student and faculty member was hurt and are being treated. the campus was on lockdown but is now back open. the motive for the attack is still unclear. one nypd sergeant is dead and another hurt after a shootout with a home invasion suspect in the bronx today. the officers were responding to a 911 call when they encountered manuel rosales. rosales opened fire on them.

year veteran on the force and died at the hospital. the other sergeant is stable tonight. the gunman died in the shootout. on the campaign trail tonight the battleground blitz in the race for the white house continues between donald trump and hillary clinton. trump held rallies in new hampshire, ohio and pennsylvania promising supporters he would be a better choice for veterans. he can also kept up his attacks on clinton's e- tomorrow morning at the fairgrounds in tampa. hillary clinton attended a rally in michigan and attended a get out the vote concert in cleveland with beyonce and jay- z. tomorrow rocker john bon jovi will perform in st. petersburg. tim kaine will attend the concert. news channel 8 will there be as well as at the florida state fairgrounds with trump to bring you highlights from all these events. this sunday morning news

prepared for the big race. candace mccowan and i will go over the races impact the bay area. a special episode of your vote counts 2016 airs sunday at 9 a.m. news channel 8 is your headquarters for political coverage election day. we'll be with you all day long as you cast your vote, as the votes come in and projections are made. jen leigh and i will lead our team coverage that evening and you can check www.wfla.com or our app or on social media using the #wflapolitics. a consumer alert for parents tonight, a fourth child died connected to a misis i ikea recall. a 2-year-old -- a massive ikea were. a 2-year-old virginia boy was killed when a three drawer dresser tip over and killed the child. if you still have one, take it back to the store or ikea will anchor it for you. chicago is still celebrating the cubs world

parade for the team. the celebration started at wrigley field and ended in a rally at grant park. thousands lined the streets to clear on their beloved parts. the city also turned the chicago river cubby blue. the cubs defeated the cleveland indians in game seven. more sightings of the mysterious monkey in the bay area. one guy caught the two-legged creature strolling through a pinellas county park. weeks this primate has been spotted and it has people keeping their eyes peeled for where it pops up next. paul mueller joins us now live from the eddie seymour softball complex where wildlife experiments spotted it today, but he's still on the run tonight. >> reporter: that's true. an officer from the florida fish and wildlife happened to be here, spotted the monkey and called in for backup.

off. >> how often do you see a monkey at work? >> reporter: the monkey taking a leisurely stroll this week, the next stop the neighborhood down from this sports complex. that's it? >> that is the monkey. >> reporter: for someone trying to figure out how a monkey could make its way onto their street. >> i don't know how a monkey could get here. >> reporter: some visitors at the park >> look. that's a monkey, dude. >> reporter: once again not escaping the eyes of the cameras in hudson beach, south to lake tarpon, safety harbor, now clearwater. it's believed to be a maccac, the same type of monkey caught back in 2012. have you ever seen a monkey out in the wild before? >> i'm not sure. >> reporter: what would you do if you saw a monkey?

run. >> reporter: while dad wants the kids to be safe -- >> it's a little concerning, but it's also interesting, too. >> reporter: -- if you see it, stay away, but the monkey's days on the run will eventually end. >> we will get him. >> reporter: the big question tonight, where can we see the monkey next? experts tell me it travels around 5 miles a day, so the next location should be around clearwater mall, a couple blocks from here. most importantly, if you see call the professionals. >> paul mueller, thank you. we are less than 10 minutes away from the friday night blitz. >> we'll have all your scores

conditions for the meteor shower when the moon is less bright saturday when the peak occurs, maybe up to 10 meteors per hour maximum especially away from city lights this weekend. nice shot throwing the net andrew says, looks like he's throwing it over the sun, clear skies tonight. also this is out in the lakeland area and walden lake it looks like, tony getting a beautiful sunset sh days, we'll continue to see a bit of a dip in the humidity but not as much as earlier anticipated, maybe drier and cooler with this cold front. as we've gotten closer to the passage of the front, it hasn't been as much. so we're a little disappointed with, that but still we're in a very nice range of temperatures. the dew point takes a dip for a short period. at 6 a.m. it's 66 degrees. there are a few showers north of us and rain around portions

northern spots. at noon 76 degrees, 81 degrees at 4 p.m. 71 largo, 76 clearwater beach, 70 up to lutz, 70 in wesley chapel, inverness, crystal river 68, frostproof 69. here comes the front 9 a.m. pretty much down to our south. brighter colors indicate stronger wi pick up the winds a bit in the northeast. st. petersburg has the wind coming across the bay, so heads up there. dry air aloft with the front, mid-and upper levels of the atmosphere. a few light showers aren't impossible, been kind of dry of late. you can see sections of hernando county, pasco county, sections of polk, too seeing

couple games going on, gators in arkansas, sunny and cool, 65. pitt is playing in miami, 77 degrees, 12:30 game time in south florida and florida state plays north carolina state 52 degrees, cooler up in raleigh, north carolina, saturday at 7 p.m. there goes the front to the south on the rpm forecast model. you can see most of the shower activity near the boundary, a few extra clouds. breezy conditions as the that change in pressure will continue to drive a few clouds across the state. rain chances remain relatively low. saturday and sunday high temperatures 81, 82 degrees, beautiful weather, perhaps a little less breezy sunday as well. saturday kind of windy with the front going through. monday temperatures are comfortable, seasonal and don't forget tuesday to head out and vote if you haven't. led to the polls, weather looks great. -- head to the polls, weather

low 80s, comfortable conditions, might be a little breezy tomorrow, the humidity a skosh lower, a little cooler sunday morning. >> fall back. you've been telling us all week. home i don't forget. >> i -- hope i don't forget. what i won't forget friday night blitz coming up next. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. i could stand in the middle of 5th avenue and shoot somebody and i wouldn't lose any voters, okay? and you can tell them to go f--- themselves! you know, you could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever... you gotta see this guy. ahh, i don't know what i said, ahh. "i don't remember." he's going like "i don't remember!?

parents taught me to help others. that's why i believe in public service. as your governor we got things done, and if you send me to congress we can do it again. i'll protect social security and medicare. defend planned parenthood and women's health care. and i'll take care of our veterans. i'm charlie crist and i approve this message because i'll put you, the people first. always have, and always will. this is mike's office. too often marco rubio didn't show up and failed us when he did. i am patrick murphy. to get things done, you've got to show up. you've got to work together. whether it's protecting social security and women's health care or growing the economy, we've got to start solving problems instead of pointing fingers. i am patrick murphy and i approve this message

we are the seminole warhawks and this is the friday night blitz! welcome to the friday night blitz, dan lucas, paul ryan, the cheerleaders of seminole high kicking off last week of the regular season, playoffs right around the corner. they're in one of four rivalry games tonight. >> big last week of the season for sure. one of the match-ups seminole at osceola where playing for pride is what they're playing for, warhawks and warriors, a combined 1 and 15. that could be a really bad or

osceola gets the scoring started, 7-0 warriors in the 1st. seminole answers almost immediately. austin hinkle is better in space than buzz aldrin. nobody is going to catch him. tony decides go for two. he'll take it. 8-7 later. the warriors go back on top and stay there. osceola's first win the last game of the win over seminole. both schools finish 1-8. >> calvary christian hosting indian rocks christian, intercepted by caleb dials, warriors back in business.

top. now you think roberts learned his lesson? >> no. >> this time a pop fly. the center fielder makes the catch for the out, another interception. warriors go on another long drive. watch this, one, two, three, four, five missed tackles for the touchdown. calvary wins 37-10. >> that's what leg day will do for you. next up berkeley at steinbrenner, the former in the playoffs, the latter missing out. buccaneers head coach in attendance to watch his son davis and e up the scoreboard immediately just three plays in, gordon stetson, no relation to the hat. kit connor is loving this. steinbrenner choking its way up the field. way down we go looking a bit like adam humphries in that no. 11. 3rd and goal ray tosses it up.

kills the drive and big plays on both ends of the field, zach mathis. kid koetter still loving it, high fives for everyone. early in the 2nd stetson punches in another score. 35-10. >> don't take your dad to a sports bar to watch football this weekend, davis. time now for the friday night blitz game of the week, jesuit and tampa catholic, and bitter rivals. >> they played some legendary close games over the years, but there's one thing tampa catholic has not done the last 16 years, beat jesuit. anthony allred find out if the crusaders can finally knock off the tigers in our friday night blitz game of the week. >> reporter: the jesuit tigers coming in undefeated averaging close to 50 points a game. can the crusaders beat them for the first time?

the tampa catholic crusaders thought it was a good idea to make fun of the tigers mascot, but everybody knows god don't like ugly, so the tigers first possession and senior quarterback daniel boone was a man, yes, a big man, dumps it down to travelle harris who averages 28 yards a reception to harris and he's gone. inside the red zone and florida commit li the end zone like a moth to a flame for his 23rd touchdown of the season. okay. now it's 14-0 tigers, but it's senior night for the crusaders. as you can tell, they still believe. it's a good thing because a few minutes later and bang, devin barrett hits the hole like he was shot out of a cannon and he turns it on 60 some yards.

when quarterback austin sessoms from the gun with the keeping, pigskin gone wild, but a couple plays later these guys are knocking on the door. when brown had fallen and shouldn't have gotten up because him lost him scooby snacks and the tigers go on to win it and stay undefeated at 9- 0. anthony allred, news channel 8 sports. both teams are going to the playoffs, though.

bob buesing... on the record. he sues tax payers to cover the outrageous cost of a lavish courthouse. buesing files forclosures on homes critical to seniors. his law firm is accused of running up costs on a school district at the expense of our kids. trailing in the polls, buesing attacks dana young. for things she never did.

time for the always popular friday night blitz sky lights and tonight we take the long plight from tampa to the home of a -- flight from tampa to the home of a dynasty.

that's why we shoot the games from a helicopter. roll the sky lights. >> reporter: sunset and time to fly in eagle 8 hd way past max defender 8 and the bustling metropolis of avon park as the red devils host their rival the sebring blue streaks. avon park up and this time councill throws to sateen who takes it untouched 60 yards for a red devils score. sebring trying to streak, but a swarm of avon park d has other plans and big red loves it. now here is a run worthy of play of the week. he takes it to the sidelines, but decides the other side looks way better and there he goes.

touchdown, but sebring comes back 39-26 over avon park. we fly past a sliver of the moon to polk county as the frostproof bulldogs clear the smoke to battle the mulberry panthers. jalen outing keeps the option and frostproof is moving, so again outing takes it, but gabe white strips it, mulberry falling on it. panthers mcdonald has room, turns up the field but trimmed up. robert johnson trials the other way and he's tough to bring -- tries the other way and he's tough to bring down. he fakes it. now mcdonald sprints to the outside, turns it up, dives and flips for six. panthers touchdown, but frostproof comes back 38-18 over mulberry. that's going to do it for this week's eagle 8 hd sky lights in

channel 8. >> how about the tricks in see bring. >> mustangs hosting the -- sebring. >> mustangs hosting the bulldogs, fisher to johnson, ruled that a catch. >> no. >> the drive end with curtis, easy pass. 7-0 lakewood ranch. you think that upset washington? the de soto county quarterback and the keeper, 74 yards. >> rule that a fule a touchdown. >> they got that right, no good on the point after, 7-6. 3rd and goal for the mustangs, curtis, a little toss. 13-7 lakewood ranch. mustangs win it 26-10. >> packed house for the sarasota riverview rivalry tonight, rams quarterback finding grable, 7-7 football game. couple drives later riverview

vanness in the back of the end zone. riverview goes on to win this thing. >> the always popular play of the week next. carson and i have seen some terrible ads attacking our mom dana young. for things she never did. it hurts because mom is cool. she is caring, she works hard. whenever something is not right mom is on it. trust us we know from experience. mom put her career on hold for us. to raise our family. she is

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night blitz, no university of south florida football night. >> finally. friday belongs to the high school guys. i'm going back to monday night in lakeland, three-way playoff for the title, lakeland taking on winter haven. the pass tipped right into the defender's hands. should have been an interception, but it helped them keep the game winning drive going. they win the district title thanks to the kiss. >> next week. >> lakeland now hosts wiregrass ranch. winter haven goes to tampa now to play plante. so that little play right there cost them a little trip to south tampa. >> two more weeks of the blitz. more high school football? >> playoffs start next week, can't wait. >> college football tomorrow, all sorts of action going on, i'm sure. games going on. it's like that every saturday.

state. >> bucs off and got the bears next sunday. until then bye. under state attorney mark ober's watch,

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, will reallocate resources to target violent crime, including gun violence, rape, and domestic abuse. andrew warren for state attorney. it's time for new leadership. [ cheers and applause ] ? >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his