>> ellen: anyway. now four headlines at 4:00. number one: distract and steel. that is how three crooks are robbwo skimmer discovered on a bay area gas pump. number three, campus robbery. two men strong on a woman and take her jewelry. numbers beefy, free concert. you will get to see some big names perform without paying a dime. >> at afternoon everyone. you for being here. >> this is first at four. right now we have breaking

of men were her ranting -- harassing the child's father in the parking lot of an apartment complex . he ran inside to get away and that is when someone fired several shots through the door of that apartment. one of the bullets ricochet hitting the 21-month-old in the thigh. we are told she should be okay. >> news channel 8 is there right there waiting for the child's mother. we should have more for you tonight at 5:00. right now and 8 want to get a trio of thieves off the street. >> they are praying on shoppers at two publixs locations. >> reporter: at afternoon, this is one of those stores in plant city where these brazen trio of thieves target these unsuspecting victims were willing to help them. >> here surveillance video of the trio. police believe they have stolen from three elderly

stores in plant city. one of them distract the while the others grabbed their while it. the themes then cash and at a nearby cvs. >> we know there is about $1000 worth of purchases that have been made. >> take over look at this photo . police believe the uses 15 passenger blue van as their getaway vehicle. this people. of $3000 reward is offered for information leading to the suspects. now, credit card skimmer found at a sarasota gas station . deputies are urging drivers to look at their bank statements. detective stella someone from the skimmer at this bp station on locke ridge road. they were installed by an organized crime ring. the devices were built by hand.

cards with the stolen dealer -- data . >> these crooks actually very smart. >> very smart. was they would put -- wish they would put their skills to better things. usf police looking for two men accused of robbing a student in the middle of campus. mary mcguire shows us precautions that students are taking to make sure it doesn't happen to them. police say a female student was walking two men can up trying came up to her and robbed her. >> strong arm arm robbery -- strong-armed robbery . >> reporter: the student first heard of the strong-armed robbery on her phone after a mobile text message alert was sent out shortly after it happened. >> that worries me that i could've been that person. i could've been her walking. my classes right there.

female student was walking near the interdisciplinary science building when she claims she was approached by two white males in their early 20s who stole her jewelry. thankfully she was not injured but students headed into class are shaken.>> i would like to see more security people around the measures like that taken because it is out of hand. >> some believe the university needs to do more to ensure their safety >> i don't come on campus after certain time. i don't go to the library after certain time. i just don't. >> reporter: police advise walking or talking whenever possible and also stay in well lit areas. stay away from alleys and don't listen to your phones while out alone you can hear everything going on around you. >> tell someone where you are going and when you will return. >> if you have information about this crime. police ask that you give them a

>> we reached out to police and they tell us they will increase patrol around campus. they encourage students to use the rave guardian app if they are traveling alone and the save team that provides free escort services to students. you can find more information on our website. potholes can jar your car and revel your teeth. the mayor told us today heavy summer rains created more than 5000 of them mayor, city crews are working to catch up to the problem. we found some potholes so old they have weeds growing inside of them. to report a pothole problem you can go online in tampa. they have developed a phone app to make reporting potholes easier. shout -- we will have some nice try whether or crews to work in. we have had a really dry month so far. that trend is continuing.

winds out of the north at five talk talk 10 miles-per-hour -- to 10 miles-per-hour . we're not expecting to see any rain out of the plantation on crystal river, more of the same, nice and mild sitting at 73 degrees. across the tampa bay area we are in the mid-to upper 70s. 78 bradenton . 77 wimauma. 76 zephyrhills. 75 inverness. you can southeast nearly a cloud in the sky. this is keeping us high and dry. it will also allow temperatures to cool off pretty quickly tonight. as far as rainfall is concerned, so far this month we have only picked up 1/100 of an inch of rain on 9 november. every other day has remained dry. we have some pretty died -- dry days ahead as well . we will drop to about 15 clearwater. 57 wesley chapel.

we will be near 40 in brooksville. northern counties pretty chilly once again falling back up into the 40s, but a major cooldown headed our way. the last one minor in comparison. here's that cold front we are tracking, still up on the northwest. it is headed our way. we will let you know when it will arrive and let to -- and talk about the cool air behind it coming up in your full forecast . in the first time ever the college football playoff championships will be held right here in the perform in the free concert series. janet jones shows us who we can expect. big names to perform include eric, gavin, florida and usher -- . the best two teams in college football will play right here in our own beautiful backyard. though a reality now, a long time in the making.

began that there could be a college football playoff national championship we started formulating our vision for our bid and now to see it come to life four to five years later it is phenomenal. tampa is no stranger to the big stage when it comes to football. it has hosted four super bowls, and outback bowl and now this. >> to be able to showcase our city and have an amazing game with two great teams, we love it . >> almost 80,000 event coordinators have designed a special app that they hope will blow up social media. >> fans will get incentivized and rewarded for going to different events, going to different locations, experiencing the river walk and taking photos on it. >> all of this just to keep the spotlight on tampa. >> we are confident that fans will have a wonderful experience in our hometown and

broadcast that at a very high level. >> to pull an event like this off, the city will have to pay. and investment the mayor does not mind. >> in terms of the exposure that we get as a city, whatever we contribute in terms of labor, is well worth it. >> reporter: still a few weeks to go to determine who will play year, but the mayor says he has -- here, but the mayor says he has a good idea . >> my penn state team will be your know that. i will be on the 50 yard line. >> reporter: he has jokes but all jokes aside he said no matter what 2 teams make it here in the playoffs he says this is a huge opportunity for tampa bay. if you are wanting to take a trip before the end of the year you might be in luck. we will show you when travel prices are going down and 26. if you have considered working from home, there is good news, business is booming. we will dv the top scam free

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led tv for $69. there also lowering prices like the echo. they will offer discounts as soon as this friday. new deals will be available as often as every 5 minutes. good news, you can have it all here did you know it is possible to get a good salary and work from home. today meredith shows us where to find these dream jobs. >> florida ranks in the country these are the kind of jobs you wouldn't necessarily associate with working from home. i talked to a local woman who decided to work from home and she admits initially it was an easy to. she oversees 50 employees that she rarely season person. while that sounds great to a lot of people, she initially missed office interaction. >> i was so used to having 8 people walk into my office and need me for something.

>> you have to be very disciplined, very self managed. you have to be able to prioritize your work. >> she works in the computer it industry ranked in the top 5 career categories that saw expanding opportunities this year. the others, customer service, medic in -- medicine health , administration and sales. a quick search shows 150 telecommuting in tampa right now . she was encouraged to work from home by her husband has an office down the hall. he has seen his wife's stress decreased significantly. >> avoiding traffic in just able to go right to work from home just put you in a better mindset to probably work more efficiently i think. >> that is true she says that though now instead of setting boundaries with workers she has to set them with her husband.

doesn't mean i am available all the time. >> she says just like any job you learn what works best you and your family. >> that website is flex jobs.com. look for a link on our website, wfla.com . >> is pretty nice out again this afternoon here temperatures close to average for this time of year. in the next several days we will get back up into the 80s. it will not last long. those temperatures will drop significantly by sunday. we look forward to that. at this point we are completely dry across the state of florida . we're not tracking much in the way of cloud cover that is because of the air mass that is sitting on top of us. far out to the north and west this is our first strong front of the season. have seen a couple of cold fronts that have moved through so far. they have pulled this off but this one is the real deal. it will drop those temperatures

it looks like as you head north winter has begun in some parts. blue skies and 75 degrees in lakeland. at 9 pm temperatures will still be mild. we're dropping back into the mid-60s. cool start tomorrow morning in the upper 50s near 80 in the afternoon hours. high-pressure stays in place and that is why we are left with clear skies. tomorrow morning again, a little bit of a chill in the air for tomorrow afternoon will be nice. we will top out near 80. it will be fairly comfortable for us since we are going to see low humidity. friday more sunshine to end the week. kick off the weekend as you head into friday afternoon

this cold front will be here as we head into saturday afternoon through saturday evening. until then high-pressure is in place. the cold air mass will filter into place as we head into saturday night and into sunday. highs on sunday into the upper 60s and breezy winds . >> olympus -- olympic gymnast simone biles through the company -- country with her performance olympics with 5 metals which 4 included gold. she said the road to olympic success has not always been easy. the 19-year-old tells her story in her new book, courage to soar. prince harry following his mother's footsteps visits a charity that follows hiv and aids. this includes people of different faiths, ethnicities and sexual orientations that live with hiv. princess diana

hiv aids patients. david daniels has today's hollywood minute. >> [ video playback ] >> matt damon always seems to be a step behind in oceans 11 but he is one up on the rest of the game when it comes to the latest spinoff. he tells entertainment tonight he will make a cameo in the upcoming oceans 8. is a female heist gang led by sandra bullock, kate blanchet anne hathaway. ? ?>> bruno mars is getting the music started. he announced plans for his magic world tour. will kick things off in north america july 15 in las vegas and wrap up in november in la after more than 80 shows. >> [ video playback ] >> here's your daily update on

cautioning -- against inflated expectations. it may be a new jk rolling movie but it is not a part of the harry potter franchise. strong international showing could give this a worldwide debut weekend $200 million. a woman wins tickets to meet darth brooks >> vandals turn a star into spongebob's patrick. the 9-year-old swoops in to save his baby brother. >> first we're hearing from mike evans following his apology for not standing during the national anthem. that is coming up next in first at 4 sports. >> you can get developments in

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and using his platforms to support minority groups affected by the president-elect . >> looking back i probably would've done it a different way, but it is done. it won't happen again. i will stand with my teammates. i heard a lot of people by doing what i do -- by doing what i was doing pier i apologize again to those really affected and the people that were disappointed, don't worry i will continue to use and my platform for minority rights. i will reach out to organizations, the organizations i feel doing the best job to help women, lgbt, latinos, blacks, women, the people in fear of donald trump in his presidency. the tampa bay lightning

tomorrow against the buffalo. stamkos got tangled up along the boards. he went away clutching his left knee and did not return. the team has not offered any further updates on his condition . head coach john cooper was optimistic that his injury is a nothing like he suffered 3 years ago when he broke his leg and missed over half the season . he leaves the lightning with 9 goals and ranks 2nd in the nhl with 20 points this season. i got the notification on the w fa la -- wfla app. >> they play 3 road games this past 5 days even if it is sunday thing minor -- something minor is probably the best tactic .

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to csx trains collide today. we're talking 50,000 gallons of flammable liquids spilled. one train headed to chicago and the other to twitter has promised to crack down on hate speech which has led to this suspension was ever all right account. among those richard spencer a popular space for group known for promoting right nationalism try white nationalism. any youtube video he claims twitter is purging people based on their views calling it

number 3, quite a mess, a bizarre incident caught on camera in california. we're told the guy in the car was fighting with his girlfriend in a grocery store parking lot then grabbed the crying woman rustled her to the ground. bystander stepped in and that is when they tried to hit -- he tried to hit them with his car. managed to slow down so police could catch up with them. you are watching syrian schoolchildren in aleppo running some are visibly upset. at least 8 people were killed today in rebel held east aleppo . this is according to activists with the aleppo media center. president-elect donald trump is countering critics insisting that his transition process is very organized. in fact he is on the same pace are going faster than recent presidents we have learned. steve has the latest from

with his family donald trump told diners he will lower there taxes. >> as candidates for top job visits trump tower, taxes are priority. >> want to be in a position where the first 100 days we can access -- but is it organized. chris christie is out. back there has a lot of the christie people are being purged, very organized process tweeted donald trump. i'm the only one that knows who the finalists are, reassurance from joe biden as he hosted vice president elect mike pence . >> i'm confident on day one everything will be in good hands. sakae would be really dumb to accelerate and start making my takes -- mistakes in order to make the press happy . >> there is talk about rudy

company that push the keystone pipeline which required state approval. he says he did no work for the pipeline. senate democrats issued a warning. >> on issues where we disagree you can expect a strong and tough right, but democrats say they will not automatically post trump nominees. >> a test will come quickly. trump plans as soon as possible to send a conservative, antiabortion rights supreme court nominee up here to the senate. a ucf student elected to the florida house of representatives. >> the new 21-year-old congresswoman will be voting on legislation ranging from guns, insurance and everything in between. met catches up with her today. >> reporter: forget the exams and parties, the types of things a typical 21-year-old college student might think about. for amber mariano she will now focus on budgets and some of the most controversial

year-old university of central florida student one house district 30 seat -- 36 feet by a little over 3100 votes now she is being activated to the capital. >> i'm waiting for the day i can walk in and see my name on the plaque. i can sit in the chair and that is when it is going to sink and i think. is a dream come true. >> reporter: in the monday before the election she was finishing a term paper a gorgeous wednesday afternoon for us making it's way through the weekend. it has been a nice one. 73 degrees out at land o lakes. winds coming out of the west northwest. >> no rain at this location . we're not even seeing clouds across the tampa bay area great photo sent to us from tony cologne on today.

the time of year where we really remember why we do what. >> temperatures sitting in the mid-to upper 70s. the humidity is low so it feels comfortable. 74 bradenton. we're coming in at 75 in inverness . it is 72 on crystal river. temperatures have been fairly pleasant, but we are tracking some pretty big changes ahead. a cold front rolled through earlier this week. here's the big one, that is going to send this cool air mass sweeping across the us causing temperatures to drop not just for us here in florida but really across much of the continental us. this passes through the tampa bay area on saturday. by sunday temperatures are going to significantly drop about 10 degrees below average. we are calling for highs in the upper 60s sunday afternoon with lows in the 40s. some big changes ahead. we will have a full look at your forecast coming up in a

also making news, president obama is on the 2nd leg of his final foreign tour. he is in berlin germany. he is scheduled to meet with cancer -- the chancellor tomorrow . it will include the leaders of britain, france, italy, and spain. next he travels to prove. americans are still signing up for obama care despite donald trump's about to repeal it. the department of health and human services claim least 1 million people have selected plans for next year. more than 300,000 of those people signed up in the 3 days following the election. donald trump has promised to quickly dismantle the trademark program, but it will take some time to work it's way through congress. we put a link to the open enrollment website on our website. it runs through january 31. vandals give a symbol of a russian cartoonist spin and the florida boys being called a

. is all video you have to see to believe. we have today's look at this. >> reporter: when you watch spongebob squarepants you think of international politics; right? who doesn't. maybe that is why vandals climb to the top of a building at the center of the city in voronezh and changed a soviet star into patrick. authorities are investigating the incident and locals are reportedly divided on of the star which historically is a symbol of communism but for the time being has become the symbol of crabby patties. a 9-year-old florida boys being praised and rightfully so after swooping in at the last 2nd to save his baby brother from falling off a changing table. the whole thing was caught on camera. you can see the mother turned away from the infant rolls off the table and then comes big brother with the save. >> i like something came and

him. the mom says her son is a hero and hopes the video will be a lesson for others. >> i do believe in miracles but i have never seen one in front of my face just happened. take a look at this. i am jeremy roth. now it is time for the weather and traffic today on the 8th >> hello there i hope you are enjoying your afternoon. i want to remind you about a little bit of roadwork going on in downtown tampa. we have closures between franklin to reopen on friday. in the meantime, a lot of activity right there. elsewhere in tampa as a zoom and we still have roadwork going on from an earlier water main that broke. i still -- they still have to repair the roadways . eastbound hillsborough avenue is down to one lane from 22nd to 30th street. that should be wrapped up sometime tomorrow afternoon. meanwhile,, this should wrap up friday the repair work going on

that is a look at the roadways for tomorrow morning. but will we get the bit of a chill? will it feel like fall? >> the skies will be clear and crisp when you start the day. temperatures in the high 50s. we look forward to seeing your news channel 8 today. >> you can catch leslee and leigh with weather and traffic on the 8s starting at 4:30 a.m. 4:30 pumpkin place cards. today's guild guide to pinterest --

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as the holidays inch closer many start planning their table settings weeks in advance. trends include the ever popular pumpkin. gayle gayle's guide to pinterest. >> now they are turning to pumpkin place card holders and there is no carving or cooking required. check out all the ideas trending now. >> we will use the pumpkins that you can find at the grocery store market. if you're going to go out to the field try to find one that is nice and smooth.

place card holders. you can do a swipe. you can do a circle and put a name in it. you can use actual charcoal -- chalk or markers to write in the name. if your pumpkins have a nice sidestep -- nice size stand here's another way to make it . >> cut in the center of the stamp. >> using a bread utility knife cut a small slice into the stem. trace out in a small like pattern that fits your theme. then go ahead and wr harvest table setting. until next week happy pinning. >> what a gorgeous wednesday it has been. here's some video that was captured from eagle 8 hd this afternoon. you can see beautiful day to be out on the water. whatever you have planned just enjoy the outdoors, low humidity , sunshine not a cloud in the

as we head throughout the rest of tonight, skies will stay clear. 66 degrees expected at night. when you wake up tomorrow morning a bit of chill in the air. graph 56 tomorrow morning. we will be close to that tomorrow morning pier blue skies and sunshine to start the day. as we head into the afternoon hours we will top out close to 80, just a touch warmer but still beautiful, just a few clouds in the sky by the afternoon hours. like i just mentioned, so nice. end in sight. highs near 80 degrees as we head into tomorrow afternoon here by the end of this week we do start to see some changes, chill is headed our way. the next cold front arrives on saturday and it will become quite chilly and breezy on sunday. when we are talking about cold front it is still hurricane season. it doesn't end until november 30. we are tracking invest 90 l at

florida but we're still tracking it. you can see it is currently in the southern caribbean with an 80 percent chance of developing over the next 5 days. as we head into this weekend it is possible it could become a tropical depression. we're keeping an eye on that you . the next 5 days are looking very quiet, a slim rain chance as the front row through on saturday. we're not expecting much in the way of rain maybe a few extra clouds around but if you're looking for measurable in forecast. you can see we are dry right now with no rain across the state of florida. a dry air mass in place and that is why we have beautiful blue skies currently still in brandon it is 75 degrees with the winds fairly light coming out of the north. as we head throughout the north -- night, the clear skies will continue meaning temperatures will continue to drop. when you wake up tomorrow morning you want a very light jacket or a light sweater to start the day. by the afternoon hours you can dump it because we're a backup

friday more of the same, sunshine to start the day with high-pressure in place. winds are light. it is warmer by friday afternoon because we have an easterly component to the wind. there's the cold front we're tracking. we're into florida as we head into saturday. you won't feel until sunday. the next couple of days are running a touch above average and then those back sunday, monday well below average in the upper 60s. through the rest of this evening just a few clouds around . tomorrow morning we wake up close to the jake that would top out close to 80, another comfortable afternoon. a great time to be out in the water. light chop on the bay northeast winds at 10 knots. sees at 2 feet notice thanksgiving already in a day forecast if you can believe it

we think we may even see a 2nd front by thanksgiving but the air mass is still dry. football games, turkey drought are still ago. the american cuisine is being celebrated today, november 16, national fast food day. people across the country celebrate by going to the drive through, dining inside or placing order to go. industry. we will be right

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for childhood tradition, and pollution play a role. hurricane katrina not only destroyed thousands of homes it may have also damage the health of the people living there. researchers found a number of heart attacks tripled in the 10 years after hurricane katrina. experts believe this is due that this can impact the health of victims. a virginia set to audition for the voice 2 years ago didn't get that opportunity because she found out she had cancer. >> recently she won the chance to meet garth brooks and tricia yearwood. drew shows us what happened next . >> daniella one amy great with garth and tricia through a local radio station. she told him her story and added she is a huge carrie underwood and -- fan . one garth heard her story he

>> icing with tricia. i was singing one of her sons with her . i had the lyrics up because i said i was not going to mess her song up right in front of her. she wasn't feeling well. she had a hold and she says will how would you like to sing with me. >> she was also impressing the entertainer of the year so garth took it a step further. >> he said since you are huge carrie would underwood -- carrie underwood fans know the song i told you so. i said yes. he said just seeing it in whatever key you want. i started singing a cappella and the ban comes in behind me and my key and i said this is perfect. >> her movie was just getting started. after the sound check he invited her and her entire family to lunch. >> he sits down at the table next to me and said let's do i told you so tonight on stage together -- today at the 3 that 30 show -- 3:30 show . he said are you nervous?

>> she brought the house down. >> ? ? >> danielle says she is healthy but her doctors recently found a spot near her liver. she is staying positive about it. after all her performance on her and invite nashville to me with garth and tricia's manager thing is going to bring me down i can sit on my butt and do nothing or get out there and make something of myself so that is what i decided to do to get out there and make something of myself -- and take a casual trip to nashville . >> yes and take a casual trip to nashville. >> coming up this is not the set of a horror film. >> know it is pictures of them all that is very creepy. we will explain one first of 4

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>> mannequin challenge in the toy department. lakeland pd is getting a lot of attention surrounding this. they kicked off their annual costs for kids program with a mannequin challenge at a walmart on u.s. highway 98 n. the officers spent a $2500 donation picking out toys for kids in need and managed to get 31,000 views on their facebook page and that's just so far.

that turned extraordinary for the sun devils. asu were hosting the utes. mikael harry picks up the ball and runs all the way to the end zone. the sun devils had the play of the day, which is all over the internet now. look at that. an abandoned mall is trending on facebook. these pictures taken by seth wallace show what has become of the missouri metro-north mall in kansas city. the plants are dead, the ceiling is falling, the entire building is covered in dirt. it's really pretty creepy. it closed in april 2014 and is about to be demolished. >> no security either. much more news coming your way. news channel 8 starts right now. >> right now on news channel 8 at 5:00: >> renter beware. a family left with nowhere to go after being caught in a con.

situation. standard ground under fire once again. why some believe the controversial law has led to more murder in the sunshine state. >> thank you for joining us tonight. we begin with a tale of two women, one who needed a place to live and the other accused of praying on the need. it is a classic real estate scam and pascoe county sheriff's deputies say this woman rented a home but it wasn't hers to rent. >> now the family is scrambling to find a place to live than just pasco county. rod carter has the story. what a story. >> reporter: this is crazy. this woman's name is patricia lamp and she is in land o lakes jail right now but as soon as she is done with the charges, the folks here and hillsborough county, want to have a conversation with her as well.