>> ellen: anyway. now four headlines at 4:00. number one, this raging wildfire. thousands are evacuated while acres surrounding the tennessee burn. number two, are we in danger? our lack of rain has some wondering the the bay area -- wondering the the bay area could be ripe for wildfires. 10 guns stolen in a matter of minutes. and now there's a reward for information leading to an arrest. and number four, we have a news channel 8 crew reporting from cuba today. thank you for being here. i'm josh benson. >> and i am stacie schaible. right now, wildfires are raging

gatlingburg, tennessee. >> take a look. this is gatlingburg where thousands of evacuees are staying in shelters and more than 250 buildings so far burned. >> reporter: out of control wildfires force thousands to flee. >> go, go, go. >> reporter: some have to drive through the flames to get to safety. >> it's crazy. >> reporter: more than a dozen fires threaten the great smoky mountains of eastern tennessee. but instead of mountainside, people feel hot flames and smoke being pushed by strong winds. >> the power went out. so it was very dark. the smoke was so thick, we couldn't breathe. our eyes were stinging. so we just grabbed a blanket and took off running. >> we just watched a building go down in flames to the right of us. and we pulled in front of another building but the firefighter got us. i thank him so much. >> reporter: the fires damaging or destroying homes and businesses.

house. but, you know, thing cans be rebuilt. >> it's difficult to go out into a community and try to protect and serve others when your own property and everything that you have worked for is burning down. but that's what these men and women have done for the last 24 hours. >> reporter: as the firefighters fight the flames, those in shelters wonder what the fires will spare. >> the things i've known prob can just close my eyes. pray for us. that's the one thing i know that will work. god will take care of the rest. >> and at one point, fire threatened the aquarium and employees had to evacuate, leaving the animals behind but a couple hours ago, officials were able to get a team of i- oologists inside and the facility and all 10,000 fish

rain, wildfires in the bay area have not been a problem yet. here's julie phillips with that. >> we are working our way towards that point. we have barely seen any rain at all over the last few weeks. we have only picked up .01 in november. we are tying this year for the second driest november on record. it looks like unless we pick up rain today which does not look tomorrow looking small as well. on max defender 8, what we're looking at, more, mostly dry conditions expected to stay that way for the rest of today. we are not tracking any rain. yesterday, we picked up maybe a trace amount at the airport. we did not pick up measurable rainfall. and as we take a step back, you can see some rain in mississippi, alabama, these storms expected to weaken before this front reaches the tampa bay area on thursday.

ahead. and at freedom plaza, 82 degrees with partly cloudy skies. and as we head into tonight, expecting very mild night with temperatures falling back only into the upper 60s. a full look at the forecast in a few minutes. guys-- >> thank you. a former polk county teacher who admitted to having sex with three students will not get a reduced student. a judge deciding she must continue serving her 22 year sentence. e one of the students 20 to 30 times in her truck. her attorney claimed the victims were all willing participants and she needs out of prison to get treatment. he says he is disappointed the judge denied the request. >> bottom line is, you look at cases like this around the country, one of two things happen, either the people get probation and get the treatment they need or they're treated

county, she resigned from a position in orange county under similar suspicions. her attorney has 30 days to appeal the decision. a group of thieves pulled off a gun heist in hillsborough county that you have to see to believe. a truck or an suv smashed into the front of tampa arms company. and within second, look at it, a dozen people rush in and clear the cases and walls of guns before 3:00 a.m. investigators tell us this more than 35 guns were and now there's a $10,000 reward being offered for information on who is behind the burglary. happening across america today, students at ohio state university are back in class one day after a horrific attack on campus. a student named abdul razak ali artan is accused of ramming his car into a crowd of pedestrians and then cutting them with a knife. 11 people were hurt and are now recovering. osu police officer alan horujko confronted abdul razak ali

authorities are now looking into posts that he made on his facebook page moments before the attack say, quote, i am sick and tiredded of seeing my fellow muslim brothers and sisters being killed and tortured and i can't take it anymore. now to cuba where people are gathering for a memorial for fidel castro tonight. castro led the island nation for 50 years. jeff patterson is in cuba right now and just sent in this report. >> reporter: this is relu normally this place is filled with tour buses. these are government buildings. tourists will take pictures of the buildings and the monument but right now, it's filled with people from all over the world, journalists to cover the death of fidel castro. we saw journalists from japan and central america and the united states here to cover the death of fidel castro. what is going on behind us right now is a remarkable display. these are people from all over

netherlands, here from france and the united states that have come to stand in line for hours to pay respects to fidel castro. his remains are at the top of the hill at the base of the monument. this is the place where he gave many famous speeches, and speak out many times against the united states. it's a place of special significance to the cuban people and that's why they're standing in line for hours to pay their final respects to fidel castro. in havana, cuba, jeff patterson, news channel 8. >> and jeff is going reporting from cuba all week long in the wake of castro's death. his next report is coming up tonight at 5:00. still ahead -- >> your ideas are shaping one bay area city's downtown. see what it will look like and how you might have contributed to this rebuild. and new life in theaters. see where you can catch

now we have your consumer watch first at 4:00. after that long holiday weekend of shopping and deals, today is what they call givig tuesday. it's a day americans are urged to -- giving tuesday. it's a day americans are urged to volunteer or make donations to charities. it launched in 2012. and americans are us to cross items off the holiday shopping list. adobe digital insights claims as of monday night, sales hit nearly $3.4 billion. that's up more than 10% from last year. some of though thest items bought on cyber monday, sony's ps4s and lego sets. and if you are using a dehumidifier. be careful, about 2.5 million

these were sold in varying shapes and sizes and colors under 13 different brand names. we put a list to all of the units being recalled on wfla.com under the 8 on your side tab. and now we have some expert advice for new parents, just like me, on how to save money and sleep better with five simple tips. now is john wax from waller and wax advisers. great to have you with us. >> thank you can cover and important things if you're a new parent. first, and friends and family to contribute to a 529 plan. >> right. so a lot of times people -- it's great to get gifts and things that will help you with the baby or with the kids but when the 529 plan, contributions can come from anyone. in instead of a gift, you can

years, it can really grow into a lot of money that can help. >> and very happy when you see the bill for college 18 years later. >> absolutely. >> and student loans that can be refinanced. >> rates are low right now. you may not have already done this, you can refinance the loans, get your rate down, get the payment down, free up other money to help with child costs and living costs and make things easier. >> and a lot of employers offer a match fo advantage of that. >> yeah, this is like found money. if you don't understand the 401k, learn more about it but the money you put in is your money. and if your employer makes a match, they're putting it in there for you. >> how about for baby gear. you can get into a rewards program. >> right. instead of randomly shopping everywhere, pick a store or vendor and go there, get the rewards program. much like you would get points

into more and more things. for purchases. >> that's one we don't do and we should be. you buy so much stuff. >> yeah. >> smart one there. get the points on top of it. we're going to start that tomorrow. today rather. exactly. and save on child care with the flexible spending account. >> if your employer offers it, you can use a flex spending account and put up to $5,000 a year into this. you save on the income taxes and when you use your buck. >> so and the hr department. >> and they may only have a certain time you can add it. >> yeah, enrollment. >> look for the period. >> great tips for new parents. thank you so much for being with us. >> my pleasure. we are finally getting to see the first drafts of what a

>> reporter: after holding several workshops, developers came up with several renderings which could include possibly knocking down the harbor view center. the parking lot would be converted into a lawn with potentially a new amphitheater. the park would be converted into a garden with greenery, parks and pathways. and the area by the overpass would be a marsh garden with restaurants would be added. now these were the ideas that came from the public meetings during imagine clearwater workshops. >> opportunities for dining and having a glass of wine, for play space, for splash pads, for recreation. >> reporter: and there's still time to tell city leaders and developers what you would like to see in the plan. there's another public workshop

and there's another workshop tomorrow night at clearwater library. reporting in clearwater, jamel lane? news channel 8. and hard at work this afternoon, but as the live sweep goes around, you can see we are looking at another dry day. quite a stretch of dry weather for us. and as you look at the radar, even as we loop it, not we saw a little bit of light rain and sprinkles yesterday. not the case today. we have seen more sunshine. and the next few days, a small rain chance of rain. so you probably won't see any at your house but there's the slight chance into wednesday and thursday that you could maybe see a passing shower. currently, warm temperature, just a few clouds at the lakeland auto mall. 80degrees this afternoon. and no rain at this location.

miles per hour. and of course, no rain at this location either. we're expecting a dry night at 11:00 p.m. temperatures in the low 70s for us. as we head into tomorrow morning, a very mild start to the day. we are beginning the day in the upper 60s. and then as we head around lunch, we reach close to 80 degrees and top out in the low to mid-80s. going to be a warm one. on the muggy side but we should see a mix of sun and clouds through the day with a small dry again. this afternoon, temperatures are well above average, sitting at 84 in plant city. 82 in brooksville and zephyrhills. 79 in crystal river. ifer the rest of the even, partly cloudy -- for the rest of the evening, partly cloudy skies, mostly dry. and by tomorrow morning, a light breeze and the southerly flow is going to help to warm us up again. back up into the mid-80s. still the 10% rain chance.

front approaching, moverring in thursday afternoon and just going to see a few showers along -- moving in thursday afternoon and just going to see a few showers along with it. and the teddy bear round-up now through december 19th. we like to support the rough riders so help us out if you can this year. the next few day, small rain chance but again, looks like our next real chance of rain will be out of the eight-day forecast. we will see a front move and as far as the cool air, maybe by the end of next week. >> got wait a little while. >> yeah, -- muggy again. >> it feels strange for november. >> the christmas tree is up, it's other. the music "hamilton" just broke a huge sales record. "hamilton" generated $3.8

week and that set a new record. now actress nicole kidman is slated to receive an award next year. >> and an old movie gets a new life on the big screen. >> reporter: academy award winner nicole kidman will be given the international star award at the 28th annual palm springs international film festival. she will be honored at the gala taking place january 2nd january 16th. ? welcome to the flames ? >> reporter: music news, metallica debuts at number one. they sold 291,000 units in the first week of release. this marks their sixth straight

>> like the jewelry store? >> that's right. >> reporter: movie fans have a limited opportunity to see a classic. turner classic movies is re- releasing breakfast at tiffany he is the athursday. it will screen in selected theaters. -- tiffany's this thursday. it will screen at selected theaters. >> they are marked on the map for you. remember though, it's only tomorrow night that you can see the vi locations. they range from citrus park down to sarasota and from largo to lakeland. the movie starts in these theaters at 7:00 p.m. tomorrow night. well, see how some workers are pushing for a raise in the minimum wage. that's coming up at 4:30. and this -- >> bay area students dress the part play the part of -- dress the part and play the part of robotic surgeons for the day. i will show you their training

you will hear from the bucs as they push for the play-offs. that's ahead. and don't forget, you can developments on today's biggest stories on tampa bay's most convenient prime time newscast every night on great 38 at

now let's check in with spotters with paul ryan. >> you guys, good time >> an awesome game. >> after that display, yeah. >> three in a row. now that the luster of a monday victory has worn off, tampa fans may find themselves asking the question, is it time to believe in the bucs? yes, virginia, there is a koetter clause. the buccaneers have won three straight, the last two against bona fide super bowl contenders.

can win a fourth consecutive football game, the first time since 2012. one game behind the falcons in the south. and one game behind the redskins for the last wild card spot. so mccoy, i and you, is it time to believe in the bucs? >> i don't know. -- i and you, is it time to believe in the bucs? >> i don't know. i'm going to let everybody decide what they want to do. we're going to keep showing up every day, taking it through at a time, one practice at a time. if people want to believe in us, that's on them. but we know who we are. >> we have already been believing and now it's starting to show and now we are starting to get followers and fans but we have to the stay true to ourselves and keep doing the things that got us here, practice, preparation. we're going to come back on intend watch and it move on and get ready for the next game.

football is getting prime time love from the league. the home game against the saints has been flexed to a 4:15 start time. the lions bears game will move back to 1:00 to make room for the bucs. a two-game losing streak is hardly a slump but the lightning aren't taking any chances. tonight, he will start in the net against the blue jacket, the team that pumped five past ben bishop on friday night. the back-up, if you can call him that, he ha trophy-caliber numbers this season. 6-1-1 in eight starts and post 2 shut-outs and allowing just three goals in the span. he leads the nhl in save percentage and goals against average and the bolts need him to be steady tonight against the suddenly competitive against the blue jackets who are 11-5-1 this year. the fan favorite is expected to return tonight after being banged up monday. the defensiveman, he did skate

>> -- defenseman, he did skate but still out of the line-up for now. >> the college football rankings. >> michigan and ohio state, like four hours of abouting to vomit on saturday. alabama number one obviously. ohio state number two. can't move them. i think clemson and washington deserve the other spots but it's interesting to see what will happen if the huskies lose to colorado. and what with the big 10 final four. this is the second to last. that picture is about to get clear. >> i like seeing colorado up there. >> you like seeing michigan up there. >> i do. got to fight for them.

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four headlines at 4:30. three people have died in the wildfires in tennessee. the videos is unbelievable. here is some from a viewer in the gatlingburg area. the city has a lot of structural damage.

been evacuated. the fire is still burning. we're told this could be the work of an arsonist. number two, flags are at half staff following the crash of a chartered plane carrying a professional brazilian soccer team. more than 70 people died when the plane hit the ground last night. only six people survived. according to authorities, the plane lost radar contact because of an electrical failure. the video shows survivors and number three, the driver in the chattanooga, tennessee school bus crash that killed six children last week appeared in court today. but he did not make a plea. instead, he asked the judge to continue the hearing which the judge granted. the next appearance will be december 15th. and number four, president- elect donald trump announced he will nominate georgia congressman tom price to head the department of health and human services.

critics. if approved, he is expected to dismantle the affordable care act and help republicans implement their own blueprint for health care reform. and across the nation, workers from fast food chains, even uber holding rallies today. >> they want the minimum wage raised to $15 for hour. at least 26 people were arrested in new york. mostly for blocking traffic. the majority of protesters were peaceful. in chicago, workers took wage which is currently $10.50 an hour. back here in the bay area, workers at this mcdonald's in tampa walked out starting at 6:00 a.m. in support of the fight for higher minimum wage. this was the first of several events that fight for 15 was sponsoring. for the worker, support from the community goes a long way in their fight for wage increases and workers rights in general. >> it gives me hope that the people in america still want to

18 for most of us. >> the rally continued through the day at this don's location. just so -- at this mcdonald's location. a $15 minimum wage has been approved in new york, california and washington, d.c. well, a new tweet from president-elect donald trump is causing controversy. he is proposing a penalty, including possible jail time the american flag. that's spite of two u.s. supreme court rulings protecting the act under the first amendment as a form of free speech. it's not clear what prompted the tweet but it is getting a lot of reaction. including from republicans like house majority leader like kevin mccarthy who says there are no plans for congress to take action against flag burning. senator john mccain says he does not approve of flag burning but respects the

proposed to criminalize flag burning and it was co-sponsored by then senator hillary clinton. florida's crime rate looks like it will decrease year over year but violent crimes are on the rise. here's matt galka awith the details. >> reporter: the -- galka with the details. >> reporter: crime is down more than 3% compared to last year but it's not every crime. murder is up by and rape increased by 2%. >> that's really driven down by crimes like aggravated assault, larceny and burglary. the report did show that homicides are up, murders are up and rapes are up. >> reporter: the 561 murders accounted for in the report include the 49 victims of the pulse nightclub shooting. reporting in tallahassee, i'm matt galka. a south florida man is on the road to recovery after

it happened while he was duck hunting with a friend in the everglades. >> my thought was, get out to survive. just back up. >> reporter: a huge bandage on the leg, several stitches and one story to tell. sitting down with 7 news just days after he was attacked by an alligator. >> he came up. you know, you can't react fast enough. even if i had a pistol, i couldn't have shot the alligator. >> reporter: the 50-year-old and his friend were duck friday. and as they were wading through water, he thought he brushed up against a log but within seconds, he knew it was more serious. bso says it was an eight to 10- foot alligator. >> going backward, i saw the alligator coming towards me again. so my hunting partner shoved my kayak in between the alligator and myself. and i think if he hadn't done that, the alligator would have bit me again. >> reporter: he says he is

not been for his friend and off- duty firefighters, it could have ended differently. >> you can't thank a guy enough. and paul the off-duty firefighter, he didn't know me. we communicate through text and one phone call and i intend to meet up with him and thank him in person again. -- and thank hymn in person again. >> the victim should >> he says he will stick to fishing from now on. and now the first at 4 wealth with julie phillips. >> thank you. showing more dry conditions for us. it's been a while since we have picked up measurable rain in the tampa bay area and not seeing any for the rest of the afternoon or tonight. the view from downtown tampa. you can see just a few clouds around. we have seen partly cloudy skies this afternoon but overall, more sunshine than

why it's feeling more muggy. and winds are now out of the south, southwest at ability 10 miles per hour. -- at about 10 miles per hour. so a light breeze this afternoon. and the count down is on through the holiday season. only 22 days until start of winter. doesn't feel like it yet for us. 26 days until christmas day. and 33 days until new year's. so it's creeping up on us quickly. and of course, kindness day, we want to remind you of that as well. that is next friday. it's next friday from come by and drop off food, donate blood, toys for toys for tots or bears for the rough riders. temperatures for us, not feeling holiday-like until the cold front rolls through on thursday. more coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you. and right now, a top diplomat and a senior white house official will represent the u.s. at a memorial service for fidel castro.

tonight's event given the complicated nature of the relationship between the countries. in havana, cubans are mourning the former leader, standing in line for hours to pay tribute. outgoing vice president joe biden will be honored on the health? floor next month by senators from both sides of the political aisle. senator coons led the charge to honor biden. he holds the same seat from delaware that biden held for three decades before becoming december 7th. and the obama family is getting ready to celebrate their last christmas in the white house. decorations are already going up. this year's theme, the gift of the holidays. the official ceremony is set for one week from today. and a reminder, news channel 8 will host its 8th annual kindness day, a week from friday. that's december 9th. this is something we look forward to each and every year and we are making it easy to donate to the needy this holiday season.

donation drop-off. you can bring non-perishable food, a new teddy bear, an unwrapped toy or even pull over and give blood. that's december 9th in the news channel 8 parking lot. it's our kindness day from 6:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. and we sure hope to see you there. bay area students traded the classroom for the chance to get some hands-on experience in i'll have that story coming up. then you will want to stick around for these 8 on your side stories. >> reporter: i have another an update on a family who fell victim to a rental scam and then thought they figured out a way to stay home for the holidays and now they have been told they have until tomorrow to get out. >> reporter: the cost of child care is skyrocketing. i'm gayle guyardo. i'll show you where bay area families are finding

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well, here's aiest for you if you are putting in a lot of work at the gym and frustrated because you're not getting results you want, what can you do? we have answers for you today. brittney is here, a manager with pure bar here in the bay area. thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> these are some of the often asked questions, if re results, what could be the problem? >> yeah, a lot of it is based on everybody's nutrition. surprisingly nutrition and working out go hand and hand. focus on what eating and then try getting to the gym. >> truthfully, 80% of it? >> it is. very true. it's all about the diet. so make sure you're eating fruits and vegetables. we hear it when we're kids but it's true.

that you are going for the fats that are good for you. take fish oil, maybe nowing flaxseeds in a shake in the morning and that will help out. >> so important. so what kind of trainings are out there and what do you try to gear people towards? there's a lot of options. >> of course. it depends on what you're looking to do. endurance is hard on your bo into play. and there's strength training as well. stay motivated with the strength training because you won't see the results as quickly. so motivation is key. >> and how do you get the most out of your work out? sometimes it's hard just to continue to motivate yourself to go. so how do you get the most of of it when you're there -- most out of it when you're there? >> so staying focused and having proper form.

track. group fitness is great. because any time you go to a group fitness class, you are already there. so once you're through the door, you get your hour work out. >> and you're competitive. >> yeah. it's easy to make friends that way too. and once you have a buddy, you can start going together. >> who would you recommend needs a personal trainer or consider it? >> anybody. anybody that is looking to go to the gym and always had a problem with seeing the results that they want, a personal trainer is going to help. >> all especially this month. >> yeah,. >> i remember someone telling me, you can't outrun the fork. so diet first. >> that's very true. thank you for having me. max dethe fender 8 this afternoon with the live sweep. we can show you, we are looking at a dry afternoon. don't expect to see showers or

but not just here in the tampa bay area. check out across the southeast. this is the drought monitor. and we are looking at really exceptional drought conditions in parts of alabama, northern georgia still. we're still doing okay in the tampa bay area but that's just because we have seen so much rain through the summertime months. if we don't get some soon, we could run into problems here as well. this month, like i said, it's typically the driest month of the year but it's been exceptionally only picked up .01 of rain so far. in the average november, we pick up just over 1.5 inches. so currently tie for the the second driest november on record for us. outside in land o'lakes, 82 degrees this afternoon. the humidity is up a little bit, especially for this time of year. noticing that during the afternoon hours. and at veterans ford, extra clouds and temperatures. now sitting in the upper 70s. so not a bad afternoon or

over. it will be visible for six minutes at 5:55 p.m. so after you get off work, take a look outside and you can see that passing through sky. for us tonight, we should have just a few clouds around. should be on okay viewing. at 9:00 p.m., in the low 70s. a few clouds through the overnight hours and tomorrow morning, should see lots of sunshine again. and it is going to be incredibly mild. starting off the day in the upper 60s. and then we will top out many the low 80s as we afternoon and evening hours. temperatures right now for a lot of us are in the 80s. this is well above average for the end of november. 81 in apollo beach. 80 in bradenton. and in weeki wachee, 82. for the rest of the even, we will keep the partly cloudy sky in place. it will stay dry. tomorrow morning, dry. a light southeasterly breeze and that flow will really help to warm us up through the day. and breezy and bring in a slim

front will come thursday. only a 20% rain chance along the front. so we could see rain but widespread, it's not looking to be a big event for us. and behind this front, our temperatures really just coming back to where they should be for this time of the year. mid-70s friday and saturday. and waking up saturday morning, more seasonal with temperatures in the the upper 50s. but it won't last long, south winds return and next week is looking toasty. low 80s each day into december. but the following thursday. we could see a real front roll through. >> thank you. we will be right back with

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let all of the doctors know which medications you are taking. and can pneumonia in kids be treated with fewer antibiotics? a large research teams aims to test that out. resistance is a big problem and using the lowest possible dose can help keep antibiotic strong. halls of a bay area hospital today. >> it's part of the north side hospital program allowing students to be robotic surgeons for a day. and news channel 8's anthony allred shows us how it went. >> reporter: as these pint-size junior wanna-be doctors in training make their way into surgery, they know they're about to experience something special. these elementary, middle and

it's like for doctors to use surgical robots. >> particularly, i use the row bat for low operations and cancer surgery. and they're learning how the robot and their lessons they had in school apply to the real world. >> reporter: not only did students get to dress the part, putting on surgical masks and hair nets, they got to take turns doing everything, from simulating stapling stitches into a human body to sometimes used for medical procedures. >> it's cold when they do hot surgery, they freeze the heart. i freeze my hands. >> it's a cool room because all of the mechanics and the procedures that go on in the room, they can use the same machine for different surgeries. >> reporter: and boths from the junior understudies agree, playing video games is a great way to prepare for a career as a robotic surgeon. >> i really enjoyed it.

see how daily people can have longer lives with these machines, and people who operate with these machines have to be so skilled and patient with it. >> when you're doing it, it's really cool. like you're playing a video game and you have to stay focused. >> reporter: you have to stay focused or it's game over for both the patient and the player. >> i love everything about >> reporter: in st. petersburg, anthony allred -- >> it was all cool stuff and i loved it. >> reporter: news channel 8. >> pretty nice. fun stuff. coming up, this video doesn't the seem like much but it's going to viral. >> is why so many people are sharing this clip when first at

let's take a look at what's trending online today. >> beginning with a woman who jumped from a plane. this video we have been showing you is trending online. into custody at houston's george bush intercontinental airport after she managed to open the plane emergency hatch and jumped from the still taxiing aircraft. video stunned passengers on the plane. they are being shared online today. no word on why she did it. and while americans are running and fighting and yelling, this is how canadians do door crashing on black friday. this video is going viral.

by employees. the video has not been authenticated but it's pretty funny. and the last living person in the world known to have been born in the 1800s, celebrated her 117th birthday today. in italy, anne marino was born in 1899 four years before the wright brothers first took to the air. sadly, there were no family members at her party because she has outlived her eight dollars and sisters.>> be get updates between newscasts at our website www.wfla.com yes, and it's time now for more news coming your way with news channel 8 at 5:00. right now on news channel 8 at 5:00: >> this teacher had sex with three of her students but she wants a shorter sentence. what a victim's family thought

tennessee. killer wildfires ravage a popular tourist town. >> and cuba mourns fidel castro. we are the only local news station with a reporter in cuba right now. we will get the latest from havana. i'm jennifer leigh and i keith cate. let's get to those killer wildfires scorching the tennessee while mountains -- the tennessee mountains. homes, hotels all being reduced to ash, flames even beginning to damage the end of the dollywood theme park. half the town has been impacted by the fires and the nearby community of pigeon forge is also threatened. within the past hour, we learned that these wildfires are now blamed for at least three deaths. mark parker has the latest. >> reporter: the scene in and around gatlinburg, tennessee is utter devastation. hundreds of homes and businesses damaged, destroyed by a fast-moving wildfire that erupted overnight into an inferno. >> this is the fire for the