it's going to be taye steamer once again this afternoon. there it is, 10:21. the autumnal equinox. our average temperature, by the way, is in the upper 80s. so we have a ways to go before we can get even the averages down, let alone a cold front barreling through here. some of us are in the still crank out a good 30 to 40% coverage. we'll have a few so we have plenty of moisture at the surface. two things that will keep us hot and humid. that will crank out a couple of showers and thunderstorms. there are the temperatures. 91 will feel like 100-plus this afternoon. yes, first day of fall and

>> i wore my long sleeves. >> matt is behind the wheel of the live drive cam. not too many cars out there on the courtney campbell cause way. we're looking at a smooth ride all the way across from hillsborough. let's get a check on the howard frankland. this is what the howard frankland looks like in both directions. all three bridges are less than ten checking your drive times on the veterans. we're in the green. 18 minutes from 54 to 275. this is a tad slow here. we're in the yellow 13 minutes. we don't have any reports of crashes or breakdowns. not sure why that's showing up. six minutes from waters down to 275. serena? chaos continues in charlotte where the governor

protests. abc action anchor lindsay logue joins us now. from what we understand, a protester was shot last night. >> police say that man, serena, was shot by another protester, not by police, but he is in critical condition this morning. another four officers were injured on the streets overnight. it is so bad there, national guard troops just start add i'veing in charlotte to assist police and diffuse the crowds. take a look have gotten under control. instead it is a protest. vandals and thieves destroyed many local businesses on the popular main drag including the hornets official team shop, restaurants and hotels. in one video we have seen on social media, they tried to set a news photographer on fire. >> i am trying to prevent

we're trying to make sure we are doing this the right way. >> reporter: things have gotten so out of control, there is nothing peaceful about the protest anymore. police in full riot gear armed with heavy weapons responded with tear gas to disperse angry crowds. at least four officers are being treated for injuries this morning opinion charlotte's mayor said she would consider enforcing a curfew if the protests continue. we expect things in the uptown district to calm down this morning. police are certainly prepared for more crowds tonight. serena? >> of course we are watching the story very closely. we will continue to follow the unrest in charlotte throughout the morning. remember to download our abc action news app to get the latest information on your mobile device. new this morning, the sheriff's deputies attacked in florida. authorities are searching for a man they say is dangerous, and they are asking for help.

scene to explain. adam? >> reporter: this is a man you need to take a look at and keep your eyes open for this morning as you head out the door. this is a man with a history of violence. the situation started as a traffic stop right here in this parking lot. the stop n. shop here just north of fletcher avenue. she pulled the driver over because he did wearing a seat belt. according to the sheriff's office, once the car was stopped here, ate passenger got out of the car, shove -- here, a passenger got out of the car, shoved the deputy, and the deputy tased wayford. that did not take him down. he ran off. authorities are looking for him now. sheriffs deputies are describing him as dangerous.

carjacking, kidnapping and assault. as for the deputy, we are fearing no injuries for him this morning. for now, live in tampa,ed a imwineradam winer, reporting. police jailed lace huffman for allegedly having a stolen wallet and cocaine. they plan to file charges against her related to the man's death calling her a person of interest at this point. the victim was found dead in his home on monday. detectives are now asking anyone who talked to him in the past few weeks to contact them. the fbi is looking for these two men who may be connected to the bombing in new york. investigators say video shows the men leaving behind an explosive device in new york's

saturday. ahmad are aaahmad praises many terrorist figures, including the main spokesperson for isis. in democracy 2016, hillary clinton is taking a few days off from campaigning to prepare for the debate. >> i spoke to her one on one, asking her about a number of topics important to including zika. for decades, clinton has supported health care initiatives and hopes legislation pending in congress to fight the virus is passed soon. >> the testing is slow. if you are pregnant, you'd want to know, wouldn't you? yet so many women who are pregnant are not getting those tests quickly enough. congress is controlled right now by republicans. i hope they finally put aside all of their games and actually

we can get people peace of mind. >> you can watch more of my exclusive interview with clinton by downloading the free mobile app. i've also posted it on my facebook page. donald trump not taking time off to prepare for the upcoming debate. >> hillary clinton as secretary of state refugees who were later judged with terrorism-related activities, bad ones. the state department administers the refugee program. hillary had the chance to put the needed protections in place, and she conditioned do it. >> reporter: trump will be campaigning outside of philadelphia today and roanoke, virginia on saturday. mark cuban says the gop hopeful has not responded to

>> i think donald trump is an immediate and present danker to the security of this country. his inability to control the things he says. his inability to understand the impact of what he says. his inability to have situational awarenesses creates risk for my country and for my kids, for my family, for everybody i know. >> cuban says he was approached by the gop to run against trump, but he's backing hillary clinton. election officials in one virginia county say companies are sending letters about registration to dead people and children as young as 3 years old. some voters in rockingham county explain complaining that the letters said they weren't registered to vote even though they are. the letters are coming from two organizations who are not affiliated with any official entity. it is a major headache for election officials who say the letters have people concerned about fraud. another recall for bluebell ice cream. the company recalling two

out of an abundance of caution, a voluntary recall is in place for chocolate chip cookie dough and cookie two-step. the company said some could contain listeria that could be deadly for the young, sick, and elderly. last year, of course, listeria outbreaks forced the company to stop production and issue a massive recall of all of its products. florida seems to growing. steadies are showing florida could have more than 30 million resident business 2070. right now it's at 6.4 million acres. the state currently has around 20 million residents. the latest study coming from the university of florida. century old grand oak industries could be cut down to build a parking garage.

yaht club becomes a reality. it has yet to receive zoning approval. the tampa city council is set to discuss it tonight at 6:00. homeowners against the expansion say they will be there fighting to keep the neighborhood full of trees. fall officially arrives today. that means bears are backing on the pounds before winter. several families in seminole county north of orlando are bear proofing the garbage cans to keep the away. they look like a normal garbage can, but a bear can't open it by tipping it over and jumping on it. bears immediate to consume 20 -- need to consume 20,000 calories a day. that's the equivalent of us eating about 18 pizzas every day. >> and raccoons, too. they are always in there. it's terrifying when you open the lids and they are staring at you in the morning. looking good this morning at

summer here, right? actual fall doesn't start until 10:21 eastern. even by the afternoon, it will be a short day again today with humidity up there. so it will feel like about 100 this afternoon. there are changes in the forecast here for the extended period. we'll talk more about that in a couple of minutes. thanks so much, ivan. still to come, the big land deal that could bring dozens of jobs to we're at raymond james financial and they could be expanding. a snake looking like a cobra spotted in a pennsylvania

welcome back. it's 5:45 now. it's quarter to 6:00. to an unwelcomed visitor in one pennsylvania neighborhood. >> i mind. >> residents say the snake turned up this week, and it looks like a cobra, which makes it even worse. it wasn't exactly a cobra. it is a false water cobra. the 6 foot long snake is venomous but not as dangerous as a real cobra. the kids saw it first. >> i looked out the dining room window, and i mean, it was a

and i thought, holy cow! this is not your normal snake. >> a neighbor's relative who apparently loves snakes, okay, managed to catch the false cobra. the snake's owner was located but did not want to be publicly identified. he won't face any charges because it's not illegal to keep them as pets. >> snakes are awesome. >> i used to keep snakes as pets. >> really? >> not venomous. >> no, you don't [ laughter ] >> otherwise, they are very nice. i'm still working on getting it as a pet of the week here. stay tuned. stay tuned for sweeps. maybe we'll do it in november. mostly clear out there. it is our last morning in the way of summer, fall begins exactly at 10:21 eastern. right at that time, we're going to cool off unless you jump in a pool. even the beaches are in the upper 80s this time of year.

our average highs, too, in the upper 80s at the beginning of fall here. it's dry air moving in. if you don't like widespread showers and thunderstorms, this is the kind of pattern you will like. it holds with it 24 to 48 hours. today and tomorrow, the rain chances look pretty good. when that happens, of course, you have to give away temperatures. that means low 90s and with less cloud cover. we're going to be of heat and humidity still here. we're talking temps in the low 90s. the feels like temp has been above 100 degrees. that will be another steamer as we ring in the fall and stay in the summer pattern through friday. the weekend look goods, by the way. if you have outdoor plans, early saturday, early sunday, we'll look good. the pattern will shift and the wind will be pushing the storms towards the coast as opposed to what's happening lately here. so late afternoon, evening

we'll bump that up with higher moisture on monday. but really nothing as far as fronts or lows or tropics. we've got carl out there and lisa -- we've got karl out there and lisa, neither of which will bodily injury are us. let's head to the traffic center to see if we can continue. janelle? >> reporter: we're seeing lots of good news out there. no crashes or breakdowns to slow you down. mat's behind the wheel on the veterans expressway. you can tell the veterans are with the orange barrels out there. love that construction from overnight has cleared. you are looking at 10 minutes from van dyke to 275. we have one crash reported in tampa. it's not causing any major delays at 56th street and hannah avenue. reports of road blocks and seeing a little lit of yellow -- seeing a little bit of yellow. opening up the cameras.

275 and mlk. these cars right here are heading towards downtown. again, nothing in the lanes to slow you down. a quick check of your drive on i-4. we are still in the green. actually a minute slower than usual. 21 minutes from county line road into downtown. dan? we are in touch with raymond james financial about their huge expansion into pasco county. they just bought a 65-acre parcel as bring more jobs. this will be a corporate campus, not a call center. this is just one of several companies moving into the area. you should have much more on all of the jobs being added in our afternoon newscast. today, waste management is holding a job fair in the venice, bradenton and port charlotte area. this runs from 9:00 to 5:00. waste management is looking to

the company says qualified candidates could be hired right there on the spot. this is a very strange story, probably the strangest of the day. i honestly don't know whether to laugh or not. i'm glad you are reading it, dan. it is a story out of canada of an employee at a mint who is accused of theft. >> he will be on trial for smuggling gold out of the building. prosecutors say 38-year-old lester lawrence stole $180,000 worth of gold. inserting small nuggets into his rectum. prosecutors say he would set off metal detectors. guards would pat him down but never thought to look up there. he traded it for cash in a mall in ottawa. a bank teller reported it and sparked the investigation. >> i'm glad you had to read that story. a neighbor is blamed for

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we'll continue to climb up here rather quickly. in fact, after 10:00 a.m., which we'll get into fall will be 87. we'll get into the low 90s. today rain chances with the feels-like temp will make you feel like 100 degrees. no worries. halloween is fast approaching. >> it just doesn't feel like it. speaking of halloween, a st. pete family's backyard haunted house is not going up this year complained. >> neighborhood kids will not get a scary thrill for halloween. it is expected to hurt a local charity. the cemetery has been scaring visitors for 19 years. this year for the first time ever, a neighbor complained. now the muncie family needs a different kind of permit than they usually get. they were denied and won't have time to fight it. it started as a small display but morphed into a big, scary

kids to halloween horror nights, so we wanted a cheap alternative. so we made our own. >> the closure is expected to affect the kind mouse charity that usually brings kids in to help with the haunted house. they donate hundreds to the group each year. 5:55. planning to see a new "star wars" prequel this december? >> the answer may be no, and investors were told they don't expect road 1 to match the box office of last year's "the world awakens." that doesn't mean disney doesn't have high expectations for the movie. it's just hard to beat the $2 billion that "force awakens" earns. ? [music]

>> the one and only barbra streisand is coming to tampa. she added new cities to her tour. she will perform at amalie arena november 30 at 8:00 p.m. tickets go on sale november 29th. if you are an american express member, you can buy tickets starting at 10:00 this morning. coming up at 6:00, a second night of protests in charlotte and the violence is escalating. the help arriving in the ci control. >> plus, a family is finally getting answers about the toxic sinkhole and whether the water is safe. one of the reasons they are

now at 6:00, chaos in

third day. >> growing outrage over a police killing taking over city streets. protesters apparently turning against each other, leaving one in critical condition. take a look at new video into the newsroom showing s.w.a.t. teams confronting protesters overnight. >> officers are trying to break up an angry crowd with tear grass. one protester shot another, leaving them in critical condition. captions by: caption colorado, llc (800) 775-7838 comments@captioncolorado.com governor is calling in the national guard to charlotte. >> reporter: that's right. the first wave of troops just arrived to help police get things there under control. overnight, things in charlotte have been anything but. protesters turned violent in uptown. looters broke into the stores on the main drag including the hornets' official store. protesters set fires and

second night. police tossed tear gas into the angry crowd, trying to keep people at a distance. protests began on tuesday after police shot and killed keith scott saying scott had a gun and posed an imminent threat. as of now, only one protester was seriously hurt overnight. again that man shot by another protester. at least four police officers this morning are being treated for injuries. we just found out a number of companies are telling people not to go to work today if that work is in the uptown district. it is just not safe. serena? >> lindsay, several reporters were caught in the middle of the violence, too. cnn's reporter was knocked down and there were several explosions before protesters came up to this crew and started blocking their cameras. we, of course, are following