the upsetting message directed at an entire community. and the changes in place to put parents at ease. a weekend diving trip takes a deadly turn. the two things that make one popular spot so dangerous. good evening everyone i'm jamison uhler. >> and i'm laura harris. we are learning that two divers died while exploring underwater caves in weeki wachee. we want to take a closer look at the area. patrick peacock and chris rittenmeyer were diving called closer look you can see from the video given to us from a different group of divers, unfortunately not the first time people have died. >> kera mashek diving into the area and what makes it so dangerous. >> and underwater wonderland. but there is a huge sign at the entrance warning you of the dangers before you go down under. the huge network of underwater

attracts divers from all over the world. >> it is entirely different. >> the intricacies can be navigated safely but only by highly trained divers. over the past 30 years at least 10 divers have died while exploring here including patrick peacock and chris rittenmeyer the men that were found dead this morning. the danger has steps up to 200 feet can sometimes cause the unexpected. for the new people it is nitrogen narcosis. you have a lack of judgment. you lose some inhibition. for some people they may freeze up and do a whiteout. >> the wildlife management area closed off the eagles next section partly because of safety concerns and after some

underwater network some have called for it to be closed again. cave diving enthusiasts say they know the sport carries a risk and they think the natural wonders should be open. >> they can be very safe and enjoyable. >> there are no formal talks of shutting down the area in fact after the investigation wraps up it should be back open for visitors. kera mashek abc well-known tampa synagogue where somebody left a desecrated american flag. parents are still very nervous tonight in the area. >> reporter: they certainly are, according to the preschool website babies as young as five months old are in the school, there is a huge wall protecting the synagogue but the flag was

>> like any parent he would do anything to protect his kids, when he got this letter letting him know about a desecrated flag with the written message blaming jews he panicked. >> when i got it i wanted to pull my kids out of school immediately. >> his twins go to the synagogue preschool. a school open to all races. >> it is deplorable it has crime. >> temple police are not releasing pictures or the words written on it, but here is what senior rabbi richard burton holds told me. >> from the writing somebody was upset with things that are going on in the world. they were unhappy, blaming

synagogue for three decades. the last time something like this happened was 20 years ago. he is assuring families that safety is priority. high walls around the synagogue and preschool. >> we will continue to have this, that should be all of the insurance that anyone needs. our kids are safe, employees are safe. >> temple police are making sure of that keeping an extra watch. >> the teachers plan in mind if something did happen, they are equipped to handle scenarios like this. >> they hope people will try to keep this in perspective. >> we live in strange times. >> reporter: just recently the synagogue received a federal grant worth $75,000 meant to enhance security, the money was given two places at risk, the synagogue plans to use the money toward more cameras.

news. new numbers showing florida independents seem to be shifting toward hillary clinton. university poll showing if the election were held today, clinton would win florida reading trump by four points. trump does lead among white and males while female and nonwhite voters prefer clinton. mike pence win or lose the end on the trump would accept the results of the election. but a few hours ago he told a crowd this. >> the truth is there is a lot of talk about rigged elections today and i have no doubt the national media is trying to rig this election with their biased coverage. >> we will be watching to see if trump talks more election

hillary clinton taking a break to prepare for the third and final debate this is video of bill clinton stumping for her in new hampshire. the campaign seems to be honing in on arizona with michelle obama set to rally voters thursday. word coming today of the clinton campaign delegating an extra $2 million. debate right here on your abc action news station. we will be fact checking both candidates after the debate. marco rubio and patrick murphy scoring off tonight in a debate. the race between them has been heated but coming up we are exploring two issues both candidates may agree on. the most accurate weather team in

westchase area into the keystone line between hillsboro and pasco county, looking at a few isolated showers and very light rain you can barely see it as we make a wider view so we can see how isolated the ring is, if you're planning on heading outside, or you are walking the dog going for a job -- jog a chance for rain coming down over the next couple of hours, mixed rain fairbrother clouds until the sunsets then clearing skies with temperatures near 70 degrees. i will have more on how the rain chances are coming down and how our temperatures will eventually come down in the seven-day forecast. right now traffic snarled after a box truck goes off a sarasota bridge. you can see the worker in the water, as we speak cranes are working to get the truck out of the water.

morning and removing it could take one or two hours. the driver of the truck is safe, until then the westbound lanes of the bridge are closed until they get it out of the water. one eastbound lane is being used to let drivers go west to the area. you can see how backed up traffic has become. if you drive this way consider another route tonight. video of a crew filling in a depression at a holiday community. we do know, this is the fourth hole that has opened up in two years in the area. a look from action air 1. the depression is on private property so they are working with a private insurance company to repair it. the last time a depression formed their it was january 2014. it opened in the same area.

families to leave their homes. we found out the name of the man shot and killed overnight after a two hour-long swat standoff. deputies telling us 39-year-old eric st. germain has an arrest record dating back 20 years. st. germain barricaded himself in his home after attacking his girlfriend. the deputy had no choice but to shoot once he threatened to shoot deputies and charged at them with a knife. the deputy has been on the force for nearly 5 years. the man accused of trying to kill george zimmerman will spend the next 20 years in prison. the judge handing down the smallest possible sentence today. nearly one year after zimmerman claims the man followed him pulled up beside his car and

if it was me in the car, or my nephews. my nieces. or any family members, he had absolute disregard for any life. >> zimmerman claimed self- defense while on trial for trayvon martin shooting. zimmerman was acquitted in the case. a wild chase in the middle of the morning rush. police say it was an 11-year- old behind the wheel. why her mother called police on her. honoring history hurting feelings? the debate surrounding one

less than two hours away from marco rubio and patrick murphy going toe to toe. paul lagrone asked both

>> voters want to see bipartisanship where politicians were together. right now these two are throwing personal attacks at each other, we sat down with them to ask them about the issues. >> he can't defend his record of no achievement. >> he is a puppet. >> if all is fair in love war and politics, then the rubio murphy race is just playing by the rules.>> murphy he is even worse. accused of political money laundering. >> the personal attacks may distract from the issues you care about but like it or not the stuff will come up in the debate tonight when we sit down with them. >> this is a guy who lied about his resume and his background. this is a guy why do you do that? why do you make things stuff about yourself? >> politifact has looked at the

special interest friends are throwing at me and they are false. absolutely lies. i have contended -- committed to a full six years. i said i will serve a full term, he won't sign the document. >> i am running for senate that is a six-year term that is my intention. there are a lot of things that happen in life, i can tell you for a fact i am running for u.s. senate for a six-year term . >> where is the bipartisanship voters are craving for? they do have common ground on zeke of funding. >> i supported the president's proposal i knew it would lead to what we saw in august.>> listen to murphy talk about government spending. some republicans may agree. >> we can do more with tags we can quit the fraudulent

tonight in an election year defined by deep personal differences, the places where candidates agree may be just as revealing as where they don't. >> the debate starts at 7:00 tonight, watch it here on your abc action news station. we will explain why this could be a make or break moment tonight for patrick murphy. take a look at the chaos and 11-year-old south florida girl left behind after stealing her mother's police on a chase. police from pembroke pines say a girl was supposed to be getting a book from her mother's suv but took the car for a joy ride instead, the mother called police thinking her daughter was kidnapped. officers spotted the suv and then the girl crashed into another car. >> i tried my best to avoid her and to protect myself. the reality, she came and hit

>> thankfully no one was hurt but the 11-year-old is being charged with fleeing police and driving without a license. a congratulations to florida hospital raising more than $1.2 million for pediatrics during the starlight gala. we had the pleasure of emceeing the annual event, proceeds will benefit the hospitals in the tampa bay area. perform for all 900 people. very cool. the most accurate weather team in florida, abc action weather. >> looking great outside across south tampa, blue skies and fairweather clouds but we have had some showers even some moderate downpours coming down in a couple of spots, this is very isolated in fact, hard to

right now across 275 just exiting the howard franklin bridge going into pinellas county getting heavy rain. i would not be avoiding any major roads or bridges the rain is moving through quickly from east to west, you can encounter a brief heavy downpour as you drive across the roads but overall most of this moving offshore soon you can see some on the pinellas pasco county line and into the jasmine estates area across little road getting a heavy downpour, again just as moving too quickly most of this rather light over the next couple of hours we will see less rain across the area. so what is ahead? we are going to see more of the same. at least for the next couple of days, highs in the upper 80s near 90 degrees, we have got the east to west flow so we will have a nice mix of sun and clouds, it will be muggy and warm if not hot across the area

we will get a few sprinkles out of the mix, overall there isn't a high chance for rain, 10% at best through the next five days. if you have plans to be outside, the temperatures certainly will help support that, you will need a place to cool off, the gulf temperatures at 80 degrees. taking a dip in the pool a better plan to cool off. into friday, this is where things get pretty nice. a high of 85 see cooler and drier air filtering in especially later in the afternoon friday as the cold front approaches. we will get a few showers out of it mainly friday night and early saturday the best chance for rain. it will not be a terribly strong front as far as the rainfall and storms that we often see coming with the fronts but we will get a nice push of color, drier air behind the

so check out this weekend, 79 as the high saturday. sunday, 78 degrees, talk about the humidity, we sit all summer with dew points a measure of how much moisture is in the air , in the 70s we will see it dropping from the 60s, upper 60s into the mid-50s. that is where we get into the pleasant range. finally we are getting humidity levels with a front that are going to fall, a noticeable difference and it will feel like fall saturday and sunday. by monday you can see temperatures coming back to the low 80s still pretty comfortable for this time of year but the big cool down does not last long. laura, back to you. climate impacts, almost 23,000,000 americans each year. the person on the run and four easy things you can do to

a st. petersburg police officer resigns while being investigated for excessive force. the response and why

as you start to do your holiday shopping, keep an eye out for crooks like the see on your screen, police are looking for this woman who stole two amazon port -- packages off of a front porch, here are some things you can do to protect your packages, first sign up for a service like fedex delivery manager or ups my choice they let you specify when and where to leave deliveries. you can get them delivered to your job or have a neighbor watch out for them. finally there is a feature in

find them at many local 7- eleven stores amazon will give you a code so you can access the locker anytime if you miss any ideas i have tweeted a link go to twitter and find me. you can still buy some costumes for kids and adults at target even though they have decided to stop selling clown masks weeks before halloween, it comes after dozens of reports real and fake of creepy clown sightings and threats across the country. stores across the country are selling four times as many clown masks compared to last year. target has not said if the mask sales went up or down they just said they will no longer sell them. the schumer show goes political. wyatt dozens of people walked out of her show last night and why one man chose to challenge her face-to-face.

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live from the station taking action for you, this is abc action news. >> the bodies of two divers reco cave in weeki wachee. patrick peacock and chris rittenmeyer disappeared this weekend they were on a three- day cave dive. extra security at a tampa synagogue and preschool after someone left a desecrated american flag and an anti-somatic handwritten message. we are waiting for more details after deputy was shot and killed him and in pasco

himself in the home after attacking his girlfriend. investigators believe this was a suicide. first up, important news if you're buying or selling a home. i'm paul lagrone. >> and i'm laura harris, local housing prices are starting to change and we wanted to find out if it has anything to do with the election.>> and what moves you just be considering. abc action news getting action answers for you. >> timing is just as location in real estate. right now the timing is getting better. >> price reductions are becoming more common around tampa bay. this home reduced by $127,000. so what is going on? and does it have anything to do with concern over the outcome of the presidential election