what election officials have to say about the impact of fraud by seasonal residents. that story is coming up. >> you heard the classic voter fraud rally cry, vote early, vote often. we are concerned about double voting in florida. the reason officials can't tell if someone is casting ballots in two different states and the impact it could have, especially in our state. >> both donald trump and hillary clinton are focusing on and clinton gets a fiery ally. thanks for waking up with us on this tuesday. i'm deiah riley. >> i'm dan shaffer. trump had a huge rally in tampa. clinton is in the state as well. what is next. first let's get a look out the door with weather and traffic. ivan is back. good to see you. >> it's down right chilly especially to the north, good morning. checking in nice at tampa, 64.

the numbers are still very cold. upper 40s to lower 50s respectable for this time of year. the rest of us in the 60s. all of us warming up with quiet conditions. we will be about 83 for the afternoon high. we will do that with higher humidity. today is comfortable but changes are on the way the next few days. i will have those in a few minutes. good morning, everybody. we i have been checking them because highway patrol is reporting debris in the roadway in the northbound lanes. i haven't seen anything. they have a road ranger heading there to check it out and move whatever it is out of the road. your drive on i-4 is looking great as well. this is what it looks like through plant city. this is thonotosassa road. your drive through downtown once you get there looking great.

direction. back to you. breaking news this morning at 6:01. four people are dead after a theme park accident in australia. authorities say they were riding the thunder river rapids ride at dream world in queensland. apparently one of the six person rafts flipped on the conveyor belt trapping people underneath. children as young as 2 are allowed on the ride. the ages of the victim, the two men and in democracy 2016, the issue of voter fraud is top of the mind for many voters especially since it's a campaign talking point by donald trump. >> it's potentially an issue in florida. rodney dunigan is live at an early voting place in tampa. the reason, the so-called snow birds. >> reporter: the major concern

and vote there as well. we polk to a number of people who believe this is a growing problem. >> i think if all the states get a central voter database and we put them together, we may be able to catch people that might be voting twice but we have no way to check it. >> reporter: election officials say the state of florida has been unable to fully participate in a cross-check program due to state's public records laws. clara ann graham believes it could possibly affect the general election. >> i have had discussions with some snow birds who say very proudly that they voted up north and then they came down and voted down here. to what degree this is happening? i have no idea. >> reporter: the department of

form. if you believe someone is committing voter fraud, we posted it on our web site, www.abcactionnews.com and something for you to think about this morning, in the state of florida, it's against the law, actually a felony to vote twice in a federal election and it could possibly land you in prison for up to five years. some election officials believe that some voters may actually take that risk. reporting live in tampa, rodney dunigan, abc. >> dold he is holding rallies in sanford and tallahassee. he was in tampa last night speaking to a crowd of more than 10,000. it was the first time at a bay area speech that he outlined a clear and con since plan for the first 100 days in office and what that would mean for floridians. he had this to say about the national polls that show him trailing hillary clinton. trump says they are wrong.

accurate poll for the last three presidential elections by far has us up 2 points nationwide. >> he cites two surveys that he says don't meet cnn polling standards. the trump campaign started its own life news show streaming it on facebook last night. hillary clinton is honing in on florida with a rally near coconut creek. she spent the day in elizabeth warren. she said the senator gets upped trump's thin skin like no one else. she fired back with these remarks. >> he things because he has a mouthful of tic tacs that he can force himself on any woman within groping distance. i got news for you, donald trump, women have had it with

>> warren referring to the leaked 2005 tape of trump and billy bush. trump is under new scrutiny for critical remarks to one of his accusers. we will have that controversy at 6:30. if you have obama care, your premium is going up. a new report reveals price hikes next year if you have the silver plan, up 22%. that makes the average premium $296 a month in 2017. but experts say most people won't care get federal subsidies. the hillsborough county puck like transportation -- public transportation commission is holding an emergency meeting. the "tampa bay times" obtained e-mails from the ptc to lobbyists for cab companies. the ptc was planning to fight ride sharing companies like uber and lyft. the ptc was caught using cab

sting operations of ride sharing drivers. ptc is expected to vote on a temporary operating agreement for ride sharers november 9th. family and friends of a teenager killed 20 years ago in st. pete marked the tragic anniversary of his death saying little had changed. tyron lewis was killed in 1996 by a white police officer. he was unarmed at the time. his brother blames the shooting on racial tension that exists of officers that are taking it above their training and going against everything that they have in their training. >> the officers who shot lewis were eventually cleared. they ruled the shooting was justified. still to come on abc action news at 6:00 another would be sign stealer targeting a trump

barbing. cool, down right chilly to the north.

from the nature coast. by this afternoon we warm up nicely. 83 for the afternoon high. a tad higher humidity today. that sets the stage for a mild night through tonight and warmer day tomorrow. by then humidity is going up. we will talk about that and rain chances in a few minutes. another case of people targeting donald trump campaign signs. the owner is steal his sign on surveillance camera. the most recent time he decided to chase down the sign stealer. you will see them running back and forth on the street. the homeowner said he wanted to keep that man in sight while his wife called police. then a friend of the intruder shows up.

>> he turns and shoves me with both hands, knocks me down. >> he used fishing lines to tie them to a tree so they had harder time trying to get away. the plan to turn prince's estate into a museum is moving forward. the city will rezone paisley park. the city initially put plans on hold citing traffic and safety concerns. he decide april 21st from an accidental overdose. he was 57 years old. a worker plunges to his death. the one thing that saved two other workers that fell from a construction site in south

developing this morning, gunmen trainees in pakistan killing 59 people. more than 100 were wounded in an attack on a police training center. security forces shot and killed one attacker. two attackers detonated explosive vests killing more trainees. they believe they were working with people in afghanistan. a man painting a mural on the side of a high-rise fell to his death in the second scaffolding collapse in a week.

painters working with him dangling from the building as they wait to be rescued. the three men were working on that condo under construction when the scaffolding collapsed from under them. the safety harness saved two of the men but the third fell 40 feet to his death. the tragic accident happened as horrified construction workers watched. >> unfortunately, you know, we are just trying to cope the events that happened. >> this morning investigators are working to see if a mechanical problem is to blame. last wednesday one man died and five others were injured when scaffolding fell near downtown miami. a largo firefighter is arrested and then fired after being accused of crashing a wedding and threatening the bride with his closed fist. he is defending himself against what he calls flat out lies.

friend around downtown dunn knee din when they were around the glass of beers. they helped themselves to the open bar. while the night did get blurry, it's not in his nature to behave that way. >> not fair that somebody can make a statement and based on that statement my career got ruined. >> fire department for three weeks. the chief fired him yesterday. he is now -- has worked in four departments over five years. talk about a bold thief. see this guy here? he is reaching over the counter stealing more than 100 lottery tickets. he helps himself. then shockingly he comes back three hours later and did the same thing again. authorities are asking for your help to find him. police say the guy hit the 7- eleven twice then went next

tickets from a safe way. in all he took more than $1,000 worth of lottery tickets. officials say they will reimburse the stores for their stolen tickets. stop me if you heard this one. a deer walks into a bar. sounds like a joke but it's real life. the deer got in a building in alabama. took police officers and game wardens two hours to coax him out. eventually he went out the front door officials say the deer startled someone on the street. ment that person fell and broke a bone. >> we heard that the bar is old, closed, in the middle of being renovated to a hair salon so not a lot of damage. >> the deer made off okay. ivan cabrera joins us with the forecast. >> nice and cool out there this morning. still in the mid- to upper-60s right now across tampa,

we will be a little bit milder heading into the next few days. down right warm and a bit more humid. we are going backward. if you like the crisp fall pumpkin weather, spiced latte action, that is going a way for a few days. we will get it back. crystal river 48. that is the influence of the water temperature which is 75. wide widening out the shot, not much. we have high clouds above. lower levels will get more moisture today. watch the dew points. we have been in the 40s and 50s which is very nice. we will climb up around humid for the afternoon into the lower 60s. today is good. you will see the greens beginning to move in unlike further north where they stay dry we will tap into the east wind. that will do a couple of things. it will bring us a few more

higher humidity. higher temperatures as well. futurecast not showing anything as far as rainfall. dry the next few days. just clouds setting us up. 3, typical identify nor -- 83, typical high for this time of year. we will get above it tomorrow with the nice head start. mid- to upper-60s and ending in upper 80s. tomorrow a moderate chop on the bay. keep dry through the weekend into halloween with highs in the mid- 80s. good morning. buckle up. we will take a virtual drive on 275. a lot of you ask what the apex is. that is the intersection of 275 and 75. we are heating south from the wesley traffic area. the traffic indicators are in the green. we are taking a brief pit stop. a live look outside at i-275 and mlk.

it gets crowded as you head into downtown tampa but not bad. the entire junction, 275 and i- 4 in the green. that drive takes you about 14 minutes at an average speed of 66 miles per hour. and a check of your drive on the toll roads, still in the green, 17 minutes on the veterans, 54 to 275. six minutes from i-75 to downtown on the relow selmon comes -- leeroy selmon expressway. a man charged with into the same business twice. deputies say he burglarized uncle bob's self storage. they released him the first time. but then almost immediately he went back to uncle bob's. this time around he is staying in jail. voters in pinellas county will decide if year whether they will keep paying to fund

arts, reading programs at pinellas schools and pays teacher salaries. the tax is expected to generate more than $30 million in revenue to help programs like theater. still ahead, buy a ring, get a gun. a sale brings a whole new meaning to shotgun wedding.

good tuesday morning. caught on camera, take a look at this car and the guy behind it. that is a driver chasing the runaway car on a busy highway in switzerland. this the car crosses lanes into the middle of the highway, crosses back as the man zigzags after it trying to dodge traffic. the car finally came to a stop after hitting a sign. the driver got out of the car to talk to a friend and forgot to use the emergency brake and the caroled away. the driver will likely face charges for putting others in danger. a jewelry store and gun store in texas are teaming up for a buy a ring get a gun

sale with a message, whether you are stalking a bird or a pride, we have you covered. this may not be popular in many states but it's natural in texas where hunting is a big part of life. shotgun weddings to a shot of sugar. you will soon be able to enjoy girl scout cookies for breakfast. >> i still do. >> now you can really enjoy it. a cereal and samoas will hit store shelves nationwide. >> caramel crunch, that's just me. >> it will wake you up. at 6:30, an emergency meeting. allegations of unfair treatment for uber and lyft drivers. the transportation commission is responding to the controversy. >> the search is on for the gunman that targeted a homecoming party killing a student from our area. the one thing that

ride sharing conspiracy? they are firing back against claims that they are forcing uber and lyft out. >> donald trump fires back at his latest accuser mocking her role in adult films. thanks for waking up with action news on this tuesday. i'm dan shaffer. >> i'm deiah riley. let's get the day started with weather and traffic. ivan is up with a chilly morning. >> cold across the north. if you are in st. pete or tampa, you are in good shape. crystal river through

50s. chilly indeed. the rest of us in the 60s. we will get back to the lower 80s. we have significant changes with the east wind. we will go backward as far as the seasons. we will talk about what that means for you and me in a few minutes. good morning, bradenton. a couple of crashes in your area that you should be aware of before you head out the door. they are close to teach other. one northbound 301 at 53rd avenue and northbound 15th street. i am seeing a lot in that area. if you are driving that way, leave yourself extra time. brandon, we are checking the drive through your area. i-75 around state road 60 looking great. up to speed in both directions. a quick check of your drive times on i-4, we are looking good. not in the red yet. 23 minutes from county line road into downtown. happening today, a public transportation commission is

>> the group will hear from staff about controversial sting operations targeting uber and lyft drivers. ryan smith is live to explain. good morning, ryan. >> reporter: good morning to you. you know travel he was here at tampa international airport have come to rely on ride sharing options like uber and lyft, whether they want to get picked up or dropped off. we have heard from uber drivers that avoid coming because of the -- tia because of the tickets they have gotten here. the ptc allegedly used taxi drivers to pose as uber and lyft customers drawing them to areas like the airport where ptc officials are waiting to fine them. it is a ticket trap that has florida lawmakers calling for an fdle investigation. e-mails obtained by the times revealing ptc leaders like the

keep ride sharing out of hillsborough county. when abc action news asked about the emergency meeting all he would say is it's important for us to discuss recent issues to effectively move forward for all parties involved. this morning's meeting kicks off at 9:00 a.m. in tampa. you can count on us to not only be there but bring you the latest information from this emergency meeting both on air and online at www.abcactionnews.com. that's the airport this morning, ryan smith, abc action news. >> thanks, ryan. the search is on for the gunman that shoot and killed a plant city man during homecoming at florida state university. quinton langford died. his friend was shot and rushed to a hospital. tallahassee detectives say there was a large crowd hanging out near the university after party when someone fired in

the sidewalk and they heard gunshots and they turned to run and they wasn't sure where it was coming from. >> hearing the news, it really -- words don't describe it. the worst thing in the world. >> so far no one has been arrested. detectives are having trouble tracking down witnesses. we told you about a 12-year- old shot in the chest during a robbery in south florida. miami po surveillance video. cameras show the woman jumping out of a carobbing the three people at gunpoint on saturday. you see them hand over their valuables. it looks like they won't be hurt but then the woman shoots them anyway. the 12-year-old was the most seriously hurt. he will pull through. miami tv station wplg reports he just arrived from honduras in miami that day.

will have to fill in a sinkhole. they will have to take numerous steps. mosaic has to put up $40 million as sort of a bond money and drain polluted water and make sure the waste never threatens the aquifer. if they fail to follow the order in any way, the company will face up to $10,000 in fines. now to democracy donald trump is responding to an adult film star's allegation that he kissed her without permission. >> trump is talking about jessica drake. drake says he grabbed her and kissed her without her consent. trump has threatened to sue the

sexual misconduct and several media outlets. he told a miami tv station that there is too much protection for the press and the first amendment. trump and hillary clinton are on whirlwind tours of florida. tim kaine stopped at early voting sites in miami and west palm beach, took a shot at marco rubio for his comments about trump. >> let me just quote -- let me just quote marco rubio. he called donald trump dangerous and he called donald supporting donald trump. >> democrats would take the senate majority if they could pick up four seats and clinton wins the white house. the tight race between rubio and his democratic challenger patrick murphy is being closely watched since it could determine which party controls the senate. that's why it's attracting big donations, roughly $30 million has already been spent on this

following the race for florida's 13th congressional district. republican incumbent david jolly has fought for campaign finance reform in washington. his opponent, charley crist says money does not influence him. >> one of the utility companies said we want to give you a million dollars for your campaign. i told them i don't want it. i won't take it. i refuse to do so. we ended up wi campaign anyway. but, you know, i can't be bought and sold and i never will be. >> the race between jolly and crist has included dirty campaign ads including one using a photoshopped picture of jolly next to donald trump that jolly does not support. >> it's okay to confront each other's records. what is not okay is mudslinging. there is an ad that calls me dangerous. my 6-year-old niece asked why are they calling uncle david

florida poll taken two weeks ago shows crist leading jolly 18% with 9% undecided. tampa police will deem mon accelerate publicly how officers are using body cameras. 60 officers are wearing the cameras. they are used during traffic stops, pursuits, arrests and interviews. dpd started using them early last year. a study found tampa officers that wear the cameras are less li officers that don't wear them. the demonstration happens at a meeting of the citizen review board. the latest on the fight against the zika virus. mosquito spraying will happen in three cities in highlands county. the spraying will happen every day until friday. the chemical used is approved by the epa. if you want to avoid exposure, stay indoors with the windows

tampa to talk about the biggest threats we face online. just last friday a cyber attack blocked an excess to went like amazon, net -- web sites like amazon, netflix and twitter. cyber attacks on the democratic party are blamed on the russian government. the meeting starts at 9:00. >> more than 200 of you, check it out. 217 shares so far, shared th our facebook page. health inspectors found a major health infestation in ybor city last week. wendy ryan found on october 19th the popular greek restaurant had more than 100 live and dead roaches on the cook line and prep area. they were found near the server tray rack, shelfing, reach in coolers, ice machine and dish machine, boiler table and wall

walls. they found food that could make you sick with meat in a broiler turned off. they documented stuffed grape leaves, cheese, raw chicken and red pepper hummus at dangerous temperatures in the cooler. the owner told us that as soon as the inspector found the live roaches, he called in nine employees of a san any expectation company -- sanitation company to come in. he sai issue in ybor city. he had other things to say. to see what else he had to say, go to our web site, www.abcactionnews.com/dining. research meteorologists may have discovered what has caused ships and planes to disappear in the bermuda triangle off florida's coast. they spotted these weird hexagon shaped clouds that

waves that could easily sink a ship. what say you, ivan cabrera. >> controversy with that. in fact, there is no research. they are speculating. it's a theory. but a doesn't always equal b. >> or the bermuda triangle. >> so, we don't know. we still don't know. we will continue the moisture rei. i will talk about clouds that we do know as we current conditions. clear skies. later on today we will begin a pattern change. we are going backward as far as the temperatures, humidity. so, if you are looking forward to a cool, crisp halloween, let's talk about it. an east wind will continue to prevail over the next few days. you see the clouds streaming in from the gulf of mexico. we know those are cirrus clouds, high up above. we don't see them in the summer and in the fall as cooler temperatures take over.

the pattern with gusty winds up above. it is an indication of changes coming up. once again, we have a warming trend coming up with the east wind. that will increase the temperature and our humidity as well. turning gusty as far as the winds tomorrow. very cool out there this morning. we had 40s across crystal river. but at this point in the lower 50s. most of us in the 60s. along with that, heading our way. easterly flow will take care of that. not as comfortable the next few days. futurecast not much in the way of cloud cover. seven-day forecast stays dry with highs in the low 80s. mid-80s into the holiday weekend with overnight lows in the mid- to upper-60s. still ahead this morning, a teenager struck by lightning lives to tell about it. what he was doing before it

morning sprint brings you the news you need to know about. a tragedy in australia. four people died on a theme park water ride. it happened at dream world. it is billed as the country's how a raft flipped killing two men and two women. the theme park is closed physical until further notice. with the start of early voting there is concern from some election officials about double voting. it concerns seasonal residents or snow birds that may vote early in their home state then come to flow and vote again. the state of florida has been unable to fully participate in

record laws. a warning for pickup truck drivers. your lights likely performed poorly in new tests. lit cause drivers to squint in darkness or temporarily blind oncoming drivers too often. only the 2017 honda ridge line earned the highest rating for the headlights on the most expensive model. the most reliable new car, you should choose the lexus the worst cars are the cadillac escalade that has trouble with the transmission, power equipment and infotainment system. among pick up trucks, ford f150 score dropped so far that "consumer reports" no longer recommends it. a new study finds when it comes to hot flashes an menopause you are more likely to get them if your mom did as

they studied 17,000 post menopausal women. researchers say the new findings could lead to a treatment. scary thought. a florida sheriff is warning parents to watch out for marijuana laced candy. >> it is scary. james tully joins us live in hillsborough county. this comes ahead of an important vote to legalize medical marijuana in florida. amendment 2 that would legalize medical marijuana in the state of florida and florida sheriff's association making it no secret that they oppose that amendment. this is a jar of regular candy that i borrowed off the producer's desk this morning. the sheriff says it's a concern that marijuana could show up in the trick or treat bags in halloween. jerry deem things is the -- demings is the president of the

statement calling it unfounded and baseless adding there are zero cases to support the sheriff's claim. they may have a point. demings said it happened in colorado. according to the latest data that we found from the associated press, in 2014 there were zero reports of people giving out marijuana candy to kids in that state. this morning, authorities are still calling it a legitimate warning. to look out for spokespersons packaging, unusual names on cand bring home this halloween. live this morning, james tully, abc action news. good morning, everybody. we are checking the drive in pinellas. the major roads are looking great. no crashes or break downs, 275 up to speed. we have a construction project shutting down macdill north of gandy. macdill is closed in both directions between gandy and fair oaks.

himes and take that or dale mabry depending on where you are coming from and where you are going. as far as the interstates, i-4 and i-75 toward downtown tampa are the slowest spots. good morning. we are looking nice and cool. 40s in the nature coast. they will recover. mid- to upper-60s along the water here. we will be about 83 for the afternoon hi. humidity is still in check. the east wind is going to continue to bring us more humidity and that will, in turn, set up the higher temperatures the next few days. upper 60s by tomorrow morning, not as cool and down right warm with 86 and higher humidity. the combination will make it feel not like fall. not like we have been through the weekend at all. we will continue with mid-80s through the end of the week. overnight temperatures not as cool into the 60s.

course, a lot of folks heading out saturday night, sunday night, halloween on monday. it will be the last full weekend of daylight time. back to eastern time there. so, we will have earlier sunsets coming up along with sunrises. 84 for both saturday and sunday. looking good. the no rain in the seven day. talk about a close call, a high school football player near san diego is recovering after a lightning bolt struck him to the ground last friday night when a lightning bolted struck next to him -- bolt struck next to him. he said every muscle in his body cramped up and could barely talk. >> like somebody tackling you to the ground and hugging you there. it was one of the worst pains in my life. >> doctors are still running tests but at this point they say it appears the 14-year-old

bolt knocked him on his behind --

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good mor good morning, america. breaking right now, a deadly accident at an amusement park water ride. four killed when the ride malfunctions. trapping people and ejecting others. the park is now closed and police are on the scene investigating. behind in the polls, donald trump fights back at the media. >> these people are among the most dishonest people in the world. the media. >> launching his own nightly newscast on facebook. >> we will win. >> while hillary clinton calls on her strongest supporters, president obama attacks trump on "jimmy kimmel." >> what i don't do like at 3:00