i am laura harris and today on the now tampa bay got nvidia someone driving around shooting at a protected birds. >> if he can innocent birds, what is he going to do to a person? >> the neighborhood where this is happening and the reason there may be even more target. new pictures of the brother and sister killed when the maserati their father was driving plunged off the interstate and where the parents were before this crash. in one day we are going to win the great state of florida.

shore up your i voted sticker to show off your i voted sticker. with a lot to get to but we begin with a story here at 4:00. the young woman from haiti who came to tampa bay for a better life but her journey instead ended in tragedy. back it was 18-year-old mariah good who was murdered when someone shot at a car he was in. >> ryan smith fan of this girl wa -- found out this girl was it the fight for her life right before her murder. >> reporter: a teenager who battled a potential deadly disease every day so her life come to an end with the pull of a trigger. lupus came but through her strength and community support, her family raised $30,000 for a

when the manatee county deputies say someone fired multiple dots total shots into her car -- shots into her car in bradenton. detectives interviewed the man in the car with goode but have not made an arrest. >> i was telling the judgment that is my baby you killed in a she is in heaven. she is okay. i am praying for your song. shooting. them remembers telling me today she was not the intended target but simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. in burlington, ryan smith, abc action news . we're almost to the election. just one more day and we might see an end to the madness after a. >> it is hard to believe we are here. we are 15 hours from the polls opening and this map gives you an idea how important these

total of five states today. >> hillary has joe biden teaming up with jimmy buffett right here in st. petersburg. meanwhile, hillary is in michigan right now. you are looking at the rally on the left. on the right is the trump rally in raleigh. moments ago it is a dead heat. cnn is looking at six different polls today taking between november 1 and november 6 havi >> the big political buzz in our area coming from st. pete right now. the gates open for joe biden and others are bringing in jimmy buffett for a free concert. this is a live picture that you see right there. the concert starts in just about one hour. >> probably the best thing you will see all day related to the election in florida. this is donald trump taking off

a little comic relief. he has got to be really tired at this point, but he did get serious really quickly. listen. >> this is it folks. we will never have another opportunity. it will be over with supreme court justices and people pouring into our country. this is it. >> and we do have breaking election news out of ohio this afternoon with a w turned down the democrat request to limit pulling activity by trump supporters. teen wolf, clinton focusing on she can, pennsylvania, and north carolina. >> i am here to ask you to vote for yourselves. vote for your families. vote for your futures. vote on the issues that matter to you because they are on the

wait from new york city as results start rolling in tomorrow. this is our team of reporters that are in the area. trump and clinton will be watching about 2 miles apart. that is our national team you see. he will be reporting from their to keep you up to date. back here in the bay area today a plea to catch the person driving around shooting at sandhill. this is the video we cou newsroom with a protected bird in florida being shot. this is coming from the fish hatch door fish hawk ranch area. >> the 10 second video captures a shot of what is believed to be a pellet gun. there is three shots at a paris sandhill cranes neighborhood in lithia. justin matthews with matthews

and wildlife conservation commission. >> this is horrible stuff right here. if he can do that too innocent birds, what is he going to do to a person? >> the fwc confirms looking into the video but they would not say who the guy is or if they have any leave. >> i want this guy to go to jail at least. may be a have fine or community service work hours at that might do him some good. >> reporter: this is video of a sandhill crane in our area in florida. it is illegal to kill them because they are protected. right now you can expect to see more of these birds because in november and in december they migrate south doubling the population. >> it is very sad when a maid gets killed because they do mate for life. >> reporter: justin worries it may have died. you can report any injured

pick >> nicole, thank you. we just learned about a toddler bitten more than one dozen times by another child. that day care has since closed. we first broke the story this summer about chase bryant learning and the children being left unsupervised. today we have papers from the state showing the owner deci five children were left unsupervised for at least 30 minutes by a teacher who was working there. the teacher was arrested in the facility was fine. >> without an update on the man's body found floating in oka sica bay. we know that it was 64 kid curry who was reported yesterday missing by his family. he only got around by riding his electric scooter. he was missing and his death

we are looking outside right now and look at that. it looks like it is getting a little darker a little sooner, shay. you told us it was happening. it happens every year. >> but it kind of takes you by surprise. i went to take the kids to the bus stop this morning and it was bright outside. take a look at the rivergate tower camera and you can see how beautiful it is right absolutely dry. whatever you have got in mind to do tonight, taking the kids out to the park or going for a walk after dinner, it is warm with 83 right now in tampa and brooksville at 78. st. pete is at 77. sarasota is at 82. things are looking great for tonight. if you are planning on barbecuing, things are looking

at that point and by 8:00 down to 72 degrees. a nice comfortable night tonight and tomorrow we are going to start feeling a little or humidity. i will let you know how long that will stick around coming up in my next forecast. and other dangerous phone that might catch on fire could be in your home or even personnel. the warning signs that your

problem on its hands. another exploding device. >> this time it is the cell phone model galaxy j5. the woman who owns it in france said it got really hot and started smoking and then there was a fire. it doesn't look like samsung sells this phone here in the united states, but we did find it on sale on ebay and are the

some of its washing machine models that were also exploding. check out this new video of damage from more. we had to set -- two dozen earthquakes hitting oklahoma in the past week and mrs. where we are cleaning up after a 5.0 magnitude quake. the city manager said 42 to 50 buildings were damaged and it is one of world. scientists say the >> in horrible earthquakes in the midwest and oklahoma recently is related to fracking. the search anymore intense for a california mother a two missing since wednesday. she was last seen jogging alone that afternoon. her husband thinks someone took her and he has a message today hoping she is listening somewhere. >> i'm coming, honey.

can. i love you. >> her family describes her as a super mom and they got worried about her when she did not pick up her young children from childcare on wednesday. her husband got a text asking if he was going to come home from lunch but he's not see the message until later in the afternoon. he later found her phone on the side of the road. something good that has come out of the election is the stock 300 points today. goebel orchids are also trending up. and lose say investors see it as a sign clinton may win the election. when it comes to the electoral college it turns into a real numbers game. 270 is the magic number and kumasi aaron is breaking down the real value of your vote and

you live. >> reporter: we are here in new york city. we have been all across the country asking voters about this election. some of the responses our eyes not who i will vote for or my vote doesn't count anyway. when it comes to the second question, we found that not all voters are created equal. take a look at this map. in the electoral college here are the states ranked by personal note power. sorry if you live in new york state. you come in 51 of 51. your personal vote is worth the least. how can that be? that is actually the problem. too many people. 19.7 million people live in new york state, which means 1600 80,000 people per electoral vote. whose personal vote counts the most? voters in the great state of wyoming. the state itself is almost twice as big as new york

there. doing the math, that is about 186,000 votes per electoral vote. so if i'm in voter has roughly the same personal voting power as four voters in new york. >> i am really surprised by that. i didn't know that. it is kind of shocking to think of it that way. >> reporter: she wasn't the only one in cheyenne. who was a little surprised. >> i think that is great, but i don't understand how it would be four times more important. >> reporter: others expected it. >> i not surprised because we are the least popular state. >> there are a lot of suburbs of major cities in the u.s that have a greater population than wyoming does as an entire state. >> reporter: but knowing the personal vote was the weakest is not going to keep new yorkers home on tuesday.

look at me. i am a 69-year-old black woman so i know the right to vote hasn't been around that long in real terms for women or minorities. every vote counts. everyone should note. >> reporter: whether accounts or not, a lot of people are heading to the polls this week. 120 million americans are expected to cast without. for the now i am kumasi aaron in new york city. >> the folks in new york are happy to bundle up to go out to the polls steam your tomorrow but it is nothing that will pop -- cause any problem getting you out to the polls. on anna maria island it is looking great with plenty of sunshine and some beautiful clouds and a beautiful beach state with the breeze keeping it pretty comfortable. no worries about any rain here tonight and over the first 24 hours we have really had that

we are watching a few showers developing on the east coast of florida but no big chances for rain across the state. tomorrow morning nice and dry if you're heading out to vote early in the day, things are looking really fantastic. through noon we could see a sprinkle or two again on the east coast of florida, but it is not likely it will come in targeting immediate area. we are continuing to build the moisture with dew points in mid-50s. that keeps things pretty pleasant, even with the temperatures in the low 80s today. we are going to start to see these dew points rising into the low to mid 60s. that is where it will start to get back into that sticky range tomorrow. as we reach our highs in the low 80s again. but those temperatures will be coming down with a couple of cold fronts on the way as well. when we will have relief from

tomorrow whatever you have got planned to do, 82 degrees is the high. it will be warm and muggy with a nice, light breeze and looking good overall. i will have the detailed election forecast for you coming up in just a bit. a woman has her first brand- new car stolen. and she did not wait around for the cops to find it. we will explain the detective work she managed to do on her own helping her track down a picture of the suspect. [ music ] plus this red-hot and coming to amalie arena next year. the red hot chili peppers tickets go on sale this friday. for more information on the getaway tour, just visit our facebook page. just search the now tampa bay.

we have some breaking news to tell you about. at least 20 children are at the hospital after getting sick any south florida day care. you are looking at video from above the day care of children being loaded into the ambulance. parents think it is food poisoning, but authorities do not know for sure just yet. they also have school aged children that come before and

we do not know how old the sick children are just yet. we are trying to get more information. we will bring you the latest updates. imagine you are friendly able to afford to buy your first new car and went -- finally able to afford to buy your first new car and it gets stolen. >> a 27-year-old cleveland woman decided she was not going to leave it to the cops to find it. >> i know they have a lot going on and this is just a missing car. so i thought i would just do a little detective work myself and take it into my own hands as much as possible. >> okay. so when alyssa was notified her debit card in the stolen car had been used at three nearby gas stations, she went and got the surveillance pictures herself. she posted them on facebook trying to get the word out and it worked. >> two days later someone posted on her page to check the

right in front of target. the store security guard checked the surveillance video, and he was dropping the car off. >> i am sure she got her call back and was glad for the crook is not, so she is worried maybe they could strike again. >> these are the pictures of the brother and the sister who died after a maserati crash on the i-75 over the weekend. their father was behind the wheel and we have brand-new information just learning about what the father was doing

welcome back to the now tampa bay. we are learning more about a father and his two children were killed in a fiery crash

to the last to see them alive. >> this photograph taking minutes before ronald green's life and it. >> i will never forget this weekend ever. >> reporter: ronald and tiffany young were enjoying date night. brian robinson was affirming his comedy act and passed around the microphone. ronald got the microphone and he stole show. >> and he just starts talking. he all. >> reporter: he gave a shout- out to tiffany and the other comedians performing, marlon maxwell. >> it was one of the highlights of the show. that guy was like a big teddy bear. >> robinson was stunned to learn the car crashed on the way home from the club with her 5-year- old son ronald green iii and ronald green iii -- sariyah

and lost control. his maserati who over the median landing onto woodberry road below. he and tiffany were thrown from the car and ronald and the two kids cannot survive. tiffany does not yet know her whole family is going as she is heavily sedated. grief counselors or have students at the elementary school where ronald was in kindergarten. the school says beautiful kids with great smiles. sariyah lavished to show off her hula hoop skills at recess. three roses now play at the crash scene and loved ones of tiffany can manage to heal. for the know, i am kera mashek. we want to let you know about three big trials that we have been watching in brunswick

old son to die in a hot car on purpose is coming to an end. coming from his ex-wifgood father and was not trying to escape family life. there is a delay in dylann roof's trial accused of shooting and killing nine people and set a charleston church. the judge now postponing jury selection so he could have a closed to talk about issues in that case. also in south carolina the man accused of kidnapping a woman and leaving her chained up is now a suspected serial killer. he has confessed to seven murders, including the murders of four people at a motorcycle shop 13 years ago. >> 8 miles down the road to come out 13 years later that

way. my brother was killed by the same person. so far police have discovered two bodies, including her boyfriend. today a judge denied any bond for him. today we learn the justice department will be monitoring the polls in 28 states tomorrow, including right here in hillsborough county to make sure that everyone who is eligible gets the chance to vote. pine ridge and people are fanning out across -- people are fanning out across the country. a 2013 supreme court decision struck down parts of the voting rights act. already 42 million people have voted across the nation with 6.4 million right here in florida. there is a slight lead in democrats early voting for republicans. that doesn't mean you are voting excessively for the party.

you find a polling place for election day. everything you need to know is online at www.abcactionnews.com . here is what voters are thinking one day before the election. not many are changing their mind on who they are voting for at this point with the people supporting each candidate not changing since last. trump leads among white men and quintin plays with women and younger voters -- clinton leads with women >> we hear this a lot. the minority vote is so important. especially right here in florida. you can see clinton going up by .2% of the vote here in florida. what does that mean? let's take a look. he could see minority voters are making up a third of all registered voters right here in florida. when you look at hispanic voters you see the percentage has actually gone up from 12%

registered voters are down from 40% to 13%. just today without -- we got an email from the florida naacp claiming voter turnout is lower than in 2012. they are encouraging people to get to the polls tomorrow. we spoke to our political analyst who said the biggest story might be the minute boat. many of them are now voting age. millennials plus generation x of the 1960s and 70s make up 50% of registered voters right now. a group that heavily supported president obama is not showing the same love for hillary clinton. >> reporter: updating you know on the breaking news out of south florida for children have gotten sick at a day care. fire rescue says it happened after lunch in the day care gets lunch catered in.

thing, so it might be good place. these are some of those children being put into the ambulance. we do not know where the food was catered from. we are also getting an updated count on how many kids went to the hospital. right now it is 19. if you are trying to lose weight, you may be going about it all wrong and you just need to change how you look at food. we will explain the idea that

what happens when you are nfl player arrested on charges of a dui? >> if you are josh huff you probably get another chance at the league in tampa bay.

receiver was quickly cut earlier this month after the arrest and now he will be joining the box -- the bucs' practice squad. listen to this. the new way to lose weight that doesn't have anything to do with diet or exercise. >> i'm listening but i am not. a team of japanese scientists say it is goggles. researchers say the headsets can hack a person's senses pick >> they claim they can actually make your appetite smaller and make low-fat foods taste better and alter your perception of portion size. the system uses interactive graphics to virtually increase the size of a food item. >> as opposed to just eating right. it says it can help people eat

so basically instead of looking at phones we should be looking through glasses. they should make an app for that. >> virtually reality. speaking of virtual reality, you only have seven days -- 47 days until christmas. another big retailer is going against other stores are doing this thanksgiving. >> jcpenney just announced its black friday hours staying open within 31 hours straight. there opening at 3:00 in the afternoon on thursday and will not close until friday night at 10:00. here is a look at the ad. toys "r" us and kohl's are also opening at thursday. >> so just right after he finished eating the turkey you go right to the mall. >> no. sleep it off and then you go to the mall.

marathon. just 2 miles the separate the presidential candidates tomorrow as they watch and wait for results but now going inside both setups and through the last second strategies for both donald trump and hillary clinton. and also just in. some good news about the famous stretch of florida highway. a1a beachfront avenue wash away during hurricane matthew. you are watching the now tampa

this is what the iconic a1a and flagler beach has looked like since hurricane matthew just wash it away. >> sections of it were caved in with 5000 feet of sidewalk

rick scott working around the clock for 18 days to get it fixed. businesses along the stretch were really affected from having to close for a time. they are really happy that it is >>. right now hillary clinton on a final push before election day speaking live in allendale, michigan. let's listen in. >> we are going to get this country and everyone back in it forward together. [ applause ] because i wanted to be a president for all americans. [ applause ] democrats, republicans, independents. not just the people who support me. everybody in this country. [ applause ] because i believe with all of my heart each of us has a role to play in building

so let's take that first step tomorrow. if you don't know where you are supposed to vote, go to i will vote.com and get all of the information you need. help us bring out the vote in western michigan. >> that is hillary clinton speaking live with the bulls opening officially at 7:00 tomorrow. -- pulls -- polls open officially at 7:00 tomorrow. >> both candidates will be there tomorrow night and when the results coming they will be there. let's start with todd. trump's came -- campaign is setting up for what they are calling a victory party. >> the campaign has chosen to set up inside the midtown manhattan hotel behind me. we are looking at the setup process as it is going on. it will be inside the hilton. it is actually a pretty small

meanwhile trump himself has been in the battleground states reached double stops in the states he is desperately trying to swing his way. new hampshire later tonight and of course florida where he held a rally in sarasota earlier today. >> in one day they are going to win the great state of florida, and we are going to take back the white house. >> right now ivana trump nor mike pence have any scheduled events for tomorrow evening until they arrive tomorrow morning. even though the polls have been tightening over the last couple of weeks, donald trump still has a tough road to go to get 270 electoral college votes. he wanted to take most or all of those swing states to do it. i am todd walker for the now. >> here it is happening all day

speech the stage behind me. she's been going from battleground to battleground. >> tomorrow is the election. but that is just the beginning. we have to heal this country. we have to bring people together . listen and respect each other. >> reporter: today clinton gave her final four rallies outside pittsburgh and then back to grand rapids, michigan. there is north carolina. bill and chelsea and jon bon jovi are all taking the stage too. tonight on primetime tv it will just be her speaking right to voters with the two minutes commercial. >> i will work my heart out as president to make life better for you and your family. we will not always get it right, you can count on this. i never quit, and i never well.

night she hopes to break the ceiling altogether by becoming the first female president of america. i am mike sacks for the now. want to take a look here at the jimmy buffett concert. senator bill nelson is also there supporting hillary clinton. it is getting ready to happen in less than one hour gates opened one hour ago in st. petersburg. it is a free concert. >> it looks like some nice weather but a quick look at the sunshine skyway bridge because we have a high wind warning. you can see the warning and it -- shay , tomorrow is more important with the weather. would look like for election day? >> it is looking pretty good. today is way too much like it

problems for us. tomorrow morning at 8:00 64 degrees with a nice mix of sun and clouds. five midday we are warming up to 78 degrees and it will be a little bit more humid tomorrow than what we experience today that still for this time of the year nothing that should cause you any problems. as we look at the national here, this is our next system coming through wednesday night br rain but tomorrow on election day people of the rain will be between texas and louisiana and then up into ohio and michigan. it doesn't look like anything stormy or any problems for voters. just this front working its way farther east. for now we are on the dry side on the warm side and with an easterly flow again we are going to continue to see slight chances for sprinkles and even

state. but mainly those sprinkles will be on the east coast of florida and in our area we are just looking at extra cover. tonight it'll be dry and cool temperatures overnight but not quite on target with the average is still above. we are looking at the average used to be 62 for a low. we're still going to stay just a little bit about that with our morning low tomorrow topping out at 82. slight chance for a few showers. this is not going to be a big washout. just an increase of cloud coverage and i slight chance for passing showers and you can see temperatures coming down a little bit below average and those overnight temperatures also coming down. we will see lower humidity and it will become terrible through the end of the week. there is a chance we will have

coming up on action news at 5:00. she made history as the first woman to serve as u.s. attorney general and today janet reno lost a battle with parkinson's disease. she was definitely not without controversy in 1993 she ordered federal agents in waco, texas to end a standoff. nearly 80 people were killed. in 2000 she ordered a raid that sent elliott gonzales back to cuba. she also ov of the unabomber, the world trade center bomber in her attorney general for image tweeted today she was an inspiration and a >> reporter: laser in law enforcement. before her mahomet ali dying from parkinson's. >> some staggering numbers. 1 million americans are living

men are more likely to have it than women. on average people develop the disease at the age of 60. it often starts with a small tremor and then gets worse over time. there is no cure. we are making progress. last month scientist discovered a type of protein that can regulate other party to contribute to parkinson's. they say this new understanding could help develop better drugs to fight it. righ abnormality that all people with parkinson's might share. they are looking into new screening techniques to be used for people who don't have any symptoms just yet. >> billy graham is turning 98 years old today. this year the celebration will be quiet. three years ago 800 people celebrated his 95th birthday. his son says the party days are

days and weeks but it is a party every sunday when he visits his father because he made it another week. take a look at this happy couple. this is a retired new jersey state trooper who just proposed to his girlfriend at the metlife stadium in new jersey with a little help from a fellow trooper. listen. >> clearly she said yes with al this is my pick for the giant eagles game on sunday. the former trooper was paralyzed 11 years ago in a car crash on the job. that was a fellow trooper presenting her the ring. all of their friends and family where there and the giants beat the eagles 28-23. >> fitted. my son was watching the whole son -- the whole time. the 94-year-old girl scout skydiving for the very first

so what sparked his decision? world war ii. he actually flew a 51 mustang and never had to use his parachute. he says some and others who did and told his friends he was curious about skydiving and wanted to give it a try. >> in the war when people used parachutes they were in trouble. you are doing this voluntarily expect of course. that is why i said to so many t were coming apart. >> you are never too old to try something new. all of his friends came to watch his jump and thankfully a soft landing. all right. checking back in in st. pete right now. we see joe biden at the podium. this all happening at st. pete albert park for the jimmy buffett concert where it is

a manner of minutes. let's listen in. >> remember when we were told about japan? we were when we are told that 384 nine people formed a union they cannot compete, raise your hand if you think the greatest threat comes from economic competition from europe? we want to see them do better so we can sell them more. about china. had shay will own the 21st century. -- how china will only 21st century. they do not have enough energy or water. they have a $2 trillion project . >> jimmy buffett is taking the stage in just a matter of minutes. all right. we all know we are not supposed to mess with certain her life, but it is hard when they are so cute. >> listen.

for one thing and now in more trouble with police finding a six month old baby koala is inside her back. >> you cannot do that? >> no. that is not legal. police were both surprised by an inlet with this koala. he has since been taken to a wildlife group. he is expected to be okay. the koala is a protected animal in australia. we are just converts ab breaking into a woman's home and tying her up and robbing her. they had a gun and fortunately they did not use it. this is in lakeland. we have erik waxler finding out more about how authorities were able to track these guys down. you can look for his story coming up on abc action news at 5:00. >> all right.

we want to treat you a little. >> krispy kreme donuts is giving away free sweet treats to anyone with their "i voted" sticker. here is the now's tania rogers with other places you can cash in. >> reporter: political parties getting the word out that registered voters should head to the polls. >> everybody is super excited to vote. this is probably the most important election of our lifetime and everybody realizes that. >> mak to vote. track them. it is too important wherever you are in this country. no matter who you are waiting for, there will be more happening on election day them just voting for your candidate. >> businesses will be offering election day specials. if you are looking for a caffeine boost, we are offering a spree small mccafe. you have to have the mcdonald's

given away free peak -- pizza card. a great day for voters. the folks who voted are our consumers to get. we like to be there for our consumers and offer things that we think they would appreciate. reporting for the now, i am tonya rogers. >> just search the now tampa bay on our facebook page for a complete list. >> i am paul lagrone and that is it r starts right now. >> this is abc action news . a woman tied up and her husband threatened in their own home. the mistake three teenagers made next that ended with all three behind bars. >> they are going to win the great state of florida and we are going to take back the

vote for your futures. >> just wanted to go until your votes shape our country's feature in the final push to get one key group to the polls and the details on the safeguards against any possible election day threats. good evening everyone. both donald trump and hillary clinton packing their schedules with last-minute rallies florida in these crucial hours. here is a live look at albert whitted park where joe biden is campaigning for hillary clinton in his second stop in the bay area this week. senior jimmy buffett will join him on stage shortly. many of you already have. you'll be watching tomorrow to see if florida sets a voter