now, jim florida gators -- dems -- jim's florida gators need to pick it up. the boys in vegas have been favored by 17. kentucky just fell apart in the and, the gators were in no great shape either. >> for us, the opening of at -- secretary play, earlier than last year, so we have to grow and grow up soon and, and looking forward to that transformation. >> meanwhile, they put up 56 in the opener this week in they go up against northern illinois they have the 11 faber. northern illinois doesn't have the speed to keep up. and, it looks like the rays would roll over the old -- orioles. and, it has the rays on a three nothing lead. baltimore scores to in the fourth, -- two in the fourth, and starts the fifth inning comeback so, they win game one >>, and. >>> one last look at weather. >> yes. we have evening showers and storms. tomorrow, near zero chance for rain. so you get it back. >> unbelievable for this time of the year. the we have the top stories on z23ppz zy6z >>> tonight, the sprint to election day starts now. donald trump and hillary clinton barnstorming t

. >>> hey, this florida and tennessee stuff is getting better and better. the gators quarterback predicted a florida win today. quote, have you ever seen a duck bull a truck? ducks don't pull trucks. nobody has ever seen a duck pull a truck. the florida gators are going to win. simple as that. it is only tuesday! and while the gators an the vols clash, the biggest game in this state happens at raymond james stadium. 3-0 usf gets another shot to knock off florida state. the seminoles team that was embarrassed last weepgd at louisville. -- last week at louisville. they are not buying into this wounded fsu thinking. there is a reason they were ranked number two before that louisville game. but with the way the cardinals trying to scheme in the same fashion. >> and no, i think that is exactly how you get yourself beat trying to be like someone else. we're not going to be like louisville. we're going to try to be the bulls and do what we do. we still feel like we haven't played our best ballgame yet. >> they're a really good football team. that program, you know, they alwa

but there is a gator tag in florida. >> so a gator tag. it's already here. if people do get the auburn plate and people start laughing, can they upgrade to the florida gator plate? >> well, you would have to be able to have something to laugh about and i suppose and the gators don't have much to laugh about other than their football team. >> let go to question now from kevin. florida that they trade off and take an usf tag and go to alabama. why not? >> that's a smart idea and usf had a good football team for one or two years many they since don't. how far, alabama that's a great idea. i know there are uf and fsu tag available. you can go to texas and get a tag. that's a good compromise. thank you for that. to allow florida tags in the state of alabama right to work if it's a question or a comment. >> i can give you five reasons why auburn supporters might want a florida specialty plate. number five they think specialty plate something you order at waffle house. number four they want to remind fans who the knolls beat. >> remind florida muschamp earned his m

florida gators surviving a huge game in the swamp. a win is a winks the gators will take it. night that many predicted florida will destroy u mass, the gators struggled getting in to rhythm offense. rowing for 256 yards, two scores. accuracy will need to improve, though. more importantly he didn't turn the ball over. game, eddie, the highly touted transfer, buried three field goals from 40 yards and beyond. not bad for a converted soccer player, he got so nervous before the game he left his mouth guard in the locker room. >> he told me going in to the game, he said, coach, kicking doesn't matter who all there, it's all about timing and rhythm. the environment don't matter, set, that makes up a go competitkiive cker h>>h wefence lived up to tbilling, dropping 56 points and almost 450 yards of total offense. flowers hurt the tigers in air flowers shined with the offense's main wea and didn't return. mack is fine, they only took him out for precautionary reasons. >> he is good. he said i'm good, coach. he told me he was good. i was all right. >> looks hick he will play against no

>>> louisville's defense dominated florida state leading to a drop in the rankings for the seminoles. they fall from two to 13. miami moves up from 25 to 15 and gators also climb, were 23 last week, and this week florida is 19. >>> speaking of the gators, is out for at least two weeks. >>> in germany it's already time for oktoberfest. the mayor of munich started the party saturday by tapping the first keg. heavy rain and tight security did little to dampen spirits as 60,000 people turned out. >>> a touching story about a team who helped their water boy score a touchdown. >> see how the opposing team even got in on the action. plus, tim tebow makes his minor league baseball debut this morning, sort of. >>> welcome back. we're going to be 86 and more like 96 this afternoon. then thunderstorms get going. they start as coastal showers along 75, everybody pushing west to east. that is our fl fact. by this afternoon showers and storms, everything migrating east and then the coast will be ok by later this evening with temperatures cooling back off a little. more on the extended forecast coming up in the next hour. >>> 5:53. two cute panda cubs in china fin

this is definitely one of those weeks that the florida gators wander off and think anything about north texas on saturday night at the swamp. all decent football team since frye coached them back in the '70s. what i like about this coach, he will ride these guys like a lawn mower in practice which keeps their attention and he definitely has the quarterback luke here. >> he gets after you pretty good. yeah. you can ask guys during practice. he will -- he will get after me. i expect it though. i came here to play for him. i don't want to play for a coach that says it's okay, get the next one. you understand that as a player but you want to be held to the standard that the coach has set. >> wouldn't be surprised to see the bulls put up 40 or 50 on syracuse this weekend. >>> they can't blow this one. >> all right. we will have continuing coverage of on abcactionnews.com. >> and we will see you right >>> tonight, breaking news. police officers run down. the stunning surveillance video just released. authorities say a driver intentionally ramming into the officers as they were simply standing

we were talking about florida, gators all remember we were talking about tampa? you have been to florida. what i didn't tell you about, you drive by the jet skis, boats, by the dock a large alligator. >> how do they do it? and then those palmetto bugs. there's a horror almost everywhere you turn. >> the bugs are big. >>> samsung phones, they are something some issues. i'm not jumping through hoops for a sale. a limited time only? i'll tell you whose time is limited. coupons, really? i'm still looking for their socks. seriously, you want me to hurry? oh sure, let me just drop everything for your one day sale. at t.j.maxx, marshalls and homegoods, we've always offered amazing prices on the brands you love, every day. fox 10 news is back. >>> massive samsung recall for their galaxy note 7 cell phones. the company saying the batteries are causing fires. they are recalling devices around the world and delaying all shipments while they do more testing. consumers are complaining of spontaneous fires when they charge their devices. the devices just released last month. >>

of the area are excited to have him back to town sporting orange and blue being that he was a florida gators player and they hope he surprises everyone with his talent on the field and makes it to spring training next year. >> that's the goal. and i hope hopefully with enough work and the right training, you done. >> there's some locals that are excited, as well, because the las vegas 51s are an affiliate of the new york mets, and that's the team that signed tim tebow, so perhaps tebow mania. >> right in our backyard. i'm sure he does big crowds. >> yeah, absolutely. going to a 51s game is always fun and any time you have football star talent, makes it more interesting. >> well, still ahead, paying it forward. one employee go above and beyond to help a client. >> and they want to make sure the employee's kindness doesn't go unnoticed. the inspiring story coming up. >> and this one teen who has down syndrome. how much this meant not only for the team but his mother, as well. >> big change in temperatures tomorrow, low to mid-80s tomorrow and we'll tell you why what kind of person would misuse

uk and the gators playing up in gainesville saturday at 3:30, 91 degrees. it's hot in florida this time of year. down atlantic and the u, 84 degrees, a 40% storm chance there. fsu plays charleston southern, should be interesting. i think they lost about 30 players to eligibility, 90 degrees there and michigan and ucf in ann arbor, 100,000 people watching the central florida knights, 78 degrees, more reasonable temperature- wise, florida a&m, partly cloudy, 83 degrees for that one. the bucs travel to atlanta outside the dome, 88 degrees, of year. we'll hope for a bucs victory. 30% rain chance saturday and sunday. getting into monday, tuesday, as i mentioned, the atmospheric moisture, temps near 90 degrees. that's a plain old summer forecast right there even though we are well into september at this point, but that's the thing with fall in florida. we don't expect it to really cool down probably till october at least, at least take the edge off the heat, but that average high is dropping to 89 for tomorrow. >> couldn't be any better. thank you, steve. >>> hey, coming up next it

but florida always seems to beat them. champion gator basketball team got together, al horford and crew. and how about man on man coverage, quincy wilson snaps the interception with one land. post play, 78 yard touchdown, dell rio, florida wins 45-7, the gator defense actually had as many interceptions as kentucky receivers did catches. the gators host north texas before going to tennessee. florida state playing in tallahassee for the first time this season. home fans would not have to worry about needing a comeback like they did against ole miss. this one against charleston, not even close. practicing for the noles but still osceola get it started. travis rudolph, francois completed 10 of the first 12 passes. here's another touchdown pass coming off to rudolph, got all that well deserved attention for his kindness to an autistic child, getting it done on the field too. southern was without 14 players, suspended for some ridiculous ncaa violation of the school bookstore, but they don't take it easy on them. 52-8, with a tough one at loui

. >> as if the florida gators quarterback lock del luke del rio sidelined, the gators will start austin apple bea. talk about getting thrown into the fire, his first gators road game will be at tennessee. and listen to this. one volunteer fan was so happy to hear appleby will play, he started a go fund apple bea's funeral. the site was taken down but appleby thought it was hilarious. >> it is fun. i would love to get my hands on the go fund me if it's ncaa praw.d if they're going to get me some cash, that would be awesome. i could pay for gas for my scooter. >> who likes gas for their scooter. in high school appleby wore favorite player tim tebow. he arrived in port st. lucie today. this was his first practice at new york mets instructional league. get. this vass this afternoon tim tebow had the third highest selling jersey in major league baseball. impressive for a guy who probably won't make it to the majors. tebow mania is back, except of course here on the diamond. he took batting practice, didn't hit any home runs, shagged a signed autographs. he told us he's not thinking about foo

meyer about anxiety and mental exhaustion he dealt withth his final months as a head coach of the florida gators. according to the bleacher report he was taken up to two ambience each night and drinking beer he was completely driven and his mind simply cannot shut off, he would wake up in the middle of the night and right lists of things to do before ohio state he cut himself off the pills adjusting priorities and the buckeyes won a championship and he sees perhaps a different man, ohio state oklahoma saturdayseer, the game will be on fox 8 coverage at he seems to have struck a balance between super competitive nature and to do what he does at ohio state. the contract that his daughter made him sign about havinger correct priorities and it seems like things are good, buckeyes and oklahoma sooners who have lost one game this year, i ne buckeyes are on the scene wave a couple years ago when they built themselves skydiving one of the most exhilarating things you can do except for that year perishing at albany and you can fold some say skydiving is one of the most exciting things that you can do.. >

for example they put the florida gators 36 point by favorites over ums. last night's game didn't even have a combined score of 36 points. great site in the swamp. the old coach honored. a new name & at the field. a new name, steve spurrier florida feel. luke del rio lost it to antonio calloway. touchdown gators second quarter. still 70. watch this move by ross. avoids a pressure and sidesteps a defender. we have ourselves a ballgame. for gator field goals it they >>> melvin upton. that causes the basis to clear. kevin kiermaier and evan longoria score easily and the lead extends to 5-1. the rays when 7-5. the blue today's -- blue jays lead have a game. they will go for the sweep at 110 they will at 1:10 pm. enjoy your sunday.>>> breaking news. and motorcyclist is dead after a crash outside of the clearwater mall. it happened last night at sky harbor drive. officials are telling us the motorcycle driver in the van collided at that intersection. the driver of the van is expected to be okay.>>> 6:21 am. drug addicts [ indiscernible - >>> she is talking about

we bust the coverage if you're a florida gator. you don't cover jalen hurd out of the backfield. tabor doesn't have situational awareness. first and 10, he bites on a double movement jauan jennings goes downfield for the game-changing score, tennessee taking the lead. those things can't happen if you are trying to salt away a lead. >> brian: tight end atoning for the dropped balls in the first half but you need defense to go with the offense and bob shoop, the defensive coordinator released the hounds on mr. austin appleby and the gators in the second half. they didn't record their first first down in the second half until the 7:46 mark in the fourth quarter. that is some solid defense. derek barnett didn't hear his name at all in the first half. five tackles, two sacks, 3 1/2 in the second half with everyone they have on the sideline because of those injuries, he stepped up and was leading the charge on the defensive side of the ball. >> adam: there have been so many moments we have been able to poke holes in the vols' performances, trailed against virginia tech, the game agains

we bust the coverage if you're a florida gator. you don't cover jalen hurd out of the backfield. tabor doesn't have situational awareness. first and 10, he bites on a double movement jauan jennings goes downfield for the game-changing score, tennessee taking the lead. those things can't happen if you are trying to salt away a lead. >> bri tight end atoning for the dropped balls in the first half but you need defense to go with the offense and bob shoop, the defensive coordinator released the hounds on mr. austin appleby and the gators in the second half. they didn't record their first first down in the second half until the 7:46 mark in the fourth quarter. that is some solid defense. derek barnett didn't hear his name at all in the first half. in the second half with everyone they have on the sideline because of those injuries, he stepped up and was leading the charge on the defensive side of the ball. >> adam: there have been so many moments we have been able to poke holes in the vols' performances, trailed against virginia tech, the game against app state, there is resilience o

. >> police in south florida capturing a monster gator. this guy was found wandering near two different schools today. 11 feet and 450 pounds. police officers and trackers capturing the gator. >>> just north of west palm calling him back up to get another gator off the streets. the 5 foot gator wanted for reportedly chasing children in the area where a deputy called in a trapper who took the animal to a gator farm in okeechobee county. >> a man in trouble tonight telling officers he had too many long island iced teas just before he ran his yachts on beach. everyone else walked onshore but the captain isn't going anywhere. he is in jail. pascoe county back to their homes, cut off by flooding. tonight, some of the damage that was hidden in a lot of that high water.

>>> the florida gators taking on u mass. we hope that everyone is dried out. >> highlight on news channel 8 throughout the day. >> thanks guys. coming up, breaking news in pasco county. firefighters reuse a person from a we are live on scene. >>> a lot of cleanup this weekend after hermine blew through the bay area. we will show you the worst damage, coming up next. hillary clinton: i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. bob kidder, owner, new england shirt company: this factory has been here since eighteen eighty-three. we have mp's brand of shirts come from china, his suits from mexico, his coats from india. trump's products have been made in twelve other countries because he says there's no place in america that he can make them. well there is. you know donald trump says he'll make america great again while >>> rise and shine tampa bay, it's a officially a holiday weekend. you're looking live at downtown mta what where it is now. good morning. i'm candace mccowan. thank you for joining us. >>> a person was rescue

. >> florida gators taking on umass. we hope they are tried out from the hurricane. >> highlights right here on news channel 8 throughout the day. peace! > are following out of pasco county. one person had to be rescued from a home there, and we will have the latest on the story coming up after the break. also, a lot of cleanup ahead this weekend after tropical storm hermine blew through the bay area. we will show you the worst it's officially the weekend, and you're taking a live look at downtown tampa, and still a little cloudy, but no rain coming down at this point, and the hurricane has moved on. good morning. i'm candace mccowan. thank you for joining us here on news channel 8. breaking news right now in pasco county. someone was reused from a burning home on west port drive in port richey, and the person has serious burns. willis will have a live report from the scene in a few hermine is gone, many will be laboring this labor day weekend. the storm left its mark on the bay area, and we will show you the damage. >>>

the former florida gator signed a minor league contract with the new york mets. here is video from practice on the diamond. he has gone from pro football to pro baseball. and he won't have to go far, considering he was playing for the new york jets when he was with the nfl. the 29-year-old's position listed as outfield. >> we wish him well. >>> this will sound crazy. but three months and counting here is this puppy toy cheaper at toys - mart. they're hoping to get more of that before the holiday season. now, all toyysmar us. this egg, one which is also out of stock at wal-mart 2cents cheaper there than at toys r serve as a reminder that it pays to shop around. a florida man in the middle of a shark ti enzy. the two items ys saved his life. >>> speaking of swimming, but this is not the scary kind, kids can get $10 lessons this saturday from a olympic gold medal lift. brook bennett will be holding the classes. i have the information on my facebook page. >> all right. imagine this, you're doing a little fishing in shallow water right in the gulf and the tide turns a

police in south florida caught a monster gator. this 11 foot gator weighed 450 pounds. police officers along with gator. florida fish and wild-will now decide what to do with it. farther north, mart a trapper -- a trapper caught one that was near children. >>> a diversity career fair will be at the holiday inn west shore in tampa from 10:30 until 2:30. it's hosted by the web site diversityfair.com which just launched on labor day. companies at today's events include the hillsborough sheriff's office and busch gardens. job locations include hillsborough, pasco, and hernando counties. >>> a health advisory is in place for two tampa beaches because of high bacteria levels. the health department is warning you to stay out of the water at davis island beach. both beaches had tested positive for a bacteria that and rashes. officials will take more samples on monday to seep if the water is safe. >>> speaking of water, you know this is lovely here. a gorgeous shot here. we'll have a lot of these over the next couple of days. there are limited rain chances with only 20% coverage

. >> i have been fortunate and blessed since becoming a florida gator to receive several honors and awards. i can assure all of you here today having my name next to griffin stadium here in the swamp is the single biggest honor i'll ever receive. thanks! [ applause ] >> no doubt about that. steve spurrier fired up on a night they turn the swamp to steve spurrier florida field. old ball coach even takes over for mr. two bits getting the crowd cranked up. too bad the offense didn't feel it. gator control the ball on the first two possessions. work the ball down the field, 11-play drive. on the second possession luke the scoring but umass puts a scare in the gators. the quarterback scrambling. ties the game up in the second quarter. 7-7. it's not tim tebow but gators gave out number 15 to the top kicker. freshman pinero. he gets the first field goal attempt and he went 3-3 on the night. gators offense struggled. not generating much of any. hay get it going late in the fourth. the gators turn it on late to win it 24-7. the mark richt era starts in miami opening up against florida a&m. the 'can

. >>> from football to baseball, former florida gator's star quarterback tim tebow begins his quest today to reach the major leagues. he's scheduled to report to the new york mets spring training complex in port st. lucie. for the next three weeks tebow will play in the florida instructional league games trying to pi hasn't played since high school. if he shows success the mets could send him to play in the arizona fall league. the mets believe signing tebow was a low risk move that could reap a high reward if he can make the majors. >>> :6:53. >> we start with breaking news from new jersey. suspicious devices found near a train station. anchor james tully has the latest on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. one of the devices was detonated by a police drone midnight in elizabeth, new jersey. a lot happening just in the last several minutes here. as we speak the fbi conducting a raid on a building near where the explosive device was found. this after taking five people into custody in connection with saturday's explosion in manhattan that injured 29 people. now moments ago aut

for the florida gators, steve spurrier was honored with his 1996 national championship team to open things up in the swamp. during the game, quarterback luke del rio threw for two touchdown passes in his first career start. gators pulled it through here. it was a tight one but they pulled it through in the fourth quarter. the win means florida's winning streak in the season opener extends to 27. all right. the unofficial end of the summer is here. wait until you hear the deals chip carter is offering -- the deals chipotle is offering the customers this month. we have that and more in the week ahead. >> reporter: sunday, mother teresa is set to be canonized by pope francis in recognition of her work with the poor in india. the canonization ceremony is expected to be the center piece of mercy. the most famous nun of modern times will be saint teresa of calcutta. monday is the unofficial end of the summer. they pay homage to the achievement of the american workers. tuesday big news for apple lovers out there. the tech giant will hold a big event in san francisco where it is expected to unveil

and the florida gators look week. gators jumped out to a 24-0 lead over kentucky. and the score right now 31-0 in the third quarter. >>> willie tagert making raymond james stadium really tough place to come to play. they won the last five home games really in convincing nags. the bulls have averaged observe 50 points winning by a margin of nearly 30 points. the bulls looking to make it six straight tonight. they have a tough northern now the bulls are coming off a great opener in which they generated 444 yards of offense and they spread the ball around seven different guys found the endzone. willie tagert though is looking for some more out of his defense they came away with just two turnovers and gave up 20 points. after full 60 minutes is the goal tonight. >> my legacy has come out start fast be more and down. i want to see our team play consistent throughout the game. that's tough to do. but that's a challenge i have for our team to go out and see if we can play a full 60 minute of just absolutely outstanding football. usually most team make the most improvement

the 11 foot gator weighed 450 alligator with the help from trappers. florida fish and wildlife would determine what to do with this massive gator. martin county deputies called in backup to get another gator off the streets there. there are reports that the 5 foot gator was chasing children. a deputy called in a trapper. >>> a florida man is in big trouble this morning. he told officers that he simply had too many long island iced teas before he ran his yaht aground on tom beach. everybody on board, thankfully, walked ashore, but the captain is not going anywhere. he is now charged with boating under the influence. >>> officials have lifted an evacuation order allowing people to move back into their homes after flooding from hermine. cameron polom shows us the damage that was hidden by the high water. >> reporter: after six days in a hotel, 89-year-old margaret farina is finally back home. out of the roads. we couldn't get out, couldn't come in couldn't do anything. >> reporter: she along with another two dozen living at the mobile home park left everything be

it is fun to hate on him, for me, perhaps, because he is a former florida gator and to me that's a sinver get rid of. tim tebow, good luck in baseball. i wish the yankees and steinbrenner would have had chance at you. the circus comes back to town soon. we'll be right back. and the alzheimer's association is going to make it happen by funding scientific breakthroughs, advancing public policy, and providing local support to those living with the disease and their caregivers. but we won't get there without you. visit alz.org to join the fight. maybe... the skate park today? you can make it gr-r-reat! ♪ kellogg's frosted flakes gives you the sweet spark to go all in and let your great out. they're gr-r-reat! everyone thought i was crazy to open a hotel here. everyone said it's so hard to be a musician, but i can't imagine doing anything else. now that the train makes it easier to get here, the neighborhood is really changing. i'm always hopping on the train, running all over portland. i have to go wherever the work is. trains with innovative siemens technology help keep cities moving, so

police officers along with trappers caught the gator. florida fish and wildlife now have to decide what to do with it. >>> martin county deputies also calling in for backup. the 5 foot gator was chasing children. >>> as we all know, iphones combination. you'd know that, of course, if you ever drop one into a full sink, but no worries. yesterday, apple introduced its newest iphones, the 7 and 7- plus, both are water resistant. other unique fete chores include a sense-hold button similar to that found on a mac book. >> where's the head phone jack? the head phones $160. you can pre-order the iphone if you'd like. starting tomorrow apple unveiled a new apple watch with its own "pokemon go" app. >>> in about two hours, the second annual bike ride sponsored by the wounded warriors abilities ranch will get under way. the 11-mile fun ride is set to get started. police will allow people to thank them for their service. it's all meant to inspire active. >>> the time right now is 6:53 as your morning sprint counts you down to "good morning america." >> lat

they biggest comeback in florida state history. >> the gators, they were a little disappointed today. that only did florida dropout of the top 25. the hurricanes have not been ranked since november 2013. the cougars go from 15 to 6. >> they did get a couple of posts on the voters they had an impressive win. >> the question is, will they have the running back on saturday? >> we will be back in a minute. >>> closed captioning is brought to you by lakeland y2300y y5yy give it an a+, temperature starting in the upper 60s and then ending up in 91 degrees. me of lower humidity. >> i love that. >>> you can follow our top stories, abcactionnews.com. >>> have a good night. >>> you watch is in you will be up to the minute. >>> we have on abcactionnews.com continuous flooding in pinellas. and e papeoo. ro... you know, some people, they shop all over town to save money. i just go to publix, find the signs with the deals and save. when you add it all up... it's a lot. publix. where shopping is a pleasure. >>> from hollywood it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, andy sam beryl. dave salomoni and anima

. >>> vols have left 11 straight to the gators. florida's appleby to antonio callaway makes a great catch down the sideline. sets up another short td. 14-0 gators. here comes the vols, jennings juggling catch, stays in bounds. vols take a three-point lead. look at the tennessee player flop without being touched. florida player got ejected for a phantom punch. 38-28 is your final. >>> youngster enjoying dad's glove on a sunday. elvis has left the build. out to near straightaway center, jake ran out of room. a man on for andrews and he does it again. first ever two-home run game. the going foul. 4-0 rangers, go on to win 5-0. a's have lost eight straight at home. >>> many players in contention for the fedexcup, including rory mcilroy, 2 back at 6 under mind kevin chappell. he can still win the cup. final round is tomorrow. >>> stanford and ucla on deck. stick around. >>> thank you very much and thank you for joining us for this edition of abc news. we'll catch you after the game. >> announcer: the following is a presentation of espn on abc. ♪

the university of florida men's basketball team is coming to tampa to play on november 21st. the gators' home forced florida to begin the season on the road. tickets for the gators/tampa game go on sale today starting athe >>> instant scholarships to some lucky high schoolers. the scholarships will be handled until noon. they will tell them if they qualify for a scholarship at the same time. >>> we have an update on a sad story that we brought you earlier this week. an army veteran donating a puppy to the south florida family whose dog was shot to death by a neighbor. the marine and his wife, who important members of the family. their neighbor faces animal cruelty charges. they are grateful for the husky wolf mix puppy who they've already named alpha. >> what better way to remember 9/11 than when a twin tower sale? >> using a national tragedy to boost sales doesn't sound like a good idea. it wasn't for one matt company. why the manager now says they are in danger. >> this is a nightmare for . >> 20 minutes until 10:00. in democracy 2016, donald trump will be attending a rally in pensaco

the gators worked the ball, 11 play drive, second possession luke del rio to antonio callaway. scare into florida, he ties this at 7-7. not tim tebow, the gators actually gave up number 15 to their top kicker, freshman eddie pinero. 10-7 florida at halftime. fm del rio to del interception early, then brad kaya, converts it. kaya comes up back in the second quarter here, another strike. christopher herndon, 21-nothing canes. joseph yerby breaks this one for 64 yards and help the canes to a 28-3 lead at intermission. yeax. a&m. loading bases for evan longoria he slapped one to left to tie this game up. now after brad miller walked, math duffy with a big blow, the rays put a five-spot up. they took a five-1 lead and they would need it because they gave up 4 runs 7-5. >> kevin, thanks for more news follow us on twitter and always on fox13.com. >> good day starts at 5:00 a.m. have a great night. z23ppz zy6z mike: previously on home free... eight weeks ago, we started an epic build competition with 11 competitors. all 11 of you are here for a hero. mike: all playing for the ultimate dream home for thei

guest: were you for the florida gators this saturday? for the vols?ple.i'm for good for donald trump. i'm a trump, one of the deplorables. host: thanks, linda, we'll let guest respond. guest: you know, hillary clinton super ly intelligent and intelligent lady. she knows the issue. said, president obama most properly prepared person to be in the our history. senator, tes states first lady and involved in many decisions the president made and familiar with them for eight years. same thing when first lady in who was goingknew on in state government and federalism. state.ry of she has the experience and knowledge of the issues, she's you to foreign policy, have to know the different parameters, lots of factors play into it. donald trump, he says he knows foreign policy, he watches television. headlines. there are things you have to know about different governments factors and different trade agreements and the different supply lines and that go into making policies. hillary clinton knows that, lady.an intelligent she's shown from beginning and the college

. >> were you for the florida gators this saturday? >> the big test for nothing that you don't do. >> i'm for the good people. i'm for hillary -- for donald trump. >> yeah. >> i'm a trump. i'm one of tfof the dee flor ab >> thanks, linda. we will let our guest respond. >> you know, hillary clinton is really intelligent, super intelligent lady, she knows the issues. she as president obama said is the most probably prepared person to be president in our history. united states senator, first lady and was involved in every -- many of the decisions the president made and certainly familiar with all of them for eight years, same thing when she was first lady in arkansas so she knew what was going on in state government as well as the relationships with the federalism and then secretary of state. she has got the experience and the knowledge of the issues. you go into foreign policy, you have to know all the different parameters, there's lots of factors play into it and it's just not, you know, donald trump said he knows his foreign policy bec

the former nfl quarterback and university of florida gator back in blue and orange. seller jersey on mlb's online store. >> i was supposed to read that story because i love tim tebow. brian wanted to steal it from you. >> we better handle this backstage. >> steve, take it away. >>> white house press secretary josh earnest calling the fight against isis a narrative. is he serious? former clinton campaign adviser and fox news contributor is here to discuss and trump campaign senior adviser epstein. >> we've played a couple of times josh earnest saying it's a war of narrative. do you think it is? >> all wars are fought -- we are taking away their territory in the middle east. but we have to look at the rhetoric that says muslims are not welcome in the u.s., that muslims are bad. the words are helping to recruit isis and where are the words coming from? unfortunately, from donald trump. he's being used to recruit. >> muslims are bad? >> to recruit the ones that are the hardest for us to really track. that individual who somehow gets radicalized. we have to take this very

and myself being a massive sports fan, big florida gator, we really wondered why that was the case. >gear, but i don't have any stuff from really colorado. i'd like some stuff from colorado. so i could get something sent there. i don't have to go to boulder to get it then. >> that's a great point. we have a lot of customers that are away from their home cities and looking for that gear. and not being able to find it. >> so how much of it is local and how much of it is people that might pick a college team or watching march madness and say i like that. i want to get a jersey or something like that? we have about 50% of our customers that are outside of their home areas. >> you still have limited offerings in terms of how many teams you can do? these are -- we just looked at a list of the lineups. are you expanding in areas fast? >> we are expanding a lot, actually. we started last year with just one team trying to prove concept and make sure we had market fit. soon after we expanded to seven teams now total. should be adding -- >> how does the licensing work? >> licensing what we do is

florida state in louisville and gators host north texas. >>> 4:50. coming up next -- lightning redefined. the historic bolts that are changing how meteorologists define the natural phenomenon. >> up next, gas shortages. what has drivers across the south worried they won't be >>> 4:53. good morning as we they can in outside. what you don't see is what you can feel as you step out, in tampa anyway feels like 88 now with the humidity. that will set the stage for showers and storms today. titan doppler radar though is quiet behind me now but by the mid-morning hour we get coastal showers developing. then everything pushing to the east. we're dry for the bus stop. temperatures in the upper 70s this morning. to lower 80s by 8:00. then we'll hit 89, 90 this afternoon with showers and storms. you'll need the rain gear by 3:00 p.m. >>> it's 4:53. good morning. to fill up before you head to workings aaa reporting bay area gas prices are down 5 krernts in the past week to an average of 2.09. and national average. >>> but drivers in the south found some stations

and check this out: florida 450-pound alligator. the gator was wandering close to a local middle school. officials were able to trap the reptile with help from a group from the wildlife conservation commission. no one was hurt. all anchors chat/toss to 6am now at 6. heavy rains cause streets to flood...and even some cars to get stuck. just how much rain we got. plus -- no class for some students in mayville today..after rushing waters forced the school to close. how the community came together to try and stop the water from doing more damage. wakeup! rob's weather we are still cloudy with a few showers this morning as the cold front slowly makes its exit. the front will be more of a dry front than a cold front as temperatures wont dip much but dewpoints will fall nicely. high pressure moves in from the west to give us sun by this afternoon but that wont last as another low arrives later friday into saturday with

. >> new here, florida police wrestleing with a massive gator of getting close to a school. the gator is eleven feet long and 450 pounds. the reptile put up a fight but police and wildlife officials eventually got it under control. but they weren't able to track it down until now. wisn 12 news time now is 5:41. >> let's get right to tim elliott in the newsroom. he's following some of today's big stories. tim? >> good morning, ben. police in phoenix are searching for a shooter this morning. one woman died after someone opened fire on a highway overnight. we'll tell you what police know about the suspects. and a fierce battle over funding for the zika virus. why congress can't seem to agree or pass a bill. and how the gridlock is >> good morning. welcome back to "12 news this morning." look at this, the kk river has a lot of extra rain. >> the rain was welcomed, but the down side coming way too rain in the metro area. we saw the flooding raining, not just here and up to the north. mayville flooding and the flash flooding. a little wind with a thunderstorms, downed trees and po

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south florida tamed the tigers 56-20. >>> in gainesville the gators got all they could hand federal umass mass. luke del rio with a touchdown powell who is master than jimmy jobs. i said it what? it paint pretty. florida goes on to beach massachusetts 24-7. >>> justin holman slung a pair of tdsment a win over south they were ail ail 38-30. florida a take a trip and that comes way complementary but conducting of the. taking it home from 64 yards out. the rattlers get on the board. austin miller 35-yard field goal. four touchdown passes on the gay for the keeps q b. miami >> a bases clearing double. rate hang on to win this one 7- 5. they have taken two in a row. the bucs cut that have their roster down to 53 players. >>> highlights in the show. >>> a full screen the rest of the year. >> i don't know about this guy. it's the final days of the ford freedom sales event... and the deals just got better. ? i'm free to do what i want and have a good time. ? ross the entire 2016 ford lineup. and specially tagged vehicles get an extra $1000 smart bonus cash. freedom from interest... and freedom to

florida state taking on south gators heading over to knoxville to take on the volunteers. then of course the central florida knights taking on fiu. south carolina playing in tallahassee at 6:00 p.m. this evening. 20% rain chance on saturday. we got 40% by monday and tuesday. we'll be looking at those temperatures, they'll start dialing back a bit to the upper 80s by tuesday and wednesday. morning lows in the mid 70s be for this time of year. these last couple of days have been brutal. i say brutal because it is officially fall. we hit 93 yesterday. if you are heading out to the big game today at noon it will be hot at raymond james stadium. not much to cool us down. >> so bring your water. >> yes. >> thank you very much. >>> next we are taking you to the big screen for new movies you won't want to miss. from a classic western remade to a dramatic true story > denzel washington and ethan hawk star in the remake of the magnificent 7. the 1960's western is a hollywood classic. here are the details. recruits half of the dirty dozen in the magnificent 7. this remake is outlaws t

florida in their first game as an independent school. the coach in the minute men and he can coach quarterbacks as we know. we're all tied up at seven. the gators close out strong. florida winnings it 24-7. certainly an impressive effort by u. mass on the road. thanks to the rays and their 7-5 over toronto, the red sox can move into a tie for first place the a's, 9-2 in the 8th heinrich porcello looking for his 19th win of the season. steven wright's return from his shoulder injury will last just two starts. inflammation causing him pain the knuckleballer will miss tuesday's turn in the rotation, so clay buchholz should earn the start in san diego in wright's place. wright has given up nine runs and four home runs in his last two starts. the southern 500 at darlington race way is a tradition dating all the way back to 1950. you can see the 2016 edition right here on 7 nbc tomorrow night. if you haven't experienced a nascar race in person, the sprint cup returns to new hampshire in just three weeks. and kyle busch tells joe why you have to see it to believe it. >> the best way to explain being able to explain a nascar race is to get to a nascar

they feel disappointed, gators, not only did florida drop out of the top 25, they lost their spot to miami. the hurricanes haven't been ranked since november of 2013. houston cougars made a big jump. they go from 15 to 6 and georgia jumped from 18 to 9. >>> that's your morning sports update. enjoy your day. >>> home alone eou burglar. how a 12-year-old florida boy reacted when confronting that burglar in his home. >> ants bite an 84-year-old woman more than 1,000 times at z23y6z zy6z >>> let's check e this wednesday. dry conditions, 6:00, 7 a. in the mid-70s through 7:00, 8:00 and clouds this afternoon. mostly dry, just a slight chance of a shower in southern counties. otherwise 89 to low 90s. >>> kids with special needs can now have dolls that look more like them. bob norris makes leg braces for dolls, it started when he asked to make one for a friend's daughter. it was such a hit more requests started to come in. on now to keep his prices low. it's already passed $5,000. >>> a russian soyuz capsule landed back on earth with an american astronaut on board. jeff williams is now nasa'

florida police captured the gator yesterday morning. apparently there have been some calls about the alligator before.>>> do you know what, it the last couple of days with all of that tropical moisture that moved into our state. yesterday a muggy day and today not that comfortable. we are still looking at lingering moisture. the dewpoint combined with the temperature of 75 gives us a relative humidity of 83%. when you step outside it is still going to feel a little sticky and it will stay that way during the day. that lingering moisture we will keep a 10% chance for a straight thunderstorm as we go into the afternoon. that daytime heating combined with moisture can create that. right around 3 pm to 6 pm we could see that. a high of only 95 today and i will show you went the hundreds return. >>> drivers in scottsdale want to look out for this stall. it is northbound at the shape boulevard exit ramp. it is blocking the right side, so cactus roche -- cactus road could be a good alternative for you there. valley wide, i am not seeing indian

in the second, gators driving again, the pass to the left side makes the tennessee defense look back, trotting in for the easy touchdown. 14-0, florida. 21-3 halftime for the gators. in the second half, the vols woke up. this is beautiful. watch this catch. joshua dobbs takes a hit, this tabor on the route, the first lead of the day for the vols. josh malone goes 42-yards untouched. the vols stun the gators 38- 28. >> you know, they came in and took to us, and, um, you know, it's disappointing. these are life lessons,s, man, not everyday does just like you want it. >> now, this is tennessee's second largest come back in school history, and they can thank the atrocious gator offense for that. get this, the gators didn't get a first down in the second half until the 7:30 minute mark in outside edge. just bad, bad, fundamentally, just bad all over. >> that's not what you want to hear from your head coach against one of the best team ins the country. usf failed to perform. the bulls are not at the seminoles level yet, they are getting there, but before we judge have to see how they respond next week to cincinnati. it's one of the largest

gators take a 2 - zero lead. in the 2nd, the offense gets going. jordan finds the end zone and that is all florida's defense would need. the gators packed a sack lunch for the mean green. 7 sacks, the most in a single game since 1999. they had 53 total yards on 50 plays, a school record. thompson hits the wide but not his xbox controller. the gators win 32 - zero . >>> marilyn as skip the boring stuff and go to overtime. first possession, they get in. hills with the qb keeper. they volleyed back. milton scrambling and screaming. mackenzie is not just a girls name. they tied and it is 24 all. next ucf possession, the ball slips out of milton's can. marilyn recovers one of 6 fumbles on the night for the true -- maryland recovers one the freshman. marilyn wins -- maryland wins in double overtime. the wildcats scored 7 touchdowns. they came up short at umass 21 ?13. florida a&m is still seeking a's first win . the rattlers come up short to tuskegee 20 - 17. >>> we also want to mention the raise big winners against baltimore 5 - to the l. -- 2 the final. dan lucas is in phoenix. we will have postgame rea

peace, gators chop the cats 45- 7 and central florida and blowout, courtesy of fifth- ranked michigan, wilton - - tosses touchdown passes, weaving the game with the injury, nights cracked the highlight and adrian, they were just killing time on the way to the 51 to 14 loss. and florida atlantic took an hour ride south to visit miami. mark walton greets them. third to make it 24-3 in t third period keeping it respectable as evidenced by gregory how old - - and hey, controller is broken. last weekend they ran roughshod over the rattlers. carolina eats florida 49-10. finally, archer on the hill, smooth sailing until the sixth when ellsbury rex the line, why next batter, sanchez. wilson would answer with a home run in the it. raised ball 5-one, archer loses for a franchise record of eight team to tie this season. >> sir, take a breath, you got it all. take a break. >>> an update to breaking news that we told you about at the top of the hour, police are investigin involved shooting, happening right now on gordon street, seth just - - chip just pulled up to the scene, what are you finding o

the university of florida men's basketball team is coming to tampa on november 21st. the gators' home game in gainesville at the o'connell center is being renovated forcing florida to begin the season on the road. prices begin at just $15. >>> the tampa bay show opens featuring hundreds of newest boats. there's also boating, paddle boarding and fishing seminars. the show runs through sunday evening. >> we'll have temperatures there in the lower 07s. of course -- lower 70s. of course it's indoors. the bus stop today looks dry but a couple of showers already by 3:00 and will also turn to thunderstorms. we'll talk more about that in the weekend forecast straight ahead. >>> a golfer is shocked to why it's more common than you might think and how to avoid it. >> and dozens of people got trapped in a gondola high in thalps overnight doctor -- in n the alps overnight and how th >>> welcome back. the time right now is 5:43. these guys look a lot happier than i would be that high in the air at that construction site. those workers posing on top of the mississippi. they just finished putt

. >>> this morning, students at a south florida middle school can breathe easier. this gator is 11 feet, 450 pounds. police in davie finally captured this creature. either. the school made several calls to report the big alligator but when trappers would show up, he would disappear. yeah, not getting me. well, not this time. look at the roll. scary. >>> all right, boaters cruising the hillsborough river, you have got to slow down. the city of tampa just installed idle speak and no wake zones on the rhode island boaters caught face -- zones on the river. boaters caught speeding will be facing $90 fines. >>> we have some good news. they have canceled the river flood warnings for elfers and little manatee at wimauma because the river had gone below flood stage. cyprus creek and piece river still have the flood warnings. the action stage where things need to happen is still at 18 feet. so we are still dealing with that even though it's below flood stage. we have another day to dry out. feels nice this morning. 75degrees at 8:00 a.m. it does warm up to around 86 at noon. and 91 at