that would include hayne city and highlands county. sumter county. and coastal areas. there is a tropical storm watch wind gusts. wind gusts up to 73 miles an hour, say, are expected in some of the inland areas in 36 hours. 86 degrees the current temperature at temple terrace. 88 seminole. 89 degrees. it is a warm day overall. the convection has not really started though we are getting good heating going. visible satellite imagery shows a few clouds across the state. you will see hurricane maw more of an easterly flow. then northeasterly. across the state, most of the activity is off the east coast at the moment. you can see the flow influenced from the hurricane. slowly start to influence our weather picture here locally. 120 miles an hour winds as of 5:00. from the national hurricane center. these are all hurricane warnings. now, as a category 3 storm will continue to move to the northwest, now, we want to continue to focus on the window of possible movement. we call it the cone of air, a category 4 storm. also, you can see passing right along the coastline, some com

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let's look around the area. 59 in haynes city. look at the big temperature change from yesterday and today at this time. we're five degrees cooler in sarasota. so get what's happening? the cold front has moved through and that cooler and drier air will sink in. so we're seeing northerly winds. along the coast, we could see rip currents and it's very coppy, so it's not the best day for boaters -- choppy, out to the golf course, 68 with lots mid-70s. plenty of sunshine and the same thing for tomorrow, maybe a degree or two warmer in the afternoon for tomorrow. so great days today and tomorrow for any outdoor activities. here's a look today at the highs,in the 70s. now, tomorrow morning the temps are going to drop even more as a cool we'll see a low tonight, we actually see them early before sunrise, 55 in tampa and overnight and into the morning houses into the 50s. it's going to be a little chilly and the rip currents are possible along the beach some keep that in mind. index at a 7. the winds out of the north and the choppy condit

most of the heavy shower activity around hayne city. a few lightning fright as well. south of i-4 is where most of the activity is located. what we see is very low topped. a few lightning strikes as i mentioned off in the distance as well. but this is not anywhere near severe levels. a few showers continue to move across the southern part of manatee county. so th well. but that is our life sweep at the moment. you see at lakewood ranch, 88 degrees with a northwest wind at 8 miles an hour. beautiful view. southern part of manatee county. partly cloudy skies at freedom plaza. 88 degrees at sun city center and hillsborough county. a lot of sunshine helping to enhance the thunderstorms. but, a relative stable atmosphere because we have a lot of dry air aloft. that is hyundai new port richey. 86 degrees at the western part 9:00 p.m., 80 degrees, make a lingering shower. potentially a thunderstorm. 76 degrees at 7:00 a.m. we will probably start to see banding features crossing the state later tomorrow. associated with hurricane matthew. especially as we get into friday, tha

sprinkles near dundee south of hayne city. a lot of this will continue to move east. we'll continue to monitor it. other than that, partly cloudy skies, 83 right now in venice. it's 84 at apollo beach. still hanging on to 79 at saint pete. these isolated showers will slowly work back toward the west coast of florida. we'll be aided by a stiff breeze out of the east/northeast. averagin 87 for the high, which is above average. we'll keep it pretty warm for today. and the headlines, the outlook is looking fairly dry, temperatures likely to stay warm. but a big blast of cool air is on the way by the time we get to that weekend. we'll take another look at those fall-like temperatures coming up in a few short minutes from now guys. >>> okay. we will check back, thank you. taking a look at your vote this morning, donald trump back on the campaign trail this week. meanwhile hillary clinton preparing for the last debate. time wednesday. edward lawrence has more on the latest accusations. >> donald trump called people representing hillary clinton animals in a tweet after someon

crystal haynes live at city hall where a hearing on is being held. >> the reporter: the new counselors that are proposing this are matt o'malley and anisya george, and the idea is with more sleep, the high schoolers will be more alert, which will mean better test scores and less tarrediness. not everyone is on board. there's a big concern about after-school programming. boston city councilors want high schoolers to get more sleep before the bell rings. bps before 730? a. a.m. some are starting as early as 7:10 a.m. or 7:20 a.m. >>> the education committee listen to testimony on the merits of pushing back the start time, with the aim of keeping kids up in class. it's a public health issue. >>> the american academy of pediatrics recommends adolescence get between eight and ten hours of sleep, and they're wired to fall asleep later at night. studies have shown more sleep translates to better test scores and a drop in tardiyness, dr. judith owens tells me, it's about more than making the grade. >> and can also have effect on mood, and increase the risk for things like depression and even s

something that boston city schools are thinking about right now. crystal haynes spoke to people on both sides of the issues [bell ringing] >> reporter: boston city before the bell rings. >> we have more than half of hour high schools from start times of the bps before 7:30 a.m. >> reporter: education committee heard testimony on the efforts of pushing back star time with the aim of keeping students up in class. and for counselor matt o'malley. it is personal. his never knew is a high schooler. >> he goes to school in west roxbury. it is not that far but because of taking a bus and a train, he has to leave his house around 6 a.m. >> reporter: adolescents get between 8 and 10 hours of sleep and they are wired to fall to sleep later at night. more sleep translates into better test cores and a drop in tardiness. >> i had some considerable reservation. >> reporter: boston mom said don't hit snooze just yet. she is concerned about after school sports an transportation. >> some of these families are actually relying on the afterschool income that our students are bringi

haynes, fox 25 news. >>> we heard from police and city official beside the extreme action required to save these two officers' lives. mayor walsh credited the red cross and the boston police patrolman's association for supporting the red cross' mission. >> the red cross and blood donations benefited the and i commend them for wanting to give back to the red cross for being there. >> he wrote one of the most important things you can do to help officers is give blood, hashtag a donor. a number of local blood donation events are scheduled in our already. for details go to fox25boston.com. >>> our coverage of the police involved shooting continues throughout this newscast as well as online on our web site. >>> to the race for the white lowell released new presidential polls in the state of new hampshire. hillary clinton leads donald trump 45% to 39% as expected on the campaign trail, the big topic was the sexual assault allegation launched against donald trump. >> abhorrent textbook definition of sexual assault. >> its cruel. >> reporter: one by one democrats denounced donald trump. >> it has shaken me to my cor

reports in barnstable, crystal haynes, fox 25 news. >> vanessa: city officials in nash way, new hampshire, are going to inspect every storm drain and manhole in the city after a deadly accident over the weekend. a teenager was swept away into a storm drain during friday's torrential rainfall. immediate plans, jim, to keep people safe. >> the reporter: well, that's right, vanessa. the city's goal is to surpass every other municipality when it comes to themes utility covers. they do tell us that they got -- that they are going to be inspecting them, that's number one. they're also going to be replacing some. but they also tell us, they have no idea, even after a third-party review, how of the manhole cover in question here >> my heart goes out to the parents. >> the reporter: for gail work, this weekends's news that a 16-year-old died after falling into a storm drain was especially distressing. i lost a son at 18 on a motorcycle, and this brings everything back. >> the reporter: nashuaans who knew jacob and those who didn't, came out to the place where it all started, a storm drain above of

haynes, fox 25 news. >>> the 72 hours the city of lowell had 17 overdoses two were fat. a leaders are now making sure that never happens again. the police department is using 1.2 million dollars in federal grants to expand its community opioid outreach program through the co-op and firefighters to go out and encourage people who have recently overdosed but survived to enter treatment. one man told us this program saved his life. >> at the end of the day like so many people so many of my friends died. with the grant the police department hopes to hire more and also target drug traffickers. >> 13 years ago a young roxbury woman was found shot to death in an apartment in the stairwell. a child headed for cool made the terrible discoveries. the family is doing all they can to unmask her killer. >> reporter: this is cha reese carter. she came from a good family. victim to the streets and her family is turning to the streets they believe someone even now can identify her killer. >> i saw a young female victim when i went into that building that day. that's who she remains a vi

fox 25's crystal haynes caught up with one counsellor to discuss the pros and the cons. >> reporter: boston city councils want high schoolers to get some more sleep before that bell rings. >> then we've got more than have start times before 7:30 a.m. >> reporter:ed education committee heard testimony on the merits of pushing back start times with the aim at keeping students up in class and for counsellor matt o'malley it's personal. >> he goes to school in roxbury it's not that far. because of taking the bus and train he has to leave his house right around 6:00 a.m. >> reporter: the american pad trick recommended they later at night. more sleep translates into better test scores and a drop in tardiness. >> reporter: but boston mom angelina camacho says don't hit snooze just yet. she's concerned about after school sports and transportation. >> some of these families are actually relying on the after school income that our students are bringing in. >> i think it's very important for parents to many, many communities that have successfully done this. >> reporter: according to nonprofits, start scho

but as crystal haynes reports, critics say this could really impact after-schoolf4????? progd jobs. >> the reporter: boston city councilors want high schoolers to get some more sleep before of our high schools have start times in the bps before 7:30 a.m. >> the reporter: the education committee heard testimony today on the merits of pushing back start times with the aim at keeping students up in class. and for counselor matt owe maliks it's personal, his nephew is a high schooler. >> left in west roxbury, it's not that far, but because of taking a bus and a trainings he often has to leave his oust adolescents get between eight and ten hours of sleep and they're wired to fall asleep later at night. studies have shown more sleep translates into better test scores, and a drop in tardiness. >> i have some considerable reservations. >> the reporter: but boston mom angelina says don't hit snooze just yet. she's concerned about after-school sports and transportation. >> some of these families are actually relying on the after-school income that our students are bringing in. >> i think it's very important for parents h

haynes, fox 25 news. >>> the attorney for the whom brought concerns about a popular police chief to the city of gloucester says he wants to now bring the same concerns to the district attorney. fox 25 has learned he there are grounds for a criminal case. as we reported gloucester fire and police chief the mayor said the chief lied about and destroyed evidence in an internal investigation. the city was investigating after the woman went to them saying the chief made her fear for her safety. the chief's attorney called the whole thing a witch-hunt. the district attorney's office had no comments at this time. >>> they show support for a new hampshire man who could be kicked out of the country after a criminal fox 25's kathryn burcham was in court today as his supporters tried convince a judge to let him out on bail. >> reporter: friends of daniel >> noah blackstein: a manchester, new hampshire, high school graduate and standout and bank employee are shocked after his sudden detainment by i.c.e. as a priority criminal alien. >> he's american. he's his family came to the u.s. from colombia and the brothers wer

city spent some 350,000 dollars fighting this case. i reached out to mayor marty walsh's office and have yet to hear back yet. reporting in boston, i'm crystal haynes, fox 25 news. >>> the fall pattern has raved. cold mornings and nice afternoons. chief meteorologist kevin rain for later in the week. >> yeah, maybe that will get rid of the ragweed for a bit. you figure the cold morning we had might have killed a lot of it, probably did but definitely not all it. keene new hampshire at 39 degrees. there are towns in between these airport reporting stations that are showing even colder temperatures. to the north and he's there i'll take to you the new hampshire massachusetts border. fitchburg at 39 degrees in northern no worcester county. and to the southwest of boston, attleboro in the upper 30s. thanh t.o. at 38 degrees. plainville at 43. and dighton at 44 degrees right now. ? ? on social security and medicare, these are the facts. kelly ayotte voted for deep cuts in medicare and social security. here are the votes. she voted against protecting social security from the threat of privatization. and said she's open to raising the retirement age for s

constable for the city of boston, a member of the army reserve, and some say he wanted to expand his security and private investigation company code blue protection. i am crystal haynes, fox25 news. >>> more now on the officers who are recovering. first officer who is a 27-year veteran who lives in winthrop. officer matt morris a 12 had police. he was awarded the highest medal the state can give for an officer involved in bravery. a dorchester native and well known in that community. fox25's john monahan spoke with another retired boston police officer who knows both officers involved. >> thank god they are still alive. >> reporter: he is grateful jim was a boston cop for 35 years, retiring back in 2005. and he knows both officers who were shot. >> hoping that they would be -- pull out of it okay. i don't like to s pretty bad. >> reporter: jim is from dorchester and knows officer matt morris from the neighborhood. >> i know his mother and father and i knew him. he lived on the street here. >> reporter: he recalls when matt joined the department 2 years ago. >> i remembered when he went on. a regular kid. responsive kid. good guy. >> reporter: he knows richie centolo

our crystal haynes is working the story and will have much more at 10:00 p.m. >> mark: a gorgeous sunset in the city of boston and kevin, while there's trouble down south because of matthew, we are getting some beautiful weather up here, that picture proves it. >> kevin: yeah. feeling a little guilty about that mark? this is a nasty storm they're getting in the bam massachusetts. it's getting hard to see, it's a atmosphere. they are wrapping around the center of this storm. an eye is imminent and this will become a stronger hurricane as the night progresses over warm water. this is where it's moving toward exhuma and bahamas, a cat 3 hurricane, winds, 120 thee miles per hour. the track brings it close to nassau and through the areas, closer to freeport and the southeast u.s. east coast of florida, melbourne to cape canaveral, really the place that it get a hit from this and as this tracks shifts farther to the west, it's been doing all along, melbourne especially looks like it's in a precarious situation. we'll keep the track going and show you the rest of it and how it may impact our weekend coming

haynes, fox 25 news. >> vanessa: and this important reminder here, there are just a few hours left to register to vote in next month's election. sign up on line until 8:00 p.m. tonight or in city or town hall will be open. you can also send in the form by mail, but it does have to be postmarked by today. we have links with all the information you need, plus how to check and see if you're already registered, just go to hour web site, fox25boston.com. >> mark: t-mobile is in hot water tonight. the federal communications commission fined the wireless carrier $48 million for slowing down unlimited data plans. the company had a policy to slow down the speeds of customers who were the heaviest data users. 26 gigabytes a month. new study shows workers in the u.s. are putting on a lot more hours than their counterparts in europe. the study showed the average american worked 19% more than european workers. that broke down to about an extra hour each work daily. the study also found americans are taking fewer vacation days and retire late early. -- later. >> vanessa: hope. >> jason: hopefully you took a vacation day today, because plett me tell you. we know who did. of course i'm fillin