candace. this morning, just starting off on a quiet note weather-wise. and overall, fairly dry ahead. and down the road, huge changes coming our way. let's take a look at the temperatures hour-by-hour today. starting off with the low 70s this morning. the numbers climb into the middle and upper 80s. we top thed off at 90 yesterday. -- topped off at 90 yesterday. we still have an easterly wind causing showers on the our rain chances slim at best, only 10%. perhaps a slightly better rain chance as you head into the spine of the state and back towards the east coast. they'll have about a 20% chance of showers. this is what i'm talking about. look at the temperature, going to stay above average by midweek. and a strong cold front friday. look at the numbers dip, by sunday, that's right, high of only 78 degrees. and we could be talking about wake-up temperatures in the 60s world this morning. let's see if leslee lacey has good news on the roads this morning. >>> i do have good news no. accidents that the will -- news. no accidents that will slow you down. ove

good morning, and welcome to news channel 8 today, candace has the morning off. and i'm gene ramirez. ed has the forecast. >>> we have comfortable temperatures and low humidity, and dry skies here. looking at max defender 8, nothing happening in our area, but the east coast we are shooting across the state, and we are finding the showers near port st. lucy and near melbourne as well, and to this morning. our temperatures, 71 in tampa, and 60s headed inland. dry air over the southeast, and aloft, and that has been responsible for squashing the rain chances, down to 10%, and with not much to cool us down, we warm up. average high is 84. jumping to 88 later today, and at 5:38, we will look at the 8- day temperature trend if you have been begging for cooler >> we have a good drive, and we have positive news on the road right now, and let's take a look. 275 at 20 avenue south it looks good over the bridge, too. state road 54, up to speed in new port richey. and also on u.s. 19 through the palm harbor area, state road 54, only 12 minutes, and that's a look at weather a

back to candace and gene. >> thank you. >>> hillary rodham clinton and donald trump are wondering if more of clintons ahacked emails will be released by wikileaks. this was --clinton's hacked emails will be released by wikileaks. there are cryptic messages coming in this morning. >> reporter: that's right. on sunday, wikileaks released a massive batch of emails. they say it came from the hacked personal account of hillary rodham clinton's campaign chairman. critics claim the emails showcase the inner workings of the campaign. they include exchanges about how clinton could do a better job apologizing for her private email center and handling donations from foreign governments and discussing her health records and taxes. saturday's release included what wikileaks, the alleged republican party is being taken over by extremists. and the clinton campaign blames russia for the hacks and claims in of the documents are doctored and they fault donald trump for cheering on the russian attempt to influence the election. >> the clemens

. >> and i'm candace mccowan with gayle having the morning off. have a dry commute, no matter where you're headed. a pick her-perfect start this morning. a few sprinkles on the east coast, trying to work their way into extreme high eastern county this morning. the humidity, you're feeling it this morning. we will lock the at humidity dropping the next few days, and right now a lot of dry air in place. 72 in pam to, and mid-60s headed inland, and the temperatures are warm, all the way the average. we will look at day hour-by- hour coming up, but a check of the roads right now. >> we have good weather ahead of us, and we are still hanging on to traffic, too, and look at this. check it out, folks, we have got all green here, wonderful drive, and we are not seeing any delays at all. let's go ahead and take a look as i zoom in. this is u.s. 92 at mobile drive. we have an accident here, and delays this is west of mango road, i want you to keep that in mind. live look at traffic here. 275 at 22nd avenue south. that's pinellas county, and now moving over

back to candace and gene. >> thank you. >>> a republican party headquarters in north carolina was fire bombed over the weekend, and new overnight news channel 8's meredyth censullo has the latest on the attack and how candidates are reacting this morning. >> reporter: gene, this morning, there's not much left of a gop party outside of raleigh, durham, and the republican party headquarters across the country including here in tampa bay urged to be on alert. someone threw a bottled loaded with a flammable substance into the republican party office in orange county, north carolina causing extensive damage, just 24 days before the election. a message comparing republicans with nazis was also spray painted on a nearby billing. the executive director of the north carolina republicans says the act was meant to scare and >> we are going to take the necessary precautions to do whatever it takes to keep our people safe and keep them working. >> reporter: reaction from both presidential candidates on social media sunday

. >> plus, candace cameron bure's daughter after her breakthrough voice audition. >> it is very surreal. >> and kelly clarkson opens up to e.t. about her new baby. >> brutally honest about her struggle with having two kids in yeah. she is a handful. ?? >>> now for october 4, 2016, this is "entertainment tonight "qwest. >> kim kardashian's former bodyguard tells e.t. that the robbery in paris had to be an inside job. his worst fear that it could have become a sexual assault. >> the reality star is still traumatized, still in shock over what happened in paris early monday she was in hiding all day. here today at the penthouse that she's been staying at with kanye and their children north and saint. from what i'm hearing is unforgettable to her still is that gun that was put to her head by one of the masked intruders as she begged for her life. kim was bound at her hands and her feet and her mouth was covered in duct tape and was wearing a bathroom. she was getting ready for bed and as everyone at home can thought right then and there is whether or not they would have raped her. >> it woul

. >> and i'm candace mccowan. gayle has the morning off. and ed bloodsworth has the monday morning weather. >> yeah, good news, max defending 8 scanning the skies. morning for us here. especially for the commute. weather-wise, no problems. and temperature-wise, still on the mild side. a little bit above where we should be for this time of year. cooler for areas like zephyrhills weeki wachee, both locations at 67. the rain chances slim at best for today. 87degrees. can't rule out a rogue shower later on this afternoon. an of the east around 10 miles per hour. we will break down the day hour- by-hour coming up but first, a quick check of the roads this morning. >>> that's right. the roads are looking good. we have overnight construction but aside from that -- and that's going to go away. the reason you see yellow instead of green, you have lights to go through, traffic lights but the surface roads look good through new port richey and the palm harbor area on 19 and 54. and north port, 75 past sumpter the boulevard, the right lane taken away.

i'm candace mccowan. gayle has the among off -- has the morning off. >>> halloween just around the corner. it's going to feel like it this weekend. cooler temperatures straight ahead. over the leigh. >> our skies are clear over than some patchy fogs in a few spots. max defender 8 certainly showing you how clear everything is locally. what about this big cool down? well, look where the front is. it's back now still north of atlanta and back into the northern portion of alabama. i have to wait all day for this to make it here but it is worth the wait. 66 in plant city hawk 66, 62 in zephyrhills. as the front gets closer to us i don't expect much rain, only a 10% rain chance. the breeze is stronger and warm at 84. at 6:38 i'll take you through the next 8 days and show you how much cooler it's going to be. >>> first the traffic situation here this morning. >> it's building but still a pretty good drive over all. ybor city in the yellow now. downtown. 301 to 275 at 10 minutes. the veteran's expressway no slow

i'm candace manager county. gayle has the morning out. >> i'm gene ramirez. >>> halloween is just around the corner and it's going to feel

i'm candace mccowan. >> i'm gene ramirez . >>> let's get a check on your friday forecast with leigh. good morning. >> oh, goodness, it's already max defender 8 scanning the skies for you and not finding any rainfall. you have the all clear this morning. temperatures not bad, 64 in lakeland, down to 63 in inverness, bartow 66, 62 north port. here's the big story, a cold front pushing through the southeast. behind it really some chilly air. so during the day today we have all day to warm up. 84 degrees, breezy at times. actually, mostly dry as this cold front gets closer to us. you will w because we trend much cooler behind this front. all those details. >>> leslee has the details on the morning commute. >> a couple of issues but they're not going to slow you down. we have a crash here by martin luther king at 275. also we have one right at the heart of the junction. i can actually show you what that looks like. there already at 275 at the ramp to i-4. a little bit of slowing traffic is light so not too much of an issue. all right. let's move over now and take a look at our skyway brid

i'm candace mccowan, gayle has the morning off. >> and i'm gene ramirez. >> reporter: a picture perfect start for us this morning. max defender 8 scanning the skies, and we are not looking at much. temperaturewise, fairly comfortable, and mild in spots this morning with 72 in tampa, comfortable for brooksville and inverness. we have dry air in the mid- and upper levels, and that suppressed the rain chances yesterday, and i think the same thing will happen today. north easterly breeze, and a few clouds building by midday, and a by the afternoon a few of the spot showers develop, and most of us will make it through today on a dry note, and a very warm note. standards. >> it will be a bon jovi afternoon. >> nice, very nice. >>> delays a cross the speedway bridge, and overall, traffic is looking very good. i want to remind you of construction. morgan street at the selman expressway. it that's all week until sunday afternoon. that's a look at traffic. back to candace and gene. >>> donald trump's wife, melania trump reacted to her husband's allegations of sexual misconduct. >> and she is resp

candace? >> ed, thank you. >>> right now we are following breaking news out of clear scene in the last 30 minutes, and the clear water police have a warning for pedestrians? >> reporter: they have urged pedestrians f you have to walk somewhere, they are begging you to please use the crosswalk. that's the safest way and the smartest way. around 4:30 this morning, that's when the pedestrian crash happened here at duncan avenue, and they said a pedestrian stumbled into the road, and that is when a struck him. again, it happened around 4:30 this morning, and this is the second pedestrian death in just four days on the boulevard. on thursday a pedestrian was pushing a wheel share fewer than 100 yards from a marked crosswalk. and again, police want you to use the crosswalk. we don't have the man's identity right now. we are expecting to learn it. the medical examiner did just and online when we find out the details. >> jana, thank you. >>> target the new york city times, donald trump declared a $916

. >> and i'm candace mccowan. gayle has the morning off. ed has a look at your weather. >> reporter: another picture overtime, and we are not finding the precipitation in our area. dry start locally, and the only issue is the east coast w the onshore flow, and there's showers back to port st. lucy this morning, and that's it. some will come into our area this afternoon. upper 60s and low 70s out there, and the humidity, a tad lower this morning, feeling comfortable, and an easterly flow across the area, and that will be a warm wind for us. 88 for the high today, and it's going to be a october standards, and down the road a big cooldown, and we will go through the day hour-by- hour in a bit. let's check on the roads. >> we have a good weather and good traffic. folks, we are kicking off to a nice drive. i-4 through polk county, looking fantastic. i-75 through the new tampa area this is a great drive from pasco through fowler, and as you continue southward, and that's where most of the traffic is headed, but traffic right now is so light, nort

. >> candace cameron bure's daughter after her voice tryout and how her "full house" mom is helping her she's, like, okay -- >> kelly clarkson tells us about her surprising career move while having two kids in two years. >> play with each other while mommy has a glass of wine. >> closed captioning provided by -- hey guys. i called you all in because i just had an idea. brunch. allday, every day. brunch? that's great! where'd you get that idea? well... sweetie? you know what we're craving right now? crispy chicken, and fried egg, with bacon. like brunch. brunch? but it's 8pm and it's tuesday. huh, i wonder if my mother would like to stay with us... should we get started? who wants coffee? introducing my new brunchfast menu. with tasty options like my brunch burger and a crispy bacon and egg chicken sandwich. served all day, every day. only at jack in the box. >>> look at that. check out rihanna rocking some dramatic new dreadlocks and they go down past her booty. >> #hairgold. >> you should hear this because chrissy teigen and john legend moved into rihanna's former $14 million mansion.

i'm candace manager county. gayle has the morning out. >> i'm gene ramirez. >>> halloween is just around the corner and it's going to feel straight ahead. here's leigh with the good news. >> that's right. we've been tracking this cold front for days now and we still have to wait for it. here's max defending 8. you can see it's scanning the skies and not finding my rainfall, barely finding my clouds. temperatures are still mild. 63 inverness, 63 lakeland, 69 degrees in sarasota. so let me show you where this cold front is right now. it's just through the ohio area and back towards louisiana. that -- cool air that we've been waiting on. the cold front will get closer, winds will pick up a bit. not much rain and a high of 84. now stay tuned at 5:38 when i have the 8-day temperature trend. >>> leslee is here to tell you what is happening on the roads right now. >> we have a good drive. over night construction clear g clearing up. traffic looks good out there . this is palm harbor that looks wonderful on u.s. 19 and

candace mccowan joins us live. you spoke with folks who are desperate to help. >> reporter: yeah, jen, good evening. haiti is one of the poorest nations in the western hemisphere. i talked to two women who volunteer there. they tell me they feel helpless watching at a distance. >> it is like my heart is there. >> reporter: this woman visited the earthquake in 2010. she was there just last week. >> i wish i could be in two places at the same time. >> reporter: biera's heart is broken as she awaits updates from haiti. she is watching, depending on the news an hoping for updates from the orphanage where she volunteers. >> normally, you don't have a good connection in the internet over there. it comes and goes. so, every minute you keep your phone next to you. >> reporter: she has gotten a few messages learning that kids like samuel who she sponsors tammy is sals trying to wrap her head around the destruction she is seeing. she runs people for haiti. a group who provides medical missions. >> unfortunately, the six year

i'm candace mccowan. it's 7:00, and ed has a look at weather as you get up and get out the door. >> that's right. at 7:00 this morning, looking picture-perfect out there. dry skies all over the region all over the place. right now, it's bone dry out there. we have been stuck in a dry pattern for the last few days here. we have mid-and high level moisture, and you can see the direction coming in off the gulf here, and that will give us mid-to high level cloudiness through the day here, and overall, expecting a nice day ahead. nice start to the day, and it's mild. 72degrees, and downtown tampa, and 70 in apollo beach, and 68 for clear water, and easterly breezes will set up shop once again, and you could get a bit gusty through the times today. winds averaging 10-15, and it will be warm for us with passing clouds as the temperatures climb up to 86, and that's about 5 degrees where we should be for this time of the year. long-term, we have a cooling trend to talk about, and we will show you that coming up. >

i'm candace mccowan. thank you for joining us on this sunday. ed is here with a look at the forecast. >> reporter: getting closer and closer to halloween, starting off picture perfect, and max defender 8 scanning the skies. the atmosphere is very, very leading to a picture perfect morning. it's a bit mild this morning, 72-degrees is where we are starting. northeast winds averaging 5-10. 70 for plant city, and 64 for inverness, and here's our model rolling through the day, and it's another breezy day, winds out of the east northeast, and we will have a few passing fair weather clouds as we the day as well. this morning, mild near 70. comfortable for the afternoon, and sun and cloud mix, and warm and breezy as well. very warm for this time of the year. coming up, we will look at the forecast for halloween, and also the bucs are in town. >> ed, thank you very much. >>> a deadly morning on the with the -- jannis jones is live on the scene with the latest. >> reporter: one man is dead and a woman is in serious

back to you candace. >> jana, thank you very much. >>> in the top stories this morning, in the wake of the mosaic sink hole, they are facing lawsui alerting the neighborhood about the contamination this morning we are making calls and will bring you updates on the case as they come in. >>> a 6-year-old boy shot in his south carolina school earlier this week has died. a bullet struck one of jacob hull's main arteries when a 14- year-old opened fire on the playground. the gunman is a 14-year-old who killed his father just before he drove to the school. he's now charged as a juvenile with murder. hillary clinton's campaign is seizing on a 1995 donald trump tax record. he declared a $960 million loss on his 1995 income tax returns, and it could have led to him to legally paying taxes for up to 18 years. his campaign said "mr. trump is a highly-skd responsibility to his business, his family, and his employees to pay no more tax than legally required." this morning gary touchman talks to the younger generation to see what they think of hillary clinton and donald trump. >> reporter: at the wo

that was candace sweat reporting.. wral spoke with one of the jurors off camera who told us when it came to the 2nd degree murder charge. this juror was emotional - but said it came down to the letter of the law. the prosecutor also mentioned in court that civil suits against kania's family have been settled. we're learning more about what happened in a raleigh apartment where a baby girl died. the man accused of killing the 10-month-old appeared before a judge. the police report confirms marcus alston called 9-1-1 and attempted c-p-r -- before ems arrived to find the baby already cold to the touch. alston is being held without bond on charges of murder and child multiple inconsistent statements to police. next on rewind ... people pay attention to the strength of a hurricane based on its winds - but that's only part of the equation. fish: "you've got the wind, you've got the surge, you've got flooding, and all of those things are potential killers. " greg fishel shares his thoughts on whether hurricane categories shou

>> t took more than pixie dust to get candace ready. >> for a month and a half. >> when they asked me, would you be willing to fly? like, are you kidding me? fly meeas long as you want. >> it looks like fun. >> woulddyou do it? >> who doesn't want to fly? that's a good chop-choppon the hair, though. >> other daytime ladies pulling out the stops this halloween. coming up, we go behind the scenes of the talk's pop star transformation. >> i was practicing in the mirror. >> plus, a rare interview withh katie holmes opening up ith her relationship with daughter suri. >> i know myself more because of her. husband. we flash pays back 20 years to & see who holds the gavel on this marriage. >> if you don't do that you'll wind up on the editing floor. can we try againn >> closed captioning provided >>> oh, my gosh! i'm going to try to gather the words for this. we just found the most adorable peacock of all time. i mean, seriously? posted a peek at her ccstume. she's got a lot of them, and each one equally adorable. that's a banana and how about a hot dog?& >> okay. hot dog! >> i love that! i'm

. >>> "full house" star candace cameron bure has one little girl who is all grown up and natasha took a big step forward joining team levine and she celebrated with etonline. ? i can't help falling in love with you ? >> i was really hoping he would turn for me. it's very surreal. >> tell me how did the opportunity to audition for "the >> i had gotten an e-mail a couple months before blind auditions happened. and i was not interested. i'm way too competitive. that would not be good for me to be on a show like that, but my mom and my dad and my grandparents were, like, you should try out. it would be so much fun. >> natasha bure made her debut last night with the reworked version of elvis presley's "can't help falling in love" and though she got a little nervous, her coach, adam levine isn't >> i'm very happy you're on my team. welcome. >> it's a huge show, and i was, like, wow! this is going to be everywhere. i was very nervous. he's given me a lot of tips of being in the zone and singing with emotion and passion. >> natasha's family was front and center for her blind audition and she'

candace mccowan joins us live in these calls were not an >> reporter: absolutely and good evening. hundred/out on social media and called 8 on your side when they received political robocalls at 2:00, 3:00 and 4:00 in the morning. the group behind the call said sorry. >> for:39 in the morning and usually when it rings at 4:00 in the morning someone is deceased or in jail. >> reporter: good news for dave harris, the middle of the night call call from jail but it didn't make him feel better when he heard the call. >> it was a telemarketer for amendment two and i was upset about that. >> reporter: look online and the list of people not thrilled about the middle of the night wake-up call from the same number goes on and on. the group behind the call, a drug-free florida committee is behind the boat two on two and trying to get them to not support amendment two and don't they claim the calls were meant to go out in the evening but the vendor coded them as a.m. instead of p.m. >> i am unsurprised. >> reporter: an attorney makes big money suing telemarketers through his consumer protectio

. >> candace payne is now getting more attention. what she did to permanently remember her 15 minutes of fame. . >> good afternoon, i'm dana wagner, so the guy says the waves were perfect, so why did he have to be rescued from the water? we'll show you why next in the jim childs: one of the ways criminals avoid background checks is by going online and connecting with strangers to buy guns. as someone in law enforcement, i think that's dangerous. millions of guns are sold through websites like this, most with no background checks, no questions asked. why don't we require them online? a few clicks of the mouse, now a bad guy is armed - and potentially dangerous. and that's a threat to all of us. . >> good afternoon. i'm dana wagner. re in las vegas. a great white getting inside that steel diver's cage and meanwhile on the "today" show, we're hearing from the man that was inside at the time. >> before he broke the cage, his nose was lodged in the small window of, that so i just tell myself, i say, hey, c'mon, you're not going to go into

>> thanks, candace mccowan live. thank you. 17-year-old daughter who was hit by a car and left to die. the family of ashley prodomo begged for help finding her killer. she worked at a grocery store to help pay for college. as she tried to take the bus, someone hit her and took off. >> don't run over somebody and leave them there, especially a teenaged girl. just starting to live. we don't ... we forward. if anybody saw something, if there were any cameras that captured anything. please. please call us or call the highway patrol. >> the driver is still on the loose tonight. searching for ashley's killer continues. florida highway patrol is now investigating the case. >>> a deputy on the wrong side of the law accused of pawning his service weapon and stealing drugs. off the job, and facing charges sheriff bob tells us that the former deputy stole oxycodone pills from a citizen who brought them to a dunedin station to be destroyed. the sheriff said addiction can affect anybody an deputy's life was spiraling downward. >>

candace? tampa bay police need your help in finding the driver who left one woman dead and injured a police officer in a hit-and-run accident. >> the family is driver who killed their mother, daughter, and friend. the accident was east of lake wiles. she hit a tree, but she was able to get out and flag down a deputy for help. while calling for emergency crews, the deputy and jessica were hit and left for dead. jessica left at the hospital. sheriff grady judd called the jobs to support her two kids. >> help us get the person, whether it's a male, female, or a minor. the person who behind the wheel needs to get off the tree. if he did it to our family member, he can do it to yours, too. >> the sheriff's office does not have any information about the suspect vehicle, and a $3,000 reward is being offered for rm to the driver's arrest. >> trammic for that family. thank you. >>> all lanes of bay shore boulevard are back open this morning. the driver of a motorcycle died when it crashed near watrus a

. >> reporter: candace montgomery is a maryland realtor whose most recent offense happened to be caught on camera by our colleague photo journalist kirk brooks. >> i have my camera in my hand, go wham! >> reporter: kirk brooks could not believe that the driver who had just backed into a parked car was trying to leave the scene. >> i said you hit that car. you need to stop! >> reporter: what happens next is just as shocking. >> she hopped out of the car, came right up to me, me to you and said what do you care? is that your car? >> what 24-year-old candace montgomery didn't realize, kirk cameras mounted outside of his home, videost thawould capture everything, but he wasn't taking any chances. >> i need the license plate, click, the face of the driver, click, and a shot of the car to show what is going on. click. >> reporter: after that incident, we looked into montgomery's driving record and found 45 citations stemming from nine separate traffic stops, and the violations range from speeding to driving on a suspended license. driving record to maryland state delegate mondogo. ticking tim

candace mccowan live at curtis hixson park. thank you. >>> donald trump is taking his campaign to the nation's capitol not to reach voters but to show off his latest hotel. the billionaire is hoping to election day looming. mark meridith joins us live from dc. >> reporter: jen, a little unusual, but for trump, this is what we have almost come to expect when he has these different campaign stops. his hotel had a soft opening a few months ago, but today was the official ribbon cutting ceremony. he was also hoping to send a message to undecided voters not just in florida, but around the country. it is not the white house, but it is close. close by at least. today, donald trump using the campaign spotlight hotel. >> return a property that had been neglected for decades losing huge sums of money. >> reporter: selling the hotel is a symbol of success. he spent wednesday morning away from the traditional rallies in battleground states but stuck with his most popular talking points. >> right now, just about it is always over budget. be

candace mccowan breaks down amendment one. >> reporter: hi there, there is a war waging over a solar amendment that will appear on the ballot in the coming weeks. some say if you wait until you get into the booth to read it that you might be confused about what you are voting for. eric peterson is excited about the new solar panels on >> i installed it myself. put it up. you can do it for the cost of a small hyundai. >> reporter: eric is bringing in energy, much of which he uses. the energy that he does not use is patched into the electric grid and he gets paid for it. he says the panels will pay for themselves in eight years but the question is will that change under amendment one? solar equipment on their property. >> reporter: does that make you want to vote for this amendment? >> we obviously already have the right. >> reporter: the cone trover city is around the next seasons vowing those without solar power will not have to subsidize the use of backup for those who use it. those in favor of the amendment says it protects consumers from scams and ripoffs but when we went to resea

candace mccowan live in tampa. thank you for that. and a reminder before you head to the polls be sure to check out our 2016 election guide. it has early voting locations >>> and now, we have an update to breaking news. two people are dead after a house fire in sarasota county. one of the victims was an adult. they had to breach the exterior wall of the house to save him. the house is a loss. we are working to find out the condition of the third victim. >>> investigators bust a boat motor theft ring that spanned the entire state. pasco county deputies arrested jose mananarilla after they spotted him driving the same mini van seen in this surveillance video. investigators watched the thief in the video drop the motor on his foot twice. they tell us his foot was in bed shape when they arrested him. >> i mean, a little clumsy. a very heinrich dropped on his foot twice. that would be a clue. when we find the person, they will have serious injuries. >> deputies are still searching for a passenger in the van who got away. they are accused o

newschannel8's political reporter candace mccowan joins us now. we know senator marco rubio has been trying to keep arms length from donald trump for a while. and you have congressman patrick murphy is forced to defend himself. >> absolutely. i asked congressman murphy about this very thing right here in our studio last week. he said there is no connection between his family's business and donald trump. all it takes is a little looking and you will see trump and murphy's family business do have ties. >> it is marco ru it is an absolute lie. we have never done business with donald trump. >> reporter: there is no confusing his answer even when asked a second time. >> let's clear this up. was there not some dealings between him and your father on a real estate deal? >> no. absolutely not. we have never had a contract with donald trump. >> reporter: his father tom owns coastal construction. the congressman once worked there, but now owns millions in company stock. check out coastal construction's website and you and, there is this picture of murphy's

>> t took more than pixie dust to get candace ready. >> >> we have been working on this for a month anden they asked me, would you be willing to fly? like, are you kidding me? fly meeas long as you want. >> it looks like fun. >> woulddyou do it? >> who doesn't want to fly? that's a good chop-choppon the hair, though. >> other daytime ladies pulling out the stops this halloween. coming up, we go behind the scenes of the talk's pop star transformation. >> i was practicing in the mirror. >> plus, a rare interview withh katie holmes opening up ith her relationship with daughter suri. >> i know myself more because of her. >> ann judge judy with her judge husband. we flash pays back 20 years to & see who holds the gavel on this marriage. >> if you don't do that you'll wind up on the editing floor. can we try againn >> closed captioning provided by -- pat toomey and donald trump: they're just wrong for the women of pennsylvania. "new fallout for donald trump." "should a woman be punished for having an abortion?" "there has to be some form of punishment." "for the woman?" "yeah, there has to be

newschannel8's candace mccowan stopped by the emergency operation center where they are concerned a small shift in the storm could make difference. >> reporter: for polk county management director pete, it is easier to prepare if he knows whether or not his county will be hit by a storm. right now, he is in limbo waiting and watching. >> with this kind of a storm, we are really on the edge. it could go either way. we need to make sure we don't go overboard and get people overprepared. >> reporter: but for the people in polk county in 2004, there is no such thing as overprepared. forget hurricane charlie. the storm took a detour from its predicted path. >> you couldn't get into my house because of all the trees that had fallen down our drive. >> reporter: for that ran, even without anticipated hurricane force winds from matthew, they say they are ready. >> make sure everything is tied down, and, get us some gas. >> reporter: candace mccowan, newschannel8. >>> right now, noaa hurricane hunters are flying over the storm to get a better idea of how strong it is. our own jeff patterson went je

candace mccowan joins us live at the emergency operations center. really a small shift in the storm could make a big difference in the location. >> reporter: good evening. i just got off the phone with the emergency management director. he is concerned about the recent shift to the west the storm is taking. they will monitor it overnight morning about whether they will activate their emergency operations. >> this is the program. >> reporter: for polk county management director pete, it is easier to prepare when he knows whether or not his county will be hit by a storm. right now, he is in limbo waiting and watching. >> with this storm, we are really on the edge. it could go either way. we need to make sure that we don't go overboard and get people overprepared for it. >> reporter: for people such thing as overprepared. >> we didn't expect it to be that bad, no. >> almost within moments, turned and swept through here. >> reporter: those living in wake wales at the time, it is impossible to forget hurricane charlie. the storm took a detour from its pr

they don't know how to find shelter. >> reporter: candace mccowan, newschannel8. >>> some important news for parents in polk county. schools are closed thursday and friday because of hurricane matthew. at the emergency operations center, crews are closely following the storm's path. they say people liveing in mobile homes should consider going to a shelter. family until matthew passes. >>> just flying debris. it will kill you. so take it seriously. get your supplies ahead of time and you know, don't take no hurricane lightly. >> tomorrow morning, a special needs shelter will open up at the department of health in bartow. newschannel8 is helping you prepare. we have a list of sandbag locations, shelters, important emergency numbers right on our website, wfla.com. >>> well, the florida highway patrol is making re moves smoothly as people evacuate south florida. every single trooper will be out working to quickly clear accident scenes and watch for erratic drivers. also, construction along i-75 has been halted completely until the storm passes through. troopers don't want anything to hinder

in moore county, candace sweat, wral news. >> candace tells us crawford's court appearance is set for november 22nd. has not been scheduled. >>> n.c. state students are being warned of a possible sex assault. campus police are investigating a report by a female student that she was attacked early this morning at the delta ep salon house. police so far only have a vague description of the suspect. they are reminding students to trust their instincts. travel in groups at night, and report any suspicious activity. >>> new tonight, sad news about an north carolina lawmaker. 25 years has died. luebke was diagnosed with lymphoma a year ago but he benefited from treatment and was able to continue working in the general assembly and teach sociology at unc greensboro. a spokesman says he had a recent sudden return of his cancer. representative luebke passed away last night. he was 70. tributes are already powering in. governor pat mccrory issuing this statement, saying represent luebke was whose career reflected his undeniably passion for serving his district and north carolina. she writes, we

"candace really wanted to be there when i came home, so i set it up with melissa to surprise them during their homecoming for my homecoming. " jeffrey says the hardest part was having to wait until half time to be able to talk to his girls. there's a full schedule of college football across the state today. that includes the hawkeyes homecoming matchup later this morning. 2nd straight win in the big ten season today against northwestern . kickoff is set for 11:00 this morning at kinnick. you can also find the game on espn u. it's also homecoming for the uni panthers. they're taking on southern illinois under the dome this afternoon. , kickoff is set for 4:00. you can watch it live on kcrg 9 point 2. and the iowa state cyclones are looking for the upset against 13th ranked baylor. kickoff for this one is fox sports one. every year, thousands of babies die from sudden infant death syndrome, or sids. we'll talk with a nurse from unitypoint health about ways to keep your baby safe, coming up in a live interview. sits to our east and continues to spin, giving us the mostly cloudy skies and an

i am candace mccowan. the search is on for a driver that the driver didn't stop. jessica enchautegui-otero died at lakeland medical center. deputy adam pennell is being treated for a broken pelvis and other broken bones. he is luckily expected to survive. there is no description of the vehicle other than it should have front-end damage. a $2000 cashar driver. >>> let's check on the weather. >> lots of sunshine, candace. land o lakes is 70 degrees, 86 will be the high for saturday and for sunday. we are calling for plenty of sunshine and breezy out of the northeast -- winds out of the northeast. hillary clinton: far too many families today don't earn what for their kids, childcare they can trust and afford, equal pay for women, and jobs they can really live on. people ask me what will be different if i'm president? well kids and families have been the passion of my life and they will be the heart of my presidency. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. amendment 1 protects consumers from scams, promotes safe solar, king it? because amendment 1 stops their

i'm candace mccowan. we are tracking hurricane matthew. the warnings have been issued forjamaica and haiti. are are boarding up and stocking up with people lining up to fill up their cars and plastic storage containers. the first stage of an emergency has been declared in cuba. raul defense ministers and officials as they oversaw the storm preparations. here's a bird's eye view of matthew. they will be flying in and out in the coming days. ed bloodsworth has the latesten where this is headed and the impacts it may have on florida. >> reporter: the latest update coming down an hour ago from the hurricane sent, and they are looking at powerful system. the winds are at 150, and the ragged. signs of the system may be weakening a bit, and we will see if the next update at 11 will move it. right now winds at northwest at 5 miles an hour. they found strong winds. the latest forecast, the hurricane mornings for haiti, jamaica, and now eastern cuba under a hurricane warning, and it's expected to continue to weaken a bit as it slides to the north, a

. >> candace sweat is in the news room, and we heard from pena himself today? >> yes he was quite choked up after the verdict, calling the decisions he made that night awful, and the consequences gruesome. >> this case is about a 20-year- old man who got drunk and despite the best efforts of his friends, killed three people and injure aid 9-year-old girl. >> report mention words sentencing the man to up to 15 years in prison. prior to the judge's final words, the jury delivered a verdict, finding him guilty on three counts of manslaughter. he drove the wrong way down interstate 85 after a night of drinking killing three people, he expressed remorse for his actions. >> not a day goes by where i'm not reminded of my decisions and my gruesome consequences. i wish it would have been me that died. i'm the only one deserving of this heart break and misery. >> reporter: he also faced charges of second-degree murder, but was found not guilty. the trial was taxing for both family, and many -- families, and many over. >> it's just trying to figure out who i am now withou

"candace really wanted to be there when i came home, so i jeffrey says the hardest part was having to wait until half time to be able to talk to his girls. five schools in iowa are receiving national attention for their achievements. the ones in eastern iowa are hansen elementary in cedar falls, indian creek elementary in the linn-mar district, and west union elementary in the north fayette district. they're are on the of blue ribbon schools this year. altogether, there are 329 national blue ribbon schools across the country. the u-s department of education plans to honor all of them next month in washington, d-c. there's a full schedule of college football across the state today. that includes the hawkeyes homecoming matchup later this morning. the hawks are looking for their 2nd straight win in the big ten season today against morning at kinnick. you can also find the game on espn u. it's also homecoming for the uni panthers. they're taking on southern illinois under the dome this afternoon. , kickoff is set for 4:00. you can watch it live on kcrg 9 point 2. and the iowa state cyclo