but we will bring you an update at the courtney campbell causeway. the search is underway there for a missing boater. i'm here. i can hear it. if i have feed. sorry about that josh. >> let's take a look. we are here campbell causeway. the boat is anchored right over here. the boat got stuck on a sand bar, so the man jumped overboard on the sand bar to push the boat. he pushed the boat off. he went free. he tried to float. went urn twice. the third time he surfaced he went back under again. and he did not come up. the 911 call was made from the shore. people saw it.

man who was underwater for two hours apparently his boat was stuck on a sandbar near the courtney campbell causeway and he tried to get himself off the sandbar but never resurfaced. we will keep you updated on the breaking story >>> breaking news out of hillsborough county but we are learning the public transportation commission is calling an emergency meeting for tuesday. claims that there were taxi drivers posing as customers lowering back uber and lyft drivers to an area where officers were waiting to take it them. they believe the commission should be dissolved. this kansas city man accused of stalking his ex-girlfriend even documents show his ex-became suspicious when he started showing up everywhere she went even though she had a protective order that is when she looked in her car and found his smart phone taped underneath . most smartphones, some sort of tracking device and while it appears he used his own phone to track his ex, stalkers can just as easily tap into any phone. >> your smart phone is locked at all times so you don't have strangers looking at information on your phone. >> if yo

an update on the crash we told you about earlier on the courtney campbell causeway. fhp saying the crash is in the westbound lanes. we have one lane. this will be for folks in clearwater to tampa. we are seeing backups leading up to the crash. the good news, it's early. a delay there. the other bridge is looking great. this is a live picture of the howard frank -- howard frankland. six minutes across. drive on the sunshine skyway looking good, a minute slow in both directions from toll booth to toll booth. >>> pinellas crews will fix a sue wage problem in palm harbor. thousands of gallons of untreated sewage gushed for about 12 hours tuesday. crews got the flow under control but not before it poured the stinky stuff through backyards. this morning crews are expected to dig down to the broken pipe to determine exactly what happened and fix it. neighbors have been told to limit the use of showers, toilets and other shownnal water. they believe a full fix and cleanout could take a few days. the tampa bay times reports the florida fish and wildlife s&p's sewage problems.

i want to bring your attention this way off of the boat ramp on the courtney campbell ca causeway where the rescue effort has been concentrated this morning where that boat was sinking yesterday after now what we know is that rescuers are looking for a man that went under water yesterday just after 3:00. the man was on a rental boat with his fiancee when that boat hit a sand bar and got stuck. he jumped overboard to push the boat off of the sand bar but then went underwater. the boat drifted as he att attempted to remain afloat, resurfacing twice. when he didn't come up a third we are told by tampa fire rescue officials that nearby bystanders tried to help out the man and his fiancee, and jumped in the water as well, but simply could not find the man. so we will remain on the scene this morning and bring you the latest as we get that news, but as for now, the rescue effort is still very active this morning as they look for that missing boater. send it back to you guys. >> kelly, thank you. >>> another top story this morning. three men in ll face -- in hillsborough county are facing mult

it is messing traffic up and on the courtney campbell causeway. >> thank you paul lamison. >>> donated blood tested positive for the zika virus here in the bay area. blood centers have been on high alert since the first case of zika was detected in florida. jamel lanee joins us live in saint petersburg where the blood sample was tested. please tell us more jamel. >> reporter: well, so far, the positive, it is the only one that has been confirmed in the state of florida. now, blood is brought here every day to one blood and tested for zika. testing for the zika virus is ramping up. right now, one blood is one of the few centers around the state testing for the virus and blood donations. >> we get the samples in, in the evening. most of those are tested and the results are reported back. >> reporter: this after a blood donation tested positive for zika several months ago. the only po far, in the state. tests for all one blood donors around florida is done right here in saint pete. >> the safety that is inherent in the blood supply right now is at its peak. higher than it has ever been. >

but we will bring you an update at the courtney campbell causeway. the search is underway there for a missing boater. i'm here. i can hear it. if i have feed. sorry about that josh. >> let's take a look. we are here campbell causeway. the boat is anchored right over here. the boat got stuck on a sand bar, so the man jumped overboard on the sand bar to push the boat. he pushed the boat off. he went free. he tried to float. went urn twice. the third time he surfaced he went back under again. and he did not come up. the 911 call was made from the shore. people saw it. agencies responded. and here is tampa fire rescue. they had divers in the water the past two hours. the divers are now out of the water but they are continuing the search. a coast guard helicopter is here as well. it is still an active scene and they are still actively looking for this man who went under while pushing a boat off the sand bar right off the courtney campbell causeway. >> thank you paul. a grim situation out there. we will stay with you and get side investigation, safeguardin

developing right now, searchers are combing the waters off of the courtney campbell causeway looking for a missing boater who went under water and never resurfaced. okay, bring us up to date, aaron. >> well, the bulk of the search has been called off for the evening. florida fish and one boat in the water, and many of the agencies involved in the search are back at home and won't be back until the morning to pick up that search. >> from the air, ground and in the water, crews frantically searched for a missing boater. >> they are all here in a diligent effort to locate this missing bolter. >> a man and his fiancee were in sand bar. >> as he was pushing it free, he took an extra step and went underwater and then went under again and did not come bag up. >> a pair of witnesses on shore saw what happened. >> both of them entered the water to try to find the gentleman, but they were unsuccessful. >> as the sun set, five hours the search was called off for the night. >> but one detail gives investigators a glimmer of hope, the boater can swim. >> from what we can tell, it appears he can s

tampre scene of a water rescue at the courtney campbell causeway. let's go to reporter paul. i understand you have new information. >> good afternoon, stacy. what the new information is, according to hillsborough county sheriff a call came in and a man was pushing his court near the boat ramp and that's what you are looking at an that is where the fire rescue vehicles are statemented here. as he was pushing the boat he to see where he went. they made a 911 call and many agencies responded. tampa fire rescue and safety harbor and all kinds of law enforcement units and you can see here they are and what they are doing. grid search and the man went under water and the man unable to find him and if i pan down here a little bit more. tampa fire rescue is also out here in the water. i'm going to push in now to show you they have divers in the water. way from the boat ramp east of the boat ramp. the tide is pushing east. they are serving east and they have divers in the water trying to find anything and the tampa fire rescue in the water on the boats and tampa police up above in the

we are going out to the breaking news, action air 1 live over the courtney campbell causeway. a man was trying to push his boat into the water when he hit his head lost consciousness and fell into the water. the woman tried to throw out a life jacket. this is off of the beach. look at those rescue boats to search has been happening for 30 minutes, the water is shallow in the area of the divers are able to walk around in the water. so far, no sign of the man. have a crew on the scene. details will be released as we get them. >>> meanwhile another person has died here in the us because of faulty airbags through >> chances are you or someone you know drives a car with one of these airbags. the now's todd walker is looking into how long it will take before they are replace. >> with the 11th confirmed death the push is on to get the airbag inflator is replaced as quickly as possible. the big problem with 69 the big problem with 69 million recalled in the us and 100 million around the world the company can't make the replacement parts fast enough. >> it is expected to be takata airb

county, crews just entering their third hour searching for a missing man in the water of the courtney campbell causeway, action air 1 over the scene, the unidentified victim getting stuck on a sandbar, he got out to push the boat free and then vanished in the water. where monitoring the story closely we will bring you the latest developments on-air and online at abcactionnews.com. good evening i'm wendy >> and i'm jamison uhler, tonight authorities say that he choked her tried to glue her mouth shut and tried to kill her. >> the discrete move that may have saved a woman's life.>>> there are a handful of things the victim and a stranger did that may have completely changed the outcome of the story, one involves a flashlight and a willingness to risk his >> one of my dogs scratched my door. >> they let him know, he know the truck driving near his home wasn't supposed to be there especially past 10:00 pm. he got in his truck armed with a flashlight. >> i'm asking the guy what is he doing this is private property. he said we are lost. and the passenger, the woman asking for help. when he said we are lost s

county, crews just entering their third hour searching for a missing man in the water of the courtney campbell causeway, action air 1 over the scene, the unidentified victim getting stuck on a sandbar, he got out to push the boat free and then vanished in the water. where monitoring the story closely we will bring you the latest developments on-air and online at abcactionnews.com. good evening i'm wendy >> and i'm jamison uhler, tonight authorities say that he choked her tried to glue her mouth shut and tried to kill her. >> the discrete move that may have saved a woman's life.>>> there are a handful of things the victim and a stranger did that may have completely changed the outcome of the story, one involves a flashlight and a willingness to risk his

campbell causeway. we have been watching the scene for several hours now, and paul, any update? >> reporter: good evening, jenn. no updates. this is the boat ramp on the courtney campbell causeway and i'm going to show you the boat with the blah awning. what happened is a man is in the boat with his fiancee and the boat got stuck on a sand bar. he jumped out of the boat on the sandbar to push the boat off, and he had trouble floating and went under once or twice. the third time he did not surface. people from the shore saw this and called 911 and prompted a search. you can see the fire vehicles here. i'm going to pan down here. this is where they are concentrating the search. these folks have been out here since before 4:00 p.m. and they are still out here looking in the water to try and resurface and they have boats upped and down this part of the bay looking and divers in the water periodically. if i push in here, here are the divers from tampa search and rescue. the problem is the light is going away and once it gets dark they will have to call the search. jenn? >> paul lamison, thank you. >>> deputies have arrested two invasion and a brutal attack on an el

you can avoid the courtney campbell causeway by taking 580 through oldsmar. a crash southbound i-75 at university parkway. this is in sarasota. take lake wanted ranch boulevard instead of i -- lakewood ranch boulevard instead of i-75 southbound. >>> a lot of sunshine. beautiful blue skies. warm temperatures. we will have beach days the next few days. temps not as cool as we had yesterday. we warmed up to the 80s yesterday. we will do it again today. it will be a shorter run as temperatures are in the 70s across the coast. widespread 60s, we got rid of the east wind has moderated the cold air mass. this past weekend high clouds streaming in from thunderstorms in the western caribbean. that is affecting south florida. we will be in good shape and staying with full sunshine with temperatures around 85. humidity going up a bit. not as comfortable. we will talk about the extended forecast and if we have a new cold front on the way to get us >>> clearwater police sending series of smash and grabs. the victims being targeted, women. what you need to know ahead in a

courtney campbell causeway, that goes from memorial highway all the way to pinellas bridge itself. maybe a 7-minute commute across it. the construction that was tieing up one of the lanes at i- 75 has cleared, and traffic is flowing on i-75, not just we are up to speed. now down to i-4, just 9 minutes on the commute. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to candace and gene. >>> many stores are vowing to stay closed on thanksgiving day, but one big retailer says no way. >>> the department store that is opening its doors earlier for the holiday. >>> and the popularity of netflix despite the price hike. why they believe more pe your phone in her hand, look for me on facebook and twitter. today happens to be international chocolate cup cake day. who knew? i didn't, but i'm glad it's happening. where do i find the best robert kearney: i fought for my country in kosovo and iraq, and i've been a republican all my life. but i'm the father of three girls. i can't stand hearing donald trump call women pigs, dogs, and bimbos...and i sure don't want my daughters hearing it. i w

fox 13's kellie cowan is live at courtney campbell causeway this morning. and we understand that crews are out there right now? >> reporter: yeah, per pulling up as we speak. we have already seen the coast guard helicopter circling overhead. florida fish and wildlife stayed out overnight just to have one boat on the water, but the majority of the search had to be suspended overnight when now that the sun is back up, they are getting back on the water. the tampa police dive team just behind me, loading up their boat right now. as you mentioned u.s. coast guard and florida fish and w wildlife officials already on the water. we expect to see more crews as the morning goes by. but the focus of this search area is right here just off the courtney campbell causeway boat ramp where rescuers are looking for a man who went under yesterday just about around 3:00. the man was in a rental boat with hit a sand bar. he jumped overboard to try to push the boat off the sand bar but he went under water. the boat drifted as he attempted to remain afloat, resurfacing twice, b

joining us live from the courtney campbell causeway boat ramp. kelly, what can you tell news is. >> reporter: well, the search for that missing boater will resume again this morning. they had to suspend things overnight once darkness fell and now that the sun is coming up, we have already seen tampa pd on the scene this morning as well as the florida fish and wildlifeboat they are concentrating on this area just off my shoulder just off the boat ramp on the courtney campbell causeway. rescuers are looking for a man that went under yesterday just in the afternoon about 3:00. the man was in a rental boat with his fiancee when the boat hit a sand bar. he jumped overboard to push the boat off the sand bar and it went over. the boat drifted as he att attempted to remain afloat, resurfacing twice and when he time, his fiancee called 911. several agencies, tampa police and marine and they searched for the man until darkness fell last night. and as i told you, a florida fish and wildlifeboat remained on the scene to help with the search overnight, but no

no delays and a great drive on the howard frankland bridge and the courtney campbell causeway. and the gandy, bay side, all of the bay area bridges look great right now. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to candace and gene. ha already some people have christmas on their minds. >> a look at shopping trends that may mean better gifts under the tree. >>> and connect with me with story ideas. check out my facebook page or send me a tweet. time now is 5:50. you're watching news channel 8 >>> a look at the holiday shopping trends. looks like people plan to to spend more on gifts this year but plan to be more frugal about it. shoppers are looking for deals. 81% say they plan to check online before hitting the stores in hopes of finding the >>> the big shake-up as mcdonald's as the fast food giant struggles to help sales. for the first time, executives from outside companies are being brought in for top jobs and mcdonald's is moving the headquarters from the suburbs to downtown chicago. >>> flying this holiday season may have you making some extra stops. >> that's r

a skyfox check courtney campbell causeway eastbound direction a crash that's newly reported. a left lane will be blocked in delays we're seeing get back toward u.s. 19. looks like you're quickest work around your quickest alternate bridge will be howard frankland we will watch that. that can tend to change through morning more drivers take howard changes avoid. into this now pinellas county you're still dealing with a this crash northbound a 54th avenue north. looks like right lane partially blocked here. two lanes, fully moving. and we have delays back towards downtown st. pete area. >> russell. >>> santa's ballot yet one you got in mail this one of more confusing things on there amendment 1 solar energy amendment. lot of confu there's a chance you've already voted for it and you're not really sure what you voted for or against. we've got our political editor craig patrick here to explain what you would really be voting for if you say yes or if you say no. hey, how you doing? how are you guys? >> i was thrown off by it a little bit. it's confusing. let's meet start by saying

tampa police confirmed today the body of a man pulled out of the water near the courtney campbell causeway is the boater they have been searching since friday. mario lucero saenz rented a boat with his fianci erika intriago. they hit a sand bar. when he jumped in the water to free it he went under and never resurfaced. >> this got us thinking you have to get pass a test to get your driver's license. you have to take lessons and get your pilot's license to sit in the cockpit of a small plane. when it comes to boating, there are no strict requirements when it comes to renting a boat. how can you make sure your 10news reporter tammie fields is breaking down the four things you need to know before stepping foot on a boat. >> reporter: if you want to see breathtaking sights line a baby dolphin and her mother, renting a boat is the way to go. they can help you, if you meet their standards. >> the three things is how much experience you have, where did you get the experience, and what kind of conditions are you going out into. >> reporter: myers says they turn customers away. and while they requi

we're not seeing any more delays on the courtney campbell causeway. it will take you about 7 minutes to spend across the also have wanted state road 56 right at bruce reed -- street. no injuries. apparently was a hit and run. wife: our electric bill just keeps going up and up... we're doing everything we can... but it looks like duke energy's not doing theirs. husband: paying for a plant that's never going to be built is just ridiculous. ngressman david jolly does nothing. he's taken thousands from duke but has not stopped them from collecting for a power plant that could never be built. wife: someone needs to stand up to duke energy. narrator: house majority pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. you love all-day breakfast. but you don't love that you can't get all your favorites. but now you can get more of what you love. so you can find something else to not love. get more choices you love, now with all day breakfast. >>> our top story this morning: hurricane matthew closing in on the florida coast. it is battering parts of the car

now, tampa police dive teams are looking at the north end of the boat ramp at the courtney campbell causeway a man got stuck on a sandbar. he jumped off of the boat to push it off the sandbar. he then went under the water, resurfaced twice. his fianci called 911. so far drivers have not had any luck finding him. emotions. but a springhill man never imagined he would be facing charges after complimenting a stranger on his trump hat. casey cumley explains how the bizarre situation went down. >> reporter: all this political chaos began inside this dunkin' donuts store when a couple went in to get coffee. >> i see a old guy with a camo print, make america great again hat, and i said, hey man, i love your hat. i tips walks away. thanks me. >> reporter: robert christenson and his wife heard a man from behind. >> i heard this guy tauting off about, yeah, if you're racist. >> reporter: that man, according to police, was this man. i tried to reach him through facebook and knocked on his door to get his side of the story, but no response. >> he was screaming. he was cursing. he was calling names. >> r

right now rescue crews are still out searching for a man who disappeared boating off the courtney campbell causeway. here's a live look from eagle 8 missing boater. earlier this afternoon several crews were out there for hours looking for the guy. the missing man was in a rental boat with his fiance and they hit a sandbar. apparently the man jumped out and tried to free the boat but went under and disappeared. >>> two men involved in a violent home invasion and brutal attack on an 83-year-old woman are behind bars. it happened yesterday at the bay west club mobile home club in town n country. one of the men threatened to her with a metal object and took off with her safe. a maintenance worker tackled ricardo tura s and two more men were arrested. >>> look at the size of this recycling plant fire near the ontario airport 35 miles east of los angeles. there are large amounts of wooden pallets and cardboard is fueling the fire. contained to the plant for now. >>> good news in st. petersburg, police caught the third and final suspected identity thief they've been looking for. isabelle denise dallas was

this is on the courtney campbell causeway. this he are looking for a boater >> we're live with more now. >> i want to step out of the way. and they have been circling now about 1000 feet off the ground for the last few hours since this started going on. crews are looking from the ground, the water and the air, we're a half mile from the this is skyfox. after the search started a man and woman. the boat was stuck and rescue crews a rental company they were stuck. and the rental temperature trying to push themselves to freedom there. the man tried to push it. once we're told and went back under. the crews have been searching for this. >> it there were two fellows that were on the shoreline who saw the woman crying for help. >> and they entered the water. >> they have been out here for the last three hours. clearwater, safety water. >> like i said. it was low tide and it is going to be more difficult. as you heard hoping to find this man alive. that's still as the evening progresses. you will see out there and keep >>> a deputy i

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we have a crash on the courtney campbell causeway taking about 30 minutes to get across from pinellas into tampa. you can see the backup to the bayside bridge. the howard frankland is moving better at this hour. just a head's up because of the clinton rally downtown, they are shutting down ashley drive at 1:30. take a look at the map. until 4:00 between cass and twiggs. back to you guys. >> thanks, janelle. >>> st. pete police say a youth football game got so intense they arrested a mom who punched a preteen cheerleader in the face. the cheerleaders started taunting ashley preston and according to the report pulled her hair. preston's father said there is a lot of bad blood football teams and his daughter whose son plays on one of the teams didn't do anything wrong. >> they pulled her hair. she don't know, i don't know who did it. [ indiscernible ] >> the cheerleaders aren't talking about what happened. but police are talking to witnesses and reviewing a cell phone video of the incident. >>> right now a young manatee county boy is recovering after falling out of a second story window.

campbell causeway, it's going to take a little longer to get there. a crash approaching the courtney campbell at mcmullen booth. a little slow there. once you get on the courtney campbell it's a smooth ride all the way across. it's looking better across the sunshine skyway, we had a crash in the southbound lanes causing delays of 40 minutes or more. now it's back to normal. just 10 minutes from toll booth to toll booth. your drive on the veterans expressway, a little slower than normal, 31 minutes from 54 to 275. waters to 275. i-4 pretty typical for this time of morning. 30s minutes from the lated area to downtown. d lakeland area to downtown. >>> thursday looks nice. beautiful skies, lots of sunshine for today. clearwater, showing what we expect the rest of the day, not much change. as temperatures now in the low 70s. still widespread 60s. very comfortable for this time of year. despite the warming trend that we've been in. and the fact we'll be back in the mid today. you can pretty much bet on some cool mornings. titan doppler radar pretty quiet, a couple of showers already poppin

. >> that section, if you travel down the courtney campbell causeway, you know how busy that section is. rites now what the pedestrians and bicyclists have to do is push a button, d seconds to get across. >> reporter: and this new overpass is part of a major project to connect the trails. the engineers are working to come up with a new design. >>> and all of this is very interesting. beginning november 1, you can no longer wear glasses in your u.s. passport photo. the state department just announced that it is now banning pass worths and visa applicants from wearing eye photos. the change will help eliminate glares and shadows that can lead to delays in processing. last year more than 200,000 people the submitted poor quality photos. >>> you may soon find mickey mouse on your bag of apples or ironman on your bunches of fresh broccoli. guess who is going into the produce business? all of that and more, next. >>> plus, it is the friday night blitz. we're hosting a spirit rally say the least. find out why this football game is supporting and sporting sibley rivalry that is next on >>> n

. >>> good mni courtney-campbell causeway, we have a crash reported. captain al is flying over the bridge now. what is going on out there, captain al? good morn. eastbound highway 60, the courtney campbell causeway past the main span before you get to the light boat ramp and two vehicles on the side there, that is the good news. the bad news, the backup extends -- . northbound on i-75. the crash happened at b ridge. reports of two lanes blocked here and the backup extends to the venice connector. you may want to find another way around this, maybe u.s. 41 depending on where you're coming from and going. we have a crash i-4 westbound at mcintosh slowing things down . >>> all right, good morning on a friday here and looks great out there. the temps in the 70s and some upper 60s across the interior here. we're looking milder than yesterday and the day before. what a long distance we were from the cool temperatures last weekend, all right. and those were gone. i am trying to get a comfort through here -- cold front through here but it's hard to do that. tha

crews were searching since friday for the man last seen near the courtney campbell causeway. the man's fiancee tossed him a life jacket when he was trying to free the boat from a sand bar. it's believed he may have hit his head before going underwater. >>> an adult accusing donald trump of miss done connector. jessica drake said he invited her to his room. he hugged her and kissed her without her per millibar shown and she left. she claims he offered her ten grand and the use of his private jet if she would go back to his suite. >>> we are live on facebook. this is the show behind the show. we are asking people for their favorite halloween costumes couple's costumes count. >> you have a couples costume. >> i am. i am planning on one. it will be a surprise. we need lindsay to figure out something. she hasn't dressed up in 20 years. it wouldn't be bad to have a nice warm comfy costume on today. it's chilly out there. >> it is so chilly this morning. a live look from the courtney some areas including brooksville were at 40 this morning. tampa 57. clearwater 62. st. pete 65. lots

we are watching this crash on the courtney campbell causeway. this is a crash blocking a westbound lane. folks heading from tampa into hopefully that will be cleared soon. this is i-75 around state road 60 in the brandon area. you have a smooth ride all the way up to i-4. back to you. >>> continuing our coverage this morning of hurricane matthew, the deadly storm pummeling cuba, heading to the bahamas on the way to florida. with storm warnings and watches across the state, floridians are not taking chances. this is video out of the miami up. they are lining up at gas stations to fill their tanks and flocking to atms for cash. credit and debit cards won't work if there is no power. >>> polk county could experience some of the worse of matthew. the school district plans to make a decision on whether they will cancel school tomorrow or friday if the hurricane shifts a little west, some polk county schools would serve as hurricane shelters. we will get an update later this morning. download the abc news mobile announcement is made. >>> this is the d

the tampa side of the courtney campbell causeway. seven minutes to get across now and the drive is looking great this morning and still in the green. 18 minutes from 54 to 275. back to >>> at this hour, we're working now and trying to get updates on this horrific crash that killed five people, including a mother and two young children. >> and many of you expressing outraging on the facebook page over what is happening in this snapchat video we obtained. for more on the video and what happened leading up to the tragedy, let's go to lindsay logue live along mlk in tampa. lindsay. >> reporter: dan and dia, good morning to you. wednesday night after the here on mlk. in fact, he told us that he's omagh, live by mere seconds. that video you mentioned posted to snapchat and shows the driver pablo cortez on the howard franklin bridge at 115 miles an hour. and this video was posted to social media just 9 minutes before the crash out here on mlk. i want to give you a better idea of what the stretch of road looks like out here. it's wide open.

let's go live to the courtney campbell causeway your drive is seven minutes. >>> we are problem free. stormtracker 10 is nice and quiet. just what we like to see. allergy levels, it would be nice if they are lower if you are sensitive to ragweed. you may have some issues in the coming days. on the water. winds out of the northeast 5 to 12 knots and a moderate chop on the bay. should stay light through the better part of the afternoon. coming up we're gonna talk about a cooldown ahead. it is looking fantastic. i will have those numbers for you coming up in just a few minutes from now. >>> 6:43 is the time on this wednesday morning. if you are just joining us here is a look at some of the stories we are on top of on "10news this morning." hillary clinton and donald trump face off tonight in las vegas. it is their third and final presidential debate. both candidates trying to take the focus away from their looming controversies. less than three weeks until the election and the latest cbs news poll has clinton leading trump by nine points nationally. instead of watching the debate at home

thanks, dave here 9:0 one we want to get back here courtney campbell causeway fortunately seeing easou heavy across the bridge after a crash involving a single lane being blocked. so continue to avoid this area. alternate bridges are looking pretty good for that. and this new crash out of sarasota manatee county area, affecting southbound 75 university parkway exit. left lane is blocked. looks like our delays back towards let's say 70. maybe even trickling beyond. closer to 64. so extra time here, please. >>> this is watt scene in 4 people died when a ride malfunctioned they were on thunder river rapids. at raft flipt when hey bumped aone throwing six passengers on conveyer belt. two children a ten and 12-year-old survived. they were able to free themselves. but authorities are saying that the fact that they survived at all is an out right miracle. out of abundance of caution busch gardens announced it closing its congo river rapids a ride fox 13 shayla reeves is at the park right now i think important to make clear nothing like this happened a busch gardens you're seeing more abundanc

." >> alcides: crews are out searching for a boater who went missing at the courtney campbell causeway. >>> a meeting with mickey and not a dry in the house. the story behind this meeting at disney world. >> alcides: i am alcides se segui. >> anjuli: and i am anjuli davis. those stories in just a minute. lindsay milbourne is here with a check of our forecasten. >> lindsay: the coolest day of the season. brooksville, jackets required, 52 degrees. 59 in bartow. brandon, 54. comfortable reading. we are significantly cooler than this time yesterday. anywhere from 2 degrees in clearwater to 9 to 11 in spots all thanks to yesterday's cold front that now moving into south florida hence the dew dew points in the 70s. our dew points are in the 40s. that a bone dry reading and that's why you are not going to see any clouds today. clear skies all day long, but what we will be watching this morning are northerly surges. if you have boating plans, second half of the day best for you as our winds will cool start, we only rebound into the 70s for highs. 71 at lunchtime. high of 76 is below average. a

the courtney campbell causeway is taking seven minutes to cross. >>> so far, so good and weather- wise off to a great start as well. take a look at stormtracker 10. we have got nothing going on in the way of rain. just like how we start to start the week. pollen levels moderate range the next several days and it's going to be ragweed if you have sensitivities to that. that's going to be a little bit of an issue for you. looking to get out on the water a little bit on the choppier side of things. moderate chop on the bay. 2-foot seas offshore. those gulf temperatures are cooling down in the 70s. >>> here are some of the stories we are staying on top of for you. trump are stepping up their efforts. trump will be in florida tonight. clinton campaigns with massachusetts senator elizabeth warren in new hampshire today. a cbs news poll on sunday shows clinton leading trump by three points in the sunshine state and almost tied with the republican nominee in the usually red state of texas. >>> voters in most bay area counties don't have to wait two weeks to make their choice for president. ear

in the courtney campbell causeway, only 11 minutes between pinellas and hillsborough county. >>laura: across america, law enforcement officers evicted protestors from private land in north dakota. this is dramatic escalation of a months long dispute over native american rights and the officers pushed past burning barricades and arrested more than 100 protestors. one woman reportedly fired three shots, narrowly missing a deputy. opponents of the pipeline say this could endanger the water supply. the state of north dakota says no sensitive sites have been found in the area. >>russell: a jury acquits all seven members of that armed group that held a national wildlife refuge in rural oregon. remember this? bundy and his over the oregon bird sanctuary in january. they were protesting prison sentences handed down to two local ranchers convicted of setting fires. group was acquitted on a number of charges and sfiet their acquittal, families are standing trial next year. >>laura: number of foster children in the u.s. is on the rise, increasing for a third year in a row. more than 427

. >>> authorities have a confirmed a body recovered from a waters of courtney campbell causeway is that of missing boater mario sanz. he was reported missing from rented boat on friday afternoon. sanz was with his fianc? when the boat hit a sand bar he jumped off boat to push it of oh he didn't resurface. >> a tragic accident claimed lives two men on veterans expressway as dan maddox reports the suspected drunk drivers who investigators say hit them remains in the hospital while the families of victims deal with the aftermath. >>> we're talking about this man, he's 54 years old. right now he's in serious condition here at tampa general. he is charged with dui man slaughterer and vehicular homicide. wan to show you some cell phone video here from car causing to crash into a concrete barricade and causing it go up in flames. the crash happened on veterans expressway early saturday morning around 2:30. troopers say he was speeding when he crashed into back of the pontiac which caught fire both the driver and his passenger were killed. right now the family is trying to figure out how to get

backing up beyond the area of the courtney campbell causeway towards hillsborough so it might be worth extra time. >>russell: we begin with a look at the state of the race. donald trump down in just about every poll. he's aiming for a quick turn around with just over two weeks to go before election day. campaign is looking beyond just the white house. doug is following the race from washington. >> good morning. hillary clinton is going to be in new hampshire today. donald trump will continue his tour of florida and it's tough to envision a scenario where trump wins the white house come november 8 without picking up florida. >> if we win on november 8, we are going to fix our rigged system. >> early voting begins in florida today. he's once again raling at a system that he says is rigged. campaign manager is blaming the media for amplifying his troubles. >> we're not giving up. we know we can win this and we are certainly not exceeding to the same chattering class that's been wrong about donald trump for about a year and a half. >> trump spent part of the weekend laying out a new platfo

howard franklin bridge it will only take you 6 minutes to cross. 7 on the courtney campbell crossway.-- causeway . attorney mark ober decided rd to go easy on them, i was scared -- scared for my daughter. none of those young men served a day behind bars. if mark ober can't protect our families, >>> the final presidential debate is over but still has plenty of people talking. we will show you some of the moments that matter >>> allegations of voter fraud in the bay area, but is it really happening or is this all just talk? 8 on your side investigates. >>> an inmate accused of taking his guardhouse edge and making a run for it, we will tell you about the new charges he faces after that wild ride. good morning, >> thank you for joining us. let's get a check of the rather with our meteorologist leigh

>>vanessa: right now we have sky fox checking out the courtney campbell causeway. eastbound direction we have a crash reported. you can see it involves multiple vehicles. good news is, it's going to be off to the side. i'm not seeing any lane blockage in the area but it is moving slower than normal as you might imagine as folks pass by. they're either moving over, slowing dn peek but we're seeing delays of a few minutes or so. take that account into your travel times and use caution as well as you head this way but it's not good. it's not blocking anything up. we mentioned this in a previous report and it's still working here. 75 northbound at bee ridge road. center lane is going to be blocked. now we have lots of red and delays well back beyond clark. your best work around is going more updates on this to come. we'll let you know when it clears. >>laura: halloween is a few days away. three to be precise. even though we've said it time and again, parents need to watch out for kids. you can never be too safe. manatee county sheriff's office is sharing a few safety t

right now. , crews are looking for a man who dust appeared off the courtney campbell causeway. he was in a rental boat with his fayeian say when the boat hit a sand bar and he went to get it unstuck but disappeared. >>> we have lots of sunshine, breezing conditions, 61 for tampa, 59 for inverness and yesterday, a sign of the changes that we have taking place in the last 24 hours. going to be fall-like this weekend. middle downer 70s for the highs. full sunshine, warming up in the week ahead with small rain channels by wednesday. amendment 1 guarantees your right to generate your own solar energy. don't have to subsidize those who do. amendment 1 means commonsense consumer protections safeguarding seniors-and all floridians from scams, rip-offs, and long-term contract traps. that's the right way to do solar. amendment 1: good for the economy. good for the environment. good for florida. port tampa bay has now become florida's largest and most ver 15 billion for the regional economy, and 80 thousand local jobs. dana young is working to continue that success, by attracting high wag

the courtney campbell causeway slowing down. it's starting to ease across the causeway. gayle? >>> thank you so much, leslee. >>> a university of south florida student is free on a $7,500 bond after he was police tell us 18-year-old dillion lagamma had sex with the teen while she was unconscious at the school's greek village early sunday mornin we will follow the story for you. >>> this morning on "today's take," new details of kim kardashian held at gunpoint. >>> and megan boone about to reveal a big secret. >>> plus, it's taco tuesday. we are celebrating national taco day. all that, and more, now. in are from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, tamron hall, and billy bush. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> welcome to "today" on this tuesday morning, october 4th. billy bush with al and tamron. we are on the second floor of a two-story complex. something very creepy is moving social media is commenting on this, tamron. what in the world? >> i don't know. it is a yeti, i think. one of our viewers tweeted out, all these other people like what is that behin

courtney campbell causeway, slow too. >> all right. thank you. >>> president barack obama and vice president joe biden will campaign for democratic presidential candidate hillary rodham clinton here in the bay area. the vice president will attend a rally in sarasota this 4:30. president barack obama will campaign at the university of south florida on wednesday before heading to miami. for more, wfla.com. >>> this morning on today's take, kim kardashian west robbed at gunpoint in paris. >>> then adam richmond with a twist on a french dip that will make your mouth water. >>> plus the thriller e talking about, "the girl on the train." we'vt the stars and more coming up now. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, tamron hall and billy bush. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and hoda's still working that crowd. welcome to "today" on this monday morning, october 3rd, 2016. billy bush, al and tamron. daughter's school. she goes to boarding school up in rhode island. we went up there for parents' weekend

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