howard frankland is getting busy. add time to your schedule to get to work. now back to the desk. >>> all right. another warm day coming up. a nice cool start. mid- to upper-60s. low 60s across the nature coast. 71 tampa and 75 in st. pete right now. titan doppler radar not showing moisture but essentially become a partly cloudy day. that will be it. no rain as i see it the next few days. this low pressure is trying to get going. displaced thunderstorms east of it. this will try to get organized and head to the north. the front will come in, here it is. it will pick up the low it will do so quietly, not much in the way of showers and thunderstorms. a couple of sprinkles will be it. a cool saturday morning and afternoon. by sunday morning getting established with widespread temperatures in the 50s. compared to where we have been and where we are, upper 80s. quite a draw 3459 particular change for the weekend. 87 today. upper 80s will continue for most of us. saturday and sunday. highs in the 70s. staying dry early next week. >>> the tampa bay lightning thrille

howard frankland, a smooth ride across. this is the tampa side of the howard frankland bridge. these are headlights to tampa. less than 10 minutes across all three bridges this morning. driving on the veterans expressway, we are still in the green. 17 minutes from 54 down to 275. dan? >>> demanding answers. drivers were unfairly targeted in controversial sting operations. ryan smith is live at tampa international airport to explain. good morning, ryan. >> reporter: good morning, guys. it's easy and quit common for travelers at the pick up zone of tampa international airport to catch an up ber or lyft ride. officials will discuss how ride sharing drivers may have been unfairly targeted. the chief concern here, collusion between ptc staff members and taxi cab companies. hillsborough county's public transportation commission under fire this morning for using taxi drivers to pose as customers luring uber and lyft drivers to an area where ptc officers were waiting to find them. internal e-mails obtained by the "tampa bay times" showing ptc's executive director legislation to legaliz

howard frankland up to the sunshine skyway. and the drive on 275, we are in the green, 13 minutes from the apex to i-4 and 14 minutes from i-4 to the howard frankland. >>> country music sweethearts tim mcgraw and faith hill are coming to tampa. they will kick off the soul to >>> sales of american made cars hit a plateau after a seven year rise. the price may have something to do with that. kelly blue book says the average price of a car bought last month is more than $38,000. the price of a car is rising twice as fast as the cost of living. supply and demand would suggest prices may come down as sales drop. >>> coming up, a man finds a sweet way to get his foot in the door market. >> he scored ten interviews without sending an e-mail or resume. >> the tattoos that allow people to carry a lost loved >>> out the door here, doppler radar is quiet. not much today. we are in the similar pattern we had the last few days. northeast wind easterly component. what that means for you and me, the moisture comes in off the atlantic. with th

back to the drawing board for toll lanes on the howard frankland bridge. they nixed the plans to use one of the general use lanes for tolls. it doesn't mean there won't be toll lanes, but officials want to look at other options. officials are considering adding tolls to reduce congestion on the busy bridge. >>> final preparations are and only vice presidential debate. mike pence will face off with his democratic rival, tim kaine, and much of the debate is expected to focus on recent controversies with their runningmates. you can watch the showdown here on news channel 8, and it will get started at 9:00 tonight. >>> democratic presidential candidate, hillary clinton is using big names to sway voters in florida. tomorrow president obama will stump, joe biden. he afended a monday rally in sarasota where he spoke to supporters. jennifer lee caught up with him for an exclusive one-on-one. here's a snippet of what he said about the race. >> reporter: is it possible to see a return to any bipartisan politics? >> i think we can get by this. you will see the public

st.pete and up towards the howard frankland bridge. accident, it's actually a vehicle that fire here. and it's tying up the right lane around gandy. it's got you backed up almost to downtown st. pete. and let's take a live look out there. look at that. not pretty, right? and you can see being pushed over there because it's tying up the right lane. so 4th or 9th. those are the alternates. >> thank you. >>> and thank you for joining us. hope you have a great work week. >>> and we will stay on top of the stories throughout the morning for you. catch our updates during the "today" show. >> and we with leigh spann and stacie schaible. join us for news channel 8 at z251cz zi0z y251cy yi0y 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. like hearing the sound of your own voice. get more choices you love, now with all day breakfast. >>> good morning. breaking news. hurricane matthew, a category 4 storm, one of the strong

things open up into downtown tampa, 6 minutes to the howard frankland bridge. i-75 heading southbound, 25 minutes from 52 to i-4. 13 minutes >>> thanks are looking great weather-wise. nice and dry from top to bottom. not expecting any rain today. we have a northeast flow around this area of high pressure. that will act like a bubble. it keeps the storm clouds out of the way. it will sit there a couple of days. what you can expect today is a gradual warm up. humidity creeping up as well without strong fronts rolling seven days. if you have yard work to do, hang out in the backyard, if 81 is warm enough to take a dip in the pool, the weather won't get in your way. nice and warm in the afternoon. on the dry side. temperatures this morning are on the cool side. 46 right now in crystal river. 51 in brooksville. 54 zephyrhills. 61 in tampa. our warm spot is -- if you can call it warm -- 66 st. pete. 61 in lake wales. temperatures are starting below average to start the day. we end the day below the average as well with 81 as the high. that is a little warmer than yes

that means the crash is likely off to the bridges, this is the tampa side of the howard frankland bridge. looking great across all three bridges. even the sunshine skyway no issues. less than 10 minutes across the courtney campbell, howard frankland and the gandy bridge. >>> 19 minutes after 5:00. living in florida, we know the importance of sunscreen. experts say there are three big mistakes we are making. one california woman found the solution, a sunscreen machine. booth so it gives a full layer of sunscreen. the three biggest things we do wrong, we don't put on enough, don't wait long enough for it to absorb and don't reapply. >>> still ahead, man gets attacked by a bear then takes a selfie video. why officials believe the bear attacked. >> facebook unveileth using it as a black market for illegal items. >> reporter: in tech bite, facebook taking the wraps off the shopping feature. >> it's called marketplace. people are already using it to sell things that violate facebook policies including drugs, animals and adult services. >>> google unveils smartphones. leaked. it will have a 12

east of the howard frankland bridge in the northbound lands. florida highway patrol says there are injuries but we don't two lanes are closed and two lanes remain open. here is another view from the traffic camera getting you a look on a friday afternoon. if you are planning on driving from pinellas into tampa avoid the howard frankland bridge. we will update you as new traffic information rather becomes available. >>> and just a quick reminder. the heart work is only three weeks away. three weeks from tomorrow. we are working hard to reach our goal of but we still need more help. ikea is matching the first monies we raise and we are 2/3 of the way there. the walk is november the 12th at raymond james stadium. go to wfla.com/heart walk for sunshine. max defender 8, a million watts of power scanning the skies and right now panning out putting out nice weather. lots of sunshine now and looking from our tower cam in tampa it is 86 degrees, quite warm with a west wind at 14 and we have been advertising this true push of cool autumn air. temperature

it's back to the drawing board frankland bridge. transportation officials nixed the plans to use one of the general lanes for a toll road. officials are considering adding tolls in hopes of reducing congestion on the busy bridge. >>> final preparations are underway right now for the first and only televised vice presidential debate. mike pence will face off with tim kaine, and much of the debate is expected to focus on recent cont debate is happening in farmville, virginia, and you can watch the showdown here on news channel 8 at 9:00 p.m. >>> democratic presidential candidate, hillary clinton is using big names to sway voters in florida, and tomorrow president barack obama will campaign at usf, yesterday joe biden spoke to supporters, and jennifer lee caught up with him here's a snippet of what he told jen about the race. >> reporter: is it possible after an election like this to see a return to bipartisan politics -- politics? >> i think you will see the public so sick of the vicious division, they will say, whoa, produce somethin

picking up just a little bit across the howard frankland though. this is a live look as you are coming into tampa in the northbound direction of 275. you can see a little heavier traffic. your drive time to cross is still just six minutes. >>> and only in a few spots are we dealing in the way of fog. so take it easy. be careful along i-4. we will be tracking cooler air slated to move in tonight. i will break down tomorrow's today, technology is changing... homes are changing.... lives are changing. and all those changes take energy. at duke energy, we're changing too, giving you new ways to control your power use and stay in the know... ...for smarter energy choices every day. >>> all right. 6:11 is the time on this friday morning. this is one of the best things about fridays on "10news this morning." we get to feature a great school in the morning as part of our 10news school of the week powered by duke energy florida. >> we are live at muller elementary in tampa. you got a chance to hang out with the kids yesterday? magnet school in america. they

traffic looking great across the howard frankland bridge and the courtney campbell. this is the tampa side of the courtney campbell, not a lot of cars now. it's taking just eight minutes to get across the courtney campbell. all the bridges are clear, even the sunshine sk to cross there. >>> 5:01. we now move to democracy 2016 -- elections officials across the country say the presidential election will be fair and that there is no evidence of voter fraud but donald trump continues to say the system is rigged. 8th? >> will you make the same commitment that you will absolutely, sir, absolutely accept the result of this election? >> i will look at it at the time. i'm not looking at any anything now. i'll look at it at the time. >> the loser concedes to the winner and the country comes together in part for the good of the country. are you saying you're not prepared? >> i will keep you in suspence, i'll tell you at the time. >> after the debate trump supporters reminding gore contested the results for two months all the way to the supreme court. he also claimed that the cl

13 minutes from the apex to i- 4. 5 minutes from busch to i-4 and five minutes i-4 to the howard frankland bridge. >> thanks, janelle. >>> developing this massive fire guts a tampa supermarket. it's sparked with employees still inside. rodney dunigan is live at the big and deals super center on hillsborough avenue. is everyone okay? >> thankfully they are, dan. this happened around closing time. so, thankfully no customers were inside. there were four employees inside at the time. one of the employees smelled smoke before they saw the fire. an extinguisher. it was too late. active scene. firefighters are still on the scene. one of the aerial units is trying to knock out a hot spot. all of this happened very quickly last night. when tampa firefighters arrived flames were coming from the building. they were forced to stay outside and attack the flames with two aerial units. as you can see out here this morning, definitely a very active scene as firefighters still try to knock down the hot spots this morning. >> about an hour into the fire, they called for additional units. fortunately the em

here's 275 around kennedy off the howard frankland bridge, it is a wonderful drive. that's a look at weather and traffic. back to candace and gene. >> thank you. >>> a republican party headquarters in north carolina was fire bombed over the weekend, and new overnight, donald trump blaming hillary rodham clinton supporters. news channel 8's meredyth censullo has the latest on the attack and how candidates are reacting this in 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 north carolina republicans says the act was meant to scare and intimidate people from volunteering. >> we are going to take the necessary precautions to do whatever it takes to keep our people safe and keep them working. >> reporte

. >>> plans for the howard frankland bridge are changing. >> what the d.o.t. decides to do about a controversial plan for toll lanes. >>> a paving project you paid for his leaving behind a big mess on davis islands. where these came from and what the city is doing to fix when i was one year old, i was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer on my spinal chord. but i spent my whole life fighting back. ne what i thought when i saw donald trump say... "i don't know what i said, ah, i don't remember!" "that reporter he is talking about suffers from a chronic condition that impairs movement of his arms." i don't want a president who makes fun of me. i want a president who inspires me, and that's not donald trump. >>> transportation officials will not be converting regular lanes of the howard frankland bridge to toll lanes after all. d.o.t. decided to cancel the plan to take away one of four general use lanes and make it a toll lane. they are considering adding toll lanes to the bridge but won't take away lanes to make it happen. hearings on the project schedule this w

. >>> staying on top of your on the tampa end of the howard frankland because of a road crew over on the right side. make sure you give yourself extra time if you are going northbound on i-275. >>> a live look at i-4 in thonotosassa. all looking good right now. >>> so it's terrifying, a title people keep talking about on social media. that road i-4 named the deadliest interstate in the country with almost three deaths every two miles. yesterday on "10news at 5" i showed you some of the bad behavior we spotted on i-4 that makes it so dangerous. distracted driving, speeding, and tailgating. and those are the same things a lot of you have complained about facebook page. robin says that it's probably so dangerous because it has one of the highest concentrations of lost, clueless, and distracted drivers. wes wants us to remind viewers that slower traffic should stay to the right. it's the law. he points out something we also saw. they are driving. >>> these stories certainly never get old. tears of joy inside a pasco county classroom today. a father reunited with his daughter for the firs

a live look at the howard frankland bridge. not seeing any delays just yet. picking up a little bit in tampa. your drive time is just about six minutes. the sunshine skyway bridge looking pretty good with a drive of 17 minutes. ashley. >>> no issues weather-wise this morning. even with the next cold front we are tracking minimal rain chances this week. we will see a big swing in our temperatures today. we will talk about how mu today, technology is changing... homes are changing.... lives are changing. and all those changes take energy. at duke energy, we're changing too, giving you new ways to control your power use and stay in the know... ...for smarter energy choices every day. so no matter how things change, we're always here .... this is mike's office. if he doesn't show up, he doesn't get paid. and failed us when he did. i am patrick murphy. to get things done, you've got to show up. you've got to work together. whether it's protecting social security and women's health care or growing the economy, we've got to start solving problems instead of pointing

the howard frankland bridge is picking up northbound to tampa. coming up in less than ten minutes i will have a report on an accident in hernando county. >>> a great start today. we are seeing temperatures in the 60s. we will warm up through the afternoon. one thing to give you a heads up as you are out the door this morning a few areas of patchy fog north of the tampa bay area. do keep that in mind if you are traveling along i-75. we will talk about the big weekend cooldown. we are talking highs in the 70s. i will have that detailed forecast for you coming right >>> listen to that. that is wind and rain from a super typhoon as it slammed into northeastern philippines late wednesday. winds were recorded at 140 miles per hour, which just for the roofs off of some homes. many villages don't have any power right now. the storm is now in the china sea and clean-up can finally begin. we don't know if anybody was hurt or killed. >>> more crazy video this morning. this is clean-up taking place explosion. you see the damage on the street here. this is in

howard frankland is at the top of the shot. beautiful morning. no accidents. here is shay with the forecast. >>> good news there from captain al. 55 degrees in spring hill. so, we have cool temperatures in hudson, 61 in tampa. 61 sarasota. 58 in wauchula. moving through the day, we will see dry conditions from start to finish. whether you are commuting this morning or this afternoon, you don't have to worry about weather getting in your way. don't forget the sunglasses. that will dominate the forecast. through the afternoon, we top out at 81 degrees the. the next couple of days we warm up. humidity becomes more >>> good >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. the race for the white house. hillary clinton opens up a trump tries to battle back. just 15 days before the final vote is counted. >>> stunning health battle. the u.s. soblger star who just gave birth to baby daughter. now having a brain tumor removed. >>> no namaste. the shocking letter gone viral, criticizing women wearing yoga pants. so many heading into the streets to protest. ? the story of my lif

supposed to be showing the howard frankland bridge. that is actually looking really good the drive time on 275 is 15 minutes let's look at the sunshine skyway had bridge. dark and early, we aren't dealing with any accidents and just kept your drive times it's 17 minutes from pinellas point drive down to 75 in manatee county. i am learning of a new accident in bradenton i'll let you know about that in less than 10 minutes. >>> we are starting our warming trend around the bay area, up to the north and it's going to stay there for quite some time. we'll talk about what sort of impacts our next couple of cold fronts could have on our forecast but first a check of robert kearney: i fought for my country in kosovo and iraq, gs, dogs, and bimbos...and i sure don't want my daughters hearing it. i want my girls to grow up proud and strong, in a nation where they're valued and respected. donald trump's america is not the country i fought for. so, i'm voting for hillary clinton. hillary clinton: i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. i m

if you travel kennedy heading up to the howard frankland, be aware. a water main break in the within lanes at west shore. this is a busy intersection this time of the morning. avoid the area if you can or leave extra time. i'm not seeing a huge backup on kind. i will watch this and keep posted on twitter @tampabaytraffic on the outcome of that water main break. cars are tapping their brakes at i-75 and foul her. 15 minutes from fowler to i-4 on i-75. >>> starting today, you can get alcohol delivered tour front door. >> the mobile app is expanding to include beer, wine, growl essentials -- bar essentials. be prepared to show proof that you are 21 if you plan to use the service for alcohol delivery. >>> if you didn't stay up, you missed a special moment on "dancing with the stars." pro dancers sasha farber and emma slater got engaged on the air. the double elimination, vanilla ice bye. >>> she is one of the most followed people on social media. some are saying that kim kardashian's accessibility could have been what cost her $10 million the night she wa

lanes are wide open on the howard frankland. taking less than 10 minutes to get across all three bridges this morning. ivan? >> janelle, thanks a lot. we are ahead of hurricane matthew. we are in good shape. temperatures in the mid-to- upper 70s. mostly cloudy skies. breaks as well. rain coverage will be lower east of us then push to the west. quiet now but watch on our computer model forecast as the storms begin to pop up. they will continue with an east to northeast wind and end up on the coast and the beaches here. this is well ahead of matthew which we will track for you. temps this afternoon in the upper 80s to around 90. a humid day once again. we will have those feels-like temperature's well into the mid- 90s. the latest update from the national hurricane center, winds of 115 miles per hour. that makes hurricane matthew a category three storm as it heads to the north and west we expect it to intensify through the bahamas back to a category 4 and then making a run for florida by the time we get into thursday night and frid

in the red on the courtney campbell. 13 minutes across the howard frankland. quickest bridge is the gandy, taking eight minutes to cross. >>> weather-wise looking good. what we hav going -- we have going. look at that. upper 90s this -- 90s this afternoon, moderate humidity. temperatures in the mid-90s with sunny skies. a few clouds this afternoon. already warming to the 70s. i think we are back to what we were yesterday, upper 80s by later today and we have the east wind that will bring us a little more cloudiness at times. partly cloudy would be the worst. isolated showers as temperatures climb to the upper 80s with the spotty showers. big changes on the way. we have a cold front that is moving through for the weekend finally cooling us off then we talk about the potential for a developing system out to the east. that would be otto. look at the preview as we wake up on sunday morning. it will be back in the 50s, widespread. overnight temperatures in the through a tampa supermarket with four employees inside. in a live report, how the workers made it out. >>

and a sweet drive there southbound. 275, i-4 tothe howard frankland bridge, looks great. into downtown, 10 minutes but looks good but busier. and a look, 275 by hillsborough, seeing more vehicles on the southbound side. this is southbound heading into downtown tampa. and the howard frankland no delays as of yet. and i will watch the bridges for you this morning. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to candace and gene. >> thank you. >>> a rhino with a tire stuck on his horn. poor thing. >> poor guy. what vets did to help. >>> and celebrating win knee the poo's 9 -- whinnie the pooh's birthday. how tall are you? how do we measure greatness in america? the height of our skyscrapers? the size of our bank accounts? no. i've spent my life fighting for kids and families and it will be my mission to build a country where our children can rise as high as their dreams and hard work take them. that means good schools for every child in every zip code. college that leads to opportunities... not debt. and an economy where every young american can find a job that lets

we are hearing of a crash as you come off the howard frankland into tampa past kennedy here. the good news is we aren't seeing any delays. i checked your drive across the howard frankland and you are looking at six minutes to get across. heading out the door in the wesley chapel area, take a look. we are starting to slow down heading south to i-4 down to 43 apex into i-4. 63. not bad on 75. again things are starting to slow down there. >>> again, a satellite view of matthew from 22,000 feet up clipping western haiti right now which is right there. >> this gives you an idea of how big the storm is. devastating rain is hammering haiti and jamaica. the wind is getting stronger by the minute. three people these images show conditions in port-au-prince. it is expected to get worse the next few hours. governor rick scott declared a state of emergency in florida. he will be in south florida to meet with emergency management officials. let's get out to rodney dunigan live at tampa international airport with a look at how the storm is impacting people in the bay area. >> reporter: let

pete up to speed, until you get to the howard frankland and then you cross that bridge and head into starting to see the congestion. as usual as you approach tampa. all the cars trying to get to one place. so we're seeing 13 minutes in the middle on the howard frankland, even longer across the water on the courtney campbell. not too bad across the gandy bridge, eight minutes. >>> if you're coming into tampa you need the shades. that sun is out there and will be with us throughout the day today. very few clouds. gorgeous looking fantastic. upper 60s. a lot of us in the low to mid- 60s this morning. we'll begin to warm up so by lunch we'll be in the low 80s. then add 20 degrees to the numbers and we'll get the daytime highs for today. obviously we're still well out ahead of the cold front that will bring us that cool air for the weekend. there it is, 20s now in denver. not going to be that cold here of course but by the time the air mass arrives we'll moderate upper 80s once again. the front comes in quietly friday nights, no rain but you'll feel it with the breeze coming in saturday m

a lot of people heading to the howard frankland. bridge. we have a crash southbound 275 right around himes. ment we can't see the crash on our cameras but we can see the backup. take a look at this. usually cars are sailing through this area down to the howard frankland. right now a five minute delay. ivan? >>> thanks a lot. update on hurricane matthew over land but it's a small piece of real estate. the eye is over land but within the next hour it will be back over water. not expecting significant alterations as intensity. 145 category 4 storm. made landfall after 7:00 a.m. on the western tip of the peninsula of haiti wreaking havoc. the storm surge heavy torrential rains and winds heading to the north again as we have been talking about, the shift further west now puts us into play as far as the eastern side of the peninsula. category 3 friday 2:00 a.m. with 120, 125 miles per hour talking landfall here. you have to keep up with us the next few days and we will fine tune the forecast. looking ominous the east coast ? ? [ cheers and applau

here's a live look at the howard frankland bridge. it's only going to take you 6 minutes to cross it. that's a look at weather and traffic. back to candace and gene. >> leslee, thank you. >>> now an 8 on your side alert, an identity theft warning. the search is on for a woman right now accused of being part of a credit card scheme in pinellas county. and racked up thousands of dollars in purchases. ryan hughes is live from the st. petersburg police department. ryan, there could be more victims out there too. >> reporter: gene, good morning to you've once again. investigators tell us right now that right now there's 18 victims but likely a whole lot more. denise dallas headed up the scheme with the help of her daughter, jessica. denise allegedly stole credit card utilities at her home in pinellas county. they are accused of stealing at least 18 different credit carding. police explain that shantel jones is also part of the ring. denise has not been caught but the other two women are behind bars right now. they warn of anyone trying thi

>> look at this howard frankland bridge. great drive, and it will only take you 6 minutes. northbound, the construction has cleared on the skyway >>> is the race for the white house already over? what hillary clinton and her campaign are now targeting that morning. >>> obamacare rates are skyrocketing in the next year. how much more the customers have to fork out, and why. >>> a historic world series with the cubs and the indians beginning tonight, and a lot of excitement in the windy city. what both manages for both teams are saying about the all- out extra attention on this series. they are so excited, and you know they are celebrating. >> rightfully so. good morning, and welcome to news channel 8 today.

that's pretty typical. >> thank you. >>> the future of the howard frankland toll lanes. >> the decision that could impact your morning commute on the busy bridge. >>> the the vice presidential candidates facing off in their first and only debate. what's at stake as they work to wow the voters? we will show you. you're watching news channel 8 today. 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. narrator: the duke utility tax is costing florida families. yet congressman 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 >>> we are back at 6:43. the city of st. petersburg may you can see where the red tide is detectived. it's from tampa bay to charlotte harbor. florida wildlife officials announce it's a natural turns, but suncoast water keepers believes the nutrients from the waste make it stay longer. >>> the toll lanes fo

you still move through fine, and also 275 from i-4 out to the howard frankland bridge. well. southbound 275 coming away from pasco, connecting on 275 into downtown a really smooth drive. here's i-4 at kathleen road, and polk county looking >>> a huge fire destroys a tampa neighborhood grocery store, and we are live as firefighters are on the scene this morning, trying to determine how suspicious man driving a van after he approached a teenage girl in pasco county. we will tell you what to watch out for to help deputies bring him in. >>> raising a special needs child can be extremely difficult for parents, and one bay area woman is on a mission to help. >>> i'm gene ramirez. >> and i'm candace mccowan. gayle has the morning off. ed has a look at your weather. >> reporter: another picture

this is the north end of the howard frankland bridge. not a lot of traffic to tell you about. no problems at least. janelle is in. moment. >>> a father is facing serious felony charges after deputies say he left two small children inside a hot car. pinellas deputies arrested kevin slain for leaving his two daughters in the car. a good samaritan took pictures of the girls then called 911 for help. the kids were crawling through the open sun roof to escape the heat. >> they were sweaty. they had no shoes on, which is fine. that. >> surveillance cameras show he left the girls in the car for 27 minutes. he is facing two felony counts of child neglect. >>> a pregnant manatee named washburn is back in the sunshine state after swimming to massachusetts. crews rescued her almost a month ago taking her to an amy kaufeldt. yesterday she influence to sea world in orlando. that's where her treatment will continue before she is released in the wild to give birth. >>> if you getting in your kids' request to get a dog, now might be the time to do that. pinellas county has larger dogs that ar

great across the howard frankland. about eight minutes to get less than ten across the courtney campbell and the gandy this morning. >> thanks, janelle. >>> still ahead, we can't make this stuff up. the new concern about sexism and pet halloween costumes. >> reporter: in techbytes fake apple accessories on amazon. >> nine out of ten of the chargers were fake and possibly unsafe. amazon is no longer carrying the products. amazon is not named in the nintendo switch. the handheld console is the successor to the wii u. it launches in march. no official word on price but it is expected to be around $300. >> kodak is switching the focus to smartphones with the new extra. >> it features a 20 megapixel camera. no date when it will be >>> you know, just this week we told you about professional clowns complaining that the creepy clown phenomenon is hurting their business. now a clown in pennsylvania was a target of car thieves. >> police on a chase. the puppet and clown makeup from the car were gone and the thief hasn't told pol

this is the tampa side of the howard frankland. six minutes to get across. construction in downtown. this started yesterday at 9:00 a.m. this is the first for the morning commute that it will be in effect. morgan street is closed off the selmon between brow reason -- brorein. you can't get off at morgan but you have to get or willow. for more on the projects, make sure you follow me on twitter at tampa bay traffic. . >>> school leaders in pinellas county want your help on how to achieve -- close the achievement gap. if you want to give your thoughts, it's at 6:00 at boca see egg gay -- ciega high school. >>> the cold in your refrigerator is not a good place to store tomatoes. copy how you found them at the store. strawberries frig gear a >>> president obama's last state dinner is tonight. the white house has tapped mario vitally to be the cook. gwen stefani will perform after dinner. >>> still ahead, a toddler shoots his own mother. how the 2-year-old got a hold busted for smuggling cocaine. >> a computer system caused major headaches for people on three air

the bridges are still pretty howard frankland bridge traveling north. that's the direction of 275 that's getting heavier. it is taking you six minutes to cross. a good time to get out out the dilma rousseff. the out -- out the door. >>> it's a beautiful start to our thursday morning when you head out the door this morning. it's going to be mild and a little bit on the muggy side, too. it's gonna be a warm afternoon. i will let you know how hot temperatures will go when i return with your seven-day >>> this is gonna make you cold this morning. a mix of rain and snow is falling in buffalo, new york. this is the first blast of the season. parts of the state could see 3 to 7 inches today, and more snow is expected over the >>> world series match-up between the cubs and indians is tied at one game apiece. cubs starting pitcher jake arrieta and slugger karl schwaber, he underwent knee surgery this year. game three is coming up friday at wrigley field. >>> we got new video out of the florida panhandle to show you. this neighborhood right here a little on edge

heading across the water no trouble getting across, sunshine looks great, a look at the howard frankland, 6 minutes to get across the bridge. back to you. coming up 19 minutes after 5. san antonio police say 2 men and a woman dressed up as freddie krueger opened fire at a house party. >> by people hit, threatening injuries. it started after 2 men got into a fight with someone else at the party. suspects took off no one arrested so far, the victims recovering in hospital this morning. still ahead and accident on a popular hiking trail leaves 2 people dead why authorities are looking at a particular section . the truth behind a scare at the investigation is a big fan. tesla unveiled its own line of solar panels. kenneth gibson and diane masao have the details in our tech bytes. smacked replacing -- >>> the tesla ceo who has a solar city company showed off the new line of shingles. a variety of styles demonstrated by rear roof rain for the houses on the desperate housewife that. smacked facebook celebrating -- 2 facebook celebrating halloween with laughing emojis. >> a pumpkin, frankenstein

the howard frankland bridge is definitely our bridge that's picking up the most between hillsborough and pinellas county. the northbound lanes the traffic coming at the camera we are seeing pick up a little bit. drive time is six minutes. across the bay. it's very quite here. drive time is 17 minutes from pinellas point drive to 75 in manatee county. >>> off to a great start heading out the door this morning. not feeling too fall-ish. i am tracking a front that's going to be bringing big changes to the temperatures. what to expect today for trick- or-treating and a look ahead to the weekend. first a check of stormtracker >>> this is scary. a halloween party in san antonio, texas turned violent after a man dressed as freddy krueger pulled a gun from his cuomo and started shooting -- from his costume and started shooting at people. three of them. >>> right now an investigation is underway in virginia after somebody hit 22 people after a nascar race at martinsville speedway. nine people were taken to the hospital. they are expected to be okay. police say the driver was in the handicappe

great drive from downtown tampa out to the howard frankland bridge and into pinellas. then 275 coming out of pasco we have one crash located off to the side of the roadway on u.s. 19 at ken hubbard lane in man key county. -- manatee county. that's a look at weather and traffic. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you, leslee. >>> kids and parents are putting the finishing touches on their halloween costumes. >> the warning about some costume accessories and dangers they pose. >> cranberry is to go-to natural remedy for urinary tract infections. up next,ha cranberries. it might surprise you. >> you are watching news 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. like hearing the sound of your own voice. (softly) like hearing the sound of your own voice. get more choices you love, now with all day breakfast. >>> in an 8 on your side medical report this morning, cranberries are not all they are cracked up when it comes to a natural remedy for women. f

drive time is 17 minutes down to 75 in manatee county and the howard frankland bridge is picking up a little bit in the northbound direction coming into tampa along 275. your drive time is still normal, so it's just about six minutes to cross. ashley. >>> all right. and you can leave the umbrellas as you are heading out the door this morning. we won't be tracking showers for several days, but we will be watching those thermometers start to rise. it gets pretty warm and some areas could even see near 90- degree temperatures later in the week . i will have that 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 proud and strong, in a nation where they're valued and respected. donald trump's america is not the country i fought for. so, i'm voting for hillary clinton. hillary clinton: >>> welcome back. time is 6:11 this monday morning. a fire in upstate new york. want to show you what crews were up against when they got there over the weekend. you see the flames right there. the peopl

six minutes to cross the howard frankland pinellas to hillsborough and eight minutes to cross the began by bridge. deiah? >> thanks, janelle. >>> dozens of tow trucks lined i-75 yesterday afternoon in contribute to a fellow driver who was killed on the job. the drivers' route took them past the route where troy mcgw vehicle. fellow drivers hope his death will encourage drivers to obey the move over law. a lot of drivers say they had too many close calls. >> everyone of us jumped on the back of our trucks more times than you can count because we don't want to get hit. >> ginger darling organized the another memorial ride. >>> if you are concerned a loved one is suffering from alzheimer's, this week they announce the mobile memory research suite offering free memory screenings in port richey. the screenings are recommended annually for anyone 65 or older. >>> still ahead, a teenager goes into a coma and wakes up speaking a different language. hear the explanation he gives coming up. >> and a florida enu makes how it happened again. >> at&t's proposed purchase of time warner has been in th

we have a great drive on the howard frankland bridge, and it will only take you 6 minutes to >>> is the race for the white house already over? what hillary clinton and her campaign are now targeting that is rais morning. >>> obama care rates are skyrocketing in the next year. we will show you how much new customers have to fork out and why. >>> high school football fiasco. why all the wins for one tampa team are being wiped off their record, putting their playoff hopes on hold. i'm gayle guyardo guy. >> and immanelyny michael.

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

the howard frankland bridge looking pretty good. we are starting to see that heavy traffic coming into tampa. right now taking a look at the maps and speeds 17 minutes on 275 north from gandy to i-4. >>> thank up out there. we are quiet on stormtracker 10. we are going to stay quiet throughout the day. temperatures across the sunshine state nice and mild. in fact, 78 degrees this morning in west palm. 70 for tampa, and jacksonville right now 64 degrees. cooler air to the north across portions of the mississippi valley right now. it's 40 degrees in lexington, kentucky, and here is a preview of your weekend. warm, mainly dry with high temperatures warming into the sunday. coming up i am gonna have your trick-or-treating forecast for halloween on monday. >>> here are some of the stories we are staying on top of on "10news this morning." we are four weeks way from black friday. to many of us it's just another day. a new study says we are choosing to stay home during the thanksgiving weekend and wait until december do holiday shopping. i

and moderate congestion here knot bound 275 coming over howard frankland. could be big, when you think about autism, boys typically come to mind. there's probably a reason for that. at least four times more common in boys so they think. scientist are finding out that may not be true. it's just that it might not strike girls the same way it does boys. scientist don't know what causes autism other than possibility a genetic mutation has somehow taken place. only issue with that is that girls and boys could have the same mutation. but not same symptoms. in fact some have twice the mutation to show the same symptoms as boys. the brain and social behavior areas normally affected by autism are less impaired in girls than boys. and it could take a lot longer for an autism diagnosis. >>> but this could be huge. is fascinating. it is. one the pitchers for cleveland indians is getting married soon. what year. after pitching an extraordinary something pretty cool. we're not going to forget about the cubs here this morning. what chicago area hospitals are doing for bab

as we looked west to tampa, a small shower into the howard frankland. probably won't impact many of you and the beach look spectacular. hilton-clearwater beach net cam showing people already out there claiming their chairs for the day. a beach day you october 1st. temperature update show no 80s muggy south of i-4. so 77 does not feel comfo comfortable. frostproof. venice at 79. but newport, crystal river. and dew point has dropped a smidge into the mid-60s. and 61. that is a low dew point in tampa. it haven't felt that way in many months, but it will only feel this way for a couple of showers because with an east wind already we pull moisture by the afternoon. south of the front the best chance today, but as rain develops we wind down morning coastal showers. tart inland and push west. sky tower radar not many showers. just offshore of venice and anna maria and the rain is really light. light to moderate hour south of sun city. this may clip ruskin northeast and see if that shower is still rain chance 30%. sunday and monday they are up there am as they

no accidts great drive across the water, and across the howard frankland bridge, you're looking at 6 minutes. 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

a crash is slowing traffic on the northbound howard frankland bridge. this is video of the accident just east of the hump on the northbound lanes. florida highway patrol tells us there are injuries. but the extent of the injuries are unknown at this point. we have another view from our traffic camera. this one looks a little messier, there is still a big backup headed into tampa. you will account. we will keep you updated as new traffic information becomes available to us. >>> cameras in an office building in japan were rolling when a 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck. one showed workers leaving their desks, another standing up and pulling out their phones and cameras to record what was happening. no major damage or deaths reported. >>> now, max defender 8, the chief meteorologist steve jerve. >> well, you would hardly know it now, but there is a cold front passing through the bay area. we can spot a few showers in the gulf of mexico where the moisture is just a little bit higher. this is a pretty good view on the million watt s band radar out in the gulf

and a great drive on the howard frankland bridge, that's only going to take six minutes to cross. and about seven across the gandy, bay side, up to speed as well. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you, leslee lacey. >>> the 2016 heart walk is right around the corner and news channel 8 is committed to raising $100,000. fuccillo kia is matching the first $50,000 we raise so every dollar you donate really counts as two. the walk is november 12th at raymond james stadium. go to wfla.com/heartwalk for details. >>> so if are blowing up your phone, you are not alone. >> yeah, a lot of those happening lately. more callers ignoring the do not call list. what you can do to stop the calls. >>> first, trump's hotel near the white house is vandalized. what someone spray painted on a wall and how hillary rodham clinton is defending trump. you're watching news channel 8 >>> we're back. police in washington, d.c. are looking for who vandalized donald trump's new hotel near the white house. someone spray painted black lives matter on an outside wall a

the drive across the howard frankland less than 10 minutes to get across. >> thanks. >>> plans are moving forward for the college football play- offs in tampa in three months. organizers are meeting this related events. the game itself will be played on monday, january 9th at raymond james stadium. >>> a thrilling night on the ice for the tampa bay lightning last night. the bolts first paid contribute to a former captain. a sold out crowd welcomed vinny lecavalier back to tampa. he dropped the first puck with two of his three kids. florida had a 3-2 lead b w lightning tied it up. >> stamkos, eight seconds to go. they score. what a goal. >> stamkos with the goal. the game went to a shoot out where braden point showed off his skills lighten win it 4-3. >>> bad news for bucs fans. vincent jackson's season is but will do whatever he can to support the team for the rest of the season. >>> calling al charlie brown fans. the great pumpkin isn't just on tv screens this year. >> ahead, a giant peanut themed attract is in our area. >> a piece of hollywood history is falling apart. >>> hour-by-hour

look at the howard frankland. if you can make it there, you are in good shape. seven minutes to get across. 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 polic

this is the tampa end of the howard frankland bridge. backed up at state road 579 in hillsborough county. >>> check out the free 10news app before you hit the road. you will find the latest traffic alerts as well as a live look at our sky 10 network traffic camera. >>> one of the nfl's oldest rivalries. here is your gmc keys to the game for bears-packers. it starts with aaron rodgers. he needs to get in a groove. now, the bears have brian hoyer unde history toss four straight 300- yard games. he could tee on a packers defense. and eddie lacy is out, which means the packs should not be in denial about running niles davis. and that's your gmc keys to the elise: we couldn't believe it. that poor girl was raped by two football players and their friends. we were sure they would go to jail. so, when i heard state attorney mark ober decided to go easy on them, i was scared -- scared for my daughter. none of those young men served a day behind bars. ober said losing a baseball scholarship >>> hot on the web tonight, too much cake. a scary encoun