yeah, janelle talks a lot. know, as a defense attorney, that often doesn't work out very well. >> reporter: janelle was never charged in the case. >> why wasn't janelle charged in this? >> in her statement to the officers, she wanted to catch the burglars. she wanted to identify them. >> reporter: prosecutors say they had no evidence that janelle knew her husband was going to harm someone. so what exactly was maarkus kaarma thinking? prosecutors brought in two witnesses to support the argument that the shooting was nothing short of a planned execution. >> he said he'd been sittin' up for three nights with a shotgun, waiting to kill some f'ing kids. >> she works in the salon where markus karma got his hair cut just days before the shooting. the woman said kaarma came in ranting about his recent burglaries, and his chilling plan to fix them. >> i did say to him oh, my gosh, you know, have you called the police? and he says the f'ing police will not do anything about it. and then he had mentioned that he wouldn't

. >> why wasn't janell charged in this?to watch the burglars, she wanted to identify them. >> janell testified she never knew that her husband was going to harm someone, do what exactly was marcus karma thinking. the prosecution brought in two witnesses. >> he said he had been sitting up for three nights waiting to kill some f'ing kids. >> she works in the salon where marcus got his hair cut just the day before the shooting, she said karma came in ranting about his recent burglaries and his plan to fix them. >> i said have you called the police? he said no, the f'ing police won't do anything about eit. he said he didn't mind if a couple of them came by because she wouldn't find shooting a couple of them also. >> he was going to shoot them, take care of it. >> did he use those words, take care of it? >> i think it was fix it. >> do you recall him saying anything else? >> he said i'm not kidding, you will see this on the news. i'm not killing, you're seriously going to see this on the news. >> it's intent to kill, right. he's

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. >> reporter: hey, janelle. what they want, they want this guy to spend the rest of his life in jail. this shocker today comes almost exactly a year to the date that robert farmer was picked up, arrested for all these crimes. in court today, he admitted to everything. he says even though he admits he did it, they're not letting him off the hook. 25-year-old robert farmer and his attorneys made a last-minute decision in court just before new evidence was set to be added in the cases against him. farmer admitted to 21 counts of felony animal cruelty in which he assaulted and murdered more than 20 cats. >> we never found the body. >> reporter: her 17-year-old cat, go, go, was one of farmer's first victims. surveillance video captured farmer in the act as he chased and picked up the cat from the neighborhood. >> just took our sense of safety. because he took it from us. >> reporter: the 25-year-old was finally found and arrested in october, 2015 as he slept in his car. police found a cat's body in the vehicle and se

>> things are looking good janelle. we have dry conditions. so, hopefully that will help with your morning drive. we have temperatures that are just a little bit higher than what they were yesterday morning. 62 degrees in tampa right now. 54 in temple terrace. lutz at 53. it's still cool out there and chilly to the north in citrus county with a temperature of 48. homosassa at 50 degrees. as we work through the day, there will be lots of sunshine in store. that will help to warm us up. 73 by noon. and 81 as the high today. rain unlikely. i will let you know how long that will last coming up in the seven-day forecast. deiah? >> thanks, shay. one minute after 5:00. the final push before voters go to the polls. hillary clinton and donald trump will spend a lot of time and money in our state over the next two weeks. trump is holding a rally at the mid florida credit union in tampa. ryan smith joins us with a preview of the event. good morning, ryan. >>> reporter: good morning, guys. trump of course making another pitch to tampa bay area voters late

janelle martinez is tracking traffic. she's got your detours just ahead. >>> the extension project expected to bring some much-needed traffic relief here in tampa, but it doesn't come without a few headaches. ahead in the live report, the impact that it could have on local businesses. >>> and one dog owner is warning people to check their pantries

janelle has a look at the roads. >> a crash on i-4 in the westbound lanes around 301. that has been cleared.

you haven't been missing steamy, have you, janelle. >> not at all. a beautiful weekend. >> gorgeous. >> outside it was so nice. the drive is better as well. we had a couple of serious crashes overnight that cleared. we are starting off with a clean slate. i have been checking dozens of no crashes or break downs. we are looking great on i-4 at the polk parkway. about 22 minutes from county line road to downtown tampa. the drive on the veterans expressway is looking great as well. 17 minutes from 54 down to 275. just 12 minutes from van dyke to 275 and a tad slow, nine minutes from waters to 275. >> thank you. >>> early voting starts today before some of the first ballots are cast, a religious group is making a point to encourage bay area voters to get out and vote. james tully is live at a polling sight in hillsborough county. the group is concerned about potential poor turnout for election day. >> reporter: a reason to be concerned, too. it's believed 25 million christian voters stayed home in 2012. some believe those same voters may be so unhappy wh

let's head out the door and check on janelle with traffic. >> good morning. we are following seffner. captain al is flying over the scene. what can you tell us? >> it looked like a serious accident. they have a wrecker on scene. they are beginning to move cars. this is u.s. 92 south of i-4 between williams and 579, man go road. they have both lanes, both directions closed east and westbound. a wrecker is on scene. hopefully it will be cleared up in manatee. this is a little further south. northbound u.s. 301, reports of roadblock. leave yourself extra time to make your way around that. this is 275 and busch. things are getting busy. cars are tapping their brakes. eight minutes from here to i-4. back to you guys. >> thanks, janelle. >>> developing this morning, the fire marshal is expected at a tampa supermarket that went up in flames. >> inside. rodney dunigan is live on hillsborough avenue. we know the employees were okay. what about any customers? >> reporter: lindsay, thankfully no customers were inside. this happened shortly after closing time. you can se

in the >> reporter: janelle sixkiller says today, in native american tradition, family and friends gather to celebrate his life as police continue the search for the person responsible in their father's death. >> we do deserve justice and there will not be any peace until that happens. >> friends from across the country flew in to remember jess, including business partner jay booth from new york. >> he had great wisdom and >> mike gayle came in from california. he knew jess for more than 40 years. >> and i came back to honor jess's memory and to comfort the family in some ways with some stories. some of them with pretty funny. some of them are just jess. >> reporter: jess fought for american indian rights in grass root movements. he was the first native american on the chicago police force and janelle says was a protective father. >> my first car date, he had the guy bring in and sho of insurance before i was allowed in the car. >> janelle says they will not stop fighting for justice and thanks the community for their love and support thus far. >> they have a saying, that when women's hea

>> i am jessica aguirre and i am janelle wang. >> a standstill in the highway bay area, all of this between 101 and san carlos. the reason, an rv camper spewing flames. >> nbc's bay area, joining us live from san carlos, laura. >> as you can see behind me, traffic is run ng both directions. all lanes were opened around 8:00 tonight. earlier it was about as bad as it gets. >> the worst jam upper traffic incident i have seen. >> reporter: ever? >> yeah, don livingston describing traffic along the 101 and him and others stuck in the traffic jam. >> it is absolutely crazy. >> reporter: from our chopper, you can see traffic at a standstill. one of busiest highways in the bay shuts down in both

if anyone wants to buy any of those for janelle and i, we're be able. >>> tonight, refuse to lose. donald trump's defiant new message, doubling down on his refusal to say he'll accept the results of the election. >> i'll keep you in suspense. >> new fall-out from a nasty debate. >> no puppet. no puppet. you're the puppet. such a nasty woman. >>> isis escape tunnels. richard engel inside the underground bunkers in iraq where isis fighters lived before they fled for their lives. >>> hunt for a serial killer. chilling new 911 calls as police ask for help in a new murder spree. >>> and scrambling nightmares. a billion dollar disaster for families watching their houses crack apart. an alarming wake-up call for homeowners everywhere. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. donald trump who has repeatedly decried negative media coverage of him, as part of a rigged system, has once again made himself the top of the news cycle for going where no presidential candidate has gone before. a

we want to get straight to janelle for a look at what's going on out there. >> yeah. if you haven't left the house yet, you want to avoid i-4 westbound. take a look at the backup created here because of that closure to get onto southbound 275. we also have our live drive camera stuck out there in this traffic jam. we're seeing about a half an hour delay to get from 75 to 275 on i-4. traffic just at a standstill. now, since you can't go

. >> reporter: janelle, this election, unlike any other.as you mentioned, it's now just four weeks away. santa clara one of the counties where you can come by and take part in early voting. they're doing that for their voters who want to come, get their vote placed. a lot of people say there's not many still undecided. get your vote in and get it in early says santa clara county as they open up polling stations today weeks before the november 8th election. >> my decision is already made. >> reporter: many say their minds are made up as gop nominee donald trump turned on his own party today, targeting republicans on twitter who pulled their support for trump. in the wake of his vulgar comments about women. >> and it is a troubling situation. i'm serious. it is. >> reporter: despite winning the second debate in a landslide, every poll, it's hard to do well when paul ryan and others give zero support. only that's not true. the final post debate nbc "wall street journal" poll shows clinton with a nine-point lead. john mccain also pulling his su

janelle and raj. >> okay. thanks so much, scott. >>> we got hit with rain over the weekend. fresh snow falling in the sierra. this is a look at i-80 at donner summit, which got a few inches. there was a winter weather advisory in effect until 11:00 this morning. >> that looks nice. i remember texting you yesterday, jeff, saying i love this rain coming down. >> it's so great. everyone's yards got that needed water. unfortunately this year could have used a lot more snowfall from this. we know how much the state does get from that snow pack. but it didn't happen with this. more of a warmer storm with sub tropical moisture moving in. in case you missed it earlier. check this out. the water and rain update which begins on october the 1st encapsulates the amount of rainfall we have seen through december, january and member, we are off to an excellent start. stroes, 266% of normal. san francisco, 328 and livermore at 524% of normal. dplart is clear right now as the storm systems moved toward the east and that's allowing us with some beautiful weather right now in san jose. current

janelle has a full look coming up. >>> we have a consumer alert. defective takata airbag is an airbag ruptured and killed a 50-year-old woman in california last month. she was driving a 2001 honda civic. the airbags can inflate with too much force. >>> the department of highway safety warning drivers about 2001 to 2003 honda and acura vehicles. car owners should replace the inflators immediately. they are warning you not to ignore a notice you may have gotten in the mail last month. >>> if you plan on force. the department will be conducting patrols tonight. police are cracking down on impaired drivers to prevent accidents. this crackdown runs through sunday morning. >>> a teenage entrepreneur from boca raton is featured in two magazines. time and fortune show cases business. her gear will be sold at dick's sporting good stores. >>> there was another cow off to the left in the ditch. >> an oklahoma deputy hits a cow head on. an update on how they are both doing after the break. >> today you can help local schools by stopping by a circle k. how a qu

janelle martinez has live traffic updates at 5:00. >>> tonight the world series gets underway. tom korun has the morning sports update. >> reporter: good morning, everybody. game one of the world series gets upped way in cleveland. the cubs sending jon lester to cleveland going with corey cluv er. joe maddon says it brought back memories, the same speech he gave rays memories in the play- offs. live in the present moment. >> i think we all have a tremendous amount of respect for history, that has happened before us or not happened before us but you go in room, very young, impacted -- we are impacted by our city. they will be in the moment. that's what we have done. that's all i preach. >> reporter: tampa bay lightning continue the six day road trip with a a stop in toronto. the media was interested in talking about stamkos new contract than the game itself. >> people are entitled to do with the team that drafted me and brought me up as an 18-year- old kid. my second home now. like i said, no regrets. i'm looking forward to hopefully winning another hockey game and another road

. >>> we will check with janel on traffic as well in traffic as well. low to midshipman 70s right now. we will continue to see continuous weather pattern. we had a couple disturbances rolled to the we can. we have some showers and thunderstorms even. but for now, just an east wind is what we have to contend with. it will keep us humid and warm and we will continue to see some isolated inland afternoon showers. nothing organized here. i think we're in good shape. for this time of year with 88. it will fill a little warmer with the humidity. we have a cold front on the weight in a few minutes we will talk about that with janel. >>> wear out there on the roads. we have nothing major happening. you are in for a smooth ride if you are heading out the door right now. this is what it looks like. right along i for looking good all the way from lakeland into tampa. if you are heading east, you may see a crash in davenport that is off to the side. checking your speeds on some of the average roads and green. looking good on 75 and i to 75. >>> 5:02 am. sad realiti

===janelle/vo=== plus ... isturning up the heat on it's biggest tax delinquents who owealmost half a billion dollars.===janelle/next close=== >>> back now from the storm zone in florida. before we go, we want to give you a quick date on what's happening further up the coast in jacksonville beach, which is getting hit with that storm surge. our gabe gutierrez is there. gabe, what are you seeing? >> reporter: lester, good evening. even though matthew's eye is offshore and heading north towards georgia and the carolinas, we're still getting pelted with heavy winds and rain. here the powerful storm surge came here earlier and breached these sand dunes. right now, several streets in jacksonville beach are flooded, so are several other communities in northeast florida. but local authorities say many people heeded the evacuation. so far, no reports of any injuries. lester? >> all right, gabe. thank you. that is going to it for us on a friday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching an

>> thanks, janelle. >>> this texas teenager is on the run right now after leaving a literal paper trail at a robbery. the 18-year-old allegedly stole $2,000 from a home earlier this month. deputies say the homeowner chased the teen but stopped when it looked like the teen had a gun. deputies found a traffic ticket and cell phone belonging to the be considered the best franchise in the country by espn but the bolts have work to do to be the best team in the nhl. colorado avalanche won 4-0. they start the season with a 3- 1 record. they play in ottawa tomorrow night. >>> in college football, watch the usf bulls on national tv. south florida temple owls. watch it live on espn at 7:00. >>> chicago cubs are one win away from playing in the franchise first world series since 1945. last night chicago short stop broke a tie in the sixth inning homering this to center field. then in the 8th inning, a double to right to score three more runs and the cubs win 8-4. chicago. the winner plays the cleveland indians in the world series. actor charlie sheen would love to throw out a ceremonial pitch. se

janel is watching the traffic cam and she will have a look momentarily. >>> polk county deputies looking for the driver who hit and killed a bay area mother of 2 and badly injured a deputy. deputy ada stopped to help jessica enchautegui who crashed her car. deputy adam pennell called paramedics and as the 2 waited in the median a driver crashed into them and drove off. just as children preparing to bury their mother.>> i still cry a lot about it. since i've known her my whole life it's hard to believe this few leads but are looking for a car that has front and damage. crimestoppers offering a $3000 reward for tips that leads to their arrest. >>> 4:33 am, today begins the last full day of campaigning before election day. mike pence is holding a rally at 6 pm at the saint pete clearwater airport. >> hillary clinton's lead shrinks. richard tattoo explains the email controversy that could give trump the opportunity to come from behind upset victory. >> the fbi obtained a warrant to review emails found on the laptop of hillary clinton's top aide huma abedin in her estranged husband anthony we

janelle. >>> and good morning, everybody. we have a crash in the hudson area that is showing complete roadblock eastbound on the maps and let's look at where this is at, eastbound 52 and this is just before you get to u.s. 19 or approaching u.s. 19 and if you're heading out of the door, you might want to choose another route or leave yourself extra time to make the detour around the crash and that is one we will keep an eye on throughout the morning.

janelle will have a full look at the morning commute or bike to school day. pinellas county authorities will be out in force to make sure that students safely get to school this morning. at 7:00 officials with saint joseph hospital will be teaching kids bicycle and pedestrian safety. they will be at hunter's green park in tampa. florida is the deadliest state for pedestrians and bicyclists. international walk or bike to school day started in 1997 as way to promote pedestrian safety with fitness. >>> a company is expanding delivery service of beer and wine in the bay area. a partnership is making it possible on how much a membership costs at 5:00. >>> the latest star trek movie is about space exploration. it is literally up in space. >> the lightning take the preseason camp to esther row. >>> 17 minutes until 5:00. a consumer alert. your next pint tryst project could make you sick. sergeant arts are recalling 3 million units of paint. it may be tainted with bacteria. it includes 13 different types of arts and crafts and finger paints. lobby and amazon. >>> off

janelle martinez will have a live look at your traffic coming up momentarily. she is monitoring a crash on the selmon. >>> the bucs prepare to take on the oakland raiders at ray jay and the lightning have the day >> rush it like we did today, those guys are doing a good job because, you know, you don't rush for 250 whatever it is if you are not blocking somebody. >> good morning, did we just hear dirk koetter day the bucs ran yesterday? they combined for nearly 250 yards on the ground. the bucs 34-17 win against the 49ers. that had to make doug martin out smiling. fourth straight game he missed. the buccaneers struggled in the first quarter. training in the second. winston scrambles. tampa bay touchdown. 49ers lead cut to 14-7. you heard dirk talk about the running game. what a game for jacquizz four. bucs eventually hit a field goal so it's 14-10. under a minute to go. winston stays in the pocket. it's caught by russell shepherd. bucs take a lead into the break. bucs lead after a field goal. 27 unanswered tampa bay points. second td of the evans. buccaneers po

janelle, how is it looking now. we had ups and downs. >> we started off with serious crashes overnight. we have one serious crash causing problems in hillsborough. the northbound lanes of 50th street under the selmon expressway is closed. this is a serious crash. overturned vehicle involved. no word when they will reopen the lanes. in the meantime, use 301 or 22nd street to here we are at i-75 and the leeroy selmon expressway. traffic is flowing nicely. hopping on the selmon, seven minutes into downtown. back to you guys. >> thank you, janelle. >>> we want to get back to the crash that janelle was talking about on the selmon expressway in brandon. we are trying to get information about the crash. it happened this morning. authorities closed the northbound lanes on the upper deck of the expressway and part of the interchange to i-75 but accident. >>> tampa police are investigating a fatal crash that shut down half the gandy bridge late last night. that accident happened in the eastbound lanes involving a motorcycle a

janelle martinez is tracking traffic. she's got your detours just ahead. >>> the extension project expected to bring some much-needed traffic relief here in tampa, but it doesn't come without a few headaches. ahead in the live report, the impact that it could have on local businesses. >>> and one dog owner is warning people to check their pantries dog. all those stories for you coming up in just pa moment. thanks for joining us on this finally friday morning. i'm dan. >> we want to check in now with ivan for a look at our forecast this morning. >> i think we are going to be off to a great start. similar to yesterday. a lot of sunshine out there. a few scattered clouds as we head through the afternoon. temperatures right now, every single morning we've been on. a couple degrees warmer and warmer. that's been the pattern here. mid 70s right now. we peel go back into again. so certainly warmer than normal. not oppressively humid, but humid enough for the 88 will feel like about 90, 91. 69 in brooksville. look at crystal rive

janelle? >>> good morning. 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 internation

captain al, good janelle. speaking of bridges, the bayside from gulf to bay down south joining at 49th street, there was an accident further ahead in front of the courthouse complex before you got to ulmerton. it moved out of the way 10 minutes ago. residual backup being throttled by the traffic lights. now 49th street is clear to ulmerton. ulmerton is getting busy out to 275-6789 here is ivan with the forecast. >>> looks good. chilly readings this morning. in the 40s across the nature coast. we are warming up now a little bit. it will warm up later on today. hanging on to 50s. by this afternoon, we will climb up to the low 80s. the warm jest day we had the last couple of days and along with this, higher humidity as well. the next few days not as comfortable and will not feel like fall with temperatures around 86. we will do that with more moisture. not rainfall but higher >>> good mo >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. donald trump behind in the polls launches a nightly news show on facebook covering hi

>> reporter: that's right, janelle, this is the silver creek behind me. crews have been working to shore up this water way for quite some time now. crews have been fanning out across the valley hoping to minimize potential damage from the start of the rainy season. they've spent the last two months pulling debris from san jose storm drains. the junk inside is what causes street flooding during the rainy season. >> it creates that plug in the storm main, the storm laterals, and it allows water to build up on the street, which is a hazard to pedestrians and bicyclists. >> reporter: crews have cleared 14,000 of these storm drains since august. they say homeowners can do their part by taking care of the leaves, especially now that those leaves are beginning to fall. >> the leaves, you know, along the street, the gutter line, and the yards, generally when the rains come, the leaves are the first things that go down the storm drains. >> reporter: resist here in willow glen say they take turns clearing leaves but are glad that the professionals are also helping

back to you, janelle. >> it's taking 45 minutes to get from 75 to 275. that's a small stretch there that usually takes about 8 minutes. so your option, you can take the connecter down to the selmon expressway to head into downtown, or you can follow the cars that are heading north on 275 and take that to mlk. however, you are going to run into a crash right here, and you can see the backup that's building on northbound 275. we usually don't see that this time of the morning, but we are seeing it right now. so you might want to leave yourself some extra time if you where you want to continue to follow me on twitter @tampabaytraffic. >> a lot going on on this friday. >>> weather wise, very quiet out there. great temps in the 60s up to the north and 66 at chris kal river. we're down to the 70s, most of us here, going to warm up. doppler looks quiet now. the east flow. just some light showers for today. widen up the shot, talk about the rain in texas right now. this is being triggered by atmosphere that eventually will dig down here on sunday, and that will

>> reporter: no, janelle. no new damage today. just mostly people that live here happy to see the rain coming back. although the mayor came out just to keep an eye on things. the waves were big all day in had pacifica. drawing surfers and families on the first stormy day of the season. >> pretty surprised. i like the rain, so i was happy. >> lots of waves. lots of waves. it's still warm out here, though, which is great. but it's great to see the weather. >> reporter: going to get out and do a little surfing? >> definitely not. >> reporter: but plenty of people did, enjoying the waves, even as wary pacifica officials kept a look out for any damage. >> we have to worry a great deal about our city infrastructure, for one thing and the safe and health of our citizens. >> reporter: and, again, no new damage along the pier, but officials will keep an eye on things the next couple days as the wind is expected to pick up. scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> thanks, scott. >>> today's rain is helping crews battle a fire in south lake tahoe

damian, this family has no idea why they would be targeted. >> no idea at all, janelle.t is the unanswered question tonight. they do say that the suspect used three of these bottles of a mexican soft drink to create their explosive devices. a suspect who was still on the run. >> i opened the door to flames where right up to here, i guess liquid or flammable liquid spread. >> carlos gonzalez grabbed the garden hose to put out the flames after someone threw molotov cocktails at his door. the third examined by arson investigators. >> it is very suspicious in origin and an active investigation by san jose pd and fire department arson unit. >> very scary. we weren't able to sleep last night because of the whole situation. >> the guy who did it went this way. >> reporter: gonzalez says a witness told him he saw a man throw the explosives and then run in the direction of 16th street. gonzalez says he has no enemies and doesn't understand why anyone would target his family, including the children playing in the home. >> for someone to do something like this, you -- i mean, that

. >> reporter: janelle, police agencies across the bay area say there are no active credible threats of violence with either pro or antitrump factions. but they say they are being vigilant in the wake of all the campaign rhetoric. the violence at trump rallies has been well-documented, with donald trump sometimes leading the charge. >> get him outta here! >> reporter: the entire campaign season has been marred by threats of violence. it even played out in san jose in june after trump supporters and opponents faced off outside the convention center. >> i think a lot of people in the aftermath of that said, how could you whiff on that, how could you not anticipate something like that might happen? >> reporter: during a wednesday news conference, the president of the board of supervisors said this time the south bay will be ready. no extra sheriff patrols have been ordered on or before election night, but because of the national rhetoric, south bay leaders say they are prepared. >> if we anticipate the likelihood of escalation between factions increases, we're going to step in to do wha

janelle? >> thanks, liz. if you have a story call our tip line at 888-996-tips and send an e-mail to the unitality nbcbayarea.com. >>> they are creepy, they are crowley, and hikers say they are everywhere. i'm peggy bunker. and coming up just in time for halloween, we're talking tarantulas after the break. >>> not in the job description, no. but it's in the description of being a human being. >> he has the authority to write tickets, but the compassion not to. how one officer's decision has changed the lives of a world war ii vet. it's part of our bay area proud series. >>> and sear seeing temperatures in the 70 lls outside right now. as a warming trend takes shape and puts san jose in the mid to upper 80s. we'll talk about that and our next channels of rain and our seven-day forecast when we come right back. all of this with the global warming and the - a lot of it's a hoax. it's a hoax. it'll get cooler. it'll get warmer. it's called weather. we need some global warming! we need leaders who get it. so that

. >> reporter: yeah, that's right, janelle. hurricane warnings across central florida as matthew near'ses the u.s. coast. the wind is starting to pick up, rain, and this is the calm before the storm. by next -- by this time tomorrow, we are expecting conditions to worsen, which is local officials are telling people to prepare for what's to come. hurricane matthew slammed into haiti, leaving in its wake widespread destruction. the storm now taking aim at the bahamas and u.s. coastline from florida to north carolina. >> with the storm going up our coast, a small deviation from this track could mean a catastrophic change along florida's east coast. we have to prepare for a direct hit. >> reporter: in florida, the governor has ordered people to evacuate. in south carolina, bumper to bumper traffic lines the interstate out of charleston and surrounding areas. the rush on supplies and gasoline an indication those in the strike zone are heeding the warnings. >> the main thing is, their safety and our safety. >> reporter: following the

>> janelle. >> all right, janelle, let's play. what famous tv boss character started out on a sitcom that ran for seven seasons and transitioned into a drama series that lasted grant. >> c. >> lou grant. >> yes. $100. >> oh, i want to be hoda in my next life. >> the money is just flowing. i had to go back and think about lou grant. it was one of those series. lou grant followed the mary tyler moore show. >> and yeah and to choose that character over so many that would have been an obvious choice. but that was a perfectly cast sitcom. >> but the drama he did afterwards, remember. >> it's all in the writing and the casting. >> alexis from lake placid and salt lake city. >> she doesn't know where she's from. you ready? finish the lyrics to this famous work anthem ? being self employed and working night and all day ? and i'm takin' care of business every day ? >> no, she got it. ? takin' care of business. it's all right ? and workin' overtime. >> all right, ladies. give somebody else a chance to balkman a bachman and turner over drfb

janelle is monitoring a crash on the interstate. >> serious crash westbound on i- 4 before mlk. it just cleared moments ago but we are seeing residual delays. cars are stacked up. shortly. you can see the crash is gone. look at the backup. 13 miles per hour the average speed. the backup extends to 301. the crash happening before mlk. i don't think it's worth taking a detour at this point. by the time you leave the house and get on the interstate, hopefully the residual delays will be moving out of the way. here are the drive times on i- 4. 24 minutes county line ride to downtown. you can see 11 minutes to 275. shay? >>> the weather is certainly looking gorgeous this morning. temperatures are a little higher than what they were yesterday morning at this time. 61 right now in tampa. 52 in lutz. it's cool out there across hillsborough county and into polk county temperatures are in the 50s. 57 in haines city. 5 in winter haven. lake wheels at 59 as well. if you are getting the kids ready for school, they may want the extra layer as they head temperatures in the upper 40s around rid

. >> thanks, janelle. >>> it's 2 minutes after 6:00. a crime alert out of pasco county. deputies are asking for your help. they want to find an armed and dangerous felon. this is the man they are looking for, michael putman. detectives say he got in a physical fight with a woman and then shot her in the arm. he was seen near 52 and altoona avenue in hudson around 1:30 yesterday afternoon. when he is caught charged with attempted homicide and a felon being in possession of a gun. if you see him, deputies say use extreme caution. don't approach him. call crimestoppers right way. >>> new information on a shooting outside of two san francisco schools. police think the 14509ers were targeting a -- shooters were targeting a 15-year-old girl who is now in critical condition. detectives are searching for the four men that fired the shots then ran off. of two school campuses. three other students were shot with less serious injuries. they ran into the school for shelter. >>> ahead of the final presidential debate, more people are registering to vote and registering and requesting

. >> jess fought for american indian rights and grass root on the chicago police force and janelle says was a protective father. >> my first car date, he had the guy bring in and show his proof of insurance before i was allowed in the car. >> reporter: janelle says they will not stop fighting for justice and thanks the community for their love and support thus far. >> they have a saying that when women's hearts are on the ground, all is lost. well, our hearts were slammed to the ground. and it was the power of their love and support, the people that you'll see here others across the nation that stopped their world for us for a little while. >> silent witness is offering a $1,000 award for information leading to an arrest. courtney griffin, fox 10 news. >>> the number to silent witness, if you know anything about this crime, is 480-witness, and remember, you can remain anonymous. >>> police also asking for the community's help in tracking down a suspect who stabbed and killed a man a year and a half runner bar near black canyon highway and new river road. police say roman fernandez was s

>> janel. >> where you from? >> albany. >> janel what famous tv boss character started out on a sitcom that ran for seven seasons and transitioned into a drama series that lasted five? a., sam malone, b., murphy brown or c. lou grant? >> c. ? $100 ? $100 ? >> oh, i want to be hoda in my next life. >> i had to go back and think about lou grant. one of those series, everybody remembers "the mary tyler moore show" and lou grant followed it. interesting to go from a comedy to a drama. >> and choose that character over so many that would have seemed a more obvious choice. you know? >> cast perfectly. >> a perfectly cast sitcom. the drama afterwards. nancy marshawn there. >> all in the writing and casting. hoda woman? >> your name? >> alexis. >> from. >> lake placid and salt lake, utah. >> doesn't know where she's from. all right. >> i go back and forth. >> teasing. finish the lyrics to this famous work anthem. all right. ? if you ever get annoyed who can be self-employed ? day ? and i'll be taking care of business ? ?