six of the top 50 attractions in the world are in the orlando kissimmee area. although our resident population is 3.7 million, that number grows exponentially every day as millions of visitors call orlando home while they live in hundreds of area hotels. central florida region seeks funding into the grant program on an annual basis and to enhance capabilities to prevent and respond to and recover not only from terrorism but a broad range of other threats and hazards affecting the region. funding allows us to establish measurable radius priorities and balance threats and consequences. and signing into law by president george w. bush, the orlando kissimmee sanford nsa with grant funds to 2004 to 2012 but funding should be drastically changed in the past four years, starting in 2013 and continuing until 2016 the orlando kissimmee area has not ranked high enough in relative risk for funding even though we are ranked number one on the msa for domestic visitor population and consequent section of florida. from 2012 to 2016 our area have appealed to relative risk scor

he will be talking at 7:00 in kissimmee. it's already a packed house there inside of the rally at silver spurs arena. >>> brand-new at 5:30, a polk county father and a grandmother have some explaining to do. good evening. i'm paul lagrone. laura harris. these two accused of leaving a 3-year-old in a hot car while they went shopping at wal-mart and it gets worse. >> that's right. ryan raiche on the story tonight. he's going to show you why investigators believe this pair left the toddler in the car on purpose. >> reporter: for nearly 30 minutes while wal-mart shoppers came and left, a 3-year-old child sat in the back seat of a hot locked car with just a tiny

deputies say they watched the helicopter the pilot was flying hovering just a few feet above kissimmee. kissimmee. >> deputies say they tried to talk with him but he refused to turn off the shopt chopper and d up more passengers and took off again. when they finally were able to talk him to he said he was flying so low because he was wearing he was arrested and immediately fired. the company didn't comment about what happened, but the customers told us they had a great experience flying high above the attractions. >> it felt good, my daughter love it had. >> we feared nothing. >> a day of fishing turns hit a puddle causing it to turn upside down in a water-filled ditch. the boy was able to escape and ran about two miles for help. medina was transported po the hospital but he was declared dead. he is believed to have drowned in the truck. >> and a skyrocket of gun licenses a 250% surge in 2009. these licenses give gun shop owners and collectors the authority to obtain parts and make firearms to sell. and st. pete police officers received an incredible gift today from the widow of one of

he wrapped up with a rally in kissimmee last night. he continued to claim president obama is the founder of isis, adding that the group is probably spreading into the united states. >> we should have never been iraq. we were going to destabilize the middle east, and we should they ended it. he is the founder, in a true sense. if we would have stayed. i didn't want to be there, but if he would have kept the relatively small force, we probably could have prevented isis from forming. >>> while the obama administration has spent billions of dollars fighting the new terror group a new congressional report accuses leaders of distorting isis intelligence, portraying a more optimistic picture of the war than found to be true. >>> rival hillary clinton says she will be releasinger if 2015 tax return as early as today. her campaign is hoping to highlight how donald trump has yet to release any of his returns. he claims he will make his public when the routine audit is complete. there's nothing keeping him from releasing it now. at all. >>> jerry

there are the storms in polk county, claremont, back over to leesburg and up to kissimmee. eventually moving into eastern hernando and pasco county. if next 15 to 20 minutes, you will see it. temperatures in the upper 80s to low 90s. out ahead of the rain, low 80 82 in bartow. 89 at the airport in tampa. clearwater 89. st. pete comfortable with sunny skies, checking in in the middle 80s. there's the satellite. we're locked in with the east to southeast rainfall. the mornings are sunny and warm. the afternns are sunny. most of the rains don't pop up come to the coast. most of the time the heaviest rain is east of i-75. tonight, same thing. the heavier rains we have seen from polk county and north. but as this moves west, it will start to weaken. so by 10:00, 11:00, maybe even midnight, lingering showers. most of the area dries out. but the clouds will be around. so don't even think about looking for meteors before midnight. not to mention the moon doesn't set until 1:00 once the moon goes down, around 1:00, 1:15, more darkness in the sky. from around 3:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.,

donald trump going after president obama and hillary clinton at a rally in kissimmee, and an update on where the two candidates are campaigning today. that's coming up. >>> good morning and welcome to news channel 8 today. i'm gayle guyardo. >> and i'm gene ramirez. leigh has the wakeup forecast in a moment, but first, we want >> so exciting. history made in rio last night. simone manuel is the first ever african american swimmer to win gold at the olympics. she tied with canada in the 100- meter freestyle. >> that's just one victory. the u.s. adding many, many more medals. and now to leigh to see what to expect. >> the olympics have been so fun to tc >>> if you were watching yesterday afternoon; it was barely raining, and then clouds and a few showers in polk and highlands county, and then towards 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, very strong storms along i-75, and it actually took it until about midnight for most of them to push into the gulf of mexico. i think today to will be similar. if you're headed back to school today, giving the forecast an a for during school time. partly cloudy at lunchtime

ignore the father of orlando terrorist omar mateen as he sits squarely behind the democratic rally in kissimmee, florida last night. sadiq mateen who supports the taliban as he puts it 100% and says god should punish gays. mateen endorses clinton and says clinton is the best choice for america. >> clinton is good for united states versus donald trump. i love united states, and i have been living here for long time. lou: so far hillary clinton and her campaign have refused to disavow mateen's endorsement. a stunning double standard. former kkk grand wizard david duke endorsed donald trump back in february. the media hounded trump for weeks, even after he had initially disavowed him asking him whether eddies avowed duke. we'll take up national liberal media bias for former reagan white house political director ed rollins. also with us tonight senior political columnist for the national journal ron and a lot to talk about tonight, including a rising number of questions about hillary clinton's health. some critics voice a concern that clinton may not be fit to fulfill the duties of the presidency.

he will be talking at 7:00 in kissimmee. it's already a packed house there inside of the rally at silver spurs arena. >>> brand-new at 5:30, a polk county father and a grandmother have some explaining to do. good evening. i'm paul lagrone. laura harris. these two accused of leaving a 3-year-old in a hot car while they went shopping at wal-mart and it gets worse. >> that's right. ryan raiche on the story tonight. he's going to show you why investigators believe this pair left the toddler in the car on purpose. >> reporter: for nearly 30 minutes while wal-mart shoppers came and left, a 3-year-old child sat in the back seat of a hot locked car with just a tiny >> when it's 86 degrees out, it feels like 95 and it gets hot quick. >> reporter: surveillance video caught the father and grandmother walking into the store. they brought one other kid with them in the cart but for whatever reason left the 3-year- old all alone in the car. >> whether it's hot, cold, anything, you shouldn't leave them. >> reporter: luckily another shopper

.>>> high energy doesn't even begin to describe the trump rally that just ended in kissimmee. thousands packed the arena to listen to the celebrity turned politician. moy that speeches sounded the same but the atmosphere was quite different.>> >>reporter: over the past several months this one seemed rowdier than usual. a out. that's to be expected. tonight donald trump stayed on message>> goodbye. one by one.>> protesters waited for the right member to have called donald trump. security escorted them out but the anger in the room was palpable. >> with education. >> we need florida to win the white house and will be spending a lot of time here. trump spoke for an hour in as the others. this one he added props to explain where the country would be headed under hillary clinton. >> are we liking these cards? >> he focused on bringing jobs back to the us from mexico and china and building the wall which he talked about for nearly 10 minutes. then he added another element. blaming barack obama for the creation of the islamic state.>> it's better to know the person that you are getti

he turns 20 time for his round of 16 matchup. >> kissimmee, florida, give them a shout out. thank you for all your support, and thank you my family, hi mom, hi dad, hi y'all. >> i love that. giving mom and dad a shout out. >>> let's take a look at the latest medal count this evening. month. team u.s.a. in front with 69 medals. >>> a beautiful night. temperatures falling slowly. 79degrees is where we currently stand early this monday morning. so your weather headlines for the rest of the night, radar expected to ram quite, mainly all the rain now over the gulf. as we go into the week ahead, it's your typical mid-august watching one system way out in the atlantic. i'll show you that in a second. overnight tonight, when you wake up tomorrow you'll see 77 degrees with sunshine and a few clouds. tomorrow, hour by hour, those numbers climb quickly through the 80s, getting into the low 90s by the afternoon. we'll top up right around 92. thunderstorms will likely start to fire after 1:00 p.m. chapel. 77 brooksville. 80s in bartow. right now, fairly quiet. we did have a couple of sho

candace mccowan reporting live in kissimmee, thank you. tonight's election results, they're all posted for you on www.wfla.com. >>> well, 8 on your side discovered a problem at one of the polling places today. a polk county polling clerk was fired after nearly turning away a voter in lakeland. the voter was told she could not vote because she was an independent and they didn't have the correct ballots. the voter was eventually given the correct ballot and was able to vote. >>> a shooting sent a suspected home burglar to the hospital. police tell us the burglar, michael stewart, broke the home owner saw this guy on her surveillance camera through an app on her cell phone. she called police and her dad, jerry king, to go to the house and check it out. king got there first and ended up shooting stewart as he was leaving the home. stewart is now facing burglary charges and police do not have any plans to charge king. >>> home security cameras are becoming very common and in recent weeks across the bay area they played a large role in identifyi

he's right behind hillary clinton in kissimmee, florida, yesterday. this is a guy who after his son killed all these people, said, well, the issue of homosexuality and punishment belongs to god. it does not belong to a servant of allah, but i'm really sad he has committed this action. then he said our warrior brothers in the taliban movement and national afghan taliban are rising up, so he supports the taliban. then all the hillary campaign can say about it is, well, it was a 3,000-person rally, open door to the public. when you add that to the fact that hillary takes money from a country like saudi arabia, where men tell women how to dress, women can't drive, women can't go to school or work with a husband's permission, gays and lesbians are executes, christians are persecuted, you can't build a christian church, and you can't build a jewish temple. the clinton foundation took up to $25 million, and the clinton library took $10 million. would you take money from the saudis? >> no, and i will say this, that i heard about that, and i saw the picture of

sixth of the top 50 attractions in the world are in the orlando and kissimmee area. although our resident population is 3.7 million, that number grows exponentially every day as millions call orlando home want to live in our hundreds of area hotels and visit all of our regions they need. we seek funding under the u.s.a. grant funding under angel basis and the purpose of uasi is to enhance our capabilities. the intent of this funding allows us to establish readiness priorities and balanced threats and consequences. since 2002 elements a good act was signed into law by president george w. bush the orlando-kissimmee-sanford msa received grant funds annually from 2004-2012. however the funding stream drastically changed in the past four years. starting in 2013 and continuing up to 2016, the orlando-kissimmee-sanford area has not ranked high enough in relative escort received uasi funding even though we are ranked number one on the msa for domestic visitor population in the consequent section of the formula. from 2012-2016 our area has appealed the relative risk score and

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"the five" in case this campaign season isn't nuttier than a snicker factory, let's go to kissimmee, florida. there, hillary spoke mentioning the victims of the pulse nightclub attack. >> i have to tell you how grateful i am for the leadership and the people of orlando and central florida for your love and compassion. i know how many people, family members, loved ones and friends are still grieving and i want them to know that we will be with you. >> this is strange. right behind her, in a red hat and not a trump one, stood mate mateen, the terrorist dad. i thought this was fake. how could he get that close to a candidate. he has more screws loose than after an earthquake. there he is. why? he likes hillary. maybe he remembers her husband pardoned terrorists that set up 120 bombs in the united states. anyway, her camp says they didn't know this pro-taliban extremist was a stone's throw from her. in the words of the taliban, you don't want to be a stone's throw from anyone, especially if you are a woman. seriously, this is who shows up at a hillary rally, a pro-taliban, gay-hater. the

trump will take the stump in kissimmee florida around 7 pm tomorrow evening. >>> breaking news -- still looking at some rain across the area. it is winding down. some very heavy thunderstorms across the region. the pictures are anywhere from the upper 70s overnight, the showers are winding down. he will wake up to sunny skies tomorrow morning. i do not see any rain in the forecast until 2:00 or three clock. >>> breaking news from disney, the park announced its main street electrical parade will parade with the longest parade. the lights are synchronized to music. >>> he is facing child abuse charges for hog tying his daughter to keep her from running away. he wrapped his daughter's hands and feet into tape and then fell asleep a few hours later the child escaped and went to a neighbor's hou. to a rocky start. more than 65 families are's duck waiting all day long to register their students at the high school. frustrated mothers and fathers waited eight hours. school officials say the long lines and delays are normal on the first day of school. due to the amount of students registering on

i'm michael paluska in kissimmee. abc action news. >>> right now a person is hospital after getting a brain eating amoeba. they were swimming in unsanitary water on private water in broward county. health officials say the infection stems from a microscopic amoeba found in freshwater lakes, ponds and rivers. an florida based company called profounda is the only one in the u.s. who makes a drug that fights this amoeba and they hope it can help this patient survive. >>> tough to thinkbo hearing that story, shay. but looking behind you, it's gorgeous. >> yeah. it really does look beautiful. we have had a gorgeous day on the beaches. plenty of heat and sunshine. the beach has been a beautiful place to hang out today. it is still looking fantastic out there on anna maria island. on tampa bay, we don't have any storms bubbling up yet. you have time to run to the caught in heavier downpours. we have some rain working its way across i-75 in sumter county. this is not very widespread. we do have this east to west flow though.

and because nothing keeps us more democratic presidential nominee hillary clinton spoke in kissimmee, florida yesterday. some were surprised to see the father of the orlando nightclub shooter in clinton "of the brave police officers who rushed into pulse nightclub to save lives."hilary clinton- speaking to a crowd in kissimmee - just south of orlando -- supposed to be talking jobs but started off paying tribute to those affected by the pulse nightclub shooting. clinton "and i know how many people, family members, loved ones and friends are still grieving."notice the man righ mustache and wearing a red hat. that's the father of the orlando shooter. tory off cam "what were you thinking about when she was talking about the orlando incident?"42-47 seddique mateen "we've been cooperating with the federal government, fbi and that's about it. thank you.seddique mateen didn't want to answer any other questions tory "anything sir? seddique mateen "no."but just hours later - by chance we ran into him at a rest stop on the seddique mateen "clinton is good for united states versus donald trump."h

the plane took off from kissimmee gateway airport ye crashed a few hours later in northport, alabama after having engine problems. the plane was heading to oxford, mississippi. on board the plane, three couples that attended a dental seminar in orlando. this is one of them... doctor jason farese and his wife, doctor lea farese. two other dentists were also killed, along with their wives. it's still not clear who was flying the plane. the couples leave behind a ?total of 11 children. st. petersburg police now know what caused a three car night: a suicide. troopers say one of the drivers... leonard garza.... shot and killed himself while heading northbound. his car swerved into the path of two other vehicles. investigators say no one in any of the other cars were seriously hurt. a hillsborough detention deputy is being celebrated as a hero. he helped save 3- year-old boy from drowning. it all happened just before 5 p-m saturday at the splash harbor water park in indian rocks beach. deputy "h playing in the pool with his own 3-year-old son when he heard a woman screaming. the woman spot

he has an event in kissimmee. trump has again hillary clinton are "the founders of isis." trump also reacting to clinton's economic speech-- calling her a tax and spender.. while he vows to slash taxes and regulations. hillary clinton in warren, michigan today-- speaking about her commitment to fight for working families and improve the economy. the democratic presidential nominee delivered the speech at a manufacturing plant-- clinton is expected to release her 2015 tax return as early as tomorrow. her v-p pick tim e returns. trump has yet to release his taxes. trump says he would make his tax returns public when the "routine audit" they are under is complete. the milwaukee police department is now hiring-- looking to fill more than 30 vacant dispatcher positions. m-p-d is hosting two open houses. the first one is saturday from 12 to four. the second is august 23rd from four to eight. the open houses will be held at the emergency operations center on the 3rd floor of m-p-d district three-- that's at 49th and dozens of police chiefs from across wisconsin have gathered in g

this was at a rally in kissimmee yesterday as clinton was speaking. listen to this. >> of the brave police officers who rushed in to the pulse nightclub massacre to save lives. >> the rally just 30 minutes away in orlando. corey dunham approached the father of the killer omar and asked him what he was thinking when he showed up to this rally. listen to this. >> what went into your decision about going to this event, right near orlando where this pulse nightclub shooting happened? >> i was -- because i spoke a lot about that. the army and fought isis and destroyed isis. that would be much better. >> well, the crews spotted mateen at a truck spot where he wanted to do an interview and show this sign that he made for hillary clinton. >> it's very important for the united states of america, especially the election. i was invited by democratic party. >> the clinton campaign today reaching out saying that the rally was a 3,000 person open door this individual was not invited as a guest and they were unaware of his attendance until after the event. mateen su

>> tonight at 7:00, trump will hold a rally in kissimmee. >>> today, the florida renewal organization says trump will make an appearance. gay rights advocates will hold a protest for what they call an anti-game religious group. it's set for 11:00 until 1:30 calling for an end to hate perpetuated by donald trump. >>> hillary clinton is pushing her plan to create jobs. she talked about donald trump's history of controversial comments. >> every, single one of these incidents shows us that donald trump simply does not have the temperament to be president and commander in chief of the united states! >> tonight clinton will be in detroit where she will lay out her plan to help working families. >>> we'll learn more about why a man used suction cups to scale trump towers. the man says he wanted a personal meeting with donald trump. he spent three hours scaling 21 stories of the building before police pulled him in inside of an open window. police took the 20-year-old to psychological evaluation. >>> this is just another incident of what has become a three-ring circus of a political season. c

i mean look at this from kissimmee over to orlando, there's lightning strikes. everything will be moving from east to west. and there's spotty showers up in polk county, pasco and hernando. in the headline, this northeast wind is going to push the rain toward the coast by the evening. low to mid-90s into the weekend. and then the tropic, gaston still out there, got the latest information. it is still a tropical storm and it's still expected to stay anyone. then we have where the hurricane hunters are flying in right now to 99l. this is the latest tropical wave trying to get that airplane in there now and picking up a 46 miles per hour wind. and it is expected to generally head just north of the caribbean islands here, through the bahamas and then five to six days out, somewhere headed toward the east coast of florida or into the gulf of mexico. so much more details coming up. >> thank you. >>> a story we have been following all morning long, a devastate,ing earthquake rocks central italy earlier today -- devastating earthquake rocks central it 9ly early yes toda

"the five" in case this campaign season isn't nuttier than a snicker factory, let's go to kissimmee, florida. there, hillary spoke mentioning the victims of the pulse nightclub attack. >> i have to tell you how grateful i am for the leadership and the people of orlando and central florida for your love and compassion. i know how many people, family members, loved ones and friends are still grieving and i want them to know that we will be with you. >> this is strange. right behind her, in a red hat and not a trump one, stood mate mateen, the terrorist dad. i thought this was fake. how could he get that close to a candidate. he has more screws loose than after an earthquake. there he is. why? he likes hillary. maybe he remembers her husband pardoned terrorists that set up 120 bombs in the united states. anyway, her camp says they didn't know this pro-taliban extremist was a stone's throw from her. in the words of the taliban, you don't want to be a stone's throw from anyone, especially if you are a woman. seriously, this is who shows up at a hillary rally, a pro-taliban, gay-hater. the

father of orlando shooter omar mateen could be seen in the crowd behind the democratic nominee in kissimmee. position on gun control. he has previously disavowed the orlando shooting carried out by his son who killed 49 people at a nightclub....calling it an act of terror. clinton officials say he was not invited to attend the public event...and the campaign was not aware he was there until it ended. some fans who traveled to canton and didn't get to see the packers play are planning to sue the n-f-l. more on the potential lawsuit just ahead. plus - the justice department expected to release a scathing report onh department today. more on their practices - after the break. and a woman is shot and killed during a police demonstration in florida overnight. more on the we are still ahead of an approaching low and sitting firmly in a very warm and humid air mass. overnight temperatures dropped to near the dewpoint, we have seen a bit of fog develop this morning. more sun today and again tomorrow. highs will get into the upper 80s today and to near 90 on thursday. by lat expect to see some storm

petersburg and kissimmee and took shots at her econom >>> meanwhile donald trump is feuding with the republican national security officials who oppose him and call him the most reckless candidate in history. trump saying the 50 officials, some of whom served under former president george w bush are the ones you should blame for making the world so dangerous. trump unveiling his economic plan which he says will create jobs for millions of americans while lowering their tax bill. trump says clinton's plan punishes people for working and doing business in the united tampa. yesterday a federal judge overturned that ban that has been in place since 2013. nonprofit homeless helping homeless received donations on the street but since the ban the group says it's not been able to help as many homeless families so they sued the city to overturn the ban and won. business owners are not happy about the change but they are sympathetic to the homeless. >> it's definitely better i feel like without the panhandling, b that people have it tough and sometimes you have to do what you have to do. >> the

. >> now, clinton leaving here a short time ago is heading to kissimmee and then to miami. wrapping up her two-day florida trip. we are live in st. pete. >>> thank you. as for donald trump, he says he is the only person who can help get the middle-class americans back on their feet. >> he laid out his economic policy plan saying his campaign tax reform since ronald reagan. >> this is what i want to do for our country. i want to jump start america. it can be done. it won't even be that hard. >> some of the policies that he rolled out today include lowering income tax rates and allowing families to write off childcare expenses and he said he wants to repeal president. brahma's -- obama's signature healthcare plan >>> security footage from an apartment complex where a gunman fired more than 50 rounds. we just checked with our abcs station and found out that two of those victims are in critical condition. officer say that there was a baby in the group that was shot. they believe that it was a targeted attack. right now they are searching for three people. >>> a dangerous turn,

rally and he will speak to pastors in orlando and will wrap up the day with an evening rally in kissimmee. >>> today hillary rodham clinton will speak about her commitment to fight for working families. the democratic presidential nominee will deliver the speech in michigan. the clinton campaign has said the speech will offer a stark contrast to trump's policies which he outlined in detroit earlier this week. >>> just seconds away from >> not too bad. we are transitioning away from the gloomy weather and back to what we expect for august which means at least morning sunshine. hour-by-hour through the day, so the rain chance is out of the forecast this morning. although that allows us to warm up from 78 degrees to 85 by 11:00. partly cloudy at lunchtime. 30% rain chance in the early afternoon. especially for inland areas. we hit 91 at 4:00 p.m. and those storms get stronger toward sunset around 7:00 p.m. and you will be inside watching the bucs anyway, 30% rain chance up in philly. going to be hot and humid up there. the bucs will be used to that. late day storm, downpours possible between

that was at a campaign rally in kissimmee, florida last night. trump has been an outspoken critic of the iraq war. meanwhile trump's running mate -- mike pence -- attacked hillary clinton and the media during a rally in downtown milwaukee last night. when he does his talking, he doesnt go tiptoeing around the thousands of rules of political correctness. he tells it like i american people hear him loud and clear cheers :20 governor scott walker introduced pence at last night's rally. and democratic presdiential candidate hillary clinton blasted donald trump's economic plans. she spoke at a rally in michigan. "there's a myth out there that he'll stick it to the rich and powerful because, somehow, he's really on the side of the little guy. don't that hold corporations accountable. the latest polls showing clinton with a double digit lead over trump. coming up next - chief meteorologist rob haswell has your full forecast...and more on the flood watch in effect today. plus - yet another child injured on an amusement park ride this week. the latest acc

. >> reporter: the kissimmee boxer was defeated by uzbekastan. >> i'm a little disappointed but at the same time, i'm happy because god got me this far. i was able to experience the atmosphere. i'm thankful to my lord and savior jesus christ. >> reporter: phil and nick are also headed home falling to brazil in the quarter fi the beach volleyball tournament. >> he does it. >> reporter: miami native ashley johnson will play on. she made six saves for team usa helping americans reach the water polo semifinals. >> the crowd is amaze. i wish we had crowds like this at hope. it is cool to have such energy from everybody in this stadium and for them to be fully engaged in the game. it is really amazing. >> reporter: reporting in rio de janeiro, paul ryan, >> and paul is in rio throughout the olympic games. he will bring us reports all the way up into the closing ceremony on sunday. and travelers to rio are experiencing much more than olympic competition. they are also hearing the sounds of rio. especially the jazz music. it is now famous for. nbc nightly news anchor man lester holt is a self-

. >> donald trump is speaking in kissimmee, florida. cnn's jim acosta is there. he said it again tonight, didn't he? >> reporter: he did. you might say, john, he's quadrupling down and this is the fourth event in 24 hours during which donald trump did say that president obama is the founder of isis and he is the founder of isis in a true sense which, of course, is not the case and that is not the case. president obama is not the founder of isis and donald trump went on to say why he feels this way, if only the president had left a small force in iraq that perhaps things might be different and keep in mind, that runs contrary to what donald trump said to cnn in march of 2007. he told wolf blitzer in march 2007 that the u.s. should declare victory and leave. he said nothing at that time about leaving a residual force. there are people on both sides of this debate and that president obama should never have used jv when referring to isis and should have left a small, residual force. and they pushed back on all of those argument, but donald trump isn't using those arg

authorities say six people died when their small plane crashed near tuscaloosa the it took off from kissimmee and developed engine problems on the flight to mississippi. the faa said they got a distress signal four minutes before it was supped most accurate forecast. >> good morning. looking pretty good now temperatures in the upper 70s, around 80 degrees in clearwater. we're doing with that mostly clear to partly cloudy skies. temperatures in the upper 70s throughout the tampa bay area and we'll continue to see them climbing. we have to get sunshine out there still. two hours from that. titan doppler radar looks good now but yesterday we had a few storms firing. most of us stayed dry actually but the storms that did develop anywhere from 1 to 2 inches. you can see the storms lifted to the north and west rapidly. we had a strong southeast fetch and that allowed for some of the storms to go strong. our friends in orlando had a couple of severe thunderstorm warnings as well. as we continue to see this pattern continuing the next few days, no big changes so when you get that southeast flow remem

then she's headed to miami and kissimmee on tuesday. >>> comes up, some brand-new police officers are joining the force to keep our neighborhoods safe. we look at the challenges these new officers will face. >> plus it's not only about how these bay area sheriff's deputies are making sure students have the tools they need to succeed this year in >>> law enforcement all across the country have come under attack in recent months with a level of unprecedented violence seen in cities like dallas and baton rouge. there there has never been a more dangerous to be a police officer. we saw the st. petersburg police department family gain 18 new members as the men and women there took the oath 0. a very exciting time for them. so watt does the police chief tell his officers as they're going on the street? what is it like to be a new police officer? >> police chief anthony joins us here in the studio. my question is with everything going on across the country, is it more difficult to now recruit men and women to become of the men and women that want to get involved in law enforcement, they want

donald trump going after president obama and hillary clinton at a rally in kissimmee, and an update on where the two candidates are campaigning today. that's coming up. >>> good morning and welcome to news channel 8 today. i'm gayle guyardo. >> and i'm gene ramirez. leigh has the wakeup forecast in a moment, but first, we want

and kissimmee, there's rain too. 9:00 p.m. 82 degrees. most of the shower activity should be over by the late evening. can't rule it out up until midnight. but generally, most of the activity will be early evening. to start the day, 79 degrees. rain-cooled air. isn't it nice in 79 degrees temple terrace. brandon, 77. 80 in inverness. everything has been going from east to west the past couple of days. overwhelming the west coast sea breeze. probably blew up thanks to a small effort from the west coast sea breeze. a collision area. in the tropics we talked about this area yesterday. it is a tropical wave, a strong one. a 90% chance of development. right now, not very optimistic for any growth long term. should likely stay out at sea. most of the computer models here. that's the center of the tropical wave, a lot of dry air in its path. that and other reasons we think it may not just survive. there is another one coming off of africa, this one has more potential long term. but again, a lot of dry air out in the eastern atlantic. that is alw

pete and at 6:30 a rally at osceola heritage park in kissimmee. tomorrow she's scheduled to visit a health clinic in miami and is going to raise awareness of the public health threat of the zika virus. >>> donald trump is scheduled trump is set to speak at the detroit economic club, starts 11:30 this morning. the public is not invited. >>> governor scott is heading to sarasota and he'll highlight job growth at a company that calls itself one of the largest tape and film machiners in north america. got -- manufacturers in north america. the governor will be there at 10:00. >>> the department of emergency management is warning people along the gulf coast for flooding now. the city of tampa and citrus county already opened locations where residents can make sandbags to protect their homes. they are also opened in homosassa and crystal river. those open at 8:00 this morning. sandbags are provided but you're encouraged to bring your own shovel. locations posted on abcactionnews.com. >>> here's ivan with the >> we're going to continue to see the heavy r

in a 20-minute speech in kissimmee the junior senator wasted no time attacking his opponent for november. u.s. senator patrick pat murphy. >> i don't want it to be hillary clinton. she'll be a disaster for america. patrick murphy can't point to a single achievement either in his private life or four years in congress. >> polls show rubio leading murphy by just six >>> here's a look at the win margin for patrick murphy. he got 59% compared to grayson's 18%. >>> abc action news is looking into what this race means for florida. going forward in november, when it comes to rubio versus murphy. our political expert says it promises to be one of the most coveted and competitive races in the country. >> when the u.s. senate is in balance and florida is one of the key five states that can race, not only in florida but nationally. >> rubio/murphy matchup will also result in millions of dollars being spent on political ads in florida. look for clinton to hold rallies for murphy and even donald trump to share a stage with his one-time nemesis marco rubio as both sides try to claim the claim the tigh

pete, tonight in kissimmee clinton taking shots at trums made up of multiple men named steve. she says they all care about the same thing as trump and want to help the avoid -- help the wealthy avoid paying their fair share. don't paint turtle shells. >>> dirty dining is back. coming up, which beef 0' brady's location has been shut down and why now they are permanently closed. >>> panhandlers get the all- clear to head back to the streets of tampa. the reason why organization fought so hard to make this happen. >>> are you looking the entry level gig that pays six figures, and they're now >>> breaking news out of hillsborough county deputies telling us a 16-year-old has been shot in the face. crews are rushing that teen to the hospital. >>> all new tonight, a canadian zookeeper recovering after a lion mauled her. workers using a high-powered water hose saved her. three lions live at that zoo. all three are out of public view as officials investigate that attack. >>> the mother of twin one-year- old girls who died in a last week speaking out for the first time. the mom says tee

>> there he is tonight in kissimmee, just 30 minutes from the pulse nightclub. >> clinton is good fornited state versus donald trump. >> larry: oh, my god! he's with her? ( laughter ) i mean, i know this election has been weird, but this is just horrible optics. i mean, even lenscrafters is like "ouch." ( laughter ) in fact, i haven't seen optics this bad since l.b.j.'s inauguration when lee's dad, greg harvey oswald was standing behind him. ( cheers and applause ) no, greg, you were not "number one dad"! all right, we made a promise on this show not to forget about the people in flint, michigan, and their ongoing water crisis. so let's check in with "the larry people vs. flint." almost sounds too happy, that intro. so a few months ago, everyone cared about the poisoning of a u.s. city. and now, when you search "flint, michigan" on google, the first hit you get is an article from "elle" magazine. now, i'm not knocking "elle," but it is the same magazine that just posted, "mariah carey sat in a chair made from shirtless men." ( laughter ) now, look, donations of money and water are dow

appears to be an isolated incident senator marco rubio is one step closer to keeping his she is in kissimmee where rubio and his supporters will be watching the election results this evening. they have to be feeling pretty good about it at this point. at least according to the polling. >> reporter: good evening. rubio has a good standing. it is all quiet here at the embassy suites. an hour-and-a-half, supporters are pouring into the room. they shouldn't have a long wait. this race is expected to be called early. polls closing at 7:00. not have our official results. rubio facing off against a businessman. when senator rubio went back on his pledge to not run for reelection, all the opponents baroof. pam, keith, also in the race, but, murphy is preparing for his next step. the race against rubio on the november ticket. now beyond tonight, this is one of the races the entire country will be watching as the republicans really fight to make sure they keep their hands on this senate seat. this will be rubio's second florida election night. he stepped out of the presidential race. obviously hoping

live in kissimmee, candace mccowan, newschannel8. >>> mistakes made on the job at one bay area polling place led to a poll worker being fired on went wrong on the lakeside avenue in lakeland. >> reporter: a registered independent voter was told there were not any ballots. according to an election spokesperson, the poll clerk was confused. the voter was allowed to cast a vote in spite of the mistake. the person who made the mistake was fired. a similar incident happened in the march primary. >> they told us it was a republican primary. >> reporter: this involves workers at a different precinct in polk county. luckily, she stood up for her right to vote and the ballots magically appeared. 8 on your side checked back in to make sure things went smoothly. >> everyone was perfect. >> reporter: despite that, she thinks workers need more training, especially after hearing about this latest incident. >> maybe teach people better or do something to make the system work better. >> reporter: we are told the worker that was fired had been an election employee for years. coming in soon. when they d

before speaking to evangelical leaders in orlando, trump will be there tonight attending a rally in kissimmee. monday, hillary clinton held a rally inside of the adjacent exhibition hall. tickets for trump's event are available at his web site. the rally starts at 7:00. clinton, she is campaigning in the battleground state of michigan and talking about how it would create jobs for working class americans. it would talk about rebuilding roads and bridges which some economists believe would add up to millions of jobs nationwide. >>> a round table discussion for discussing and contrasting the economic plans presented by clinton and trump. the talk will be moderated by >>> a lot of people are frustrated with this year's election asking the question, when will it be less about the candidates and more about the actual issues at hand? we reached out to political science professor dr. susan mcmanus. she says most of the election's headlines aren't about the political problems the country is facing, but she says it's not just the candidates to blame for the whole media >> reporter: she says the focus

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pete and then went to kissimmee. >>> the searching on for the person behind the violent killing of a google executive in massachusetts. the gruesome condition that victim was found in and what nearby families are being told. >> a wildfire near los angeles has officials urging thousands to evacuate. the major effort now underway to stop this fire from spreading. >> good news for two local olympic swimmers. medal tonight. we'll tell you who they are and >>> back to the so-called in a hospital bed -- sexual assault in a hospital bed. a woman says another patient attacked her. michael paluska tells us what safe. >> reporter: the arrest affidavit terrifying, a man attacks a female patient in her own room. the accused attacker is another patient, police charged david webber with sexual battery. the report says webber went into the victim's room with his hospital gown tied around his waist and started to kiss the victim's face. he then ripped her sensors off her chest and began to grope her. the victim screamed for help when the charge nurse came in and told st. pete police webber was still

the small plane which took off from kissimmee reportedly had engine troubles and crashed into trees while trying to at the tuscaloosa airport. the victims were on their way back from a dental convention. >>> the fight continues to get congress to approve more funding to fight the zika virus here in florida. last week, $80 million was repurposed from ebola to zika virus but researchers say the funds will run out at the end of august. senator marco rubio says more needs to be done. >> have you had conversations about getting back to work? >> we have. i talked to the majority leader the urgency to get the funding done. >> senator marco rubio adds that state and local governments are spending millions in mosquito control. it's money he believes congress should reimburse the governments. >>> a family is counting their blessings after their 3-year- old boy was saved from drowning at a local water park. hillsborough county depp -- the hillsborough county deputy saved the boy's life. he was with his family when he heard someone calling for help. he ran to help pull michael anew immediately starte

. >> the republican senate primary -- >> in a 20-minute spe kissimmee -- rubio calling patrick murphy a man with no experience who was handed everything in his life with no hard work. he tells abc action news after the speech why his race and run for the white house is so important for republicans to win. >> i will continue to talk about the things we stand for in our campaign. the presidential race is important. voters are allowed to choose. i don't want it to be hillary clinton, she'll be a disaster his campaign. he can't point to a single achievement either in his private life or four years in congress. >> rubio has been criticized for not saying he will commit to all six years in the senate if elected. his opponents say it's because he plans to run for president again in 2020. >>> the battle between rubio and patrick murphy could control which party controls the u.s. senate. polls show rubio leading murphy but the presidential race could have a ripple effect on florida voters. murphy easily challengers, he won almost 60% of the vote. the most significant opponent, grayson was hamp

have just learned the names of two people -- two of the six people killed when a small plane from kissimmee crashed near tuscaloosa, memphis attorney says his nephew, dr. jason parise and his wife, dr. leah farise were on board. they were dentists in oxford, mississippi. others on board were also couples. authorities say the plane developed engine trouble. and the pilot sent a distress call and the plane crashed into trees while trying to land at tuscaloosa regional airport. >>> this morning a man is in critical condition after a car hit him while he was riding his bike it happened at martin luther king jr. boulevard and north himes avenue just after 6:00 p.m. yesterday. closing part of mlk for hours. police still aren't sharing that victim's name. we'll let you know what police find out once they finishish their investigation. >>> the family of a pinellas county firefighter hopes to carry on his personal commitment to save lives. pete huffman was in the fire department for 35 years. with cancer. his doctors believe the illness was linked to decades of exposure to toxic chemicals in the lin

michael paluska is live in kissimmee tonight with rubio's camp. michael. >> reporter: jamison, it's still empty here suites. but supporters are starting to come in. they're filling out in the lobby. marco rubio expected to win here tonight. we know that statewide there were 1.75 million early votes cast. we will have a good idea in an hour who will win the primary. marco rubio feels extremely confident. donald trump has dragged rubio through the mud in a public smear campaign during his there were attacks on his character that played out on tv nationally. a lot of voters were disappointed ho he acted during the run. because of that failed white house run where he got all of that attention it will be beneficial to him to getting reelected here in november. he will be taking on we assume patrick murphy, the democratic. we're told that some of the poll over patrick murphy but he has to hit the ground running and try to solidify a rina for the republicans because there's a lot of stake at the senate seat. we will tell you when rubio takes the stage be