police arrested two brothers from kissimmee and a 19-year- old from lakeland. >> 500 staffers across the country are being sent to than the sent out in 2012. >> one of those monitors will be watching for civil rights violations. abc action news reporter isabel rosales joins us in the studio. what else our local election officials doing?

police arrested him and two brothers from kissimmee into a ditch. before that the group ring the doorbell of this home and forced their way in. one of the suspects had a gun. officers said they tied up the woman who think there. >> do you like picking on older people? is that what you do? >> the home invaders got away with some electronics, cash, and the family car. a 2012 buick lacrosse. wrecking the car but that is not the one they took from the couple. officers are looking for at least one other person who is part of the home invasion. >> there will be a lot of potential evidence with that vehicle. we are assuming there has to be a fourth person. >> police did find the victim's stolen electronics and cash. in lakeland, erik waxler, abc action news. what questions are at the top of your mind? letting us know what you want us to take action on. >>> polk county deputies renewing efforts to solve a deadly hit and run accident that has remained a mystery for two years. there is now a $10,000 reward for anyone who can help authorities tracked down the

president obama will campaign for her in kissimmee tomorrow. and tim kaine talked about the power of millennial d as the check mate state, highlighting the importance of florida in the election. tonight he'll attend a bon jovi get out the vote concert. hillsborough county has already had more early voters than the last presidential election. 364,000 votes have been cast as of this morning. more than 283,000 votes have been cast in pinellas county, nearly 131,000 taking advantage of early voting in pasco county. early voting ends tomorrow. if you don't vet by then, you have to cast a ball will the of election day. tomorrow we'll have a one hour special to go over the big racing impacting the big area. a special episode of your vote counts, 9:00 a.m. and for election day coverage stay with us. we'll be leading the coverage and you can check out wfla.com and our app for the latest. follow us on social media using #wflapolitics. . >>> yesterday clearwater's sighting is the fourth time in been spotted. he's been seen taking a stroll, making his way

president obama is heading to kissimmee on sunday. >>> senator marco rubio will visit today, spring hill and the villages. he is making the pitch to voters that he will act as a check on presidential power no matter who is is elected. i know no matter who is is elected president, we need to is senate and senators i am the only one running in this race that is prepared to do that. >> rubio has a 6 point lead over democratic patrick >> murphy is getting support from big named democrats. he the president slammed marco rubio's voting record. >>> police in mississippi are interviewing a person of interest in th the police chief says a man voluntarily spoke to investigators yesterday but police are not calling him a suspect just yet. meanwhile online fundraiser has already raised $170,000 to help with repairs. >>> st. pete mayor says opening spending 45 million by 2018. the city will spend 2 at million by 2021. right now the city still needs to raise half that. the bad knew the work wouldn't be finished before the next raining season. >>> after this weekend it should be easier to get to univer

mike pence will be in panama city today and president barack obama campaigns for clinton in kissimmee. donald trump will return to the bay area tomorrow for a rally at the sarasota fairgrounds. >>> it is not an accident these candidates are spending a lot of time here in florida. recent poll numbers show how tight the race is. a 45% to trump's 44% lead along likely voters statewide. there's an endless number of issues driving voters to the polls. >> reporter: taxes, security, women's right, this election year, there are countless issues that are driving voters to the polls. but we wanted to find out what are the top four issues so we new york times, a third of those survey say it's the economy that will be the biggest factor in choosing the candidate but who will it benefit most? trump sales his business record almost daily. and clinton is counting on memories of the economic boom of the 1990s during her husband's term as proof she would help america prosper. one difference from the '90s90s? how much voters care about terrorism and security. in the same poll, 29% of voters safety. isi

mike pence will rally in panama city today while president barack obama campaigns for clinton in kissimmee. and donald trump will return to the bay area tomorrow for a rally at the sarasota fairgrounds. last night, tense moments in nevada. take a look at secret service as they rushed trump off the stage in the middle of the speech. we're told a man showed a gun in the crowd and that's when moments later, trump returned to the stage. >> nobody said it was going to be easy for us. but we will never be stopped. i want to thank the secret service. these guys are fantastic. [ applause ] >> they don't get enough credit. >> a man identified as austin crites was detained by police officers and secret service. this is video of officials holding him down. no charges were filed and he has been released. after he raised a sign against trump and was assaulted by a group around him. >>> that incident happened hours after a trump rally in tampa. trump told florida supporters when it comes to drawing crowd, he does it the old fashion way, his message. >> he wants to take tax down 10 to 15%. which means al

thank you chris jansing joining us from kissimmee, florida where president obama will be.or me, i'll head out of here because today is the new york city marathon and i have to root by executive producer's brother on. and you can catch me anytime on twitter. i'm talking politics, marathon and our special election coverage continues tonight at 5:00 p.m. with mtp daily, chuck todd and this tuesday this is the only place you want to be, msnbc the place for politics. wall to wall coverage of the hi 216 election. but fenext here is joy reid. see ya next year. this season, start a new tradition. experience the power of infiniti now, with leases starting at $319 a month. infiniti. empower the drive. (i wanted him to eat healthy., so i feed jake purina cat chow naturals indoor, a nutritious formula with no artificial flavors. made specifically for indoor cats. purina cat chow. nutrition to build better lives. >>> good morning and welcome to a.m. joy. we are now two days away until election day and here is the state of the rates right the now. donald trump is heading to michigan, on

mike pence will rally in panama city today while president barack obama campaigns for clinton in kissimmee. and donald trump will return to the bay area tomorrow for a last night, tense moments in nevada. take a look at secret service as they rushed trump off the stage in the middle of the speech. we're told a man showed a gun in the crowd and that's when they whisked him away. moments later, trump returned to the stage. >> nobody said it was going to be easy for us. but we will never be stopped. i want to thank the secret service. these guys are fantastic. [ applause ] >> a man identified as austin crites was detained by police officers and secret service. this is video of officials holding him down. no charges were filed and he has been released. he told reporters it started after he raised a sign against trump and was assaulted by a group around him. >> there were people on my neck, basically trying to choke i'm used to giving myself air. soy wasn't going to allow them to complete choke me out. but had i not had the training, it's possible i wouldn't be here talking to you. >> again, of

with president obama addressing hillary clinton supporters this afternoon in ci kissimmee. more on the presidential push. >> one presidential visit, the president telling the crowd it's time to get out the vote, and he is having help doing it. >> stevie wonder playing this central florida baseball stadium to help president obama urge voters to cast their ballots for hillary clinton. sing with stevie but -- but stevie explained that this was designed to get votes... not lose votes, so we decided not do that. >> the campaign's hope is the combined star power of the r & b legend and the first african-american president will fire up black voters and% millennials who may not be exp about voting for clinton after an ugly election season. >> this season has been a tough one but you have the power to reject the mean-spirits politics politics. the most important office in a democracy is not president; it's citizens. population of independents and hispanics. >> if you care about immigration reform or helping puerto rico get back on its feet, you have to vote. >> this these are demogr

president obama clinton in kissimmee sunday. he took aim at trump's temperment, pointing to a new york times report that trump's campaign aides have taken control of his twitter account, leading into the election. before president obama spoke, motown legend stevie wonder performed a handful of hits for the crowd. a record number of floridians have voted early. hillsborough county says nearly half of all registered voters have already cast their ballots. 10 news reporter jonathan petra- mala asked some of them why they didn't want to wait. over six million voters in florida have taken the steps to vote early a record rush to the polls on early voting's last county polling places averaged around 40 minutes or more democrats, and republicans, people who might not share views but are forced to share space waiting to vote...all during a caustic campaign causing concern it could spill over on election day. a country divided, still united b desire to vote. in tampa, jonathan petramala, 10 news wtsp. there's absolutely no to the polls o

.>> this latino vote is strong and especially strong in kissimmee and donald trump showing up to rally -- and bill clinton showing up to rally support brendan, thank you so much for being here. we will check with you throughout the night. >>> we have much more coverage coming up. we're going to show you the strategy behind winning florida, plus safeguarding your vote. what is being done to stop fraud at the polls. >>> a live look at our tampa news sunday. our team is working hard to bring you coverage of this important election. we will be back with more c'mon in, pop pop! happy birthday! i survived a heart attack. i'm doing all i can to ng brilinta. for people who've been hospitalized for a heart attack. i take brilinta with a baby aspirin. no more than one hundred milligrams as it affects how well it works. brilinta helps keep my platelets from sticking together and forming a clot. brilinta reduced the chance of another heart attack. or dying from one. it worked better than plavix. >>don't stop taking brilinta without talking to your doctor since stopping it too soon increases your r

gabe gutierrez nbc news, ki kissimmee, florida. >>> the fbi director some republicans are questioning the fbi's claim that agents got through thousands of emails, some potentially related to mrs. clinton, in just eight days. it's yet another question for james comey, who found himself widely criticized by democrats and republicans for his actions during the campaign. no matter what happens tomorrow night, comey's relationship with the next president could be strained. we get the latest from our justice correspondent pete williams. >> reporter: the fbi says agents worked 24 hours a day to sort through the emails found on anthony weiner's laptop. >> so sad what's going on. >> reporter: though donald trump and his supporters say it's not possible to go through 650,000 emails in eight days. fbi officials say most of the process was automated. step one, check email headers to isolate those sent to or from huma abedin while hillary clinton was secretary of state. then use a program like this to eliminate dupe capitals of the thousands of emails already seen on the clinton server. only a sma

. >>> a kissimmee woman pleads $100,000 from her disabled veteran brother to buy a bmw. she was in charge of her brother's benefits in 2011 but she siphoned off the funds over several years stealing $95,000 to pay off loans and purchase a bmw. she faces up to 10 years in prison.>>> a south florida man facing charges after he confessed that he recorded a woman in a florida university bathroom, this man 20-year-old alexis garcia says he has video of semi--- seven women he recorded. he would put his cell phone underneath the stall to record them. he was caught after a woman saw him doing that. the university has yet to confirm if he was a student at the school. >>> syncope police tracking new leads and multiple unsolved crimes. explain what they started doing to uncover this vital information.>>> police using new tactics, these are handouts featuring six missing people, one dating back nearly 4 decades ago. investigators generating new tips just this week by using social media. >> help find the missing a push by syncope police to track down answers.>> she is a good d. >> it

they're asking anyone with information to call crime kissimmee bar is on the mend. deputy john rios was trying to arrest this man, angel manuel lopez. the two men struggled. the 28-year-old is in jail facing eight charges. deputy rios is out of the hospital. >>> the mom of the jacksonville teen charged with beating his victim. her son dylan broman got into an argument with his grandmother over beer. dylan broman is accused of pushing his grandmother to the floor, punching her and kicking her repeatedly but his mom defends him. >> he's a very calm, sweet boy but he does have some issues and he needs help with those issues. >> dylan's paternal grandmother says he has reduced. >>> 5:05. investigators in georgia do not believe deputies were the targets of a shooting that killed one deputy and wounded another. the peach county deputies responded to a call about a fight between neighbors last night. when deputies arrived, someone opened fire hitting both of them. investigators believe the two men that started the original fight called 9-1-1 and they think a third man was

. >>> a deputy shot while breaking up a fight at a kissimmee bar is on the mend. deputy john rios was trying to arrest this man, angel manuel lopez. the two men struggled. lopez fired his gun hitting the deputy in the leg. the 28-year-old is in in jail facing eight charges. deputy rios is out of the hospital this morning. >>> orange county officials identified a body found sa man who went missing on a fishing trip. a rescue team found his boat with the motor still running on lake conway shortly after the fisherman's body was pulled from the water. >>> citrus county officials are looking for three men who robbed three internet cafes. they robbed the flamingo and the extreme internet cafe. suspects robbed the customers and businesses at gunpoint. >>> let's get an update on your forecast after a beautiful weekend. >> we're going to be in fine shape for today. it was a nice weekend out there, a little gusty wind coming in out of the east, northeast. i think that will be the same deal today. a lot of sunshine through the afternoon, just a few clouds. temperatures in th

shortly after officers spotted 3 of the suspects crashed in a ditch in this car stolen from kissimmee. investigators are looking for the 4th suspect. they believe he's driving the couple's stolen car. if you see it, please call lakeland police. >>> in our of election day 2016. >> still ahead watching voters in polk county could voters flip from red to blue and what it means for the outcome of the presidential race. >> and preschoolers rushed to the hospital in south florida, what officials believe made the children sick. >> then real life version of the movie snakes on a plane, would you check out this? the moment passengers saw this hanging from a ceilinging in mid flight. peanuts. you're watching news my dad was a family doctor in pinellas county for 55 years. he used to even take me on house calls. both my parents taught me to help others. that's why i believe in public service. as your governor we got things done, and if you send me to congress we can do it again. i'll protect social security and medicare. defend planned parenthood and women's health care. i'll put you, the people

the audience cheered kissimmee. and the former couple ablithed.re married from 2004 to 2011. >>> tis the season for checking out what is new in the toy department. it's a new spider like robot toy. part battle bot and part pokemon go. you can pull him out to fight in the physical and virtual worlds. it could usher in a new issues of toys. would you pay $129 for that. >> what happened to legos? >> that is fun too. >> we'll show you the forecast. it's free. 66 degrees today for the high rick, mostly sunny and nice afternoon, 68 in allentown and 69 in reading and 63 in cape may and 65 degrees in toms river. we are nice today and nice tomorrow but you'll notice the big change by sunday. >> you are not a parent either. wait until you become a parent. >> things will change. >>> a look at stories coming up this afternoon on "action news" at 4:00. philadelphia leaders worked to teach distributors and customers about the new soda tax that kicks in for the new year. we have everything you need to know, and as i mentioned putting toys to the test, we take yo

shortly after officer spotted 3 of the suspects crashed in a ditch in this car stolen from kissimmee. investigators are looking for the 4th suspect. they believe he's driving the couple's stolen car, a black 2012 buick with the floor tag on your you see it call lakeland employees. >>> and we continue our coverage of election day 2016. >> still ahead watching voters in polk county. could voters flip from red to blue and what it means for the outcome of the presidential race. >> and preschoolers rushed to the hospital in south florida, coming up would school officials believe made these kids sick. >> then a real life version of the movie snakes on a plane, the moment passengers saw this mid-flight. you're watching . >>> polk county is a must win in the race for the white house. historically the county skews republican and it has to stay that way if win the sunshine state. we're joined from a precinct with an equal number of registered democrats and republicans. pretty interesting there. >> reporter: yeah, absolutely, and despite those equal numbers the past 2 elections polk county has s

today president barack obama rallied for hillary clinton in kissimmee while mike pence traveled to florida's northwest coast. he was speaking in panama city. >>> we are hearing from the protester who was carried out by secret service in nevada now a donald trump rally. trump was rushed off stage last night. a person in front of the stage shouted gun but no weapon was found after the search. reporters caught up with the protester after he was escorted >> i'm actually a republican. so i'm a republican. and have been supporting republican candidates for quite some time. but i just don't support donald trump. i just believe that, you know, he is dangerous for the country. >> the protester told reporters he just came with a sign that said republican against trump and the secret service tonight is still investigating. >>> donald trump will be back in the bay area before tuesday. tomorrow in sarasota. it starts at 11:00 a.m. and new poll numbers from nbc and the wall street journal poll. as of last week, hillary clinton has 44%. and donald trump has 40%. clinton's lead is down from the 11-point mar

and arranged for the meeting in kissimmee. >>> it's a dream most of us have, winning money. >>> first, with each day comes more clues and more evidence. what south carolina investigators are learning this morning as they continue to >>> investigators are search forking -- looking for clues on the property of a man linked to 7 deaths. he is also accused of kidnapping a woman found alive and chained inside a storage container last week. one of the bodies found on the boyfriend. he has confessed to four murders back in 2003. >>> a woman confessing to a brutal murder in times square. he pushed a woman on the tracks as the train approached. the woman has a history of schizophrenia. they don't believe the women knew each other. >>> large crowds gathered for event that featured a rapper and a basketball player. how that crowd grew aggressive as police called it. a crowd came out. when the event didn't start at 5:30, people in the crowd got upset and started knocking over barriers and people. they evacuated the mall and sixteens were arrested after throwing glass at teen. >>> a man under arre

three of the suspects crashed in a ditch in this stolen car from kissimmee. police believe the fourth suspect is driving the couple's stolen car, the black 2012 buick lacrosse with bguc84. >>> are your kids leaving too much of a digital footprint on social media? >> coming up next 8 on your side shows you why sharing their every move is not such a good idea. >> plus we'll show you where to cash in on this election day after you led to the polls and vote. >> -- head to the polls and vote. >> and after the news the from luna. do not change the channel. it's great. >> 84 degrees for a high temperature today, some beautiful weather ahead, a cold front up the road and our voting forecast tomorrow coming up. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. donald trump: i could stand in the middle of 5th avenue and shoot somebody and i wouldn't lose any voters, okay? you know, you could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever... you gotta see this guy. ahh, i don't know what i said, ahh. "i don't remember." >>> these days your ki

get help on 0 the trail in florida with tim kaine and sarah society a tomorrow, president obama in kissimmee on upon day. donald trump links hillary wiener." using trump's own words criticizing minorities against him. expected to spend more than $53 million in this final week compared to the $30 million trump and his supporters will spend. >>> senator marco rubio will be visiting our area today. spring hill and the villages making a pitch to voters that he will act as a check on presidential power no matter and senators to do that. >> according to the latest poll rubio has a 6 point lead. >>> murphy is getting big support from democrats, he joined the president at a rally in miami yesterday. the president slamming rubio's voting record. murphy will be campaigning in north miami later today. >>> a desperate call for help from a woman at a senior center. she and her squirrel with an attitude . the angry squirrel is inside the building attacking seniors. here is a listen to the 911 call. >> and it's jumping on people and biting them and scratching them. so we need help. it's still in there and

florida continues -- with president obama addressing hillary clinton supporters this afternoon in kissimmee. mister obama took issue with supporters of donald trump who say they find some of his words and actions offensive, but they believe he will change if he's elected president. before the president took the stage -- stevie wonder entertained the crowd. republican vice presidential nominee mike pence campaigned in the panhandle. with just over a full day to go till the polls open, pence wants to make sure his panama city beach supporters get out to vote. polls here in the sunshine state have clinton and trump neck and neck. and even a small number of votes tomorrow -- donald trump returns to our area. making a last push for voters in sarasota. still to come on the fox-13 6-o-clock news... some monkey business happening in the bay area. as offcials try and wrangle the primates... we talked to the homeowner who captured the latest sighting ? ? you hear my voice, you hear that sound ? ? like thunder, gonna shake your ground ? ? you held me down ? ? but i got up ? ? get ready 'cause i've had

. >> reporter: good morning, taking a look at u.s. 301 from kissimmee to selma. have a great weekend, here is setting off a decent weekend here. >>> if you need a pick me up for your morning commute, head over to any lala location, stores offering free coffee as it's celebrating it's 100th store. that stores in just over an hour. >>> sports illustrated celebrating the cubs win, all the way it feature cubs anthony izzy. copy also start stands and subscribers as early as tomorrow. i'm kind of think it might be a collector's item. eight years in the making. >> good for the cubs. >> everyone was a cubs fan yesterday on facebook and twitter. >> especially all of us because of the tampa connection. >>> joe mad done way to go. >>> stay tuned, good morning america is up next. are back in 25 minutes -- ivan and janelle will be back in 25 >>> good morning, america. we have our brand-new poll this morning as the candidates hit their final weekend on the campaign trail. >> because everything donald trump has said and done is a preview of what could happen. clinton cross path

it's raining in brookville, and i do expect the rain to% diminish, and there is rain near kissimmee. this rain does mark the arrival of the cold front. bit cooler but i mean, not a lot. the big thing is the dewpoint's plunge, and dewpoints in birmingham, wow, down to 49. and then dryer weather will head our way. across the state you have 70's across had tampa bay and the dewpoints are up and it will move to the south late tonight and tomorrow so a change is on the way as the winds pick frup the north and northeast. tomorrow. dewpoint is 69 and so the followed front is in blue, and i think high pressure will sit across the east coast for many, many days and so expect lots of sunshine and temperatures stay on the mild side, especially during the day with highs in the upper 70's and 80's. the high pressure locked in, and we are not going any place any time soon. a couple of showers and a cold front and mild. down to 66. a pretty g sunshine and breezy, lower humid and a high in the 80's. a mix of sun and clouds and very nice, a high up to 82. by the way, weather across the country on ele

he's in kissimmee florida.this is early voting wrapping up in the state on behalf of all registered voters with 33,000 going to democrats. the rates pretty much a virtual tie. adam shapiro is there in florida. >> than they give you the numbers on the last day of early voting. as he said 49% of registered voters in the sunshine state have cast their ballot. roughly 6.2 million people have as we head towards election day here so we've got. unaffiliated voters up 1.16 million. there's no way of knowing how they have voted and those numbers are people who vote conservative. democrats will tell you in those numbers are newly registered hispanic voters who registered and voted for the first time but didn't claim a party that they say they are voting for clinton. numbers just based on those who registered with the party voting by mail, publicans 1,043,000 has been their ballot and as of late last night and they've been counted. democrats 974,000. voting early getting on your feet and going to a polling station in roug

she heard about what happened and arranged this meeting for the boy in kissimmee. with the election top of mind many candidates are seeing things this bird is a local celebrity because some say it looks like donald trump. he has been nicknamed the trump bird and is for sale bringing in a lot of foot traffic. some call the bird the fryer can yes, siree because of the bowl cut look. >>> a little league president is calling for vandals to end their war on a local baseball field. someone caused thousands of dollars worth of damage after splattering paint all over the new dug out. the new baseball league in september but that didn't happen because of vandals damaging the field a number of times. they raised $200 to build a fear--$200,000 to build the field and now $10,000 to repair all of the damage left behind. >>> still ahead this morning a woman doesn't let her new arrival get in the way of casting her vote. going to the polls when she should have gone to the hospital. it's the ultimate proof that nothing should voting. >>> and this could be a first example of salad

. >>> a deputy shot while breaking up a fight at a kissimmee bar is now on the mend. deputy john rios was arrest angel manuel lopez. lopez fired his gun hitting the deputy in the leg. the 28-year-old is in jail facing eight charges. rios is out of the hospital. >>> government agency authorities are giving disney permission to use drones. the faa gave disney a waiver that's good for four years. it allows the park to use drones day and night. operators must be certified as any time. disney had asked for permission to fly the drones for entertainment purposes. some sources showing disney patents. >>> the holidays are rapidly approaching, and that means a shopping list is probably continuing to grow. you're probably wondering on where you can get the best deals, person with amazon a click away. >> still ahead we're putting retailers to the test to find out how amazon compares to warehouse scores like costco and sames club. carolina man accused of kidnapping has expanded into a serial murder investigation. how investigators are working around the clock to search for clues

items shortly after officers spotted 3 of the suspects crashed in a ditch in this car stolen from kissimmee. investigators are looking for a 4th suspect. they believe he's driving the couple's stolen car, a black 2012 buick with the florida tag bguc 84. if you see it call lakeland police. preschool are recovering after they all got sick. >> now, the state health department is investigating, a scary scene. ambulances rushing kids to the hospital from that school. 30 kids were sick, 19 of them ended up in the hospital. officials suspect food poisoning, they're looking at a catered lunch serve today children. >>> this is scary, a second squirrel attack in a retirement community in the central part of the state. the sterling court yesterday. a staff member shot and kid the squirrel with a bb gun. this is the second attack at the same complex for seniors. last thursday's attack leaving 2 residents and a staff member with serious bite wounds. that squirrel got away. now, officials don't know if the squirrel killed is the same one from last week's attack that maybe didn't get away. or maybe rather

president obama in kissimmee urging them to get out and vote. the average shows clinton 47%, trump 46%. clinton with a 1-point lead, but the latest cbs poll shows clinton 45%, trump 45%. a tossup. a dead heat and, remember, four years ago that's exactly what it was. president obama did win florida over mitt romney by less than a percentage point. so it's going to be tight and it's still a dead heat and it is, of course, the largest electoral college prize and the biggest battleground state. back to you. >> thank you, phil. going to be tight. going to be exciting. >>> we have some breaking news to report to you right now. some sad news. janet reno, the first woman to serve as u.s. attorney general, has died. she was 78 years old. reno's god daughter said that reno died early monday from complications of parkinson's disease. reno was one of the clinton administration's, you will recall, most recognizable, polarizing figures at times. she faced criticism early in her tenure for the deadly raid on the branch davidian compound in waco, texas, if you

he'll be at an event at osceola lahair taj park stadium in kissimmee. he'll be joined by stevie wonder. the event is free, but you have to rsvp on clinton's website. event is set to begin at 1:30. >>> also developing this morning, plant city police are investigating an officer-involved shooting. it happened in downtown. police got a call about a theft at a downtown store just before 2:00 in the afternoon when an officer caught up with the suspect, there was a confrontation and altercation of some sort. that's when detectives say the officer opened fire in self-defense. >> it's scary. you just got to be careful and watch who comes in th then we saw people running because they, i think, were scared as well. >> alcides: no word on how the suspect is doing. the officer was not hurt. fdle is investigating. >>> a 15-year-old pasco county student is arrested after deputies say he threatened to shoot people at his school. the teen is a student at classical preparatory academy. on tuesday the teen made statements about shooting up the where to get a gun. the tee

gabe gutierrez, nbc news, kissimmee, florida. >> joining us now distributor raul reyes. thank you for joining us at this early hour. your expectations for the vote are? >> great. fantastic. super optimistic. i'm so excited because of the word we have seen again in the coverage of the projections of the latina vote are the word surge, historic. it's off the hook. it's really not -- i think there's an assumption it's all part of a backlash against trump. it's not just that. obviously what is being called the trump bump plays into it. it's that and the sense among latinas for once, you're from california. we're a very diversity electorate. doe min cans, puerto ricans in new york. for once we seem to be coalescing around a pan latino identity, a strong sense of empowerment coupled with mobilization. i'm talking grassroots where you have people going into the community, volunteers knocking on doors, getting people registered to vote, all of this added up to this intense interest. something like 76% of latinos have said that this electioning is more important than the last one

he is going to be in kissimmee this afternoon. >> today donald trump heads to five states, iowa, minnesota, michigan, pennsylvania and virginia. that's on top of his four-state tour yesterday which started making a bold prediction for tuesday. >> in three days, we are going to win the great state of florida. [ cheering ] >> and we are going to win back the white house. >> reporter: the great state of florida, a must-win for both presidential nominees as they head out this weekend the. latest cnn poll in the sunshine state has hillary clinton and donald trump virtually tied, in front of supporters in tampa, donald trump brought up button issue. the obama administration is catching a lot of heat for it, the rising rates of the affordable care act. >> real change begins with immediately repealing and replacing obamacare. >> reporter: his running mate stumping in michigan tackling the economy. >> donald trump and i are going to work with congress and cut taxes across the board. and we are going to lower business taxes in america so companies here in michigan can companies areasonable doubt the

this is kissimmee, florida, the heart of the puerto rican community in central florida.nd along the critical i-4 corridor. i'm here with cristina hernandez, one of the organizers cristina, tell us about this group of voters. what are the issues they care about? >> puerto rican voters are like the other american voters we have across the country. they're looking for jobs, education, quality health care. but they're also looking at the candidates to see who has a plan for puerto rico, how to lift it out of its current economic crisis. >>. >> reporter: and what is the chants? ♪ >> reporter: that means come vote, my people, alex. and a latest poll had florida puerto ricans supporting secretary clinton, 71% to donald trump's 19%. so if we see these puerto rican voters head to the polls more and more in the coming three days, it just may determine who wins the critical i-4 corridor, and who carries the state of florida. remember, president obama won this state by just 73,000 votes. alex? >> i'll tell you, it is hard to match their energy and enthusiasm in the puerto rican comm

you hear all the time about the i-4 corridor, that area from the tampa bay area coming across into kissimmeeis orange county, a huge influx of latino voters, go up and around to the bedroom communities of longwood. then over on the coast on the right-hand side of the state in daytona beach and all of the rest, big turnout there as well. first, a fox news election alert. in the state of south carolina, brand-new numbers are just in and the fox news decision team tells us south carolina will indeed go to donald trump. this is traditionally of course a red state. not a huge -- huge surprise this one. but south carolina had been one that when it first closed, we were not able to call it. the state of south carolina, solid republican with its nine electoral votes. mitt romney won it back in 2012. won it by about 10 points over now president obama. we're not sure what the spread is going to be tonight in south carolina. but the fox news decision team now proclaimed south carolina goes to hillary clinton. so an update of the big board and states won so far tonight. states won, south carolina, west

this is kissimmee, florida. registered democrats outnumber registered republicans 2-1.t's registered independents who make 1/3 of the electorate who have been the big unknown here. an influx of puerto ricans fleeing the island's debt crisis tipped the scales here. you came here in april and you just voted the first time. >> yes. a lot of people don't know puerto ricans just need to come over to florida and they can vote for president. i just voted for someone who i feel represents my values. >> who did you vote for? >> i voted for hillary clinton. >> what are the three issues you would say puerto ricans care the most about? >> i found out puerto ricans that move here care about issues everyday americans care about, affordable housing, having a good education for our children, having affordable health care and being able to have a good paying job. >> thank you. the hispanic vote is not mo monolithic. if puerto ricans tend to go democrat turn out for clinton the next three days, that could threaten donald trump's chances of getting that 270 electoral votes. >> great point

instance, let's take florida, which has been the big days.of the last few you will find -- they find in kissimmeein central florida, you had two things happen. one, the turnout in 2016 was much higher than it was in 2012. about 6%, 8% higher in all of these precincts than 2012. secondly, in of those precincts, hillary clinton was at 80% of the vote, 78%, 80% of the vote. -- be 65% that we're talking hearing about. in miami-dade, probably the most conservative latino community in the country, again, highly most of thernout in precincts. 6%, 9%, 7% increase in the vote over 20 12. more importantly, hillary clinton did far better than obama did in these precincts in 2012. in many of the miami-dade or 97cts that were 95% percent latino, obama got 32% of the vote, 36%, 42%, whereas theton was in me 50% to 60% same precincts. not only was our larger latino vote in florida, but was much more for hillary clinton than in the previous election. florida is only the worst-case. when you start looking at the heavily latino districts around the country, when you go to most texas, there was -- precincts, 2% mor

will take the day off tomorrow from campaigning for hillary clinton but he resumes on sunday in kissimmee just outside of orlando. >> gary, thank you. and president obama is going to be taking the podium any moment. we're going there live and listening for a bit. but meantime there is a fierce battle under way in another state that the trump campaign sees as the battleground. that's michigan. hillary clinton just wrapping up a rally in this traditionally blue state. she didn't expect to have to go back there. mike pence was there today. a new poll shows the state tightening. jessica schneider is out front. >> thank you. we're going great in michigan. we're going to win michigan. >> a state that's voted solidly democrat in the last six presidential elections but the trump campaign is convinced it is still in play. trump's family hitting the ground hard in the final stretch. ivanka speaking at the women's forum this week. donald jr. holding court on college campuses and eric thanking volunteers. he stopped by this grassroots office outside detroit. >> we're going to win michigan. the amount

and takes the day off tomorrow and then campaigns in kissimmee florida outside of orlando on sunday.keep folks focused the turnout effort is the latino vote. president obama did his part in a new interview just posted on the new website me too. let's listen. >> part of what's important forlatino citizens is to make your voice heard because you are not just speaking for yourself. you are speaking for family members, friends, classmates of yours in school. >> your entire community. >> -- who may not have a voice, who can't legally vote. but they are counting on you to make sure that you have the courage to make your voice heard. >> so far early latino turnout appears heavy. though it is an open question whether the big numbers in places like florida will carry through on election day. joining us now. maria, latino voters already showing up in big numbers could cast more ballots than in recent elections. how much does the clinton campaign need the election day turnout itself for latinos to mimic the turntd in early voting? can she win if it doesn't. >> i think what they are going to con

we'll be with the president tomorrow in kissimmee and continuing to make sure that people know who i am. >> fernan i didn't hear a answer about the african-american voters. talk about the myth broadly that the african-american vote is not showing up for democrats including for congressman murphy in florida >>well, what we've seen, joy, in the last couple of days of early voting. call it the obama effect but we've seen the african-american votes start turning out in greater numbers. the key is this, if democrats want to win florida, the formula is very simple. it's hispanic voters plus black voters plus young progressives and single white women. that's the way to get across. patrick murphy has to do better if he wants to defeat marco rubio. >> we'll see what happens. this is an important race. we presume that marco rubio is going to try again for the white house 2020. >>> more stories are surfacing in the final hours of the hotly contested election. the associated press is reporting that melania trump was paid for ten modelling jobs in the u.s. before she had legal permission to work

final day of early voting, on behalf of the clinton campaign, president obama rallied heavily in kissimmeee pence visited panama city. >> this movement is coming together. florida is coming together. america is coming together. we'll make donald trump the next president of the united states of america. >> if we win florida, it's a wrap. we win florida, it's over. >> democratic strongholds, miami-dade county and broward county, the two most populous cities areas in florida. meanwhile, today we'll have an the trail in florida, vice president joe biden up in the democratic oasis in the panhandle of tallahassee and down to st. petersburg for a get out the vote concert with jimmy buffett.nwhile, donald trump hi will rally in sarasota, florida. for donald trump this will be his sixth, in-person visit to the sunshine state in the past two weeks. back to you. >> he has a house down there in mar-a-lago. >> i'm curious to see the fox polls. we'll see where florida is really at. >> 6:00 p.m., tune in to special reports. >>> how will the trump campaign respond now that hillary clinton not in trouble w

in the panama city, florida area and president obama returns to florida to the orlando area, in kissimmeeple to get out the vote. that's a heavily hispanic area. dan smith with the university of florida says on thursday when president obama visited miami and jacksonville, that led to the largest one-day turnout of african-american voters in the state of florida. 50,000 people that day. >> he's got high approval ratings. evidently, someone else is filling in at his day job. thanks, phil keating. >>> let's hand it over to steve who has more news. >> ainsley, i think two days to go and the race tighter than ever. hillary clinton is leading donald trump by one point nationally, well within the margin of error. the candidates have made their cases. but many americans are still unsure of who they will vote on, on tuesday. with us right now is a panel. a small business owner and he sees good in both candidates. liz carson is a real estate agent and attorney. she's a lifelong democrat leaning toward donald trump and captain ricardo garcia is a u.s. army vet, small business owner and registered re