leigh spann. >> i know. she ge me all the science of it last week and i had no idea what she was talking about. >> you get excited about a new toy and this is a new toy for the entire world. it has a higher ability to estimate how away from when we can send a hunter plane into it. so we'll be able to get a better look. all right. we'll go back to geeking out about max defender 8, right because it is scanning the skies this morning and perfectly clear. in fact extremely dry air. you'll feel that on your skin because it's that low of humidity. jackets needed this morning, 46 at 8 a.m., 68 at 3, right lakeland, with this very dry air a red flag warning for pinellas, manatee and sarasota counties certainly unsafe to burn between 10 a.m. and 7 a.m. -- 7 p.m. the coldest morning in months, still below average today a chilly morning but look at that warm up, 75 tomorrow, 80 on thanksgiving. how's traffic? >>> all right. well we still have a little bit of construction out in the sarasota area northbound here i-75 ri

let's check in with leigh for the latest on

leigh? >> reporter: well two teenage girls who are not old enough to vote themselves led hundreds of people, if not thousands of this street on a unity march. now this group along with a separate demonstration down in san jose say the goal is not to contest the election results, but rather to unite people to bring them together, join forces in case the government decides to take action that would divide them. in san jose leaders from dozens of south bay organizations specifically chose sunday a day many worship in different ways to unite. in the rain they came together to pledge support for one another during a donald trump administration. >> i have to say that i feel like it is the first time in a long time that people have felt immobilized. >> when they call on us, we have an agreement that we will all come mobilize together. >> reporter: it's a sediment felt by two teenage girls in san rafael. too young to vote, the teens wanted to express their voices after the election. ♪ this land was

leigh spann will tell us how long this chill in the area will stick around. good morning and welcome to news channel 8 today. >> it's chilly now, but things are warming up unfortunately in let's check in with leigh. >> you got your 36 hours, the rest of us will enjoy the nice warm afternoon today. 32 in brooksville, so yes, it is cold out there. 34 in zephyrhills, a little milder near the coast where it's 48 in sarasota and everybody is pretty close to where they were yesterday. brooksville is a degree cooler, lakeland a couple degrees warmer, tampa a couple of degrees warmer so it feels a lot like it did yesterday including max there's no rainfall, very low humidity. that sunshine warms us up so quickly. 70 at noon, afternoon highs in the mid-70s today with lots of sunshine. so then you're in short sleeves but 5:38 i'm tracking tropical storm otto, got to know where that's headed. >>> good drive, nice traffic heading out on the roadways right now. the reason you see some red down there on u.s. 41 just a lot of lights to go through and maybe a little work on

ktvu leigh martinez is live on how fans are trying to reach out to the nfl, leigh? >> reporter: raider fans are not just hoping for a win, but they're hoping for a guarantee that the oakland raiders stay in oakland. there is one fan out here giving out these free posters, a take on the field of dreams movie quote that if you build it they will come meaning that the baseball field, here it says las vegas if you build it we won't come. saying that if las vegas builds a stadium that the raider nation will not follow. >> reporter: ruben brought his 4-year-old son alexander to his first raiders game. >> a couple of folks i used to bring here when i was a kid back in '97 and '98. it's a family tradition. fortous go to vegas, i mean i really don't see it. you know, it is kind of difficult -- for us to go to vegas, i mean i don't really see it, you know, that will be difficult for us. >> if the team moves they may not follow. >> it'll be a stretch fortous go out there. >> i would not fly to las vegas. mr. camera man, listen to what i'm saying. the fans are here. we were bor

let's check in with leigh for your wake up weather. >> we haven't been this chilly in months. some of us hovering right around the freezing mark crystal river at 32, 33 in bricksville and zephyrhills. a little bit milder closer to the coast 51 in sarasota. we're all cooler than yesterday. lakeland 11 degrees cooler than yesterday morning, yesterday was cold didn't you. 16 degrees cooler in brooksville and of course max defender 8 not only showing you how dry things are as far as rain is concerned, but very low humidity which means i barely expect a cloud today. 8 a.m. still 46 degrees but your lunch break a little bit warmer at 62, even in the afternoon with blue skies we only hit 67 at 4 p.m. at 5:38 i'll have an 8-day temperature trend and that will show you how >>> we've got a good drive starting off nicely but a couple little issues here over in tarpon springs, an again seeing a little bit of a southbound slow down on 19 right at tarpon avenue. so be aware of that and that crash apparently has injures, a little bit of police activity this morning is from an officer-involve

let's check in with leigh for the latest on chilly start across the area. brooksville you're now at freezing 32 degrees. probably have some frost on your windshield this morning. 39 in bartow, 48 in sarasota. compared to yesterday we're pretty close in fact brooksville is a degree colder than this time yesterday, plant city and lakeland 2 degrees warmer. it's going to feel a lot like it did yesterday including the fact that max defender 8 says there's not a cloud in the sky. the humidity is going to start to increase. it was s on your describe how dry it was. during the afternoon look at this 75 degrees, a fast warm up and then not as cold tonight dropping down to 59. at 5:08 i'm tracking tropical storm otto, this late in the season a new tropical storm. >>> we've got a pretty good drive overall, a little bit of construction guess what that's already cleared northbound at that exit ramp tying up the no construction tying up anything. let's go ahead and take a live look here's i-75 at state road 60, traffic looks very good. no delays and also a great drive a

let's check in with leigh. maybe she's got some money for us . >> i am accepting bribes to keep this nice fall weather around. it is cool in the mornings but morning wanna make sure to remember to bring it home from work because by the time you leave it will be the perfect fall day. 74 at noon warming up, 78 degrees around 3 pm. it is call now. 43 in inverness. 43 books will. it is 48 in wimauma also 48 in north port. everyone is anywhere from 3 to 11 degrees cooler time yesterday. long-range forecast: clear skies today, tomorrow and friday with the general warm-up. friday will be mild. then we watch a cold front coming through. notice only about a 10 percent rain chance when it comes through saturday night. the big impact will be the introduction of some of our florida winter weather. >>> traffic looks great on the suncoast parkway in both directions and veterans parkway pretty good drive overall. we're looking very good coming away from plant city on i-4 even down and heber city things look good. we do have a

. >>> now to weather with leigh spann. >> reporter: changes, and with tracked the cold front all day yesterday with the clouds. the clouds are basically clearing out. they will linger around this morning, but we are already filing the cool air. water. milder in sarasota. and the farther south you go, the milder it is. places like brooksville and inverness, you're 6:00 degrees cooler, and tampa and brandon. about 2 degrees cooler in venice than this time yesterday. during the afternoon, 76 degrees, and slightly below the average of 78. hour-by-hour through tuesday, and through the cooler air, but first, we will take you through the commute. >> the holding them in downtown tampa. we will go ahead and talk about himself bureau avenue, 22nd to east 30th street. they are down to one lane it they are doing water main repair work. i want you to remember march tip luther king until at least friday. water repair work going on at >> thank you, leslee. >>> happening today a polk county school district employee could lose her job. she tried to coffer up information about a hit-and-run accident i

here's leigh. >> it's still dark outside right now. we've got one person driving on the street early this morning. the good news even though it's a little warmer this time yesterday and a bit more humidity i'm not seeing the fog that was originally expected to develop. wonderful news. max defender 8 is of course cont there's no rainfall either. i'm going to keep an eye out for this light fog that may develop but mild start to this black friday. 65 degrees feeling warm by lunchtime at 77, 81 at 3 p.m. above average. right now it's 64 in clearwater, 63 in plant city. i checked in with my weather watcher in brooksville at 57 degrees. watching for the patchy fog but not developing yet. partly cloudy appeared warm today. things begin to change tomorrow, you're going to wake up, it's going to be warm. might be able to squeak out a stray sprinkle. back into the low 80s, early next week. >>> let's check in with traffic. >> there are no delays. we have a couple of accidents. fhp still working this one northbound 75 big bend road sun city center

let's check in with leigh. people got to bundle up. >> yes, certainly need the jacket this morning. brooksville it is 30 degrees. we just dropped there broad freezing right at freezing in inverness at 32 but everybody is chilly. it's 33 in zephyrhills, 39 in plant city, 48 in clear water. so if you thought yesterday was cold today is significantly colder. plant city, brandon 13 degrees colder than yesterday, 7 deg defender 8 is not only proving that it's not raining but it's streaming dry air. so nothing but sunshine today and despite that look how far below average, average is 77. another cold night tonight down to 47 degrees but coming up i'll take you hour by hour through the day and let you know how long this is going to last. in the meantime we're going to help you get out the door. >>> a pretty good drive. county, we do have part of state road 64 blocked we've got an accident right there, and injuries are involved. so i'll keep an eye on that one for you. meanwhile we've still got a little bit of a delay southbound u.s. 19 at tarpon avenue due to a crash that's trying to clear

leigh will let us know how quickly it will warm up and when we will see cold air. >>> good morning and welcome to news channel 8 today. is just right. >> it will put a pep in your step. 43 brooksville. that his jacket weather for sure. lakeland 54 pick 52 arbor dale. 57 tampa. 48 wimauma. thought yesterday may have been a little cool but in brooksville you are 8 degrees cooler than yesterday. we have clear skies. finally all the clouds some t . we have bright starry skies and it will be a bright sunny start to the day. 61 degrees at 80 clock this morning. you will see a few -- 8 this morning. you will see a few passing clouds. it will be a great day. and 4:38 one a state and pay attention -- stay in pay attention to the eight-day >>> we do have some collision westbound state road 52 right around suncoast park. we're not seeing any delays and that is always nice. let's take a live look at the howard franklin bridge. we have great drive across it. it will only take you roughly 6 minutes to stretch across the water. wonderful drive on the courtney campbell causeway and no delays on the sk

it's -- >> reporter: amber leigh, k-t-v- u fox 2 news >> they won't say whether the finalist comes from within or outside of the police department. in the past, the finalists names are sent to the mayor in a letter accompanied by information on each candidate >>> time is 4:07, california consumer advocacy group is suing anthem blue cross, saying that company is misleading hundreds about the policies next year. p-p-o policies cover a portion of out of network doctors visits, and blue cross is shifting their customers to a different plan. where the out of network bills will not be covered, but claire laikaing the plans are similar. anthem said state regulators approved the changes and this lawsuit is without merit. >>> an uber driver suspected of groping and talking a female passenger was arrested. saturday night, facing charges, including felony sexual battery. police say the driver dropped off a man and a woman at a home near the city line the woman said she called the driver after realizing that she and her husband with left a phone in the car. >> the victim went outside to meet him an

i'm jennifer leigh. >> i'm josh benson. a veteran trying to do a good deed gets ambushed by a crook trying to get away from police after a chase. >> to top things of basketball player. we are joined live from largo where the suspect crashed. >> reporter: good evening. this suspect shaquille o'neal crashed here at belcher road and ulmerton road. when a good samaritan in a wheelchair tried to help him he ended up rolling off. suspect police were searching for. shaquille o'neal crashed following a chase. a veteran offered him a wheelchair. >> i saw a guy helping another guy out of a car. his leg was broken or something. he fell down in the street. i let him sit on my chair so he could drive up to the and not be laying in the street. next thing i know i'm chasing my chair down the street. >> reporter: instead he tried to roll away to escape. >> you started running after him the best you could. >> trying. i could not catch him. >> reporter: largo police tried to pull him over near east bay drive. he fled and

. >>> it is 5:38 let's turn things over to leigh spann. >> it will not be too bad today . temperatures will run above average, little bit humid. we start in the upper 60s and make it to 80 by noon and an afternoon high of 84 which is above average but not quite as warm as yesterday. for rain chances we have a breeze coming out of the east to northeast which will bring us some patchy clouds. of getting a quick light shower. most of us stay dry including if you're headed out to the box falcons game -- bucs falcons game . today's high of 84 and tomorrow is 82 and that is when the cold front comes through. i couldn't get us down into the 70s but still low humidity on saturday and sunday. traffic on the 8s. said we were talking about the game and we will still have tailgaters which means the heart of the rush-hour will be a bit busier so you want to keep that in mind. let's take a look at traffic right now. i have an update for you. we have an earlier fatal crash around midnight. have the left lane open for quite some time at one point everything has now clear from runway -- th

most were small dumpster fires amber leigh reports the rally was peaceful, involving parents and teachers. >> a mood of disbelief and disappointedment. >> it has not sunk in. to honestest. >> reporter: diverse sea of faces, shoulder to shoulder with signs, united with their opposition to president elect done trump. >> obviously have some major concerns for people like me. >> reporter: the mother of two said she is teaching her eight- year-old daughter the importance of voting and the power of protest >> i think it's important for her to see this. if you want things to change, you need to do something, you can't talk about it, cry about it, you need to get out there and have your voice heard >> reporter: grad students told me they are currently teaching at public schools. they say mr. trump offends there. >> racism, classism, sexism, all of it combined >> reporter: saying he represents the past, not the future on issues such as women's rights >> we have turned back the clock. we have not even come full circle, liking, i feel the most embarrassed i have ever felt. >> reporter: after 90 minu

temperatures in the 30s and 40s, leigh spann will tell us how long this cold weather will stick around. >>> good morning. and welcome kick off thanksgiving week, it is here and starting to feel like the holidays. how's the weather looking? >>> we have a couple of places near freezing we're at 32 in crystal river right now. 34 in zephyrhills. polk county down to 37, milder near the coast about 50 degrees in sarasota but everybody is cooler than yesterday significantly so. cases. 16 degrees colder than this time yesterday in inverness, 13 degrees colder in lakeland. once the sun comes up we'll see a lot of that sunshine. 8 a.m. temperatures will certainly be climbing up very quickly. 62 at noon. i'll have an 8-day temperature u . >>> we've got a pretty good drive out there. let's take a we're waking up to a sweet commute from downtown st. petersburg over to tampa only about 22 minutes on the interstate. overall the bay area bridges looking fantastic. howard frankland, skyway look good too. here's a live look at i-4, no delays, no congestion, traffic is very nice. >>> in an 8 on your side

what can we expect today leigh ? >> we can expect above average few changes. will start at 67 degrees at 7 am but quickly getting up to 80 by 10:00. i do expect just a couple more clouds. embedded in those clouds he may get a quick small shower. at 8:00 this morning the rain chance is less than 10 percent. as we head through the afternoon, look how quickly though showers are moving. have had in days. we do see a big cool down. friday a cold front comes through. we come out of the 80s with highs in the mid-to upper 70s for the weekend and much cooler. let's check in with traffic on the 8s. >>> we have a few problems out there but they are not slowing you down in pinellas county. i will talk about this one just outside of downtown saint heat pick 5th avenue south we do have an accident there and does have injuries involved as well is state route 580, hopefully that will wrap up soon. county line road right around grand we have a collision here. it is tying up those west on lanes of county line road. again, this is in the hudson area. i want you to keep that in m

leigh will have more coming up. >>> i'm gayle guyardo. >> and i'm gene ramirez, right to leigh. >>> the last of the rain has come through in the last hour. we are officially got a trace of rain yesterday, meaning all of november, we had one on it's only three quarters of an inch below average. september, it's continuing to be dry. 3.5inches below normal, and here's the good news for you. since january, we are more than 9 inches above our rain fall total we expect. the cooler air behind the cold south you go, the warmer it is. this morning, there will be patchy clouds around. cooler at 61, and notice the blue sky breaking out by noon. 72, and it should be a great afternoon at 75. an 8-day temperature trend shows when the cold air will get here. leslee is letting you mow what -- know what is happening on the water main broke yesterday, and now there's road restoration in the area, and that's through thursday. we have got two lanes taken away, and there's three here. only one lane is getting by from 22nd over to 30th street, and you can see where it's orange there, a backup because of that

so let's check on the weather with leigh. >>> you can't ask for much better weather. blue sky and the clouds out there it's been so dry. 76 in tampa right now we've warmed up to 77 in plant city. 79 in sarasota. this is even warmer than 11 a.m. yesterday. lakeland 4 degrees warmer about 2 degrees warmer in tampa and brandon but heads up here comes this cold front. it's bringing the first big snowstorm across the upper portion of the country and it's going to be making its way here. the cold front comes through saturday night. so sunda you don't like it that way we'll be gradually warming up into thanksgiving and i'll have all the anonymous for you coming up. >>> new this morning we're getting clearer picture of what the trump administration will look like. >> the president elect has chosen people to fill several key positions. >> i have to tell you that the >> kansas congressman pompeo has accepted as cia director. >> do you think you could be confirmed? >> people have to make that decision. >> retired lieutenant general mike flynn has agreed to become national securi

. >> i am jennifer leigh. thank you for joining us. a convicted killer will be released as he appeals his conviction. trevor dooley shot and killed a man on a basketball court after an argument over skateboarding. today, a judge decided he can stay home while waiting for a new trial. rod carter is live right now at the hillsboro county jail. the judge signed the order this afternoon granting trevor dooley a 100,000 dollar bond. still no word tonight on exactly when he will be removed -- released from the jail here. i just checked inside and they say they have not received the paperwork but once they do it will probably be sometime late tonight. in the meantime, that judge's order came with a lot of restrictions, one of which is he cannot have any contacts, >> it's so difficult. >> reporter: karina was shaking when i gave her the news. how do you feel about that?>> of course, it's extremely disappointing. we were sort of expected this though -- expecting this though because the judge had granted bond in the past. >> reporter: husband da

time is 5:30 and leigh is here with a look at our weather. >> you may be going out and buying holiday gifts but doesn't feel like the holidays. max defender 8 is on the job keeping us nice and dry this morning but even warmer than we were on thanksgiving morning. clearwater you're 64, cooler spots up north at 54 in inverness but that's still warmer than yesterday. lakeland a difference in tampa and in brandon you're 7 degrees warmer than yesterday and you thought yesterday was warm. 4 degrees warmer in brooksville and plant city. let's take you through the rest of the day. the sun is going to rise 8 a.m. we'll be at 65 degrees, there may be a few low clouds around but generally blue sky. so we warm up to 78 at noon and a beautiful afternoon as well just a toasty one at 80 at 4 p.m. at 5:38 i do have an hour by hour look at your forecast and the 8-day >>> in the meantime we're going to let you know that you can sleep in for a bit. >> i'm still going to be hanging up my christmas stuff outside. hey if you're heading out on the roads maybe you have to work today or doing some shopping it

we made it to friday leigh. >> we did. we had such a great week of wear too. cool nice mornings where you net and short sleeves boot afternoon and today it's going to be into different. let me show you hour by hour what to expect. 61 at 8 a.m., cool but comfortable. noon, 81 at 3 p.m., an then coming back down to a very comfortable 73 degrees at 7 p.m. so in our headlines near 80 degrees today and tomorrow but holdup, cold front saturday night is going to make it gusty and chilly for sunday and monday. but then we get a gradual warming trend back into thanksgiving. so we go from 81 today to 79 tomorrow to 67 sunday, and 69 degrees on monday. by the way, i'm still tracking this area in the caribbean still has a 70% no chance of affecting us here in florida because it's going to just sit there. >>> we check in now with traffic on the 8s. a lot of people have next week off. >> that's right. i'll tell you the best day to take off for thanksgiving and head out is sunday. i no he a lot go on wednesday but sunday is the best. all right let's take a look here. sarasot

i'm jennifer leigh and i keith cate. let's get to those killer wildfires scorching the tennessee while mountains -- the tennessee mountains. homes, hotels all being reduced to ash, flames even beginning to damage the end of the dollywood theme park. half the town has been impacted by the fires and the nearby community of pigeon forge is also threatened. within the past hour, we learned that these wildfires are now blamed for at least three deaths. mark parker has the latest. >> reporter: the scene in and around gatlinburg, tennessee is utter devastation. hundreds of homes and businesses damaged, destroyed by a fast-moving wildfire that erupted overnight into an inferno. >> this is the fire for the ever seen. >> reporter: several wildfires in east tennessee fueled by high winds and dry brush raged out of control and quickly reached -- got out of control. >> that is hurricane force winds. that is nowhere to be. >> reporter: fire flames came dangerously close to a hilton hotel, temporarily trapping guests. overall, 14,000 p

leigh spann got a check on our weather. >> you're going to notice it is warmer when you walk outside. it was chilly saturday and sunday mornings. 63 in brooksville, 64 plant city, 63 bartow, sarasota 68, this is significantly warmer, lakeland, plant city tampa 7 degrees warmer than you were yesterday. in our merit cast notice the extra clouds around and 8 a.m. he will are we'll be at of blue sky. 75 at noon, during the afternoon around 4 p.m. 76 degrees and there is a small rain chance. so at 5:38 i'll have an 8-day temperature trend letting you know when it gets cooler. >>> pretty decent drive right now. we do have an issue out in sarasota but overall a nice drive. we have a little bit of fog i-4. let's go ahead take a live look, it popped over. as bad as i-4. these are patchy areas. overall it's a good drive on the interstates. sarasota we've still got the roundabout blocked at south gate circle. >>> we're following breaking news this morning, a fire breaks out at a home, then nearby some suspicious graffiti found. it referred to president elect donald trump, news channel 8 ryan hug

leigh spann will tell us how long this chill in good morning. and welcome to news channel 8 today. >> thanks for joining us. 2 days to thanksgiving. >> yes. >> day. >> can't wait. >> feels like fall this morning but by thanksgiving things are warming up a bit. leigh's got what i'm calling the bad news this morning. >> you have 36 hours where it was kind of chilly. so now we can enjoy the warm up. 34 in brooksville so another chilly morning, 46 in clear with water, 49 in sarasota but even outside right now we'reli than we were at 6:30 yesterday morning. tampa, clearwater, st. petersburg 5 degrees warmer about 2 degrees warmer in plant city. now, that the sun is coming up metro cast shows 49 at 8 p.m. sunny but chilly in the morning it doesn't take as long to get to 70 by your lunch break. at 6:38 i'm tracking the topics, tropical storm otto is closer to rush hour folks. let's take a look at what's going on southbound 275 at hillsborough avenue we have an accident in the median not tying up any lanes. this is just sort of already adding to typical

leigh is standing by. >> yeah. it's not too bad out there. i've been watching for any fog development, seeing a little bit in the brandon area at this point, but it's not very widespread, just wanted you to know if you go through some of those l.i.e.king might pass through some foggy spots. warming up to 81 at noon. it will be breezy and warm again with a high of 86. so if you step out the door in inverness right now, one of the cool spots, you're at 57. winter haven, though, you're 64, also intoar? sebring, 62 in apollo beach. so a pleasant morning and a little bit of fog in the forecast. this afternoon that east breeze has been with us for almost two weeks now, it's going to continue and it will be above average. look at the change, though. tomorrow we continue this east especially before lunchtime, still warm tomorrow as we track a cold front. it'll take it until friday afternoon to come through here, only a 20% rain chance when it does, but it will cool us down for the subpoenaed. don't forget we turn those clocks back saturday night. les

i'm jennifer leigh. >> i'm keith cate. thanks for joining us tonight. >>> we begin with an 8 on your side alert. it is a new twist on an old scam, a woman targeting elderly victims into giving up their debit cards. the scheme relies on confusion over the new chip cards trusting seniors. it starts with a phone call from someone pretending to be from your bank. here's where it gets scary. the woman in the video actually showed up at three victims' homes to collect their debit cards. peter bernard is joining us live on the night beat from largo. it may be hard to believe here, peter, but many people are falling for this. >> reporter: keith, they are. unfortunately they're trying to do the right thing and they're getting burned in the process. machine and clean you out. according to deputies, this woman just wrapped up a wal- mart shopping trip using somebody else's debit card. victims tell us it's hard to catch. >> about wiped out my checking account. >> reporter: that's what happened to this polk county woman. >> $4,100 at t

it's going to look very different from here on out. >>> leigh's got the latest on the weather. what's going on? >> the sun is coming up this morning. it's crisp, it's cool. but now that the sun is up, going to start warming up fast. notice by 7:00 a.m. we'll be at 58. we're already at 70 by 10:00 in the morning. your lunch break, 76 degrees. 80 at 3:00 p.m. and then back down to 73 degrees at 6:00. now barely any rain over the next five days. i've left in a generous 10% on saturday. but november is typically our driest month of the year. this november has been extremely dry. only one day on the night when just .10 of inch of rain. look how surprised emoji man is about highs around 68 on sunday. still chillily on monday, too. so we check in with traffic on the 8's. >> nothing too surprising. just typical slow and go traffic. a couple little pots. pasco county area, we do have a accident working at little road. so just keep that in mind. everything is off to the shoulder. i'm not really seeing a significant slow down att northbound lanes on u.s. 27 completely blocked. so take 17

i'm leigh spann. i'll show you some ways you can protect yourself. >>> plus, weather and traffic on the 8 on news channel 8 >>> 10 nights ago lightning played their best game of the young season. a 6-1 game at the barclay center against the islanders. there's no gain without pain. they lost jonathan terrant who has been out of the line up since missing four straight games including tonight as the islanders return to the arena for the first time since being bounced by the playoff -- from the playoffs by the bolts back on may 8. power play in the steven stamkos. just minutes later, nikita kucherov from virtually the same spot, his fifth 2-0 lightning after one. early in the second check on the puck movement here. stamkos to johnson and here is jonny. career goal number 99 from tyler, giving the bolts a healthy cushion. they cruise from there. brian boyle adds an insurance tally in the third. lightning beat the islanders once again 4-1 the final. next up the san jose sharks on saturday. >>> on sunda pay

let's get you straight to leigh spannn for a check on your

we're going to head straight over to leigh spann for a look at your work week weather. >> the chilly air is all everyone can talk about. tampa our low temperature was 44 degrees, the last time we it's been many months but now with the sunshine we're starting to warm up. it's going to be a cool day. 64 in tampa, 68 in sarasota, still 59 in inverness. when you look at max defender 8 of course not finding any rainfall, in fact, it's extremely dry. we have some red flag warnings due to fire danger with how low the humidity is. the afternoon high today only 66 degrees, that compares to so in our headlines the last time we were below 70 for a high was march 21st. this is a cold day. warming quickly through the week. near 80 by thanksgiving and staying dry. >>> 4 police officers shot in 24 hours in similar ambush style attacks. >> and one police officer did not survive. we're joined in the news center with the latest in this developing story. less than 24 hours ago a police detective was killed in his car just down the street from police headquarters. the detective was in his vehicle writin

let's get you straight to leigh spannn for a check on your temperatures, yes, they're above average, but we haven't gotten into the uncomfortable range yet. so temple terrace, you're at 64, largo 66 degrees. a little cooler in brandon at 57. we've seen a little bit of light fog in a few spots, but not very widespread. dade city, you're 63. wesley chapel, you're 64 degrees. so let's take you through the sky cast. here's the way it'll look when you look up in the sky today, plenty of blue sky, just a little bit of cloud cover, warm and breezy and a high of 86. tonight mostly clear, comf slight change for tomorrow. a couple more clouds and i added in a 10% rain chance with a high of 85. so at 6:08, i'll take you hour by hour through the day and weather and traffic on the 8s and leslee is going to get you out the door. >>reporter: that's right, a good drive overall out the door. let's take a look at the few problem spots we do have going on. they're both in pasco county. zooming in here, no delays, but nonetheless, state route 54 at grand boulevard we do have an accident. looks like a ti

the best buy in tampa bay, chris leigh is one of those, been there for almost 36 hours, probably more than that, hoping to cash in on a 49 inch tv for $149. >> it's not just a deal. my ex-girlfriend broke my tv so i need a new one and it was last me for six about years or more. >> i want to hear the story about why the girlfriend broke the tv. they after the parade families gather to share a thanksgiving meal and for some it's a meal made by special cooks. this morning we go behind the scenes of good to go catering. >> reporter: this you are serving up a big family. they are serving up 600 pounds of turkey this thanksgiving. >> i pull it out at 120 so it will continue to cook in the good to go helps women in work release programs get experience to finds job and builds life skills with adults with disabilities. the community is embracing it. these are pictures from the spine institute where just lack week they served up hundreds of meals. lsi is one of the many corporate partners that want to help. >> you are seeing a lot of support. >> yes. we have a lot meals for a lot of different c

i'm jennifer leigh. >> i'm keith cate. thanks for joining us tonight. news channel 8 has results running live throughout this newscast at the bottom of your screen. a live look now at the watch parties in new york city, both we have live team coverage call over the tampa bay. we are live now at the hillary clinton watch party. she has lost florida, but can she win the presidency? >> reporter: you are hearing a lot of cheering behind me, keith, because we're seeing that a lot of these races have been called in just the last few minutes for hillary clinton. ago, the associated press, however, has called florida for donald trump. so it's been kind of a roller coaster of emotions all night long. there have been a few people that left. a few people stayed. the room is still filled with a lot of folks. i spoke to a couple of voters a short time ago. they expressed now telling this very close vote really is and that america truly is a divided are so divided, but we can't break people apart. we need to bring people together. >> i mean it still remains to be see

. >> leigh, i understand there were some patient people out there who got a glimpse. >> we did. they were taken from all over ta . thank you, thank you, thank you, wet get some of these. of the camera they were able to see. but we will have another chance tonight because basically the moon was full this morning around 8, 9:00, so it looked full last night but it's going to look full tonight and be very close to earth so still appear to be a full super moon. >> and we won't have the cloud cover. >> we'll have cloud cover around too. so it's going to be hit or miss. >> keep the more what it is. it is a historic event. what's happening is that a super moon occurs when at full moon the earth and the moon are very close to each other at their closest point that they are in their orbit around each other. the moon will appear 14% brighter and -- excuse me 14% brighter and larger. earth this is going to be the closest since january of 1948 and won't get this close until november 25th of 2034. so that's why we're making a bigger deal about this particular super moon is because it's at it

amber leigh, fox "2 news." >> the commission's president will not say whether the finalists comes from outside or the san francisco police department. but the mayor's office is working out the logistics. in the past, names were sent to the mayor. >> time 5:08, countdown to election day is really on. we are six days away. while california is not a swing state. the bay area will play a critical role that's why many phone bank centers are going high-tech. national headquarters for hillary clinton and donald trump, they can automatically send phone lists for battle ground states to the computers and phone bank centers in california where volunteers may be calling voters in north carolina, ohio, arizona and nevada, all in one shift. >> calling every single person, finding out if they are undecided. if anyone is undecided. we are ground troops and they are going to every single undecided meeting with them >> reporter: volunteers for donald trump and hillary clinton plan to make calls every day through election day. ay. >> reporter: the fbi is working almost around the clock to go through tho

will stay on top of the story and get you updates as we learn more right now let's handed over to leigh and get a check on the weather . >>> it has been a mild start to this wednesday. we are starting to show the actual county. are a lot more clouds and it is breezy. temperatures are responding, look at this. the wind is coming out of the east. notice the extra cloud cover in places like highland and polk county. maybe a quick shower is going to start to move through. if it starts to rain, stay inside it will go away. otherwise notice temperatures are still warming up. a quick passing shower today and tomorrow. cold front on friday really going to coolest down for the weekend. i will have more on that coming up. on the campaign trail today, joe biden will be back in tampa campaigning for hillary clinton. this comes with just 6 days to go until the election. as democrats worry about one key part of their voter base. candace mccowan is live at the trying to gain more black voter support is that correct? >> reporter: they absolutely are. that is one area they are having issues with because

let's turn things over to leigh. clouds moving in. >> there are clouds. we do have sunshine. a pretty sunrise happening at palm harbor. 64 degrees. east wind at two mile-per-hour. feeling mild at 8:00 a.m. by noon, 75. 3:00 p.m., 79. i added a 10% chance of light rain or sprinkles. so we will keep the extra clouds during the day. clouds overnight help to keep the temperatures a little warmer. tampa, 68. saint pete, 69. sarasota, 66. this just gives you that perspective. tampa, brookville, three degrees warmer than you were extra clouds streaming in. a lot of rain across the northern gulf of mexico. even across north florida. not seeing that. i don't really expect it despite the fact that this cold front sneaks and -- could you see a quick shower? yes. maybe hernando county will have a quick light shower. same thing as this front gets closer. not a big chance. even as the cold front hits your area around 7:00 p.m. pushing south of i economic >>> looking at traffic, getting busier. hitting the brakes a bit. let's talk about 301 southbound before you get to 19th avenue. slow dow

the mosswood park performing arts and recreation center. >> leigh martinez has been there all morning and joins us now with more on that. >> reporter: good morning. the rain is helping firefighters knock out some of these hotspots but this fire was fast-moving before the rains came and. it has devastated the community to lose this recreation center. you can see through to the other side. the roof has collapsed. firefighters are walking through and surveying the damage and knocking down spots that may be treacherous to anyone who comes through. investigators believe the fire started towards the back of the rec center. there are fire investigators on scene and they are trying to determine the cause. when firefighters arrived this morning, around 5:30 am, the mosswood recreation center was completely engulfed in flames. six trucks and four engines fought the fire from above and with multiple headlines. they prevented the fire from spreading to a historic victorian house built in the 1800s. that is now owned by the city of oakland. city workers came out to survey the damage. the center is

over to leigh spann to take a look at our beautiful weather. >> it has certainly been a beautiful day. a lot of ceremonies going on including some parades and look at that conveniently enough, blue skies 73 degrees, low humidity just a great day to be outside. so thank you to all the veterans for sure. we're now warming up to 72 in lakeland, 75 in tampa, 77 in sarasota. so the official veterans day forecast couldn't 78 degrees, sunny and low humidity, almost room temperature outside and we'll continue with the cooler morningings low humidity today and tomorrow. rain chances don't enter the forecast until next week monday, tuesday and wednesday, and speaking of monday it's the super moon where it appears 14% larger and 30% brighter. >>> happening overnight an you see riot police battling with protesters on streets of portland oregon. police arrested 26 people saying that it quickly escalated from a simple protest to a riot. crowds setting fires, vandalizing busses, damages cars. in los angeles 185 people were arrested during protests there. those people arrested for blocking a freeway,

today leigh spann has expert advice to keep you safe. >> i'm a runner i've been going down the street appeared had people in cars yell at me. i talked to another wants to share their experience. >> they're lonely and sometimes it's really dark out. >> when she trains for marathons she's covering a lot of ground and that means there are plenty of opportunities for some unwanted attention. >> what are some of the ways that you have been harassed? >> well, honking horns is probably one of the scariest, it throws your rhythm off, you can trip, fall. >> on one run she took steps to stay safe running lapse in a well lit parking lot. but something caught her eye. parking lot and i'm like this is -- this just feels weird. he wasn't parking, he was just going really really slow. and i'm in the middle. i can't go anywhere. >> when she pretended to make a phone call that driver left. tampa police sergeant is a runner too. she says that women need to follow her lead and trust their gut if it doesn't feel right call police. >> i run in more of a sub division so if i needed assistance it would be e

. >>> the leigh star of something pretty amazing. it will be on one of the biggest parades of the year hey! is this enough? a little more... grandma! there's no more room. oh look who's here! i know i had one more... hmmm... more. how's it looking? 20 more minutes... 8, 9... we need 1 more yes... let's enjoy. and she became friends with every animal she met. it's getting late, grandma should go. one more? in the end, all we really need more of, is each other. happy thanksgiving fr publix. >>> [ lence ]. $3.5 billion from $3.1 billion last year. for the compteholiday season sales could rise as much as 19% to $ billion. the national retail federation is forecasting holiday sales for the november and december years to rise 3-point 6% to $655.8 billion, better th the 3% growthast year. >>> raleigh-durham international is getting ready foholidays. they hold a news cference today toalk about the airpor readiness for the flood of holiday travelers. they are promising a special announcement from a special guest but they are keing that day. l

leigh. how is it looking. >> mild. it doesn't feel like we are closing in on december. temperatures about 10 degrees above average. middle to low 60s in a lot of locations. 66 in clearwater and st. pete and down in bradenton thanks to the southeast wind. it turns more southerly heading into the afternoon hours. it gets muggy this afternoon. we don't have to worry about the sprinkles we saw around later in the week. the forecast high temperature, 83. it's better than half a dozen degrees above average nor this time of year, a few degrees shy of the record. max defender 8 is quiet after a few sprinkles yesterday. a cold front on thursday. that will be the best rain chance through the rest of the workweek. we will talk about that coming up. first we check in on the live look at i-75 in the new tampa area. looking fine. we have an accident to tell you about in eastern hillsborough county. mulberry area state road 60 at county line road. florida highway patrol is on scene. all lanes are clear. no delays. >>> breaking news. a brazen smash-and-grab burglary in tampa at a gun s

ktvu's leigh martinez just got back from the final party and i know a lot of people are surprised toear the doors are finally closed. >> reporter: that's right. this was it. the final farewell ended at 10:00. it did shock local customers and loyal customers especially since the place was a huge party spot on the weekend. golden state warriors were regulars as well. but unfortunately they were away this weekend. as popular as this place was, it could not afford the success and got pushed out. >> reporter: when it first opened nine years ago, ozumo was the only game in town. >> this really got this whole area going. so it's really sad. >> reporter: sad because ozumo will pour its last drink and prepare its last cuisine. >> i've been here three times this week. >> reporter: ozumo was to go to place for oakland foodies and celebrities. >> we have many times stephen curry, harrison barnes, everyone. >> reporter: the big names and loyal customers could not save ozumo from the surrounding success it helped create. the rent at the broadway location is believed to increase more than double. >

. >>> right now police need your help finding 3-year-old leigh parish. an amber alert was issued for overnight. you may have seen the alert on your phone. he had a green and gray stripped hoodie and blew boxer shorts. the child may be with the man on the, william rogers. they may be in a maroon or brown ford fusion with the tag gyxl 63. >>> pinellas deputies were involved in a crash on saturday with tim kaine's motorcade when crash caused by a deputy near i- 375. it involved two deputy cruisers and a bus carrying members of the press. nobody was hurt. >>> with just two days left until election day, a troubling incident at a donald trump rally in reno. trump speaking to the crowd when someone yelled gun. he was quickly ushered off by secret service. clinton added more star power to her campaign in a push woe young undecided voters. jonathan bets reports. >> reporter: donald trump was speaking in reno, nevada, when he took note of an apparent protestor in the audience. >> we have one of those guys from the hillary clinton campaign. >> then suddenly his sec

amber leigh, ktvu. >>> the oakland a's are fielding a new team. they named a few president as wolff is stepping down and selling his stake in the team. a's fans are hoping the change in the lineup will energize efforts to build a new stadium. >> reporter: after 11 years as managing partner of the a's, lew wolff is down, selling his ownership stake to the other owners. >> keep the players, not getting rid of them, and then the a's can be back in the world series and win it. >> we know mr. wolff was a driving force behind moving the team to fremont. >> reporter: david kavl is now president of the a's. he wants to build a new ballpark. >> i want to make sure that other stake holders rs fans, business leaders, everyone can have a say where we build this stadium. >> reporter: a water front location is one the a's are considering. >> i don't want them to go anywhere. >> i think the a's deserve it. >> reporter: the fans could impact this decision, too. >> hopefully the a's can stay close by so we can continue to have the a's and then the raiders can stay

we're going to head straight over to leigh span because it is a holiday week after all. chilly this morning but already seen such a fast warm up. we can use max defender 8 to confirm the fact that there's not obviously any rain not even a cloud out there and that is not unusual for this november. in fact, all of november we've only had 1 day with any rain back on the 9th. so, yeah november is typically our dry east month of the year 64 in clearwater and that's warmer than this time yesterday anywhere from 4 to 10 degrees warmer right now than yesterday. so during the afternoon today mid-70s, upper 70s tomorrow essentially it's going to be nice and warm and sunny for the big feast on thanksgiving but we have a tropical system heading towards central america. i'll track that for you coming up. >>> the most unnatural thing in the world is for that can bring comfort to a mother or a father and so today the city is praying for these families. >> that is the mayor speaking just a few hours ago on that horrible school bus crash that killed 4 boys and one girl on monday. this mo

ktvu's leigh martinez has the very latest. >> high. highlighted areas. >> reporter: in alameda county there's only one place to vote early. >> when it's your turn he will go to the window. >> reporter: the courthouse in oakland inside or out at the drop off station. >> it's nice they have it at all. i'm actually going to be working at the pole monitor on election day. so i wanted to make sure i could vote today. >> reporter: people took advantage of the weekend to cast a ballot. whether they felt empowered. >> very important, money for education. >> reporter: or worried. >> 56 years old. i never thought i would see a candidate like this very possibly get the oval office. >> reporter: more than 200,000 people have voted early in alameda county. >> it's great for us. we are able to get the votes in and process them early. the votes coming in right now actually are going to be the votes we post right after 8:00 on election night. >> reporter: if you've done your homework getting through the ballot could take 20 minutes. but if you have to