leslee, how about traffic on the 8sin. >> check -- on the 8s,? no delays or tieups. 41 good through gibsonton and to the south. manatee county, up to speed. u.s. 92, collision here, and this is just outside of 75, and be aware of that. i-4 looking great out of plant city and polk county. sarasota county east of venice, u.s. 41, and that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s, back to gene and gayle. >> thank you, is a chance of a lifetime. >> imagine getting the boss' help to skip school. the note that the boss wrote. it's 6:20. marco rubio has the worst attendance record of any florida senator in 50 years. but it's even worse when he shows up. he's voted for a plan that would cut social security... and has said social security is "bankrupting our country" and has "weakened us as a people." he wants to eliminate the department of education... and has voted for billions in education cuts. it's bad when he misses work. it's worse when he shows up. senate majority pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. this is mike's office. if h

back to gene and gayle. >> thank you, leslee lacey. uncovering new information. the public transportation commission is in the middle of the battle to keep uber and lyft off the road. but news channel 8 has uncovered emails that reveal a close relationship between the ptc and the businesses that they're supposed to regulate. emails to ptc director include talking points about how to the argue against ride services. he claims the emails don't determine his recommendations. >>> well the tampa bay lightning start the season with a win, beating the detroit red wings at amalie arena last night. the game started slow though with the red wings taking an early lead but the lightning powered through. in the 3rd period, steven stamkos passed to score the go ahead power play goal giving the lightning the lead. stories down an elevator shaft. >> how investigators believe the tragic accident happened. >>> and the deaths of two deer at a hillsborough county facilitity for students to learn about florida's wildlife. why investigators don't think the deaths are an accident. you'

. >> leslee lacey, thank you. >>> and we are following breaking news. the man accused of hitting a 17- year-old girl on hillsborough avenue and leaving her to die posted bond overnight. investigators believe he was driving this hyundai when huh struck and killed the hillsborough senior. she was on her way home from an after-school job. the hood of the car. it was a tip from the insurance agent that helped troopers arrest the driver. her family is devastated, as you can imagine. they gathered along hillsborough a two-day last night to remember -- hillsborough avenue last night to remember the teen. her mom and brother broke down in tears. they say news of the arrest is little consolation. >> i'm happy that, you know, she's not coming back. >> grief counselors were at hillsborough high school to help students. the school plans to remember her with a moment of silence today. > in your vote, it's a fight for womens' votes as donald trump responds to allegations that he made unwanted sexual advances on women for decades. >> this as first lady michelle obama

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old leslee has a looked poi lakeland highway is blocked at clinton avenue. you can see some delays on the northbound side, a little bit on the southbound side as well. how do you get around it if you're coming through the area? it's light, light traffic right here in the dade city area and generally it's light there too but especially in the mornings. take u.s. 301. that will get you in and out of dade city. no delays on 75 in pasco and 275 looks great in hillsborough. back to candace and gene. >> leslee, thank you. >>> a man suspect ed ed of attacking a masseuse and publix employee is locked up. ralph forte attacked a masseuse and went to a publix where he attacked an employee there. they tracked forte down by fingerprints. on thursday morning schools were lock down. some locals are critic >> he ran in the opposite direction of the high school so notifying a parent at 10:00 at night that a crime occurred and the suspect pled in the operate posite direction of the high school i'm not sure that's a decision that a parent wants to make. >> forte admitted to th

. >>> leslee is going to let you know what is happening on the roads. >> we have a pretty good drive out there. it's not perfect but it's good. the skyway bridge look at -- bridge looks good. i'm in collision state road 52 at pasco terrace. i'm not seeing any major delays. it's supposed to be in lanes. that's a look at weather and traffic. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you, leslee. >>> right now there's question s this morning about a hillsborough county warehouse fire that destroyed a building and left dozens of animals dead. >> yeah, terrible scene out there. flames shooting high into the sky as crews desperately tried to save the animals that were inside. ryan hughes is livero why were the animals in the warehouse and was it that legal? >> reporter: that's the question at this hour. the investigation into the fire at this warehouse in the town and country air is still on going at this hour. check out this video from eagle 8 hd. you can see a plume of black smoke billow into the air. it took firefighters hours to get the fire under control. inside cleaning birds, cats, dogs and

. >>> leslee is going to help you get that friday commute started. >> a pretty good commute except for an issue in the hudson area looks wonderful. travel times through bradenton and sarasota up to speed on i-75. no delays there. just a little construction around university. of course still looking at this accident keeping an eye on it here where the eastbound lanes are blocked on state road 52 due to an injury crash at pasco terrace court. that's a look at morning weather and traffic. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you, leslee. >>> right now questions re main after a fire torched through a hillsborough county warehouse destroying the building killing dozens of animals inside. investigators are trying to figure out was it legal for the owner to even keep the animals in the building. news channel 8's ryan hughes is live at the scene of the fire this morning. ryan, do we know if the owner could get in trouble for having the animals inside? >> reporter: gayle, good morning to you. we checked and no word if the owner will face charges for keeping the animals inside the warehouse. the fir

leslee lacey. >>> just congestion through ybor city, about eight minutes now. veterans expressway, still up to speed there. minutes southbound. a little congestion starting to build. and at 9:00 a.m., not right now, but at 9:00 a.m. today, we have construction that begins on morgan street right at the selmon expressway. and we've got a closure at the morgan street ramp from westbound. that's going to last through sunday. that's a look at weather and traffic. back to candace and gene. >> thank you. >>> a republican party headquarters in north carolina was fire bombed over the weekend, and new overnight, rodham clinton supporters. news channel 8's meredyth censullo has the latest on the attack and how candidates are reacting this morning. >> reporter: gene, this morning, there's not much left of a gop party outside of raleigh, durham, and the republican party headquarters across the country including here in tampa bay urged to be on alert. someone threw a bottled loaded with a flammable substance into the republican party office in orange county, north carolina c

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. >>> leslee is going to help you plan out your commute. >> looking forward to the weekend. >> yeah. >> things are business ness -- busier but good. when i show you surface roads and they are yellow it's a good drive but that's a lot of surface traffic lights that you have to go area. st. petersburg,a great dive on 275. in tampa, bearss avenue down to i-4 just a 10 minute drive. we have a collision over in manatee county. just a head's up. it's off to the side of the roadway, u.s. 19 at ken hubbard lane. a little accelerate -- activity but no lanes blocked. now back to gene and gayle. >> thank you, leslee. >>> right now questions re main after a fire tor destroying the building and killing dozens of animals inside. investigators are trying to find out if it was illegal for the owner to keep animals in the building. news channel 8's ryan hughes is live at the scene of the fire this morning. ryan, do we know if the owner is going to get in trouble for keeping all the animals inside that warehouse? >> reporter: grade -- good morning, gayle. we checked and no word if the owner will face

now back to candace and gene. >> leslee, thank you so much. ed a man suspect ed -- >>> a man suspected of attacking a spa masseuse and publix employee is now locked ralph forte attacked a spa masseuse and then went to publix and attacked an employee. they tracked him down by fingerprints. they searched for him and the schools were were lock down. >> he basically ran in the opposite direction of the high school so notifying a parent at 10:00 at night that a suspect or crime occurred and the suspect fled in the opposite direction of the high school i'm not sure wants to make. forte admitted and the injured masseuse is expected to recover. >>> a woman calls news after her nephew got in trouble for not standing for the pledge at school. coming up next, why the boy said he wouldn't stand. >> reporter: in just about 10 minutes the nights of robinson high school will take the field against the spartans. we have all the students getting excited for a big game. ths knights. if they win tonight and next friday night they have a chance to go to the playo

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good morning, leslee lacey. >>> we are having a tough morning. waking-up to a fatal accident in the heart of downtown tampa. what you're looking at is a picture of the junction. in the distance, the white light, that's actually westbound i-4. cannot transition on to southbound 275 eric. he has got a look on the street for you. you can see right here, to the left, it's completely blocked. as you look down there, those are the emergency vehicles. again, this is westbound i-4 leading into 275. so what happens here is you're actually diverted on to northbound 275. and as eric pans over, you can see that's where the vehicles are going. they are heading north on 275. at martin luther king, you can exit and turn around and southbound. i will watch this one for you. and just got word, there's a possible fatal accident out in polk county. and i'll have more on that coming up in the next report. and now back to gene and gayle. >> all right, thank you, leslee lacey. >>> happening today, a plant city man is facing manslaughter charges after he crashed his pi

leslee lacey, how about traffic on the 8s? >>> well, i have good news. i will start with that first. overnight construction, the it was tying up lane, gunn highway at the veterans expressway, it has cleared from the roadway but we still have construction remaining at this project, northbound 275, the sunshine skyway bridge. and we still have arrows out there. the left lane is taken away. this is northbound before you get to the hump but absolutely no delays. it will take six minutes to span across the water, maybe about 10 between the toll >>> our stop stories this morning, hurricane hermine jamaica and haiti. right now it's a powerful category four storms with 130 s leigh spann tracking the story in a moment. >>> police at a sarasota county school this morning after two students made threats. what the principal is telling parents and what the school is doing about the two students. >>> and time is running out for the residents at this st. pete motel. they have until 8:00 this morning to find a new place to live. why some say the eviction will leave them

. >>> leslee has the details on the morning commute. >> a couple of issues but they're not going to slow you down. we have a crash here by martin luther king at 275. also we have one right at the heart of the junction. i can actually show you what that looks like. there already at 275 at the ramp to i-4. a little bit of slowing traffic is light so not too much of an issue. all right. let's move over now and take a look at our skyway bridge. i would think it was st. patrick's day with that green. we have some construction in the right lane but you can get by just fine. that's a look at weather and traffic. back to candace and gene. >> thank you. >>> donald trump and hillary clinton came face-to-face again last night. this time around it was at a charity dinner in new york. >> the crowd booed trump clinton. news channel 8's meredith is live from the news center. many were saying that last night's dinner is different from what it traditional is. >> reporter: yeah, it was pretty obvious that donald trump and hillary clinton don't like each other very much. that was very obvious at the al smi

and leslee lacey has the commute this morning. >> that's right. >>> overnight construction cleared up on the on the sunshine skyway bridge. this is northbound. traffic is light. let's take a look at the maps and as i zoom in again, northbound, just be on the look out for that, a little bit of construction tying up the left lane. and heading over to polk county, it looks great on i-4 through lakeland. this is by the polk parkway, back to gene and gayle. >>> happening today, the clock st. petersburg motel. they have just a few hours to finish packing before they'll be forced out. for years, the motel has been home to low-income families but the building will be demolished in the coming months to make way for a commercial development. news channel 8's ryan hughes is at the motel this morning. some families have been there for quite a while. >> reporter: some have been here for several years but at this point, they have just a few hours left before they must many. [no audio ] >> reporter: eviction notices were served within the last week. some residence made arrangements to stay at anothe

the 8-day temperature trend, and leslee is here to let you know what is going on on the roads. >> one little problem spot, and we will look at the skyway bridge. a blinking light there, and there's construction tieing up the inside lane, and traffic is that's usually wrapped up by 5:30 or 6:00 a.m. over here in the lutes area, a colorado collision at say the road 54 and daiquiiri lane. -- a collision at state road 54 and daiquiri lane. >>> republican presidential nominee donald not to fast because he believes clinton is acting way too prematurely. it's just getting started and getting to be more of every day. there's comments on winning congress now? >> reporter: the democrats think the race is a shoein, and hillary clinton will come out on top. she's up 5-10 points according to national polls. yesterday, where he pounced on marco rubio, and he wants people to vote for the democrats. >> if you talk about marco rubio, here's his quotes about -- [crowd booing ] >> he called donald trump dangerous and he called donald trump a con artist, but he is supporting donald trump. >> reporter: in

how does it look, leslee? slow and go from downtown, and this is bush bush boulevard. 20 minutes to travel that, and it will continue to get slower. headed out to pinellas county on 275, looking good. the drive across the howard frankland is 4, we have a crash, and this is the second nasty crash in the area yesterday that was really backing eastbound delays a crash at trinity road. this is right at 301. there's an accident in lanes of man tee county, and out here in engl,wood, that xord tieing up lanes. indian also known as state road 776 in the engle road area this is over 275, and hitting the traffic on the 8s. now back to gene and candace. >> what you need to know before you walk out the door is coming up next. >>> including the reason why all swans on lake mooreland are being wrapped. >>> the invest into the cause, fire shopping center. >> and ryan hughes is live from the west hillsborough avenue where fire crews are still on scene this morning. ryan? >> reporter: good morning. it's been roughly 9 thousand

and 85 wednesday, leslee lacey. >>> well, looking at downtown tampa. starting to get busier, but still 45, 50 miles per hour. we have a couple issues going on. haynes road at 60th avenue. and i have more accidents coming up in my next report. so don't go anywhere. port tampa bay has now become florida's largest and most diversified. which helps explain why it is one of dana young's regional economy, and 80 thousand local jobs. dana young is working to continue that success, by attracting high waged jobs for families who need them and fighting a bureaucracy that too often gets in the way. dana young for the florida senate. >>> just two weeks and counting until election day and the presidential candidates are turning their focus on florida. when and where donald trump and hillary clinton will campaign for votes inhe >>> and you don't have to wait until november 8th cast your ballot. early voting gets underway in the bay area today. 8 is on your side with what you need to know to cast your vote. >>> plus, a rapper is set to go before a judge. not to show

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leslee, how about traffic on the 8s? >> hillsborough county this is what is going on. collision on u.s. 41. and fhp says it's tieing up lanes. no delays on the bay area interstates, and they look fantastic. even u.s. 41, no delays despite the accident. palm closterman road, a delay. be on the lookout of that. this is a slowdown in the area. overall, the driver is very, very good. we will look at hernando county, brooksville, up to speed. that's weather and traffic on the 8s, and back to gene and gayle. >>> halloween costume safety. 8 is on your side with important safety information with choosing your kids' costumes. >>> outrageous atm fees, what use an out-of-network atm. it's 5:20, and you're watching >>> we are back, and in this morning's consumer watch a good reason to use your bank's atm. atm fees reached a record high and the average total cost of using an out of network atm is now $4.57, and the study also and free checking accounts have increased since 2009. >>> halloween is just a few weeks away, and if you're still looking for your kids' costumes, we have saf

leslee, how is traffic on the 8s? >> pretty normal for now, and that mean it's congested it's a 12 minutes, and the vets looking good southbound, usually northbound is never problem. coming way from plant city, you're hitting the brakes around the area, and state vehicle code 60 at 39a slowdown, and they said it's new crash right at u.s. 19, and that's right under 19 obvious ulmerton. injuries are involved, and i said i don't see any delays. where it hits 301, there's a lane block at 51st avenue east, and also 30th avenue west a collision as well, and also an accident here, with some smoke >> thank you, leslee. >>> here's a strange sight in portland, maine. police are arresting a tree. under the blanches is a man. police arrested him when he refused to get out of the middle of the street. the man claims he dressed as a tree to see how people would react to his per door -- performance. he looks flinstone cartoons. >> moving along. nothing to see here. >> what you need to know before you walk out the door is next. >> it

beautiful weather, leslee. >>> this is difficult to see. i know it looks like a light bright -- light bright. great present for christmas. it's near martin luther king but it's got you jammed all the way back to 30301 solid due to the crash. here's where the accident is. and you can see that back-up there, solid to 301. how is it going to affect your drive? on i-4 before then, just from 301 to 275, it will take about 13 minutes on the driver. and that's double what it usually takes. you will want to leave the house about 10 minutes early. hopefully it will wrap up soon. at one point, only one lane veterans expressway, ehrlich to 275, just nine minutes. the veterans expressway looks great and so does 275. that's weather and traffic on the 8s. now back to melanie and gayle. >> all right. thank you, leslee lacey. >>> bucs fans are celebrating this morning. the peter pirates, yeah, pulled off a win against the san francisco 49ers. jameis winston throw three touchdown passes. and rogers ran for 154 yards to the bucs are now 3-3. next sunday they

another check of the roads this morning, good morning, leslee lacey. >>> good morning. i-4 looks great through lakeland. not seeing delays there. and a wonderful drive in and out of pasco county. using 75, no complaints. palm harbor on u.s. 19 a i good here state road 54 to tampa road, 16 minutes. and u.s. 41 looks good throughout land o'lakes. an dual actual live look at i- 4, this is by the polk parkway. and then also out here transitioning between manatee and pinellas county on the sunshine skyway bridge. no delays and a great drive on the howard frankland bridge and the courtney campbell causeway. and the gandy, bay side, all of the bay area bridges look great right now. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to candace and gene. ha already some people have christmas on their minds. >> a look at shopping trends that may mean better gifts under the tree. >>> and connect with me with story ideas. check out my facebook page or send me a tweet. time now is 5:50. you're watching news channel 8 >>> a look at the holiday shopping trends. looks like people pla

let's take you straight to leslee lacey for a look at the big problem and how to get around it. >> you saw it right there, they showed you on the camera, it was completely blocked. this is 275. that was i-4. but notice this, all these white lights. what's happening is all the traffic on westbound i-4 is being diverted to northbound 275 at martin luther king and so that's where everyone is exiting. so we've got big delays. actually, more than what you would think here as i move over and take a quick look. this is what's happening, again, diverted to martin luther king so 30 minute delays through i-4. and that is a mess. and then also, you have continued delays over at the exit. take the downtown tampa. don't mess with westbound i-4. hillsborough a two-day right at wall on the way, -- waltonway, injuries involved in that crash. and earlier possible fatal crash, county line road at gateway boulevard, that has cleared from the roadway. so traffic has been a mess this morning actioner ed. what-- morning, ed, what about the weather? >>> well, thankfully the weather not near of a mess. mornin

leslee? traffic on the 8s? holding on to a good drive on the bay area interstates. the apollo beach area, folks, big bend road, looking like it has pretty much cleared here, and earlier. fowler avenue at northbound i- 75. just built the map, and fhp said it has already cleared up in and out of pasco and hillsborough. this accident, it's cleared from the roadway, and that's good news. more to the north of it here. grand boulevard and sunray drive at holiday. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s, back to gene and gayle. >>> a heart warming story of >> and hitting the breaks at the drive-through. how much time do people really spend waiting for their fast food? we will tell you. you're watching news channel 8 today, and it's 5:50 on this tuesday morning. >>> closed captioning brought to you by: i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. i'd look her right in that fat ugly face of hers. she's a slob. she ate like a pig. a person who's flat chested is very hard to be a 10. does she have a good body? no. does she have a fat [expletive]? absolutely. do you t

leslee, how is traffic on the 8s? this is 275, and during rush hour, stacked and packed, but let's look at lutes. reports the action is lingering here, but no delays, and meanwhile, great drive on i-75 in and out of pasco county and hernando county. as a federal prosecutor, i've spent my career prosecuting criminals and fighting for the rights of victims. i want to make the state attorney's office a model for criminal justice. i'll prioritize violent crime and be tough on murderers, gangs, and anyone who commits domestic abuse or sexual assault. and i'll make the system fair not innocent people. i'm andrew warren. as state attorney, i'll make our county safer for our families. . >>> hillary clinton already looking past the presidency to a new target? clinton will come to pam to tomorrow. we will tell you why donald priority. >>> more heart ache for the family that is already hurting. what happened to the memorial set up to honor a tow truck driver killed by a drunk driver? >>> and what the state is requiring mosaic to

and leslee has the commute. >>> that's right. we had an accident that was wrapping up. let's look at the maps again on right at ottis allen road. let's go to meliek on the street. they are out there. looks like the tow truck driver is hooking everything up and they are about to take it out of. there everything is off to the right. they might be taking up the right lane because i see the police officer there. the patrol car is probably tying up the right lane for safety purposes but you can get by. and we have a couple other accidentses. more on those coming up in the next report accidents. more on those coming up. >>> anr presidential campaign. this time it involves emails allegedly from hillary clinton's private email server. more emails were found on a computer belonging to anthony weiner. and here's the connection, he is the estranged husband of clinton's top aide. news channel 8's ryan hughes is live in clearwater this morning. republican vice presidential candidate mike pence will be there later today and will morning to you. he is certain to pounce on hillary clin

let's see what is happening with the roads this morning with leslee. on the westbound side, and this morning, it's eastbound. we have one lane taken away eastbound on i-75. it's all part of the ongoing construction project in the area. usually every morning there's something going on there, and that is happening today. one of the eastbound lanes taken away. usually wraps up about 5:30 or 6:00 a.m. ybor city looking good. and also looking goo into downtown tampa. wonderful drive there, and looking great on i-75 through the wesley chapel area, and 's traffic, and back to candace and gene. >>> a woman suffers a heart attack at a sarasota publix. >> her chance to say thanks to the store employees she credits with saving her life. >>> how they are hoping to put the luster back in dorothy's red slippers. >>> make sure you go online and go to facebook or twitter and connect with me. let us know you're watching this morning. >>> dorothy's ruby red slippers for the wizard of oz. are not so red anymore. they are currently in washington, dc, on display in the smi

leslee, tell us about this. >> i'll tell you what, we have some good news, there's never good news with fatal accidents but as far as the commute, both of the accidents have cleared. and this is the gandy. it cleared earlier. right now, the selmon expressway. and i just got off the phone with fhp and watched it on the camera, cleared from lanes. it was affecting the upper deck and a little on the lower deck falkenburg and traffic looks good on the gandy as well. that's where that was located earlier. and palm palm harbor now, u.s. 19 up to speed, about a 12 minute commute to tampa road. and on u.s. 41 through land o'lakes, red lights but a great drive there. no delays. in and out of pasco county on i- 75 looks good as well. what about the weather? >>> couldn't look better. we have crisp, clear skies. hour-by-hour, just pick an fast warm-up to 71 by 11:00. 79 at 2:00. 81 at 4:00 p.m. no rain. barely even a cloud. this is just pleasant late october weather. basically what we expect. now there will be a slow warm- up and a slow increase in humidity but i mean, only a slim rain chance or tw

leslee, how is traffic on the 8s? >>> well, checking out manatee county now. overall, we have a good driver. the interstates look good. big problem on state road 64 where both lanes are taken away at taylor road. this is county hardee county. instead of using state road 64 this morning, you can use state road 62 instead. and meanwhile, again, good drive on 75. meanwhile, we have an accident but it's off to the side of the roadway. south 27 north of florence villa grove road. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you. >>> a skin patch may help kids with peanut allergies. we will explain how it works just ahead. >>> but first, open enrollment starts tomorrow. >>> if you haven't figured out what you're going to be for halloween tonight, i have ideas for you. head to wfla.com. gus! he's gus! gus bilirakis. gus bilirakis! gus is for us. for us. all of us. and he gets things done. and he gets things done. gus stood up to his own party... to stop flood insurance hikes. he's protecting our veterans... and our seniors. and he'

leslee has a check on the traffic situat construction over there. it's overnight construction. let's go ahead and take a look. we're heading northbound. and you can see there's some flashing lights there. that's because they have the left lane taken away. as you move across that sunshine skyway bridge, you are going to see a little bit of construction on the northbound side. everything is getting by just fine. should be wrapped up in about an hour to an hour and a half. fortunately, no delays. meanwhile, a great drive on the sun coast parkway. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to melanie and gayle. >>> happening today the, the trial of a local rapper caught on camera kicking a fan begins today with jury selection. kevin gates is facing a battery charge for this video. it shows him in lakeland at a concert last summer kicking a woman. gates claims it is self defense because the woman was tugging on his pants. >>> a man accused of killing a local teacher and seriously injuring another is headed to court today. bryce mccloud is a pretrial hearing. he is facing d

leslee lacey. >> we have the p.m. this afternoon. we hope they will beat them today. tampa bay boulevard is always shut downright here in front of the stadium. you always need to remember that. it's congested, and it's at least 4 hours before they start shutting things off, and you need to allow for the extra thymes, and del mabry is busy before game time. enjoy your sunday, and back to youment. >>> leslee, thank you. >>> halloween is the perfect tyke to take out your ouija board and summons up the spirit. >> one man is taking it to new heights and dimensioned,. >> nestled in winburg lies this, >> in hollywood, they are viewed as creepy, and that's a lot of fun. >> reporter: yeah ray bought the haunted hotel 15 years ago and quickly turned it into his unusual home. >> my friend said there's a hotel on ebay in winnburg, pennsylvania. a week later, we were living here, and being artists, everything was a canvas. with letters, numbers, and words used to communicate with coasts and it could possibly bring a world record. >> i wrote to guinness and they said they didn't ha

. >> thank you so much, leslee. need. >> that story is ahead. >>> how much time to people spend waiting for their fast food? it's not as fast as you think. you're watching news channel 8 ? ? ? ? can you say i love it? ? ? oh love it? ? ? can you say hey? ? ? hey! ? ? that's the spirit! oooooh.? ? ooh ooh ? ? wooh ooh ? ? wooh ooh ? ? sing sing, baby baby i love you. oh yes.? ? ooooh oooh.? ? every little thing. ? take one of those pillows and take a big smell. they smell really fresh. what if we told you we washed these sheets 7 days ago. really no way downy? downy fabric conditioner. otect. >>> we are back. chew on this. fast food drive-throughs are not as fast as they used to be. a survey by qsr magazine reveals the average time spent seconds, a little longer than the previous year. you may not mind the extra wait. the survey found they are getting orders right with order accuracy jumping to 90%. >>> we are celebrating tacos. it's not only taco tuesday, it's also national taco day. many restaurants are offering ta

. >> leslee, thank you. >>> many stores are vowing to stay closed on thanksgiving, but one big retailer says no way. >> the department store opening its doors earlier shopping. >>> the popularity of netflix despite its recent price hike. why they believe more people are watching. >> while you're on there messing around with your phone, fire up facebook and twitter and find me wflagene. today happens to be national chocolate cup cake day. i don't know why, but i'm digging it. let me know who makes the best chocolate cup cakes in town. some people we hardly know. ?when you've got...? ?...nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea!? ?nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea!? here's pepto bismol! ah. >>> an 8 on your side consumer watch, netflix shares are up 20%, and it comes after the streaming service announced 3.6 million subscribers in the last quarter. they credit it to the popular original content, and the monthly subscription fee was increased to $10 a month. day, but macy's is not one of them. they plan to open 1 hour earlier than last year. it was conf

and with those golden years, comes health issues leslee lacey has more. asking an aging parent to give up the independence of driving can be a rough conversation. jo sullens knows all about it. "we had to do that with my mother." reporter: how did that go? "she was not real happy about it but she realized her limitations."the national highway transportation and safety administration reports medical conditions associated with elderly drivers can cause unsafe driving by restricting movement, vision and decision making.tom hirsch counsels people on how and when to have the talk. this conversation with love and empathy"hirsch adds it's not always a black and white situation. "dementia or alzheimer does not necessarily mean the drivers have to give up the keys, but it's a warning sign."there are also plenty of tests online specifically designed for first lay the groundwork with small conversations. imagine if the tables were turned on you."i would have no problem with it." reporter: "how would you want them to approach you? jo: oh i can tell you how they would

leslee? traffic? >> reporter: i-4 westbound, an accident was just a few minutes over to the shoulder, and the road ranger has showed up this a 16-minute delay. let's move over here. that's where the accident was on the camera. highway 60 at 80, an 80-foot roadblocked with a 36 minutes bierse avenue to i- 4. again the s westbound. -- again, the accident is westbound. this is medicine. medicine. uh... medicine? with amendment 2, this is what "medicine" will look like: pot, packaged like candy. sold next to schools. in nearly two thousand pot shops across florida. no medical standards. no pharmacists. no prescriptions. and no way to stop it... >>> 7:30 now on a tuesday morning, the 4th of october, 2016. you're listening to kelly clarkson her many hits. that's because the grammy winner is paying us a visit in studio 1a in the next hour. >>> speaking of music superstars, tomorrow a "today" exclusive, al will be live in minnesota. he will give us a first-ever look inside prince's iconic paisley par

weather and traffic on the 8s with leigh and leslee in three minutes. 6:25. ? ? ? ? can you say i love it? ? ? oh love it? ? ? can you say hey? ? ? hey! ? ? that's the spirit! oooooh.? ? ooh ooh ? ? wooh ooh ? ? wooh ooh ? ? sing sing, baby baby i love you. oh yes.? ? ooooh oooh.? ? every little thing. ? port tampa bay has now become florida's largest and most regional economy, and 80 thousand local jobs. dana young is working to continue that success, by attracting high waged jobs for families who need them and fighting a bureaucracy that too often gets in the way. dana young for the florida senate. >>> it's 6:28 this halloween. not too scary. child and 70 when the kids get picked up for school. dropped off at 86. and believe it or not, it's well above the average of 81. we will be there again tomorrow with 86. and 85 wednesday. and cool down by the end of the week. how is traffic on the 8s? >>> we have a disabled vehicle northbound 75 at university parkway. tying up the right lane here in despite that car. and let's move over here, fhp with reports of rocks throwin

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leslee lacey met up with this concerned student to see what we can do to help. >> reporter: here on shady hills road right in front of cruise lake middle school, trucks have been speeding by. the intersection is new, there is a blind pass and no designated school zone. that has parents and students a bit worried. the intersection is shady hills road and and 14-year-old mikayla says it needs a traffic light or an enforceable school zone. >> what is the issue? >> the speed limit. people don't care about the issue. they just file through there. they don't stop. they are not aware of what is going on around them. >> reporter: so i tested her concerns. there is is a 35 miles an hour advisory sign, but, it is not enforceable. i clocked vehicles going 60 i also discovered in the past year, there were 13 accidents within one mile and three at the intersection. so, why no enforceable school zone? >> since the school setback, the traffic coming to and from the school comes down the side street. there is not really activity in the front of the school. >> reporter: seven miles away, hudson avenue has

leslee? >> the roadways look great. no accidts great drive across the water, and across the howard frankland bridge, you're looking at 6 minutes. courtney campbell causeway, that goes from memorial highway all the way to pinellas bridge itself. maybe a 7-minute commute across it. the construction that was tieing up one of the lanes at i- 75 has cleared, and traffic is flowing on i-75, not just we are up to speed. now down to i-4, just 9 minutes on the commute. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to candace and gene. >>> many stores are vowing to stay closed on thanksgiving day, but one big retailer says no way. >>> the department store that is opening its doors earlier for the holiday. >>> and the popularity of netflix despite the price hike. why they believe more pe your phone in her hand, look for me on facebook and twitter. today happens to be international chocolate cup cake day. who knew? i didn't, but i'm glad it's happening. where do i find the best robert kearney: i fought for my country in koso

let's see if leslee lacey has good news on the roads this morning. >>> i do have good news no. accidents that the will -- news. no accidents that will slow you down. overall, traffic looks very, very good. in st. pete, up to speed. and 275 southward, that's where most traffic heads for the morning commute, bearss avenue to i-4, only a nine minute commute. and wonderful drive on the sunshine skyway bridge as well as the howard frankland bridge. and downtown tamp that's tying you up. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to candace and gene. >> thank you. >>> good samaritans to the rescue. >> how people formed a human chain to save a driver from a fiery crash. >>> coming up, why a sheriff zimmerman deputies -- sheriff says deputies were forced to open fire. you're watching news channel 8 ? ? ? ? can you say i love it? ? ? oh love it? ? ? can you say hey? ? ? hey! ? ? that's the spirit! oooooh.? ? ooh ooh ? ? wooh ooh ? ? wooh ooh ? ? every little thing. ? the roses are blooming in herbal essences hair is delightfully fragranced with notes of moroccan rose and the f

how about traffic on the 8s, leslee lacey? drive, folks, especially through the sun coast area on 75 through manatee county and sarasota. no delays. and also great drive across the sunshine skyway bridge. and let's go ahead and look north of the sun city center area, south of gibsonton, it's off to the side of the roadway. and no delays there. great drive here, 275 right around bearss avenue. when i come back, we will look at polk county. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >> okay, >>> and a bad habit for parents in a cash crunch. how parents are using a financial fix that could put their child's future in jeopardy. you're watching news channel 8 >>> in this morning's consumer alert, a new survey reveals a bad habit some parents are developing, tapping into their child's college funds. parents that saved money. nearly half have dipped into the saving, often for reasons that weren't very educational, like paying for a wedding or going on vacation. experts say this could be financially crippl

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leslee. >>> all right, second accident davenport area. this morning, we had one eastbound i-4 before 27. and now it's beyond u.s. 27. but it's got you backed up before you get to 27. so eastbound, heading out of lakeland, you will hit the breaks there. and look at this mess, u.s. 41 at state road 54, big crash, southbound delays very significant. and also a delay on 54 approaching each direction. all right, look at this, up to 45 minutes here southbound on and slow traffic on 275 from after an obscene amount was spent building this controversial courthouse, the state learned the contractor had overspent on framed photos that were never used. when the state refused to pay, bob buesing sued... demanding taxpayers foot the bill, including his own legal fees. bob buesing profitted from government waste and abuse? >>> one of my favorite songs. monday, o great crowd on the plaza. it is going to be warm this week. >>> let's get right to a check of the he to the headlines. service has been restored to the hoboken train after the data recorder sho

leslee lacey with your traffic report. >> reporter: i hope you are enjoying your sunday. i want to talk about football pesky raiders today. kickoff at 1:00 p.m. the memories of when we beat them back in the super bowl. i hope they can beat them today. here's what is going on trafficwise. tampa bay boulevard always closed down here in front of ray jay, and you need to remember that. around the area, it's very, very congested, at least 4 hours before they close things off, and you have a lot of tailgaters out there. you need to allow a even coming off the interstate at himes. it gets busy here before game time. keep that in mind. >>> halloween is the perfect time to take out the ouija boards and summon up the spirits. some say the board is ero enough, but one pennsylvania man is taking it to new heights and dimensions. >> reporter: nestled in the middle of the small town of ouija board. >> in hollywood they are portrayed as creepy. that's fun. >> reporter: this independent film maker from los angeles randomly bought the haunted grandway motel 15 years with friends and quick

. >>> you can catch leigh and leslee with weather and traffic on the 8s starting at 4:30 a.m. 4:30 a.m. y25egy y16fy this year the voters of pinellas county have an opportunity to elect a public servant who has always put the people first. rties to get things done and i know you can trust charlie to do the same in congress. he'll fight to protect social security and medicare. defend women's health care and planned parenthood. and take care of our veterans. charlie needs your vote, please stand with him. i know he'll always stand with you. >>> welcome back, the seeds, the slop and all the carving creating the perfect holiday pumpkin. >> today we are going to be making some last-minute halloween decoration ideas easy to make with the kids. these little force creatures are coming to life on hollowing in the form of pumpkins on pinterest. >> woodland creatures are all over the place. you can find them at pier 1, part of a bond -- pottery barn, target. this a great way of carving your pumpkin and getting your kids involved. >> she shows me all you need to get started is pumpkins, felt and m

we have weather and traffic on the 8s with leigh and leslee coming your way. when powerful people need someone to do their dirty work, they hire bob buesing. how far will he go? buesing fought to foreclose niors with homelessness. then, buesing defended wells fargo against charges of helping a ponzi-schemer swindle millions. buesing's firm was even accused of overbilling local schools , running fees up to seventy thousand dollars. now, buesing's running for senate. how far will bob buesing go? >>> it is in the kids up to the bus stop this morning is actually a little warmer than yesterday. 60 degrees and very comfortable. if you clouds but it will be a bit warm this afternoon. it will be breezy with a high of 85. friday we're even warmer at 86. 86 saturday and back to 85 sunday and monday. >>> we are continuing to follow this breaking traffic out in the -- lutz lake fern area. traffic is forming on that road. the sheriffs department is turning people around. somebody has gone off into the ditch. >>> death and devastation on a busy tampa road. we are live at th

leslee lacey met up with the young lady. she says she is worried about her safety and also the safety of her classmates. >> michaela is just 14 years old. she says she knows a dangerous road when she sees one and it is right in front of her middle school. that is why she contacted 8 on your side. the intersection is shady hills road. 14-year-old michaela says he needs a traffic light or an enforceable school zone. >> what seems to be the issue at the intersection? >> speed limit. people don't really care about the speed limit. they just plow through there. they don't stop. they are not aware of what is going on around them. >> i tested her concerns. there is a 35 miles-per-hour advisory sign, but it is not enforceable. i clocked vehicles going 60 miles-per- there were 13 accidents within one mile and 3 at the intersection. wine nor enforceable school zones. >> the traffic comes down the side street. there is not really activity outside the school. school buses enter from the main road. 7 miles away hudson avenue has a design