mary mcguire is from the sun point automotive, and mary, these items were placed there after a procession to honor the life of troy maguire. >> reporter: you're right about that. it was a hat and shirt meant to memorialize the life of troy maguire. they were certainly pressures to his family members, and now they said they are missing. here's the memorial that s put up on sunday. a bright yellow shirt and hat were placed where he was quilled 2 weeks ago. dozens of tow trucks have road by the site, and his family members were shaken, missing their loved one. >> we lost a really good cousin. i mean he was amazing, and he helped the community. he didn't just help, you know our family. wholing did a -- whole being a tow truck driver. >> reporter: this morning we are calling the hillsborough county sheriff's office and the highway patrol to see if they are investigating the alleged theft. a youcaring website has been accomplished to help out the family. friends and family members now just want the items returned, and a question that has been raised is whether or not an interstate worker could

news channel 8's mary mcguire joins us live from the school this morning. north port police are investigating but how are they making sure kids heading back to class this morning feel safe. >> reporter: well, the two students have been identified and they'll not be here in class today but north port police will still be on campus at imagine school in north port now the principal asked for the police presence this morning to assure students, families and staff that this campus is indeed safe. in a letter, the principal says she is confident there is no threat to the school and commends the students who made the right decision to find an adult with this information so they could respond quickly to the matter. we are working to find out more information about the threat and more information about the students involved. north port police tell us that this incident, gene. it's really unnerving for parents in the area. police did make a post about this on their facebook page. and i have seen a few parents comment on this post saying they are not going to send the

news channel 8's mary mcguire is live in st. pete. mary, the mayor was furious when he found out the report on waste water was never shared with his office or city council. >> reporter: he certainly was. this information should have been shared with city leaders back in july before hurricane matthew hit. it warned of sewage issues during heavy rainfall. millions of gallons of waste water was released into tampa bay after the hurricane. a report warned of sewage spills if the city closed the treatment plant. the plant did close but st. pete's mayor and city council claim they never saw the report. back in september, the former st. pete mayor claimed the >> somebody wasn't paying attention. i'm not going to blame the administration or city council, somebody wasn't paying attention. >> reporter: now the head of the city's northwest water treatment plant who revealed this has filed for protection under the federal whistle blower act in light of this mess. in all, more than 148 million- gallons of waste water was dumped into the bay. things

reporting in pinellas county, i'm mary mcguire, newschannel8. >>> now, max defender 8, the world's most powerful radar, and your storm team 8 forecast with meteorologist julie phillips. nice and quiet thursday. nothing on the radar just yet. and we are going to keep the rain chances low for the rest of this evening. here is the view from the lakeland auto mall. 83 degrees currently with winds coming in out of the northeast around 5 miles an hour. veteran's ford in tampa, 84 degrees as well. no rain at this location. it has been pretty much dry for all of us today. not to say we couldn't see a sprinkle as we head into the next couple of hours or so. tomorrow, a similar story. but as we head into this weeken so, a little bit more likely you see a passing shower or a storm at your house. but at 9:00 p.m. tonight, just a few clouds around. temperatures will be in the mid to upper 70s . when you wake up tomorrow morning, a lot of sunshine to start the day. pleasant, we are in the low 70s to begin with. and then, by the afternoon hours, it is when we start to heat back up again. we will top o

mary mcguire has more on the life of the driver and how the homeowner is recovering. >> reporter: this is the spot deputies say 26-year-old maxwell holloway ran off the road, first hitting a utility pole, then, hitting a line of garage. broken glass and business cards remain near the site where deputies believe 26-year-old maxwell holloway ran off the road and into this home. just before 2:30 this morning. >> it sounded like a bomb went off. >> reporter: candace dunn livers in the neighborhood and came back to the scene soft what she heard. >> i was worried about the garage. >> reporter: no one was injured inside the home. but, holloway died at the scene. a standout football player at tampa's jefferson high school from 2004 to 2008, he went onto play for boston college and the tampa bay storm. he later returns to jefferson working as a pe coach and teacher from 2013 to 2015. according to his online boston college football profile, he is the son of in the nfl with the patriots and the raiders. the crash site marks a sudden end to a life of achievement on the field. i got a chance to spe

reporting in pinellas county, i'm mary mcguire, newschannel8. with everything you need to know before election day. our election guide includes early voting locations and poll hours in your county. just go to wfla.com. >>> new tonight, terrifying moments at the orange city council chambers when a driver smashed through the wall. take a look at that. this is video from volusia county. fortunately, nobody was hurt. but the driver lost control, but did not say exactly how or why. that driver was taken he if plan to renew your carting in the near future, you may want to budget extra time. ages computers and state agencies have become unpracticable. reporter mike vasilinda has more on the story. >> reporter: taking a number at a tax collector's office does not guarantee you speedy service when you renew your license or vehicle tag. a server has been crashing putting motorists and clerks into limbo. >> it can come back on. and five hours. >> reporter: when it works it works. >> ten minutes maybe? >> reporter: tax collector doris malloy says the crashe

mary mcguire is live from robinson >> it -- >> reporter: it is a big game. they need to win font and -- tonight and tomorrow to make it to the playoffs. the students from robinson high school are up early. the football team is getting pumped up for a big game tonight. we have this crowd of kids. it's not halloween for a few weeks but they came dressed up. we have someone dressed up as the yearbook here. how did you come up with >> the yearbook is an important thing we all love being able to support it is just awesome. >> reporter: can you still dance in this box? >> dancing is my thing. i can always dance. >> reporter: prove it. there we go. we also have the band out here and of course the cheerleaders cheering on right now robinson. a close game tonight. >> i think that yearbook is going to be most likely to work in a creative field. don't forget to sign that yearbook too. remember that at the end of the year, everybody signs. i think she needs a mary mcguire autograph on that yearbook. thank you. >>> over the leigh. good football weather? >> actually, yes.

i'm mary mcguire, new channel >> it is friday. >> this is the time of year that games are critical and they all matter and you got to get in the playoffs. >> some teams haven't had good seasons have a chance to get in the playoffs. week nine, we are calling this survival night for a number of teams and district games that are make and break including our game of the week zephyrhills. needs a win against river ridge to stay in the hunt. also manatee needs a win park. a lot of fun. bucks defensive tackle gerald mccoy headlines the team's final report. mccoy listed as questionable for the 49ers game on sunday and probable going to see him in the lineup. defensive end ayres out and clinton mcdonald that practiced will not play on sunday. >> last night the lightning came crashing back to earth avalanche. in this game another bizarre bounce of the puck off of the corner of the zambone door. ben bishop ready to play and a wide open net for andreas martinsen. a same spot by danny dekyzer. >> it has been a funky three games. there seems to be something going on. it year. it is twice it has happ

mary mcguire joins us now live. mary, some people are concerned that their votes will count. >> reporter: bay shore are. early voting -- bay shore are -- they sure are. there are just some voters that think it is just not right. voter card in the mail he knew something was all because -- off because there was a woman's name for his address. >> why couldn't someone -- if i wanted to come and give it to them and let them go over there during early voting, show them this card and vote? >> reporter: the supervisor of elections tell us he will try to get to the bottom of how this could have happened. he's going to nd the woman just doesn't live there. in order to reassure voters that the system does work, the election canvassing board will be -- meet at 10 am to test out all of the voting machines. this is open to the public especially for those who think that fraud may be going on or the system is rigged. >> i know a lot of people just want some peace of mind.>> a river ride at tampa busch gardens is closed after 4 at an

mary mcguires live from where troy worked. mary e explain what was done to the memorial. >> reporter: gayle it's hard to imagine can anyone could steal from a family who much. they said the items have been stolen from the memorial. here's the memorial we have, and the items that are missing, a bright yellow shirt with a baseball hat and cross were placed near the spot where maguire was hit and killed. dozens of tow trucks rode past the site to remember their friend and colleague. >> it's a shame. because of drunk drivers. >> reporter: friends and family are asking for anyone who knows what may have happened to the precious items to come forward. we are calling the hillsborough county sheriff's office and florida highway patrol to see if they have heard of the theft and if they are investigating. a youcaring site has been established for the family. he leaves behind four children. if you have any idea where the precious it point automotive. the number son our website, gayle. >> so low to take from a memorial. thank you, mary. >>

reporting lye in tampa, mary mcguire, news channel 8. >>> a deadly stand-off in pasco county. it started when deputies received a call about a man who time home in holiday, the man was barricaded in a bathroom. they shot and killed the man. investigators have not released the man's name or the deputy who fired the fatal shot. >>> a warning for parents about a suspicious man driving a van. deputies are on the lookout for the man who approached a 15- year-old girl and tried to get her to crawl inside and. this happened in holiday. deputies describe the van as an older model, blue with fr hub cap. >>> and a possible sinkhole in a holiday neighborhood plagued with problems. the most recent hole in the travel park off u.s. 19 is about 15 feet wide. now we're told the park owner is working with crews to fix it. two years ago, a sinkhole opened up across the street and swallowed a car. >>> still about a half hour away from the official sunrise but clogger on the horizon. that's a view from the lakeland auto mall in polk county where it is 69 degrees. and mild 74 in st. pete this morn

mary mcguire is live at the school this morning. and it's been a difficult road of recovery for him. >> reporter: yeah, it's not been an easy past few months. not only did he have to deal with the loss of his girlfriend but he's had to focus on his recovery after the crash. he and his girlfriend were driving home from the movies on august 14th when it happened. pinellas park police say bryce mccloud was impaired when he hit the couple at the 4000 block of park boulevard. the couple was rushed to the hospital where she passed away from her injuries. >> you would never think just driving from a movie that something would happen like this. and now i'm trying to get back want to the say paranoid but it's nerve racking. >> reporter: now the driver of that car that crashed into them, bryce mccloud, is charged with dui manslaughter. since the crash, he has been advocating against drunk driving and will participate in a mothers against drunk driving 5k in november. they have created a team in memory of caroline and he is expected to return

mary mcguire joins us live from tampa international airport this morning for some folks are the storm. >> reporter: out here at tampa international we haven't seen the impact of hurricane matthew just yet. if you take a look at the flight board you can see that most of the flights are on time this morning with no delays or cancellations, but all across the southeastern portion of the country evacuations are in place. hurricane matthew could make a turn toward the united states in south carolina, more than 1 million on the coast, have been be in the path are making sure they are ready if matthew turns their way. >> are trying to get an early jump on the rush of water, food, canned goods, things for the past. >> we have flashlights, watering case of anything. >> reporter: several airlines including american, jetblue, delta, and united are already waiting change fees for flyers in the wake of hurricane matthew . back at tampa airport be aware that delays and cancellations are possible. the best thing you can do is check in with your airline to make sure there are no delays or cancellatio

mary mcguire joins us live in how did this guy overpower the corrections officer? >> reporter: that is a very question a lot of people are asking this morning. this inmate had a knife. how did he get that knife and how was he able to overpower the correction's officer that was supposed to be looking after him? he began his escape to 10 in the early afternoon yesterday at mosaic park. he was in prison work detail with 4 other inmates. somehow use a handcuffed him, like his fellow inmates in the building and then took off with the work truck. emitted all the way to st. petersburg before being taken down. they caught the guy. he was on the ground and 3 cops have their guns on them. he would intentionally pick up his head and kick his feet and they were telling him not to move. said>> reporter: the corrections officer is fine and during the arrest no deputies in pinellas county, ross was considered to be a minimal security risk in may. he was in prison on forgery charges, sentenced to 5 years in prison back in 2014 now he faces a host of other more intense more severe

mary mcguire continues our team coverage live from tampa international airport this morning. >> several airlines are already offering to waive change fees for flyers who might be traveling to and from areas impacted by hurricane matthew. if this does make landfall in devastating hurricane in 2 months. hundreds of miles of coastline could be pounded taking aim at the state's east coast. the governor is urging folks to be prepared. >> if you think you're going to have to evacuate, go do it now before the roads get clogged. >> reporter: the governor issued a state of emergency for the entire state of florida in the wake of hurricane matthew. or say right now they cannot tell how great of an impact it would be, but they are urging travelers to check with their airlines to make sure there are no cancellations or delays before heading out to the airports. the state department issued a travel warning for any us citizens that might be traveling to jamaica, the bahamas and cuba. >>> parts of the caribbean are already dealing with the devastation left by powerful hurricane matthew. this is see fl

news channel 8's mary mcguire is live in st. pete. mary, the mayor was furious when he found out the report on waste water was never shared with his office or city council. >> reporter: he certainly was. this information should ha back in july before hurricane matthew hit. it warned of sewage issues during heavy rainfall. now this all resulted -- [ breaking audio ]. >> reporter: millions of gallons of waste water was released into tampa bay after the hurricane. a report warned of sewage spills if the city closed the treatment plant. the plant did close but st. pete's mayor and city council claim they never saw the st. pete mayor claimed the warnings were ignored. >> somebody wasn't paying attention. i'm not going to blame the administration or city council, somebody wasn't paying attention. >> reporter: now the head of the city's northwest water treatment plant who revealed this has filed for protection under the federal whistle blower act in light of this mess. in all, more than 148 million- gallons of waste water was dumped into the

mary mcguire is live at amalie arena right now. a lot of people walked out of the show. >> reporter: that's right. tickets can run for hundreds of dollars and we are seeing reports that hundreds of people walked you the of her donald trump. in a video up loaded to youtube during the performance, schumer pulled a fan on stage and grilled him about why he was voting for trump. and after that, people say they bashed the republican candidate and that's when some fans started booing and walking out. and now this isn't the first time she has stirred up controversy in tampa. she called our city horrendous and said people who live here can't read. >> we can laugh at ourselves and we e encourage people to read. we are still here at 25 years, so somebody's reading in tampa. >> reporter: now schumer only had one performance in tampa and she will take the stage next in new york city on tuesday night. and her comments ignited a firestorm on social media with some people calling her comments, quote, nastier than trump has ever been. mind during

news channel 8's mary mcguire joins us now live from shaw elementary school where he school -- elementary schoolteacher, a music teacher. the road to recovery has been tough for him. >> reporter: not only has he had to endure weeks of physical recovery, but emotional recovery. now the two were driving home from the movies on august 14th when this all happened. pinellas park police say bryce mccloud was impaired when he hit the couple on the 4000 block the couple was rushed to the hospital where she passed away from her injuries. today he will go back to teaching music which was the inspiration that brought these two together. >> really sweet, gentle soul. the best way i describe her. and it's going back to work, i just hope i can be near as good of a teacher as she was. >> reporter: now since the crash, he has been advocating against drunk driving and will against drunk driving 5k dash in november. he and his parents have created a team to honor the life of caroline sign. the driver, bryce mccloud, he was charged with dui manslaughter. this morning he is still being held in the pinellas c

news channel 8's mary mcguire is now live in st. pete. and mary, this problem with details in a report that warned about this potential problem. >> reporter: that's right. here in st. pete this summer after hurricane -- after the hurricane. it said that plants were equipped to hand it will volume of water after the shut down of the albert plant. millions of gal land -- of gallons was released into the bay. the report warned of sewage spills if the treatment plant was closed. and during the hurricane, hundreds we don't know the price of the sewage bills but the city estimates it will take millions just to put albert back online again. >> i think he had a lot of courage for speaking out and he was right. and now we're going to re-open albert. we are working on that and i think that will solve the problem. >> reporter: now the head of the city's northwest water treatment plant who revealed all of this has now filed for the big mess. the mayor did call for the morning's special meeting to get to the bottom of the sewage scandal. things should

there's been days of searching, and still no arrests, and news channel 8's mary mcguires live from the pasco county sheriff's office. what is the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: gene, as you can imagine, neighbors in the pasco county neighborhood are waking up and feeling uneasy this morning. we just checked with the sheriff's office, and so far, no arrests have been made. here's what we do have. these are from a neighbor's security camera, taken on friday evening, and they are grainy and blurry and hard to make out, but there's important details they do reveal like the blue color of the van, and it's missing a front left hub cab, and there's damage to the front end, and a well-known funeral owner in the area says incidents like this are bringing the neighborhood down. >> things have changed in the area in the last 25 or 30 years over still, a nice community, but something like that, it shakes everybody up. >> reporter: and now the description of the driver is not very good, described as a bald man between 30 and 50 years old, and so far they don't believe he has committed a

. >>> news channel 8's mary mcguire is live with more on today's big match-up. mary-- >> reporter: good morning to you guys. well, it is getting prehistorically fun out here in plant city as you can see. all the students are excited. this is a big cross town rivalry game. two high schools in plant city. and they are going to take on and there's also a very special connection between the principals of the two schools. they are actually sisters. so we're going to have that great story coming up. but in the meantime, we're going to party out here in plant city. check out the cheerleaders and the bands going. all the kids are excited for the big game. it's not uncommon for autistic kids to flap their hands. and so when i saw that, that was completely disqualifying. i'm a republican, but this election is so much bigger than party. my son max can't live in trump world. so i'm crossing party lines and voting for hillary. i don't always agree with her, but she's reasonable. and she's smart. she can work with people to solve problems. i want to be able to tell my kids tha

mary mcguire is live at the school this morning. and it's been a difficult road of recovery for him. >> reporter: yeah, it's not been an easy past few months. not only did he have to deal but he's had to focus on his recovery after the crash. he and his girlfriend were driving home from the movies on august 14th when it happened. pinellas park police say bryce mccloud was impaired when he hit the couple at the 4000 block of park boulevard. the couple was rushed to the hospital where she passed away from her injuries. >> you would never think just driving from a movie that and now i'm trying to get back on the road. i'm just super, almost, i don't want to the say paranoid but it's nerve racking. >> reporter: now the driver of that car that crashed into them, bryce mccloud, is charged with dui manslaughter. since the crash, he has been advocating against drunk driving and will participate in a mothers against drunk driving they have created a team in memory of caroline and he is expected to return to work a little bit later this morni

mary mcguire joins us now live from tampa international airport where she is monitoring the traffic situation because when a storm of this magnitude is threatening, people consider leaving town. >> that is exactly right. it has ripple effects across the country. i checked this or canceled. in south carolina evacuation orders are already in place. after slamming the islands, hurricane matthew could make a turn toward the united states. in south carolina more than 1 million have been ordered to evacuate by 3:00 this afternoon . millions who could be in the path of the storm making sure they are ready if matthew turns their way. live in florida. my wife is afraid to go back. so we're staying by friends in the tampa area. >> reporter: several airlines are already waiting their change fees this morning included united, delta, jeb little ahead of hurricane matthew. if you're traveling to or from any area that could be impacted by the storm, places in north airlines will waive the change fees. if you do want to travel later in the week and wait out the storm, if your travel plans are flexible, i wou

news channel 8's mary mcguire joins us live from the school this morning. north port police are investigating but how are they making sure kids heading back to class this morning feel safe. >> reporter: snow flurries. >> reporter: well, the two students have been identified and they'll not be here in class today but north port police will still be on campus at imagine school in north port in order to ease any concerns. police presence this morning to assure students, families and staff that this campus is indeed safe. in a letter, the principal says she is confident there is no threat to the school and commends the students who made the right decision to find an adult with this information so they could respond quickly to the matter. we are working to find out more information about the threat and more information about the students involved. north port police tell us that they are still investigating this incident, gene. >> ok you learn more. mary, thank you. >>> a third arrest in the 2014 murder of a florida state university law professor. the 31-year-old

. >> sean henkins has been mary mcguire is live at the school this morning. and it's been a difficult road of recovery for him. >> reporter: yeah, it's not been an easy past few months. not only did he have to deal with the loss of his girlfriend but he's had to focus on his recovery after the crash. he and his girlfriend were driving home from the movies on august 14th when it happened. pinellas park police say bryce mccloud was impaired when he hit the couple block of park boulevard. the couple was rushed to the hospital where she passed away from her injuries. >> you would never think just driving from a movie that something would happen like this. and now i'm trying to get back on the road. i'm just super, almost, i don't want to the say paranoid but it's nerve racking. >> reporter: now the driver of that car that crashed into with dui manslaughter. since the crash, he has been advocating against drunk driving and will participate in a mothers against drunk driving 5k in november. they have created a team in memory of caroline and he is expected to return

mary mcguire joins us live in clown costumes off the shelves because of all the threats and the copycats. >> reporter: you are right about that. last week all goodwill suncoast stores decided to pull all of there clown merchandise off the week in this -- shelves in this week target has followed suit. creepy clown sightings and scares have been reported across the country. with all hallows eve fast approaching kids might talk have seen on the news. >> i would explain to them that sometimes clouds are in circuses and they are flung -- clowns are in circuses and they are fun and not meant to be scary. ease and their fears but explained to them that underneath the costume there is a real person in there. >> after fears at home kids kids can see and be seen. instead of choosing a costume with a mask use face paint so kids don't have to worry about there vision being impaired. >> i did speak to some parents and they say most of their younger children ages 4 and up they are not really aware of the creepy clown threats and fears, but they certainly are. this is something they have been tracking

news channel 8's mary mcguire is now live in st. pete. and mary, this problem with details in a report that warned about this potential problem. >> reporter: that's right. this report laid out all of the problems that we saw happen out here in st. pete this summer it said that plants were equipped to hand it will volume of water after the shut down of the albert plant. millions of gallons of was released into the bay. the report warned of sewage spills if the treatmt and during the hurricane, hundreds of gallons of waste water was dumped into the bay. we don't know the price of the sewage bills but the city estimates it will take millions just to put albert back online again. >> i think he had a lot of courage for speaking out and he was right. and now we're going to re-open albert. we are working on that and i think that will solve the problem. >> reporter: now the head of the city's northwest water treatment plant who revealed all of this has now filed for protection under the federal whistle blower act in light of the big mess. the mayo

mary mcguire joins us live from tampa international airport this morning where there are a lot of forks that one of -- folks that want to get out of town. >> reporter: storms like this have ripple effects across country. this morning we have not seen any delays or cancellations due to hurricane matthew just yet that is not the case in south carolina where evacuation orders are already in order. because of the storm, governor nikki haley has ordered more than 1 million people to evacuate the coast by 3 pm this afternoon. millions who could be in the path of the storm making sure that they are ready if matthew turns their way even changing there travel plans right here in tampa. coast is because actually live in florida. my wife is afraid to go back there. we stay by friends in the tampa area. >> several airlines are offering to waive transfer fleas -- fees for travelers that are traveling to and from areas that could be affected by the hurricane. i spoke with officials and they say cancellations and delays are possible this week close eye on the storm. they are currently under tropical s

problems getting to your destination bu you could have problems getting back expect that is right mary mcguire takes a look at how airlines are trying to help travelers. >> reporter: ahead of hurricane matthew several airlines already waiting change fleas try 9 fees for flyers headed to and from areas that could be impacted. make room for matthew: delta, united, jeff luc and american all -- jetblue and american are allwaiv change fees. hundreds of miles of coastlineinlife is we are concerned >> reporter: people are just worried about getting to their destinations, but about where they will stay when they get there. >> they are concerned about the hotel because if everyone wants to book the hotel, i hope they can stay in the hotel. >> reporter: airport representatives say they don't know what impact if any hurricane matthew could have, but that they are monitoring the weather closely so they are prepared as possible. eaier this ekdepartment issued a travel warning to citizens traveling outside of the united states to areas that could be matthew like jamaica and the bahamas. >finally do have max

news channel 8's mary mcguire is live from plant city high school where the friday morning blitz pep rally is getting underway. >> reporter: good morning to you guys. i will say, plant city high school currently has the redman trophy that you are talking about. and they certainly want to keep it this year. it is a sea of orange. this is one of the best crowds that i have seen all year, through all of our friday morning blitz. and this school. it's a cross-town rivalry. plant city taking on durant, another high school in plant city. and the other interesting part about these high schools, the principals are sisters. we will have much more on that in the next half hour. but for right now, the kids are getting excited as you can see. and they are just so pumped up for this game. we have the cheerleaders here >>> thousands of honda vehicles that could roll away while the parking brake is on. >> still ahead, the recall and what drivers need to fire-prone cellphones are costing samsung and what the company is doing to keep customers from switching to iphones. you're watching news channel 8

mary mcguire is live in wesley these students are already puffer -- pumped up. can they keep that no go? >> reporter: certainly. i'm joined by the head coach of wire grass ranch. what is on the line tonight? what does this game mean? >> it's a big football game for us. it's a class 7a district a title on the line. home playoff game in two weeks. we are excited. d d -- we are glad that you are here. >> reporter: awesome. take on the plant high school panthers. they are undefeated so there's a lot on the line tonight. kick off at 7:30. back to you. >> thank you so much, mary. i love the bull in the background. he's going on this friday . >> he's got a party going. >>> all right. you know what, the weather should cooperate for these guys out there on the football field. >> yeah, should feel really nice throughout the day. not cool, just comfortable. max defender 8 is confirming that we don't have any rain. we are not expecting any. dark. the veteran's camera in tampa nice and mild at 68 degrees. next weekend, not tomorrow but next weekend is the time change when we