it's going to be foggy by the polk parkway. through ybor heavy and bearss avenue down to i-4 we are almost at 20 minutes southbound on 275 into downtown tampa. now back to candace and gene. >> getting busy out there. thank you. >>> take ing a look at sports this morning, the bucs are leaving town early for their game in san francisco happening on sunday. head coach dirk cutter doesn't want to take any chances with jet lag for the players when they face the 49ers. the team is leaving today, one day early against division opponents since 2002. >>> the lightning were shut out at home against the colorado avalanche. they got blanked 4-0. that's tampa bay's first loss. they will look to rebound tomorrow night when they face the senator ts. >>> -- senators. >> the presidential candidates back on the campaign trail. and identity theft ring and more victims may be out there. i moved on her like a [bleep]. you can do anything. grab them by the [bleep] and failed to show up for florida. here's what i believe in. bringing people together

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 plan to to spend more on gifts this year but plan to be more frugal about it. shoppers are looking for deals. 81% say they plan to check online before hitting the stores in hopes of finding the >>> the big shake-up as mcdonald's as the fast food giant struggles to help sales. for the first time, executives from outside compa

your five minutes delayed between polk parkway and 75. that's the i-4 corridor west into tampa from polk county. back to our maps. if you are traveling in sarasota county along i-75, watch out right here university parkway. there is a disabled vehicle in the northbound lanes. the right lane is blocked there. north of there in manatee county, this hit-and-run fatal crash that happened at 2 a.m. on state road 64 just cleared. so state roa at taylor road there in myakka city. and in pinellas county east lake road is now slow as you head south near keystone road. you're down to 27 miles per hour. u.s. 19 is still in the green. so a great time to get out of the door. polk county the hottest spot is polk parkway as you travel near bartow road. i-4 near parkway east and west is in the green. if you have any problems, send me an email. will help you with any traffic safety issues. email me at roadwarrior@wtsp.com. >>> off to a great start this morning. no issues for the bay area. a heads up if you are traveling into the nature coast especially al

in polk county not dealing with any accidents but i will tell you that polk parkway is slow down to 44 miles per hour near florida -- right there near bartow road and florida avenue. the i-4 corridor is quiet. drive time is 15 minutes from polk cafe to 75 in tampa. if you have problems on the that you have a question about or a safety issue on the roads. email me at roadwarrior@wtsp.com. >>> all right. good money morning. we are out the door with temperatures that are pretty nice once again. 53 in carrollwood. 66 in st. pete. warmest spot we are finding this morning. we are down to 48 degrees right now in crystal river. so a little bit of a fall chill in the air to say the least. right now quiet looking over florida southern college. a great minimal cloud cover. a little bit of that working back in because we are slowly starting to increase our humidity levels. feels nice this morning and for tomorrow morning we will see more of that same with a pattern overall being -- we may get a few clouds, but nothing in the way of shower or thunderstorm chances that would cause you any issues. fo

your drive time is 15 minutes from polk parkway to 75. in sarasota and manatee counties i-75, u.s. 301 and bridges between palmetto and bradenton either. ashley. >>> all right. nice and quiet this morning, and all the rain we're seeing once again on the east side of the state. so pretty typical. this has been the case every start to our day so far this week with a quiet start as we look out over sarasota once again. no surprises there. one thing we are dealing with a little bit more is the fog this morning and it's been our nature coast counties special along the i-75 corridor. so especially for brooksville up into slow it down. our temperatures are looking great across the board. 69 in sarasota. 66 now in clearwater. nice comfortable temperatures with minimal rain chances. in fact, near zero. the only thing we may see once again is a quick little sprinkle or two thanks to the easterly winds, but this promises to be the best chance at any showers and it's a guarantee that we're gonna get cooler air behind it. again a bit after slow mover.

polk parkway and state road 60 and i-4 are looking good. same thing in sarasota and manatee counties. i-75 is in the green. you can see at 66 miles per hour there as you're pass fruitville road. ashley. >>> off to a nice quiet start with -- look at some of these numbers. great, great start to your wednesday. we are seeing 75 in st. pete, but everybody else is cooler. we are at 66 land o'lakes, which is a really great start to your day, and 71 degrees in tampa, and in lakeland right now we're looking really good. a little bit of cloud cover out there this morning. no major issues. in fact, we are going to be showing no rain for the entire bay area and what little bit we corridor, and that will be falling apart before it works its way into our area. later on this afternoon there is a chance we could get a quick little sprinkle in here. overall, the trend is we're gonna see a lot of sunshine in the morning. isolated sprinkle chances. i don't even want to say showers. that may be a bit too much. you may see a couple of droplets on your wind shi

this is what it looks like i-4 at the polk parkway. your drive from lakeland into line road to downtown. seven minutes at the bottom from 75 down to 275. deiah? >> thanks, janelle. >>> this texas teenager is on the run right now after leaving a literal paper trail at a robbery. the 18-year-old allegedly stole $2,000 from a home earlier this month. deputies say the homeowner chased the teen but stopped when it looked like the teen had a gun. deputies found a traffic ticket and cell phone belonging to the be considered the best franchise in the country by espn but the bolts have work to do to be the best team in the nhl. colorado avalanche won 4-0. they start the season with a 3- 1 record. they play in ottawa tomorrow night. >>> in college football, watch the usf bulls on national tv. south florida temple owls. watch it live on espn at 7:00. >>> chicago cubs are one win away from playing in the franchise first world series since 1945. last night chicago short stop broke a tie in the sixth inning homering this to center field. then in the

here's a look at i-4 right around the poll parkway -- polk parkway. >>> scared 10-year-old boy frantically calls 911 then searches a parking lot for an adult to help them out. now that boy's father is in trouble with the law. the dad has a history with police. whatdoes his record look like? >> reporter: his rap sheet as long. he has multiple arrest and convictions on dozens of traffic charges. and now his latest one was from tuesday night appeared deputies found him in this parking lot passed out in his car and high on something. they also found various prescription pills and his scared-year-old son -- and his scared son .. >> what is going to happen to the kid? what type of environment is he >> reporter: that 10-year-old boy is now with the relative. he had no idea where he was when he called 911. now that father is still behind bars here at the pinellas county jail on child neglect and drug charges. coming up, i will have more on why we're seeing more cases like this across the country, but in couple that that boy is safe this morning. >> so sad that that boy was trying to fly a plane fu

nice drive here on i-4 through lakeland between each entrance of the polk parkway. a 13-minute commute, and also i- 75 looking good as well. the sun coast area, and there's a lingering construction, and this is actually the eastbound side of university, and we have got the right lane taken away under i-75, and that shoue minutes or so in sarasota. manatee county up to speed completely, and that's weather and traffic, and now i want to talk about the chance for you to learn about bruce b. downs boulevard. it's widening project, and there's a public meeting tonight to discuss the next segment. the plan is to widen bruce b. downs to eight lanes. school tonight. >>> news channel 8 is committed to raising $100,000 for the american heart association. every dollar you donate right now will count as 2. the walk is november 12th at raymond james stadium. go to wfla.com/heartwalk for details. >>> an 11-year-old girl stole her mom's keys and went on a joyride. >> how long it took officers to >>> what one father wants done to prevent more deaths after a cave diving death. >>> t

here's i-4 around the polk parkway. and moving into plant city, and into ybor city, it continues to be a good drive. and we have overnight construction tying westbound on university underneath 75. that's a continuing project there. and let's move to north port, southern sarasota county, northbound 75 past sumpter road, the right lane taken away. and we have a collision in polk county on i-4, but not slowing you down. it's eastbound i-4 before you get to u.s. 27 moving through the davenport area. that's weather and traffic on the 8s. back to candace and gene. >> thank you. >>> if you're like us, you may >> and i wanted to know why that is. see what i find out and what you should do to make your holiday travel smoother. >>> plus, a stand-off off ends in death when deputies shoot the suspect. we will have a live report tampa bay is amazing. i work here, i raise my kids here, i even take care of my mom here. but you know what? i could use a hand. hey! we hear you! it's why a-a-r-p is supporting family caregivers like you wi

up to speed in botdi polk parkway. checking the toll roads, while the construction on the veterans has cleared from overnight, 17 minutes your drive time right now from 54 to 275 and your drive on the lee roy selmon expressway looking good as well. six minutes from 75 into downtown. >>> as you drive to work today, use extra caution. there will be a lot more kids walking and biking this morning. >> today is international walk or bike to school day. dozens of bay area schools are kids riding bikes and wearing helmets, walking are crossing the streets and crosswalks. >>> now poor sportsmanship from a baseball fan in canada. he is going back for a fly ball when someone throws a beer at him. he made the catch and was obviously upset. the orioles manager complained. no word if the fan was ejected. this isn't the first time on the field. several fans threw beer with the rangers last postseason. they play the rangers tomorrow. >>> a 12-year-old is facing felony charges as an adult for making an alleged threat. what he posted t

this is i-4 around the polk parkway. also downtown lakeland up to speed as well. let's talk about hudson and pasco county as the eastbound lanes blocked here as pasco terrace court. seeing days coming away from 19 as you move through. keep this in mind it's east of 19 at terrace court. the lanes taken away. westbound does not seem to be effected at this point. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you, leslee. >>> battery powered cars r -- cars for kids. >> now there's a problem with the kiddie cars. an 8 on your side hear. that's next on news i asked my dentist if an electric toothbrush was going to clean better than a manual... he said sure, but don't just get any one. get one inspired by dentists, with a round brush head! go pro with oral-b. elivers a clinically proven superior clean vs. sonicare diamondclean. my mouth feels super clean! oral-b. know you're getting a superior clean. >>> in an 8 on your side alert a ride on toy for kids is under recall because it could over heat and catch fire. the recall involves the 8

we are looking great on i-4 at the polk parkway. about 22 minutes from county line road to downtown tampa. the drive on the veterans expressway is looking great as well. 17 minutes from 54 down to 275. just 12 minutes from van dyke to 275 and a tad slow, nine minutes from waters to 275. >> thank you. >>> early voting starts today before some of the first ballots are cast, a religious group is making a point to encourage bay area voters to get out and vote. james tully is live at a polling sight in hillsborough county. the group is concerned about potential poor turnout for election day. >> reporter: a reason to be concerned, too. it's believed 25 million christian voters stayed home in 2012. some believe those same voters may be so unhappy what is at early voting but they won't cast a ballot at all. we followed a christian group, the stand foundation. they were stopping in florida. they will go ahead and go to other battleground states before election day. five others to be exact. they were preaching about the christian responsibili

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 another motel but it's more costly so they won't be there long. a company bought the property foreclosure. the new owners plan to demolish the motel and turn it into commercial property. back here live this morning, closing time is 8:00 this morning. sheriff deputies and social service workers will be onhand to assist. we will be here gayle and bring you the latest as the remaining residents l

polk parkway, a bit of haziness here. as always if you're dealing with areas where you're driving, you can't see well because of fog, make sure you're using the low beam lights. >> donald trump can't start a twitter war with miss universe without shooting himself in the foot. >> there's a reason why people question the trustrtness of hiyllar c because >>russell: tim kaine and mike pence tding blows over the character of their ticket partners. each forced to answer for the things their running mates have said or in the past. the vice presidential nominees d and debate. >>laurnd a they cov from terror to numerous scandals involving their respective running tes. a lot of interruptions in this debate, right? >> yes. that was the story of the night. but neither one did major gaffs. they had plenty to say. >> you are donald trump supremist. let me talk about this issue. >> i think i'm still on my time. >> isn't this a discussion? wasting any time, interrupting governor mike pence, a noticeable number of times hot coming in, cou

i just checked with fhp, no accidents or delays along polk parkway or i4 so here is what allison was talking about in hillsboro county. we're seeing those delays for rush hour. we aren't in the red but notice 75 as you you head south down hour and if you you watched closely just now, you can see that i4 westbound just turned in the red so you're really stop and go going towards the downtown tampa interchange and then 275 as you head south is down to 25 miles per hour passing bush boulevard down to hillsboro avenue. let's go live to sky 10 flying over the apex right now in wesley chapel and you can see as the apex splits into 75 on the right of your screen and 275 on the left, that we're definitely seeing that heavy traffic right now. and your from the apex down to i4 is just about 20 minutes, that usually gets up to about 30 minutes for rush hour. back to our maps here, i do want to show you you an accident in sarasota causing some issues through northport. it's in the southbound direction of 75 at sumter boulevard, there was report of smoke coming from this accident. that has been n

polk county. this is actually near parkway. traffic is looking good this is consistent, and from polk county. all the way into ybor, looking very, very good, and this is west. eastbound is a little busier. let's look minutes between the parkways, and i-75 is looking great in pasco county and up in hernando county. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to melanie and gayle. >> thank you so much, leslee. >>> man's best friend proves he really is the best friend. >> still ahe, how a bay area pup took on a giant rattlesnake and saved his owner's life. >>> and the disgraced subway pitchman's ex-wife is suing subway for the nightmare she claim the they caused. >>> the government is make veterans pay again after serving our country in the war. the mistake that is put the veterans in a financial bind. 5:41 is your time, and you're watching news channel 8 today. i served under president bush and obama. i fought the taliban. to counter isil. when someone makes the comment that they know more about the islamic state or isil than do the generals, it implies a complete ignorance of the reali

parkway. they have pushed to the west. new showers have developed into southeastern portion and st started in polk and moving west. even in south tampa, these race across i-75. pinecrest dealing with showers. south of i-4 the most measurable rain to start off the day. haines city portions of highlands county, not only is the rain light but more of the moderate variety. east of avon park and east of lake placid. heavier showers. these will be weakening as they move west but bottom line saturday and sunday feature about a 30% rain chance. could be worse could be 81 inform west palm beach. in the low 70s. a warmer start. all above average and most of us anywhere from no change to 2 degrees milder out the door to low 70s. so on the scale through wednesday. earlier in the week we were about here. we made a significant jump up, so close to the muggy range over the next couple of days. satellite and radar combined showing swift light showers after this moving through. likely see more pretty much at any time. our front to the north washes out and we whip across the west coast. check out toward the north and east. a one-tw