you didn't forget about st. pete. >> didn't forget about st. pete. look right here how beautiful it is right by the water and literally 100 yards away the st. pete seafood and wine festival, that's going on right now. you got tons of options. >> reporter: as soon as you get off the cross-bay ferry in st. pete it's so convenient. you have bikes that are literally just steps away, and they cost $8. so let's goad and head over to the dolly museum. when you are renting these bikes out here in st. pete you're gonna wanna download the app called social bicycles. anything after 60 minutes is more than $8. we took a little over 7 minutes to get here to the dolly museum. not a bad option if you want to use one of these bikes when you are down here in st. pete. so let's say you don't want to rent a bike. the good part is it literally takes five minutes to walk to trolley, which is about 50 feet away from the ferry. the trolley takes you to various places here in downtown st. pete, one of them bayshore drive. as you can see here behind me there are tons of rest

the boat travels from the tampa convention center to the vinoy basin in st. pete. it leaves st. pete at seven this morning... and its first departure from ?tampa is at 9- 30. you can only get tickets in ?person, and it's a first come basis. later this morning... you can see an amazing sight sail into tampa bay. the "tall ship lynx" is arriving in st. pete... to dock at it's winter the ship is expected to sail under the skyway bridge around ten this morning, before docking at the vinoy basin. the marina will even give the boat a four gun salute. they will open it up to another brush fire burning in the bay aa. up next... the major store, that's not far away. plus... why the state is warning that ?more wildfires... could be on the way. when good day continues. this friday, eight am to eleven am. plus, win up to $250 off your total purchase. and get thirty-six month, no-interest financing. black friday specials, while supplies last. friday, three hours only. with havertys, your home can be perfect, even when life isn't. don't miss our black friday specials at havertys. a busy night

but st. pete is now following tampa's lead-- and changing the face of hilary zalla shows you how starting this week-- you'll have a number of new options to travel. the streets of st. petersburg are changing! starting tuesday there will be 100 shiny green bikes at 10 hubs around the city. so what does this mean for you?!! eric trull: "there's a culture that's really booming trull: "there's a culture that's really booming everything screams bikes right now" eric trull is the director for coast bike share, the program in charge of the city bikes in tampa and now st. pete. tampa's program has 25,000 members after almost two years and st. pete's is expected to be bigger. eric trull "we really expect that to be larger here, really because of the connectivity and grid system and trails" "nats of coffee shop" sarah weaver: "how can i help you?" sarah weaver owns bandit coffee on central avenue in the kendood neighborhood, north of downtown. she thinks having a hub across from her business with help bring

won't be terrible but patches st. pete and odessa at 73 and plant city and riverview in the 70s and falling in the 60s. a light breeze and about five to ten and bus stop forecast shows 68 degrees and cooler shots along the nature coast and pasco and hernando. the forecast model is another quiet one. that means once you burn off whatever fog is there we are going to sunny and like this afternoon we barely had a cloud in the sky. tomorrow it is similar and it will be warm. 81 is where we will be this time of year. we will top out at 86 degrees for the first day of november. and that is what you facebook your friends at home. two or three foot seas. northeast winds at 10 knots and they should come down mid to late morning and pretty nice and gulf temperatures right around 74 degrees. the pollen level will be on the you to the seven-day forecast. warm all the way through friday but then friday we actually bring showers or at least try to. 20 to 30% chance and a beautiful week after that mid- 70s and guys don't forget. this is

it's 55 in st. pete. we have a gusty north wind, which at times today we see gusts like this, over 20 miles per hour. gusting near 30 in venice. so you get the idea. not a beach day. not a boating day. a day where you want outdoor plans obviously but some layers too. no clouds today and a blustery day at the beach and blustery there's the cold front down to the south. as it dyes south, high pressure builds in. through the day, nothing but sunshine. beyond sunset we fall temperature-wise. yes, only highs in the upper 60s making it the coolest afternoon of the season. we're talking colder monday morning. you don't want to miss the capitol hilly lows coming up. >>> police released new information this morning in pinellas park. around 6:15 last behind a dumpster betwee u.s. 19 and park boulevard. at this time officers believe the man was a transient and died as a result of blunt force trauma. investigators however still do not have a motive or know who is responsible. >>> also new this morning, the polk count

st. pete. doors opening there at 5:30 for a 6:30 p.m. event. news channel 8 will carry both events live on wfla.com. gayle. >> hard to believe we are one week away from election day. thanks, mere. >>> as for donald trump, he will be in pennsylvania and florida for four stops over two days, tomorrow and thursday, including one in orlando. yesterday, though, he held two rallies in michigan, predicting a win there and hammering clinton on her e-mails. >> how can hillary manage this country when she can't even manage her e-mail? you know, i have a son named baron, and i want to tell you she is a terrible example for >> meanwhile trump's running mate mike pence was in clearwater last night speaking at a st. petersburg-clearwater international airport. during the rally, the power went out, the lights stayed out, but the audio eventually did come back on. but that did not stop pence from continuing on. the real clear politics polling average shows trump and clinton tied here in florida and a "new yor

in st. pete. 3-year old aliayah lunsford vanished from her home in 2011. the sheriff in lewis county, west virginia tells 10news - her mom has always been a person of interest. 10news reporter kendra conlon discovers how mother lena lunsford is now the prime suspect - charged with her daughter's death. neighbors in weston, west virginia haven't stopped searching... wondering what happened to little aliayah lunsford. now, it appears her mom, lena... has been living here in st. pete with the secret of her daughter's death. lunsford had told investigators she saw her 3-year old sleeping in bed - the morning of september 24th, 2011... when she went to she'd vanished. but her mom didn't report aliayah's disappearance - for 2 and a half hours. she claimed she'd been out looking for her daughter. right now... there are still so many unanswered questions... what led investigators to lunsford here in st. pete. she's charged with her daughter's death - but the sheriff isn't confirming if or where aliayah's

sarah hollenbeck is live in downtown st pete. sarah, city leaders are anxious to keep the new cross bay ferry service afloat... yes, this ferry is part of 6-month pilot program, and to keep you to ride it the city is willing to make one change beer, wine and liquor on board-- that will start this weekend. a second big change also came from your feedback. if you work in either downtown st pete or downtown tampa, you may consider hopping in a ferry to get to work. but riders kept asking the same question, "what if i have to work late and i miss the last boat?" there's a new change for you, too. not only did the city knock off the price to $5 each way for regular riders, but now if you miss that last ferry, they'll also pay for your cab ride home. and pay attention to this-- there are three days where you can try the ferry for free. this sunday, monday, tuesday and wednesday, you can walk up and get a free ticket. you won't be able to make a reservation though, so show up early. coming up at 6-30-- will the cities be able to keep th

clear skies from tampa to lakeland to st. pete. not a boating morning as the winds are gusty out of northeast, and they will stay up through most of the afternoon. they don't drop in st. pete until really once the sun sets. it's 55 and that's it. so we're greeted by the coolest air of the season, but with the sunshine we're starting to tha brooksville. we're at 43 and it's 46 in lakeland and 55 in sarasota. so we're in the blue, and it's 11 degrees colder than this time yesterday in tampa thanks to that strong cold front to the south. behind it we get the northerly surges, so look at that wind out of the northeast at 23 in st. pete and 12 in sarasota and higher gusts throughout the day. as the front ditches south and our temperatures tonight. as we spell out the afternoon, how much do we thaw out, and the answer is not much. 67 for the high, and the first time in the 60s since march for many. snsz we're a few days out from thanksgiving and this is the byest time of year for airports this year. kellie, construction there to make it

comparing basic commutes downtown st. pete to downtown tampa driving was a bit longer than the ferry. so i found the ferry could be a viable alternate commute for those living in downtown st. pete and working in things like walking to your office. that will increase your ferry commute. it is $10 each way but parking on the st. pete side is free through the six-month trial period. >>> to an 8 on your side consumer alert. samsung is recalling three million top-low washing machines because they can hurt one suffered a broken jaw. you can get a free repair or a rebate toward a new washing machine. >>> thousands of glass door knobs told at pier one are being recalled because they can shatter in your hand. stop using them and return them to any pier one store for a full refund. >>> thursday was an expensive day for mark zuckerburg. facebook founder last $3 facebook stock on thursday. drop came after the chief financial officer said the company expected growth to come down. he is still the fifth richest man in the world. >>> david ch

if you're heading out to the st. pete food and wine festival it will be a fantastic day with temperatures again cloudy skies pleasant and breezy and it goes today from 1- 5. i'll tell you whether you can expect any cold weather coming up in your seven day forecast in just a little bit. guys? >>> deborah thank you. days before america votes and neither candidate shows any sign of slowing down. >> certainly not both hillary clinton and donald trump have rallies planned for florida this weekend and there's a lot of them. you can see donald trump at florida state fair grounds starting this morning. trump looks to take the lead in the polls and secure undecided voters before tuesday. he and runningmate mike pence will focus on big battleground states including north carolina and florida. many political analysts say trump needs to win florida to win the white house. >>> and hillary clinton will be in south and central florida. her runningmate tim kaine will speak in sarasota at 4:45 and helping her on the trail will not just be

st. pete polls crist has a 5 point lead in this race. >> the other big local congressional race will be watching closely two women kathy caster facing off against christine quinn in florida's congressional district. castor seeking her 6th term and quinn running for office for the first time. you can vote from almost anywhere even outer space. astronaut shane kimbrel filed his ballot for president obama board the international space station. >> if you are voting here on our planet this is what we have west coast looks just fine. no issues here as far as problems with weather. 64 in denver. moving through the ohio valley and states across the region getting rainfall through ohio into michigan as well. western pa, philly looks good. in fact the entire 95 corridor is not going to have an issue including us as we've been tomorrow but for us locally here looking great. temperatures in the 60s getting back into the low 80s this afternoon ending the day closing polls with temperatures in the mid 70s a

minutes, from the st. pete- clearwater airport. it returns tonight... where a big homecoming is planned. the public is invited to come out and welcome them home. they get back around 8-30 p-m. but you can start arriving at seven. and parking for the event is free. think you had a lot of trick-or-treaters in ?your neighborhood last night? it's probably nowhere ?near what they get in one st. pete neighborhood. the streets it's so big... police even ?closed the street to traffic.. fox 13's crystal clark was there last night... to experience one ?sweet tradition: crystal in:need of the darkness of night nor the spooky halloween decorations seem to scare away any trick-or-treaters. neighbor say well into the night, about 3500 kids were walking the streets.(vo)northeast st. petersburg is become a hotspot for trick-or-treaters every year. it's an ongoing tradition for many houses to decorate their homes about as elaborate as you'd see during christmas time.there were a variety of themes, from alien ships to even haunted houses or kids could actually sit is gro

same story in clearwater and st. pete, 69. the winds are up a bit, not quite as breezy as yesterday. but we will see breezy conditions throughout the day the mid-60s. highs today will be in the low to mid-80s. normal for this time of year is about 81 degrees. take a look at titan doppler radar. nothing on the radar. we don't expect to see any rain at least for the next couple of days. so, get out and enjoy it. we will expand the view a bit. there is a little bit of moisture trying to make its way into the eastern part of the state. by the time it moves through the bay area, it dissipates. just a few clouds coming through here. times mostly cloudy skies at times. our weather pattern is not really changing much. winds are out of the northeast then eventually east. that is what is trying to draw in the moisture from the east coast. but, again, all it will do is produce a few clouds. so, if you are cooking out today, backyard forecast looks good. 83 degrees. partly cloudy skies with a light breeze. hour-by-hour forecast looks like

at st. pete-clearwater international, eric glasser, 10news wtsp. >> allegiant says it's inquested one and a quarter >> some are already services st. pete-clearwater international. all flights in and out of the airport will have newer aircraft by the end of 2017. >>> it is that time. get your devices out. we want to know, does this report change your mind about allegiant? will you still fly with them. go to wtsp.com right now, slash vote now. it's on your screen right there. voting does end in five minutes. we will get you those results later on in the show. >>> developing right now, two families in polk suspected hit-and-run driver is behind bars. deputies say the driver crashed into a young woman and a deputy who was helping her at the median at state road 60 in lakeland early saturday morning. that driver took off. the woman died and the deputy is still in the hospital. right now sheriff grady judd is updating our reporters on an arrest and we will have a full report tonight on "10news at 11".

>> if you work in tampa and live in st. pete it's a way of getting to work in 50 minutes accidents on the bridge. >> soy checked my traffic date that from yesterday at 7:15 a.m. and heading to tampa took 40 minutes just on the interstate and that's with zero crashes so comparing the basic commutes driving was actually a bit longer than the ferry. . >> so i found the ferry could be a viable alternate commute for those living in downtown st. pete and working downtown tampa. course that's going to increase your ferry commute. it's also $10 each way but parking on the st. pete side is actually free for the next 6 months during the trial period. >> well, that's good but you don't get the rainbow if you drive. >> right. >> and you've got the wind in your hair but there is a place to sit in the nice air conditioned area. >> it's very nice inside. of course like i mentioned you can bring your bicycle as well. >> and it's starting on november 28tht' 7 days but the keys is you've got to go from downtown st. pete to tampa. >> here's the th

connecting st. pete and tampa with a ferry. today city leaders will take a ride on the cross bay ferry. it opens to the public on friday. wipe one week to election day and both presidential dade city and bill clinton will both be in st. pete. donald trump will be in florida tomorrow, his running mate, mike pence, was in clearwater last night.> if you have a moment.. come over to your screen and take a look at this. this picture was taken just moments after a gas line explosion in shelby county, alabama. several people were taken to a hospital after the explosion. firefighters had to wait for the fuel to burn off because the flames were so hot. when they were able to fight it -- it took hours to get under control. news about the explosion traveled fast. it happened working on a pipeline when it exploded. the mayor there says that it was not related to a leak that caused an explosion in the same area several months ago. new video this morning out of oakland, california. fire broke out at a construction site getting dangerously cl

second avenue near the st. pete nizam, that is where the ferry there will be congestion during rush hour. you can pick up a bike and continue.>>> animal abuse registry ordinance goes into effect today for hillsborough county. you can sign up for a registry but it will deny them to adopt. >>> biking is good for your heart and you don't have to do it as often as you think. >> a father make sure he celebrates halloween with his daughter. >>> coming up, we will tell you how you can play golf with cici i spent 22 years in the air force, and i was a republican for every one of them. i don't want my granddaughter thinking it's okay to be... treated that way, and my grandson growing up thinking... that's how you should treat women. that scas me, that scares me a lot. so hillary's got my vote. we don't see eye to eye on everything, but she's strong, and i respect her. and she's someone that my grandkids can respect too. bob buesing... on the record. he sues tax payers to cover the outrageous cost of a lavish buesing files fo

st. pete, doors opening there at 5:30 for a 6:30 event. news channel 8 will carry both gayle. >> we are a hot spot, just a week before the election. thanks, mere. >>> as for donald trump, he will be in pennsylvania and wisconsin today, then back to florida for four stops over two days, tomorrow and thursday, including one in orlando. yesterday, though, he held two rallies in michigan, predicting a win there and hammering clinton on her e-mails. >> how can hillary manage this country when she can't even she is a terrible example for my son and for the children in this country. >> meanwhile trump's running mate mike pence was in clearwater last night speaking at st. petersburg-clearwater international airport. during the rally, the power went out, the lights stayed out, but the audio eventually came back. but that did not stop pence from continuing on. the real clear politics polling average shows trump and clinton tied here in flori, "new york times-"cnn poll out on sunday shows trump up by fou

hundreds packing the state theater in st. pete to hear bon jovi's greatest hits and message to voters. >> i believe in her. i believe she is the answer that we need today. >> reporter: tim kaine taking the stage and jamming out with his harmonica. and rallying the troops to take the campaign across the finish line emphasizing the importance hillary clinton, it's done. she will be president. she will be president. >> go and vote. it's so important. everyone go to the polls and vote. >> with the race so tight between clinton and trump in our swing state, those here hoping the choice is like one of bon jovi's songs. >> i think america will step up and do what is right for our country. >> there is one more day early vote. 5million floridians casting their ballot for tuesday's election. >>> a republican vice presidential nominee mike pence pushing the importance of economy and taxes. pence held a campaign event in michigan, a state that polls show is tightening in trump's favor. >>> time is running out for you to vote before election d

st. pete. news channel 8 will cover both events live on wfla.com. gene. >> meredith, thank you. >>> we want to show you a live look from pasco hernando state college in dade city. that's where hillary clinton will campaign a few hours from now. as smyth just mentioned, doors open at 1 and the public is welcome to attend this event. the event itself gets started at 3:00 this afternoon. >>> donald trump is also fighting hard for florida votes. the republican presidential nominee will campaign tomorrow in miam pensacola. trump is capitalizing on the e- mail troubles rocking the clinton camp. >> we can be sure that what is in those e-mails is absolutely devastating. >> that was trump at a rally yesterday in michigan. today the republican nominee will campaign in philadelphia where his focus is expected to be on obamacare. >>> trump's running mate campaigned in clearwater last night. governor mike pence spoke to a crowd at st. petersburg- clearwater international in this race to win it. >> don't be

temperatures from crystal river to new port richey to clearwater, to even st. pete, 70, 78, 79 degrees. it's 82 in tampa. 80s for land o'lakes and carrollwood. 83 sarasota. no rain out there. just trying to show a returns in southern sumpter county. i don't think we will see too much rain, at least not initially. a couple of showers coming from the north. that's where the front is right there. so you can see this weak front coming through, a couple of showers over on the east coast with it, and that likely will be the best chance for rain tonight 11:30, 12:30, 1 in the morning, a couple of showers coming down the east coast. that's about it. this front is not packing a big punch. the winds now are out of the west-northwest ahead of it. they will turn it the north and tomorrow. and when that happens the wind will pick up a little bit, but that is bringing in the drier and the cooler air. but it's only slightly drier and slightly cooler. here is the front by 1 a.m. tonight. it's fall apart. in fact, i think it stalls out between sarasota and venice and washes out. but

this is the scene from st. pete beach and you can see some boaters out there venturing into the shallow waters. the water temperature as you might imagine, it's november, so it's getting cooler. temps of 75 degrees. air temperatures this afternoone it up into the low range of the 80s. winds increasing overnight into tomorrow. for this afternoon, if you're going boating, seas two to 3 feet and bay waters a moderate chop and uv index of 7. seen in the summertime, make sure to use sunscreen. your high temperatures today, low 80s by the coast. hotter inland, 87 degrees. day land's -- winter haven up to 87 degrees. here's the front. we're tracking, it will be pushing south ward late tonight through the early morning hours of saturday. and behind it, we're going to notice that dryer air moving in. this is the water vapor giving you an indication of the moisture in the upper levels of you can see that dry air with the shades of orange, and that means less humidity to start the weekend. for saturday, we're going to start wi

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the boat travels from the tampa convention center to the vinoy basin in st. pete. it leaves st. pete at seven this morning... and its first departure from ?tampa is at 9- 30. the deal is good thru thursday, on a first-come basis. ((//2shot)) coming up in the 5 roadtrip that one group of teens will ?never forget. we'll have much more on their big break, in the big apple. plus: to grandmothers house we go... for thanksgiving dinner. but are you planning on bringing anything ?back? we'll look at the new t-s-a rules... for flights. and why you don't have to leave ?all your leftovers behind. all ahead in the next hour today, we talk differently.... work differently... relax differently. and all those differences take energy. at duke energy, we're doing things differently too. like new ways to generate power and even store it... ...for cleaner energy every day. so no matter how different things become, we're always here .... chilly temps all around the bay area this morning. some places are waking up to temperatures in the 30's! dave will tell us how long it'll last. three officers sho

we have the st. pete food and wine festival going on in downtown st. pete the next couple of days. today is gonna be your warm day. starting tomorrow we are gradually gonna cool things off. by the weekend gorgeous out there. highs near 80 degrees. a little bit breezy. absolutely zero other issues. sunday morning looking really great. temperatures in the low 60s nature coast. it's just gonna have that fall feel returning to the forecast. it's not gonna be quite as strong as the last one, but the cooler air is gonna stick around for a little bit. here is friday evening. this has delayed a little bit, but notice our rain cans are minimal and -- rain chances are minimal. the chance to see that friday evening to very, very early saturday morning and then we get to enjoy some nice sunshine. it's gonna hang around for the second half of the weekend as and early next there. those temperatures, they are -- they are going to stay around that 81-degree mark. i give you an extra hour of sleep. a reminder that daylight saving time starts saturday night into sunday morning. >> set the clocks bac

and will run nightly in a new business is strumming some success in st. pete. after the break: meet this week's extraordinary ordinaries. like father,like son... two musical minds, creating a sure, you could buy this. but why miss out on this? it's baking season. warm up with pillsbury. at progresso, we are now using 100% antibiotic and hormone-free white breast meat chicken in all our chicken soups! a couple of guys in our backyard have a lot more in common that meets the eye... one of those is ?talent, which is enought to pull one out of retirement and it makes them this weeks extraordinary ordinaries :37????trt: 3:14oc: music ))))))))))))nats(((((((((((( runs:oc: joel and david run "seven c music" in st pete. the store just opened... their reta seven c music3:48:33runs:oc: david has been around music since he can remember.... david hosler, seven c music 3:41:02runs:oc: beleive it or now, david is considered retired too! after years at taylor guitars where he came up with his own patents that changed the music world.... he decided to move here to the bay area

call st. pete police. and another story from st. pete police... that's getting a lot of ?buzz this morning. this is photo of officer "dave rogler" dusting for fingerprints... right next to a beehive. and he had to don some beekeeper gear, to keep himself safe. all those little dots you see on jumped the fence and knocked over a box containing the beehive. the bees apparently scared the prowlers off. st. pete police say if you see any teens with red bee stings... give them a call. and... it's been a while since we had a story about ?clowns. but this one, is actually kind of positive. the pasco county sheriffs office posted this photo to it's facebook page last night... as some deputies posed with ronald mcdonald. they added the caption: "our deputies were hungry, the clown best part was the hashtag... "make clowns nice again." after all those ?creepy clown stories last month... i think that's a movement we can ?all get behind. later this half hour: the subject of a netflix documentary... ?almost set free. the big decision, that could have him home for the holidays. plus: br

the second will be a concert tonight here in st. pete. as for democratic presidential nominee hillary clinton, she will not be appearing today in florida. she will be in at least three other states. now, the event today, again, it kicks off at 5 p.m. the gates to the concert open at 3 this afternoon. of course; we'll have you covered for the very la abcactionnews.com. for now reporting live in st. pete, rodney dunigan abc action news. >>> 5:34. you may have seen tv commercials asking you to vote yes on amendment 1. that's the controversial solar energy amendment some critics call a scam by utility companies. this ad claims amendment 1 would safeguard consumers, especially senior citizens who may want to install solar protections. our partners at politifact looked at what the amendment does. politifact found the ad is false. amendment 1 would offer no new protections for consumers they already don't have. >>> african-american churches in hillsborough county celebrated the final day of early voting with a souls to the polls event. hundreds

st. pete has been given a new glamorous title plus.. did you know that over 11 billion doar some of the thanksgiving weekend numbers.. and.. they'll be at every dinner table this afternoon.. but which pie do american's prefer best? is it pumpkin, apple.. or even cherry? the answer -- next.. and before we go to break.. here's a live look at a group of army soldiers to thank them for all they do.. and wish them a safe oh, that's lovely... so graceful. the corkscrew spin, flawless... ...his signature move, the flying dutchman. poetry in motion. breathtaking. a sumo wrestler figure skating? surprising. what's not surprising? how much money heather saved by switching to geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. hey! is this enough? a little more... grandma! there you go... there's no more room. hmmm... more. how's it looking? 20 more minutes... 8, 9... we need 1 more yes... let's enjoy. we need more rolls there was a little girl, and she became friends with every animal she met. it's getting late, grandma should go. in t

low tide is 12:46 at st. pete pier. some long-range models indicate cooler air across the eastern half of the country may sneak in our way over the upcoming weekend. 77 for no weather issues at the polls on tuesday. >> good morning. a big night out of ben bishop. he turns away 37 shots. he only let new jersey's 1-0 lead in the first period. it was the eight time in 12 games the bolts trailed in the opening period. after jersey had the 1-0 lead, the lightning wake up. hedman sighs boyle open. they tie it up at 1-1. i think boyle new where that weak spot was in net. just five seconds after kucherov just missed take the 2-1 lead by centimeters, hedman makes this count. the lightning is up 2-1 after two periods. bolts keepin it going in the third. a kucherov with a blast. 3-1 gets a break as he picks up the lightning's fourth goal and they win it 4-1. with the win they move into second place in the atlantic division. >>> tenth ranked gators take their show on the road to arkansas with a lead over kentucky in the s.e.c. east

party from st. pete at 7:00 a.m. and in downtown tampa at 9:30 a.m., the 50-minute free trip across the bay is possible thanks to frontier communications. daily service is set to begin monday, november 28, and it was a fun day of fashion and pampering for some very special women. >> the tree focused on female veterans and service members. the ladies involved got to pick out brand new got gowns and cocl dresses and then got to stop by the beauty bar. the goal of the day is to empower them making them feel beautiful inside and out. >> being military kids, i mean, great to have a moment where we can be just like hey. >> it's a day about us. >> and it's nice to be appreciated. >> not only did the event include a fashion show, there were also 25 professional models, and miss usa title-holders on hand. and coming up dogs certainly are man's best friend. >> but now one man is going to extremes to get his four-legged friend back home, he is putting friend back home, he is putting up his truck to this season, unwrap disney ma

clearwater and st. pete clearer, tampa has a few more clouds. on and off throughout the night, check it out. the clouds will vary throughout the evening. i think there's a pretty good chance that you may see a pretty food shot of the super -- good shot of the supermoon. if you miss it tonight, you can still see it tomorrow night, since the peak is tomorrow morning you can see it both before and after. that's the great news. here's your almanac today. today our high topped degrees at tampa international airport. morning low 68. we're right about normal for this time of year. it was a pretty nice day across the bay area. a front will move in on monday. then plenty of clouds as we head through the day monday, but mostly dry. we don't expect much in the way of rain. then clearing and cooler by tuesday as a cold front moves through. current temperatures now around for the most part. cool spot is 67 in clearwater. 73 in st. pete. 73 tampa. 75 plant city.. take a look at our satellite and radar. we are seeing some clouds move in. throughout the evening

st. pete museum to the convention center in downtown tampa riverwalk. start with we can service but the ferry is only guaranteed for the next six months since it is a pilot program. tampa mayor bob buckhorn says that after that leaders will have a tough decision on their hands. >> it is also not the government's job to subsidize what should be a private industry. hopefully the numbers warranted the private sector believing in this and continuing to run it. i'm happy to make money but it is not our job. we're happy to do it on a trial basis but i don't think we have a le >> your tax dollars pay for one $.5 million to get this berry up and running. leaders hope it is so popular that the businesses will end up chipping in for the service or will have a private company come in like the one that connects downtown clearwater to the beach. tickets are going to go on sale this morning for those ferry trips that begin for the public on friday. >> you found out that there are the ferry for free. >> ther

so if driving to st. pete is quicker what commuter would this benefit? >> it's a way of getting to work and if -- in 50 minutes without having to worry about accidents on the bridge. >> so i checked my data from yesterday at 7:15 a.m. and heading to tampa took just on the interstate and that's with zero crashes so comparing the basic commutes from downtown st. pete to downtown tampa, driving was actually a bit longer than the ferry. so i found the ferry could be a viable alternate commute for those living in downtown st. pete and working downtown tampa. now, obviously you have to factor in walking into your office and that would increase the commute it's also $10 each 6-month trial period. >> what do you do about your hair? you looked like a mess. >> you can stay inside. nice seats. you can get snacks, order coffee. i think by the end of the weekend they'll have alcoholic beverages on their way back from work. >> could be a stress-free experience. >> yes. >> probably don't want to do it when you have of an early morning meeting. >> i think it's good to t

now a new lead in the case leading home in st. pete where they arrested loan a lunsford in connection with the case. her charges child abuse causing death. lunsford moved to the area. loved ones believe they are one step closer to getting closure in this case. >> this is what we've been working for the whole time is to get closure, you know, to find answers. for the truth. >> reporter: the girls parents lena and ralph have been in and out of the jail on other relatives told our west virginia affiliate they always had questions. >> we've all had our suspicions, we've all had our ideas of what happen. and everybody -- everything goes back to loan a and ralph. >> reporter: lena lunsford spent 8 mops in prison on welfare fraud charges. at a hearing in 2012 found the parents had more knowledge about the wher that information to the court. >> reporter: and that press conference in west virginia is set for 11:00 a.m. this morning, we are expecting to get more information about this case at that point. reporting live at the pinellas county she

the protest is planned for st. pete city hall and noon and a rally in ybor city centennial park later today. >>> president-elect donald trump may be close to filling a key cabinet spot. he is expected to announce the pick for health and human services later today. nbc news reporting that trump he has been a leading critic of obama care which trump pledged to overhaul during the campaign. >>> the race for a secretary of state is heating up. today donald trump is expected to meet with senator bob corker of south carolina and expected to meet again with former massachusetts governor mitt romney. this is the second meeting between the president-elect and romney. some of his own team oppose romney getting the job. another candidate is david petroleum. he met -- david petraeus. he was forced to resign from the cia over an affair and mishandling of classified information. that is interesting because trump criticized hillary clinton for her own e-mail server scandal and alleged mishandling of information. so. >>> a passenger wh

all of your outdoor plans all the way through the evening hours, including the st. pete wine and food festival. here you go, after that you see that rain coming through? it faults apart, citrus, hernando county 10%. mostly sunny for the first half of the day. partly sunny for friday. boating looks decent. it's a great day out there today. light winds. tomorrow most of the day will be like that, but in the evening hours the winds are gonna go from 10 knots to 10 to 15 knots, and then start to get a little bit bumpy because the front's coming through tomorrow night. saturday morning boating not the best. high tide on your friday starts at four in the morning and then another at seven in the evening. we have a low tide right in the middle around noon. so we've got some cooler air coming in across the northeast united states and the center of it is actually moving this way. it's not plunging straight to southeast. as a rut, we don't see cooler air. we will get a taste of it, but the numbers we were thinking, 40s, 50s, is likely upper 50s to upper 60s for lows and upper 70s t

then the st. pete wine and food festival is for you. grabbed tastings are going onset up in st. pete's park. one ticket get you in the gate and put your wallet away. sample as much as you want and sample as much as you want. >> you might see from 10 news >> just up central avenue. st. pete, is also going on today. variety of wands and plenty of art for sale. this is a benefit for creative clay. a group that provides arts programming with people with developmental. physical and emotional disabilities. >> across the bay and in tampa's park. they have an afternoon of free entertainment plan. opt for the tampa singers and this is the favorite arias and wicked, cabaret and motown, the musical. >> you can sample items from various food trucks. >> latin music more to your taste. >> huge festival going on. this is caliente. >> leading latin performers and help them celebrate hispanic heritage. it will be business context hints to the free admission festival. have a great day, everybody. this 10 community. >>> how is it looking if you head out to one of the events. >> it is looking beauti

tampa, st. pete if you are as far as the forecast, once we lift the low clouds it is going to be fantastic, a lot of sunshine, temperatures in the lower 80s. weekend forecast coming up in a few minute. >>> yeah, ivan mentioned the fog, how is it affecting the roads? it's not really slowing down traffic, traffic indicators in the green right in this patch of fog that we are seeing again up in spring hill. the brooksville area. have seen the yellow spread now there. clear i 275 and i 4 in tampa. traffic flowing nicely in all directions and the average speeds on the interstates in our area looking good. up to speed pushing 70, i-75 and 275 looking great. dan. >>> 5:31, we are learning about the west virginia mother arrested here in florida in connection with the disappearance of her 3-year-old custody, believing she has crucial information on the case involving her missing daughter ally i can't. action news reporter knee, you found out she will be back behind bars in west virginia soon. >> reporter: hel

lots of 60s this morning, and even st. pete. most mornings this entire season you've been in the 70s. it's 64 in west chase, and 64 in new tampa and inverness 63 and bushnell 63. comfortable, cool readings. if you don't like the cool, with that brighter start to the day we warm quicker, too. 64 inglewood and frostproof had plenty of low to mid-60s. only a few degrees cooler but noticeably air moved in all day yesterday with a nice evening. got a couple tiny sprinkles, leftovers from some rain believe it or not on the east coast last night. these are patchy sprinkles riding novrt north and west not amounting to rain measurable in nature. you have a couple from new port richey to citrus park. those passed odessa as well. here are the high clouds from the west today. you notice a few more clouds times. how about cool fall-like air from chicago to lexington to atlanta. we opened the door for some of that milder air, and we may see slightly cooler air over the upcoming weekend. that's what we track throughout the week. we are watchin

the boat travels from the tampa convention center to the vinoy basin in st. pete. it leaves st. pete at seven this morning... and its first departure from ?tampa is at 9- 30. you can only get tickets in ?person, and it's a first come basis. later today: a wounded veteran is getting a new home... and he wont' have to pay a dime for it. army vet justin lansford is getting the home, as part of home depot's annual "celebration of service" campaign. former bucs kicker "marteen gramatica" and his "gramatica family foundation" also helped organize the garage and landscaping. staff sergeant lansford served in iraqi and afghanistan between 20-10 and 20-12. he was wounded in a roadside bomb... losing his most of his left leg... and suffering a broken back and two collapsed lungs. the new home has been custom-made to help with his looking for something to do with your kids, while they're out on thanksgiving break? you can take them to the "glazer childrens museum" in downtown tampa. this is "thankful week" at the museum. each day there are diffferent activities based on the holiday. today k

reporting in st. pete, kera mashek abc action news. >>> 4:36. now we're hearing from a south florida family who was shocked to learn a teacher's aide is under investigation for possibly abusing their autistic he was enrolled in collins elementary in dania beach. the school district contacted his parents about the potential abuse. his mother says they were told the aide covered damian's mouth to keep him from screaming and then hit him. she might have also used his own hand to hit him. the teacher is out of the classroom but that isn't enough for damian's parents. >> i would like criminal charges. she shouldn't be working in a school with children. i think it takes patience to be any kind of teacher, but it takes a around children special needs and she doesn't have it. she failed. >> the broward county school district is still investigating. the sheriff's office there says there have been other incidents involving other students. >>> a tampa law firm is giving away turkeys this morning. anybody in need can drop by the pendis law firm between 8:30

st. pete. doors opening there at 5:30 for a 6:30 event. news channel 8 will carry both events live on wfla.com. gene. >> we'll be watching. thanks. >>> we want to take you live now to pasco hernando state college in dade city. you're looking at where hillary clinton will campaign just a few hours from now. as meredyth just told us, doors for this event open 1 attend. the event itself gets started at 3:00 this afternoon. >>> donald trump is also fighting hard for florida votes. the republican presidential nominee will campaign tomorrow in miami, orlando and pensacola, capitalizing on the e-mail troubles rocking the clinton camp. >> we can be sure that what is in those e-mails is absolutely devastating. >> that was trump at a rally yesterday in michigan. well, today the republican nominee will campaign in expected to be on obamacare. >>> trump's running mate campaigned in clearwater last night. governor mike pence spoke to a crowd at st. petersburg- clearwater international airport, undeterred b

the 9th annual st. pete noise fest kicks off tonight, featuring 3 dozen bond with awful names trying to make as much noise as possible. >> a garbage, vasectomy party and i saved the best for last, human fluid rot. >> disgusting. >>> you have heard of bring your child to workday, but what about bring your parents to workday. today is the day linkedin is hosting this global campaign encouraging people to bring their folks in to see the actually know what their child does for a living. the jobs parents are most confused by include web designer, social media managers and radio producers. >>> coming up at 6:30. another arrested five years after her daughter disappeared, there are lingering questions now we are hoping to get answers to today including why it took so long for police to charge this woman. >>> the race for the white house is now down to the wire. both clinton and trump are leaning on to help them in this final >>> new information this morning in a five-year-old case of a missing little girl from west

. >> reporter: a major economic generator for st. pete is the packed into one neighborhood. >> hospital and healthcare. >> reporter: there are thousands of jobs but finding a place for the people to live is a problem. >> as the markets change, st. pete has become a hot real estate market. it has become a challenge pretty quickly. six or seven years ago during the recession it was not a problem. >> reporter: that was the real estate market when ryan carpenter graduated from college. >> we got a place right here. >> reporter: carpenter now works in downtown st. pete but he can now no longer to afford to live here. >> i would like to live downtown, but it is way more expensive. >> reporter: carpenter is not committing 30 minutes to work every day. that is something that is likely to put off a lot of young professionals pick >> a lot of millennials are looking for an opportunity to live close to where they work sense of walk ability. >> reporter: the solution is more affordable places to live. the city admits the demand for housing is not bei

milder along pinellas, 53 in pinellas park and 56 in st. pete. lets widen the shot out. low 30s now freezing in crystal river. they have in the last couple of hours. brooksville at 33. we're looking at 41 in zephyrhills, look at these 30s, plant morning, upper 30s right now. all of us warming up by later this afternoon. it's going to take a while. as soon as we get to lunchtime, we'll get those temperatures up in the 60s. one more chilly night tonight, not as cold as this morning, but still it is going to be uncomfortable this morning and then we'll begin the warmup heading into midweek. upper 60s, a couple of us touching 70 degrees. how about 80 for thanksgiving.

nice and mild, 72 in st. pete. be able to see the cool air has been lost as well across the panhandle where we're in the upper 60s. look at jacksonville. 71. that moderating flow from the atlantic where the gulf stream resides, of course, on the eastern seaboard here. there's our weather coming in. been dominating the pattern and east. they've been unusual certainly for this time of year but also a lot for temperatures to soar. we've got record highs. 69 this morning. so, yeah, absolutely shs it has been above average as far as warm temperatures but not just us. the rest of southeast, of course, will begin to cool off behind the cool front that will eventually make it here. for today, still pretty strong. expecting gusty winds and, again, the potential for showers this afternoon. coverage only about 10%,nd interior counties, as i showed you there. then, yes, we turn cooler, less humid. there comes the front swinging through here. we will turn noticeably less humid for weekend and cooler as well. i think we'll have

st. petersburg saturday night. the event will be at the state the information for you on wfla.com. roughly 4 1/2 million voters have already cast their ballots in florida. we have information for you on locations and hours for early voting sites posted to wfla.com . >>> there is a push this morning to throw out amendment one fight over solar on this year's valid. pp supporters want the judge to validate that amendment. it could restrict solar growth in florida by raising cost. supporters call the move political grandstanding and said the amendment will protect consumers. >>> in 12 cities across our state opponents will protest amendment one today. this is video from tuesday and st. pete. protest in our area are scheduled for st. pete, tampa, and sarasota. political special right here on news channel 8. will break down all of the major races for you affecting us here in the bay area including the final days of the presidential race. this is a special episode of your vote counts 2016. it airs at

because the st. pete wine and food fest kicked off last night actually wl wine pairing tonight >> taco and tequila tonight. craft beer tomorrow night. and andy is here from red may is a cantina. talk a little tequila. you will plenty of tacos. yeah. absolutely. let's talk tequila. it is so funny spirits come and go in popularity. craft beer, it was wine connoisseurs craft whiskey and vodkas and tequila can enjoyed same connoisseurs let's do shots and stupid stuff. absolutely. everyone had that one night with tequila. we've all had it before. >> what have you heard? i haven't heard anything. tequila is that one particular spirit he unique unlike whiskey that takes a little time to grow and forever to age. all right. 8 to ten years to mature. wonderful. to taste tonight? >> okay so we have eight brands tonight. 7 tequila and. we have from had list could region. boogie man of meks cap folklore. >> is this like champagne where technically it has to come from particular place in mexico. wonderful question. the