i am keith cate. >> and i am stacie schaible. thank you for joining us. an organized effort to grab as many guns as possible. surveillance cameras captured these slamming through a gun store at 3 am this morning, making off with dozens of firearms -- firearms. those guns are clearly in the wrong hands so investigators are work weapons. candace mccowan joins us, tampa arms company. these were fast acting thieves. >> reporter: in fact they were. it took less than two minutes for those these two smash grab and get out of here and now that's more than 35 guns in the hands of god knows who. >> we had full bars. they are all smashed. >> reporter: they were no match for the truck or suv that

i thought he was dead for 10 hours. >> reporter: stacie schaible for 8 on your side a cool little kid there. the heart walk is nine days away and news channel 8 is committed to raising $100,000 but we still need your help. just had to www.wfla.com/heart walk for details. >>> it took them five quarters district title in 27 years. anthony allred shows us the insane come back. the northside christian mustangs became the clear choice for our team of the week. >> to win their first district title in almost 30 years, the northside christian mustangs had to stay the course and battle back after being down 14- 0 in the first half. >> we started off real slow. a couple turnovers real early. we knew we could and eventually, we would get going. >> reporter: in the second half, the mustangs dynamic duo marcus hooks and griffin ousted put the team on their backs -- allstate put the team on their backs. >> we didn't get down on each other because everybody has been through it before with passing game the previous season. we just stayed together. >> reporter: and then the defense facing 4th end goal

and it's not too late to join stacie schaible's team. for more information, head to tran03?/heart walk -- www.wfla.com/heart walk. >>> angelina jolie and brad pitt have come up with a temporary divorce solution. they have signed a legal agreement continuing the previous arrangement for their six children. angelina jolie has custody and the kids continue therapeutic desperate to find out what happens next are in luck. a reddit post contains a plot summary for the entire upcoming season 7 of the hit abc -- hbo show but bummer news, someone close to one of the actors claims the leaked information is incorrect. you can be the judge. >>> you will have to wait a little longer to see halle berry get her son back in kidnapped. the show has been scheduled next march instead of december leaving just one movie set for wide release the first weekend in december. incarnate, about a boy possessed by a demon. >>> a cold front is pushing through the area so that front will continue to push through the bay area this evening. that's what we are seeing clearing skies -- cloudy skies pleasant t

. >> and i am stacie schaible. thank you for joining us. an organized effort to grab as many guns as possible. surveillance cameras captured these slamming through a gun store at 3 am this morning, making off with dozens of firearms -- firearms. those guns are clearly in the wrong hands so investigators are work weapons. candace mccowan joins us, tampa arms company. these were fast acting thieves. >> reporter: in fact they were. it took less than two minutes for those these two smash grab and get out of here and now that's more than 35 guns in the hands of god knows who. >> we had full bars. they are all smashed. >> reporter: they were no match for the truck or suv that 8 to 12 people ran inside and scattered with faces covered, grabbing guns off the walls and out of cases. in less than two minutes, they were gone. >> from what i know, a couple other cars were waiting outside. >> reporter: the co-owner of the tampa arms country is baffled saying they do repairs and maintenance as well as sell. workers are now working aggressively. >> we are

. >> i'm stacie schaible thank you for joining us. tonight tampa police are still trying to track down a hit and run driver who ran over a young boy and left him in a pool of blood. it happened off hannah avenue a couple of weeks ago. rod carter is live at tampa police h surprise for that young victim today. hi rod. >>reporter: i did check in with tpd today and they told me they don't have any new leads in this case. they are still trying to find the person who hit that 12-year- old. meanwhile that young man got out of the hospital on wednesday the day before thanksgiving very thankful he could be at home to eat some of grandma's cooking on thanksgiving day. today he got something else to

i am stacie schaible. >> thank you for joining us today. the holiday shopping rush is on. grocery stores are packed with people picking up last-minute food items and tomorrow many bay area retailers will be open for business. je idea of what will be open and what will not be open. >> reporter: you are right about that. publics and other grocery stores were packed today. this parking lot is jammed right now. there was a waiting line to get into the parking lot but since the 1930s, publix has never been open on thanksgiving and they will not be open tomorrow to allow employees to stay with families. but a lot of stars are open on thanksgiving and some with big sam's club, home depot, staples, nordstrom, nordstrom rack will be closed but many stores will be open for business thursday evening. among the early opening businesses, target and premium outlets. >> i plan to be here tomorrow at 6:00 to get some of these deals. >> reporter: april is among the shoppers who plans to come to tap was outlets to get -- tampa's shopping. >> i was thinking we would do early afternoon dinner

. >> i'm stacie schaible thank you for joining us. tonight tampa police are still trying to track down a hit and run driver who ran over a young boy and left him in a pool of blood. it happened off hannah avenue a couple of weeks ago. rod carter is live at tampa police h surprise for that young victim today. hi rod. >>reporter: i did check in with tpd today and they told me they don't have any new leads in this case. they are still trying to find the person who hit that 12-year- old. meanwhile that young man got out of the hospital on wednesday the day before thanksgiving very thankful he could be at home to eat some of grandma's cooking on thanksgiving day. today he got something else to buccaneers. >>reporter: a symbol that proudly proclaims the puttered pride when darrell and his family pulled up at one buc place they had no idea that a simple tour would turn into so much more. 12-year-old darrell was hit by a car a couple of weeks ago and left in a pool of blood. one buck was list very first venture out. he got a chance to see the

. >> i'm stacie schaible. we grin with breaking news. fire fired for using excess sir force at a traffic stop then the job tonight after the sheriff tells us he fab ate cateed events about the march night that he pulled a woman over. and news channel 8' peter bernard is live at the he sheriff's headquarters in largo with more on this story. >>reporter: deputy wayne wagner is the dispute involved here. he is no longer on the force. he had been on the force for just over two years and he's no longer employed here. the sheriff tells me wagner pushed page paige taylor into ground violently. it was all caught on tape it now we have that tape. dash cam video and surveillance video from a mobil gas station fourth street north in st. petersburg shows what happened. deputy wagner pulled a woman over paige taylor was arrested her for battery on a law enforcement office every recessing arrest with violence empty wrote in a report a woman

>> i'm josh benson, and i'm stacie schaible. thank you for joining us. the search intensifies for the man who drove his car into a popular ybor city bar and then took off on foot. but not before -- not before hitting one man who ended up in do we have any idea what led up to this? >> reporter: right now, police are saying a fight is to blame. what triggered that, they are stilling to find out. at bad monkey, take a look. crews have been out here throughout the day. that's where the car plowed right into the building. >> it happened really fast. it was like a blink of an eye. >> reporter: carlos members the crowd, the noise, the fighting and then this. the car wedged into the building after hopping over a curb, after squeezing through a tree and a utility pole. >> it just became a ride. >> reporter: moments before that, the suspect and several others got into a fight. he tried to make a break for it. the suspect ran across the street, got into his car and tried to make a u-turn. people started banging on his car and then for some reason he hit the gas, hi

i'm keith cate>> and i'm stacie schaible. four stores robbed in 24 hours. clearwater police think the same guy is behind all of them. now they are working hard to clearwater. do we know if the thief is armed? >> reporter: well, police say that he walks in acting like he does have some type of weapon. they haven't been able to prove that, just like he did when he walked into this convenience store. he went around the back of the store, made his way to the front of the register, and that's where he made his move. police say this man is clearwater. >> we are extremely concerned about the amount of times that this individual is hitting convenience stores. >> reporter: the suspect rob four locations within 24 hours. this clerk was terrified when he came in the market yesterday morning holding what looked like a weapon. >> he said open the register and that's pretty much when he pulled the gun at me but the gun was inside the sleeves. >> reporter: in the video, she tries to hide as the brazen

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stacie schaible joins us to explain.>> reporter: the federal government geared up entirely new way including six national cyber centers and emergency operations centers. this is video of the national cyber security and communications integration center in washington dc. it's part of the department of homeland cybersecurity and it is working with states today to ensure the security of voting and election systems. homeland security is actively monitoring incoming intelligence to react to any threat to the federal command systems. they are actively monitoring their networks for any network intrusions or virus infections. i spoke to the head of cybersecurity at usf today. he pointed out that our voting systems in the u.s. are not connected to the internet. they are decentralized on purpose so the chances of a widespread attack are highly unlikely. i will be keeping tabs on election security throughout the evening. >> we will bring you complete coverage of your vote counts 2016 here on news channel 8 as the results come in. >> and we will have election results on the bottom of your screen through

i'm stacie schaible. >> and i thank you for joining us. trying to prevent another tragedy, robert cartwright was a possible -- popular newport ricci musician. loved ones believe the car crash that killed him could have been avoided. we are live at the accident scene tonight and the family hopes their actions can help others. >> reporter: you can see right here behind me, that there is a growing memorial for robert cartwright who was killed at this intersection but since we have been here, i want to take a look over here. this is the illegal u-turn that as part of this roadway. we have seen so many illegal u- turn's done here and this is why residents want a light. is enough. she started a petition for a traffic light at u.s. 19 and beach boulevard following the fatal crash of robert cartwright on sunday. >> i have been wanting to do it for years because i have been seeing how many accidents have been happening here.>> reporter: she says the issues are the constant illegal u- turn's. cartwright was driving south on 19 when a driver made the

here is stacie schaible. >> reporter: thank you for joining us. >> tonight, americans decide who will be the next president of the united states. in just one more hour, the polls begin to close in florida. this is a live look at the lakeland. voters if they show up will be waiting until the last hour to make their decisions. if you are in line by 7:00, you will still be able to vote, even if you don't get your ballot in your hands until after 7:00. >>> the candidates in this all important presidential race cast their ballots this morning. both hillary clinton and donald trump floated in new york and tonight, they are watching and waiting like the rest of us to see who our next president will be. >>> news channel 8 is covering all the races that matter most to you. we have coverage in tampa bay and all over the state. we begin with rod carter live, tampa waterside hotel. this is where bay area democrats will be watching and hoping to see hillary clinton declared the winner of this residential race. >> reporter: they are all going together here in the second- floor ballroom at the marri

i'm stacie schaible. >> and i thank you for joining us. trying to prevent another tragedy, robert cartwright was a possible -- popular newport ricci musician. loved ones believe the car crash that killed him could have been avoided. we are live at the accident scene tonight and the family hopes their actions can help others. >> reporter: you can see right here behind me, that there is a growing memorial for robert cartwright who was killed at this intersection but since we have been here, i want to take a look over here. this is the illegal u-turn that as part of this roadway. we have seen so many illegal u- turn's done here and this is why residents want a light.

good evening i'm stacie schaible. >> i'm keith cate. shoppers aren't the only ones looking for deals so are car burglars. >>reporter: good evening. not only by on their bites parking lot checking handles making sure everybody is okay, but they are also watching people right here from the sky watch tower. now here they can immediately spot someone trying to break in. l aaron knows he can be taking a risk to do black friday shopping. >> you hope that there's some type of security whether it be golf cart or something they safe. >>reporter: the busiest shopping holiday of the year brings out extra reinforcements. more officers patrolling through the parking lots and watching from above. >> with an elevated platform it gives you a better furniture to see people behaving suspiciously operating in between cars. >>reporter: sky watch tower gives officers a 360 spreeview. it came in handy last year. >> there is an individual that were going through the parking lot trying door handles. we were able to identi ground to the general area. >>reporter

there's still time to join stacie schaible's team on www.wfla.com. kia is much in the first $50,000 we raise. we want to thank some of our donors and also tomorrow we are holding a heart walk phone bank from 4 pm to 6:30 pm. that's when we will m >>> gopro is recalling a new drone after only 16 days on the market. the company reported a small number of the drones lost power during operation. owners can return them to gopro for a full refund. replen karma drone may return to the shelves. >>> uggla's rescinding it button to take back an email after five seconds from one it has been sent to fix errors or rethink the email to the bus. the update, which also features swipe to archive or delete is the biggest overhaul in nearly holiday cups. they return tomorrow. customers who buy a holiday beverage will get a second one for free. the "offer is good tomorrow through monday. >> i think it's through monday the 14th. >> i'm with you now. the controversy throws me off. i wish i had that undo beating -- button for reading. the starbucks received criticism after

i am stacie schaible. >> thank you for joining us. we begin with that tragedy in tennessee. a school bus driver in chattanooga is facing charges after the bus he was driving crashed. five children were killed, many more rushed to the hospital. josh benson is joining us from the tampa news center with what may be behind the horrific accident. >> reporter: police arrested johnthony walker and believe the cause of this terrible crash is speed. more than 18 hours after this bus crash took the lives of five young children, people stopped to watch as the wreckage was pulled away from the scene. >> we have of those deaths, three were in the fourth grade, one was a kindergartner and one was a first grader. >> reporter: the mangled metal >> christmas is not even on my list right now. i just can't think of anything right now. >> reporter: 35 students were on board when the bus flipped on its side, hitting a tree. police say the driver was going well over the 30 miles per hour speed limit before losing control of the bus. now he is facing five counts of vehicular manslaughter, reckless

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good evening i'm stacie schaible. >> i'm news channel 78. a teenager who almost didn't make it. >>reporter: that's right she made it about a mile from her home before collapsing. thankfully someone heard her cries. >> she said can you help me. that's what i remember her saying can you help me. >>reporter: cries for help. at first michael thought it was a joke until he got closer. >> she was laying in the bushes tangled up. >>reporter: in the woods across from his house lay a small tell. >> she got stabbed by something and her feet are all messed up she has no shoes on she's really dirty. she said she can't go back to where she came from. >>reporter: chris and melissa peters are behind bars accused of some of the worst abuse and neglect inside this home in dundee. >> it has shaken our most experienced detectives to the soul. >>reporter: according to court

i am stacie schaible. >> thank you for joining us. it's a sad ending to a search that lasted 24 hours. was found today after he vanished on a jet ski outing with his three-year-old son on the altair river. do we know yet what happened? >> reporter: sadly we do not. a lot of questions remain. i spoke with billy morris's wife tina today and she tells me this is incredibly difficult as this mystery continues. his last hours remain a mystery. nobody knows what happened in the cold current during this final minutes. his three-year-old son was the only witness so could this child hold the key to crucial details about his father's death? >> at least the family can get closure about what we believe is a tragic accident . >> reporter: the one thing this dad loved more than anything

. >>> good evening i'm stacie schaible. >> i'm keith cate thanks for joining us tonight. on the campaign trail tonight it is the eve of the election and hillary clinton's campaign has brought some star power to st. petersburg. peter bernard is joining us live at the get out the vote concert that just wrapped up featuring none other than jimmy buffett. >>reporter: jimmy buffett keith and it's a beautiful venue down here the sun is petersburg skyline in the background. wint in our hair. this was political rally and partly a campaign speech and campaign rally as well. the vice-president was here he spoke for about 20 minutes. told the crowd of several hundred including people in the overflow area that the election is in the hands of florida voters. he said voting is a tremendous obligation saying if hillary wins in florida it is over. he also took several jabs at donald trump. >> this guy's already world. this is a race between a man who praises vladimir putin pursues putin and a woman who expands our alliancees and knows who our foes are. >>reporter: there he is the man him

. >>> well this year's heart walk there is still chance to join stacie schaible's team. this year we raised more than $114,000. once again they would match the first $50,000 of that total and this year's event will get underway on saturday at 8:00 a.m. at raymond james stadium. if you'd like to participate just go to wfla.com/heartwalk for the details. >>> looking forward to the full moon on monday. it's a super moon that will appear 14% larger brighter. hopefully the skies will be clearing up. at this point it looks like they will. the largest super moon so far of the century, appearing to be a little larger too, actually closer to us too. as for the heart walk 59 degrees. this is a cool start to the day. a crisp start we'll call it. then by the afternoon those temperatures will be warming up into the upper 70s. a very nice range of temperatures if you happen to be headed out for the heart walk. for the friday night blitz, football weather 70 degrees at kickoff. 67 degrees at half time. 65 by the final play. the cooler weather as it will be quite lovely. barbara lowry c

on that screen over there, again, our very own stacie schaible will be here today, emceeing the event. she says her family is the reason why she walks. people here in the bay area, they have a lot of reasons too. according to the american heart association, heart disease and stroke are the nation's number one and number four killers. heart disease likely impacts someone in your immediate family and it certainly impacts many here in the bay area. this is 4-year-old sammy. he was born with a crisscrossed ventricles with only one functional pump. at 8 weeks old, he almost died. >> just prayed, and knew we were in the right place and prayed god would give us another chance. and the heart team was beyond amazing and he came back, surviving and thriving. >> reporter: the team at johns life. now the 4-year-old is full of energy and what his family calls a miracle. right now, a look at all the tents where many of the events will be. we'll have a team out here. come by and feel free to say hello to newschannel 8. again, thank you to all of you who donated to such a great cause. >> this is your

. >> and these great stacie schaible's team. >> get yourself checked out. if you have something, you know your body. if something doesn't feel right to you, follow your gut and get to your doctor and explain that. >> thank you to everyone else who donated to this great cause. newschannel 8 has a team out come meet the talent, we'd love to shake your hand. and thank you to all who have donated to this great cause. >> thank you, jana. >>> across the bay area, ceremonies were held yesterday to honor veterans and active military. an evening event was held at the military court of honor in largo, featuring bands and activities as well as remarks from david jolly. it was the veterans own words in perspective. >> therefore, i believe it is my duty to my country to love, to support the constitution, to obey its laws. respect the flag and defend it against all enemies. >> the city holds the event every year to thank local veterans for their service of the this was just one of many across the bay area. weekend of the cross bay ferry are beyond expectations. more than

i am stacie schaible. >> thank you for joining us today. the holiday shopping rush is on. grocery stores are packed with people picking up last-minute food items and tomorrow many bay area retailers will be open for business. je idea of what will be open and what will not be open. >> reporter: you are right about that. publics and other grocery stores were packed today. this parking lot is jammed right now. there was a waiting line to get into the parking lot but since the 1930s, publix has never been open on thanksgiving and they will not be open tomorrow to allow employees to stay with families. but a lot of stars are open on thanksgiving and some with big

8 on your side's stacie schaible is live in the news center for to us break it down. >> florida goes to donald trump, but it was extremely close as expected. polls telling us who would vote for trump and clinton florida had some interesting results. this is where hillary clinton topped donald trump, among black voters. she was up by 80%. hispanic voters up by29%. with female voters a 5% margin. clinton did better with younger voters ages 18 to 44 winning more than half that group. now let's look on the other side and donald trump. he outperformed among white voters by 28%, but it was surprisingly tighter in two other groups. trump garnered the most male voters in florida but only by 7% and with independent voters 4% separated the two. some other interesting numbers, trump had the edge with older voters and clinton with younger voters. they pretty much broke even among college graduates and those without a degree which again nbc projecting donald trump the winner in florida tonight. back to you. >> we are still waiting on some of the other states to be called in this historic race for

good evening i'm stacie schaible. >> i'm keith cate. shoppers aren't the only ones looking for deals so are car burglars. >>reporter: good evening. not only by on their bites parking lot checking handles making sure everybody is okay, but they are also watching people right here from the sky watch tower. now here they can immediately spot someone trying to break in. l aaron knows he can be taking a risk to do black friday shopping. >> you hope that there's some type of security whether it be golf cart or something they

i am stacie schaible. >> thank you for joining us. we begin with that tragedy in tennessee. a school bus driver in chattanooga is facing charges after the bus he was driving crashed. five children were killed, many more rushed to the hospital. josh benson is joining us from the tampa news center with what may be behind the horrific accident. >> reporter: police arrested johnthony walker and believe the cause of this terrible crash is speed. more than 18 hours after this bus crash took the lives of five young children, people stopped to watch as the wreckage was pulled away from the scene. >> we have of those deaths, three were in the fourth grade, one was a kindergartner and one was a first grader. >> reporter: the mangled metal

. >> and i am stacie schaible. this is first at 4:00. >>> and the search is on for a man who slammed his car into an ybor city bar. moments before, a fight broke out and one man tried to make a run for it. paul mueller picks up the story from there. >> reporter: now the suspect ran across the street, got into the car and tried to make a u- turn. and at one point, people started banging on the car, he hit a victim and plowed through the bar. >> it was really chaotic. happened really fast. it was like the blink of an eye. >> reporter: witnessed watched it unfold, remembering the crowd an car. >> it just became a riot. >> reporter: police trying to sort it out. >> someone was injured and he left the scene. there's property damage, somebody injured, that's serious. >> reporter: the bar is known for the military decor. one of the owners have served the country for four decades. >> ybor is a community here. we do pull together. we are used to good type of business here. this nature. >> reporter: and tampa police are comb

now is time to join stacie schaible's team. fuccillo kia is matching the y25quy yy6y this is mike's office. if he doesn't show up, he doesn't get paid. too often marco rubio didn't show up to get things done, you've got to show up. you've got to work together. whether it's protecting social security and women's health care or growing the economy, we've got to start solving problems instead of pointing fingers. i am patrick murphy and i approve this message >>> welcome back to raymond james stadium, 43-28, the bucs fall to 0-4 at home this season, absolutely incredible, head coach dirk koetter discussing his team saying he's got to get them fixed into what now turns into a little bit of a bye week. six players leave this game hurt headlined by jameis winston with a knee, mike evans anton smith the lower leg filling in for two injured running backs, in fact. let's look at the highlights in the game because this was supposed to be a glorious night in bucs left. john lynch leads the team out of the tunnel before he goes up into the

. >> and i am stacie schaible. right now, wildfires are raging gatlingburg, tennessee. >> take a look. this is gatlingburg where thousands of evacuees are staying in shelters and more than 250 buildings so far burned. >> reporter: out of control wildfires force thousands to flee. >> go, go, go. >> reporter: some have to drive through the flames to get to safety. >> it's crazy. >> reporter: more than a dozen fires threaten the great smoky mountains of eastern tennessee. but instead of mountainside, people feel hot flames and smoke being pushed by strong winds. >> the power went out. so it was very dark. the smoke was so thick, we couldn't breathe. our eyes were stinging. so we just grabbed a blanket and took off running. >> we just watched a building go down in flames to the right of us. and we pulled in front of another building but the firefighter got us. i thank him so much. >> reporter: the fires damaging or destroying homes and businesses. house. but, you know, thing cans be rebuilt. >> it's difficult to go out