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we want to check in on what's going down in the sunshine state of florida, where we still have what'stially stationary system here, drawing in moisture from the eastern gulf, and bringing with it some torrential downpours to localized communities. so you are still around the bend, tampa, for example, getting just clobbered with the rounds of soaking rain. that's going to be story for them for the next few days. now, we don't have to worry about this necessarily, migrating north. but there is a warmfront that's going to get lifted north here. and that is what is going to help bring back the heat, bring back the humidity, as all of that very warm humid air starts to nudge north. so we jump to future weather, same time tomorrow. clouds will have built in. the warmfront will start lifting tonight. we don't think you have to worry about wet weather until tomorrow. the mugginess returns. generally expect late day showers, storms, but this particular model is pegging that even as early as late morning, could already be couple of pockets of granted localized but very heavy downpours if not th

trump is hoping to finally put that controversy behind him with two big appearances in the sunshine state of florida. tomorrow he will be in daytona beach. military-rich community of jacksonville, latest shows trump with a razor-thin lead over hillary clinton in the state of florida. trump adviser has not given up on the idea of challenging the date of two of the upcoming presidential debates, saying it would be better for the voting public and the nfl to not have two of those debate goes up against sunday night and monday night football. bret? >> the art of the deal in action. thank you, john roberts. >>> president obama is urging republicans to abandon trump, using his most pointed language yet, insisting the gop nominee is unfit for the most powerful job in the world and urging republicans to stand up and speak out about it. kevin corke has the full story from the white house tonight. good evening, kevin. >> good evening to you, bret. fairly straightforward question here at the white house. the response couldn't have been more starting. the question was simple. did the president still believe tha

trump is hoping to finally put that controversy behind him with two big appearances in the sunshine state of florida. tomorrow he will be in daytona beach. military-rich community of jacksonville, latest shows trump with a razor-thin lead over hillary clinton in the state of florida. trump adviser has not given up on the idea of challenging the date of two of the upcoming presidential debates, saying it would be better for the voting public and the nfl to not have two of those debate goes up against sunday night and monday night football. bret? >> the art of the deal in action. thank you, john roberts. >>> president obama is urging republicans to abandon trump, using his most pointed language yet, insisting the gop nominee is unfit for the most powerful job in the world and urging republicans to stand up and speak out about it. kevin corke has the full story from the white house tonight. good evening, kevin. >> good evening to you, bret. fairly straightforward question here at the white house. the response couldn't have been more starting. the question was simple. did the president still believe tha

state division of unclaimed property. you can check to see if you have any unclaimed prope fltreasurerhunt.org. >>> concerns about the zika virus don't seem to be discouraging americans from visiting the sunshine state. university of florida researchers questioned more than 800 people across the nation who already plan to travel to florida within the next six months. while 70% of them said they were concerned about the zika virus, then 10% of those with concerns changed their travel plans. of those who changed their would postpone their visit while 25% said they would go somewhere else. researchers say in order to encourage visitors to stay, tourism officials can make bug sprays available in areas like hotels and can give information on how to best protect them he was. >>> and puerto rico officials have confirmed more than 1900 new cases of the zika virus over the last week. that brings their total number of cases to 10,690. that includes more than 1,000 the u.s. surgeon general says 25% of people on the island could be infected by the end of the year. >>> a teen whose murder con rinks was documented for a n netflix serie "making a murderer" will be released from brigs. brandon da, sey's conviction will be overturned. it

of unclaimed property, and you can check if you have any unclaimed property as well at fltr fltreasuryhunt.org. >>> concerns about the zika virus don't seem to be discouraging americans from visiting the sunshine state. university of florida researchers 800 people across the nation to already plan to travel to florida within the next six months. while 70% of them say they were concerned about the zika virus. only 10% of those with concerns actually changed their travel plans. of those who changed their plans, 60% said they would postpone their visit while 25% say they would go elsewhere. researchers say in order to discourage visitors to stay, tourism officials can make bug like hotels and also give people information about how to best protect themselves. >>> in puerto rico, officials have confirmed more than 1900 new cases of the zika virus over the last week. that brings their total number of cases to 10,690. that includes more than 1,000 pregnant women. the u.s. surgeon general says 25% of people on the island could be infected by the end of the year. >>> a u.s. n port with new clues in the el faro. the ship sank on its way to puerto rico. all 30 crewmembers died. the navy recovered the voice recorder unit the vessel's

despite fears of zika virus, people are still flocking to the state of florida. the sunshine state set another record in tourism more than 57 million visitors during the first half of the year, officials report that is the highest six month total ever. >>> it is the biggest shocker in women's soccer in years. >> yeah. for the first time in olympic history, the outcome of a game came down to penalty kicks. >> plus, a little boy spotted on the street corner trying to sell his teddy bear for a heartbreaking reason. see how an off duty police officer went above the call of duty to help. to build from southeast of us moving to the northwest. so still some decent downpours already occurring but in other parts of the bay area as well. your weekend forecast is here. we will have that for you shortly. >> we'll have that and more coming up. i got shot down over vietnam and spent eleven months in a pow camp. what donald trump said about our members of the military being captured is a disgrace. he's a war hero because he was captured. i like people that weren't captured. emy territory, t

welcoming the end of summer - with some powerful high surf in northeast florida - as a massive storm churns in the gulf of mexico. the tropical system is forecast to turn toward the sunshine state later this week... bringing heavy rain - and severe storms to the area. people in central florida are being urged to have a week's worth of essentials on hand - ahead of the storm's arrival. "..we want to have tools in there, extra batteries, a radio so that you can listen to the news from local emergency management, non- perishable foods, water. about a gallon of water per person per day." people further north are keeping a close watch on yet another storm threatening north carolina. the system expected to bring rough surf - and heavy rain to the region... that's not all. hurricane madeline is expected to pass by hawaii's big island wednesday. now fox5 weather 24/7, with chief meterologist ted pretty we'll see another day wednesday that will be a contender for the hottest day left of 2016. we expect 105 with afternoon, southwest gusts to 20 mph on wednesday. gusts friday with highs those days at 102 and 100. we'll see an increase of clouds on thursday with a slight shower chance. we'

of mexico where the radar can see the moisture streaming across the sunshine state taking aim at the west coast of florida. you can see how far into the gulf this extends which is why we recall for more rain in the forecast. tropical storm warning in place. they go through the big bend. a the record rain sometime friday, 2 a.m. this can change and likely will. we're out of the cone of error. that's going to cause problems with the high tide. it's somewhere about midday or so from 11:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. saturday and sunday you can see 50-40% chances and we start to normalize and the system moves ai what. tomorrow is the day where additional rain fall is possible and additional flooding and of course, watching the tides thursday, friday and on into saturday too. a lot of war, i think that's going to be the legacy for this one in the bay area. >> that's unfortunate for so many so water logged after this one day of rain. >> exactly. >> thank you. >> two men trapped on a jetty waiting for help. and strong waves to rescue them. >> wow. remember, you can join jenn, julie and me every night from 8:00 to 9:00. i'm h

sunshine state. scientist from the university of florida he could not get fresh hops he bought three plants and now it is a project. he says our hot and humid weather is the perfec combination for the plant and makes the end product even >> when consuming the beer and fuller with more flavor, 550 plants are grown here at the education center. breweries are exploding here in the state of florida according to the university of florida just 100,000-barrels brewed to 1 million-barrels. >> i started out with 126 plants. >> ricky pwurtsz is from citrus county he met the doctor at a conference and got into the busine hoping to cash in. >> we're looking at a total for the season 4000 plants in the ground; wow, impressive. be in the span of ecres will and e-mails daily. >> since e citrus harvest has been cut in half due to diseases, this may be florida's new cash crop. >> cash crop everyone is asking. the million dollar question. the economic i are hard toes isern certain because of thear strategies. >> whether it will be profitable remains to be seen but the excitement is >> i know people want it, the breweri

. >>> breaking news. 10 more cases of zica virus in florida and a warning about traveling to the sunshine state. >>> we have a return of the son and warmer temperatures coming up. >>> a new hampshire family with a five year old in the backseat and a baby on the way involved in a serious tonight the emergency delivery that followed and why they say they are so incredibly lucky. >>> live from the channel for studios in boston. >>> we are following breaking news. [ sirens ] dramatic video tonight of a police chase through new bedford. cameras rolling because reporters and photographers chase. two chases, one city. >> let's get to lisa hughes. >> reporter: there can be interesting back stories. these police chases happened in new bedford today. news crews are just cover the end of the first case witness this second wild pursuit. the driver in that dark part is riding on the rims with police chasing. police have not said how they chase ended or what le but they say it was not related to an earlier chase that started in rochester. police said the driver in that case hit his own car with a hatchet and

florida is preparing for the worst as several storms take aim at the state. tropical depression "nine" is just south of the sunshine state. volunteers are prepping for flooding by filling sandbags. it could hit northern florida later this week and hit the carolinas early saturday bringing some wind and rain. people might be ending their vacation early as the big island of hawaii braces for two hurricanes. ever made landfall on the island in recorded history.. hurricane madeline reached category 3 strength on monday but is expected to weaken by the time it makes landfall on wednesday. about a thousand miles behind madeline is hurricane lester which is already a category 4 normal temperatures will continue for the next few days thanks to high pressure. starting wednesday a trough pushes closer to the coast. that will create some breezy conditions. by thursday the low will help to push daytime temperatures down to more seasonal levels. it will cool off even more as we head into the labor day weekend. there is a slight chance of some drizzle being dragged into southern nevada friday and saturday. the uv index for tuesd

sunshine state. >> if they venture anywhere near the tip of florida, the florida keys, they should be concerned. >> reporter: zika can also be spread sexually. >> and that's different for a mosquito virus. it is one of the only ones that is like that. that's another reason for a concern about zika. >> reporter: anyone, anywhere could be at risk so there are the zika virus. >> they should take insect repellant with them and come indoors when the mosquitoes start biting. give uh barrier for the mosquito bites. >> reporter: just remember this, some are real killers so do the right thing, please. whether it is west nile here or zika. >> an ounce of prevention can save your life. >> reporter: the browns are headed back to florida to k miami. sun life stadium is 13 miles north of the zika zone where most of the people infected with the virus live. harry boomer, cleveland 19. >> denise: thanks, harry. the zika virus can be spread through sexual con tucket. contact. the cdc recommend women with zika. the best place to watch the bucs is here on cleveland 19. we will get things started at 7:00 with tailgate

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of his life. >>> moving to decision 2016. donald trump continuing his swing through the battleground states today in florida. he was in tampa. he said he's feeling good about his chances in the sunshine state. today florida university released a poll that shows trump holding a two-point lead over clinton in florida. trump told the crowd of supporters that he is the candidate, not hillary clinton, to get americans back to work. >>> donald trump's running mate talked trade after touring a 115-year-old foundry business in north carolina. mike pence says the u.s. has failed to enforce provisions of nafta that could protect american jobs. he argued hillary clinton is a name from the past that would enact the same policies. on the democratic side, hillary clinton is out west. the democratic presidential nominee is scheduled to hold two fund-raisers in northern california. >>> today grace winery in glen mills sent its first shipment of wine. one of the first local wineries in pennsylvania awarded a license to ship its products nationwide. the state liquor control board has issued 39 licenses and 200 more applications are waiting. >>> pop singer ciara will judge the next miss america pageant

road trip through the heart of the aforementioned sunshine state. >> i'm driving the stretch of highway from daytona beach to tampa. this interstate runs across central floridang in volusia county which voted for obama in 2008, then romney in 2012. the i-5 cord or is the ultimate battleground region and the ultimate battleground state. at exit 108, i came across a dog part where i met matthew. >> it's hard as a liberal to talk to a conservative about politics. i don't want to vote in a way that enables the political divide to keep growing wider and wider. >> he says he's considering a third-party vote. as an undergrad studying psychology, he says presidential candidates have alarming traits. >> there is something called the dark triad. politicians tend to have overrepresented traits of machiavellianism and narcissism. it's one of the best things to look at to apply what you've learned in a textbook and if instructive and awful and discouraging. >> probably one of the most important elections in our history. the first time i ever ran for office, imad gulf war veteran and it's time for me to be engaged and serve my community. the next president will choose thr

know, ohio is critical for him, as are a few other big states, and you know right now, he's trailing. >> and florida is another one of those. sunshine state decided by the i i-4 corridor, from tampa up to daytona etch boo, fr daytona beach, and it looks like he's having big trouble there, right? >> yes, it is, and florida is a particular problem for him not just there, but also with the hispanic population, which is much bigger in florida than it is in other states. so florida is a much more diverse state, and donald trump has not done well where there is a lot of racial diversity, so that's another challenge for him. >> you mentioned north carolina, but pennsylvania is one that they believed from the beginning they really need to get and the numbers in pennsylvania if you're a donald trump fan are not good, part of this is the suburbs of philadelphia, an area in which there was widespread belief donald trump might have some transaction as his camp began. what's your reporting from t"th journal" now? >> i think it's the most important state to keep our eye on. pennsylvania is a state that's traditionally been democratic, but is a mu

state of florida thanks to the fast growing minority communities there. but i've got to tell you. don't count trump out there. there is an influx of white retirees in the sunshine state, and they say they're voting for trump. my intel on why florida is in play big time. that's next. ♪ [announcer] is it a force of nature? or a sales event? the summer of audi sales event is here. get up to a $5,000 bonus on select audi models. what powers the digital world? communication. like centurylink's broadband network that gives 35,000 fans a cutting edge game experience. or the network that keeps a leading hotel chain's guests connected at work, and at play. or the it platform that powers millions of ecards every day for one of the largest greeting card companies. businesses count on communication, and communication counts on centurylink. for four years. you named it brad. you loved brad. and then you totaled him. you two had been through everything together. two boyfriends, three jobs... you're like nothing can replace brad. then liberty mutual calls... and you break into your happy dance. if you sign up for better car replacement™, we'll pay for a car that's a model yea

parts of florida and hawaii brace for possible hurricanes and tropical storms. the sunshine state is under a state of emergency.>>reporter: hawaii saying aloha to the threat of major storms. this mcdonald's is boarded up, other businesses are getting prepared covering windows. it's not one, but to hear yn island chain.>> businesses have been cooperative. a lot of community has gone and are being prepared. >>reporter: this is unusual behavior, they are expecting surf up to 25 feet, torrential rain and mud sites.>>reporter: that's just one hotspot facing rain is pouring down in florida, some streets are already flooded as the storm moves in. parts of the state are under hurricane and tropical storm watches and warnings. these foreboding in sarasota and warnings in jacksonville. some residents are ready forced out of their homes.>> my neighborhood has evacuated. >>reporter: governor rick scott declared a state of have a lot of wind. do not drive in standing water.>>reporter: much of the florida peninsula is expected to get five inches to 10 inches of rain with the threat of flash flo

number of zika cases in florida 18 travel related cases were reported thursday along with two more local cases in miami-dade county. there are now more than 500 cases right here in the sunshine state. and of course, the problem isn't just south florida. they are all over the map. including some cases right here in the bay area. as of today, at least 54 cases, polk county has most of them with 16 cases. hillsborough right behind with 14. and of course, you just heard dr. jo talk about lack of federal funding is also a big, bigon so we'll continue following this story, and if governor scott walks up to the stage we'll make sure to break in and see what he has to say. >>> meanwhile scientist are looking for people willing to be infected with the zika virus. it's to speed up development of a vaccine for the virus. researchers in the u.s. have already started safely testing two vaccine candidates and experimental shots are set for testing as well. but human challenge studies here is completely different. people actually agree to deliberately be injected with the virus, while scientists track how their bodies react. those who agree must of course be healthy and not pregnant. and they wi

of people have already enrolled endorsed by aarp. up to its nickname as the sunshine state. a flash flood warning remains in place for parts of florida following several days of major flooding there. more than 10 inches of rain fell in the big bend area, and tampa bay was slammed with a foot and a half of rain in the last 2 1/2 days. >> wow. here, i just want a snapshot, bill, and hold on to it. >> today is so nice. >> don't let it go. my back done. >> really? >> yeah, they were doing all of that cupping on my back. [ laughter ] >> what did i tell you about the cupping? month more cupping. >> you should see my back. i look like a dalmatian. [ laughter ] >>> let's look outside here at noontime. it is a great day to be outside, no doubt about it. wait until 1:00! let's look outside at noontime. this camera around times square on the right that's ellis island and you see the statue of liberty. jersey and bayonne and staten island and the far distance, that's sandy hook, new jersey. dry humidity 44%. a northeast wind keeps it dry. pressure is at 30.24. normal high pressure is 30.00. look how far above that the barometer is. normal high i

being in a state of chaos, donald trump is plotting ahead, getting the trail in the battleground state today, florida. up next we'll talk to one of trump's congressional supporters from the sunshine state. his view of the campaign and whether trump still has any shot at winning that critical swing state. >>> but first microsoft pulse question, with 97 days, do you think it's too late to replace donald trump? go to pulse.msnbc.com to cast your vote. let your voice be heard. been making dog chow for 36 years now. my dog girlfriend is 17 years old. she's been eating dog chow from her very first day and she can still chase squirrels. she can't catch them, but she can still chase them. after 17 years i'm still confident in feeding her dog chow because i see the high quality ingredients that go into it. i'm very proud to make dog chow right here in edmond, oklahoma. ...to cook healthy meals... yet up to 90% fall short in getting key nutrients from food alone. let's do more... ...add one a day men's 50+. complete with key nutrients we may need. plus it helps support healthy blood pressure with vitamin d and magnesium. w...i was always searching for ways to manage my symptoms. i thought

state of florida. just outside disney world. msnbc's kasie hunt and marco rubio in a primary challenge there, the sunshine state. e be watching there in florida, kasie? >> reporter: no sign yet of mickey mouse, craig. very disappointing. but we -- we're here at a polling place. we have not seen very high volume of voters here, i wouldn't say. and marco rubio, who you may remember from the presidential race, a few months back, is on the ballot again this time for senate. he decided he actually did want to stay in the senate, after all. and he had what has amounted to not very much opposition in the primary. carlos beruf, doesn't like he will pose much trouble for rubio in the primary today. rubio mostly kept his head down and out of the spotlight since coming back into this senate race. he did have a little bit of a tricky time answering some questions from the "miami herald" editorial board about whether he stood by everything he said about donald trump during the presidential primary. because, of course, he is now supporting donald trump for president. and you will remember, the back and forth that trump and rub

of the sunshine state here. there are a few showers already getting going on the east coast of florida. that's the beginnings of our rain chance later today. those will continue to push back towards the west coast. we are keeping our eyes on the tropics. it has been very active. three systems invess 99, invess 91 and tropical storm gaston. we'll go ahead and take a ok here's invess 99. the one closest to home. it is expected to roll through the florida traits and eventually into the gulf. it will likely stay as a fairly weak system. good news, most of the models actually take this further west. which means away from tampa bay. we'll likely see an increase of moisture and it will help increase our rain chances locally. here's our latest area of investigation. invess 91l. it could comparely close to the north carolina coastline before making a quick turn back out to the strong easterly flow continues. any storms that form will be driven back towards the coast as we go into the afternoon and evening. we'll start off dry sunday. partly cloudy skies. sunday afternoon with increasing moisture

two key battleground states today, virginia and florida where polls show him neck and neck with virginia in the sunshine state. back to you. >>> let's sort through the blizzard of reactions to trump's offhand but highly controversial comments we'll bring in steven sloan, cnn's politics managering editor for content. steven, good morning. >> good morning. i want to start with how trump supporters are trying to explain away what happened yesterday. take a listen to what former mayor rudy giuliani said yesterday during a rally of his own. >> they spin out that what he meant by that was, that it was a joke and that what he meant by that was that they would kill her. now, okay. now, to buy that, you have to be corrupt. because if you said that to me, i would say to you, are you out of your mind. i saw it. i heard it. i know what it meant. >> so, steven, this seems like a pretty typical response by the trump campaign. whenever he's faced with a controversy they blame it on the media and hillary clinton's campaign. is that going to be enough, given how controversial what trump had to say yesterday? >> well, ryan, you're exactly right. this is the textbook response in

sunshine state is changing. >> reporter: with 29 electoral votes, florida is the biggest prize of the battle ground states. but the difference between winning and losing here is often really small. >> this is a fiercely fought for state. >> reporter: there are currently roughly 4.4 million registered republicans. and close to 4.6 million democrats. but the florida voters want the 3 million independent that's give the swing state its swing. who are they? they're young, part of the influx of new residents drawn to work rather than retirement. >> if you take the youngest generation, the millennials which are the 18 to 34 years old, plus the gen-xers, which is the generation right ahead of them, they make up 47% of the registered voters in florida. that candidates could only talk social security. now they need to focus on jobs and environment. the voters include hispanics, not traditional right leaning cubans. their numbers growing fast. >> the republican party, we're focused on the economy and how we can help them really achieve that american dream that most puerto ricans are looking for. >> reporter: hillary

. ♪ >>> located on the gulf coast of the sunshine state, tampa, new -- tampa, florida, is a gleamingity. >> there used to be a motto, tampa is where the good life gets better every day. >> but a dark cloud has steadily cast a shadow over tampa. >> we saw the prescription drug abuse epidemic really start to appear on the radar here in the tampa area. and it continued to grow. and the result now is our drug treatment systems are taxed to the limits. and our county jails are now becoming taxed to the limits. >> colonel jim prevatara, a former secret service agent, runs the two facilities that make up the hillsboro county jail system. located just outside downtown tampa, the jail has a capacity of 3,000 inmates. and four miles away, the orient road jail has room for 1,700. it's also the site of intake, where men and women are processed into the jail. >> line up along the wall here. >> unlike prison, where all the inmates are convicted, the majority of jail inmates have only been charged with the crime and are awaiting trial for the resolution of their cases. but these days, many of them

of cleaning supplies and crates. and we're still not sure when these pets will be up for adoption if at all. >> well, florida, the sunshine state. so why are we using more of our sunshine for power? lloyd sowers explains the two solar issues that are on the ballot. >> and hoping for successful rescues in italy. a 6.2 quake hit there over overnight and damage to one town is devastating. and then charley at what do have in your hand in sunken gardens this morning what do you have in your hand will you wait for it? don't look. look. all right. here. just let me, just russell. i apolog i say if you come to sunken gardens today you'll see beautiful botanicals. you'll see interesting birds. you may also see few of these you may also see a few of these signs. that's what you're holding in your hand, charley. i'll tell you why you'll see them and what they are doing to here's what ed narain believes i'm all about public schools. funds away from public education. i opposed "stand your ground" gun laws and i'm against rick scott's hate-filled agenda. i strongly support medicaid expansion and i want to increase the minimum wage. democrat

parts of the sunshine state. 42 county is an state of emergency and some places travel already treacherous, a driver rescued after this car was swept off the road. nearly 11 years since florida's last hurricane. fred mets ler is already pumping water out of his gulfport restaurant at high tide. >> trying to keep it where it's not a swimming pool. >> reporter: hermine expected to continue to threaten the east coast with dangerous the holiday weekend. half a world away, hawaii is bracing for hurricane madeline. windows boarded up, fema flying suppies to the big island and hurricane lester not far behind and partnering with nasa to fly a global hawk drone the same once used for the military for spy missions now captuing these images off florida's coast. >> it flies higher longer. we can stay on station over the storm a longer period of time. >> reporter: storm surge expected to be a major problem up florida's gulfcoast. right now, there are mandatory evacuations under way in franklin conti, the florida panhandle and several coastal communities starting to flood even before this storm makes landfall. >> thank you. al roker is here with us, a real busy time in the tropics, i see a

well florida known as sunshine state and he's nipd in other places in terms of harvesting solar energy voters this year and on the prime areay ballot headed to tuesday and sawers will explain what amendment four is all about. >> erwin tap in tampa dan harman learns taken to stall solar energy systems and good job and harmon also a passion we wants to end relying on utility companies for power. >> what we want to do is change that and put it more in the power of the people so we electricity. and change the policy around. >> and make solar energy for homes and businesses more affordable. solar advocates say voting yes on amendment four would do that. >> but if somebody wants to you know reduce their experiences and reduce their electric bill they should not be burdened with taxes to do so. >> a yes vote on four would exempt the assessed value of solar devices from the tangible personal property tax. and meaning, if you install solar, your taxes cannot go up because of it. >> and amendment four is environmental and business groups and in november new battle lines will be drawn for a diffe

been lukewarm to trump so far so today's private meeting with a group of influential pastors in florida is on to watch. the sunshine state is evermore critical to trump. he's within striking distance of hillary clinton as far as the polling goes, even as she expands her electoral footprints across the battlegrounds. let's start with john roberts whose live in miami beach. we are awaiting donald trump. reporter: good morning jenna. he was expected to take the stage about half an hour ago but he typically tends to be a little bit late with these events. i'm told he will take the stage in five minutes or so, trying to win the sunshine state in the november election. he's got to win this if he hopes to take the oval office. real politics average shows in two points behind hillary clinton although he did express surprise in a recent interview, the fact that he is shown as being 10 points behind in the state of pennsylvania which is another state that a must win for him. donald trump is going to focus on the economy at the national association of homebuilders, offering the counterweight to the big economic speech and tax speec

of sunshine once the sun comes up. warm and muggy. we've got an east-to-west flow that means the rain starts on the east coast of florida and works its way across the state through the afternoon. the futurecast keeps showing this batch of green on top of us this morning but so far i'm not seeing any rain developing. so again, we're off to a dry start. we'll have a better chance for a few inland showers by noon and then working their way more off-shore close to sunset. it's a very similar pattern and similar timing to what we've seen lately and the rain is most likely between about 2:00 and 6:00 today. temperatures this morning are starting off anywhere from the upper 70s to low 80s. 80 tampa now, lake wales at 78. lakeland 77. crystal river 77 and sarasota at 79. over the next couple of days we'll have about 50% coverage of storms through the afternoon and early evening storms because of that east-to- west trend. by thursday and friday we start to see some slight changes and slightly lower coverage. the weekend is where we go back to a west-to-east flow. what does that mean? a chance for a shower or two along the coast in the morning and then more widesp

sunshine state. florida bracing for a huge downpour today. forecasters predicting 10 to 15 inches of rain along the gulf coast. the system expected to last for the next five days. some isolated areas could get 18 inches of rain say the forecasters. officials are urging folks from tampa down to pensacola to prepare for the possibility of lots of flooding. five days, that's a lot. >> that's a long time. >>> overseas, 20 people are confirmed dead following heavy flooding in macedonia. six people are missing and nearly two dozen others are in the hospital. this after powerful storms swept through capital and surrounding villages. high water destroying homes and vehicles making roads impassable. emergency crews are still assessing the damage. >>> back here at home, a swarm of bees were on the loose. tens of thousands. can you imagine if you saw that? >> i would freak out. >> tens of thousands of bees outside that walmart. three people went to the hospital. we will tell you what happened. >>> new polling shows hillary clinton increasing her lead over donald trump. how does he get back on t

of the i-4 corridor in florida. a stretch of highway that runs through the middle of the sunshine state.ion voters with no clear party affiliation. to get a sense of how people there are viewing this presidential race, we asked griffin happen onto brave thor e heat. >> i'm driving the 132-mile stretch of highway from daytona beach to tampa. this interstate, the i-4, runs across central florida. beginning in vol asa county which voted for obama in 2008. then romney in 2012. the i-4 corridor. at exit 108, i came across a dog park where i met matthew. >> it is more awkward than it ever has been as a liberal to talk. i don't want to vote in a way that enables the political divide to keep going wider and wider. >> so he says he is considering a third party vote. as an undergrad studying psychology, he says presidential candidates tend to have alarming character traits. >> as it happens, there is something called the dark triad. politicians tend to have overrepresented traits. one of the best case studies you would look at in terms trying to apply what you learn in a textbook, it is destructiv

of the attorney general kathleen kane continues. >>> plus this... >> florida's governor confirming a 17th case of the zika virus in this sunshine state.are using all resources available to stop the virus from spreading. >>> good day it is august 9th, 2016. lauren johnson sleeve lesson this tuesday. >> i know. >> when i walk outside first thing i felt sue serio was my hair. >> um-hmm. >> you feel it swelling. >> yes. >> so you are feeling higher humidity and dew point this is morning. the it is definitely more sticky then yesterday. it is also cooler.

sunshine state and all of their 29 electoral votes. >>> taking action for you that you may need to get new health insurance next year. aetnis of the 15 states including right here in florida. the company claiming that they lost $430 million in its individual healthcare policies since that exchange opened in january of 2014. aetna's move follows by a similar move of united health group. >>> two teens were facing murder charges. the good deed that their victim was doing when they killed them. >>> and plus police are investigating another incident caught on tape that people were outraged after seeing the >>> and how do you feel about money. the surprising link that they found between greed and your investment decision. >>> download the new abc action news app for your tablet. >>> a north carolina man is facing first-degree murder charges after police found the body of a 3-year-old girl. that last girl was seen on her body found partially covered in a wooded area near her house. the man facing charges the mother's boyfriend. police believe the toddler was dead before her body was placed there. >>> well these two teens in south carolina are facing murder charges for killing a

of sunshine for our last day of what's been a hot month for us... with just about 6 days with .......... tropical rains hitting florida and the gulf coast states this week as tropical depression nine is heading for the southest u.s. heavy rain and gusty winds by the weekend. ............ and hurricanes heading for hawaii has everyone on alert there. a state of emergency for the islands - especially the big island - which may carry the brunt of both of these hurricanes. ............ heat hangs on for us today at tomorrow and breezy winds friday. ........... followed by nicer 90s into labor day weekend. demetria, how are the roads? traffic is slow on southbound 95 delays. don't forget the exit to south rancho is closed. use alternates like valley view and mlk. 215 and warm springs is a bit crowded on the westbound side due to a lane closure. leave early, if you're heading to mccarran. there's a crash on buffalo, south of charleston and one up in north las vegas at gown and simmons. <<< >>> <<< >>> back to you!/// ((kirsten joyce)) >>> these grandparents ((kirsten joyce)) >>> these grandparents spend more than half a century ((brian loftus)) >> t

of sunshine and mid summer like conditions, but florida is on alert. talking about few tropical system. i'll let you know where they are >> welcome back, hurricane katrina left path of destruction across the state, storm made landfall in louisianna on august 29, 2005, the storm killed more than 1800 people, and caused over $100 billion in damages. >>> right now, south florida is getting ready for another storm. forecasters down there are watching a tropical depression. it is expected to dump up to 4 inches of rain. >> and were you saying earlier we could use little rain. >> we could use the rain, down about three and half inches so far this summer. but that's not terrible. but been little dry. we could easily get that in a thunderstorm or two, but tracking tropical systems, height of tropical season, so doctor to -- so have to keep an eye, moving through the peak of it, which is september 10th, good place to be right now, down the shore, still warm, temperatures right now, generally in the lower to mid 80s along the coastline, jam packed beach in ocean sit. why not? we've got the sunshine, nice waiving rolling in, nothing huge, coming from hurricane gaston, some energy from some of the dwells,

of the attorney general kathleen kane continues. >>> plus this... >> florida's governor confirming a 17th case of the zika virus in this sunshine state. how they are using all resources available to stop the virus from spreading. >>> good day it is august 9th, 2016. lauren johnson sleeve lesson this tuesday. >> i know. >> when i walk outside first thing i felt sue serio was my hair. >> um-hmm. >> you feel it swelling. >> yes. >> so you are feeling higher humidity and dew point this is morning. the it is definitely more sticky then yesterday. it is also cooler. 70 degrees, but calm wind and 93 percent relative humidity. our sun won't rise until 6:08 as these days get shorter. sixty-five trenton. sixty-three in lancaster. very comfortable to the north and west of philadelphia but further south you go it will start to feel stickier because these dew points are inching up closer to the actual temperatures. so, lets get right to our high temperature for today, which will be 88 degrees. we only got to 85 yesterday. we had more cloud cover then expect. but today mostly sunny skies, warmer, and humid with wind out of the south east at the 5 .

florida's governor says no one should be afraid to visit the sunshine state. >> we're telling everybody, this is a safe state. >> but florida isn't the only part of the u.s. fighting zika. in puerto rico, doctors say up to 40% of the territory could be infecting by year's end. victor and christy just got tested. >> i keep telling her that we take precautions, we're making all that we can so she doesn't get zika. >> both grateful to hear their baby is okay. with travel to and from the olympic games and with hurricane and rainy season in full swing, florida's governor says the mosquitoes will be an ongoing problem, but he assures everybody the state is prepared and will use all available resources to combat zika. abc news, new york. >> i could hear the policeman screaming, stop, don't move. don't go any further. stay where you are. >>. >> the latest on the deadly knife attack in london. what we learned about the suspect and the american killed. >> the recent brock turner sexual assault case is raising awareness about sexual assaults on college campuses and there are alarming numbers. how local officials are trying to help all students. >> and a man in san j

of rain in store for the people in the sunshine state. we will get to the full forecast in a bit. >>> this storm could be bad news for the residents of florida among growing fears against the battle of zika virus we have gabe gutierrez in florida with more on that. good morning, gabe. >> reporter: stephanie, good morning. any tropical storm could blow any mosquitoes out of the sky and could leave behind standing water. with more than 40 cases of home grown zika in florida so far, that is something health officials do not want to see. this morning, florida is bracing for a one-two punch mounting fears over zika and now more standing water. >> reporter: that could lead to more mosquitoes. officials are urging people to watch containers. >> look at your property. drain it. >> reporter: there are more than 40 home grown cases of zika in four florida counties, but the vast majority have been contracted outside the country. maria got her daughter was born without microcephaly, the birth defect characterized by a small head. her mother says she is terrified about what the future might bring. a study out this week in the journal of radiology suggest