when vinik bought team awas almost bankrupt. you would have already assumed a successful as that team had been they were making money. yet somehow, you put faith in vinik to get the job done. true. true. all right. much more than just a nurse. one woman's letter is going viral. why it may make you look at nurse's in a whole new light. and this morning 7 wildcats have been rescued. and brought here to tampa. after break jen will explain why it was so necessary to get them out of their old conditions. first walter allen is in for market in st. petersburg. good morning, walter. laura and russell good morning to you. if you're like us you're on the go. but you want to stay healthy. locale market has the options for you. all veggies they have the meat. you take it. and you heat it. therefore it's heat and eat. we're going to talk about ramen why it's not old school ramen packet that we used to have in the bay area is getting 7 very unique new residents today from south dakota. 4 bobcasts, 2 cougars and a leopard. fox13's "jen epstein

season ticket sales have increased 106% since vinik purchased the team. and also they're getting a new season off on the right skate. get it? skate. tomorrow's big game against the panthers. pan they weres are also 2-0. game time is 7:30 here at amalie arena. to baseball, game two of the national league championship series. cubs continue their quest for history but first, they've got to get by the dodgers. by the way, if you love pitchers' duels, i'm sure you loved last night's game. there was only one run scored in the entire game and it came in the second inning. gets his first homer in the post season and that's all the dodgers would need. clayton kershaw punishes seven scoreless innings for l.a. dodgers win 1-0, even the series at one game apiece. game three tomorrow night in los angeles. and to the nfl, we had a tight game between the texans and the colts. colts led 13-3 at half-time and still led 20-9 in theou then the texans woke up. forced overtime with a game tied at 23. colts got the ball first. they had to punt but then houston's strong makes a

. >> at the top meaning owner vinik. since purchasing the team he has poured money into it and renovated amalie arena. >> we absolutely adore this owner and it's not just on the ice, it's in the community. project vinik is working on to completely transform the community, all secures tampa's number one ranking. >> i think we are finally getting the recognition we deserve. >> if recent play-off history is any indication, more praise could be coming this way. >> i think this is our year and i think we're going go all the way. >> there you go, number one tampa bay lightning, the bolts ranked third last listed at 73, and the rays, 90th out of 122 franchises and mark really quick before i toss it back, it says that the lightning were 3-0 off to a good start but that is now 3-1, they just lost to the avalanche, but something still to be proud of. >> and it is a long season, and it goes back to so much as we've been reporting from all of the to look at the roster and it is impressive all the way around. >> they are all in and t

owner jeff vinik...who bought the team in 2010. since then he's poured millions of dollars into the francise ...and amalie arena, renovating it nearly top to bottom... they've done a lot of make it a great fan experience and they're putting a great product on the ice. we ador ethis owner and what he does its not just on the ice its in the community like the 50,000 dollar community hero progam. oh, and there's that little project vinik's working on to completely transorm parts of downtown tampathat committment to the community..along with fan support..and a dedication to winning...all securing tampa's number 1 ranking. i think we finaly getting the recognition we deserve if recent playoff history is any indication---more praise could be coming this the bolts were ranked 3rd last year. as for other tampa bay teams... the bucs were listed at 73... and the rays are 90th out of 122 franchises. ((vanessa/ more proof of just how critical i-4 is to the presidential race.((laura/ both donald trump and bill clinton will campaign in our area

. >> and everyone is praising own jeff vinik, since taking over in franchise and this facility, and he will soon be doing the same to parts of downtown tampa. the bucs came in 73rd and the rays were in 90's place, and so certainly our other teams have work to do but they have a model to follow and it is right there behind me. back to you. >> yeah, right, i think it sets the tone, josh, like you say for other teams to take a look at >> hockey town usa. and coming up a warning to speak with your head and not with your heart if you are picking out a new car. >> people want to buy the car they have an interest in. >> but there is an alert for potential car buyers after two recent hurricanes. >> just 24 hours after their final debate, trump and clinton scared off again, this time at a roast. you will see the dinner where each other. >> and we have a cold front on the horizon. it's heading our way, and we'll talk about the weather behind the cold front this weekend, a ?? halloween excitement is back at dunkin' with 2 dozen donuts for $12.99. drizzled, decorated, and all dressed up for the se

a lot of credit goes to the owner jeff vinik for this who bought the team in 2010. at the time lightning were ranked 70 on the espn list. he has poured millions into the frafrngize and amalie arena to say nothing of his ongoing effort to completely transform channelside. with all of that on the table, fans are not surprised the team misperception in their mind that there should be hockey in florida. there's ice, we've had the best arena and a great fan experience and putting a great product on the ice. >>laura: also on the list but nowhere near the top, buccaneers number 73 which is an improvement from last year when they were 91. tampa bay rays actually fell to 90 this year from their spot at number 45 last year. >>russell: florida at the top of in four attacks occurring in florida and texas. current study in the journal pediatrics, more than 1,300 kids suffer snake bites every year. about half of those bites are venomous, about a fifth require a stay in the hospital. >>laura: lovely. not that. this. lovely, gorgeous, perfect. weekend coming up. >>russell: dave has