she is bitten by an >>> and we will take you out live to ybor city as a piece of tampa history gets a fresh start. >>> from tampa bay's number one news station, this is good day tampa bay." >> jen: good morning, welcome to "good day tampa bay." 7:00 on a saturday morning i am jen epstein filling in for anjuli davis. >> alcides: and i am. mike bennett in for lindsay milbourne. >> mike: musical chairs. >> alcides: how is it looking throughout is? >> mike: not too bad. it is a nice start to the day. not as warm and humid as the last couple of days and you will notice that, but certainly not a whole lot of cloud cover out there either. you start to see the sun off in the distance and starts to make its way up. sunrise just a couple of minutes ago and look at the satellite and radar over the last 12 hours or so. last night we saw some big storms migrate their way inla rain chances today lower than they have the last couple of days. high temperatures back up into the low 90s. so it will be hot today. stay hydrated. stay hydrated in the seven-day forecast. the seven-day coming up in just a b

no delays as you come from lakeland through plant city and into ybor city. in fact, in lakeland and between each entrance of the polk parkways, roughly a 13 minute commute on i-4. and in ou up to speed as well. 12 minutes between state road 52 over to 275. a look here through ybor city, up to speed and on the veterans expressway, off the sun coast parkway, things look good. and we don't have delay, i know there's a lot of construction overnight on the veterans expressway but the drive, just 10 minutes between ehrlich down to 275. quick live look here, this is the howard frankland bridge. it's only going to take roughly six minutes to cross it. you're looking at seven on the and also a good drive from i-4 out to the howard frankland bridge. that's only going to take you five minutes and bearss avenue >>> preventing concert overdoses, tampa city council is expected to discuss the findings of the investigation of the sunset music festival. what this could mean for concerts in tampa. >>> and desperate search for survivors in italy. more than 24 hours after the d

and in the distance, 275 just starting to ybor city, 301 to 275, seven minutes. and 10 minutes ehrlich over to 275 southbound. and heading out to the howard frankland bridge, good but now you can see we're in the yellow. i showed you the camera shot, bearss avenue to i-4, 14 minutes now southbound. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >> all right. thank you. >>> tracking the tropics this morning. our team coverage continues with how people across the bay area are preparing for the in low-lying flood prone areas like south tampa. mary mcguire is live at a sandbag filling location. so mary, a lot of people are not taking any chances, especially after last summer's widespread flooding. >> reporter: well, they are taking the same better safe than -- they are taking the saying better safe than sorry to heart. it's time for folks to come out and scoop up the sandbags ahead of forecasted wet weather. sandbags rely line of defense against flooding. across the bay area, sandbag filling stations are opening up for residents as flooding r

where they write in a dispensation for ybor city and residential neighborhoods, that will have to be hammered out in the work shop. >> thank you jeff. >>> hillary clinton wrapped up a fiery speech in reno, nevada ripped into donald trump for spreading racism fear amongering. >> donald trump has built his campaign on prejudice and paranoia, he's taking hate groups mainstream. a man with a long history of racial discrimination, who traffic in conspiracy theatres and draws from pages of the supermarket tabloids dark reaches of the internet should never run our government or command our military. >> and this seems to be the theme we'll be hearing about ahead of the speech of hillary clinton's campaign, white supremacist leaders praising donald trump. we have the latest on the presidential campaign, a race that's getting more personal with every speech every day on have been undercurrents in this contest all along. now, they're definitely out in the open. >> in nevada where polls show the race is close, hillary clinton charged donald trump in pedaling bigotry and paranoia. >> there's alwa

not seeing slow downs between lakeland through plant city and down to ybor city. looking very good on that interstate. and 275 at gandy boulevard, they have moved around the camera here. reports of an accident that was off to the shoulder. i don't see anything on the cameras. and there were never delay, traffic looks fantastic here in pinellas. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. >>> the labor day holiday is just around the corner. >> why you may want to consider a last minute get away. >>> first, the recall involving two different automakers and the dangerous problem that needs to be fixed. going through facebook and twitter. while there, add me on there. on my facebook, i just posted something you're going to want to check out, especially if you're in the market for a new home. who doesn't need to upgrade to 33 bedrooms and 47 bathrooms. oh, yeah, the front gate, there's gold leaf covering on that. how much is it going to set you back? $159million, the most expensive home in florida for sale right foster farms presents appetites. even a small one can

we have outside of the ybor city area westbound. but still holding on to typical delays. 301 to 275, 11 minutes. and then southbound on the vet, ehrlich to 275, 17 minutes. a live at traffic, off to the right, away from 301, starting to get slow there. and into the junction of course. and there's an accident up further on the right. and let's move to the other camera and here's a look at 275 but hey, getting into rush hour. starting to slow down. and basically in our normal trouble spots. >> that time of the morning. >> yes, it is. >> thank you. next on "today," more on the deadly earthquake in italy. >> all right. stick with us, we will have breaking news, weather and traffic throughout the "today" show. and you can get news any time ? ? ba da ba ba ba ? a porful earthque rocks central ity overght causing widespad devastation at least 37 ople kled as crs dig for rvivors t of ru >>>rouble loomg. a big storm brewing in the atlantic and gaining strength. it could become a hurricane as early as this weekend. florida, louisiana, texas,

the pool in ybor city reopened. the pool state open for about 60 years and enclosed in the 90s and then reopened in early 2000. it was shut down again after problems including leaks. city council set aside $3 million to renovated. >> can be kids. young people can come and be under the guidance of coaches and lifeguards and adults who will teach them how to make the right decisions. >> the mayor says this is an example on the city's commitment to recreation. there is a small cost to use the pool. purchase with your cell phone will be a mobile payment. you can make a transaction through your phone. it is expected to go nationwide by the end of this week. >>> the lakeland fire department celebrates 100 years in the community. imitation open to everyone in the public enjoying and giveaways.>> it's a tremendous honor to serve the citizens of lake land and we have been doing that for the past 100 years.>> the department also debuted its newly restored oldest fire engine. the anniversary for the department's tuesday, august

the museum is open the annual "shriners twilight parade" is tonight in ybor city. it's one of many events for the annual gathering of shriners at the tampa convention center. about 25 thousand shriners are here from all 50 states, plus parts of western europe, japan and korea. the parade starts at 6-30 along seventh avenue. it features bands, floats, and clowns. and it's all free. homeless families in tampa are getting a special treat because the "trinity cafe" free meal service will have some ?guest cookers. the cooks at the "ulele" restaurant are providing the food to about three hundred homeless guests. "ulele" is planning and cooking a three course meal. on the menu: roaster corn chowder, meatloaf with a cabarnet garlic glaze, and white cheddar popcorn mashed potatoes. they will even provide some homemade in the next hour of good day tampa bay: this weeks extraordinary ordinary is about a photographer who takes his job to all new heights. and he's also dispelling some ?dangerous myths about drones,. ((//2shot)) toss to dave... ((vanessa toss to new at steak 'n

will limit bars in downtown, ybor city and channelside to 85- decibels or lower... after ten p-m. but in other parts of the city, like south howard, the noise limit drops even ?lower... to 55 decibels. a cap even certain councilmembers believe is too low.. and may have to be changed: the penalties for noise violations can be for noise the penalties the penalties for noise violations can be steep. the fines range from 150 to 450 dollars per violation. and two violations in a 6 month period could mean losing the right to serve alcohol entirely. the issue returns to city council in september -- and council members say they may loosen up those limits. senator marco rubio is in the bay area today... to meet with supporters and encourage everyone to vote in the florida primar will visit courier field on wheeler street in plant city. doors open at 10-45 and the event begins at 11-15. rubio is running for re-election in the u-s senate. he originally dropped ?out of the race to run for president. but his calendar... opened back up. early voting is ?already underway, and it ends on sunday. e

ybor city. the pool was originally built in 1937. but the the pool surface. the new above ground pool will have recreation rooms, a yoga room, a lobby and even an elevator. and it will now be open year-round... because the new pool will also be ?heated. the opening ceremony is tomorrow morning at ten. week one of the summer olympics is almost in the books. but we may have seen some of the games ?biggest moments last night. american "simone biles" trying to take the biggest trophy in the world of gymnastics... the olympic "all around" title. and no surprise here... biles easily took the gold thursday. she is now the fourth american in a ?row to win gold in that competition. and ?another american wasn't far behind. "aly raisman" took the silver... four years after she ?missed a medal in this competition at the london games. biles was ?already being called one of the ?greatest gymnasts of all time. this win... just confirms it. a historic rivalry came to an end last night in mens other for the final time in the olympics. and it really wasn't close. phelps cruise

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and here's congestion, ybor city, 75 to 275 westbound, about a 10 minute commute. and 275 bearss avenue to i-4, a slow down there. and getting busier, that's about 16 minutes. in pinellas county, the accident wrapping up on the howard frankland bridge. just a little tiny bit of slowing. nothing major here. almost disreceiving because it's a long shot. but-- it's a little deceiving because it's a long shot. >>> the outpouring a mom received that made her just tear up. >>> and blanketed in dust. the storm that moved through arizona that left a big mess. >>> first though, a deadly crash that killed several people including a former aide of new york's governor. it's 6:40. >>> across america, a 10-year- old boy critically injured in a multi-vehicle crash in new york has died. this was the scene sunday morning on the long island expressway. a former aide of new york investigators say the boy's father who also died was behind the wheel of the subaru that lost control and hit two other cars. at least seven other people were injured. >>> in ohio, nine people were hit by a c

. >> the incentives can reach 30% up ybor city. it hasn't always been like that. the state approved $269 million for tax credits in 2010. that was supposed the last six years. that money ran out almost immediately. the reason, as they had incentives on a first-come basis with no consideration on the number of considerations. some money even went to companies that produce video games and commercials. lawmakers recently tried to review incentives. >> we have over 100,000 people in the film industry. >> but those efforts failed because they backed americans lobbied against incentives. >> we still remain in opposition primarily because we are opposed to this incident. and, richard corcoran helped with the recent committee but invested in the films regenerating billions. >> film incentives have not and very -- have not been much. >> they had 75,000 visitors here before the first movie. last year, they had 800,000. >> you have a mushroom effect our movie has created 11,000 jobs. so to the average person many of these walking around have jobs now. they don't know, why th

let's take a look at ybor city. 301 to 275, about a 10 minute commute. starting to slow down. you're seeing yellow. and that's typical. we have a great drive on the veterans expressway, southbound new york city delays. let's go ahead and move in to the tampa bay area here on westbound hillsborough avenue right at 56th street. we have a disabled vehicle that is tying up the left turning lane. and also state road 56 at wesley chapel boulevard out in pasco coun traffic on the 8s. now back to gene and gayle. >>> in the road to rio. team usa reaches the century mark. that's 100 medals for you. >> isn't that incredible? and there are still a couple days of competition left to win even more. news channel 8's paul ryan is live this morning from rio. so paul, even though the games are coming to a close, there's a lot more action to come. >> reporter: a hundred medals around your neck? although the journey is coming to an end, just three days of competition remaining but if yesterday taught us anything it's that the summer games are still full of surprises. she became the first-ever fema

. >>> a historic ybor city pool is reopening after a multimillion dollar facelift just in time for the last days of summer. >> reporter: live at the cascadan pool this morning. kelly, how are things looking? >> reporter: things are looking good and so is this beach ball. probably the coolest beach ball i have ever seen in my life. how cool are these. they are expecting tons of families and kids to come out today. once the ribbon is cut at 10 a.m., until 5:00, and you mentioned waning days of summer. this pool has a heater in it. one of the new improvements in that 3.1 million facelift that it got. this pool will be open all year long, alcides. i am joined by heather erickson in charge of all pools in the city. like the pool czar of the city and a lot of family friendly features in the pool that have been added. let's talk about some of them. most importantly brought him up to ada and accessible for everyone and you will demonstrate that later, right. >> reporter: coming up -- i know jen epstein. i saw you call me out on twitter, jen for not getting the pool yet. maybe that is still to

they also had a big block party to kick off the school year over the weekend in ybor city. usf has more than 48 thousand students, at its campuses in tampa, st. pete, and sarasota-bradenton. and u-s-f is helping all those students on a tight budget... with ?free food. it's called the "feed a bull" food pantry. the usf center for student well-being teamed up with feeding america, to make sure no the pantry is in the student services building, and it's available to ?any registered student. it's entiurely run on donations... and are always accepting them. they current have a goal of raising 35 hundred dollars for the current semester. they have about five hundred dollars so far. and i'll take a closer look at the "feed-a-bull" program coming up in a future "extraordinary ordinary" segment. a terrifying end, to an outdoor concert.... when a dance floor! up next: why police are calling it an accident. and... dozens of train cars... piled up like toys. the crash, that send them at hillshire farm, spice is the spice of life. that's why our craftsmen season every sausage perfectly.

. >>> and we will take you out live to ybor city this morning as a piece of tampa's history gets a fresh start. >>> from tampa bay's news station, this is "good day tampa bay." >> good morning. welcome to "good day tampa bay." 9:00 on this sale morning. jennifer epstein to in anjuli davis. >> alcides: and i am. alcides segui. and mike bennett in for lindsay. >> mike: cloudy and gloomy. the opposite of this weekend. all children's camera. looking out to the east. the sun off in the distance, bright blue skies and the way it will be through the morning an start to see clouds bubble up late this morning and early this afternoon but all in all, not too bad. sky tower radar view looking good right now. now later today. that is when we will start to and build their way west. just 30% rain chances for to today. dry air in the mid 11 levels keep the rain chances down and hot as well. temperatures both today and tomorrow getting into the low 90s. we will talk about your rain chances the rest of the se seven-day forecast coming up in a bit. >> thanks, mike. >>> new this hour, tampa police say all

this morning, the city council is set to pass an ordinance than city traffic at night in ybor city and downtown. outside, it would be 60 decibels, about the level of background music. violators would face a $60 fine for a first offense. >>> and possible changes to music festivals after two people died and 57 others were hospitalized at the sunset music festival in may. officials want to make sure that incidents like this one don't happen again. rodney dunningan will have more on this coming up >>> in democracy 2016, a nonprofit group wants the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks to be a day of remembrance and public service not a day of mudslinging. the group is asking donald trump and hillary clinton not to run ads. both candidates agreed to a similar request four years ago. >>> trump is receiving help association. it will run political ads supporting trump starting september 5th. most will run in the battleground states. >>> meanwhile, democrats are leasing more office space in florida. the: campaign opens eight new offices today. democrats hope the offices will make it easie

we're here at game time in ybor city. the tvs are already turned to us here at news channel 8. people are ready to see the olympic opening ceremony. they're having a watch party here tonight. pre-kickoff party starting right now. this is the big attraction. come over here. brought in specifically for the rio 2016 olympics. people are over here getting ready to play this game. so i played it. it was pretty breath taking. pretty fun. but they've had this game for three weeks and it's been telling me the line has been so long to play this game. there are all different types of games on here and it goes from mario and sonic. you can choose your characters. it's a everybody's getting into the olympic spirit. we will be here when the watch party kicks off. >> i'm so excited, i can't wait. you know who else is excited? this guy. >> absolutely. >> we're going have our own watch party here at the news center. >> because we're going a little late tonight. the pageantry. i love pageantry. >> can you say it one more time? >> pageantry. >> i like today every time. the fireworks display? two

since we don't have any crashes or breakdowns, let's avoid this area in ybor city. 50th street is closed between eighth and ninth avenue. eighth avenue is closed as well. this is going to last for couple of weeks. keep that in mind. also, we have construction going on 113th street north between park boulevard and eighth avenue north. expect congestion, especially around morning and afternoon rush hours. dan? >>> i just remember looking back at it and seeing its teeth. >> cute animals attack. you'll never believe which teens. [sobbing ] >> ahead on abc action news, we help a tampa family reunite two years after they were torn apart because of the cuban government. >> first at 5:19, we're getting a look at the future of automobiles and twitter announcing a major crackdown. kendis gibson and diane macedo have more. >>> in today's tech bytes, twitter is crack down terrorists suspending more than a quarter million accounts. >> this follows a string of recent attacks around the world. twitter has increased daily suspensions by more than 80%. >>> uber has announced a rollout of a fleet of self-

buckle up, we're going to take a virtual drive and check out the drive on i-4, heading through ybor city heading right towards the junction. this is where things start to get messy, a little later on in the morning commute but now as you can see we're all in the green. there's a live picture 275 and i-4, cars flowing nicely in all directions. back to you. >>> 5:17. in new mexico hundreds of people gathered over the weekend to celebrate the life of a 10-year-old girl brutally murdered the day before her 10th birthday. family and friends gathered yesterday to hold a birthday party and memorial service for her. police say that little girl was drugged, raped and strangled by her mother's boyfriend while her mother watched. she was found in a burning blank evident in a bathtub last wednesday. family and friends showed up wearing her favorite color and brought lots of gifts including stuffed animals. >> it's amazing. it's great to have so many people come together when there's so much bad going on in the world, that there is good people out here. and that we're here to celebrate victoria and h

vehicle off to the shoulder, and a good drive from lakeland into plant city, and all the way into ybor city. and it's more peoples than 20 minutes ago. the howard frankland has a 6 minute commute across it, and 7 across the courtney campbell. ? ? ba da ba ba ba ? >>> funny money in the bay area. where investigators are finding the fake bills and why the stores are changing where they are accepting cash. >>> why headed back to brazil to face the music about lying about a robbery in rio. >>> invest 99 is the system in the southern bahamas bringing wind and rain to the islands there. we look at where it is headed next and what it could mean for us. good friday morning, and welcome to news channel 8 today. i'm gene ramirez. >> and i'm melanie mike until

also check the major roads over checking the cameras, this he is i-4 through ybor city as you head into tampa. traffic moving pretty good now, in fact we can check drive times and tell you exactly how long it's going to take you to get from the lakeland area to tampa. 23 minutes now. 8 minutes down there at the bottom from 75 to 275. >>> 5:17. a party favor no parent wants at a teen's birthday party. >> authorities are trying to party in n san francisco over the weekend. it's believed to be in party favor bags. several guests started to have trouble breathing after eating gummy candies. most went to hospitals, most under 18, the youngest just 6 years old. the good news, they are out of the hospital this morning. >> marijuana edibles like this banned from colorado di as police continue the investigation they are not naming the catering business or whether they may have supplied the candy but say they are cooperating. >>> gawker may be trying to pay hulk hogan less than the $140 million he won in court in march. hogan sued gawker for invasion of privacy after the web site published a sex

i-4 looks great through ybor city. veterans expressway up to speed, ehrlich to 275. only 10 minutes if you're out the door soon. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you. >>> the great debate over knuckle cracking. is it good or bad for you? still ahead, what doctors found when they put knuckles under an ultrasound that could put an end to the debate. >>> and ice cream drama leads to a slap. ouch. why police claim this woman had a meltdown and the charges he is now facing. >>> first, rebuilding after devastating floods. the next step for residents in southern louisiana as the water begins to recede. you're watching news channel 8 z2377z zy6z y2377y yy6y %f0 ? ? ba da ba ba ba ? >>> louisiana residents are beginning that long and difficult task of cleaning up, many returns to their homes for the first time that here. officials estimate more than 40,000 homes were damaged in the floods. the director of homeland security toured the damage, promising federal help. and today donald trump and his running mate mike pence will tour the affected areas. >>> firefighters in souther

i-4 near the exit 1 off-ramp near ybor city. janelle martinez will have live reports at 5:00. so far so good. >>> a ribbon-cutting will be for a new parking garage for a new complex in bartow. ceremony is set for 1:00 this afternoon at the north end of the garage. parking officially opens for drivers tomorrow morning at 7:00. >>> the ray also try to even up the toronto blue jays and a clearwater native will be swimming for a medal in the olympic games. tom korun has that and more. >> reporter: good morning. if you trying to run with the blue jays chances are you'll end up on the short end of the stick. rays found out last night. this game tied at 4 heading into the seventh, that is where they gave it up. travis starting with the single up the middle, bases loaded, that gives then jose batista uncorks the bat a little more with two more runs. the rays open up their three game series with the 7-5 loss. >>> two days and counting to the buccaneers preseason opener against the eagles. one area on my watch list, buccaneers defense. i would like to see what this group will do under m

in ybor city, a place rooted in cuban history. in fact, it was as the instability in cuba, including a high tariff on cuban cigars that put ybor on the map. at one point thousands of workers at a couple of hundred

i-4 looks great all the way from lakeland into ybor city. and let's talk about or the upon woods, this is pinellas county here. and a collision to look out for. that is off to the shoulder with no injuries. and this has injuries involved, 34th street at 5th avenue southern tip of pinellas county. and this one trying to clear up. and now we've got injuries reported. u.s. 41 at sunset lane but it's on the shoulder. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to melanie and gene. >> okay. >>> you have probably heard that alligators can run fast. >> yeah, heard that before. >> coming up, we have the video that proves it. check them out. look at him go. >>> run, alligator, run. check him out. yes, that's an alligator sprinting across sun lake boulevard in lutz. and man, he has got some speed. she shared this video with us on facebook. it's one of the top clicked stories on our facebook page. and on our web page, wfla.com. fwc says alligators only run when they're threatening situations. but he is scaring some of us. what do you do if he'

project, though, because it will take away parts of current neighborhoods in seminole heights and ybor city. they're another meeting at the seminole branch library in tampa. >>> something is happening tomorrow in los angeles of which we don't know the exact time or location, but it will be the talk of the sports world tomorrow. we talk about it next. >>> the rays up north against the red sox tonight, and the announcement a short time ago. a change to this week's fourth a change to this week's fourth and final p w he appeared to mock a reporter with a disability. "you gotta see this guy. 'uhhhh i don't know what i said, i don't remember.' he's going like 'i don't remember'." "putting a wife to work is a very dangerous thing. i don't want to sound too much like a chauvinist." "you have to be wealthy in order to be great. i'm sorry to say it." "he's a war hero because he was captured. i like people that weren't captured." she's walking... ? look she's doing it! ? watch it, right here... ? again, again, we going to rewind... ? for every hello there's a connection... is this your dog? ? waffles!

we have the shriners parade today in ybor city. that of course means road closures on the main parade routes. portions of the roads will close at 1:00 p.m. not expected to reopen until midnight. so alternates, nebraska to palm avenue to 12th street. then work your way up to i-4 depending where you're coming but just be aware, it could get kind of messy during the afternoon rush hour today. >>> 5:48. experts warned parents for years that babies should only sleep on their backs, if not it puts them at risk for sudden infant death syndrome. a new report now says many parents are still putting babies to sleep on their sides and stomachs instead. they are also putting potentially dangerous blankets, bumpers, pillows and toys in their cribs. sleep related deaths most common cause of death for babies 1 month to 1-year-old. >>> health officials in hawaii now know what caused nearly 170 people to become ill with hepatitis a. they say it was caused by frozen scallops served raw at a sushi restaurant chain. they came from the philippines. the

buckle up and take a virtual drive so you can see what i-4 looks like as you head into tampa through ybor city. all the traffic indicators are in the green this morning so we don't have any breakdowns or crashes to slow you down on i-4 heading into tampa. then this is what it locks like at the junction, wide open in all directions there so no slowdowns. that drive taking about 10 minutes. back to you. >>> it's going to be a busy day on the roads tomorrow. it's a school night for hundreds of thousands of bay area students. >> school starts tomorrow for kids in five bay area counties. today we're taking a closer look at how many of them will get to class. on the bus. >> corey dierdorff joins us live with what you need to know. aboard a hillsborough county school bus. a little bit of wet conditions on the road as they head out but as you head out this morning you're going to be seeing buses all over making practice runs or doing their complete route. stopping, simulating picking up children to make sure that everything is good to go for tomorrow when kids head back to school. here's some things t

it limits bars in downtown ybor city and channelside to 85 decibels and lower but in other parts of the city, the noise limit after 10:00 at night drops even certain councilmembers conceded is probably too low and will probably have to be changed. >> i just think we owe it to ourselves to take a look at it. and i will tell you my voice violates the decibel level. >> the penalty for noise violations can be steep, though, with fines from 150 to 450 for a viovie lviolations but two in six-month period would cause a business to lose the right to sell alcohol entirely. >> they are going have to revisit but at least they know that. >> coming up in a few minutes at 11:00, panic inside an orlando shopping mall. crowds of people go running after hearing what they thought was gun fire, but turns out not a single shot fired and not a single gun found. we'll tell you what happened, life to save a man from a burning car. that is coming up on the fox 13 11:00 news. see you then. >> all right, cynthia, thanks. reinforcing our bridges. >> p and as law enforcement officers look to bridge the gap in the

and there was a big block party to kick-off the school year, in ybor city. u-s-f has more than 48-thousand students, at campuses in tampa, st. pete and sarasota/bradenton. (wally and u-s-f is helping all those students on a tight budget... with ?free food. it's called the "feed a bull" food pantry. the usf center for student no student has to choose between buying textbooks... or food. the pantry is in the student services building, and it's available to ?any registered student. it's run entirely on donations... and are always accepting them. they current have a goal of raising 35 hundred dollars for the current semester. they have about five hundred dollars so far. and i'll take a closer look at the "feed-a-bull" program coming up in a future "extraordinary ordinary" segment. ((vanessa)) it was a typical sunday at church... services were about to start... ((walter)) then something from ?above, interrupted... but it's not what you think... what sent parishioners... running out of the chapel ((walter and... party time in rio de janeiro... it's a golden farewe

westbound i-4 is a little busy as you come to 50th street and ybor city. otherwise, no delays out there. back to you, janelle. >> here is a live look at i-4 west of i hitch 75. doesn't look too bad here. i-4 sitting all the way back to county line road taking about a half hour to get into downtown. bill's up next with the . >> and we're good. 7:26 right now. a look outside with the satellite radar composite showing mostly clear skies. it is a warm start, though. temperatures right now in the 70s for the most part. 77 in tampa. apollo beach clear water has 79 degrees. 75 right now in zephyr hills, lakeland and brooksville. florida's most accurate digital day planner will take that average temperature of 78 by 8:00. up to 91 by 2:00 this afternoon. that's when we'll start to see storms bubbling up in the interior and pulling back toward the west coast. as a matter of fact, it's going to affect things and tailgaters will be heading off to the james stadium. it is going to be a warm one for those teams on the field vent is on! our biggest event of the year jus

i-4 still heavy through ybor city. and then of course, we still have this little problem here, the southbound 275 exit ramp to 54th avenue south is completely blocked. stay right here on news channel 8 today forker the latest. we will keep you updated throug the world's clean energy super power's either going to be germany, china, or us. and i'm going to make sure it's us. from 500 million solar panels installed by the end of my first term, to precision manufacturing. we'll beat the competition and create new high wage jobs. we can do this, millions of jobs right here in america. that's my plan. >> i'm from harlem. it's a dream to come home and open a school. i had that vision. i knew i was able to achieve to the heights i was able to achieve because i start d out and had a very good education. i think we just take it for granted and also we are not dealing with the issues that we are not properly educating our children in the city. instead of complaining about it, i wanted to do something. i opened up my own school. i

. >> it limits the bars in downtown, ybor city and channelside to 85 decibels or lower. but in parts the noise t after 10 nights drops to just 55decibels. >> and it is too low and may have to be changed. >> i just think that we owe it to ourselves to take a look at the level. >> he agrees. >> it is harsh the penalties can be steep, the fines range om50 to $450 per violation. but two in a six month period means losing the right to serve alcohol, for a week? six mons? a year? either way a week ou of business we would down. >> and i'm of the noise readers we're well over that limit outside of consider are not a dozen people out there from what i'm told theyl readjust the limit and talking about doing away with it, they >> all right. >> reporting for us out there. >>> we are all watching right now and wondering if that system in the tropics will be something we need to worry about what do they show? >> it is less impressive. and last night we had a chance of development in the days. >> we're fighting a lot of sheer this is the loop and you look at all the clouds you say wher

and we still have slowdowns here through ybor city on i-4 as you head into tampa. still taking about 20 minutes to make the drive from 75 to again no crashes there. just a lot of heavy volume. checking on the average speed, looking for the slow spot, veterans expressway is winning this contest, 26 the average speed there. 38 on 275 from fletcher to i-4, and 70 the average speed on i- 75 from bruce b downs to i-4. back to you. >>> we want to go back to pinellas county now. overnight fire forced people out of their homes. investigators are trying to figure out what started this fire at the station sqre street in clearwater. you can see the fire there. it started in the 12th floor unit on the -- on the 12th floor. a viewer also shared cell phone video as the flames were still burning before 11:30 last night. firefighters got there and not the flames out in minutes and crews say nobody was hurt. people said at first they thought it was a drill and then saw the flames. >> it kind of looked like a bonfire except the sticks and -- like the balcony, a flower pot or -- two

i-4 also looking crowded as you head right through ybor city. the rest of i-4 starting all the way back in the lakeland area, not too bad, only taking 25 minutes to get into downtown tampa. 16 minutes from county line road to 75 and 9 minutes from 75 to action air 1, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we heard about an accident at u.s. 301 and harney road a little northwest of tampa executive airport. i am just arriving now and if you move the camera a little to the right, south along u.s. 301 we should see it. i understand it's in the grass there. you can see southbound 301 headed to i-4, no problems but i understand a serious accident city. we'll be headed there next. here's ivan with the forecast. >>> we're going to see more sunshine today than we've seen in quite some time. along with that, how about that, not raining at this hour. in fact the torrents of rain with us the last couple of days are gone at this point. just off-shore showers so we're in pretty good shape. we're going to continue to see some rainfall, just it will fall when

ybor city, great drive, seven minutes 301 to 275. ehrlich to 275 expressway, southbound looks good. only roughly 10 minutes if you're leaving the house soon. and we have an accident, this is off on the side of the roadway, little issue out here, 50th street near the selmon expressway. again, off to the side. let's go ahead and take a live look at i-4. this is out near the lakeland area. right near the polk parkway, a wonderful drive on interstate 4 from lakeland all the way into ybor. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to the gene and gayle. >> all right. in the happy meals is making headlines. >> yep, still ahead, what the toy is and how it's encouraging kids to exercise. >>> and juggling school work, sports, lindsey mastis shows us which & kids are using to -- which apps kids are using to stay organized. >>> first, the disaster in >>> across america, devastation in southern louisiana. the red cross is calling the flooding the worst since superstorm sandy four years ago. officials report the flooding has damaged at least 40,000 homes and it's blamed for at least 1

and i-4 gets slow now from ybor city in through the junction with 275. over on 75, out of the riverview area, looks okay but >> thank you. >>> all right, in the road to rio. our hometown olympic allege led to a high-speeds coming home with gold. she helped the women win four by 200-meter free style. she did swim a leg in the preliminaries which helped the women secure a medal in all around so congratulations. >> yeah. and today there's a locality more swimming action and also after more than 100 years. >> we are talking about golf. it hasn't been there since 1904. paul ryan is live this morning from rio. so paul, are the golfers all teed up and ready? >> reporter: i think they are. they are just getting underway. i don't think they were alive the last time that golf was olympic sport. good morning, gene and gayle. but first, before we talk about golf, credit where credit is due. yesterday, her third of the game thanks to the win in the four by 200 relay. and armstrong, three straight gold medals in the time trial. props to her. all eyes on the golf cours

. >>> an ybor city landmark will reopen tomorrow $3.1 million facelift. the pool was boarded up in 2009 after leaks and cracks in the foundation. had to force city officials to close it down. it is a historic pool. above ground. built in 19 receive the. even though it's been through a few renovations the pool has not lost its historic art deco charm. >> it is architecturally significant. it is historically important. it is worth saving. so the dollars that we invested perspective were well spent but more importantly giving the community a place where kids can learn to swim and play and during the hot summer days it is a win-win. >> the mayor will be on hand tomorrow as well to officially open up the pool. maybe a back flip for us. maybe a canon ball. we'll see. >>> trove for treasure hits the auction block this weekend. you can get a piece of it if you want. paul, two thumbs up today. >> paul: we did have a couple of bands there's more lurking east of us. check out the activity. this is down by wauchula into polk county. and down by arcadia. a big storm al

there's a parade in ybor city, expect road closures in the area. from 1:00 p.m. today to midnight. use nebraska, palm avenue and happening today -- whether you love him or hate him seems they are about everywhere. much talked about red light cameras. >> the city of bradenton is going to decide if they will stay or come down today. abc action news reporter rodney dunigan is live in bradenton. we understand the decision has to be made quickly. >> reporter: that's because the contract with the company that runs those cameras actually runs out this week. there are about seven of the cameras posted all around town and pretty soon they could be the police department says accidents from people running red lights have gone down in the past two years because of these lights. now, the city council will be meeting this morning to discuss if they truly have been effective. for some they are a safety net. for others simply a money grab. >> i hoped they would not renew the contract. i think it would be good to just get rid of those. >> it's going to help traffic the gun in the other direction. i

and through ybor city at the top there, 10 minutes from 301 over to 275. and again, that is i-4. let's go ahead and take a look at the cameras now. and look at this, 275 southbound bird street, slow from bearss into downtown. that's normal as well. >> thank you. >>> have your meals planned for breakfast, head to ihop, dollar short stacks, fighting childhood lunger. for lunch, goody goody. for dinner, you've already eaten too much. >>> we're going to stay on top of the breaking news, weather and traffic during the "today" ? ? ba da ba ba ba ? >>> good morning. pay for play. donald trump asks for a special prosecutor to investigate hillary clinton after a watchdog group accuses of her of giving clinton foundation owners special access when she was secretary of state. >> i've become increasingly shocked by the vast scope of hillary clinton's criminality. >>> on late night, clinton laughed off trump's unfounded claims that she's in failing health. >> it's part of the wacky strategy. just say all these crazy things and maybe you can get some people to believe you. >>> deadly encounter

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ybor city starting to get slow, 11 minutes 301 to 27 westbound. and the veterans expressway starting to hit the brakes, southbound ehrlich to 275, roughly 16 minutes. a live look again at the police activity, that's eastbound i-4 at county line. and look at this, much different over here in hillsborough county, starting to hit the brake, 275 starting at bearss, this is near bird. and then into about hillsborough and downtown. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you. >>> an arkansas school is putting those so-called helicopter parents on notice. it posted a sign barring parents from coming to the school to drop things off like their forgotten lunch or homework assignments. check out the sign. it's on the doors of this high school for boys in little rock. it tells parent, quote, your son will learn to problem-solve in your absence. they'll figure it out. they have to grow up. >> yeah, they do. they do. you want to spoil them -- >> oh, spoken like a true mom. >>> what you need to know before you walk out t

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limits bars in downtown, ybor city and fire side to 65 decibels or lower. other places say they have to lower to 55 decibels after >> i just think we owe it to ourselves to take a look at it. i will tell you my voice violates the decibel level. >>russell: the penalties for noise violations can be steep. fines range from 150 to $450 per violation. two violations in a six month period could mean losing the right to serve alcohol entirely. city council could loosen the decibel limits in september. sunset music festival but only city of tampa allows the event to come back to raymond james. two people died in may from ecstasy overdoses. dozens of other people taken to the hospital for dehydration and drug use. event organizers are planning new safety measures that include more paramedics, more off duty police and more cooling stations plus more free water. promoter will have to pay for all of that. city council will review that list and determine the fate of the music festival. >>laura: there's a new twist in the harbor millionaire and ex-fiance. mary hunt had a

very slow and go as you come through ybor city. and link up with 275. and also 275 southbound from bearss avenue down to the >>> we're back at 7:30. it's monday morning, august 22nd, 2016. gang is all back together. so happy to have a crowd out on our plaza. two awesome weeks in rio or so i hear. look at today's headlines as the games came to an end with last night's closing ceremony celebrating the beauty of brazil. simone biles won five medals including four gold. team usa by the way took only 121 medals in all. that's the most in a nonboycotted olympics in 112 years. >>> in other news, at least eight people were injured last outdoor dance party. it happened near cleveland. the driver hit the gas by mistake instead of the brakes. police are investigating and say charges could be filed. >>> president obama arrived back to the white house late last night after a vacation in martha's vineyard. tomorrow the president travels to louisiana to view the devastation from that state's historic flooding. >>> we want to begin this morning with more on our exclusi

here's what's going on westbound i-4, slow through ybor city into the junction. linking up with 275. this is typical. and i just got word of a crash out in the clearwater area on u.s. 19. it's southbound. right before you get to bellaire road. and very heavy traffic 275. this is right around fouler and. it's very sticky here all the way down into downtown tampa. that starts to slow down around bearss as you continue in that area. let's go ahead and look, bearss avenue to i-4, almost at about 20 minutes. and that's typical again. and i-4 through ybor, 12 minutes ehrlich to 275, still about the same, about 21 minutes here. and that is southbound on our ? because it's the only almondmilk made with california-grown blue diamond almonds. ? of course, if you ask one of our almond growers... there's no maybe about it. ? almond breeze. the best almonds make the best almondmilk. >>> it's 8:00 on "today." 100 medals strong. team usa adds to its impressive run at rio and ashton eaton takes home gold in the decathlon world's greatest athlete and usain bolt does it again. das

bikers, former firemen, some active duty firemen, military folks, just across the street here in ybor citythis is what they told me. will you take me for a right? >> yeah, normally i wouldn't take a guy for a ride. >> you're lying! >> reporter: how many people here voting for donald trump? anybody voting for hillary clinton? would you guys allow somebody to join you on a thursday morning if they were voting for hillary clinton? >> sure. >> i probably could tell you 1,000 people now that all feel the same thing hillary is corrupt. i have three kids. i'm a single dad. and the supreme court justices for the next election are going to be our children's lives. >> reporter: you just said i'm well-armed and donald trump is playing up the second amendment the last couple days. does that speak to you? >> hell, yes. >> of course. >> absolutely. that's one of the things i do for a living, is i teach conceal and carry classes. florida in particular is one of the most saturated states country for conceal weapons permits. >> who has a conceal/carry permit here? >> this is your safe space. >> this is my