ybor city, 301 to 275, up to eight minutes. and still looking good on the veterans expressway, ehrlich to 275, that's roughly a nine minute commute. and on the left of the screen, that's where i saw ybor city slow down. westbound i-4 by 301, we have an accident. here's what it looks like. it's right at the exit ramp. there's a slow down there. and then also taking a quick look. we have a little bit of a delay a collision with injuries in riverview. that's a look at weather and traffic. >>> right now st. petersburg police need your help finding the person who beat up a disabled war veteran last friday. this happened in broad daylight in front of a busy store. jamel lanee' is live from st. petersburg. jamel, you have disturbing details for us. >> reporter: yeah, very disturbing story, gene. good morning to you. and that person who police say did this is still out there. parking lot at the walmart on 34th street north. and again, the victim who is 67 years old, jeffrey hardman says the attack happened in front of the store. he say

and 275 very heavy away from fowler there westbound i-4 through the ybor city area. these are the typical places. fowler avenue at 56, that's the side of the roadway. and that accident. and also a little bit of slowing here coming away from plant city. as you can see, we have a collision here. now county line road at fish hunt lane, that's south of the lakeland area, and also u.s. 98 both off to the shoulder. and you can see westbound i-4 slow again coming through ybor. and also 275 right around martin luther king, really starting to hit the brakes there. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >>> 8 is on your side in getting results for a father of who whose laptop caught on fire because of a bad battery. the after-market merchandise melted the mac. the owner tells us that smoke poured out for about three or four minute. the computer got so hot, the plastic melted on to his fingertips. it was really, really hot. i have no doubt that everything around it would have caught on fire if it sat in the same place. >>> what you need to know b

a wonderful drive through ybor city. veterans exsw looks good. southbound especially away from pasco and moving into hillsborough county. and this crash cleared up, county line west of 75, but near the land o'lakes area, still one working, state road 54 at livingston avenue. and let's take a live look, westbound kathleen road right at i-4, activity to the shoulder but the crash cleared. that's a look at weather and traffic. >>> happening today, remembering a major league baseball player with ties to the tampa area gone too soon. ami marlins pitcher jose fernandez was killed in a boating accident over the weekend. he was a stand-out player in hillsborough county helping the baseball team there win championships during his sophomore and senior years. ryan hughes joins us live from there. students, faculty and former teammates are all coming together tonight to remember jose fernandez. >> reporter: that's right, gene. a candle light vigil is set for 7:30 just days after the tragic boating accident in ut this week, staffing coaches reflected on a phe

i'm charley belcher at ybor city this morning right on second avenue in between 14th and fooivent 15th street. once a month you will find the pick are place vintage market ybor open for business. and it's today. 9:00 a.m. they open. it's today, tomorrow, saturday and sunday. they spent a rest of their time in once month. near 50 verpdz here and huge space. and amanda is here. and, you see you never you never know what you might find a picker place. including plants. including plants. we take the month off so that we can grow out these plants for you me and my mother come in. we propagate most of these grows most of these in our own green houses cool little con tarms some of them in black pots so you can put them in landscape he planter. i don't know old bay season flower pot. isn't that awesome? it's kind of cool and cute, isn't it these look like i see jade plants in there. these all suck lentz. these are for indoors some of them have drainage holes so they can go outdoors. really easy going plants don't have to care for them lot. you love them too much you kill them. look at the boot

all right, -- and into ybor city. in fact, if you're crossing the howard frankland bridge, it's only going to take you roughly six minutes on the drive the. you're look at maybe seven across the courtney campbell causeway. also the gandy bridge is up to speed. that's going to take roughly four minutes on the commute. we have a great drive elsewhere too. and let's look at the maps now. on the veterans expressway through odessa, state road 54 to ehrlich road, roughly an eight minute commute. ehrlich to 275, just 10 minutes. >> thank you, leslee. >>> right now, the search is on for a violent attacker who beat up a disabled veteran outside of a bay area walmart with the man's own walker. news channel 8's paul mueller reports the army vet was left helpless on the pavement. >> reporter: maizingly this gentleman in his 60 usa going to be okay. as far as police this morning, they are working a couple of leads. get-away car. >> luckily he didn't stab or shot me. >> reporter: the 67-year-old banged up and bruised after a trip t

a little west of the ybor city area. firefighters got the flames under control an hour later. there are no reports of injuries. the cause of the fire is now under investigation. >>> today all pasco county schools will be open following hurricane hermine but some neighborhoods are still drying out from flooding. as abc action news reporter cameron polom shows us three unsung heroes spent labor day pulling families out of danger. >> reporter: hundreds of people felt the devastation of hurricane hermine in its aftermath families are still being forced from their homes. >> as soon as we got back there we noticed a lot of people still stuck in their homes. >> reporter: eric, joe and rich were not affected by the flooding but seeing the despair they decided to do what they could by boat. one family helped because they spotted a little girl asking to be rescued. >> you ok? >> saw little elizabeth waiting. she was adorable. in her home, mom, dad and three brothers and sisters all surrounded by water. >> you don't have to be scared. >> reporter: that was saturday, and the group continu

and now spaghetti warehouse in ybor city says that the restaurant is closing for good. the owners say despite the community, business has not gotten better. the restaurant is set to close on october 2nd. >>> so many would consider last night's debate between hillary rodham clinton and donald trump more of a brawl. >> well, but no actual punches were thrown. that wasn't is case during the presidential debate in the country of georgia though. watch this. one of the men threw a water glass and then started throwing punches. georgia. no confuse please. >>> world leader cans getting used to get a cold reception from their biggest critics but not usually from a toddler. but when prince george and the royal family arrived in canada, the young prince denied a high- five to the canadian prime minister proving he seems to be just like any other 3-year-old. >> yeah, not going to the happen, dude. >> gave him the look. >>> the first presidential debate is in the books and it this morning. >> we are breaking it down live from new york next. >>> plus, a new hair style creating contro

and moving from lakeland through plant city and into ybor city, it is a fantastic >>> got breaking news this morning. an emergency landing at tampa international airport overnight. major problems with the landing gear on an american airlines flight. as the plane landed, passengers and the flight crew braced to tell you this morning that the plane landed safely and no passengers were injured. >> passengers telling each other good-bye. flight attendants screaming to brace before landing. we have team coverage of this breaking story from tampa international airport. and we begin with news channel 8's ryan hughes. ryan, the host of daytime on news channel 8, our friend and colleague was on that plane. >> reporter: good morning to you both once again.

appears tonight at the cuban club in ybor city 7:30 tonight. she will discuss issues concerning bay county area voters. >>> good morning. westbound park boulevard still closed, however, there are two wreckers on scene, they have the vehicles loaded up now. they should have them out of the way but in the meantime there's going to be a little bit of a detour. either the cars taking a left to 70th avenue and getting back on at 49th street, otherwise this should be wrapped up by the that in mind. >>> we're still seeing delays in hillsborough at northbound u.s. 301 and progress boulevard so give yourself extra time as for the slow spots, i-4 heading into downtown, our slowest spot, 39 the average speed there. >>> finally this morning -- a dolphin comes crashing down on a 13-year-old surfer in australia. >> the teen says he saw the dolphin leaping toward him. get out of the way but the dolphin landed on his shoulder and his back. even put a hole in his board. surfer says the dolphin appeared as shocked as he was. >> he was lucky he was not seriously

we are in ybor city this morning not nar fa from channelside drive. we're picker place vintage market. ybor. they are open once a month for three days. thursday, friday, saturday, for four days once a month. rest time they are busy gathering cool stuff. it's almost 50 different vendors bring their wairs for sale corrine is here to say that up and running opened a 9:00 a.m. a happy customer picking and grinning even as we speak through salvage yard here. this as place where everything is edges. listen, this di yer's dream spot. so you can come out here we've got windows wee got frames, we've got all kinds of cool pieces that you can reinvent for yourself. this would make an amazing bar. so if you're a little creative, this is the spot for you today. we love this. in fact, this really sets us apart from other things you're going to findn salvage area our prices are phenomenal. you get to come and dig. i mean look at old jugs. this you can hang chandelier in. this. i never understood this i know that people i don't understand why people buy license plates

taking a look at i-4 through ybor city. starting to get a little bit slow too. 13 minutes ehrlich to 275. the veteran's past linebaugh. i'll keep you posted on this throughout the >>> all eyes on the university in new york where the stage is set for the first presidential debate. up next, how the candidates preparing for tonight's face off. >> also this morning, remembering jose fernandez. the marlins pitcher and alonzo high school star diedve accident. a look back at his career next. >> the protests continue but what really happened in charlotte when police fatally shot an african-american man after he climbed out of his car. video of that deadly encounter could hold the key. >>> good morning, everybody. happy monday to you. welcome to news channel 8 today. i'm melanie michael in for gayle guyardo. >> i'm gene ramirez. thank you for joib joining -- joining us. >>> now a check on the weather with leigh. >> good morning. the skies are clear. we will see the sun come horizon. 74 in lutz, 74 in sun city center. 74 in venice an

priorities usa action is responsible >>charley: i'm charley belcher coming from ybor city this morning on second avenue between 14th and 15th street. you'll find picker place vintage market ybor. this is the place to be once a month and this happens to be the once a month time. today starting at 9:00 a.m. through sunday. and the rest of the time, vendors are out there finding the best, coolest -- we're a 10,000 square foot vintage market. we're the only one in tampa bay. we're once a month. that's the first thursday, friday, saturday and sunday of every single month. >>charley: it is stuffed as far as the eye can see. it's a fun place to explore and you like to be a little charitable at the same time. max and me pet rescue is here. that is radar over there. tell me the tie-in to max and me. >> max and me is a wonderful bay area and because we believe in supporting animals, we have tied in with them so a portion of all sales today will go to max and me animal rescue. you can shop, save a life. many of our vendors have fostered and adopted through max and me so we want to support them th

it's i-4 heading toward mlk maybe ybor city and i-275. no problems there. i can see all the way up through pasco county, but down south, the manatee is extremely good visibility. keep that seat belt fastened. now back to the desk. >>> this morning, we expect to hear from lakeland law enforcement after a shoot-out between a convicted felon and deputies. >> reporter ashley yore is live right now on golf view street where this happened after the deputies were hurt in this, right? >> reporter: luckily, deiah, they were not injured in this. again, that is really lucky because the sheriff says that this man tried to kill officers from four different jurisdictions. take a look at the damage. you can see multiple bullet charger. last night, 32-year-old francis perry fired multiple times at members of the high intensity drug trafficking area task force when they pulled him over for trafficking meth. sheriff grady judd says deputies never knew what was about to happen until bullets were coming at them. >> the windows with are blacked out. we could not see into the ve

this is what it looks like through ybor city where you come through the junction here. all of the traffic indicators are in the green. no slowdowns here. that entire drive will take you just seven minutes. >>> controversy, complaints people had about one inspired by a new disney movie and now the big change. >> plus, you'll want to tell your boss about this story. researchers found new benefits for giving out pizza at work. >>> first, a story you'll see on "good morning america." new details about a police video showing a maryland officer pepper spraying a teenage girl who refused to cooperate after her bicycle hit a car. geo benitez has the details. >> reporter: in this morning's gma first look, maryland police sprayed while in a squad car. police body cams capture it all. officers approach the girl who didn't want her name released after they say she caused an accident on her bike. she refused medical attention, and police say she wouldn't answer their questions. >> we are calling your parents. >> reporter: she starts riding her bike again and the officer grabbed her.

green party candidate "jill stein" is stopping in ybor city. she's scheduled to speak at the cuban club on seventh avenue. stein is expected to address several ?local issues... including the sewage discharge in pinellas county the mosaic sinkhole in polk county, and the zika outbreak. she speaks to the media at six... and the public at 7-30. a voting controversy is brewing in st. petersburg. it's all over one community's voting location. mayor rick kriseman and african american community leaders want tbr petersburg. the idea is to increase convenience and voter turnout. it's a minority community, and primarily democratic. but pinellas county supervisor of elections, deborah clark... who is a republican... refuses to do it. she says there's already five early voting locations throughout the county... and 41% of registered voters use the mail- in addition to kriseman, the other community leaders pushing for this polling station are ?also democrats. minority voter turnout could be a deciding factor in this presidential election. and... since his r

travel times, folk, a good drive on i-4 starting from lakeland through ybor city. and into downtown tampa. no delays either direction. and in and out of pasco county on i-75, looking good, 11 wachee area, cortez boulevard, we do have some debris out there in the roadways so look out for that. ? during this extended visit from your extended family, peaceful moment to stream your show. and you need enough bandwidth to share with a full house of hungry users. lightning internet from bright house networks. the speed you need. and now connect to... standard tv, standard internet, dvr and phone... >>> a road rage driver armed with a shotgun fires on another driver. just ahead, we will show you where this happened and why pasco county deputies need your help fining this dangerous driver. >>> and from experiencing road are dangerous driving habits many of us. have morning, a deeper look at the problem and the consequences. >>> and hillary rodham clinton speaks out about that stumble caught on camera. what she claims happened in her own words and what she is promising to do

this is westbound so i'm over ybor city looking to the west towards the merge with 275. those three vehicles and road ranger are off on the shoulder there so they are not affecting traffic. they are just at the end of the ramp where you get off from ybor city to westbound i-4. keep it in mind. a little visual delay otherwise traffic is building in this area. looking over my left shoulder 50th street is very busy as it comes this way. here's ivan with the forecast. >>> latest on tropical storm julia. well to the north. on the back side of it still looking at residual moisture, we'll watch for. that center of circulation over jacksonville. winds sustained at 40 miles per hour. it will continue slowly heading perhaps 6 to as much as 9 inches next couple of days. showers made it onshore from the gulf. impacting portions of manatee and sarasota county as you work your way up along 75. it will continue to move north. not seeing much in the way of any tropical downpours now but that will commence later on today. we'll have heating there going and we'll be able to get on and off

is beginning a weekday morning service for commuters in downtown tampa, the channel district and ybor city. >> and we leave at 7:10 in the morning going to each way. >> reporter: prior to that you did not start to noon, right? >> noon. >> reporter: the new a.m. route will run every 0 minutes >> ticket 2.50 one way and $5 all day. so you can ride the streetcar all day for $5. >> reporter: if you live and work in any three districts, you can purchase a 20 ride pass for $25. they are hoping to grab the business crowd. >> you can park ybor and go downtown. >> reporter: ritchie has been driving street cars for years and he him for the morning commute. >> if you look at it, it looks like something out of the 1920s. but we keep it modest. >> reporter: and the new service is a six month pilot program that will gauge the morning interest. the cost is about $165,000. and the heart bus line is picking up the price tag. >> i cannot tell you how many times i've seen women plucking their eyebrows and men shaving whatever you want or groom yourself on the way to work and not put anybody in danger. >> thi

this is westbound i-4 as you move from ybor city up to 275. and hitting the brakes there. and a look at the other camera. look at this. i-75, very slow fowler avenue southbound. >> looks messy. >> thank you. >>> log on to my facebook and twitter. i posted the list of conservative and liberal cities in america. it will surprise you. not what you think. >>> updates during the "today" back to his old ways? after days of taking the high road, donald trump takes a shot at hillary clinton's health. >> you think hillary would be able to stand up here for an hour and do this? i don't know. >> as clinton returns to the her medical records, trump brings his doctor's report to a tv medical show. >> your bmi is high. >> this morning, dr. oz joins us live. >>> scandal grows. hackers releasing another batch of data, the private information from at least ten more american olympic athletes exposed. is there more to come? >>> nbc news investigation. the canine teams the tsa relies on to sniff out explosives at

they are at the ritz at ybor city. doors 0p at 7:00. aeg live organizing that concert. there are still tickets mission is set to launch from cape canaveral tonight. it will help scientists understand how the solar system formed. it will travel for an asteroid. the spacecraft will then bring a sample of that asteroid back to earth for study. the mission is expected to take seven years to complete. ivan, you say liftoff looks i wander the studios in the morning. [ laughter ] >>> as we check the forecast, we're looking good. by the time we get into the afternoon, we're looking at temperatures in the low 80s and the launch looks green as far as weather. we'll have the forecast coming up in a few minutes. >>> coming up this morning, a shark attacks a woman in hawaii. how rescue teams pulled her out of the water and why she wasn't supposed to be there in the first place. >> a man said he'd rather be >>> prosecutors just dropped all charges against a man caught on camera beating a man to death after that man tried to rape his wife. even the dead man's family spoke in support o

. >>> robbed at gunpoint in ybor city, that's what happened to six people overnight. police arrested the suspects at a mcdonald's drive-thru in ybor city and they say the robbers approached the victims after the bars closed, jewelry, fired guns into the air as warning shots. in one case officers say a victim was pistol whiped. >> the suspects approached them. first asked if they had any marijuana on them then started to demand their money, their ables. >> reporter: officers say they found weapons, ammunition and other stolen items inside the car. >>> the sheriff of polk county says he is very concerned because dozens of firearms were arms on south florida avenue. men pulled up to the store, ripped off the burglary bars and smashed a window to get in. among the things they stole are 30 handguns and ten semi-automatic rifles. that's not good. investigators say they're worry wherd those weapons will end up. >>> detectives believe they are looking for four people. this is in connection with that same crime. they say three men went into the store while the fourth stayed in

at picker place vintage market ybor city. a place only open once a month. so a special kind of find. and you never know what you might find. corrine is here to tell us that, the reason you open once a month is not only create an event, and builds up a little bits of expense it gives you time for your vendors to find all of this school stuff. listen it really does. because charley we pick from all over the nation, all over the world. our vendors have 30 days toboot. so with the coolest finds around. i do like the feel of that if you had a yard sale every day not only would your neighbors complain, but it wouldn't be special. but you do every once in while. it's special. creates an event. i know this place will be packed this weekend. to find? >> oh my gosh what can't they expect to find, right? you walked around you've seen everything that we have from antiques to uniques tofu like mid century modern an eclectic. you've seen hand creation that we have are off chart really great too to come look around coolest thing charley all weekend, we're giving a percent

ybor city or channelside district. there's a new way to get to work and doesn't involve your vehicle. hart is starting early morning street car service today, a six- month pilot program to gauge demand nor morning service. the street cars will operate every 30 minutes from 7:00 a.m. to noon. >>> today's the last day of debris removal for pasco county residents. the deadline to request removal was last friday. county officials wanted to give hermine one last weekend to get their trash to the curb. hermine blamed for roughly $111 million of damage in pasco. >>> as we go to break, the bus stop forecast will be dry, no issues with mid and upper 70s. by the afternoon thunderstorm activity back in the forecast, 40% once again with highs around 90. it will feel like 95 plus with the humidity. extended forecast coming up after the break. still ahead -- nigerian government claimed the terrorist behind a mass kidnapping at a girl's school was dead but new evidence that shows he's very much alive. >> blame it on the 4-year-old, a

. >>> robbed at gun point at ybor city. they arrested the suspects at a drive through. the robbers were approaching them after the bars closed demanding cash and jewelry and firing guns a victim was pistol whipped. >> the suspects had approached them first asked them if they had any marijuana on them and started to demand their money, valuables. items in the car. >>> the polk county sheriff report that dozens of guns were stolen. it was sunday at titan arms on south florida avenue. they pulled up and ripped off the burglar bars and smashed a window. and 30 guns and 10 semi automatic rifles. >>> the detectives think they are looking for four people in relation to the heist. here is the truck. the men went foot storm a frt the truck is hard to see but a gray ford f-150 and has chrome wheels and a bumper with a grill. if you know anything about it call crime stoppers. >>> and no labor day off for hillary clinton and donald trump. they are on the campaign trail and today it let to ohio. we have more. >> reporter: the presidential candidates are working hard in ohio on this

commuters who live in downtown tampa, channel district or ybor city can buy a special pass for $25. >>> deputies are investigating a shooting on gandy boulevard in unincorporated st. petersburg. happened sunday morning. a victim was transported to a hospital for life threatening injuries. no other details at this time. stay with abc action news, we'll get more information as soon as >>> a stunning story from winter springs in central florida. police say they arrested a father for throwing his infant over a fence. police say they found the baby face down crying. on the other side of the fence found 31-year-old richard harris sitting down naked. >> i'm just grateful the baby is ok, mom is ok and now the dad will get help. the neighbor spent the night with the mother at the hospital while the infant was checked had scrapes. the father faces aggravated child abuse charges. because he has a long criminal history he could be sentenced to even more time behind bars. >>> i didn't think this would happen to us. i saw it happen to other people but never to us. >> five people shot and killed whi

tonight they perform in ybor city and the show starts at 8:00. >>> an update on a man who was shot by officers. >> officers shot him after he fired at them during a traffic stop. that man is recovering from surgery. a live report from lakeland is county officials lifted an evacuation order allowing people to move back into their homes after flooding from her cane hermine. we're live in port richie in one affected neighborhood and the efforts to stop more z23y6z zy6z captions by: caption colorado, mail: comments@captioncolorado.com >>> police are hunting for thieves caught on camera during a get away. how you can help ahead. >> residents say they don't want to go through this again. pasco county is planning for the future, but what will flood control efforts mean for homeowners in at-risk areas? >>> lindsay logue is out live and she wi questions coming up. good morning, thanks for waking up with us on action news. >> how's it looking out there, ivan? >> looking great and by afternoon, i think we'll be great here. that has been the trend in the last couple of days. that will continue to

it was at the green iguana in ybor city. some hoped to hear more about medical marijuana. and other voters expected to see more excitement. >> i expected more fireworks. the scene by trump was a little reserved and showmanship that he likes to normally do - >> stay with us throughout the morning. we're teeming up with politifact for fact-checking statements they debate. >>> mike pence cancelled a debate in cost but tim kaine will continue to schedule in central florida. a kickoff rally will be held in orlando. yesterday it was in lakeland and later greeted voters in a watch party in orlando. tim kaine attacked trump by saying he has a history of lying. >> they never had a candidate a guy that was in the lie that president obama want born. he will lie about anything. >>> stay with us for continuing coverage. the vice presidential debate is a week from today in virginia. the next presidential debate set for sunday, october 9th in st. louis, missouri. you can always get 24/7 of course at abcactionnews.com. >>> a fund for the victims of the pulse nightclub shooting massacre is

i-4 very slow, 14 minutes through ybor city. but the veterans expressway looks very good. we have a crash right there at the junction. and let's take a live look at the cameras. you can see slow-and-go traffic at 275 and hillsborough. and the other camera, you can see the crash on i-4 through ybor but it's off to the right shoulder. nonetheless, people are slowing down. >> yeah, that time of morning. thank you. >>> and thank you for joining us on this wednesday morning. i tht earlier. >> that's okay. >> we will stay on top of all the news of the day during the ? >>> good morning. breaking overnight. former secretary of state colin powell hacked. his e-mails revealed. calling donald trump a national disgrace. and accusing the clinton campaign of trying to drag him into her e-mail scandal. th news, the hackers have more. >>> targeted. chilling video showing the moment a driver plows into a group of police officers outside a phoenix gas station, throwing one of them into the air. >> this is a violent, cowardly act on our police officers. >> the suspect arrested after this vio

and a live look, i-4 coming through, hitting up at the junction through ybor city, looks great. and 275 at bearss, no delays there. traffic. back to gene and gayle. >>> right now, questions about an officer involved shooting in lakeland. it started as a traffic stop that turned into a gun battle between a convicted felon and drug task force officers. >> and as news channel 8's peter bernard reports, the suspect has a rap sheet at least a hundred pages long. >> reporter: his name is francis perry, 32 years old. he just got out of prison march and cops say he has already violated numerous laws since then. a bullet-riddled dodge challenger. shell casings flew. polk county sheriff judd told us four law enforcement officers surrounded him. >> he shoots out of the passenger side of the vehicle up by several agencies who target wanted felons. >> we shot back because he shot at us. and we shot at him a lot. >> reporter: cops dragged him from the car, performed cpr and called an ambulance. police chiefs joined the sheriff saying how glad they are every one of them avoid being shot. >> th

ybor city looking good right >>> zika in your backyard. the fight against the virus, focusing on pregnant women. what local doctors are doing today to protect them. >>> facing the judge. the accused killer a bay area man who s items with a popular auction app is headed to court. >>> the frantic homes of a bay area man trapped on a sinking boat. how he uses a plastic cup to bail the the water before the coast guard swoops in to help. i'm gene ramirez. thank you for joining us. >> and i'm gayle guyardo. >> reporter: somehow the

marshalls are looking into what sparked this huge fire that really destroyed a 100-year-old home in ybor city. firefighters had a tough time because the flames were so intense and the building so unstable. fortunately no firefighters were injured during that hour- long fight. >>> new rules at the happiest h before they visit disney. and the alteatat parents can opt for instead. >>> you may have hemay have har ingredients. flu at 5:00, the steps that hospitals took months ago to keep you safe. >>> before we go to break, we want to remind you that ck to work with a good-paying job. this friday, you can sign up to get free access to the future plans career survey. the career survey matches your interests and strengths with jobs in demand. to find out more, head to z23msz zy6z >> it's a common item. we're talking about antibacterial soap. some of the inagreedents may be ineffective or harmful. >> it comes after years of debate. >> reporter: it's like and grandparents much that's how gabrielle sees it. every time that she buys antibacteria glow it makes me feel safer. >> reporte so much so that sh

. >>> traffic alert, 7th avenue in ybor city, 7th avenue will be shut down daily between 34th and 39th street for a paving project. that section had daily from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. it's expected to be finished by the end of the month. >>> this morning we're hearing the 911 calls from the regional medical center as the staff rushes to move patients out of a burning hospital. as abc action news report marisela burgos tells us you can hear the panic in the calls. >> reporter: dispatchers bombarded with calls the evening of august 31st. the one place people go for emergency had its own. >> i don't see no more flames but i see a lot of smoke. >> reporter: hospital officials believe lightning knocked out the power and the backup system that started an electrical fire in the generator room. >> we have no way of getting medication or supplies or anything. ge >> reporter: emergency services director kevin guthrie says a rescue unit was already at the hospital dropping off a patient. the first fire engine arrived just five minutes later. >> reporter: emergency services requested backup from ot

buckle up, we're going to take a virtual drive along i-4 from i-75 to 275 passing ybor city. all the traffic indicators in the green, even at the junction looking great. there's a live picture of i-275 at i-4, in downtown tampa. again, nothing to slow you down. just about 10 minutes to get from 75 to 275. >>> 5:18. a warning for parents in pasco county. deputies say a convicted sex offender is reaching out to children. derek rivera is out of jail but isn't supposed to use the internet or contact kids. deputies say he's been talking to an 8-year-old and using >>> a thief is being sought who stole decorations from a holocaust memorial. star of david, two of them represented a young girl who was killed. a man created it to honor his sister and the more than one million other children that died. he was born in germany, left with his older brother at age 3, the mother stayed behind with the 18-month-old sister who was too young to join them, but never saw them again. he's calling it a despicable act of hatred. >>> 5:19. coming up -- a crazy police chase caught on camera, and this

i-4, ybor city up to speed. veterans expressway, absolutely no delays. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you so much, leslee. exploding washing machines. >> still ahead, the brand under scrutiny. >>> and shopping early for the holidays. new numbers are out on how many people are already looking for the perfect gifts. it's 5:21. you're watching news channel 8 > new an 8 on your side consumer alert. a warning about exploding washing machines. we're talking about certain top- loading washing machines made some of the machines made between march 2011 and april 2016 have exploded. in fact, one woman claims her washing machine broke through the wall when it blew up. samsung claims to be working on a fix right now. but experts suggest people only use the delicate cycle. >>> it's not even halloween and already people are shopping for the holidays. in fact, a whopping 34 million adults admit they have starting shopping for christmas. and another 2 million admit they are done. f0 more than half still like to go to sto

and the poll, parkway and lakeland looks good, even into ybor city. and we have construction that has th here, old pasco road between state road 52 down to overpass road. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to paul and gayle. >> thank you so much. >>> speaking of car, listen to this, a software glitch that could keep some vehicles from act set rating. >> yeah, -- from accelerating. >> yes, a look aned. >>> and flipping home, the money people are making. you're watching news channel 8 >>> an 8 on your side consumer watch. an important recall involving thousands of hyundai suvs. the issue, a software flip. the recall affects 2016 hyundai tucsons with seven-speed dual- clutch automatic transmissions. the glitch can stop the vehicles from accelerating. there are about 41,000 suvs affected by the recall. dealers can reframe the can reprogram the computer to fix that glitch. >>> recent data indicates home flipping is at a six-year high. according to a report by adam data solutions, a tote of 51,500 single family home sales were completed fl

the streetcar will depart at 7:10 from downtown tampa and ybor city. it will run every 30 minutes until noon. a one way sect is $2.50 and you can purchase a 20 ride pass for $25 if you live or work near the route. now back to melanie and gene. >> leslee, thank you. >>> time now 5 5:40. gas prices continue to go up. what you can expect to pay this morning if you are gassing up for your commute. >> a victory celebration gone too far. college fans setting a tree on fire. more of this video just ahead. plus, who police arrested for setting the fire. >> first, another night of protests in charlotte after shooting of keith lamont scott. why the mayor lifted the city curfew and the latest on the situation this many morning. >> you're watching news on this monday morning. stay with us. if rz >>> right now more protests in charlotte, north carolina in response to the police shooting of a black man. meredith is live in the news room with more. >> reporter: the protests were peaceful last night and the city of charlotte lifted the curfew. over debates continue ov

and into ybor city, a great drive. linking up at the junction, up > we are staying on top of a shootout in polk county this morning. officers say they had to shoot back at a man who opened fire on them last night. this morning, disturbing details about the suspect's past. >>> hurricane hermine is gone but now the cost to repair the dama f0 especially in water-logged pasco county. we will show you how much money we're talking about. >>> and hillary rodham clinton and donald trump both on the me stage fighting for the military vote. hear what both candidates had to say about their plans to keep america safe. >>> good morning. and welcome to news channel 8 today. i'm gayle guyardo. >> and i'm gene ramirez. thank you for joining us. smell that? pig skin in the air. yeah, it's football baby. that's right, football is back. the nfl season kicks off

(russell) ahead at 6:00: a string of robberies and gunfire overnight in ybor city. (laura) the wild series of events that ended with the suspected thieves under arrest in a fast food drive thru. (russell - take vo) floodwater is receeding in pasco county... but things are far from normal. we're live with the issues homeowners and businesses still face... days after the storm. (laura - take vo) and a encounter with a great white shark in this morning's hot clicks. when good day days after dumping buckets of rain on florida , >>russell: days after dumping buckets of rain on florida, parts of florida are feeling the effects of hermine. >>laura: and a rough ride for the passengers of this cruise ship sailing storm for the second time this year. further north, hermine puts labor day plans in jeopardy, too. >>russell: and police say this man uses his mug shot as his facebook profile picture. find out what happens after his family told him to take it down. >>lindsay: what's going down tomorrow are the rain chances meaning today, more numerous storms building but they're go

. >> a historic ybor city home is gutted by an early morning fire. you can see the flames shooting out of the 100 year old home on east 12th avenue. no one was injured but investigators don't know what started the fire. we are told the home was being remodeled. >>> and, a tampa police officer who died during an off duty a funeral service was held for master patrol officer fred arnold iii at life point church in new tampa. he died scuba diving in nevada. he spent 27 years with the tampa police department. >>> getting dropped off or picked up at the airport is about to get a little more complicated. a construction project is going to impact the curb side dropoffs and pickups during the evenings so starting tonight, take note here, the closing the blue arrival and departure side from 8:00 p.m. until 4:00 a.m. this will affect passengers on american, delta, jet blue an united. the nightly closures are because of construction on the new people mover and it will be in place until early next year. for the time being, dropoffs and pickups will happen in shor

. >>> new information tonight about a protest in ybor city. police have arrested two demonstrators. the protesters broke through a line of tampa police officers who were trying to stop them from blocking streets. a group of about 15 people marched with signs protesting the death of lavonia riggins shot and killed by a deputy last week. >>> from protest to prayer kinney chapel united methodist church. pastor ron hubbard urged patience in the investigation and said there are questions those in the community need to ask themselves. >> what are we going to do to have to have them stop coming into the community for the purposes and the reasons why they're coming? see, we have some obligation ourselves. >> two hillsborough counties sheriff's deputies attended tonight's lavonia riggins funeral is scheduled for tomorrow. >>> one man is in jail after leading police on a chase from tarpon springs to hillsborough county. this is john burn in the back of a patrol car after he finally got caught. authorities tell us he was the passenger in a car this took off from police heading north on u.s. 19

. >>> back home, ybor city hoping to help millennials to understand -- understand voting this year's election, volunteers are there to help register and answer questions. monica raymond was there to help the registration event. event in her hometown of saint pete. >>> is so important that they come out and vote. [ audio not understandable ] the only way we can save our country is get into [ audio not understandable ]. >>> raymond again hosted her other registration event and her own home town -- in her own home town of saint pete early this afternoon. annual open water swimming competition off the florida keys today, 17-year-old jupiter completed the 9-mile swim for alligator lighthouse event and three hours 46 minutes, devon at tracks 181 competitors who swam from the shoreline to the lighthouse and back. >>> i still have this look for that and that -- in the show went down i thought it was people's swimming with alligators. that would not be smart that would be bad. you're getting all kinds of pictures from all over the place including -- inclu their one-zero win that is sports sto

. >>> commuters living in district and ybor city have any way to get around town. etr serc today, the six-month pilot program will see how much demand there really is in the morning. the street cars will run every 30 minutes between seven and noon. >>> if i could stop another family from living a nightmare we live, then i encompassed what i wanted to do. >> jill kelly sparked an investigation that led to the downfall of two generals. why the woman temple -- a tampa socialite decided it's time to tell her story. >> donation bins turning to dumping sites in pasco county. the steps county leaders could finally take to stop the problem before it cost taxpayers even more t than it >>> let's take a live look at the monday commute, traffic on the sunshine skyway. things are looking smooth for that evening commute. let's turn things over to janelle martinez with an alert south tampa drivers need to pay close attention to. >> we are starting off in south for the next two weeks. listen up. mcdill avenue will be closed in both directions just north at granada, closed in both

in fact, from lakeland into ybor city, looking good. and in and out of pasco county, wesley chapel area, up to speed on 75. over all pasco county, a couple issues but overall, it's good. and here's the issues southbound 19 at holiday hills boulevard, now seeing just a tiny bit of a delay there but not too big. it's right around ridge road and it's southbound. and u.s. 40, we have an accident reported. and throughout pasco and down into the sun coast area, up to speed as well. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gayle and paul. >> thank you. >>> the clearwater marine aquarium will break ground today on an expansion project. it will include a large rescue dolphin habitat and a pelican habitat. and two four-story buildings for education and guest space and a new parking garage. and they're looking to for a natural habitat for the rescued animals. boy, i'll tell you when, winter and company have put that place on the map. and it's great to see so many exciting things happening out there. >> and when the expansion happen,

beginning a weekday morning service for commuter ins downtown tampa, the channel district, around ybor city. >> in both ends, we leave at 7:10 in the morning going both ways. >> prior to that, >> 12:00 noon. >> reporter: the new a.m. route will run every 30 minutes until noon. >> how much is a ticket going to cost me? >> the ticket is 2.50 one day. $5 all day. >> reporter: if you live and work in any three districts, you can purchase a 20 ride pass for $25. bowman says they are hoping to grab the business crowd. >> you can park here at ybor, run constantly. all through the night. >> reporter: richie bowman has been driving streetcars for years. and he is hoping people will join him for their morning commute. >> streetcars, just look at it. it is more fun. it looks like something out of the 1920s but we keep it modern. >> reporter: leslee lacey, newschannel8. >>> the fbi is looking into an incident between brad pitt and one of his angelina jolie filed for divorce. an incident took place on their private plane a day before the two separated. the fbi is gathering facts and evaluating whether t

and now spaghetti warehouse in ybor city says that the restaurant is closing for good. the owners say despite the overwhelming support for the community, business has not gotten better. the restaurant is set to close on october 2nd. >>> so many would consider last night's debate between hillary rodham clinton and donald trump more of a brawl. >> well, but no actual punches were thrown. that wasn't is case during the presidential debate in the country of georgia though. watch this. one of the men threw a water glass and then started throwing punches. again, this is the country of georgia. f0 all happening on live television. a parliamentary election there. > world leader cans getting used to get a cold reception from their biggest critics but not usually from a toddler. but when prince george and the royal family arrived in canada, the young prince denied a high- five to the canadian prime minister proving he seems to be just like any other 3-year-old. f0 he refused the hand shake. >> you know, good for him. because everybody is swooning about the canadian prime minister

let's move over now and look at ybor city, looking great on i- 4. i-4 looks great from lakeland into ybor either direction. and veterans expressway, s up to speed too. here's a live look at traffic on the sunshine skyway bridge. just to span across the water is only going the take about >> all right. thank you so much. >>> well, new technology that could help prevent hot car deaths. >> which we see a lot of here in florida. how tesla hopes to do that with a rather simple solution. >>> plus, nike going back to the future. still ahead, why you won't have to lace up speakers anymore. -- up sneakers anymore. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. he's a race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot. donald trump is a phony, a fraud. he's not a serious adult. i can't vote for donald trump given the things that he said. trump should not be supported. i believe he's disqualified himself to be president. >>> we're back. here's today's consumer watch. tesla is hoping new software deaths. it's designed to switch on the air conditioning if a child or pet

. >> breaking news overnight -- a massive fire destroys a home in ybor city. the flames are intense, so much so that firefighters couldn't we found out the house is 100 years old. crews got to the scene on east 12th avenue shortly after 12:30. no one was hurt. the fire marshal will now try to figure out what started this fire. >>> also breaking this morning. another fire, this one in st. pete. the firefighters are battling flames at a house on 13th street south, authorities have not released much information about it, we don't know anything about the business but are making phone calls and we'll bring you updates as soon as we get them. >>> let's look at >> many of you heading back to work. janelle is checking the roads. >> most of the roads are fine. we have one issue in manatee county. we'll get to that in a moment. >> back to work and school. the weather looks fantastic. nice change of pace here as we talk about some dry air moving its way across our area. that will limit rain chances the next couple days. in pretty good shape with slightly lower humidity.

. >>> traffic looks great away from lakeland and plant city and through ybor city. here's i-4 around known as u.s. 41. all right, a look here again at pasco county. quick reminder to you, ridge road eastbound completely closed down. a bit west of little road just past airway boulevard. and all the eastbound lanes are blocked due to an investigation from a fatal crash. and you are routed into the local college that's right there. and that's how you get around it. and we have a good drive on state road 52. we still have lanes blocked here westbound university parkway underneath 75. will let you know as soon as they clear up. and of course, here in south tampa, southbound macdill just past azeele in the left lane, there's a hole in the roadway with cones. so allow -- it's not going to slow you down but use patients through there. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you. >>> a new record at a major league baseball game. and not talking about humans. >>> a different art project. up next, how this giant interactive billboard is helping promises. it's 5:50. you're watching ne

involved just pulled away a couple of minutes visual delay due to deputies right there. 75 toward ybor city is slow. no accidents or delays otherwise. >>> a search is under way this hillsborough county for a man deputies consider to be dangerous. >> adam winer joining us now where a man attacked a deputy and got adam? >> reporter: that's right. they say he has a history of violence. this attack happened right here in this stop and shop parking lot yesterday. authorities say the deputy was trying to pull somebody over for not wearing a seat belt. once the car was stopped, a passenger got out of the car, shoved the deputy then fought the deputy, steve gutierrez. the deputy tased rayford, but that did not take him down. authorities are now looking for the man they warn is dangerous. previous charges include armed robbery, kidnapping, and even assault. we'll have more information and you can share his photo from our web site, abcactionnews.com. back to you. >>> new developments on the horde of a 90-year-old man. a woman has been gym jailed they plan to file charges related to the death but righ

i-4 itself, we're at 15 minutes through ybor city. normally that should just be a few minutes. 301 to 275, sticky westbound towards the junction. and starting to see slow-and-go action on the veterans >>> 7:30 wednesday morning, the 28th of september of 2016. we say hello to our crowd out on the plaza. a beautiful morning. >> l headlines. former israeli president shimon peres has died two weeks after suffering a major stroke. the 93-year-old led israel through many of its defining moments during his seven decades in politics and spearheaded peace efforts in the palestinians. in a statement, president obama called peres the essence of israel. >>> spacex chief elon musk has unveiled his ambitious plan to build a human colony on mars. red planet. musk says he's optimistic this could happen as early as 2024 but acknowledges the first trips are going to be really dangerous. >>> and monday's face-off between hillary clinton and donald trump was the most-watched presidential debate ever, the neilsen company says it drew 84 million viewers in