before the season began you really had to consider zephyrhills the favorite to win the district title in class 5a district 8. >> last week, though, the bulldogs lost at river ridge setting up a must win game tonight against wesley chapel. could the bulldogs climb back into the title hunt? anthony allred has highlights >> reporter: both the bulldogs and wildcats coming to this game of the week match-up averaging more than 40 points a game. with the potential playoff spot on the line will the game turn into a shootout? i don't know. to the highlights we go. the bulldogs have owned the wildcats the last five games in a row. so the wildcats first possession and dexter lavert coming at you around the left side, already rushed for 1,000 yards this season and just cashed the bulldogs for 35 more. a couple plays later and quarterback jacob thomas uses every inch of his 6' 4 frame to sneak it in straight up the gut. while cats next possession, lavert averaging 146 yards a game takes it in untouched unharmed unbelievable to put the wildcats up 13-0. then in the 2nd quarter same score, the bulld

it is really comfortable. 63 in zephyrhills. 70 sarasota. i'm keeping the community at this point still in the not too bad category, just a little moisture at the surface. in the upper levels of the atmosphere there is extremely dry air. highs today above average at 87. coming up at 4:38, you're going to want to stay tuned to this a day temperature trend because we stay cooler. >> coming in at pasco county we have a problem on i 70. look at the backup already. when there is any kind of a backup this morning it is significant. southbound on i 75 before you get to the northern apex we you to be aware of this because all of the south all lanes are blocked at this point. look at state road 52. you can come down and take us 41 or 51. i am going to keep an eye on this one for you. >>> in the race for the white house where hours away from the 3rd and final presidential debate. it will take place in las vegas . >> it is down to the wire for donald trump and hillary clinton. while hillary clinton has focused on preparing donald trump continues to cam

i tracked this out through lakeland and out to zephyrhills. lakeland 7:00 this evening. maybe a little bit sooner than that. this is falling apart. zephyrhills, keep an eye on bartow you have a sprinkle coming through in just about five minutes. if you are on the east side of town it's falling right now. mulberry up next. 6:51. back out -- i don't think it makes to it to -- makes it to fishhawk. there are showers south of lake placid that will affect port charlotte. everybody is sunny with a few yesterday great sunset pictures. today they went to the south a little bit. tomorrow they're gonna creep back up. some will be in place for manatee and sarasota county in the morning. generally, it moves through the afternoon hours. so sunshine has warmed us up today. 83 degrees in tampa. same thing in bradenton. 81 for lakeland, for mulberry, for brooksville. 80 in new port richey and clearwater, tarpon springs 82, 83 degrees. wind is up. it will come down through the evening hours. 21-mile-per-hour wind gusts in tampa. 28 in sarasota. so there have been some breezes out there.

so no rain expected for and zephyrhills, you're in 59. boar toe, you're warmer at 66. halloween forecast still above average. 86 degrees. a few passing clouds. at 4:38 in weather and traffic on the 8s, i have the eight-day temperature trend and we trend cooler. and leslee has some issues on the roadways. >>> yeah, out in the pasco county area, let's look at the maps, folks and you can see what i'm talking about. here. we did have some lanes blocked. looks like everything is off to the shoulder now. and let's go to the ground. and you can see that crunched up vehicle. and everything is off to the side. so down the embankment a little bit, and this is northbound, old lakeland highway right at to tis allen road -- ot thetis allen -- this is ottis al >>> on the campaign trail, controversy swims around the hillary clinton after the fbi claims more emails were found on a computer belonging to the estranged husband of her top aide. >> and this comes months after an investigation into the emails appeared to be wrapped up. news channel 8's ryan hughes is live in clearwater this

zephyrhills, 53. you see the 24 hour temperature change. about five to eight degrees warmer right now than 81 in the afternoon with sunshine. in weather and traffic on the 8s at 4:38, i will take you eight days into the future to show you how nice it's going to stay. >>> we have a good drive. earlier, we had issues but they have cleared up. wonderful drive through down the town tampa. and we had a fatal accident eastbound on the selmon expressway. it was taking up lanes but at last check, i did not see anything on the cameras. in fact, i'm going to take a selmon expressway. i had blinking lights earlier and that has cleared. and then also the sunshine skyway bridge where we do have a little bit of action. it's just overnight construction taking up the left lane here northbound before the hump. that's a look at weather and traffic. back to gayle and melanie. >>> it is what everyone is talking about this morning, in your vote, republican presidential nominee donald trump continues his tour of florida with a stop in the rally with thousands of

maybe briefly clipping the south end of zephyrhills. dry in downtown tampa. north steady light rain with. a couple of sprinkles in coastal pinellas but not many north of new port richey we have showers. showers. north of myacca city. arcadia dealing with rain as well and that will be binding down shortly. a couple of have you jumped this hour if it is not raining sarasota at 76 opinion 74 in tampa. 75 in winter haven. as we spell out our saturday, clouds and a few showers and clouds again. hit or miss rain. the coverage is 30% and a warm afternoon despite the clouds. we will climb to 86 today. >> alcides: all right, lindsay, thank you. >>> police man after a case of road rage near a busy brandon shopping mall turned deadly. two cars were stopped in traffic near the kings row shopping center along bloomingdale avenue. kenneth cuevas got out and walked back to the shooter's vehicle. words were exchanged and shots fired. he was shot once and taken to the month where he later died. >>> a motorcyclist was killed along u.s. 19 near gateway four-door nissan collided

pasco county high school versus zephyrhills high school. it is a big rivalry game so it's going to be -- that's gng next friday. nine mile war is a big deal to both of those schools. that will be fun. we'll watch up the season there. this week, however, as you can see behind me, hot 101.5 crew is here. spindiana, got your batteribatt? good to go? there you go. this morning we're at bayshore christian school. christian school, this is a k-12 and the entire student body is about 225, 250 students. that's everybody in the entire school. pre-k through 12. so every once in a while, we put little schools up and again, sometimes bigger schools and you -- hey, the little school and i'll keep it in biblical terms. this is david and goliath. these are the faith warrio all of them from the little babies all the way to 12th grade. it's going to be a fun pep rally today as we celebrate high school football. and i'll let you know about bayshore christian school and all the fun things happening here. >>vanessa: this is going to be a good one. i'm looking

take a look at the numbers. 57 now in tampa. 43 degrees for zephyrhills. and 54 for bartow. 47 in wimauma. you need break out the light jackets this morning. high pressure in charge. winds out of the north and northeast with so much dry air overhead. and the air will stay very, very dry for today all the way through tuesday. it's not until wednesday and thursday, you see the moisture to the south trying to inch its way northward. it will have a hard time doing so. maybe a slight increase in moisture and a rain chance by the middle of the week. and a few showers on the east coast of florida coming off of the atlantic. and they'll have a hard time making the trek across the sunshine state into our backyards. so we will stay mainly quiet, low to mid-80s through the week temperature-wise, paul. >> i have to tell you, i'm so glad i have the week off. it's going to be great. tough week off too. >> that's him rubbing that in. to all of us. >> no, actually i don't. just kidding. i wish i did. >> jeez, man. >> thank you. >>> in the streets of chicago, a party all n

for a number of teams and district games that are make and break including our game of the week zephyrhills. needs a win against river ridge to stay in the hunt. also manatee needs a win park. a lot of fun. bucks defensive tackle gerald mccoy headlines the team's final report. mccoy listed as questionable for the 49ers game on sunday and probable going to see him in the lineup. defensive end ayres out and clinton mcdonald that practiced will not play on sunday. >> last night the lightning came crashing back to earth avalanche. in this game another bizarre bounce of the puck off of the corner of the zambone door. ben bishop ready to play and a wide open net for andreas martinsen. a same spot by danny dekyzer. >> it has been a funky three games. there seems to be something going on. it year. it is twice it has happened to us in four games and bishop did everything right. he plays that one hundred of one hundred times for this to end on the stick, that is just -- it was rolling for him and we are having a hard time finding the back of the net. >>> that's the definition of not your knight. >> n

northpoint 79. 80s zephyrhills. same piece 78. here's the breeze we were talking about. 12 miles-per- hour in lakeland. that is where the mile -- flight was winds meaning an average over a time period . in that you get some stronger wind gust. bartow 23, 60 miles-per-hour right now and crystal river. right now it is not a school this morning as a was yesterday and slightly more humid. as the day goes on, breeze continues. one or 2 more showers originate along the i-95 corridor. if you happen to get one of the showers it won't last create a lot of rain. another nice start to the day. tomorrow is going to be quite similar to today, a bit above average by a few degrees and only that 10 percent rain chance. here's the latest information on hurricane nicole basically battering right over the island of bermuda. the one good thing, it will get out pretty quickly into the open waters of the atlantic in the meantime notice the day forecast. no big changes mid-to upper 80s 10 percent rain chance is a less each day. >>> now and alert: if you

so near zephyrhills towards brooksville. hilary found a little t though it's not being picked up in term of any lower visibilities right there. probably not at the reporting site. be aware of that along i-75 or the i-4 corridor this morning. towards the afternoon the temperatures warm up again. 69 in tampa. we are heading for temperatures in the mid 80s and many of us won't hit 80 degrees tomorrow thanks to tonight's cold front. we will talk about that front sticks around coming up. >>> good morning. here are your hot spots. i am road warrior hilary zalla. in hillsborough county there is an accident along brandon boulevard in the eastbound direction at james l. redmond parkway. this is in the plant city area. there is a lane blocked there. then in pasco county all lanes are blocked in the northbound direction of old lakeland highway at clinton avenue. in less than ten minutes i will have a detour for you here and i will show you the bridges with drive >>> your news. your community. we are putting the news back in the morning

the usual cool spots are just that. 58 in zephyrhills. brooksville 53. all of us warming into the low 80s by this afternoon.

the usual cool spots are just that. 58 in zephyrhills. brooksville 53. all of us warming into the low 80s by this afternoon. we will talk about that and the extended forecast coming up in a few minutes. >>> good morning, everybody. the drive on the roads is not bad. we have one issue not causing any major problems. let me show you where it is. this is in pasco county. a crash with injuries reported at state road 54 and daquirri lane. reports of possible roadblocks. the traffic indicators are in the green. your drive south from the apex, the looking good as well. this is 275 at fowler. not a lot of cars on the road. the average speed on 275 and i- 75 south, we are in the green. perfect speeds on the roads. >>> hillsborough public transportation commission is hold willing an emergency meeting after damaging reports that they were colluding with the cab companies they were supposed to regulate to force mails to lobbyists from cab companies. the messages showed the ptc was planning to fight ride sharing companies like uber and lyft. the ptc was caught using

cooler for areas like zephyrhills weeki wachee, both locations at 67. the rain chances slim at best for today. 87degrees. can't rule out a rogue shower later on this afternoon. an of the east around 10 miles per hour. we will break down the day hour- by-hour coming up but first, a quick check of the roads this morning. >>> that's right. the roads are looking good. we have overnight construction but aside from that -- and that's going to go away. the reason you see yellow instead of green, you have lights to go through, traffic lights but the surface roads look good through new port richey and the palm harbor area on 19 and 54. and north port, 75 past sumpter the boulevard, the right lane taken away. now back to candace and gene. >> thank you. >>> hillary rodham clinton and donald trump are wondering if more of clintons ahacked emails will be released by wikileaks. this was -- clinton's hacked emails will be released by wikileaks. there are cryptic messages coming in this morning. >> reporter: on sunday, wikileaks released a massive batch of emails. they

this happened at rb stewart middle school in zephyrhills. the 14-year-old teens wrote death threats towards teachers. at least one letter reportedly made reference to the killer clown known as sprinkles. now, other students found and reported the papers. here is what authorities had to say. >> in today's society with the power of social media, we can't dismiss any threats. we have to get to the b because we're talking about our children. >>reporter: this case comes just a week after another case here in pasco county in which we learned a 12-year-old boy was arrested on a felony charge for reportedly posting some sort of message on social media threatening to kill students. this is certainly a situation that pasco county sheriff's deputies take very seriously. this all comes on the heels of a law that took effect just a florida in which they are now calling for more serious penalties for those who make false reports, specifically false reports dealing with firearms and violence. so in this case, a second degree felony here in florida. second

widespread 60s in zephyrhills 67. cool in brooksville 63. this is child's play compared to this weekend. we have a big cold front coming

wesley chapel versus zephyrhills high school. guys, this is a first. it's polls last night at 10:00 p.m. 50% of the votes zephyrhills, 50% wesley chapel. that means we've got to get into the system and actually pull the individual votes and see which school had more votes. hopefully one had more than the other. but we can't do that until business hours because it's a third party vendor that does our voting. we don't do it ourselves. we have to wait until 9:00 a.m. or after business hours at some point, after 9:00, we'll get in i'll post it on twitter, facebook, post it on the fox 13 news facebook page so congratulations for showing such school spirit and battling it out. it is literally 50-50. >>russell: okay. >>charley: now today -- yesterday we got to hang out with alscott. today it's grammatica. it's old bucs they both call the tampa bay area their home. we're talking about charity events. gramaticas build homes for veterans who need housing and their big fundraiser every year is a kick ball tournament. it's here in west chase. i'll tell you, one of

widespread 60s in zephyrhills 67. cool in brooksville 63. this is child's play compared to this weekend. we have a big cold front coming few minutes. 87 by 4:00. >>> a serious crash in pasco county. this happened around -- just around 4:00 this morning. all of the southbound lanes closed just before you get to 54. we just found out that they have reopened one southbound lane. take a look at the backup that we are seeing. it ex turns almost all the way up to state road 52. unfortunately there is no easy way around this. you have to -- i will zoom out. you can take 301 or both of them further. hopefully now that they opened up one southbound lane and traffic is still light this morning, hopefully cars will get through and we won't see this backup any longer. we will continue to follow this and have an update in about 15 minutes. back to you guys. >>> breaking overnight, hillsborough deputies say a man lit a mobile home on fire. this happened on gunn highway east of anderson road. someone called 911 to report seeing an unstable person in deputi

(vanessa/ deputies were called to the home in zephyrhills. the home-owner told police they returned home and found this guy asleep in their bedroom. deputies say steven allen jeffcott admitted to entering the home through an unlocked sliding glass door. and not only that.. he ate some bologna from the refrigerator. jeffcott was arrested for burglary and petty theft. they later found out he was chained...injured...and living in deplorable conditions. the hernando county sheriff's office says these are just ?some of images from a dog fighting operation...they recently broke up. at least 3 people have been arrested, and more arrests could be on the way . deputies seized 19 full grown dogs...and 2 puppies. many of them struggled to walk - because they'd been chained up so long. bad...it brought seasoned deputies to tears. police provided these haunting photos... they appear to show a dogfighting training center on twiggs street in brooksville. police were led to the house... after a severely injured dog-- likely a bait dog-- was found underneath

cooler in brooksville and zephyrhills, you are now at 59 degrees. but here's the sky cast through the day. look at by the afternoon, a steady breeze and a high of 86 degrees. look how clear overnight, comfortable, a low of 67 degrees. and tomorrow, same thing. this quiet, dry weather continues, 86 again tomorrow. at 5:08, i take you hour-by- hour through your halloween including your trick-or-treat times. and leslee has the commute. >>> that's right. we had an accident that was wrapping up. let's look at the maps again on right at ottis allen road. let's go to meliek on the street. they are out there. looks like the tow truck driver is hooking everything up and they are about to take it out of. there everything is off to the right. they might be taking up the right lane because i see the police officer there. the patrol car is probably tying up the right lane for safety purposes but you can get by. and we have a couple other accidentses. more on those coming up in the next report accidents. more on those coming up. >>> anr presidential campaign. thi

right now 65 degrees in zephyrhills, 70 sebring, 72 sarasota, 66 inverness. this has been the trend all week long. monday morning it was chilly at 61 degrees. over the week temperatures have come up in the over night hours. 64 degrees tuesday and wednesday morning, yesterday we started at 69 and today most of us are in the 70s. warm and breezy today. trend into november. >>> leslee is going to get that friday commute started. >> we have a pretty good commute so far except for in the hudson area but it's looking better. now seeing a delay. eastbound state route 52 still blocked at pasco terrace court right outside of hudson east of 19. all right. lakeland is up to speed and so is wesley chapel. looking good on i-4 through polk county and on i-75 in pasco. that's a look at weather and traffic. back to gene and gayle. questions this morning about a hillsborough county warehouse fire that destroyed a building and left dozens of animals dead. >> terrific -- or terrible scene rather. flames shot high into the sky as crews tried to save the animals in the inside. ry

yesterday. 84 at noon, humid, but not too bad. 40% chance of rain at 4:00 p.m., and it's 72 in zephyrhills right now. everyone in the mid-70s, and batchy clouds, but not too bad this morning. we will see pockets rain popping up in the early afternoon, and the scattered downpours, generally headed east to west, and once again, i expect later evening showers, 6:00 or 7:00 before things taper off, tomorrow morning, we should start out with patchy clouds or dry in the morning. starting tomorrow evening, will turn our attention down to hurricane matthew, and with the counterclockwise flow around it increasing from the east, during the day tomorrow, and then, let's focus in on what happens after tomorrow and it is expected to make the shift a little closer to the coast. friday morning, about 2:00 a.m., 120-mile an hour winds, and just off florida's o's coast, and that could mean tropical storm force winds, and 20 to 30-mile an hour winds, and then the storm is going to continue to reek havoc as it coastline all weekend long, and as it draws north, that's the drier air for us. leslee, how about t

when that happens we get a round of fog and that is what we have in zephyrhills right now. if you are watching this from that pocket it is usually susceptible and keep that in mind. upper 60s and brooksville right now. here is beecher cast as you see that easterly flow favoring those late day storms. watch what happens here late today. this is exactly what happened yesterday, very heavy downpours. 87, right where we should be for this time of the year. rain chances are much higher. upper 80s and breezy but turning drier as matthew passes well to our east setting up for a fantastic weekend with plenty of sunshine. >>> we have been watching like it has finally cleared. looking great once you get into pinellas county. this is right around 22nd avenue, north. if you are heading across one of the pitches to get into hillsborough county we are looking good, less than 10 minutes across all three. >>> this little fellow did not go down like a lamb to the slaughter. he bolted on sunday. he darted down the street dodging cars south side. a man believed to be a slaughterhouse worker c

got in that yesterday and had to drive east, put the visor down and still bright. 51 degrees in zephyrhills. 59 in clearwater. 61 in bradenton. it's refreshing. not quite as chilly. this big area of high pressure is going to keep our skies clear. and a light breeze. and as high pressure starts what it does with the clockwise wind, bridging winds more off the atlantic ocean. and that's going to help to increase our humidity. today, lots of sunshine, feeling great at 81. we are up to 83 tomorrow. and 85 wednesday and thursday. leslee lacey, how is traffic on the 8s? >>> checking out pinellas county. we have a couple problem spots here. and we do have one, haynes road right at 60th avenue. we have a collision. this is tying up lanes here. accident, it's 54th avenue north at 58th street. it's not by u.s. 19. it is tying up lanes. and we have injuries involved in this crash. so activity out there on 54th avenue north. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to melanie and gayle. >> all right. thank you so much, leslee lacey. >>> halloween is just around the corner. we will show you

just a few drops on otherwise, the temperatures in the 70s. 75 in tampa. 68 in zephyrhills. and getting to 87 for today. and your mornings are likely to stay mild as well. we're talking about lows in the 70s. so above average temperatures as we head into the weekend, leslee lacey. >> 70s, how exciting. seemed like yesterday when it was scorching. >> yeah. >>> well, traffic, we are heading off to a sad today. and westbound i-4 connecting to southbound 275 is blocked. and so what happens is you're taken northbound on 275. we've got our photographer eric live on the scene. and what you are looking at right now is westbound i-4. as he zooms in, it's completely blocked. you cannot transfer to southbound 275. everyone is diverted northbound on 275. you got to go up to rt turned around. so add an extra 10 minutes on your commute. if you're leaving the house soon. we will keep you updated on this. this accident happened about an hour ago so it's going to be closed for a while. back to gene and gayle. >> all right, leslee lacey, thank you. >>> and we are following breaking news. the

the mid-80s, currently a lot of people are in the 80s, it's 78 in zephyrhills, 79 in inverness and 81 currently in st. pete, temperatures will go up a little bit, the dew points are somewhere between the not too bad and the uncomfortable range at this point with our dew points getting closer to the upper 60s at this point. so, for the rest of tonight, not much rain expected, it you wake up tomorrow morning, a great start to the weekend by the afternoon hours, that's when we bring in the 20% chance of isolate it had showers and storms, and sunday a similar story, isolated showers and storms developing into the afternoon and evening, temperaturewise, we're going to be above average tomorrow and stabling off right around average through the weekend and into next week. out in the tropics we're tracking hurricane nicole but the u is s as it moves to the east and northeast. >>> our rain chances will be isolated for the next few days next week as the pattern continues. we're looking for the potential of the next cold front to roll through it will be at the end of next week into next weekend.

there's a good reason why, pollen levels have been slowly going up moving through autumn. 67 for zephyrhills weeki wachee. rain chances today, slim, only around 10%. and higher on the east coast here. the highs, they'll likely stay above average the next couple days but we head down by the end of average for a big cool down next weekend. let's see if things are picking up on the roads with leslee lacey. >>> we are seeing more vehicles. you can see me, just before 6:00 a.m., and we've got absolutely more cars on the roadway through downtown tampa. and still great speeds. about 60 miles per hour here. let's go ahead and mountains over to 275 at 54th avenue north. traffic looks very good in pinellas county. no complaints there. and all right, i-75, manatee, very good. and we have construction westbound on university right at i-75. and it should be wrapped up any moment. and a good drive on all of the >>> wikileaks released more emails from hillary rodham clinton's campaign. could they reveal what clinton said to wall street? >>> donald trump claims he believes the election is rigged against him

and 68 for zephyrhills, inverness and crystal river. so a milder start. we also have a little bit of a breeze, especially along the coast. but the breeze is coming from the north pattern for the last couple days. we will have cloudiness and a few sprinkles will start sliding in from the east coast into the afternoon. that's why i mentioned, bring along the umbrella, just in case you get caught under a shower. and you may run into that for the afternoon commute as well. first, we have to focus on the morning commute. and it's already a busy start this morning. >>> i'll tell you what, waking up to a tough morning, folks. we have a huge crash in the a motorcyclist. it is a fatal crash. and that translates to, as far as traffic, this is going to be closed for a while. this is southbound 275 right from i-4. so westbound i-4 is blocked to southbound 275. traffic is taken off and diverted north. and i want to have you take a quick look here. this is northbound, you have to exit at martin luther king and then come back down on south 275. let's go to eric live on

you will stay a little warmer overnight. 63 zephyrhills. 68 bartow. 68 venice. where 4 degrees warmer than yesterday around 5:30 we will keep the passing clouds warm and breezy today with a high of 85. at 5:38 we will have in a day temperature winds you . we have look at what is going on on the roads. >>> we have fatal crash going on. our map just reverted to 301. that is a new crash on the list. over, this fatal crash at luke's lake fern road, the road is completely blocked. the accident is a car that hit a house nearby. vandyke where that yellow arrow is is a good alternate for you. a goes east to west and runs parallel to loop lakes farm road. >>> a horrific crash in hillsboro county: at least 4 people are dead this morning victims. this fiery crash happened on martin luther king boulevard right near us 301. vehicle parts are scattered on the rose ways as investigators try to figure out -- roadways as investigators try to figure out what happened next. ryan is live at the scene for us. good morning ryan. >> reporter: i will step out of the way and show you ma

degrees right now in zephyrhills. 55 brooksville. north port 67. it is another pleasant mild morning with the 10 percent rain chance and temperatures running a degree or 2 above average. on friday a cold front moves into the southeast. cross hour winds will pick up slightly throughout the day ahead of this front. i don't expect this front. 86 today, 80 for tomorrow, 70s and 50s this weekend. >>> we're looking forward to nice weather. we have pretty nice traffic as well. i-4 looks wonderful also i 75 coming through pasco county looks very good as well. we have good drive in the suncoast area. we are free of any collisions. 301 and i 75 looks pretty good. we do have lingering clearing up right now. we did have some of the exit ramps that are clear but on university underneath i 75 he still may see a lane or 2 blocks. that is a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. >>> store been -- brand credit cards have peeling incentives -- appealing incentives. coming up we look at how these off. >> don't forget to follow me on social media this morning. lots of

cooler than yesterday morning. 81 at noon. 86 for the day with about a 10 percent rain chance. 16 zephyrhills. 63 inverness. brooksville 63. long-range forecasts, lloyd do we have a nice long-range today mild again with temperatures running a degree or 2 above average with ace slim rain chance. this cold front will keep this low well out into the atlantic. when it comes through late friday it is going to help usher in a cool fall breeze below average temperatures on saturday. sunday morning a little chilly in the 50s with highs only around 79. >>> looking at traffic we have good drive on the surface in the yellow it just means you have lights to go through. palmetto area is up to speed on 301. it looks very good. inbreeding 10 us 41 looks great. manatee avenue state road 72 it will take you about 30 minutes on us 41. into downtown tampa, ybor looks very good also 275 southbound that will take you 10 minutes. across the howard franklin br minute commute. >>> candy decorations, costumes, the usual halloween items but this year american spend -- are spending more than ever before . coming up, ho

temperature-wise, it's mild. 72degrees in downtown tampa but dry note. 67 for zephyrhills. and through today, those numbers warm quickly. 82 by noon. on the way up to 87 for the afternoon high which is about three degrees above average. east winds continue. and this afternoon, we could see a stray shower, especially in the inland locations here. but with drier air aloft, the rain chances will be slim. the east winds will stick around for a couple days. so a breeze averaging around 10 with the temperatures well into the80s here. and the big cool down next weekend, highs in the 70s by sunday. and time for another check on what's happening on the roads. >> thank you. >>> here's what's going on in the sun coast area. we have construction here. and this is located in sarasota county. it's actually westbound on university this morning. we've got a lane taken away at 75. all part of that diverging just actually just outside of u.s. 27, we do have a collision there. so be aware of that but no delay. and then in north port, northbound i-75 past sumpter boulevard, one lane taken away

zephyrhills and inverness 66, sarasota 72. look at the difference, the 24-hour temperature change. inverness is time yesterday, brandon you're 4 degrees warmer. a high today of about 85 degrees despite those clouds. that's above the average of 82 obviously. than for tonight we drop down only into the upper 60s. at 5:08 i'll take you hour by hour through your friday so i can take you into the weekend. >>> leslee is going to help you get that friday commute started. >> a pretty good commute except for an issue in the hudson area looks wonderful. travel times through bradenton and sarasota up to speed on i-75. no delays there. just a little construction around university. of course still looking at this accident keeping an eye on it here where the eastbound lanes are blocked on state road 52 due to an injury crash at pasco terrace court. that's a look at morning weather and traffic. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you, leslee. >>> right now questions re main after a fire torched through a hillsborough county warehouse destroying the building killing dozens of animals inside. investig

some of our normal spots say eastern pasco, dade city, zephyrhills a little bit of fog. and then it's sunshine for the rest of the day and one or two clouds in the afoo above average again tomorrow. we are going about 86 degrees. 82, 83 is where we should be. boating looks fairly decent. the winds are coming down. tomorrow morning a surge around 10 to 15 knots and 5 to 10 around the afternoon. they are doing the new taxi from st. pete across the bay to tampa tomorrow. we will be covering that for you. looks like it should be okay midday. water temperature is 74 degrees and that chop on the bay will be about moderate. all right. tomorrow. look how warm across the deep south. chicago is 73 degrees. the first day of november. that's pretty warm. 82 in atlanta. there is cooler air though up north in canada and that's gonna dive down friday night. so friday afternoon we've got a 20 to 30% chance for rain. but look what it does for our weekend. 70s for highs. 50s for lows. there will be some spots in the upper 40s to low 50s especially as we get into sunday morning. but the on

brooksville, zephyrhills 59, 66 bartow, 65 in venice. the cold front passes late today. that's why it's still going to be in the mid 80s. not much rain as it passes but all weekend long just that picture perfect fall weather, clear, cool, slightly warmer. it's not until tuesday and wednesday when our winds start to come more out of the east which brings back a little bit of humidity and back into the 80s. >>> leslee, how is traffic on the 8s? >> rolling along at pretty good speeds. over all looks pretty good. 54 through new port richey up to speeds. palm harbor 54 to tampa road a great drive. that's going to take you 13 minutes. the dade city area a back up as you approach clinton avenue on old lakeland highway. we have both directions blocked here. you are turned around. save yourself time and headache and take 301 to get in and out of dade city instead of old lakeland highway right now. traffic is very light but both directions blocked there on old leonardo dicaprio -- old lakeland. that's a look at weather and traffic only 8s. head to the circle k purchase science pli

now interestingly it's warmer than yesterday but still cool. 51 in zephyrhills. 45 in inverness. bartow, you're 61. 62 in sarasota. i mean look at lakeland and brooksville, you are nine degrees warmer than you around 5:30. but another pleasant afternoon. a high of 81. and in weather and traffic on the 8s at 5:38, i have an eight- day temperature trend to show you how long it takes this nice. and leslee lacey has the roadways. >>> traffic right now is pretty nice. we have some construction creeping back on the sunshine skyway bridge. that in a second. right now, a great drive on 275 through st. pete and also through tampa. bearss to i-4, nine minutes on your drive time. if you are traveling across the sunshine skyway bridge, folks, let me move over. shaky camera. that's where the lane is taken away on the right but you can still get by. that's a look at weather and traffic. back to gayle and melanie. >>> it is what everyone is talking about this morning, in your vote, republican presidential nominee donald trump continues his tour of florida with a stop in the bay area today. >> h

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new tampa we have dropped into the upper 70s for lutz and zephyrhills, 80, 82 degrees. we have some high clouds. that camera shot from the beach showed you that those aren't that thick. we will go partly sunny for the next hour or two and then we go partly cloudy overnight. there through the weekend. a lot less rain today in south florida and the keys than what they saw yesterday, but still some showers there. and our wind has been up again today. we had a high wind advisory for the skyway bridge. did not close the bridge. will not close the bridge over the weekend, but we will keep a breeze in there for tomorrow, a little less. teens for sustained winds. there is that fabulous friday night forecast. all the football games out there, man, just perfect weather for football. in the and the forecast for tomorrow, what we're gonna do is look at both days. this is saturday, and you can see a lot of sunshine the first half, clouds the second half. a little bit thicker south of i- 4. manatee county, sarasota, yes. over to hardee and desoto, highlands county, a few high clouds

comfortable this morning, zephyrhills at 65 degrees, and the temperatures are milder, especially south of i-4, and breezes, not that strong so far. we have a steady breeze along the coast and the numbers will likely start to pick up as we progress through the first half of the day. the high pressure to the north, and the breeze will stick around through today. clouds developing on the east coast. they will me and -- meander to the coast. no significant changes until wednesday and thursday when we bring back the smell chances. later this afternoon, some passing clouds, and overnight, the skies will slowly but clearly clear out a bit. rayjay will be breezy for the game. there's the forecast, looking good for all trick or treaters, and it will be warm to start off the season, but we will cool off nicely. by 8:00 p.m., spooky and spectacular is what we are calling it. then we will bring back very, very slim rain chances on thursday and friday. high of 80, and next sunday, high of 77 with the low of 59. >> can't wait. >> do you have >> i don't. i'm one of those last-min the out guys. i will

sarasota, 71 and our cool spot is brooksville and zephyrhills at 66. our highs today will be in the mid to upper 80s and this is above normal for this time of year. and normal high is about 81 degrees so we have been warm over the last couple of days. above normal temperatures and a great day for the beach. it looks like we are going to have a decent amount of sunshine with highs in the mid 80s. the gulf temperature is at 73 degrees. it continues to drop. take a look at titan doppler radar. no rain around and we have not seen any rain over the last couple of days and we don't expect any. this is a look at our futurecast with a few we're going to see the weather pattern and most of that moisture stays to the south and even that moves away over the next 12-24 hours. we will stay mostly warm and dry throughout the tampa bay area. if you're heading out to the game today, kick off that raymond james stadium is at 1 o'clock against the raiders. things are looking pretty good. we will have a little bit of a breeze out there making you feel comfortable but it

cool spot is zephyrhills. the winds are light. we have had a good just at bartow at 14. the winds will likely pick up as we progress throughout the day. the high pressure to the north, and the low pressure in the caribbean and the gradient between there, it will the wind, and it's coming off of the east coast of florida. east, north easterly breeze for today it will average 10-15 with the occasional gust exceeding 20 miles an hour it will be warmer than it should be for this time of the year at 86. starting off monday, dry start, headed back to work, and then monday afternoon and evening, as everyone is out and about trick or treating, it is tuesday, no major changes in the pattern. as i mentioned, moderate chop on the bay and inland waters. keep that in mind here as you take the boat. i know a lot of folks will head out to ray jay as we welcome the oakland raiders. 83 at the stadium, and the wind could be a factor, and it could be swirling around the stadium down there we will have to watch for that, and staying dry through most of the week, and only slim rain chances b

its way into our area is pretty slim, a sprinkle at best, right now temperatures range from 84 in zephyrhills and crystal river to 87 in tampa, 85 lake wales, a nice amount of sunshine out there and this continued northeast flow is keeping temperatures above average and that will remain the same. the weak front fizzles out across florida tomorrow, behind it, no push of dry air and you can see chances for rain remaining between 10 and 20%. may be sunday a brief passing shower, that is the best chance for rain over the next four days, this weekend is shaping up beautifully, i have the seven-day forecast and more on when we will see a stronger front coming up. >>> right now hillary clinton talking at a rally in san diego working with your two amazing senators, barbara and diane. we are really going to miss barbara in the senate, but i know diane will be an even more vigorous supporter of everything that we need to do especially if we have a i also want to think congress and mike thompson, the mayor, the assemblyman and san francisco for its supervisors. >> any moment, donald trump holding his se

zephyrhills at 66. crystal river at 63. sarasota 81. we have an east to northeast flow today so trying to bring not doing a good job as far as rainfall is concerned. high pressure is building in the southeast and that's going to act like a bubble and keep the storm clouds out. warm and dry today, still going to be a bit humid out there. if you have a round of golf in mind, looking fabulous. 5-10 miles per hour winds with gusts up to 20 so the breezes could have an affect on your golf game but the temperatures and sky conditions looking fabulous. up to 80 by noon. 86 as the high. this is a little on the warm side for this time of year. if you're dressing up for halloween and headed out tonight, try to wear something more light weight because it's on the warm side. tonight kicking off around 7:00, the pumpkin king parade and costume contest and dj ween festival. the temperatures fall through the night but still at 71 at 2:00 a.m. as things wrap up. this is in ebor city. it's 21 and up only. and you don't have to wear a costume. friday int

temperatures this morning are on the cool side. 46 right now in crystal river. 51 in brooksville. 54 zephyrhills. 61 in tampa. our warm spot is -- if you can call it warm -- 66 st. pete. 61 in lake wales. temperatures are starting below average to start the day. we end the day below the average as well with 81 as the high. that is a little warmer than yesterday's high of 79. we are getting there. it's coming up. wednesday up to 84. thursday i think this is where you are going to start to notice the humidity coming up. with 85 as a high, it will feel steamy and stay that way through the weekend. no strong fronts to bring us cooler drier air over the next rain is unlikely. we are talking at best less than a 10% chance for a brief passing shower off and on throughout the week. today not included. we are near zero today. the rest of the week a 10% chance at best. that's florida's most accurate forecast. back to you. >>> this video has a lot of people doing a double take. watch that. sigh that surveillance video capturing that adult punching a 7-year-old boy in hallway. the boy slumping over as the m

down to half a mile in zephyrhills. it is still okay, but have them out is a problem if you will be hitting the roadway. temperatures in the middle 70s right now, low 70s and upper 60s at this hour across the nature calls. the rest of the tampa bay area looking pretty good. we will a tropical mass on top of us. that is why we had off these downpours lining up. a repeat potentially today certainly as the storms really get going. everything will start to blossom here as it did yesterday, 1 to 3 inch rainfall tallies in a concentrated area. again, the fault will continue widespread. futurecast shows the storm spiraling east and eventually heading towards the coast. as they do that is when we're talking the potential for tropical downpours and frequent lightning. basically, heavy rain will be an issue tonight. heading into this evening we will clear out. let's talk about our major hurricane, matthew. look at the major impact with haiti. they have to really bad down the hatch as this thing comes north. the forecast track has

there, with a lot of humidity but there are changes ahead you will be really excited about. 84 in zephyrhills, 85 brooksville, 85 lake wales. so here is what is headed our way, it will take a few days but friday we have a strong cool front approaching, it will push through early saturday and behind it is cooler, drier air will settle in i am talking cooler noticeably cooler for we may get a few showers through friday evening and early saturday morning but not a ton of rain and then it is going to be cooler and less humid into the weekend, these are the high temperatures, 79 as the high on saturday. 78 on sunday with the exception of the early morning shower possible on saturday it will be nice and dry throughout the day and all through sunday with a lot of sunshine, like fall getting excited we may have to break out the boots.>>> this is what is brewing in the tropics in the caribbean, more on that where it is going and how likely it is to develop coming up.>>> coming up the changes coming to sodas and even gatorade's that might make them not so great >>> welcome back, creepy, crazy and now n

widespread hour and thunderstorm activity, and all of thatment p cooing after lunchtime today. 68 for zephyrhills and yesterday. partly cloudy skies right now, and we expect building clouds through the middle of the day, and we will call for a 40% chance of rain. as the sea breezes develop, everything will slide back to the coast on the day. monday, the commute is looking good. by the afternoon, you need the umbrellas and scattered tropical downpours expected. we will be stuck in the pattern for the next few days, but long- telo 40% for today and tomorrow, and that will slowly but steadily drop over the next 8 days, and high temperatures mid- to upper 80s, and typical for this time of the year with the lows in the 70s, the big takeaway here, into the weekend, a shot of drier air, lower humidity, and this time of the year, that's always a good thing. we will certainly take that. >> i'm not complaining. i can't wait to see it. >>> fans filling in college the brim. it was another exciting saturday of college football, heart breaking for some. we have all the highlights next for you on news channel 8

the rain chance is only about 10% for today, and the numbers, for areas zephyrhills and areas where there's a breeze. that's the prevailing wind the last couple of days. the rpm forecast model, dry morning, and into the afternoon a couple of isolated showers, and they are be small and quick if they do form. into tomorrow, similar story. almost a carbon copy day. very comfortable start, and a couple of showers possible big changes down the road. we will keep it warm for today through thursday, and getting back to near average for friday. the rain chances are slim. low chances near 70, and the week lend be cool. lows near 60 when you wake up on sunday morning with the high of 79, and we will be cool to start off the workweek. next monday, 61 for the wakeup temperature, and another check of the busy roads this morning. how does it look, leslee? slow and go from downtown, and this is bush bush boulevard. 20 minutes to travel that, and it will continue to get slower. headed out to pinellas county on 275, looking good. the drive across the howard frankland is 4, we have a crash, and this is the s

. >> zephyrhills bulldogs needed to be their cross county rival for the 6th time in a row, and that is that? -- that is is that what they did. for they knew it the ball dolls got going with place like this in the defense and post their wheel on the wildcats. special teams scored 2 touchdowns to win the game . just a little for the west still in pasco county, another matchup with the district title on the line -- the mustangs opened up holes big enough for junior running back michael catfish hamilton to rush for more than 200 yards the mustangs' defense galloped after the quarterback. special-teams not full with the fake punt and recovered an onside kick with 2 1/2 minutes to go in the game. over in pinellas county, the double was definitely in the details as the st. pete green double scored 17 in the first two quarters of the game. they during the entire 2nd half of the game while the offense rushed for more than 300 yards to beat the countryside cougars 39?6. the green doubles win help them clinch 2nd place in the district which means they are guaranteed at least one more game on the

we have 10 percent chance of a shower. 60 in zephyrhills. slightly cooler than yesterday. even my weather watcher in dora in inverness is at 63 degrees. we have this tropical though out in the atlantic. it is not having any effect on us today. a big time cold front arrives late friday which will keep the low in the atlantic. th fall breeze to come in on saturday. sunday we will start in the 50s. it will really feel like fall. take a look at 275. about 22 minutes now leaving pasco county headed into hillsboro. down at the junction about 22 minutes. headed out toward the howard franklin bridge looks absolutely great. let's take a look through ybor also a great drive for the most part northbound through tampa. slowing go south 75 leaving new tampa. we do have a crash. this is located reddit 275 and martin luther king. it is off to the side of the roadway. the biggest issue is in hernando county. we're seeing a backup coming away from pasco . we only have this is a possible fatal crash northbound. there is no simple easy alternate. you can come over here to 301 but it depends