Having classes tomorrow. Several have closed schools because of the weather. Parents will have to make other plans for their schoolaged children. Now, tracking Tropical Storm hermine. That was upgraded from tropical depression 9 this afternoon. Hurricane hunters were out investigating this area. And they found we do now have max winds at 40 miles per hour, making it a Tropical Storm. Still moving very slowly off to the north at just 2 miles per hour. So the forecast track storm strengthening into a strong Tropical Storm. As we head into thursday night, you can see, as a strong Tropical Storm, Tropical Storm warnings in effect for our Northern Counties at this point. And quickly moving out as we head into friday and this weekend. But really, the next 36 hours or so. Were going to continue to deal with some very heavy rainfall. Look at the rainfall totals from aint pete beach. So no wonder were dealing with flooding with rainfall totals like that. Always remember, dont drive through the flooded roadways. That will save you a big mess for this afternoon. 75 degrees at this location. We were also just put around a marginal risk of severe weather, not too surprising. Could see some high wind gusts in some of the storms were seeing today. Cant rule out an isolated tornado. Pretty much the entire tampa bay area in that marginal risk of severe weather. We have storms lifting from tampa bay area. Raul the red and orange all the red and orange. Still at this point, you can see heavy rain, towards brandon, towards south tampa. Downtown tampa. St. Pete, seeing more rain. Pinellas county is being hit hard with all of this. And this is where youll likely run into more street flooding today. Inland spots, not quite as much. And some towards fort meade, lifting towards dundee. And you can narrow in on what were dealing with, the check out the rainfall totals, anywhere from 4 to 7 inches of rain. And as you head closer to the coast, thats where the worst of it is, when you factor in high tide tomorrow, could be dealing with coastal flooding as well. So far as the intensity, tropical depression 9 was upgraded to a Tropical Storm today. Primary threat will be the heavy rainfall. So just dont drive through any flooded roadways. Stay off the roads if you can, the next two days. Could see anywhere from 5 to 8 more inches of rain. And tomorrow afternoon, as the storm moves closer, when we see high tide in the afternoon hours,y we could deal with coastal flooding as well. Guys . Thanks, julie. Well, people are evacuating their apartments after this first round of heavy rain in Pinellas County. And the same flooding left many cars stranded. Jameljamel lanee joins us with where the pond is overflowing. Right . Yeah. I can only show you. I have no words for this. We are at the autumn chase behind me. Were not going to move the camera around too much. But this is in the middle of an apartment complex here in largo. This pond has been overrunning since 9 00 a. M. This morning. And a lot of this water has gone into several units of people who actually live here who have already evacuated. Again, Pinellas County, dealing with a lot of rain. A lot of flooding. And lets go to some dramatic rescue video of a car that actually went into a ditch. This happened around 8 30 this morning. This man, the driver, actually telling me that floodwaters swept his car up and pushed him into a ditch. His wife was trapped inside. And emergency crews had to come out here and rescue her. Fortunately, i spoke with that driver. He said that his wife is doing okay. She was taken to a hospital to be checked out. Again, very dramatic video. And this is why officials out here are telling people, flooded streets do not go through them. And even out here at this apartment complex. Back out here live, they dont want you in this water. You do not know what is in this water. We have seen people on rafts in this water, playing around. But again, this is a very dangerous situation. The people here are very upset about all of this water. Threefeet of water into their homes. So again, this is an ongoing situation. And a sation that has a complex this evening. Josh . And the rain is just starting as well. I mean, that video you showed us, unbelievable. That suv was buried, almost to the top of that vehicle. So you see about 3 feet out there, and its still rising, right . Reporter its still rising. And i can tell you that we passed that corner again. Thats just around the block from us. That water is starting to come back over in that area, which and georgiana road, i believe it is. But again, yeah. The water is continuing to rise out here in largo. So just be very cautious. And again, if those signs are out, those road block signs are out, you dont want to go down those streets, a lot of these roads are being swept away with rocks and dirt. And people are very, very worried. All right, jamel lanee, live for us. Get out of that rain. We appreciate it. Communities are still handing out sandbags to prevent flooding. Our web team put together a list of road closures. Its right there on the home page. Polk county is not expected to get hit as hard as coastal counties, of course. But the area is no stranger to severe weather. Thats why officials there doment people to be prepared do want people there to be prepared. If you recall back in 2004, Mother Nature took aim and hit the area hard. Gene all hit closely. Residents should be ready for anything. People who were here and experienced it realize and remember how bad it can be. So when i go talk to groups, i say, dont take it from me. Talk to your neighbors who lived through it. People should have 3 to 5 days worth of supplies onhand to get them through. Meanwhile, Florida Power and light invested billions into its power grid statewide to prepare for Tropical Weather like were seeing today. Fpl placed concrete power moles near 911 centers. And Police Departments and other buildings. These poles are better able to withstand hurricane forced winds. And fpnl is able to quickly repair and detect those outages. Now to your vote 2016. Republican Vice President ial candidate, and indiana governor mike pence stayed in the area once on stage, pence gave supporters insight into what they will hear from trumps highlyanticipated immigration speech in arizona tonight. When he talks in arizona tonight, youre going to hear about security. And you know, we have a saying back in indiana, that good fences make good neighbors. [ laughter ] hes down there talking to the president of mexico, as well as an incoming leader of the United States should. The truth of the matter is, i real clear. Were going to restore the borders of this country. Were going to build a wall. Pence is now headed to arizona for trumps rally later tonight. Well, a final goodbye. One of tampas most respected religious leaders has now been laid to rest. This is the funeral mass for monsignor lawrence higgins. Higgins was a Catholic Priest who dedicated his life to serving tampa bay since moving he founded st. Lawrence and served there for 39 years. He will definitely be missed by this community. The National Hurricane center weighs in on Tropical Storm hermine. And if you lose power, this may seem like an odd thing to explain, but what should you eat first . Our Storm Team Coverage continues. And then this woman is accused of setting a bay area car on fire, and casually walking away. Take a look. Well have more details on this Hillary Clinton im Hillary Clinton and i approve this message. Bob kidder, owner, new England Shirt Company this factory has been here since eighteen eightythree. We have over sixty people here making shirts labled made in america. Suits from mexico, his coats from india. Trumps products have been made in twelve other countries because he says theres no place in america that he can make them. Well there is. You know donald trump says hell make America Great again while . Give you the knowledge to adjust for the best sleep ever. The time is now for the biggest sale of the year, where all beds are on sale save 50 on the labor Day Limited Edition bed. With this storm looming out in the gulf, we wanted to check in with the experts at the Hurricane Center for forecasting assistance. Storm team 8 meteorologist lee span leigh spann spoke to them a few minutes ago. Joining me to talk about this system and other parts of the Hurricane Center in miami. Dr. Dab,ip know its busy down there. Thank you for joining ncc. Thank you for joining us. Thank you having me. This torm storm is likely to strengthen to a Tropical Storm later today. Earlier, the storm was looking a lot more organized. What do we think the reason was for getting org niedinized here in organized in the very near future. Very warm waters in the gulf of mexico. And the atmospheric giving a little more conducive for strengthening. We still have the hurricane watch, along with the storm warning in effect, starting just north of the tampa bay area, and around the big bend. Because just not exactly certain what the strength will be when it comes ashore tomorrow night. But the hazards that we need to be concerned about are going to be the same either way. Including the potential for very heavy rainfall. And flash flooding in the tampa bay area. Really want to urge folks to stay safe on the roadways, not weve lost a lot of lives in the past due to the heavy rainfall and inland flooding. And. And you know, weve already seen some that rainfall coming. And we are still two days out from the system, actually even heading towards the shoreline. Really, with the latest updates from the Hurricane Center, were seeing this thing actually slow down a little bit. Were not expecting it to make landfall, until midnight thursday and into friday. What has slowed it down . And what kind of impact is that for . Threat . Yeah. So important not to focus on what it is now and what it is doing now and focus on what we expect to happen. We do think it is going to strengthen. We also are pretty sure its going to start moving. The steering currents havent been well defined overnight. But that will change. This shpick this up, bring it northeastward. And again, Tropical Storms are not just points on the map. Neither are depressions. And the heavy rainfall threat peninsula, at risk of getting locally, 5 to 10 inches. Isolated spots, maybe to 10 to 15 inches. Then also, some modest storm surge, one to two feet in vulnerable areas. Then we could see a bit more storm surge, pulling to the north, where we could get 3 to 5 feet, of storm surge flooding around the big bend area of florida. So the water hazards. Really gotta remind yourself, it doesnt take a really strong system by the wind to ea dangerous water hazards am. Dr. Rick, we certainly appreciate you joining us. Get back to work, tracking this system. Okay. Thank you. All right. So lets see you lose power sometime over the next few days. What happens when its meal time and your family is hungry . Do you eat the food that is still sitting in your fridge . 8 on your side has answers to that. This is real questions people have to think about. Abigail, joinings now with the very latest. What is the plan here. You suggest eating the fresh foods first. You have the fridge. But you dont want to open it too many times. Grab the things that are fresh first. So if you have any fresh vegetables, and type of leftovers, youre going to want to eat that first. Just to make sure to be able to eat it. Get that Good Nutrition from it. And be able to have the rest of the stuff that is in the pantry. Maybe the hurricane kit. The pantry is the goto place, too. Tell us about some of the things you brought that good ideas. Yeah. So the really great thing is all of this stuff is shelf stable. And its really good in hurricane situations. You want to make sure to have things that are going to give your Body Nutrition, you and your kids. So things like canned tuna, canned salmon, canned chicken. Those will have good protein. Doesnt need to be a bag of chips. Exactly. You can eat healthy, even through a hurricane. If you think about it, none of the things that are good cold are going to be that make sure to have better. Make sure to have canned vegetables. Some some sort of grain. Here is a great one. You can usually find precooked rice. Heres a kin wa brown quinoa brown rice. Another thing is if you just want to put a pbj together. Bread, peanut butter, jelly. And you have a method for putting this together, too is. Yes. Think one grain, one protein, youve got a meal. Granted, maybe not going to taste the best. But will provide your Body Nutrition when youre dealing with this time. Although the kids stuff, you want to make sure to have bars on hand. And also trailmix. This is super simple. Cheerios, raiseips, peanut raisins, peanuts. Well send you back over to the weather with stacy and julie. And stacie and julie. Its all were talking about schools in many of the bay areas, canceled for tomorrow. So be sure to check with your district. And we havent seen the worst of it yet . No, the rain has just started. Its going to continue for the rest of today. And they will pile up and eventually runs out of places to g. Lets take a look outside now. We have video of a rough surf out in the gulf. This is pretty much the sight across the entire tampa bay area. Of course, all associated with Tropical Storm hermine. Winds havent picked up much yet. Expect that to happen. As we head into tomorrow. Of course, definitely not today, not tomorrow. You do not want to be out on the water, dangerous situation for sure. Outside at sun city center, you can see the rain coming down at this location. Ive picked up just about 2 1 2 inches of rain. This is so far today. Hula bay in south tampa, weve picked up nearly 2 1 2 inches of rain at this location as well. Cloudy skies, heavy rain. This is what we have been seeing. The heavy showers and storms, across the tampa bay area. Cloudy, overcast skies. Even our inland spots, seeing a little rain now. Although you havent seen as much, of course, as our coastal areas. Some steadytoheavy rain coming down across west chase. Downtown tampa. You can see heavy rain across south tampa currently. Gibson. All of you dealing with heavy rain right now. And as you head over towards Pinellas County, we dont need to be seeing more rain there. And were still dealing with heavy stuff. Indian rocks beach water area. Pretty nasty conditions at this point, from Whitfield Estates through sarasota, venice, inglewood. All dealing with heavy rain on the coast. This is lifting off towards the north. And its just training over the same area. And thats why were going to see the rainfall totals continue to increase. Haines city, towards winter haven. Lifting through polk county. What to expect for the rest of this evening. The clouds, of course, staying with us. Heavy down pours. Going to be staying with us through the evening hours. Round after round, move on shore, all the way throughout the overnight hours, into tomorrow morning. This mornings commute, a mess for some folks, going to be the case again tomorrow if you have to go to work. And by thursday afternoon, tropical downpours continuing. And our winds do shift as we head into thursday afternoon as well. You can see the Tropical Storm hermine, off to our north and west. You can see that southwesterly flow. That is what could bring us a little coastal flooding tomorrow afternoon. By friday morning, the storm system moving off to our away from us. But we could still see some showers and storms friday morning. And possibly even into friday afternoon as well. Still a decent chance of rain in the forecast. Going to be a while until we can dry out. Tomorrows rain chances, look just as high as today, if not even a little higher. And its really not until we head into this weekend, until we get back into more of a typical summertime pattern for us. Latest advisories. Tropical storm warnings in effect for citrus, fernando, and pasco counties. Heres the latest track of found max winds of 40 miles per hour. Well make landfall, thursday night, in the big bend region of florida, slowed down a bit. Thats why were not looking at thursday night. Its really going to be overnight thursday and the biggest threat continues to be the heaviest rainfall that is going to keep piling up as we head throughout the next couple of daves. By friday, we start to see a little improvement. But its not until Labor Day Weekend until we get back closer to normal. Just be careful. Dont drive through any flooded roadways. Because flooding from heavy rainfall, goto of it. Guys . Okay, julie. Thank you. Right now nsarasota, a woman in sarasota, a woman is accused of stealing 85,000 from the girl scouts. 42yearold stephanie person handled finances. Sarasota county deputies tell us over the course of 8 months, she funneled the money into an unused account. Then used it to pay bills and buy lottery tickets. Shes now facing multiple felony charges. And Clearwater Police are very clear video, who casually sets a mans car on fire and walks away. You can see her feeding the flames as fire engulfed the trunk that was car. This morning or actually this happened on sunday morning. But police just released the video today. If you know who she is, youre asked to call Clear Water Police department. And coming up on first at 4, more on Tropical Storm hermine. From flooding to a water rescue. Thats at 4 30. First other theres this. Its time to start pairing off. The tarp is out. Two sports guys right here found them. It is raining hard. Right now at the stadium. Theyre going to play football tonight. And im going to talk to a few players that need to have a big game in this mess coming up. All right, guys. Thanks. And you can get the latest from all of the storm developments with jenn holloway, Julie Phillips and me on tampa bays most convenient primetime newscast. 8 00. Well be right back. Now at havertys furniture, its our labor day sale. Where you can create the perfect home. From now until september 5th, youll find huge savings on stylish pieces. Get free delivery, plus an extra hundreddollars off every thousanddollars you spend. With havertys, your home can be perfect, even when life isnt. Mom . Have you see my iguana . Welcome back. Lets check in with first at four sports. Can dan lucas and paul ryan. And ill be aasahi stadium, i imagine, guys. Looks like its going to be a wet one tonight. People wondering if the game is still on. Two is better than one. Combine us, thats what you get. Dan ryan. Right now, as we sit here, yes. We dont know if officials are discussing options. I can tell you right now, the tarp is on the field. It covers the entire foot. Going to step out, so you can take a look at this. We dont know if there are discussions regarding the status of this game. And paul, you even found out the redskins are literally flying in as we speak for this. Theyre sending in the b team and not in a hurry. Redskins were on a plane, with plans plans to fly out tonight. You will have 30 guys back at home in washington. Even if this game is played tonight, its certainly not going to be at full strength. And yesterday, dirk cutter mentioned some starters, and entrenched starters are going to play tonight. Maybe shes still going with that. But i would advise against it. Even though the tarp is on the field. I just dont trust, slick, wet conditions for your starting, guys. But well see what happens. But this is about the guys trying to make the roster tonight. No matter what happens, 22 players let go by saturday. Therare first impressions. But hours before final roster cuts, its all about the final impression. Obviously, weve got a handful of spots that are still open between a couple of guys. I think so anything i can do in a positive way is the way to get on the team. Wide receiver kenny bell may think hes had a good camp. But his place on the bucs roster is not guaranteed. The first preseason opening game did not help. But tonight, he can make the bad stuff go away. If you catch the targets, thats huge. What does this mean . This will be the topping on the cake. You know, fourth game. Gotta put it also. And show, what otas and all the off season work youve been putting in. Offensive lineman, josh allen, may have played his way onto the final roster last week, filling in for guard kevin panfield. s for. A player who performs under pressure. Sometimes without advanced notice. A huge confidence booster. But like i said, i have more work to do. This game is very, very important. Young players and myself, of course. Just kind of making due. So dont forget, tonight, 8 00 kickoff right here on news channel 8. The bucs and the redskins. Stay dry. Watch us. Im staying dry here. To go. Ive just got the rain jacket. I promise ill take care of that food. Thanks, dan, paul, lucas, ryan, all of you guys. Appreciate it. The answer to anything within reason. Again, the last game of the bucs preseason is still on. Tonight at 8 00. If youre going to the game, as dan said if youre not going to the game, back here at news channel 8. Weve watching the when closely. And if you want to see our re programming, it will air on me tv. Stay close. Well be right back with more for a limitedtime only, Bright House Networks invites you to check out two of our most Popular Services for one low price, connect to what matters most with standard tv for 12 months our Standard Tv Service includes your favorite broadcast networks, plus amc, cnn, espn, food network, mtv, even kids channels like Disney Channel and nickelodeon. 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Its a good reminder about not driving into water if you cannot see the street level. And number 3, remember to lock down your property during a storm. We captured captured this loose dock floating down Hillsboro River today. Eventually, a couple of guys in a boat, came out to retrieve that dock. And number hawaiis big island is under a 3 warning. As hurricane madeline approaches. This is a view of that storm from space. Prawk president barack obama is expected to visit oahu this week. We are still tracking Tropical Storm hermine. You can see the center of yesterday. And of course, Hurricane Hunters were out investigating this storm earlier today. And thats why we were able to upgrade it to a Tropical Storm because of the winds they found. They actually found gusts up to 53 miles per hour. But at this point, this is a weak Tropical Storm, with maximum sustained winds at 40 miles per hour. Its making that turn off towards the northeast now. Its going to pick up the pace, too. A trough to the north is going to pick this up and swing it towards the big bend region of florida. So north of us, but the effects of this storm. That does not matter. It is expected to move onshore. Later thursday night now. So it has slowed down a bit, which is unfortunate. Because that means were going to see a little more rain around here. By friday, though, its moving across the florida peninsula. And into the atlantic, away from us. And then curving up the east coast. At this point, though, still moving to the north at 2 miles per hour. Were seeing heavy rain across much of the tampa bay area. Especially if you live close to 1. 22 inches of rain so far today. But its coming down. And were going to see those totals adding up. Pinellas county has been hit the hardest. The heavy rain started this morning. And its continuing to train over theil same area. Which mean over the same area. Which means were seeing round after round of rain. And were seeing the most flooding in Pinellas County at this point. You can see more moderate to heavy rain coming down now. More on the way as the showers move off to rain. But its definitely been much better near the coast. You can see heavy rain near polk county. For the rest of today, we are under a marginal risk of seeing severe weather. This could mean higher wind gusts and any strong to isolated severe storms we see. And also, cant rule out an isolated tornado. Northern counties, under a slight risk for severe weather. Well have more on Tropical Storm hermine and the effects through the rest of the week. Minutes. Guys . Pasco county is no stranger to savage storms and fierce flooding. In fact, we spoke firsthand with county leaders today who tell us, its not a matter of if it will flood but when. People in pasco are watching the rain sister closely. And Melanie Michael continues our Team Coverage with one of the busiest places. Reporter good afternoon to you both. A busy day, indeed. I want to show you exactly what is going on at this hour. 8 on your side hab keeping youry and this saturday busiest sand bag location. Check it out. Residents coming in here. And trying to fill all of these sandbags. The county encouraging folks in pasco county to take advantage of this and come and fill as many as you can. Look at this guys truck behind me. I want to show you this. The whole bed of the truck is filled with sandbags. And if you fill them yourself, you can actually take as many as youd like. Sen,000 sandbags in less than 24 hours. From port richey. And you guys came immediately. Are you worried . Yes. For my son. Ive already got sandbags. Can youifies are strong. But no stranger to flooding here in pasco. Not at all. The county again is making these available to everyone. And i want to walk around here and show you exactly wais going on around the corner. You can see some of the sheriffs, they are helping out, filling these sandbags. And moments ago, we just learned that pasco county schools will be off rr classes as the storm moves in. Were in the middle of it all, guys. I have to walk through here and find the space in the middle of the sand. Sheriffs office tells us, this is going to be available and stay open throughout the night. Send it back to you. Popular place, indeed. Melanie michael, live in pasco county for us, thanks. Now, lets talk about your health when preparing for a storm. 8 on your side has answers today. On joining me now is dr. Jill. Thanks for being here. Think about. But keep in mind, like what should we be thinking about as the sorm is almost about storm is almost about to bear down on us. And its a great way to think about it. Make sure you prepare your personal medical history. Medical problems, surgeries youve had and medications youre on. Hit the biggies, right . Hit the biggies and keep those wuat all times. Second, you should always have at least seven days of your medication available. Just in case. But some disasters you dont know, so youll always be preparedded. And make sure you keep those medications if you know ahead of time, in zip lock bags to keep them safe from water. Forkers that require refrigeration, i would talk to your physician and see how better to deal with that. You always see people out playing in the water, not a good idea. Not a good idea. So injury is one of the biggest things that can happen after a the water, but they can trip and fall. Electrical wires could be down. So risk of electrocution. You see people driving through the storms. Their cars get stuck in sinkholes. So be very, very careful. Yes. And you have to be careful because you dont be where this water is from. Exactly. And you want to make sure you have nonperishable items in your house for meals in case you lose power. Stock up on water. And Pay Attention to boil water alerts. And of into zika right now, since its so close, standing water is a big deal right now. Make sure youre using protection. Pregnant women should really stay inside and stay away from that water. And keep covered at all times. All right. All good advice. Thank you very much. Back to you, josh. Thank you very much. For that. Well, Governor Scott has already declared a state of emergency in more than 40 florida county. But 80,000 National Guard troops on standby. Bureau correspondent, matt gelka. A Tropical Storm is expected to hit the gulf coast of florida, including here in franklin county. And state Emergency Management officials are on high alert. Governor rick scott started the day off at the Emergency Operations center in in tallahassee. And stressed the importance of being prepared. Were going to see some water. Were going to see downed power lines. Be careful. Dont drive around them. If you see something, let th utilities know. The utilities are ready to do everything they can. Emergency management Officials Say the storm still has the potential to develop into a category 1 hurricane. It would be the first hurricane to hit florida in more than a decade. Reporting in franklin county, im matt gelka. A reminder. Pinellas, hillsboro, pasco, hernandez county schools, closed tomorrow because of the weather. This is a live look at some of the flooding already happening and youll want to stick around for these 8 on your side stories. 35 million for a new park in the city of tampa. While street flooding gets worse. A woman was arrested for stealing tens of thousands of dollars, from the girl scouts. The only shock to hear what she used the money for. Hi, im dominique wilkins. When you have type 2 diabetes, like me, theres a moment of truth. Ing branded pill, which didnt get me to my goal. Victoza . Works with your body to lower blood sugar in three ways in the stomach, the liver and the pancreas. And while it isnt for weight loss, victoza . 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Desire welcome welcome back to our tropics Team Coverage. Now we have storm team 8 meteorologist. And ian, it is still raining. Yeah. Pinellas county has been hardest hit today. The rain continues. It has been relentless over the course of the day today. About 3 inches up to around half a foot of rain. And unfortunately, that leads to scenes like this. Right here at the autumn chase morning. And the flood waters led to the evacuation of about four unit in this complex. As that water continues to rush on out into the driveways here. The issue with Tropical Storm hermine is that it is slow motion. Earlier today, it was completely stalled out, out of the gulf of mexico. Now moving north at 2 miles per hour. Delaying the time line of this storm. Well see 36 hours with more heavy rainfall. So unfortunately, more seens like this are expected. All right, ian in Pinellas County. Thank if you want to get ready for flooding. Our web team put together a list of sandbag locations at wfla. Com. And julie joins us now for the very latest. We keep getting updated tracks. What i was just saying to somebody is just the sheer size of the storm means were all going to be impacted pretty much. And the speed. Its slow. And you notice, yesterday, we were thinking it was going to thursday. Its still north of us. But regardless, that means were going to be seeing some of that heavy rain for a little longer, which we dont need. Out at veterans ford. You can see 3. 1 inches of rain since midnight, beginning to pile up at this location, like many spots, of course the bucs game this evening. If you were heading into that, make sure you of course have the rain gear. Were expecting very heavy tropical downpours to continue through this evening. 9 00 p. M. A little breezy as we head into tomorrow morning. Could see more heavy rain for your commute. Thats going to continue into tomorrow afternoon. Winds will pick up tomorrow as well. Theyll be increasing as that storm gets a little bit closer. At this point, tracking very heavy rain. Still lifting from southwest to northeast. And its moving over the same areas. And thats why we are seeing flooding conditions, especially closer towards the coast, where were dealing with the heaviest of the rainfall. From bradenon, down through and truckee, more heavy rain moving into st. Pete. Moderate rain coming into pinellas. The airport continuing to deal with heavy rain. For the rest of this evening, the heavy downpours continue. Cloudy skies continue. Rain will be on and off overnight. And tomorrow morning, we could be seeing even more rain than this model is showing. Well see the scattered showers and storms moving throughout the day. It will be very similar to what we saw today. Thursday night, late. We have that southwest wind, though. We could still be seeing more heavy rain throughout the day on friday. Just not quite as bad. Tropical storm warnings in effect for citrus, fernando and pasco counties. Tropical Storm Force Winds are possible in the next 36 hours. Heres the track to the north. Were still going to regardless, continue to see heavy rain. Thats the biggest threat with this storm at this point. So rain chances, finally start to drop as we head into this weekend. Pattern. And labor day looks a whole lot better with rain chances dropping to 30 . Stay with us. Well be right back. Rve Hillary Clinton im Hillary Clinton and i approve this message. Bob kidder, owner, new England Shirt Company this factory has been here since eighteen eightythree. We have over sixty people here making shirts labled made in america. But Donald Trumps brand of shirts come from china, his suits from mexico, his coats from india. Trumps products have been made in twelve other countries because he says theres no place in america that he can make them. Well there is. The stage is set for november in a fight for one of floridas u. S. Senate seat. Marco rubio easily won his partys nomination. And now he will face u. S. Representative Patrick Murphy in the general election. Representative murphy joins us from west palm beach. And i guess the first question is, how are you feg . Primary behind us and excited to go up against marco rubio. This is someone who has said continually said he doesnt want the job. And im so excited to continue to git getmy message out to the people of florida. Were you expecting, though, such a big win against your biggest competitor, Allen Grayson . We never take anything for granted. Campaigning from pensacola to independents, hearing what is on voters minds. And im excited to have this opportunity to go up against senator rubio, because theres such a contrast on the issues. The fact that he again, doesnt like the job. And im excited. I want to roll up my sleeves and get the job done. Theres so much at stake in this election. Investing more in education. Investing more in infrastructure. Raising more in minimum wage. And addressing more to address climate senator rubio. Hes already attacking your resume, saying youre entitled. The question i have, are you ready for the mudslinging that is going to happen for the next two months . First of all, senator rubio is going to try to tract from the facts. Going to try to distract from his terrible record in the senate. Political fact has depunked debunked the accusations. I knew people were going to be and i knew the scrutiny was going to be even tougher. But thats part of politics nowadays. And thats too bad for so many voters. I look for forward to seeing the differences. And getting down to how we can best solve the problems for the people of florida. The thing is, senator rubio has national recognition. And my question is, how can you compete with that . Can you . Yes. Well, basica recently have us in a dead heat with senator rubio. A lot of people are simply voting against him, because they know hes budget a senator with one foot out the door. This is someone who has made it clear, that he wants to run for president. He was just asked a couple of days ago, senator, do you commit to serving a sixyear term . His response was that nobody can make that commitment. I can make that commitment. I commit to you that im going to serve a sixyear term in the u. S. Senate because there is way too much at stake this election. Theres way too much that we so im going to continue working my tail off, going from corner to corner of this state, meeting people, campaigning, hearing what is on their mind. Because ultimately, im going to be the strongest voice for them in the u. S. Senate. So you do have the support, we know, of the democratic establishment. But how do you appeal to voters who, lets just say, they want to see a change from the status quo . Well, senator rubio has been a career politician. Hes been running for office for right . Im excited to bring a diverse background. Number 1, i do the first millennial in the senate. Number 2, if elected to the senate, id be the second cpa in the history of our country, elected. And if you look at our fiscal house, i think we could use in some people with a financial background and get things in order and the i believe i have a Proven Ability to reach across the aisle and solve problems. Preventing cuts to medicare advantage. Bringing home about 2 billion help lower Flood Insurance states. But ultimately, i believe we can get a lot more done for the people. Florida. Patrick murphy joining us from west palm beach. Thank you for your time. Thank you. And thanks, paul, for that interview. The general election, by the way. It is tuesday, november 8th. All right. Well, coming up, a surprising photo bomb, and a girls enior pictures. A really surprising one. Coming up, well tell you why she looks a little embarrassed lets feed him to the sharks squuuuto the sharks d him ld and take all of his gold ya and hide it from the crew ya. . 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