We are expecting it to be hot, humid, and afternoon storms. 74 in brooksville, and there are some showers off the east coast, and at this point, we are all dry, and let me show you when i expect rain to occur. I dont expect it this morning, but by lunchtime, notice, theres a 20 rain chance, going to up to 30 in the afternoon, and 40 percent later typical summer weather for labor day. 8 00a. M. , a couple of showers at noon, and we will have a warmed to 86 with the 40 rain chance. At 4 08. I have an hourbyhour look at your labor day. Back to you. Thank you. Stabbing at 800 south missouri avenue. Paramedics rushed the person to the hospital, and the person is expected to survive. Clear water police have a suspect in custody. Right now governor rick scott is promising help for flood victims. The governor spent part of the weekend getting the first hand look at the flooding caused by hermine. Reporter the bi this morning, when will people be able to return to their homes. The mandatory Evacuation Order is still in place. The county telling us the river should be below maximum flood stage some time around 8 00. Reporter governor rick scott meeting with leaders at the Emergency Response center. He took the opportunity to remind citizens the importance warnings. Unfortunately again, we have problems. Anybody who is close to where there is an evacuation, you have to take this seriously. Its lifethreatening. Reporter the county ordered mandatory evacuations for 744 residences the governor made his way to the Eyewitness News dealing with flood waters. Someone of of that leadership comes by, and it raises eyebrows for someone to take action. Reporter this couple is new, and they are hoping something can be done to prevent scenes like it in the future, but they know a fix will not happen right away. Care of overnight. You cant come with a vacuum clean truck and suck the water away every time it happens. It is what it is. We will get through it. Reporter most of the folks who were evacuated are staying with friends, family, or hotels in the area. The county says only 15 individuals are are staying at the in pasco counties, county, im chip osowski. Tens of thousands of people are still without power, most of them to in leone condition. Meredith has a look at more. Panhandle, and theres 25,000 people in tail tallahassee without power. Local comfort station, water distribution sites, and feeding service will continue today. The Power Outages on the campus of Florida State university caused a lot of concern among the parents of sfu students. As of this morning, most of the the campus has power restored, but until wednesday. Moan while there was a bit of confusion with rick scott and the local government. He said tallahassee and leone county declined further assistance to it clear fallen trees and limbs, but city and county officials said they never declined assistance and in stead moved on to deever done with the collaboration of the state. Its expected 92 of tallahassee will be rear toed by will be restored by today. While the storm is off the coast, its turning up the dangerous waves and currents along the holiday. A former pasco county sheriffs deputy is accused of driving drunk. Jack Wayne Armstrong caused about 75,000 in damage. He has since resigned from his drive. Dawn anderson, the driver of the motorcycle collided with the van. Anderson died at the hospital. No word what caused the crash. An accident pasco county. We are told a live wire touched a workers shoulder, and coworkers used his safety belt to lower him this the ground. Flames broke out boulevard. No one was hurt, andinvestigators are trying to figure out what started the weather. We are still dealing with lingering effects of what was hurricane hermine, of course, and all the water from north florida continues to drain through our river. We have river flood warnings, and you know that you may still be dealing with the high manatee water, and thats cyprus creek near the peace river garden area. You know the water is high. Please continue to stay vigilant. We will see rain for today, not as much for saturday or sunday, but 3 00 p. M. , we will see the showers popping up, and we have heavier downpours, and notice s another inch or two possible along and west of i75 later today. We break down the day for you. Keeping it mostly dry through the morning, and a slim rain chance for the lunch break at 11 00. Afternoon high should happen at 4 00 p. M. After 4 00, thats when the rain chance goes up to 40 , mostly clear the the coast, and its pretty seasonal for labor day, hot, humid afternoon the dryer air coming in tomorrow and wednesday, lowering our rain chances for the shortterm. 20 chance of rain on tuesday and wednesday. Gayle and gene, back to you. Its only september, but people are planning for the holidays. We are not talking about halloween. Coming up, the nun francis elevated to sainthood, and why. While fighting the mosquitoes that carry zika, mr. Are concerned about all the chemicals. C h emical many doctors are concerned about all the chemicals no. With zika making headlines daily in florida a lot of people are asking 8 on your side about the exposure to the chemicals needed to kill mosquitoes and stop the spread of the virus. I found out its a very real concern, but what is the alternative . Reporter crews are double dosing chemicals to kill the larva and adult mosquitoes, and bug spray. Thats a lot of chemical exposure. Its the better of two evils. My sister is in the first trimester, and i worry about her, but i worry about the chemicals but in the shortterm its just about keeping her and her baby safe. Reporter david burger agrees saying theres so much we dont know about the with lifelong problems. Reporter but children are most susceptible to the chemicals. I have patients who are saying i dont want to risk being bitten by a mosquito, but i dont want to expose myself or my child to deet either. If a person feels deet is the right thing for them, putting to their skin. Reporter theres Natural Products on the market, consumer reporting giving it high marks. The application is more frequently. Reporter the key ingredient is said to be safe for pregnant women and children as much as 6 months old. We will talk more about pakeriden and other alternatives on news channel 8. No chaotic scene at a concert in california. This happened when a driver lost control outside of a theater in irving. The driver, described as elderly hit a fence and a picnic stable. Four were seriously hurt, and five others received lesser the californiawyoming border. The fire is threatening several mountain homes and cabins. Extra crews will arrive today to help out. The state of oklahoma is ordering the closures of 37 waste water disposal wells. Critics believe the wells used in fracking for the earthquake in oklahoma. The university of New Hampshire is undergoing several improvements thanks to a generous graduate. The man gave his entire fortune to the school when he passed away. Robert mooran passed away after working at the library, and the estate. The school is using the money to make improvements. A Financial Adviser said the alummist always alumnist always wanted to help other students. Mother teresa has been elevated to a saint. Sh 120,000 people attended the ceremony, and in the front row, 1500 poor and Homeless People who benefit from the charity that Mother Teresa created. Retailers are looking for with christmas deals. Chris clackum with the holiday creep. Reporter as scary as it may already be to see halloween item on the shelves, did you notice Christmas Creep got going before labor day . Walmart kicked off the christmas layaway Campaign Last id buying mood. Over the past few years, we have seen a trend where consumers tend to buy gifts all yearlong. Reporter retail experts say Christmas Creep is earlier and earlier because thats what consumers want. They are taking advantage of seasonal sales when certain things are in stock, and they may no be as redly available during the holiday. Are the perfect exactly of that. People buying what will be gifts 3 months from now. Certainly not everyone will like the Christmas Creep, and they will not like the black friday ads seem are planning for the day of halloween. Trick or treat. Christmas in what september . Yes. I have seen pictures on social media with stores with Christmas Decorations up, too, and that was a few weeks ago in august. Someone is in the spirit. Im not there yet. I havent had my first Pumpkin Spice latte of the year. We need to consult with leigh spann. I usually wait until october before i focus in on buying Christmas Gifts and things like gene said, i had my first pumpkin donut yesterday, and im easing into the fall it doesnt feel like fall out there on this labor day. A few clouds at 8 00 a. M. , and you may have a stray shower as early as lunchtime. 90 at 4 00 p. M. , and theres a 40 chance of storms later in the day. Right now, its 73 in zephyrhills. And Crystal River is at 75. Patchy clouds this morning. We had 2 00 this morning. But seasonably warm, and not extremely humid, but what you would expect for early september. As we head through the the afternoon, the storms will form and drift to the south and west, and notice here at 3 00, a few storms, and note where they go. They head toward the i75 corridor and further south to i 4. Again a little the better coverage this afternoon, and heres where things change. From the north, tomorrow, the dryer air nudges farther and farther south. 20 rain chance for tuesday and wednesday, and you know this time of the year the dry air does n four food items you are paying less for this year, and how much we are saving. Family dinners. New data on how many families are eating together on a regular basis. Its 4 20 here on news channel 8. Hope youre enjoying this day off. Youre watching news channel 8 we are back. Family meal time has gone by the wayside for activities, we are busy, and more families are not finding the time to eat together. Only a 7 of parents eat dinner with their children every night. 71 of parents revealed in an ideal world they would want to eat with their children nightly. Is a reason to eat dinner with your family. This morning encouraging news on grocery spending. We are used to hearing about price increases, and common grocery goods are being marked down 3 . Egg prices are down approximately 29 . You can make a big omelet for everyone to share on your labor day morning, and shoppers are spending 7 less on beef, and poultry is down 3 . If that talk is making you hungry, its National Cheese pizza day. Those who believe the classic cheese pizza is best li pie. Its estimated one in eight americans eat pizza on any given day. Thick crust . , thin crust . Hand tossed . Right now with the diet, it you fold it this way. An update for iphone users and what you need to know before you update. Talk about getting seasick, rocky seas created by, yep, you guessed it, hermine. Its quiet on this labor day monday, and youre watching its very early on this labor day, and if youre planning to ad beach, im giving it an 8 out of 10. You want to go through the afternoon. The rain chance will get better throughout the coast. Temperaturewise, not bad. Water temperature is cool from the rain fall we had, down to 83 degrees. And High Temperature today, around 90. Im expecting 91 for tuesday, and 90 again for tuesday and wednesday, and rain chances are going down significantly for when the rain chances will return to the forecast as well. Thank you for watching us here on your labor day. Youre watching news channel 8 today. Try mucinex 12hour. Only mucinex has a unique bilayer tablet. The white layer releases immediately. Mucinex is absorbed 60 percent faster than store brands. While the blue extended release layer lasts a full 12 hours. Cleaning up after hurricane hermine. The storm is miles away from the bay area, but flooding is still a big concfo the latest on the encliff river. A Man Threatening an attack worse than the pulse nightclub is behind bars this morning. Where he was planning to carry out the attack. Apple is pushing the ios 10 update this week. We will show you the big changes coming to your phone. Good morning and welcome to news channel 8 today