Room language. Good morning. Welcome to news channel 8 today. Im gayle guyardo. And im gene ramirez. Thank you for joining us on this the friday morning. Leigh spann is off but we have Ed Bloodsworth in the house. Yeah, good morning, guys. The inland locations, you may see a few light drops. We have a few light showers from the east coast throughout the night. 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. Were 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 i4 connecting to southbound 275 is blocked. And so what happens is youre taken northbound on 275. Weve got our photographer eric live on the scene. And what you are looking at right now is westbound i4. As he zooms in, its 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 youre leaving the house soon. We will keep you updated on this. This accident happened about an hour ago so its 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 man accused of hitting a 17 yearold girl on hillsborough avenue and leaving her to die posted bond overnight. Investigators believe he was struck and killed the hillsborough senior. She was on her way home from an afterschool job. You can see the impact left on the hood of the car. It was a tip from the Insurance Agent that helped troopers arrest the driver. Her family is devastated, as you can imagine. They gathered along hillsborough a twoday last night to remember hillsborough avenue last night to remember the teen. Her mom and brother broke down in tears. They say news of little consolation. Im happy that, you know, that they got him. But still not going to bring my sister back. Shes not coming back. Grief counselors were at Hillsborough High School to help students. In your vote, its a fight for womens votes as donald trump responds to allegations that he made unwanted sexual this as First Lady Michelle Obama criticizes trump saying enough is enough. Our Meredyth Censullo is in the news center. The first lady generally avoids direct attacks on candidates. It was different this time around. Reporter yeah, thats right. Lady i did says she cant ignore comments made by donald trump more than 10 years ago. On the campaign trail for Hillary Rodham clinton in new hampshire, the first lady slammed trumps comments as and she told the crowd electing trump sends the message the to our children that everything theyre seeing and hearing is okay. Were telling our sons that its okay to humiliate women. Were telling our daughters that this is how they deserve to be treated. Were telling all our kids that bigotry and bullying are perfectly acceptable in the leader of their country. Is that what we want for our children . Reporter on the campaign defiant. Remains defiant. He is responding with denial, the threat of legal action and attacks on the opposition. These vicious claims about me of Inappropriate Conduct with women are totally and absolutely false. Reporter the most recent poll of florida voters has clinton leading trump by points. That poll was released thursday by Florida Atlantic university. Gayle all right, thank you so much, Meredyth Censullo. Well, the fight for florida voters is bringing the Vice President ial candidates to our state. Republican governor mike pence will campaign in pensacola and miami today. Tim kaine will attend an event in Palm Beach County tomorrow. And happening today, the man accused of kidnapping a 4 yearold polk county girl and driving her all over the west wild hogs was transported back to florida after he and little becky lewis were found in memphis earlier this week. Ryan hughes is live from the polk county sheriffs office. Ryan, good morning. We are hoping to hear something from hogs in court because so far, he hasnt said anything. Reporter gene, good morning to you as well. Yesterday, he was pressed by reporters about what happened but he did not say a word. Why would you kidnap a 4year old girl . Do you have anything to say to family . Do you want to apologize to the family . Reporter that was our reporter trying to get answers from hogs but no avail. Polk county sheriff judd tells us that he kidnapped becky lewis saturday morning and drove north on interstate 75. They were spotted in georgia and tennessee. A nurse at a memphis hospital noticed hogs and the girl after cellphone and that nurse called 911. Hogs was arrested and the girl was returned to her anxious parents safe and sound. Right now, hogs faces kidnapping and auto theft charges. And were told more charges could be tacked on when he goes before a judge here in polk county around 1 00 this afternoon. Gene, back to you. We will be watching. Thank you. A plant city man is headed to court this morning for this deadly crash. Robert talent is accused of crashing a pickup truck into a home on Orange Valley drive in smashed up truck. The crash killed a 76yearold janice folds. She is the wife of retired pastor reverend wyatt folds. She was in the front bedroom when the truck came plowing through. They were starting their normal morning routine and he was preparing to go to a bible study. His wife walked in to the guest bedroom. Behind her. The sheriff tells us that talent failed a field sobriety test. He is facing dui manslaughter charges and due in court this afternoon. A polk county family is struggling with the loss of their little boy. The 5yearold was riding his bike with his 8yearold sister when had he was hit and killed. This happened in lakeland. Investigators believe Austin Crawford rode into the path of a truck. Neighbors are struggling to understand. My little grandson said, hes five years old. Little boy that you see all the time, thats happy and Something Like that happen, its horrific. Well, investigators tell us the driver who hit and kimed little austin hit and killed little austin is cooperating. The driver is not expected to face charges. Lets get a check on the weather. Ed, how is it going . Not too bad many thorning. We too bad this morning. We have a few light showers. Second. But i want to take you through the day hour by hour. We will keep it slim this morning. And for everyone, only a 10 chance of seeing a shower this afternoon. With a high of 87. In clearwater, 78. Waking up to 71 in venice. And the winds are light but they are coming out of the east, northeast. The flow continues. Weve been in that for the last couple days. And our scattered cloudiness and a few hit or miss showers for today. So have the umbrella just in case to get caught under one of the showers. Rain chances Getting Better for the weekend, but overall, low around 10 to 20 . So they shouldnt affect the roads too much in terms of rain this morning but its already a busy start. It is. The camera. This is the junction, westbound i4. Connecting to southbound 275. Not going to happen right now. That ramp is going to be closed for a couple hours. Motorcycle accident, unfortunately a fatal crash in the heart of the junction in down the town tampa. So traveling westbound i4 which these vehicles are doing, you cant access southbound 275. You actually have to continue to northbound 275. And that will get you turned around at Martin Luther king and then you make your way back. And lets take a look at the live son talking about. Eric, our photographer out there. Again, this is westbound i4 to the left. You cant transition to southbound 275. So the vehicles on the right are being detoured north. You have to turn around at Martin Luther king the its going to the take time off of your commute this morning. No congestion yet though. Thats a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. Back to gene and gayle. Thank you, leslee lacey. Uncovering new information. The Public Transportation commission is in the middle of the battle to keep uber and lyft off the road. But news channel 8 has uncovered emails that reveal a close relationship between the ptc and the businesses that theyre supposed to regulate. Emails to ptc director include talking points about how to the argue against ride services. He claims the emails dont determine his recommendations. Well the Tampa Bay Lightning start the season with a win, beating the Detroit Red Wings at amalie arena last night. The game started slow though with the red wings taking an early lead but the lightning powered through. In the 3rd period, Steven Stamkos passed to score the go ahead power play goal giving the lightning the lead. Stories down an elevator shaft. How investigators believe the tragic accident happened. And the deaths of two deer at a Hillsborough County facilitity for students to learn about floridas wildlife. Why investigators dont think the deaths are an accident. Youre watching news channel 8 today. It only takes a second for an everyday item to become dangerous. Youve had this snack. But have you ever had a snack within a snack within a snack . Three levels of snack time at the same time. Reeses pieces and reeses Peanut Butter cups. Snackasnackawhat . Hersheys and reeses snack mix. Two deer the at an Educational Center for hillsborough students are found dead. And wildlife investigators want to know who killed them. Buckky and row bucky and rosey were found dead a little more than a week ago. Officials are appalled. Yo a senseless act. Yeah, ive been with the agency 39 years. Authorities tell us they were in a secure pen and were used to being approached by people. Across america, the man accused of driving the wrong way on a vermont interstate killing five teens will be arraigned today. He is charged with Second Degree murder. Police claim he drove the wrong with teens. This happened just outside burlington. He is accused of stealing a Police Cruiser after the deadly crash and driving that the wrong way again, slamming into at least seven other vehicles. Parents in ohio are on edge this morning after a driveby shooting outside of a school. A 12 and 15yearold were shot as school let out for the day. They are listed in stable condition. Investigators are now searching for the shooter. Parents are well, an elevator tragedy in new york. A 6weekold baby in a stroller fell down an elevator shaft. She died when she and her mother fell eight stories on to the top of an elevator car. It happened as they waited for the elevator on the 23rd floor. When the doors opened, the mom stepped forward but the car was not there. Investigators claim crews were repairing the elevator but did not post any signs. Are bracing for more flooding brought on by hurricane matthew. The tar river is expected to crest today. Already thousands of homes are under water. The storm is blamed for 22 deaths in North Carolina and North Carolinas governor fears more could die as the flooding continues. Talk about a giant gator, this could be the biggest ever captured in the state of texas. Would you look at this guys, trying to put up a fight there. Crews pulled the reptile out of a it measures 13 feet, 8inch, and weighs more than 900 pounds. I guess its true, everything is really big in texas. Crews removed the alligator after complaints that it was getting aggressive with people. It will now live at an alligator theme park. We will keep you posted. What is up with the shirt around his eyes . I dont know, they didnt want him to see where he was going. Poor alligator. The antishopping on thanksgiving day Movement Continues to grow. Office depot will keep its doors closed. Last year, the Company Offered thanksgiving day sales. And office depot explains you can get still good holiday deals online. More than two dozen retailors claim theyll be closed on thanksgiving day. A lot of people pushing against that. Office depot, i was going black friday there. What do you buy . Staples. Paper clip, woo. Yeah, thumb tacks and whatnot. Because theyre so ex from last christmas. Dont want to think about that yet. Make sure you grab the umbrellas this morning, especially in polk county. Weve had a couple spotty showers slide in from the east coast. We have one south and east near auburndale. Its very, very light stuff this morning. And the rain chances are going to stay slim for us today. 72 now in fish hawk. And 68 in inverness. Climbing above average again. We will get to 87 degrees. The rain chance only around 10 . As this easterly flow sticks around, and dragging in moisture off the atlantic. But with drier air aloft, again, these will be quick moving showers. And they wont have much energy to them and theyll quickly slide in and then rain themselves out. The best chances are the inland locations. That will continue into the upcoming weekend as well. Rain chance up to 20 for saturday and sunday. And back down to 10 , highs in another check of traffic this morning. And lets check in with leslee lacey. Well, the big problem remains in the junction of downtown tampa. Here in the distance, the ramp from westbound i4 that connects to southbound 275. Youre not seeing traffic move beyond it. And that is because you cannot connect to southbound 275 from westbound i4. Youre taken off of the roadway. And you have to go north on 275. Lets go to eric, our photographer live on the scene. This is a fatal accident ramp thats completely blocked thereupon in the distance as he zooms in, you can see the the Police Vehicles and emergency vehicles. But to the right, traffic is diverted off. So you are taken westbound on i 4 and diverted up to northbound 275. Once you get to Martin Luther king, then you can turn around and come back down to the junction. We are starting to see a delay as the cars sort of bunch up. And now this ramp is going to be closed for a couple hours. I will in leave the house 10 minutes early at this point, maybe even 15. Thats a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. Back to gene and gayle. Okay, good advice. Thank you, leslee lacey. An american folk singer honored for his lyrics. And the cool new features you can expect in some of the 2017 vehicles hitting the road. Some hope to make life easier. Okay, you know i was your governor. But there s some things you may not know. My hair used to be way better. I played quarterback. My dad was a doctor here for 55 years. I swim every morning. And yes, im a fan of fans and in congress ill get things done for pinellas county. Ill protect Social Security and medicare, im Charlie Crist and i approve this message. Because ill put the people first. Always have, and always will. Well, theres more to new cars than that new car smell and the shiny paint job. The 2017 models are showing off some pretty neat features. Many alert you when the vehicle is drifting out of the lane and automatically adjusts Cruise Control speed based on distance between vehicles. And another feature becoming more and more common. Its called gesture control. It allows you to open the hatch or sliding door by waving your from school or whatever. And talking about the little ones, you know, they can make a mess in the car. Yes. Check this out. It has a builtin vacuum. Where does the junk go . Thats a chore for the kids, to empty out. Its a chore for the parent, we all know it. But i want one of those. The kids will want to play with that. The newly renovated Richard Nixon president ial library and museum 15million was spent on undating the anaheim, California Museum which now includes interactive displays and selfie stops. Thats right. Theres a serious side to the changes. Officials hope new exhibits will help tell a more complete story of the 37th president s life after the watergate scandal that ended his presidency. People are still talking about the latest winner of the nobel prize. Prize for literature. . Blowing in the wind . Dylan of course known for his folk songs including the 1963 hit blowing in the wind. Its the first time a musician song writer has received the honor for song lyrics. Neat. Thats really cool. Weather and traffic on the and on this friday morning, headed to the bus stop with the kids, scattered clouds and maybe a stray shower and a quick shower will be possible as we go into the afternoon at 8 7 degrees. The best chance of rain will be in the inland locations. Lower chances back towards the west coast. Another check of traffic with leslee lacey. Continuing into downtown, tampa, traffic is busier westbound i4 approaching the is blocked. You cant transfer to 275 southbound. What happens, we have a fatal motorcycle accident. You are taken up north on 275 at Martin Luther king, you can turn around and reenter southbound. Elise we couldnt believe it. That poor girl was raped by two Football Players and their friends. We were sure they would go to jail. So, when i heard state attorney mark ober decided to go easy on them, i was scared scared for my daughter. Said losing a baseball scholarship was punishment enough. If mark ober cant protect our families, deputies say he was driving drunk when he plowed into a polk county home, killed a much loved grandmother right in front of her husband. Up next, the suspect headed to court to legoland ready to open its doors after a bomb threat shut down the park. Coming up, what we are learning about the incident and what he go land is doing for the people forced to leave on thursday. Plus, fighting human trafficking. Can a new law save vulnerable teens from being exploited and forced into a life on the streets . Good morning, welcome to news channel 8 today. Im gayle guyardo. Im gene ramirez. Thank you for joining us on this friday morning
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