Max defender 8 scanning the skies for you and not finding any rainfall. You have the all clear this morning. Temperatures not bad, 64 in lakeland, down to 63 in inverness, bartow 66, 62 north port. Heres the big story, a cold front pushing through the southeast. Behind it really some chilly air. So during the day today we have all day to warm up. 84 degrees, breezy at times. Actually, mostly dry as this cold front gets closer to us. You will w because we trend much cooler behind this front. All those details. Leslee has the details on the morning commute. A couple of issues but theyre not going to slow you down. We have a crash here by Martin Luther king at 275. Also we have one right at the heart of the junction. I can actually show you what that looks like. There already at 275 at the ramp to i4. A little bit of slowing traffic is light so not too much of an issue. All right. Lets move over now and take a look at our skyway bridge. I would think it was st. Patricks day with that green. We have some construction in the right lane but you can get by just fine. Thats a look at weather and traffic. Back to candace and gene. Thank you. Donald trump and Hillary Clinton came facetoface again last night. This time around it was at a Charity Dinner in new york. The crowd booed trump clinton. News channel 8s meredith is live from the news center. Many were saying that last nights dinner is different from what it traditional is. Reporter yeah, it was pretty obvious that donald trump and Hillary Clinton dont like each other very much. That was very obvious at the Al Smith Dinner where traditionally the president ial candidates trade the speeches had sharper edge, at times the audience booed. Hillary is so corrupt she got kicked off the water Gate Commission. [boos] how corrupt do you have to be the get kicked off the water Gate Commission . Pretty corrupt. People look at the statute of liberty and they see a proud symbol of our history nation of immigrants, a becon hope. Donald looks at the statute of liberty and seeing a four. Maybe a five if she loses the torch and tablet and changes her hair. Reporter now the candidates did awkwardly shake hands at the event before going their separate ways. Candace, the Cardinal Timothy dolan who sat in between Hillary Clinton and donald trump said after wards he had cold symptoms because he had been sitting in the iciest place on the planet. Some of those comments are hilarious, thank you. Hillary clinton will get back out on the campaign trail today. Shes heading to ohio. Her husband is campaign ing ing here in florida. Former president , bill clinton, will make stops in orlando and in jacksonville. Passing through the bay area toda the rally is happening at the Carter Woodson museum in st. Petersburg at 11 45 this morning. The mayors of tampa and st. Petersburg are among the more than 20 and current and former mayors campaigning for Hillary Clinton. Donald trump is heading to North Carolina today and then off to pennsylvania. Monday hes having a rally here in the bay area. Thats set to start at 7 00 p. M. Again, its monday at the mid Florida Credit Union amphitheater at the Florida State fairgrounds. Yesterday donald trump addressed his repeated claims that the election is rigged and made his supporters a promise. I would like to promise and pledge to all of my voters and supporters and to all of the people of the United States that i will totally accept the results of this great and histic if i win. Well, trump has received a lot of criticism for refusing to say he will accept the election if he loses. Now, a lead attorney in the 2000 bush versus gore recount is speaking out. David boise argued the case for al gore and he said that al gore and former president bush said they would respect whatever the Hillary Clinton talked about classified information when talked about when a United States launches a nuclear weapon. Theres about 4 minutes being given and the people responsible for launching Nuclear Weapons to do so. The Clinton Campaign aid said that didnt come from a classified briefing and came from information in the past. The u. S. Strategic command said it does not disclose operational time lines and in on the specifics. Time now 4 36. A warning of Identity Theft. Two Pinellas County women are behind bars accused of stealing credit card numbers from people and racking up thousands of dollars in purchases. St. Petersburg police think there could be even more victims out there. Ryan hughes joins us live from police headquarters. Ryan, they were ripping people off for quite some time. Reporter gene, good morning to you. Investigators here at the Police Department tell us a mom and daughter and a third to buy things for months. Now they want everyone to be aware that there could be more victims out there. Police tell us denise dallas headed up the scheme with the help of her daughter, jessica. Denise stole credit card information from her workplace and used it to pay for utilities and cable tv at her house in Pinellas County. Theyre accused of stealing at least 18 different credit card numbers. Cops explain Shantel Jones is also partf denise still has not been caught but the others are behind bars. We spoke to one woman who was outraged her credit was ruined by the trio. Tried to open womens accounts like Victoria Secret and got into Bank Accounts and put them in my name but the irs was the worse. Reporter investigators tell us the women even used a stolen card to buy food for jessica jail. Now back here live this morning, cops are still looking for denise dallas. If you have any information where she may be contact the st. Petersburg Police Department. Gene. Hopefully someone know s something. Its time to take out the credit card statements again and check them, make sure we havent been targeted or victimized by these women. Thank you. Its 4 38. Lets get a check on what is our friday looking like, leigh . Looking good. Not too uncomfortable. Lets take you hour by hour and show you how the temperatures climb from the upper 60s this morning. We hit about 80 by lunchtime with an afternoon high around 84 degrees. That should happen arnold 3 00 or 4 00. After that though, after 6 00 p. M. Thats when the cold front comes through. Look what happens as we take you through the day. Mostly dry. The winds are calm now. Notice by about 10 00 a. M. How they start to get stronger northwest. This is ahead of the front. This front will only bring us a 10 rain chance. This is 2 30, the front just starting to get into the citrus and hernando area. By 6 00 p. M. Its still north of i4. Thats why its still going to be warm in the mid 80s. Thats the last of it because we see a quick drop in the temperatures, down to 78 and breezy on saturday. I think emoji man is happy about this. 79 on sunday. Just a gradual warming trend through next week. Ll traffic on the 8s where things are nice and dry for you. Yeah, its dry. We have a couple of issues, an over night construction and a accident in the heart of downtown tampa. I feel like i should do a magic to go away. Right behind this block here where it says no video stream there it is, see, ive got it today. It feels good. Southbound 275 right at i4, that transition we have people out there the roadway. That right lane is taken away. Its not really a again, in the heart of the junction. Heading over here to the skyway bridge northbound we have a little bit of construction there blocking the right lane before you get to the hump. You can still make it over. Thats a look at weather and traffic. Now back to candace and gene. Leslee, thank you. A man suspect ed ed of attacking a spa masseuse is locked up this morning. On wednesday night Venice Police tell us that ralph forte attacked a masseuse at venice spa publix and attacked an employee there. They tracked him down because of fingerprints. Schools were put on lock down. Some locals are criticizing the police for not telling the fub ing the public sooner. He ran in the opposite direction and notifying parents that it happened at 10 00 p. M. And im not sure thats a decision that parents want to crimes. The injured masseuse is expected to recover. Now an 8 on your side consumer alert, another death blamed on those dangerous takata air bags. A 50yearold california woman died while driving her 2001 honda civic. The faulty air bags can inflate causing the metal interior to rupture and spew shrapnel. This is the 11th death because of takata. A woman calls after her nephew got in trouble in school for not standing for the pledge. Coming up next, why the boy said he choose not to stand. 8 on your side catching the state in a lie. Denying the complaint of voter fraud. What is going on. Youre watching news channel 8 today. With oxygen fused moisture. For the nourishment you need. With 95 more volume. We are back. This one has people talking this morning, especially on social media. A tampa student standing up or in in case you can say sitting down for what he believes in. 12yearold mark dawson is a 6th grader at liberty middle school. When he wouldnt stand for the pledge of allegiance a teacher yelled at him and told him to leave the classroom. You . I believe in more than one religion wait, more than one nation. Students do have the right to not stand for the pledge of allegiance according to district policy as long as the student doesnt get in the way of other students who are actually saying the pledge. The teacher has been informed of that policy. Marks family said theyre proud of mark for sticking to his beliefs. They are considering suing the School District for infringing on their sons rights. This story is sure what do you think . Tell us what you think on the news channel 8 facebook page. Time now 4 45. More on your vote this morning. Additional claims that residents of puerto rico plan on voting in the november election. Now a sarasota woman said puerto rico people are coming here to florida to register to vote, which is illegal despite them being u. S. Citizens. This woman filed a complaint with the state naming two organizations. Involving it the division of elections told us there were none. Well, the sarasota woman said she got a letter saying her complaint was dismissed for lack of evidence. I expect all the people to be fired because they are lazy, they are not doing their job, it is a government job that they have. The accusation of voter fraud telling news channel 8, quote, we are not involved in any of that. We work with people who are eligible to vote end quote. We reached out to the other but have not heard back from them. New information about a story that we have been reporting on for weeks. Victor crist is calling on a meeting. 8 on your side shows a close the cab companies. Tampa mayor bob buckhorn wants a meeting. Thats an agency thats very, very close, way to close in my estimate to the people they are regulating. State representative danna young is asking that the department of Law Enforcement investigation the relationship between the ptc and cab companies. The fdle has assign it had case to the office of executive investigations. Electric employees are headed to grand bahama island to help restore service thats still down following hurricane matthew. Can you believe that . The crews are prepared to stay there for two weeks. This is no halloween joke, giant snails invading miamis little miami neighborhood. Had a is going on . Slow moving creatures, they are dangerous because they transmit disease. People in Little Havana neighborhood are being told not to touch the snails. First zika and now snails. Ill stay here. Yeah, you better. Max defender 8 is scanning the skies from the takata area all the way to the east coast. Nice and dry as you get this down the rest of the day. 69 degrees around 8 00 a. M. It will be pleasant. The breeze will get stronger through the day. You will start to feel that around lunchtime. 80 degrees there. 84 at 4 00 as the cold front gets closer to us so i added in a 10 rain chance. Most of you will stay dry all day. 68 in plant city, down to 59 in brooksville, auburndale youre at 63. Heres the long range forecast, the front passing late today, not much clear, cool, breezy, High Pressure in control. Its not until the middle of the week when the high pushes off towards the east and that brings back average temperatures around 83. Leslee, how about traffic on the 8s . Taking a look at downtown tampa. This is what we have going on right now. This is the ramp from southbound 275. If you were to back up the camera you can see Martin Luther king in the distance. This is 275 reaching onto eastbound i4. We have a crash here and people walking out as well on the shoulder and the right lane. Use some caution. People are slowing down. Its a tight spot. This is where its located. You are not going to be slowed down. A crash out there. A little bit of a dangerous situation with people walking around. Over night closures on the skyway bridge. What is going on there . Ive been talking about the right lane being taken away at the hump. It should be wrapped up in an hour. Gene. Need gas . Head to circle k. 0. 10 of every gallon sold will benefit local schools. The drive goes from 4 00 to 8 00. For more information and details you can head to wfla. Com. Today is the second day of the Hillsborough County fair located at the countys fairgrounds. You can find the north of state road 60 and east of brandon. The fair runs the 20th through the 23rd and the 27th through the 30th. Its a family style Old Fashioned fair with exhibits, carnival rides and plenty of food. Well have the dates and locations on wfla. Com. You can go there without the kids. Go there to eat. Its a fright like never before. Coming up, where you can go to test your limits. Stick around for all of the spooky details. With your phone while you watch us. Log onto facebook wfla gene ramirez. How about a laugh to kick off your weekend . I posted a video of ellen scaring all of her celebrity guests. You can watch ellen every afternoon near on news channel 8. Universal studios orlando Virtual Reality is really raising the scare factor. Groups of four saw the super natural mystery with real life actors and details sets through head sets. They explored the Virtual World attempting to solve the riddle and wipe out a curse. What you do generates the show that youre actually getting. Over that 30 minutes is probably one of the largest experiences or attractions that youll get. Sounds like a good time. As attraction to incorporate Virtual Reality its not cheap though. However, creators hope the 50 price tag doesnt scare people away. Rumors are flying about what well see at apples event next week. It looks like the new mac book pro will have an extra screen that takes place of the keys. They believe this feature will be called the magic tool bar. It will be able to change a new publix is coming to downtown tampa and work begins today. Where thats happening and could the next Mark Zuckerberg be on a College Campus near you . Why more students are majoring in entrepreneurship. First we have a live look over the hillsborough river. Its friday, we make it. Well i love you so much. Thats why i bought six of you. For when you stretch out. I want you to stay this bright blue forever. Thats why you will stay in this drawer. Forever. I cant live without you. And thats why i will never, ever wash you. Protect your clothes from the damage of the wash softens and freshens. It helps protect clothes. From stretching, fading and fuzz. So your favorite clothes stay your favorite clothes. Downy fabric conditioner its 4 58 and time for weather and traffic on the 8s on this friday. Breezy at times this afternoon with a high of 84 as a cold front gets closer to us. Look how quickly the temperatures drop down to 60 tonight. Its going to be a cool and breezy weekend. 78 for a high on saturday, 79 on sunday. Leslee, how is traffic on the 8s . We have this accident here. Here is what is going on folks. Cones still out on the roadway. You can see it here. This is an emergency vehicle, another scene. So its in the process of trying to clear up. Still southbound 275 that ramp to i4 right lane taken away. A little an 8 on your side alert, an Identity Theft ring busted. Up next, how the group operated, the active search for one of the members and why Police Believe there could be more victims. Donald trump and Hillary Clinton come together for a charity event, however their remarks at each other were at times less than charitable. Some of the best lines of the night. A live look out our window, beautiful downtown tampa this morning. Cool change in the temperatures for this weekend. Meteorologist leigh spann has your friday forecast coming up in just a second here. Good morning and thank you for joining us here on news channel 8 today. Its friday,