Less sparkle. Belle of the ball, an organization that helps teens get ready for prom has been burglarized. I would say shame on you. I hope it is just the young kids who did that. Quick vandalism, so to speak, but you know, everybody that hears about it says shame on you. Reporter joe marteski came across a broken window last week. I came in. I saw the glass on the ground i saw jewelry on the floor. Then of the jewelry had been taken. Reporter that jewelry was to help with hundreds of teenagers an their dresses. We give them jewelry to go with their dresses. It is inexpensive costume jewelry, but we purchase it. We buy jewelry for them. Reporter now, the nonprofit will have to use reserve fund organizers dont want this incident to take the shine away from the girls special night. They spend a great deal of time and energy in trying to give the girls a special shopping experience. And, to have Something Like this happen, it hurts. Reporter now organizes say they will open twice in october, continue in their mission to help these young girls get or prom. But losing this money is a big chunk of change out of their pocket. They will have to spend close to 500 just to replace the stolen jewelry. Jamel lanee, thank you. Ticket trouble. An uber driver called 8 on your side after getting a ticket for 700. Now, he claims the ticketing policies in Hillsborough County are confusing and unfair. Jeff patterson, that is a lot reporter yeah, that is a lot of money. Good evening josh. Hillsborough county is the only county in the bay area ticketing uber and lyft drivers like this. The only county enforcing rules like this. And state senator jeff brandis believes that should change. Joe williams has only been driving for uber two weeks. He lives in Pinellas County and does most of his work there. But last week, he got a call for a ride at Tampa International airport. She is call your car . Im telling her just as the gentleman officer is tapping at my window. Reporter the gentleman handed williams tickets totaling 700. Do you think you were set up . I do. I have no way of proving it, but thats what i really think. Reporter in an ongoing battle, the ptc was ticketing then they stopped. Now, the ptc is ticketing drivers again and some are confused. Hillsborough county is the only county in the bay area enforcing rules like this. And state senator jeff brandis thinks the practice is unfair. What happens to drivers who drop off in pinellas and then pick somebody up and go home . Do they have to have a background check . Do they now require a background check in odder tore pick up and bring back home . Senator brandis believes that a state law on Ride Sharing Services will be passed during the next legislative session. He also believes that the ptc should be dissolved. That san action that has the support of mayor bob buckhorn. Jeff patterson, thank you. A somber discovery in miami. A beach goer found a bag containing baseballs signed by autographed balls and fernandezs checkbook washed ashore on miami beach. They were found near the site where fernandezs boat crashed into a jetty sunday killing him and two of his friends. That crash is under investigation. On the senate floor today, senator marco rubio paid tribute to fernandez. His impact goes well beyond that you would think of a star baseball player. And you ask yourself, why did this young with us such a brief moment lead to such an outpouring of grief to a community . Anywhere you go in miami the last 48 hours it is all anyone can talk about. Senator rubio joined senator bill nelson in introducing a Senate Resolution honoring fernandezs life and contributions to florida. Payments from the one orlando fund begin going out to the pulse nightclub shooting victims and their families today. City officials in the Fund Distribution plan for the 29. 5 million Donation Fund monday. That money is going to 299 people who made a claim in one of four categories. Among them, families of 49 people who died in the june 12 shooting, they will each get 350,000. This money is a gift, and, you know, we looked at it that way and i think most people are looking at it that way. But we certainly acknowledge the fact that no amount of money is enough to replace a life. Among other will get between 65,000 and 300,000 each. Those who had Outpatient Care get 35,000. And those who were in the club but not hurt, will each get 25,000. Now, to coverage of your vote, 2016. Fresh off the first president ial debate, donald trump met with hispanic business and Community Leaders today in miami. While there, trump visited the famed verasilles restaurant. Hillary clinton, meantime, campaigned in raleigh, North Carolina today. The democratic nominee called trump dangerously incoherent on foreign affairs. Clinton and trump will again share stage next month. But not for a debate. The two candidates will appear at the alfred e. Smith Memorial Foundation dinner. In new york. A big announcement from sea world orlando. Eight new attractions will opening. The kracken, 2. 0. It will feature a Virtual Reality experience. Up close viewing windows at the dolphin nursery an something called electric ocean. And end of the day event centered around a glowing sea of wonder. And mmm, donuts. The Ribbon Cutting ceremony inveiled four new Dunkin Donuts kiosks in amalie arena. The bolts first preseason game carolina. Moffett Cancer Center patients and their families got visits from bucs players. Vernon hargraves and noah spence came to visit. And they visited the kid whos are part of the healthy kids program. It gives you a different perspective on life. For us, all we really have to do is play football. You may take that for granted until you i like this. There are people who cannot do anything about their situation. Didnt do anything to deserve what they are going through. But they are going through it and you know, you just have to pray for them and you know you have to be thankful for what you have in lieu of. They took part in play 60 drills. It encourages kids to be active for an hour a day. It is great to see. Well, the reigning nba National Anthem controversy. What lebron james is going to do. And unicorn hair. Sound very strong downpours out in Highlands County. Mostly inland spots in the moment with our northwesterly flow. Tropics are getting more active. We will talk about that coming up as well. That and more coming up youre watching newschannel8, the station thats always on one of the biggest sports star ins the world will not be joining San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick in kneel. Lebron james says he will stand during the anthem. The kneel is part of a movement started by kaepernick. James says he does appreciate kaepernicks method of peaceful protest. Standing for the National Anthem is something i will do. That is who i am. That is what i believe in. But, that doesnt mean i dont respect and dont agree with what Colin Kaepernick is doing. You have the right to voice your opinion, opinion, and, he is doing it in the most peaceful way i have ever seen someone do it. James made the comments during media day at his cavaliers start preparing to defend their nba title. This weeks Sports Illustrated National Cover is in honor of Arnold Palmer who michael banburger writes his ode to the king of golf. He won more than 90 golf tournaments and was the first player to make a Million Dollars playing golf. Dons of items delonging to Marilyn Monroe went on display in beijing. It was a private viewing ahead of an auction in the u. S. Among the items were dresses she wore in some like it hot and bus stop. Around 800 items are to be auctioned in los angeles in november. Parents, have you heard unicorn hair . The multicolored do is popular with young teens and younger children. But one mom recently took a lot of flak for letting her six yearold sport this look. So, what if your child wants unicorn hair . 8 on your sides Meredyth Censullo is tackling the trend. Reporter these are the questions that can keep parents up at night. Balancing what your child wants with what you think is best. And, the answer may come unicorn hair is a popular trend among girls. There are dozens of tutorials on youtube. Mary tomiston was inundated with haters and supporters after posting photos of her six yearold daughter on instagram with multicolored hair died with a semipermanent color. While tomiston was happy to indulge her daughter, other parents are their kid having rainbow colored hair. Child psychologist dr. Steven bryant says how you respond to your kids request to express their creativity can have is a Lasting Impact on your relationship with them. You miss an opportunity to learn more about your kid if you couple out with the nos. Reporter he says even if the idea of blue, pink, or green hair makes you cringe, you should take the opportunity to understand your childs good about that . Who else have you talked to about this . Do you know other people that are doing this . So, you want to have a kind of conversation with the kid doesnt sense that you are judging them negatively. Reporter if you decide you are cool with allowing your kid to be a little outthere with their hair or fashion, be sure to prepare them for all scenarios. The positive and the negative reactions they may get. Some people may like what you did. But some people may not. Lets ta people may say and what you can do about it when they say that. Reporter the bottom line, from doctor obrien, if somebody impairs health, safety, or education, then it is probably not a good idea. But always take the opportunity to have your child talk to you about their motivations. In the log run, your relationship will be better off. Freedom plaza, this is out not a lot of rain cooled numbers though there are some certainly out in Highlands County. West winds here at light, four and five miles an hour. Nissan of venice, 86 degrees. Trafficker is moving along pretty good. Some interesting looking skies but not much in the way of precipitation. This here in tampa, 85 degrees. We have is a northwest wind at 5 miles an hour. Traffic moving very nicely. Looks like we are on the veterans showers are primarily inland. You can see in the central areas, most of the activity is in the southeast part of polk county. The westerly flow is in place pushing everything off to the east. The thunderstorms most active across Highlands County east of sebring. Thunderstorm activity. But the showers stretch back north of lake placid. Probably seeing on and off showers. Back here into hardy, de soto county. Coastal areas, manatee, sarasota, are pretty quiet at with activity from the east coast. Basically, the east coast sea breeze. Nice shot from jackie this morning. Thank you very much for that t. Storm team wfla will get a nice Crescent Moon there. The temperatures will be shortly dipping below the average line. As a weak cold front setting into the area. As for the rain chances you can see that drop with the drier air briefly for friday. This is not the big cool down. The big dry air thing you are waiting for longer for that. Second or third week of october, historically. 83 degrees this evening. Partly cloudy skies. A few isolated showers. Thunderstorms potentially. Mostly inland areasful east of i75. 88 degrees at Tampa International airport. Dew point 71 degrees. Lower dew point, 71 degrees. A west to northwesterly wind. Quite a bit of moisture further south. You can see south florida. And also, points south in the bay area. That is where most of the located. Some drier air has settled in, so the northern part of florida is just not as active. Quite a few clouds here off the east coast, too, but that is classic early fall day. In the tropics, probably be hearing us talk about this invest for a while. We have done that a lot this summer it seems. 97l. 90 chance of development. Investigating with a Hurricane Hunter aircraft. A wind gust, not organized enough to have a low Level Circulation to call this a tropical depression, but th next 24 to 48 hours. Computer models, kind of up in the air a little bit. But you can see the hard right turn that a lot of the computer models including the american model forecast, when that could happen. That is what the models disagree on. That is what we are currently thinking on that. So, stay tuned oen that one, that could potentially become a tropical system, even a hurricane. In the southern areas, still have the red tide, medium to affected at the moment. Got to watch these daily. Wednesday, rain chance, 30 . 40 for thursday. And then for friday, 20 . That brief flirting with cooler drier air. Especially for the northern portion of the area with the weak front. Saturday, sunday, rain chance, 30 . And then by next week, 40 in the afternoon. Still holding onto some higher rain chances well into phalangist. So, we will continue to keep an eye on the tropics. That continue to be annoyi thank you. Well, backlash at a bakery. Coming up next, the reason a georgia walmart is feeling the heat for refusing to make a cake. And remember, you can join jenn holloway, julie phillips, and me for newschannel8 on great 38. That receiver night from 8 00 to 9 00. We hope to see you there. Well be right back. Good afternoon, we are covering the candidates trying to build momentum off of last nights debate. Plus, the former Miss Universe regarding trump. The latest clinton said today. Ahead tonight on nbc nightly news. T i love . When i see all the savings at the bottom of my receipt. Its proof that im a smart shopper. Which is why i always show it to my wife. Thats how i save at publix. How bout you . Publix. Where shopping is a pleasure. I never shop without a list. And at publix whats on the list also happens to be whats on sale. Stuff you actually want. Thats how i save at publix. How bout you . Publix. Where shopping is a pleasure. Vo we asked women in Pinellas County to describe congressman david jolly in one word woman 1 dangerous. Woman 2 backwards. Woman 3 outoftouch. Woman 4 thats 3 words. Vo david jolly shares Donald Trumps jolly opposes a womans right to choose and voted to defund planned parenthood and deny women access to basic Health Care Like mammograms and cancer screenings. Woman 5 i have 3 words for david jolly. Not for women. Vo House Majority pac is responsible now to whats making headlines across america. Two children reported missing were found dead in the backseat of their mothers car. It happened hours after an amber alert was issued for the children. Police say their noncustodial member amber pastor drove up to a Police Station and made a chilling station. An elk heart Police Officer was leaving. He was waved down by a female driving a vehicle. When he made contact with the were two deceased people in the backseat of her car. She was arrested and facing murder charges. Autopsies determine they died of asphyxiation and their deaths were homicides. A walmart manager in georgia is issuing an apology tonight after a store employee refused to make a Blue Lives Matter cake. That store is now facing backlash from social media where where one post is going viral. A woman wanted the cake for her she said employees declined her request saying the cake might offend some people. But after the post spread on social media, a manager called her to apologize and then made the cake. An indiana man fired of people stealing his trump sign found a new way to solve problem. He mowed the letters into his lawn. Something that is is a little harder to steal. The sign can be seen from the roadway all the way to a nearby reservoir. He claims about 95 of drivers have honked and thumbs up. Newschannel8 at 6 00 is coming up next. Keith and jen are here with what we are working on. Thanks guys. Tonight, new details in the tragic shooting death of a toddler. Coming up, what 8 on your side uncovered about the case in a newly obtained search warrant. Plus, another legal battle over a building administrator accused of breaking the law. Guess who is footing the bill . Mark is on the story because you paid for it. The governor goes to sink hole school today but has a questions. A new florida law taking effect this week will crack down on credit card skimmers. Right now on newschannel8 at 6 00. The governor at the giant mosaic sink hole. But 8 on your side wants to know when he learned about the crater. And a toddler fatally shot in a tampa apartment. Tonight, new information about who pulled the trig. Plus, cracking down on crooks at the gas pump. Good afternoon everybody. Im jenn holloway. Im keith cate. It took a month, but the governor lineally showed up at the site of the sink hole. Notifying neighbors about a potential threat to their well water . This attempt for answers has been going on quite some time. Steve andrews broke the story 12 days ago. And once again, today, steve is pressing the governor for answers. Reporter expectations for high today. The governors ounce announces he is meeting at the sink hole site. Helicopters buzzing him around. The press is expecting an explanation. What did he deliver . A whole a quick helicopter tour provided Governor Scott with a birds eye view of the sink hole causing concern in mulberry. Mosaic and the department of Environmental Protection briefed the governor on monitoring and capturing hundreds of millions of gallows of contaminated water that slipped into the aquifer when this thing opened in august. Neither mosaic nor dep told neighbors about this for 19
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