>> polls to show donald trump taking the lead and hillary clinton just now wrapping up a rally in tampa. we're joined live from curtis hixon park. >> reporter: clinton just left the stage in the past 15 minutes or so. today is her 69th birthday, but she knew this wasn't a day she could take off. she got on the stage about 45 minutes ago, few minutes start. there was a big crowd. many of them got pretty hot out here. we saw a few people carried away by ems crews but she went in on attacking donald trump who took the day off to open his new hotel in washington dc. clinton knowing she can't take any time off right now. the polls are getting closer than ever there is one poll showing her lead has been reduced to just 3 points and another one showing donald trump ahead by 2 points. she spent time attacking donald >> if you are casting doubts, you want to keep people in suspense as to whether you will respect the outcome of an election, that is contracting -- contrary to we are as americans . we have had our elections. we have had them from george washington forward. we will keep having them and show what democracy looks like to the rest of the world. until election day to go and vote. she said things can happen on election day. should encourage them to get out early and vote and take others with them. she says this race is an over with yet. >> any protesters out there today? >> reporter: there definitely were protesters outside of the rally. we didn't see any inside but there were some very vocal outside of the rally making their positions known get in the rally. while donald trump crisscross florida yesterday, today he is in washington dc with his family cutting the ribbon to open his new luxury hotel. this is a former post office on pennsylvania avenue that took 2 years to redevelop. >> we are very proud of our company. we have built one of the great real estate companies of the world, but it seems very insignan pack -- donald trump said the project was ahead of schedule and under budget. he says this is what he wants to do for our country. election day is november 8. if you have any questions we have compiled a list of things you need to know on wfla.com after a brief shutdown, popular attraction at busch gardens is river rapids after 4 people were killed in an accident on a similar ride in australia. now news channel 8 explains that the right is up and running following -- ride is up and running following a thorough checkup expect they tell me -- they tell me the congo river was not manufactured by the same company that the one in australia was manufactured from but they wanted to make sure it busch garden issued a statement saying, quote, out of an abortion -- abundance of caution we close congo river rapids to make sure we had the rope safety measures in place. the review has been completed and the ride will reopen today. >> the right has been open here at busch gardens for more than 3 decades in the park says there has never been an we have max defender 8 showing a nice and quiet afternoon for us with that lie radar sweep. you can see completely quiet. we're not tracking any showers or storms. be expected to stay mostly dry through the rest of the evening. dry conditions expected to continue into the start of next week. we shower but the rain chances are staying less than 10 percent for the best of the extended forecast. at land o lakes we're at 82 degrees with the wind coming out of the northwest at 10 to 15 miles-per-hour. we topped out in the low 80s yesterday we are now in the mid-80s this afternoon. anyone currently in st. crystal river. we have even seen gust over 25 miles-per- hour. it has been a breezy day i am sure you noticed that, but overnight the winds will use up . temperatures will drop back into the upper 60s. it is a few degrees warmer than we saw last night. the next couple of days we will see mild temperatures continuing. 68 largo tonight. 64 la 65 what you love. 65 brooksville. 64 crystal river. we will have a full look at your forecast take coming up -- coming up in a few minutes . apparent from tampa elementary school contacted 8 on your side about drivers speeding through school blown as children headed to class tranix school zone as children headed to class. headed to class. it was a 50 mile-per-hour zone and we call people going well over the speed limit sometimes twice the limit. one guy was going so fast the tampa police officer had to pull him over. >> it is the constant speeding . i don't know if people forget there is a school. the school zone is so long. i am not sure if that is the problem. >> tampa police are not inside the school that they do often sit there and they tell us that does hel right now we are waiting for burkett -- verdict in the case of kevin dietz. he is facing -- kevin dietz . he is facing charges -- kevin gates. he is facing charges because of this video right here. he kicked the woman in the face claiming he did it because she was tugging on his pants. if convicted he could face up to a year behind bars. or vehicle tags in the near future you might want to budget some extra time. it looks like aging computers at the state agency have become unpredictable. mike has more on the story. >> reporter: the outage could last from a few minutes to a few hours but on one day the system was down for more than half the day. the problem has been ongoing but got worse back in april. that is when the state decided to move the computer center out of this office complex -- i thinat the pretty quick or consistent outages for a while. >> reporter: lawmakers have given agency 6.5 million to upgrade it's computers but replacement is taking time. >> we are constantly on it. the systems are working now and we're just putting people on it here? are confident we can keep everything going. >> the tax collectors are quickly to point out that this bears -- theirs. the largest vehicle recall ever is expanding. we will show you what you need to know to keep your family safe. and then: if you have a sunpass you have helped to provide meaningful careers for adults with disabilities. i will tell you about the major milestones rolling off the line amendment 1 protects consumers from scams, promotes safe solar, and is endorsed by florida's firefighters. so, why are out-of-state billionaires attacking it? because amendment 1 stops their subsidies. amendment 1 ensures that if you don't choose solar, you don't have to pay for those who do. 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presidential election since 1996. mcdonnell training center in tampa provides job skills training opportunity for people with disabilities are today they are celebrating a major we show you how you probably have played a role in the success of this nonprofit. >> have a sunpass, then you have helped make donald training center in tampa -- mc donald training center in tampa . it is income in meaningful careers for adults with cognitive and visual disabilities. in 2007 they won a contract to package sunpass transponders, it was a game changer for the organization. >> a really disp that society may have with people -- concerning people with disability. >> the contract helps him tc continue to provide -- mtc continue to provide services even one funding from the government is cut. it gives men and women like opportunity to learn new job skills and a competitive wage. >> i like everything i have learned, the opportunity to work, and working with the people i work with. >> reporter: on the first day of the contract, 100 sunpass is were packaged. now as many as 12,000 are boxed up in a single day. today the 10 millionth sunpass will be completed. barbara speaking through cindy as well hopes she is >> i am hoping to be right here and be the one that does the 10 to be right here and be the one that does the 10 millionth one. the most recent contract awarded to mtc is a re-tran9 an electronic recycling program. you can drop anything off to them and they will break you max defender 8 showing a nice clear sweep. you can see this afternoon it is quiet. what a stretch we have seen recently. the next couple of days you're going to be seeing more of the same. let's take a look outside right now. we have nice video to show you. this is over from near day-lewis -- davis islands. gorgeous afternoon, blue skies, what an excellent start. you can see we are expecting more of the same in other out of the south at 5 todd helton miles-per-hour. no rain at this location -- 5 to 10 miles-per-hour. no rain at this location. we did see some earlier this month. we picked up about an inch and a half at tampa international we currently have the 4/10 of an inch deficit. we are a little bit behind but as we head into november we it is the driest time of the year. most of us this afternoon mated into the mid-80s. when you wake up tomorrow morning we will start a few degrees warmer. we are in the upper 60s when you walk out the door. by the afternoon hours we top out in the mid-80s. start to get used to this pattern because it is what we will see for an entire week. we have some moisture to the south. notice the green. there is deeper more sure south . across the tampa bay area we have some pretty dry that is why we're not seeing any showers and storms around. for the rest of the evening it will remain breezy and warm for us. we're staying in the 80s for a while, dropping back into the upper 60s for the overnight hours. when you wake up tomorrow morning you may have a couple of clouds around but it should be a quiet start to the day. by the afternoon hours we will see some more clouds. we are expecting this to stay south of the tampa bay area. we can't rule out a very small of our viewing area. at this point the more sure will see to the south. we are looking at another dry afternoon. we have partly cloudy sky to start the day friday morning. we will see some clouds on friday. don't expect to see much in the way of rain to end of the week. we're still looking at dry conditions. out in the tropics, all is quiet at this point. no development expected over the next 5 days. we can still see storms in october but especially as we head become a whole lot quieter. quiet at this point for the rest of the evening. breezy winds with temperature close to 80 degrees . we will keep things mostly dry through the end of the week. notice the pattern continues through the weekend. morning temperatures in the upper 60s. afternoons are in the mid-80s with mostly dry conditions. it will be a fantastic halloween this year no matter what your costume is. our evenings have been so nice that the kids will be comfortable it will be great. ella benson is ready i hear? >> she is a bumblebee. >> my daughter is princess also -- elsa. breaking news: eagle 8 is over the scene of what appears to be a house fire. 2 people were killed in this fire. it is a very serious situation. eagle over the scene. paul, what you know about the fire? >> good afternoon, i know it went to alarm. that means when they have trouble fighting it they call an extra crews. i'm going to zoom in and here is the most damage out in the back of the house near the screen porch area. you can see how fire has destroyed this area. if i pan appear you can see the roof is also in danger. you can see right here were flames actually went through people were inside. one was originally transported as a trauma alert. they have since passed away, and another person was dead in the house when firefighters got here to fight it. we're not sure how the fire started. firefighters are still unseen. they are mopping up the hotspots. will see if we can find out any meanwhile, floridians are turning out in droves for early voting. we will show you how many are coming out coming up at 4:30. then, bucks injuries: see who may be returning to the gridiron this weekend. can get developments on all night at 8:00. we will be right back. robert kearney: i fought for my country in kosovo and iraq, and i've been a republican all my life. but i'm the father of three girls. i can't stand hearing donald trump call women pigs, dogs, and bimbos...and i sure don't want my daughters hearing it. i want my girls to grow up proud and strong, in a nation where they're valued i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. tampa bay is amazing. i work here, i raise my kids here, i even take care of my mom here. but you know what? i could use a hand. hey! we hear you! it's why a-a-r-p is supporting family caregivers like you with free tools and resources. and we're making our community an even better place to live, work and play for people of all ages. if you don't think "this is right for me" get to know us at aarp.org/tampabay y25egy y16fy now let's check in with sports. fact that was a great lightning game for ben bishop losing one teeth. >>bucks news today, they are coming off of a big wind practice week against the oakland raiders. for defense that has enjoyed 2 wonderful games in a row, today's site had to make everyone feel even better. the player going to -- through the track going and -- tackling drill that is robert. his knee does not appear to be an issue. also back is mcdonald. he has . 2 more guys look like they will have the chance to play sunday, but there is one more step back to record. louis murphy is not on the practice field today. the head coach talked about his situation after practice. there was a setback. different injury that his knee. we said many times injuries are the worst part of this whole deal. there are a great part -- there are a lot of great part but injuries are the rs hate to see guys out there busting their tales and go down with injuries. strike how about game one of the world series last night. clover sat down -- kluber sat down club -- called after cup until he -- cub after cub until 4 and could potentially start a game 7. >> at this point in time it is about doing -- doing what we can before they do. >> when he is going good he has such good late movement both fastball and breaking ball. i thought he had both tonight. his balls had an extremely good move tonight. >> they are expecting shaky weather later tonight in cleveland. they will start that game at 7:08 which is great for those of us that you want to stay up all night. >> the cubs fans are a little bit worry. >> it was just one game. the pitching matchup tonight should favor the cubs. jake taking on trevor. but jake who was very good in there regular-season rocked in his last game. drone and was bleeding all over the place so we don't know what were going to get out of him. maybe some blood. >> for those that don't have anything invested emotionally it's great entertainment. >> thank you very much dan. now: number one, less than 2 weeks until election day, businesses this time the opening of his hotel in washington. hillary clinton tampa accusing donald trump of having stiff american workers. temple will have to wait for google to bring the high- speed internet to town. this field announced the news along planning to lay off 100 workers. a man is accused of killing his on an uncle after shooting at 2 police officers. number 4, stolen super from demarcus ware's denver apartment during monday night's football game. tanks to hidden cameras it was all caught on tape and police release very clear pictures of the 2 suspects. with 2 weeks to go until the presidential election, donald trump spent the day to blocks from the white house. america the same way. >> reporter: off the campaign trail but on tv donald trump opened his new hotel in washington. >> under budget planned ahead of schedule. >> reporter: the hotel was a symbol he claims. >> a major revenue producer in job creator. this is what i want to do for taking shots from florida was hillary clinton. >> he denies on undocumented workers to make his project cheaper, and most of the products in the room were made overseas. >> voted today she urged floridians. >> you can go early boat through sunday november -- vote through sunday, november 6. . >> republican turnout is way up from where was in 2012. clinton is down by daily wikileaks. the late batch revealed her campaign scrambling last year when president obama said he learned of her private server on the news. >> we need to clean this up set atop staffer. the president has emails from her back in his hotel donald trump lingered before heading to north carolina a battleground florida and -- is on pace for record early voter turnout . the numbers are good for both parties. >> reporter: more than 2 million floridians have already voted early and among the 2 major parties it is neck and neck. republicans have about >> early voting has never been a strong went. spat -- today in 2012 they were up by about 4 and half percent. today we are tied. based on where we should be i feel very good. not all counties have started early voting but they must open their early voting polls today marks a 3 of early voting and election officials want to make sure every vote counts. today the tabulation equipment was check -- tested and they invited the public to come watch . >> unfortunately there are a lot of rumors that make people in a public forum so the voters can see for themselves. >> about one in 5 voters in pinellas county have already cast their boat for this election. election days november 8 if you have any questions we have compiled a list of things you might want to know on wfla.com . a british airways flight from san francisco to london made an emergency landing became sick. none of the passengers even felt ill. >> emergency landing after a mysterious illness strikes 3 pilots and 22 crew members leaving passengers in shock. >> why was it just the crew? what was happening in the cockpit? >> she is one of the 400 francisco to london monday night when the plane was forced to land in vancouver. >> i got up to the tv screen and i so we did a u-turn. passengers were confused and first responders rushed crew members to the hospitals. >> when i got off the plane i can see firemen were there and i was sure exactly what was happening. >> none of the passengers were sick and all the true mes the cause of the illness -- crew members were released from the hospital . the cause of the illness is still a mystery. british airways sent passengers a letters -- a letter apologizing for the inconvenience offering new flights and hotel rooms. cars to carry out a $45,000 theft at a high-end clothing store in philadelphia. surveillance video shows the suspects of ram and suv into the front window of the clothing store. as many of 7 people kicking the shatter resistant glass and rush the store grabbing designer coats, handbags. the entire theft took about 3 minutes. a truck slammed into the council chamber this is video showing the pickup truck more than halfway through the wall but that was after crews started to pull it out. it crashed into the wall and went all the way into the building. no one was inside. the truck's driver was taken to the hospital as a precaution. there is probably a joke that starts somewhere that starts with a deer walks into a bar -- that is exactly what happened in alabama . for 2 hours they tried to coax the hair salon . they got it out and it just ran down the street. hello, i hope you are enjoying your afternoon. let's talk a little bit construction. roadwork is going on on the old tampa -- in the ol columbus drive through mid- november we have construction going on between myrtle avenue and north bowl of all -- boulevard receipt intermittent lane closures -- where you see intermittent lane cultures.-- closures . it has been so pleasant every morning. the humidity is starting to creep up which today. we will start in the high 60s which is above average but still a lot of clear skies to start your thursday. we will see you tomorrow morning on news channel 8 today. you can catch leigh and leslee with weather and traffic on the 8s starting at 4:30 a.m. 4:30 a.m. y25egy y16fy this year the voters of pinellas county have an opportunity to elect a public servant who has always put the people first. rties to get things done and i know you can trust charlie to do the same in congress. he'll fight to protect social security and medicare. defend women's health care and planned parenthood. and take care of our veterans. charlie needs your vote, please stand with him. i know he'll always stand with you. welcome back, the seeds, the slop and all the carving creating the perfect holiday pumpkin. >> today we are going to be making some last-minute halloween decoration ideas easy to make with the kids. these little force creatures are coming to life on hollowing in the form of pumpkins on pinterest. >> woodland creatures are all over the place. you can find them at pier 1, part of a bond -- pottery barn, target. this a great way of carving your pumpkin and getting your kids involved. >> she shows me all you need to get started is pumpkins, felt and maybe symbolize. stiffer felt that i'm going to use on a raccoon there were going to make. >> you can find stumpel flits online -- templates online . >> i just did these by hand. >> next are cutting up your felt. once that is done -- you take a glue gun and start assembling . >> this is a crap you cannot let -- you can let your imagination run wild with with leftover supplies and a little paint you can keep on crafting. this will probably take a couple of coats. now she is making pumpkin jars and will use the same felt and pipe cleaners to create the top them wedding candle cups for the stems. you can fill these pumpkin jars with candy and candles, you name it. until next week happy pinning. this town continue to support other women. the ladies in safety harbor but all of there chalk mineral paint from dixie belle out of land o lakes which is selling nationwide. max defender 8 showing a quiet evening once again. dry air is in place and that wili 10 percent for the rest of the evening. here's a look outside in lakeland. youthful blue skies out of this location. temperatures are sitting in the low 80s. beautiful -- you to full blue skies out of this location. temperatures are sitting in the low 80s. here's a nice view from tampa as well. 82 degrees at this location. also, a nice photo was sent nice stretch of whether the last couple of days, and we were thinking about it in the weather office kind of reminiscent of the weather in hawaii. we looked up very similar. today's forecasted high temperature for honolulu was 87 . dewpoints are in the low 60s . pretty much the same across the board. we are in a nice that -- stretch right now . that dry spell will continue through the week and even into no real good chance of rain. mornings running a little bit above average in the upper 60s. it is going to stay that will because high-pressure is in place -- well because high- pressure is in place. that will keep us to drive for the next several days. tomorrow we will have a few extra clouds creeping in but we will keep our chances at less than 10 percent. high temperatures will be warmer but still fairly pleasant sitting in the mid- area. 84 wimauma. 82 inverness. 82 crystal river. our dewpoint is what is still making it fairly comfortable. we have dewpoints in the upper 50s and low 60s right now. for the rest of this evening, that easterly wind will continue. it will be on the breezy side. overnight winds will ease up . temperatures will be mild and bye extra clouds. the rain will say to the south and we would just see extra clouds across the tampa bay area thursday morning and then friday morning more of the same. temperatures are mostly dry into the afternoon prayer we will see a mix of sun and clouds with mostly dry conditions. i talked about that area of high pressure. we have ridge that will build to the east and then another ridge will settle this will keep our atmosphere very stable and also keep the temperatures fairly stable. we're in the mid-80s for the extended forecast. we are right around 85 for each forecast. if we are going to be stuck in a pattern, this is one we don't mind being stuck in. temperatures in the mid 80s each afternoon. it will stay mostly dry and then by hollowing more of the same and even into next week as we look ahead >> if you like it, there is plenty of it. here's a symbol of autumn. it has it's own day. october 26 is national pumpkin day. the oldest evidence of pumpkin related seeds were found in mexico dating back to somewhere between 7000 5500 bc. something to think about there. hillary clinton: far too many families today don't earn what they need and don't have the opportunities they deserve. i believe families deserve quality education for their kids, childcare they can trust and afford, equal pay for women, and jobs they can really live on. people ask me what will be different if i'm president? well kids and too much of anything can be harmful. according to the american academy of pediatrics, digital media exposure is no exception. today cam shows us how much screen time that experts recommend. >> for any parent raising kids, getting them to put down that ipad or tablet is easier said than done. according to the american academy of pediatrics, too much digital media exposure can be harmful and should be limited these new guidelines. for infants 18 months or younger, no screen time. cutting out screen time for children under 2 years old is not only important for their brain development, you can also create healthier parent-child relationships. for children 2 to 5 result, one hours a day. screen time can be introduced to infants and toddlers, but what they are exposed to is critical. shows like sesame street and pbs programming are limit digital media. according to the academy, parents should set the standard on digital media use for children and teenagers prioritize and schoolwork, physical activity, social contact, and sleep before any screen time. a cancer institute in buffalo may be the first to partner with cuba to study a cancer vaccine. >> roswell park cancer institute just received a ba approval to conduct a clinical clinical trial -- fda approval to conduct a clinical trial of the vaccine. the trial is expected to begin 90 -- next months on 90 patients . the heart walk is just 2 months away -- 2 weeks away and we are getting closer to reaching our goal. here is video from last year's heart walk with more than 30,000 participants. it is one of the fucchilo kia is matching the first 50,000 we are raising. we are only about $10,000 shy of the goal. angst to all of you that have donated -- thinks to all of you -- thank you to all of you that have already donated. >> we are hoping for the weather we had last weekend. wouldn't that be nice? because last year was nice. >> yes, it was a gorgeous day out there. we had one rainy one that i can remember in the costume is one first step for i moved on her like a [bleep]. no we don't. marco rubio stands by trump and failed to show up for florida. here's what i believe in. bringing people together and reaching across the aisle to get things done. protecting social security. and building an economy that works for all of us. i'm patrick murphy and i approved this message tampa bay is amazing. i even take care of my mom here. but you know what? i could use a hand. hey! we hear you! it's why a-a-r-p is supporting family caregivers like you with free tools and resources. and we're making our community an even better place to live, work and play for people of all ages. if you don't think "this is right for me" when you think a-a-r-p, then you don't know "aarp." >> now let's take a look at what's trending online today. >> proof that anyone can be topical this halloween. this is a homemade costume poking a little fun at samsung's massive galaxy note 7 recall. they are recalling millions of the phones because of fire and explosion concerns. the apple user decided to add insult to injury by vaporizer with a bunch of note 7 boxes. it is going viral with 4 million views already. >> where did he get the boxes? trending on facebook. 420,000 people are talking about mercedes-benz new pickup. it will carry a payload of 2400 pounds and tow more than 7700 pounds. here's the thing. the x class will only be america, south africa. and these pumpkins are trending. donald trump, hillary clinton. and vladimir putin. the gourds usually feature whoever is hot in the news. this year, to be fair, she made sure trumpkin and clintonkin weigh about the same. >> got to be fair. all right, to see what is en between newscasts head to our website on wfla.com. and it is time for newschannel8 at 5:00 with keith and jen. >> right now, on newschannel8 at 5:00. >> with 13 days until the election, hillary clinton visits tampa. and, donald trump checks on business. >> we could soon know the verdict for the rapper caught on camera kicking a woman in the chest. we are live at the courthouse where things stand now. >> and, speeders zooming a worried parent calls 8 on your side. we will show you what we found. good evening, i'm keith cate. >> i'm jennifer leigh. thank you for joining us. first, breaking news. two people are dead in a house fire in sarasota county. reporter paul lamison is live over the scene. paul, tell us what you see. >> reporter: good afternoon jen. this was a three alarm fire which is a serious fire for a residential area. here, take a look at this. this is the front of the house where flames ripped through the roof. but, that is not the worst. back here has been reduced to rubble. this was a screened porch that has basically melted and come apart. and the roof as well over here. the fire went through. like i said, it was a third alarm fire, so, plenty of firefighters were here, they did have two people that were dead inside the home. one was transported to sarasota memorial hospital. and, the state fire marshal is now on the scene.

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