They were in their jeep headed north on u. S. 27. The Sheriffs Office says they drifted into the southbound lane and were hit by a Chevy Silverado. The three men in the truck are expected to survive. Again, as you look at these live pictures from eagle 8 hd over the scene at u. S. 27. You can see how banged up that suv is as well as the truck. The school has a grief counselor on site this morning to talk to students and staff in need of someone to talk to about a terrible day for friends and loved ones of these young victims. U. S. 27 is closed but expected to reopen soon. Were going to head to lee span for a check on the weather. Max defender 8 confirming what we all ready knew. Its been dry all morning long. Its been dry all week long. And thats not expected to change. Look how beautiful it is now for the famous tate in brandon at the appliance and bedding were beginning to break those up. Well see passing thin clouds through the rest of the day, thats allowing us to warm up. 79 in tampa. 77 in lake land and bartow. 77 in inverness. The other thing you notice when you walk outside, the breeze, you felt it all day yesterday coming from the east to 90s at 10 to 15 Miles Per Hour sustained winds. Wind gusts closing in on 20 Miles Per Hour. Mid to upper 80s. The warm weather through comfortable for the trick or treaters monday evening. Then were all ready into november. And thats going to continue our warm weather streak. Ill let you know for how long, coming up gene and stacie. Developing this morning, dozens of animals are dead after a fire tore through a Hillsborough County warehouse. Investigators are trying to find out if it was illegal for the owners to keep the animals in that building. Thick smoke poured from the bumming as you can see in this it took 60 firefighters to get the fire inside that 14,000 square foot metal structure under control. They found dozen of animals dead inside, birds, cats, dogs, and a monkey named ringo. The owner tells us he ran an animal rescue. I did have some animals here to give them personal care. They had access to fresh air and outside. We saw them everyday. And again, no word from authorities if its okay to store that many animals inside of a warehouse, well keep you posted on the status of the investigation. New information this morning for those in need of help to clean up the mess left by hurricane hermine. Fema granted an extension for National FloodInsurance Program policyholders to file their claims. Typically those with Flood Insurance through nfip have 60 days to file a proof of loss loss. This 30 day extension makes it a total of 90 days to file. The Florida Office of insurance regulation paid out 6,776 claims out of more than 18,000 submissions. Right now a warning as parents send their children to the bus stop. Pasco county deputies say a man tried to lure an 11yearold boy as he walked to the bus. It happened in Wesley Chapel thursday morning. Now the boy ran to hi opposite direction. The man is described as being 20 to 30 years old with olive skin, dark hair, hazel eyes and wearing a brown furry winner coat. And we know the names of the victims of a fatal house fire in sarasota. Officials say the victims are 68yearold benjamin, and his 68yearold wife cynthia. Their son ian was rescued. Officials tell us the family was morbidly obese and the rescuers to get in and render aid. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. On the campaign trail this morning, trouble for both president ial candidates in the final days of this very long campaign. But we are starting this morning with a scare for Donald Trumps running mate, governor mike pence, he is okay, but his plane had a rough landing. Tracy pots is live in washington with the latest. Reporter oh reporter republican Vice President ial nominee mike pence is fine this morning after a scare. His plane skidded off the run way landing at laguardia airport. The mud splashed up on the windows. That was our first confirmation that we were off the run way. He rallies in pennsylvania today. While donald trump hammers the clintons in new hampshire, maine, and iowa. Now emails tie the Clinton Foundation to former president bill clintons forprofit activities. Theres no indication Hillary Clinton was involved. In iowa, she rallies to get out the vote. Everything we care about is at stake in this election. So youve got to vote. They are trying to get you to stay home. They are trying to convince you that your vote doesnt matter. First lady michell campaign is trying to discourage young people and African Americans from voting. Thats offensive to me that kind of language. Thats not our operation. Donald trump and i want every american who has the opportunity to vote to vote in this election. Long lines are all ready forming in early voting states. Tracy pots. Nbc news, washington. Listen to this, there is a report that clinton is considering Vice President joe neither the Vice President nor clinton commented publicly on that report. President obama is going to be in orlando tonight. He will speak at a hillary for america rally at the university of Central Florida in orlando. According to the white house, president obama will make more appearances for the democratic candidate in these final 11 days of the campaign. The Clinton Campaign says the president will lay out the highest stakes of the election for florida families. Early voting coue unofficial turn out in Hillsborough County is close to 120,000 votes by mail. And almost 70,000 early votes in pinellas countyings more than 157,000 vote by mail ballots received. And 17,000 early votes have been cast. Pasco, hearty, and highland counties have early voting starting tomorrow. Poles open at 7 00 a. M. For the latest on this president ial election, visit our 2016 election guide. Early voting locations and the hours of operation. Head to wfla. Com. Click on if news tab. Then click politics. Ride sharing services, uber and lyft have been a contentious issue. The Public Transportation commission is under investigation right now for possibly showing favoritism to cab companies. But in pinellas county, its a very harmonious relationship. Uber lyft and united taxi have new contracts with this new Program Gives low cost uber, lyft or taxi rides to designated bus stops to allow more citizens access to the primary bus lines the Program Launches in december. For those of you in tampa or saint pete using uber eats, get ready to pay more. Uber will bring surge pricing to uber eats. They charge extra if orders are made during peek demand times and drivers are scarce. The pricing model is rolling out in other cities. They plan to expand to all 43 cities where uber eats operates. It sounds like lunch is getting pricier. You need to do it off peek hours. The 2016 heart walk is two weeks away. Two weeks from tomorrow. Were committed to raising 100,000 again this year. We could still use your help. Kia is generously matching the first 50,000 that we raise. But were short. The walk again, november 12th, two weeks from tomorrow at Raymond James stadium. Its simple to join our team and to donate. A great big thank you to all of you who have all ready done that. Go to wfla. Com heartwalk to donate or join. The High School Football season winding down all ready. It goes just like that. Every game now truly a must win. Too late in the season to lose now. The bulls of wire grass ranch we helped them get ready and pumped up this morning on our blitz pep rally. Check it out. The bulls are 7 and 1 this season and the faceoff against the Plant High School panthers. Teams head coach explained what this game means to his team. Its a big Football Game for us, a class 7a district 8 title on the line. Home playoff game in two weeks. Good luck to the teams. Kickoff tonight at theres the bull right there. She promised love but demanded money. Coming up, when a man got suspicious of an online relationship, he knew he better call behnken, what roll a porn star is playing in this drama. If you have student loans, relief could be coming your way. But only if you qualify. What the white house is working on, coming up. Max defender 8 confirming no rainfall now. But the weekend is around the amendment 1 protects consumers from scams, promotes safe solar, and is endorsed by floridas firefighters. So, why are outofstate billionaires attacking it . Because amendment 1 stops their subsidies. Amendment 1 ensures that if you dont choose solar, you dont have to pay for those who do. Amendment 1 blocks special subsidies for special interests. Our children, they look up to us. What we value, how we treat others. And now theyre looking to see what kind of leaders we choose. Who well entrust our country and their future to. Will it be the one respected around the world, or the one who frightens our allies and emboldens our enemies . A steady hand . Or a loose cannon . Common sense and unity, or drama and division . A woman whos spent her life helping children and families, or a man whos spent his life helping himself . Our children are looking to us. What example will we set . What kind of country will we be . Welcome back. News flash. Its friday. I dont think anybody needs a reminder. Were pumpkin carving tonight. Its going to be so nice for that outside. All the goop and all the seeds. You dont want all that mess inside the house. Thats an outdoor sport. Starting tonight through the weekend, there will be various on. And i have really good news for all of that. Not too cold. Not too hot. Not rainy. The goldie locks of your halloween forecast for sure. Its gorgeous, its breezy, thats going to continue, we felt that breeze the last few days. This is a live look from the Lakewood Ranch area. Where its 78 degrees. You can see the wind speed up to 1416 Miles Per Hour at times. That will continue. But of course max defender 8 power, not finding rain. And well be hard pressed to find any any time soon, if we head into november, thats our statistically driest month of the year. We dont expect much rain right now. At 1 00, high thin clouds stream across the area. 82 at 1 00. 85 at 3 00 p. M. Which is above average. But that breeze makes it not feel quite so warm. Comfortable at 7 00 p. M. When its 80 degrees heading off for the high school but it will be comfortable through the end of the game. 77 in plant city, clear water, st. Petersburg, 75. 81 in venice. With the wind speeds, northeast at 15 knots, it churns the seas up a little bit. 2 to 3foot seas. Theres a Small Craft Advisory for the near shore waters. These thin clouds streaming across the sky. Not blocking the sun. If its over cast, its thin enough where the sunshines through the clouds. Above average. Breezy today. Tomorrow, cold front stalls to our north, which means our forecast really doesnt change. Yes, there will be high thin clouds. Yes, its going to be above average, but it is still going to be comfortable. And well see that east breeze coming in throughout the afternoon today and tomorrow. Theres the steady breeze on saturday, 86 degrees. Warm again on sunday. A little lighter wind on sunday. But still, it should be nice out there for the bucks game at Raymond James first few days of november even running above average. But its hard to complain with this range of temperatures guys. If youve been cheated, when you need help, shes on your side, better call behnken. Your brain knows something isnt right but your heart really wants to believe. Its a con so sophisticated a growing number of americans are falling for it and losing a lot of money. Up in the romance scam he knew he better call behnken. It started innocently. A young woman from chicago reached out to Don Whitehead on an internet chat site. She said that she went over there to ghana with a group of women, and their primary job was midwife helpers. The woman, marilyn, sent these pictures, then phone calls. After about the third or th something about, you know, her card wasnt working, her credit card, and she was in trouble. Her story, she went to west africa for work and got trapped. Then she cried and wanted cash to help her get home. And she claimed to fall in love with don. If thats what this is about then we need to close this up now, you know. At first you thought it was a scam and you tried to shut it over four months he ignored doubts sending marilyn more than 3,000. If your heart of hearts do you think youre getting scammed . No. Well, shall we call her . And see . If shes really stuck over there, we want to help her, right . Please enter the number you wish to call. Hey, im here with Shannon Behnken from channel 8. That voice, chicago, right. Sorry to hear that, youre stuck in ghana. What happened . Yeah ive been here for a while. Your balance is running low. This went on and on. Money. Whatever i have with don its real. Its real. Believe it or not. In between calls, i broke the news, the woman in the pictures is really aria geovany. You see the title here, pornographic actress. Okay. Here she is on the cover of hustler magazine. I found dating profiles all over i imagine people are making all kinds of money doing this stuff. Don saw the light and marilyn upped her game with a video chat. Yep. This caught us off guard too. But its fake. An old aria video. Notice theres no sound. What finally convinced don . This you tube video of the real i found for this hook, line, and sinker. I asked marilyn how much money it would take to get her out of ghana and she asked me for 1,800. So i guess shes still there. Shannon behnken, 8 on your side. If you have a problem that needs solving, the number is on your screen, 1855behnken. Taking a look at a consumer watch this morning fire and burn hazards are prompting the recall of vehicles for kids. This recall involves some 3,850 polaris sportsman battery operated toy vehicles like the one you see here. A relay on the Circuit Board can fail causing the motor to over heat and ignite. If you have one of these get your kids away from it immediately, stop using the product and contact the company to receive a free replace i want Circuit Board with students get federal loans erased in cases where theres been fraud and misconduct by the schools. In those instances, students can have their loans erased and put the colleges on the hook for repaying the loans instead of us, the taxpayer, they also ban schools from forcing students to sign agreements saying they will not sue over misconduct. Power to the consumer, thats what the fcc says, its new rules on Internet Usage will provide. The Commission Just voted on new rules requiring permission if they want to track where you go online. Things like web browsing and app usage history. Stuff that you use everyday. Right now your Internet Company can keep a record of every site you visit without telling you. That seems over due, doesnt it . Well, i guess distracted driving has evolved over the years. Its something weve heard about for a long time. But its not the way it used to be. For a while it was about texting, perhaps talking on the phone, now its so much more. The top five apps used by drivers causing them to crash. Youre watching news channel 8 i moved on her like a [bleep]. You can do anything. Grab them by the [bleep] no we dont. Marco rubio stands by trump and failed to show up for florida. Heres 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. Im Patrick Murphy and i approved this message keith cate and jennifer lee are on your side today at 5 00. Some alarming new statistics to talk about this morning. The number of traffic deaths in florida is spiking. And distracted driving is to blame. But as news channel 8 reports, its not just dr your teens might be using too. But its also very popular apps that are sited for distracted driving. The department of transportation says nationwide traffic deaths are all ready up by 10 this year. And florida is among the highest on the list. With a 9 jump. Insurance Officials Say when traffic slows down due to congestion, and we have plenty of that here in the tampa bay the top five apps used by drivers are google maps, pokemon go, android messaging, facebook, and you tube. There are other factors, were driving longer distances because gas prices are lower. And areas with younger or older drivers are seeing more crashes. Plus drug use, including prescription drugs are getting some of the blame. Traffic fatalities were declining for years, but year in 2015 there were more than 10,000 accidents attributed to distracted driving here in the tampa bay area. Well, distracted driving comes in all forms of course. But one example out of brian texas is a triple threat. This ones a little hard to believe. A teenager drunk, topless, and sexting all while driving, that combination left texas a m of a parked police cruiser. The officer got out of his car and saw raider with her bra undone trying to put her shirt back on. When asked why she was undressed the officer said she was taking a snap chat photo to send her boyfriend. She failed three field sobriety tests. The world series this year historic for so many Wrigley Field for the first time in 71 years. Coming up, were taking a trip to the windy city to see how Robert Kearney i fought for my country in kosovo and iraq, and ive been a republican all my life. But im the father of three girls. I can