night, two hbo shows came out on top. >> the emmy awards are trending this morning in tampa. much more on last night's winners in just minutes. first a check on today's weather with leigh. good morning. >> good morning. as we start this work week we actually go through the last few days of summer. fall starts on thursday. we are feeling every bit of summer today. right now 75 in frostproof, 80 in sarasota. enough humidity to get the afternoon storms to form. a 30% rain chance at 4:00 p.m. the storms will be pushing inland. when it's not raining on you steamy with a high of 90. now at 4:38 i'll have a look at the tropics as well as where you can see that rainfall today. leslee is going to help you get through your morning commute. a few issues this morning. 275 at fowler looks fantastic. not so good over here on i-75 right around martin luther king. still have some flashing lights out there. this was a vehicle fire earlier. they have that out. none the less, a disabled vehicle still out there northbound i-75, again, right around martin luther king. in largo still working this injury collision, indian rocks road got a lane taken away right here at gulfview drive. that's a look at weather and traffic. now back to paul and gayle. right n effect after two citrus county children were violently taken from their care giver by their own mother. authorities issued that bulletin over night. this happening hours after the 3-year-old, rylan williams and 1-year-old mason williams was snatched. >> they want to find the parents, stacie and ryan williams as soon as possible. they are not supposed to have the kids. ryan hughes is live in hillsborough county this morning. cops all over the bay area are looking for this citrus county deputies asked the state to issue an amber alert that happened last night. there's law enforcement officials on roads and highways frantically trying to find these two little kids. now, this is a picture that shows the missing kids. deputies tell us they were with a care giver over the weekend when their mom, stacie williams, asked to see them. when she arrived at the home in citrus county she assaulted the guardian and took off with the kids. traveling with their dad, ryan williams, likely in a white ford expedition heading to ohio or west virginia. those who know stacie williams did not have good things to say about her when we talked ed last night. >> the time i met her, not too bright. like the elevator don't go all the way up to the top floor. that's my opinion of her. >> reporter: now, there's a ryan williams have a history of violence and drug use. here is another look at 3-year-old rylan and 1-year-old mason. if you have seen them call the citrus county sheriff's office or 911. now back here live right now i'm checking for updates. we will certainly stay on top of this very important story, gayle, and bring you any new information as soon as we get it. >> yeah, i know that we're sharing on social media as well. that helps get the word out. thank you, ryan. a family torn a morning after the shooting death of a 17-month-old toddler in tampa. this happened at the clipper bay apartments near macdill. this morning police continue to interview family members to piece together what led up to this tragedy. investigators trying to find out if it was accidental or intentional. we making calls and will bring you any new developments as soon as we get them. breaking this morning, a backpack full of what appears to be pipe bombs discovered in the suspicious package just the day after an explosion in manhattan injured 29 people and an unexploded pressure cooker device was found just four blocks away. news channel 8's meredith is in the center this morning with new video. meredith. >> reporter: that video shows the moment that a bomb robot accidentally detonated the train station. the fbi said the package contained multiple explosive devices. they are now processing the scene. the fbi will not say the device found in elizabeth is related to those found in seaside park, new jersey or in chelsea, manhattan. that's what you're seeing there, video from saturday night when that explosion injured 29 people. less than 3 hours later over night fbi agents stop add vehicle of interest on new jersey's parkway. at least five men were questioned. the fbi said no one has been charged with any crime. that investigation is on going. we're continuing to get more information into the news center this morning and i will have the very latest for you in the next half hour. grey. -- gayle. >> i know a lot is unfolding. thank you, meredith. news channel 8 mary mc york city and many new yorkers are expecting law enforcement to step up security around the city and that's exactly what is happening. >> you will see police on corners, there will be police with heavier artilleries and weapons that will be stationed in different places around the city certainly at a lot of the large subway stations but also at historical sights. >> if you have family or safety check feature so users can go ahead and check on loved ones. now zika in your backyard. >> governor rick scott will be in miami today in winwood, the first area declared a zika zone. the advisory is expected to be lifted because there's been no on going tran mission for -- transmission for 45 this morning it covered all of miami beach. right now pasco deputies are searching for a man accused of trashing a motorcycle shop and stabbing the owner. william angle worked at the action honda shop on u.s. 19 in hudson. deputies tell us husband boss was helping him and his ex with a child custody issue when a fight broke out and he tried to slash his ex's tires. him. he is accused of causing $75,000 of damage to the shop. there's no evidence that a giant sinkhole is growing. over the weekend people protested at the mulberry city hall demanding answers from the company. their biggest concern is water contamination. 215 million gallons of slightly radio active water drained after that large cincinnati hole -- sinkhole op how are we going to kick off the week, leigh? >> very summer like. it's the last few days of summer. it's hot conditions and it's still hurricane season. julia is no longer tropical. there's tropical storm karl and an 80% of a wave coming off africa developing. good news with both of those, karl will eventually strengthen by you see it curving this may develop into tropical storm lisa but it's going to stay out in the atlantic. 86 at 11:00, afternoon high around 90 degrees at 3:00 or 4:00 today. the forecast is basically dry around 1:00 or so. around 2:00 you can see the first few showers popping up and they will generally push inland. pockets of rain. tuesday and wednesday. we'll check in now with traffic on the 8s. >> kicking off, it started last night, you will see this morning lanes on channel 8 need the amalie arena that i have a story on coming up. we'll tell you all about it. keep that in mind. some extra closures in the downtown area of tampa. this is a crash northbound 75. earlier it was a vehicle fire. tieing up the right lane and the right shoulder here right by martin luther king, not too far away from i-4 so keep that in mind in the area. let's move over now and take a look at the maps. as we head over you can actually see where that is located there, right before you get to i-4 northbound on i-75. largo area, indian rocks at gulfview drive a collision with injuries that's tieing up some lanes on indian rocks. you can still get by, no delays. that's a look at weather and traffic. guyardo. >> thank you, leslee. a road im provement project could create headaches for drivers. el -- we'll show you how to navigate around it. >> three people recovering after separate shark attacks in florida. which beach you want to avoid for the next couple of days. >> first presidential candidate donald trump will be in florida later today. all you need to know about his rally next. >> it's 4:40 and you're #3w4r57 -- today. you bought a wig, a jersey, and overpriced nachos... ...don't let sinus symptoms bring you down now. 4:43 right now. in your vote this morning republican presidential candidate donald trump will be in florida today. he'll attend a rally at the jermaine arena in fort myers. 3:00. over the weekend trump campaigned in texas and colorado and talked about immigration, revitalizing the struck infrastructure and the explosion in new york city. mike pence crossed over florida this morning. he spoke at a church that you see there in jacksonville on sunday morning. instead of talking about politics and policies pence said he was there to worship. he received a round of applause and prayed congregation. democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton is campaigning in philadelphia today. tonight she will appear on the tonight show with jimmy fallon that airs right here on news channel 8. over the weekend clinton condemned apparent terrorist attacks in minnesota, new jersey and in new york. in a statement clinton said law enforcement officials in new york and new jersey need support as they investigate. three people are recovering this shark bites this morning all happening yesterday just volusia county. a 43-year-old man from longwood bit on his lower leg while surfing and then just minutes later get this a 36-year-old surfer from miami bit on both hands. less than two hours later a 16-year-old boy bit also while surfing. the good news, all three victims are expected to survive. a touching tribute to the daughter of a citrus county sheriff's deputy battling cancer. this is cheerleader johnson. you can see the football team putting white roses at her feet. she just had a brain tumor removed and is set to begin the next stage of her treatment today. caylee's father, dale, is a 19-year veteran of the citrus county sheriff's office. that's incredible. >> it certainly is. all right. across america this morning, an ohio man accused of two murders, also holding a third victim hostage is expected to appear in court to be arraigned and enter a plea. he was arrested on tuesday after a woman he was holding hostage they say called 911. he faces two charges of murder and one count of kidnapping. federal investigators in north carolina today checking the tires after this, a deadly weekend bus crash. four people killed, 42 others injured. the charter bus headed to fayetteville when it crashed into an over pass. they believe sending the bus right into a bridge column. president obama will travel to new york city today. he will attend several events surrounding the united nations general assembly. he will meet with the prime minister of iraq. all of these events are ahead of president obama's remarks before the 71st u.n. general assembly traffic alert, major events that could impact your commute. leslee joins us now to let us know what you need to know about this multiyear project. >> you should see some lane closures on channel side drive right in front of the amalie arena. it will pave the way for over 50 acres of major new development. >> the initial construction phase focuses on setting the ground work between morgan and meridian and channel side andcu place? >> well, really what we're doing is partner being -- partnering with the city to improve the infrastructure and network. we're making it safer for the traffic. >> where i'm standing now channel side heads eastbound, but after the first phrase is completed it heads both way. that means drivers will be able to head from the channel district to the amalie arena ease. >> when will it be complete? >> we're going to do it in stages. in the next 5 years a dramatic transformation. >> water street will extend add ago new north south connection. jefferson will be a complete two-way street and bicyclists will gain 3200 feet of new me tal space. -- pedal space. >> we are going toen connect it to the river walk as well. this bike lanes. >> that includes 333 on street parking spaces and sidewalks. >> the work on the roadway will last about 2 years and then the next phase focuses on the development of the new businesses are there's vacant land. he also said that they will suspend construction whenever there's a big event planned ned at the amalie -- amalie arena. that left lane you won't be able to turn left. allow for extra time through the area. let's talk a look at what is going on. we have this accident northbound on i-75 right at martin luther king and here's a look at it. it's kind of hard to see. a disabled truck. also when we move over here a good drive through downtown on interstates. that's a look at the roadways. now let's see what the weather is going to be like. >> not too bad out there. on the humid side at 79 degrees but plenty of sunshine as you get the day started around 8:00 a.m. a fast warm up. 88 by noon, mostly dry at noon. we add in that 40% rain chance in the afternoon with a high of 90. if you are just stepping out the door right now, maybe grabber the paper -- grabbing the paper degrees in oldsmar. generally today an on shore wind flow will develop. notice, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00 everything is dry. it just heats up during that time. once we get this sea breeze to form, 12:30 maybe one or two showers. see how the coverage of rain gets better around 3:00 p.m. notice where most of the rain is east of i-75 pushing into our heaviest rainfall east of -- into eastern portions of polk county and highlands county. it's a 40% chance today and tomorrow, 30% sta wednesday gayle and paul. >> thank you some -- thank you so much, leigh. television's biggest night was full on surprises. >> who took hop -- top honors at the emmy's and who made people drive. >> you're watching news channel awards are great. but i'm more than just a trophy. i'm not sitting around collecting dust. i'm moving forward... thinking about all the steps that i haven't taken yet. what helps keeps me going? oikos triple zero greek nonfat yogurt. with 15 grams of protein. zero holding me back. i'm cam newton and i'm unstoppably myself. oikos triple zero, be unstoppably you. hbo's game of thrones and veep took top honors last night. game of thrones won top drama for the second year in it's now the most honored prime time tv series ever. that's right. veep won best comedy series and the star won her 6th emmy as best comedy actress. that's a record. her acceptance speech brought so many people to tears. >> lastly i'd like to dedicate this to my father, willie dryfus who passed away on friday. his opinion was the one that really mattered. thank you. >> wow. mr. robot won best drama actor. that acceptance speech just bringing tears to my eyes this morning. >> it does. that was super powerful. right now an explosion in new jersey and investigators are racing to determine if it's connected to the weekend bombing in manhattan. the very >> plus, two small children from the bay area in danger this morning. an amber alert issued. we have the information on how you can help. >> all right. let's take a look outside live in beautiful downtown tampa this morning. happy monday to you. it looks like it's going to be a great i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. we face. well i don't believe that's how you get things done in our country. it takes democrats and republicans working together. that's how we got health care for 8 million kids. rebuilt new york city after 9/11. and got the treaty cutting russia's nuclear arms. we've got to bring people together. that's how you solve problems and that's what 4:58. i know it's early on this monday morning but it's a pretty morning. this is a look right out of our wfla tower camera over looking the hillsborough river. it's 81 degrees. it's certainly warm and it's extremely humidity. 77 degree dew point. any time we talk about mid-70 degree dew points it's steamy. highs today around 90. the rain chances will demand on where you a brooksville, new port richey and tampa and lakeland. inland areas a 50% chance. leslee, how about traffic on the 8s? >> i'm going to show you this until it clears up, northbound 75 before martin luther king right before you get to i-4. partially the right lane and the right shoulder due to this truck on scene. this is where it's located on our maps. i-4 looks great coming through plant city all the way into downtown tampa. moving over here to pinellas county out in the clearwater island way a collision. breaking over night, explosive devices found in new jersey. what investigators found and whether it's linked to the weekend explosions in manhattan and the one on the jersey shore. >> a frantic search for two small children. why the 3-year-old are in danger. >> gunfire at a tampa apartment leaves a 17-month-old baby dead. where the investigation stands right now as police try to figure out what happened. good morning. welcome to news channel 8 on this monday morning today. hope you're with us and doing well. i'm paul mueller in for gene. >> aisle -- i'm gayle guyardo. let's get you out dark and early leigh. >> dark and early. 2 more hours before the sun comes up and it's