night. two hbo shows came out on top and two made emmy history. >> much more on last night's winners in just minutes. first a check on today's weather with leigh. good morning, leigh. >> good morning. and it is a steamy start to your monday. if you're just stepping out the door this morning maybe going to walk the dog in odessa it's 79 degrees. 76 in sun city center. widening this out a bit, dade city 76, frostproof 74, north part part 76. this humidity will translate into afternoon storms. this is your typical summer forecast. slim rain chance at noon, better rain chance during the afternoon and evening going up to a 40% chance. a high of 90. at 5:38 a look at the tropics as well as where that rain can fall. leslee is going to let you know what is happening right now. roadway at 75 at martin luther king. that has cleared from the roadway. let's talk about clearwater beach. memorial causeway at island way an accident wrapping up there. over here in largo this one should be wrapping up indian rocks road at gulfview drive. not seeing any delays at all in this area. in fact, largo is up to speed, especially on seminole and also on 19. that's a look at weather and traffic. back to paul and gayle. >> leslee, thank you. right now an effect after two city tus county children were violently taken from their care giver by their own mom. authorities issued this pull bulletin over night. this happened after 1 3-year-old rylan williams and 1-year-old mason williams were snatched. glsz -- >> they want the find the parents ryan and stacie williams who are not suppose d to have the kids. >> reporter: gayle and paul, good morning to you guys. police officers and deputies are on roads and highways like the one behind me all over the bay area on the look out for these two kids and these two adults. now, this is a picture that shows the missing children. 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 the deputies claim she assaulted a guard i ian and took off with the kids. she's believed to their dad, ryan williams. they are likely in a white 2004 white ford expedition heading to ohio or west virginia. those who knew stacie williams didn't have good things to say about her. >> the time i met her not too bright. like the elevator don't go all the way up to the top floor. that is my opinion of her. >> reporter: and there's a serious side to this of course. deputies believe that stacie and violence and drug use. here's 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. right now i'm checking for updates. we will certainly keep you posted on any developments in this developing story, gayle. back to you. >> i feel so bad for those poor children. thank you, ryan. a family torn apart this morning after the shooting death of a 17-month-old toddler happening in tampa here at the now, this morning police continue to interview family members to piece together what led up to this tragedy. investigators are trying to figure out if it was accident al or intentional. we will bring you updates when with we get them. breaking news this morning, new developments on the bombings in new york city and new jersey. the fbi said a backpack full of explosive devices was found in an explosion in manhattan that injured 29 people on saturday night. another device went off at a marine corps rain in new jersey earlier that day. meredith is in the news center now with the latest video. good morning, meredith. >> reporter: good morning. a pack pack with backpack with five ie d's was found near a train station in new jersey. one of the devices detonated during a bomb squad's attempt to disarm it. this morning the fbi continues to process the scene. the agency will not say the devices found in elizabeth are related to those found in seaside park, new jersey or in chelsea, manhattan. that's what you're looking at now. that's where that explosion saturday night hurt 29 people. an unexploded pressure cooker device was found over into custody in connection with the saturday explosion in chelsea. the fbi said no one has been charged with a crime and the investigation is on going. we're continuing to get new details coming into the news room this morning. clearly a developing story. we will have the very latest for you, paul, coming up in the next half hour. >> all right. looking forward to their -- to that, meredith. thank you so much . >> mary mcguire's brother lives in new york city. he said many new yorkers are expecting law enforcem t around the area and that's exactly what is happening. >> you will see more police on corners, there will be police with heavier artilleries and weapons stationed in different places around the city, certainly at a lot of the large subway stations but also at historical sites. >> now, if you have family or friends in new york city facebook has activated its now zika in your backyard. >> governor rick scott will be in miami-dade county today. the governor will visit winwood, the first neighborhood declared a zika zone. the advisory is expected to be lifting because there's been no on going activity tran -- transmission in 45 days. the miami transmission zone was widened to cover all of miami beach. pasco county deputies are search for a victim accused of trashing a motorcycle shop and tabbing the owner. william angel worked there. his boss was help him and his ex with a child custody issue. when he tried to slash his ex's tires he caused $75,000 to the shop. a giant sinkhole is not going suggests a mulberry company. their biggest concern water contamination. 215 million gallons of slightly radio active water train intoed the aquafer after that sinkhole opened. all right. it's 5:38 on this monday morning. how are we kicking off the work >> not too bad. it's certainly on the humid side and we have several things to watch in the tropics. now let me give you an update on julia. it's sitting off the carolina post. it's post tropical. there's tourists karl and another wave coming off africa with a 80% chance of developing. karl's latest forecast moves it northwest and then north to bermuda. it could strengthen to a category 2 should make that turn into the central atlantic. nothing that we're concerned about locally. 77 degrees at 7:00 a.m. our local forecast. by 10:00 a.m. up to 83, afternoon high of 90. watch that rainfall potential between now and 1:00. very little rain. the first few showers will pop up along 1:00 and 3:00 along i-75 and then heavier downpours from polk county, highlands county towards the east coast. now we'll c i traffic on the 8s getting monday started. >> through ybor on i-4 it will take you 7 minutes. ehrlich down to 275 is roughly a 9 minute commute. a great drive in the suncoast area on i-75 through pal medtto locking good. bridge and no delays on the howard frankland bridge. that's a look at weather and traffic. back to paul and gayle. >> thank you so much, leslee. a road im provement project in downtown tampa could create headaches for drivers. we'll show you how to navigate around the closures just ahead. >> also three people recovering this morning after separate shark attacks here in florida. coming up, 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.>> watching news channel 8 today. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. i know more about isis then the generals do. john mccain, a war hero. he's not a war hero, he's a war hero because he was captured. i like people that weren't captured ok. donald trump compared his sacrifices to the sacrifices of two parents who lost their son in war. how would you answer that father? what sacrifice have you made for your country? i think i've made a lot of sacrifices, i'm really good at 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all of these events are ahead of president obama's remarks before the 71st u.n. general assembly tomorrow. now, to an 8 on your side traffic alert. downtown tampa that could impact your commute. leslee has what you need to know about this multi-year project. >> i'm really excited about this project. starting today you should see some lane closures on channel side drive in front of the amalie arena. it's the first stage of a project to pave the way for 50 new acres of development. >> the initial construction phase focus on setting the ground work b meridian. >> what i -- why is this taking place? >> we are partner being the -- partnering with the city to make it safer and more efficient for traffic. >> channel side drive heads one way, eastbound. after first phrase is completed it will head both ways and that means drivers will be able the head from the channel district to the amalie arena with ease. project be complete? >> well, we're going to do it in stages so in the next, say, 5 years you will see a dramatic transformation of this area. >> also old water street will extend creating a new north south connection. jefferson will become a complete two-way street and bicyclists will gain 3200 feet of new pedal space. >> we are going to connect to the greenway and the river walk be all connected for bike lanes. >> that includes 338 new on street parking spaces and 20 feet wide sidewalks. >> now, he told me that the work on the roadway will last about 2 years. then the next phase focuses on the development of new businesses where that's vacant land. they will suspend construction whenever there's a big event planned at the amalie arena arena. construction is located. this is channel side right in front of the amalie arena. you can see that left lane taken away here actually from florida all the way to jefferson. most of the work going on right now is at morgan. let's take a look at traffic. a good drive 275 at hillsborough avenue. not seeing any delays. that's good news. now, let's move over and take a look earlier a problem spot i-75 right before i-4, that has cleared from lanes. and we still have this one over here on u.s. 19 at state road 2 in pasco in the hudson area a collision. now let's check the weather, leigh. >> it has not been too bad this morning but it's certainly steamy. once the sun comes up over the horizon there will be plenty of it, 79 degrees at 8:00 a.m., 88 by noon, still mostly die for your lunch break before that rain chance goes up to 40% by 4:00 p.m. the temperatures go inverness right now, 77 in lakeland and in winter haven, 76 sea bring, 79 plant city. so let's talk about the rain chances. that's the only way you'll get relief during the afternoon from the heat. this morning it's mostly dry. 8:00, 9:00, 10:00 this morning there might be a stray shower along the coast at 10:00 or 11:00 but most of you will be dry. then we really start to see more of an on shore wind flow. the coverage of rain gets b notice what happens, almost all of the rain at 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 this evening west of i-75, eastern hillsborough county, polk county, highlands county and then that pushes over towards the east coast. that's a 40% chance today and tomorrow and 30% wednesday and thursday. gayle and paul. sdls >> -- >> thank you so much, leigh. television's biggest night. >> who took top honors at the emmy's and who made many people cry. you have to hear this. 5:49 right now. this is news channel 8 today. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. donald trump says he alone can fix the problems we face. well i don't believe that's how you get things done in our country. 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 i'll do as president. hbo's game of thrones and veep took top honors at the emmy's last night. game of thrones is now the most honored julia 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the temperatures climb up to around 90. we'll see pockets of storms that develop near i-75 and then actual push inland. places like new port richey, tampa, bradenton your rain chances at 40%. in lakeland a 50% chance and lows at 77. leslee, how about traffic o >> an accident in the riverview area at 301 at riverview drive. it's in lanes. i'm seeing southbound delays backing you up to i-75 approaching that crash. again, injuries involved and it's tieing up lanes there on 301. now pasco county, the hudson area, u.s. 19 right at state road 52 we have a collision, fhp is telling me it's tieing up part of the intersection there in the hudson area. meanwhile, good drive on the suncoast parkway and kicking left lane closed due do construction on channel side. it's going to get busy in downtown palm. -- in breaking over night, explosive devices found in new jersey. what investigators actually found and whether it's linked to the weekend explosions both in manhattan and on the jersey shore. >> a frantic search for two small children. why inveig 3-year-old are in danger. >> gunfire at a tampa apartment leaves a 17-month-old baby dead. where the investigation stands this morning as police try to piece together what happened. good morning and welcome to news channel 8 today this monday morning. i'm paul mueller in for gene. >> i'm gayle guyardo. yes, it is back to school and work this morning and it doesn't look like it's going to be too bad of a day at all. >> no. pretty much what you