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WFLA News Ch8 Today At 5AM October 17, 2016

Morning for us here. Especially for the commute. Weatherwise, no problems. And temperaturewise, still on the mild side. A little bit above where we should be for this time of year. Cooler for areas like zephyrhills weeki wachee, both locations at 67. The rain chances slim at best for today. 87degrees. Cant rule out a rogue shower later on this afternoon. An of the east around 10 miles per hour. We will break down the day hour byhour coming up but first, a quick check of the roads this morning. Thats right. The roads are looking good. We have overnight construction but aside from that and thats going to go away. The reason you see yellow instead of green, you have lights to go through, traffic lights but the surface roads look good through New Port Richey and the palm harbor area on 19 and 54. And north port, 75 past sumpter the boulevard, the right lane taken away. Now back to candace and gene. Thank you. Hillary Rodham Clinton and donald trump are wondering if more of clintons ahacked emails will be released by wikileaks. This was clintons hacked emails will be released by wikileaks. There are cryptic messages coming in this morning. Reporter on sunday, wikileaks released a massive batch of emails. They say it came from the hacked personal account of hillary Rodham Clintons campaign chairman. Critics claim the emails showcase the inner workings of the campaign. They include exchanges about how clinton could do a better job apologizing for her private email center and handling donations from foreign saturdays release included what wikileaks, the alleged transcripts suggest clinton rubbed elbows with top executives and warned the Republican Party is being taken over by extremists. And the Clinton Campaign blames russia for the hacks and claims in of the documents are doctored and they fault donald trump for cheering on the the election. The clemens lynn, meaning putin is the russian government, are directing the kremlin, meaning putin and the russian government, are directing the hacks to influence our election. Reporter nbcs new map shows clinton with an advantage in most state, although here, florida considered a tossup. And just this morning, found Julian Assanges link has been severed by a state party and a backup plan has been activated and that has some wondering if there are more emails coming out today. Yeah, a lot of people watching for that. Thank you. This morning, the search is on for those who fire bombed and vandalized a Republican Party office in north carolina. Someone threw a molotov cocktail through the window of the orange headquarters here raleigh. Vandals spray painted graffiti on the side of a nearby business. Republican Officials Say they wont be deterred. We are going take the necessary precautions to do whatever it takes to keep our people safe and keep them working. The office plans to open today with extra security. Donald trump took to twit claim the attacks. Hillary Rodham Clintons campaign by the way also condemned the attack. Donald trump is standing by his claim that the election is rigged. Sunday morning, he tweeted the election is absolutely being rigged by the Dishonest Media pushing crooked hillary. And also at many polling places. And he has repeated paul ryan denounced the claim over the weekend and even trumps running mate mike pence downplayed it on meet the press sunday. We will absolutely accept the results of the election. Look, the American People will speak in an election that will culminate on november 8th. Trump said saturday night live should be canceled after he was unhappy with how he was women. She is trying to silence these women but they need to be respected. They need their voices heard. What about all the women accusing you of Sexual Assault . They need to shut the hell up. In a tweet sunday morning, trump called the show boring and unfunny and said that alek baldwins portrayal of him, quote, stinks. Cocomedian schumer didnt hold horrendous and filled with people who cant read. She had a show at amalie arena last night and managed to stir up more controversy with more comments about trump. Mary mcguire is live at amalie arena right now. A lot of people walked out of the show. Reporter thats right. Tickets can run for hundreds of dollars and we are seeing reports that hundreds of people walked you the of her donald trump. In a video up loaded to youtube during the performance, schumer pulled a fan on stage and grilled him about why he was voting for trump. And after that, people say they bashed the republican candidate and thats when some fans started booing and walking out. And now this isnt the first time she has stirred up controversy in tampa. She called our city horrendous and said people who live here cant read. We can laugh at ourselves and we e encourage people to read. We are still here at 25 years, so somebodys reading in tampa. Reporter now schumer only had one performance in tampa and she will take the stage next in new york city on tuesday night. And her comments ignited a firestorm on social media with some people calling her comments, quote, nastier than trump has ever been. Mind during such a contentious election season. And i know theres video of the people walking out but the language on there, is well, language we cant put on the air. Thats for sure. Thank you so much, mary. Tomorrow is the final deadline to register in next months election. The deadline was extended due to hurricane matthew. You need to contact your local supervisor of elections office. We have that information for you at wfla. Com. Dont forget, our keith this week to cover the third and final president ial debate. Keith will bring you live coverage wednesday night right here on news channel 8. And a warning for parent, particularly in pasco county. Deputies there searching for a suspicious man in a van who approached a 15yearold girl. Lets take a look at surveillance pictures. Everybody. If i catch him, ill hurt him. But if i see the van, that van you showed me, i will call the police and have him arrested. As you see here, its an older model blue van with front end damage and missing a hub cap on the left side. Call the police if you know anything about the van or see anything suspicious. Lets get a check on the weather with ed bloodsworth. Yeah, starting off quiet. Starting off with 70s but another warm shades. Look at the numbers hourby hour. We will hit 87 degrees later today. Rain chances slim, only at 10 . And we still have this east, northeast wind. You can see with the arrows on the map. And only going to paint out one or two showers for today. The better chances will be towards the spine of the state. In the tropic, hurricane nicole in the atlantic. And closer to home, an area has developing but shouldnt impact us locally. Another check of the roads this morning. The commute will be dry. Yeah, its dry and a great commute. Kicking off this week, very nicely. Lets look for yourself. Heres i4 around the polk parkway. And moving into plant city, and into ybor city, it continues to be a good drive. And we have overnight construction tying westbound on university underneath 75. Thats a continuing project there. And lets move to north port, southern sarasota county, northbound 75 past sumpter road, the right lane taken away. And we have a collision in polk county on i4, but not slowing you down. Its eastbound i4 before you get to u. S. 27 moving through the davenport area. Thats weather and traffic on the 8s. Back to candace and gene. Thank you. If youre like us, you may and i wanted to know why that is. See what i find out and what you should do to make your Holiday Travel smoother. Plus, a standoff off ends in death when deputies shoot the suspect. We will have a live report 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 its why aarp is supporting family caregivers like you with free tools and resources. And were making our community an even better place to live, work and play for people of all ages. If you dont think this is right for me when you think aarp, then you dont know aarp. Right now, a man is dead after she was shot by a pasco county deputies. The sheriff says there was no other choice because the man lunged at deputies are knives. We find news channel 8s ryan hughes early this morning. Ryan, were deputies hurt in this . Reporter gene, good morning to you once again. We are told by the sheriff no deputies were hurt even though and that home. Thats where the man was shot and killed after he expressed his desire for suicide by cop. And lets go to video of the scene right now. Were told a woman called 911 around 9 00 p. M. To report that her boyfriend assaulted her. The man claimed he wanted them to kill him. He stayed indoors for several hours and attempts by negotiators to lure him outside failed. S. W. A. T. Members found him in a bathroom. And the man came at deputies down. And one deputy shot and killed the man and emergency crews tried to revive him but no no avail. Heres what the sheriff had to say. These are the hard things that Law Enforcement go through every day. While people were sleeping peacefully and waking up in the early hours hearing this, know your pasco deputies were out here protect thing you. Is reporter heres another can see a number of deputies in front of the home right now. The suspect and victims names havent been released at this hour. And the sheriff says the suspect has a lengthy criminal history kateing back to the1990s history dating back to the 1990s. Another problem for mosaic. Gallons of processed water. They claim there is no offsite impact. Last month, a sinkhole swallowed more than 200gallons of radio active water into the aquifer. Following that incident, governor rick scott issued an emergency ruling requiring companies to notify on all pollution incidents. A driver is facing dui charges after hitting a florida Highway Patrol cruisers. Investigators say he was on state road w into the cruiser. The trooper was investigating a crash on the side of the road. During a breathalyzer test, he blew more than twice the legal limit. A polk county family is out of their home after this fire torched their house. Four people including two kids were in the home on 9th street. Thankfully, no one was hurt. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. And in an 8 on your side alert this morning, getting ready to book Holiday Travel, at crowded airports. 8 on your side looks into why nonstop flights are hard to find. Reporter most travelers would agree, flying from tampa to buffalo, new york with a Fort Lauderdale layover. Yeah, really dont find them for the right time. Reporter Major Airlines use a hub and spoke model. Large planes pack in passengers, taking them to before finding connecting flights to the final destination, forcing travelers to sit and wait. I dont make connections. I make a point to just get to where im going and if i have to drive two or three hour, do i that. Reporter Tampa International airport has been focusing on expanding nonstop international travel. We have increased the international nonstops over the last five years. Reporter and explains convenient isnt only up to airport management. The airline has to know that the numbers aring to make sense and the plane is going to be full error numbers make sense and the plane is going the numbers are going to make sense and the plane is going to be full. Usually its pretty good. Just do some research. People have to take the time to do it. You got to do your homework. Looking ahead to the Holiday Travel season, to get to suggested that you look at the smaller airlines. Theyll get you from Regional Airport to Regional Airport faster without making the stop. And make the sacrifice, book a flight at a less desirable time. That way it saves you on the total travel time. And it will possibly you save you some money because the more airports you stop at, the more airport fees will be added to the fare. All right, a check on the Tampa International airport will have no problems weather wise in our area. Max defender 8 scanning the the skies. And there are showers on the east coast. You can see them there, lowtop showers sliding in off of the atlantic. And we will keep our eyes on those. And locally, 67 now for weeki wachee. And 71 in tampa. And st. Pete at 74 degrees. Our forecast is looking similar to the past weekend. The continuing east and northeasterly especially in the inland locations but most of the area going to miss out on the rain for today. And overall rain chances around 10 . And long term, a cold front thats going to slide through by the end of the week. And boy, its going to change everything. Look at the the number, we will stay warm through the week with middle and upper 80s. And next weekend, a true taste of fall coming our way. Highs in the 70s, breezy as well. And time for a quick check of whats happening on the roads. Good morning, ed. Bridges. And right now, the Sunshine Skyway bridge, absolutely no delays. Only taking about 10 minutes between the toll plazas, maybe six across the water. Great drive on all of the bay area bridges. And we have a wonderful drive in lakeland on i4 and Wesley Chapel on i75. Sarasota county here, we do have a little bit of overnight construction tying up a lane westbound university. And thats right at i75. We had some earlier construction and that is wrapping up in thats a look at weather and traffic. Back to candace and gene. Thank you. The 2016 heart walk is right around the corner and news channel 8 is committed to raising 100,000. But we need your help. Fuccillo kia is generously matching the first 50,000 that we raise. The walk is november 12th at Raymond James stadium. Go to wfla. Com heartwalk for details. Hurricane matthew didnt just leave residents stranded move after the storm. Dont forget to look me up right now on facebook and twitter. I had a great weekend here in the bay area. Actually hopped in the car with friends from out of town. And we drove up to weeki wachee, went canoeing, spotted manatees. The water was beautiful. I have great pictures. Check those out and let me know elise we couldnt believe it. That poor girl was raped by two Football Players and their friends. We were sure they would go to jail. So, when i heard state attorney mark ober decided to go easy on them, i was scared scared for my daughter. None of those young men served a day behind bars. If mark ober cant protect our families, across america this morning, a couple of high profile lawsuits get under way today. A university of virginia administer is suing over how she was portrayed in an article claiming gang rape at a fraternity. The article was later debunked and the magazine pulled it. A former penn state coachs lawsuit begins today. He is suing the university. His testimony helped send Jerry Sandusky to prison for child job after the accusations came out. He claims he was punished for helping prosecutors. Overcrowded shelters in the south are now sending dogs to other shelters across the country. A shelter in virginia is making room. Some of the animals are from charleston, South Carolina and others are from eastern north carolina. I hope they find happy homes up there. Colin kaepernicks National Anthem protest took a larger how fans reacted to his first start of the season. And a live look over downtown tampa on this monday morning. Weather and traffic on the 8s were going to take a look at traffic, eastbound i4 before u. S. 27. Folks, looks like we have an accident here but its off to the side of the roadway and not tying up lanes. Thats good news. Just outside of dorn port. And over here, we have also of davenport area. And over here, we have construction on westbound university. One lane taken away right at i forth. And thats cleared from the roadway. U. S. 19, up to speed as well as on u. S. 41. No delays in land olakes or a Republican Campaign office fire bombed. Who donald trump is and still head, iraq at what set off some donald Trump Supporters in the crowd ahead, a look at what set off some donald Trump Supporters in crowd. A bit of a mild start. Upper 60s and low 70s

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