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((vanessa)) and i'm vanessa ruffes... walter will be in later this morning. those stories in a minute, but now, a first look at your forecast with dave osterberg. polk county deputies are he was hit by a truck while riding his bike near his north lakeland home. so far it's unclear if the driver of the truck that hit the boy will face charges... it happened just before five last night--on saddlewood boulevard off rockridge road. deputies say austin crawford was riding his bike with his big sister near their house... when he turned into the road. a pickup truck hit the boy. a neighbor tried to save the boy by doing c-p-r... but he died. that neighbor says austin was a vibrant little boy who liked to talk and play. we don't know yet if speed was a people rarely follow the speed limit on this street. it appears that the driver is cooperating with deputies. we expect to learn more about exactly what happened sometime today. 13-year-old boy is in critical condition after he was hit by a car. it happened around 6:30 yesterday morning at congress street and ridge road in port richey. deputies say "gabrial rodriguez" ran across the street... and into the path of an oncoming car. he's a sixth grader at bayonet point middle school. his teacher is shared these words about gabrial... describing him as charming, witty and sweet. she says quote: "you can't help but smile when gabrial is around... we ms ninja and are praying for him and his family." deputies say the driver in this case... was not charged. the man police say abducted a 4-year-old girl from her lakeland home will appear in court this morning. west wild hogs was arrested in memphis on monday. officials say he kidnapped rebecca lewis last saturday. and after 3 days of driving through florida, georgia, and tennessee he was caught. beckey was reunited with her family on tuesday. hogs was booked in bartow yesterday afternoon... he didn't answer any questions from reporters as he was walked also today... the man charged with murdering his roommate will appear in court. back in may... kydel weldon's landlord called police when he found blood throughout a tampa house. both weldon and his roomate tina ryan were missing. when deputies tracked him down... they say they found ryan dead inside his trunk. the 44-year-old is charged with second-degree murder. on tuesday.. weldon's lawyer said he may not be fit to stand trial. we should be hearing from doctors with their results sometime today. a pasco homeowner discovers a burglar sleeping in their bed. (vanessa/ deputies were called to the home in zephyrhills. the home-owner told police they returned home and found this guy asleep in their bedroom. deputies say steven allen jeffcott admitted to entering the home through an unlocked sliding glass door. and not only that.. he ate some bologna from the refrigerator. jeffcott was arrested for burglary and petty theft. they later found out he was chained...injured...and living in deplorable conditions. the hernando county sheriff's office says these are just ?some of images from a dog fighting operation...they recently broke up. at least 3 people have been arrested, and more arrests could be on the way . deputies seized 19 full grown dogs...and 2 puppies. many of them struggled to walk - because they'd been chained up so long. bad...it brought seasoned deputies to tears. police provided these haunting photos... they appear to show a dogfighting training center on twiggs street in brooksville. police were led to the house... after a severely injured dog-- likely a bait dog-- was found underneath a house. officials found emaciated dogs with scarring... tied up with chains or left in crates. 3 people are now facing animal because hernand county animal services took in all those dogs... the shelter is now overrun. so they're offering 10 dollar adoptions on ?other cats, dogs and rabbits. the dogs that were seized will be closely monitored and could be up for adoption in the future. officials are set to release another red tide report sometime today. the responsible for fish kills throughout tampa bay. the most recent samples showed the algae at pinellas, manatee, sarasota, charlotte, lee, and collier county beaches. these are pictures from a coast guard flyover... biologists went up to monitor the algae. we'll bring you the newest red tide report once it comes in. donald trump continues to reach out to voters ahead of the election... despite the recent scandal. the presidential nominee held a recently come forward claiming trump sexually assaulted them years ago. his campaign says the claims are complete fiction. ohio is considered a crucial swing state in the presidential election. hillary clinton is hitting some road-blocks as well... several os her husband's accusers stepped into the spotlight to tell their stories. they were interviewed by fox news host sean hannity yesterday. they say the media isn't reporting ?their sexual assault stories as a crime... calling them hillary of covering for her husband. meanwhile... the former president campaign for his wife in iowa. bill clinton spoke at a rally yesterday... just one of his stops on a 2-day trip to the state. he talked about the economy... and gave president obama credit for strong job growth. floridians still have a few more days to register to vote... a federal judge extended the registration deadline until october 18th because of hurricane matthew.. vote... especially when you hear this woman's story. phyllis anderson lives at an assisted living facility in santa barbara. she's 105-years-old! anderson says she's had a strong interest in politics since she was a little girl... and she's not letting her age get in the way of casting her vote. anderson says the candidate she wanted is no longer in the running... but her vote is still important-- even if she doesn't live to say the oldest registered voter in the county is actually 116! today in tampa... firefighters are racing to the finish line. macdll air force base is hosting a firefighter ?challenge for it's base firefighters. and it will probably look a little like this. this is footage from last year's ?world firefighter combat challenge" in alabama. today's firefighters will have similar challenges including the "hose pull" and the "victim carry." it starts on the base at 11 a-m, as part of national fire prevention today in pasco county: a special thank you for the first responders... who helped evacuate an entire hospital. "regional medical center bayonet point" in hudson had an electrical fire back on august 31st. they had to rush more than two ?hundred patients to other facilities. more than 40 local agencies relocation, including pasco county fire rescue. later this morning, the hospital will present the fire department with a 50 ?thousand dollar check for their training center. two police officers continue to fight for their lives... after being shot by a man wearing armor in boston. how police say an argument over a thermometer may have sparked it all. and hurricane matthew ago... but some people there have yet to see any food or water. how aid workers are finally reaching remote areas of the country. ? ? ? ? can you say i love it? ? ? ? hey! ? ? that's the spirit! oooooh.? ? ooh ooh ? ? wooh ooh ? ? wooh ooh ? ? sing sing, baby baby i love you. oh yes.? ? ooooh oooh.? ? every little thing. ? welcome back... the time is 4:xx. we're learning more information about what led up to the shooting of 2 boston police officers. officials now say the domestic disturbance they were responding... may have started as an argument over the thermostat. the police officers went to the apartment late wednesday. they say kirk figueroa was threatening his roommate with a knife after an argument with the thermostat. police say when the officers went inside... figueroa who was wearing body armor and had a tactical 33-year-old was then killed by police. both officers are listed in critical condition... but they are improving. nineties rap icon coolio is facing some serious legal trouble this morning. the rapper has been charged with unlawful firearm possession... after police say they found a gun in his a backpack at los angeles international airport last month. he faces a felony count of possession. coolio also has 2 prior convictions from 2001 and 2009... for carrying a concealed weapon in a vehicle and drug possession. he wa court for an arraignment yesterday.. but the hearing was postponed to sometime later this month. boko haram released 21 of the abducted chibok schoolgirls after a series of negotiations... nigeria's government says they were released just before dawn. it was part of a deal brokered by the red cross and swiss government. a total of 275 girls were kidnapped by the group back in 20-14... 200 are still unaccounted for. officials say they will continue to negotiate for the more than a week after hurricane matthew devastates haiti... aid continues to arrive. u-n convoys and other organizations are finally reaching the more remote areas of the country. but still... some people have seen little or no aid. meaning no food, clean water, or medicine for more than 7 days. more than 470 people were killed in haiti but officials say the number could be much higher. ((jen/take vo)) meanwhile, bermuda is feeling the effects of hurricane nicole. a look at this video... it was taken yesterday. the storm also damaged buildings... flooded homes. more than 25-thousand people lost power as well. cleanup will what if one of the biggest challenges we face down here... could be solved... simply by looking up there? what if unlimited, clean power what if it was good for consumers, good the economy and good for florida? it's not a "what if." it's "what's next." solar power for the sunshine state. vote yes on amendment 1. welcome back... the time is 4:xx. hockey season is here! it's a long season... but a good start can go a long way. the lightning hope to get out of the gates a little stronger this year. the bolts didn't really turn it on until january last season... but last night in amalie arena it was a strong day one. but it took a little while to get drouin finally gets the bolts on the board. first goal of the season... with the red wings still in the lead 2-1. less than a minute later... wings take that 2-goal advantage right back. franz nielsen beats ben bishop on the rebound... 3-1. but the bolts just keep on fighting. check out this angle from ced paquette... are 1...really strong third period. you thought that last goal was nifty... brian boyle with a wicked wrister... up top! we're tied at 3-a- piece... bolts dialing up the opening night comeback! back on the powerplay... bolts take the lead and dont give it back... tyler johnson redirects stammers' shot. lightning 3 of 6 on power play last night. they take game 1... 6-4. the lsu-florida football game originally scheduled for last weekend... has been rescheduled. it will be played on november 19th. but instead of it being played in gainesville... the gators have given up homefield in turn... l-s-u will play back to back years in gainesville in 2017 and 2018... and florida will buy out the previously scheduled presbyterian game that weekend. but l-s-u stubbornly did not want to lose a home game... and since you have to have played all 8 sec games on your schedule to qualify for the conference championship game... florida a-d jeremy foley was in a bind... and so he conceded home field to l-s-u. dodgers-nats game 5... winner heads to the national league championship series.. scoreless in the second inning. danny espinosa with a single into right field... that sends daniel murphy across the plate for the first run of the night... 1-zip nats. skip ahead to the 7th... joc pederson... ties up the ball game with a solo shot to left center... later... dodgers lead 2-1. looks like it's going the distance as well... off the wall... drives home two... dodgers up 4-1 on the nats. bottom 7th...same score... chris heisey takes grant dayton up and out for a 2-run home run. later in the inning... bases loaded-- kenley jansen gets anthony rendon to strike out... dodgers hold on for a 4-3 lead. well, ith chris archer providing commentary during espn's coverage is the next best thing. the rays ace announced he will be back in the booth... providing pre and post game commentary. but of course, the games themself when we come back, i'll have another check on your xxx forecast. to lease.... or to buy? it's the big question when looking for a new ride. fox 13's sorboni banerjee test drove both options... to give to us the latest insider tips. a look at that after the ((dave)) there's been a spike in leasing cars lately... but is it the best move for you - or is buying better? consumer reporter sorboni banerjee looks at the pros... the cons... (car ad/sales/signs montage)to lease or buy...deciding on a car can be an overwhelming process... it can get confusing for people - so thats where i come inmeet the "car haggler" - up for hire to negotiate for you. theres been incredible lease prices lately and as we take a test ride - we get his take on which is the best move. i get people all the time should i lease or buy and you have to go thru some questionsthings to ask yourself: how many miles do you drive how long do i plan to be in this carthe car experts at edmunds.com crunched the numbers for the good old midsize family sedan which sells for an average of 25 thousand dollars. it depends on the way youre looking - short term or long term they found month by month - leasing takes the lead... as your cheapest option.294 to lease. buying used right behind at 400 a month, and 400 to buy new.but when they added up all the costs for the average time someone keeps a car - six years - buying used wins --- saving you more than 3000 dollars over leasing, and... a whopping 7700 compared to new.dealers tell us if you're not staying in a new car long enough you won't you pay full value and tax and then trading out early most people are financing for anwhere up to 84 months - you dont' get into a position of positive equity until well past 4 -5 years into loan depending on interest rate remember... whether you lease or buy... negotiate a lot of people say go at end of month because the dealership has to meet quotas and that can be true in some aspectsas long as you go in prepared you can get a good deal deals don't always last there might be a certain car this month great lease but now the manufacture takes away that bonus money that lease cash and it's not as good of a deal so you have to understand these things change month to monthbut it's not always a dollar figure that ?drives this decision....you also need to ask yourself - about... your "self".where are you? are you a person who keeps car as a personal statement... do you wanna show up at a restuarant with the new car all the time if that's you might wanna consider leasing but if you're the guy who says i wanna get the most bang for my buck over the long term def purchasing is the way another important factor credit... if you have poor credit its actually much easier to get financed to buy than lease. still ahead in our next hour: cool places to get