jen new this morning a bad crash is causing problems on the selmon expressway at this early hour. Highway patrol officers arent releasing much information, other than that it was a . Deadly accident, and parts of the expressway will be closed for awhile. The situation is unfolding, and well bring you updates as they come in. Best advice for now its best to avoid the area, if you can. vanessa were also keeping an eye on a fatal crash on the gandy bridge. A car and a motorcycle ran into each other. All eastbound lanes were closed investigated. Were not getting many specifics on this crash either. Like the name of the person who died, and what ledup to the crash accident. But well update you as soon as we get more information. Information. Get more you as soon as we get more information. jen more proof of how important our area is in this president ial election. One of the candidates will visit tampa again today. Donald trump will hold a rally at the Midflorida Credit Union amphitheatre, at the Florida State fairgrounds, this evening. The rally should start at seven. Doors will open at four. Trump spent too. He held a rally in naples. Telling supporters hes leading in the national polls. But latest polls suggest differently. Including, here in florida. Where Hillary Clinton has a narrow lead. jen so, with the race so close, every vote really counts. vanessa thats why some people are willing to lineup today. When early voting starts, in most florida counties. vanessa fox13s Shayla Reaves is at a voting precinct in hillsborough county. Shayla its great to get a headstart on the process. But there are some things voters should know, before they go to the ballot box. jen no ride . No problem an Organization Called for floridas future is offering a shuttle. For usf students who want to vote. It runs from 10 am to seven pm weekdays. Between the main tampa campus and the closest precinct. Which is the Temple Terrace librar get the youngest generation of voters out to the polls. Studies show that age group isnt nearly as interested in this election, as they were in 2008 and 2012. But organizers dont want apathy, or a lack of wheels, to keep them away from the ballot box. Theyre hoping to get 600 college kids to the polls, during early voting alone. vanessa the man accused of causing a deadly accident while driving drunk. Remains in the hospital this morning. The fiery crash killed two people early saturday. General hospital with an update. Anwar aska who is 54 years old remains in serious condition this morning. Florida Highway Patrol have already charged him with dui manslaughter and vehicular homicide. The crash happened on veterans expressway early saturday. Officers say aska was speeding when he crashed into the back of a pontiac which caught fire both jesus lanzo, and his passenger carlos perez were killed. There is a go fundme page set up to bring lanzos body home to his family in puerto rico. We have a link to that over on our website. Live at tampa general dan matics fox 13 news. vanessa thanks, dan. jen come look at the for the gunman, in a walgreens robbery. Surveillance photos show what happened. The robber walked into a walgreens store on little road in new port richey. Pulled out a gun. And demanded the clerk handover cash from the register. And then, likely got away in a car waiting nearby. If you know anything about this case, please call the pasco county sheriffs office, or crimestoppers. vanessa wipe vo look whats going in dover right now. A hole openedup along dixon drive. Its about eightfeet by 10feet. And right now, its affecting the road, or any homes. But county officials are keeping a close eye on the hole. Well update you, if anything changes. jen gas prices slowly creeped up. And now. Theyre slowly creeping back down again. The average price of a gallon of gas has dropped four cents over the past two weeks. Its about 225 a gallon right now. Part of the reason is lower demand during these fall months. Expect it to go back up again near thanksgiving. A horrific crash in california. A tour bus returning slammed into a semi trailer. vanessa coming up why the . Age of the bus may make it difficult to ever find out what happened. vanessa and brain strain well give you a great reason to get out of bed and go workout, this morning. We dance on the salsa team together, and its like a lot of power in what we wear. When were practicing if i dont feel good in what im wearing i dont look good. T. J. Maxx has that variety. I can get a lot for my money. Its like yay t. J. Maxx 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 cant stand hearing donald trump call women pigs, dogs, and bimbos. And i sure dont want my daughters hearing it. I want my girls to grow up proud and strong, in a nation where theyre valued and respected. Donald trumps america is not the country i vanessa topping news y25egy y16fy across the country, a tragic crash involving a tour bus. Thirteen people died when the bus slammed into a tractor trailer on a california road. Dozens more are hurt. jen now foxs kelly wright tells us why it could b more than a dozen people are dead and at least 30 others are injured. After a tour bus on a trip to a casino crashes into the back of a semitruck. On interstate ten in california. Near palm springs early sunday morning. Authorities say the bus was traveling at a high rate of speed. Compared to the slow moving traffic. Abele says i will tell you the speed of the bus was so significant that when it hit the back of the big rig, the trailer, um, the trailer itself entered about 15 feet into the bus. So, you can see that it was a substantial impact. Police believe all the dead were sitting in the front of the bus. Including the driver. With so many people injured. Paramedics were treating many of them at the scene. Patients were brought to three hospitals. With one handling five intensive care cases. Townsend says our team was designated to take care of called a mass causality incident. Most people were asleep on the bus at the time. And may not have been wearing seat belts. Causing them to be thrown throughout the vehicle. Doctors say they had unusual injuries. Townsend says it seems like most of the victims were unrestrained, and therefore have flown through the air and ended up sustaining facial trauma. oncam tag authorities are hoping they can find a data recorder in the wreckage of the bus. But its unlikely there is one, since it is an jen chaos, at a North Carolina prison. A riot brokeout sunday night in goldsboro. Authorities say a small group of inmates started two separate fires. One inmate and a worker were hurt. But should be okay. But the fires started a riot. Which triggered a mandatory lockdown. Officials say the riot was contained to one small area. And they got it under control quickly. But the investig jen we have new video this morning, of the postgame riots after penn states big win, saturday night. It shows people getting rowdy, and knocking down a lamp post. Police ordered the crowds to leave the downtown area hours after the 24to21 win. But they wouldnt disperse. They allegedly destroyed public property. Causing Power Outages in the area. And one person is hurt, after being hit in the head by a bottle. Police arrested several people. jen developing this morning a huge merger that landscape. Atandt has agreed to buy time warner, in a deal worth 86billion dollars. The merger would combine atandts 130 million mobile customers and 25 million pay tv subscribers with content from Warner Brothers film studio, hbo and other highprofile cable channels. A Senate Subcommittee must still hold a hearing next month to sign off on the deal. vanessa move over, pisa San Francisco has its . Own leaning tower. And its . Sinking, too while it . Sounds especially for the people who . Live in the 58story millennium tower. The luxury highrise is home to former 49ers quarterback, joe montana. Among other big names. Theyre worried what might happen in an earthquake. And then, theres their property values. Engineers say theres no sign that the sinking leaning problem will stop anytime soon. And no word yet on whats . Causing the problem. anchors its now 5 . . The forecast with dave. It is 5 . . time now to find out whats happening on the roads with our skyfox on time traffic. No closed captioning is available for traffic. vanessa take vo heres a good reason to get some exercise in today. A new study found that people who are more physically active. Have bigger brains. Researchers studied people over 20years. Those who never worked out. And had low levels of fitness. Had smaller brains especially in middle age. That could make them more susceptible to degenerative brain diseases. You can read the full study neurology. vanessa theres so much more at stake this election than just the president ial candidates. We are also voting on some very important amendments. Well take a close look at amendment two after the break. vanessa and a solid win by our tampa bay buccaneers. The winning streak has started Kevin Odonnell has the highlights and post game reaction from 20 minutes. . . Halloween excitement is back at dunkin with halloween donuts and munchkins. Drizzled, decorated, and all dressed up for the season, pick up a box and share the fun. Port tampa bay has now become floridas largest and most diversified. Which helps explain why it is one of dana youngs regional economy, and 80 thousand local jobs. Dana young is working to continue that success, by attracting high waged jobs for families who need them and fighting a bureaucracy that too often gets in the way. Dana young for the florida senate. . . Cozy up this fall with dunkins coffee and espresso flavors. New salted caramel macchiato or drink in the season with the classic taste of pumpkin. Eyes are on the president ial candidates right now. But theres more at stake in this years election. And more for voters to consider. Especially here in florida. Where . Marijuana is on the ballot. jen specifically. Were deciding on whether to . Legalizing medical marijuana in our state. vanessa theres a lot to consider. Before you vote yes or no on november 8th. Fox13s anjuli davis takes a look at amendment two, from both sides of the issue. Amendment two is about pot and its future in florida. Something clearwater mom dani hall is passionate about. I believe in the medicinal value of cannabis. And she believes in it, for her 13year old son, brendan. He suffers from autism. She believes medical marijuana could help lift the burden put daily, on her son. It would help give him a better quality of life. It would help decrease his pain. It would help decrease his anxiety, his sensory overload that he experiences. Specifically, amendment two would create a clause in floridas constitution. To legalize medical marijuana for those suffering from debilitating diseases. As determined by licensed doctors. This is not how we do medicine. It does not belong in our constitution. Dr. Jessica spencer of drug free florida. Is an addiction specialist, and is with the group, vote no on 2. She says voters have to understand, this isnt the pot of the past. Theres no cap or limitation to the amount of thc in the amendment so these can be all kinds of different products including the edibles and the oils which are actually 7090 critics of amendment two fear its passage would lead to pop up dispenseries with little supervision. But supporters say after nearly passing in 20 14. Theyre making sure, the amendment is Crystal Clear to voters. The language is more Second Opinion along with a parents consent. That was always the case, but now its more explicit in the language. In tampa, anjuli davis fox 13 vanessa in an hour and a half early voting will begin in much of florida. jen Shayla Reaves explains where you can go and what you . Must bring with you. Next. jen plus. Dont mess with a woman in yoga pants how a mans letter created this huge stretchypants foster farms presents appetites. Even a small one can throw you off your game. They can happen anywhere. And they only get bigger as time goes on. Serve foster farms corn dogs, a delicious plump frank wrapped in a honey crunchy coating. A corn dog with 7 grams of protein makes a big appetite go away. For monster appetites. I moved on her like a [bleep]. You can do anything. Grab them by the [bleep] we have to make sure that donald wins this election. 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. Who always works for you. 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. Its 5 , on monday, october 24th. Im vanessa ruffes. jen and im jen epstein. After months of campaigning, finally. The election is now in the hands of voters. Early voting, starts today in florida. jen reaves joins us from a precinct in hillsborough county. Shayla early voting is . Convenient, but you still have to follow some no closed captioning is available for traffic. jen the time now is 5 . . Donald trump plans to hold a rally this evening in tampa. It will start at seven at the Midflorida Credit Union amphitheatre. Last time trump was here. Was two months ago. At the Florida State fairgrounds. Admission to the trump event is free. But you must register for tickets. You can do that on his website. Hillary clinton is also expected to campaign in florida . Next week but exact places havent been announced. jen a day at church for 8 people in miami. This after a car crashed into the building. Rescue crews say the car was trying to avoid another crash when the driver lost control. Slamming into the side of mount Zion Ame Church sunday morning. One person had to be airlifted to the hospital. Members say this sunday was special, since they were celebrating the churchs 75th anniversary. jen in polk county, jury selection is expected to begin today in the case against rapper kevin gates. Gates , whose real name is kevin gilyard, is charged with simple battery for incident last year at rumors night club in lakeland. It was all caught on video. A fan reached out and touched gates shorts. Then gates reacted by kicking the fan. According to the fan, the kick to the chest knocked her out and she had to go to the hospital. vanessa the man accused of causing a deadly accident while driving drunk, is still in the hospital this morning. The fiery crash killed two people early saturday. vanessa fox13s dan matics is live outside Tampa General Hospital with an jen Iraqi Special forces have begun shelling Islamic State positions near mosul. The attack is the latest phase of a massive operation to retake the militantheld city. The Campaign Comes after months of planning and involves more than 25thousand iraqi troops. Its expected to take weeks, if not months to drive isis out of iraqs second largest city. vanessa freedom for twenty six asian sailors who had pirates in somalia for . Four . Years their release comes. After a ransom of one pointfive Million Dollars was reportedly paid for their freedom. The sailors were greeted by United Nations officials over the weekend. They say the sailors werent in bad condition, but they need to be checked out by doctors. Before heading to their home countries. jen miami police are searching for a woman they say shot three people after robbing them. jen it happened just after 8 saturday night. Aftermath of the shooting. Police say a 12yearold was shot in the chest. A 20yearold woman was hit in the ankle. Another teen was also hit. Police say a woman got out of a car a demanded the three give her their belongings. Even after they did, she shot them anyway. Neighbors who heard the gunfire, rushed to help. Jen the 12yearold was rushed to a trauma center, where he was last listed as being . Stable. Theres a reward for anyone with information that vanessa well, heres something you dont see everyday. Hundreds of women, hit the streets in rhode island over the weekend. Wearing their yoga pants. Not for . Comfort. But in . Protest. A man wrote an editorial in the local newspaper, expressing his disdain for the wardrobe staple. He called the pants, quote, a bizarre and disturbing clothing choice. Especially for comfortable in stylish slacks. He calls the whole thing a joke. jen all eyes were on him, during the olympics. But not just because of his . Swimming technique. vanessa the thing one eagleeyed fan noticed on an aussie athlete. That might have saved his life vanessa and. They really . Tied one on in sunday and two losers dave amendment 1 guarantees your right to generate your own solar energy. It also guarantees that those who dont choose solar dont have to subsidize those who do. Amendment 1 means ripoffs, and longterm contract traps. Thats the right way to do solar. Amendment 1 good for the economy. Good for the environment. Good for florida. She saw the boots and fell for fall all over again. Was she expecting to find the perfect designer boots at such an amazing price . No. But thats the beauty of a store full of surprises. jen have you noticed. When good things happen, people always thank the people closest to them, for all the love and support. vanessa but an olympic swimmer. Is giving the biggest thanks ever. To someone hes never met. Russells here Russell Mack Horton is from australia. 20years old. And he won gold in brazil. In the 400meter freestyle. Awesome achievement. But while everyone else watched the . Clock, hes glad one viewer. Watched something else. russell take a look at this picture posted on macks facebook page. Its not from the rio games, but you can see the dark mole, on the left side of his chest. The swim team doctor, recommending horton go get the mole checked out. Well, he did. And then he posted this picture on instagram. You can see the bandages. And under it, mack wrote good call. Very good call. He didnt elaborate on what the doctor said, but is definitely thankful. For the good eye, and good advice. russell something similar to this happened to reality star, tarek el moussa. Hgtv show, flip or flop with his wife christina. And he went to the doctor, after a viewer noticed he had a lump on his throat. She emailed the producers, recommending he get it checked out. Turns out he had . Thyroid cancer. That spread to his lymph nodes. Luckily, he was treated early. And he says hes been morning what a wacky sunday night game, for the cardinals and the seahawks. It ended in a . Tie. Sixsix. After both kickers missed chip shots during overtime. That would have won them the game. First, the arizona kicker missed from 24yards. Then the seattle kicker missed from 27yards. Neither team one wants to . Tie. But the coaches had the most interesting reaction. The seahawks coach defended his kicker, saying i love him. Hes our guy. The cardinals coach said, quote, this aint high school. You get paid to make it. Now, heres fox13s Kevin Odonnell, with a look at what the . Bucs did. Day. Yourself a great you have sports. Thats a jen hes lived his entire life, in a fairytale castle. But prince albert. The current monarch of monaco. Just bought a much . Smaller home. Brick house. In philadelphia. The home where his mom, grace kelly, the actressturnedprincess, grew up. He remembers visiting his grandparents there when he was a child. Looking out the window and rolling around on the rug, with his american cousins. He wanted his own kids to be able to visit, and share in the family memories. He hopes to turn part of it into a museum space, too. And open it, next year. jen keeping it fun, but not to scary. Thats the special halloween celebration today, for kids who might otherwise be left out. jen and. Stoked. Over stone crabs. Why the winner at an eating contest in the keys, really . Savored his . Sweet win. . . Halloween excitement is back at dunkin with halloween donuts and munchkins. Drizzled, decorated, and all dressed up for the season, pick up a box and share the fun. America runs on dunkin. Ther of three girls. I cant stand hearing donald trump call women pigs, dogs, and bimbos. And i sure dont want my daughters hearing it. I want my girls to grow up proud and strong, in a nation where theyre valued and respected. Donald trumps america is not the country i fought for. So, im voting for Hillary Clinton. Hillary clinton . . Fall with dunkins coffee and espresso flavors. Sip salty and sweet with our new salted caramel macchiato or drink in the season with the classic taste of pumpkin. America runs on dunkin. jen tow trucks from across the bay area rolled into gibsonton sunday to pay tribute to one of their own just two weeks ago tow truck operator troy mcguire was hit and killed by a suspected 75 yesterday dozens of fellow tow Truck Drivers gathered for a procession to honor mcguire, who say his tragic death was 100percent preventable. Unfortunately we have too many impaired drivers on the road and theyre putting our Emergency Responders in danger. Its heartbreaking because this was 100 percent preventable jen the man who police say hit and killed mcguire Gregory Miller is now facing dui mans vanessa theres a very Halloween Party planned today. For children who are suffering from physical, intellectual and emotional conditions. Its at the all peoples life center. And it features a cake walk, music, inflatables and a costume contest. The fun starts at four this afternoon. And its free. jen getting crabby. In the keys. Some hungry competitors. Set a record at the annual stone crabeating the charm, for juan mallen. He finally moved out of the runnerup spot. And into the winners circle. Mallen managed to crack and consume a whopping 25 stone crab claws, in 12 minutes and 54 seconds. The secret to win is to crack the stone crabs faster than anybody else and especially the elbow, is very hard to break. But thats the trick, right there. Jen floridas stone crab harvest averages more than two Million Pounds every year. jen theres much more to come on good day. walter lets turn it over to russell and laura to find out whats ahead in our 6 oclock hour. laura 2shot its monday morning. And its a big day for politics in our state. One of the president ial candidates will be here. And early voting will start in one hour. russell what you need to know if you want to go to russell take vo you probably already know whether youll vote for donald trump or Hillary Clinton. But heres something you may not know. Is it ok to take a picture of your ballot the answer may surprise you. laura take vo and it will be a world series for the history books. But if you want to go you might need to take out a second mortgage what theyre going for coming up at six. Foster farms presents appetites. Even a small one can throw you off your game. They can happen anywhere. And they only get bigger as time goes on. Serve foster farms corn dogs, a delicious plump frank wrapped in a honey crunchy coating. A corn dog with 7 grams of protein makes a big appetite go away. Were seeing reports of long lines at elections offices at early voting begins in several states. Today is floridas turn. Before you head out the door, we have Important Information to make certain your vote gets counted. Laura and were learning more about a deadly crash involving a 61yearold woman. The key details that could put the person who hit her behind bars. Russell with two teams looking to break their long standing world series droughts, ticket prices through the roof. Dave big temperature range crystal river. 66 in st. Petersburg. 20degree difference around the area. Most of us are in the mid to upper 50s with a couple of spots back in the lower 60s. I can tell you, you know whats interesting about this is these numbers are between four and nine degrees warmer than they were yesterday so if you slept in yesterday, boy, i guess you missed a really cool morning. It will be another great day. Lots of sunshine and high
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