Late night crash on state road 574 and mlk boulevard had the lanes shut down for hours. Four people are dead. Walter fox 13s Shayla Reaves is out there live. jen 2shot lets get over to vanessa now for a look at the to vanessa now for lets get over jen developing story out of lutz. Where a driver has crashed a car into a home. Deputies havent released a lot of information. We do know that a vehicle hit a home on sandy shores drive. Thats just off lutz lake fern road. The driver also hit a transformer, knocking out power to the neighborhood. That power is back on. And the family inside the home it, is ok. But we arent sure about the condition about the driver involved or what caused the accident. We have a photographer at the scene, working to get more information. The race for th house appears to be tightening up a bit. In a newly released fox news poll. Hillary clintons lead is cut to just three points in a four way race. 44 percent to 41 percent. Thats down from six points just a week ago. Trump is seeing greater support from independents. walter 2shot because of the tightening race. Clinton and trump are staying relentless on the campaign trail. Neither are letting up. jen today clinton will be in Winston Salem for a rally. And joining her for the first time on the campaign trail. Will yesterday. Clinton spent her birthday in tampa. And for her present she asked for votes. Specifically. She asked for people to get out there and vote early. And . Not to be complacent. Clinton also reached out to young voters. And with the university of tampa as her backdrop. She pledged to make tuition at public colleges free. While lowering student loan rates. But there was no shortage of disparaging remarks against donald trump. At one point calling him out to leave the campaign trail and attend his dc. Donald trump says he can still win. And he is right. That is why it is so important everyone gets out and votes. Clinton doesnt have another event scheduled in the bay area on her schedule. But that can change. Depending on what states the campaign wants to focus on in the last week before the election. President obama will be campaigning for her tomorrow at the university of central florida. jen take cg3 and this metaphorically break through the glass ceiling. Hillary clinton has chosen a glass Convention Center for her Election Night party. It will be held at the Jacob K JavitsConvention Center in manhattan. A building built with glass from top to bottom. walter while clinton is getting ready to visit north carolina. Donald trump is leaving. And today hes headed to ohio. Trump has three rallies planned there. In springfield. Toledo. And then the more unique location of Ashtabula County he will be the first president ial candidate to visit since 1960. When john f. Kennedy stopped there during a train tour. Last night, he was in charlotte, north carolina. Speaking to an invitationonly audience. He talked about launching a new urban renewal in americas inner cities. Walter as for trumps vandalized star on the hollywood walk of fame. It is already being repaired. Someone took a pickaxe to the star tuesday night. Destroying it. And then put a Trump Campaign sticker over days. Before it can be polished and look good as new. jen while you were sleeping, flames reignited inside a sarasota home. Where a couple died, just hours earlier. Overnight, a viewer sent us this video of the home on sugar lane. You can see flames shooting through the roof. The fire began wednesday afternoon. Killing a husband and wife. However, their son survived. No word yet on what caused the fire, but a neighbor told authorities several homes had electrical issues yesterday. jen in st. Petersburg. Police now think the death of an elderly man. Is murder. Police say 76year old Robert Bonnell was found dead inside his house by his roommate on monday morning. The house is on sixth avenue north. At first they considered it a natural death. Because there were no signs of foul play. But now detectives say that doesnt appear to be the case. And they are treating bonnells death as a homicide. They are asking for help from the public to solve the crime. walter vbox some motorcycle thieves came prepared. And ended up in tampa. It was caught on surveillance. But its pretty far away. You can see the sparks. As the men use a grinder to cut the wheel lock on the honda crv 1000. Police believe the thieves replaced the ignition on the bike with one they brought with them in order to get the motorcycle started. And ride it out of there. walter take vbox police have arrested an 18year old student at palmetto high school. And charged him with murder. The Palmetto Police department have been searching with killing 18year old alexander anderson. And leaving him in the middle of the street. Police say anderson had been shot several times. walter 2shot the cubs take game two. And you know what that means. There is the . Possibility. Chicago could wrap this series up in front of their home fans on sunday night. jen but. The Cleveland Indians are not going to sit by and watch that happen. The teams have an off day today while they travel from cleveland to chicago. And then both teams will have a walter the series is now all tied up at one game apiece. The next three games are in chicago. Friday, saturday and sunday nights. The final score. Was five to one. One of the stars of last nights game was kyle schwarber. Who just had knee surgery less than seven months ago. He had two rbi singles. And former tampa bay ray, ben zobrist also chipped in. With an rbi and a run. jen ask any parent a good teacher is . Crucial to a solid education. Thats why a new report on teacher absenteeism is so concerning. Well show you how often teachers are calling in sick at fivethirty. walter and since two this morning. The ovens have been firedup at Raymond James . . 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Time to check the forecast it is 5 . . time now to find out whats happening on the roads with our skyfox on time traffic. walter 2shot theres nothing we love more here on good day. Than an optical illusion. And jen has found us a good one. jen before we say anything. Lets see the picture. That is going viral. And driving people nuts. jen take cg3 the name hunter. Posted the picture. adlib the caption read i like the feeling of paint on my skin. But then someone retweeted the picture asking if the legs were very shiny. Or if there walter we hear about ufo sightings all the time. But never from respected scientists. jen coming up at fivethirty. Dave osterberg will introduce us to two scientists, who say, life is out there. And its intelligent. walter world series continues. This time. The cubs bats catch fire. Kevin odonnell has your world series highlights and some amendment 1 protects consumers from scams, promotes safe solar, and is endorsed by floridas firefighters. So, why are outofstate billionaires attacking it . Because amendment 1 stops their subsidies. Amendment 1 ensures that if you dont choose solar, you dont have to pay for those who do. Amendment 1 blocks special subsidies for special interests. Its solar done right. 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. Im Patrick Murphy and i approved this message walter in sports this morning the bucs have a grueling couple of weeks ahead of them. But it looks like their injuries are healing. jen and the world series is heading to chicago. But not before a wild night in cleveland. Kevin odonnell has this mornings sports. New this morning a very serious report about how often teachers are absent. And the effects this is having in the classroom. walter and shayla is at doctor mlk junior boulevard the scene of a tragic accident overnight. Shes talking to witnesses. And getting new information thats at our children, they look up to us. What we value, how we treat others. And now theyre looking to see what kind of leaders we choose. Will it be the one respected around the world, or the one who frightens our allies and emboldens our enemies . The one with the deep understanding of the challenges we face, or the one who is unprepared for them . A steady hand . Or a loose cannon . Common sense and unity, or drama and division . Our children are looking to us. What example will we set . What kind of country will we be . Hillary clinton, because were stronger together. Im Hillary Clinton and i approve this message. Appetites. Even a small one can throw you off your game. And they only get bigger as time goes on. Serve foster farms, a corn dog with 7 grams of protein and we begin this thursday morning with a tragedy on the roads. Four people are dead after a crash that can only be described as . Devastating. jen this morning were waiting to hear the names of who died in that crash. And. What caused it. Fox 13s Shayla Reaves is live out at doctor mlk junior boulevard in hillsborough county. Troopers have been there for . Hours shayla any answers . Thanks, shayla. Over to you vanessa. The time now is 5 . . Lets get you up to the minute nearly 2 months after hurricane hermine blew through. Fema is closing its Recovery Center in crystal river. 2thousand structures were damaged in the storm there. If people havent applied for relief yet. Theres still some time the center doesnt close until 6 tonight. After its closed. People can still call the fema hotline for help. Character, judgment and donald trump were just a few of the hot topics during a Bitter Senate debate. Marco rubio and Patrick Murphy faced murphy took aim at republican incumbent marco rubio for siding with donald trump. While murphy continued to face questions about his resume. One day after closing it down. Busch gardens decided to reopen its congo river rapids ride. The park closed the ride tuesday. After a deadly accident on a similar ride in australia. That ride had a malfunction with the conveyer system. Killing four people. Busch gardens called in safety inspectors to look at their ride. And its been deemed safe. And women killed in the pulse nightclub shooting. During its home opener last night against the miami heat. The president of the club said he felt the tribute had to be significant. To adequately portray what the city lost. First, a banner was raised in the stadium. Displaying the number 49. Thats how many people died in the shooting. Then, First Responders unfurled and held a massive American Flag for the national anthem. Some survivors were in the crowd. As well as some family members of those who died. The mother of Amanda Alvear was in the stands. She said what the Orlando Magic did is a demonstration that they care. And that all the people who died will be remembered. The tribute was especially meaningful for one member of the miami heats organization. Laura vargas was at the pulse nightclub the night of the shooting. She was wounded. And her best friend died. She hasnt been able to return to work since the shooting. But traveled with the heat to orlando, especially for the tribute. jen we have run plenty of stories about how important school. But how about teachers . A new study shows just how often many of them are absent. And how its affecting their classrooms. Laura moody is here with more. laura more than one in four of all fulltime teachers can be considered chronically absent from school. That is according to new information from the u. S. Department of education. That means that these teachers are missing more than 10days in a school year. And this is a number that has gone up . Steeply over the past couple years. laura take vo a lot of attention is given to the six million kids who miss a lot says teacher absenses are a growing problem. And well get to why in a moment, but school super intendents say students need consistency in the classroom. And highquality instruction. They say a parade of substitutes can seriously set back the academic progress. laura wipe cg3 these are national numbers. But the department of education broke it down by city as well. It found that the problem is worse in poorer areas. And big cities. But overall. Tampa fared better than average. About six percent of our teachers are 24percent are considered . Frequently absent which means about 10absenses. 53percent of teachers are absent about four to nine days a year. And 16percent have . Excellent attendance. Out only a couple days a year. So the real question becomes . Why. According to the department of education. Teachers say they are feeling less motivated to come to work. Due to student misbehavior. And a lack of support from the principal and administrators. Dealing with parents, they say, is often a challenge, too. An earlier st new teachers quit after three years. Back to you. jen thanks laura. Jen we hear reports about ufos all the time. But theyre usually from someone randomly standing out in a field. Who sees a Strange Object flying through the sky. But this morning we are getting reports of life on other plants from a much more jen 2shot two Scientists Say they may have found evidence of intelligent aliens. And their work has been published. walter dbx you know we have to bring in dave o the jen American Idol winner taylor hicks says he saw his life flash before his eyes. Coming up at 5 50 his close call in the air. walter and alcides is being tempted by some really great bbq this morning. All for a good cause. Walter Walter 2 fox13s Alcides Segui has a pretty fox13s Alcides Walter 2 . . 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. . . Cozy up this 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. walter 2 fox13s Alcides Segui has a pretty tasty assignment today. jen hes at Raymond James stadium. Where theyve been . Cooking since two this morning. Good morning thanks, alcides. Its now 5 . . Time to check the forecast with dave. Ill get to the forecast in just a second. But first an exciting treat northern part of the us. While the Aurora Borealis is usually only seen in places like iceland or norway. Iceland or in places like iceland or norway. A factors made the colorful lights visible in maine. Even as far south as indiana last night. The reasons its more visible is because of a solar storm. Combined with the new moon on sunday which makes for a darker sky. Makes for a darker on sunday which with the new moon storm. Combined because of a solar storm. Combined it is 5 . . time now to find out whats happening on the roads with our skyfox available for traffic. jen this is how most of us remember taylor hicks. Singing and dancing on American Idol. He won season five. And since then. He tours around the world, performing. But. Yesterday. He says he saw his life flash before his eyes. Taylor says he was on a twin engine plane. When one of the engines blew. He them to tmz. He says he looked out the window and saw oil flying everywhere. And he watched the propeller stop. He credits the pilot for somehow getting them both on the ground safely. walter talk about job security. Coming up. We will meet the tampa bay lightnings dentist. And see what he has to say about the future of ben bishops smile. In my job, i see a lot of fires that couldve been stopped before they started. The right way, commonsense safeguards for the health, safety and welfare of floridas consumers and its First Responders. Amendment 1 means more solar, safe solar, for the sunshine state. Vote yes on amendment 1, for the sun. Foster farms presents appetites. Even a small one can throw you off your game. 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. Foster farms corn dogs. For monster appetites. As a federal prosecutor, ive spent my career prosecuting criminals ill prioritize Violent Crime and be tough on murderers, gangs, and anyone who commits Domestic Abuse or sexual assault. And ill make the system fair by working with police to wear body cameras and using dna to put criminals behind bars, not innocent people. Im andrew warren. As state attorney, ill make our county safer for our families. Sacrificed his two front teeth. For the game. On tuesday night he took a puck to the mask. Popping out his two front teeth. walter as fox 13s josh cascio shows us. It will be up to the teams dentist to rework that smile. 1923 2933 3645 102 107 to holland shoots bishop stops i