Places this morning. It is 71 in auburndale. And we are at 76 in sarasota, but basically the humidity level today, not too bad category, and for early september, we will take it. We can thank hermine because of it. With the counterclockwise wind flow around it, see the red color . Thats dry air sinking all the way down to the tampa bay bay area it will keep the chances very small today. Hourbyhour through tuesday, and we will go back to work and school this morning. Its a tough drive right now, and for those of you living in the Manatee County area, heads up. I need to allow for extra time here, and theres no easy alternate right now. And again unfortunately thats due to a fatal crash this morning. Youre routed around it, and allow for extra time. Traffic on the Howard Frankland bridge, traveling between hillsborough and pinellas county, and thats a look at weather and traffic, back to gene and gayle. We are following breaking news this morning, a 100year old home in tampa going up in flames. The fire broke out shortly after midnight in the 900 block of east 110th avenue, and it took crews an hour to get the fire under control, and no one was hurt, and investigators dont know what started the was being remodeled. Happening today. Funeral services for an officer known for saving a local family and mentoring teens, and the services will take place this morning. Tampa Police Officer fred arnold passed away unexpected almost 2 weeks weigh. Jamelle is live. Reporter im here where taking place here today. He died while scuba diving in nevada on august 27th. He was a 27year veteran with the tampa police department. Now tampa police praise his heroic efforts were rescuing a family of three from a fire when he was a rock key. He went on to volunteer countless hours mentoring teen in his children spoke at a News Conference last week and reflected on his fathers good deeds around the community and spoke of his fathers character and how much he will be missed. Its really hard for us as a family as a whole because my dad was always there, and he was the constant in our lives, and to lose that constant part of your life, thats really hard. Cassette is expected to arrive here around 8 15 this morning, and the Funeral Service will be held around 11 00, and then outside of the church, around noon, they will render the final honors. Gene . A difficult day ahead for those whose lives he touched, especially his children. Happening today in your vote, Hillary Clinton is coming to tampa. This will be the democratic president ial candidates fourth trip to the bay area this year, and ryan hughes is live at the Recreation Center at the university of ut this morning, and ryan, clinton has a lot on her agenda mere today. Reporter gayle, good morning to you. She is expected to talk about jobs, immigration, and of course donald trump. She will take center stage here at the rec center. How to keep everyone safe. She told the crowd that donald trump is unfit to serve as commanderinchief, a constant topic this election season. During the session, she had a coughing fit and used it to spoke fun of donald trump. Listen here. [coughing] every time i think about trump, i get allergic. [ laughter ] and the crowd liked that carry clintons rally online wlfc. Com. She will take the stage at 1 45, and her husband will speak in orlando tomorrow. Gayle, back to you. Im sure it will be a packed house, thank you, ryan. Questions about an online sale that turned deadly it happened when a man set up a transaction in the parking lot of a lakeland store. Jeffrey morrow jr. Was with a his friend agreed to meet a buyer there, the buyer took off without paying, and murrow and his friend took off chasing the man, ask thats when his murrow was shot and killed. Meeting in a public place is important, but you have to think of where the public place is. We look at how to add the extra layer of protection. You have used craigslist before. They report 80 million ads on the cite each month, and facebook groups are popular for buying and selling. The safety rules here apply to both. Never reveal any personal information, including the home address, and obviously that means never meeting at your home, and if you are using a facebook sales group, deal only with people you know who are acquaintances of those you know. Set up an account just for buying and selling. Meeting at a public place is important, but add on the extra layer of protection, and Police Departments are open 247. Consider meeting in the parking lot, and also, tell someone you trust what you are doing, and think about having them come along with you, and keep your cell phone in hand during the entire transaction, and dont pay in cash. If its a highpriced transaction, do now some tampa bay Law Enforcement agencies have created a safe space for people to conduct their online transactions, and i have a full list on wfla. Com. Back to you. Good suggestions there, meredith, thank you. The Anclote River is expected to go below flood stage this morning. Some of the residents are still dealing with flooding and live along elfers parkway, and this morning, theres new concern about sewage spilling into the flood waters. Hermine continues causing problems in the northeast, and take a look. Now a Tropical Cyclone that stalled 100 miles off the coast of long island its creating currents on the beaches from new jersey to massachusetts. I have good news, especially for those who live in the flooded areas, and today, it is going to be very dry, and i know you got some rain yesterday, and you certainly didnt need it. Let me take you hourbyhour first, to show you how the sunshine, actually lower humidity. 91 at 4 00 p. M. , and theres a slim 20 rain chance, and thats mainly for areas south pasco, your rain chance is 10 today. Into Manatee County, 10 chance, and 30 chance for areas south of sarasota. The river flood warnings continuing at elfers, and also for cyprus creek, and peace river at arcadia. We certainly need the dry air to stick around it will through tomorrow. The rain chance will stay low, and then seasonably hot near 90, and finally the moisture and rain chances return later in the week. We will check on traffic on the 8s right now. Unfortunately sad news in Manatee County. I will get to the problem in a second, but quickly the Howard Frankland bridge, no delays on any of the bay area bridges, and meanwhile, out in miacka, a fatal crash. Routeing you around it, you may need to take watchula. Not an easy alternate, but theres not a lot of roads that connect out there in this particular area. Allow for extra time on state road 70. Thats weather and traffic on the 8s, back to gene and gayle. A day care garden that rc facility. That they found growing in the backyard. One world leader went too far calling president obama names. Many people are turning to chemicalbased repellant to fight off mosquito and the zika virus. I will look at naturally proven alternatives coming up next. Its 5 10, and youre watching 8 is on your side in the fight against zika in your backyard. The problem of standing water is worse than ever thanks to hermine, and we have been warmed time and time again, its a breeding ground for mosquito. Theres no doubt that Mosquito Control the will be out fighting the problem, but is naturally to protect ourselves while cutting down on toxins . I went to the experts to the find out. Reporter the sun is out and kids are playing outside, and crews are trying to kill the mosquito. I see trucks on our streets spraying the stuff. Reporter some people are worried about their children and the toxic accumulation, wondering if theres anything natural to fight off mosquitoes. I have net to find anything that prevents mosquitoes in florida. They are they can combine any number of these. Coconut oil will extend the repellant. Reporter oil of lemon eucalyptus and clove oil are proven to repel mosquitoes, and try to take supplements to keep interested in your scent. Something that would cleanse the blood and work as an infernal deodorant. Reporter this pediatrician agrees. Things that are stimulating the immune system to give us protection, we feel will help people no matter what the virus is. Reporter dr. Burger told me in part one of the natura alternatives to fight mosquitoes is a supplement that contains picaridin. If you missed part one, watch it on wfla. Com. I have uploaded it on to my wfla Gayle Guyardo facebook page. Its important to remember these are been studied by consumer reports, cdc, and medical journals, and they have been around for centuries. We havent always had the chemicals, and people had to grandma would have done it. Exactly. Good to know we have options. It could be a rough day for overseas travel. Flight delays for several airports, and the problem appears to be with the online checkin system, and in a tweet, the Airline Apologizes and promises thatry working to fix the problem. It looks Like British Airways has one departing and arriving flight at t. I. A. , and we are working to find out how they will be affected. President obama is making history this morning, becoming the first sitting u. S. President to step foot in laso. He met with the president and announced the funding of the removal of the unexploded bombs left by the u. S. After the vietnam war. One leader from Southeast Asia that president obama will not meet with is the new this is after the president used a curse word to describe president obamas late mother. He lashed out against president obama who planned to confront the leader who killed people without due process. Lawmakers have a long to do list, including funding to keep the government from shutting down, and another item affects florida, and lawmakers are expected to look at funding to combat the zika virus. The governor postponed his trip because of ongoing recovery work from hurricane hermine. Remembering phyllis schlafley. She died after a battle with can. Is she was an outspoken feminist leader known for his movement. She was 92 years old. Heres an outrageous story about what happened a at busy day happened at busy day care. It appears someone was growing pot on the property. West haven police found 600 Marijuana Plants in the backyard. So far no one has been arrested, but police are are investigate the li investigating. It looks like it will be a beautiful day, leigh. It really is. Compared to the oppressive humidity we have seen all um summer long it will feel a little bit nicer, a brief break, and partly cloudy, and 86 at noon, and in fact, not much rain fall with the dryer air, 20 chance at best, and we have dropped to 68 in crystal river, and right now, lakeland and auburndale, youre at 72. Lake placid, and i checked in with my weather watcher, wendy in brooksville, and she said its 70, and its less humid and cooler. Temperatures running 25 degrees cooler right now, and boy do we need the dryer air to spread south and help the swollen rivers and also the big puddles in the area, ask just the slim rain chance, and its mainly for areas farther to the south, and tomorrow morning, dry air is still around, mostly sunny and pleasant, and tomorrow, just a 20 rain chance, and begin to retreat tomorrow, bringing back humidity, and rain chances will increase into the weekend. Leslee, how about traffic on the 8s . Manatee county as you make your way out on the community after the holiday weekend. Out on state road 70 in the myakka city area, theres a fatal crash going on. Theres also wacoola road up to state road 64, and theres no easy way. Not only is it dark, but theres no easy alternate. Its right at betts road. Allow for extra time this morning. Back to gene and gayle. This is the game that everyone is talking about, fsu fans celebrating the big comeback win against ole miss. The teams faced off at camping world stadium in orlando. They were down by 15 points, but in the 2nd half, the knowles came back. A lot to talk about, and at last nights game, beau is a 6th grader with autism. You may remember the picture of him eating with travis rudolph. Travis surprised him with a im so glad theres a part 2. The little boy left to eat alone every day. He has a new friend now. Yes, and the friendship continues. Thats beautiful. A freebie for your afternoon pickmeup. The restaurant giving away the sweet treats. And the positive news at the pump for drivers. How low the price of gas is. Youre watching news channel 8 today. Happy tuesday. Theres nothing like trying something new. Especially when it comes to snacking. With the laughing cows nine flavors of creamy cheese, theres no end to what you can discover. Im Hillary Clinton and i approve this message. Theres a race going on right now. S either going to be germany, china, or us. And im going to make sure its us. From 500 million solar panels installed by the end of my first term, to precision manufacturing. Well beat the competition and create new high wage jobs. We can do this, millions of jobs right here in america. Consumer watch this morning, the falling price of gasoline. The lowest level in 12 years. Its from the u. S. Energy administration, and the National Average of a gallon of regular, 2. 21, 20 cents cheaper than this time last year. According to gas buddy, the average price in tampa is about 2. 17. Check this out. This morning a tasty freebie for you. Dairy queen has a giveaway. From 2 00 to 5 00 this afternoon, dq is giving out the small ultimate oreo frappe. Its coffee, ice, and oreo cookie pieces blended with soft serve, and then theres whipped topping on top of that. How is that . Thats a lot. It will satisfy your sweet tooth, and what a great way to get back into the workweek fit in at school. In the next half an hour, what she did that is going viral. And flying through the trees in the bay area. The crucial vote that could decide the future of a zip line adventure in one neighborhood. This is downtown tampa, and it looks like the start of a beautiful day. Its lit up there this morning, and weather and traffic on the 8s is just 3 minutes away. Closed captioning brought to my son has meningitis b. And that he was covered by the meningococcal meningitis vaccine he had received. Until 2014 there were no vaccines for meningitis b in the u. S. Now there are. While uncommon, meningitis b can lead to death within 24 hours. Trumenba is a vaccine for 10 through 25 year olds to help prevent group b meningococcal disease. Trumenba should not be given if you had a severe allergic reaction after a previous dose. Most common side effects were injectionsite pain, fatigue. Ask your doctor or pharmacist about all the risks and benefits of trumenba and tell them if youve received any other meningitis b vaccines. Meningitis b can be spread by typical sharing like. A drink. A spoon. A kiss. It all started here. It might have been prevented with trumenba. 5 28, and its back to school today. But at least at the bus stop, it will be feel comfortable this morning. Not many clouds, and when you come home from school, 20 rain chance, and a high of 91. Trouble in Manatee County. Crash, and nonetheless, both directions of state road 70 blocked at betts report. In my next report, i will show you how to get around it and days after hermine, residents in pasco county are still not allowed back in their homes. This morning, more flooding concerns and an update on the storm. A tampa Police Officer will be laid to rest later today. Live with information on the service. Campaigning in tampa, Hillary Clinton will have a rally at the university of south florida later today. What she is expected to tell protesters is next. Good morning and welcome to news channel 8 today. Im Gayle Guyardo. And im gene ramirez