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Company. nasty weather continues to bear down on the nations heartland. in oklahoma, interstate 4 some closed in two places because of wrecks. debra clayton was shot and killed in the line of duty by a man accused of shooting and killing his ex-girlfriends. jesse: last weeks brutal attack on a white man with cognitive disabilities was disgusting. he was beaten live on facebook for six hours. [bleep] white [bleep].

Democratic-leaning puerto rican voters moving to orlando in recent years the clinton campaign is vying for their vote. there have been major demographic changes to tampa, these changes arent among ethnic lines. they are actually among generational ones. while the west coast of florida was once a haven for retiree, now about half of the registered voters here are younger than 50. >> with so many colleges and universities that right side on the corridor that is going on the the game-changer for ei...

The younger people here who remind me of another period during the day of the civil rights movement. they know the lesson, they know the stories. they are going to turn out and vote. >> traditionally redder areas like sanford in seminole county. donald trump and his surrogates have made more than a dozen appearances along the corridor since the convention. hoping to surpass mitt romneys win here in 2012 by riling up a base frustrated with washington. >> this is a movement, this is a incredibly m...

Storming florida in the final days of the race. they have to win there. new polls show a dead heat in that state. boris sanchez is "outfront" with our special series on the battlegrounds. >> reporter: if the road to the white house goes through florida, then that road is this one, interstate 4. the 140 mile coast to coast highway across central florida has become the states center of political gravity. floridas i-4 corder and it starts along the east coast here in daytona beach where a rise in t...

With the florida highway patrol. i was traveling on interstate 4 approaching the junction here in tampa with i-275. reports on the radio that a severe crash had occurred. i was roughly about three miles away, so i was able to respond rapidly. >> when i opened my eyes, i was laying through the windshield face down on the engine. the first thing that really crossed my mind was im outside, how can i be outside. i was just like what the hell happened. what happened. i couldnt really feel any pain. i...

>> early in the morning of july 19, 2012, i was out patrolling with the florida highway patrol. i was traveling on interstate 4 approaching the junction here in tampa with i-275. reports on the radio that a severe crash had occurred. i was roughly about three miles away so i was able to respond rapidly. >> when i opened my eyes, i was laying through the windshield facedown on the engine. the first thing that really crossed my mind was, im outside, how can i be outside? i was just like, what the ...

[ ominous music ] >> early in the morning of july 19th, 2012, i was out patrolling with the florida highway patrol. i was traveling on interstate 4 approaching the junction here in tampa with i-275. reports on the radio that a severe crash had occurred. i was roughly about three miles away, so i was able to respond rapidly. >> when i opened my eyes, i was laying through the windshield face down on the engine. the first thing that really crossed my mind was im outside, how can i be outside. i was...

When there was a car crash on interstate 4. listen to one of the 911 calls. >> are they still there? >> the vehicle is still there. it is on its side. there is people on there. its not on fire or anything. >> reporter: there were two parents in there and their two children. george zimmerman and another person helped to pull out those people. there were no injuries. actually, the attorneys for george zimmerman, he met with them after the crash and didnt mention it to them. why we are getting this...

Reappeared of all places on a florida highway. vivian, our producer, is following this, and you were there for a month and now back on george zimmerman again but in a different way. >> very, very different events. this is last wednesday, four days after the verdict, seminole county sheriffs office got a call about a single vehicle accident in florida and when they responded what do they see? they see a blue ford explorer suv overturned off of the side and off of the road and two men helping the ...

Endorsements. lets take a look at some of that. >> well stay on the weather as well. to politics, though, with eight days left until the election as this storm swirls over it, a number of new swing state polls give a hint or perhaps add confusion to where exactly the race stands. in florida, mitt romney leads president obama according to real clear politics average of polls, when you break it down, its central florida where the president needs a boost. along the interstate 4 corridor where the s...