Look that the. When you look at the loews don cesar over the gulf of mexico, its like glass at this point. 87degrees, a perfect summer day on the beach except for the last 40 minute, the its no longer been summer. We are officially in fall. It began at 10 21. The average high today is still 88 degrees. I know what you want to know is when is it going to cool down . Look at this, november 1st, average of 81. Break out the sweaters for high of 75. Even though the average is 88, we will be hotter by the afternoon, 90 degrees. Not many storms developing so fall begins and summer heat continues. The rain chance today, tomorrow and saturday just 20 . Out in the to bics, two systems tropic, two systems out there. But both should stay in the open waters of the atlantic. A 20 rain chance today, tomorrow and saturday and 30 sunday and monday. Thank you. Can only be described as chaos. Protests over the officer involved shooting death of keith scott spiraled into riots with violence against Police Officers and massive property damage. And now the National Guard has rolled in to restore and maintain order. Four Police Officers were hurt in the second night of protests. Things turned violent, a shooting between civilians ended with one on life support. Flash bangs and tear gas did not seem to rioters. Charlottes chief of police spoke less than half an hour ago about the violence. Overall, we had two officers who have eye injuries that were minor. And three were treated for heat related issues. We had a total of nine civilians according to medics that were injured in this incident as well. We made a total of 44 arrests. Charges range from failure to and entering. The situation is so bad, facebook activated its safety checkin feature for charlotte this morning. Tonight, the city is hoping for more calm now that the National Guard has been activated. And the chaos in charlotte is the latest following the shooting of black men by Police Officers. This summer alone at least three Police Shootings all caught on camera launched high profile investigations across the country and people continue demanding answers. Reporter police rnd tulsa, oklahoma. The shooting captured by Police Helicopter video. That looks like a bad dude, too. Reporter we see crutcher walking with his hands up in the air. And then an officer opens fire, reportedly after thinking crutcher was reaching for a weapon. None was found at the scene. Shots fired. Reporter on july 6th, a man shot in minnesota. His death captured on a Facebook Live stream. It. Reporter his girlfriend shot the video. She claims he told the officer he had a gun and was reaching for identification when the officer fired. A child also in the car at the time. The officer involved is currently on leave. It happened just a day before alton sterling was shot outside a baton rouge, louisiana, convenience store. A witness capturing this shooting on video as well. The owner claims he wasnt holding a gun but says he saw officers mo pocket after the shooting. The officer is also on leave. And again, the shootings just the ones from this summer but the list goes on and on, they have sparked protests nationwide and the protests continue now in charlotte, north carolina. And the Sarasota Police department is pleading with the public to help stop the heroin crisis there. The city is seeing a sharp spike in the number of overdoses and now they are finding more cases of drugs sarasota area with the story we first broke on monday. Hi, john. Reporter good morning, stacie. Now this problem is only getting worse. In fact, right before todays press conference, they had to release new figures because another person overdose thed this morning. The Police Department said overdosed this morning. The Police Department said eight people have died since july. Heroin use has more than doubled in the past decade and they are locally of elephant tranquilizer in the drugs. It can be deadly if consumed and many users dont realize theyre taking it. This is a community effort. So divided were going to fail at this. And united we have a chance. Please, if youre not involved in the conversation, get involved in the conversation because the Police Department cant do it alone. Reporter now please contact the Police Department if you know someone that needs help. There are resources in the addicts the help that they need. And we want to point out that tonight at 5 00, the community foundation, theres going to be a Community Forum to discuss this important issue. A sad and scary situation. I hope people heed that call. Thank you, john. And happening today, governor rick scott is in the bay area for a very important announcement. The governor very proudly telling us the Cancer Center has been awarded the National Cancer institutes highest designation comprehensive Cancer Center. Only institutes in the United States have that designation. It means they are one of the most elite Cancer Treatment centers in the country. St. Pete city leaders will discuss the citys sewage scandal. More than 150 milliongallons of raw sewage was dumped into tampa bay after hurricane hermine. Governor rick scott ordered the States Department of Environmental Protection to get involved. So far, two city administers have been suspended. Plant. Some councilmembers say theres a possibility that the nightmare could have been prevented if the city Council Voted to keep the plant open years ago. And our 8 on your side investigation into the crater coverup is proving bigger than first thought. A sinkhole dumped contaminated water into the florida aquifer which feeds into wells and ground water throughout the area. And now Hillsborough County commissioners say that the company and department of Environmental Protection failed to tell them about the spill. The commission learned of the contamination by watching us here on 8 on your side. County leaders say they have no idea why they werent informed. Thats a call for dep a question for dep to answer. Its always helpful to know rather than not to know. Had it been in Hillsborough County, i assure you that the response would have been different. Dumped into the aquifer as, quote, nasty. And he says local wells will need to be tested for years to come. If you notice a different smell, taste or color to your water, dont drink it. Call to get it tested. New this morning, the National Anthem controversy first sparked by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is bleeding over now into other sports, specifically basketball. Last night, members of the wnbas Indiana Fever kneeled during the playing took on the Phoenix Mercury in the playoffs. The head coach told them she was proud of them for doing it spot that its bigger than basketball. As for the men in the nba, both the association and the Players Union met to discuss how to handle such possible protests. That according to espn. Those two sides reportedly agreed to Work Together to come up with a plan. Right now, its actually against nba rules to do National Anthem. The players are fined if they break the rule. We will see what the commissioner, if he makes any changes before the season tips off next month. We will be watching. And an important 8 on your side recall. You may want to check your freezer right now. Blue bell creamery issued a voluntary recall over fears of listeria. Select flavors are being recalled after finding chocolate cock key dough from a Third Party Supplier could have been contaminated. The ice cream was sold in 10 states including florida. It can be identified by the date on the bottom of the carton the. We have more information at wfla. Com. Go on there and check it out. Seem to keep having problems. Coming up, the nations top military leaders will face congress. The issue on the table is syria and now five years into a civil war. The u. S. Senate Armed Services committee wants to know why more is not being done. Plus, we are looking to money at the pump . 8 on your side will show you we are back. And you may have heard that today is the first day of fall. Leigh is dressed for the occasion. I couldnt be more ready for it. Today is the operate the famous creations, the hobbits we celebrate the famous creation, the hobbits. Either read the hobbit for the first time or again. And watch movies. There are true hobbit fanways as well. Thats for beginners. Real fans are Walking Around barefoot today because hobbits dont wear shoes. You may have known that . Or go on an adventure. Maybe visit a national park, go for that even though it is fall. Find something to do today. And heres how i know i was a hobbit many a previous life, the best way is to eat a second breakfast and today drink some ale. So you dont have hobbit feet . Im not thinking its the best idea. Just have an adventure. Its really a Beautiful Day. We know its fall. And kn the feel like it for quite some time. Great day to get out and enjoy. Not even a cloud in the sky from Lakewood Ranch where its 86 degrees. And veterans ford in tampa, over the veterans expressway, a few more clouds have started to develop. Its dry, 84 degrees. A look at the golf and spa resort, 87. And yeah, someone playing golf, enjoying the Beautiful Day and celebrating the hobbits. And what does that mean . The equinox happened this morning at 10 21. Thats when the suns direct rays were right over the equator and theres the same amount of daylight and nighttime hours. It will set at 7 26. And during that time, we should see a lot of sunshine. 87degrees. Feeling warm at lunchtime. 90 at 4 00 p. M. Just a 20 rain chance. Most of us will stay dry all day the. And even the storms that do develop will end by 00 plant city, feeling the heat, 86 degrees. 87 in tampa. 88 in sebring. And 86 in brooksville. The reason im lower the rain chance, theres still plenty of humidity at the surface. Thats why its been a muggier morning but way up in the atmosphere, less amounts of rain. Less amount of moisture and we rely on the upperlevel moisture to the produce the heavy rain. And so this afternoon, look at this, 2 00, barely any storms now. Of course, its hot because we dont get the cooling effect p. M. Look at this, not a lot of rainout there. And it will continue through 7 00, 8 00. And everything clears out. Tomorrow morning should be similar, a bright, sunny start to the day and only the 20 chance of afternoon storms. Out into the tropics where we have tropical depression karl and Tropical Storm lisa. But both should stay away from the u. S. Coastline. Thats good news. And locally, 20 rain chances through saturday. 30 for sunday, monday and tuesday. Stacie and gene the thank you. Happening no countrys top military officials are getting grilled on capitol hill. Over americas role in the syrian civil war. The defense secretary and chairman of the joints chiefs of staff are testifying right now before the Senate Arms Services committee. The hearing is nearing the two hour mark. It started at 9 30 this morning. And the hearing comes after the latest attempt to secure a ceasefire in syria all but collapsed. The gopled committee wants to and why theyre not being implemented as the war in syria nears the sixyear mark. And the ceasefire was the brain child of a u. S. And Russian Partnership to get aid delivered to civilians. But a convoy was bombed this week and the u. S. Is blaming russia. Whats more, the u. S. Is calling out russia during the United NationsGeneral Assembly and its likely to continue today. Secretary of state john kerry and the Russian Foreign minister are set to todays meeting of the International Syria support group. And across america, investigators of this past weeks new york city and new jersey bombings are looking for two men who took a suitcase they found on a city street. Take a look. Detectives believe these guys didnt realize the wired Pressure Cooker they removed from the suitcase and then left behind could have blown them to bits. Police stress theyre looking for the men as potential witnesses, not as suspects. Flash floods in parts of virginia. Look at this. It left homes flooded, streets flooded and cars stranded there. The tide water region of the state was drenched with 3 to 4 inches of rain over two days and as much as 10 inches of rain in south virginia beach. In norfolk, the rain and flash flooding made the morning commute tough for many. By midday, the water began to recede but areas were still the flooding left many drivers stranded and caused delays. Good news for United Launch Alliance and the air force base in california. The canon fire which has burned more than 12,000acres is now 70 contained and as you can see from this picture, the fire got very close to the bases launch pad. United launch alliance and spacex use the pad to send their rockets to space and the International Space station. But thanks to the more than now getting under control. Mondays ula launch is on schedule. In an 8 on your side alert, drivers waste billions of dollars a year paying for premium gas when the regular kind might do just as as well. Yeah, sometimes you dont need to pay for that according to aaa. Meredyth censullo is here to set the record straight. Reporter some cars require premium. Most dont. A lot of people will use premium thinking their cars will run better but theres Something Better you ca that will save you money. Putting premium gas in a car that calls for regular is siphoning money out of your bank account. More than 16 Million People admit to using a higher octane gasoline. And in the past year, those americans have spent more than 2 billion. Reporter the majority of cars sold today are designed to run on regular. Researchers tested regular and premium gas in three popular models designed for regular and performance, fuel economy, or emissions. Now what about people who occasionally put premium in the tank thinking theyre giving their car a bit of pampering . Some people think, maybe im taking the vehicle for a treat. But we found that it really has no benefits what so far. Reporter you really want to treat your car, go ahead and get the regular gas but fill up at a station that has top tier gas. Top the tier is proven to leave less residue on the engine your engine will perform better. Top the tier has detergents in it that keep the engine cleaner. A separate study from aaa shows the gunk that can build up on Engine Components when nontop tier gas is used consistently. The result, cheap gas leaves more in your pocket in the shortterm but could cost you in the longterm. A list of the stations that sell top the tier gas is on our major gas stations. All right. Good to know. One of floridas most famous musicians is using his celebrity to further one of his passions. What pitbull is up to out west. Plus, every day we get closer to the release of the next star wars movie. My daughter cant wait. But disneys ceo is trying to lower expectations. You usually see pitbull, the the rapper, in music videos with flashy clothes and cars and dancers, usually in miami. But pitbull was just spotted at a Charter School near las vegas. He was there for the grand opening of his school slam. It stands for sports, leadership and management. He has already got a campus in miami. All right . This is the second slam school in the United States of america. I want you to own that. I want you to understand how powerful this is going to be, not only in the United States of america but also around the world. The school is looking to change up how students are taught in the classroom. Well the sequel to the hit Robin Williams flick is now in production and one of the stars posted the first image of and it its getting quite the discussion on social media. The movie stars Dwayne Johnson and jack black but you can see, one is dressed differently than her male costars. And this has some people angry calling it sexism. That being said, in a facebook post, johnson explained that the character, her wardrobe makes sense in the context of the film. So i guess we will find out more when it hits theaters next july. All right. Studio chiefs usually pump up the big movies before they a star wars story in december but the head of disney is playing down expectations. According to variety, the ceo told investors he doesnt expect the first stand alone movie in the series to match the box office of last years the the force awakens which was huge, that one grossed more than 2 billion worldwide. May not match that but people will still watch it. I know your daughter will. She will. I wouldnt doubt if it breaks records no matter what. Coming up, with two straight nights of unrest in charlotte, many are turning to this years