The latest. Reporter the latest is right on lehigh spann has the latest. Reporter the latest is right here. Its right on the border of haiti. Jamaica already seeing heavy flooding, and matthew is the strongest storm to hit the islands in decades. This is where it is right now. Look at the satellite imagery compared to tampa right here, and its about to fall this is just for a brief period along haiti before it heads north this just came in 2 3 minutes ago. 145mile an hour winds. Its interesting it will not interact with a lot of land, and it remains a category 4 hurricane through the middle of the week, and then it is expected to take a westerly track, close to the florida coast, and this is early friday notice the cone of uncertainty. Any deviation west or east will imact us locally. All computer models in agreement, making the shift unfortunately closer to floridas east coast before heading to new england. You think why the shift . This big area of High Pressure in the atlantic has been steering this to the north and west. We knew it would happen. What we thought would half, the trough or the dip in the sea, new area is stronger, and it pushed matthew closer to our coastline, and it wont impact us today. Our rain chances are going up, just as they did yesterday to 40 , and the storms push towards the coast. Coming up at 5 08, i want to talk about the forecast for today, and the hourbyhour forecast, and more about matthew as well. Gayle and gene . Thank you, leigh. Palm beach county is already on theres Conference Calls all cashed the clock, and governor rick scott declared a state of emergency for every florida county on monday, and the attorney general activated the states price gouging hot line. She is urging anyone who suspects price gouging to contact her office. 18669noscam. And we will have th website as bell. State law prohibits gouging on food, gas, and hotels as well. We have a good drive out there nice, nice drive across the bay area interstates, and bay area bridges looking good. We have a little problem out here in the sun city area. Lets take a look at this. Just seeing slight color changes, and color changes always equally slowdowns, but still a good drive here. 41 here south of the bay. Thats where we have an accident, and thats tieing up the lanes. I75 looking great throughout the area, and so does 301. Hernando county, and we are up to speed in brooksville. Two young boys riding on the same bicycle suffered serious injuries after being hit by a car, and for hours after it happened, troopers could not find the boys parents. Mary mcgwire is live from all morning. Mary, i understand at least one of the boys is in very serious condition . Reporter thats right, gayle. We just learned one of the children is in stable condition, but the other is in Critical Condition this morning. This all happened in st. Pete around 4 50 yesterday near the avesta apartments on 54th avenue north in st. Petersburg. The crash happened when traffic westbound on 54th was stopped, and one boy was riding the the handle thebars. For hours fhp troopers had no idea who the victims were or the names of their parents. I have been waiting outside, waiting for the parents, havent seen any parents, and i was telling one of the employees earlier tonight, if they come back in, let me know so i can call police so we can try to find the parents. Now the parents of these two boys, ages 6 and 9 years old were identified late last night, and one big question that we have this morning is guardians of those children will be criminally charged in the case. We know they were riding the bicycle without any apparent supervision. I just checked in with florida highway patrol, and i will bring you an update if we get one, gayle. So tragic, thank you, mary. Right now the university of south florida fraternity is suspended after a girl was raped a the party hosted by a weekend during the party at the Phi Kappa Phi house. Campus police moved swiftly to make an arrest . Reporter usf police say the incident happened at the frat house behind me. Dillon lagama was arrested shortly after the student reported the rape. Students were sad to hear it happened at their school. That just shocks me. Even this early in the semester, d and everything. I just cant believe that. Reporter this is a mug shot of 18yearold dillon lagama, and he has since posted a 7,500 bond and left the Hillsborough County jail. He raped the 16yearold during a party sunday morning, and she was unconscious at the time. The rape was reported within hours of it happening. We tried to get comment from members of the fraternity, but frat house. The victim was apparently visiting a friend at the time. No word what will happen now that the fraternity is suspended. The investigation will continue, and we will stay on top of it. Ryan, thank you. Neighbors in st. Petersburg and clear water will join Police Officers for National Night out against crime. In clear water, the event will be held at the clear water mall on the intersection of and in in st. Petersburg if will be at the target on mlk north. We have the information on wfla. Com. And in your vote this morning, thousands of voteby mail ballots will go out to the voters, this coming as the Vice President ial candidates will debate. The debate between mike pence and tim kaine will be held at expected much of it will focus on recent controversies involving their runningmates, donald trump and hillary clinton. Coming up on 5 08 on this tuesday, lehigh, what is going on out there . We will not have any effects for matthew. We are keeping our eye on it. I have to tell you what is happening today. Hourbyhour so you know how to plan out the mix of sun and clouds. I dont think as many clouds as yesterday, but a good mixture of sun and clouds. We will be up to 84 degrees could form at lunchtime before we make it up to 88 degrees at 4 00 p. M. , and once again, the rain chance continuing to increase through the evening. 40 chance by 6 00 or 7 00. Scattered downpours today and tomorrow. We will turn our attention to matthew. Thats when it is expected to be closest to florida. Thursday and friday. As matthew heads to the north, after friday, drier air is wrapping around the storm, and tap, and unfortunately between now and the weekend we have to watch this very closely. This is a look at how far out the Tropical Storm force winds will extend. That was the yellow shaded area and the red area is Hurricane Force that will unfortunately hit haiti, cuba, and the bahamas. Headed into late thursday night, notice the yellow area, floridas southeast coast, and even beginning to effect places like polk and highlands county, and possibly 30 to 35mile an hour winds into the inland areas, continuing into friday morning, and notice the west coast of florida not in this wind speed. 20 to 30 miles there, and things will improve. You can see that with the rain chances. 40 today, 30 wednesday, thursday, and friday, and thats higher for inland areas, and 20 chance on saturday. Check with traffic on the 8s, and we will see how things are moving out there. I like it when its dry that usually means a lot less issues the drive is not perfect, but bradenton is looking great. I75 through sarasota, usually construction lingering through university, but no delays. Its a good drive. The palm harbor area at closterman and u. S. 19. No significant slowdowns, a little on the northbound side, and just be aware of that. Apparently its tieing up the lanes. Good drivethrough richie. Out in the sun city area well have this collision tieing up the lanes. U. S. 41. Thats a looked a weather and traffic, and back to gene and gayle. Thank you, leslee, the 2016 heart walk is right around the corner, and news channel 8 is committed to raising 100,000, donating 1 dollar for every dollar we raise. Go to wfla. Com heartwalk for details. Making a difference through art. I will show you how one local Nonprofit Organization is helping people with autism. First, googles big day from new phones to Virtual Reality headsets. Google is revealing a lot of new products today. We will have what you can expect. Youre watching news channel 8 on this tuesday morning. As a federal prosecutor, i want to make the state Attorneys Office a model for criminal justice. 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. Google the will reveal a ton of new hardware today. And meredith has a look at the new reveal. Reporter we are expected to see a designed to challenge apple. The pair of phones will be marketed under the pixel brand, and they will rival the iphone this is the first time goggle will launch a phone built with its new hardware. They have sold nexus phones since 2010, but they were not typically available through any carrier. These are heard to be available home to be released it looks like an air freshener, and it will allow you and your family to control music from any room in the house, stream to your tv and get answers from google, and it will also let you do the basics like set alarms and manage shopping lists and control your smart light switches, doors, and other connected devices, and the google announcements will be made at 1 00 today and will be live streamed on youtube, and also things reality headset coming out. For gaming purposes . For gaming purposes and things like that, and the supertechy stuff. I love the thing you can talk to. Someone in my house will finally listen to me. A disturbing case of Domestic Violence today. A mom was shot and killed while on the phone with the 911 operator. Deputies said the 38yearold her asking her husband to leave. I want you to leave no. No, youre going to leave. Im not leaving. You need to leave. Now of course we cut the conversation short there, but shortly after, while still on the phone, the woman was shot multiple times, and her husband then turned the gun on himself, but he survived. Their teenage son was home at the time of the shooting. 60 years and standing strong. Thats not easy for notfo staying power. So how does p. A. R. C. Stay on edge . Reporter its bright, whimsical art that is a hot commodity. The artists are from p. A. R. C. It serves children and adults with develop mental disalbanies artists to teach the clients how to use the right techniques to create their own art. They have been thrilled, but then when you sell it and they get 50 of the commission, their sense of being and their selfworth and everything is shining through them. They are becoming professional artists. Its a career initiative. They are sell their pieces and become an independent artist. They love this work. Reporter the selling for thousands of dollars, and others are in museums statewide, and the art sales. Reporter i know this will go for a lot of money. Thank you. Reporter creativity without disability. Its the model of the budding artists who hope you will want to frame their next masterpiece. I will be at the annual fund out. They raise a lot of money to keep the agency up and running, but i just wanted to show small ways you can offer your time to teach the clients, or if you want to buy art, theres a link on wfla. Com so you can connect. Some of the pieces, especially the ones in the museums, they went for thousands of dollars. Im blown away. They have a lot of talent. They really do. Its a freedom. You watch them paint, and they are so i love it. Thank you, gayle. Leigh spann is standing by. We want to focus in on the effects we would see from matthew going forward. We will be at about 74 degrees, and it will feel like yesterday. 84 at noon, humid, but not too bad. 40 chance of rain at 4 00 p. M. , and its 72 in zephyrhills right now. Everyone in the mid70s, and batchy clouds, but not too bad this morning. We will see pockets rain popping up in the early afternoon, and the scattered downpours, generally headed east to west, and once again, i expect later evening showers, 6 00 or 7 00 before things taper off, tomorrow morning, we should start out with patchy clouds or dry in the morning. Starting tomorrow evening, will turn our attention down to hurricane matthew, and with the counterclockwise flow around it increasing from the east, during the day tomorrow, and then, lets focus in on what happens after tomorrow and it is expected to make the shift a little closer to the coast. Friday morning, about 2 00 a. M. , 120mile an hour winds, and just off floridas os coast, and that could mean Tropical Storm force winds, and 20 to 30mile an hour winds, and then the storm is going to continue to reek havoc as it coastline all weekend long, and as it draws north, thats the drier air for us. Leslee, how about traffic on the 8s . Hillsborough county this is what is going on. Collision on u. S. 41. And fhp says its tieing up lanes. No delays on the bay area interstates, and they look fantastic. Even u. S. 41, no delays despite the accident. Palm closterman road, a delay. Be on the lookout of that. This is a slowdown in the area. Overall, the driver is very, very good. We will look at hernando county, brooksville, up to speed. Thats weather and traffic on the 8s, and back to gene and gayle. Halloween costume safety. 8 is on your side with Important Safety Information with choosing your kids costumes. Outrageous atm fees, what use an outofnetwork atm. Its 5 20, and youre watching we are back, and in this mornings consumer watch a good reason to use your banks atm. Atm fees reached a record high and the average total cost of using an out of network atm is now 4. 57, and the study also and free checking accounts have increased since 2009. Halloween is just a few weeks away, and if youre still looking for your kids costumes, we have safety tips. You should stick to light colored costume for kids, use face paint instead of masks that can obstruct their sight, and costumes should be the correct size to prevent trips and false. No one wants that. No. Theres thousands of dog friendly restaurants. This morning dogs in pennsylvania to call their own. Bain and baders is a drive thru restaurant just for dogs. They can choose from a variety of meats, vegetables, and healthy foods. If all goes well, the owner hopes to expand across the region. I like that. You go through the drivethru, we are tracking hurricane matthew. The category 4 storm affecting haiti. Warnings for cuba and the bahamas, and a bigger part of florida is now in the cone of the storm. The impact it will have on our weather in the coming days. Thats next. Its 5 25. Closed captioning brought as a federal prosecutor, ive spent my career prosecuting criminals and fighting for the rights of victims. I want to make the state Attorneys Office a model for criminal justice. Ill prioritize Violent Crime and be tough on murderers, gangs, and anyone who commits Domestic Abuse or sexual assault. By working with police to wear body cameras and using dna to put criminals behind bars, not innocent people. Im andrew warren. At 5 28, sending the kids out to the bus stop this morning, not too bad. The storms will form when they come home from school and steamy at 88 degrees. The next few days, upper 80s, and drop to mid80s by friday and saturday, and of course, all eyes will be on hurricane matthew, just a few miles for making land fall right now in haiti. Leslee . Looking at traffic out here . Overall a great drive. 41. This has completely cleared. A couple accidents still, and when we come back, i will tell our top story, hurricane matthew, the category 4 storm is raging across headed to what it means for us. Two young boys seriously hurt after being hit by an suv while riding a bicycle. Some wonder why they were all alone on the road. The usf student accused of raping a teenage girl on campus, and we will tell you why usf officials are taking action against the students fraternity. Good morning and welcome to news channel 8 today