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WFLA News Ch8 Today At 6AM September 27, 2016

Today. Im gene ramirez. And im gayle guyardo. Leigh spann, it feels nice out there. Yeah, a lot of us feeling the slightly less humidity and little bit cooler and. Theres actually been coastal showers. I have been watching this one area of rain off New Port Richeys coastline. Not a big shower obviously but leaving in this 20 rain chance mainly because we have a wind flow off the gulf. And during the morning, we could see a few showers, not many. And as the day progresses, the storms get more widespread and push st a 30 rain chance between noon and 6 00. We are cooler. We have 60s on the map actually. 67 in zephyrhills. 71 in fish hawk. Currently 72 in clearwater. And still not exactly falllike in the afternoon, expecting 89 degrees. And i am tracking the tropics, one area im keeping a close eye on. And leslee lacey has what shes keeping an eye on. Earlier, there was a man on the shoulder of the Howard Frankland bridge, and hes been busier through plant city but a good drive. And a quick look at south tampa, a quick reminder. This started yesterday for the morning commute. Its the first time you will see it, macdill avenue. You will see some portions closed. Thats right by bay to bay. If thats going to be going on for a couple week, take himes instead. 5th street at waters avenue in tampa, a crash. And one at nebraska just north of 275. Thats a look at weather and traffic. Back to gene and gayle. Thank you. Our news channel 8s rod carter had a front row seat to all the action. He shows us how the candidates sparred over the issues from the economy to race relations. Reporter good morning everyone. Following the debate last night, everyone was here giving their opinions about how each of the candidates did, who faired better in the debate, who did worse in the debate. And that conversation of course for sure when the debate happened, it took just moments for things to get really, really interesting. I will release my tax returns against my lawyers wishes, when she releases her 33,000 emails that have been deleted. Reporter fireworks nearly from the moment Hillary Rodham clinton and donald trump hit the stage. The moderator began the line of questioning with jobs and the economy but sharp comments came about donald it must be something really important, even terrible, that hes trying to the hide. You dont learn that much from tax return, that i can tell you. Reporter the topic of racism discussed tonight. Trump saying the country needs law and order and saying that new yorks now unconstitutional stop and frisk policy should perhaps be brought back. Our Africanamerican Community have been let down by on this lie. Reporter the bebait over who debated better is going to continue and this is just the first one. We still have two additional debates to go. In hempstead, new york, at hofstra university, rod carter, news channel 8. Now back to you. Thank you. Well the third candidate for president is weighing in on the debate this morning. Gary johnson used just one word to show his displeasure, it was boo. You see it there in quotes. The debate organizers explain that he didnt reach the poll vote tim kaine believes that trumps comments show a shift in the election. News channel 8 was the only tv station to talk to senator kaine. Heres what he had to say about the importance of the debates. This is the point where people really start to pay attention, remaining undecideds now start trying to figure out where theyre going to go. And these debates can do that. Kaine is in orlando today. Its day three of campaign swings through florida. Trumps running mate governor mike pence is campaigning in wisconsin today. His next stop is in ohio and pennsylvania to rally supporters. Pence and kaine scheduled to debate next week. Its 6 05. Right now, the search is on for a man accused of month molesting a child in tarpon springs. Police claim a man walked into the restroom the same time as a 6yearold. Thats when police claim the person inappropriately touched the child and tried to take a picture. Police are now wanting to talk to the person you see here in this Surveillance Video. Its all in connection with this case. They are not identifying the person or revealing why they want to the talk to him. Happening today, governor rick scott will visit the giant mosaic sinkhole in polk county. Into a aquifer. The company and state department of Environmental Protection came under fire for failing to notify local residents about the incident. 8 on your sides ryan hughes is live at the Mosaic Fertilizer plant in polk county this morning. So ryan, the governor just put new rules into place to prevent this. Reporter from now, companies and the government must notify nearby residents about a potential pollution problem. The governor will try to get the messagro this video shows the sinkhole that opened up in late august at the new wells plant in mulberry. More than 215 million gallons of radioactive water ended up in the aquifer. No one told people who live around the plant and drink well water here. It took 19 days before the public was notified. Tampa bay water is getting concerns this scientist. If theyre pumping that much water, i guarantee you, that plume was moving out faster than theyre estimating. Reporter tampa bay water confirms two of the eastern most pumps in the well field boarding area are off and will stay off to protect the public water supply. Governor rick scott expected to be here around 11 30. He will get a tour of the plant and sinkhole and brief reporters not too long after that, gayle. Back to you. You would think time is of the essence. 19 days a longtime to wait without telling anyone anything. To request a water test from mosaic, call number on the screen, 8135006575. Again, that number is 813500 website at wfla. Com. A wrongway crash in st. Petersburg on Martin Luther king near 1st avenue north where a white truck and black car slammed into each other. You can see how smashed up the black car is. Police say the driver of the black car is new to the area and had bad directions when she ended up going the wrong way. Three people were in the car and they suffered minor injuries. The driver of the white truck was not hurt. Its 6 08. How is it looking, leigh spann . F0 yeah, thanks in part to the strong storms we had yesterday, it helped to draw some of the humidity out of the atmosphere. 12 hours ago, boy, 6 00 yesterday, we were still dealing with rain and had hail in areas. And then early this morning, theres been a couple showers just leaving in that slim rain chance this morning. Mostly for areas right near the watches. 79degrees at 9 00 a. M. Near the beaches. 79degrees at 9 00 a. M. And 85 degrees at 6 00. And now the rain chance will go up to 30 between noon and 6 00 and the storms will push inland or east of 75. Drier air is coming, less humid and fewer storms for friday and saturday. And of course, im still watching invest 97l as it strengthens near the caribbean. Hurricane hunters expected to go in this afternoon and investige tropical storm. But you see the computer models take it into the caribbean by saturday and most take it almost due north. An interesting path there. We will keep a close eye on it. We will check on traffic on the 8s because i know youre watching a few things. I am. We have a good drive into downtown tampa. Hopefully it will last. And lets take a look at whats going on right now. Looking at the maps here, a little bit of a road work this morning. And its going to last for a couple weeks on macdill right around bay to bay. You will see some closures, you might as well take himes or dale mabry instead through the area. Waters avenue, 15th street, we have an accident on the side of is nebraska avenue just north of 275. 275 looks great into downtown. Thats a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. Back to gene and gayle. Thank you, leslee lacey. A popular trend among girl, unicorn hair. Get ready moms. And now one florida mom is taking heat for letting her daughter get this hair style. What to do if your child wants this look. Our expert tells you how to deal with the hair an emotional plea from a little girl in charlotte. Listen to what she told local leaders about ending police vo we asked women in pinellas coun d jolly in one word woman 1 dangerous. Woman 2 backwards. Woman 3 outoftouch. Woman 4 thats 3 words. Vo david jolly shares Donald Trumps backwards agenda for women. Jolly opposes a womans right to choose and voted to defund planned parenthood and deny women access to basic Health Care Like mammograms and cancer screenings. Woman 5 i have 3 words for david jolly. Not for women. Vo House Majority pac is responsible were back. A man is claiming self defense. An aspiring rapper went by the name jay green. He was shot hours after coaching his sons football team. Friends and family who remembered him at a vigil are devastated. Its hard on everybody, you know. Like, i mean, green, he had an effect on everybodys life. People say somebody will give you a shirt off your back. Green would give you his life. They tell us he is cooperating and claims the shooting was in self defense. He has not been charged. Police are hoping witnesses to the deadly confrontation will come forward to give them an idea of exactly what happened there. Across america, people upset by the shooting death of a black man with police took their protests to the city council. They want the mayor and police they claim they cant trust them anymore. Its not only adults calling for change, listen to a young girls tearful plea. We need our fathers and mothers to be by our side. Very powerful statement from her. Police claim keith scott had a gun and refused commands to drop it before an officer opened fire. Scotts family claims he did not have a gun and police video is inconclusive. Check this out, some unity on the football field. The atlantic falcons and the new Orleans Saints did something unique before facing off on the gridiron, they formed a unity circle mid field. The group held hands after the National Anthem was played. And then held a moment of silence. Both teams explain they wanted to the send a message of unity following the Police Shootings and protests. Parents, you probably heard of this. Icorn hair. The brightly colored hair style is huge with tweens and teenagers. Yeah, but one florida took a lot of flak for letting her 6 yearold get the hair. Probably because of the age. What do you do if your child says, hey, mom, dad, i want unicorn hair . Meredyth censullo is all over this trend. Reporter what little girl doesnt want teal hair . Night, balancing what your child wants with what you think is best. Ey are the kind of questions that can keep parents up at night, balancing what your child wants with what you think is best. The answer may come through asking the right questions. This florida hair stylist who colors clients hair in bright colors was inundated with haters and supporters after posting photos of her 6year old daughter on instagram with multicolore dyed with a semipermanent color. While she was happy to indulge her daughter, other parents are freaked out by their kid having rainbowcolored hair. A child psychologist says how you respond to your kids request to express their cree Lasting Impact their creativity can have a Lasting Impact. You miss an opportunity to learn more about your kid if reporter even if the idea of blue, pink or green hair makes you cringe, take the opportunity to understand your childs motivations. How did you get that idea . And what do you think would be good about that . Who else have you talked to about this . Do you know other people doing this . So have a conversation where the kid doesnt sense that youre judging them negatively. Reporter if you decide youre cool with allowing your kid to be a little out there with their hair or fashion, prepare them for all scenarios, the the positive and negative reactions they may get. Some people may like what you did but some people may not. Lets talk about what some people may say and what you can do about it when they say that. Reporter now the bottom line from the doctor, if something impairs your health, safety or education, its probably not a good idea. But always take the opportunity to have your child talk to you in the long run, your relationship will be better off. F0 so maybe dont say no. Because then theyll want to do it more. Why do you want to do this . Talk about that. And have them understand, people are going to look at you, people might say things. And your school might not allow this. And the mom did check with the school first and they were okay. But its ultimately, the its the decision of the parent. Well, leig to go bolts blue. We need to support the team. Why not, leigh . Exactly. Exactly. Although remember we had the mohawk trend and that sent kids home from school. Make sure with the school first. We do have mostly clear skies, just a couple clouds. And then a tiny shower here off New Port Richeys coastline and it may sneak onshore and i left in a 20 rain chance near the comfortable. 77degrees at 8 00 a. M. And now more storms form at lunchtime. 85degrees. And those storms push inland. East of 75 by 4 00 p. M. A 30 rain chance with a High Temperature of 89. Look at this, i said its more comfortable, apollo beach, 69 degrees. 72 in plant city. 6 in zephyrhills. 73 in clearwater. And i checked in with wendy in brooksville, shes at 6 9 degrees. And heres the perspective for you, brandon, lakeland, five degrees cooler than yesterday morning. Clearwater, three degrees cooler. And we ve wind flow from the west today. And thats pushing the showers on the coast this morning and thats why theyre going to push inland quickly during the day. Tomorrow morning, also an onshore flow. Check this out, a cold front gets into the north florida tomorrow. And increases the rain chance to 40 for wednesday. And then helps to dry us out friday and saturday. How about traffic on the 8s . All right, well, seeing more vehicles on the roadways. Road. Looking to the west. Thats where most of the traffic heads for the morning commute into tampa. Lets take a look at the Howard Frankland bridge. Its still only going to take about six minutes to cross it. And more vehicles out here too. And we have a crash in the north port area, this is southern sarasota county. Southbound i75, its near sumpter boulevard but no delays. Thats a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. Back to gene and gayle. Leslee, thank you so much. Ll coasters may help a painful condition. Still ahead, we will tell you about one doctors theory. And why some Grocery Stores may be relax the rules on the express lanes. Youre watching news channel 8 well, so many of us debate youre the one. No, i never do. No. No. No. The answer may soon be yes. In fact, some Grocery Stores are changing the policy and the wording, adding the word about. As in about 10 items. Thats vague. The move is to keep from pressuring shoppers buying fewer items. I do break the rules if its several of the same items. 10 yogurt, i count that as one item. Oh, now look who is talking. F0 i count them all. Curing kidney stones may be as simple as getting on a roller coaster. It sounds strange. But a doctor claims he found it works. He reports more than 60 of his patients who returned from a theme park vacation had an easier time passing stones. He believes the key is being jostled around. The most effective place to ride to help is in the back. That will do it. Maybe we could have medical tourism to our area with Busch Gardens down the street. From there straight to the hospital. Weather and traffic on the 8s is just three minutes away. Im Hillary Clinton and i approve this message. Id look her right in that fat ugly face of hers. Shes a slob. She ate like a pig. A person whos flat chested is very hard to be a 10. Does she have a good body . No. Does she have a fat [expletive] . Absolutely. Do you treat women with respect . Its 6 28. And just a few Lightning Strikes off the New Port Richey coastline. Sow may be hearing thunder there. Currently about 13 Lightning Strikes. The kids, remember there could be a few showers west of 75. 77degrees, the rest of us dry. Inland storms by the afternoon, the kids come home from school on the school bus, about 89. And lets check on traffic on the 8s. Well, speaking of school buses. Were going to head out here to Hernando County, fhp tells me theres a crash here and what they have been told, headed out there right now, theres a possibly one child aboard. I will keep you posted. Injury crash, london hill the first president ial debate filled with smears and insults. News channel 8 was there for it all. Reaction coming in on the morning after. And for the first time, governor ri massive sinkhole leaking contaminated water and threatening local wells. And remembering marlins pitcher jose fernandez. The incredible moment at the start of last nights game that had fans on their feet. Good morning. Welcome to news channel 8 today. Im gayle guyardo. And im gene ramirez. Thank you for joining us on this tuesday. Lets check in with leigh spann. Some good news. Its a little cool they are morning. You will notice its a little bit cool they are morning, not a lot. Brandon, in the 60s. Thats nice, right . 68degrees there. 70 in lutz. And more humid near the coast, 73 in largo. And 37 in New Port Richey. And down to 69 in brooksville. 72 in venice. And again, we have the one area of thunderstorms just off the New Port Richey coastline. A couple Lightning Strikes, maybe hearing thunder and it may sneak onshore which is why i left the 20 rain chance of a small shower near the coast in the first few hours of the day. And now the coverage of rain is g lunchtime on through the evening as the storms push farther and farther inland. Highs today when its not raining on you right around 89 degrees. And you will want to stay tuned to 6 38, weather and traffic on the 8s for the eightday temperature trend as we trend cooler. And leslee has an update on the School Bus Accident . Yeah, fhp is on the way but what they have been told is theres a vehicle und

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