you've heard from the candidates, now ?you decide >>russell: you've heard from the candidates. now you decide. it's election day 2016. fox 13 is bringing you team coverage from around the bay area. >>laura: and new york city planning election day police presence as both campaigns plan victory parties just blocks from each other. unique challenge the city has not faced in decades. >>russell: and new video certain to make your skin crawl. a snake on a plane. the story behind this surfing coming up on "good day." >>dave: 65 degrees the current temperature here at 6:00. it's beautiful outside. it really, really is.

north-northeast wind at six. notice the upper 50s to the north. most of us are sitting in the mid 60s right now. gorgeous sunrise. a little less than 46 minutes, election day forecast. lovely start, no weather issues and high temperatures sneaking back in the lower 80s this afternoon. good morning, vanessa. >>vanessa: good morning, dave. we do have some traffic issues this morning and it all pertains to the howard frankland bridge right now. been following a crash in the southbound direction so the st. pete bound lanes. we did have three lanes blocked but now we're down to one lane, the right lane blocked, but we have some bad delays here as you can tell. delays peaked at 28 minutes or so. now they're back down to 10 minutes so weigh that into account if you're taking the howard frankland. give yourself extra time out the door. otherwise, i would advice you to

courtney campbell looks clear and so does the gandy. >>laura: election day is finally here. in less than 24 hours, we should know who our next president will be. >>russell: will it be donald trump turned reality tv star turned politician? or will it be hillary clinton, former first lady and new york senator and secretary of state? the polls will open in florida and then you will decide. >>laura: more than 6.4 million flor ballots, shattering early voting records. millions more are expected to pack the polls today. >>russell: florida is one of a handful of key states that will decide this election so we want to start with a look at the electoral map. as you can see, florida is still up for grabs. both campaigns have spent months and millions to secure the state's 29 electoral votes.

trump's path to victory is narrow but it's widening. north carolina has moved into the tossup category. it, along with florida and pennsylvania, are must win states for him. >>laura: and here's a closer look at the race in florida. virtual tie right now. 46% of likely voters support clinton. 45% of likely voters support trump. still well within the poll's margin of error. >>russell:ac the country looks to florida. hillsborough county has picked 19 of the last 20 presidential elections. >>laura: the department of justice has announced it's sending representatives here looking for voting violations. and fox 13 shayla reaves is live for us at 139. that's on south dale mabry. they're making sure every vote gets counted, right?

you're right, laura. this is all about following the rules and the justice department wants to make sure anyone who wants to vote, they can do so without discrimination, intimidation or fraud. so this is a process that's been in place, we've learned, since the voting rights act of 1965. the justice department has continued to monitor the election process around the country and here, this year, we know hillsborough county is just one county. they'll be keeping an eye on it as voters head we can tell you the polls will be opening in an hour here in hillsborough county. it is one of 67 jurisdictions in 28 states where the justice department personnel are being deployed. now, the goal is to make sure that federal voting rights laws are enforced and that all citizens have access to the ballot on election day. that is the focus for the justice department's involvement. we are told that workers will be looking to gather information on

different voting qualifications or procedures on the basis of race, color, membership and a language minority group and whether the jurisdiction is complying with the minority language provisions of the voting rights act and whether jurisdictions are permitting voters with the assistance needed if they are blind or are having trouble reading. if we can show you the graphic on the information you need to know. if you're going to be heading to the polls here in hillsborough county, again, it's 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. if you're in line at 7:00 a.m., you'll be allowed to vote by law. the other rules are there on your screen and of course, i'll be back in the next half hour with another live report. back to you. >>laura: thank you. >>russell: we'll check in to see if there's a line with you later on. >>laura: once the votes are counted and there's a clear cut winner, all eyes will be on new york city where both

planning victory rallies. >>russell: the party is going to be two miles apart. that's a security headache for police. it's the first time since 1944 that both presidential candidates will be in new york for election night. nypd says thousands of officers will be on the job throughout the city, keeping the peace and enforcing frozen zones around the there will be significant presence including the secret service, city leaders say they're ready. >> it's been a tough election year. we all know this. it's been in many ways a challenging and painful year. it's strained our democracy but tomorrow is the day when we get to make it right. >>russell: on top of tonight's campaign rallies, the f.b.i. is also assessing information on a possible election day terror attack. over the weekend, isis called on

an attempt to disrupt the election. new york, texas and virginia all mentioned. counterterrorism officials say they're prepared and they don't want the threat to keep people from voting. >>laura: and besides the presidential race, there are other important items on the ballot for florida voters. >>russell: let's look at a pair of controversial constitutional amendments. amendment one. that's the solar energy amendment. it gives utility companies the right to impose fees on solar customers to cpe electricity. backed by more than $20 million from the utility companies, it appears to be pro solar but several solar energy groups say it will actually restrict solar growth by raising costs. >>laura: amendment two would legalize medical marijuana in florida for those with debilitating diseases. supporters say they've changed

address concerns. both amendments are polling at 60% needed for approval. >>russell: and after his failed presidential bid, marco rubio is fighting to keep his senate seat. he faces patrick murphy. rubio and the group supporting him spent more than $18 million on tv ads. latest numbers show rubio leading murphy 50-43. >>laura: another race to watch is between david joly and former florida governor 13th district is the fourth most likely to flip in the country. a recent poll shows crist with a slight lead. count on fox 13 to be there when the doors open. be sure to stay here for complete election coverage, too. special begins tonight at 7:00. we're bringing you the results from all the big races and you can stay on top of the returns online. >>russell: other news now, manatee county, the search continues for the person who

18-year-old mariah goody died sunday afternoon. she was sitting with a friend in her car. the bullets were meant for someone else. detectives tell us they have several leads but they're asking anyone with information to contact the sheriff's office. >>laura: we are learning more about a devastating crash that killed a man and two children early sunday morning. investigators say donald green lost control of his car, hit a guardrail and flipped over a nc survived, she was the sole survivor, says they were cut off by another car. the sports car was speeding and trying to pass other cars when it crashed according to witnesses. investigateors believe that alcohol was a factor. toxicology report could take two months. >>russell: and city of orlando made a deal to buy the pulse nightclub.

the property. city is currently taking suggestions on what this lasting memorial should look like. >>laura: the department of motor vehicles is looking for a long-term solution to a glitch that's forced offices in pasco county to send hundreds of people home without licenses. most recent it will happened on saturday. the system to create new driver's licenses and car decals was down. and they had of people. they were given forms showing they attempted to renew their licenses. officials say they have a temporary fix but a permanent one will not come until next june. >>russell: well, as if having your voice heard isn't enough, there's some great freebies being offered this election day. >>laura: ken will explain how to get a good breakfast, free coffee and a cheap dinner when you need to vote.

snake made it wrote to a commercial airplane. >>dave: my goodness. what a great start to the day. next half hour, the sun comes up. we're beginning to see what it's going to look like as we start off this election day and whetherwise, it is beautiful. ranging from 58 degrees to 68 degrees, most of us are sitting in the low to mid 60s. we'll finish off today with highs in the lower 80s. a little more cloud cover tomorrow will keep us in the upper 70s for high temps. in he used to even take me on house pinellas coucalls.r 55 years. both my parents taught me to help others. that's why i believe in public service. as your governor we got things done, and if you send me to congress we can do it again. i'll protect social security and medicare. defend planned parenthood and women's health care. and i'll take care of our veterans. i'm charlie crist and i approve this message because i'll put you, the people first.

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take it in .. you're looking at the last sunset >>laura: take it in. yo sunset at the white house before election day. quiet night on pennsylvania avenue. president and first lady were out campaigning with the clintons in philadelphia. in january as you know, a new family will move in. >>russell: since 1960 it's an election day tradition for voters in small town in northern new hampshire to cast the first in person ballots.

right candidate since 1962. there it is. >>dave: there it is. >>laura: we're close. we're so close. >>dave: do you think the whole town gets together and battles it out? >>russell: i think it's neat. >>laura: all in good fun. >>dave: this looks spectacular. sun coming up. and i say this over and over. i just love the early sunrises around here. here's another picture. lakeland camera showing us how beautiful this shot looks overlooking lake mirror and the temperatures, the temperatures are wonderful as well. low to mid 60s for just about everybody. there are a couple of spots,

gotten back to the upper 50s but in general, low to mid 60s. st. petersburg is the warmest, though, at 68 and then you have bartow and winter haven and tampa is in the mid 60s. when you step outside, it's a couple of degrees cooler than yesterday at this time. gainesville, jacksonville in the 50s. those two areas in the mid to upper 50s and low 70s down the east coast of our yesterday, although orlando was seven degrees cooler and we'll get the sunshine today. we'll have the northeast wind so not much changes there allowing us to get back in the lower 80s. tomorrow we'll get a little more cloud cover as the trough moves closer. the rain not so much. maybe a sprinkle. that will be about it in terms of rainfall so don't really worry or if you really need the rain, which a lot of us do now,

20% sprinkle chance. clouds and sunshine, pleasant, 82 for a high today. tonight variable clouds, comfy, 66 the overnight low and tomorrow we're back to the upper 70s. the reason i kept it in the upper 70s tomorrow is just more cloud cover around. you can throw a spring nel there but really not a big deal even if it does happen the next seven days, back up to 80 on thursday. notice. we have veteran's day on friday. weather is going it's going to stay nice through the weekend as well. vanessa? >>vanessa: very good. thanks. and some improvements here on the howard frankland bridge. even though we still have that single right lane that's blocked in the southbound direction, the travel times and the tlas have improved. the delays down to about five minutes or so. so take that into account whether you stick with this bridge and just give yourself that extra five minutes or so or take an alternate bridge, it will all depend on where you're

to. now you know what the delays are in the area. we want to get to the south sarasota county area. we have a new crash reported southbound 75. this is at toledo blade boulevard, a right lane is going to be blocked. use caution. you see some northbound delays. this is stemming from charlotte county, heading up in towards the toledo blade area. we do have a disabled vehicle on >>laura: thank you. police have found a third body buried on a large piece of property in south carolina. that land belongs to a man accused of chaining a woman inside a container for months. he's accused in the death of seven others. investigators will be out there today but they believe they found all the bodies that are on the property. >> we don't feel like there's more bodies on this property. now, that could change tomorrow

all the bodies that are here. >>laura: he has confessed to four murders at a motorcycle shop in 2003 giving details only the murderer would know. he asks for three requests. one was to transfer money to a girl he's helping raise. second was to give his mother a photograph and the third was to talk to his mother. investigators are also looking into a series of suspicious am sgln product r folding shovel, a user wrote, keep in car for when you have to hide bodies. and left the full sized shovel at home. user's name was me but the products were all connected to a wish list for him. >>russell: the family of a missing woman believes she was abducted while jogging. she disappeared last wednesday. her husband came home from work

driveway. he used an app to track down her phone which he found just discarded down the street. family has offered a $50,000 reward for her safe return. >>laura: and take a look at this. passengers on a commercial flight in mexico were given an unexpected shock when a live, possibly venomous snake slithered into the cabin. brief video posted to twitter show it emerged from the ceiling. no one was hurt. two of the snake using a blanket and magazines. workers secured the reptile in the end. the airline is working on how the snake got onto the plane. >>russell: wow. "newsweek" has released the cover of its next issue. find out why it has trump supporters so upset. >>laura: and trust hot clicks to

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((russell 2shot) good morning, i'm russell rodes ((laura)) and i'm laura mood >>russell: welcome. i'm russell rhodes. >>laura: and i'm laura moody. we'll check in with dave for a look at the forecast. >>dave: a little over 15 minutes until a gorgeous sunrise today. as we're getting ready to walk out the door and head on our morning commute, it's lovely. it we're current until tampa at 65 degrees. decent amount of sunshine as well. by the way, we get to the afternoon hours, we're going to be very similar to yesterday. we get up to around 82 degrees. mixture of clouds and sun, a bit breezy along the coastline. it gets even better as we head into this veterans day weekend. we'll talk about that in a few minutes. >>vanessa: and right now sky fox is checking outed howard

direction. you can see it looks like one of the remaining vehicles is about to be moved away. you still have the right lane blocked. good news, i guess you could say, delays are now holding fairly steady at five minutes or so. so give yourself at least five extra minutes or possibly more because we're starting to get toward the busier part of the commute now. take that into account. whether you want to stick with we do hear this should be clearing soon and we'll update you when that does happen. 13 minutes to cross the water using the howard frankland. we have moderate delays as well starting to build here as we typically see southbound 275 approaching the interchange from bearss avenue. >> tomorrow you can vote for a hopeful, inclusive, big hearted america.

politicians lose. this is it, folks. we will never have another opportunity. not in four years, not in eight years. >>russell: hillary clinton, donald trump offering two very different vergs for america. today there are no more debates, no more polls. only your vote to decide who will win the white house. polls open just you should a half hour now. >>laura: and shayla reaves is live for us at a right? >>reporter: yes. good morning to you. we know that this is just one county out of dozens the justice department will be watching closely during the election cycle. it's something they have been doing since 1965, since the voting rights act of 1965 monitoring the election process to make sure that people have access to the ballot on election

so we're just about a half an hour away from the doors opening up at just one of the polling locations here behind us on south dale mabry. it's one of dozens right here in hillsborough county and we can tell you, they'll be open from 7:00 in the morning to 7:00 in the evening. and if you're just curious what kinds of things will the justice department be looking for? we're told they're going to be making sure the federal voting rights laws are being followed. they wil b exactly how different voters are treated at the polls. they're looking for any signs of discrimination, intimidation or fraud in the voting process. that's just a picture of what some of the personnel members will be keeping an eye on not only here in hillsborough county but across a total of 28 states around the country where about 500 personnel will be involved

need to know. doors are opening at 7:00 in the morning and they'll be open until 7:00 in the evening. we want to make sure you bring a government issued photo i.d. if you have a sample ballot, you're allowed to take it into the polling room. unlike early voting, you must vote at your assigned precinct. finally, if you're in line by 7:00 in the evening, you will be allowed to vote. that is according to the law. so we're going to be out here throughout the morning. the doors a minutes. we'll be back with another live report for you coming up at 7:00. back to you. >>laura: see you then. thank you. >>russell: so you may want to avoid social media until this thing is over with. blogs and facebook forums exploded with fake headlines yesterday after someone tweeted the cover of "newsweek" with the words, madam president. some say it's proof that the election is rigged and the media is in on it.

topics media is releasing a commemorative edition of "newsweek" after the election. two versions of the cover. one with clinton and the other trump. the company says it was a business decision to print only the clinton version ahead of time. if she loses, that one will be sent to the >>laura: sometimes there are more effective, if not light hearted ways to judge the outcome of a race. when the world series is decided in game seven in a presidential election year, the league that wins correlates to the political party that wins for the white house. this year the cubs won suggesting some good news for clinton. sticking with sports here, there's also the redskins factor. in 17 of the past 19 elections,

the election, incumbent party will win the election. you with me? >>russell: i'm not. >>laura: not at all? >>russell: no. >>laura: only the 2012 and 2004 elections broke that mold. that's more good news for democrats because washington beat the philadelphia eagles and then every four years, spirit halloween puts out a survey of which presidential candidates' masks people dressed up for. this poll has correctly predicted every presidential election for the last two deca of clinton and finally there's a monogram shot in east hampton, new york that based sells on reusable plastic cups. they feature names and logos of the presidential names and tickets. as of this weekend, clinton was leading by 1,500 cups. >>russell: all right. once you get your "i voted" sticker, you can enjoy what

deals to people who do their civic duty. ken is on the tough assignment and live at krispy kreme with something that all americans can get behind, right? >>reporter: just wait one second. tough going this morning for me. here's the deal. if you're a republican or democrat or member of the green party or libertarian, we all agree on one thing. eating is fun. what is better to oat than a krispy kreme donut? a they'll be giving them out free across the bay area today. here's the deal. after you vote, you come into any krispy kreme with the "i voted" sticker and you get a free donut. i wouldn't tell you how to vote but i can tell you that those glazed ones are the bomb. just say diagnose -- saying. you can show a sticker and you'll get a free small side.

pizza and get a free pepperoni pizza. burger-fy, free burgers. marco's pizza has vouchers for free pizza. white castle, you can get a free gallon of tea if you buy a cray case. you might drop kids off at the ymca but i'll warn you, not all are participating in this so give a call ahead of time. a lot of people have already it's going to be after work because i love to go to my voting place because i chitchat. it's out in the country and it's getting together with my neighbors so i don't have one of those little stickers but i have a solution. joe, come here. photographer, there you go. you think i can get away with this? i need one of those donuts and i need it now. >>russell: no, no, no. i'll buy you a donut. just don't do that. >>reporter: come on.

see you later. >>reporter: be good. >>russell: you, too. >>laura: tough assignment right next to the station. there's one more way to celebrate election day, too. twitter announced a series of hashtags. when you used hashtags, election day and election 2016, you will unlock a special ballot box emoji. hashtag "i voted" will also unlock them. 13 to be there when the doors open and when they close. be sure to stay here for complete election coverage. live election special begins tonight at 7:00, bringing you results from all the big races and you can stay on top of the returns online at fox13news.com. >>laura: coming up, dave has a look at election day forecast. >>russell: and 29 kids are taken to the hospital from a daycare in south florida. we'll explain what caused them to get so sick. >>laura: and disney has a brand new look for the holidays and you can thank the cast of

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>>dave: it is 6:42. how is this? how is this for a gorgeous sun up? literally like three minutes from now overlooking lake mirror. election day 2016 and weatherwise, the whole state and to be honest with you, really most of the country, the weather is going to be nice. 61 in ocala. i'm going north to south here. brooksville, 60 tampa 65. 66 in sarasota. look at fort myers getting down to 58 degrees this morning. then you have a refreshing air kind of sitting in place with the dew points in the upper 50s to around 60 degrees. that's lovely. i wish it could stay like that all year long but at least we know we're hanging on to this for awhile. partly cloudy and pleasant for today. high pressure dominates weather ask going to do so the next several days.

pressure and kind of along it you get popup rain showers. a couple of those are going to try to make their way into the state, into the area. it's not going to happen much. what will happen is we'll get cloud cover late tonight and then during the day tomorrow. so today we'll get back to the 80s but i think tomorrow you're looking at high temperatures sneaking into the upper 70s and that's really about it. future cast shows one or two sprinkles along the east coast but start to kind of fizzle out. notice how close tomorrow morning a few of these sprinkles get. so put in a less than 20% chance but mainly a sprinkle and that's going to be about it. but in general, we'll have more cloud cover tomorrow with temperatures in the upper 70s. but really, other than a little batch of clouds tomorrow, our forecast looks great all the way right up into this weekend. so clouds and sunshine, very

seconds and a high of 82 degrees. not that i'm counting the seconds or nothing. variable clouds, comfortable tonight with a low in the mid 60s and then tomorrow, mostly cloudy. just more cloud cover tomorrow. if you've got a sprinkle, good for you but they'll be few and far between. high temperature tomorrow around 78 degrees. today the way the winds are set up offshore, it will be windy this morning with a moderate chop and then it's going to light chop so better boating conditions later today. keep that in your mind. you're going out into the coastal waters. high tide at 9:08 this morning and we've got -- i have to fix those. high tide 9:08 this morning. we have an election day forecast which is stunning. tomorrow mostly cloudy skies, 20% rain chance. notice, though, we scale back

veterans day. saturday, sunday, monday we'll be in the upper 70s for high temps as well. >>vanessa: we want to look at 275 and fowler avenue. a new crash reported in the northbound direction and we do have some delays already building in the area. left lane is going to be blocked here and you can see folks are stacking up so give yourself a few extra minutes here. if there's any good news, this is in the opposite direction of where our heaviest traffic is. usually we won't get too bad heading this way but we'll watch that and make sure you don't need an alternate. i want to update you on the howard frankland bridge. finally within the past couple of minutes or so, we saw all the southbound lanes clear out. watch out. you may see a road ranger lingering on the right shoulder near the hump but i'm not seeing anything stick around during the earlier crash. i would expect travel times to get back closer to normal in the

we certainly need to do this right now. get over to charley belcher. thank goodness for you today. >>charley: got my red, white and blue on. happy election day to you, vanessa. >>vanessa: happy election day. >>charley: and i know who will be president tomorrow. do you? >>vanessa: the president. >>charley: i'll tell you right now. >>vanessa: the president. >> barack obama. >>vanessa: the president, president tomorrow. i was proud of myself for writing that joke. >>vanessa: i knew you were a trickster. >>charley: you never trust me. >>vanessa: when you ask me a question, i always think about it. >>charley: 9.2 mile war. >>vanessa: it didn't fit on the banner so --

facebook. this is what we call in tv as alternative programming. i'm not going to talk about the election at all. i'm going to talk about cute puppies and kitties this morning. how about that? >>vanessa: we miss them on our social media feeds. >>charley: can we all use a break? can we all agree that we like cute little puppies and kitties and all agree they need to find good homes in not only is this election day which is country, but it also happens to be national animal shelter appreciation week so there you go. so we should appreciate the animal shelters and all the work they do and all of our counties, wherever you're watching us right now, you've got an animal selter in your county that's probably working harder, underfunded and about at

we have today so we're appreciating the shelter. the humane society of polk county. i'm in winter haven this morning. beautiful facility. you can see the kitty room over there is already active. they're waking up going, why are we up so early? why are the lights on so early? >>vanessa: hello. >>charley: so we're going to be celebrating animal shelters, take you around this beautiful one. i love condos around here. this is one of the nicest animal shelters you'll ever visit. that's my plan for today is to show you around here, show you kitties, doggies and let the election happen as it will. once you voted, now just sit back. >>vanessa: hands up, rollercoaster. >>charley: now just start arguing about whether the right person won tomorrow.

or dogs better. >>charley: i don't even want to divide that. we're all just loving the animals today. nothing but love today. >>vanessa: i like it. thank goodness for you today, charley. >>charley: that's what i say every day. thank goodness for me. >>vanessa: we all do. thank you. see you in a bit. >>walter: thanks. the polls open in 10 minutes from now. even though this is a natural election, there's no florida, especially the bay area. we have you covered at the polling stations as the lines begin to form. polls are open until 7:00 this evening and by law, as long as you're in line by 7:00, your vote will be counted. to find out where the precinct is, go to our website. it's the phone call no parent wants to get. 29 kids got very sick at a preschool in south florida. staff called for ambulances and children were loaded two at a

hazardous materials or signs of a gas leak. right now the sicknesses are being blamed on food poisoning. new this morning, thorments say a pinellas county deputy likely saved a woman's life after pulling her off the edge of the sunshine skyway bridge. corporal finley was driving home from work when he saw a car parked along the bridge. one was sitting on the edge with her legs dangling. she was crying for help. the woman was taken to protective custody for her own safety. finally disney kicking off holiday season yesterday. mickey and the gang held the first merry christmas party of the year. cast of "frozen" helped transform cinderella's castle into a shimmering ice palace and they're also performing in a new show. you can catch it any night through december. >>russell: thank you. you never know who your uber driver is going to be. >>laura: we've heard about professional athletes and actors getting behind the wheel. one driver's voice will make one

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unchanged. >>russell: anybody who lived through the 90s remembers this. >> you've got mail. >>laura: who can forget it? that was recorded in 1989 by a real voice actor and now 29 years later, we are finally able to put a face to the voice. >> this is my uber driver and he just told me something very special that he's the voice behind -- >> welcome. you've got mail. do it again. do it again. >> welcome. you've got mail. >> what's your name? >>laura: this is ellwood edwards and use an uber driver in ohio. a rider found out who he was and had to get him on camera. you can hear, she got him to repeat the famous phrase several times and he seemed happy to oblige. >>russell: that's neat. okay. these next 12 hours will be game changing. we're picking the next president

polling stations across the bay area. the polls open in just two minutes and the lines are forming. >>russell: and hillsborough county is taking center stage. we'll explain why the department of justice is keeping a very close eye on our votes. >>laura: don't let anyone tell you that your vote doesn't count. do you remember election 2000? we sure do. >>russell: stay with "good day tampa bay." the state of the race is being decided rht >>dave: weatherwise, beautiful outside. just look at the brookdale, bayshore camera. sun just came up. very, very comfy outside and we'll continue this trend over the next few days. the only change, and it's a minor one at that, would be less than 20% chance of a shower tomorrow, 82 degrees for a high today, 78 tomorrow, back to 80

((russell- it's seven o'clock on election day. time to start voting if you haven't already. >>russell: 7:00 on this election day. months of hard work and sleepless nights end tonight >>laura: and teens in trouble. four young men accused of holding a man at gun point while threatening his wife and one of them is still on the loose. >>russell: the lap of luxury. flying first class on a private plane. they're accepting reservations even on short notice. welcome to the 7:00 hour of "good day." i'm russell rhodes. >>laura: and i'm laura moody. first we need the election day forecast from dave osterberg. >>dave: and it is beautiful. pretty outside this morning. lakeland net camera shows it to you. i know that the temperature is right over where the sun is