the race for the white house... is now in the final stretch. and will less than a week left, the candidates are making a big push for the bay area. hillary ?and president bill

the polls. and today... they're getting help from the white house. fox 13's

and donald trump will be back in miami today. the trump rally starts at noon. from there... trump heads to orlando for a rally at the central florida fairgrounds at four p-m. theh, he heads up to north florida for a rally in pensacola at seven p-m. trump will also be in jacksonville, tomorrow morning. a new step to help protect pets in hillsborough county. an animal abuse ?registry is now in effect. it's meant to prevent convicted animal abusers from owning or working with animals. hillsborough commissioners approved the new regulations back in september. as of yesterday, animal abusers are now required to

done within 10 business days of their conviction. by law, a person on the animal abuse registry can't own.. or even live on the same ?property as an animal. the state supreme court will now decide on florida's controversial new abortion law. it requires women to wait 24-hours after seeing a doctor before having an abortion. it passed last year, but the justices have blocked it while they decide if it violates the state constitution. the court heard arguments from both sides on tuesday. but it could justices issue their opinions. a south florida mom is questioning a huge hospital bill she just got... for her delivery. that's because the birth ?didnt happen in the hospital. "paula d'amore" unexpectedly gave birth in the ?parking lot. it happened at a boca raton hospital back in april. d'amore says her husband caught the baby's head right after running inside the hospital to ask for help. nurses ran out to assist with

outside... she still got a ?seven thousand dollar? delivery room charge: d'amore did deliver the ?placenta in the hospital. the hospital says everything is billed appropriately. u-s-f takes the top spot in a list of colleges for student veterans. the university has consistently ranked in the top five of the "military times'" list , but this is the first year the university is number one. the magazine touted the proactive efforts made by the school's "office of veteran success" to track veterans' progress and help them make the college transition a little easier. a heroes welcome... for

washington, d-c. we had a ?preview of their honor flight yesterday morning. volunteers set up these ?free trips several times a year, to take veterans to their national memorials the group took off from st pete clearwater airport early yesterday morning. and it wouldn't have happened if it wasn't for ten-year-old "alan landers." in four years-- he raised 40 ?thousand-dollars through his fundraiser... a "super hero fun run." we spoke to alan

that "super hero fun run" is held each year at freedom lake park. alan says he's already planning the next one. it's been a rough season for florida's sea turtles... dealing with both hurricane matthew and hurricane hermine. but those little turtles didn't just survive... they thrived! mote marine says this turtle nesting season was record breaking! preliminary counts show there were more than 4-thousand nests along the beaches that more than ?doubles last year, which was another record-breaking year. mote marine officials hope the reason for the increase is because they started monitoring the turtles 30 years ago... and now the turtles are old enough to come back and lay their eggs. the nesting season ?officially ended monday--- but mote says

contract talks...derailed. after the break: why one of the ?biggest transit strikes in the country, just got even worse. and later this half hour: a magic wand... for the modern age? how you can now cast spells... with your smartphone! good day is back... in less than two

at ikea, we believe that everything you need should be within reach. that anything that matches your taste can match your budget. that green living doesn't have to cost much green. we believe that you should always have room for the little things. d that your dream kitchen should work as hard as you do.

just fifteen minutes and a little imagination are all you need to make thanksgiving magic. chex party mix. it's what thanksgiving is made of. ? sweet cinnamon-sugar on the outside, crazy on the inside. a tragic update... on the crave those crazy squares. search for dozens of trapped miners in china. state media there has just confirmed that ?all 33 of those miners have died. the bodies were recovered overnight. the group got trapped on monday when a flame or electrical

the mine, could now face charges. a huge transit strike in pennsylvania... doesn't appear to be ending anytime soon. in fact, it could be getting ?worse. last night, protestors tried blocking ?regional trains in philadelphia from leaving their stations. thats the ?only train service currently running in the city. the transit authority had to get a court order to ?remove the protestors. those trains are now operating about 40 minutes late. the strike started yesterday... affecting tens of thousands of commuters. and finally... the ?cutest video you'll see all day. a baby panda cub! this is from zoo atlanta... where their 19 year old giant panda "lun-lun" just gave birth to a pair of female cubs. this is one of those twins. they are both two months old weighing just four pounds each. this is only the second pair of surviving panda cubs born in

second set of twin girls for mama "lun-lun." the cubs will make their ?public debut at the zoo, sometime in the next two months.

the time is now 4xxx... and heres a look at the top trending stories today. and we begin. with some movie ?magic from "google." the company has just cast a ?spell on android phones. it's part of a promotion for the new "harry potter" spinoff... "fantastic beasts and where to find them." thanks to a new update with the "google now" app... users can actually cast spells... right from the potter movies. if you say "lumos" using the google now app... you on. in the movies... "lumos" is a spell that creates a blinding flash of light. you can also say "silencio" to your phone... to immediately silence your ringer. google will also add fictional locations from the movie to it's "street view" app. "fantastic beasts" hits theaters on november 18th. and even though "fantastic beasts" hasnt hit

already growing for the sequel! thats because warner brothers confirmed tuesday that "johnny depp" is set to co-star in it. his exact role in the film is still under wraps... and filming begins early next year. but here's another surprise... insiders say depp actually makes a small ?cameo in this first film. there are actually ?five "fantastic beasts" movies planned... and its not clear if depp will appear in any others. and... "taco bell" is finally paying up on a promise today. they're continuing their tradition of giving free tacos... if there's a ?stolen base during the world series. well it didnt take long. the first stolen base actually happened in game ?one of this series by cleveland's "francisco lindor." so just visit any taco bell today between two p-m and six p-m and ask for your free "doritos locos taco.". local heroes are ?sailing away... for a special honor. the coureagous training camp kicking off today. plus... before you head outside... dave joins us after the break, with another check on the

honey nut cheerios get their delicious taste from honest ingredients. and real oats. ok that's still honey. ahhh, there we go. were back to honey again. who's directing this? that guy, figures.

happening today in pinellas county: some local heroes... learning how to ?sail. it's called "the warrior sailing program." it helps ill or injured service members by taking them on the water, and giving them ?free lessons. the program was "ralf steitz" a veteran of the "americans cup" racing series... and "jen french" a paralypmic silver medalist from st. pete. any active duty or retired military member with disabilities can sign up for the ?free courses. the next training camp actually kicks off later today. they have 21 people already signed up for it. the training runs through friday at the st. petersburg yacht club and the st. petersburg sailing center.

?actual holiday. yesterday, subway gave away free subs in downtown tampa. and today... they're giving away subs... to the homeless. the restaurant chain will hand out about two ?hundred free subs and apple slices at "pinellas hope" in clearwater. it's from one to three p-m.. national eating healthy day was created by the american heart association, to help prevent heart disease. a emmy-winning t-v chef is cooking up some ?tips tonight in tampa. ina garten... also known as the "barefoot contessa"... is speaking at the straz center. she'll talk about her ne cookbook... give plenty of cooking advice... and share stories about life in the hamptons. the "food network" star will also take questions from the audience. it starts at 7-30 p-m. tickets start at 45 dollars a

rolling stone calls her "the reigning queen of rock and roll"...and youi can see her tonight in tampa. "stevie nicks" is bringing her "24 karat gold tour" to town. her opening act is "the pretenders." it all starts tonight at seven. tickets start at 45 dollars a piece. ((//2shot)) toss to

((vanessa coming up in the 5 o'clock hour of good day tampa bay: another huge campaign stop in tampa today... and this time, there will be a lot of ?secret service in tow. fox 13's shayla reaves joins

also ahead in the five o'clock hour of good day: boy does time ?fly. in this weeks extraordinary ordinary... an inside look at all the big changes, coming to

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one week before election day.. the presidential candidates are pulling out all the stops to sway voters.. this morning.. we're live ahead of vice president joe biden's visit to tampa.. plus.. its easy to navigate, always clean, and only plans on getting better.. we'll show you the amazing people that make tampa international airport.. one of the best in the world..

down to this.. cubs -- indians -- game 7 of the world series.. highlights from last night.. ahead of history in the making.. its now 5:?? thanks for joining us this wednesday morning.. i'm walter allen and i'm jen epstein. let's start off with a check of the forecast, with dave. (dave no closed captioning is