our abc action news app. >> we won $20 split between, what, 70 people? count on us to keep you up to date as powerball fever grows. until we finally have a winner. >> i can't tell if i have the powerball fever or if it's just really warming up outside. it is warming up, just a little. this is our biggest concern for the day weatherwise -- what you're looking at, or not seeing on the rivergate tower tampa camera are low clouds. if the winds continue to calm down a bit more through the morning then we may end up seeing some fog at ground level. at this point though our visibility is very good at ground level. so get out there quickly and then you won't be encountering fog and have a chance for it. temperatures this morning are in the mid-50s across hillsborough county. even off to the north in citrus county. temperatures are in the low 50s. so it's pretty consistent out there this morning. that we're starting off

we'll be moving through the day starting off with quite a bit of cloud cover so even murky at 10:00 a.m. but we'll start to see more sunshine breaking through by noon. and we'll be up to 68 degrees. then we warm up to the low 70s today. i say mostly dry because the rain chances are very low but it's not entirely impossible you'll catch a shower at some point today. again that is something we're watching an eye on but what are you watching when it comes to traffic? we have a serious crash in the usf area on 234re67er, corey dierdorff just arrived on scene, fletcher. what is happening out there? >> reporter: yeah. this crash is at the intersection of bruce b downs and fletcher. right now all of -- sorry, all eastbound lanes of fletcher between downs and livingston shut down, for a fatal accident. a vehicle versus pedestrian. that car you can see there striking a person who is down in the roadway on the other side of that squad car in the middle of the scene.

middle of the wide shot. go to bearss and livingston and then back around. we'll bring you the latest as soon as we get it on air and on- line at abcactionnews.com. >> westbound lanes closed now. expect them to be closed for some time since this is a fatality. your work around, take bearss here, that is flowing pretty good, all in the green. you can also take fowler, that is a little slower but if you're closer to fowler you want to take that, again heading westbound, maybe to 275. we're going to watch this. i'll let you know if traffic starts to back up. i'll also watch the alternates to let you know how those roads are moving as well. elsewhere across the bay area, looking pretty good. live look at the howard franklandics tampa side of the howard frankland. less than 10 minutes to get across all three bridges now. your drive from the apex still

it's 6:02. big breaking news. buccaneers looking for a new head coach now after firing lovie smith last night. >> that decision was made after the team won only eight games during two seasons with smith as head coach. reporter adam winer is live at 1 buc place where we expect to hear from bucs management today. the reaction from fans is mixed but how's the league reacting? >> reporter: i think a lot of people were surprised by the move, in part because love only got one season with that -- lovie smith only got one season with that rookie quarterback jameis winston, but not a total shock since the team failed to make the playoffs again and had eight wins over two seasons. owner and co-chairman saying in a statement last night they thanked lovie smith for his time with the team but disappointed by the lack of wins and that's why they were letting him go. especially since the team didn't win a single game in the

they were trying to get a playoff spot. last night tampa bay bucs beat writer spoke to abc action news by phone to explain what the players are likely thinking now and his thoughts on the firing. >> most nfl teams, the locker room is going to be upset when the coach is fired. it's a difficult thing but they have to move past it. they know it's a business. for them they are going to have to get used to potentially another defense. >> reporter: the general manager will oversee the process of hiring a new head coach and he will have a afternoon. speaking of the coach, in the next half-hour, a little early speculation as to who might be the next head coach and more on

to this recent firing. >> like adam said count on us to be there when the bucs gm talks about firing lovie smith, 2:00 this afternoon. we'll livestream this on our abc action news app and web site. a developing story in lakeland, deputies still looking for the people behind a triple homicide. a fourth victim fighting for his life after he was shot in the face. polk deputies identified all the victims. david washington, ida branch and an ankle gel cacastro. they believe the motive was drugs. angelica castro. an update in the next half- hour. everyone who subscribes to time warner cable needs to hear, change your e-mail passwords now. thieves may have stolen information from more than 300,000 people, time warner cable says this impacts anyone with a road runner e-mail ending at rr.com. the cable giant is working with the fbi to track down the

this didn't come from a breach, rather a phishing attack. 6:0 a. our assignment -- 60:5. a sarasota couple accused of a shocking case of child abuse is now free on bond. a doctor and his wife, an attorney are accused of allegedly zip tying their 12- year-old daughter's hands and feet and then locking her in her playhouse. police say doctor eugenio arquaya and his attorney wife victoria locked the child in her playhouse last month. we're told she managed to get out, go to the neighbor for help. the neighbor called 911, so did the father who told dispatchers his emotionally disturbed daughter had run away. together this couple has seven children, four are adopted. new this morning, there could soon be a new face heading up central command at

the "the wall street journal" and the wall "new york times" reporting that president obama has a man for the job. an intense rescue from the fierce flooding out west. all caught on camera. the way a woman's woman boyfriend put her in grave danger and extreme measures to free her. >> the warning from the irs about a letter millions of you

6:09, thursday morning. things are now going from bad to worse for the popular restaurant chain chipotle. it's now facing a new criminal investigation. federal authorities want to know what went wrong making more than 200 customers sick with norovirus after eating at one california restaurant. last year several outbreaks sickened dozens of people who bought meals at chipotle. since then chipotle said it's putting safety measures in place to ensure that its employees safely handle food. also we've got a heads up this morning, in the next few days a botched letter from the irs just might end up in your mailbox. >> it's causing confusion but irs officials want to you know it's not a scam, you should not throw the letter away when you get it. nearly three million of you are expected to receive this identity protection pin letter

the letter discusses what ip pin you should use when you file your 2014 tax return. but really should say 2015. regardless of that typo the irs says it's crucial that you hold on to this letter. >> definitely don't want to throw this letter away thinking it's a scam because if you do and you forget to put or don't put that number on your tax return your return is going to be rejected. >> irs says the botched letters will be sent out through the rest of the month. new developments this morning on a copywright battle over this selfie taken by an endangered monkey in indonesia. a federal judge in san francisco has now ruled that the macack cannot be the copy right owner. the animal rights group peta last month filed a lawsuit saying the monkey owns the rights. and peta wanted them to give the money to the monkey. the monkey took the picture in

photographer left his camera unattended. as far as the weather is concerned, low clouds out there, watching for fog but as the kids are headed to class i think the biggest kevin is remembering that extra -- concern is remembering that extra layer. i think it's still chilly by florida standards. and later this afternoon when the kids are heading home, mostly dry, quite a few clouds but a little more sunshine in the mix and highs near 70. breaking news we're following now, westbound fletcher avenue shut down at livingston, just a block west of downs boulevard. this is a live look at the scene. a car hit a pedestrian, it's a fatal accident so you can expect that road to be closed

6:15. powerful new images of the reason we always tell you in severe weather turn around don't drown. firefighters scramble to rescue a woman trapped in a truck by surging floodwaters near san francisco. police say the boyfriend drove it into standing water and it flipped on it side. and even worse, it was wedged against a telephone pole making it tough for rescuers to reach the woman. after an hour of working actually below the water line crews managed to free her. bad crash now on fletcher

corey dierdorff is there now. this is a fatal crash. i drive this stretch of fletcher all the time. there are a lot of pedestrians along that roadway. >> reporter: unfortunately this was just at the crosswalk of bruce b downs and fletcher. no street lights, it's kind of dark. and the intersection is shut down right now, westbound fletcher between bruce b downs and livingston is closed after this fatal accident here as traffic investigators start their investigation into exactly what happened. about a half-hour ago they responded to the scene, a report of a person struck by the jeep grand cherokee you can screen. they arrived and pronounced that pedestrian dead on scene. you can expect the roadway to be shut down some time as sheriffs' deputies start their investigation and interviews involved. janelle, you always have the best workarounds, what are people seeing as far as delays and what should we do to avoid

>> yes, a 15d situation. for the most part traffic is still light now so you shouldn't have trouble using some alternates. one thing you can do is take north 50th street to fowler and get to the interstate that way. you can also take bearss, that is moving well. both alternates in the green now but i'll keep an eye on them and let you know as the morning pushes on if we start to see any backups here. this is 275 through downtown tampa, traffic starting to pick up a little bit but still looking great. just a 5--minute drive from here to the howard frankland bridge. checking the drive times on i-4 coming into the downtown tampa area, 22 minutes from county line road to downtown. 15 minutes from county line road to 75. and just 7 minutes from 75 to 275. still a little chilly when i walked outside today. temperatures are in the 50s

and we are nice and dry. or at least rain-free through the area. we've got a lot of low clouds so it's just making it feel pretty murky. you can see that low cloud cover sticking around through about noon before we start to see more sunshine coming through. it's those gray tones that you see behind me now, that is that low cloud cover. it coeven develop into patchy fog but -- could even develop into patchy fog but so far visibility at ground level has been excellent. it's once you get to the street light or tree top level we start to see the low clouds lingering but the winds have been strong enough at the ground level that they've been ok. it's the rain once again windy me that we will start to -- behind me that we will start to see tomorrow. rain unlikely but not impossible. we'll see a few scattered showers tomorrow as that area of low pressure works its way across the gulf, then across our state. on saturday higher rain chances. this is from the next cold front that i have been advertising. and yes, it did, it picked up speed. so we're looking at rain

even on sunday. as you start off the day saturday it won't be terribly wet at that point as long as this front keeps the speed it has now, that the models are showing now. by sunset if not a little before we'll start to see a pretty heavy band of rain moving through, may even here a rumble of thunder with it. with the timing of that front changing those temperatures on sunday will be leveling off midday, if not even gradually falling as that cooler air settles in, but starting monday we'll really start to feel that chill again. that is florida's most accurate 7-day forecast. find me on facebook and twitter. smart technology is everywhere. >> this year's consumer electronics show in las vegas is featuring even more smartphones and gadgets. andy choi shows us how one well known device is getting a digital upgrade. >> first response pregnancy.

pregnant for the millennial mom. high-tech devices often used for streaming but for this? >> this is the first bluetooth enabled pregnancy test. the app provides content while you wait, that stressful three- minute period. >> it's one of the most stressful time periods of a woman's life. that three minutes can seem like an eternity. >> reporter: when mom and dad find out their pregnant they are going to the internet anyway? >> yes, this collects any information that any woman wants to know at that time and puts the app in her fingertips and takes her through the pregnancy journey. she can continue to use the app. >> reporter: is there a demand or - >> yes. >> reporter: just one of the many products capable of making high-tech lifelong connections. at the consumer electronics show in las vegas, i'm andy choi. >> the device costs about $15 to $20 depending on where you buy it. the product still looks the

or minus soon on it anymore. the stick has wi-fi, it will say congratulations you're pregnant or sorry you're not. with a look at some cool virtual reality products at the consumer electronics show here's our business headlines. in "tech bytes" -- virtual reality is the talk of the consumer electronics show. >> oh you could list rift -- oculus rift announcing it is taking pre-orders for the headset. price tag is $600. sony showed off its high- tech turntable. the stylus device allows users to convert old albums into digital audio files that can then be stored on your computer. >> this expects to go on sale this spring. bmw thinking of replacing some of the oldest technology on a car. the mirrors. >> what? check out the i8 concept car, three cameras instead of rear

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begging to be treated at a northwest florida hospital. that woman died shortly after that exchange. now that hospital, calhoun liberty, is apologizing to her family. police and medical staff forced 57-year-old barbara dawson out of that hospital last month even as she begged to stay saying she couldn't breathe. hospital staff had seen her many times before and didn't think anything was wrong. an autopsy found dawson died from a blood clot in her lungs. the police department there is responding this morning saying the officer who responded was not a a trained medical professional and was only doing his job. the hospital also released a statement saying their thoughts and prayers are with bar badawson's family. police say that california man set fire to his friend's homes and trucks for revenge after abandoning him after his marriage fell apart. joshua van buskirk told a california newspaper his groomsman never reached out to

year but denies the fires and behind. officers were able to track van buskirk and arrest him once they realized all the arson victims were in hijacks wedding party. -- his wedding party. 6:26. i've abandoned the boots but you are sticking with them, shay? >> mid-50s across the area. for me i'm still a little cold. i still got the boots on but yeah, we're going to be topping out at 71 today. mostly dry today, slight chance for a shower or two but we will be cooling back down to the mid to upper 60s after sunset. so if the kids have after- school activities it doesn't look like anything weatherwise should be too problematic. maybe if they get chilly like me they might want an extra layer if they are outside for any length of time. i'll have florida's most accurate 7-day forecast, timing out the rain and next cool front coming up. we have some problems on the road to tell you about. 6:27. breaking news, this traffic

fletcher avenue shut down at livingston, just a block west of bruce b downs, you can see the backup as police work the scene. a car hit and killed a pedestrian. janelle martinez with the

live at 6:30, we're live on the scene of a bad crash at fletcher avenue at bruce b downs, at livingston. a pedestrian killed by a car there. the road is shut down while the investigation continues and likely will be for several hours. janelle martinez joins us now with the workarounds. this is a very busy stretch of road. >> it is, around the usf area, va close by. your alternates pretty well known here. you can take 50th street to fowler and get to 275 that way.

both those streets moving pretty good now in the green but as this morning commute picks up we could start to see some congestion on the roads. i'll keep an eye on it and let you know if we do start to see that congestion and how to get around it. elsewhere in the bay area we are just getting a report of a crash i-275 southbound around busch boulevard. i can't see the crash here but i am seeing some backups here, this just came in seconds ago so we'll try to figure out more about that but we are hearing from fhp there is some roadblock here. as you can see traffic is starting to back up so i'll keep an eye on that as well. make sure you're following me on twitter at tampabaytraffic for the latest on both crashes. as far as the veterans we're in the green, looking great, 18 minutes from 54 to 275. and six minutes from waters to 275. when i went out the door this morning it was a little chilly. shay, is it going to warm up later? it is going to warm up.

much like they were yesterday but look at the rivergate tower tampa camera. this is what i'm keeping a close eye on this morning. we have a low deck of clouds right now the visibility is gate at ground level, but all it will take is the winds to really come down about 5 miles per hour and then we may start to see some patchy fog developing at the ground level. at this point it's a little higher up at the top of the buildings or street lights or treetop level. again not causing problems for the drive yet. temperatures right now in the 50s so yeah, it's another cool start to the day by our standards. and when it comes to high temperatures today, as long as the clouds start to break around noon we'll make it to highs near 70 degrees, even some low 70s across hillsborough county. off to the north in citrus county you're going to see temperatures possibly as low as the upper 60s. especially if that cloud cover sticks around. if the clouds do clear a little

closer to 70 degrees. we'll see warmer temperatures, and cold front on the way. more in the 7-day forecast coming up. 6:32. in about 12 hours the state of florida will execute a convicted serial killer who targeted the tampa bay area women. oscar ray bolin is insisting he's innocent. he says the evidence used in all three cases against him was tampered with. unless there's a break shouldn't he will die by -- soon he will die by 6:00 this evening. carson chambers is flying up to the florida state prison today. we're expecting the department of corrections and family members to speak out. we'll livestream what they have to say on our app and web site. today tampa city leaders are planning to meet to figure out what to do about an apparent uptick in sexual predtors in one ybor city

offenders and says there are at least 75 registered sex offenders living near her house. she said hillsborough county should be enforcing an anti- clustering ordinance that limits sex offenders to one per property. boarding houses like the one along north nebraska are becoming hot spots for sexual predators. >> just becoming more and more saturated. what is happening now is they are moving, mostly come into the neighborhood through the rooming houses, now they are moving into other properties. >> the tampa police department is sending a detective to today's city council meeting to address the issue. south florida boy with brain damage is prompting florida authorities to take action to make sure no one else suffers from the same fate. you'll remember this little boy, 10-year-old payton mccoffey had a catastrophic brain injury last year after his palm city home was fumigated. there's new recommendations on how to improve safety in the

includes giving proof the equipment works properly before every fumigation and increasing the number of inspectors trained to do surprise inspections. the bill to put it in action should be ready by next week. folks in sarasota county should rest a little easier, a new fire station opens today. fire station 17 will serve the benderson park area. it's also a certified green building and can can brand winds -- can withstand winds topping 103 miles per hour. we have some breaking news, a pedestrian was struck and killed trying to cross fletcher. this is in the usf area near bruce b downs. the westbound lanes on fletcher from bruce b downs to livingston are closed while investigators are out there trying to investigate this scene to figure out exactly what happened there.

jeep cherokee struck and killed someone, about 45 minutes to an hour ago. i'll have the workarounds coming up in a few minutes. -- >> her ex threw her daughter to her death a year ago tomorrow but coming up, who the mother says is really to blame for

the mother of 5-year-old phoebe jonchuck is planning to sue the department of children and families over her daughter's horrible death. >> just yesterday morning we heard from the mother michelle kerr, it's been a year since phoebe jonchuck was thrown off the dick meisner bridge and drowned in tampa bay. after phoebe's death dcf admitted fault for not following up on two critical phone calls. >> one from an attorney warning the child's father john jonchuck jr. was delusional and that phoebe was in danger. a dcf did make changes after phoebe's death but michelle kerr says that is not enough. >> how many times are we going to keep doing wrong until it's resolved? isn't the first time -- this isn't the first time they admitted to it. >> a judge ruled phoebe's father john jonchuck incompetent to stand trial. he's still at a state mental

he's due back in court next month. this morning florida's public schools now have new test scores and grading standards to follow. yesterday the state board of education approved new scores for what students should earn in reading and math. the board also approved a new formula that uses test scores to assign letter grades to schools. some argue the new formula makes it too easy for schools to earn a top grade. still ahead -- the search for a killer is on 24 hours after detectives made a gruesome discovery. how close they are to catching the suspect who shot four

good morning. breaking news in the usf area. someone was struck and killed trying to cross fletcher around bruce b downs. you can see the scene there, that jeep cherokee is the car involved. no word on who the person was who was killed but right now the westbound lanes on fletcher from bruce b downs to livingston are closed while crews are out there investigating. so you can expect some delays. this is around the usf area. so your workarounds to get around this, take 50th street to fowler if you're trying to get to 275. you could also take 42nd street up to bearss, and head west that way. either way expect some delays.

looking pretty good out there. we also have a crash to tell you about southbound 275 just before you get to hillsborough. it is in the inside shoulder so no lane blockage here but we are seeing some onlooker delays from this. let's check drive times. 22 minutes from the apex to i- 4, 10 minutes from busch to i- 4. that is about five minutes slow. and six minutes once you get to downtown to the howard frankland. let's check the weather. shay, the cooler temperatures are slowly slipping away. >> yes, they are. we are going to at least enjoy some low 70s for the next couple of days. but, again we are going to head back to the 60s into next week. so here's how we get there. this morning we're starting off with pretty murky conditions, we have the low clouds across much of the area. and our wind speeds are still at about 10, even 15 miles per hour so that's limiting our

good news for the morning commute there. the temperatures are in the mid- 50s. much like what we saw yesterday morning. as long as the clouds do indeed break up and sunshine starts coming through around noon we'll make it to highs in the low 70s today. tomorrow we have that area of low pressure that works its way across the gulf and into our area giving us a chance for some scattered showers. doesn't look like a washout but definitely increasing our rain chances. speaking of a washout, once this front arrives late in the afternoon on saturday, we are going to see some widespread rain, some heavy downpours, even a few rumbles of thunder, but the front moves through pretty quickly so the rain is out of here by sunday morning. so still on saturday we're in the low to mid-70s and i do think we'll have a decent. a dry hours in the first part of the day on saturday. so it's not a complete washout but like i said, when the rain starts to settle in in your area expect it to stick around

then on sunday we're looking at temperatures starting off in the mid-60s, we'll quickly see them coming up into the low 70s by noon. then they will just start to level off as that cooler drier air starts to filter in. so i'm calling it near steady temperatures on sunday, again, a lot of great dry hours to get outside and enjoy the beautiful weather on sunday, but saturday you want to get your outside plans in a little earlier. so that jog or bike ride, whatever you've got in mind. that is florida's most accurate 7-day forecast. find me on facebook and twitter. breaking now -- so many of you are sounding off on the facebook page about the firing of bucs head coach lovie smith. we're really hearing from all sides too. william wright is really not surprising. george writes bad move bucs. the team let him if last night. reporter adam winer is live at bucs headquarters. we're hearing a lot from fans. what does the team have to say?

have a statement from the bucs, the co-chairman joel glazer saying in part thank you to lovie smith for his time here, also saying "he was disappointed that team wasn't more successful, with only eight wins with lovie smith over two seasons." now it's up to the general manager to oversee the process of finding a new head coach. in the meantime the players talking about their reactions to the news of lovie smith leaving including linebacker quan alexander. on social media overnight expressing surprise, also his support for lovie smith. and defensive tackle gerald mccoy telling espn he was shocked by the news. >> reporter: the big question this morning, who is next? well, the former general manager of the tampa bay bucs mark dominick talking on-line about what he thinks.

coordinator of the bucs, dirk cutter is a leading candidate to take the job. that would make things a lot easier for the bucs because if they do decide to look outside the organization for a new coach they are going to face a lot of competition. look at the list of current nfl coaching positions with head coaching positions open in the nfl now. six other teams right now working for a new head coach. as for lovie smith, the bucs general manager jason light is going to be holding a news conference this afternoon to talk about their decision to let lovie smith go and also their plans looking ahead. live at bucs headquarters, adam winer in tampa, back to you. >> tell us what you think when this story shows up in your facebook feed. look at all these comments. this is a big story. and like adam said the bucs gm will be speaking from bucs afternoon. we'll be streaming that live to our abc action news web site and our free mobil app. 6:48.

county investigators are working to identify the gunman responsible for a triple murder in lakeland yesterday. tiontion anchor abc action news anchor lindsay logue has more. are authorities any closer to camping the person responsible? camping the person responsible? >> reporter: still to suspect. i've been in touch overnight with deputies asking about overnight arrests but so far no arrests on a murder charge. at the house on east magnolia drive sheriff judd calls it a one-stop shop for drugs, anything you need from marijuana to heroin. we need the shooter or shooters ransacked the house taking drugs and money before taking off early yesterday morning. the victims in this case, david washington, stacey branch and angelica castro, three found dead early wednesday in what the sheriff calls a blood- spattered house. we talked to the sister. one of the victims who says she tried to help her brother lead

>> i practically raised him, it hurts my heart so bad. i told him to move. it's a very bad neighborhood. >> reporter: a fourth person, felix campos was also shot, rushed to the hospital in critical condition. he could be the key to this entire case, a lone survivor who may know the gunman, at the very least give a detailed description to deputies of what the gunman looked like. but deputies haven't said if they've spoken with campos yet or if he's even able to talk. we know he was shot in the face. 24 hours now after the crime we are anticipating an update later this morning from authorities here at the polk county sheriff's office and as soon as we get new information count on us to bring it to you. live at the polk county sheriff's office, lindsay logue, abc action news. 6:50. wall street bracing for big losses. your 401k likely to take another hit today as global markets suffer through another tumultuous day.

china halted trading early 30 minutes after the open. here's a live look, dow down 387 points now. to an update on breaking news from new york. rescuers are trying to reach 17 miners trapped hundreds of feet underground. to give you a better idea of where this is, a salt mine in lansing, new york, in the finger lakes region of new york. lansing, a town just a few miles actually north of ithaca. this mine is a mine they -- that they take salt from to de- ice the roads up there. we've just gotten this picture from the scene showing the crane that rescuers plan to use to save the 17 miners who are stuck apparently in an elevator about 775 feet underground. right now officials say the miners are not hurt. rescuers are in contact with them over the radio. count on us to bring you updates on this through our mobile app. also new overnight -- south korea says it will retaliate against its neighbor to the north after the communist country claimed its successfully tested a hydrogen

south korea says it will resume cross-border propaganda tests that pyongyang considers an act of war. meantime experts say early analysis shows north korea's claims are likely not true. experts say seismographs recorded a 5.1 magnitude earthquake near a nuclear test site but the hydrogen bomb experts say would generate a earthquake stronger than that. families living near armed protests at a oregon wildlife refuge are relieved to hear the sheriff told the acvisits it's time to pick up and go home. >> cheers erupted last night at this community meeting filled with hundreds of concerned people. authorities haven't yet taken physical action to remove the group of nearly two dozen people but the activists made it clear they don't plan on leaving yes. >> there is a title to go home, we recognize that. time. yet. we feel we need to make sure that the hammonds are out of

we need to make sure there is some teeth in these land transfers. and also that those who have committed crimes can be -- those are exposed as well. >> the hammonds are two local ranchers convicted of arson. the bundy family told reporters they will leave when there's a plan in place to turn over federal lands to locals. a house committee looking into the deadly 2012 attacks in benghazi will now interview the former cia director, david petraeus, the first of four former obama administration officials the republican-led committee is planning to interview. that committee will also interview former defense secretary leon panetta. a committee spokesman says the panel hope to release a report within the next few months. the attacks in benghazi killed u.s.em bass door chris stevens and three other americans.

fires crews putting out a large fire at a south florida rv dealership. it broke out at the port st. lucie lot. several r are destroyed. and it took firefighters an hour and-a-half to put it out. 6:53. your morning sprint. >> what you need to know. >> all new in the sprint, an 18- year-old accused of murder will go before a judge today. st. pete police arrested richard yesterday after the shooting death of 17-year-old gabriel wallace after an argument. macy's is just announcing it's going to lay off more than 4,300 hundreds employees around the country -- 4, 300 employees around the country. macy's is blaming the cuts in part on poor holiday sales. the retailer also plans to shut down 36 stores this year. following this breaking news, a bad crash on fletcher

you can see all westbound -- well, maybe one westbound lane getting through. i take that back. all westbound lanes are closed now as police investigated this deadly pedestrian accident. janelle martinez has your alternates. this is a busy area around usf. your alternates pretty simple however. 50th street to fowler, or take 42nd to bearss, both of those moving pretty good right now. look here at 275 and all the red. 275 southbound, extremely backed up now due to a crash, closer to hillsborough avenue. you can see it here, it's in the shoulder. but we are seeing some onlooker delays, you're looking at about 26 minutes from the apex down to downtown tampa. temperatures starting in the 50s. most mid-50s. still a cool start to the day. as you hit the roads no weather- related issues but i'm watching the low clouds to see if any patchy fog develops now,

by noon we so see a little more -- should see a little more sunshine in the mix, a high of 72 degrees. mostly dry. i say that because there's a slight chance a choir could -- shower could develop but most of the area will be dry today. tomorrow higher chances for scattered showers but it's saturday, especially in the late afternoon and into the overnight that we'll see that heavier rain associated with our next front. we have this breaking news just crossing the wires. french police say a man armed with a knife attacked a paris police station and was shot to death. french press reporting that man shouted "akbar" and may have been explosive belt. stay tuned, gma is next. >> keep up to date withous on our social media. >> and join us back at 9:00