back up into clear water that way. so several options here, but right now if you're leaving right now i would stick with the courtney campbell until we get further notice. we also have another serious crash in pinellas on gandy boulevard right at i-275, a roadblock reported in the eastbound lanes. your alternate, 62nd avenue north. we aren't seeing a major delay here. if you want to head south and take 62nd that might save you a few extra minutes. this is between the veterans and dale mabry, both about the same right now, 12 minutes on the veterans from van dyke to 275 and 17 minutes on dale mabry from van dyke to 275. it's still cold out there right now but it's going to warm up a little later, you were saying. >> we have a freeze warning in our northern counties. you can see on the rivergate tower tampa camera that we are clear and dry out there.

we have temperatures as low as 27 degrees in homassasa right now. the temperatures have been falling still in spots and may continue to through the next hour to hour and-a-half before they start coming back up. right now in inverness, 35 degrees, and as we look at hillsborough county temperatures are also in the 30s. westchase, 33 degrees, the same in lutz right now, tampa, 40 degrees. so again, there's a little bit of variation in temperatures but the bottom line is you're probably going to want that extra layer and bundle the kids up as they get ready for school this morning. temperatures will be up to near 60 by noon and then topping out in the mid to upper 60s. we have a couple of wet days ahead and i'll time out the rain and our next cold front coming up in florida's most accurate seven-day. right now loved ones are grieving in plant city as the search is on for a murderer.

shared her grief with adam weiner. adam joins us with an update on the investigation. the victim was killed in his own house, adam. >> reporter: that's right. family and friends found him inside his own house yesterday evening right behind me here. they hadn't heard from him since friday, and that's when they went to check on him. this is reginald brown junior, he's the victim in his case. this photos comes to us from his family. police here in plant city say it appears brown was shot to death in his home here on the 1300 block of ohio street yesterday. a forensic's team was here overnight, looking for evidence. they're trying to solve this horrible murder. mother. she talked about her son, about the horror of not only having to positively identify him but of losing her son. >> i went in there and it was a

son, everybody that knows him knows that he had this infectious spirit about him, a good spirit and god bless whom he choose but my son was a good person. >> reporter: brenda perkins, the mother there, did tell us her heart was warmed by seeing the memorial left here by family and friends in her son's honor. she is also of course hoping that police will be able to bring justice for her son but so far plant city officials tell us they don't have any suspects and no arrests made so far. live in plant city, adam weiner, abc action news. if you're not near your tv, take a second, come on over. authorities want you to look at a picture of a missing teen who they believe may be in danger. manatee county deputies say this 14-year-old girl, they tell us she has run away before president this time there's cause for concern. they say she went to her

yesterday afternoon, got some clothes and told her sister that she's was about to leave travis. since. authorities right now are asking you to keep an eye out for her and call if you see her or if you know where she might be. new in your 6:00 a.m. to track down some thieves who broke into the same home three the family's dog. deputies shared this surveillance picture of the three suspects outside the house on february pebble brooke drive in lakeland. they stole electronics, food and even a yorkshire terrier. we'll post these pictures on our facebook page so you can share them with your friends. blizzard that slammed the east coast over the weekend. this morning, millions of you commuters from georgia to massachusetts are facing a

mountains of snow are delaying you commuters and delayed commuter trains are sure to cause headaches for people who are headed back to work. over the weekend, more than two dozen people died as a result of the storm. in massachusettes, a person died after passing a plow truck, the plow truck slammed into him. in pennsylvania, a person got trapped inside his running car by a passing snowplow. in north carolina six people died in car accidents. this morning authorities are cautioning against unnecessary travel in the hardest hit places. federal workers are staying home again today in washington, d.c. as the cleanup there continues. today the nation's airports will try get back to normal after a weekend of thousands of cancelled flights and frustrated travelers. already, more than 1300 flights across the country are cancelled today. here on the ipad i pulled up flight statuses for tampa

you can he see at the top of this page united flight to newark's been cancelled. you'll see a flight to baltimore on southwest is also cancelled. others to washington, d.c. are cancelled or delayed. coming up later this hour, the creative ways some people are making the best of being snowed in, plus some places that got the most snow of all. we are working right now to get the identity of the person killed in an assisted living fire in lakeland over the weekend. firefighters are still looking into what caused the fire at the bella vista manor that sent three people to the hospital. more than 40 elderly, disabled residents had to be evacuated from the burning building early sunday. sadly, fire crews tell you us they did find one person had died in a fourth floor apartment. still, survivors tell us they are grateful for everything first responders did. firefighters say the building did not have sprinklers because

before they were required. coming up on 6:07. still ahead, three dangerous criminals gone without a trace, in an escape that sounds like it was out of a movie. we'll have details coming up. plus, if you're just joining us, we have a traffic alert. all westbound lanes of the courtney campbell causeway shut down on the tampa side after a serious crash. the investigation is expected to take hours. janelle is standing by with the alternate routes you may want

right now the hunt is on for three inmates who escaped from a maximum security jail in southern california. all three were last seen at the jail friday morning. they were gone when the head count was taken friday night. they were serving time for separate cases involving murder, kidnapping and attempted murder. they made a rope to lower themselves down from the roof. >> the inmates cut through half inch steel bars to facilitate the information and evidence also suggests that the inmates cut their way through the plumbing tunnels and gained the roof. >> it's not clear how the inmates got ahold of the tools to cut through the bars. noticed for 16 hours until a

involving some other inmates. it's not clear if the fight might have been part of the escape plan. a community meeting to discuss a standoff at an oregon wildlife refuge will not go on as planned today. the judge cancelled the forum over safety concerns. the judge says he learned of plans to protest the meeting and even block the entrance of to be held. the judge says an open and honest conversation can't atmosphere. make sure you have your sunglasses on this morning and give yourself an extra moment to scrape off your windshield this morning. the temperatures are mainly in the 30s. in tampa it's more mild, in the low 40s. we will top out in the mid to upper 60s today, still on the cool and dry side. that will change this week.

florida's most accurate seven- day. still ahead, workers wanted, more than 100 jobs are up for grabs right now. we'll tell you where you can turn in your application today. we're following a traffic alert as you wake up on this monday morning at 6:12. this accident causing slowdowns and road closures on the courtney campbell causeway. all westbound lanes are shut down.

news. a crash has closed westbound courtney campbell, a serious crash, this was a hit and run. two people were taken to the hospital. one person was ejected from the car you just saw. the entire bridge isn't shut down. cars are getting around on an access road. the crash happened east of the boat ramp. either way, expect some delays across the courtney campbell causeway. let's take a look behind me. you can see this is a live picture of the tampa side of the courtney campbell causeway. cars are heading across the bridge westbound. at last checked it took 12 minutes to get across the bridge. it's fairly early. as the morning commute pushes on and more cars hit the road we could see that drive time

right now the westbound lanes are technically closed. you can always use hillsborough to tampa road through oldsmar to as an alternate. the howard frankland and the gandy are looking great right now. the eastbound lanes of gandy boulevard at i-275 in the southbound lanes of i-275, actually the exit ramp, this a roadblock in the eastbound lanes. we're going to keep our eye on it and let you know if you need to take an alternate. your alternate would be to the south, 62nd avenue north. we'll be watching these crashes. if you're headed out the door right now, you are definitely heading out to some cold temperatures, frost advisory across much of the area and freeze warnings for citrus and hernando counties this morning where temperatures are at or below freezing across

40 degrees right now in tampa, 49 in st. pete, 34 in sarasota. we're definitely off to a chilly start. with clear skies, you may also find some frost this morning on your windshield. so give yourself an extra moment to scrape that off if you need to. and by 4:00 today, we're still under clear skies, lots of sunshine today and winds shifting from the east to the southeast. we are going to be warming up a bit. by tomorrow morning the cloud cover starts to increase and you can see a little bit of the eastern side of the state and into our interior counties. we really don't see any wednesday. that's when it's pretty much a washout. our next cold front approaches and it stalls out on top of us. the chance for any strong to but that can change. so again, we'll keep a close eye on this and keep you posted as we get closer. the great news for gasparilla

beautiful and dry. it will been of the cool side with highs in the mid to upper 60s. on sunday even warmer, with a high of 70. seven-day forecast. 18 minutes after 6:00. take a look at the snow that's left over from the weekend's blizzard. some fun as they were sledding down the steps of the lincoln he memorial. a lot of people joined in a huge snowball fight. it was called snow wars, the snowball strikes back. this youtube star defied new york city's travel ban by snowboarding through the streets of the big apple.

a skier joined him midway through. together they went through times square and crowds cheered. there is good news if you have a sweet tooth and you're not counting calories too closely. >> blue bell is returning to tampa bay stores today. natural vanilla is among the nine flavors that blue bell is bringing back to the bay area. the brand hasn't been sold in nearly a year after listeria was found in their factories. there will be nine flavors in total, including cookies and cream, homemade vanilla and the great divide. taking back their community, what families fed up with meth labs and squatters are planning to do about the problem that they say puts everyone at risk. how much is a ticket to the super bowl worth to you?

a cheaper iphone could be on the horizon. we have details. a smaller and cheaper iphone. >> online reports claim the iphone 5se will feature a 4- inch screen and an 8 megapixel rear camera. >> the device is expected to be unveiled in march and hit stores in april. samsung is expanding their focus on virtual reality. >> they will be opening a vr production studio in new york city to focus on creating new virtual reality experiences. this computer can solve the rubik's cube puzzle in just over 1 second. >> that' cheating. >> it leaves the human record holder in the dust. he needs almost 5 seconds. >> those are your tech bytes.

good morning. 6:24 right now. we've got a heads up, a traffic alert for you right now. you're looking at the courtney campbell causeway right now. the westbound lanes of the courtney campbell causeway are shut down right now after a very serious accident this morning. investigators are on the scene, working the crash right now. janelle is keeping an eye on

around, coming up in just a moment. only on your abc action news station, a florida mom is reliving how she fought off two armed carjackers and won. this is a video right here. we first showed you this last week. this is the mom snatching the armed carjacker out of the car. seat. she ripped off his ski mask. >> i didn't think about the guns. i've didn't think about what they were going to do to me. i just thought about getting the kids out. >> coming up on good morning america, she we'll walk us through the very scary fight. pinellas county leaders are offering guidance today they hope will keep you from falling victim to scammers or criminals this tax season. consumer protection experts

from 10:00 until 2:00 today. you can get advice about how to protect yourself, for example by shredding sensitive documents. we have a link about today's event on our website. just search the news links. if you're getting the kids ready for school this morning, make sure they're bundled up. i'm giving us a c for the there. in tampa, this is one of the warmest temperatures across the area at 40 degrees right now. we're at or below freezing in citrus and hernando counties. so this afternoon with warmer temperatures, lots of sunshine, highs in the mid to upper 60s, today. well. i'll have more on that coming seven-day. still ahead this morning, while looking for love. the rash of crimes targeting women on dating apps and the

to protect yourself. i'm janelle martinez. this is video of the courtney campbell causeway crash that has it completely blocked westbound. cars are getting through on an access road. captain al is heading to the crash right now to bring us the very latest, coming up in a few

right now, a traffic alert you need to hear about. the westbound lanes of the courtney campbell causeway shut down after a crash. >> we're told the 20-year-old victim has life threatening injuries. a suspect is in custody in this case. the westbound lanes of the courtney campbell are shut down right now. >> janelle has details on how to get around the crash. >> you can get onto the courtney campbell causeway.

cars are using that to get around. you can still get across but it is slowing down a little bit. at last check it was taking about 13 minutes to get across the bridge. usually it takes nine minutes. if you're heading out right now, depending on where you're coming from and where you're going you can use the courtney campbell causeway. as more cars hit the road we could see backups on the bridge. the cars over here, the taillights are heading toward cheer water. they seem to be moving at a pretty good pace, no backups yet across the bridge. this is where the crash is. if you want to take an alternate you can always use one of the other bridges, the courtney campbell -- i mean the gandy or the howard frankland or you can take hillsborough through tampa road and oldsmar and get to clearwater that way. we're going to keep our eye on this. we have captain al headed that way. we'll get to in a minute.

pinellas, eastbound gandy boulevard at i-275, another serious crash here, a lot of emergency vehicles responding to this. you might wantto avoid this area. you can take 62nd avenue north to work your way around that crash. on the interstates, not too bad, this is i-75 through brandon, the cars headed south. as you can see, a typical congestion for the morning commute. 27 minutes from 275 to i-4 and 14 minutes from big bend to i- 4. let's check in with captain al. have you arrived at the courtney campbell? >> reporter: we are over the courtney campbell causeway. this accident as you said westbound approaching the boat ramp there. the westbound traffic that's on the courtney campbell is too wide, they're getting off on the frontage road and they're getting up to where the light

back on the courtney campbell westbound toward clearwater. there is going to be some backup. it's building a little bit. westbound is usually the slowest in the morning. you. forecast. >> in citrus county, you're under a freeze warning, the through 9:00. the sun is just starting to horizon. we've got another about 50 minutes before the sun actually comes up and starts to warm us up and right now in homassasa, 27 degrees, crystal river at 30. so it is definitely on the cold side to the north and very area. in hillsborough county we have temperatures nearing freezing around lutz, apollo beach at 36, tampa at 40. quickly. we're talking temperatures near 60 at noon and topping out in

but boy, do we have soakers ahead. i'll have more on that as i time out our next cold front in we're taking action for you if you need a job or you want a better one. today is your chance to snag a job at tampa international more than 100 positions are up for grabs right now. we have a live report with details on what you need to know. good morning, corey. >> reporter: good morning. if you've been out to t.i.a. in the last several months you've seen construction barricades and giant cranes as well as construction zones working on that new expansion out here. lots of change coming to t.i.a. means new jobs. starting at 10:00 a.m. this morning you can head to the hillsborough county aviation boardroom on the third floor of the main terminal where t.i.a. concessions is looking to fill 125 positions, ranging from hourly workers to management.

down the road, we're talking 65 new shops and restaurants, 40% of them dedicated to local brands. there will be north america's first hard rock cafe in an airport. we've listed everything you need to know, just hop onto abcactionnews.com where we put all the links you need to know, what you need to bring so you can make sure your new career takes flight out of here at t.i.a. covering citrus county now, the sheriff's office will be at a crime watch meeting tonight in homassasa to discuss you squatters who are turning condemned homes into meth labs. jacqueline glass has been looking into this story for weeks now. residents say they're worried about their health and safety. this evening's meeting is set for 6:00. detectives in manatee county need your help. they're trying to find people

this is a look at surveillance photos taken at a nearby business on 15th street east. the company sells lawn mowers and other equipment. detectives say someone shot and killed 31-year-old charles leonard in the parking lot of that business after he got into a fight with the suspects. deputies believe the suspects drove off in a red suv with chrome trim along the bottom. today, tampa's mayor, tampa's police chief and the league of women voters will come together to say they are against open carry. there are 1.5 million concealed carry permit holders across the sunshine state. we have a crime alert for websites. in the past month, four women have been robbed, some carjacked and threatened with a gun or other weapons. they say the women met the men

this is what they want you to know to stay safe. they say choose a public place plenty of people. they say tell a friend or meeting, where you're going and when you'll be back. if you can, also give them the number of the person that you're planning to meet. if you are getting the kids ready for school this morning or just getting yourself ready, you want to bundle up. temperatures are in a best case scenario near 40 degrees. we have cold temperatures even near 30 to the north. lunchtime, we're looking at temperatures near 60 degrees and then as the kids are headed home we'll be in the mid-60s, nice and dry from start to finish. i'll show you when we'll see our next chance for rain in florida's most accurate seven- day. how are things looking for the commute? >> we're still following this crash on the courtney campbell causeway. captain al flying over it right now. all the westbound lanes are blocked, cars are getting through on an access road.

clearwater. he'll have a live report coming up in a few minutes. still to come, a storm for the record books, we are breaking down exactly how much snow fell in some of the hardest hit cities and why we may never know the grand total

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tracking devices. the only confirmed evidence of the missing plane is a wing part that washed ashore on reunion island in july. a rising star versus an old pro, the matchup for super bowl 50 is now set. wait until you hear how much fans are shelling out to watch the game in person. a traffic alert you need to hear about. this is in the westbound lanes of the courtney campbell us causeway. traffic is getting by the crash scene on an access road near the boat ramp.

>> reporter: we have a traffic causeway. westbound courtney campbell approaching the boat ramp is closed completely, both lanes. they're getting them off at the access road. it's not a huge backup, maybe a quarter mile. westbound is not that busy in the mornings. so west hillsborough, if you're headed to north pinellas or the howard frankland into the middle of pinellas might be about the same delay, it may be 15 minutes to he get through the access road and continue through clearwater. it's just about a wash from the time it takes you to take one of those alternates.

if you're going to wait an hour, you might want to choose another route. here's janelle with more traffic. we're going to check out the alternates for you. the courtney campbell, we don't know how long it's taking to get across into the pinellas county area. but seven minutes across the howard frankland and six across the gandy. those two bridges are moving great right now. we do have a new crash to tell you about in hillsborough, eastbound hillsborough avenue at memorial highway. there is some roadblock reported in the eastbound lanes, a little bit of a slowdown here. this is a really busy intersection in the morning. you might want to consider taking you waters. i'll keep my eye on this and let you know as soon as that clears. also want to mention the sunshine skyway, we have lingering construction in the northbound lanes. take a look at this. cars are going single file across the bridge. we are seeing a slight delay

we can show you exactly how long it's taking to get from toll booth to toll booth, 16 minutes. keep that in mind if you're headed to the sunshine skyway, you might want to leave a little bit early. if you're heading outside right now you're going to notice it's cold out there. >> we'll be warmer this yesterday. take a look at the gorgeous sunrise. the sun doesn't officially come up until 7:20 this morning, so it will still be a little bit before those temperatures start heading up. look at how cold we are to the north right now. crystal river at 30 degrees, brooksville at 31. so in citrus and hernando county we have a freeze warning in place through 9:00 this morning and temperatures throughout the rest of tampa bay in the suburbs are in the 30s to about 40 degrees in tampa, st. pete is our warmest spot at 49. still pretty chilly.

the winds are rather light today. our next cold front moves into the area on wednesday. looks like a washout that day and then this front just stalls on top of us on thursday and with an area of low pressure developing, that's going to continue to bring our rain chances on to the high side through thursday. it won't be quite as wet on thursday, it will be hit or miss, but still high chances for rain that day. the cooler air settles in on weekend ahead. gasparilla looking great for the invasion around 11:30 in the parade at 2:00, temperatures will be in the low the festivities into the evening, the forecast looks dry and on the cool side.

clear the streets for commuters in the wake of the massive blizzard this weekend. check out this drone video out buried in snow. here's a look at the spots that weekend. you can see on this map, new york city was one of the hardest hit areas, nearly 27 inches of snow. that's a record. inches. west virginia received the biggest hit, a whopping three and-a-half feet of snow. washington, d.c.'s official total was a foot and-a-half. that may be because the team of weather observers at reagan national lost the snow measuring device midway through the blizzard. more than two dozen people died over the weekend inned clouding a new jersey family. they were poisoned by carbon monoxide.

they were waiting inside the car while the husband dug the car out. the snow plugged the tail pipe, allowing the carbon monoxide to seep into the car. the mother and a child died. another child is in critical condition. there was a massive backup on the pennsylvania turnpike. this started friday night when a tractor-trailer jack-knifed and blocked traffic. emergency management agencies delivered water and food to drivers and local residents also joined in. one family delivered food to a group of teenagers who were on a bus headed to michigan. the red cross took in more than be road was reopened by sunday evening. good morning america has hardest hit places. live reports. coming up in about 10 minutes. breaking overnight, an

from miami to italy hit severe turbulence, forcing it to land in newfoundland, canada. seven people were taken to the hospital for further evaluation. american says they're working on getting those passengers safely to their destinations. the plane was carrying 192 passengers and 11 crew members. dozens are offering sympathies on our facebook page to the omaha, nebraska police department. over the weekend a police dog died during a 26 hour standoff with a suspect. the dog was just months from retirement. a man shot and killed the dog saturday while deputies attempted to serve a mental health order. the man is charged with attempted murder right now. donald trump might discover he's not the only billionaire running for president this year. michael bloomberg may be considering an independent

to $1 billion of his own money to win the white house. the reaction from the current mixed. week from today. hillary clinton and marco rubio are already feeling like winners. rubio is said to have an uplifting message. the lineup for super bowl 50 is all set and if the bookies are any sign they say the carolina panthers will win this one. >> they're favored to beat the broncos by three and-a-half points. cam newton was dominant in the cardinals.

top over tom brady and the new england patriots. at 39 years old, manning is the oldest quarterback to lead his team to the super bowl. to celebrate, the empire state building in new york city is glowing in both teams' colors. if you want to go to the super bowl, it is not going to be cheap. $3,800. parking passes will run you $68. >> for some, money is no object. for just $550,000 the ticket selling website vivid seats is offering a vip package for 20 people including round-trip tickets on a chartered jet, rooms at a four star hotel and tickets to the big game. >> our floor director's look, i love that when you said how much they were charging.

he weighed in at 14 pounds when he was born, the largest baby ever born at saint joseph's women's hospital. he is about to turn one. he's getting a lot of attention. coming up tonight at 11:00, we'll show you how big avery is now and what life has been like for him and his family. it'sthere's a traffic alert impacting people heading to clear water from tampa this morning. traffic is backing up on the westbound lanes of the courtney campbell causeway after a serious crash sent two people to the hospital. one person was ejected from you one of the cars involved -- from one of the cars involved. let's check in with captain al. >> reporter: westbound courtney campbell causeway, coming from rocky point toward the boat ramp, from tampa to clearwater, you can see where they get moved to the access road, then they re-enter at the light at the boat ramp. before i had about a 15 minute delay.

or the howard frankland bridge might be a better alternative for the time being. here's janelle with more traffic. the howard frankland is looking great. these cars here with the taillights, just about six minutes to get across right now. even coming into tampa, the busy side of the bridge not so bad either, less than 10 minutes to get across the howard frankland and all three bridges from pinellas to hillsborough county. there is a delay on the sunshine skyway northbound due to lingering construction. delay there. the average speeds on the interstates are normal for this time of the morning, slow going looking great on 275 once you get over the sunshine skyway, 66 miles an hour your average howard frankland. as you head out the door this morning, you are going to want to bundle up.

at or just below freezing in citrus county. brooksville at 31, plant city at 36 degrees, tampa at 40, one of the warmer spots. we'll be topping out today in the mid to upper 60s, lots of sunshine, no rain in sight this morning a murder investigation is under way in 36-year-old reginald brown, junior is the victim. family. police say it appears he was shot to death at his house on ohio street. he was last seen friday. his body wasn't discovered until sunday. the victim's family say they kill brown. if you're looking for a job, tampa international is looking to hire more than 100 people to work at new shops and restaurants. starting at 10:00 this morning you can head to the hillsborough county aviation boardroom on the third floor of fair. you we have all the information

florida's first lady will make a stop in tampa bay today to encourage our children to read. ann scott will visit schools in dover as as part of celebrate literacy week. she'll read to students in schools to promote efforts to get kids to read for 20 minutes every day. a group of kids in gainesville got the surprise of their lives over the weekend. this started after a police officer went to check on kids playing hoops after a noise complaint. the officer promised to bring backup and he did. that's shaq right there taking on those kids. they were so surprised. they didn't know what to do. shaq says he decided to go and play in that pickup game after he saw video of how the officer initially responded to the kids and he said he went over to the police station to say thank you, surprise the officer and then he said let's go play some ball. >> [ laughter ] >> big guy with a big heart. >> that's the truth. stay tuned. good morning america is coming up next. >> keep up-to-date with us on air, on our mobile app, on facebook and on twitter. >> we'll see you back here at