good morning. thank you for joining us on this tuesday, i'm deiah riley. >> i'm dan shaffer. breaking news in hillsborough crash, the florida highway patrol says a semi traveling the back of a disabled van stopped in the center lane of the interstate. the van immediately caught fire killing the driver. after the impact both vehicles crossed the median, stopping in the northbound lanes of 275. fhp says that van didn't have any lights on. the semi driver wasn't hurt in the crash. let's look live at the scene using our fdot cameras. again both directions of i-275 shut down between bearss and i- 75.

the stretch of i-275 reopened between 5:00 and 6:00 this morning. right now continue on fletcher or fowler. as we look at the temperatures across the area, low 50s around sebring, lake placid to frostproof. tampa 53. also in the 40s, brooksville at the moment. as we move through the day lots of sunshine and fair weather clouds. no rain in sight in our daylight hours. 73 is the high. not bad at all for this time of year. but things are going to go downhill fast as our next cold front approaches, even overnight tonight. i'll have more on that coming up in florida's most accurate 7- day forecast. 4:31. pinellas deputies say the 15 men you see behind us now wanted sex from young girls,

morning arrested after the sting the operation wearwayfairer. >> and the sheriff is expected to arrest more suspects. >> posing as minors on line, these are the 15 people who believed they were talking to someone young. >> they are preying on the kids in the community. >> operation wayfarer nabbed suspects age ranges 20 to 47 that deputies say traveled to meet a minor for sex. >> they need to go to jail and stay there for a long time. we got to get them off the street. >> reporter: 22-year-old terrell newsom was one of the suspects caught over the weekend. >> before he left he was on the phone quite a bit. i went to bed and i heard his phone ring a couple times. >> reporter: his grandparents say they had no clue who he was meeting up with. they say terrell has never been arrested for a sex crime and isn't like this. >> it's very shocking to us. >> i just think it -- he

somebody older or something maybe? >> reporter: the pinellas county sheriff wants to warn parents tonight they need to watch what their kids are doing on-line. marcella burgos, abc action news. >> detectives say one suspect drove three and-a-half hours to meet what he thought was a 134 13*-year-old girl. in other news -- the parrots are off-shore on their ship. the word is they are planning to invade tampa. >> the meeting is set for high noon to discuss the advantages of surrendering the city. you are invited to watch. where the pirates will demand the key be handed over to the city to avoid a long and costly battle. the mayor refuses, the pirates then invade during the historic

shocking video captured the moment when a woman stole a seminole county family's pet. now that would be dog napper is speaking out. state attorney's office says this video shows 30-year-old from the front yard. the owner is relieved someone is being held responsible. >> she has a good home here. we love her, she's well taken care of. she needed to be saved. >> rivera claimed that roxy was neglected and told police she was taking roxy to an animal shelter. this morning 13 passengers on board a large yacht can thank the coast guard for rescuing them after the boat they were on began taking on water. it's a photo of the 106-foot serena 3 minutes before it sank 14 miles off fort lauderdale beach. authorities say the yacht issued a distress call before

boat was gone. >> the boat sank quickly. i didn't think there was much anyone would have been able to do. >> it's unknown what caused the boat to sink. only a few items like a life raft and jet ski were salvaged. >> an uber customer tells manatee county deputies he got more than he bargained for. >> he says the driver pulled a gun on him. what happened friday night? >> reporter: it was on this road that the rider said he felt nauseous, he asked the driver to pull over. what happened next ended with assault and battery. this is uber driver patrick mcdonald's mug shot. manatee county deputies say he picked up a rider friday night, 8:00 p.m. thefare was fine until investigators say the passenger told mcdodged he might throw up. after mcdonald pulled over the car the victim said he was feeling better but deputies say mcdonald told him he needed to get out of his $75,000 car and

the report says mcdonald tried car. they were arguing, then deputies say mcdonald pulled victim. expect that. >> reporter: sean took an uber in downtown bradenton. >> that was uncalled for. >> it was freaky. >> reporter: sarah uses it every now and then, isn't comfortable with a driver with a gun but understands why some might carry. >> you don't know who you are picking up either. >> reporter: recently in miami beach a irate medical student tried to kick a uber driver and others say it won't change their habits. >> there's crazy people

>> we made multiple attempts to call uber for their policy on guns and drivers. at this point we he not heard back. 4:37. north carolina police locked down the winston-salem university campus after someone showed a gun there. officers say a person pulled out a gun during an argument in a student activities center. no shots fired, the suspect ran from the building. police still searching this morning. we're just six days away from the iowa caucuses. the three democratic candidates made a direct appeal to iowa voters during cnn's town hall. bernie sanders, hillary clinton and martin o'malley all took the opportunity to answer questions asked by audience members. sanders addressed his plan to raise taxes while compline discussed her vote to go to -- clinton discussed her vote to go to war in iraq which some say was a mistake. will.

chris, because a little bit of disingenuity out there, we may raise taxes but also going to eliminate private health insurance premiums for individuals and for business. >> i have a much longer history than one vote which i've said was a mistake because of the way that was done and how the bush administration handled it. but i think the american public has seen me exercising judgment in a lot of other ways and in fact when that hard primary campaign was over and i went to work for president obama and he ended up asking me to be secretary of state it was because he trusted my judgment. >> a n poll finds the democratic race is tightening up nationally. while hillary clinton continues to lead bernie sanders, her lead is now down to 14%. 52% to 38%. the gap is the smallest it's been since the field narrowed to three candidates. on the republican side the gop presidential hopefuls are getting ready to appear in iowa. to voters there during a debate thursday night.

next week's caucus. it appears either donald trump or ted cruz will win iowa, marco rubio is hoping for a better than expected performance in iowa will give him some momentum heading into new hampshire. he continued his nine day treck in iowa yesterday. back in hillsborough county the supervisor of elections is holding open houses today and tomorrow to demonstrate the new voting equipment. the first time the machines will be used is in the upcoming florida presidential primary on march 15th. let's check with shay for a look at the forecast this tuesday morning. >> things are looking pretty good this morning. if you have a round of golf or a jog or bike ride in mind it's certainly going to be more comfortable today. with temperatures starting off in the mid to upper 50s. close to the coastline. in tampa. by noon up to 69 and then we top out today at 73 degrees. a nice mix of sun and clouds and dry throughout the day but boy, do things start to change

i'll have more on the timing of our front coming up in florida's most accurate 7-day forecast. still ahead, snow trouble. at 5:00 -- the effect this weekend's blizzard continues to have on a kentucky marina. >> the buccaneers add more one player to the pro bowl list. the lightning slide down the

it is 4:44. tonight professional wrestling return to amalie arena. wwe is taping an episode for night. among wrestlers to appear, a tampa native. ewen, who wrestles under biggy langston. prices start at just $20. covering hillsborough county -- temple terrace little league team is raising some money now but not just working to pay for their own uniforms and equipment. >> cameron shows us these kids are determined to make a big difference in their community. >> reporter: legends are made. on baseball diamonds everyday. >> i heard you've been killing the baseball. >> reporter: these bay area little leaguers from temple terrace are on their way to becoming legends in their own rite. >> i'm excited because we get

>> by making a big league impact on their own community. >> this is a care hit bag, distributing them to the homeless. >> to raise money for their season the tampa bay legends are asking folks to buy care kits. >> they interviewed my kids, if you were homeless what would you want? in the care kit bag? >> i said a house -- but you can't put that in a bag. >> reporter: while they couldn't put a house the $11 bags do provide basic necessities like toothpaste, socks, blankets and more. they've already purchased 75 bags with the goal to deliver 130 to the local salvation army shelter next month. >> gives us an opportunity to teach them about helping others, differentiating between wants and needs. >> reporter: helping is the most important thing, but baseball, it's pretty good too.

a piece of metal that washed up on a thai beach saturday is not 370. likely part of a japanese rocket. numbers engraved on the metal don't match those of the boeing triple e jet. flight 370 disappeared march 8, 2014. that plane still hasn't been found. stunning dash cam video released by the florida highway patrol shows why we need to obey florida's move overlaw. the florida highway patrol released this video, say it's prove proof of why it's so important to always move over for an emergency vehicle. the video shows mac mickens performing a traffic stop. i know it's bad. another driver ran off the road, violently struck the officer and the car he pulled over. despite a shattered pelvis he was able to pull himself up and call for help. both he and the driver in the

the florida move overlaw requires to you give emergency vehicles space by moving over a lane or slowing to 20 miles under the posted speed limit. checking back in with the breaking news we've been monitoring in hillsborough county where a fiery deadly crash shut down i-275. you're looking live at the fdot camera, both directions of i- 275 are shut down between bearss and i-275. troopers say they are hoping to reopen 275 sometime between 5:00 and 6:00 this morning. we're hearing they are trying southbound lanes. we're monitoring the scene and 15 minutes. if you're headed out the door now take a look, we are warming up from start-to-finish and we're nice and clear and so conditions are looking good as we're starting off the day. we have an east-to-southeast flow this morning, it's going to shift more southerly through the day which continues to pump

continue to increase ahead of our next cold front. that will even start to give us a slight chance for a few showers along with that southerly flow after sunset tonight. the real hefty storms though, they are not going to build in, until overnight, really very early wednesday morning. we're talking around 3:00 in the morning, especially in our southern counties. we'll start to see a flow of some heavy rain and possibly some storms. there is a very marginal risk, that is why you see this area here shaded in green. the storm prediction center has severe storms. what does that mean? about a 5% risk that our area isolated tornado beginning at 3:00 a.m. tomorrow and then continuing at the day. at. at a minimum very heavy pockets of rain off and on throughout the day especially in the first part of the day on wednesday. then that will continue into thursday as that frontal

and an area of low pressure works across the gulf. that is why we have the high chance of rain thursday as well. the temperatures remain a bit lower as a result of the extra cloud cover and rain but the cooler air behind the front really doesn't settle in, until friday. we start our warm-up pretty quickly afterward. we get up to 66 as a high on saturday. then on sunday all the way up to 70. so it looks like the forecast for all the gasparilla festivities from morning to night is in tact. that is florida's most accurate 7-day forecast. you can find me on facebook and twitter. back to you. this morning people living in a california apartment complex need to find a new place to live. because their homes could soon fall into the pacific ocean. the esplanade apartments in pacifica just south of south floridian are near cliffs that -- san francisco are near cliffs that are crumbling due to the el nino winter. some people were warned to leave but many are refusing to

the tampa bay lightning lost ground in the eastern conference standings last night. even though the team didn't play a game. tom cornin explains. >> reporter: good morning. the wild with the lightning off until wednesday, they will be doing a lot of watching with five or six teams vying for playoff position before the all- star break. islanders playing host to detroit. red wings scoring twice in the second period, justin with the go ahead goal and danny dekaiser with the insurance, 1 minute, 11 seconds later. the bolts drop to the top wildcard spot in the east. the buccaneers will have a fifth player headed to the pro bowl. quarterback jameis winston will replace tom brady. winston will join doug martin, gerl mccoy, logan menkins and lavonte david. as for the women's basketball team, they drop to

the road loss in memphis. kitty was named aac freshman of the week. freshman guard jamal mcmurray also honored, named rookie of the week in the american. say it is so joe? coming up at 5:00, why it pays to live so close to a trader joe's. >> plus your friends may not be friends. what the result of a new study says about those you converse

take a look at our beach forecast for today. a high of 73 degrees. at clearwater beach. plenty of sunshine and fair weather clouds. no rain in sight until after sunset tonight. so overall looking like the best beach day we've seen in -- quite a few days. 73 is the high. 56 is the water temperature. i'll have the 7-day forecast for you coming up in a bit. dan? it's 4:54 now. the lingering cold weather still taking a toll on aquatic life in florida. the clearwater marine aquarium sending us photos of 19 sea turtles treated for cold shock. eight have already died. officials say it will take time for survivors to get better. follow their progress now at the aquarium. a number of your facebook

not good friends you're probably right. >> very few you can count on in a crisis, according to a survey. one poll says only four of them are considered part of your support group and only 13 considered close friends. the rest are considered just acquaintances that the social media network helps to you keep up with. today's national spouse's day. dedicated to recognizing your significant other or tv partner. make sure you tell them how much they are appreciated. i appreciate you dan. >> back at you. brawl on the court. next at 5:00 -- the comments a high school star athlete is making this morning after fighting during a basketball game. >> a fiery, deadly crash has i- 275 between bearss and i-75 in hillsborough county shut down now. how long will it be?

that breaking news at 5:00 -- a deadly crash blocking traffic on i-275 right now between i-75 and bearss avenue. >> our crews have been on scene since it happened overnight. it's in the long stretch of

the plan had been to open at