preventions. >> experts share some words of comfort. >> it is opening day at the florida's state fair. we arehours away from the big flip of the switch from the mid way. >> we are checking on all the new fry fied fabulous fair food. >> it is so good >> lindsay logue is there, we'll check back in with her. shay, right on time, rain. >> the fair is going to be there all the way through the 15th and there are a lot of great fair days ahead. todayis a wash out. take a look, tighten doppler radar rightnow, nice and dry. things are looking great as we arestarting off the day on the warmer than average side again today. it will be comfortable and probabl don't need theextra layer if you are headed out the door this morning. you are likely to need it especially if you are going to be out and about afternoon

we are going to be toppingin and out the mid-70s. again, above average temperatures. but it will level off midday and really start to plummet tonight. 80% coverage around 4:00 today. for the morning, the weather is nice. jenna, what's going on right now. >> the roads are dry and there are no crashes or break downs. i-275 and 54 avenue north in pinellas county. someconstruction over in the area wrapping up right now and again construction wrapping up elsewhere throughout the bay area as we speak. checking your cameras in downtown tamparight at 275 in jefferson street. traffic is up top speedhere, no crashes or down. if you are starting off here, it is going to take you six minutes to get to the howard

>> if you are trying to decide between the veterans, well, the veterans is moving a lot quicker right now. >> 13 minutes to van dyke to 275 due to all those lights. it is 5:02 right now. deputies are looking at what happened moments before. an 86 years old driver hit and killed a man crossing the street. >> a woman was driving near beach boulevard when she hit the man crossing in the middle of the block. >> jackie lewis died at the scene. no word on any charges. today, governor rick scott and the state general is going to be in town is giving updates of what's being done statewide

nine cases of the mosquito born illness are confirmed in florida. >> health officials think all of the cases from people who contracted the virus while traveling to affected countries. we are sending a crew to the county department to hear about what's under way to keep the bay area protected. make sure you have your mobile app and as soon as we have this information, we'll have a push alert. experts tell us this is not the first time the state of florida has faced a mosquito born virus, we dealt with the chikungunya and westnile virus. >> the best way to protect yourself is get rid of standing water. experts advise pregnant women to wear long sleevesand use bug spray and avoid mosquitoes. we are learning of two separate disturbing cases of

teenagers. >> two suspects will head into court today. the 50 yearsold diane day had a sexual relationship with a 14 years old boy for about a year. >> day had sex and oral sex with the boy at her home and car and a mobile home. the boy went to his pastor to report the crime. >> you never expect anybody to do something like that. day's neighbor say she's a housewife and active with her church and hosted bible youths at her home. >> another troubling arrest. timmy miller was giving a 13- year-old marijuana in return for sex. miller is incustody charged

a tornado hitting georgia. >> u.s. army says the tornado did damage power lines and trees. the good news is no report of major injuries. thesame storm system dumping rain from north tennessee to florida. one woman was swept off the road and desperately hanging on the tree branch until rescuers got her. >> all classes are cancelled today because the powers is out and all that damage. >> several homes near the school were also damaged. we are getting a better look at the damage from the tornado of yesterday that struck alabama and mississippi tuesday night. we know at least 23 homes were destroyedand no one in the high school is injured. all the childrenthankfully gone

right now happening today, we are hours away from the flip of the switch at the florida's state fair. >> hundreds of thousands will pack the fairgrounds for rides and events and great food. >> nothing like their food. your favorite is the people's burger, i don't know what it is but its got bacon on it. lindsay logue is live at the florida state fair right now with a sneak peek of the menu. >> reporter: hey, i will bring you back cat ton candy. cotton candy. >> i think the fair is a lot about the holidays. ditch thediet and get your food, funnel cakes and a lot is going on here. >> we'll show you the new and amazing food that you will get to try out. i got some friends with me here, southeasterly and mama jane, thanks for being with us so early in the morning.

foodtruck. let's start with the cake pop, cheryl, what is this? >> it is a mini cup cake. it is frozen and battered and fried and they placed the icing on top. >> it is a cake pop. >> yes. >> first time we are seeing this. >> that's correct. >> it is very good >> how much is this going to cost? >> that four tickets. >> my nephew is with me. >> it is either four or five. >> >> reporter: okay, four or five cake pops. >> mama jane, you came up with this concoction of the fundamental cake pizza so you can have this for dinner. >> of course, you can have your cake and eat it, too. >> i love it. >> tell me about this concoction that you made up. >> first time we are seeing this, too.

i brought it here. >> reporter: i will tell you what, i had the chance to taste this over the week, it really truly does taste like a pizza. you can have this for dinner and have your regular funnel cake for dessert and you are good to go. you willbe checking out all the awesome food, new rides and events that start at the fair. gates opened today at 10:00. or $13. we are postingdetails on everything you need to know if you want to come down here to florida state fairgrounds to check it out. >> again, we'll be here all morning long so keep it right here on abc action news running down all the awesome things you are going to see at the fair this year. >> live at the fair, lindsay logue, abc action news. >> lindsay, you know things looking grea with food and all the fun.

but it is not a complete wash out. get out there early because that's whenthe rain chances are the lowest. it is once when we get inthe afternoon and early evening that we get the more widespread rain. by 8:00, it starts to become more hit or miss so it won't be a total wash out. you will want tobring some rain gear and have a plan for when the rain starts. temperatures, talk about mild today. starting off near 70 and we'll top out in the mid-70s. but, it is goingto get really cool over night. i will have details on thatand time out the rain ahead for the week coming up on flsa's accurate seven-day forecast. you almost killed three people. >> by standers in philadelphia raised to raced to help a mother and her children after they were nearly killed. >> authoritys searching for that will red car.

could be affected by the takata air bag recall. we'll show you what the year year to look out for as the air

welcome back, it is 5:13. 70 degrees right now attampa bay. >> details on the changing

>> right now a standoff at the oregon wildlife refuge continues. federal authorities are beefing up security at three other refuge locations. >> a spokesperson at the u.s. wildlife service says there is not been any specific threats towards the agency. officials want to warn to ensure the safety of everyone. federal and state officials pointing fingers at who is to blame for the water crisis in flint, michigan. >> the state officials failed on federal crisis and deplay layed for months to let the

>> they'll meet with officials. check out doppler radar right now and you can see we don't have any rain insight. boy, do we have some on the way. winds are come frg the southeast, that's pumping in that warm air today. if you step tout door thg morning, itwill be much like what it was yesterday with temperatures upper 60s to about 70 degrees. we are mostly dry for the morning. we may see a stray shower before noon. the wetweather settles in after noon and continues through the evening drive. it could take you longer to get around town any time through the afternoon commute and into early this evening. 69 degrees right now and brooksville and tampa at 70. st. pete at 67. today, we are topping out with highin the mid-70s. this is going to happen right around noonor shortly there

once it moves in, temperatures are going to start to become steadier. over night,temperatures are going to be in the 40s all across the area. a much cooler start of the day tomorrow and with an afternoon high in the mid-60s, temperatures start to come down below average for this time of the year and stay that way all the way into next week. as i mentioned yesterday,i think we have good news for you for your weekend plans if you like to be outside. the best chance for rain on saturday is through the afternoon and evening and the rain will come to an end early on sunday. we'll have a goodamount of dry hour and the rain does not become too heavier widespread either day. we are not looking at any wash outthere. >> our next front, it does have a reenforcement of cooler air behind it. that's why we stay in the 60s

that's florida's mostaccurate, seven-day forecast, janelle, are the roads looking good this morning since they are dry? great. i-75, right at stateroad 60s in the brandon area, no problem here so if you are heading maybe to apollo beach, it is going to take you 14 minutes to make that drive. a live look behind me here oni- 275 and bird dreet, again, wide open road. four minutesif you are starting out at bush and five minutes if you are starting to the downtown area. all right, we do have aclosure to tell you about. this is happening over night in the san antonio area. state road 52 right at i-75 will beclosed at both directions until 9 p.m. until 6 p.m. tomorrow morning. you will be able to get onto

they're going to takeyou onto the interstate and up to the interchange and back around. we are lengthy detours. depending on where you are coming from or going, you may want to take state road 54. >> state road 52 will be closed right under i-75. >> thank you, janelle. >> 18 minutes righ now after 5:00. children there. this happens in philadelphia as road. you can see the momwalking to the streets and moments later, a red car comes right at them. people immediately rush to the family as the drivers took off. >> i saw the women going down where the girl was on the hood.

and the mom is in critical condition and her six months old baby had scrapes on her head. police are looking for the person who almost killed this family. the recall is growing to include my newer models. wetold you for more than a year of the takata air bags that has shrapnels. >> many of them are newer than 2008 model years. honda andacura models are in collided and the complete list is posted on our website on abcactionnews. >> the woman inside the house is not aware of this. >> i have dealt with rats and

anything like that. >> one woman found this in her

let's take a look at this, new video of a driver who crashed and landed ton roof of the house. >> the driver suffers a medical condition and lost control of his car yesterday afternoon. he hit a parked car andwas

he was taken to the hospitalfor the medical condition and luckily, he was not injured by the crash. the woman inside the house heard al loudnoise but had no idea that a car was on the roof until the neighbor came over to tell her. a woman got a real scare this week when she found a nine foot long anaconda in her backyard. >> she got help from the her neighbor. wildlife believes noone owns the snake because it does not

coming up, the burger that you definitely want to take a bite. a live report from all the tasty food at the fair. a health emergency is declared in florida. coming upof what you need to know about the zika virus and how to keep your family safe. >> good morning everybody, if your morning drive takes tow the downtown tampa bay, this is what it looks like, wide open, no crashes or break downs to tell you about. comingup, we'll check your

hi, yeah, i like to get one donut burger and some fries and some bacon on top and a piece of fundamental cake for sure. >> reporter: we are live here at the fair. we are runningdown the best of the best. good morning, thank you for

i am going to warn you, that you will be hungry after you see all the good stuff >> it will be fair weather, shay with the forecast. yougot to enjoy the food rain or shy. let's get everybody outthe door of what's happening. >> take a look right now, we are nice and dry. that helpsto keep our temperatures mild over night and this morning, you are stepping out the doors to temperatures that are near or average highs for this time of the year. >> even to the north right now in sit trust county, temperatures are in the mid to upper 60s. where are weheaded today? >> we'll be topping out in the mid-70s, early in the afternoon. and then the temperatures just sit there as the rain really settles in and it will start to fall earlier in the day than