you not going to feel much above low to mid-60s. boundary coming through reenforcing our cold air, barely see it here. you will notice it in the sky. we are crystal blue. despite that, low 6 0s. 62 for your evening commute, which should be fine again, less windy, today, but cool and in fact down right cold as we head into tonight. where is our weather coming from? it's coming from the north and west. as you zoom out. temperatures in the 20s and 30s. no going to get into the 20s, but we'll see some 30s. i'll let you know who gets into that in a few minutes, let's check in as janelle gets up going on the friday commute. >> we done have any breakdowns to tell you about, but we have construction in clearwater that started at 5:00 this morning. and it will last through noon. chestnut street. this is going to affect people trying to leave clearwater

they already did some work on court street. they wrapped that up last week. this project such for chestnut. you will have to use franklin street to the north or turner street to the south to get around that. leave yourself extra time if you are you heading that way. >> >> opening our cameras, looking great on the instate, i-75 through brandon, up to speed in both directions a15 minute drive from apollo beach to i4, back to you. one minute after 6:00, breaking details overnight about a workplace shooting in kansas and the gunman's criminal past that links him to florida. >> cedric ford lived in south florida since 2011 and had an arrest record dating back 20 years.

named the shooter, but a friend said he clearly saw ford firing the shots. the rampage began at the parking lot at the plant and started to fire at his colleagues. >> he was unloaded on everybody. everybody fleeing out through this back door. and people started to run out saying "run, run." and pop, pop, pop, pop. >> deputies later killed ford in a shootout. authorities are not releasing a motive, but they have ruled out terrorism. >> >> our records show he has been county including burglary and grand theft. also, two charges of fleeing from the police in the same year and possession of burglary tools. 1997. ford worked as a painter at excel which makes lawn mowers at least 10 of the shooting victims said to be in critical condition. the lower rowic act we are just now learning about that

more people from becoming victims of the tragic shooting as soon as we get word on that, we'll bring it to you >> in democracy 2016, republican candidates, yelling, pointing fingers, hurling insults, leading up to super tuesday. i believe you know politicians much better than i do because for 40-years, you have been funding liberal democratic politicians. for example, you are only person on the stage that has been fined for hiring people to work on your projects illegally. >> trump is heading into super tuesday with three straight

means it's likely a race for second place between marco rubio and ted cruz. >> >> ben carson spoke up when he said -- >> i didn't get asked about taxes. i didn't get asked about israel. hugh hugh, you said you were going to be fair to everybody. you didn't ask me about taxes. i had something to say about that. any minute now, we are expecking to get our hands on new numbers showing which of the remain democratic candidates florida voters are going to get. in just hours, president

jacksonville, voice i iting a battery plant built with money from his 2009 stimulant package. >> there morning, allegiant airlines is working to make things right for hundreds of passengers whose flight out of tampa bay came to a stop yesterday afternoon. moments before takeoff after the pilot heard a loud boom. passengers say it was so strong it shook the plane. in fact, some told us they thought they were going off the run way. >> the left wing and heard a boom that shook the plane and it was obviously an engine malfunction. >> in this case, all of the passengers were rebooked, but our "i-team" has spent the last year investigating issues at allegiant air uncovering main nance problems that lead to a rash of emergency landings.

airline of putting profits before passenger's safety. something the airline has denied. >> 6:06, final preparations in a high-profile legal snack down four days before wrestler hulk hogan takes the website gawker to trial. he wants $1 million, saying they ininvaded his privacy by releasing a sex tape. opening staples arest set to begin march 7th. >> >> we are learning the zika virus may be causing mor devastating birth defects than we first thought. that's especially concerning here where three women have been infected. >> >> a woman's unborn baby died seven months into her pregnancy.

had virtually no brain. >> still ahead this morning, an honor student and rotc standout turned out to be nothing but a fraud. the people accused of helping a grown man massacre raid as a lie school senior. >> >> one of your favorite places to shop for bargains is shutting down more than a dozen stores. we are looking into whether any

>> it's not clear if the couple willingly helped him or if they were being scammed. >>

outbreak days after we told you about a health alert impacting more than a dozen college students. colorado is confirming four cases of the virus, the health department is working with hospitals, warning people to keep an eye out for more patients. tuesday, we told you three indiana universities are reporting their own pump cases. >> >> disapointing news for everybody that enjoys shopping at kohl's. wisconsin based retailer plans on closing 18 stores across the country. now, we are working right now, trying to find out if any bay area kohl's is on the list. so far, there is for word on which locations will be closing the company said they will make that announcement by the end of march. >> >> we'll check in with ivan and see what we can expect weather- wise. >>

sunrise coming up at 6:58, obviously, it's still dark out there but we'll get full sunshine look at the temperatures despite that only into the low 60s. we crash tonight. patchy fog, some areas getting into the 30s. woe does that, tonight in my next forecast. >> >> i was disgusted and shocked, yeah, that he was doing that in broad daylight. >> perverted acts outside of a wal-mart. the one thing this teen did

6:15, this morning, the national weather service is rating the deadly tornado that carved a pga of destruck through v as an ef3. a two-year-old boy and two other men died when the tornado ripped across the area, 165- miles per hour. the twister itself was on the ground for a whopping 13-miles. >> >> recent severe weather means it's crucial to be prepared. today, pin nell la county will be holding a drill -- just after 10:00 this morning. this is severe weather

another good way for folks to be prepared. storm shield app a good way to get informed. this will alert you specifically to your zip code a lot of times, severe storms roll through and you lose power and you may not be able to get the weather radio unless you have the battery. redundant, there, but, one of the life-saving tools that we have because of technology. back when i worked in orlando, i covered an ef3 that rolled through lake county. no smart phones there. folks had to depend on weather radio, beautiful shot out there, right now of tampa as we check in on current conditions, right now, we are looking at highs in the 60s, today, we are looking at temperatures approaching the 70s by the time we get into next week, but we'll have to wait all weekend

temperatures as we head through tonight will actually be colder than this morning we have clear that will set the stage for patchy frost. i think the winds will be calm, that will set the stage for chilly temperatures of watch the clouds as they roll in. our next boundary, basically reenforcing another shot of cold air coming in, what will happen is that the temperatures won't move much today. low 60s, few to mid-6 0s to the south and east. that will be it as far as the high temperatures, with the head start, temperatures will tumble, clear skies, we lose the heat of the day, the atmosphere and that will set the stage to mid-30s potentially through tomorrow morning. the good thing, it's saturday, a lot of us sleep in. you may not have to deal with the coleest of the temperatures, by the afternoon, we'll warm things up in the 60s.

if you are out in a small boat, be careful out there and use caution for the advisory as far as small crafts have been lifted, there are the tides, sunrise to sunset. changing all of the time. we have a couple of weeks left to change the clocks, can you imagine? time flying by. 70s for sunday, nice warmup into the early part of next week, we'll be in the mid-to upper 70s. >> >> i'm looking forward to the drive. it's looking great out there, around roosevelt boulevard, up to speed in both directions, wide open here if you are heading out the door, you should have no trouble getting through on 275. buckle up, we'll take a virtual drive on 275. coming in the other direction from the apex. brief stop at mlk and 275, a live look. wide open in both directions, heading into the junction, still all in the green. no crashes or break downs, i

across the instate. no problems. this drive height here will only take you 13 minutes if you are heading out the door, right now. back to you. >> >> coming up on 19 minutes after 6:00 on this friday morning. today, final preparations underway to get all of the glamour ready for hollywood's biggest night. they are have rolled out the red carpet ahead of this year's oscars. they put a red carpet on a raised deck because it got so damaged last year, the carpet had to be thrown out. >> also, be sure to join us this sunday for the oscars,

7:00, 88th academy awards at 8:30, be sure to wake up with early monday morning for the winners and stuff you didn't see on the show. >> >> still ahead, the newist way to get around tampa hitting the water thissing with. how you can get onboard. >> >> first at 5:20, for once, people replacing robots instead of the other way around. >> >> reporter: in today's tech bytes, a reversal by mercedes. >> replacing robots with humans. the company said robots can't keep up with the level of individualzation of some of the models. >> >> tomorrow, the 20th anniversary of pokemon, gaming phenomenon started in 1996 and is showing no signs of letting up. >> a new game is due out. events marking the big birthday being held around the world. >> >> "fuller house" streaming on net flix.

most of them are back for the 13 episode sequel except for the olsen twins. most fans are staying up all

company behind the leak forced thousands to evacuate their homes near los angeles must keep paying for their temporary housing the leak has been capped and the company has agreed to pay until yesterday, but county lawyers argue more time is needed to test the air and make sure it's safe to breathe. the company must continue to pay until march. the leak started in october, giving locals headaches, asthma and bloody noses. >> >> some parents in cleveland are wrecks after finding out a man is targeting little girls. the parents of a 10-year-old said he tried pulling their daughter out a bedroom window as they slept. >> the scariest thing i have been through in my life. >> luckily, she broke through, ran to her father's bedroom but the man got away. the police are working with fbi to find him. >>

elect their new president. today's election could help a u.s. soccer federation decide whether it wants to host the 2026 world cup delegates have voted on new rules to weed out corruption among owe figures. >> >> chilly start to your friday as we start the weekend. if you think this morning it is cold, guess what we have coming heading through the week. i'll let you know the readings early sunday morning and when we warm up in my next forecast. >> >> details about a mass shooter's florida ties. >> >> that, plus the heroic act that might have saved other's lives. >> >> a family gets kicked off the airplane. the reason the airline said they did it for their own safety. >> >> good morning, everyone. in the traffic center, you are looking live at i275 and i4. no problems to tell you about

things looking great, hearing of a crash in termen springs, working to get more details on

everything is moving smoothly, we'll keep an eye on it for you. >> >> it is 6:32, we are getting breaking details, right now about a suspected mass shooter's close ties here to florida. >> a friend identified the gunman as cedric ford. ford lived in broward county in south florida until 2011, having a lengthy arrest record dating back almost 20 years until deputies gunned him down after he went on a shooting spree at his workplace. in the end, ford killed three people and injured more than a dozen others. >> 150 employees were inside of the plant at the time. their families nervously waiting for news outside a tv news crew covering the shooting

her husband safely walked out of the factory. >> i talked to him. he said he is okay. he thinks somebody next to him got shot. oh, my god, oh, my god. >> very emotional employees at excel described the work environment as a large family, saying everybody got along and everybody knew each other, we are told ford worked there as a painter. >> local sheriff crediting the first officer that arrived on the scene with single handedly taking down the shooter. likely saving lives. >> even though he took fire, he went inside of the place and saved multiple lives. a hero. as far as i'm concerned. >> reporter: in the end, four

>> we hear about these mass shootings all of the time, one group tracks these shootings defining them when one to four people are been killed in a single incident today a17-year-old accused of trying to sexually assault a head to court. he will be charged as an adult. if he is convicted, he will have to register as a sex offender. he is accused of lure an 11- year-old boy out of a classroom and trying to molest him. the little boy got away after faking an anton sikharulidze pa attack and he called his mom. >> >> mean while, a 21-year-old accused of exposing himself to a teen-age girl and her nine- year-old brother is out of jail. authorities say he started to

alexis noticed she and her brother tried to get away, but them. lopez did the right thing, calling her mom first and then 9 1. >> i learned to be aware of my surroundings at all times. you never know when there is a creep out there. >> carol posted a $5,000 bond to get out of jail. >> >> in sarasota, action news will be going along with police to keep you safe from skimmers. gas pumps will be inspected to check for small devices that could steal your personal information. here are three easy ways to make sure a skimmer device doesn't target you, next, check the security tape on the outside of the gas pump to make sure it has not been messed with. consider using pumps close to

crooks are usually not likely to do this right in front of them >> we are getting a look at a first-of-its-kind water taxi weekend. cory is out at the tampa convention center to explain to us how this all works. good morning coreeny. >> yeah, good morning, it's downtown tampa's newest waterfront attraction. set to be right here. called the pirate taxi, 14 stops up and down the river walk. the boats can cold 40-50 people with rest rooms. the taxis will be open seven day as week with longer hours on the week. cost is $15 for an adult ticket $8 for a child. tickets will be sold onboard. with all of the excitement, the pirate taxi brings up another water taxi project on the books downtown tampa, downtown saint

stain. they are waiting on one more tampa. if you want to join in all of the excitement an the christening, come out at 5:30. join the mayor. there will be a nice welcoming >> >> the thing you will want to bring is a light jacket. at least, temperatures very chilly, in the 50s dee dee spite the sunshine, we'll not get much above the low 60s, setting the stage for a fridged overnight. extended forecast coming up >> still ahead, a mother accused of lying about someone abducting her child said i'm sorry. she reveals the real reason she told that lie that sent police scrambling >> amazing display of humanity from a man whose store was

6:40, an update on the man that escaped from an ohio prison in 1959 and was caught in central florida last year. we first told you about it last year. ohio parole board has voted to release frank freshwater on april 24th. right now, he remains in jail in ohio. he was sent to prison for hitting and killing a

he escaped at a work farm. he was found last may. >> is there an monday, giovanni and his parents were on a flight, but he broke out in hives because of a dog. the try was delayed for 90 pips as the crew consulted with a doctor and the family was asked to get for for his safety as they walked out of plane, people started to clap. giovanni said he was really hurt because he said that the trip was part of a bucket list for his dad woe has stage 4 throat cancer. >> it made me sad. my dad is dieing of cancer theaism was really not nice to clap at only a seven-year-old. >> the family was rebooked on another flight and made it home

the airlines released a statement apologizing for the family's negative experience no holds barred in last night's debate. the candidate that earned a

>> good morning, everyone,

southbound 41 at state road 70. reports someone was struck. southbound, u.s. 41, they just switched to green, which makes me think they might have moved the crash out of the way, so no need for a detour, but you might want to give yourself extra time if you are heading in that area >> wide open on the howard franklin looks like a friday, doesn't it? let's check issue drive times. nine minutes across the courtny campbell causeway. >> >> you are flying over countryside, how is it looking out there? >> reporter: hey, it's looking pretty good for a friday morning the wind has picked up. i got a look at a change in the last 10 minutes, significant out of the north. the headlights coming down from the north, up there all the way up to tarpen springs.

this morning and it's heading to overton, perhaps beyond, good news, no break downs or delay. here's ivan with your forecast. >> >> that does not happen often, a little front that came through, captain albert is verifying that. wins have shifted, coming in stronger, setting the stage for colder temperatures, clouds you see associated with the boundary, that will continue to push off to the south and east. temperatures in the 50s, right now, we'll continue to stay rather cool for today because of the reenforcing shot of colder air coming from the north and west. we'll take you hour by hour and show you what is happening as far as the numbers. mid-to upper 50s. sunshine, low of 60s as we head through. let's check in on the week. much colder as the winds calm tonight, head fog saturday, we'll wake up with alot of

we could be looking at patchy frost there, we'll watch that. low 60s again for saturday afternoon, but sunday, that's when the warmer air really begins to come on in as we maid rate the air, wind out of the south and east, helping us out. in fact, we are going in the right direction. mid-to upper 70s through early next week. the next shot of rainfall coming in late wednesday night into thursday, right now, severe risk is low, but not zero, so we'll have to watch it, fine tune it, stay with us for the next few day and we'll be able to tell you what is happening wednesday night into thursday, our next shot of decent rain coming in with another gulf low and a cold front coming in of then, we get cooler after that, upper 70s an then thursday into the 60s, a nice stretch of quiet weather and warmer weather heading into the early part of next week. >> democrat i have 2016, florida senator marco rubio appeared to be the big winner

debate. he took on done trump head on over using illegal immigrants to build trump tower his position on israel and pal stein and obama care. the question is, will it mean much to the voters as they head to the polls on tuesday. >> >> ted cruz appears to be the big loser, his insults were not as hard hitting as rubios. >> >> we are holding the candidates accountable for what they say. rubio swing is practically a miss. we are rating this mostly false, what he call as bailout

called race corridors designed to temporarily aided a as they adjust premiums. it is supposed to pay for itself in fees. rubio did limb the program, but did not wipe it out as he says. >> you said i was if favor of libya? i never discussed that subject. we would be so much better off if khaddafi were in charge. >> trump's pants on fire, trump denying he ever discussed u.s. intervention is fairly inaccurate, online video from 2011, showing trump urging the u.s. to go in and take him out of power. >> >> we just got our hands on a

clinton has a huge lead on bernie sanders here in florida. 59-33% of likely democratic voters the reason for the 26 point gap, women backed clinton 69-24% here in sunshine state. the former secretary of state will have to undergo a political melt down of historic proportions to lose the march 15th primary. >> >> before democratic voters head to the polls, a number of states are holding their own caucuses, starting with south carolina tomorrow. >> >> responding to former bp oil rig engineer not guilty of violating the federal clean water act he was charged for his role in the 2010 deep water horizon disaster in which millions of gallons of crude oil spilled into the gulf. also new overnight, we are trying to get an update on a cleveland police officer that had to be pulled from his

horrible accident his car slipped on an icy road before crashing, emergency crews had to use the jaws of to remove the doors and pry the officers out. we are old told he hurt his leg and he was talking before he was taken to the hop. hospital. >> 30 researchers are trapped because an ice breaker that was supposed to bring them home ran aground during a blizzard. trapped researchers will be taken to a station where an home. >> >> update to a breaking story from yesterday's morning. looking into the parents that claimed their three-year-old son was missing. angelica walked out of jail after authorities say she and her boyfriend lied that their son was inside of the car in

woe is said to have stole the car has been charged. the mother admitted see lied because she said her car had been stolen before and she wanted officers to react. >> the first time my vehicle was stolen, it took two days to find it. the second time, i wasn't going to have him get away. >> more than 50 officers worked to fine the supposedly missing boy who was found out he was at a daycare with his sister the whole time. it is said to have costed over $50,000 during the

>> my open option is to appear to their better conscious and let them know there is a real person on the other side of what they are doing. >> he admits giving the thieves cash and offering a job was not his first option, but he is hoping they will read his note and think twice before stealing from them, again. >> >> your morning sprint. >> the gunman killed after authorities say he opened fire on his colleagues in a kansas lawn mower factory has a 20- year long arrest record here in florida. a friend who watched cedric ford shoot an kill throw people identified him. police. an assistant chief that was charged with shop lifting a $3 energy drink he claims he took

simply forgot to pay. >> >> riverwalk welcomes their newest attraction, water taxis. fifteen dollars for a ticket for an adult, $8 for kids >> united negro college fund's mayor lunch. proceeds from the event helps students attend a historically black college or university of their choice. >> look what i have for you on this friday, wide open lanes 275 through downtown, taking six minutes to get from here to the howard franklin and six minutes in the opposite direction. heading to i4 from lakeland, 27 minutes to get to downtown, 16 minutes from county line road to 75 and 11 minutes from 75 to 275. >> >> captain al is flying over the courtny causeway. i'm jealous, look at the view

>> i'll tell what you is a beautiful view. we are on u.s. 19 looking across the courtny campbell. southbound 19 picking up a little bit, if you could see the horizon in another minute or two, you would see the sun coming up. clouds are certainly -- great timing at 6:58. we'll continue with full sunshine. for today, cool day. certainly chilly, low 60s is all we'll manage. a very cold night heading into tonight, a milder two days on the weekend. >> >> here's something to plan for later today, drama burger on kennedy boulevard if tampa giving away it hundred free cheese burgers at 3:00 today as part of their grand opening celebrations. if you want to try something different than that, you may

mean tweets on jimmy kimmel last night before oscar weekend takes over holed wu. action news is the only place to watch the oscars this sunday night an of course, tune in with us monday morning for our big oscar bash recap. >> i was reading the caption under richard dreyfuss coming up next on "good morning, america," a behind the scenes look at the oscars. senator marco rubio dishes about how he thinks he did during last night's debate. >> keep up today with us on our mobile app.

good morning, america. breaking overnight, deadly shooting. >> the gun was strapped to him. he was ready to go. >> the chase to stop the rampage. four killed. more than a dozen injured. what we're learning this morning about the gunman and the hero cop who brought him down. fireworks at the gop debate. >> this guy's a choke artist. >> donald trump targeted from all sides. >> if he builds the wall the way he belt trump tower he'll be using ill immigrant labor to do it. >> rubio rune looking to make it a two-man race overnight. is it too little too late with super tuesdays away? marco rubio joins us this morning. a bombshell in court. the shocking video that erin andrews never wanted anyone to see played in court for the jury. the "dancing with the stars"