abc action news on top of breaking news as we come on the air at 5:00 this thursday morning. police at west yukon street in tampa on the scene of a home invasion around 2:30 this morning. corey dierdorff is there with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you can see cpd is still looking inside of this west yukon home. not much info so far from police. here's what they told us. this home invasion took place when two men kicked in the front door right there at west yukon street, and tied up the people inside. while inside, the crooks robbed them. police told us they took small electronic items and jewelry. police work to track them down.

we've seen people going in and out of this home this morning, refusing to talk to us. we'll continue to talk to them to get to the bottom of what happened. we'll bring you the latest on air and online. corey dierdorff, abc action news. >> the other home invasion happened in tampa about 9:30 last night at the meridian point apartments on hillsboro avenue. three men forced their way into the complex. one appeared to be armed with a gun. they took a wallet, laptop, computer and cell phone from one apartment. the victim drove to a nearby wal-mart to report the incident. so far, no arrests in either case. we are checking in this morning with cooler temperatures. higher humidity yesterday made it feel less cold and a little breeze out there. so yeah, we're starting in the 50s, but we'll end up with the nice temperatures by the afternoon. take a gander here at the

we have a few hours before we drop a little further here. with a breeze out there, a bit of a windchill certainly you need 8:00. a nice jump. temperatures in the mid-70s later on today. we have a front that's going to be moving on tomorrow morning. we'll time that out for you as we head to the traffic center by tomorrow morning. i think that front will come in during the morning commute. not severe weather but dealing with wet roads. >> yeah, maybe you'll want to leave a little early. you'll want to leave early this morning if your drive takes to you 54th avenue south. that exit is completely closed for some construction. ing see it right there. they were supposed to have this project wrapped up by yesterday morning, but it looks like they had to extend it. so be aware of this. they usually have it wrapped up for 6:00 a.m. so for an hour or so, make that

a drive in to pin nelies county, up to speed by bridge to bridge. your drive times are perfect, in the green, 18 minutes from 54 to 275. six minutes from waters to 275. back to you. abc action news is tracking three sex scandals involving three highland county teachers. the newspaper is reporting nine new child porn charges for this middle schoolteacher. stacy lynn hooks. we brought you the breaking news when hooks was arrested for having sex with a 14-year- old student. now a teacher at sebring high school has resigned. the sheriff says rozier-kennedy was under investigation for making porn with an 18-year-old student and the sheriff also confirmed an avon teacher is under investigation for child porn. detectives are looking for

a carjacking in winter haven. they already arrested 18-year- old john crist but are still looking for william summerland who got away. sandra hunter, the victim was sitting in her car early tuesday morning texting. one of the suspects came up to her door and demanded she get out. when she saw one of them get in her car, she jumped up and sprinted to a nearby store and called for help. >> i'm still kicking myself for not paying more attention. i'm blaming myself right now. >> authorities say the teen crashed that stolen car about four hours later. the suspects picked up a third person after the crime, a missing 16-year-old run away who detectives arrested for violating probation in a second place. she said the plan was to steal a car, drive to jacksonville and commit a robbery. new video showing what happened as an atlanta officer is making an arrest.

pavement. stopped recording. an internal affairs investigation cleared him of serious chargesp. in west palm beach, an 18- year-old charged with impersonating a doctor is back home after another trip to jail. malachi was released yesterday. he was arrested tuesday night on five new charges of fraud. an 86-year-old woman claims he defrauded her after a series of visits to her home to treat her for severe stomach pain. an arbitrator ruled to give an elementary schoolteacher her old job back. she complained on her facebook page about standardized tests and was fired. the arbitrator said she posted on her own home on her own page after school hours and the

facing felony charges accused of shoving and spitting on a teacher. it started when a student refused to dissect a clam. first she shoved the teacher and twisted back her thumb when the teacher tried to escort the student out of the room. other students rushed to the aid of the teacher and a second fight broke out. this morning, some parents say a felony charge is not enough. >> usually people that do things like that tend to graduate on to bigger and better things. i hope not. i hope this is a lesson. >> we are told students cursing or hitting teachers is not unheard of. hillsboro county telling us there have been 30 reports of battery on a school employee this year alone.

not the easiest to steal but someone stole tractor-trailers. the vice president of central construction rigging and heavy hauling says he lost more than $400,000 worth of trucks and trailers early yesterday morning. that equipment has been used by his familiar in a business they opened for more than 28 years to transport heavy equipment. >> they come in and unhooked three of our four axle trucks from trailers and took the newest trucks and my newest trailers and hooked back up. >> reporter: randy is hoping someone will recognize his trucks and trailers and call police before the thieves paint them or sell them on the black market. >> while those suspects managed to get away with serious loads, this next crook wasn't nearly as successful. you see him trying to get this register open with a broom stick.

door, but the suspect takes off on a bmx bike. the crook left without stealing anything. alarming things. the beer cooler, wine cooler and all of our food right behind him. i'm surprised he wouldn't want that. >> the sheriff's department was patrolling nearby but by the time they got there, he was already gone. will impact tomorrow's morning commute and it it is thursday. we're getting close. i'll see you in a few minutes. 5:08. coming up, the florida strawberry festival coming up in a week and a half. we'll tell you about a new did he lectible dish you'll want to try. >> can you be responsible for a crime you commit in your sleep? a defense one man is hoping

good morning, everybody. just a headous up. with you were driving on pinellas county, a 4th avenue south is closed for construction. 5:12. the 2016 florida strawberry festival kicks off today. get ready for a week and a half of fun. >> hundreds of thousands are expected to show up with some of the biggest names in country

delicious strawberry food out there. >> and we are getting introduce to the new entertainment. good morning, sarah. >> reporter: hey, good morning, deiah and dan. we have a week of pure fun. ten days of pure fun right now. i'm here with one of the newest entertainers. we talk about the entertainers expected to be out here. we have big names. we'll get to you in a second. >> yeah. >> martina mcbride, cheap trick and other people who will be here as well, lone star. lots will be coming for the live entertainment and of course that delicious strawberry short cake. speaking about the entertainers, i'm here with this big guy here. he's my new friend. his name is maximus g. he's 7 feet tall and he is a robot. are you going to show us some of your moves?

i didn't bring any music with me. you want to dance? >> reporter: we're going to dance. [unintelligible] >> reporter: you lead, i'll follow. toll me about yourself, maximus. >> well, i'm from [unintelligible] of the united states. my legs are from california. my chest is from kentucky. my head and some of the components within my head are from jacksonville, florida. >> reporter: that's pretty exciting. >> yes pip like long walks on the beach. >> reporter: okay. you are going to be out here all week long. tell me about the things you will be doing this week. >> i will be meeting and greeting all of the kids and cults. what are adults except big kids, right? >> reporter: that's right. >> we'll be dancing and take pictures with everybody. if you want to get busy and get down, come on down.

i left my boom box at home but i will have it later. >> maximus g, thank you so much. children under 5 years old is free. we'll be back in the next half hour. back to you guys. >> i think maximus is a little sweet on rosario. >> yeah, but he's made in america, so how about that. >> good stuff. if you were not planning on going to the strawberry festival, i'm certain now you will head out there. we're look going as far as the temperatures and the weather forecast. they open at 10:00, right? we have the midway rides that open up at noon. plant city obviously we're looking at temps in the mid- 70s. no rain. we're back in the fair with the downpours not the case. dry with a few clouds today. we'll hit temperatures in the middle 70s.

50s to low 60s with mostly clear skies out there. we had a front come in yesterday. you may not have noticed it. look at what it's done to our temperatures in the 40s right now and 50s. a bit of a breeze out there, so it feels cool if you've been already outside. upstream, this is what we're looking at. our next disturbance is getting going here. like the last one, this one will weaken as it begins to approach. high clouds rolling in. it's this system that we're going to be tracking. watch what happens here on futurecast by the time it gets here. through the overnight tonight, already seeing that boundary beginning to move in. heaviest rain to the north. thunderstorms here, but look at the trailing front. that's about it. just light showers, i think, but the timing will work out for the morning commute. we'll have light showers to contend with tomorrow. heading into the weekend we'll look good. temps in the mid and upper

despite the front moving through, we'll warm up nicely and temps looking good. water temps in the 60s and we're looking at 1 to 2 foot seas with the sea breeze kicking in. sunrise and sunset, and my goodness, it's not long, we have this weekend coming up and then the clocks change. >> it's going to be tough for us. >> yeah, because we go togged early. >> 275 southbound at 54th avenue south is still closed for construction that's expected to reopen at 6:00 a.m. this morning. i want to show you on my map what you can do to get around it. you want to get off at 22 second avenue south. they were supposed to wrap it up yesterday, but they are extending it until this morning. keep in mind overnight tonight and tomorrow night, they will

entrance ramp at 54th avenue south so use 34th street to make your way around that. else dids where, make sure you are following me on twitter at tampa bay tropics for the latest on that. an arizona man accused of breaking into homes says he doesn't remember doing any of it because he says he was sleepwalking at the time. thomas duran is accused of burglarizing two homes in suburban phoenix. one homeowner caught him going through her stuff and called 911. he says he has a habit of sleepwalking and lives in a neighborhood seven miles away and the night before he had been drinking and taking prescription drugs. neighbors aren't buying his story. >> it's not like he was on something because no one sleepwalks that much. >> it just seems silly. >> reporter: police found evidence from both burglaries on duran.

recall over exploding air bags. we'll tell you if your car was just added to this expanding recall list, possibly putting your family in danger. >> tax season means headaches and long lines for some people. we'll tell you what went wrong to have you waiting for several hours to get it straightened out. >> one of the nation's largest sporting goods retailers is closing several stores after filing for bankruptcy. good morning. topping america's money. sports authority filed for bankruptcy and announced plans to close or sell 140 of its stores. that's nearly one-third of its locations. >> gun sales are climbing. we know that because background checks are on pace to hit a record high this year. >> reporter: new fbi data says more than 2.5 million firearm checks were processed last no. the new u.s. news and world

to live, affordability and job prospects among the criteria that earned denver the top spot. >> number 2 is austin, fayetteville, raleigh, and colorado springs. new york was 96 open that list. >> we've got to pack our bags, my dear.

at 5:in 23. we want to get right to a consumer alert. that recall over those exploding air bags is now getting even bigger, and it's impacting some of the most popular cars on the road. toyota says it's going to replace takata air bag inflators in its 2008 corollas and matrixes as well as l sus 430s from model years ranging from 2008 to 2010. we know that is a lot of information to remember so we posted all of that on our free mobile app. long lines at irs offices in florida could get longer as we get closer to the tax return deadline. police spotted dozens of identity fraud victims waiting in line for up to six hours to get the money they are owed. some say they woundp getting turned away once they -- wound

they got to the front. lines like this are normal because of cutbacks. as the deadline approaches, the lines will only get worse. breaking news we're staying on top of two separate home invasions. >> investigators are parked outside of the home as they continue to search for suspects right now. we are on the scene. we're trying to find out exactly how many people they are looking for between the two different scenes. >> good morning, everybody. you are looking live right here at ashley and downtown. traffic's moving nicely here, but we are hearing of a crash right in downtown at florida and kennedy. i'm working to get details. more on that coming up in a few

. we start this 5:30 half hour now with breaking news. we're watching two investigations. >> we're live on the scene of the latest incident on yukon street. it happened around 2:30 this morning. tampa police cars are still there. those officers looking for ends and interviewing winces. they tell us two people kicked in the front door and tied at least one person up inside that home and robbed the place taking small affly pliances and jewelry.

police right now and will share a description of the two men release it. the other home invasion happened about 9:30 at the avenue. three men forced their way in. they took a wallet, laptop and cell phone. the victim drove to a nearby incident. a little cooler out this morning. we are drier and temperatures in the 40s. a little farther north we're looking at the temperatures this morning with a good 10 to 15 degrees colder than yesterday. st. pete goes off a couple more degrees, and then we'll be going on our way up as the hour by hour forecast will show you by 9:00 62 and beginning at the afternoon.