there if you are headed to the water as we check in on the rest of the area here looking at temperatures generally in the 60s. there were some upper 60s. tampa not going beyond that. the forecast will take you into the 70s already by the time we get to 9:00. 76 at 10:00 and there you see it, low 80s. not record highs but still relatively comfortable humidity. we'll do this with a gusty breeze as well with full sunshine. so looks good. we're tracking the rainfall that heads into the weekend. we'll talk more about that on the timing in a few minutes. first, janelle, we'll see you in traffic. >> driving around clear watter and checking the roads out there for you. he's on 118th north. no problems there. he's just checking out some of the side streets right now. again, no crashes and breakdowns. so your drive now clear water and all of pinellas county looking great this morning. >> looking at i-75 and the

out here, that drive is going to take you seven minutes. checking the average speeds on some of the major interstates, so all in the green still as you head into tampa, 70i-75 southbound from the apex to i-4 looking great as i mentioned earlier on 275 from the sky way to the howard frankland bridge. back to you. in democracy 2016, tampa bay will become a battleground as hillary clinton and bernie sanders hold dualing rallies just hours apart. clinton supporters will be lining up at the ritz ybor ahead of her event at noon. sanders with ill make a pitch for what he calls the future to believe in. >> indicationen chambers was there and explains how saunders and clinton tried to set themselves apart from the gop front-runner.

of minutes of this debate, hillary clinton and bernie sanders calling for comprehensive immigration report and a path to citizenship. both clinton and sanders letched not to deport children of undocumented immigrants or who do not have criminal records. and we have two democrats and the topic of debate. >> if i am fortunate enough to be the democratic nominee, i will have time to talk about him. i was the first to call him out when he was racist and engaging in rhetoric that i called deeply offensive. >> i think the american people are never going to elect a president who insults mexicans,

insalts women, who insults african-americans. >> most people assume trump will be the nominee. >> both clinton and sanders are in tampa today. we'll have live coverage of the republican debate from miami. abc action news. >> the republicans will all be looking for a former foe who could be key to them winning florida. former governor jeb bush plans to meet with ted cruz and ohio governor kasich today. ahead at 6:30, we are fact checking last night's debate and helping you plan for the rally in tampa. keeping tabs on a mass shooting in pennsylvania. an urgent search is under way for two gunmen accused of ambushing a backyard barbecue killing five people. take a look at how many police

evidence at the scene in suburban pittsburgh overnight. we just found out that almost all of the victims are women. three other people are in the hospital. two are in critical condition. folks who live nearby say they heard dozens of shots fired in a neighborhood that is usually quiet. >> police don't think anyone returned fire. they are trying to figure out if anyone knew one art. right now, an intense search is under way in two bay area counties for this man right here they say tried to kidnap a woman. take a good look at this guy's photo. this is jason cheladyn after a woman says he put a plastic big over her head and tried to kip nap her, but luckily, she escaped. lindsay logue is live in the sheriff's office.

>> that's exactly why they are sharing his photo this morning. they want the public's help asking anyone with any information to come forward. deputies in hernando county swarmed jason cheladyn's home. neighbors say he hasn't been seen since a separate time on wednesday. this is video you'll see on abc action news as deputies arrived, busting through the door and searched the house. deputies say cheladyn went to a friend's home in hudson. the friend got into his car that's when she said he put a plastic bag over her head and tried to suffocate her. deputies want to you take a good look at the suspect's photo and be on the lookout for his vehicle. he drives a red hyundai sedan florida tag bpsp50. there is an arrest warrant out for cheladyn on false imprisonment and battery charges.

where he is, call deputies immediately. live in pasco county, lindsay logue, action action news. >> we've got his picture posted right now on our facebook page. when you see it show up in your news feed, take it and share it. then take a look at this guy. this is a guy that polk county deputies want to get off the streets. please share both pictures as you go onto social media. a spree breaking into and stealing from more than a dozen unlocked cars. deputies released the surveillance videos of three suspects going car to car. in the video, the thieves are

and we'll be in court streaming live lawyers will decide whether they followed proper ethics. hogan claims he didn't know he was being taped. the former wwe star wants $100 million from balker. still ahead, shot in the back by her own 4-year-old son. the insight that we're getting into a florida family from this woman's facebook page. >> and exactly when we could get an answer about that bombshell discovery in o.j. simpson's own house.

. welcome back. the attack on isis. for almost a month, the military has been secretly interrogating him on key information on isis' chemical weapons capabilities and that launched u.s. air strikes. there is reason for skepticism since isis didn't appear to react to one of their key operatives disappearing. this morning, we're learning a knife from oklahoma's estate likely belonged to a gardener. the knife is common among

make the wounds that kill nicole brown simpson and ron goldman. investigators are examining the knife. test results should be back in about three weeks. it's 70s by the time we get into the afternoon and the opportunities later on that today will be in good shape with 80s as we take you outside and show you what's going on with temperatures in the upper 60s right now and will be back in the '80s this afternoon money more on that in a few minutes. 6:11. also still ahead, polk sheriff judd is ready to go to war with one of the biggest companies in the world. the extreme measures he plans to take to get his hands on a

coming up on 6:15. good morning, st. peters. 67 degrees right now. this weekend, we know thousands will be racing to that city for the firestone grand prix. today, the mayor will welcome dozens by raising the custom flag over city hall. drivers will practice on the track tomorrow before qualifiers on saturday and the main event on sunday afternoon. this year, you may notice security's tighter to protect the more than 150,000 people expected to attend. police say expect metal detectors and bag screenings like you would at any other sporting event. they'll have extra officers downtown. no pressure, ivan. >> we'll have to bring in rainfall. let's talk about this by the way. we have celebrity athletes, entertainment, a lot of food, of course, and then the rain moves in.

i think we're still good for both days with upper 70s to around 80 degrees and partly sunny skies. sunday it's not going to rain from sunrise to sunset, right? we'll have a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms. there will be wet roads to continue here. back to upper 60s to around 70 degrees. because they go for upper 60s and 80s today with humidities and heat indiceses in the 90s. this is a historic rainfall through portions of arizona and the parishes are getting hit with incredible amounts of rain. a foot and a half has fallen still raining there and the high has been blocking the rain from moving east. that's brought us the fantastic

going to unstuck the traffic jam and the rain moves in on sunday. we'll have a good chance of getting the showers and storms. we have outdoor plans coming in fine. remember, this is not going to be the kinds of rain that we have seen in texas and louisiana because the system will be moving through and will be gone by early next week. low to mid-80s for later today with a bit of a sea breeze kicking in with upper 70s along the beaches touching 80 and not going too far north of that. low 80s and through friday and saturday. sunday. a few lingering showers, i think, monday, and we clear out by the time we get into the early part of next week. as we head over to the traffic center, let's check in to see what's going on, on the roads. >> so far so good on the roads. traffic's flowing nicely on both interstates.

fhp reporting and we'll take a virtual drive all the way in on 275. taking a sneak peek right here at 275 and mlk. if you are heading out the door right now, you shouldn't have any trouble getting where you need to be. continuing on to the junction, all in the green. that's always a good sign when you see a lot of green at the junction of 275 and i-4. that entire drive will take you 13 minutes. back to you. the fierce debate that is ranging on the action news facebook page because of this florida mother and pro gun advocate was shot by her 4- her car. a lot of people argue that her stance on guns possibly caused this to happen. authorities in jacksonville say jamie gillp's son got his hands on the gun and shot his mother from the backseat of the car.

this on her son writing "the 4- year-old gets jacked up at the target shoot" and authority as i this raises serious questions. >> the questions center around how was the firearm secured? where was it carried and how did the young boy come to be in possession of the firearm? >> under florida law it is a misdemeanor to leave a loaded gun in the place where a child can easily reach it. she is in stable condition and dcf is investigating. another heartbreaking story out of jacksonville where a detective was shot multiple times. what's worse, it was that detective's son, a 14-year-old, who called for help after witnessing a teenager shoot his dad on their way to school. the detective was off duty when he pulled over 19-year-old kevin rojas. you saw his mug shot a while ago for driving erratically. the teen opened fire. the detective was hit in the leg, chest, and hand. he managed to return fire but missed. is he in critical but stable condition.

stole a truck and drove back to his home. two other officers tracked him down and shot him. he remains in the hospital this morning. investigators say this all started because rojas was upset about a domestic incident with his girlfriend and told her it would be his last day on earth. an hours old baby found alone with the umbilical cord still attached and it has detectives stumped. google showing off its newest operating system before it's released. here's rina nine inand kendis gibson. >> hey there on today's tech bytes, google gives a sneak peek on its next operating system. >> the beta of android n has a split screen mode direct reply notifications, and improved power-saving mode. no information on an official launch date. >> check out the cousin of the goodyear blimp. >> the 300 foot long aircraft could be used to carry people and cargo. the first real flight could

>> and facebook wants to make your selfies more unique. a masquerade app gives users a variety of filters, masks, and special effects. >> they even have the face swap. that's horrifying. >> i would rather have no hair. clearly it would take a lot of time. >> i do like the hair, have i

now at 6:24, the major heartbreaking setback for member breakthroughs meant to help women start families. we've learned the first woman to receive a uterus transplant in the u.s. was rushed into surgery to have that womb removed. we told you earlier this week, doctors announced that the transplant was a success. then just a day later, they say the patient named lindsay suffered complications. in a statement, lindsay said she's doing okay and thanked her doctors. we have new drone video to show you this morning of massive flooding in northwest louisiana where dozens of homes had to be evacuated. several louisiana parishes have already declared states of emergency. the national guard has now moved in to help. nearly continuous strong storms dumped over a foot of rain across texas, louisiana, and arkansas.

rain in that region through the rest of the week. i would venture to guess some of the rain will make it through our area. it's incredible. just imagine what happened back in august of last year. that's what's happening here and a little worse in fact because it's fallen and it's such a short amount of time over a foot across the northern parts of louisiana into texas and talking tornadoes as well. that is absolutely right. this system as it continues eventually to push off to the east has been stuck there. it will head our way on sunday with a few showers and storms, but nothing like they've seen across the mid-south here. we'll have the update on the forecast in a few minutes. still ahead this morning, we told you that the zika virus can harm unborn babies. it could impact adults as well. >> and we're making it easy for to you see if either of the democratic candidates in town today.

sure you do so you are not shut out. >> and good morning, everybody. you are looking live right causeway. traffic is still light. i just checked. across. coming up, we'll check the rest

now at 6:30, showdown in the sunshine state. bernie sanders and hillary clinton are holding competing rallies in tampa today. what you need to do now to make sure you are able to see them in person. >> breaking overnight, a mass shooting at a backyard barbecue leaves five people dead in a normally quiet neighborhood. the gruesome sights neighbors say they'll never forget. >> plus, the remark beginning to go viral for polk county sheriff judd, never one to mince his words. >> he's preparing to throw the ceo of one of the biggest tech companies in the country in jail. more on that later but first, a look at weather. >> temperatures right now in the upper 60s. we're on our way to 80s once again in the afternoon with the winds coming out of the southeast. that's the case the last several days. that got us up to 80s monday, tuesday, and into today and is it thursday yet? it is, isn't it?

temps in the 60s right now. how we'll get into the 80s hour by hour is into the 70s by 9:00 with plenty of sunshine. a few clouds out there this morning, but don't worry, we'll clear things out by your lunchtime. by then, temps in the low 80s. another thing will happen as we get more sun out there. winds increase a little bit. gusty, southeast winds 150 to 15 and gusts to 25 staying in the low 80s. janelle, on the roads, we've had no weather issues so far this week. >> it's been dry and visibility has been good. let's look behind me now. we have traffic flowing really no crashes or breakdowns. i made that drive recently, and it was exactly nine minutes. southbound.

the green on the veterans. just about a minute slow on waters. democracy 2016, both hillary clinton and bernie sanders hoping to make an impact in tampa ahead of tuesday's primary. >> the sunshine state could make or break their campaigns. rodney dunningan is live at the ritz in ybor city. >> florida is described as delegate rich. >> that's certainly true. that's why the democrats are here stumping in tampa today. 246 delegates are up for grabs. so both candidates realize the importance of the state of florida. hillary clinton has her event set for 11:30 here at the ritz. a few hours later, bernie sanders will be rallying his supporters for a very major event at the fairgrounds that have been kicked off at 4:00. although bernie sanders has given hillary clinton a good fight up until this point,

has to have a strong showing here tuesday in florida to keep that momentum going. heading into the march 15th florida primary, clinton has 1,223 delegates. sanders is far behind at 574. these updated numbers include those very important super delegates. democrats need 2,383 delegates to win the nomination. of course, if you plan to attend any of these events today, you definitely have to rsvp. back out here live, i want to show you the process. it's simple if you go to hillary clinton's web site. that's hillaryclinton.com. head over there, put if your name, address and phone number. they give you parking information advising pokes to park in the ybor city garage on fifth avenue. if you go to bernie sanders web site, that's go.berniesanders.com, you can register for that event, which

something also to take note of, for security reasons, they aren't allowing big bags into the facility so make sure you only bring a cell phone and so there will be crews inside. we'll have a full wrap-up for you online at abcactionnews.com. rodney dunningan, abc action news. >> thanks, rodney. coming up in 15 minutes, sanders and clinton face the truth-o-meter. we'll show you who's ranked as nearly "pants on fire." >> eight people were shot, four women and one man died and others are in critical condition. neighbors said they heard 30 shots and people screaming. then they found bodies on the porch. another neighbor called the massacre insane saying it needs

investigators trying to figure out if someone purposely set this house on fire. crews are calling the fire at this east 17th avenue house suspicious because there was no electricity running to it at the time. no one was inside during the time, but investigators believe there. arson has not been ruled out. we're following up on two stories that we brought you as breaking news. first we learned a mom killed by four deputies was not holding an actual gun. we'll look at the weapon he was waving around when they fired at him. it turns out, it is an air pistol. deputies thought it was a semi automatic handgun. deputies say they told him to drop his weapon but shot him in fear for their own lives once he pointed that weapon at them. also, tampa police tell us they believe a pickup truck driver was drunk when enhit and killed a man on a motorcycle early yesterday morning.

with dui manslaughter after the crash that killed daniel now. today, three family members accused of beating a man to death as deputies say they are part of a family of four, who along with a friend, killed robert banks as revenge for a rape they believe banks committed. deputies started looking into the johnson family after they were reportedly showing off pictures of banks and told people he was dead. the only problem deputies have is the pictures are locked in one. suspects' iphones. if that sounds familiar, list ton the lengths polk county sheriff judd says he'll do to get his hands on the photos. >> the first time we have trouble get nag a cell phone, we'll seek a court order from apple and when they deny us, i will lock the apple ceo up. >> we asked our legal expert to weigh in on judd's comments. you can soo he that part of the

facebook page. pga teeing off at palm harbor and rascal flatts will perform a special concert on the driving range for everybody today. the event is kid friendly. kids 15 and under get in free adult. for golf. >> fantastic yesterday and heading into tomorrow as well with mild temperatures out there in the morning and 60s. gusty winds and otherwise warm with temps in the low 80s. janelle? >> reporter: checking your drive through hillsborough county 275 through downtown looking great. no crashes or breakdowns there. your drive on 275 through downtown, just five minutes to get from i-4 down to the bridge and exactly the same in the opposite direction. captain now is headed to a crash reported at the northern apex. we'll have a live look at that coming up in a minute.

a newborn baby abandoned by her mother left all alone at a stranger's home. the big mystery the detectives desperately need help with right now. >> and a smelly problem that people in this bay area neighborhood say is more than just a nuisance. the danger families worry it

20 minutes until 7:00 now. we've been reporting for weeks that the zika virus can hurt unborn babies. now french doctors are reporting that people who contract the virus can develop a life-threatening brain inflammation, adults. >> one 81-year-old man who's in perfect health became so ill he needed a ventilator to breathe. here in florida, polk county this morning reporting the state's first sexually transmitted zika case. it's one of two new zika cases confirmed in the county. the world health organization now saying sexual transmission of the virus is more common than previously thought. police have no leads on who abandoned a newborn baby girl in a yard with the um belliccal cord still attached. police are calling that 2 day old baby jane. the woman thinks the baby had

overnight before she found her tuesday morning. >> pull of hair that's black as black can be. i went to touch her, and i touched her. she moved. i went, she's alive! >> baby jane is a healthy baby whose mother carried her to term. the detectives want to talk to the baby's parents, especially the mother, but have exhausted all of their leads. still ahead, a teenage girl's brutal beating caught on camera. we'll explain the reason the

good morning, everybody. we're starting off in hillsboro where we're just hearing of a crash on hillsboro avenue eastbound at george road just before you get to the veterans expressway. we're seeing backups all the way to kelly road. if you are headed this way, you might want to consider using waters depending on where you are coming from or where you are going. opening up our cameras and taking a look outside this is i-4 right around nebraska as you are heading in towards downtown tampa. no crashes or breakdowns on i- 4. you have a smooth ride in this morning. 26 minutes from county line road to downtown and down there at the bottom it's taking 11 minutes to get from 75 to 275. captain al is flying over the

captain al, what do you think? >> southbound i-75 south of state road 76, you can see on the right hand shoulder. you should remain in those lanes because if you continue, you should head toward tampa that way. the other lanes obviously are southbound 75 headed down along the eastern side toward i-4. we're not seeing any delays because of this accident that is off to the side. volume here is certainly increasing. do be careful. checking in with temps in the 60s this morning. nice and mild. we'll get warm with the hour by hour forecast as we check in with the upper 60s by 8:00. starting at 9:00 and 80s beginning at noon. so your lunch will be nice and mild. a little breezy out there will be the only issue for today. just like the last couple of days with gusty winds out of the south and east. 83 for friday kicking off a good start to the weekend on this saturday. i think it will be in good shape. on sunday, we talk about showers and a few thunderstorms

weather system that is right now stuck over texas. eventually, it will get to us. not a complete rainout. keep in mind, that will be the wetter of the two weekend days and heading into next week, monday, tuesday, wednesday, lingering showers on monday. i don't think that will be a big deal and approaching 80 each and every afternoon with overnight temperatures into the 60s. keep in mind, saturday night, we do spring forward so the sunset by sunday will be at 7:37. all right, back to you. in democracy 2016, both democratic presidential candidates will be in tampa today for rallies. hillary clinton and bernie sanders sparred in south political experts believe sanders continues to show he is the true progressive. her record.

showing himself as a better friend to clinton to undocumented immigrants as we fact check. >> he said unoccupied minors surged across the border and listen to what he claims children did. >> if children came from honduras where there's probably more violence than any place in this country and i said welcome those children into this country, secretary clinton said, send them back. >> sanders is mostly true, according to politi-fact, but he gives an oversimplified view. clinton did not say they should be sent back no matter what. she did ask the government to identify responsible adults but expressed as many as possible should be sent back. it was the administration's policy to discourage young people from attempting the trip. >> clinton suggested sanders wants to set back a major

obama administration. by 2030, it aims to cut carbon emissions by 32% from 2005 levels. >> the clean power plant is something that senator sanders has said he would delay implementing, which makes absolutely no sense. >> our panel fact checkers found clinton to be in the wrong, false. more ambitious action. sanders never said what clinton suggests. he supports the clean power act in both words and actions. the republicans' turn often the debate stage tonight as they work to win over florida voters. trump is surging over rubio. trump predicts if he wins in florida and ohio, it will be enough for him to secure the nomination. >> you know it's like the fighters. that's the ultimate way of doing it. you knock them out.

>> carson chambers is in miami and will bring you exclusive pre and post debate information and we'll fact check the candidates. paying final respects to former first lady nancy reagan. today is the second and last day of public viewing. the former first lady is lying in repose at the ronald reagan presidential library. her invitation-only funeral will be held tomorrow. nancy reagan died sunday in her los angeles home. she was 94. an attorney for dr. luke now says he is not parting ways with sony despite his legal fight with singer ke$ha. in a statement with abc news, dr. luke's lawyers say he is accused of sexually abusing ke$ha and since then she's been trying to free herself from the contract. but the judge ruled she must remain but does not have to

this morning, police are investigating in ohio a sickening attack on a 16-year- old girl. police say the girl was lured into an alleyway and attacked. more disturbing, multiple people recorded on their cell phones but no one intervened. she was attacked by one girl but two more girls joined in. she has a ruptured spleen, fractured ribs and internal bleeding. she has been in the hospital now for a week. >> there is a community responsibility here. parents aren't paying attention to what's going on with their kids. kids have the wrong impression that vial silence okay. if you get facebook "likes," you are more popular than somebody else. i don't know the mentality behind it, but it's dangerous. >> police are trying to identify all of the girls involved in the fight. maddy's mom expects her daughter to leave the hospital later this week. we're taking action to get help for homeowners in a brand

subdivision raising a stink about a smelly situation. folks say their newly built homes are moored in a landfill. they were told the problem would be fixed before they moved in. they reached out to the builders and county for help. since then, the builder put in a pump to help them out but the homeowners we spoke to said it is not working. >> this is a problem that's not going to go away on its own. >> the homeowners are wore riffed the water is toxic and don't want their children and pets playing outside. we reached out to the builders and landfill owner but haven't heard back from them yet. >> abc action news has news, weather and traffic you need to know about before you head out the door. first up, the race for the white house. hillary clinton and bernie sanders are coming here to

clinton is at the ritz ybor city. right now, police near pittsburgh are searching for two gunmen who shot eight people during a backyard party killing four women and one man. family members at that hour still don't know who was wounded and who died. a witness described it sounding like a war. deputies need your help to track down this man accused of trying to abduct a woman. this is jason cheladyn. deputies are looking for him after a woman says he put a plastic bag over her head and tried to suffocate her and abduct her. luckily, she escaped. cheladyn's last known address is in brooksville. he drives a red hyundai sedan. good morning, everybody. we're still watching this crash in eastbound hillsboro avenue at george road just before you get to the veterans expressway. you can see the backup here. although this road is always congested this time of the

your alternates, you can stay on memorial. that is backed up as well. definitely expect some delays there on hillsboro avenue. opening up our cameras and taking a look at the howard franklin, cars starting to stack up a little bit as they come across, which is typical for this time of the morning. it's taking ten minutes to get across the howard franklin right now. on the veterans, we are starting to slow down a little bit, 27 minutes from 54 to 275. 21 minutes from van dyke to 275 and seven minutes from waters to 275. captain al is flying over a crash in hillsborough county. captain al, what's going on out there? >> we were following i-75 southbound from the apex and saw the traffic increasing. got a little further south to fletcher avenue and found this accident. this is eastbound fletcher approaching i-75. that ramp is on the right there. one car right there catawampus

no injuries apparently, but it is a visual delay but not really affecting anything in particular. it's not affecting i-75 which, by the way, gets very busy as you continue on toward i-94. no accidents. hopefully it will stay that way. >> a few minor clouds. temps in the low 80s by the time we get to noon and 4:00. it will be nice out there with a little gusty wind by 8:00, 72 degrees. seven-day forecast then will hold onto the nice weather through friday. temps in the 80s, saturday likewise and finally by sunday, right, the rain moves in. the weekend. and thunderstorms. get out of the way so you can feast your eyes on the entire seven-day there and make your plans accordingly heading into early next week. lingering showers on monday with about 30% coverage. there.

to go heading into spring unless something very unusual happens. one of the greatest women soccer players of all time will be at usf tonight. amy wambach will be speaking tonight at 8:00. first come first served seating. i'm going to kill every last one of them. >> you tried that three times. >> apparently it didn't work. get ready for "sharknado" 4. ian zeiering and pam reed return and this time it includes gary busey. everybody loves gary after ""dancing with the stars"" and cheryl tiegs will play the role of ian's mother. >> i missed three, i guess. >> i did, too! >> i think it's one of those you'll be okay if you missed the first three. abc action news is in south florida for the republican debate tonight. first on "good morning

race for the white house for right here in florida. >> keep up to date here with us. ivan and janelle, see you back

good morning, america. state of emergency. more than a foot of rain drowning the south. devouring homes. sweeping away trucks and buses. nine states now under flood watches as the northeast faces record high temperatures. >> breaking overnight a deadly rampage. at least five killed after a gunfight breaks out at a backyard barbecue. the massive manhunt for the killers right now. making headlines, hillary clinton and bernie sanders trading blows overnight. >> madam secretary, i will match my record against yours any day of the week. >> my dad used to say if it sounds too good to be true it probably is. >> when donald trump dances his way to the gop nomination making headlines with his tough talk