captions by: caption colorado, llc (800) 775-7838 comments@captioncolorado.com a threatening tweet lands a pasco county student in big trouble. why what she claims is just a joke got her suspended from school. >> plus, making sure a life never lost again during officer exercises. the nationwide changes that punta gorda police chief hopes to put in place. good morning. thanks for joining us on this friday at 9:00. >> we'll get to the day's headlines, but first bill logan is in for ivan. he's tracking the tropics and how it will affect us. >> we've been watching the web

invest 99l. it still doesn't have a name. it still doesn't really have much of an organized center of circulation. this black and white picture here shows why they haven't even sent up a hurricane hunter plane, which was scheduled to check this storm out. it's really disorganized. very disorganized, as a matter of fact. there is another disturbance in the northern part of the gulf. 10% chance of this getting more developed as it moves off toward the west. meantime, we're keeping on gaston still. this hurricane could weaken and strengthen as it heads into the open waters. invest 99l may get a name this weekend. it would be hermine, but at this point, not much organization. we just showed you the spaghetti models that are taking it mostly into the middle of the gulf. it still may bring you rain by monday and tuesday. we'll get rain later on this

clearwater. we look at the most accurate digital day planner. we'll take that 82 up by 91 by 2:00 this afternoon. it is going to be a warm day. we'll see a chance of the showers. we could get some wet tailgaters by raymond james stadium as the traffic outside ray j. picks up for the bucks and browns' game -- the bucs and browns' game that starts at 8:00. a big mess on the courtney campbell cause way. >> avoid it if you can for the they. hour or so because we are still seeing a major backup from a rollover crash. luckily, the driver is expected to be okay but the backup is back to the bay side bridge. a couple of options. you can take tampa road up through old marsh. i just checked your drive time across the howard frankland. just six minutes to get across. look how wide open it is. of course the drive is beautiful looking there across

are in the wesley chapel area trying to get to downtown tampa. 275 still a little slow. 57 is the average speed. 62, 75 moving a little quicker at the moment. back to you. 9:03, and a pasco county high school student is in trouble this morning after tweeting out this picture. it shows a gun being pulled out of the a backpack with the words "if one more person makes fun of how the student is now sus suspended for ten days. the similar threats, even those unintended, could lead to criminal charges. this is the second gun incident in pinellas county. a 15-year-old actually had a loaded gun on him on campus. a probation officer was serving two warrants for his arrest when he found is under the

degree felony charges. keeping your car doors unlocked puts you and your family in more danger than you might realize. they are telling us about a crime trend in hillsborough county. car thieves are taking their crimes one step further. once they get inside of the unlocked cars, they are using the garage door opener to get inside of the homes. one family woke up to their home burglarized and both cars stolen while the mother four children were asleep. >> it's completely violating. it's scary. you think how differently things could have turned out. so i'm thankful for that. still a feeling of feeling vulnerable and violated. >> police arrested a 14-year- old days later driving in the stolen car. inside of the car were items from multiple break-ins . the

could spark nationwide changes. we brought you that story after an officer accidentally killed a woman weeks ago during the demonstration. now the chief of police is asking that deadly weapons be stored separately from other weapons and that live firearms be banned during scenario-based training. despite requests, the chief has no plans to step down. >> to think that it is a good idea to create instability at the police department right now, i don't think is very wise. i made a commitment and i plan on keeping it. >> the investigation will wrap up in about two weeks and then the punta gorda police department will start theirs. a firefighter is on the mend right now after suffering a heat stroke while fighting a fire in hernando county. a double wide trailer and nearby structures were engolfed

the firefighter had to be rushed to dade city hospital. the fire chief says the firefighter is now awake and talking and expected to be okay. some disturbing news right now to tell you about. a 70-year-old florida woman is accused of trying to drown her dog at a daytona area beach. a witness says the would am had the dog on a leash. as he was trying to get out of the water, she kept pulling it back in. the consciousness. the dog is recovering. the woman is facing animal cruelty charges. two attorneys are permanently disbarred. they were found guilty last year of multiple ethics violations for setting up a rival attorney in a dui sting. the three represented bubba the love sponge during a defamation

the first funerals will be held today for some of those killed in the earthquake in central italy. the death toll has been raised now to 267, as nearly 1,000 after-shocks have rattled the region. >> you are looking right now at a makeshift tent city that's set up outside one of the quake-ravaged towns. 1200 people are forced to sleep in tents. 215 people have been rescued since wednesday. hundreds more have been treated for injuries they suffered in the quake. the world trade center in new york city is honoring the victims of the earthquake. you can see the top of the building there lit up in the colors of italy's flag, green, white, and red. new york's governor andrew cuomo sent his condolences and says new york is ready to lend support. i just wanted to get home to my family, and to see that

been there. >> trapped and fearing for their lives. still ahead, how one person saved the lives of people trapped inside of this starbucks right before it crumbled to the ground. >> they said it was kids so i have to go to jail. >> why the woman says she had no choice but to attack a group

11 mi claims of abuse inside of a local kindergarten classroom a day after parents told us their 5-year-old is choked, police are revealing details about the findings. abc action news anchor lindsay logue joins us now in the studio with an update. >> reporter: i just got off the phone with the commander of the sebring police department. they along with dcf are investigating the case. what i can tell you is investigators say the little girl's claims are unfounded. we've spoke with the girl -- we

old came home from school monday with these marks, bruises, and scratches and claims her substitute teacher choked her to the point that she couldn't breathe. police now tell me they have no support or evidence to prove that the teacher put his hands on the child or choked the child. they interviewed other students in class and no one could corroborate her story. we'll learn more about the teacher as the day goes on, but we know he is no stranger to the classroom. in fact, last assigned as a one-on-one helper for a disabled student. dcf, as i say, is investigating the case and their case is still open. of course we'll let you know what they find. dan, dean ya -- dan, deiah, back to you. new developments after two nuns were found dead in their home. police now say they believe the women are victims of a robbery. investigators have found a car

murder scene in mississippi. it was on a secluded treat a mile from the house. the two worked as nurse practitioners in a clinic for the poor. the police will not say how they died but a remember rend says police told him -- that a reverend says police told him they were stabbed. store surveillance video shows a driver running over a 6-year-old boy. the driver stops after he then gets back into his van and drives away. police are hoping the cameras will help them track down the driver. >> they got the license plate, i believe. there's a lot of information. i'm glad that helps. >> meantime, all of us are kind of wondering who it is and if that person's found. >> the father of the boy ran over to his son, scooped him up after the 6-year-old was hit.

hospital. a mother is defending her decision to pepper spray children outside of a school. she says she used the pepper sway to get several students to stop attacking her two sons. the school district says four students had to be treated. one had to be taken to the hospital. she says she wouldn't have had to use the pepper spray in the resource officers been there. >> officers responded immediately. since the incident, favors pleaded not guilty. authorities in arizona hope a bigger reward will lead to the arrest of a serial shooter in the phoenix area. several law enforcement agencies are now teaming up to offer a $75,000 reward for information. since the first shooting on march 7, it's killed seven people and wounded two others. the victims were all shot while

front of a house. prosecutors stress the person who provides the information will not get into trouble. right now, a lot of families are stuck in temporary shelters after wednesday's powerful storms. the red cross is giving 220 storm victims in the kokomo area a safe place to stay. governor mike pence stopped by to tour the shelter. also, take a look at this video right here. remember this video we showed you yesterday? that is video of a starck one of those tornadoes. 20 people were huddled together inside of the bathroom when the building collapsed. the bathroom where they stayed was also in tact. one of the women inside says an alert manager is responsible for making sure that everybody was safe. that woman you see here went back to the scene yesterday. it just so happened that the manager was also there.

you are awesome. you are a young guy. you are like a little younger than your mom probably, but i appreciate it. you were so calming. we didn't realize what we were in for, did we? >> reporter: she says she got a warning on her phone but didn't think much of it until the manager told everyone to get in the bathroom. >> the storm shield is a great app. the national weather service has an app and you can follow with the ab we're constantly putting out weather warnings. that stuff keeps you weather aware. we thought we'd have to be more weather wary this weekend. it looks like old invest 99ls -- invest 99l is still unorganized.

out of the east. that means that the showers will show up later after we boost those temperatures into the low 90s. the feels-like readings will be into the low triple digits. of course we are still watching for hermine. at this point, hermine is just not much of a threat at all. vicki defrank can expect more gorgeous pictures tonight and into tomorrow. we will keep an eye on this storm syst, has 30 mile-per-hour winds. so it is still basically just a tropical wave. the pressure at 1009 milibars moving to the west at about 9 miles per hour. the very latest on this is that they are not even sending the hurricane hunter planes up because there is no center of circulation. if this doesn't get any better organized, it's not going to stand much of a chance to become a storm. however there's still one of

moving into the center of the gulf. this is not good news for the folks up in louisiana, but it looks as though we could get some rain out of this and the winds right off shore. the problems associated with a tropical storm system or hurricane will not be ours, at least at this point. that's what things are looking like. we did see a few storms off to the south last night as the winds came in from and east. we're very warm right now. 82 in tampa and clearwater. 80 degrees right now in new park richie. it's 79 in st. petersburg, the only 70-something on the map. everybody else is in the low 80s already. watching the winds come in on the futurecast will help drive the rain from the center of the state back toward our coast. now, by 4:00 or so, folks will

raymond james stayed yum. we could see some of those showers had andch storms around. take your poncho, but i don't think you will need it for the game. things should clear out by 6:00. saturday, more moisture in the atmosphere. we'll see the storms starting to bloom by 4:00 in the afternoon. here is a look at the hour by hour forecast pushing up to 92 by 4:00 storms in earnest through the bay area. again, by 6:00, 7:00, we'll start to see things clear out. for the bucs and browns, it will feel like about 93, so a very steamy setup. out on the water, we're looking at northeast winds for boaters at about 10 knots or so and a moderate chop on the inlet waterways. the uv index is at an 11.

most accurate seven-day forecast. watching those chances of rain ramp up into the weekend and certainly into the beginning of next week. if this storm has a name or not, it is still going to bring us more moisture. chances for rain will go up monday and tuesday. of course we'll be fine tuning this. 50% chance handcuff around. with more moisture, we get a more accurate setup. i'll be tweeting out information all weekend long on the very latest from the tropics@bill logan wfts. today is national dog day. for pet owners, there's nothing better than coming home after a tough day at work and seeing your best friend there.

irresponsible and find this that a 10 pound dog can become a 300 pound projectile in a crash because many pet owners are not restraining them. >> one in ten take a pet selfie while driving. aaa says to keep your pets restrained. a rub running for 80 opinion. the dog ran for 40 miles. the runner got a medal of her own. the runner decided to adopt the dog but she first had to wait in quarantine in china. unfortunately, she got loose

justified have her. just when they gave up hope, she was spotted. >> that was the best day of my life. >> leonard says he's getting her a tracking chip and from now on, walks will always include a leash so it doesn't happen again. our pet of the week is our studio. we'll introduce you to izzy rye

welcome back. 9:25. it is friday, of course, and time for the pet of the weekend. vicky anders is here with izzy. it is national dog day. izzy is beautiful. tell us about this little girl. >> she is so sweet. she's 2 we we have this as a catahula mix. she is -- she's got incredible ears. she loves to give kisses. she is just a sweetheart. >> now, that is a southern dog, i guess? >> that is the state dog of louisiana. >> and the ears are sort of a trademark of theirs? >> no. [ laughter ] >> i don't know. >> i thought they were.

>> mixed with a chihuahua down the line maybe. >> i don't know. [ laughter ] she is a great dog. >> she'd be good with anybody, wouldn't she some. >> she would. >> how old did you say, i'm sorry? >> she's 2, full grown. loves to give kisses. she is definitely a kisser. >> if you are interested in adopting izzy on this national dog day, the number is right

an alarming trend in hillsborough county. crooks using unlocked cars to break into homes. ahead, the steps you need to take to keep your family safe.

mall in orlando. what people mistook for gunshots that sent everybody into a frenzy. >> plus, pushing congress to make fighting zika a top priority. this as we find out how many local cases were detected here in florida since congress took a recess. good morning. thanks for being here on this friday. i'm dan shaffer. >> i'm deiah riley, of course. it's friday. the weekend is just around the corner and you have go >> the weekend will be fine. we have more moisture into the atmosphere. definitely a better weekend than we were nichely opening. look outside right now from the end of 66th street on anna maria island showing the beautiful blue-green waters and looking at some nice, puffy clouds out there.

i want to remind you guys about something very important. we've been watching the web this morning. already those birthday greetings are coming in. >> happy birthday. >> denis phillips turns what, 39 today? >> 29. >> i think he has suspenders that old. [ laughter ] >> wish him a happy birthday if you are going to be on the web. a lot of people are. i think denis' birthday present is tt will remain nice and calm down here with that area of low pressure just kind of a tropical wave right now. hermine not getting organized. it doesn't have a number, doesn't have a name, doesn't have a center of circulation. they canceled the flight with the hurricane hunter plane because it's just such a flimsy storm.

and kind of keep a watch of things along with us this weekend. right now, i want to toss it back to you guysp. >> thanks, bill. 9:32 now. a crime alert to tell you about. you need to hear this warning. lock your car doors. crooks are using what they find inside of your car to break into your house. >> rodney dunningan is live right now with the troubling news. they are using garage door openers to walk right in. >> t all work -- this is simple how this all works out. crooks can grab the garage door opener. when they find it, they can open the garage and walk right into the home. we spoke with one woman whose home was broken into with her entire family still inside. >> when you think about how differently things could have turned out. so we're thankful for that but yeah, definitely feeling

her? anna is one of the latest victims in a growing trend in hillsborough county. criminals breaking into unlocked cars, getting their hands on the garage door opener and hen am making their way in. two of the. families were -- two of the families were asleep in house. criminals are targeting new neighborhoods under construction where people feel safe. since the beginning of the year, deputies have investigated 2,000 car break-s in. more than half of those cars were left unlocked. >> it sucks the wind out of you. it's sort of like an absence-of feeling. >> certainly terrible for that family. thankfully in none of these

you should always lock those car doors. rodney dunningan, abc news reporting. a u.s. district judge ruled yesterday that federal court lacks jurisdiction over the pulse nightclub case. the media wants the release of the 911 calls as well as the conversations had with the gunman. the city says the co law. he was killed after a length why you students. meanwhile, the victims are overwhelmed by the kindness of the hospitals that treated them. we told you yesterday that the hospitals are donating all of the medical services to victims they treated that night. >> you think all hospitals want is money. it shows that the community has come together.

off the more than $5 million in medical bills that added up in the shooting. two months later, victims worried how they would pay for the bills but now they are releaved. also an inspection of a new restaurant sparked a shooting scare. police say balloons popping caused a crowd to run out of the mall mistaking the for gunfire. it happened yesterday as the fire test had balloons popping and ringing the fire alarm. people were injured as they went running out of the mall. as more and more zika cases are being found in the state, the governor is planning a trip to washington d.c. in less than two weeks to meet with members of congress the

hopes they will start. health officials finding 43 cases here. all but $3 million of the funds have already been spent. the florida department of health says the only place where zika is being spread is limited to two spots in miami- dade county. two cases with are reported in palm beach the department of health is still investigating. those cases will pass along their findings when they finish. before the team hits thite. the party on the thunder out is going to be free food, giveaways, and an appearance by

the hometown fans. >> the opponent tonight, the cleveland browns. you can expect most of the starters to stay. they do use the third pre- season game to get ready for the season opener. one change you need to know is the enhanced security changes are expanding to all stadium the outback bowl and the monster jam monster truck shows. fans can only bring clear bags. here is a live look at the dow bucking the trend up 78 points to 18,526. coming up, olympic swimmer ryan lochte is now facing

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new dye details emerging. a judge handing down a crazy sentence is barred from criminal cases. the pre-siding judge recommended to stay on. he sentenced brock turner six months in jail for raping an unconscious woman prompting outrage and calls for his olympic swimmer ryan lochte is being charged in rio for filing a false report. this comes days after he admitted his original story was exaggerated. it was originally recommended that he and james feigen be charged. feigen donated to a charity ands with allowed to leave the country. despite that charge, lochte

he signed with time brothers cough drops. the weapon says "just as pine brothers is forgiving on your throat, the company says give him a break. lowering the price of epi pens, one company says,not an option. consumer reports notes in florida you can take your epi pen prescription to the pharmacist and with a generic if you ask for it. the devices have the same medicine but different delivery system. adrenaclick has two caps to remove and the other has one. researchers in europe have identified a genetic link to coffee drinking. the gene apparently helps

coffee. so the calf fee and caffeine help with your -- so the coffee and caffeine help because of your genes. >> oh, i'm sorry, i need caffeine stat. a warm more thanking this morning. we start earlier during the week than weekends so i'm not used to these long times. of course i'll be here all weekend keeping an eye on the hey, this is somewhatnot for you. the mains field beach incamera from the 66th street island, a good looking shot as folks get at alert to start off it should be great for -- good welcoming

start off and should be great for staying on the beach. water temperature and air temperature at honeymoon island will stay around 88 degrees. it will be warmer inland, though. i want to show you the latest reconnaissance mission. this is last night, early this morning with the wind speeds about 28 miles per hour. that was the maximum wind speed. they canceled the recon mission this morning because frankly there's no center of circulation. nonetheless, we're still keeping an eye on this system, which has about a 60% chance of getting developed. there's gaston ovre that has a little bit more of a chance of getting developed. around here, we're going to develop some of the storms by later on like we did last night that pushed in from the north and east. right now, we've got 82 in

brooksville has 80. 82 in wanter haven. as we come into the metro area, 82 in clear water. tampa with 82 and 86 degrees out in bradley. we could see mid-90s from brandon to bartow before the storms roll in. again, with the northwest winds, they come in from the center of the state. we have good coverage around the tampa metro area. it will not be a complete washout. the storms will move through and things off with ray j. with the browns and bucs, it should be 84/85 degrees. tomorrow, a little bit better coverage of the storms as they move across. then nine they dissipate about 7:00 or 8:00. we'll see more of a chance of those storms coming in on sunday. here's a look at florida's most accurate beach forecast, again, getting up to 88 degrees. don't forget that uv index is in the extreme category.

slathered on. especially before those storms come, you'll be pushing off. don't make it look like we're not wrapping up the rain chances. 50% today, 60% on sunday. we have more moisture so a better chance of coverage as they push in from the east. into monday and tuesday, regardless of whether or not we have system, we'll still get more moisture from the caribbean. that means a chance of breezy and highs in the upper 80s. it doesn't look like a tropical storm or hurricane will be here for us to deal with.

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oh, doesn't that look good? >> it does. some chicken roasting on the barbie. there's your tailgate. by the time the game starts at 8:00, it will be sizzling just like those chicken breasts

83 degrees will be the kickoff temperature. we'll ramp up the rain chances but not nearly as bad as we had earlier anticipated. >> good news. as we said earlier, today is national dog day. [bark ] >> we asked you to send photos of your dog. >> here's a couple of our favorites. if you haven't sent in yours, send them in. we want to see them.

tgif. good friday morning. i am carley boyette. >> it is a good morning. i am natalie taylor. thank you for joining us on tampa bay's morning blend. we have got another great show coming your way. >> we do. fridays, as we mentioned, an extra special day. >> people are looking forward to the weekend but when you wake up and see the news that we saw, that is extra exciting. certainly with what we have on