synagogue on bayshore boulevard is vandalized during gasaprilla. the search continues for two teenagers who ran from a juvenile detention center in tampa. and election season kicks off with the iowa caucuses. what that means for your vote here in florida. good morning and welcome to "10 news early morning." i'm allison kropff. lets get a look at #10weather with meteorologist bobby

gasparilla. a synagogue boulevard says its become an annual tradition: being targeted by vandals walking to or from the parade. reporter jonathan petramala has the story you'll see only on 10 news. gasparilla's known for its boats, like anti-semetism someone pushed punched and kicked through the

here for several years money for a stronger fence and possibly security cameras before the next invasion makes it back to their walls. in tampa, jonathan petramala, 10 news stronger fence and possibly security next invasion makes it back to their in tampa, jonathan petramala, 10 news wtsp. unfortunately the fence hasn't been the worst vandalism the synagogue has experienced. the rabbi says a few years ago a swas-tika was painted on one of its doors. now that the pirates have cleared out of tampa bay, bayshore boulevard is in need of a serious scrub down! on sunday, more than 100 volunteers came together to pick up any trash the gasparilla cleanup crews may have missed. cups, cans, clothes, feathers

many that could end up in the water. volunteers from the florida aquarium say this is all about keeping tampa bay beautiful for us to look at and safe for sea life to survive. we asked the volunteers what was the strangest thing they've found along the parade route. the answer? half- eaten turkey legs. new overnight, a death investigation is palmetto. it all started sunday morning when a palmetto police officer was following up on neighborhood complaints about a group of people coming and going from an abandoned house on 12th street drive - west. when the officer checked inside the house, she found 21 year-old collin ma- honey dead from an apparent gunshot wound. no arrests have been made. another fatal wrong way crash to tell you about. investigators again suspect this one involved alcohol. it happened in the southbound lanes of county road 1 and burn-ham lane in dunedin. 10news reporter beau zimmer has the emotional story of

missed the collision only to have his best friend hit head-on. county road 1 dunedin scott souza partner beau zimmer sorenson. loved riding motorcycles. but don't let this photo fool you. 22:42:46 john, he's a big guy. and he's very intimidating. but he was a big teddy bear. on saturday. sorensen. and his close friend scott souza spent the day riding on clearwater beach. before an evening out to dinner. john, recently engauged with two sons. would never make it home. his motorcycle hit head on here on county road 1. by a dodge dorango. that deputies say was heading the wrong way down this divided highway. 36:03 i looked at the median and by the time i looked up i realized he was in my lane. i swivered to the right. thank god i was in the left lane. but my brother john was right behind me. and i don't think he ever saw him coming. 48:37 souza believes the truck that his friend was traveling between 50 and 60 miles per hour. when it came around the curve in the wrong direction.

to react. souza and his fianc narrowly missed being hit. only to hear the impact feet behind them. 36:27 you couldn't mistake that sound for anything else in the world. and we knew it. there's nothing you can do. a retired ny firefighter was among the first on scene. and started cpr. 18:18 motorcycle parts were all over the street. he hit against the side of the curb and was bleeding from the back of the head. so you know. it dodn't look good. john was flown to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead. the driver of the dorango. kenneth cabral. now charged with dui manslaughter. 39:56 he couldn't even stand up. so i'm sure he was well behind the legal limit. a message on john's facebook page posted one month ago today. warns of the dangers of driving drunk. tonight. his riding parter. and entire family. feeling the real life consequences of how dangerous dui can be. 22:45:26 he was my best friend. he was my brother. and i love him. he was my family. in dunedin, beau zimmer, 10news wtsp. john's remains will be flown to his original home state of nebraska. friends say they're planning a memorial in pinellas county in the coming

right now the search is on for two teenagers who escaped from a juvenile detention facility in tampa. deputies say the teens have been on the run since 9:00 sunday morning. take a good look at 18 year old anthony bays and 17 year old anthony cook. deputies say they broke out of the fal-kenburg academy on columbus road escaping through a hole that had been cut in a chain link fence. they were last seen wearing green shirts and blue pants. they were being held for grand theft auto. right now crimestoppers is offering a 3- thousand dollar reward to anyone who can help track them down. a horrible month in jacksonville. 13 murder victims this month alone. the latest over the weekend, a toddler shot dead in a drive by shooting. 22-month-old aiden michael mcclendon was caught in the middle of a gang-related drive-by shooting friday night. he was with his mother and grandmother inside a parked car when someone pulled up in another car and opened fire at a nearby home. bishop john guns/operation save

community leaders are speaking out. the state attorney is trying to allocate a million dollars to pay overtime for additional officers on the street. crimestoppers is offering a 20- thousand dollar reward to catch aiden's killer. an important traffic alert to tell you about in sarasota happening right now. you're going to need to watch out for lane closures and de-tour signs near the i-75 and university parkway diverging diamond interchange. university parkway at i-75 was closed last night while crews install a temporary bridge. it's expected to open shortly around 5 am. road warrior hilary zalla will keep you updated coming up on 10 news this morning. election season officially starts in iowa today with the iowa caucuses! and the pol- iticking is well underway and for good reason. three non- incumbent candidates have won iowa then the presidency. jimmy carter in 1976, george w. bush in 2-thousand, and our current president -- barack obama in 2008. who will be next? it's the real kickoff in the race to the white house for

everyone in between. today voters will support their candidates in iowa, more than a thousand miles away from tampa bay. so why does it matter to you? 10news political reporter mark rivera is here to break it all down. rdesk you can have all the polls in the world that show candidates going up or down, but this is the first real binding test for republicans, democrats, and everyone in between. and those iowa voters are going to help determine the future of our florida candidates, jeb bush and marco rubio plus the rest of the trailing republican field. vo the final iowa poll has republican donald trump regaining his lead over rival ted cruz first votes are cast. and on the dem side, clinton's support inched up a couple sanders ahead of whoever comes in third for republicans will have a good chance while all others...may need to call it quits. rdesk so monday night will be big right here in tampa bay because the iowa cacuses could affect

take a look. this is a sample ballot of what went out to absentee voters in the military and it has jeb bush, mike fiorina and rick santorum. all there. so, depending on how iowa goes the field thins out, we could be looking at votes thrown away in the purple state of florida where every vote matters. mark rivera 10news wtsp. next up after iowa is the new hampshire primary february 9th, followed by nevada and south carolina later in the month. march first is super tuesday when people in 14 states will cast their ballots. florida's primary is march 15th. the caucuses take place from 7 to 11 central time tonight. we'll be there with you every step of the way -- on air and online at wtsp dot com. coming up at 5 on 10 news this morning, one person is dead after a tree fell on a moving car during a storm in

finding ways to battle the zika virus. world health organization meets today to figure out what to do next. a mother and daughter are safe being rescued from their car in a creek. still ahead, what tables turn and a speeding cop in miami. plus, vacations ruined. where more than 50 cars were broken into one night. and the everglades python hunt is halfway through. the number of snakes wildlife officials say have been captured so

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of blacksburg, virginia is in mourning after the murder of a 13 year old girl. police have arrested two promising virginia tech students in connection with her death. brian webb has the story. brian webb has the story.

a sad accident involving a around the state, a sad accident involving a university of florida college student. investigators say the student died after falling 6 stories at this apartment complex near campus. 20 year old chance

into a courtyard . crisis counselors were at the apartments to comfort people on sunday, many of whom were wolf's fraternity brothers. it's been 5 years since casey anthony was found not guilty of murdering her 2- year-old daughter caylee. when the high profile trial wrapped up, anthony fell off the radar, until now. t-m-z is reporting anthony was spotted this weekend in west palm beach putting on a garage sale. the woman who took this photo says she recognized anthony immediately. it doesn't look like she's changed much. when asked if there were any baby items for sale, the woman said no, only knick knacks. now to a story you don't want to miss out of miami. the tables are officer after a woman pulls him over for speeding. the miami police

incident is being investigated. instead of heading to the theme parks this weekend, tourists in orlando staying at the country inn and suites on universal boulevard woke up with a mess to clean up. police say up to 50 cars were broken into saturday night. the crooks busted out the windows and grabbed whatever they could. for several families they say their vacation is ruined. two other florida counties -- brevard and flagler -- had similar incidents happen at hotels just in the last month. while it's not clear if they're all connected, detectives say they're looking into it. half way through the florida python hunt, wildlife officials say there have been 66 pythons captured so far. the hunt got underway two weeks ago to help control the python population in the everglades. hunters say the weather has been a big help, especially days that are cold and sunny.

this weekend. the journey for the largest sled dog race in the country. that's coming up. here's a look at what's coming up on 10 news and c-b-s tonight. starting at 8:00, supergirl, followed by scorpion at 9:00. at 10:00, n-c-i-s los angeles. then tune in to 10 news at 11. don't forget, you can always take 10 news with you just download the 10 news app. it's a fast look at breaking news, weather and traffic - and get alerts so you won't miss a thing. search wtsp 10

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this weekend northern minnesota hosted the largest sled dog race in the country. racers young and old flew through the trails on the 400 mile journey known as the john bear- grease sled dog

that goes back more than 30 years. coming up on 10 news this morning, the election season officials starts today as the iowa caucuses kick off. plus you've probably sat in the gridlock in clearwater when everyone's heading to the beach. the possible traffic fixes the city council will look at today. and the death of a teenage girl that is shaking a college town in virginia. saying about the arrests over the weekend. we have everything you need to start your day, in