count on abc action news to be with you every step of the way. watch for updates on-line and on air. corey dierdorff, abc action news. >>> the legislative session of the state address. governor scott is settle to outline his priorities at 11:00 this morning. a big theme of the address, keeping up the momentum on job creation and tax cuts. he will live stream what he has to say. see it on our app or web site. >>> tonight president obama gives his state of the union speech before a joint session of congress. you can watch it live here on your abc action news station at 9:00 or open the alerts you'll get from your abc action news app to stream it from your phone. >>> rather than talking to congress political pundits say it's the american people the president will be trying to get the attention of for his final year in the white house. one topic he'll likely touch on, gun control executive order he signed last week. the white house says the president wants to show the progress the country has made the past seven years and what can still be accomplishe

of course, you cankeep track of the storm on our website on abc action news and on www.abcactionnews.com, search for abc action news. >> reporting live, i am ashley yore. >> take a look here, this is a scene in washington dc. alive look of the white house themayor is warning resident to hunker down and put. >> washington dccould break record could break records. >> wendy as you see, it is already snowing and snowing heavily at the washington dc area. >> it will shortly make it all the way down to richmond sdb turning to ice around charlotte. folks who are trying toget to charlotte or some where else. you will have largedelays there and nafk, ice is in fact, ice is really difficult to travel. they are pushing into the area and leaving to a cold and windy forecast for part of this week. we'llpinpoint details coming up >> breaking news right now, a 4 student arrested today in threats of using a knife against other student. of the 14 years old. michael is joining us life. what can you tell us. >> reporter: wendy, good around, we are getting information on this case. this 4 years old 14 years

michael paluska, abc action news. >> now the most accurate weather team in florida. abc action weather. >> good afternoon, everybody. titan doppler radar, big difference than yesterday where we had scattered showers covering the portion of the area. today sunny and back in the 70s. right now anywhere from the we have a lot of changes rolling in. not this evening. skies tonight actually partly cloudy. pleasant temperatures in the 60s. but there is rain on the way possibly by first thing in the morning. we will talk about that and extend the forecast to the weekend in a couple of minutes. >> thank you, dennis. >>> so long, lovie the firing of lovie smith trending over social media and fans not happen we about it, about his dismissal the buccaneers general managers talked about the decision to fire lovie smith. he joins us live at one buc. a lot of people disturbed to hear how he was let go. >> reporter: the shocking firing that occurred over the phone last night was actually supposed to take ple here at the facility in a meeting between the chairman and lovie smith. he

we'll have much more coming up tonight on abc action news at 11:00. we also have complete details of the vote on our website, abcactionnews.com. >>> now to the fight against isis. the terrorist organization just claiming responsibility for yet another deadly assault. >> abc action news reporter clifton french joins us live with the latest on the global fight that's being led from our own backyard. clifton? >> reporter: secretary carter today continued to stay the course that the military has been doing, which has been airstrikes and then relying on native forces in iraq and syria to fight isis there. now, it's hard to believe it has been four years since we pulled our troops out of iraq, the situation in that country gone south ever since. the islamic state holding large cities in iraq and syria, even though there have been some recent gains by iraqi forces and syrian rebels. secretary carter and command saying attacks like the one that happened today in jakarta show two things. the enemy is desperate and on the defense, and they must be destroyed at t

abc action news is the only team backed by politicized. you can see our excuse it treats ratings after abc action news at 11. >>> immigration reform will no doubt be a topic of conversation on the state tomorrow night. >> immigration officials say the just departed for the 70 illegal immigrants. the customs enforcement released this video showing the deportation of 77 people who worked in the u.s. illegally. they were part of more than 100 >>> tonight he saved his new owners like. but one dog -- life. but now one dog is without a home. >> dose is back at the citrus annual center. as jaclyn in place found, is looking for a forever home.>> reporter: should not be counted in lex? -- licks, dose has a lot to get. dose almost had a home. yes that's a year at the animal shelter up until six weeks ago. he was adopted but only got to spend a few hours at his forever home.>> he was there for somebody who needed him. >> reporter: on the same day dose was brought home his owner suffered a heart attack and collects. dose with the man's face until the m

you can see our exclusive ratings right after the debate on abc action news at 11:00. >>> a kangaroo turned into a bomb. the bizarre isis terror plot just coming to light and its intended target. >>> plus, wrong side of the road. the different law separates businesses just feet apart and needed to keep them from losing money. >>> and there's a look at our live drive. we're still live and we're still driving. but the question is, will we be a dry drive tomorrow morning? >> we are hearing that overdose deaths from heroin are down drastically in sarasota county since july. deputies started using devices filled with a drug that helps victims. of these recently. while that's promising news, unfortunately and those who run drug treatment programs say never be afraid to call 911 if overdosed. i don't, and maybe they're dead. at me but they're alive to be mad at me. >> deputies say florida law helps protect people from low level drug arrests in the event of reporting an overdose. >>> a kangaroo and a bomb, two things part of a shocking plan coming to light in australia. authorities arrested

what one chain restaurant is doing to help families. >>> download new the new abc action news app. just search abc action news in >> fright now a chick-fil-a restaurant is doing something all moms can get behind. >> the lakeland location launching a new service that makes eating out with young kids easier. it's called mom's valet. pay in the drive-through first. park the car. when you get inside your table is ready with the food and high chairs if needed. >>> many of us are focusing on eating healthier quite now. not everybody has time to cook or are good at it. are popping up all over tampa bay, letting someone else do the cooking for you. like fit life food that's offered personalized meal plans. tonight at 11:00 we will hear from a dietician on how to pick the right one for you. the one question that you should ask before choosing a plan. >>> here is wendy ryan with a look at what is coming up at 6:00. >> preventing poisoning. a boy brain damaged by a box termite treatment. the changes to make sure that someone you love does not experience that same horrible fate. >> a speaker co

details on your abc action news weather forecast with shay ryan in a moment. >>> breaking news from northwest pakistan. in the last hour the taliban taking responsibility for a terrorist attack on a university killing at least 20 students and professor. gunmen stormed the campus shortly after it opened for classes today. many more are wounded. pakistani soldiers killed all four gunmen. the pakistani prime minister now vowing to wipe out terrorism in his country. >>> the fbi is investigating a series of bomb and mass shooting threats at dozens of schools in at least five states. more than 20 schools in massachusetts received automated calls warning about the threats. in the northeast along with iowa also reported threats yesterday morning. those threats triggered schools to be evacuated or placed on lockdown. investigators now trying to determine if those threats might be linked. >>> get that promised update on the weather forecast. cold. >> yeah, 30 degrees in inverness now. also in brooksville 30 degrees. hudson a bit closer closer to the coast at 38. in zephyrhills 36. brandon 38. a lot of

i am cameron abc action news. >>> >> the unidentified man tells officers that he saw the suspect hit two vehicles and chased him down. at the endof the chase, the suspect jumped into the good samaritan car. don't encourage witnesses to shoot at suspects but the good samaritan probably will not face charges. >>> a st. louisburg woman loses the love of her life in a horrible car accident. she's determined to use that crash to help others. >> abc action news reporter, mare some joining us now with more of the message. >> it is been shared more than 100, 000 times. she wouldnever imagine it would capture that much attention with her boyfriend's story that could help save a life. >> i love that picture. it reflects our relationship. >> how could you ever forget the love of your life. >> bob irwin meant everything to susan shayne. >> he was always making me laugh and he's always smiling and goofing around. >> their love story began as teenagers. >> they decided to be friends recently when there is no way they could be apart. >> we knew this time is going were making plans which is what mak

so stay with abc action news, and on-line. live in manatee county, corey dierdorff, abc action news. >>> along the lines, such an outpouring of support for the family that lost two grandparents in the tornado. a family friend set up a gofundme page to help raise money for faith patton, a 7- year-old granddaughter of the couple who died. i have a quick check of the page. they've already raised $12,000 to help this family and help pay for faith's medical expenses. if you would like to contribute i'm going to share this link on my facebook page. it's also on the abc action news app. >>> continuing now with our coverage in sarasota county, where clean-up efforts will continue today in neighborhoods and popular tourist spots. action air 1 flew over this condo complex in siesta key torn apart by storms. the damage in the community because of lost future rental income. rental managers are scrambling to find housing for seasonal residents and people planning trips to the area. if you know someone who is struggling now there's help that

abc action news is taking action for this morning. to break down some of the one of the biggest issues the republican-led legislature will tackle, new tax cuts. governor rick scott proposed more than $1 billion in cuts that target businesses he says that will create new jobs. the lawmakers suggested they cannot afford that much. the ladies -- legislature will likely extend other programs like back-to-school shopping tax-free holidays and hurricane supplies. and gambling could expand across the state. the tribe will get to keep the hard rocked and add new table games. this is expected to generate $3 billion for the state over the next seven years. those who expose expanded gambling are fearful of its impact on tourist spots like disney. >> fight for 15. >> reporter: with the 2016 legislative session beginning several groups expected to lobby for the minimum wage, $15 an hour. it's expected to be a busy legislative session heading into election season. abc action news will be with you every step of the way and bring you updates on air a

in tampa, i'm ashley yore, abc action news. >>> now, the most accurate weather team in florida, abc action weather. >> well, the port is back open because of the fog. if you're expecting anyone going over the bridges tonight, it's going to be a slow drive because the fog is there. >> and the rain. heavy rains across the area. you can look out over from apollo beach and you can see all of the clouds and all of boy, it has been just a dismal day. closes eskies most -- cloudy skies most of the day. this was a good two-day event. most folks had several inches of rain. heavy rain. this. it's just decent to moderate rains across the area. and i want to show you a look at some of the rainfall totals over the last 24 hours because they have been pretty impressive, especially across southern pinellas county. anywhere between two to three inches of rainment you can pretty much extend that up through i-4 around polk county as well. now, up north in citrus and hernando county, not as much. anywhere from manatee to sarasota county, that blue color right there is a solid one and a half to two and a half

here in tallahassee, adam weiner, abc action news. >>> covering highlands county now, an employee for the sebring police department is out of a job, tonight under investigation for stealing from the city. you'll never guess how it all unraveled. abc action news takes us down the twisted paper trail. >> reporter: for 13 years, vicki hicks worked as the executive assistant for the sebring police chief, but tonight, this secretary who had a lot of access, faces plenty of questions. >> something isn't right here. >> reporter: sheriff susan benton says her agency started to investigate hicks last month. dcf passed along a tip that she was stealing from her elderly father. the chief secretary pocketed more than $100,000 of her dad's money. >> she did have legal access to the account, but the father indicates that he had never given her permission to take that money. >> reporter: it was during this tedious task of sifting through bank statements when detectives discovered something even stranger. they found stacks of checks made out to the city of sebring had been deposited in the victim's a

updates from the hospital, so stick with us on abc action news. those updates will be on-line and on air. news. >>> we're feeling for everyone in manatee this morning. in sarasota governor rick scott sauteed damage firsthand telling victims he will do whatever toke help. still declaring whether to call this a disaster area, that would make people eligible for more financial help from state funds. governor scott says it's too early to make the decision but those affected hope it's sooner rather than later. >> hopefully we can get a little relief. like you often hear, fema money, whatever it might be to offset some expenditures. >> business managers we spoke to say it will take months to fix all the damage and for now the community is relying on city crews and neighbors to do the best they can. >>> the bay area wasn't the only region hit by the storm system. the damage stretches south to collier county. our scripps sister station there captured these images of downed trees and signs, power of cape coral where a tornado touched down just last week. >

ryan raiche, abc action news. >> right now a warning about those electronic vaporizers. a new hampshire man suffered second and third degree burns to his body when it exploded in his pocket. the surveillance video shows the moment it happened. the device dubbed a healthier alternative to smoking exploded in matthew's pocket. he was at work at the time. from the machine he was working on. the trail of smoke is coming from his own pants, not the equipment. he underwent a second skin gravity but his mother says that he is lucky to be alive. >> i almost fella part when i saw the underwear. that's my kid. if my grandson had been here and picked that up, it would have killed him. >> the family has hired a lawyer. the lawyer says there are similar complaints about exploding vaporizers and it's time for the fda to take action. >>> the most accurate weather team in florida. abc action weather. >> it's warmer than it has been. but we have rain on the way, don't we. >> yes. today we were up near 80. >> it felt good. >> on saturday, we were in the 40s. there are clouds that are rolli

takes is just when things happen. >> they don't want that mistake to take a child's life. >> abc action news. >> bus driver in pasco county, more than 1000 drivers whizzing off school buses. >> in pinellas about 1900 drivers failed to stop. >>> now, the most accurate weather team in florida, abc action news, weather. >> everybody is talking about the winter storm in the mid the one thing we are getting all this weather down here too and that had something to do down there. itwill be windy out there and windier tonight. >> our winds also is cranking up. earlier on today, checkit out. this is from the sky way. time lapse as the raincame through. this sky way had to be closed at times because it is so windy out there. >> a great shot there as it came through and we go from that to this. white hous tsasnow just beginning to crank up. snow at the rate of aboutan inch an hour right now across the mid atlantic. >> i actually grew up north virginia so i remember the blizzard of 1979. this will be likely stronger than thatfrom dc to baltimore and up to philly and changing to rain on the eastern shore

abc action news. >>> and we take action against domestic violence. if anyone you knows is in this situation call the hotline right now at 180051119 and we have information on our web site and facebook and twitter pages. >>> tonight arizona police have rescued a 3-year-old arizona girl who was sold for sex. just learning that more disturbing details in this case. police in mesa arizona telling us that the girl's mother left the child with a man that sold himself for sex. a customer told police there was a foul smell in the apartment and officer found a little girl in a garbage bag in the closet with her hands, feet and mouth duck taped. detectives say that child was so weak she couldn't even stand. neighbors are stunned at the arrest. >>> this just makes me really upset. >>> that's a baby. and how many kids could they have nabbed out here. >>> police say the child's mother also shaved the little girl's head claiming she had cancer and then asking for donations. right now the mother and babysitter are in jail. detectives telling us that child is finall

live at tropicana field, lindsey logue, abc action news. >>> in an abc action news exclusive, the widow tells me what the last two careers have been like since losing her husband. she's raising their 3-year-old daughter lexi alone. nicole oulson says sometimes she asks happy questions but then the questions get tough. >> today she wants to know about that mean man that hurt is he? jail? >> retired police captain curtis reeves shot chad oulson in a movie theater over the delays in the case and nicole says southeast trying to -- she's straying to positive but her emotions are all over the place, just this week she filed a civil lawsuit blaming the land developer and the theater and an employee for not doing enough to prevent her husband's death. i talked to her about the civil suit and her attorney about when the criminal case could finally be in court. >> i would like for families to be able to go out to a movie theater, a family environment, and have peace of mind knowing that they're safe. >> this could drag on until 2017 and as terrible as it sounds it wouldn't surprise me. >> and nic

abc crew who did a tremendous job today, mike breen saying thanks for watching. coming up next, local news except on the west coast. thanks for watching espn on abc. >>> this is abc action news. >>> now on abc action news, historic blizzard causing chaos. how the storm may end up worse than expected and the domino effect on travel out of tampa. plus this. >> we see a a need and fill it. >> we will get to the water in a minute. but we begin with breaking news. a man is dead after being gunned down outside of a lawn equipment equipment. and deputies are looking for his killer. it happened in bradenton street. the victim, charles leonard got in to a fight with one suspect before they shot him. deputies have not identified any suspects. we of course will continue to monitor the story. if you know more, you are urged to call crimestoppers. >> bill logan has areas of concern with weather advisories. >> we got freeze warnings and also wind chill advisories for the bay area. as a matter of fact, as we take a look at titan radar, you can getting a clearing right now and with the layer of clouds and that blanket that keeps of warm, we will get very chilly. as a matter of fact, he

gasparilla this week. >> the new effort getting them release and the counter fight >>> now on abc action news, it is the eve of the pirates invasion. >> hundreds of thousands of people are expected to put their boots and hats and beads >> good morning, thank you for joining us this morning on abc news. >> first, we want to turn to shay with our forecast weather. >> jee, or argh i cannot. >> it is hard to do it off the top of my head. >> lakeland at 50 degrees. iverness right now at 50 and sarasota at 54. we are warming up. you, matae, we are looking good there. looking future cast stek. fantastic >> you know they make the long sleeve shirts, it is perfect nice and warm with cool temperatures tomorrow. to see temperatures coming down as we get closer to sunset. the afterschool activities today are not like lick to be cancelled for any weather related eshs and the gasparilla forecast is looking awesome. we'll havemore on that coming up in jaus little bit. just a little bit. >> thumbs up on our pirates. >> not long from now, pirates will invade our city. >> it is the largest events in our area.

coming up on abc action news next at 11. >>> taking action for you, this is abc action news . >>> a theme park has deep meaning for this family. the special surprise after the loss of parents. >> police and what they say led to the shooting and the different accounts from witnesses. that we are tracking a fast- moving storm heading this way. when will it get? and is some possibility of a tornado.>> we begin with that severe weather heading to the bay area. well, obviously, this could be the calm before the storm. >> we have had some pretty severe storms moved through on friday morning. right now, we have showers making their way on shore from sarasota on up to the interior parts of the state. let's zoom in. from sarasota all the way over into what shall a -- into the green swamp area. we are seeing some showers come down now. i have seen a few raindrops and south tampa but it looks like the bigger stuff for the tampa metro area is still on the way, probably about 12 to 34 1 o'clock. we have 69 degrees in tampa. clearwater and st. petersburg, 67. cloudy skies headwinds coming out of the so

abc action news has started a new photo of the week contest great shot. it is absolutely stunning and we shared it. if you get the most likes, we will feature it on our cover photo. shared the wedding picture tonight at 11 and you could submit your picture by signing onto facebook. >>> still to come, an explosion needs the volcano. the cause behind interest entertainment. >>> later, theismann responds about the trade request. >> another team has entered the dirt cutters sweepstakes. >>> as you think about your travel plans for this year, there are some days when you want to save money. >> there are specific days. this year, abc news says the days you should not fly include st. patrick's day. when spring buying season starts. may 17 with pre-summer rates and june 10 when there is a surge indication. we have showed the full list of posted on our abc action news >>> we have amazing video tonight from the big island of hawaii. >> a rock thrown probably volcano falls right into a lava lake. causing an impressive explosion. they say these occur more frequently

pete, i'm ashley yore, abc action news. >>> now the most accurate weather team in florida, abc action weather. >> the storms out there earlier today. but things cleared up in the afternoon. >> perfect afternoon. we had severe thunderstorm warnings first thing in the morning. then we had a line come through the metro right around rush hour. but the drive home. >> look at that. >> night and day. literally. this morning, it was so nasty and windy and stormy. and then the afternoon from as we have seen in days with temperatures well into the 70s. this is what it looked like this morning. and that is a tornado in cape coral. and it is the second time in six days that they have had a tornado touchdown in the cape coral area. that's probably higher odds than powerball. i mean, that just doesn't happen, having it in the exact same spot in florida this time of the year. and yet, it did. and the rains continued. the heavy stormed went right on through areas from sarasota down toward venice. by about noon, 1:00, they were long gone, leading to this. there is one thing that came out of there. dec

in tampa, ashley york, abc action news. >>ing talking about this chill. but also the ef2 tornado --. we are in a pattern where we weather. as beautiful as it could be if you like clear and cold. if you like clear and warm, you will probably not like this over the next few days. talking about the tornado officially rated an ef2. a strong tornado especially for florida we don't get tornadoes like they do up north, and across the southern plains it was on the ground for 3 1/2 miles. no fatalities, three injuries and a lot of damage. this happened, very, very common with the kind of pattern we had and the kind of pattern we are going to see for the next few months. they will quickly go in, come out and four our five days later, expect the same thing. this is something we have been talking about, if not harping about for the last few months. it's here it's not going anywhere. effect for citrus and noncoastal hernando county. bring in the pets tonight. if you have any plants you feed to cover because they are tender, you can do it. i don't think we'll see a wid

live in tampa, i'm carson chambers, abc action news. >>> now the most accurate weather team in florida, abc action weather. >> how are you doing, everybody? as rough as it was this morning, that weather that barreled through our area, look where it is. it's south of the state now. it's already in the straits headed towards cuba. that's how quickly everything has been moving. and that's very typical for an el nino situation. not to mention even though this evening skies are clear. and things cleared out beautifully by about 1:30, 2:00, leading to not only a sunny afternoon but a warm one. we were in the 70s. well, we're still in the 70s across part of the area. we will wake up to fog tomorrow morning. a pleasant morning with temperatures in the 50s and 60s. as quickly as the sunshine rolls in, the storms are back let you know who gets the worse of it coming up. >> thank you, denis. >>> the man is paying for a coffee at the cafe in brandon. you see there that management says he slips a $20 into his pocket and then tries to accuse the cashier of short changing him. >> eric waxler shows us

welcome backto abc action news. we are following breaking news rightnow, i am lindsay logue. >> breaking news out of lakeland. one person has died atthe fire at bella vista in lakeland. when firefightersarrived they saw smoke and flames coming from the fourth floor. that's where they found one person dead. >> 41 people were living on that floor of the time of the fire. we'll have you new updates as soon as we can. >>> millions of americans will dig out from this weekend's historic deadly blizzard crawling in the east coast on saturday dumping more than two feet of snow in some parts. >> some of the worse damage were on the jersey shore right now. take a look at this video, there is major flooding. the records are expected to be breaking. if you aretraveling and make sure you triple check your flight status on abcactio nnews.com >> we have 60 cancellations at tampa bay. nationwide are cancelled for st. pete and clear water also have delaysand cancellations. >>> i will tell you folks, for it is been some headaches. yea

abc action news is brought to you by morgan and morgan for >>> live from the station taking action for you. this is abc action news. >> we are tracking heavy storms possibility of wind damage and a tornado and how it is going to impact local travels. thanks for waking up with abc. >> we have our meteorologist shay right now tracking the storm all morning for you. >> right now i am watching this it is about to make into citrus county. as we time this out to you from north to south. pasco county expecting that line is making into your coastline about 45 minutes. itwill take a little longer forman tee county and sarasota. >> expect gusty wins at a minimum. there up to 30 miles per hour. i amseeing minimal signs here of a little of a spin here the tornado impact about a 3. 2.that's pretty low on the any spin at all. with this storm. >> we cannot rule that out, we want you to stay vigilant throughout this time frame. at 3:00 as thekids are getting out of school today, we'll see some storms inland around polk county especially into eastern parts of manatee or sarasota county. it ispossible.

once we get the numbers we will send out a push learned through our free abc action news mobile app. >>> tonight an unlikely pair is teaming up to save lives. abc action news anchor shows how they became enemies to partners. >> reporter: jessica russell and lower garment ready to call gritty world. ashman at two different colleges still inseparable. >> she was more of a sister than a friend. >> a fateful decision with too much to drink this. >> we never thought it would impact as. >> reporter: jessica drove impaired for 30 miles before she hit a tree killing laura on impact. >> without the prosecutor i was a very tough. >> reporter: this person was us gorman's family wanted her in >> i despised her. i didn't think these talks she was doing was genuine. and she obviously looked at me as the enemy. >> i didn't do anything to you. what is he doing this to me? >> reporter: the case>> reporter: on -- the case dragged on. behind bars a surreal moment. why did so many people believe she was telling the truth? a 2020 interview that would change the course of her life. they asked if lori was a

abc action news is keeping an eye on the growing jackpot while you keep your eye on the winning ticket numbers. >>> exciting morning across america. everyone hopeful we have that winning ticket. >> i have the official abc action news powerball pool signup sheet here, we're 54 deep, guys. >>> before you win the powerball we want to check with shay and janelle to talk about the roadways, and the forecast. >> temperatures are a few degrees higher than they were yesterday at this time. hopefully you'll find it more comfortable today at 45 temple terrace. lutz at 45. in citrus county, remember yesterday it was low 30s? certainly an improvement in the comfort factor as you're walking out to 40 crystal river. 41 in beverly hills now. so as we move through the day it will be similar to yesterday. we're going to see temperatures near 60 at noon. then topping out in the low to mid-60s all across the area. we're going to have a nice mix of sun and clouds and rain us unlikely which makes for a good morning commute at least weatherwise. the question is what construction issues may be lingering from

abc action news reporter kera mashek is live in st. pete beach. >> reporter: they had been really busy here. it is quieting down now and it is endemic of what they've been talking about today. it is hard to get those good workers to take the jobs they they're hoping to be the selling feature is more money to the workers. mixes her neck is applying to work at the trade winds resort. the 25-year-old recently moved to the area to help take care of his dad with parkinson's. >> there are plenty of opportunities here and that is what i doing. abc action news fight a new opportunity to get more hours and more money. >> reporter: he was excited to hear about the perks offered including the new minimum wage of $10 an hour. the signing bonus is up to $2000. >> in employment is relatively low. we believe most people who are not working are not capable of working. it is what how do we attract people from other hotels and businesses who are already employed to get them here. >> reporter: he says most this is allowing him to spend extra on wages. ho

now abc action news reporter the gun was allowed into the hospital to begin with. sarah. >> reporter: jamison, i'm told that no one even thought to hospital. he was just involved in a serious accident. to check for guns. i'm told with any patient, exclusive surveillance video truck turning in front of a car on us-41. the impact of that crash flipping his truck at the intersection of powell road. emergency crews saying they knew he was high on pills but had no reason to think he had a gun. >> we don't pat down people. that would be a search. that is not something that we are trained to do. it is not something that we are expected to do or we expect our personnel to do. >> reporter: adams was taken to the emergency room with a loaded gun. and about an hour later, he took his own life. >> i think they should have a guns. but there are a lot of people who for one reason or another have licenses to scary i don't think you can overlook that. >> reporter: but fire owe firms say that's not part of your job at all and could be a liability. their protocol is to get an office

reporting live in siesta keys abc action news. >>> sarah, thank you. our chief meteorologist was online and on air throughout the entire storm. are we in the clear tonight? >> we are in the clear for right now, but not in this storm season. this is a wake-up call for all of these things coming in the middle of the night and we get problems with this. as we go through. we can see that we are in the clear. all the rain has moved off. you see the storm coming through and its continued on that path from a siesta key and this remained on the ground for a long time. we marveled at how long it stayed on the ground. this is going to definitely be a record year and a year that we are going to watch this very carefully. we are looking at temperatures that are 10 to 150 cooler than they were last night and they will continue to get cooler into tomorrow. we are looking at a windchill in the morning at 380. more on how cold it will get into your workweek on our forecast in less than 15 minutes.>>> around 200,000 homes are without power throughout the state. accordi

count on abc action news to let you know what happens in the courtroom. >>> reminder, abc action news is committed to taking action against domestic violence. if you or someone you know is in a domestic violence situation you can always call the statewide hotline at 1-800- 500-1119. that information is always posted on our web site, facebook and twitter pages. >>> lakeland police tell us suspects involved in two homicides from 2008 and also 2014. police arrested rashima pearson and kahim bennet in connection with the murder of earnest allen, killed in his home in december of 2008. police say the suspects were 15 and 16 at the time of the murder. police say they arrested sidney mells for a murder in 2014. >>> 9:37. the dow is now plunging 280 points after the opening bell. wall street coming off a turbulent trading day tuesday that saw the dow and s&p finish with small gains. nasdaq slightly lower. >>> those aggressive threatening calls you are getting, hang up. they are coming from scammers $26.5 million since october of 2013. >> the irs is not going to call you, the irs is not going

. >> abc action news reporter michael poluska shows us christie dior always worried that christopher anderson would return. >> they gave my me face back. >> reporter: anyone meeting her for the first time would never know this beautiful smile was teaferl lost after she suffered a brutal beating november 5th. >> his foot was coming down. >> reporter: abc action news interviewed her in the hospital as she made a desperate plea to catch the attacker. months later that plea paid off. u.s. marshals arrested christopher anderson. >> for the first time in a couple of months i will be able to -- sleep. >> dior says anderson not only stomped on her neck with boots leaving tread marks up her cheek. >> too often we turn a blind eye to it, women afraid to speak out. and then the next thing you know like, the next girl is not so lucky. >> reporter: she knows she's lucky, despite a few cars on the face she's healing well. the aspiring musician and model hasn't been able to work since the attack, she hopes to get on with her life and anderson stays where had he belongs in jail. >> that's where some

the danger that the layers of ice now pose. >>> download the new abc action news app for your phonor tablet. search for it in your favorite >> an update to the breaking news of a gas leak we brought you earlier. 66th street north is now back open. and traffic is flowing freely. good news there. >>> a new ad portraying marco rubio as a weather vane turning in the wind. >> he ran for senate saying he opposed amnesty. then he co-authored the path to citizenship bill. he voted against it and then for it. washington politician you can't trust. >> all right. that ad began running yesterday in iowa, south carolina and tennessee. the rubio campaign dismissing it as a low move to help the failing campaign. >>> sanders is ahead of hillary clinton among new hampshire voters. the polls shows sanders performs better with head to head matchups with republicans. >>> now at 5:00, rolling stone magazine has released the full 17-minute interview with drug lord el chapo guzman four days after his arrest. the magazine published the account of the meeting with sean penn. penn is defending the secret inter

abc action news . >>> developing right now, two teenagers escaped from a correctional facility and a reward is being offered for their capture. detectives are searching for 18- year-old anthony and 17-year- old anthony cook. the. -- they took off this morning allowed outside but a staff member noticed a hole cut in the chain-link fence. after a headcount, deputies realized the two of them had vanished. both are serving time for grand theft auto. last seen wearing green shirts and blue pants. crime stoppers is offering $3000. if you see either of them, call the number on your screen. 1-800-873-tips. >>> now, the most accurate weather team in florida. abc action weather. >>> happy sunday, everybody. a little bit on the cloudy and a nice day as we got our temperature up to 73 degrees despite the cloud cover. there were some breaks in the overcast but not much and we did see an overall great day -- gray day. 70 degrees in tampa. overnight tonight, we will not be those temperatures much. taken a look at fut

this morning, they are working together on details as we speak. >> we'll keep you the latest abc action news. >> reporting live right now, abc action news. >>> all right, well, use caution as you head out the door this morning. the roads are wet. there is a chance thatwe could see some street flooding. you can see most ofthe rain here has been light across the area. >> light and murky out there. >> we'll see a few showers in. you maybe sneezing aswell with all of the moisture out there just kind of seems like icky days where you want to crawl under those covers. tomorrow is going to be another >> thanks shay. >>> we are following developing story right now. we aretrying to get an update on the firefighter condition the fire destroyed the home on howell road. the firefighterwas hurt after the flames were out. he was pinned by atruck briefly >> teams work late in the night searching for the rubble of that home for any victims. there was a man that live there and there is no word on his condition right now. >>> we are looking to see what cause a man trapping himself inside the car for more than

eric waxler, abc action news. >>> now the most accurate weather team in florida. abc action weather. >> how are you doing, everybody? we had a frosty start to the area across sumter county. we think there will be another very chilly start with the chance of some frost up north. cloud cover out in the gulf will roll in overnight. maybe bump temperatures up a bit compared to this morning, which was 33 in brooksville and 34 at crystal river. and 40s across the rest of the area. the cloud cover will not bring us rain. but it will by friday. the chance of strong maybe one or two severe storms in the forecast by friday. not right now. clouds will build. that will blanket out the temperatures a bit. not allowing them to drop too close to freezing for most of the area. we will give you a closer look at that coming up in a couple of minutes. >> thank you, dennis. >>> clay allred was expelled after pleading guilty for threatening a gas station clerk and shooting a gun in the air. the college was urged to to ptsd. they replied saying expulsion is permanent. he can appeal with

abc action news spoke to the suspect cherry-pick marisela, want to speak. he referred me to his attorney but he immediately started defending himself. >> deputies say a week ago, robin smith went to the wesley chapel goodwill and as he was shopping, stretched his right arm under an 11-year-old's dress. investigators spoke to a witness who told them she saw smith crackdown and she heard clicking sounds but that the kid had no clue. smith has been charged with video voyeurism, which is a felony. caught up with him at his home. thing. >> the police report says and i there but not taking pictures any stories that have been run absolutely incorrect. and the police report states -- states that. that's all i have to say. thank you. >> reporter: the report says quote, during a noncustodial interview, the suspect admitted to taking pictures with his phone but not of the victim. according to authorities the victim's family says they don't know smith. >> you're supposed to be innocent until proven guilty. i've never had anything like this happen in my life. >> reporte

in crystal river, jacqueline ingles, abc action news. that could keep your family safe. state regulators issuing new recommendations to improve the safety of florida's fume gas station industry. as many may remember, it started when this little boy, 10-year-old peyton suffered severe brain damage after his home was fume gated in august. most revolve around training, equipment and reporting requirements. the report recommends electronic verification of required steward ship, training courses, and fume gat oreo owe fumigators must ensure that the home is clear of deadly gas. >>> the ag department is implementing some of the recommendations already. some will require legislative action. >>> this one is important. keep an eye out over the next few days. a botched letter from the irs may end up in your mailbox. should not throw the letter away. nearly 3 million people are expected to receive an identity protection pin letter with the wrong year listed on it. the letter discuss that an ip pin you should use. it's when you file your 2014 tax return. but they really should say 20

abc action news abc action news reporter adam winer from fowler avenue with more. >> reporter: a quick update on fowler avenue. it could have been a really bad traffic situation for folks coming off i-75 to fowler avenue. the road is back open so that's good news for people going to work this morning. you don't have to worry about that. this was hardly your usual traffic accident. you can see from the video that landed in to a pedestrian traffic signal. police believe it happened because the driver was involved in a road rage incident involving a motorcyclist. the early report was that the driver had accidentally cut off motorcyclist reacted very violently. exactly what happened between the two vehicles and the driver is not exactly clear but we're told that driver had to be taken to a local hospital. the front driver's side window of the car was busted out and it was a -- a weapon may have been involved in whatever happened. we saw police investigators out here overnight, combing, walking literally on fowler avenue eastbound, looking for bullet shell casings as they try to collect evi

thank you for joining us on abc action news. many of you have the day off today for the martin luther king jr. holiday. >>> busy morning too in the abc action news newsroom. we continue to track the mess from the weekend storms. some people still this morning are without power. want to check with ivan cabrera first with a check of weather and traffic together. the threat is not even over yet. >> we're talking at least now the clean-up will continue with dry conditions here, we're going to have clear skies and temperatures over the next few days, that we can handle certainly this time of year. temperatures now in the mid and upper 40s. we do have another storm system on the way for later in the week, we'll be detailing that and fine-tuning the forecast for you, we have plenty of time to watch that, until then i think we're in pretty good shape. temperatures, you have to factor in the wind, it's still gusty, 20 to 25 mile-per-hour winds. factor that in with temperatures in the 40s, you get wind chills in the 30s. zephyrhills now at

petersburg, eric waxler, abc action news. >> nissan drivers need to know about this alert. thousands of ultimas being recalled for a third time because a latch problem could driving. it covers ultimas from the 2013 nissan says paint can flake off the latch exposing bare metal >>> mixed news tonight for moms to be in the military. the pentagon is now weeks of maternity across all branches the armed services. that is absolutely great nazify women in the army and air force because they currently only get six weeks of maternity leave. the change not so good for women in the air force. they used to get 18 weeks of leave. >> a bill that would let you break into locked cars to save animals and vulnerable people is on the way to the governor. passing the house and senate this week. but you do have to call 911 and you will have to stay on scene until authorities arrive. to sign that. >>> pasco county putting out a new or lost pet. the animal shelter says they are severely overcrowded. these are just a few of the animals they have waiting for a if you have room photograph a new famil

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action news this morning starts next. >> live from the station taking action for you, thisis abc 15 news >> the the incident that sent the hillsboro deputy to the hospital. >> the facing charges. the crimes that eddiegonzales is accused of. >> back on the ballot, voters will vet a chance to vote on medical marijuana and this time one mom hopes it passes. >> i am deiah, good morning. >> we are told the fire destroyed the home. >> fire was certain after the flames was out, he was no word of hiscondition. >> a man rarely left the house lives there. >>> they arrested three more people connected of the armed the men turned themselves in near the refuge. deputies arrested eight people on tuesday night, they are working around clock to understood ref fu end refuge. >>> i want to check with shay, it is not raining out there but misty >> it is murky out there. we have most of our roads are going to be fine around northern hillsboro county and on north. if you get around the bridges today,right along the beaches, right around tampa bay, that's some of that fog. otherwise, we are going to see rain off and on through the day with ne

we want to remind you, abc action news is committed to taking action against domestic violence. if you or someone you know is in a domestic violence situation you can call the statewide hotline at 1-800-500- 1119. that information is always posted on our web site, facebook and twitter pages. >>> 5:35. a developing story from where police say they found a dead baby in his mother's freezer. an autopsy is planned to determine how the 4-month-old boy died. detectives say they are not charging the mother pepping the outcome of the autopsy. pending. >>> to democracy 2016, donald trump says he's honored by sarah palin's endorsement in his run for president. the former alaskan governor and former runningmate in 2008 says trump would "undo the damage done by the democrats." >> i am here because like you i know that it is now or never. i'm in it to win it. >> palin told supporters trump would be a leader who could make america great again. her endorsement in iowa comes less than two weeks ahead of the leadoff iowa caucus where trump is in a dead heat now with texas senator ted cruz. >>> c

he says all you have to do is sheriff's office, abc action news. >>> good evening everybody. well, this is the area of trouble that we are tracking. low pressure developing in louisiana, and eventually overnight into tomorrow it is going to spread a front into our area. with that front there's the potential some pretty nasty thunderstorms develop. overnight into the early morning hours i think it should be quiet. but once we go 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, then all of a sudden the storms really start to develop and move right toward the metro by later on in the morning. that is definitely going to be an issue for at least the alert half of your commute. that's just the beginning. with storms tomorrow we've got another area we're tracking coming up in your forecast. >>> tonight officers are searching for two suspects involved in a home invasion on an elderly couple in manatee county. investigators say one suspect walked into the house when one the trash. abc action news reporter talked to a witness. >> reporter: this is scary for a lot of people in this community. and to think this happe

. >> abc action news reporter clifton french joins us live right now with what the sheriff has to say about how all of this unfolded. clifton. >> reporter: yeah. the sheriff saying his deputy was just flat outlying. he says this statement from another deputy and this dash cam video shows the entire truth. the recording of these gunshots is just a piece of the evidence piled up against now former deputy timothy verdin. he shot the man while handcuffed in the back of the cruiser last month. the video and audio showing a completely different scenario. >> holmes was being mouthy. that's it. >> reporter: the sheriff walked through the entire investigation, showing pictures of the scene and a gun holster, proving his story was a lie. >> he has to have taken his hands, come around like this, been able to -- while handcuffed, do this, do this, do this and then get the gun out. didn't happen. >> reporter: all while being three and a half times the legal blood alcohol limb. >> reporter: on top of that, another deputy was on the scene who says that holmes never resisted. he turned away for only

joining us with live report more >>> this is abc action news. >> welcome back, to abc action news this morning. we startoff with the latest on those deadly storms over night. theas the sun comes up, the full extent of this damage is finally being seen. road. looks like a mobile homewas picked up and moved. eric waxler showing us power poles were snapped in two. the two people were killed were grandparents. the grandchildren are alive and were sent to the hospital. >> now, we have a map of this unprecedented storm of this area. >> the track leading to be at least one tornado or several of those on the ground for a long time for about an hour of these storms hitting through here through sarasota county and ripping through manatee county. fire officials and emergency personnel, and folks living in the area, we have called several reporters to tour all this hour, it starts out in sarasota county near siesta key, that's where jake peterson morning. the sun's up, what areyou >> reporter: this is the worst firefighters telling us, two morning and they were forced to do a rescue with them. onl

a lot of folks playing, i know there's a pool here at abc action news. it's going to be one of those days a lot of folks are looking forward to that drawing later we have showers moving through louisiana and new orleans with heavy thunderstorm right now, associated with a front that's going to swing our way and bring us cooler weather by the workweek and some rain by later on this afternoon. we have some fog around. we'll take a look at visibilities in detail in a bit. 63 degrees at all the airports, winds out of the east and southeast between 3 and 7 miles an hour. there will be some sunshine by around noontime. a closer look at the timing on that coming up back to you. >>> a 17-year-old will go before a judge this morning, charged with killing another teen in north tampa on new year's eve. deputies say kaliyah everett shot and killed isaiah thompson at the university woods place. by the time officers got there, everett was gone. >> he didn't say anything the whole time. just standing there and all of a sudden just pulled the gun out, give me what you g