i'm allison kropff. and i'm ian reitz. today hulk hogan will be back in court and on the stand -- as gawker attorneys continue their cross-examination. hogan is suing the blog for 100 million dollars after they published a sex tape featuring hogan and the wife of his former best friend. 10news reporter sarah hollenbeck is live at the pinellas county judicial building. sarah, gawker claims their first amendment rights protect them in will that really hold up in court? it all comes down to one question: does the newswothiness of the video outweigh hogan's right to privacy? that'll be up to a jury to decide. hogan was overcome by emotion when he took the stand monday saying the video "turned his world upside down". hogan's attorney says the 1st amendment defense is weak and "was never designed to protect this kind of conduct. this was a significant violation of privacy." gawker's attorney reasons: hogan is being greedy, especially considering he "made his sex life public in countless ways." here's what i'm looking into now--

i'm allison kropff. welcome to 10 news this morning. i'm allison kropff. and i'm ian reitz. right now... police near pittsburgh are searching for two gunmen after they shot and killed five people during a backyard party. at least three other people were hurt and are in the

good morning, it's i'm allison kropff. and i'm ian reitz. in an hour and a half-- polls open here in florida. your vote could really make a difference in this heated race to the white house. for many of the candidates -- today's 5 state primaries are 10news reporter sarah hollenbeck is live at one of the busiest polling places in tampa with everything you need to know before you head to the polls. sarah, voters have a lot to keep in mind today. yes, especially because today's ballot will have 13 republican candidates listed, and 3 democrats. as you know there are only 4 republicans left in the race, and 2 democrats but by the time those candidates withdrew from the race, their names were already printed on the ballots. make sure you don't vote for a candidate that's no longer in the running. a few other things to keep in mind: - polling places open 7am-7pm -best time to go: mid-morning, mid-afternoon -bring id you can check your polling place location and make sure you're registered on the supervisor of elections website live in. into what's

good morning, it's i'm allison good morning, it's i'm allison kropff. and i'm ian reitz. we're on top of that breaking news out of st. pete....where a car full of criminals in a stolen car crashed into an undercover police vehicle, sending two officers to the hospital. 10news reporter emerald morrow is live on central avenue at 54th street where the crash happened. emerald, thankfully the police chief said the officers will be ok... but police wonder if this could have all been prevented. - yeah, there's of course no way to really say if it could or not - but police did say this car you see mangled in the middle central avenue...was stolen after someone left the keys inside. - so police wonder if two of their own would have been spared from this terrible crash if someone had just taken a few seconds to take their keys out and lock the door. - and ironically, the st. pete officer and the tampa police officer inside were working together as part of a stolen car task force to help prevent the very thing that happened. - even worse...the officers weren't even pursuing this ca

i'm allison kropff. and i'm ian reitz. we're on top of breaking news out of tampa this morning where a deputy shot a man late last night. it happened around 10:45 at the windwood oaks apartment complex. that's on north north of fletcher. 10 news reporter emerald morrow is live at the scene. emerald, fill us in on what happened. - allison, pretty bizarre story out of this apartment complex this morning. - we just spoke with deputies on the scene not too long ago, and they say everything started when someone living here called 911 abouta man outside frantically waving around a semi- automatic handgun. - here's a better look at the scene. - deputies say when they got here.things didn't get any better - they say they tried to get the man to put the gun down, but he kept waving it around - that's when he got really aggressive. sheriff's officials say he was yelling and even pointed the gun at the four deputies on the scene...and that's when they say they had no choice but to shoot. - we just found out who this guy is...his name

i'm allison kropff. and i'm ian reitz. the presidential campaign continues to heat up, and this morning, all the chatter is around the republican debate. 10news reporter emerald morrow is in-studio. emerald, the debate was pretty brutal. but by the end, all the candidates said they'd support trump if he became the nominee. yeah, there were lots of attacks thrown around the stage during the debate, so it might not have seemed like the candidates would have ever gotten to that point. but as the debate closed, trump had everyone on his side. it's almost as though their chances at being the nominee slipping away. the candidates spent more time attacking trump than they did each other in this debate just a few days after super tuesday, where trump earned wins in seven of the eleven states. they criticized him on everything from his vague policy stance to his business record, but things quickly went haywire and got really weird when trump defended his anatomy against a previous attack from rubio. can you say awkward? because tha

i'm allison kropff. lets get a look at #10weather with meteorologist bobby there's new hope for thousands of rape victims-- who's evidence kits have for thousands of rape victims-- who's evidence kits have sat untested while they're attacker remains free. governor rick scott says he'll sign a new bill-- that will prevent "similar backlogs"-- from happening again. 10 news reporter isabel mascarenas explains-- how it will help rape victims heal. 13-thousand rape kits holding valuable evidence-- untested.leaving many florida cases 15-hundred are from the bay area. is a national epidemic. we know we had to do something can't put a price on public safety." a new bill waiting the governor's signature will keep this back log from sot..1:22:25 "what it does is it insures timely testing of evidence collection kits. it also gives victims a voice." the bill requires local law enforcement to submit sexual assault evidence kits within 30 days.the state has 120 days to process. sot..1:28:57 "we hold the evidence for a

good morning, it's i'm allison kropff. and i'm ian reitz. in just a few hours...loved ones will honor the fallen hillsborough crash. 10news reporter live at the hillsborough county sheriff's office law enforcement memorial in ybor city. emerald, we're expecting a huge turnout of people paying their respects. enforcement from all over the country will be in town today....showing their support for deputy john kot-fee- lah....whose life ended tragically over the weekend in the line of duty. - it's never easy for deputies to bury one of their own...but it's especially tough when the death involves tragedy as it did in this case - part of what makes deputy kot-fee-lahs death such a difficult one to come to grips with is how he died... - he worked as a traffic crash investigator and was leaving tampa general hospital when a wrong-way driver--who officials suspect had been drinking--barreled into him head on...sending the deputy right back to the hospital he had just left...where he then died. - you can see here at the sheriff's fallen heroes memor

i'm allison kropff. and i'm ian reitz. today, a funeral will be held for a hillsborough county deputy killed in a wrong-way crash over the weekend. 10news reporter emerald morrow is live at the hillsborough county sheriff's office law enforcement memorial in ybor city. emerald, there's already been an outpouring of support for deputy john kotfila and his family. -yes, it's amazing how deputies rally keep each other lifted up in times like this. - right now.the flags here are at half-staff - and flowers lay at the feet of this fallen heroes memorial in honor of deputy kot-fee-lah.. ...who lost his life early saturday morning during a terrible head-on collision on the selmon expressway - what makes this especially sad is...sheriff's officials say he had just left tampa general hospital after investigating a crash when a wrong-way driver on the selmon hit him - not only that...but as a traffic accident investigator...deputy kot-fee-lah spent his days working on the very thing that killed him. - he had been with the sheriff's

i'm allison kropff. and i'm mark rivera, in for ian. we're on top of breaking news out of brussels this morning where the airport has been evacuated after two explosions. this is what it looked like just moments after those explosions. just chaos at brussels airport as people go running from the airport after those two large explosions. 10 news reporter jenny dean is on top of this breaking story. jenny what have you been able to find out so far? here's what we know so far.. the two explosions were powerful.. just take a look at these pictures posted on social media.. you can see windows blown out and glass so far .. one person has been confirmed killed, but there are a number of injuries, and as things start to calm down there we should get a more accurate account of that. this happened around 8am brussels time in the departures area of the airport.. which you can imagine was a busy time.. there were thousands of people inside at the time.. and it took a while to get everyone evacuated. on an interesting note...this comes just 4 days a

i'm allison kropff. and i'm ian reitz. it's election day in florida. today you have a chance to vote in our state's primary, which could be make or break for a couple of the candidates on both the republican and democratic side. 10news reporter sarah hollenbeck is live at the palma ceia baptist church, one of the busiest polling places in hillsborough county. sarah- 5 states will host primaries today and its setting up to be an extremely important day in the race to the white house. true for the republican candidates. winner take all primaries the republicans will all the delegates to and that could esentially crown the next republican nominee. winner-take-all crucial for donald trump. so far he has been winning primaries with an average of about 35 to 40 in winner-take-all states, trump will get 100 percent of the delegates even if he wins with only 35 percent of the vote. if trump wins both florida and ohio today, it will be extremely difficult for his opponents to stop him clinching the gop nomination. on the democratic side, sanders has a ohio, ill

i'm allison kropff. and i'm ian reitz. breaking news in st. pete this morning. two police officers are in the hospital... after being hit by a stolen car. 10news reporter emerald morrow is live on central at 54th street. emerald, how are the officers doing? good news...the two officers are in expected to recover, but what a scary morning for them. take a look at what's left of this car in the middle of stolen car that came speeding down central avenue and t-boned a pickup truck with a tampa and st. pete officer inside. - the irony behind all of this...the police officers- were working on a special task force put together to help catch criminals stealing cars - chief anthony holloway told us the officers were not even pursuing this car...apparently, they were looking for a stolen jeep...and were heading to a place where thieves are known to drop off the stolen cars - and it wasn't just one or two people in this stolen car... - there were six people inside...with just fifteen - and if you've been paying attention to the news over the last few months...even the las

i'm allison kropff. and i'm ian reitz. this morning-- donald trump and hillary clinton are from super tuesday. as predicted, walked away the big winners in one of the nights in the race to the white house. 10news reporter has been following closely. sarah, suprisingly-- a lot of the candidates ended up in florida to celebrate last night, instead of staying in one of the super tuesday states. yes, take a look. hillary clinton held night. donald trump celebrated victory in palm beach. celebrated victory in palm beach. marco rubio supporters just a few miles from his west miami home. celebrating in one of the super tuesday states where they won? onward and upward, according analyst lars hafner. be so crucial for a winner take all trump knows if he rubio in his home state, it could pave clinton knows if she can win florida's 99 delegates on march 15 she could shut out bernie sanders campaign. but florida is the most important for marco rubio-- if he can't win here there are serious doubts he can win anywhere, according to hafn

i'm allison kropff. developing this investigators in looking into what train to derail and plunge into a creek. at least nine people were hurt -- four seriously hurt. crews say it's a "miracle" no one was killed. happened after the train reportedly hit a tree on the tracks... about 50 miles outside of san francisco. passengers say the scene was chaotic. butted to buses drove passengers who weren't hurt to their destinations. passengers who weren't hurt to their destinations. service on the line where the accident happened has been cancelled today. several other parts of the state got pounded with flooding. take a look at this video out of santa cruz, california. some places getting 10 inches of rain. stormy weather is also bringing dangerous surf to the southern coastline. lifeguards at seal beach are asking people to stay out of the water until at least this afternoon, because waves are so big. right now parts of texas are getting slammed with more storms after a possible tornado hit monday night. it ha

good morning, it's i'm allison kropff. and i'm ian reitz. the dash towards florida's prized 99 delegates heats up tonight when marco rubio will be in tampa seeking for your vote. 10news reporter sarah hollenbeck is live at the tampa convention center where rubio will meet with supporters later today. sarah, we know hispanic voters could be key in this election but will they make a difference for rubio in the florida primary? ian, this could be the first time americans have a latino in the white house, but both rubio and cruz may not have the

so you stay steady ahead. i'm allison kropff. and i'm ian reitz. right now-- tampa police have several blocks taped off in south tampa outside a house where officers shot and killed a man. 10news reporter sarah hollenbeck is live on cherokee avenue, near himes and gandy. sarah, this was a close call for officers. yes. it was a protective shield that saved a tampa police officer's life. the officer was holding that shield when the man fired at him, the bullet was less than an

good morning, it's i'm allison kropff. and i'm ian reitz. the dash towards florida's prized 99 delegates heats up tonight when marco rubio will be in tampa seeking for your vote. 10news reporter sarah hollenbeck is live at the tampa convention center where rubio will meet with supporters later today. sarah, we know hispanic voters could be key in this election but will they make a difference for rubio in the florida primary? ian, this could be the first time americans have a latino in the white house, but both rubio and cruz may not have the voters they need to win. rubio's parents are from cuba ted cruz's father was born in cuba we know they are both fighting to get the growing hispanic vote but in several key swing states including florida most latinos are not cuban and most lean democratic. most also oppose both rubio's and cruz's positions on immigration reform. all of that could dash the gop's hopes that cruz or rubio could do what few republicans have ever been able to do in a presidential election: attract significant hispanic support

good morning, it's i'm allison good morning, it's i'm allison kropff. and i'm ian reitz. right now...an update to that apartment complex shooting in tampa we first told you about at 5. it happened around 10:45 last night at the windwood oaks apartments in tampa. that's on north florida just north of fletcher. 10news reporter live at the scene. emerald, the sheriff's office just released new information on the victim's condition. - yeah, unfortunately, very sad news to report. - we just learned that 27-year-old jeffery casale has died at the hospital after being shot here at windwood oaks last night. deputies say they shot the man after getting into a confrontation with him. someone living here called 911 because he was apparently outside waving around a gun... and when deputies got here...they tried to get him to put the gun down so that no one would get hurt. but casale apparently did not listen...so deputies say they had to open fire to protect themselves and everyone else living here. there were several the shooting... leave...which is standard whenever something like

i'm allison kropff. and i'm ian reitz. the results are in: donald trump and hillary clinton remain on top this morning. trump won every state but one.

good morning, it's i'm allison kropff. and i'm ian reitz. final results are trickling in from super tuesday. it was a tough night for marco rubio, who told a crowd he is still fighting to stay in this race. 10news reporter sarah hollenbeck is in the newsroom-- breaking down what's next for the florida senator. at this point, rubio has only won one state- minnesota. that's a worse record than the worst teams in the nfl last year: the cleveland browns and tennessee titans at least managed to win three of their that means the established republican presidential hopeful is in big trouble the media actually proclaimed rubio the "real" winner of three of the first four presidential primaries after he finished behind donald trump in all four -- but then he lost a bunch more last night. so what's next? rubio is pushing hard to win here in florida. but some political analysts it might be time for him to reevaluate his campaign, and as a young contender, consider another try in the future. and time is running out for the panicking republican establish

i'm allison kropff. lets get a look at #10weather with meteorologist bobby deskins. legalize medical marijuana-- is heating up in florida. soon be available for you, if you have a terminal illness. state lawmakers approved it in the house thursday -- and now it faces a senate. there's a major local push for the drug -- and it's being led by a group of women. as 10 news reporter garin flowers explains-- they say they've had enough of seeing their sick loved ones-- not get access to it. kim, rene, moriah, suzanne. these are some of the leading faces pushing for legalized medical marijuana in florida. sot i think it would be very worth it to a lot of these people that are sick and suffering. they all have loved ones facing a serious disease which they believe medical marijuana could help. kim edward's mother suffers from leukemia. sot it's gonna help you feel better and treatment plans that they're doing now. that's why they've joined thousands of others who are part of women grow. the national group hopes

i'm allison kropff. and i'm ian reitz. this morning-- donald trump and hillary clinton are from super tuesday. as predicted, walked away the big winners in one of the nights in the race to the white house. 10news reporter has been following closely. sarah, suprisingly-- a lot of the candidates ended up in florida to celebrate last night, instead of staying in one of the super tuesday states. yes, take a look. hillary clinton held night. donald trump celebrated victory in palm beach.

i'm allison kropff. four teenagers-- and one adult in a stolen vehicle are busted in polk county. they're linked to purse snatchings in 7 different bay area cities. 10 news reporter jonathan petramala-- spoke with one of the victims-- who says the thieves-- stole more than her purse. thieves pilfering purses from at least 8 women around the bay area. targeting unsuspecting we are protecting, had her purse stolen from her cart at walmart in winter haven while she was unloading groceries on sunday. winter haven police able to connect the crimes through their getaway vehicle, a stolen gold jeep grand cherokee. the same car seen at snatchings from winter haven, to bradenton...7 cities so far across the bay area. just hours after releasing these pictures, four men riding in the stolen jeep were arrested in lake wales. so these thieves can't help themselves to your handbag...and more. in winter haven, 10 news wtsp a man disappeared in lake thonotosassa wednesday night. the hillsborough county sheriff's office believes the 24-year-old man panicked after jumping off a boat without a life

i'm allison kropff. lets get a look at #10weather with meteorologist bobby deskins. the governor's -- could impact the lives of hundreds of thousands of kids. lifetime alimony could be gone. but the biggest change -- as 10 news reporter jonathan petramala explains-- involves how much time divorced parents-- spend with their child. but for 38 years catherine real has made a living off couples who could no longer stand being couples. she has seen the fights over children's custody get ugly real is hopeful governor rick scott will sign a bill that will change family law forever. public opinions on custody have changed as it becomes more common for both parents to share all responsibilities while still together national parenting organizations are also supporting this change that has happened in 20 states already opponents believe the law could clog up courts with parents contesting the custody agreements because of differing work schedules or even judges still will have discretion and consider over a this w

i'm allison kropff. lets get a look at #10weather with meteorologist bobby deskins. with a small amount with a small amount soon be able to pay a fine avoiding jail time. the city council hopes the new ordinance will ease the stress on the court system and save some from a life-long criminal record. t-p-d arrested more than 18- hundred people last year for having less than 20 grams of marijuana. the city's new law would only apply to those offenders who aren't charged with an additional crime. police tell 10news reporter kendra conlon this isn't a free pass to possess pot. laroi jackson knows smoking pot... after he says being locked up in korea.. and kicked out of the air force - more than 2 decades ago. that's the hope from the tampa city council... voting... to allow police to cite someone caught with less than 20 grams of marijuana... instead of charging them with a misdemeanor crime. the first time it's a 75 dollar fine... that goes up each time they're caught. critics say there's no mandatory drug

i'm allison kropff. >> i'm ian reitz. all eyes are on florida as the primary is a few days away. >> 10 news reporter emerald morrow is in the satellite center. we are expecting a big announcement today from one of the former presidential canidates. >> we are getting word from cnn in a few hours ben carson will announce his support for donald trump. he'll do it here in florida. carson bowed out of the race earlier this month. he is reportedly going to throw all of his support behind donald trump. cnn says this could really help trump with social conservatives who otherwise would have supported ted cruz. in florida trump might not necessarily need the help. our brand new exclusive lakeland ledger 10 news poll with 36% of republicans. that is a 6% lead over home state canidate marco rubio who needs a win in florida to stay alive in the race to be commander in chief. >> if you vote for me in florida and everywhere across this country on tuesday, when i'm elected president this generation will do whatever it takes to ensure ou

i am allison kropff. >> i am ian reitz. a man shot and killed on cherokee park which is near hind and gandy. >> a man shot at officers missing one only by an inch.>> reporter: allison, you can imagine how dangerous the situation was, especially when you consider the officers were only a couple of feet away from the man when he shot a gun and hit one of their protective shields. we need to zoom in because they still have a couple of blocks closed. this happened just after 1:00 this morning when the officers domestic dispute. they talked with the man about 45 minutes before he grabbed a gun that was tucked into a towel that was around his waist. it at officers. go off. the second time it hit an officer's shield. the officer shot back, killing him. a woman in the home was not injured and is expected to be okay. right now we are working to find out how many officers will be on paid administrative leave and also the identity of the man that was shot and killed. reporting from south florida, i am sarah hollenbeck . >>> of these cr

if you want to check it out again, search for allison kropff while you are there. you can tell me if you think you would try it. it seems a little per minute. it will fade but >> if you don't like it you have two years. >> another interesting story. this is the world's largest aircraft. if you with the -- weeks away from its first five. it is a cross between an airplane and an airship. it won't be used by the mass market but technology is making it useful for anyone who needs it. >> it uses the latest materials and the latest flyby light technology. and the latest avionics and the latest software. very much an aircraft of the 21st century. >> unlike an airplane the airliner doesn't need a runway. including water and all supply continuously for five days and 92 miles per hour. it is ideal for taking cargo. >>> let's go to hillary. >> it would be helpful if we had something that could fly over the congestion right now and sarasota. drivers, give yourself extra time heading south towards the university parkway interchange. it is down to 12 miles per hour because of co

i am allison kropff. >> 13 states to weigh in today. super tuesday, more delegates up for grabs today more than any other day. >> sarah hollenbeck is in the satellite center. >> reporter: this race has become more nationalized and that means this candidate are not coming into the states and seeing the face-to-face. voters are relying on what they we have seen a lot of weird stuff. as for bernie sanders, one person has been traveling like crazy. he has been to 13 states where delegates are on the line today. donald trump and hillary clinton both want to be leading in a number of states that as we have seen in the past, anything is possible. tonight we will see big changes we think in this campaign. then carson or governor john kasich who haven't gathered a lead on this may drop out. we will have to see what happens later today. sarah hollenbeck. >>> with the florida primary coming up republicans in the area may be considering other options. >> republican party leaders are not ready to endorse candidates. early voting is underway in hills

i'm allison kropff. and i'm ian reitz. breaking news this morning out of tampa. tampa police are investigating a home invasion. it happened around 2 this morning on west yukon street, that's just south of busch boulevard. here's what we know right now. two people were home at the time when two men forced their way demanded money. police say they stole some small electronics and jewelry, before taking off. thankfully no one was hurt, but police are still searching for those two men. we have a crew on the way to the scene and we will bring you a live update as soon as they get there. tonight the top republican contenders for the white house will face off in a debate in detroit. they'll be missing a familiar face: ben carson. carson hasn't officially dropped out of the race, but he made it pretty clear that'll be his next step, telling supporters he does not see a political path forward after super tuesday. right now, after 15 republican contests, carson has just 8 delegates. trump has 319. here's where analysts say carson faltered. in wake of the san bernadino and

i am allison kropff. >>> it is election day in florida. your ballot could make or break a few candidates. >> sarah hollenbeck is live. you are watching three >> reporter: they could either secure their place in this race a little bit longer or force them to drop out in florida is so important. marco rubio is battling donald trump in his home state and outside of the busiest primary ballot location that you will see today in hillsborough county, these signs next to each other as these candidates face-off. the candidates that are fine for a place today are marco rubio who must win florida today. he wants a shot at the presidential candidate spot. governor john kasich who would need to win in ohio to stay in the race. bernie sanders is betting hard on a win today. beyond today, there are concerns with rubio if he loses that he cannot win in florida today and it will have a tough time running against any seat here is what i am looking into next. it has been a volatile campaign season so far. will the be extra security at your favorite polling

i am allison kropff. >>> breaking news. sarasota. >>> university park were is closed between old bradenton road and desoto road. garin flowers is live at the scene. you have been talking to police.>> reporter: we are still trying to figure out the exact cause of the crash but they do believe speed was a factor. they are looking into if drugs or alcohol was a factor. the intersection is closed after this accident on university parkway. right now police say they will have a closed off for several more hours so they can investigate what happened here. we asked them where would people -- these people be going with this happen. this intersection is closed. >>> we expect this word to be closed for several hours due to we have a lot of things going on . in order for the officers to do a thorough investigation we will need to close the road. >> the crash happened at 3 am and we are still digging for more details on what happened. it was a single car crash. three people inside the car that are dead. a fourth person taken to the hosp

i'm allison kropff. >>i'm ian reitz. if you missed the republican debate on thursday night we have everything you need to know this morning. >> 10 news reporter emerald morrow is in studio. despite all the attacks all the canidates say they would support trump if he gets the nomination. this comes as some canidates are facing legal troubles of their own. >> that's right. this morning in broward county a judge will hear a case on whether or not ted cruz or marco rubio can even run for president. the question on the table is whether or not they are natural born citizens. the case comes one day after the canidates duked it out on the stage in detroit at the 11th republican debate. a few days after front runner donald trump snagged a big victory on super tuesday. answers on policy and shortcomings on business. trump responded to former presidential canidate mitt romney saying trump's views and tactics could lead the gop to disaster. we'll explain how the last debates affect our state. >> there is only one debate left between

i'm allison kropff. >>> i'm ian reitz. >>> this morning donald trump big wins from super tuesday. they both are walking away winners. >> 10 news reporter sarah hollenbeck is here to break it down for us. >> it is looking very good for clinton. delegates. look at this number. 1237 needed to win. he still has a way to go. here's how he stacks up against his opponents. he is doing pretty darn well. this is the democratic side. you can see clinton has 1001. she needs 2383. trump was telling a crowd in palm beach last night he is congress. ted cruz has wins in oklahoma and texas. marco rubio won minnesota. trump's super tuesday wins question whether his nomination will keep them out of the white house. to lose to the most dishonest politician in america, hillary clinton. how can you do that? nominate someone who is crazy. >> if donald trump wins it will split the republican party. >> reporter: sanders won in colorado, oklahoma and minnesota and vermont. as soon as i get back to my desk i'm digging into this next. with super tuesday behind them it is about the rest of the states on the

i am allison kropff. >>> investigators in california is a tree caused a train to derail. there were 200 people on board. >> nine people were hurt and four seriously. it is a miracle no one was killed. it happened after the train hit a tree that had fallen on the track. the scene was chaotic. >> as soon as i knew we were stable i listened for the screams and people were crying for help. a few people were injured so we had them positioned on the ground and if you people were more severely injured, we left them in place inside the car. >> messages -- buses drove passengers away from the scene. heavy rains may have led to the tree falling. >>> parts of the state were pounded with flooding. this is santa cruz, california. some places got 10 inches of rain and dangerous surf to the southern coastline. lifeguards are asking people to stay out of the water until this afternoon. >>> parts of texas are getting slammed with storms after a possible tornado monday night. it happened in pool of fort worth. debris all over the roadways. several homes have been destroyed. flooding in the

i am allison kropff. >> a man is dead after deputy shot him in an apartment complex last night. this was at the winwood oaks apartment off of old florida >> emerald morrow is live at the scene. the suspect gave police no choice. >> reporter: deputies say even one of the deputies who is here at the winwood oaks apartment was dealing with crisis intervention but they were not enough to stop this guy who we now know is 27-year-old jeffrey basalt. late last night someone called 911 really afraid because they apparently talked about outside waving a gun around. deputies knew what they were dealing with. they say all they wanted was for the man to put the gun down so that no one would get hurt. things did not go the way they wanted them to. deputies say they tried all kinds of tactics to defuse the situation but they said the salt would not put the gun down. to open fire. deputies say they are looking into basalt past to see if he has in -- had in the other run- ins with the law. if we find anything we will let you know within the next half emerald morrow. 10 news. seattle. nine firef

i'm allison kropff. >> i'm ian reitz. >>> we are on top of breaking news in st. pete. where a stolen car crash sent eight people to the hospital. that includes two police officers. >> 10 news reporter emerald morrow is live where the crash happened on central avenue and 54th street. ironically police were on a stolen car assignment when this all happened. >> reporter: we spoke with chief holloway. he told us five out of the six suspects in this car, this stolen car in the middle of the road over there have all been arrested before for burglary and stealing cars. the pick-up truck next to it is what the other two officers were riding in when these suspects hit this car. as you can see from the condition of these two cars that this was a serious accident. the two officers will live. as for the suspects in the stolen car we know the driver is in critical condition. all suspects were 25 years old and younger with the youngest being 15 years old. this stolen car problem is becoming so big across the tampa bay area that officials came together to form a task force to prevent

i'm allison kropff. and i'm mark rivera, in for ian. we continue to stay on top of developments in brussells... where at least 34 people were killed by terrorists. 10 news reporter jenny dean is in the satellite center. jenny police have identified at least two of the men resposible for this? yes.. belgian police now know who two of the brussels airport. take a look.. according to several news outlets..police say the two men in black are brothers.. khalid and brahim el bakraoui. they believe the man in the light colored jacket is also one of the attackers... but likely survived and they are trying to find him. sources say police know who he is.. meantime.. just after the attacks belgian police began conducting raids across brussels searching for that suspect. in one home they found a nail filled bomb, chemical products and an isis flag. the woman speaking there lives just down the road from one of the homes that was raided. for now, the manhunt for that third suspect continues across belgium this morning... while many are still recoveri

i'm allison kropff. and i'm mark rivera, in for ian. we continue to stay on top of developments in brussells... where at least 34 people were killed by terrorists. 10 news reporter jenny dean is in the satellite center. jenny police have identified at least two of the men resposible for this? yes.. belgian police now know who two of the

i'm allison kropff. and i'm ian reitz. the results are in: donald trump and hillary clinton remain on top this morning. trump won every state but one. in ohio by john kasich. across the aisle -- clinton defeated sanders in 4 out of 5 states. missouri is still too close to call. 10news reporter sarah hollenbeck is live in tampa at pop 'n sons restaurant. sarah, these results are definitely going to have people talking over breakfast this morning. yes, they definitely will be. this diner is still waiting on the morning crowds to come in. but the talk will definitely be on the primary especially because here in florida marco rubio is no longer in the running, he ended his campaign. and now the path is becoming clearer for trump and clinton. trump knocked marco rubio out of the race, but he failed to win ohio, reduced the race to a two-way contest with ted cruz. clinton carried the all-important swing states of ohio and florida, dealing bernie sanders a major defeat after his major win in michigan last week. the primary proces

i am allison kropff. >> sarasota south of the airport. university parkway is closed after three people killed in an early morning crash. >> garin flowers is live at the scene. >> reporter: they are trying to figure out the cause of the accident but they do believe

i'm allison kropff. and i'm ian reitz. breaking news in st. pete this morning. two police officers are in the hospital... after being hit by a stolen car. 10news reporter emerald morrow is live on central at 54th street. emerald, how are the officers doing? good news...the two officers are in expected to recover, but what a scary morning for them. take a look at what's left of this car in the middle of

i'm allison kropff. and i'm mark rivera, in for ian. we're on top of that breaking news hilary just talked about in sarasota. right now, university parkway between old bradenton road and desoto road is closed after a deadly crash. 10news reporter garin flowers is live at the scene. garin you just talked to police,

i'm allison kropff. and i'm ian reitz. in just a few hours, construction workers will break ground on the pinellas county. a huge new highrise condo and it will tower 41 stories over beach drive and drastically change the skyline in the booming downtown area. 10news reporter sarah hollenbeck is live on first avenue north where the new one st petersburg tower will stand in less than 2 years. sarah, give us an idea of how big this is? imagine how long a football field is. now, imagine 1 and a half football fields stacked up right here in the downtown st pete skyline. this building will be so tall in fact that the companies working to build it, have to persuade the federal aviation administration to raise the allowed skyrise height to 500 feet and divert air traffic getting to albert whitted airport. right now-- developers are seeing a lot of demand for new skyrises in both the one st petersburg tower is one of 1,200 residential units either recently completed or under construction right in tampa, at least a dozen projects ar

i'm allison kropff. and i'm mark rivera, in for ian. we're on top of breaking news out of brussels this morning where the airport has been evacuated after two explosions. this is what it looked like just moments after those explosions. just chaos at brussels airport as people go running from the airport after those two large explosions. 10 news reporter jenny dean is on top of this breaking story. jenny what have you been able to find out so far? here's what we know so far.. the two explosions were powerful.. just take a look at these pictures posted on social media.. you can see windows blown out and glass

i'm allison kropff. and i'm ian reitz. we're just a few days away from the highly anticipated florida primary. and during the republican debate in miami...candidates made one of their final pushes for your vote. 10news reporter emerald morrow is live in the satellite center. emerald, this is really the first time the candidates put the bickering to the side and really drilled down on policy. yeah, it was a big difference from the jabs and bickering between the candidates on the stage. and one of the first times we see donald trump shy away from the yelling and name-calling he's been known for in the debates. some of the big issues that came up last night?? social security, immigration and foreign policy were among the biggest. on social security...rubio criticized trump, saying his numbers just don't add up. this was while defending his own stance of wanting to push back the retirement age to 70. and on foreign policy...trump stood by his controversial comments about islam hating america... while cruz talked about the need

i'm allison kropff. and i'm ian reitz. right now-- tampa police have several blocks taped off in south tampa outside a house where officers shot and killed a man. 10news reporter sarah hollenbeck is live on cherokee avenue, near himes and gandy. sarah, this was a close call for officers. yes. it was a protective shield that saved a tampa police officer's life. the officer was holding that shield when the man fired at him, the bullet was less than an officers tell me after the man tried to shoot them twice-- the first time the gun didn't go off-- they had no choice but to fire back, killing him in the front yard of the home at 3312 cherokee. officers were here because someone called 9-1-1 for help in a domestic dispute officers killed and a woman who lives inside. the woman was not hurt. but a tampa police spokesperson tell close that bullet came to the officers. more than one officer will be on paid administrative leave while the police department investigates. police aren't releasing the man's name. officers are out here

i'm allison kropff. and i'm ian reitz. right now... police near pittsburgh are searching for two gunmen after they shot and killed five people during a backyard party. at least three other people were hurt and are in the police there say it was an ambush style shooting. they also don't know if the gunmen knew the victims. one neighbor says she heard at least 25 shots fired in what is normally a quiet community. happening today, both hillary clinton and bernie sanders will be in tampa. the democrats are squaring off, blasting each other with criticism in the hope it'll make you choose them as the best nominee. 10news reporter sarah hollenbeck is live at the ritz ybor where clinton will be in just a few hours. sarah, clinton and sanders are coming off of very strong debate performances. it was definitely more contentious than previous debates and we expect both of them to flex their muscles at rallies here in tampa today. for sanders its his way of staying in this race. after his recent upset in winning michigan, if he can snag a delegat

i'm allison kropff. and i'm mark rivera, in for ian. we're on top of that breaking news hilary just talked about in sarasota. right now, university parkway between old bradenton road and desoto road is closed after a deadly crash. 10news reporter garin flowers is live at the scene. garin you just talked to police, historic moments historic moments are in the making right now in cuba. historic moments right now in cuba. president barack obama and his family are in havana this morning. president to visit the island nation in 88 years. sarah hollenbeck is in our satellite center. sarah, not everyone is excited about president obama's visit and some ended up in jail for protesting it. yes, 50 people have been arrested, as they yelled and marched around havana demanding improved human rights. take a look at this crowd-- you can see them shoving and pushing eachother and being hauled off by police officers in cuba. members of the group, known as the ladies in white, march each sunday after mass at a church in a suburb of havana called miramar

i'm allison kropff. >> i'm ian reitz. we are on top of a shooting near pittsburgh. five people been killed and three others hurt after two gunmen fired shots in a backyard party. neighbors say they heard dozens of gunshots. at this point the police are clinton will be in ybor trying to get your vote. tonight her opponent bernie sanders will reach out to voters at the florida state fairgrounds. canidates are make a big push to win our state's primary coming up next tuesday. 10 news reporter sarah hollenbeck is live at the ritz ybor. we know florida is a key state. there are a handful of must-win states for the democrats and republican canidates. >> reporter: florida is huge. ohio is as important. these are winner take all states. you'll see hillary clinton in ybor today and bernie sanders in the tampa area. if hillary pulls off a win in florida and ohio she is so likely to snag the nomination away from her opponent. clinton isn't getting comfortable. she knows if sanders can win in ohio he'll continue in this race to the white house. on the republican side florida an