exclusively at the clearwater they're having a big "release party" today at three. ((vanessa tossback... coming up: a developing story in east tampa... where a rec center has been engulfed in flames. fox 13's shayla reaves will give us another ?live update for joining us. i'm walter allen((vanessa)) and i'm vanessa ruffess... jen epstein will join us next hour. we're continuing to follow breaking news in tampa... where crews are battling a massive fire at a rec center. (vanessa - take cg3) the winston park recreation center on destin drive in the clair- mel area, caught fire a little more than an hour ago. the flames were so huge at one point, our shayla reaves could see them a mile away on the selmon expressway. ((vanessa shayla is at the scene right now... shayla, firefighters just held

breaking news as we come on the air you are looking at action air 1 flying over an accident in clearwater where a man in a motorized wheelchair was hit by a truck. we just learned the man has died. you can see the crime scene tape around the work truck this is in the 1200 block of missouri avenue in near some apartments. no word if any charges will be filed. >>> trevor dooley walking out of jail on bond, this video coming in . this is the video we showed you yesterday. he did not say a word and was quick to get away from the cameras. use the 75-year-old man convicted of shooting and he is now out on bail while going through another appeal process. >>> dramatic scene of hostages running from a florida bank. they were held hostage for several hours by a man who went in with a gun trying to rob the place at the community first credit union in jacksonville. you see the people walking across the street with the swat team, the sheriff says he threatened to kill the hostages even putting a gun took him down when two of the hostages distracted him. a moment live on air saw her daughter one of the

this is the view in clearwater and great shot from englewood. looking out the window, you are seeing a great sunset out over the bay tonight. very nicely done, and today we wrap up the month of november, it's a warm marks the end of the 2016 hurricane season. we had just four days this month with daytime highs below average and obviously you know this. trace today at tia and a trace on the 149 and 1/100th on the 9th, and this made it our dryest month of the year. we stay warm and dry tonight, and the only issue will be patchy fog developing. and the dewpoint is up there tonight. it's running at june or july levels, about 65 to 70, so very muggy tonight but there will be an abrupt change on the way as a cold front moving down the peninsula tomorrow. it will drop the dewpoint quite a bit, right now air temperatures holding in the 60's and the south tomorrow and it will produce or lead to clouds and perhaps a couple of showers and then we'll get about two days of lower humidity. that moves in on the heels of the cold front and you know how this wor

, 73 degrees and clearwater. tampa, plant city, 72 degrees. brinton 75 degrees in winter haven 70 degrees. temperatures will be mild largely because the humidity is so high. a cold front is on the way. we will talk about the effects coming up tomorrow. >>> still ahead, i am standing at the lake glant -- the lakeland linder airport. you are taking a look at the new home for the noaa airport. z26htz z16fz y26hty y16fy >>> legoland is making a big splash into the resort business next year with plans to open a brand-new retreat in winter haven. as mary mcguire shows us, all of your favorite legal fans are heading to the beach with you.>> see you real soon. -- april 7, 2017. >> reporter: construction workers are working hard to finish the legoland beach retreat. transforming this site into a toy wonderland. >> when you stay here, it's as if you are staying among with toys that you played without home as a child. whether you are 10 years old, 30 years old, 50 years old, this will remind you of all of lego bricks at hom

they'll be busy all month long on gulf to bay, clearwater. for more information, you can always go to fox13news.com. charley belcher, fox 13 news. >>vanessa: thank you. and speaking of holiday lights, perhaps on a grander scale here, spectacle of lights and color. niagara falls splashed with red and blue and purple. looks gorgeous. $4 million project is all a part of an effort to increase tourism. that might do the trick. the weather here, meantime. >>jim: yeah. pretty nice weather, isn't it? you know, we had very humid weather yesterday. a couple of small showers on skytower radar. that's all gone and we're left with just a gorgeous looking day today and lots of sunny skies and lower humidity as well. from the tampa net cam, not a cloud in the sky. we will remain with completely clear skies for today into tonight. mainly sunny skies for tomorrow so into the weekend. first part of next week, things will start to change a little bit as the moisture makes a return and eventually we've got the rain right back into the forecast. but at the noon h

(vanessa/ an update on a crash in clearwater... where a truck ?hit a motorized wheelchair. we've now learned the man ?using that wheelchair, has died. the crash happened thursday afternoon. "james thompson" was trying to cross thompson was flown to bayfront health.. and died shortly after arriving. officials say he was crossing in a crosswalk - but the light was ?red. no charges have been filed. today in new york: florida's attorney general has a ?possible job interview. pam bondi is meeting donald trump at trump tower... to talk about whether she has a future role in his administration. bondi is already an advisor for the transition team. and there's talk trump may nominate her for his "drug czar." but any nomination me hearing for bondi... where the controversy over a campaign donation from trump, would likely come up. the donation came, while bondi was deciding whether to investigate "trump university." and trump spent thursday taking another "victory tour." first, he went to indianapolis to announce his new deal with "carrier" air conditioning. then, he went to cincinna

and it turns out-- the cities-- like clearwater, maderia beach, indian rocks-- and hundreds of other communites across florida...can't do anything about it! that's because back in 2011 the state took away cities rights to make rules about vacation rentals. terry hamilton- wollin lives two doors down from a house that often legislative leaders are meeting to see if they can overturn the state law and give communities a chance to make rules about how long and how often homes are rented. this is interesting. some people who use air b-n-b will be limited to how often they can rent out their homes. in a major concession to regulators, airbnb will limit them in london to 90 days of rentals per year... 60 days in amsterdam. many american cities are pushing for similar restrictions. apple is counting on drones to help them make their maps more accurate. bloomberg reports the drones changes more quickly than on- the-ground cameras... all in an effort to surpass google's industry-leading maps. if you own an android phone -- yours could be among the million infected with malware. check point so

we have an update tonight out of clearwater. authorities tells a man in a motorized wheelchair hit by a truck this afternoon has passed away. james thompson was trying to cross missouri avenue at the after. officials say he was in a crosswalk with the light was red. no charges have been filed. >>> scams lying her own burial plot. a 74-year-old woman from pastor say she was duped out of $2400 by michael ?claiming ?we are alive at the grace memorial gardens here in pascoe to explain. josh, what a sad case. tell us what happened. >> josh: let's say down the road wanted to be buried here. so she went ahead and signed a contract. the big problem ?she got a very raw deal. >> sergeant chris thomas with pascoe county unloading on 49-year-old michael ritz. >> 'sjudgment is obviously poor. he has no integrity. >> josh: this after he was arrested for skimming a 74-year-old out of her own burial plot. $2400. >> it is discussed that he would take advantage of an elderly woman like that. >> josh: in march the woman decided to buy a future gra

in clearwater, aaron mesmer, fox 13 news. >> the ashes of fidel castro are on a four-day, across cuba. he will be laid to rest in the eastern city of santiago which is where he began his revolution in 1963. the route traces the victory tour he took after overthrowing >> we feel really proud for everything he left us. he will remain with all of us. >> he will be interned on thursday, ending the mourning period for the county. and meantime hundreds of people gathering along the famed calle ocho street in little havana and there was a moment of silence for those who died fleeing the regime. >> and the fleet of hurricane hunters are moving, to lakeland. they have spent the last 20 years at macdill but now they have to move because the air here construction on a new hangar is already underway. >> but it's going to go by just like that. >> and glad to see this one go by. sometimes out in the middle of the atlanta atlantic there is r of the >> this was the busiest season since 2012. the forecast overall noaa thief six. we had seven in 2016, and major hurricanes are three, we had three storms

agencies including fish and wildlife commission, usgs, as environmental workers from uf and the clearwater marine aquarium will be out here at 9 to work together to try and rescue the animals. it's an effort that could take all day to do---as manatees are huge animals that on average weigh about a thousand pounds, but can grow to be much heavier. so, the environmentalists that will be out here tomorrow will be doing a lot of work. but they need your help, too. at 5:30, i'll explain what you need to do if you happ t on the lake. back to you. some people on facebook this morning are wondering about the manatee that some people on facebook this morning are wondering about the manatee that got stuck in a storm drain in jacksonville. allison, what an amazing rescue. the manatee is now recovering at sea world in orlando. it took crews up to six hours to cut pipes and clear the way to get the 950 pound female free. city workers were paving a street when they on her nose. at sea world, a team used a large crane to lower the manatee into a tank where they gave her a thorough exam. the manatee's vet

we're here at lenny's in clearwater, florida. about the thank you tour. you were just asking me, have you ever seen a candidate go on a thank you tour before? i don't think i have. how many of you have watched the tour so far? >> definitely. >> reporter: what do you think? >> i feel the connection with him. my husband sitting on the couch, we're laughing. he's funny, he's entertaining. he says the things that we thought throughout the election. and he's sticking to his guns on the issues we care about. >> reporter: and you're a piano teacher here in clearwater florida. you worked hard to get mr. trump ele elected. >> i got to door knock, which was a privilege. i was just passionate about all of the issues, the policy for me was the main thing, his lower taxes, a safer country, the supreme court picks. so important. on election night on the phones, we were sitting there and we saw after we called the panhandle and nevada before the polls closed, we saw florida was going to be too close to call and said, oh, my gosh, we can't do th

after 'clearwater paper' in neenah.. announced it's shutting down two of its "tissue machines." the company still plans on operating 3 of the plant's tissue machines. the neenah facility employs more than 400 people. the mayor says there was no warning about the closure. he is concerned for those affected during this holiday 'the american red cross' teamed up with the green bay packers .. to help ensure cancer patients... victims and surgery patients have the blood products they need.it's taking place at -- lambeau field until 7 tonight. all participants will receive a thank you gift the green bay police department doing its part for cancer awareness .. during 'no- shave november.'all male employees were allowed to grow facial hair and female emplyoees were allowed to wear a "thin blue line" hair extention all month for a donation. this year the department raised close to 28-hundred dollars for special your next airline flight just got more interesting. netflix will now allow users to watch shows offline. that means you can download your favorite shows.. and movies... and watch

clearwater and hundreds of other communities can't do anything about it because in 2011 the state took away city's rights to make decisions about vacation rentals. >> th potty and put it in the front yard. this is waterfront property in a lovely, quiet neighborhood. it's not acceptable. it's a tragedy. i am sensitive to the people that have to, for monetary reasons, rent out some of their homes. the cost of everything is going up. for them to keep this investment for themselves, they have to look at different legislative leaders are going to meet to see if they can overturn the state law and give the cities the chance to make rules. >>> apple is taking to the skies to make their maps more accurate. bloomberg reports the drones will make changes more quickly than on the ground cameras. >>> if you own an android phone you could infected with malware. there is a malware named gooligan on phones. it can access data from gmail, google photos. >>> scary moments for a pregnant woman in tampa. >> what happened during a road rage incident with a gang member. the whole thing is caught on camera.

gonzalez abc action pinellas county, a man is dead after he was hit by a car crossing a road in clearwater. a car hit a man in a motorized wheelchair on the 1200 block of missouri avenue. it is shut down as police continue to investigate exactly what happened, we are working to find out if he was using the crosswalk at the time of the collision and if the driver of the truck will face any charges. >>> developments into newsroom. the man who held up a bank in jacksonville has ties to the tampa bay area. this man, nicholas humphrey help people hostage in a bank for hours this morning. police were called to the bank at 9:00 this morning. he put a gun to their heads threatening to kill them after negotiations, he let them free he has been arrested twice this year in florida. we had his picture from february when he was arrested on a domestic violence charge. he was arrested in september for driving on a suspended license. >>> now, the most accurate weather team in florida, abc action weather.>> it afternoon, that front we have been talking for -- about is splitting the bay area, to the south t

believe it because you can see all of the rays and sharks and he is just down there in the crystal clearwater♪ >> i just think that's absolutely beautiful. if you have a chance to get out of the snow and do this, go right ahead. some like to stick around in the snow. the others being honors at the buffalo zoo and i think that we have the newest sport. >> wouldn't you love to get your body do that? >> this is why i love it. they're always trying to get out there and have some fun. >> these guys have figured out that they can swim and it looks awesome. >> yeah, they had fresh snow fall and they're like play time. >> yeah, i'm telling you i want to come back as an otter. ♪ >>> make sure that you tell the ones that you love, that you love them when they leave the house. we rely on everything going right and sometimes it doesn't. >> man. what the just happened. >> traffic down the street and then suddenly. take a look at the angles here. people walking down the street when suddenly, boom. the aftermath reveals a little bit more and this is a metro station and all reports are pointing to constructi

. >>> never breaking news in clearwater. a man driving a motorized wheelchair is dead after a truck hit him. it happened around 2:00 today on missouri avenue. he was flown to a nearby hospital for treatment but died shortly after he arrived. >>> a man convicted of running down his neighbor after an argument was released from prison today. a judge granted trevor dooley's manslaughter conviction. trevor dooley shot and killed david james in valrico. his bond was set at $100,000. the appeal is based on problems with the jury instructions during his trial. >>> president obama is going to be in tampa next week to talk about counterterrorism. the president will be at mcdill air force base tuesday to deliver a speech on counterterrorism strategy. president a with servicemembers. >>> holding the powerful accountable and getting results, steve andrews is target 8. >> reporter: a hopeful new bishop, paying for all problems. how will he deal with them? the question remains unanswered. it's hurtful and harmful, sexual abuse of children

this morning. 62 degrees, that's compared to the low 70s that we had at this time yesterday. 59 in clearwater, 50 in crystal refer, but again you compare it to yesterday numbers across the region as much as 5 to as much as 22 degrees cooler than we were this time yesterday. later this afternoon, lots of sunshine coming our way. we're going to preview the weekend. >>> but first a check of the roads. >> a good look at our bay area bridges. let's take a look at the travel times as well. i-4 just a 16 commute. in the wesley chapel area we're up to speed with 11 minutes on your drive time. let's take a look at the skyway bridge, absolutely move across all of our bay area bridges. that's a look at weather and traffic. >>> now, to the ashes of gatlinburg tennessee. there's more heartache this morning for families up in the great smoky mountains. the wildfires are now blamed for killing at least 11 people and crews are searching for those who are still missing. the fires left a path of destruction as you see in this drone video giving us a a tampa couple narrowly escaped those wildfires and now for t

. >>> a truck hit a man in a motorized wheelchair in clearwater this afternoon, killing him around 2:00 on missouri avenue. paramedics airlifted them into >>> tonight, fidel castro's remains are on a journey around cuba. today was the second day of the convoys journey across the island with crowds of cubans showing up to show their respects. castro will be interred on sunday, entering the country's nine-day mourning period. jeff patterson is the only bay area reporter in cuba as that country mourns fidel castro.>> reporter: the funeral possession -- procession continues to wind its way through this country. stepter coffin covered by a cuban flag filled with flowers and pulled by a green, military jeep. the route the coffin is taking is the reverse of fidel castro's march to power after his revolution in 1959. along the journey, thousands lined the streets to wave flags, some crying as the procession passed. casters ashes will be interred there are officially nine days of mourning until the internment takes place. castro's death is just symbolic to some. he hasn't been president for a

senior airman shawn johnson was surprised with a free trip to philly's fantasy camp in clearwater. it was part of the fun of the liberty uso sharing party. >> and a big hug and a kiss. >>> just nine days now until christmas and it won't be long until 2017. >> and you can watch the fireworks at the blue cross river rink. >> three, two, one! >> reporter: it's the philly tradition to ring in the new year. fireworks at the blue cross river rink. and already people can't wait. >> we're all ready for the fireworks it should be fantastic this year. >> reporter: this year, once again, you'll have two chances to watch, something that sets philadelphia apart from the rest. >> we can't think of another city that does the 6:00 show and a midnight show. which is just a tribute to how family friendly and sensitive philadelphia really is to what families might need and what people might want. >> reporter: nbc10 will broadcast the fireworks live at 6:00 on december 31st, and then when the clock strikes midnight, another show. the excitement already building. >> you have the views, it's just a grea

pete/clearwater international airport. keep the votes coming wtsp.com/votenow. so far we're seeing that, look on the screen, 66 to 67% want the race to stay. 35 to 34% looking for them to move. so also check out the website. you can also check out the baseball forever pledge that we have there. we will update those results again in just a few minutes. >>> save the manatees. a rescue effort underway to tarpon. officers use nets to catch two young sea cows and release them at the safety harbor boat ramp. they found a third and are checking it out as we speak. manatees can live in both fresh and saltwater, but the concern is cold water. they can't survive in those cooler temperatures, so if you see any manatees in lake tarpon you should call fwc. >>> no one wants to think about having to find a final resting place. a 74-year-old woman was ripped off while trying decisions and plans. pasco detectives say that michael rich worked at grace memorial gardens in hudson. the victim wrote a check, just filling in the money amount for about $2,400. that was back in march. i

max defender 8 showing dry conditions this morning. 57 out the door in clearwater, 59 in plant city. really cooling down to the north. it's 50 in you were this time yesterday, 10 degrees colder in tampa. 8 degrees colder in bradenton. you get the idea. a cooler less humid morning here and that's going to set the stage for a beautiful afternoon. lots of sunshine, some passing clouds and a steady breeze at 75 degrees. we'll preview the weekend coming up. >>> issues out there but nothing that's going to slow you down that's the good news. the bad news there are issues out there. let's take a look at them. right in the south tampa and we still got some closures although this is trying to wrap up on bay to bay it is blocked. now, you'll just be detoured around it on any of those streets that run parallel. so there's no delays due to that police activity. let's move down now out in the sun coast area a couple of issues going on 301 state road 70 collision off to the side of the roadway, and then this construction that was tying up all those lanes on university parkway, on the exit and that

clearwater, ma madiro beach, other anything about it. terry hamilton will enlist two doors down -- lives two doors down from one of these homes. >> they rented a porta-potty and put it in the front yard. this is waterfront property in a lovely, quiet neighborhood. it's a tragedy. i am also sensitive to the people that have to, for monetary r rent out some of their homes, tax and insurance going up, the cost of investment, to keep for themselves, they have to look at different options. >>> our legislative leaders are seeing if they can overturn the state law and give communities a chance to make rules about how long and how often homes are rented. >>> if you are looking for something fun to do this weekend, there are lots of events to choose from. the city of tampa a tree lighting ceremony at 6:00 at curtis hixon park in downtown. enjoy the buckhorn family will light the christmas tree before 8:00 tonight. also something to keep in mind after the ceremony, they have got a free movie in the park featuring one of my favorites, maybe one of

clearwater 69 degrees. 76 in st. pete. those numbers are coming down. we will spend most of the evening through the 60s, and then tomorrow morning upper 50s to lower 60s, but drier all the way through. dry for that morning commute. a little bit cooler for the kids. tomorrow afternoon beautiful. 77 degrees and we will knock three, four, five degrees off of it. frontal boundary continuing to move to the south. we will keep a few clouds sarasota county tomorrow. generally friday, especially saturday and sunday, we are talking a lot of sunshine. i think saturday will be the sunniest. sunday partly cloudy in the afternoon as we get an east to southeast wind. drier air moves in for tomorrow, saturday as well, and then the humidity creeps up slowly on sunday. tuesday, look at this system coming across the gulf. time. right now 50 to 60%. hopefully, we can hold that forecast together. there is colder air behind it. it's coming in. for most of the country, not necessarily for us. most everybody to the north is going to feel it next week. we are going to stay rel

police in clearwater florida released this video which shows four women pulling into the former wrestlingerstar's drive way. three of them rush up to the steps, open the package and take off with the contents. apparently it was about $15 worth of beauty products. >>> and police in hudson new york broke into a car to try to help an elderly woman who was left out in the cold but turns out the woman was actual a mannequin. passersby called police after seeing what they thought was an elderly woman with an oxygen mask on who seemed unresponsive. it was actually a mannequin you've used as a cpr training device. the owner of the car says he's a sales manager for a company that makes medical training aids. >> he was not very happy with the police department for forcing entry into his car and didn't quite understand the public alarm that putting a mannequin in his car caused. >> well, the police department says they would do it all over again if they had to. it's not clear if they will actually pay for the man's window. >>> day of celebration for pope francis who turned 80 years old today. >> ♪ h

phillies are more than a month away from clearwater but they are making moves. phillies traded minor league infielder for two time all-star right-hander clay buchholz, he was eight-ten last season. the 32 year is in the final year of his contract and he could be a trade chip at the deadline. >>> golden state warriors are 25-four after last night's 30-point win over the jazz and that is enough to make think one dance. this is robin shriver of redwood city, california. the she's a big warriors fan who has been seen, busting out moves in the stand all season. she became so popular she was asked to do a routine with the cheer leaders in her patented holiday a tire. not going to lie, those are some solid mom moves right there. >> would i give her a high school. >> look at the enthusiasm. >> not bad. >> you know is what funny, everybody has mock her. she's just a dancing mom but she has her rhythm, she's on beat. >> i love that. >> that is not that bad. >> you have rhythm and your own beat. >> only people that wok mock her are people that can't dance. >>> we all know

clearwater three months. >> thanks leslie. >> up next, wait until you see who was jet skiing on the delaware river. be right ♪ >>> busy guy today. santa claus paid visit to the adventure aquarium in cam. >> um-hmm. santa and his helpers arrived boy way of jet skis on the delaware river. santa spent time with the kids but also with many fish and animals who call the aquarium home. put on his scuba gear and plumped into the water who knew multi talented here. santa will be making stops at the aquarium through the end of the year. hey, kate. >> ♪ >> the weekend is finally here but it's definitely feeling like the month it now is. december like chill in the area and with the wind it will feel almost a little more like january which is actually a colder month around here than december. you can see temperatures only in the 40s in the poconos on sunday only in the 30s when you factor in the wind it's going feel like the 30s each day with overnight wind chills in the teens in many ♪ i was on my way to work, the next thing you know, i was on the ground. ♪ the trash truck ran over both my legs. ♪ i ha

'clearwater paper' announced it's shutting down two of its "tissue machines." the company still plans on operating 3 of the plant's tissue machines used at the plant.the neenah facility employs more than 400 people. a new community campaign is bringing together area police and the public. it's called "one commmunity" the goal is to break down barriers --- the communities they serve. a news confrence is set for 10-30 this morning to officially announce the campaign. calling all brewers fans! are you.... maybe your kids... the next brew crew models? the brewers are hosting a fan photo shoots today through saturday at miller park. just show up in your brewers gear and you might see your picture -- on ads for next season.it's part of a new marketing campiang the team is doing links. and if you're still looking for gifts for family members .... head to miller park this weekend. the brewers are hosting their annual clubhouse sale friday and saturday. fans will see savings up to 75 percent off clothing, hats and authentic game-used items. the sale will open at eight b

clearwater three months. >> thanks leslie. >> up next, wait until you see who was jet skiing on the delaware >>> busy guy today. santa claus paid visit to the adventure aquarium in cam. >> um-hmm. santa and his helpers arrived boy way of jet skis on the delaware river. santa spent time with the kids but also with many fish and animals who call the aquarium home. put on his scuba gear and plumped into the water who knew multi talented here. santa will be making stops at the aquarium through the end of the year. hey, kate. >> ♪ >> the weekend is finally here but it's definitely feeling like the month it now is. december like chill in the area and with the wind it will feel almost a little more like january which is actually a colder month around here than december. you can see temperatures only in the 40s in the poconos on sunday only in the 30s when you factor in the wind it's going feel like the 30s each day with overnight wind chills in the teens in many >>> it's time to get your friday laugh on it's the late show with steven colbert followed by the late late show with james cord corden. mo

. >> host: michael in clearwater, florida. go ahead. >> hello, and day now. i'm looking forward to dog sitting for my niece over the holidays. of course i share your strong affection for dogs. i love their conditional blood and forgiving nature. getting the extreme polarization taking place in the country ideologically right now, i was wondering if maybe both parties could learn a little bit from american, you know, man's best friend. this is in no way an endorsemeendorseme nt of the insane tendency towards therapy dogs on america's campuses. all kidding aside, do you think maybe petting the dog occasionally minded kind and a little more towards political compromise? >> guest: i don't know about political compromise, but i do know there are studies of scientific benefits to being a rabid dog. if you have hypertension, it is shown if you pet a dog, that will calm your heart rate. and also we know therapy dogs clearly work not just for wounded warriors but all sorts of people. we know there are dogs that can help parents who have maybe a child that suffers from

. >> michael in the clearwater, florida, you're on the line with dana perino. >> i'm looking toward for rescue pitbull, i share your affection for dogs and i love their unconditional love, i was wondering if maybe both parties could learn a little bit from america's, you know, man's best friend and this is in no way endorsement of the insane tendency toward therapy dog's on america's campuses, all kidding aside, do you think petting a dog occasionally might incline them towards political compromise?ti >> well, i don't know about political compromise but there are studied scientific studies being around a dog. you pet aca dog that will calm your heart rate. and also we know therapy dogs clearly work not just for wounded warriors for all sorts of people, we know that they can help parents who have children that suffer from diabetes or epilepsy. i'm all for utilizing dogs as example owns and also in medicine. i would also say that if you feel like you've unfollowed people because of politics, i'm not suggesting going back to that. >> i just saw on instagram a picture george w. bush and lau

four women pull up to his house in clearwater florida, they race up to open the packages something startled them and they drove away, but they came back and they took the contents. they got $15 worth of beauty products which is not a big loss who centennialed a lawsuit over a sex tape for $31 million. >>> zsa zsa gabor died yesterday at the age of 99. she suffered a broken hip back in 2010. she was best known for her many love affairs and nine marriages including her marriage to hotel heir conrad hilton which solidified her place among the stars. >>> people have been stranded for 24 hours in a cave. david. >> reporter: extra gear for you and the kids as we have temperatures in the 20s and windchills in the teens. chilly this afternoon. the 1 hour forecast coming up. >> file for a preview -- time for a preview of "good morning america". >> let's see what they are cooking up in the "g.m.a." studios with amy robach. >> reporter: good morning, matt and tam, we're talking about the dangerous cold turning deadly at least 14 dead after a deep freeze hit the county. slippery roads creating havoc an

. >> michael is in clearwater florida. you are you are on with dana perino. >> caller: i'm looking forward to dog sitting for rescue pitbull for my niece over the holidays.. i share strong affections for dogs and i love their conditional love and their forgiving nature. given the extreme polarization taking place in the country ideologically right now, i was wondering if maybe both partiesn could learn a little bit about america's best friend, man's best friend. o this is no way an endorsement of the insane tendency toward therapy dogs on america's campuses, but all kidding aside, do you think petting a dog occasionally might incline them a little bit more towards political compromise. >> guest: i don't know about political compromise but there are studies and scientific benefits to being around the dog. if you have hypertension, it is shown if you pay a dog, that y that will calm your heart rate. also, we know therapy dogs clearly work not just for wounded warriors but all sorts of people. we know there are dogs that can

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as you mentioned so warm this morning with 70 in clearwater. 68 zephyrhills. 71 tampa. especially in the interior locations. 75 is the high but we make it to 79, it's going to feel extremely humid as we go through today. also have spotty showers. in fact i'll break down the rain chances in greater detail in a few. first let's check the roads. >>> looking pretty good. a nice drive. it's starting to get busier but overall a good drive. 275 near hillsborough avenue. you can see more vehicles on the roadway there. of course we're heading southbound. let's go ahead and look now at some travel times. still looking pretty good as well as u.s. 19 out in the palm harbor area. hold on to a good drive there. here's a look at i-4 around the polk parkway, still a little fog but it's a little bit deceiving, actually looking a lot better, it's foggier up above the cars than it is on the roadway. that's a look at weather and traffic. back to you. >>> developing this morning -- a man convicted of killing his neighbor on a valrico basketball court six years ago could walk out of jail any

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i got haines city, lakeland, brandon all around 57. 60 degrees tampa to clearwater. 40s going right across i-10. yeah. even 40 degrees exactly in panama city. you go down to south florida, they didn't get any so far. they're at 78 degrees. this is amazing to me. you see a big bull's eye here. gainesville and jacksonville are 26 degrees colder this morning than they were yesterday at this time. tampa is 11 degrees colder. orlando nine. you get the point. just about everybody is cooler now that the front has moved into south florida. but of course, this is what you're going to feel, that dry, crisp air. dew points in the 30s and the which is all that pushed back down over south florida. i got 2 1/2 nice, dry days for you and i say 2 1/2 because i think on sunday afternoon, we're going to start to increase that humidity ever so slowly. notice where the front is, you do have some showers over south florida so kind of a dreary day down there. we'll have beautiful sunshine, dry air at the surface in the middle almost and with the northeasterly win, that's going the next couple of days. but by su

host: let's go to clearwater, kansas, art is waiting. a republican. caller: my comment is also a question. the vice presidential debate the escrow -- fiasco, there was so much interruption by one candidate against the other and there was even an account published on that, as well, and i have said to people, having been a broadcasting major myself, i would have gone on the stage and fired the moderator, taking over and instructed the audio control room to mute the microphone of the interrupter so that the voters and viewers could have heard the full two-minute comment of the respondent. i think it was conducted incredibly unfairly and unprofessionally. guest: i would like your comment on that. that is a good idea. i think all of us, not just in the vice presidential debate but in the presidential debate, everybody got irritated at everyone talking at once and yelling at each other. in thearted not just general election but the primaries. host: according to "time" magazine, their account had it as a high of 70 or more interruptions by tim kaine interrup

it really is a good time to get out the door if you are maybe heading south towards clearwater. in sarasota county a new accident, and this -- i am sorry. this is manatee county with the line with sarasota. this is at somerset avenue in the bradenton area. south of there in sarasota there is a crash that i am on top of along northbound i-75 north of fruitville road. this is a hit-and-run accident. you do have police on the shore. if you have problems on the roads be sure to send me an email. i am your road warrior and i will help you with any af safety issues. email me @road warrior at wtsp.com. the fog looks better? >>> it is in some spots. it has improved a little bit towards lakeland. now you can at least see your hand in front of your face, but not much more. be careful into polk county. we will see that clear out in the next few hours, but it will be replaced by at least slight rain chances. to see a little bit of light rain moving into citrus county. so over near crystal river a couple sprinkles possible in the next few minutes, but the bulk of the rain will take an hour t

clearwater, florida, police releasing this video it shows four people driving up to his house and stealinglice, the crooks well they didn't get away with much. inside that package was a 15-dollar bottle of facial cream. >>> well the future of technology may be sitting in our hands and we mean this literally. some people are getting micro chips plant the right in their hands and that chip can do everything from unlocking your phone to storing your credit card information if you can believe it or not. >> pretty crazy. sharon crowley shows us, the chips may tiny but the potential is huge. >> it's like a little grain of royce the bump is a micro chip. tattoo artist had implants in hess hand. >> getting stuck with a needle isn't pleasant there's no question but not bad. almost -- easier than giving blood. >> reporter: he also put a magnet in the other side but that was just for fun. aaron uses his micro chip implant nope as radio frequency identification device for practical purposes. >> i can load a link to any website on their there. i can load a message. i can load a phone number. i can load

clearwater, florida, police released this video it shows four people driving up to his home and stealingight from hulk's house. well according to police, crooks didn't get away with much inside that pact. what do you think was in that package of hulk hogan'. >> who knows. it could have been anything. >> christmas gifts or something. >> what was it? >> a 15-dollar bottle of facial cream. >> jokes on them. >> exactly. last laugh. >> seventh street -- sevyn streeter denied her chance to sixers game was of the 30 she was talked about her experience today on "good day philadelphia" much the shirt read "we matter". >> i felt like it was important to -- you know, to make a statement about what was going on in our country and what still going on in our country at the time and it meant just that. and to be denied the opportunity to sing -- thank to you be denied the opportunity to, um, to sing the anthem simply because of a message on my shirt honestly it wasn't offensive in my opinion, um, it was really diss heart they are 10ing. it brought me to tears. >> one of the 76ers cheerleaders filled in

. >> sergeant connelly flying down to clearwater, florida, for camp next month.ladelphia" seven days a week every morning right here on fox 29. ♪ >>> this is probably the most dangerous criminal i've he have seen in my years here in delaware county. >> right now at 6:00, after nearly three months, prosecutors say they've got their man. the same man now linked to other attacks. what investigators say finally helped them crack the case. ♪ >>> stopping you for speeding down eighth street. >> at a time when police officers jobs are harder than ever, sometimes a simple act of kindsness can go unnoticed. that is until now. what one officer did for this young man he pulled over that's going viral tonight. ♪ >>> live from center city in philadelphia, this is fox 29 news at 6:00. >>> for the first time in more than a decade, a local man is out of prison. within just the last hour, 29-year-old dante rollins walked out a free man. good evening i'm iain page. >> good evening, i'm dawn timmeney in for lucy. yesterday the pennsylvania superior court ruled that rollins had inef

clearwater, florida, we hear from keith on the independent line.oughts on the cabinet picks? caller: to follow up on the tillerson nomination and the article, i am an investigative journalist with harvard and i have a principle i use with my work -- never overlook the obvious. i think journalists do not practice this. if you look at tillerson, he has the relationship with putin. what motivates putin is finance. he is a capitalist. his country is not, but he is. the russian oil company, giant oil company is across the street n's residence and parliament. it is a cash cow for his private bank account. i think, myself, what trump is doing, he is offering what any good business person does, what he wants. and what he wants his money. from trump's point of view, what he gets and what we get, we take belligerents off the table and we give putin money and we get other things strategically in exchange for that. and this threat that exists with russia going into crimea gets off the table. that is what trump is about. he really is transparent. analyzea tends

>> in clearwater. >> and we have a blast down there. we have a blast.y actually suit up, the whole bit? >> they play games against each other. and we have bull sessions where we talk about, you know, they ask questions all of the ledge end. >> beer drinking? >> oh, ya, some that far going on. >> certainly. >> i'm looking forward to hanging with you down there, having some fun. here is a jersey for you. >> i'm shaking. >> we have some goodies for the kids. >> oh, that's great. >> oh,. >> so i know you love to watch baseball. can you play baseball? >> little bit. i play on my softball team we have for the national guard at the armory. i am not the greatest, you know. >> morandini choke up. >> there go. >> can you pitch? because we need some pitchers. >> uh, no. maybe a little. maybe carlton can teach me a thing or two. >> you deserve it, you have a wonderful family, 20 years of service. >> i'm honored. >> thank you. >> mickey, thank you. >> awesome. >> one more? >> what? >> oh! >> quick break. coming right back. >> one of my favorite songs for christmas t

host: angelina from clearwater, florida. apparent.ler: i teach my kids to go to school, get their educations. do not go around calling people different names. i had my children when i was 17 years old. i encouraged my kids to go to school because my mama that the same thing for me. calling kids all kinds of names and stuff, that hurt their education. i teach my grandkids do not look at color, skin color. tell them to treat them just like themselves. i don't understand how could a andident go out in public sit down and talk about the other president, then talk about a lady in the white house for a long time trying to keep the right going for what others -- for education. i don't think that is right for him to say names. host: angelina, i believe your comment there. william from louisville, kentucky. caller: hey. host: go ahead with your thought. caller: cyber bullying that they are talking about on c-span, what i am not understanding is this. it is a choice whether you get on the internet and do that. it is not anything that is persona

host: let's go to clearwater, kansas, art is waiting. a republican.aller: my comment is also a question. the vice presidential debate the escrow -- fiasco, there was so much interruption by one candidate against the other and there was even an account published on that, as well, and i have said to people, having been a broadcasting major myself, i would have gone on the stage and fired the moderator, taking over and instructed the audio control room to mute the microphone of the interrupter so that the voters and viewers could have heard the full two-minute comment of the respondent. i think it was conducted incredibly unfairly and unprofessionally. guest: i would like your comment on that. that is a good idea. i think all of us, not just in the vice presidential debate but in the presidential debate, everybody got irritated at everyone talking at once and yelling at each other. in thearted not just general election but the primaries. host: according to "time" magazine, their account had it as a high of 70 or more interruptions by tim kaine interrupti