officers are making sure it stays that way for better crowd control. clearwater beach. lots of fun but no booze infused fights like the one last year. that ended well for deputy brian bingham. not so much for the spring breakers. this year, clearwater police say they are taking a proactive approach so the same thing doesn't happen there. >> make sure we try to identify those groups early on. have them get rid of the problems later in the day. >> reporter: to that end, sergeant corey lensdon spend his day on cooler patrol. they could have given these teenagers a $118 citation for having alcohol on the beach and taken them to jail. even if they had been 21 or older. that is because there is no booze allowed on clearwater beach. >> nobody in the group said thanks for not arresting us or givenning us a ticket. you were there. i don't remember hearing it. >> reporter: sure didn't. this group of college kids from duke seemed to appreciate the break. for this. >> these are very good guys. >> reporter: other destinations from panama city to daytona and miami i are reporting trou

spring break season and it will get you on the beach in 20 minutes. >> parking is limited on clearwater beach. to make it a fun spring break or a family going to the beach experience, it has to be fun from a to z. we're trying to take the annoying traffic part of it out of the equation. >> reporter: there's also the jolly trolley with several stops downtown. >> it's been a little crowded. >> reporter: amelia lawrence and her family from michigan wish they knew the tricks earlier. >> we plan on chilling and staying together as a family. >> reporter: which is what beach time is all about. using these new ways of getting around could help all of us to backyard. it's really hot. i love it here. >> reporter: and some good things to keep in mind as you are traveling this weekend. about 50,000 cars will come here to clearwater beach just tomorrow. also the clearwater ferry has an app if you want to download that. schedules and routes. we're live in clearwater beach, jake peterson, abc action news. >> thank you, jake. >>> tampa international airport travelers. they estimate two and a half million pas

and a few students are enjoying time away and hitting clearwater beach. beach parking is limited but there's an alternative, the clearwater ferry. >>> the city is subsidizing the for $2 each way you can get to clearwater beach and not worry about finding a parking spot. >> they plan to have extra officers on duty to keep an eye on the spring break crowd. >>> if you've had the urge to slip and slide down a city street, you're in luck. an event that brings a giant water slide to different cities is coming to tampa. on may 14th. north boulevard will transform into a giant water slide. the party starts at 9 a.m. and you can find a slide show of previous events and wfla.com. >>> and check out the news channel 8 boat show. the event started today at the florida state fairgrounds. if you didn't go today, the event runs through sunday and we have much more information wfla.com. the that. and temperatures, 75 degrees, a cool start to the day. both days will be chilly to start the day in the 50s. below normal temperatures and the warm sunshine should jump back with

not so babad in clearwater city but you go to clearwater beach, st. pete beach, down to sarasota along the coastline, and that's where the fog is thickest. itit's really patchy. thick in some spots. not so bad in others, certainly warm, 70 degrees this morning. and we see more sunshine, most of us, by noon, 77. and up to 28 degrees at 3:00 p.m. and we talked about -- up to 82 degrees at 3:00 p. 3:00 p.m. 72 in bradenton. morning. and now the sea fog will linger humid. tomorrow, foggy again as a front stalls to the north. therere's a small rain chance on st. patrick's day but the rain 50% saturday. how is traffic on the 8s? >>> well, we have a big crash and look at this, now we're up to 13 minutes without any issues. it usually only takes six minutes so you have doubled your time. why is this happening? this is why. we have a collision here. it has everything but the left lane blocked. and now there's a tow truck that is onscene there but nonetheless, you have a big back up that's now building further than beyond the camera here. if you're leaving the

here at clearwater beach, officials are putting a more of an emphasis on keeping the cars off the beach. because there are only 1600 public spots for people to use. there is the jolly trolley that has several pick-up spots along downtown and the ferry located near coachman park with free parking. both will get you to the beach within 20 minutes or so and they are $2 each way. city leaders are opening this will ease congestion for tourists and locals. >> parking is limited on clearwater beach. to make it a fun spring break or family going to the peak experience, it has to be fun from a to z. we're trying to take the annoying traffic part of it out of the equation. >> reporter: and if you've never used the ferry in clearwater, they have an app and they will show you routes and different schedules and things like that, which is good they're expecting to have 50 to 60,000 cars come through here on clearwater beach. from tampa bay, i'm jake peterson live here on clearwater beach. laura, back to you. >> i couldn't stop look at his socks and shoes. take them off. you might as well say out ther

news channel 8's josh thomas joins us live from clearwater beach, a hot spot for spring breaker, of course. how is this working so far? >> reporter: well, right now, all is quiet save for a crew member cleaning up the beach. but most spring breakers quite frankly are probably sleeping. however, when the sun comes up, they'll be out here enjoying our beaches. clearwater police are taking a proactive approach to keeping things under control this year. it follows a sometimes rowdy spring break last year where alcohol-fueled disturbances >> reporter: this year, clearwater police say they have a zero tolerance approach when it comes to alcohol. they want to avoid those types of scenes while students are here having a good time away from classes. >> make sure that we try to identify those groups early on, have them get rid of the alcohol so that we have less problems later in the day. >> reporter: now if students are caught with alcohol, they could face a fine up to $118 possibly go to jail. and while other florida beaches are having problems this year with alcohol, the word is out among student

it is not allowed on clearwater beach. >> nobody is 21? >> no. >> and you're not drinking beer? >> no. >> absolutely not. >> absolutely not. >> reporter: and that zero tolerance approach is paying off because the number of incidents are down. clearwater police want toto keep it thahat way as we enter the peak of spring break season. adrienne. >> all right and the fog won't keep them away. thank you, josh. >>> it's 6:15. now we're often introduces to now local talent on hit shows like "the voice" and america's got talent. but these days to make it big without a reality show, well, you need to shop your talents in the digital world. gayle guyardo met with an up and coming local singer and he is making his mark online. >> reporter: i am sitting here with david camden, one of the many talenteted people in the bay area. and he's going to share music but also how he's getting traction with his future career. let's get it going. >> okay. he's still working to hit it big time for for now, he's up load videoeos to youtube. trying to compromise but i can't win >> i also keep people interes

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that is a live shot from voters of clearwater beach. i will let you know when able and coming up. >>> it is tuesday, march 15. and look at today's top stories at 6:00. >>> the state will elect 99 delegates for one person. i need you to help us. >> another big tuesday, when or take all. it could be a late night for the democrats in illinois were hillary clinton and bernie sanders her neck to neck. to stand in line a long time. >> 2 million florida voters have already made their choice in the primary with absentee or in person votes. >>> at the end it will be one downtown. >> connecting to the beer -- the pier to downtown st. pete. is a look at other headlines ferguson city council could justice department to completely overhaul law enforcement. a plan was rejected over costs and it the justice department sued the suburb was where michael brown was shot and killed by >>> the winner of the iditarod race in alaska will be crossing the finish line in a few hours. finish line even though a man on a snowmobile drove into two one dog was killed

for a week. 3 in clearwater beach: repair work is now underway at a popular shopping center, 3 the pelican walk plaza had to be evacuated, after people gathered on the second floor felt the building shifting. hulk hogan was actually holding an event at the time... at his gift shop and the entire building was support beams were installed reopened. but repairs also cause some traffic issues, until it's completed. and, if you decided to catch some rays on clearwater got quite a show. it was perfect weather for the 20-16 kona one north american championship... as well as winters. clearwater community sailing center 77, from all over the country, and even as far away as canada. with good weather and wind up to 18 knots, the windsurfers say they had a great weekend on the water: 3 events like these are a big boost for the st pete-clearwater beaches. it strengthen's their position ground for olympic athletes. 3 ((dave)) 3 preparing for war? the event that has south korea and the u-s teaming up today. and why the *north... is not happy about it. 3 plus: *tread lightly? she just ran *seventy miles.

taking a live look over clearwater beach after a cloudy start for us again this morning. might be a good day to curl up with a good book for the first half, or stay in with a good cup of coffee. we'll be back in about three >>> ahead, in honor of saint patrick's day, sunday morning looks at -- we'll go back stage with steve part within, and visit florida everdelayeds national park. those stories and much more than coming up on sunday morning. >> it's business as usual at the tampa bay rays springs training complex in fort charlotte. the rays were are selected by major league baseball. they worn the opportunity through a lottery, and it seems to be the most talked about event in the off-season. >> we're not only representing tampa bay, but we're representing major league baseball. >> reporter: this is a different type of trip that took months to iron out all the details. >> i know from behind the scene is that they put a lot of 0 work into it, and i'm sure it will be first class. >> reporter: the last time a team from the u.s. visited cuba was in 1999, when the orioles tra

clearwater beach getting busy. today. out at the beach, gulf is still cool but especially for northern folks. blue skies and beautiful sunshine. a great friday to enjoy at the beach if you had a chance and if you haven't had a chance things will continue to stay your weather forecast will show you waking up tomorrow morning on the cool side. we did have the cold front that going to notice it tomorrow morning. our temperatures will be in the low 50s through the day expect lots of sunshine and temperatures reaching back in the mid-70s. ideal temperatures there. if you are an allergy sufferer, pollen count not nice in the high range this week and next week. we do have fairly high pollen counts expected. on the radar, no rain in sight. a dry evening. no worries. no rain on the way. just a few clouds expected for the weekend. temperatures will drop back a little bit more quickly tonight. so waking up in the low 50s. you may want a light jacket, not to worry, you won't need it for long. by the afternoon back in the mid-70s. expe

the rest of the weekend and you can see traffic getting kind of busy there the circle off of clearwater beach. temperatures 70 degrees in crystal river, 70 degrees in brooksville, clearwater 71 and st. petersburg 73 degrees on storm tracker 10. there you can see the showers that went through this morning. the line rolled through and thunderstorms and now seeing mostly clear skies but from time to time we'll see thin and high level clouds filtering in through the afternoon. the cold front is now to our south and we are looking at nice quiet weather tonight, saturday too. high temperatures this afternoon you are going to notice a big difference between the coast where our high temperatures in the low 70s but look at our areas to the east of i-75. 79 degrees in lakeland, 80 and up to 78 degrees. gorgeous day to head out to the this afternoon right around 78, mostly sunny skies and our winds out of the north, hour. and if you are just hanging out maybe going to the beach this afternoon looking pretty nice. a little bit cooler by the coast and if you have big plans this friday evening maybe a ligh

is the temperature of clearwater beach. your low tide just before 5 o'clock. the sun will set just after 6:30. here's a look at florida's most accurate seven day forecast and that is a thing of duty. temperatures warming into the 80s. a lot of folks heading here on spring break. all of the details, all of the time on your abc action news app. >>> a san diego uber drivers is inspiring his passengers with his motivation and work ethic despite having a disability. >> he admits writers are caught off guard when they come into the backseat of his car. he was born with cerebral palsy and drives in part to provide for his family. he and his wife just adopted three girls but he also is a motivational speaker. >> it takes about five minutes to revive them. >> his wife says he loves people so this job is a perfect fit.>> i can see that. good story. >>> the governor has promised more jobs for florida but the hype is not living up to its promise. >> the i-team goes beyond numbers and find out where we gained, where we are losing and >>

but in a few hour, spring breakers will be up and out on florida beaches including this one, clearwater beach. but police want to make sure control. spring break is a time for students to take a break from school to unwind but sometimes a good time gets out of control pete beach. >> back up! >> reporter: and as you can see, a pinellas county deputy took matters into his own hands but clearwater police tell us that this type of scene can be avoided by controlling alcohol use among students. clearwater beach and the word is getting out among students. >> nobody is 21? >> no. >> and you're not drinking beer? >> no. >> absolutely not? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: and that zero tolerance approach is apparently paying off since the number of incidents are down. clearwater police tell us that they want to keep it that way break season. adrienne. >> all right, josh, we hope it doesn't get too crazy for those of us who have to live here year-round. thank you. >>> amazon i is waiting to hear back on a patent for technology that would allow customers to pay with a selfie. they just filed an applicati

not a bad view here from clearwater beach, another best vote many times, clearwater beach at frenchy's, 67 degrees, sunshine, west winds at 3 miles per hour, winds are light. spring training, it's that time of year, games are being played now, 76 degrees in bradenton, phillies and blue jays, 74 degrees. a few clouds tomorrow along with a slight chance of rain but i don't see a very good chance of a rainout for any of these games. temperatures tomorrow 61 degrees as the front approaches at 8:00 a.m. at noon more clouds, maybe a few sprinkles, 73 degrees at 3:00 p.m. as the front passes and then temperatures will drop just a little bit. from ryan hughes this morning, great shot as you can see with the clear water cause way. the weather max app, free to download. great to have in weather good and bad and severe. 74 degrees at noon, 73 degrees at 3:00 p.m. very comfortable temperatures, 76 degrees now brandon, should be a beautiful evening. comfortable for this time of year. temps a little bit mild as you -- or warm, rather, for this time of year if you look at the averages. 75 lakeland, 7

pete pd and clearwater beach as well. >> such a beach. you hope people pay attention to this report. thanks. >>> quick thinking by a tampa police officer saved his life and the life of a wrong-way driver on i- 275 over the weekend. dashcam video captured the close call. according to police, 34-year- old aja cancela was behind the wheel that narrowly missed the police officer. the set of headlights came straight for him. nobody was hurt. she faces charges for dui and driving the wrong way. >>> there is still no word what caused a plane to crash at we know it was lou caporicci, a former combat pilot with decades of flying experience who died and his friend kevin carreno was also on board when it crashed on take offand burst into flames. >>> before the bell rang for the royal rumple the retired wrestler had -- rumble the retired wrestler had more millions to punish gawker for the sex tape. this has gotten awfully interesting, peter. >> reporter: good evening, josh. the good news keeps coming for hulk hogan. on friday a jury awarded him $115

pour buoy and clearwater beach pnow up to 73 degrees. pi know some of you like when it pmid 70s hen when get in. pscarred clouds but no fog on psirata beach. pspring breaker obviously out pthere getting a stir crazy after pyesterday. pand bradenton beach, about an phour ago, you had fog. pnow you have some scattered pso visible satellite imagery pshow inland fair weather clouds. pdorker white that's fog. roblem right now boating plans pup towards crystal river. pcontinues to shrink. pso improvements for the pafternoon. pnow our winds, they are still psoupy. pthey are still on shore. pso tonight, the fog is back. pit just won't as persistent wp pall that moisture can never rule pout light shower. pone tiny little sprinkle north pof brooksville by tomorrow. psecond half of the day i will pintroduce more showers preturning. ptemperatures are going up. pwe're not quite a warm as this ptime yesterday in sebring. pmorning. pit's 81. pwe have 75 in venice. pon track for the low 80s here in ptampa. pit's 80 in wesley chapel. pa little bit of a he

@i know it will be cooler by @some of the area beaches @including clearwater. @sirata beach in the low 70s @this afternoon. @low 70s at our southern county @beaches. @future cast. @high pressure. @high clouds today and should be @a dry day. @overnight and very early sunday @overnight and very early @sunday, there is that weak @boundary. @reinforce our beautiful pattern @reinforce our beautiful @pattern. @bright blueness to the sky. @and the winds will be south and @east and that will bring in the @huge warming trend which i will @show you momentarily. @today nice warm-up. @comfortable this afternoon. @the humidity very much in @check. @74 for an afternoon high. @55 overnight. @seasonably cool under a few @high clouds, but more stuff on @humidity stays very low. @76 for high on sunday. @two for two this weekend. @third weekend in a row we won't @see a drop of wind. @moderate chop. @the next tide as i mentioned @the high tide at 1:00 on st. @pete pier. @here is the seven-day forecast. @the mid-70s from perhaps low to @mid-80s wednesday and thursday. @during the ov

answers about the evacuation at hogans beach in clearwater. people. why this act -- app is facing controversy. >>> an amazing site but a scary story behind these forces on the move. lives. >>> watch 10 news this morning 2:05 tampa bay lightning versus watch 10 news this morning for >>> taking a live look outside the mask i-10 network camera. on top of the 10 news studio, the sky looking cloudy and sunshine peeking through in st. pete. it is getting warmer. >>> this is what is coming up tonight. at 8:00 back-to-back episodes of the big bang theory followed by scorpion. you can catch ncis los angeles at 10:00. reginald and me at 11:00. stephen colbert afterword. >>> pretty amazing video from oklahoma of wild horses running they are crossing rivers and a grass fire. burning all of that open land there. ranches are trying to her the horses in the right direction. they shouldn't be in any danger as long as they can get to land that is already burned. this is one of several fires burning in the northeast oklahoma area. the region is dry right now with stron

adrian: this store on clearwater beach was reopened today after a structural engineer checked out the building. yesterday, hundreds of people today, marks 24 years since a major hailstorm hit central florida. we pulled this video from our archives. there was so much hail that cars got stuck at a shopping center. >> there was a wall of white some people played in the hailstorm, it did cause serious damage. it does have people commenting on the basic page. messed -- midwest, it is crazy. eric: good old central florida. that is the shopping center. i was hiding in my mother' s closet . on this day, jenny stop this one. leaving disney, palm coast 58 outside. there is that ribbon of orange. it is now exiting out to the bahamas. a little slower. degrees. 58 in melbourne. here' s a look at the forecast for tomorrow. we are the middle upper 70' s. we are following this series of high pressure. tuesday, it begins to shift. temperatures are going to warm. that is the next round of severe weather for them. we get more of a southerly wind. thursday is going to be a warm day for central florida. t

. >>> a live look at the sun shining bright over clearwater beach. bad news. it looks like we're in store for more rain this weekend. >>> download the 10 news app for instant traffic and weather alerts anytime of the day. >>> a four-year custody battle is tearing apart a family.>> soul and do what is best. >>> time for stories making 62nd scan. affected by the brussel explosion to connect with loved ones. the social media site implemented the safety check feature to let present -- let family know they are okay. >> families displaced by severe flooding in south texas are finally going home. mandatory of action -- evacuation orders have been lifted. flooding destroyed homes and businesses. >>> liquid lumber daters is in a settlement with the state of california. the retailer faced allegations that high levels of formaldehyde violated the state's air quality control. they are not acknowledging any wrongdoing. >>> u.s. navy's angels are back home in pensacola. they are flying in their 70 anniversary. offices typically served two years with the team and that is >>

i love clearwater beach. absolutely fabulous. head on out to the beach with the family, and have a good time. >> if you're staying in, make sure you tune in at 8:00. join us for 10 news at 11:00. make sure you stay up with the and then stephen colbert. >>> new tonight, if you drive the veterans expressway, you'll have another option soon. how much are you willing to pay? >> we walk you through what's coming and the catch that could make you think twice. >> express lanes on a road that already charges tolls. travel time during rush hour typically takes 15 to 20 minutes. an express lane 15 to 20 miles an hour would significantly reduce that time. >>> the next section of express lanes will open by spring of 2018. it also takes about 15 minutes. time in half. that means making the entire trip through rush hour would only take a total of about 15 minutes. it will cost you. that cost can go up, depending on the demand for those lanes. at peak travel times, you'll pay more. the normal poll from van dyke to memorial, it's $1.85. if you t

happened this afternoon at home against beach house in clearwater. someone on the balcony said they noticed the building move. firefighters evacuated the a general manager at a restaurant across the street allowed token to finished signing autographs at his place.>> there was a people here. it could have had a different ending.>> the building will remain closed until a structural engineer can gather information. we will bring you an update tonight. >>> another story developing tonight, a plane makes emergency landing on the golf course. police say it happened just before 2 pm this afternoon. it was there in the middle of the 12th fairway. the 18-year-old pilot said that the plane lost power. the firefighters say they have seen him before. >> it does not happen every day. >> the good news here is that no one was hurt. no coffers were hurt either. but it left them with quite a story to spell -- to tell. >> is always something. [ laughter ] >> the golf course area around the plane is roped off. investigators can move it out of the way. firefighters say

we're seeing just offshore in clearwater beach as well. if that is planning on taking over tonight into tomorrow, we'll let you know if there are any close o your as a result of this fog tonight. you can see the cooler temperature ace long the beaches. the sea fog is the result of some high dew points which are with us once again. and of course we have the liger winds out. that was a big deciding factor wean yesterday and today. i know it looks like this is enveloping the entire area and there will certainly be areas where we see this. it will be very warm and humid. some of us will find it hard to see out there as well. the mid-60s. on the nature coast, a little cooler, 62, 63. largery quiet. that morning jog will be -- will be soupy out there. the main day looks to be saturday where we're tracking on again-off again showers, even some thunderstorms. as we hood into sunday, it download our 10 news app to know if there are any changes come thank you weekend. >>> a medical mystery turned into art. >> how patient turned his leal >>> a portla

a live look from clearwater beach this morning from florida senator and republican florida senator and republican presidential candidate, marco rubio, will make a campaign stop in tampa today. he'll be holding a rally at the downtown. gain some momentum with florida's primary next tuesday where 99 delegates up for grabs he's coming off of a strong win in the puerto rico primary. hulk hogan will be in a pinellas for his sex tape trial against the website, gawker. opening statements will begin in a few hours. suing gawker for of him and the ex- wife of shock jock, sponge clem. gawker's bubba is called to the 5th. the jury of six is made up of two men and four women. there are also three alternates. you can watch the entire trial live on our w-t-s-p app. people across the country are mourning the death of former first lady, nancy reagan. she died sunday in her los angeles home of congestive heart failure at the age of 94. she is being remembered as a fierce protector of her husband and someone who redefined the role of first lady. she will be buried beside former president ronald reagan a

sky 10 network this morning of clearwater beach ad lib dr suess birthday eisenhower elementary coming up on 10 news this morning.. how would you like an apple watch for just 25 bucks? the new program some insurance companies are offering. and big changes are coming for target shoppers. i get out of workpand i go to the store, around, "mmm! i smell cookies." you just smell me. that' s all." and now in delicious chocolate. >>> 5:59. out the door forecast on your we have clouds. it is cooler than where we were yesterday. we'll go to the mid 60s by mid- morning. we are on our way to the mid 70s today. expect quite a few high clouds to filter the sunshine time to time. grab your sunglasses. we'll talking about your five- day forecast coming up in ten minutes. >>> hot spot at 6:00 as we head into morning rush hour. i'm road warrior hilary zalla. our newest accident is in sarasota county on clark road. i'm still on top of this accident where a car overturned in downtown tampa. i do know that florida avenue is back opened in the northbound lanes at kennedy boulevard. watch out for police on s

the pelican walk plaza on clearwater beach -- where hogan's beach shop "shift" while they were on a balcony. crews installed four new support beams...and the plaza afternoon. your choice 2016. running for president wrapped up their latest debate in flint, michigan sunday night-- where families continue to suffer through a major water crisis. cbs reporter weeja jiang has more on the night's most memorable moments. vermont senator bernie sanders and hillary clinton debated in flint, michigan to address the city's water crisis. presidential candidate "children in flint, michigan are being poisoned." the tap water became toxic with lead after officials switched the water supply to cut costs. investigators revealed state leaders knew about the problem...but failed to do anything about it. both candidates called for michigan's governor to resign. presidential candidate "people should be held accountable wherever that leads ." the debate came just two days before voters head to the polls for michigan's the candidate's sparred over an issue important to people here - the 2009 bailout of the auto in

"flash" and "falcon" will be returning to the wild from clearwater beach near the sandpearl resort. flash was found in june with a fishing hook caught in his mouth, but has made a full recovery. researchers rescued falcon, who was stunned by the cold in january. fast recovery. it's a move to get you to start bonding with your family. the big push one fast food chain is making to get you off your phone and start talking. but first, meet the man who has no fear of climbing up these big icy walls. here's a look at what's coming up on 10 news and c-b-s tonight. starting at 8:00, survivor, followed by criminal minds at 9:00. at 10:00, c-s-i cyber. then tune in to 10 news at 11. don't forget to stay up for the late show with stephen colbert and his guests octavia house" cast members john stamos, bob saget and dave coulier. we are staying on top of a story out of lakeland where an investigation is underway to find out what caused a fire at a home. this is a live look. a man, a woman and a dog were found dead inside. another dog was hurt during the fire. two dogs found outside of the home a

beautiful and sunny and hot in here is clearwater beach. surprised. there is the look. that is life, and there are people milling about and trying to make the most of their time. if you have fog, it may as well be in the don. we're seeing it push inland. i am tracking it in sarasota visibility on mainland time miles away in a mile in venice. i expected to build in again tomorrow. you can see this is a look at it burning out briefly in the developing and what is going on are two points in the same ballpark within a degree or two of the gulf temperatures which is in the low 70s. high moisture content and heidi points. that is basically the same ingredients to allow for the air to be saturated and thought to develop. the perfect set up a dry air and clear skies overhead for the fog. it is like putting a heat down. it is moving the moisture down. 74 clearwater. i want to show you tonight, the one thing i absolutely expect that the need to shut down the skyway bridge will happen again at some point tonight and for the morning. i don't want you guard. at the least highlift bl

the sea fog rolling in to clearwater beach right now. it is thick. >>> a lakeland woman is fighting to cheaper pet alligator. she loves him so much, she keeps him inside her house, even in her bed. >> 10 news reporter ma cost grayson talked to the woman who said losing her pet day to would kill her. >> reporter: mary thorn admits her alligator named rambo has not lived a normal gator life. wearing a riding jacket, he rides with her on a motorcycle and poses for mixture. he even goes to the grocery store. mary says he's too xyst in kateed and wouldn't survive in the wild. >> he only knows the house. if you bring him out, he's scared of birds. >> reporter: mary and rambo live inside this home. state says that has got to stop. mary sew sai ifs the state >> if he goes, i done know what i'm going to do. >> reporter: battle with the state began when inspectors from the fwc came by and noted rambo had grown by 2 feet. >> they say he has to go poippedz said he can't. his skin's too stive. >> reporter: mary doesn't have the required acres, and he

elevated transit could be a possible solution to clearwater beach's traffic st. pete chamber of commerce yesterday... plans for a st. pete project were also laid out. sources tell us the clearwater pilot project would cost about 75-million-dollars. we should learn more at a upcoming clearwater city council workshop. 3 3 after days of dilpomatic talks and meetings... it was shared a love of baseball that helped bridge the gap between the u-s and cuba. the tampa bay rays took on the cuban national team in a landmark game. but right now.. it appears the rays team is stuck on an airplane.. on the runway.. in cuba. according to a tweet from pitcher chris archer - they've been stuck on the runway for "six hours"! 3 trying to figure out why the team is stuck.. and when they'll return.. but now let's focus on the reason the rays were there.. the game. president obama was in attendance with his family... along with cuban president raul castro. they shook fans' hands... and even joined in on the wave. this was m-l-b's first trip to havana since 1999.. fox 13's sports direct

. >> reporter: business is back to usual at hogans beach shop in pelican plaza on clearwater beach. it for another four days. >> it felt like a joke. >> this man works at a massage parlor above the shop. building shifted. waiting to greet former professional wrestler hulk hogan. prompted. down but we opened it sunday. support beams were put in as crews worked to repair the building. there have been rumors such as it was caused by a single construction behind the building but the manager says it was a bracket that broke for too many people were upstairs. >> the shops can be opened but limited traffic. >> the city of clearwater says it is up to businesses to follow safety code and they could be cited if they don't. >> the fire marshal will make sure you are not exceeding your load capacity that you are shifted while crews worked on the columns. >> that is how that fell this weekend. >> and engineer report says all the people on the balcony played a role that it was mostly caused by corrosion on the building. garin flowers. >>> the repairs will be completed before the weekend. >>> marco r

@clearwater beach looks @spectacular. @high clouds in the distance. @a buoy showing 67 degrees for @the water temp. @the gasparilla music festival. @high clouds here in tampa. @we started off with fog in @portions of polk county. @good visibility in lakeland. @so we have 74 in wesley chapel. @72 in bradenton. @71 in sebring. @mid-60s in brooksville after @you started in the 50s. @muggy too with winds coming in @out of the southeast today. @these are high values for this @time of year. @mid- to upper 60s make it feel @muggy. @combined with the heat. @you guessed it. @just one of those warm days. @high pressure that has been @stuck. @it will break down today and @open the door for not all of @this rain but some of this rain @and this cut-off role north and @east. @the bulk of the steady rain @north and east, but again still @rain to the west that will @provide with us a 40% rain @chance tomorrow. @today a slim chance today. @10 to 20%. @83 degrees under a mix of sun @and high clouds. @future cast as we look at it @tomorrow through the day today. @sun an

you can see blue skies and same thing a clearwater beach. it will be a nice day and the beaches better today than yesterday. visibility is looking good. florida southern college is the highs today, 73 to 76 today. the averages 77. sunset tonight set 7:43 pm. watch for a full moon and a little bit of an eclipse tomorrow morning after 8:10 am. jupiter should be right there next to the moon. red wings are in town. clear and cool and the sun will be setting. 70 degrees right before the game starts. a great nine -- night to hang out before the game starts at amway arena. lower 50s and a few upper 40s for hernando but no frost advisories like we had last night. everybody will be warm. we will continue that trend. high pressure moves off the coast and winds go not only east but everything go southeast tomorrow afternoon. that is a warmer wind. it brings back emitted a. thursday southeast winds and a few showers and the best chance of rain on the east coast. 30 to 40% chance in eastern polk county and high linn county and less to get back towards th

. >>> in clearwater beach firefighters had to evacuate hulk hogan's beach shop declaring it unsafe. people felt a shift in the building. the fire marshall closed it down until a structural engineer can deem it is safe. >>> in the florida keys the coast guard is searching for a man who fell from a royal caribbean cruise ship. he fell over board about 3:00 a.m. this morning. the ship is off the coast of key largo. the coast guard plans to search for him throughout the night. >>> a person tried to burn down an apartment building in north hyde park early this morning. someone entered that two story building and poured flammable liquid in several locations and tried to set the place on fire. the building is empty and estimated to be about $5,000. >>> we turn our attention to the race for the white house. today's known as supersaturday. primaries and caucuses being held in several states across the country. results are just beginning to come in. ted cruz is going to win the kansas republican caucus by a wide margin, 51% to donald trump's 24%. you can see the numbers on your trump was in f

it is starting to set over clearwater beach. breezy today and we will get to forecast and let you know when the winds are coming. >>> traffic and weather alerts anytime by downloading the 10 news at. is free to download, search wtsp. >>> five enforcement have to be ready for anything and sometimes thinking on camera. >> how a highway patrol officer saved. >>> a controversial issue schools across the country and here in the bay area. 10 news has been staying on top of nate guenin's story. he is a transgender student question to change the policy at pineview school in sarasota county so that he and other students could use the bathroom they identify with. nate has a private bathroom he can use. he is pushing for transgender >> something we should point out is that he is not alone. students are fighting a similar battle across the nation. elisa hahn takes you inside a school near seattle with the principle is working to make sure all students are comfortable.>> at canmore junior high answering nature's call between classes isn't al

that is clearwater beach. a live look right now. that is st. peter. it is up and down the coast you can see more see fog like this on the coast tomorrow and the day after. >>> sky dogs a special. they can give blind people eyes. they can help injured veterans get around. >> reporter isabela-esque arena tells you about the fundraiser that these tributes to these dogs who are. >> take a stroll through downtown sarasota and your dog may notice it for you. >> the culture of a canine wearing a cape. there is flapjack. >> and roscoe at madison city grow, to a 50 dogs that will appear across sarasota representing a life-changing superhero guide dog for the visually impaired and veterans from southeastern drydocks. >> it gives people an independent life so any dog you >> you can sponsor a doctor $5000 and an artist brings a blank canvas to life. >> it is flying above the city as a superhero board keeping his eye on the city below. >> the artist for pathfinder sponsored by her employer sweet spot communication. >> he is not just a pet. it is an extension of wh

take a look, clearwater beach as you look off the coast fairly clear skies. beautiful start to the evening from the sky 10 network. we have had a lot of low clouds earlier this afternoon as the showers have moved off to the east. a lot of the clouds are quickly following that. we have a lot of moisture at the surface. your feeling that humidity. i'm sure. so for your evening plans it is variable clouds in the low 70s. the thing i'm watching is patchy fog developing. here's why. as we take a look, temperatures this evening, i want you to focus on the 1:00 to 5:00 a.m. note the low 70s for the low temperature. i'm going to show you the dew points. that you will find right in the same pocket. low 70s and upper 60s. as the temperature and dew point get close together we see fog. i'm not concerned every county or city is dealing with it. however, what it does look like is low clouds will build in at 11:00 tonight. patchy dense fog will be in the mix well before sunrise and commute. for some we are talking below a mile. that's your weather head line for tuesday. i'

clearwater beach has- clouds and plenty of sun. it will compete with northerly winds so we stay in the 60s today. 62 st. pete. 59 new port richey. we have very dry patterns in place over us and we will continue to see that with two points in the 30s. we see big swings in temperatures. it will be brief because by wednesday we see the winds at shifting out of the southeast 50s which means the muggy feeling is right back with us. tonight is dry so we will see temperatures tumbling and we have lighter but north the winds in the forecast. temperatures into the 40s in the bay area. 46 in tampa. 43 in lutz. away from the water, the coldest temperatures. 38 tonight in inverness. have jackets handy. sarasota 47. we will stay dry and noticed the winds will be lighting up. we have the perfect breeding ground for chilly temperatures. light winds and clear skies. making sure the morning runners, where the long sleeves will be bound. the big temperature swing with the dry air in place will warm up into the mid-70s tomorrow. by wednesday we conti

. >>> looking at our sky 10 network clearwater beach looking wonderful tonight. looks like the windham is almost done as construction continues on in the western florida communities along the beaches. a lovely start to the evening. very comfortable. low 70s with high clouds overhead. we are upper 70s lake wales and sebring. 71 brooksville. i am tracking a cold front early tomorrow morning. there will be a chance of brief showers. i'm not expecting rough storm in our neck of the woods. this looks like it will have more moisture to work with than the front we saw on wednesday. keyword little. it will be a hair difference as the low will track similar. it is not quite over the great lakes. it is moving east to northeast. the rain we are watching come together over louisiana will likely slide a few showers our way. mainly before sunrise. as we go through the sunrise hour and into 8:00 and 9:00 in the morning, all of this with the front will get out of here. most of your friday is looking nice and clear. tonight we'll see mostly cloudy skies and warm and mild temperat

there are thickening up near clearwater beach. that is the extent of it. there is a look from the caesar hotel camera. you can see right there, it is a beautiful camera. beaches. gorgeous out there this afternoon. going into the upper 70s to low 80s. about where we are now. perhaps a few degrees warmer if winds out of the east southeast at 10 to 15. this evening sunsets at 35 degrees. it is incredible to head outside tonight. low to mid 60s for those tomorrow morning. upper 50s in the couple spot. forecast model is all about the high pressure right there. and it is sliding off the coast. it gives us southeasterly wind on this side clockwise and that is a warm and muggy wind force. dew point will come up and we will see more wind. it prevents the win from getting in here. heavy rain for east texas and louisiana, arkansas and parts for us we will focus on a priest tomorrow morning. 15 to 20 mile-per-hour winds. breezy throughout the day in tomorrow night and thursday and even into friday we will keep this breeze up out of the southeast. it is warm and muggy

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pso clearwater beach just hang pon. p>> yours is coming too. p>>> when did they open the one? p>> fairly recently. p>> yeah i guess, after the first pof the year was it? pdidn't they have it open by pchristmas, i don't remember. pit's new. pit's new. pit's great. pit's great. p>> hey, you know what, look at pthis picture, clearwater beach, pdoesn't it look like it's windy pand chilly? pi don't know, just by looking at pthat picture it looks windy and pchilly. pyou can see how rough the waters pare in gulf. pyou've got some cold air clouds pcoming in off the gulf. pyou go to brook dale bay shore pcamera is beautiful. pbig change from yesterday. pi'm looking a temperatures right priver to 50 in tampa. p57 in sarasota. pobviously further south you go, pa little bit warmer. pbut, it's definitely colder to pthe north. pi mean look at the 42 in ptallahassee. p43 in gainesville. pyou know what, some of our area pis going to get down to this. pvery early tomorrow morning. pso we're not done with cold air. pwe've got about 30, 36 hours of pchilly air. pand then the warmth comes right p

here's a live look at the clearwater beach sky cam and beaches. current temperatures at 72 degrees in crystal river, 68 there. 75 in clearwater and bart o 81 degrees so we are going to see warmer temperatures away from the coast and your high winter haven, lakeland, 77 davis island and clearwater degrees. we don't have to worry about any rain today. we are going to see decreasing afternoon. winds out of the south west to keep the immediate coastline just a little bit cooler with waters. but overnight we are going to see some showers, a weak disturbance moves through mainly during the hours when most of us will be asleep. here they come through the bay area at 4:30 in the morning. if you do have to get up early for work you might encounter showers and pretty much moving to the south of the bay area by 7:30 and mostly sunny skies by your friday afternoon. for today high temperatures by the coast in the mid 70s, warmer inland, mild at 7:00 a temperature of 66 degrees and overnight we are going to start to cool things off and see a morning low of 54 fo

. >> a live look over clearwater beach. there are storms on the way. >>> there is no doubt you want crime off the streets. >> a man started serving two decades in prison for firing a warning shot in self defense. for that shot he was charged with aggravated assault. bo zimmer found out the later move won't help people already serving time. i grabbed it and loaded it and fired warning shots from the driver's side windows. >> reporter: eric white was 23 years old in 2006. he was leaving a bar when a group of men surrounded his truck. >> the things i did were to protect myself. >> reporter: no one was hurt. he had no criminal history. but a judge sentenced him to 20 years in florida state prison for aggravated assault. >> it is like the wind got sucked out of me. i looked at my parents. >> i could not believe it. i went home and cried all night. >> it was hard. >> reporter: even though no one was hurt or touched, if a jury convicts you of aggravated assault florida's 10, 20 life law requires a minimum mandatory 20 year sentenc

customers felt shaking and a little rumbling at a store but it wasn' ring. s beach store in clearwater beach today. city officials say hundreds of people were in the building, but no one was injured. the people standing outside on the second floor balcony when they felt the shift. hogan was holding an autograph signing, which was cancelled because the store had to be evacuated. tonight, an intense search is unfolding off the florida coast. for a passenger who reportedly fell from a cruise ship. and new developments tonight in that gryrocopter that landed on the lawn of the u.s. capitol. we will tell you just how close prosecutors say the florida man was to colliding with a plus, he tried to drive, run, and hide, but a local car theft suspect couldn' t escape the long arm of the law. eric: we are also tracking a wonderful night across central announcer: you' 2. he' s out. wilts circle. he' s headed eastbound on foot. adrian: new video tonight shows deputies keeping track of a man, car. s office just released video from their helicopter. they say it shows the suspect wandering around for five

@i love looking at our net cams @on clearwater beach. @for the first time in a while. @tremendous afternoon during @date today if you were headed @to the beach. @58 degrees right now. @looking at 60, we will be watch @looking at 60, we will be @watching a couple of white @caps. @there is a chance a higher rip @current risk this afternoon and @if you ask me, a lot of people @probably are not getting the @water just yet, because our @water temperatures only 66. @if you must get in, make sure @you are by a lifeguard today. @heading out to enjoy strawberry @shortcake in plant city. @63 on our strawberry festival @cam. @cam. @winds are light and that cloud @cover and i expect a big jump @neck hour temperature-wise. @57 in lakeland now. @near 60 in sarasota. @mid-60s down in sebring and @brooksville low 40s. @are all cooler this time @yesterday. @13 degrees cooler in lakeland. @12 in sarasota. @so obviously, you get the idea. @spectacular weekend forecast @for us. @in fact, as our temperatures @get a chance to warm a little @more tomorrow. @we are bring in a reinforcing @fron

clearwater beach with a high of 71, so just a little colder than around downtown tampa. all of those winds that we saw today will calm down and they'll be light tomorrow. our next frontal system will approach on friday. and it lingers. so it starts to give always chance for rain late thursday night and throughout the day on friday. so that bunny is hopping and seems pretty happy. it won't be a washout, but we have chances of rain in the morning and the afternoon. back to you guys. >>> the usf women were look for their first-ever sweet 16 appearance. tk has the update from l.a. >>> hello, folks. once again been a trip to the sweet 16 eludes jose fernandez this year it was ucla. the bruins taking command earl yesie in this one. mohammed drummer driving in the lane for 2. ucla never trailed in this game. gets the turnaround jumper off the glass. the bruins had a 16 point lead before you knew it. fields with another layup here and a foul. bulls pull within 1 in the 2nd half, however, ucla moving on. usf heading home, final of 72- 67. the florida state women are looking for a

speaking of wins, it's 70 degrees off of clearwater beach. 122 foot seas on the bay. high tide at 8:11 am. showers could come in over the next couple of hours. clearing out by next weekend another front pulling through. >>> coming up, grand prix of saint pete davis said winner the chances an amateur making the cut in a pga tournament pretty low but the chances of an amateur actually winning a tournament, beyond low. it only happened a handful times in history. it was chase today in the final round of the championship. he became the first amateur to win a tournament since phil mickelson did in 1991. he was just three years old at the time. according to held by six shots entering the day and started his final round with this birdie. his magic would eventually run out and he finished with two under 69 for the day. it's good for fourth place. mccoy will never forget beating speed. the final round went down to fill half and charles wurtzel. he missed his par putt so this part. the south african made history. the story this weekend the journey of tampa amateur the mccoy. >>