i would ta courtney campbell causeway. this is the courtney campbell, drive time seven minutes. >>> gorgeous sunrise across the bay. look at what we see over tampa. a little bit breezy, not as windy as yesterday. offshore still a moderate shop on the bay and 2 to 3 foot seas. northeast winds at times up to 15 knots. coming up, the winds will be picking up tomorrow ahead of means for rain chances and there are some. what that means and how long the cooler air sticks around and if it will be nice for the weekend. that is coming up.>>> 6:43 am. we spent a long road to election day especially on social media. you see posts every day. you may have several facebook friends that you will share your thoughts with on the election or go on brands. they may be friends but do you unfriend people because of that. we were talking about this this morning. i'm looking out on that topic. >> people are unfriending people all over the politics. people are chatting about why this is something they do. we looked at through some comments and he

hearing of a crash westbound on the courtney camp court -- campbell. there's not a huge slowdown there on the courtney campbell. 8 minutes to cross the bridge. >> all right. thanks. they say the same guy hit three area businesses within the last few weeks. abc action news reporter is live at one of the latest stores hit. >> caught on surveillance camera right here at the store. take a look at this video. it shows has the man jumps on to that counter demanding crash. no one was hurt in all of this. three robberies in just the last two weeks. the suspect in this case also caught on camera at another local wal-mart all of this just moments before he implied that he had a gun and held up that cash year. customers we spoke with now a bit worried for their safety with this guy still on the loose. >>> it's a little crazy. i didn't expect that. like someone threatening him at the counter. i didn't expect him to jump up. yeah, that's crazy. that's insane that he did that. >>> these are surveillance pictures investigators are hopeful someone out there watching t

courtney campbell, howard frankland, gandy look great. no problems with the veterans, 275, 75 or i-4. fhp working a crash in the mulberry area, county road 60 and county line road but no lanes are blocked. >>> a popular christmas is creating problems. lawn chairs are already set up on the parade route. lakeland's message to residents. >> paying for child care. many struggle to cover the >>> 8 on your side alert. the cost of child care in this country is staggering. for many working parents it's hard to get ahead in life because so much money goes into finding quality care for our kids. i explore what hillsborough county is doing to help parents and how you can join the initiative. children are making stone soup. with hands on teaching and a child care facility it is something that this single mom thought she would never be able to afford. >> this is an amazing child care facility. so, i'm really lucky to be able to afford it because it's helped out like tremendously. >> reporter: but now she and other parents can find affordable quality c

courtney campbell a 9 minute drive to the veterans. the sunshine skyway moving along great. no delays at all. >>> i am tracking a few areas of patchy fog. for most of us we are just seeing a lot of low cloud cover out there across the board. during the day with some isolated sprinkles working their way in as well. here is your check of mother in-law with a keen sense of smell... glad bag, full of trash. what happens next? nothing. only glad has febreze to neutralize odors for 5 days. guaranteed. even the most perceptive noses won't notice the trash. >>> before you start getting ready for thanksgiving next weekliesen to this. the usda says no matter how you cook it, don't rinse out the turkey. it doesn't get rid of unwanted baia splashes on the bird it will go on your countertop. >>> shopping online is getting easier. items that have always required hands-on shopping are now shifting to the internet. we are talking anything from antiques here to fresh produce. you can find anything online these days. >> million dollars antiques online. you mentioned fresh produce. people usin

howard franklin and courtney campbell up to speed. skyway bridge is a breeze. the >>> good morning, and welcome

wonderful drive on the courtney campbell causeway and no delays on the skyway with a gandy. >>> student is terrified after she was -- a usf student is terrified after she was mugged on campus. we are concerned that whoever is responsible to storm the loose. >> reporter: police are still searching for those 2 male suspects who won female claims she was robbed by them right on -- 9:15 last night . she said she was approached by to white males in the early 30s that took her jury -- jewelry . she was not hurt and was able to give a description. college campuses especially when they might he out late study. coming up i will have tips from police on what they want students to know to say stave -- stay safe on campus . >>> a state law enforcement agent assigned to investigate sexual predators has been children himself. >> reporter: agent chuck mcmullen was part of the florida department of law enforcement office in tampa. he lived in valrico and has even appeared on the news before as an expert on sex crimes. >> we will do our part, our investigative efforts to find those people and arrest the

courtney campbell is at seven. if you can get out the door, you will save yourself some time in the next 30 minutes. get ready for another gorgeous sunrise that will help to warm up the chilly temperatures in the forecast. cool air arrives once again tomorrow morning. we will talk about how long this cool dry air remains in place. let's take a look at the very today, technology is changing... homes are changing.... all ose changes take energy. at duke energy, we're changing too, giving you new ways to control your power use and stay in the know... >>> we love friday mornings. it's when we get to feature a great school in the tampa bay area as 10news school of the week powered by duke energy florida. >> all right. so this morning we are live at north port high school in sarasota county. the students are so excited. >> are they? [ cheers and applause ] >> you can see. on cue right there, they are up with us bright and early on this friday morning. we have a lot to talk about with the school. >> yeah, this is an amazi

less than 10 minutes across the courtney campbell, and your drive-thru downtown tampa, also up to speed. 5 minutes between i-4 and the howard franklin bridge. >>> nearly 50 millio them will leave today. >> ryan has the best places for you to fill up and how to avoid the rush. good morning, ryan. >> reporter: good morning, guys. if you are traveling this holiday, you are definitely in the alone, and here's the deal. if you're leaving today, it's advisable to drive sooner rather than later. if you wait until after 2:00, you're asking for trouble, and that's one of the busiest as far as gas prices, take a look. we are at the thornton's in brandon. 1.85. a great deal on gas here in the brandon area. east of 7 5, fill up over here, and you will save 10 or even 20- cents a gallon compared to filling up in tampa. keep that in mind. aaa says 1 million more will be traveling this year than last year, the vast majority by c thanksgiving travelers in a decade. whether by air or by road, patience is the key. we have not gotten through the holiday yet, but if you're thinking after the holiday on you

courtney campbell less than a 10 minute drive. howard franklin 6 - 7 minutes. mcginty 5 - 6 minutes. fantastic. 15 minutes or so from mcintosh wrote into downtown tampa. there are no delays. the selmon expressway looks fantastic, both upper and lower levels. no issues with 75. watch this crash clear on southbound 275 just north of bierce avenue. everything is moving along just fine threat area. you are delay free. knows county, all qu earlier crash on us 19 in the palm harbor area has cleared as well. >>> the musical hamilton is doing just fine despite calls for a boycott. coming up, the major milestone the tony award-winning show just past. >> in the days continue, black friday, cyber monday, and there is one more. we will tell you -- show you how you can participate in choose women wednesday coming up. >> closed captioning is >>> in 8 on your side consumer alert. in the spirit of small business day today's being called choose women wednesday in support of women in business . log onto the website, choose women.org. there you will see more than 70 retailers sup

if you are closer to the courtney campbell or the gandee save yourself a few minutes. couple of other crashes in hillsborough fletcher west of nebraska road blocks there. a crash at mlk and high view road. for more on these twitter@tampa bay traffic. >> thank you. history is any indicator hillsborough county could be very telling in the presidential election. in 19 of the last 20 elections the winner of hillsborough county wins not only the state of florida but the election. hillsborough county has been shown to be a great reflector of the state's age and racial predicter. they are out pacing by 28,000 ballots. however that does not tell us who those votes are for. that many more democrats voting early than republicans. the county reported last friday 71% of ballots issued had been returned. >>> the car sharing service zip car is helping people vote tonight by giving you free rides with a car rental making 7,000 cars available to members and there is a flaw. promotion runs from 6 to 10 tonight. the polls close at 7 and on the mobile app. >>> 5:47. now a washington stat

most of us are dry but we have eastern and of the courtney campbell causeway. that should fall apart with a sprinkle over toward safety harbor. this has moved offshore and we are rain-free at this point. then the last pic shower that we had is almost gone. it barely made it to i-75. it is looking good right now along the corridor. so we heavy showers coming in on the northeast bridge with a couple still on the east coast. if you live in lake placid we still could have a shower this evening. if you do see it, it is a really light sprinkle and not a big deal. it is 77 now nc with the same 82 for parksville right now. the forecast tonight is very quiet falling into the 70s and back into the upper 60s first thing tomorrow morning. the sunset tonight is at 6:45 and enjoy but because it will push those numbers on sunday morning. here is the forecast for your thursday. it is a lot like today meaning partly cloudy and he will see more clouds in the afternoon tomorrow like we did today. do notice the spots of green? the rate coverage tomorr be a little less than even wh

i-275 right at 22nd avenue north and your drive across the morning, 9 minutes across the courtney campbell, 6 across the howard franklin, 8 across the gandy. >>> thanks janelle. take a look at this right here. this is breaking news we're following right now, a hate speech and also a fire. political graffiti sprayed all over a home. right next door to that one another home went up in flames. this happened early this morning in eastern hillsborough county. abc action news reporter clifton french is on the scene right now. this is obviously fire. >> reporter: yeah, the evidence for that suspicious fire written right here. you can see right here it says burn everything, and blm, that's typically an acronym for black lives matter. that arrow points right to this trailer and this is a trailer that firefighters found burning this morning. that's not the only thing written on the trailer next door. it says expletive trump and double wide. firefighters found this graffiti and the burning trailer just before 1:30 this morning. we know that nobody was hurt. we believe both of the trailers involved in

there is the courtney campbell right there. up into westchase, linebaugh, sit res park mall a little bit of rain there. even carrollwood with some sprinkles. now, further south it's end of pinellas. bradenton beach, that's moving inland. this is spotty. the rain chance stays with you here in manatee, sarasota county even, even hillsborough and polk county through about 2 to 3:00 in the morning. we will still have a sprinkle chance left over from that. not a lot now in polk county. there won't be a lot. we will have a couple sprinkles. we will be tracking that overnight tonight. it's not going to be any severe weather. no thunder, nothing like that. just a little bit of light beach. this is on the other side of clearwater pass on the southern side. yeah, it's pretty dark out there already. temperatures now about 70 degrees. we haven't gotten much warmer than that, guys, because of the clouds. dew points at 55. a front is coming through. so 60s north of i-4. a couple 70s left over south of there. you can see the difference is rig

howard frankland and the courtney campbell causeway. let's take a live look. this is 275 at bearss. things are looking good, at least right now. enjoy it while you can. that's weather and traffic, back to gene and gayle. >> thank you, leslie. >>> the 2016 heart walk is right around the corner and news channel 8 is committed to raising $100,000, but we need your help. key ez generously matching the $fiforts we raised so every dollar really counts too. the walk raymond james stadium. just go to wfla.com/heartwalk for details. >>> families with a loved one in hospice know how difficult that can be. >> yeah. coming up how you can help comfort those families as they face tremendous challenges. >>> plus a new way to commute across the bay begins today. up next how you can enjoy the water and avoid the traffic. you're watching news channel 8 under state attorney mark ober's watch, rape and sexual assault are on the rise. ober is not just ineffective, he declined to prosecute a man who forced a girl into sexual slavery, even blamed the victim. ober: she was with him voluntarily. our communi

and you can see our live tower cam at the courtney campbell causeway. and the visibility are better. use head inland, the visibility not great if you're out. just be aware. patchy fog in some areas. and now as we get to the sunrise, the good news is that the sun comes up earlier. and 9:00, 10:00, you start seeing the visibilities coming up to about normal. and the current temperatures, a little chilly in the upper 50s to 60 in the bay area. and 61 in sarasota and 67 in bradenton and 62 in brooksesville and 55 right now nicely but it will be breezy and dry with the temperatures in the 80s. the good news is if you're planning any outdoor activities like the ribfest, the satellite and the radar looks decent for the afternoon as far as the rain is concerned. and i'll give you your full forecast coming up in a little bit. >>> security concerns have prompt what had is terms -- prompted in closing after four americans were killed in a suicide attack in kabul. the taliban released a tweet claiming responsibility for what they deem a strong attack. and the talib

watching the weather, look at the speed of shot from the courtney campbell causeway looking toward tampa. we are seeing a decent amount of cloud cover around and we will see a mix of sun and clouds throughout the day but, things will be changing. there's a the area today which will bring us any cold air but it will bring slightly cooler air slightly drier air for sunday. sunday you will see more sunshine them what you see today. then the end of the work weekend, that's your best chance for rain 67 in tampa, 67 in take heat, and 50s and books though. your hour by hour forecast skies 70s. by late morning and then the afternoon hours and then ties top out right around 790. we are just seeing those clouds move through, the much the way of rain ahead of this front. but once a front moves through, things will dry out and it will actually be a very, very pleasant evening tonight. cooler than what we have been is a boneless see that is allowing our temperatures to drop tonight. then tomorrow afternoon, lots of sunshine and it should be a beautiful and the weekend. >>that system is located in the

howard franklin bridges to looking good as well as the courtney campbell. it is up to speed. the gandy, skyway, bayside always a nice drive across i- 4.>>> investigation into brad pitt's behavior towards his kids now over. >>> still ahead, when investigators discovered pandemonium, how these tiny carrabba's new meatball magnifico. our gigantic meatball topped with parmesan cream sauce and stuffed with delicious melted mozzarella. ? dramatic italian aria ? ve ever eaten. for a limited time only. the la county department of family services cleared brad pit -- brad pitt from any abuse charges. angelina jolie now has custody of their kids. >>> look at these pandas. he tumbled off. it happens to the best of us. these bodies are having a real good time one slaps the other in the face. they must be girls. it gets a little rough there for a 2nd but they do end up making up just like friends do. >>> president-elect donald trump headed to the white house later today. what he and president obama are expected to discuss. >>> plus, road rage caught on camera. check this guy out when one o

. >>> that is a nice shot of the courtney campbell. that is by ben t. davis beach where i take off on the bike. i will not be doing that today. cold for me. temperatures widespread in the 50s. we have to widen out the shot to see what is going on. temps in the 40s. that's part of the story. the winds are gusty. this is the first front that brought us the gusty north clearwater had a gust earlier of 35 miles per hour. you get the idea here. temperatures because of that will feel colder. that's the windchill dropping into the lower 40s. 30s by the time we get to the next couple of hours, especially across the nature coast. this isn't the coldest morning. we will get colder through tomorrow as this chilly air mass continues to drain in from the southeast. today we will recover a bit. it will take a while. it will never feel as warm as 67be it will be gusty throughout the day. that's it. i don't think many of us will hit 70. we will get colder tonight. we will talk about that in a couple of minutes. >> ivan, thanks. >>> developing right now, pinellas park p

only taking 6 minutes to cross it. 7 across the courtney campbell causeway. now back to gene and gayle. >>> a new twist this morning to an eerie story. >> a story that ny been following. coming up, one of the convicted men in makerring a murderer is now free. why the judge overturned his sentence? that's next on news channel 8 today. carrabba's new meatball magnifico. and stuffed with delicious melted mozzarella. ? dramatic italian aria ? it's the most dramatic meatball you've ever eaten. for a limited time only. at carrabba's. hey! is this enough? a little more... grandma! there you go... there's no more room. oh look who's here! hmmm... more. how's it looking? 20 more minutes... 8, 9... we need 1 more yes... let's enjoy. we need more rolls there was a little girl, and she became friends with every animal she met. happy thanksgiving from publix. where shopping is a pleasure. >>> it's 6:23. making a murderer has captivated viewers, and now one has been set free. brandon dassey confessed to help his uncle kill a photographer in 2005. the judge believes the con

the howard frankland, courtney campbell, all less than 10 minutes, and no issues on the interstates. >> beautiful stuff. 3 minutes away from the sunrise. as far as the weather is concerned, looking milder. 70s, and eventually the forecast is warmer for tomorrow with the highs near 80. >>> many of you are talking about ellen getting emotion as she gets the presidential medal of freedom. she was alongside 20 other americans yesterday. she was not allowed inside at first because she had forgotten her i.d., but once she was inside, she led a star studded mannequin challenge right there in the east room. >> i don't know who you >>> as millions of americans get ready to turkey in wyoming, there's one thing that -- there's one turkey that will not be eaten. casper police have posted a warning about this turkey. town! >> that's right. good morning america is coming up next. >> stay up to date on our mobile app, facebook, and >>> good morni >>> good morning, america. holiday travel nightmare. two winter storms moving across the country right now. alerts from california to michigan as slick ro

we are seeing nine minutes to get over to pinellas county on the courtney campbell, 13 on the howard franklin and 6 minutes on the gandy. no delays at all in the opposite direction. 6 minutes on the courtney bridge. >>> election 2016 today, state of florida still a toss up. latest polls show hilary clinton with a lead over donald trump 46 to 45%. >> hillsborough county could be a very important county for the candidates today. >> if history is any indicator hillsborough county could mean everything to the candidatest. in 19 of the last 20 presidential elections the winner of hillsborough county hasn't election. the reason for this over the past 80 years hillsborough county has shown to have the demographics that best reflect the entire state. i recently sat down with our political analyst dr. seuss dr. seuss yan mcmanus. >> it reflects the state age and gender make up. it's all right here in hillsborough county which is best predictor of how the nation is going to vote. >> so goes florida so goes the nation. how about so goes hillsborough so goes florida so goes the nation. >> thanks

the courtney campbell causeway is at 7. >> pop outside and check out this gorgeous sunrise. picking up at times later on today. in light to moderate shop on the water but quieter than it was yesterday. certainly the day before. winds will start out of the se and turned back out of the northwest as the next co-front moves through. we will talk about the rain impacts we could see from that and how that will impact temperatures beginning tomorrow coming up. >>> the election had an immediate impact on stockmarkets. this is overnight. >> tim overton is here. good to as everyone was watching a result, we really saw the market start to tank. is that a normal thing? >> it is not normal that the s&p five that the s&p 500 triggered a stocked. it is moderated now and it could be stamped back to donald trump speech when he talked about unifying america and he things i want to do this and build a wall into all that. and then it modified and now you see marcus -- markets across the world down 2%. the one that is suffering is japan. a strong yen, it is resulting from this. some markets are

courtney campbell at seven minutes. northbound to 75 across howard frankland, six minutes.>>> we're quiet now but heads up, tracking light rain in the gulf of mexico. it is possible northern pinellas along the border there with pasco county, could see light sprinkles. we've had no real issues with visibility. looking great if you are trying to get on the water. although it will be on the cool side throughout the day with the moderate rain intensity with allergy levels for the next several. thanks to no real rain chances. even though we are staying dry we are tracking a frontal boundary as we look ahead to the weekend that means big changes for temperatures. i am talking 40s for tampa bay. those numbers coming up. >>> hope you're having a wonderful tuesday. coming up tonight on 10 sports. we are live from the florida hall of fame where john and phil esposito are among the inductees. we will have live interviews tonight at 6:00. we will update you on the latest with mike evans's protest and the backlash she has received s

. >>> we're seeing more folks hitting the roads but we are delay free right now on the courtney campbell, howard frankland and gandy bridges also still looking okay southbound 275 from the apex in through downtown. not seeing any delays just yet. westbound i-4 same thing goes there so far a nice looking trip in through ruskin where an accident on 41 near fox place, that one is clearing now. so you'll see some activity but you can get by. we do still have road block in spring hill 41 blocked at county line road, cold breath road or sun coast parkway those are your alternate routes. >>> playing for gold >> not olympic gold, beer gold up next how a gold beer win you a super bowl tickets for life. you're watching news >>> breaking news you're watching live as firefighters from 2 counties battle fire on gold vista court where a manufactured home has caught on fire. you can see a lot of the scene right now. it looks like a very active scene. we understand that it was really burning heavy so it looks like possibly firefighters have made a lot of progress on this. there are concerns that someone

no problems for you in either direction of the courtney campbell, across the span. a standard seven minutes for you. all bay bridges running up to speed. southbound 275 normally this time of morning would be bumper to bumper. nine minutes from bearss avenue to i-4. give yourself about eight >>russell: another macy's thanksgiving day parade is history. >>laura: it's 90 so far. millions of people were there yesterday to watch the parade through the heart of new york city and security was extra tight. we reported that. more than 3,000 police officers were keeping an eye on the crowd. they also had 82 city sanitation trucks full of sand and salt at major intersections. they did that as a barrier against the type of deadly terror attacks we saw in nice, they had to haul away about 30 tons of trash. that's about 60,000 pounds. ? ? >>russell: how cool is that? that's the students from newsome high school marching in the macy's day parade yesterday. they were one of only 10 bands chosen in the parade. they had $350,000 to take the trip to new york. we think the memory will

this is what it looks like, the tampa side of the courtney campbell causeway. less than 10 minutes to get across all three bridges. no crashes or breakdowns from lakeland into tampa. that drive is going to take 22 minutes from county line road into downtown tampa. we do have an ongoing project happening on the bay shore. this project is going to last for the next three months. expect lane closures and delays between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. daily. this is all the way to gandy. back to you. >>> coming up right now in 20 minutes after 6, in arizona investigators are searching for the cause of an explosion that rocked an apartment complex and left several families homeless. they believe a gas leak could be to blame. nine people were in the apartment billion building at the time. they ran out. one person had to a hospital. neighbors are trying to raise money and collect clothing for families that lost their homes. >>> residents in dehli india are angry and frustrated after blaming holiday celebrations for this pea soupy flogs. many people believed fire works during the fe

pretty clear back to normal after i'd say pretty easy morning 11 minutes should your drive over courtney campbell causeway six mbts over howard frankland. live look right now in the area of the south tower the skyway bridge you can see just few cars on roadways and you should have pretty smooth sailing. as you head out the door. >>> thank you, vanessa. still much more ahead first for black friday. apple is taking part. and really. deals from mega tech company. >> and we have a celebrity in the house this morning. bay. >>> have you heard about a latest celebrity sighting in tampa? hundreds of people including jeremy otis and i got a chance to meet this weiner dog extraordinary nair in barnes & noble. you must be living under a rock. he's got a "new york times" best selling book and an award winning blog and couple million followers on social media. and here he with us today caruso the celebrity dachshund dad ryan. >> good morning. thank you so much for being here with us. we got up close and personal here todayyou see him he's in his florida have i indication gear. >> yeah. right? he wants to reti

we are back to normal pretty much. 9 minutes across the courtney campbell, 6 on the howard franklin and 8 tcr >>> 5 minutes after 9, today the widow of a murdered lake wales convenience store clerk is pleading for information about the people who killed her husband. she's holding a news conference at the lake wales police department this afternoon. two gunmen killed muhammad alam last month. two men robbed him and then shot him and killed him. there is now a $5000 reward for information leading to the gunman. >>> right now tampa police are searching for whoever killed a of nebraska avenue and columbus drive last night. first responders rushed him to the hospital. he had upper body trauma. he later died. so far there's no word about a suspect or a motive but police are still investigating. >>> infeint investigators are take -- independent investigators are taking over a deputy-involved shooting in polk county that left the suspect dead. a woman called deputies to her home in lakeland yesterday evening. 53-yeaol john pointed a gun at them, they opened fire killing him. whoa witness who is

the courtney campbell causeway is at seven minutes to cross. rick. >>> all right. outside this morning, look at that sunrise taking place. some mid-level clouds there, but they won't last that long. for the most part, we will see a lot of sunshine. it is a beautiful sunrise this morning. look at the temperatures. most of us are in the 60s right now. very comfortable air. we have a few 50s here and there. your planner for today becoming mostly sunny. temperatures very nice this upper 60s. look at that. rising into the mid-70s by 10:00 a.m. low 80s later today. a look at your entire weekend coming up. >>> good morning. i am justin granit. in 10sports tonight the lightning going for their sixth win in seven games with the blue jackets visiting amalie. the bucs preparing for a battled seahawks team. could be primed for an upset. high school regionals are tonight. dez bryant and josh are not thankful for one another. getting into it moments after the boys beat the skins on thanksgiving. norman told reporters it started when bryant told him, quote, where i come from we u

courtney campbell, pet health expert. good morning, dr. campbell. >> good morning. thanks for having me. it's great to be here, especially during national diabetes month. and it's bringing aware necessary. it's about letting people know listen, we're bringing global awareness on national diabetes month to -- about diabetes in general, but people need to know pets get diabetes too. >> exactly. now what are some of the signs this is a new concept of pet having diabetes. what should we look out for? >> you know, unfortunately people are seeing these signs more and more because the plaintiff lens is actually increasing. 80% in dogs over the past decade, 20% in cats. these signs people are seeing more ander month. but you have to know what to looker to. here are the three pillars of things that i would look for if i have a pet might have diabetes. number one, is your pet drinking more water than usual? i mean, you are -- you're having trouble filling up that water bowl because it's gone so fast. and they're drinking out offed on places, the toilet bowl, a glass of water

we're all in the green, less than 10 minutes to get across the courtney campbell, the howard franklin and the gandy bridge. i was going to show you how crowded it was on no crashes, just a lot of cars out there on the roads. back to you guys. >>> thanks janelle, at 20 minutes after 6 right now, online sex ed instructor lacy green has been called one of the most influential people on the internet. >> 1 1/2 million people subscribe to the online sex teacher's youtube channel. she will speak tonight at 8 at usf. she plans to address her efforts to stop rape and counsel victims of sexual the public. >>> it started with a wave and blossomed into a friendship. >> really sweet. now one garbage man in texas has an adorable side kick. 2-year-old lance is always excited for monday because that's trash day. he wheels his mini ricking bin to the curb dressed as his buddy james the trash man. the friendship formed nearly a year and a half ago when the family moved in. >> he was so excited. i'm like man is he going to be there again. it makes it all sweet when you what you're doing. >> lance whose

hillsborough county, veterans expressway looks good, no construction this morning and top to bottom courtney campbell, howard frankland, gandy 10 minutes or less. back to you. >>> breaking news overnight tv actress florence henderson has passed away at the age of 82. her agent confirms they passed away thursday night from heart failure at a southern california hospital surrounded by her loved ones. she's best known for her role as carol brady the mother on the hit show the brady bunch. in her later years she made guest experiences on shows like just an amazing talent and definitely will be missed. >>> black friday has arrived. local stores, malls and outlet's are packed across the country this morning. the bay area is no different with everyone looking for those deep discounts. >> taking you to the sky here's a look over the tampa premium outlet's from eagle 8 hd. a lot of folks out there this morning. i understand they've been going all night out there. why were we sleeping? news channel 8 ryan hughes isiv and ryan, still a lot people out there? . >> yeah, there are dozens if not hundred dollars her

let's go live to the courtney campbell causeway. state road 60 into tampa is definitely picking up as well. but we are not seeing stop and go traffic yet. that happens around 7:30 am. the drive time is seven minutes. >>> weather hasn't been a huge issue around the bay area but inland areas are seeing patchy five. be careful. around the bay area we are warm and we are soupy. degrees this morning. meaning off to a few muggy starts. with gusty winds and picking up in terms of the choppiness on the bay. moderate shop and 4 foot seas. allergy levels still in the moderate range over the next few days. rain chances early next week could help drop some of these numbers. more on the timing and when we could see more widespread showers coming up. >>> a new restaurant in new mexico is taking the message of paying it forward to a whole new level. kh c breakfast but as a pay as you feel style restaurant. >> the first thing you will notice when you look at the menu, it doesn't have any set menu prices. this subject came from dave mccullough durin

really don't start to see any sort of pops of yellow or red until you get to the bottom near the courtney campbell causeway. overall, top to bottom, taking just 10, 11 minutes or so and northbound direction about the same so enjoy. it is 7:46. we're going to switch gears and get to tuesday traffic tip and we're talking aboutol travel, holiday safety tips. maybe you're going out and doing some shopping so we'll bring in officer roy with the tampa police department. i have like the strange urge to buy like brawny paper towels. you're getting your money's worth. this is a fundraising effort on the tpd's part s. that correct? >> that is correct. so beards for bucs. officers don't usually get to it until january 1. >>vanessa: we're looking forward to see how this progresses over the weeks. for our tuesday traffic tip, we're focussing on the holidays and walk us through some tips, how folks can protect themselves. >> happy tuesday and happy holidays to everyone. yes, we're finally here. the holiday season. you know, out on the holiday season, the day after thanksgiving is one of the biggest shopping day

seven minutes is your drive time across the courtney campbell causeway. >>> make sure you grab a j. it is chilly out there. 45 notice our skies. not a cloud in them. that means we are gonna warm up very, very quickly. if you don't mind a chill, not a bad day to get on the water. the wind will be lighter. water temperatures are definitely getting on the cold side. so not the greatest opportunity for a swim. however, our allergy levels still in the moderate range. getting closer to the coast does alleviate some of those problems. in a few minutes we will talk about a big warm-up on the way for thanksgiving day that is now just three days away. weekend forecast in five minutes. a. >>> it's always kind of an early kickoff to the awards show season. a lot of folks talking about the american music awards. they were held sunday night. you have been looking at some of the most trending moments and some of the unexpected ones as well? >> ariana grande pulled off a major upset. lots of people talking about this. she won artist of the year. she performed her song side with nicki minaj. there i

the courtney campbell cause way is at 7 minutes. >>> we are off to a great start this morning. it's a little bit cooler if you are north of i-4 than south, but we are enjoying this nice gorgeous sunrise. the water has lightened up. a light chop on the bay, one to two foot seas, and the gulf temperatures are down around 73 degrees. one thing that levels, especially with ragweed. moderate range the next several days. a cool start to your friday morning. details on how the cold front impacts you coming up? just a few minutes. >>> election season is over, but that hasn't stopped people from posting about it on social media. one of the big topics being discussed is bernie sanders. allison, he was eliminated as the democratic nominee months ago. why is he trending? >> they talked about him could he have beaten donald trump. remember he was leading trump in polls back in may and june, even higher than hillary clinton was. so a lot of people talking about this on facebook. jillian preston says i am 100% anti-trump. sanders was the right choice. joshua says i think a lot of people jumpe

the gandy is at five minutes and the courtney campbell is at seven minutes. >>> you won't need the rain gear for your morning commute, but you will need the shades. a lot of sunshine in the forecast through the morning with warm temperatures 64 degrees right now, and we will we head through the morning. expect 80s by this afternoon. still those gulf temperatures, they are getting pretty chilly even though we are pretty warm, and with higher winds today we will be a little bit on the choppy side with a moderate chop on the bay and two to three foot seas offshore. looking ahead to increased rain chances later in the week coming up. i will have the forecast for you in about five minutes. >>> good morning. hope you had a wonderful weekend. i am ryan bass. here is what is coming up tonight on ten sports. the big bucs win over seattle seahawks. what went right? what went wrong? that's coming up tonight. >>> the bulls turning to the ice on tuesday. which goalie should be the starter moving forward. >>> and we will tell you why dalvin cook's chance of bringing on the heisman trophy is bigger th

on the roads we're checking our bridges and we're going to start off with a look near the courtney campbell causeway. closer to the tampa side here, things look a little busier than i would say our last traffic the water here. it should only take you 11 minutes and then you can see great conditions continue all the way to the coast f. you're taking the howard frankland, it should only take you six and then five crossing the water using the gandy bridge. >>russell: developing this morning, davenport police are looking for this woman. she's wanted for questioning after a hit and run crash involving a school bus. now, this happened yesterday morning at the corner of bay street. this black ford minutes before the crash. investigators say the suv should have damage to the front bumper and possibly yellow paint from the bus. >>laura: polk county school district employee is fighting for her job. officials say she lied about a dangerous bus stop where a student died in may. >>russell: and the school board is meeting to decide whether she should be fired. what are the district's concerns here? >>rep

looking pretty good, nine minutes across the courtney campbell. 6 on the howard. 8 minutes to cross the gandy bridge. >>> a minute after 6:00. we are continuing to follow breaking news out of clearwater. firefighters investigating if a space hereto caused early-morning fire just west of betty lane. the fire began around 2:00 this morning. you can see the inside of the duplex thankfully, nobody was hurt. >>> and breaking overnight, campus police at usf sending out a warning to students this morning after a young woman is robbed on campus. >> abc action news reporter rodney live on campus this morning. wow is that stuvent doing? we heard she was roughed up a bit. >> thankfully, she's okay. she wasn't hurt too badly. all of this happened as she walked alone. two guys walked up and robbed her. as you can imagine, students around campus on edge this i just make sure my phone is charged and lock around, make sure i know my surroundings, see where my car is and kind of just bolt towards it. >> now, all of this happened around 9:15 last night. it's being described adds a strong arm robbery. the

otherwise, i would advice you to courtney campbell looks clear and so does the gandy. >>laura: election day is finally here. in less than 24 hours, we should know who our next president will be. >>russell: will it be donald trump turned reality tv star turned politician? or will it be hillary clinton, former first lady and new york senator and secretary of state? the polls will open in florida and then you will decide. >>laura: more than 6.4 million flor ballots, shattering early voting records. millions more are expected to pack the polls today. >>russell: florida is one of a handful of key states that will decide this election so we want to start with a look at the electoral map. as you can see, florida is still up for grabs. both campaigns have spent months and millions to secure the state's 29 electoral votes. trump's path to victory is narrow but it's widening. north carolina has moved into the tossup category. it, along with florida and pennsylvania, are must win states for him. >>laura: and here's a closer look at the race in florida. virtual tie right now. 46%

let's look at the courtney campbell causeway as you need tampa. this is state road 60 and you can see this is where we are taking you seven minutes in both directions to howard frankland bridge is definitely picking up into tampa at that kennedy airport exit your drive time is seven minutes ashley? >>> well we are nice and quiet as you get out the door but also nice and chilly 50 degrees right now in tampa, but we've got a lot of areas in the 40s and even a few 30s couple spots near the freezing mark as you head outside but with all that sunshine we warm up a lot during the day today. winds out of the north northeast turning this afternoon and that helps to warm our numbers a good bit more but not pumping in enough moisture to bring rain chances so our grass levels stay in that moderate range for the next several days and do get a little bit warmer though have to talk about 80s for thanksgiving and i'll have the rest of your weekend forecast >>> that was kanye west's rant that's now gone viral from a concert over the weekend where the rapper playe

>>> eastbound on the gandy here and eastbound on the courtney campbell, heavy here. about about 15 minutes. double your time. tampa right now urli krahling, h down, it will ease a bit. the crash is backing you up to highway 60. coming away from 301. >>> neighbor that instead of highway 675. northbound i-4, very heavy, too. and then in pockets for plant city down to ybor city. you're sitting the brakes as well. the howard frankland bridge. this. is. everything. honey bunches of oats with real strawberries. it's all of this, this, and this. and especially that. waaat? yep, add this and you've got strawesomeberry. "oohh!" honey bunches of oats with real strawberries. >>> it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, inner circle controversy. trump transition facing backlash over its potential picks to fill key res administration. rudy giuliani as secretary of state, laura ingraham as white house press secretary. this as president obama takes a veiled swipe as where he thinks the clinton campaign went wrong. >> i won iowa not because the demographics dictated that i would win iowa. i

slow on the courtney campbell causeway and down to tampa. we had an earlier crash on memorial. general delays south bound to 75 and 75 out of north tampa in st. pete and earlier crash has traffic delano northbound to 75 from 54th avenue north into downtown.>>> new information in the smash and grab at a tampa gun store. rammed through the front window. he also told us surveillance video shows as many as 12 people were involved in stealing more than 10 firearms. follow the story on wfla.com. >>> ? think of your fellow man. ? ? lend him a helping hand. ? ? put a little love in your heart. ? ? take a good look around... ? ? ...and if you're lookin' down, ? (avo) the subaru share the love event is happening now and will have given ninety million dollars to help real people like these. november, 2016. remember how a few minutes ago we were saying, man, it's beautiful out? it is not cold, it is not raining? still not cold -- >> exactly. >> -- but it's raining. >> a little drizzle before the soak. >> it's all -- the good news is that three-legged stand that's holding the tree. >> the t

hour, the howard franklin not in the red anymore, 30 miles their -- 30 miles an hour, and the courtney campbell stretch at 32 miles an hour. 275 in the red through downtown st. pete, an accident at 54th avenue north. your drive time is 50 minutes from the skyway to the boulevard. this one is right here at the lake wales road with lanes slow. >>> good morning, often a great start so far were temperatures warming up pretty quickly, still comfortable as you walk outside this morning. here is the view from downtown tampa, an absolutely gorgeous day with comfortable temperatures as you get out the door. 70 in tampa, 72 in st. pete, 64 a new point. we will warm up through the afternoon things to a lot of sunshine, nothing the storm tracker, and the future cast showing us that way through the day. aside from the cloud cover rolling into the late morning and late afternoon, blue skies, gorgeous. definitely leave your rain gear at home. by lunch hour, we are talking temperatures in the low 80s, warming up into the mid to afternoon. for your evening drive time, looking pretty good before we cool down int

southbound veterans expressway coming from hillsborough, memorial highway and then the courtney campbell is getting very busy southbound as it heads towards the merge with 275. the good news is no accidents or breakdowns. we're doing that partly cloudy skies. by the afternoon a lot of clouds with a southeast wind. we'll take care of these temperatures. we're going to warm up big time. low 80s once again, a couple of showers in south florida. that will be our pattern with isolated showers. 10 to 20% percent coverage will be about it. the big story is the warmup. we have warm and humid conditions right through wednesday before our next cool front moves in, leaves us with ? >>> ? >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. we have everything you need to know about cybermonday. is this about the to be the biggest shopping day of the year in the deals you can get only here on "gma." one supersized & steals" this morning. >>> also this morning, jogging dangers. more attacks on women while running alone. our experts weigh in with the tips everyone exercising needs to hear. how to stay safer start

a little slow on the courtney campbell. the best looking bridge right now the gandy at 9 minutes. a couple of crashes, southbound u.s. 19 at cove cay drive over in pinellas. we are seeing some major delays southbound on u.s. 19. over in hillsborough we have a crash eastbound causeway boulevard right at u.s. 301, a little congested in this area, especially headed eastbound checking the average speed, slow on i-4 headed into tampa and i-75 heading south from the apex to i-4. looking great over on 275 through pinellas county. >>> thanks a lot, and we're looking still at some patchy fog out there, but visibility associated with it not as low. we're down to 2 1/2 at the airport, executive airport as you head westbound along i-4. that's been an issue so far this morning. the numbers improving as we continue to do that throughout the morning. we have cloud cover well on the ground, but up above as well. that's kept our temperatures mild this morning in the mid- 60s with mostly cloudy skies for today. you can see the stream of clouds continuing to move in. the clearing line as well up to

we checked several cameras in the area the courtney campbell and the howard frankland and gande all under 10 minutes. they have not been above 10 minutes all morning. light traffic out there so far. the drive on 275, 14 minutes to i-4 and this is better than the normal drive times for this time of the morning. 5 minutes for i-4 to the howard frankland. >>> janelle, obviously everyone has already left or they are leaving this afternoon, and that will be a problem. we may have to keep you here for now. we will be able to have clouds later today. we view had nonwith the dry air mass on top of us. things have moderated, and that in turn allowed for temperatures not to be as cool. around 80 this afternoon. more humidity, and look what that does, the temperatures don't fall back that much. even by 7:00, an hour after sunset, still in good shape. i think tonight, once again, we daytime highs around 79, and then lower 80s headed into tomorrow with more moisture and the southeast wind. see the clouds here fanning out from extended from louisiana to the midwest? the front will be with us. we will t

. >> reporter: hey, good morning, came across the courtney campbell causeway. busy eastbound into tampa. you can see the merge with the veteran memorial highway as it goes to south of the airport there. otherwise that no breakdowns or accidents. >>> and had to deal with that sun coming in earlier for commuters heading eastbound. very bright temps right now in a couple of low 60s still up across the coast and beginning to rebound temperatures nicely. got that wind out there. still these are sustained winds. st. pete at 17. gusts over 20 later this afternoon. it will be a breezy day, but it will be mostly sunny as well. a few clouds rolling through with that easterly flow. as far as the rainfall, that doesn't move in until wednesday with our next front coming in. until then looks nice with temps in the low 80s and lower >>> good >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. clinton and trump to a tight race to the finish. trump has a midnight really as e tries to turn blue states our brand-new poll shows the race still tight. clinton up by four, one day before the vo

the other bridges moving slow across the courtney campbell causeway, 16 minutes. 14 minutes across the howard frankland bridge. nine minutes across the gandy bridge. we do have one crash in pinellas, ulmerton road at 58th street. slow downs in the westbound lanes. leave extra time there. and captain al is over the crash on 275 in >> reporter: hey, good morning. good news finally. all the lanes are clear. everything is off on the shoulder, southbound 275 south of 22nd avenue north but the back-up is beyond gandy. keep that in mind. an extra 15 or 20 minutes. going to slow things things down. >>> good morning. still stuck in the 40s across areas across the north. just got an update in upper clearwater up to 61 for morning lows in the 50s. which of course some areas are still under. so cool start. chilly start for some. and by the afternoon, all of us warming up into the mid- and upper 70s. and then in good shape as we head through the next few days. it will be rain-free, dry, sunny, cold mornings, but mild afternoon, especially by late week. and then the front over the weekend, cools us

this is your drivetime, 13 minutes and courtney campbell already in the low 70s. a nice shot out there and the camera showing a lot of blue sky but later on i believe we will have more clouds cumulus clouds building up. it's not moist enough to get showers and storms but it will be humid this afternoon. the 70s will be replaced by 80s and highest low to middle 80s and it will seem warmer than that so we will turn the corner in the other direct need a jacket or sweater for a few days. by the time we get to the thursday or friday timeframe the front will move in and even then temperatures will go back to average and it will be about 75 so we will cheat the thermometer by several degrees with temperatures around 83 and a mix of sun and clouds. checking on the extended forecast there is the front on handset 30% and then we fall back with overnight lows in the 50s and highs in the mid-70s heading through the weekend. >>> live from the station taking action for you this is abc action news. >>> a brazen smash and grab overnight at a tampa gun the clues investigators are