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a study shows more and more of them are staying in or moving to downtown areas nationwide like here in tampa. in a decade, the population of young adults in downtown neighborhoods in tampa rose from 4600 people to nearly 7800. that's a 70% increase. experts are telling us that the two most important things are sun and water. >> reporter: we turned to the city councilman. he tells 8 on your side between those things combined with tampa's new job, young adults are moving here in droves and spreading the word to others. place to live, they send the signals to their friends in different parts of the country to come to tampa. >> reporter: reporting in downtown tampa, ryan hughes, news channel 8. >> well, good to know we're not the best kept secret anymore. city leaders don't expect the boom to let up. they think the population will only continue to grow. >>> well, lowering your risk of diabetes and heart disease may be as simple as pay ago tension to what you see -- paying attention to what you eat. doctors believe being aware of what you're eating and knowing when you are full can head off diabe

that we'll look at downtown tampa. back to candace and gayle. >>> right now, tampa is moving closer to reducing the punishment for having small amounts of marijuana to just a fine. the city council voted 6-1 in favor of the change. 8 on your side's ryan hughes is live at tampa city hall. and ryan, how much of a change is this? >> candace, good morning to you once again. as it stands, if somebody is caught with marijuana here in the city. they could lose their license, go to jail, maybe have to pay a hefty fine. if this new ordinance gets the green light, the punishment will be a slap on the risk. this is one of the top clicked stories on wfla.com. and it is causing a lot of d. >> first and foremost, it is a plant. parent. a parent who does have a child, still, as an adult, who is an addict. and he started in high school with mari. >>> residents sounded off to tampa city council members at a meeting last night. some believe it is harmless and some say it ruined the loved ones lives. they found police chief eric ward and

a study shows more and more of them are staying in or moving to downtown areas nationwide like right here in tampa. in a decade, the population of young adults living in downtown neighborhoods in tampa rose from 4600 people to nearly 7800. that's a 70% increase. >> experts are telling us that are sun and water. >> reporter: we turned to the tampa city councilman. he tells 8 on your side between those things combined with tampa's new and innovative job, younger adults are moving here in droves and spreading the word to others. >> once they see it's a great place to leave, they send the signals to friends in different to tampa. downtown tampa, i'm ryan hughes, news channel 8. >> well, city leaders don't expect the boom to let up. with more and more changes coming to downtown, they think the population will only continue to grow. >>> time now is 5:14. lowering your risk of diabetes or heart disease may be as simple as watching what you eat. many of us fall into the habit of mindless eating. doctors believe being aware of what we are eating can head off diabetes and heart disease. >>> how tall you are

things are nice and clear across downtown tampa. really looking beautiful out there. no rain in sigh under clear skies. that's what we're seeing here on thai tan doppler radar. not a drop of lane. we saw lots of sunshine today. it just didn't warm us up very much. the clear skies continue all across the state. you can see this on a loop. there's just nothing happening right there. as we look across the area right now, 50 crease in lakeland. 57 in veep sven nice. inv fleshings s already down to 45 degrees. and it is the northern counties way from the coastline or away from the water where the temperatures may fall the most tonight, even a chance for some that will not be the case around downtown tampa. temperatures are still in the low 50s right now at 54 degrees. clearwater at 57 and 58 degrees in st. pete. so a little more mild as you get closer to the water. on average this time of year web should be making it to a high around 77. today, we only made it to 65 degrees. we started this morning at 50. we should have been around 59. of course, nowhere near the record lo

. >> we have problems in downtown tampa. here's a live look at 275 right in downtown, so traffic's flowing nicely here on 275 just six minutes from here to the howard franklin. we have a crash reported at kennedy and florida avenue. it will affect northbound florida avenue, some road blocks there. you might want to try taking ashley instead. this would be northbound heading back towards 275. this looks like it could be there for some time. i'll keep an eye on it. elsewhere, across the bay area, here's your drive time on 275 southbound. 14 minutes from the apex down to i-4. >>> this morning, the city of tampa is moving forward with its plan to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana. today, the city's holding its first public meeting to make it a civil violation for possessing up to 20 grams of pot. that would mean fines instead of jail time or a criminal record. the fines start at $70 and go up for repeat offenses. if passed, the city would join miami-dade and palm beach their future. >>> a big cliff-hanger as

the city observatory shows many are staying in downtown areas nationwide like here in tampa. in a decade, the population of young adults living in downtown areas in tampa rose from 7500 to 7800. that's a 70% increase. the two most important things are sun and water. >> we turned to tampa city council member mark suarze. he says those combined with the jobs, young adults are moving here and spreading the word to others. >> once they see this is a great place to live, they send a signal out to their friends to come to tampa. >> city leaders tells us they don't expect to see let up with changes coming to downtown. they expect this trend to continue. reporting in downtown tampa, i'm ryan hughes, news channel 8. >>> growing up here in the bay area, we never had the channel side. all we had was ybor city and it has switched back down towards the downtown area. with all the amenities there, it's no surprise. river and the water is warming back up where you can put on the mask and put on the snorkel and enjoy the crystal waters there. it's 62. and we see you as our cooler locations, b

i-275 through downtown tampa looking great. wide open in both directions, just about five minutes to get from here to the howard frankland bridge. if you're heading to i-4 maybe in the lakeland area and heading into tampa you have a smooth ride ahead of you. 22 minutes from county line road to downtown. 15 minutes from county line road to 75. and just seven minutes to get from 75 to 275. major progress overnight in the investigation of a deadly 24 hours ago. >> overnight investigators identified the suspects accused of killing 34 people and injuring hundreds more. we have the three pictures, all the suspects are seen at the brussels international airport. the two on the left brothers, believed to be the suicide bombers, a third man on the right at this hour is still on the run. >> meanwhile some new video showing the moments of chaos inside the airport after those two blasts, isis claiming yesterday. even releasing photos of fighters in syria, handing out candy to children to celebrate the devastation. no surprise the suspects

. >> reporter: as far as donald trump, he's scheduled to make a campaign stop tomorrow in downtown tampa in the afternoon at tampa convention center. >> chip osowski reporting live for us, thank you very much for that live report. >>> continuing our live team coverage tonight new poll numbers out show trump with a big lead here in florida. the nbc news wall street poll shows trump with a 42% advantage and according to the poll rubio is only one ahead of texas senator ted cruz for third place. >>> senator rubio is campaigning as the only candidate who can beat donald trump in florida's tuesday primary of rubio held events orlando today. dangerous. >> he has turned the most important election in a generation into a circus, into and carnival. this country deserves better. up here. this is really going to do damage to america. >> 90% of the time i'm telling the police take it easy, don't hurt them. just take it easy, don't hurt them and, you know, it's one of those things, but we aren't professor vocking it. >> meanwhile on the democratic -- provoking it. >> meanwhile on the democratic side

i-275 through downtown tampa looking great. wide open in both directions, just about five minutes to get from here to the howard frankland bridge. if you're heading to i-4 maybe in the lakeland area and heading into tampa you have a smooth ride ahead of you. 22 minutes from county line road to downtown. 15 minutes from county line road to 75. and just seven minutes to get from 75 to 275. major progress overnight in the investigation of a deadly

just like last month's meeting, it will take place in downtown tampa. the same group of elected leaders. he's expecting to travel to cuba. he may not be the top priority. he also recently launched a campaign. we'll be looking out for your tax dollars. investigates. tax dollars. >>> mosquito season is just for control and prevention wants everybody to be on the same page when it comes to the zika virus. they will come up with the best way to communicate about the spread. it leads to incomplete brain development in babies. more than 150 cases in the u.s. they contracted after the people went overseas. >>> the company is more than a sports authority is closing. >>> spaghetti warehouse announced its last day of business will be the 9th. that's next wednesday. the decision to close was tough. it was in a building that once housed the largest cigar factory in the world. >>> when you order fish at a restaurant or buy to cook at home, you want to make sure you get what you pay for. showing up a new tool they created to keep you from getting ripped off. scientis

ian, one of the biggest reasons for relocating the medical school to downtown tampa is what you see right there...tampa general hospital. usf uses the school as a teaching hospital, so having the morsani college of medicine right here is going to make things more convenient for faculty and students. - the state already gave usf 17 million last year for the project - so the hope is now that legislators have approved 22 million more...that the governor will, budget to give the school the finances it really needs to increase its reputation as a world-class institution - so why should this matter to you?? - well the very students usf is training could one day be the doctors to give you medical attention right here in our area....and giving them the facilities they need to be trained properly is only going to help improve your health. and there are a ton of other reasons why lawmakers are standing behind using your tax dollars for this expansion. right now, i'm looking into what type of impact moving the school down here will have on our area... more on that, coming up at 5:30. live in tampa,

by about 3 pm the rain is coming to an end for downtown tampa. may be good news for the thunderbirds actually allowing -- perhaps a little bit of drying toward the tail end of the event this evening. so the breakdown for the forecast -- scattered showers and storms today, mainly 10 am to 3 pm. about a half inch to three quarters of an inch of rain on any storms? yes we can have lightning and gusty winds as well. shower p possible. temperatureses in the upper 60s. this afternoon scattered showers and storms, about a 60% chance and a high near 80. they make the air fest a big event, expecting close to 1 million people to show up today and tomorrow. today and tomorrow there is a this afternoon. keep an eye out for that. tomorrow looking a little bit better. a few light showers but at least not on the story side like we will see today. if you happen to be out of the air show today, take cover if you hear thunder and also heavy rain. maybe you can seek cover under one of the big wings of the big aircraft this afternoon but stay safe is a storm happens

taking a live look at downtown tampa. good morning, thank you for joining us here on news channel 8. it's time to check in with mark collins, he has the latest on the forecast. good morning, mark. >> good morning. a hot cup of coffee would be inviting since it's a little bit cooler today compared to yesterday, but a lot of sunshine to share with you today, anything tomorrow. the weather is definitely on a roll. what we are seeing outside is a nice start our day, blue skies marked by just a few high, thin clouds. 53 degrees there. this is really fantastic camping weather if you are going out to the myakka river state park. temperatures down there -- 55 inbreeding team. north gets -- 55 -- in breedlove, 52 in apollo beach. really just your typical weather that you would see during march, temperatures right where they should be. we will actually get hotter than average here. a big warm up in store and i will be back to tell you about that in a bit. >>> a carjacking suspect seen on surveillance forcing a woman out of her car.

.>>> we could have $22 million to relocate the usf medical school to downtown tampa thanks to a deal lawmaker struck on tuesday. emerald morrow explains. >> reporter: this is going to be huge for the area. there is already so much happening and concerns of development and this is going to be one more thing to help jeff bennett with his mission of redeveloping the waterfront. this will make things a lot easier for students to take part in the program. will be closer to tampa general which is the schools teaching hospital. economic impact on downtown tampa. we're talking millions of dollars from construction to the faculty and students moving in and the research done inside the school will play a big part in bringing money into the area. economic aspect is obviously important and a key reason why the school will be built here in channel 5. officials say the medical school desperately needs upgrade its facilities and equipment and according to this report some buildings are currently rated in poor condition. officials say the move will help the school adapt to contemporary training proj

a study shows more and more are staying in or moving to downtown areas nationwide like right here in tampa. in a decade, the population of young adults in downtown neighborhoods in tampa rose 7800. that's a 70% increase. >> experts are telling us that the two most important things are sun and water. >> reporter: we turned to the tampa casey kasem man. those things combined with tampa's new and innovative job, young adults are moving here in droves and spreading the word to others. >> once they see this is a great place to live, they send the signals out to all their friends in different parts of the country to come to tampa. >> reporter: reporting in downtown tampa, ryan hughes, news channel 8. >> city leaders don't expect the boom to let up. with more and more changes coming to downtown, they think grow. >>> a show of force from iran. iran's revolutionary guard reportedly test fired two ballistic missiles with the phrase "israel must be wiped out" written on the side of them. vice president joe biden is in the region right now. >>> the man known as the fifth beatle has passed away. sir ge

these lots could fill up quickly. downtown tampa. we have gasparella music festival. also, the rihanna concert sunday. and a major street closure in downtown. east tyler street closed from ashley all the way to pierce. detour signs are posted. give yourself extra time to work around that detour. for more information on all of these happenings this week and, follow me on facebook at abc action traffic >>> the bay area, mourning the loss of a fallen deputy. >> he was killed in a wrong-way crash on the selmon expressway overnight. we just learned his name. he was 30 years old. also dead. >>> tow trucks are starting to remove cars from the scene of the crash. this is a live look from the f.camera. action air one is also overhead. we will have more on this story coming up. >>> we will have more on the developing weather system out to the west. is this going to bring rain here? will take a look. >>> a nice weekend is shaping up. >> it should be nice for the first half. tomorrow we have timing issues with a broken line of showers that will pull through. that could come throug

no delays in downtown tampa. just a little bit of road work on the roadway. again, u.s. 41, still closed crenshaw lake which is also known as whitaker. but by the end of the week, the construction should be finished. it's due to railroad repair work. at this point, dale mabry highway is the alternate in lutz. u.s. 19 to the sun coast parkway, an 11 minute commute. and 14 minutes on u.s. 19 through palm harbor from state road 54 over to tampa road. how long will it take to cross the howard franklin bridge? six minute, great drive across that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. now back to gene and gayle. >> thank you. >>> a bay area college with a plan to get and keep minority students in school. >> what the college is doing to make dreams happen. >>> and he is the youngest in the history of the venice theater. meet the team who is beginning his path to broadway from right -- his path to broadway from right here in florida. >>> and the rocket launch with gear almost as complex as the ship they're in. >>> new this morning, an atlas 5 rock set headed to t

live in downtown tampa, adam winer, abc action news. >> and thank you, adam. trump holding a commanding lead in florida. a new poll showing he has a more than 2 to 1 advantage over marco rubio. trump at 46%. rubio at 22%. ted cruz coming in a distant third right now with just 14%. >> and senator rubio is spending his few remaining hours to close the gap here in florida. east coast greeting supporters at a local restaurant there. rubio admits he's the underdog in his home state. but he's brushing off the latest numbers insisting he will still win come tomorrow night. >> if we win by just one vote -- and that's not how many we want to win by, by the way -- but we'll have enough to carry through utah and arizona and the states to come and ultimately to the nomination and then back here in november so we can defeat hillary clinton and become the next president of the united states. >> reporter: and losing his home state could very well mark the end of marco rubio's presidential hopes. coming up at 6:00, the reason he's telling voters he still has a fighting chance

great shot from paul in downtown tampa. a few cloud ins the area but mostly clear skies. 71 degrees at 8:00 p.m. temperature ins the mid to upper 60s . fairly mild. hour by hour here on the weather wheel. at 7:00 a.m., 62 degrees. a lot of sunshine. all the sunshine and a warm southeasterly wind help today lift it into the low 80s . might be a little warmer. 77 degrees clear water beach. it is pretty consistent. he hit 80 in bartow. high pressure is our big feature at the surface and aloft. this activity back to the west as you can see. sections of houston, texas all the way up into polices like arkansas seeing the strong to severe thunderstorms at times. they do have a tornado watch as a result of that area of low pressure. but that's the reason for the flooding. it lines up over a long period of time. this is why you get the flooding. high pressure gives us a southeasterly wind. you can see that on the movement of the clouds here. there have been quite a few more clouds. you can just detect the overall at the fair weather

your drive time through downtown tampa, also looking good, five minutes from i-4 to the howard frankland on 275. opposite direction. back to you. >>> still ahead -- florida high school football star isn't letting cancer get in his way. we're going to show you how he created the perfect prom-prosal surprise for his girlfriend. >>> stock markets around the world reacting to the terror attacks in brussels. here are your business headlines. >> reporter: good morning, topping "america's money" -- investors are cautious after the brussels attacks. >> asian markets were mostly down this morning but europe's were in positive territory. in early trading. in the u.s. travel related stocks dragged the markets down. >> a analyst says the effects on the markets of attacks like this do not last. >>> airlines around the world are waving re-booking fees for passengers flying to or from brussels. >> in general they are allowing one change chaining to eye tin -- change to itineraries without penalty fees. check with the airline. >> and starbucks will be donating leftover perishable >> many location vs. be

the music festival runs saturday and sunday in downtown tampa. there's going to be a lot of food and drinks. tickets are from 30 to $100 and kids under 12 get in for free. the gates open at 10:00 a.m. on saturday and sunday. and the strawberry festival closes on sunday night. adult tickets are $10. kids 6 to 12 are $5 and under five are free. park opens at 10:00 a.m. and lego land water park also opening in winter haven recently renovated and expanded. >>> and rough rider st. patrick night parade is tomorrow night and runs from 7 to single mom and runs down 7th avenue and you can also check out florida florida state fair grounds on saturday and sunday. tickets are $7 for adults kids 12 and under get in free. besides seeing the fossils there's plenty for kids to do including excavate their own fossil. this weekend is jam packed. >> it would be impossible to think this weekend there's nothing to do because you can't do it all. that's the reality of it. >> a good weekend to be outside as well. >> weather wise the first two thirds of the weekend. >>

checking your drive on i-4 heading into downtown tampa, traffic looking pretty good here, and checking drive times all the way back from the lakeland area, 22 minutes from county line road to downtown. minutes to get from 75 to 275. >>> it's 5:32. new protections for students could be in place today in highlands county. in the wake of a troubling teacher sex scandal we've been following for weeks now. today the school board is going to decide whether stacey hooks should be fired after deputies say they found evidence she had sex with a 14-year-old student. later porn was found on her cell phone and deputies increased the charges against her. school board members will discuss whether to change the rules on what to do when someone suspects child abuse or minor. >>> sex, lies and videotape. day two of the hulk hogan testimony continues. we're expecting to learn about hogan's state of mind when he agreed to have sex with the wife of his then best friend tampa radio host "bubba the love sponge." abc action news reporter rodney dunigan live at the courthouse >> reporter: in just a matter of

he is going to be in downtown tampa starting at 5:00. and then in seminole county at 8:00. back in sarasota tomorrow at 5:00. we will have coverage of senator rubio's rally in tampa starting tonight on first at 4:00. candace -- >> yeah, and rubio closing in on trump, that lead is slimming down at this time. thank you. >>> happening today, the trial of former prowrestler hulk hogan against the website gawker starts in the bay area courtroom this morning and it's sure to gash at the attention of people here -- to garner the attention of people here and around the world. news channel 8's josh thomas is pinellas county -- joining us from outside the pinellas county courthouse. >> reporter: a lot of people looking forward to the trial. opening statements are scheduled to begin in the trial after the jury was selected on friday. hogan is suing the website gawker after it released the sex tape of hogan in 2012. hogan claims it was an invasion of his privacy but the website countered that he is a public figure and that the tape should be considered news worthy. gawker's general coun

we are seeing an increase in traffic through downtown tampa. usual spots southbound 275 as you merge through the junction. ongoing construction dale mabry, northbound 275 on-ramp, road work there but no impact to the interstate itself. veterans expressway all quiet overnight. road work has wrapped up. and you're in the green with speeds at or above the speed limit. gayle, gene -- >> all right. thank you. >>> it's 5:32. your vote, florida takes center stage in the race for the white house. candidates rallying across the state. florida has been a decisive state in every election. in this primary, it could be a turning point for the candidates. senator bernie sanders debated wednesday night in miami. focusing on immigration and the all-important latino vote. and later today, clinton and sanders will be making stops here in the bay area as they campaigns. news channel 8's josh thomas joins us now to fill us in on where they'll be today. good morning, josh. >> reporter: good morning, gayle. well, fresh off the debate last night, the two democratic c

i-4 is what you are looking at towards i-275 in downtown tampa. all the head lights are coming into tampa. i want to get you drive times in ten minutes. >>> good morning. it is 6:30. i'm allison kropff. >> i'm ian reitz. >>> we are on top of breaking news in tampa where police are looking for two men who broke into a home. they say they tied up the people inside the home while they took jewelry and electronics. officers have been on the scene since 2:00 a.m. this is a home on yukon street. >> 10 news reporter sarah hollenbeck is live on the scene with the latest on the investigation. are they getting any new details on this? >> reporter: yeah, absolutely. this was a boyfriend and a girlfriend that lived inside of this home. officers tell me these people barged in through the front door that you can see there. but the good news is officers say they don't know why this couple was targeted but they do not believe that anybody else who lives in this neighborhood is at risk. people should not worry that their home will be the next neighborhood is very d

this will impact the downtown interchange into tampa because that's where everybody is going to head to get around this. in less than 10 minutes i will break down the detour if you take the skyway bridge. tour. >>> good morning and welcome to 10 news this morning. i am allison kropff. >> i am ian reitz. a man shot and killed on cherokee park which is near hind and gandy. >> a man shot at officers missing one only by an inch.>> reporter: allison, you can imagine how dangerous the situation was, especially when you consider the officers were only a couple of feet away from the man when he shot a gun and hit one of their protective shields. we need to zoom in because they still have a couple of blocks closed. this happened just after 1:00 this morning when the officers domestic dispute. they talked with the man about 45 minutes before he grabbed a gun that was tucked into a towel that was around his waist. it at officers. go off. the second time it hit an officer's shield. the officer shot back, killing him. a woman in the home was not injured and is expected to be okay. right now we ar

. >> boy do we have a lot in store going on in downtown tampa. arch fans head up to the gasparilla festival of art going on today and tomorrow, thousands of people out there checking out the artwork. if you are a fan i would highly suggest going every year. it's quite fun. puck drops after 7 pm. it will be congested an hour before and an hour after the game especially on morgan and around this area. before the game, you want to go a little bitterly if you are heading out there to see the bolts so you can check out the correct. festival. it is beer week in tampa and here at the okeechobee park it will be crowded here is hundreds of different types of beers between 2:00 and 5:00 p.m. today. and let's talk about baseball. spring training is here. watch people -- watch baseball outside. it will be a big game and the gets underway just and -- just after 1:00. again, that area will be busy about an hour before and an hour after. the phillies are taking on the blue jays and that gets underway just after 1:00 at the auto exchange stadium. sarasota the ra

this is southbound traffic into downtown tampa. in the distance, a wonderful drive. and bay area bridges up to speed, only six minutes to cross the howard franklin bridge. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to candace and gayle. >> all right. thank you so much. >>> researchers are already noticing changes in astronaut scott kelly's health. >> yeah, why scientists believe he grew 2 inches while in space. >>> and a store clerk who won't put up with any shenanigans. the moment she turns the tables on a would-be robber. >> don't the mess with her. >>> then -- >> reporter: and i am right here at the strawberry festival. we are going to be making this signature dish. and there's some secret ingredients in here. i'm going to see if i can >>> happening today, i know a lot of us have been looking forward to this all year. the strawberry festival gets underway today. >> yeah, for the next 10 days, nearly a half a million people will visit plant city. news channel 8's lindsey mastis is there early the to show us what's in store this year. fun your segments are

southbound on 275, building as you move into downtown tampa southbound. and northbound off the howard franklin bridge, looks great. we don't have any delay oscarsen the howard franklin bridge. and accident out here, 73rd north of central avenue, in the pasadena area. just a reminder, this isis highlands county but we have a fatal crash and all lanes blocked at the intersection of so headed out there, you definitely want to keep that in mimind. and fog i-4 at kathleen road anand lakeland. a little bit here at the polk parkway. meliek on the street is by the sunshine skyway bridge. that looks like something out of a cool horror movie. this is the tip of the sunshine skyway bridge and you can see it's foggy. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. >> all right. thank you. >>> well the smithsonian's national museum of natural history has med a a huge revelation, a knewly discovered dinosaur species. >> i have been projecting a clintoning it all morning. -- been practicing it all morning. it lived 90 million years ago and was about the size of a horse.

a new alternative to psitting in traffic and it's pchanging the way some folks get paround in downtown tampa. pi'll tell you about the new pwater taxi service straight pahead. p>>laura: and welcome to the 7:00 phour of "good day." pi'm laura moody. p>>russell: and i'm russell prhodes. pthat's all ahead. pfirst dave osterberg and the pweather. p>>dave: you know, it is cool poutside. pyou have to remember, it is pstill march 1 and even though pour winter is over, we're psitting at 58 degrees in tampa, p52 in brandon, 50 in bartow. pcrystal river, brooksville, it psticks out at you but the sun is pup. pmaybe five degrees cooler in phernando county than yesterday pat this time. pit may be a bit noticeable but pdry air, lots of sunshine, we pshould have no issues back to pnear perfect weather this pafternoon with highs in the mid p70s. prush hour commute is kicking in. psee what's happening on the proads. p>>vanessa: so far, so good. pwe're watching a crash here palong mlk in hillsborough county parea that's causing some minor pconcerns but certainly worth pnoting as a safety issue. pwestbound we

this is what it looks like coming in and out of downtown tampa on i-4. it's taking about 20 minutes to get from lakeland into downtown tampa. a check of your drive times on 275, 17 minutes from the apex to i-4. 7 minutes from bush to i-4 and six minutes from downtown tampa to the howard franklin. >> and you have added a couple of events we didn't even know about. we'll be back with the traffic advisories for that. i am looking at a fantastic shot. there's the beach. it has been great beach weather. all of us will be in the 80s this afternoon. the sea breeze is staying in the sub08 degrees. nevertheless, it will be a nice day with the temps generally in the 08s. low humidity is still in check. the actual temperature is what it will feel like as opposed to the summer with the high humidity. we are tracking the showers and storms, though, they are continuing to impact portions of louisiana into the deep south. head our way. it will arrive in the form of showers and thunderstorms on will be wet. i'll have the timing coming up captions by: caption colorado, l

ivan, we've been talking about the fog out there, but clear heading through downtown tampa right now. >> we'll go through the entire morning commute with it closed. the good news is the rest of the tampa bay area is now clear. as far as the fog, very concentrated down to the south and west. otherwise, full visibility for most of us looking good. we'll see patchy fog that you'll contend with, but it's not widespread by any means. the hour by hour forecast will take us into the low 80s. we'll do that with partly sunny skies and theres with warm and humid conditions as well to make it feel stickier out there. tracking rainfall for the weekend. more in the next forecast. >>> right now, in polk county this morning, police are searching for at least one more person wanted for a purse snatching crime spree targeting elderly women in parking lots. ashley yore is live right now many a publix in winter haven attacked. >> reporter: good morning, deiah. it happened in this parking that woman was headed to that church right across the street when she says a jeep grand cherokee pulled up asking for

going up across the country. >> we're not paying five dollars a gallon like some. >>> life to downtown tampa, marco rubio is going to be in town making a campaign stop today at the tampa convention center. more on that coming up. you are looking at harbour island, a beautiful start to the day. >>> good morning. metereologist bobby deskins there is here for the morning after tour forecast. we are in the 50s and it is march 7. temperatures are on average about this temperature this time of year. will end up warmer today. 70s by 10:00. sunshine all day. temperatures in the upper 70s. we have 40s on the map. pollen forecast coming up in 10 >>> hotspots at 6:30 pm. i am road warrior hillary. sarasota drivers south on i-75, watch out. a big delay approaching university parkway interchange. down to 12 miles per hour. we are getting into morning rush hour. hillsborough county unto 75 at dell maybury highway, pretty private -- pride. >>> good morning. >> thank you for starting off your week with us. 99 delegates, marco rubio will be in tampa. sarah hollenbeck is live at the convention center. some le

recognize him or know anything call the sheriff's office. 3 there's a new way to get around downtown tampa's waterfront. the 'pirate water taxis' are now in service... with stops along the riverwalk, channel district, and davis islands. and, coming soon, a boat to take you from tampa to st. petersburg.. fox 13's shayla reaves joins live with more. 3 3 3 runs: 17oc:taxi serviceclip slug: carter mayor 0011ok.mxf source: wtvt-create 5_friday_cameramayor buckhorn :17 this is a new city. once we opened up that river walk, exposed the downtown, we expose the water front to a whole new generation of people.it has been probably the most eventful occurance we've probably had in about 30 3 3 3 a trial is underway for a tampa man accused of her own car. 3 ronald thompson is accused of kidnapping and assaulting his date after learning she was transgender. he then forced her at gunpoint into the truck of her car. the victim was able to pull the emergency latch and escape. thompson has pleaded not guilty to the charges. his trial is expected to last two days.. 3 3 pinellas deputies are searching for a pai

this is looking over downtown tampa and roads are clear. there is nothing coming out of the sky yet the to the west we way ever so slowly on short around the nature coast and this will move into the bay area. it won't be a well put together storm system. it is pretty ragged right there. the coverage won't be complete by any means. if you have the outdoor plans, keep the eye in the sky but don't cancel plans. there will be periods of time with a showers will move through. some good have embedded thunderstorms. 67 right now in tampa, clearwater and st. petersburg. we get a better chance of showers today. highs remain warm. temperatures will not drop much. up to 81 today. be on the lookout for the showers, 40% chance in the >>> a major traffic alert in tampa this morning. repair work on a storm water pipe will have swann avenue shutdown. there are detours in place and keep an eye out for those. disclosure is expected to end by tomorrow. >>> tragedy at the world's most they must -- famous dog race. admitted best to plowing is to mobile into two

. >> if you like any and all types of music just follow your ears to downtown tampa. the gasparilla music festival kicked off today. 50 bands, five stages, on the river walk, rock hip hop to erica badu is the headliner. >>> spring break are is in full swing. but reminding everyone of the rules, where they're cracking down on spring breakers, next. hey mike. >> hey haley. humidity did creep up. hi, guys! know what that means! easter is hopping along. pso, if you're looking to stretch your dollar this easter holiday, pjust look at these savings at your local walmart. tampa, in head-to-head shopping, the total amount saved at walmart vs. winn-dixie was $22.72 - that's 15% on this week's easter basket. why shop anywhere else? fill your basket with walmart's pevery day low prices and get big savings. start shopping with walmart's every day low prices today. 3 astronaut scott kelly is hanging up his spacesuit. 3 after nearly almost an entire >> astronaut scott kelly is hanging up his space suit after nearly a year in orbit, kelly announced his retirement. he looks forward t

the official *kickoff event is tonight at the "pour house" on kennedy boulevard, in downtown tampa. it runs from ten p-m to two a-m... featuring brews from the "seventh sun" brewery. several other area breweries are also having special *tasting events today. 3 one of the most *interesting tastings.. is at the "crooked thumb" brewery in safety harbor. they have several new beers *inspired by girl scout cookies. including a chocolate peanut porter... to pair with "tag a chocolate oatmeal stout" that pairs with thin mints. a local girl scout troop will also be selling their cookies at the event. it runs from 3 the comedian with the famous *scream... is stopping in tampa tonight. 3 standup comic "bobcat goldtwait" is performing at the tampa improv today through sunday in ybor city. tickets start at 20 dollars. 3 a country music legend... is in clearwater tonight. willie nelson has a concert at ruth eckerd hall. the 82-year-old has recorded more than *sixty studio albums. and he's showing no signs of slowing down. the show 3 3 ((//2shot)) toss to mike... 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 kno

the camera is zoomed in in river gate on downtown tampa. winds have been -- winds have been light out there and looking pretty nice out there this evening. a low tomorrow morning of 57 defrees in tampa. a lot more comfortable than those 40s we woke up to this morning. the changes ahead come a lot from the wind direction. so far we have northerly winds throughout the day today and through some of tonight. tomorrow they shift to southeasterly. as that happens we build in more moisture, humidity and more warmth, so that's how we get up to that high of 80. 11:00 tomorrow night, it's not likely we're going to see any rain fall, but we'll see increased cloud cover ahead of our next front and from that southerly flow we'll have more cloud cover as well. our rain chances don't kick into gear until thursday evening. on the looking like a great beach day and so is thursday. the reason that rain chance doesn't move in till later in the day. good weather for the next couple of days. we'll have plenty of shine for clear water beach tomorrow. our next fro

there could be extra traffic around, especially in downtown tampa. it is time for the gasparilla festival of the arts. you will see thousands of different types of art work out there. you may want to check that out. and tampa craft beer week and waterworks parks that brewer's ball where there is food and craft beer there. also, the strawberry festival is under way and it will be weekend kirks often with the strawberry festival in plant city. let's talk about spring training. baseball is back. you can see it outside which is a great venue here at brighthouse field where the yankees are taking on the phillies at 1:00 this arson. keep that in mind. it will be extra packed, especially around drew street, coachman and u.s. 19 as you exit off that area. it gets busy about an hour before the game. a bradenton after 1:00, and the astros taking on the pirates. and moving over to lakeland, the marlins and tigers slug it out after 1:00 at the joker stadium. zootopia is opening in the movies if you are looking for laughs. and the action packed film "london has fa

it begins hixon park in downtown tampa. it's free to get in. it's a blast from the past. a classic film is getting a new twist on the silver screen this summer. after the break, a look inside the new ghostbusters movie. but first, one casino is offering an out of this world experience to its visitors. here's a look at what's coming up on 10 news and c-b-s tonight. starting at 8:00, the amazing race, followed by hawaii five-o at 9:00. at 10:00, blue bloods. then tune in to 10 news at 11. don't forget to stay up for the late show with stephen colbert and his guests ta leoni and amanda peet. a live look from of tampa international airport this most weekends only last a couple of days. some last a lifetime. the first gop debate since super tuesday turned into a shouting match, with two of the three candidates trailing donald trump throwing jabs at the frontrunner. ohio governor john kasich proclaimed himself the only adult on the detroit debate stage. many in the republican establishment have launched a campaign to derail trump. two-time gop presidential candidate mitt romney

it's officially the weekend, and you are taking a live look at downtown tampa. still dark out there. good morning, i am adrienne patterson. thank you so muchch for joining us. in our top story this morning 62 people are dead after a plane crash in russia. right now it lolooks like weather may have caused this disaster. the airliner was trying to land at the airport in southern russia when it went down. 55 passengers and seven crew members arare dead. russian media is reporting this morning that visibility was extremely low. we continuously get updates on this story so we will let you know as soon as we have any more information. in the meantime several families out of their homes fire in madeira beach. fire rescue telling us it started as a grease fire in the kitchen and eventually spread to a porch. thankfully though nobody was hurt. >>> can tomorrow president obama will arrive in cuba. this is a really big deal here. the communist country is making last-minute preparations including seeing t that the cuban capital buildingng is ready. for the past five years c

and soon a free ride is coming to downtown tampa. >> we have trolleys and water taxis and bikes but now a new form of transportation is on the way, and the free service -- around. more after the break. anything, you just need to have a positive attitude. >> a horrible accident turned his life upside down but how this chef turned his life into a platform to help others. >> and beautiful out there, plenty of warm temperatures and the question is is it going to be a dry or a rainy weekend or a mix of (vo) making the most out of every mile. that's why i got a subaru impreza. love. it's what makes a subaru, it took joel silverman years to become a master dog trainer. but only a few commands to master depositing checks at chase atms. technology designed for you. so you can easily master the way you bank. is the economy rigged? well, the 15 richest americans acquired more wealth in two years than the bottom and i approve this message. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultra-rich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. the midd

where you can check out hundreds of artists tomorrow in downtown tampa. it's an investigation that lasted for months. agents step in a save dozens of dogs living inside a minnesota home. don't forget, you can always take 10 news with you just download the 10 news app. breaking news, and get alerts so you won't miss a news in the app store now. live look at downtown st. pete, construction will soon begin on in 1934, steak 'n shake decided the world didn't need another hamburger. it needed a steakburger. so they used 100 percent beef. quick seared to seal in the flavor ... steak 'n shake, home of the original steakburger. i'm allison kropff. and i'm ian reitz. in just a few hours, construction workers will break ground on the pinellas county. a huge new highrise condo and

on i-4 your drive into downtown tampa looking great as well. all in the green, just 22 minutes from lakeland into downtown. back to you. >>> time now 5:50. state inspectors have temporarily shut down an area because of rodent droppings. >> it's part of or "dirty dining" report. the auburndale location was temporarily shut down, 65 rodent droppings were found in several areas. >> also evidence of rodents in the walls, ceiling and food prep area. it was the same violation the their last inspection six months ago. >> a statement was released regarding this. >> abc action news has been doing "dirty dining" reports more than 12 years now. check abcactionnews.com/dining for a list of our reports. >>> march 1st marks the start of national peanut butter month. and today is national peanut butter lovers day. this morning there's another way to enjoy it. put a few scoops on a microwave- safe bowl. newark it for 15 seconds at a -- nuke it for 15 seconds until it becomes sauce-like, pour it over granola or yogurt for a treat. also works great with fresh fr

it's taking place saturday and sunday at curtis hixon park in downtown tampa. "erykah badu" is headlining this year's festival. tickets for the festival start at 30- dollars for one day. 3 watch out for 'swamp monsters' today in weekie festival" kicks off today. hundreds of artists and crafters will have their work on display. there's also food, live music... and the swamp monster costume contest. here's a look at one of the *previous entries. the swampy fun starts at nine a-m today. and it runs tomorrow too. 3 ybor city is going *green this weekend... for the annual rough riders st. patricks day parade. krewes from across florida will take over seventh avenue. there will be beads, floats and plenty of fun. you can avoid the crowds and bad parking by taking the trolley to the parade. it all kicks off at seven saturday night... and it's free! 3 still ahead in our next half hour: a big deal... at the state capital. the controversial new laws... now on the books. plus: fox 13's alcides segui is live in downtown st. pete, with 3 3 3 3 3 ((dave)) 3 3 3 3 developing

it's taking six minutes to get from here to downtown tampa. this is the tampa side of the bridge again. up to speed in both directions. less than ten minutes to get across all three bridges this morning. back to you. >> thanks, janelle. >> a gun advocate is in the hospital after being shot in the back by her 4-year-old son. the woman is in stable condition this morning. authorities say her son was in the back heat -- [no audio ] the sheriff's office says big decisions will now have to be >> the questions center around how was the firearm secured, how did the young boy come to be in possession of the firearm? >> the florida department of children and family services has been notified and investigating how the child got ahold of that handgun. his mother is a vocal gun advocate posting statements on facebook and twitter talking about her guns and the support of the second amendment. >>> we won't know until the end of this month if the knife found at o.j. simpson's former home has any connection to nicole brown simpson and her friend. the official

familiar with the area, peter o'knight is a small airport on davis island a few minutes from downtown tampa. izzie, give us an update. what's happening? >> reporter: the airport is closed right now. you can see one tampa police officer securing the site. you can sigh what's left of the plane. there are other orange cones that marked the pieces of the plane. here's what we know so far. the twin engine cessn a 310 crashed around 11:30 today. the plane was heading to pensacola when it crashed earlier today. tampa fire said they were investigating the possibility of a second plane today. a couple living across the street heard a loud bang this morning and described what they saw. crashed. the flames and the smoke was unbelievable. >> reporter: we're told a preliminary report will take at least 10 days, but a full report on what caused this crash could take months. island, i'm isobel mascarena. >>> we're waiting for the jury to hand down a verdict in the leaked sex tape scandal. jennifer titus has been covering the trial since the beginning. jen, any word on o how close the jury is to handing do

how about downtown tampa being i will niewm illuminated illuminated by the sunset tonight, a great job by andrea walker. and down by ballast pointe pier, and if you follow me on facebook, ed is always posting pictures from over near the beach during the day, and this one from lemon bay. high sirrus clouds coming in and a weak cold front has gone by. if you're watching me up in citrus county, you had thunderstorms early last night as the weakening cold front moving down the peninsula, and less humid, and you have to enjoy weather like this because it won't be long before the summer time heat and the dewpoints come back. and we are not there yet. this is like rounding third base and heading for home. enjoy this. because soon enough we go back into the long stretch of summer heat and humidity. temperatures in the 40's and air temperatures 4-rd temperature already 48, 60's in tampa, the dry air filtering right down the peninsula. the weekend is going to be great, the third nice one in a row. we had chilly nights last week, but not so must much this one. good weather for boating and a good

sarah rosario is getting her green on in downtown tampa. the green fest is less than two hours away. always a great event with lots of food, music and beer and a green river. >> reporter: that's right. everyone to do. if you look behind me, this is where it will take place. you can see the tents are set up. the soundstage and the musicians are on stage getting ready. this is all for a good time. we are tracking some rain. again, plenty of family fun things for you to do and enjoy. we will have a bunch of food, beer vendors, local restaurants, children's activities along with irish tunes and games. the best part about it is it's free. it starts at 11 am and ends at 4 pm. this is what it boils down to. the dying of the hillsborough river. this is the fifth year that tampa has done this celebration. that will start after 11 am. the mayor will do the honors. if you are worried about the green water, the good news is it is non-toxic. and biodegradable. it will not hurt anything here. if you are planning to head here, give yourself time. we did n