i began by timing the commute from downtown tampa. i included parking at the silver lot, walking and boarding. i checked again and we are leaving tampa. during my journey i discovered a few things: it's a relaxing ride and you can bring your bike to help reduce your commute to the office. here's a plus, i don't have to deal with distracted drivers, my only distraction was this rainbow that appeared. i arrived in st. pete a little wind blown and hit the timer. 55 minutes. . >> okay. so now it's time to compare the ferry ride commute at channel 8 because it's in downtown tampa. so i've got my stopwatch, let's get going. 0 the drive across the howard frankland bridge was good which is typical in the morning, and to the ferry parking. with the added time, just over 33 minutes. >> so if driving is quicker what commuter would this benefit? >> if you work in tampa and live in st. pete it's a way of getting to work in 50 minutes accidents on the bridge. >> soy checked my traffic date that from yesterday at 7:15 a.m. and heading to tampa took 4

the crash happened late last night along i 275 here in downtown tampa. this is an on ramp. it was closed for several hours as was a lot of the interstate but as you can see here live now it is the crash. we learned the writer was headed south down on i 275 when he hit a wall and he was tossed into the northbound lane. an off-duty pinellas deputy was headed home northbound on i 275 when the deputy struck the writer. the writer was subsequently -- rider. the rider pronounced dead at the scene. we're waiting to get information from highway patrol . want to get that information we will start let you know. >>> right now on campus crime that never was. first brought you the report of a robbery at usf as breaking news yesterday morning. overnight we have learned that it was all a big hoax. mary mcguire joins us now live from the us of tampa -- campus in >> reporter: police here at usf are not releasing what they think motivated this girl to create this hoax, but the search for those 2 suspects that put this campus on edge yesterday is now off. this is the 19-year-old, a student at

and we have a lot of construction starting today in downtown tampa i'll tell you about that and how to get around in 15 minutes. >>> this morning a polk county community is remembering a problem already 14-year-old shot and killed in what appears to be a tragic accident. and we're live at lake alfred middle school where the young man is being remembered today. the principal heartbreaking. >> reporter: he also said that the community is still stunned by the tragic news today and the grief counselors will be on hand to speak with the students and staff that may need it. and the investigation into this case is far from over at this point. and investigators at the polk county sheriff's office said that 14-year-old tyler daughtry and two other tens were playing with a gun where it went off. minutes after the shooting. >> >> i go in the room and find the kid on the floor, started doing cpr. but from what i could seei knew it wasn't good. >> reporter: a horrible story. the family said they will donate his organs. and the sheriff's office said this case should serve as a stern warning from kid

here's 275 in the heart of downtown tampa traffic is up to speed and downtown st. petersburg. looks great. that's a look at weather and trn the 8s. >>> well, this morning a turkey give away in tampa. luther king boulevard where you see people lining up for free turkey. >> they'll be handing out the birds on a first come first served basis the employees explain it's their way to spread some holiday cheer. it gets start around 8:30. so they have about 4 hours to wait. >>> a recall involving some spread and dips. >> the brand under recall and the danger it poses to your health. >> and big in sarasota, coming up a look at the divergeding diamond and how to steer your way through this . >>> we're impact. it's 4:43. you've been hearing this for abr now, a big construction project along i-i- i-i-75 at university parkway. most of the work while many people are asleep. >> there are some new developments on the one of a kind project and we have your update. . >> all right. here it is, it's calling the diverging diamond interchange and the name itself strikes up occur i don't say city. wi

we are live in downtown tampa. shannon valladolid, 10news wtsp. >> eric glasser is also at that protest getting the officers' perspective on all of this. eric. >> reporter: well, reggie, they are not far from here. in tampa, that would be tampa pd. they are ready to protect not only the people who are out here and protesting this evening, but more and increasingly these days cops have to be concerned about protecting themselves. how do they do that in tampa? by communicating with the very people you might think they would be most at odds with. [ crowd chanting ] imagine what it must be working emotionally-charged post-election protests. police protecting demonstrators. protecting free speech. protecting themselves. >> we teal with people -- deal with people that are volatile, people with their worst emotions and people that are vulnerable. >> reporter: people are upset preparing for another protest. >> as long as they don't break the law, we will help them achieve what they want to achieve. >> reporter: doing the jo

. >> reporter: nothing will slow 275 is looking good all the way into downtown tampa on 275. as we move over to the ybor city area, more on this coming up a car went into a bar right there on 7th avenue, just east of 17th street, and one lane is tacken -- taken away. that's weather and traffic, and now back to gene for more. >> more on the breaking news, car drives straight into an ybor city bar. mary, we hear it's an active scene behind you. tell us what is going on. >> reporter: good morning to you gayle and gene. we just arrived here in ybor city, and it's an active scene. the car that drove into the bar is still there, and police officers are interviewing the subjects here. we are told it was around 3:30 this morning when the bars in gathered outside of the bar, and a scuffle broke out. that's when tampa police got into his car and drove into the crowd of people, later hitting the building, and they are the city working to determine whether or not the man intentionally drove into the crowd of people or if he just lost control of the vehicle. one person was hit and transpo

. >>> the 2nd annual goody-goody turkey gobble 5k brought thousands of runners to downtown tampa early this morning. all proceeds go to local ymca chapters. it is all helping people diagnosed with cancer. >>> roughly 3000 people goody-goody turkey gobble 5k. you can see some of the people finishing right now. many tell us they were happy to spend this thanksgiving with a lot of their lasers -- neighbors . >> they laced up and lined up bright and early ready to hit the pavement in a quiet downtown tampa. the 2nd race got underway just after 7:00. thousands of people snaked through the streets of the city . many ran, some walked. it took him around 60 minutes. he was thankful for that and for everything around him. spectare spell good, beautiful weather, great security, everyone seems to be in a great mood. >> it was a lot more competitive than i thought it would be. usually i am one of the first finishers and i was not this year. there was a lot of people. it was awesome. proceeds go to ymca and their live strong campaign which helps people that are diagnosed with cancer. membership for

meanwhile, we have very good drive on 275 in and out of downtown tampa. >>> breaking news, motorcyclist is dead after a deadly crash on i 275 is the i-4 junction. an off-duty sheriff deputy is involved in this wreck. a close the interstate for hours but it is back there are many questions about what happened. >> good morning, once again the crash happened late last night along i 275 in downtown tampa. >> the highway was closed for several hours but you can see this on ramp is back open. let's go to some video. this is the motorcycle involved in the crash. we learned the writer was headed southbound on 275 when northbound lanes. officials tell us an off-duty deputy was headed north on i 275 and was involved in the crash somehow but they are not giving specifics. the writer of the motorcycle pronounced dead at the scene. right now investigators are trying to determine how the crash happened and if the motorcyclist was speeding at the time. we have calls into the florida highway patrol. we are waiting for updates. once we get them we will let you know. >>> and on can't is crime that never

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

good morning everybody, we're going to start off with a virtual drive along i-4 heading into downtown tampa. let's get you going here. all the traffic indicators in the green. traffic looking great out there. it's early. interstates. a live look here i-275 right at the junction with i-4. if you're continuing to the howard franklin bridge, that drive is going to take you just 5 minutes and 6 minutes to get from the howard franklin bridge up to downtown tampa. back to you guys. >>> time now 5:18. a durham north carolina man is lucky to be alive after getting trapped at the bottom of this large sinkhole that opened up last month. a fisherman heard 1. >> it had obviously been very cold for a long period of time, i was shaking just uncontrollably, and, you know, couldn't really verbal other than he kept saying he was okay and he wasn't hurt. >> the man's expected to make a full recovery. it's not clear how he fell into that sinkhole which isn't located near any homes or businesses. that home opened up after hurricane matthew swept through the area in october. teenagers rushing inside stealing fr

>>> blues a winter wonderland in downtown tampa. here's a look live at the ice skating region it's open. shoe you can you april your family can take part in the fun. >>> 81 degrees for a high today. temperatures falling through the 70s we'll look at your weekend forecast, big changes with a cold front that coming up. . >>> two teams with 10 state lakeland takes on plant in our friday night blitz game of the week. i'll have a preview coming up winter wonderland is taking shape in right downtown tampa. >> it's called the winter village and it's now open at curtis hicks on park that's why live have you given the rink a try yet jen? >>reporter: no because i have on a skirt. otherwise we. but i can tell you people are showing up in shorts and flip- flops and they are putting on their ice skates and they are getting on the ice here tonight. look at these amazing people here. they are having suffer a great time. skate being their parents for about almost an hour i now it is open to the public everything it is a whole lot of fun. but ody sk

kind of a cool start to the morning with temperatures, wake-up time primarily upper 50s around downtown tampa, low 60s pendulous along the coast, 56, brooksville. same thing for crystal river, dade city around 50 degrees, polk county down to highlands county waking up to clear skies and temperatures in the lower 50s, clear tonight and tomorrow, what about the weekend ? we will talk about that coming up.>>> right now incredible pictures to show you screen, if you look in the middle pass the police tape you see a storm drain, in the storm drain our two eagles. one of the eagles got stuck in one of the greats, the other eagle appears to be trying to shield the other protect it. there is just one lane of traffic and by in orange county right now. animal rescue is going to the scene to help the birds as you can imagine so many people gathering to an incredible site you are watching that live one bald eagle stuck in the great and the other one has its wings around him. trying to protect it. a reporter from our abc station in orlando tweeted out this picture, florida fish and wildlife is on the way,

the boat connecting downtown st pete to downtown tampa. it's really growing in popularity and this weekend, the ship will make one big change that could 10news reporter sarah hollenbeck is live in downtown st petersburg. sarah, organizers heard the same feedback -- one thing in particular...again, and again, and again. yes, riders want beer, wine and alcohol while they sail between the two bays, and this weekend-- they'll get it.. city leaders have started tweaking the cross y days this upcoming sunday, monday, tuesday and wednesday, offering deals to lightning fans-- and now adding the option to purchase spirits on board. the trip takes about 50 minutes to ride between downtown st. pete and tampa and is up and running seven days a week with two roundtrips per day. it costs 10 bucks to ride, and 8 bucks for kids one way....but is hal price if you use the leaders also added st pete and tampa leaders also added another interesting new idea, because people were worried about missing the ferry and being stranded without a ride home. the solutio

some free fun for kids today, in downtown tampa. it's free tuesday... sponsored by the childrens board of hillsborough county. you can get free admission from noon to seven p-m. the deal is ?every first tuesday of the month. this morning in apollo beach... teco's manatee viewing center opens for the season. and this year it's occasion, they added a new feature this year... a stingray touch tank! it will be operated and maintained by the florida aquarium. and it will also be the off-season home... for the stingrays that swim at tropicana field. the viewing center opens today, but the touchtank is still a few weeks away. the hours are ten a-m to five p-m... admission and tossback... tossback... ((vanessa coming up in the 5 o'clock hour of good day tampa bay: the desperate search... to find a missing father. fox 13's shayla reaves is ?live along the alafia river... following that story. also ahead in our next hour: a group of bay area heroes are taking flight. our children, they look up to us. what we value, how we treat others. and now they're looking to

clear skies over downtown tampa. we will talk about the next cold front that's slated to arrive tomorrow evening, how it will impact our rain chances and the big impact on our temperatures. i will have that forecast in about ten minutes. >>> your hot spots at 6 toomey on your friday. i am heat advisory heat advisory. in hillsborough county there is an accident in tampa blocking lanes at the intersection of 56th streets and hillsborough avenue. you have some northbound lanes blocked there. in i-5 there is a crash in the northbound direction between clark road and bee ridge road. in ten minutes, i will take you to the bridges. we had an accident on the howard howard earlier. i have a drive time for you. >>> your news, your community, and we're putting the news back in the morning.

erik waxler for the now tampa downtown tampa things are about to get jammed up a big event in downtown tampa. >> this, as we look outside, you can say -- see the mainsail beach inn and as we look at the radar, all of downtown tampa looking nice and dry, if you are going out tonight going to the arena for the carrie underwood concert traffic jam in this area with a lot of folks going in this direction wherever you are tonight, we will see dry conditions and cool temperatures by 6:00 in downtown tampa, 71 degrees by 10:00, down to the low to mid 60s, starting to get chilly out there, if you are planning on a round of golf tomorrow you will want to take a look at how the day, maybe adjust your timing i will have a detailed forecast for you coming up in just a bit. >>> taking travel seriously, the new techniques frequent >>> breaking news, live pictures of a wildfire you can see the aerial pictures at least three buildings near the airport have caught on fire, warm and dry conditions are not helping to put this out. no word if anyone has been hurt or any flights have been delayed, we will

today in downtown tampa: a few dozen ?lucky kids will get to toss the pigskin... with the bucs star quarterback. "jameis winston" will join 24 hillsborough county students and community leaders for "education winston will do several activities with the kids including some nfl drills. it's all happening in curtis hixon park, to celebrate the parks' new "super-sized shade structure donated by the bucs. the structure is currently being used to cover the ice skating rink at the park's winter village. since 20-10, the glazer family foudation has also installed 24 court-sized shade covers at financially-struggling bay starting tonight in downtown tampa... you can see the tony-award winning musical, "into the woods." it blends together several famous fairy tales, and gives them a modern spiin. it was also turned into a hit movie back in 20-14, which is where this clip comes from. the show runs at the straz center tonight thru sunday. and tonight at usf... you can hear the sounds of the season. the grammy winnning christian rock band "for king and country" is bringing the

. >> the holding them in downtown tampa. we will go ahead and talk about himself bureau avenue, 22nd to east 30th street. they are down to one lane it they are doing water main repair work. i want you to remember march tip luther king until at least friday. water repair work going on at >> thank you, leslee. >>> happening today a polk county school district employee could lose her job. she tried to coffer up information about a hit-and-run accident involving student. brenda young's fate will be determined at a meeting

breaking news this morning in downtown tampa... i-275 in in tampa is ?finally back open, after a deadly crash had it shutdown ?both this is happening on i- 275... near mile marker 44. that's right by where 275 meets 1-4, and not from ashley drive. fox 13's shayla reaves is out there right and it might still be

at the george edgecomb courthouse in downtown tampa. ever wanted to watch a ?live theater production in london? well you can do it tonight, without leaving the bay area. "fathom productions" is hosting a ?live theater event at select ?movie theaters across the country. you can watch a live feed of "doctor strange" actor "benedict cumberbatch" perform in a production of "hamlet" . event starts tonight at seven... at ?seven bay area theaters... in hillsborough, pinellas, manatee and sarasota counties. tickets are 20 dollars a person. tonight in st. pete... you can see a famous rock duo. the "pet shop boys" their to the mahaffey theater. the english electronic act has been making music for more than 25 years, including 22 top ten hits. tickets start at 50 bucks a person. the show starts at 8-30. and... sick of that same old thanksgiving turkey? well publix can help you put a tasty ?twist on that tradition. it's "twisted turkey day" at their apro you can learn how to make things like "turkey wellington", and a "thanksgiving day sundae." thats sweet potato ice cream

the downtowner shuttle comes courtesy of tampa's downtown mike hughes shows us how easy it is to get a ride using an app. >> hi, man. >> how is it going. >> i think this really helps enable that urban lifestyle that people are looking for. >> can you put on a seat belt please. i appreciate it. >> it is very convenient, it is on demand. it comes when you need it. it comes right to your door. it takes you right where you need to go. >> if you book ride within that service area, we will pick you up right drop you off where you need to go in the fastest and safest way possible. >> no looking at a table trying to figure out a route where a bus stop is, et cetera. >> we will be working in the downtown area. >> makes it totally free to the passenger. not allowed to tip the drivers. >> you can flag you us down and the priority will be with the app. >> one may come downtown and found the parking spot and only that parking spot. you can come downtown, go where you meant to go and hop on the downtowner and get to the other side of downtown and explore a whole new section. >> and the demand has

downtown tampa before the sun comes up this morning. thank you for joining us this morning. the fight for florida is on. hillary clinton is in broward county today and thousands are expected at a donald trump rally this morning in tampa. in a moment we'll go live to the fairgrounds where supporters are already lining up. and a hit-and-run suspect appeared in court for killing a woman and injuring 71-year-old charlie lewis admitted to investigators that he drank four beers at a party before driving. >>> a pasco county teenager is behind bars, accused of breaking into the home of gerald mccoy. mccoy's father came face to face with the intruder and there was a scuffle before the teen took off. >>> time now 6:31. weather? >> you know, we actually have a cold front. it's not going to change our weather much. we had a high of 87. won't be that warm today but still slightly above average. it's mild out there this morning, 65 for brooksville, 66 lakeland and for brandon. a little cooler to the north, 61 in crystal river and 57 in jacksonville this morning. we have some showers on th

crashes or breakdowns and i- 4 heading into tampa up to speed. 22 minutes from lakeland into downtown tampa. check this out, our map of the greater tampa bay area all in the green and no crashes on miles an hour. the average speed there on i-75 down through hillsborough county also in the green this morning. deiah. >>> thanks janelle, 6:21. in just over four hours an american bald eagle hit by a car last month in clear water is going to be released back into the wild. i'm going to show you video of police officers and firefighters corralling that eagle on countryside boulevard. a veterina after seven weeks of rehappen the eagle will be released at 10:30 this morning: a criminal targets a pregnant woman heading to the hospital. the items meant for her unborn child she is now begging to get back. >> and do you ever get home from a day of shopping and think why did i buy that. it turns out the places we're shopping may be influencing what we buy. we'll explain the shopping psychology and tricks that stores use. >>> 6:25 now. a pregnant cell phone woman is pleading to get her car back after som

for the heart of downtown tampa where up to speed. in pinellas we're ups to speed in downtown. i 40 the howard franklin bridge just 5 minutes. very good. it will take you 10 minutes had into downtown. that is a look at weather and traffic on the 8s.>>> we have a big night for country music. >> it sure was. we will run down the winners and losers of the country music awards. time now 6:20 and you are watching news channel 8 today. te because it does solar the right way. amendment 1 protects consumers from scams, and unsafe solar installations. safe solar why are out-of-state billionaires attacking amendment 1? because amendment 1... stops. their. subsidies. with amendment 1, you don't pay for someone else's solar. to stop unfair subsidies, vote yes on amendment 1. >>> a big night for country music. the country music association celebrating the 50th and carrie underwood opened the evening with some political pokes. >> [ video playback ] >> will you accept tonight's results? >> yes, if i win. >> you are not even nominated. >> then no. you are nasty woman. >>> it was a night to rem

the storms provides fresh powder for those skiers. >>> there is ice in downtown tampa right now. you mentioned it earlier, very nice by the river and the weather is going to be perfect if you are going there tonight or tomorrow. >> it is going to be a lot cooler. temperatures remain very mild. some folks over at the beach, you know a lot of those kids are now starting thanksgiving break. you have to figure we are going to see more folks at the beach. front moves in on saturday. much colder air by sunday and monday. the air is a blizzard going on in the planes, but brass highs in the 60s, about 10 or 15 degrees below normal. we warm up again by tuesday, wednesday, and into thanksgiving. it is the way florida is. mo o matter. outside right now tampa is partly cloudy, the humidity at 44%. the dewpoint 55. i was over at the ice rink asking the folks how they actually keep the ice from melting, they actually mix it with antifreeze. remember, don't lick the ice saint, and skies are partly cloudy and 77 degrees. here is a look at the satellite picture, remember we were talking about thi

but still decent heading into downtown tampa. that's a look at weather and traffic. >>> breaking news right now winter haven police are on the scene of an apartment homicide. it began with a 911 call after a car crashed into an apartment on avenue i. when officers arrived they found a 39-year old in the car and looked like he had been shot. rogers was taken to winter haven hospital but did not make it. we'll bring you more on this >>> and now an 8 on your side consumer alert be aware of people lurking in apartments. they may be zeroing in on items you left behind. we're not talking about the usual. we're joined now live in tampa. what are they after? >> this is a new twist on smash and grab crime. these thieves are looking for your checkbooks and driver's license going to the extreme to cash those checks. authorities tell us checkbooks they then use those items to get money from the bank. thieves have hit tampa, clear water and safety harbor. listen to what they do to get tellers to cash those checks. . >> whether it's shaving or

>> we're starting off -- kennedy approaching downtown tampa. right in front of the buddy brew there. reports of some roadblocks there in the some roadblock in the westbound lanes. the good news is traffic is still light. getting around pretty easily and we do expect this to clear shortly. 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 wi

they begin here in downtown tampa and snakes through the streets of the city. this is the 2nd annual race. you are looking at video from last year's goody-goody turkey gobble 5k. most popular running holiday of the year. the number of runners participate in a 5k has gone up by a percent on thanksgiving over other holidays. it is a good way to burn off those calories likely to be packed on during dinner later in the day. a few moments ago we talked to the race spokeswoman in this is what she had to say. >> everyone who registered gets a finisher medal and then we award first place overall male/female for youth as well as individual age categories. this is a look at one of those metals that every single participant of this race will receive. a lot of people are looking forward to it. sign-up is happening right now. race gets underway at 7:00 so there is still time. have been up for hours already not planning on shopping lists but. hearing -- preparing to serve others in the . we're at the location where an annual thanksgiving meal preparation is underway. >> repo

pete to downtown tampa driving was a bit longer than the ferry. so i found the ferry could be a viable alternate commute for those living in downtown st. pete and working in things like walking to your office. that will increase your ferry commute. it is $10 each way but parking on the st. pete side is free through the six-month trial period. >>> to an 8 on your side consumer alert. samsung is recalling three million top-low washing machines because they can hurt one suffered a broken jaw. you can get a free repair or a rebate toward a new washing machine. >>> thousands of glass door knobs told at pier one are being recalled because they can shatter in your hand. stop using them and return them to any pier one store for a full refund. >>> thursday was an expensive day for mark zuckerburg. facebook founder last $3 facebook stock on thursday. drop came after the chief financial officer said the company expected growth to come down. he is still the fifth richest man in the world. >>> david chappel is coming to saturday night live. it will be the first

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pete to downtown tampa you have a 21 minute commute. expect traffic to get busier a little closer to newness specialist people head out of town. state road 54, beautiful drive in port richie. that is a look at whether who has rubbed elbows with some of the biggest names in country music. coming up our keith cate hangs out with the man who sent a song you know by heart, but you know his name and his connection to dolly parton? don't miss it. >>> also, social media find gene ramirez on facebook. you heard famously ellen degeneres was locked out of the white house. she could not given to receive her medal of freedom because she didn't have you know there was authority and also honored by the >>> long before tv talent shows, marvin recorded a song that no one forgot. >> here comes. cottontail. you begin making rec now classic song. >> i call from a manager saying we got you on the grand old opry and i said this is incredible. >> that is awesome. you recorded 124 songs that even performed with the 20-year- old nashville newcomer named dolly

but first a live look this morning over downtown tampa. your thanksgiving forecast is coming up in ju >>> closed captioning is brought to you by: famous tate >>> it is 5:28 on the things given and even emerging man -- thanksgiving and even mod man is happy on this -- emoji man is happy on this thanksgiving. on saturday a cold front will come through but it brings our will come through and bring us >>> this morning kitchens across the bay area are busy as people prepare for a big thanksgiving meal. we are live thousands of people for the holiday. >> some people are lacing up their shoes and hitting the streets for a special thanksgiving run. >>> lust donald trump issues of thanksgiving message to the american people -- plus donald trump issues a thanksgiving message to the american people. what he is asking all on this

you've heard about a new ferry service connecting downtown st pete to downtown tampa. today--- the cross bay ferry will make it's first trip across tampa bay. 10news reporter sarah hollenbeck is live on 2nd avenue northeast where the ferry is stationed this morning. sarah, by friday, we're going to have a new way to get around town. take its maiden voyage today-- carrying city leaders from both sides. starting today you can buy tickets for the first day this opens to the public: friday. leaders in hillsborough and pinellas have worked for years towards this day. the 149-person ferry is part of a 6-month pilot program. connect you from the pier behind the museum of history in st pete to the convention center in downtown tampa. it will run twice a day-- and start with mostly weekend service. st pete mayor rick kriseman says sitting on this ferry will sure beat sitting in traffic. city leaders want to know if the boats are popular and city leaders want to know if the boats are popular and from there they'll look at expanding the service. the biggest criticism they've hear

now, as our photographer pans left you can see that there is an ice rink in downtown tampa. so you may be sweating while you're skating on the ice but certainly a whole lot of fun. it's a great time here downtown here at the waterfront park. we've got our police chief here. chief ward is here and speaking shortly. we have our mayor, mayor buckhorn. he'll be speaking as part of this great organization. and turn around real quick because questions what we're going to see all the beautiful lightning girls and the buccaneer girls and our buccaneer patriot as well. so a beautiful day i'm kind of being quiet because we're right here live at the opening ceremonies right hier at the winter wonderland. it's going to be a great time but keep in mind this is going to be here for the next 4 to 5-week ends. as the mayor know if you want to hear what he has to say some of you do some don't. we're going to wind it down here. we'll be back shortly with more information and maybe i'm going to get my photographer to go ice skating. >> i want pictures of that. >> you take the camera and let's s

eric glasser and shannon valladolid in downtown tampa. thanks to you. before the protests begin, we want to know what you think. we asked if you think these demonstrations are uniting or dividing the country. you see the poll at the bottom of your screen. that is the big question for tonight's big story. new at 5:30 10news political reporter mark rivera is giving you a chance to explain why you think the country is united or divided. you can and actually share your opinion because you see here he is live on facebook. on facebook.com/10newswtsp. you can also weigh in at our live poll facebook.com/vote now. >> this is a big deal. this is the first presidential transition in eight years. today president obama met with donald trump in the white house for the very first time. outside demonstrations continued in washington. chanted. the president and president- elect spent about 90 minutes, as you can see, speaking together in the oval office. >> i very much look forward to dealing with the president in the future, including counsel. >> we now are going to wa

pete to downtown tampa only a 21-minute commute right now. sun coast parkway looks good so does the veterans look at 275 starting to see a little bit more vehicles on the roadway here 275 heading into tampa but still speeds of 60 miles per hour, looks great. >>> well, one heartbroken clinton supporter had to walk it off. >> yeah and the clinton couple themselves decided to do the same. coming up what or who a hiker found in the woods. recognize anybody in that picture. i think you do. upside down. don't forget to connect with me on social media this morning. find me on facebook. i am dedicating my facebook page to all our veterans out there. so a big thank you to all of you. if you're watching right now and want to share a little bit about service with us, do that on my facebook page, likewise if your celebrating honoring thanking a relative, friend who has served our country let me know who . >>> leonard cohen died at 82 years old. >> ? . >> that is the legendary singer most famous song. he also wrote hit songs for james tailer and nelson. h

i 75 looks great coming into downtown tampa. we still have a fatal crash in manistee county. i will have more on that coming up in my next report. >>> today the mayor and st. pete councilmembers will unveil they will unveil this after millions of gallons of sewage poured out of a tank and flow right into tampa bay. st. pete has been dumping sewage into the bank since august 2015. >>> the sierra club and senator dan soto will hold a press conference to address concerns over mosaic sinkhole. gallons of radioactive waste water in contaminate nearby drinking water . the conference starts at 2:30 this afternoon at the haines city medley centre. >>> millions of americans have diabetes and it takes a lot to manage the disease. coming up: the newest problems diabetics face how one drug's price hike is putting people in 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 community deserves new l

in downtown tampa, beau zimmer, 10news wtsp. there's a push for the man who helped pass "medical marijuana"-- to be florida's next leader. right now-- there's an online petition-- calling for support for the "outspoken, prominent attorney"-- and big- democratic fundraiser-- john morgan to run for governor in 2018. there's been speculation about other candidates-- including tampa mayor bob buckhorn-- panhandle representative gwen graham-- and putnam. governor rick scott can't run for re-election-- because of the 8- year term limit. a new development in the case made famous by the documentary "making a murderer". a judge has ordered once- convicted killer brendan dassey to be released from prison. that judge overturned the 27 year old's conviction this summer.. and now says he can go free - under supervision - waiting for further court developments. his attorney hopes dassey will be home by thanksgiving. but the state attorney general plans to file an emergency motion - to put the order on steven avery, remains locked up. the two

but the rain chances do look to increase just a lite 62 in downtown tampa with calm winds. we have some scattered clouds surrounding the area right now but as we go through the day ahead it is going to get breezy with the winds out of the southeast and they're going to do a couple of things, it's going to bring back our humidity and cloudiness and spots of blue, yeah, we can see a few quick moving showers later on today. but the outlook stays an nor mally warm. the average thursday. we may get back to normal by the end of the week. >>> time for another check of the roads this morning. how's it looking out there? >> we have an accident southern hillsborough county in the ruskin area, southbound 41 at fox place. that's south of the little manatee river. all southbound lanes are blocked right now, however, old u.s. 41, a great alternative and that will get you around that accident. i'll keep checking with let you know when the southbound lanes reopen. otherwise very quiet, no accidents on your interstates both here in hillsborough county and throughout pinellas county. back to

. >> the holding them in downtown tampa. we will go ahead and talk about himself bureau avenue, 22nd to east 30th street. they are down to one lane it they are doing water main repair work. i want you to remember march tip luther king until at least friday. water repair work going on at >> thank you, leslee. >>> happening today a polk county school district employee could lose her job. she tried to coffer up information about a hit-and-run accident involving student. brenda young's fate will be determined at a meeting tonight. and ryan hughes is live in lakeland this morning. school records show young went into data base to change documents incity kate -- documents here indicate that she changed the records of the student who was hit. brenda young told supervisors he was not required to cross the road to get to the bus stop. on the day of the accident, she went in and changed his records. she was suspended without by her home yesterday, listen here. >> reporter: are you fighting for determination? >> yes, aim. >> reporter: d

then this is downtown tampa where we're up to speed as well. on friday, have patience in the parking lots and be careful in the malls backing up specifically. >> it is a huge problem. 13,000 are injured with people who are backing up. >> if you're fog out take it easy. if you're fog to the airport, keep it civil. happy thanksgiving ahead of >>> good morning. ambassador haley. donald trump picks his first female cabinet member, south carolina governor ambassador to the u.n. this morning nbc news has confirmed she's accepted. this as trump acknowledges he won't be following through on some of the promises he made during the heat of the campaign. promises like this one. >> i am going to instruct my attorney general to get a special prosecutor to look into your situation. >>> disturbing past. authorities are learning more about the 24-year-old driver who

only going to take you about 7 minutes if i-75 looks good and also on 275 into hillsborough into downtown tampa. that's a look at weather and traffic. >>> on the campaign trail hillary clinton, donald trump and their supporters have raised back and forth all across our state this week fighting for your vote. >> and now a new nbc poll shows that campaigning may be having an impact for hillary clinton. . >> well as you know, hillary clin been running neck and neck in florida, but a new nbc survey monkey poll out last night shows florida might be moving back into clinton's column. that survey was taken between october 27th and november 2nd. the results show clinton has retaken the lead, but with only a 2 point edge over donald trump, florida is still a tough call. the i-4 corridor is focus is on registered voters younger than 50. usf political science professor mcmannis says with so many colleges and universities along the i-4 corridor targeting that demo could be a game changer. >> most competitive part of florida, it's the swing part of the swing state. . >> and both parties breaking overnight t

pete to downtown tampa, driving was actually a bit longer than the ferry. so i found the ferry could be a viable alternate commute for those living in downtown st. pete and working downtown tampa. now, obviously you have to factor in walking into your office and that would increase the commute it's also $10 each 6-month trial period. >> what do you do about your hair? you looked like a mess. >> you can stay inside. nice seats. you can get snacks, order coffee. i think by the end of the weekend they'll have alcoholic beverages on their way back from work. >> could be a stress-free experience. >> yes. >> probably don't want to do it when you have of an early morning meeting. >> i think it's good to try it out at first and see if it works. and also every third it's a good time to check it out. but it's not really going to remove vehicles off of the howard frankland bridge. there's only 149 seats but might help you maybe a couple days a week. >>> well, here's a way to enjoy a longer boat ride, carnival is planning to offer new 7-day cruises leaving from port tam

there's the suntrust financial center camera, downtown tampa looking beautiful. nice and quiet weather-wise. cooler temperatures up north. 56 in crystal river, 64 in st. pete, 55 in lakeland. so we have cooled off a little bit. staying warmer right along the bay of course but that, too, will cool off as we get into early tomorrow morning. lots of clear skies and dry air. the air that we had yesterday we get, about 5% of what we see. 95% of the time we don't get air that dry here. in the month of november, that's one of the reasons why our low temperatures are coming up. tomorrow morning upper 40s, everybody else low to mid-50s. tomorrow morning we start with sunshine. tomorrow afternoon we will include a few clouds but it is dry and warm, up around 80. travel weather, we've got this system crossing the mississippi. rain in snow for minneapolis north. not as much snow at all now for the northeast as that lake effect is taking a break at least for now. this is the travel weather for tomorrow. that rain will move into the ohio river valley and into parts of western

subsidies. >>> we are halfway through the week and you are taking a live look outside at downtown tampa with a few showers across the bay area this afternoon. meteorologist bobby deskins is tracking those for you in less than two minutes. they are usually in the air but a new drone is now making waves taking you deeper than any scuba diving trip. 10news reporter isabel mascarenas tells you how it waters. >> reporter: meet trident. a drone that travels with the ease of land developed with a kickstart a campaign by the company. >> it flies can airplane. it speeds along. >> i think it is a fascinating piece of technology. >> reporter: the scuba diving instruction sees many uses for the underwater robot. driver -- diver should. >> reporter: it is tied to a thin cord allowing one to control this from any wireless device at a cell phone. the drone travels 100 yards, the length of a football field. >> with scuba diving you plan your dive and this is a great tool. >> we believe that explanation is not just about gathering data but also about experiencing new worlds in a new way. >> opening up e

. >>> we have a traffic alert for drivers in downtown tampa. avenue. crews will work on a water main. cass street is scheduled to reopen friday at 5 p.m. >>> a man is in custody accused of killing california deputy execution style. the suspect's crime spree before authorities caught him, that's coming up. victory monday all thanks to the buccaneers rare home win. a historic touchdown pass from mi around mike evans. >>> 20 minutes until 5 right now. this morning deputies near san francisco are mourning the loss of one of their own. deputy dennis wallace was investigating a report about a stolen van this morning when he requested backup. another deputy then found wallace's body a short the suspect took off in a stolen van. authorities caught machado after he carjacked a driver, robbed a liquor store and tried stealing a woman's purse. >>> new zealand's prime minister will tour damage caused by an earthquake that triggered landslides and a small tsunami. that quake cracked roads and damaged buildings. there are two confirmed deaths. >>> a neighborhood feu

there were around 100 people in downtown tampa and 200 joined the rally in ybor. president elect trump and his administration. . >> i think the best thing to do is just ban together all lgbt people, religious minor rate tees everyone try to ban together and unite and protect each other. >> police tell us there were no arrests and no reports of property damage. >>> the president elect is responding to the protest, donald trump wrote on twitter successful presidential election, now, professional protesters insighted by the media are protesting. very unfair t. >>> well, president elect trump has his work cut out for him. >> also to member of his own party as well. we're joined from the news center, good morning. what's the next step in the trump transition process? >> well, president elect trump met with president barack obama for well over an hour yesterday. he later remarked that the meeting was an honor andee senate leader. he traded barbs with both men during his campaign for president, you'll remember. now, the president elect says he's looking for common ground

i-275 through downtown tampa the lanes wide open down to the howard franklin bridge. if you're heading to the veteran's expressway south 17 minutes from 54 to 275. just 7 minutes from waters down to 275. >>> it is 6:22 right now. here's a sweet deal. you can earn a free trip while do you holiday shopping. >>and you don't have to do points this time of year. several airlines including southwest, united, and american are offering up to 3,000 bonus miles depending on how much you spend on me, di a online. the additional bonus miles are for purchases by november 20th, so if you're planning on buying me something really expensive shop online this weekend to take advantage of it all right? >>i have the 5-dollar rule. >>> meanwhile we've got good news this thanksgiving according to the american farm federation the cost of your feast is actually down this year. this year's meal with all the fixing will cost less than $50 for a family of 10, the lowest it's been in 6 years. >>yum. >>> you've probably seen those facebook posts asking people to take part in gift exchanges. in fa

that is not the case north to the downtown tampa interchange. if you take that route make sure you leave earlier. >>> out the door, temperatures are comfortable but you will notice it is not as cool as yesterday. that will change tomorrow because this afternoon and evening tracking a front. minimal rain chances and what we see should be light. only a 20% coverage. the cooler air arrives tomorrow and for some of us we could see thursday temperatures down in the upper 40s.>>> it is wednesday. it is time to reveal the 10news school of the week powered by duke energy florida. >> let's pull up a clue. >> we had an easy one so far. >> we have to make a challenging. time is up to get the guesses and. we have the big reveal and we are heading this week to the school of the week. north port high school in sarasota county. congratulations. >> we will spend time on campus robotics and performing arts. we're looking forward to sharing all of that with you coming up live on friday morning. a lot of fun. >>> today, technology is changing... homes are changing

i began by timing the commute from downtown tampa. i included parking at the silver lot walking and boarding. it took just over 4 minutes. i checked the during my journey i scoff a few things it's a relaxing ride. i here's a plus i don't have to deal with distracted drivers. my only distraction was this rainbow that appeared. i arrived in st. pete a little wind blown and hit the timer. 55 minutes. okay so now it's time to compare the ferry ride starting at channel 8. so i've got into stopwatch. let's get going. 0 the drive across the howard frankland bridge was good which is typical in the morning and to the ferry parking. with the added time just over 33 minutes. >> so if driving is quicker what commuter would this benefit? >> if you work in tampa and live in st. pete it's a way of getting to work in 50 minutes without having to worry about accide >> so i checked my traffic data from yesterday and heading to tampa took 40 minutes just on the interstate and that's with zero crashes so comparing the commutes driving was actually a bit