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it's all part of the eat to the beat concert series as a part of epcot's food and wine festval. the band will take the stage at 5:30, 6:45 and 8 p-m. they'll be at the festival concert is included with admission to the park, which is going to run you around 100- dollars. there's much more to come on good day. let's turn it over to russell and laura - to find out what's ahead in our 6 o'clock hour. it's a success story - that has ended with tragedy.. jose fernandez arrived in tampa, from cuba, at 15-years old - and became a star pitcher for the miami marlins. but over the weekend - he died in a horrible boating accident.. fox 13's shayla reaves is live at the local high school.. where fernandez's star first started to shine.. (laura/t brought golf to the masses.. arnold palmer died overnight.. how he's being remembered by the golfing greats of our time.. (russell/take vo) and: many of you might tip your glass.. and enjoy the drink arnold palmer made famous.. but where did he get the idea for that iced tea - lemonade conconction? it's all in rock and roll >>laura: in rock n' roll,

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>>> epcot food and wine fest is back. still ahead, the new slights to >>> at 9:00 -- dozens of dead birds winding up along pinellas beaches and protesters say sewage in the bay is to blame. the other two things experts say may be causing this. >> i felt scared. i felt concern. >> then george zimmerman back in court, again. the confrontation he's describing and the reason lawyers say it was his fault. >>> good morning, thank you for joining us on abc action news riley and dan shaffer. all the day's headlines in a moment but first, he's ivan cabrera and he has a look at weather as you usually do at this time. >>> this is the time we do it. look at that nice shot there -- 82 -- 891 thehigh school show you the heat index in a moment. feels-like temperature already in the 90s. a lot of moisture to work with, not go several thousand feet up and it's still quite sultry. that means we'll be able to crank out showers and storms easily as we continue to heat up the day. showers and storms, these are more paralleling the coast and t

to see these guys. 90s rockers "sugar ray" are the next headline act at the epcot international food and wine festival. they perform today through wednesday. it's included with park ((//2shot)) toss to dave... ((vanessa tossback... coming up in the 5 o'clock hour of good day tampa bay: remembering one of the greatest golfers of all time. more tributes for "arnold palmer"... including and: the death of one of the best pitcher in the major leagues. fox 13's shayla reaves explains why had such an impact... here in tampa: also ahead in the next hour: shopping... with superheroes. how one police department made a dream come true... for thousands of "arnold palmer" dies at the age of 87. how he's being remembered by the golfing world and even the president. gone far too soon. marlins pitcher jose fernandez is killed in a boating accident in miami bay. how his high school is remembering the stand out player. putting on their capes for some kids who need it the most. the sweet moment that had officers dressing up as superheroes. good morning and welcome to good day tampa bay. it's 5:xx. i'm

the epcot international food and wine festival kicks off today. the annual event brings all kinds of unique eats... drinks... and of course live music. "wang chung" will perform tonight and tomorrow night. the festival runs through november 14th... and it's included with park admission. do you love kanye west? probably not as much as ?he does. but you can still see him tonight... right here in tampa the hiphop megastar is bringing his "saint pablo tour" to the amalie arena. the show ahead in the five o'clock hour of good day tampa bay: the danger... in your devices. fox 13's alcides segui joins us... to explain why there could be a big problem, with your battery. and fox 13's ken suarez is live in tampa... covering controversy: ((walter looks like one part of the bay area... is slamming the brakes... on a controversial vote on ridesharing. but this hot debate is far from over. ((jen battery blowout... mistake... that almost burned down his house. ((walter and... national pride... and personal courage... after weeks of ?protests over the anthem...

. >>> here's something else to make you hungry -- epcot food and wine fest is back. still ahead, the new delight you can sample there starting >>> good morning. if you're heading to the howard frankland heads up. a crash in the northbound lanes, so heading into tampa you can see it here, it's blocking one of the lanes. this is the inside lanes, road rangers on site now. a lot let's check the drive times to see if this is causing any delays. right up there in the middle, 9 minutes to get across the howard frankland. typically it takes 6 to 7 minutes. not bad now but i have a feeling that if it stays there we're going to see pretty significant drive times across the howard frankland. courtney campbell and gandy bridge looking pretty good. checking the drive on the veterans expressway, we are still in the green, 18 minutes into the yellow from waters to 275. we have a crash on i-4, captain al flying over it. what are you seeing? >> reporter: good morning. i was just here about 10 minutes ago looking in the opposite direction. looking at i-4 actually moving smoothly. the

come back again and again for the epcot food & wine festival and all four disney theme parks. get a florida resident silver pass for just $26 dollars per month plus down payment. we have a news alert from the howard frankland bridge. . >> we have a news alert right now in the howard franklin bridge. there's an accident slowing down southbound traffic in the pin fella side of the bridge. one car right there spun out of control. there are two lanes of traffic getting by. left of the screen. it is slow-going. if you're heading to the water at saint pete. you could still get by but you may want to allow yourself more time. >> georgia judge has ruled against her boyfriend, finding him legally responsible for her death in 2015. nick gordon was never joining now. he was never even there. >> his absence is why the judge ruled in favor of bobby christina's family. this is the second court hearing. as a result, found him contempt. the fulton county superior court judge, failure to respond to legal inquiries by gordon and his attorney. and especially considering he had no problem talking

the "bo deans" are performing at the epcot international food and wine festival. yup... the band behind the "party of five" theme song. they'll be there today, tomorrow and friday performing several sets. it's included with ((//2shot)) toss to dave... ((vanessa toss to shayla.... toss to ((vanessa toss to shayla.... still ahead in the five o'clock hour: the latest on the massive chaos... in the city of charlotte. protests over another police shooting... are getting ?very county... on a father.. accused of doing something ?awful in a school car line.. also ahead in the next hour: this week's extraordinary ordinary is a mother... on a mission. how she's keeping her's sons memory alive... good day is back.. in just two minutes. i wore a badge for 38 years knowing how much you trusted us to keep you safe. yet when a officer was killed in action florida was not doing enough to give their families the help od. that was wrong, so we changed that law. to ensure these families get the benefits they are entitled to and the honor they deserve. dana young has our back and she has yo

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come back again and again for the epcot food & wine festival and all four disney theme parks. ((russell the best concerts.. sold out in ?seconds. ticket-bots seconds. ticket buys don't give awe chance. what congress wants to do about it. >> and a big danger to your child's eyes. what you may have around your home that's putting their eyesight in danger. >>> from tab's number one news station, this is good day tampa bay. >>> hae everybody it's 8 o'clock i'm russell rhodes. i'm laura moody. good morning we thank you for waking up with us on this wednesday morning. september 14th. we will get straight over to dave with look at the fowa and a whole lot moisture in atmosphere temperatures running close to 80 degrees especially along coastline. you can kind of see all of those showers hovering off shore with all of that tropical moisture in place with heating the day guess what we will have to deal with showers and storms this morning. north port to punta gorda. a few sprinkles also up around crystal river, right on citrus levy county line we've got rain there. then there's this, tr

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epcot international food and wine festival kicks off today. that annual event brings all kinds unique eats and drinks of course live music. wang chung, they are a band. they will perform tonight and tomorrow night. the festival runs through november 14th. hoping to ease pain of children in distress is mission for group of pasco county women. as kelly ring shows us the ladies of knitters for charity are what's right with tampa bay. >>> it brings out child-like behavior in grown women. giver away. bears go to sheriff's department. pasco county sheriff's office. >> the officers handout cuddly toys, when dealing with children in stressful family situations. >>> 90 of these bears will be gone in a month. wow. that's how many they give out. >>> in the past year, knitters for charity bo bought stuffed animals and knitted more than 900 outfits to put on their furry friends. children are sometimes frightened and the what's going on. and they give them a calming effect, and something they can hold on to and love 86-year-old marguerite heinz started trea

epcot center tonight. they're kicking-off their super popular "food and wine festival" today... it booths and exhibits throughout the park... plus, live music. wang chung performs first, tonight and tomorrow night. the festival runs through november 14th. ((walter/bw)) i think a lot of us were surprised by how many people are still suffering from the effects of hurricane hermine. the flooding in our northern counties took a big toll.. ((jen)) yesterday, fox 13's ken suarez was live with a family.. who lost many of their possessions.. and had mold throughout their home.. this morning - we have an update after the community this is what we saw when we first showed up to the howell's home in hudson.. piles of ruined furniture were on the lawn.. and inside.. the mold was so strong.. it was hard to breathe.. but.. thanks to several members of the community.. and a lot of donations... the home is looking much different. (more) here are some pictures of the home after 12 hours of work.. it looks much cleaner... and more importantly, a lot of that mold is gone.. that will make family to