a spokesperson for fdot told us they actually do qualify for a sound wall, however fdot may not include it in the construction because removing underground utilities may make it too expensive. fight. >> you can always he would 9 investigates has been looking into by logging onto www.wftv.com. >>> tomorrow begins the 100 day countdown to an international sporting event for injured servicemembers. right here in central florida. the i-this games will be at orlando's espn wide world of sports complex in may. last year, prince harry announced the games would be healthier and more than 400 wounded veterans and active- duty servicemembers from 14 nations are expected to compete. >>> the blizzard of 2016 has officially been ranked as the fourth worst snowstorm in the northeast history. >> this snowstorm beat a 13 year record out of the last huge blizzard in 2003. they say the impact was crippling, but not extreme. it affected over 100 million people. across 26 states. it's nice to look at. >> yeah, get those dump trucks >> #loveflorida. come down here. >>> it has been kind of an indoor game, do

noise barrier. state agency. >> reporter: why can't fdot just put in a sound wall? >> it's more complicated. studies are done, and you look at the environment. >> reporter: fdot said the noise has to reach 66-decibels and then the state must determine how many homes would benefit from the factor. there has to be enough homes that the wall would benefit to home. in this case fdot predicts no homes qualify, but conservatively speaking a14- million. >> i-4 will be up high, and the them. state is preparing to add what is called a dry retention pond, and it will include some trees. not nearly enough to satisfy odell who moved into what is now a historic neighborhood 28 years ago. >> i want a solid barrier like what they are doing in other areas. >> reporter: the state will upgrade 2.5-foot safety wall to 3.5 feet which they said should reduce the noise there. a mobile home park in the same neighborhood qualifies for a sound wall, but it may not be included in construction because removing underground utilities may make it too expensive. >>> as we go to break a beautiful

fdot says they're engineers are studying the situation. if the problem persists, they may try to widen the lanes, but there's not a lot of permanent pavement to work with. "they need to rethink everything. they need to look at it over again what theyve done. i think they still need to make changes" hilary: there is an end in sight...in 6-9 weeks barring any rain delays...a 4th northbound lane will open and all lanes will go back to a 12 foot width. the dale mabry highway merge lane will also get longer. but until any relief comes your way, be sure to allow for plenty of extra time on i-275 during rush hour. i'll be watching the traffic situation very closely in the coming days and keep you updated. im road warrior hilary zalla for 10 news wtsp. if you have a problem on the roads, hilary can help you out. email her at "road warrior at wtsp dot com" or tweet her "at 10 news traffic." coming up at 5 on 10 news this morning....an investigation is underway after an amtrak train passing through jacksonville collides with a s-u-v killing one pers

fdot claimed making st. pete comply with the rules. st. said this. >> the department of transportation needs to get involved and provide additional guidance. >> he is moving forward to force cities to remove noncompliant signs much the bill would need several more approach hing signing the law, first committee hearing, in the adding pavement markings and picks signings, they don't offer refunds, they can't figure out how to properly alert drivers. check out this sign, think on an afternoon drive at 40 miles per hour you could figure out if you needed to slow done. we'll keep fighting to save the roads, we'll keep holding you're located officials. >> can you find all of the investigations on wtsp.com just click 10 investigates. >>> i don't know what's behind jim. >> that is the fog. >> can't see anything. >> it's so erie, too, because on land and around town it answer been that bad but take a look, i wand to show you this is what it was like in downtown st. pete, close to the by and couldn't see the skyline for parts of the day and then it

. >> which means another month of of commuter chaos, fdot shifted traffic along i 2975 over a week, a busy entrance ramp got shorter, they figured everyone would get used to it, it has not worked out that way. >> ha is something. >> people aren't used to the difference. >> it still have a nightmare. >> the fix wasn't right. >> frustrated communiters are looking for alternatives. turning bridges into parking lots, too. >> someone dropped the ball. >> and frankly the timing couldn't be much worse, it's snow bird season, that much more traffic already on the road. and over the next 49-6 weeks there is no shortage of huge >> between now and when the fourth lane finally opens tampa will host gas pairial la, big name concerts, florida state fair and monster jam. more time and patience. >> this is probably one of the toughest things we've gone through and it should be the worse. everything else from this point on should be good i am prements. again fdot has met at this point with the contract why are on the job asking them to do whatever they can to speed up that time table. that could inclu

. >>> let's look live at the scene using our fdot cameras. again both directions of i-275 shut down between bearss and i- 75. the stretch of i-275 reopened between 5:00 and 6:00 this morning. right now continue on fletcher or fowler. >>> as we look at the temperatures across the area, low 50s around sebring, lake placid to frostproof. tampa 53. also in the 40s, brooksville at the moment. as we move through the day lots of sunshine and fair weather clouds. no rain in sight in our daylight hours. 73 is the high. not bad at all for this time of year. but things are going to go downhill fast as our next cold front approaches, even overnight tonight. i'll have more on that coming up in florida's most accurate 7- day forecast. >>> 4:31. pinellas deputies say the 15 men you see behind us now wanted sex from young girls, morning arrested after the sting the operation wearwayfairer. >> and the sheriff is expected to arrest more suspects. >> posing as minors on line, these are the 15 people who believed they were talking to someone young. >> they are p

studies are done and you look at the environment >> reporter: fdot says the noise has to reach 66 db than the state must determine how many homes would benefit from a wall. the cost is a factor. that is because there has to be enough homes that a sound wall would benefit to keep the cost of the wall to about $42,000 per mole -- home. qualifies but officials say conservatively speaking, even a 14 foot wall would cost nearly $1 million. >> i-4 will be up high in the sound will travel on top of them. >> reporter: you can see the state is already preparing to add what is called a dry retention pond which will include some trees. likely, not nearly enough to replace what was here and not nearly enough to satisfy o'dell. he moved into what is now a historic may divert -- neighborhood 28 years ago. >> i want a solid barrier like areas. >> reporter: daralene jones, channel 9 eyewitness news the state will upgrade a 2.5 foot safety while to 3.5 feet which they say it should help reduce noise. >>> if you have travel plans this year, the state department is urging you to renew your passport as

fdot says their engineers are studies ing the situate. there is not a lot of permanent pavement to work with. >> they need to rethink everything, they need to look at what they've done, they still need to make changes. >> there is an end in sight though,-6-9 weeks a fourth northbound lane will open and go back to a 12-foot width, the merge lane will get longer, be sure to plan extra time going northbound on 275 especially during rush hour, i will be sure to be watching the traffic situation for you closely in the coming days and i will keep you updated, 10 news. >>> time now for stories making headlines around the state, and world. >>> deadly house explosion that kill add family in ohio, investigators say it may have been the result of of a murder- suicide, a married couple and their 8 and 129-year-old daughters were found inside that home, ruling out a natural gas leak. >>> actor allen ratz died today, along with diehard and the movie love actually. rick man is survived by partner of 50 years and recently married, he was 69 years old. >>

. >> great shot from the fdot cam over the sky way. when you get all of this warm air, relatively warm, over the cooler waters of the gulf, you get sea fog. coast were getting a lot of reports among the immediate coastline. the dense fog advisory remains in effect for the off-shore areas. in terms of titan doppler radar, more rain in store for the southern third of the state. we're on the fringe. we will get more rain tonight and tomorrow. but when we're talking fort myers and naples and alligator alley, they will see more heavy rains and more severe weather tomorrow. for us, i think the threat is over. and obviously the heaviest weather stayed well to our south. with temperatures, one of the main reasons right here. the lower the temperature, the less energy. so there's less for the atmosphere to really work with for that possibility of severe weather. and look at that, temperatures today about 10 degrees cooler than they were this time yesterday. outside right now, tampa checking in with clouds and rain. 68 degrees. clearwater and st

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fdot camera, i-4, michigan south of downtown. looking to the north. the city at the top of the heavy rain that will work in. round to coming our way to the south and it will pump our way through the afternoon. light showers and we have some wet roads. the rain we had -- tracking rain winter park orlando and azalea park and castleberry winter springs from orange into seminole county and showers near titusville, oak hill edgewater volusia county. other spots may see drizzle but we are showing a tornado video from to the south, south of palm beach toward coconut creek. a confirmed tornado we saw it on a camera and we have that for you. warnings to the south where the highest threat of severe weather is. if you travel toward south florida, more energy but a slight risk for us going throughout the day. 60s to near 70, 66 almost everywhere. 66 the land and the villages and for the rest of today near 70 but on and off rain. more on and off even in tonight. 3:00, tom terry is on his way in a by 4:00, heavy pockets of rain and threat of storms we will watch fo

right now fdot does not have $3 billion project. still it's planning to start construction in five to ten years. express lanes to keep traffic moving, but lanes miller promises he won't be taking. >> $2 a mile at a maximum is insane. >> reporter: for the now, i'm christie post. >> christie, thank you. >>> here is something that you don't see every day. >> hopefully not. >> this is somebody's pool. that is a crocodile. >> unbelievable. how about that. this is coming out of the keys there. the sheriff's office says they got the call around 7:30. hi, there's a crocodile in my pool. apparently it's just taking a dip. >> how do you think that conversation goes. >> i'm sure we will hear about it. guess what, the crocodile -- fish and wildlife were able to get the crocodile out safely. just so you know the american endangered species. if you want one removed, call denis phillips. no, don't do that. >> call the authorities and they will take care of it. >> this is really awesome. you can't tell what it is until we tell you. those are manate

fdot live at the singh, this is the first murder of the year in -- back out live at the scene, this is the first murder of the year in bradenton. police believe this was a targeted shooting. we will continue to follow any dealer element -- any development and bring them to you on air and online. sarah rosario, abc action news. >> covering pascoe county now. a bomb threat at the elementary school and holiday has been found to be a hoax took a school administrator heard the voice found this morning threatening to blow up the school. buses and parents were redirected to drop their kids off at golf tracy elementary school. students already at the school were moved to a nearby publix parking lot. the sheriff's department conducting a search and found nothing suspicious. >>> at 5:00, a city in st. petersburg -- an employee is in critical condition. steve miller and he was in the crosswalk when he was hit. know if any charges will be filed.>>> thousands travel to tallahassee today trying to save florida's tax credit scholarship allowing low income students to attend private abc action news re

fdot is working to figure out who got into the system and gained access to employee names and social security numbers. the agency told us a file used for travel reimbursement was first accessed in 2013 and went unnoticed until now get chief information officer told employees they could not verify if the information was accessed or -- for unlawful purposes but fdot removed the file and access to a. >>> ,15 winter springs student accused of stabbing her ex- boyfriend in school with a steak knife will be charged as an adult. we told you when a judge ordered her to stay in juvenile detention following the incident. she is now expected to be transferred to the seminole county jail. >>> rick scott political action committee is launching a $1 million tv ad campaign next week. committee's goal is to convince state lawmakers they should back his plans to cut $1 billion in taxes this year. he is also asking legislators to attract is is is to the state. >>> -- businesses to the state. >>> a donald trump one thing one of his rivals in court. what he wants ted cruz to face the judge. a reason exp

. >> reporter: why can't fdot put in a sound wall? >> it's a little bit more complicated than going in there and say, let's put up a sound wall. studies are done and you look at the environment. >> reporter: fdot told us the noise has to reach 66 decibels and the state must determine how many homes would benefit. the cost is a factor, that's because there has to be enough homes that a sound wall would benefit to keep the cost of the wall to $42,000 per home. in this case, fdot predicts no homes qualify, but officials say 14-foot wall would cost nearly $1 million. >> i-4 is going to be up really high there and the sound is going to travel on top of them. >> you can see here the state is already preparing to add what's called a dry retention pond, which will include some trees likely not nearly enough to nearly enough to satisfy odell who moved into what is now a historic neighborhood 28 years ago. >> i want a solid barrier like what they're doing in other areas. >> the state will up great a two and a half foot safety wall to three and

this is what it looks like on our fdot cameras right now... near busch boulevard and i-275 in tampa ---and me and dave will keep checking this for you,throughout the morning 3 the search for a missing florida child has just crossed state lines. authorities are looking for three-year-old xander quigley...shown here on the left. they believe the boy's mother, natasha quigley, and her boyfriend, gary bullock junior, took the boy... and left florida. bullock junior is an escaped convict. he cut off his ankle monitor last friday at his work release job in daytona beach shores. he was serving an eight year theft. authorities believe the three are traveling in a 2010 white chevrolet cobalt with florida tag number e-u-j-l-3-1. anyone who spots this car... or those three people... please call 911. 3 and a couple hours ago .. detectives found a missing 6-year old girl in tampa. brianna felton was last seen wednesday afternoon getting off her school bus... investigators were concerned for her welfare.. and started their search.. they found her overnight.

we go straight to fdot for answers. how long the traffic nightmare will be a reality for drivers. >> the tampa bay rays could be moving to hillsborough county. >> live from the station taking action for you. this is abc action news. >> now at 6:00, your daily commute seemingly getting worse. you're looking live as traffic is slowly moving across the northbound lanes there of i- 275. tonight we're taking action to find when this is going to start getting better. >>> but first we are just

. >> reporter: fdot says the contractor on the project has promised to speed up this phase. however, that will still be four to six weeks out. >> we never really meant to give any intention that this was going to be better at this point. it's just another phase of construction. >> reporter: meaning this will continue to be a bit of a headache for at least a few weeks longer. and as you can see, traffic here along i-275 north is pretty much stop and go. if you need to come this evening, pack your patience. there is something to look forward to at least when it comes to this project. the entire project should be completed by the summer, meaning a much smoother commute. drivers are hoping that is the case. >> clean-up underway in venice. straight line winds blowing the roof of off of a shopping center. luckily no one was hurt. we seem to be in the clear for now. but more storms are coming our way this weekend. denis phillips has what you can expect. >> i think the timing will be similar. first thing on sunday morning. you mentioned the straight line winds in venice. those are h

fdot says dirty t-bone crashes have been reported at the goldenrod intersection with my typewriter and put up on street in the last four years. the problem is that drivers can legally cut across the busy road, they plan to add medians which would only allow left hand turn to cut down on the problem. >>> lawmakers say red light cameras are affecting the efforts to make school busstop saber across the state. >> six years after everything you know, just frustrated. >> reporter: don mayer's daughter, gabby, was struck and killed while walking home from her school busstop near debary in 2010. now he wants the state to allow cameras on school buses to catch and find drivers to pass any legally. but, sponsors of a new bill say some lawmakers don't want more surveillance on our roads because of all the red light cameras. a staple that could have a sweeping impact on local schools keeps moving forward in tallahassee. we first told you about the school choice proposal last spring. if approved, it was that parents enrolled children in any public school that had not reached capacity, yet, regardle

fdot announced today there will be nightly closures at the intersection of aloma and cimarron in winter park for the next week. the closures start at 8 in the morning, starting this sunday and going until friday, february 5th. drivers should follow the detour signs posted along aloma and cimarron to get around the construction. >> it is finally here. the very first race at the newly renovated daytona international speedway. >> the rolex 24 kicks off in a few hours in daytona beach. news 6 meteorologist candace campos joins us live from the speedway out there now. i don't know if we're going to get her to come back to the station it's so perfect out there. you're pinpointing some excellent race weather, right? >> excellent is an understatement. the weather just can't beat it. clear blue skies, not too hot, not too cold, just right. we even had a news 6 viewer coming up to us while we were shooting around earlier today and gave us a big high 5 and saying "this is a 10 on the sorrells scale," which puts it we also spoke with joey chitwood earlier today and he said the combination of great

. >> fdot does not have all of the money it needs for the project. they plan to start construction in the next five to ten years. >>> now the most accurate weather team in florida, abc action weather. >> good afternoon, everybody. at long last we finally got back to where we should be this time of year with temperatures a lot of clouds are rolling in. this. area of low pressure. it's the same one that will north. but it's also going to bring us and the possibility of some severe weather. but you notice the bulk of the to our north. we are right on the fringe. it will not be an issue tonight or around sunrise tomorrow. by mid morning, clouds build, showers and storms likely. then big changes by the weekend. we will pinpoint the details coming up in a couple minutes. >>> we have dramatic video to show you. it's a taxi cab engulfed in flames exploding in massachusetts. there was an 80-year-old woman inside and the driver were able to escape just before the fire started. in all, six explosions captured on cell phone video. john mcdonald watched from his

a similar shutdown is planned for the weekend of the 29th and fdot says it will have detour signs up but there will likely be backup. >> three others in critical condition after police say at least 50 cars were involved in a pile-up crash that happened on i-95. investigators say nearly a dozen tractor-trailers were in the pile-up which shut down eastbound lanes of i-94 near hartford. that's just west of kalamazoo. detectives say speeding drivers and near whiteout conditions were to blame for these wrecks. this crash comes one week after another person was killed in a >> peyton manning and the broncos are on their way to the title game after knocking out the steelers. >> playoff fever is running high. take a look. this family won a contest to have all the walls painted orange in their house in honor of the broncs. in return, they got some game tickets for yesterday's game from the broncos in addition to the tickets the couple also got a visit from the cheerleaders and the mascot. >> it is a nice color. >> the couple says after playoffs, they might be repainting but they may leave on t

fdot making improvements and they say there will be lane closures and detours for the next 10 months. >> reporter: mayor wiseman says she's concerned about traffic, too, the p pject will include a transportation hub inside one of the garages. >> the bus traffic whether it's dade county public track sit or our own transit will all go in an enclosed structure. >> reporter: the expansion may be in part to compete with massive mall projects in the works around south florida. one is working on half a million square feet of retail space and mixed use mega project. just up the road in downtown, high fashion stores would anchor rest ran and entertnment at the proposed miami world center project. and the push to build the largest mall in the country, american dream miami, could bring shopping and apology musement park complex and even skiing to northwest miami-dade the mayor says her city is not worried about the competition. >> our mall, the mall it will give a much better eerience to everyone who comes to it. >> and we reached out to the mall owners for more details, as well as their full pl

part of the plan includes fdot building a retention pond and road that would take up more than 3 acres of lake charities wetlands. another meeting is set for january 25. >>> reaching out to orlando city officials this morning to find out if commissioners approve a proposal to turn a tennis court into a soccer facility. orlando city foundation has received a grant and donor funding to pay for the project. it will turn a tennis court and washington shores area into a soccer pitch. proponents say if approved, >>> weapons and what their vanilla found at a orange county high school twice. principle of timber creek high school sent a message to parent letting them know deputy found a gun, knife and drug paraphernalia in the students car. students were threatened and school went on as normal. friday student caught with similar stuff in their car. >>> jury selection could begin today or tomorrow for the trial of a suspected cocaine trafficker accused of trying to run after someone tipped him off about his pending arrest but we told you curtis ross sealed board was somehow accessed minutes afte

>> we've watched this on the fdot cameras. this camera positioned just north of riddleton way. let's look at the crash on a map, again 275 closed now in both directions from the split with 75 all the way to bearss. letting cars get off at the 75 come down bruce b downs and you get back on the interstate either at bearss or fletcher. you can do that same alternate route but in reverse if you're heading northbound. or you can take a us-41 depending on where you're coming from and where you're going. again, as the morning pushes on if the southbound lanes haven't reopened we're going to see significant backups. prepare to leave early and we'll let you know as soon as this clears. >>> let's look at the weather. i don't know if i'm just a little warmer out. this morning. the rivergate tower tampa camera showing you it's nice and clear and dry, but check out these temperatures! low to mid-50s across tampa bay. most of the temperatures are 10 time. winds are still pretty light. cloud cover in the mix. check out these highs today. in hillsborough county we're but it's not just us. even

it's part of phase one of a program that the police department started with an fdot grant meant to encourage pedestrian and bike safety. >>> there's a new national champion in college football. little after midnight the game between number one clemson and number two alabama wrapped up. it was a good one, tied at 14- 14 in the third, jake coker with the perfect pass to oj clemson eventually takes the lead but alabama would tie it on a field goal and they would eventually add to the score with a kickoff return for a touchdown. final score alabama 45, clemson 40. the victory gives the crimson tide their fourth national sabin. for women. the u.s. preventive services task force says breast cancer screenings do the most good later in life. it says windchill whose risk of breast cancer is considered average should get mammograms every other year between age of 50 and 74. the report says women in their 40s benefit less. health groups urge ma'am grapes every year -- mammograms every year starting at 40 though last year the american cancer society raised its starting age to 45. >>> look at this heart-

the fdot said the shift will occur. that will be at 10:30 tonight. that means that 275 north will be closed between kennedy traffic will be detoured to dale mabry and back on 275 at himes. the shift will take place between 10:30 and 5:30 tomorrow morning. and represent the start of a straighter, wider lane. new bridges over dale mabry and that big dip. that's gone. >> at this timewelling dint. watch for signs. itwell be a welcome change, f to the will have another six months of construction that they plan on opening. now three lanes will be open, however, that is going to be months ahead of schedule when they finish that. this project was not supposed to end until the end of this year. things ahead of schedule. morning. and the traffic is going to be detoured along kennedy boulevard. that's where i'm standing now. schedule. you never here that. >> that's nice to hear, right, every once in a while that's good. >> that's a good thing. >> all right, evan thank you. dellegatto. >> here is a interview on the top of, this is the tippy top of sky tower. it

works to take out the last orange grove to put in a retail shopping plaza part of that plan includes fdot building, retention pond also a road that of lake charities wetlands. another meeting set for january 25. >>> a group supporting former florida governor jeb bush launched an attack against his rival. why he is abusing rubio of twisting in the wind. >>> the changes the students will notice on the sats developing now at the state capital the people you pay to spend your money back to work today. last year the florida legislature abruptly left work amid widespread infighting. reporter christopher heath is live in tallahassee to the governor just finished laying out his parties for this year. >> reporter: -- priorities for lawmakers have to do during the 60 day session is pass a budget and they come into tallahassee with a budget surplus. the governor made clear in his remarks there are several things he wants done but hard hard on 2 specific things, his homework of course being jobs and the other being tax cuts. agenda for the legislative session big governor rick scott addressing lawmak

you can see it here on one of the fdot cameras. this camera positioned just north of bridleton way, both directions moving smoothly right now. here's a live look at i-4 heading into downtown tampa. traffic starting to build as the morning rush hour pushes on but for now no crashes or breakdowns on i-4. checking the way back at county line road -- >>> let's check with action air 1 who just arrived at an accident in riverview, this is 301 just north of 75, this is in the eastbound lanes though as you can see the crash has been moved off to the side. a couple of cars there, looks like a bus. trying to figure out if it's a school bus but that crash is off to the side so not affecting any traffic. just use caution if you're driving there in the eastbound lanes, slow down or move over and let those emergency crews work. >>> i think it's starting to warm up. >> it is. we're warming up from start-to- finish today. we're looking at a gorgeous sunrise. we have extra clouds across tampa bay this morning, a little different than yesterday. the

. >> well, right now we want to take a live look outside at one of our fdot cameras. this is 275 at ashley. you can barely tell that's what it is. there's on looker delays. not sure if that's an accident or not. but i guarantee that has to do it has been all day. overcast skies. now it's pouring. right in the middle of the beginning of rush hour. let's take you back outside and show you the weather cam for another perspective here. you can see a lot of wet cameras and a lot of wet roads as well. heavy rain. visibility and produce ponding the good news, this is moving rapidly to the south and east. another half hour and we should improve at least with the rainfall rates here. not with the rain. the rain will continue as we head through later tonight. just not as intense. this the 24-hour rainfall. again, pokes of one to two to three inches. i want to show you the three- hour accumulation. that is significant as well. an inch in some spots. as we widen out the view, you here. through right now. come. i think we're still raining as we head through later this here is futu

fdot says they'll have signs up to detour drivers around this. another shut down is planned in the same spot later this month to finish up the work. >> troy, how are ewith looking outside? >> chilly. you'll be cranking up the heat in the car heading off to work. the roadways, more people out and about near the amway center in downtown orlando. what about the temperature there at 45? that's what it feels like, a light east wind in downtown orlando. a little bit of a different setup than yesterday where we had north winds bringing in more cold air. it is 43 in sanford. still colder in ocala at 36. at least we are not talking about the 20's like we saw yesterday. a good bit of sunshine. a chilly start at the bus stop. the kids will need the jacket. 45 in orlando at 11:00. notice the warmup through the afternoon with a mix of sun and clouds. we are up to 74 which is above the average of 71. coming up, a front bringing in storms tomorrow. a cooldown for the weekend. we'll time it out and pinpoint when to expect it. let's check on roads and head over t

was originally reporting pit closer to busch boulevard but pi checked a few of the fdot pcameras a bit further south and pi think i've found it. pthis is the one we're checking pout near hillsborough avenue. psouthbound direction seeing some pdelays here but good news is i'm pnot seeing any travel lanes pblocked so it looks like this is pnot going to be causing too much pof a concern but as i mentioned pbefore, onlooker delays psouthbound 275. pbearss avenue looks like it's a pcouple of minutes heavier than pwe're used to seeing this time pof morning. p20 minutes northbound 75 is in pthe clear. pi-4 westbound drivers, typical pdelays coming into the pinterchange. pwith charley belcher this pmorning. p>>charley: good day to you, pvanessa. pnice to see you back. p>>vanessa: thank you. p>>charley: jennifer epstein, not pthat she wasn't fun to chat pwith, of course. pshe might be listening. pi was shocked finding out that plovie smith had been fired. pthat was weird. p>>vanessa: surprise. p>>charley: that's the crazy pbusiness of the nfl, isn't it? pi don't know. pi want to know -- my mind

let's show you one of the fdot cameras. dangerous. you start dropping under a mile and you need to slow down. we have essentially a warm air mass that is rolling through the gulf. remember the water temperatures with all of the cold air are very chilly. as that warm air passes through the water, it condenses and we start getting into a fog situation here. we will watch for that. that's one of our stories. the other is the rainfall because we're not done as we've been talking about here. the rain has continued. again, we have more where it came from here. showers moderate to heavy at times. we will continue in the overnight hours and into tomorrow before our front begins to clear things out. earlier this morning, take a look at some of the thunderstorms that really got going. this is where the severe weather threat was highest. this is in broward county with significant rotation. in fact we now understand that for that and the latest on what we can expect throughout the season and why this has been so strong across the peninsula, here

the air is settled did i will monitor visibility and deneige and i have been looking at fdot cameras but everything is fine now. i do not expect widespread visibility issues despite the fact you will have a lot more cowed -- cloud coverage. satellite radar composited -- composite with cloud streaming. northern gulf of mexico am will start impact the area after midnight still dry today, mild. a great day to enjoy what is happening across winter park. a lovely city to get a stroll. low 70s for a high maybe windbreakers by the late morning hours. you probably will not need a jacket in the afternoon. come back in less than 10 minutes, i will show you future track and we will track out the beginning of the storms. it is an early start to the rain wednesday. i will show you that coming up in less time it -- in less than 10 minutes. 6:01 am. here is deneige. >> i-4, sam lake road and they are just about to completely clear the crash that was out here for the last hour. i-4 westbound at sam lake. everything to the shoulder so it should not cause issues if you are leaving the house in that di

pwe want to take you to a live plook at one of our fdot camps. pyou can see note crash to blame pfor the congestion, just a pcalculated shift in lane this pcongestion on i-65. pit is a drive we have been pdaydreaming of for three and phalf years and counting.but ptoday, it was more like a pnightmare. p>> man: we shipped the traffic pover the new bridge crossing pdale maybury and heinz. pso traffic is in a new palignment, basically between plois avenue to east of himes pavenue. p>> northbound traffic was at a pstandstill after the new lanes pwere opened up for the morning pcommute. p>> normally during rush hour, pit is not unusual to see delays pof some sort over the howard pfranklin bridge, but right pafter they reopened the new ptravel lanes, we really started pto see bad backups.>> even pafter the morning rush. pcongestion continued well into pthe 10:00 hour. p>> woman: we still have place. pnormally when this would be pclear at this point, we have plots of red on the sensors pand heinz have the new emerging attern going on and is still pbacked

again, all of our area cams, the fdot cams showing that the rain is really accumulating on local roadways and continues to do so. a lot of run off. doesn't get much better, because as we wrap up the day part chances for rain. fantastic weather, 60s and upper 70s are part of the forecast by tuesday, very warm. bright central florida sunshine for you during that time. >> john: developing this morning it's an all out search to find this little boy. >> amy: investigators are very concerned about 3-year-old xander quigley. they believe he's in danger. investigators believe he is with his mother who helped her boyfriend escape from a work detail. jackie orozco is joining us live in volucia county. >> reporter: good morning, amy. i've been staying in touch with volucia county sheriff's deputies trying to get the latest on the search that little boy and they were telling me that they consider the man that he is with the mother's boyfriend armed and dangerous. family members passed out flyers hoping someone has seen her 3-year-old grandson, xander quigley. >> we wanted to come to daytona to pass o

fdot says our trucks will not only help with snow removal but also remind residents that the sunshine state welcomes their visit anytime. >> i also feel like it's a little mean, though, when they're dealing with that. >> a little bit. >> some people like the snow, though. >> yeah, not that much. >> big changes are coming for drivers on the beachline. >> what differences you can expect with the tolls in just a matter of days. >> then finalizing super bowl preps on the field and what about the nfl says about the potential rain check? >> take a look at what's going on on radar right now. big scattered showers from osceola to brevard. too. pinpoint it into the night and there are still more on tap for tomorrow. i'll take you hour by hour through your thursday, straight ahead. >> but first, the crime alert car owners need to hear next. why crooks are going first for your glovebox and what you need to know to stay protected. getting results for central florida on the news 6 at 4:00 and the news 6 app. we'll be right back. >> during the break we're streaming live on facebook, >> all right. k

. >> reporter: he highlighted improvements by the speedway and fdot and pointed out the city's own successes improving orange avenue and luring an but much of daytona's beachside still suffers from light. >> we realize we have issues as it relates to our beachside infrastructure and we will address it. >> reporter: ocean front weston coming to daytona beach but there has been no progress on a proposed hard won tell. >> it is a multimillion i'm one $40 million project that is obviously facing some challenges and has not gotten off the ground as fast as we are hopeful. >> in november, i exposed nearly $2 million in property liens tacked on houses across the city in the last 5 years. they are result of unpaid code enforcement find it henry did not explain specific plans to tackle those but says it is challenging and the city is addressing it. >> each property is different and you have to deal with it on an individual basis. >> reporter: the mayor plans to run for reelection this year. he has another state of the city address later this month channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> a popular electric gri

fdot says it will have detour signs up but there will likely be some back-ups. >> some surveillance cameras catch an incredibly close call at a gas station in sydney, australia. a car smashes right through the wall. it appears the woman inside is hit but the car barely misses her and she walks away alive. workers dragged the two people inside the car out to safety. police are still trying to figure out what sent the car into the store. >> that is some scary video. >> my heart stops every time i see that. >> glad no one was hurt in that. >> ahead at 4:30, nail polish and chemical concerns, not just on your skin but inside your body. we'll explain. >> and then a spacex rocket explosion during a historic landing attempt over the weekend. what mission managers plan to do next. >> then a violent home invasion has a local mom demanding justice. what she tells news 6 about the frightening attack. >> developing now, a mom opens her door thinking neighbors were outside but criminals were outside. we'll tell you what's going on. >> and candace campos is taking us down to street level to show us how t

pwe want to take you to fdot pcamera in polk county. pthis is along i-4 so you can see palso similar visibility concerns phere near state road 33. pit's the same case for these pdrivers. pmake sure you're giving yourself pextra time out the door to pnavigate any visibility issues pyou might encounter. pmeantime, looks good as far as ptravel times are concerned. pno incidents are blocking up the proads. p>>walter: new this morning, pfamilies forced out of their phomes after a fire at a tampa papartment complex. pthis is on huber street, in the pdrew park area. pfire started in one apartment pand then spread. pa man says he was asleep on the pcouch when he felt part of his proof fall in on him. phe started banging on walls to pthank. ply everyone made it out safely. p>>laura: we have new video of a pfire in plant city. pit started about 10:00 last pnight. pthis was along hevel road. pauthorities are not sure what ptype of building this was. pit was fully engulfed when pfirefighters arrived and there's pnothing left. p>> i don't like being

fdot says they'll have signs up to detour drivers under the mess and they're working on an updated schedule. we will let you know when this happens. >> tonight a record for airport security. more guns in 2015 airport checkpoints than ever before. >> it says 2,563 guns were discovered, a 20% increase from 2014. the t.s.a. findings found four of the five guns found were actually loaded. dallas-fort worth international airport were where the most firearms were discovered with 115 found in 2015 and atlanta was no. 2 with 144 and houston with 100 guns found at the security line in 2015. orlando international was not in the top 10 list. >> time is running out for monster truck fans to see the stars. >> only a couple hours to see the giant trucks on display. >> are you going to go? >> i met them on stories before. >> i met them on friday. >> they're being showcased at a circle k in clermont and it's all ahead of saturday's big monster jam rally in the citrus bowl. stadium where the soccer and football field has been covered with some 300 truckloads of dirt, about 60,000 screaming fans are expected

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pit looks like fdot seeing lanes pclear there has turned the pcameras back to the interstate pand that was related to the pinvestigation where we saw ken plive a few moments ago. plooks like you don't have to pworry about the delays anymore. pno delays to be seen on the pinterstate yet. psouthbound 475 is a four minute pride and then eight minutes papiece here, 75 northbound from pthe selmon expressway to fowler pavenue and then also westbound palong i-4 between branch forbes pand 75. p>>russell: right now mexican pauthorities are working to send pto the united states. p>>laura: the drug kingpin was pcaptured six following his pescape from a mexican prison. pjen is here now with the latest pon this. pgood morning. p>>jennifer: good morning. pthis morning we're learning more pabout what led to his arrest and phis surprising connection to a phollywood celebrity. pbefore his capture, el chapo pguzman met secretly with sean enn. phe was interested in making a pmovie about his life so he preached to a mexican actress who pthen got in touch with penn. pmexican authorities tracked enn's locat

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. >> we have been -- fdot camera pine trail, i-95. network of cameras along i-95 toward the coast and we are going to have a crew on the ground in apopka watching storm damage earlier and they are storm tracking it for us and they will head up there and keep an eye on this. if we can pop that up. there is the live crew on the way. they are in orange county. watching storm on the tail end and they are headed toward volusia county and we have another crew in volusia county as well that is on the ground but again we need the worst weather to get through port orange, ponce inlet in particular tornado precautions as it moves to the east northeast at 30 files my -- 35 miles an hour. you need to be indoors and away from windows. find a room that does not have windows. harbor oaks, wilbur by the sea pigheaded toward you. tom coming you could see the notch. if there isn't a tornado moving across the ground on a1a. >> live radar. port orange for twee one -- 421 wilbur by the sea. more central sections of volusia county where you go from green to red there is a gradient through here big colors c