the ramp from southbound i-75 a.m. tonight and new this morning new this morning... cincinnati police investigating after a man is struck and killed in hyde park... with another woman waking up in our jessica brown is live at u-c medical center with the latest information. live live a boone county highway is open this morning, after a crash sent several people to the hospital and closed the road for hours. officials say 65 year-old michael puckett's truck was struck by a wrong way driver on 237.. then burst puckett was trapped inside... jumped in to help. 1:21:36-:44 over and said can you i said yeah and put my phone down and jumped up there" "the entire hood was on fire" wiessmann climbed into the bed of puckett's truck and pulled him through window. puckett is in fair medical center. why 22 year-old was driving the no word on her morning. through the kentucky legislature that provides more protection for domestic violence victims. under the bill, victims could break their rental lease agreements without fear of financial penalties. supporters say the measure provid

carstar denise does traffic closures on northbound i-75 at double lane reopen by 5 a.m. northbound i-75 to state route 562 will also be closed from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. happening today happening today across the nation... government washington, d-c, following the blizzard. the house has also postponed votes this coming week - including one on overriding president barack obama's health care veto. happening today happening today across the region... kentucky governor matt bevin will give his first state of the commonwealth budget address since taking office. he will speak tonight at 7 in frankfort. happening today happening today across the tri- state.. cincinatti's favorite bat boy is set to speak at a "think tank" event at northern kentucky university. teddy kremer and his mother will deliver the keynote address. he's been an honorary batboy for the reds since 20-12. are you planning to get bengals tickets next season? we've got the breakdown of prices and changes... next. and we're on the scene of breaking news in sycamore township... a chase has ended in a crash... details most adora

the ramp from sr 562 to southbound i-75 will also be closed from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. wednesday through friday. new this morning new this morning... cincinnati police are investigating a late-night homicide in westwood. kara dblbx our dan wells joins with what we know right now. live according to cincinnati police that man was found dead in this apartment complex parking lot after a shooting. officers were called out here at about 10:30 to a report of shots fired at the western glen apartment complex in the 26-hundred block of montana avenue. the name of the victim has not been released. police have not released a description of the suspects. homicide investigators were still tied up on the case early wednesday and unable to provide an update. live happening today happening today... family and friends respects and say goodbye to a milford high school student, killed in a crash. the visitation for 16-year old lauren until 8 tonight at home. tomorrow at 10 at saint andrew police say wilfong glendale milford road when her car veered off and hit an oncoming car sunday. an

so i-75 shut down southbound lanes at miramar parkway. we'll continue to follow this breaking news story for you here. you can see the traffic situation right now at 6:19 in the evening. and it is a mess out there. so if you know someone that is on the roadways right w, give them the warning. >> three car crash is what we know ght now. don't use i-75 south. it is closed at miramar parkway. and traffic is pretty bad. >>> some south florida students taking their best shots attne special class. combinin check this out, bro. what's that, broheim? i switched to geico and got more. more savings on car insurance? yeah bro-fessor, and more. like renters insurance. more ways to save. nice, bro-tato chip. that's not all, bro-tein shake. geico has motorcycle and rv insurance, too. oh, that's a lot more. oh yeah, i'm all about more, teddy brosevelt. >>> we continue to follow breaking news here on nbc 6. a major traffic alert, a multivehicle accident on i-75 on the southbound lanes and miramar parkway as closed down all lanes southbound. you can see t

the following sr 562 to southbound i-75 from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. tonight and new this morning new this morning... new this morning... both cincinnati police and metro bus officials are investigating after a man is struck and killed in hyde park... another woman, waking up in the hospital. kara dblbx our jessica brown is live at u-c medical center with new information. live we're here at uc medical center because that's where one of the victims is now recovering this morning. 41 year old emily frank is at last check listed in serious condition here. emily and her dad stephen frank were hit by a metro bus while crossing hyde park last night around 7:30. it happened right at erie and edwards her dad died at the years old/ the driver of the cincinnati metro bus was 57 year old patrick......no passengers were else got hurt. cincnnati police say investigation. live has been a driver tot he hospital police say speed factors in the crash. a boone county highway is open this morning, after a fiery, wrong-way crash sent several hospital and closed the road f

bridge work requires single southbound i-75 at requires single lane closures on southbound i-75 at sr 562 beginning at 8 p.m., followed by double lane closures at 11 p.m. each night wednesday, jan. 27 through friday, jan. 29, will all lanes reopen by 5 a.m. the following day. the ramp from sr 562 to southbound i-75 will also be closed from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. wednesday through friday. a new grocery kara dblbx fox 19 now's jessica brown is live at fresh thyme where a lot of people are already waiting in line to check it out. good morning rob and kara. that's right fresh thyme opens here at the newport plaza in about an hour this morning. it's the first one in kentucky...and clearly there's been a lot of buzz about this opening because check out the line of people waiting to check it out. the first 250 shoppers will get 20 percent of their purchase and every customer that comes by today will get a free reusable shopping bag. this is the second fresh thyme to open in the tri state..the first one opened in oakley in 2014...and has been pretty busy since it opened. the ribbon cutting is at

carstar single lane closures on northbound i-75 at closures on northbound i-75 at sr 562 beginning at 8 p.m., followed by double lane closures at 11 p.m. with all lanes reopen by 5 a.m. tomorrow. the ramp from northbound i-75 to state route 562 will also be closed from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. happening today happening today across the nation... government offices will remain closed in washington, d-c, following the the house has also postponed votes including one on president barack care veto. three california prison inmates who sawed through a metal grate, crawled through plumbing tunnels and repelled to freedom down a rope made from bed linens. they were first noticed missing on friday. happening today happening today across the region... kentucky governor matt bevin will give his first state of the commonwealth budget address since taking office. he will speak tonight at 7 in frankfort. happening today happening today across the tri- state.. cincinatti's favorite bat boy is set to speak at a think tank event at northern kentucky university. teddy kremer and his mother will address. ted

all lanes reopen by 562 to southbound i-75 will also be closed from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. happening today several officer- involved shootings have dominated headlines across the nation... several officer- involved shootings have dominated headlines across the nation... following accusations of racial discrimination. today, u-c is hosting an event to tackle that very topic... rob dblbx our sara celi is live on campus with the details. live experts from around the country... and chief... taking about race and policing during a confernce that starts today. this weekend's events also include a lunch with valerie lemme, who served as cincinnati's city manager during the 2001 riots. the event kicks off today at 12:30 at the tangeman university center. topics for the conference include: institutional racism, law enforcement and representation... racial profiling... the state of police community relations... policing black girls and women's bodies... and immigration policy. vo this conference... held against the backdrop of the ongoing sam dubose case... in with uc police officer

the following southbound i-75 from 9 p.m. until 6 through friday. new this morning new this morning... one person is dead and three others are still missing after a house explodes into a ball of fire in adair county, kentucky. adair county about 2-hours south of louisville. neighbors say the explosion could be heard for miles. they rushed to the house to find it on fire. one person made it out alive... and is expected to be ok. the family is well- known in the community. about every weekend. going in and out with their tractors and trucks. very friendly, super, super people." investigators say nothing suspicious or crimminal is suspected but no word yet on a cause. local state and federal investigators will be on scene today. the national transportation safety board will be at the scene of a small plane crash in xenia, ohio, at daylight today... the coroner confirms one person died when the aircraft went down at the greene county regional airport, near dayton. we're told the pilot was the only one on board. it's not clear what caused the plane to cr

this is i-75 at i-4. northbound and southbound. i-75 definitely delayed. >>> you'll likely see this all the late late show gets a special guest. take a look. help from the outside. >> adele was the latest celebrity to join in the car pool kareoke. not only did they sing popular

that is just rest of i-75. your routed traffic is light, but nonetheless, those westbound lanes are affected. let's move further to the south. what's going on in the sun coast area, westbound university parkway, right at i- 75. a couple of lanes taken away. also, the southbound entrance ramp. that has a lane taken away. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8's, back to gayle and gene. >>> a down side to going high- tech? that raises questions about pilots flying for the airlines. >> then why some people rode you're watching news channel 8 today, and you can connect with me on social media. follow me on facebook or tweet me. i just posted about the sad news of david bowie's passing >>> the transportation department internal watchdog is saying the government is automated systems in the air and accident investigations report pilots can get distracted watching automated systems for long periods of time. >>> a no pants party that started in new york in 2002, the global flash mob gathered participants and they

the northbound i-75 to breaking now.. a police pursuit is underway in sycamore township... off i-71... near the kenwood towne centre. dblbx our sara celi joins us live with the latest. a police chase on interstate 71 ended in a crash at the kenwood road ramp with at least one suspect running on the southbound lanes of the highway and leading authorities on a chase early tuesday, hamilton county dispatchers said. no immediate injuries were reported in the incident that began at 4:44 a.m. as an from the walmart store off red bank roan in fairfax, they said the suspect did not store with the merchandise, dispatchers said. several officers have swarmed the area, including ones from police departments in blue fairfax and montgomery, along with the hamilton they are searching kenwood and montgomery roads near the kenwood towne centre. happening now some closures on i-75 could cause highway headaches for drivers this week... kara dblbx our jordan vilines is live with everything you need to know. live vo we've received new dash cam video showing a terrifying moment of a truck runni

then shifting east between 9:00 and 10:00 of i-75. from there we have a last batch in the early afternoon in terms of the heavy rainfall. it will then only be pockets. we are not going to be dry by any means. we'll see light showers and more sprinkles and drizzle as opposed to heavy rain at that point. overnight we start to wind things back on down. daytime highs in the upper 60s today. not a big difference from what we are seeing. then we will continue to warm things up as we head into the next couple of days. tomorrow a little on the chilly side. we'll get temperatures back in the 60s. gasparilla saturday looking fantastic. as we head into sunday temperatures looking even better. if that's not quite warm enough, we have temperatures near 80 degrees coming up on tuesday before our next system arrives on wednesday. as you are reading the morning paper check out our 10 weather forecast in the tampa bay times. in polk county grab your copy of the ledger. >>> we are on top of breaking news from holiday this morning where a girl was shot

the ramp from sr 562 to southbound i-75 will also be closed from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. tonight and friday. new information new information home explosion in adair county, kentucky. officials have identified the victims as mitchell coomer and his wife lori... their one year old granddaughter kinley rodgers... and their friend steven keltner. many gathered at a church to remember pray for the victims' relatives. "it's hard today the family was here. last night the family was here. to experience their grief of their loved and lost ones is hard and difficult." the cause of tuesday's explosion remains under investigation this morning. an ohio bill that would divert government funding away from planned parenthood has cleared one of its final hurdles. the republican- controlled state senate passed the legislation yesterday. the house where republicans also hold a majority must o-k the bill before it could go to republican governor john kasich for his signature. businesses in louisville could soon face a citation.. and fine... shopping carts. a new proposal would require busine

. >> we have a hit-and-run accident on i-75. south of there towards tampa on 49th street there is an accident reported near 26th avenue. i'm not sure if there are injuries. you have police on scene. it is pulled over into the shoulder. >>> we are staying on top of the breaking story from iran. u.s. has just confirmed all ten american sailors captured by iran have been released. >> sailors were being held after iranian base after two ships drifted into iranian waters. 10 news reporter emerald morrow is on top of the story. [ no audio ] >> we are having difficulty with her mike. there was a mechanical break down. that led them into iran waters where they were accused of >> the iranians said they were acting suspiciously before being captured. >> all of this happened hours before president obama gave his last state of the union address. many expected him to acknowledge what was going on. the only mention with iran was about reaching a nuclear deal with the country focusing on north american's strength. >> let me tell you something.

checking more of our cameras at i-4, just west of i-75, i've along i-4 and i-75 north and southbound of tampa. breakdowns. you are up to speed. checking drive times on both of the interstates. 22 minutes from the lakeland area to tampa. 22 minutes, this is i-75 southbound state road 52 to i- 4. 15 minutes heading northbound on i-75 from the big through downtown looking great just about five minutes in both directions from the i-4 down to the howard frankland bridge. >>> 5:17. this morning passengers on a tampa bay cruise ship won't forget this dramatic rescue at sea. it happened just as the carnival paradise was cruising toward grand cayman, the vessel spotted some cubans, desperately waving for help from their pontoon boat. the refugees had been adrift for 18 days. passengers say why some were concerned about letting them on, were mad that the ship came close because they thought they were pirates and they were everything. >> the ship continued on to grand cayman where the cubans were turned over to under an agreement between the u.s. and cuba, any cubans rescued at sea will be retu

i will show you i-75 in a little bit. we do have construction on i-75 but it's the palmettoxpressway where you will find that accident scene and then as far as construction i-75 southbound that ramp to the palmettoexpressway, stick to your left-hand side if you're triepg to hop off, they have the right lane blocked off because of construction. i-75 northbound after pines boulevard two left lanes blocked off. >> kelly, thank you so much. 4:41. still ahead for you, nbc 6 breaking down the war of words so to speak as hillary clinton the democratic presidential debate. >>> and cameras roll as the coast guard rescues two men stranded in the water during a violent thunderstorm. >>> also restoring relations between the arts, the american dance company shows music and dance transcend politics m it's about time the e co...came out of its shell. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound. the sound of the weekend. unleash t

the ramp from sr 562 to southbound i-75 will also be closed from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. happening today happening today across the nation... a judge is scheduled to decide whether the 'affluenza' teen will be held at a juvenile facility or moved to an adult jail. ethan couch arrived in texas yesterday after being deported from mexico. violating his stemming from a wreck that killed four people. happening today happening today indiana state police state's anthropologist for a death investigation. human remains were discovered near the banks of the ohio river in harrison county. remains are that of a male or female. police are searching for an "armed and indiana. eric moots is accused of robbing a bank at gunpoint.. after stealing weapons from a home. officers found his car, but are still searching for him. happening today happening today across the tri- state... the outdoor adventure expo kicks off at the sharonville convention center. more than 130 exhibitors will be there for the event.. which goes through sunday. dinosaurs are taking over the duke energy convention cen

the ramp from mitchell avenue to northbound i-75 will also be closed. denise tosses to dan the big story this morning is the cold air as it feels below zero once you factor in the wind chill. morning the single digits values are near 5 with slick spots on some side and our rural areas delays and unfortunately things will continue to fall before we improve as i expect snow for tuesday mornings commute. watch the bottom of the screen for closings and posted online and mobile app. you can stay ahead here in the tri- state... or fox19 weather now app.. it's free for your smartphone or here in the tri- state... or anywhere in the country.. with the it's free for your tablet. happening now happening now... the search for a gunman is underway in mount healthy after a shooting that left one person dead and another hurt. man shot at a outside the compton road. we're told police interest" in custody, but the shooter is stil on the loose. as of right now, police say they do not believe anyone is in danger. and crews are still trying to figure weekend house fire in

i-275 just reopened to all traffic between i-75 and bearss avenue. around midnight a southbound tractor-trailer hit a disabled van in the middle of a road. that van burst into flames killing the driver. violent crash accepting both vehicles careening across the median and into the northbound lanes. the interstate was shut down for more than six hours, just reopened about 15 minutes ago. >>> we've been monitoring that closure throughout the night and now that everything is back open we're watching to see if there are slowdowns on 275. >> janelle, you know that whole stretch can get clogged on a good morning. how bad is it now? >> it's looking great out there. it's hard to tell there was even a crash that serious. this camera position just north of bridleton way, traffic up to speed in both directions. this is south of the apex, that check this out, your drive times looking great in this area. 75. >>> checking out the bridges, this is the tampa side of the court courtney campbell. no crashes or breakdowns to tell you. we're going to check drive times a

that i just a, west of i-75 so you're good to go there. here's i-75 around 301, in the brandon area, if you're heading out the door now, maybe apollo beach, it will take 15 minutes to get to i-4. checking our cameras on i-4, this is a -- right as head into downtown tampa, you can see we're not starting to see that morning commute congestion just yet, you still have a pretty good drive time on i-4 into downtown tampa as you can see here, all in the green, 23 minutes from client road to downtown. nine minutes from 75 to 275. >>> let's check with action air 1 flying over 275 and busch where you can see a lot of cars on the road. i did just check drive times, just five minutes still from busch to downtown tampa. you're looking at about a 14- minute drive. back to you. >>> 6:32. more breaking news to get to. investigators are looking into a possible overnight road rage case in temple terrace. abc action news abc action news reporter adam winer from fowler avenue with more. >> reporter: a quick update on fowler avenue. it could have been a reall

this is i-75 southbound at fowler avenue. looking at our maps you can see where the delays are on i-75 southbound. it is from fowler to i-4 due to a crash in that area. plan to take a different route or give yourself extra time this morning. extra time is what you'll want i'm seeing a lot of wet roads on the cameras. drive safely. >>> thank you for joining us. we'll see you back here for

the ramp from mitchell avenue to northbound i-75 will also be closed. gas prices could soon go for one dollar per gallon! gas prices could soon go for one dollar per gallon! it sounds crazy, but triple-a says it could be a reality in some places by the end of this year. already, many places are selling gas for well under two dollars, with prices expected to continue to drop due to falling oil prices. if gas did drop below one dollar...it would be the lowest price since 19-99. rob hplaz happening today... we'll find out the best team in college football this year. alabama and clemson will battle it out in the college football playoff championship game... both coaches posed with the trophy in arizona ahead of tonight's matchup. many still wondering shaq lawson, will be able to play... hopefully he'll be able the level that we all know he can, but you coach saban is going to there. we're going to have to keep playing" it's a big game, there's no doubt, for every player that's created an opportunity to play in it on both sides. but you've got to focus on th

on to i-75. and i-95 south at iches dairy road, three lanes blocked off for about another 15 minutes. don't forget that you can tomorrow me on twitter, i'll >>> it is 5:17. and an update at this hour on the florida judge kicked off the bench over a fight. and he admits it happened. it was caught on video. florida supreme court refuses to grant a new hearing for former judge john murphy. he asked the court to change the reason for his removal to a disability instead of a disciplinary action. he says that he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and that's why it happened. murphy was kicked off the bench after he was caught on camera threatening to fight an assistant public defender. >> if you want to fight, let's go out back. [ bleep ]. >> so apparently they didn't enpntidn't even get to, quote, outback. the judge grabbed the assistant public defender by the collar. murphy says his ptsd cause that had outburst back in 2014. >>> hoverboards on college university of south florida considering b

let's look at travel times on i- 75. north or southbound at this point, big bend, just minutes. and then look at this, state road 64 to fruitville road, manatee county and toward sarasota, southbound on i-75, just 10 minutes on your drive. and we have got a good drive- thru plant city. and then new tampa. bruce b downs to i-h just 10 minutes. and lakeland looks fantastic as well as on the interstate. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. >> thank you. >>> the pope will be back in north america next month. how mexico is preparing for a papal visit. >>> and now that one of the wormed's most notorious drug -- the world's most notorious drug dealers, a look at extra security around el chapo. >>> plus a different and dangerous way to commemorate dr. martin luther king jr. the message the motorcycle rider are trying to send. >>> this tuesday morning, an outpouring of love for one of >> yeah, glenn frey died at the age of 67. news channel 8's lindsey mastis has the morn ago all right. this is a man that helped create an iconic band. >> reporter: yeah, seems everyone has a sto

i-71/i-75. near kyle's lane not seeing a major back-ups in the area. 475 near 275 looks good as well. this morning's commute may be fairly easy than other days this week, you know. but later in the afternoon is when we're going to start to see the issues john says. we will be here all day. we will let you know if we see any issues and when those start to occur, but it starts coming later. >>> the farther you go east of i-71, the more snow there will be. as you go west of 71, it drops off in a heartbeat to where this is a nonissue for a the lot of areas. let take a look at downtown cincinnati over the next 12 hours. cloudy this morning, the temperatures start out in the low 20s, and as we move perhaps a few flurries trying to sneak out in the atmosphere. this know is fighting dry air so it's taking a while for that atmosphere to saturate. by noon we begin to see the possibility of light snow. if you are planning on going in going a half day, you should be good to go if you wait by noon. if you wa

and then past 1:00, the rain inches east of i-75, heading into polk county. and as it gets toward the end of the day, i expect the rain to get lighter and the winds to get stronger. so the rain will be exiting by 4:00 4:00 p.m., 70. but the possibility of isolated strong storms is possible. at 4:38, i will give you the possible threats that you could see with the storms. >>> right now, if you get out early, the roads are really nice. not seeing any congestion so no threat of that. let's look at what we do have with travel times. bridge, easy breezy, five minutes. bearss avenue the to i-4, 10 minutes southbound on 275. and a look at sarasota. quick reminder again, overnight construction there. it should wrap up within the hour and that's on northbound i- 75 exiting to university parkway, a lane or two blocked but no delays. overall, a great drive in sarasota. and that goes for brandon as well and bradenton and brooksville to brandon, 44 minutes. that's weather and traffic. now back to gene. >> thank you. >>> right now, the winter weather is causing major miser

the ramp from northbound i-75 to state route 562 will also be closed from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. rob 2shot e-cigs might be doing more harm than good...when it comes to younger smokers. experience is important, but judgment is also important. kara vo and the race is tightening...how big of a threat is bernie sanders to hillary clinton? our nku political science expert ryan salzman is breaking down the democrats... fox19 mornings. they' re bad breath, bad hair and a bad case of the mondays. and organized wardrobes that help you pull it together. they' re showering, shaving, and shuffling. they' re number ones, number twos, and a number of ideas for three. life' s morning madness. and comfortable, organized bed and bathrooms that make them better. deerfield...you can see the camera shaking from the wind! lawyers representing residents of flint, michigan in a lawsuit over toxic water have subpoenaed state governor rick snyder. they want emails, text messages or other documents sent or received relating to the flint water crisis over the last two years. a former prosecuto

take i-75 and route yourself around it. come over on bruce b downs and take 75 south and then come back to get around on bearss. and now i'm told by fhp that opening soon. of the activity out there on the roadway. they have shovels out there and trying to do clean-up. a semi-truck hit a stalled out van that was in the road and the person inside the van was killed. again, the southbound lanes opening soon but both directions remain closed. i-735 is the alternate. back the to gene -- i-75 is the alternate. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you. >>> she spent 20 years looking for him. >> that's right, a decades-long search. find out how one woman reunited with her bilogical father. it's 4:51. you're watching news channel 8 >>> a father and daughter have lots to catch up on this morning after an unexpected are you union. >> they -- unexpected reunion. >> they hadn't seen each other in 20 years. he walked in and asked her to check the balance on the food stamp card. when she read the name on the card, they both had the emotional

i-75, u.s. 301 and u.s. 41 looking good. if you have any problems on the roadways send me an e-mail. i'm your road warrior. i'll take care of traffic issues out there. e-mail me at roadwarrior@wtsp.com. >>> it happened in the bay area. >> a spring hill family is dealing with a depression in their yard. >>> if it catches fire you'll now get a refund. amazon offering a deal for all hover boards sold on its sight. >>> live outside to tampa international airport. we are watching the big boards. thousands of flights canceled nationwide because of this historic snow storm heading to d.c. in the middle of it all. tampa international airport seeing cancellations. there are 50 at this point mostly to charlotte and d.c. check your flight before you head out the door. we made it easy for you. go to wtsp.com. traffic. click airport delays. it will be a very messy weekend for travel if you have to go up north. >>> if you bought a hover board from amazon pay attention to this story. >> the company is offering a full refund for any hover b

on north on i-75 and orlando area. bottom line is though this is just the beginning of what will be a very wet day, so these breaks certainly we'll take them when we can get them but they are not going to occur and we still have rain coming down across the howard frankland, courtney campbell and the gandy. again this is the beginning of the rain, we're going to continue to see heavy pockets and even a potential for some damaging winds or an isolated tornado as we move through the day. that severe storm risk is minimal but it is not at zero today. so we want to stay on guard throughout the day. we'll be topping out today with highs in the upper 60s to near 70 degrees. don't forget the rain gear for yourself or the kids as you get them ready for school today. the 7-day forecast and time out more of this rain and what is ahead in -- over the next 48 hours coming up in just a few moments. >>> 6:02. update on the power outages because of all that bad weather. duke energy confirming scattered power outages throughout pinella

. we're coming over i-75 right now. he has this message for those on the interstate this morning. >> give us time and just be careful, because we're out there to help you. hopefully it won't be that bad and everybody will get through it safely. >> john, the salt is working on the roadways, that may change as we get some heavier snow to move in a little bit later. you. >> all right. thank you so much, brandon. people have to travel over the next 24 to 48 hours won't only do so by roads. we checked out the international airport. several flights to and from the east coast are either cancelled travelers are encouraged to double check your flight before you head to the airport. some across the country couldn't avoid driving through this winter storm. joe webb joins us after talking to a few at a truck stop. it doesn't sound as though they painted a very pretty picture. >> they really don't. we're in walton where the light snow started falling about 10:30 this morning. it is windy. the traffic here is moving without any problems at all. we stopped as you said at the flying j truck stop thi

construction on eastbound university and on the ramps from i-75 to university. and that should be wrapping up in about an hour, but no slow downs because traffic is light in general. and a great drive in sarasota. that's weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you so much, leslee. >>> high school students and their parents are worried about changes to a college grans exam. >> we have a look at the changes and how parents can help high school students prepare. >>> but first, another look at the winning powerball numbers. there is a winning ticket from florida. the numbers are 4, 8, 19, 27, 34 and powerball 10. you're watching news channel 8 we live in a pick and choose world. choose, choose, choose. but at bedtime? ...why settle for this? enter sleep number, and the lowest prices of the season. sleepiq technology tells you how well you slept and what adjustments you can make. you like the bed soft. he's more hardcore. so your sleep goes from good, to great, to wow! save $1100 on the i8 mattress with purchase of sleepiq technology and flexf

, 30 -- we do have a great drive on i-75. and bearss avenue to i-4,

whether you're headed towards the 836, maybe about to ramp on to i-75. we'll be back with more in about three minutes. i'll talk about that accident that happened in miami beach. >> kelly, thank you very much. we'll talk to you then. >>> right now ten minutes to the top of the hour. if you plan on traveling, you will want to hear this the u.s. government is warning travelers who plan on visiting vacation certain parts of the caribbean because of a virus known as zika. a few cases have been diagnosed here in the united states and they have all been diagnosed in patients who recently traveled overseas. that virus spreads from mosquito bites it could spread from latin american counties to warm and wet climates, like here in florida. cdc warning pregnant women especially about that virus. >> imagine getting in your car, you just get in and going to work, and, boom, you do nothinin >> there's talk at the big auto show going on where dreams are born for cars. here is brian mooar. >> reporter: the future of and center at the detroit auto show. >> volvo and merc

apparently also looking for that driver along i-75 which is just a couple of blocks that way. so they may have driven off traffic tie-up, it's just the westbound lanes but it's from i- 75 here to river hills but we have -- we are going to get an update in a bit. it seems to be ending soon in terms of roads being blocked off. live in temple terrace, adam winer, abc action news. >>> 5:36. we're learning the white house is making plans to round up support for president obama. cabinet members will travel around the country in the coming days to promote his state of the union proposals. he will put those forward tomorrow night in his final year in office. the road tour will highlight pressing issues the u.s. is facing including climate change, health, criminal justice and access to opportunity. with the republican-controlled congress the president likely faces resistance to his proposals. >>> in democracy 2016 the democratic presidential frontrunner hillary clinton is waking up to a big endorsement. >> planned parenthood assures while they may be supporting hillary clinton there wo

construction northbound i-75 exiting to university parkway.

no issues i-75, university parkway here, over to state road 64. a very fast nine minute commute. the south in sarasota, up to speed. and the overnight construction around university has cleared from the roadway. and good drive across the skyway bridge northbound. we do have a collision. let's go ahead and take a live look. a shaky camera and windy. and we did have activity that was right here on the shoulder. one vehicle that was remaining and that vehicle has just left the scene. so everything is completely clear. traffic is up to speed now on and that was quick. and that's a look at weather back to gene and gayle. >> thank you. >>> he lost his leg protecting our country and now that he's mountains. >> find out what one iraq war it's 5:51. >>> you have got to watch this story now. an iraq war veteran in nebraska is giving back to the same community that gave him so much during his struggle. >> an incredible story. and he is doing in it in a thoughtful but unconventional way. he found a way to hook up a snow blade to his wheelchair and clear the sidewalks. and now every snow fall

that's on i-75 at sharon road. of course the snow and ice caused problems, more severe than just delays.here's a look at a three car wreck on i-75 in west chester.fortunately no one was hurt. and one driver really spun out - landing in the median on i-75.this is a look from sharonville. hour.and friday's storm seems to be tracking that way too.so we sent nine on your side's evan millward out looking for the best advice for drivers. he's in the 9 first warning traffic live drive - checking out the streets. well it has taken until now - but streets like this one (name street) are finally starting to get clear. xxx-other observationsso we took it back to driver's ed - the top reasons why we struggle in the snow. (some cover) tina paff/bick's driving school owner 101754 people around here tend to panic, um, or they little too slow.classes and drives at bick's driving school are canceled.we are tina paff's only students in the snow.em 101634 it seems like the perfect day to teach them! tp: it's the perfect day and what

there is an accident on northbound i-75 south of big bend road. this is not causing any main looks like it is pulled to the shoulder. we are seeing morning rush hour on big bend road. speeds 19 miles per hour going east or west approaching i-75. polk county not looking too bad. this is an accident reported on i-4 eastbound on polk parkway. u.s. 301 and 41 through downtown sarasota is getting heavy. over to you. >> thank you very much. >>> a live look downtown st. pete. if you are head this morning on a jog or walk bundle up. grab the camera. >>> we are on top of a breaking story from iran. all ten u.s. navy sailors have been released. they were on a u.s. ship getting medical checks this morning. nine men and one woman were taken into custody after their ship broke down and drifted into iran's waters. >>>. it is chilly heading out. you'll probably need a jacket. >> definitely. we are looking at readings in the 40s close to 50 this morning. look at your afternoon planner. good news, by this afternoon we'll add 20 degrees to this and sunshine. tonigh

westbound towards i-75 or the sawgrass expressway, a nine-minute commute and on i-75 from pinin boulevard to the palmetto expressway, also under a ten-minute commute. >>> kelly, thanks a lot. we continue to follow news out of miami. a police officer was stabbed in nbc 6 reporter@ julia bagg has been live at jackson memorial hospital. it's tough to utter the words stabbed in the face. but also the suspect is recovering in the same hospital. >> reporter: right, sheli, because that suspect is in the hospital. the officer is expected to be okay. the head of the fraternal order of police alerted us to what happened, andnd he told us that it started at magic city casino, up the street off 37th avenue. northwest 37th avenue there was a disturbance that the casino was asking for help to remove s sebody from thererere and that's when this triggered a conversation between that officer and a patron. at some point police tell us that that man stabbed the officer in the face. also, that man was shot. let me give you aecap of this. we've been telling you this happened at 12:40 this morning. that's what

the ramp from mitchell avenue to northbound i-75 will also be closed. happening today many still talking and penalties on saturday. but the ugliness wasn't just on the field at the bengals-steelers game. and today... several people arrested off the field.. are set to answer to various charges. kara dblbx our jordan villines joins us live outside the courthouse with a preview of today's hearings. live six fans are now facing serious charges for their alleged actions at saturday's game. today, each of them justice center to face those charges. david grillo, tyler matthys, phillip ross and andrew robles are all charged with assault. grillo allegedly threw a beer can at someone. police say matthys hit a woman in the face, while ross allegedly headbutted someone in the face. police were ejecting robles from the game.,... when they say he took off and hit someone in the face. martin cooke was also charged with disorderly conduct...he's accused of exposing himself and uriniating on someone in one of the stadium entrances. jared mccarty was arrested for theft,

are thinking of travels south friday it may not be i good idea. this could be a terrible storm for i-75 south. so tonight, tomorrow quiet. now back to the news desk. >> cammy: tim thank you. >>> and now that storms looks like it will hit the mid-atlantic. travel waivers are being issued >> rob: then there is this, a sure sign people are preparing to hunker down. the essentials eggs, milk and bread mostly gone >>> and on days like some of us stay home. >> others this is how they make their living. >> it has been a long time since we have seen the snow pile like this and it has been a long time since plow drivers have had to pit their equipment to test. >> every year it is different. last year we were slammed in february and not january. tomorrow it is going to be 70 friday is going to be 12 inches of snow. >> reporter: might be not quite 12 inches but they will be ready. our first significant snow fall remined us it is winter. >> the roads haven't been that bad but it has been other drivers. >> reporter: case in point. these guys have been at it since well before the snow started falling

i want to take a look behind me here and take a look at this live picture outside on i-75 and the leroy summit expressway. and the roads are a little wet out there and you're looking at 14 minutes to get from the apollo beach area. i want to show you a match and we've been talking about the wet roads. roads are wet right now. you see tampa and st. petersburg a little dry. but all south of i-4 along the i-75 corridor, we're seeing the wet roads and we'll keep our eye on this through the morning. you may want to head out the door a little early through avoid that rain that is expected around 8:00. and a live look here at the howard frankland bridge. no trouble here. less than ten minutes to get across the howard frankland and the other two -- franklin and the other two bridges as well. >>> a big announcement is expected from the buck. >> the team is expected to announce a replacement after firing head coach lovie smith last week. >> they believe it is a familiar face, dirk koetter. dirk's son tweeted, happy for you pops. and his daughter tweeted, the meeting did not equal a move. we'll le

i-75 southbound on that ramp to the palmetto expressway you have the right lane blocked off. if you're headed on i-75 northbound trying to get to the palmetto expressway you have a broken down car locking one of your lanes. on i-75 northbound two lanes blocked off until 5:30 a.m. >>> this morning a south florida community is coming to terms with the loss of a man that was loved by a whole lot of people, native was one o the victims tilled in the terror attack that happened in west africa last week. nbc 6's michael spears has more from hollywood community church. michael, that is the place where this morning that missionary is being honored. >> reporter: yeaa honored, remembered by his family, his local fellow missionaries and fellow churches around the area. mike riddering, he was a south florida missionary who had been living west africa since 2011 and remembering a man who they say devoted his whole life to helping others. now, he was one of more than two dozen victims killed i a terrorist attack on friday in the west african country of burkina faso. at a service just yeste

your drive time is 15 minutes from polk parkway over to i-75. looking at the rest of polk county, you can see polk parkway quiet at 52 miles per hour. state road 60 very good, as well. sarasota, manatee county drive times for you since there are no accidents. u.s. 41 southbound is taking 19 to university. 301 going northbound or southbound is taking 22 minutes from i-75 and ellington to fruitville road. we are seeing a lot of clouds on our sky 10 cameras. it is not really fog. cameras. rain-wise we are rain-free. sometimes you can get a sprinkle that will be hard to pick up on the radar. don't look for much. fog is more likely. especially sarasota southward. right now we have visibility around half a mile in the venice area. basically we'll be looking at that fog from venice southward all the way across when we get over towards the part of i-75 that turns off towards the east. notice three mile visibility in lakeland, plant city is four miles visibility. it is okay. that shot you saw if you are up on the 50th floor, you may have fog that's actua

you see the rain encroaching further upon i-75. pembroke pines, you're getting the rain and thunderstorms at this hour. for miami-dade, not much has happened. it's been cloudy. yes, there's a few pockets of rain, but generally speaking it's been much quieter in dade. let's take another look at the radar. this one a broader view from the national weatr service radar extending all the way up to fort pierce and down to the keys. you see there's more rain off to our west and that could be here soon. been seeing, we have an urban flood advisory in effect through 7:00 this evening. this includs a good chunk of metro broward county until 7:00 for the possibility of ponding. it includes i-75, the 441, 95, as well as u.s. 27. it's pretty busy as far as rain is concerned. we've had two confirmed tornados today. one out in the everglades. and a water spout near b@wca raton. >> the tornado touch down caused a scare at a school. bobby, has the clean up begun? >> reporter: it has. when we first got here to the scene, you just said the word damag

and as you can see right there, not causing any problems on i- 75 through brandon. shay? all right, good news there. >>> start the waste goes this morning -- as far as the weather goes this morning not all that different than yesterday at this time. a lot of cloud cover but good visibility and no rain. river gate tower tampa camera looking over harbor and davis islands part of downtown tampa and then you're seeing it much the same as it looked we will be topping out with highs in the mid 60s today. and we are not going to see a before sunset. but after sunset, the rain chances start to pick up. it will be very hit or miss overnight. but you may even hear a heavy downpour for a period of time in the overnight. and then tomorrow, things start this area of low pressure that we've been talking about that will move across the gulf heavier rain and a slight heavier rain and a slight chance that we could see some severe storms some damaging winds and even a brief tornado especially closer to the coastline as this system rolls on shore. and the most likely timing as it looks righ

no issues on i-75, the palmetto expressway. your i-95 as far as accidents. construction, we still have a couple of alerts. up until 6:00 a.m. on i-75 southbound in miramar parkway, you'll have all lanes s st down. you can head out miramar parkway westbound and make that u-turnrn that's the posted detour there. all eastbound lanes of 595 west of the sawgrass expressway will be shut down for about another five to ten minutes. this should be clearing out by the time you head out the door this morning. as far as miami-dade, we have a right lane blocked. stick to your left-hand side from the palmetto expressway northbound to the 836. on the 836 westbound at le jeune road, northwest 42nd avenue, two left lanes are completely blocked off. we'll have drive times i a couple of minutes. >> kelly, thank you so much. it's 5:00 on the nose on this thursday morning. we're following breaking news out of miami. that's where a police officer was stabbed in the face. magic city casino. julia bagg is live at ryder trauma center where that officer is right now. julia, i'm going