near waters avenue and dale mabry in north tampa. fox 13's ((jen/take vo)) also new this morning - a house goes up in flames in plant city.. it s morning.. on johnson street.. the chief says - firefighters saw heavy smoke when they got there - and the back of the house was on fire.. no one was hurt - and it's under control now.. they will be out there for awhile - to figure out how it started. and update out of st. petersburg: the state attorney's office has ruled the shooting death of "john zemola" at the hands of deputies... as justified. two pinellas deputies shot zemola after they say he charged at them with a knife. it happened back on november 5th... along north officials say the deputies' lives were in danger... and they had the authority to use deadly force. an autopsy is planned today in citrus county... for a woman found dead in a burning car. firefighters responded to sunrise loop and sunshine path in crystal river... after getting reports of a car on fire. they believe the body inside... was 58 year old "linda steve." fam

democrats rely heavily on and that is why the vice president of the united states will be here in north tampa later this morning. >> polls conduct that show black voters in 2012. a low black voter turnout could spell disaster for the democrats and that is why the vice president will be here in florida hoping to gain last-minute support. yesterday bill clinton spoke to an enthusiastic crowd state petersburg. hillary clinton rallied supporters and pasco county. she was joined by alicia machado with donald trump dashed after the 2nd presidential debate. she used that as a rallying cry >>> florida can decide who our next president is which will affect the nation and the world. i want to make sure that every voter in florida spends these next 7 days thinking about what is at stake in this election. >>> the vice president of the united states expected to speak here at 11:15 this this afternoon he speaks to supporters and palm beach gardens. donald trump will campaign in miami, orlando and pensacola. >>> donald trump heads back to florida today making stops in orlando, miami and pensacola. he is exp

near waters avenue and dale mabry in north tampa. a news alert this morning out of colombia... where a passenger plane carrying 81 people... has crashed. the plane was flying from brazil to medellin, colombia carrying a soccer team from southern brazil. the team that was scheduled to play in a regional tournament tomorrow. only ?three survivors have been confirmed, but local officials say there ?could be more. the pilot reported an electrical failure right before going down. there was also poor visability in forecast... from dave. a tampa judge is expected to decide as soon as today... whether to grant bond for "trevor dooley." the 75-year-old shot and killed another man... in the middle of a playground. dooley shot and killed of james' daughter . dooley claimed he was defending himself... but he was sentenced to 8 years in prison. back in april, an appeals court ruled there were errors made during his sentencing. so now, dooley is getting a ?new trial. and his attorneys want the judge to grant bond... while dooley waits for that next court date. prosecutors and james' family i

tampa bay fm john hopkins camera. a couple of sprinkles, not going to be a bother to most of us today. maybe just north of tampa. in general, our temps for the next few days are nice. 78 today and turning drier tomorrow and into friday. high temperatures are running close to normal. normal high this time of year hand-dipped, with real milk, is the only way to make a milkshake. you can't trust machines. now, how come? once, i got a machine-made shake from some other place, and it clanked and clunked and spit out a glop into my glass. and do you know what it was made of? no. powder! what? powder! chowder? (announcer) get half-price holiday milkshakes between 2 and 5 during happy hour. only at steak 'n shake. i'm afraid you're suffering from fobo. fobo? fobo. fobo... fear of better options. cure fobo with black friday savings now. up to 40% off, 24-months special financing, and free delivery. >> and i can only say that while the campaign is over, our work on this movement is now really just beginning. >>russell: donald trump pulling off a historc win. he'll be our next president after sweeping the swing states. >>l

moving over to north tampa there was an accident on fletcher east of florida. that will be between florida and i 275. fhp is working that one otherwise looking pretty good with no delays on the big bridges picture florida voters made medical marijuana law on the land earlier are not happy about the law and now they are pushing back by banning the dispensaries that provide patients with marijuana . ryan hughes is live in zephyrhills saw orion, kansas city do this even though it was voted into law. >>> at this point they can for now. city leaders don't want the dispensaries in certain areas. they just passed an to been dispensaries from opening in the city. the behnken same place for a year. medical marijuana supporters are upset about this calling it a health issue sing some people are in desperate need of marijuana to deal with illnesses. city leaders claim they are being proactive and don't want dispensaries in places like churches and schools due to safety concerns. >> we're not against the idea, it is state law sure before someone comes in and sarah one open

democrats rely on heavily and that is why the vice president of the united states will be here in north tampa later today. polls conducted show black voters have submitted fewer early ballots that in 2012. this could spell disaster for democrats and that is why the minutes or. yesterday bill clinton spoke to an enthusiastic crowd in st. petersburg while hillary clinton rally voters in pasco. she was joined by alecia machado who donald trump bashed after the 2nd presidential debate. use that as a rallying cry for the rights of women and children. >> florida can decide who our next president is which will affect the nation and the world , and i want to make sure that every voter in florida spends these next 7 days thinking about what is at stake in this election. >>> the vice president of the united states is expected to take the stage at the museum at around 11:15 this morning. this afternoon he speaks in palm beach county appeared donald trump will campaign in a lot on their agendas once again today. >> with all of these visits, oaks in the tampa bay area are getting a front-row seat to the s

it feels colder not only because of the temperatures, the humidity is well down north tampa, 61 not bad there: here we're running several degrees cooler than we were this time yesterday. titan doppler radar, just some cloud cover that will be left over, especially through the morning hours. then i think as we warm things up we'll get back into sunshine and temperatures get back into the mid-70s. we'll do the cooldown again and then the extended forecast even chillier temperatures on the way. we'll talk more about that in the next hour. >>> good morning everybody, we're starting off with a traffic alert on eastbound take a look at this. we have a water main break that has closed two eastbound lanes on hillsborough avenue. this is east of 275 between 22nd and 30th street. so, again, two eastbound lanes are blocked. you might want to avoid this area altogether. you can use mlk to get around this instead. i will let you know as soon as it clears, but we're expected to reopen by the end of the day on thursday. elsewhere in the bay area no big issues to tell you about. tampa side of the howar

new this year, we will host a second angel tree in north tampa. for one day only, december first, we'll be on location at the florida pain relief. the truck will parking lot all long and they will collect new and unwrapped toys. the three of us will all be there for the morning to thank you in person and we're super excited to have with us dr. rudi gary and thank you so much for giving us this chance to go out and be out there to receive these new and unwrapped toys. angel tree? >> well, what i love about it and the spirit of the holidays and the kids light up. anything that we can get that emotion and happiness about it and we're happy about it and our staff is proud of it. >> and when we take to your office, you tolde little boy and first arrived from cuba. >> yes, i did. i came here when i was 9 years old and i received a little match boxcar my first year and it was so -- having the family and thoughts there and it was very special to me. i remember that day vividly and magic memories for them. >> your employees are also adopting a grand total

tampa bay north this morning. primarily near i-4. so, here overlooking brookdale bayshore, not great visibility. 58?. east wind. t is cool, but we had enough moisture this morning that we lowered the visibility, lowered the cloud deck. near i-4. so, anywhere from polk city to quarter of a mile. that's where you see zero. winterhaven keep it slow. brandon up toward vel rico, dense fog for you. this extends, kind of hooks back west. it should be lifting out between 9:00 and 10:00 a.m. a beautiful day. combined with low clouds our actual high clouds this morning that you are greeted with south of the bay. so, maybe a nice sunrise for you not so much near i-4. it is cool. we are at 60 in tampa. 55 in lake land. a little warmer north of the bay yesterday you were in the 40s at this time. but after the fog lifts just another great day. mix of sun and clouds. near 80?. but more clouds possibly some rain on monday. we will talk about a weak front coming up. >>> thank you, lyndsey. five middle schools in poll being county are fighting to stay

and evening if it happens it will be likely north of the tampa area. just a weak disturbance it does give us cloud cover i also think it's going to hold our high temperatures down a few degrees. so while the last few days have been in lower 80s, and technically above normal. today, we'll probably get back to the upper 70s. right now 71 in tampa. 70 in lakeland. 74 in sarasota. 76 in frostproof. visible satellite. it's interesting because the tampa north, it is mostly cloudy. then you go south, and it's an day. so obviously areas that are getting more sunshine looking you manatee, sarasota, hardee, de soto highlands county even southeastern polk county you're probably going a little bit warmer this afternoon then say areas to north that are dealing with some of that thicker cloud cover. but in general or temperatures should likely be back to upper 70s. variable clouds again. that's sprinkle shower chance there but not great. to the point where i would eve tonight, overnight lows near 64 degrees. as it clears out late. then tomorrow, we've got sun sheen

north. tampa 50. 60 at midday and mid-70s for the high today. the full forecast coming up. >>> for the first time we're hearing from the man authority sick of a san antonio police officer. this is new video of otis mccain. he gave what sounded like his explanation for the killing. >> they would let me see my son. >> he said he was upset because he was in a custody battle for his son. he told detective benjamin marconi sunday night while he was in his squad car writing the ticket. >>> shocking information on airport shooter's background. >>> uninvited to thanksgiving. >>> new information on the gunman who killed a former coworker and oklahoma airport. records show the shooter was a decorated marksman during his four years in the army. specialist before his discharge in 1995 he fired the deadly shot from the fourth floor parking garage killing his former coworker legal winchester. officers later found him in his truck with what they say was a self-inflicted gunshot wound. >>> a bully is caught in the act . this is cell phone video showing one stud

north to south. maybe we will get a sprinkle or a light shower. for the afternoon and early evening the best chance is going to be from tampa bay on north continuing to push south. but not a lot of rain out of that system at all as it rolls through. right now 82 degrees in with 79 in brandon and 81 in brooksville. lake wales at 78 degrees and by tomorrow we are in the upper 70s. so not a dramatic shift but definitely a difference especially as we look at the next couple of days and into the weekend with another front rolling through to support that cooler air so that's temperatures will be coming down over the next couple of days holding into the weekend. next week. we will have an update with denis coming up on action news at 5:00. >>> a beautiful day to vote and it is an election year that may truly to find the saying that every vote does count. you might be surprised to know there is no federal law that guarantees you can take time off to vote. bernie sanders has proposed making election day in national holiday to do that but right now that up in community -- committee. researchers say the number of people who vote in the u.s. is generally arou

that may produce showers mainly north of tampa bay. that's about it. slightly cooler and dryer weather behind the front. temperatures will stay around 77 at 10:00. 80 at 1:00. it's about shopping online this holiday season. that is up more than 12% from last year. this might explain the surge. consumer confidence rising more than expected this month. now the highest level we've seen in a decade. tis the season to sell. we saw home prices soring all time high in september. recovering all the levels of the financia don't forget about your wallet. wallet fitness. san francisco is the best when it comes to being in financial shape. winning big for high credit ? think of your fellow man. ? ? take a good look around... ? ? ...and if you're lookin' down, ? ? put a little love in your heart. ? ?put a little love in your heart.? ? in your heart. ? (avo) the subaru share the love event is happening now and will have given ninety million dollars to help real people like these. where smiles have no limit... and wonder fills the air. where joy is the reason for it

you've got a few sprinkles north of tampa. i've got temperatures this morning, at least right now in the upper 60s for tampa. back to st. petersburg, mid to upper 60s inland. i think what we'll do top it off in upper 60s for today. we'll get back to 80 tomorrow but also be dryer. more on your weekend outlook in a little bit. all right. we'll see you then, dave. thank you. 8:0 one on roads here. we're watching two notable incidents going on along 75. bo viewing area. we'll start off with most serious one. definitely lots of red here southbound 75 through manatee county. this crash is lingering here into our 8 o'clock hour. just south of university parkway now single lane is blocked solid delays to state road 64 moderate day delays back to 30 one. please avoid if you can if not plan for plenty of extra time here. meantime bit further north. good news no delays here. but there's reports of a lane block or two. southbound on 75. overpass. like mentioned i don't think you will be too slow in this area you do want to use caution. >>

new this year, abc action news will host a second angel tree in north tampa. for one day only, december 1, we will be on location at florida pine relief group on fletcher avenue. long collecting new and unwrapped toys. meteorologist shay ryan, deiah riley and i, the three of us will be there during the morning to thank you in person. we are super excited to have in the studios with us this morning dr. rudy gary of florida pain relief group who is spear heading this effort with his staff and patients. first of all, thank you much for giving us this chance to go unwrapped toys. what do you love most about angel tree. >> what i love is the spirit and the holidays, it's something magical about the holidays with the kids, how they lay it out. anything that we can give to just show that emotion and -- we are excited, our staff is excited. we are proud to sponsor this. >> when our team came to the office and talked to you about you told me it brought back memories for you when you were a boy and arrived in the country from cuba. >> yes, i did. i came from cuba when i

if you live around in north of tampa, we have been doing with this so far today sitting at 77 there. notice the extra cloud cover to the north. hernando, citrus county. this is also where we have seen the light rain. you can see some of the moving into eastern citrus county, eastern hernando county at this point slowly drifting off toward the east. can expect to see a lot of rainfall but you -- light showers are possible through the evening hours . after sunset tonight our rain chances fade away. when you wake up tomorrow morning temperatures will be close to average in the afternoon light northeasterly flow but we are looking at nothing but sunshine and pleasant temperatures in the low 80s. friday we're getting into the end of the week and things look great, clear skies light winds but cooler. friday morning most of us will look up in the 50s. by the afternoon hours beautiful sunshine. we will top out in the upper 70s . the drier air is moving in behind the week front. thursday is going to definitely be a dry day as we head into friday really dry air around. skies today. notice the y

tampa. to the north, yesterday we had temperatures in the 40s to start the day. now you're at 58 up in brooksville, crystal river is 54 degrees. pretty minor along the coastline. down in sarasota, a little bit cooler at 59. and mainly throughout the interior we're looking at temperatures in the 50s and most areas running two, four degrees warmer compared to this time trend. that's because we're on the back side of the high, pumping moisture right back in. you can see lots of showers and strong storms through the middle of country as well. this front here is going to be working across the southeast. initially some big storms with it but then it drys up as it moves onto the east. front doesn't quite make it here. eventually we get the area of as long it. we'll get an extra kick that pushes it over us as we get into thursday and that will be our next chance of seeing rain towards the middle and second half of the week. for today, just an increase in clouds, maybe a stray shower during the afternoon. daytime high of 81 degrees. scattered clouds, a mild night with a l

with the north wind at about 5 to 10 miles per hour. it's 51 in tampa. 535 in st. pete. and just 46 heading out towards lakeland. and 39 degrees right now up in crystal river. wind gusts over the last several hours, up to around 30 miles per hour in st. pete. this is in the wake of last night's cold front. didn't bring rainfall with it. we could have used some but max defender 8 is sweeping through clear air this morning. the satellite picture showing the front across south florida. but plenty of sunshine to take us on through the sunday. it just comes with some of the chilly temperatures. breezy into the afternoon. a high temperature of 6 7 degrees. it's about 10 degrees below average for this time of the year. tonight, it gets even colder. clear skies, chilly low temperatures, northern spots again dipping down into the upper 30s. mid-40s here in tampa. and tomorrow afternoon as we start off the work week, more sunshine, staying cool. degrees. candace. >> thank you. >>> well, a juvenile is recovering after being shot in north port. the shooting happened in the 4800 bloc

so we wake up in the low 40s tomorrow morning north of the bay. about 50 in tampa. upper 40s inland and more cool air to be had. so we struggle to make it into the upper 60s sunday afternoon. and as our winds relax and stay north, the coolest of the season by far monday morning. no mistake here. a tampa. low 50s in st. pete and mid-30s north of the bay. this is a quick cool snap though by thanksgiving. we are back to near 80 degrees. in the tropics, a disturbance still near central america have a 50% chance of developing. not going to impact us. still hurricane season until november 30. the cold front late today. mostly sunny. up to 79 degrees. clear, cooler and turning breezy, 50 for the low. will wake up to 40s north of cooler day. lots of sun. we will see boots and sweaters tomorrow. on the water, winds are north at 10 to 15 knots. low tide at lunchtime. 12:08 st. pete pier. seven-day forecast show quick taste of -- dare i say winter, 46 by monday morning but by turkey day, turkey is pumped to be coming to tampa near 80 degrees. no rain this week. we could use som

crash in tampa, a car collided with an 8-year-old girl while she was walking to school near hollywood street and florida avenue north of the sly avenue intersection when she stepped off the curb, a car's side view mirror apparently struck her in the face. rescuers took that girl to tampa general hospital. her injuries are not life- threatening. lets head over to janelle martinez for an update on how this is impacting traffic right now. >> i can tell you northbound florida avenue just reopened, but the southbound lanes are still blocked, so you might want instead. hopefully they will have all the lanes back open shortly. >> and a live look behind me, i- 4 just east of i-75, still a little bit slow if you're heading into the tampa area. we did have a crash there. that's now off to the side. here are your drive times on i- 4, 28 minutes from county line road into downtown. 13 minutes from 75 down to 275. >>> thanks janelle. also happening overnight, a car crashes into a bar in ybor here was no accident. they say the driver was apparently trying to run over someone. >> police are still searching the streets hoping to fi

north of in brooksville. a little bit warmer around the tampa bay area. we're heading for 70s later today. i am tracking the frontal boundary moving in a little bit sooner than we were looking at yesterday and that means a chilly second half of the weekend. i will have the sunday numbers coming up. >>> good morning. hotspots at 6:00 on wednesday. i am road warrior hilary zalla. this is spring hill. you will see it on broad street at county line road. i'm not sure if there are lane blocks. florida highway patrol just reported this. i will keep an eye on this. coming up i will have a bridge update for you. police a hippity on the gandy bridge. -- police activity on the gandy bridge. >>> good wednesday morning to you. welcome to 10news morning anchor ian reitz. going digital, a push to put drivers licenses on your phone instead of in your wallet. >> a crime alert you need to know about before you head to the grocery store. the search is underway for a group of thieves who are targeting shoppers. emerald morrow is live and plant city. this could happen to anyone. >> reporter: it could. i am su

southbound i-75 camming away from north tampa. you can take 301 instead. now to i-4, about 20 minute here's to 75. that's into downtown tampa, and we are seeing the slowdowns. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >>> just in time for breakfast, we will have a new cereal >> that's right! you know what i'm talking about. tony the tiger with cinnamon flavored frost the flakes. thier cereal maker says that's the most requested flavoring. that will be available to most in january. >>> attention consumers and oreo lovers, you can find the cream-filled cookies in the chocolate company to create two new products, the milka oreo big crunch bar and the big chocolate bar. you will see the candy bar out in january. you need to decide, do you want the crunch or smooth? >> i think you layer them and have them together. >> i see what you are saying. >> another in milk. >> what you need to know before smashing into the building you can see there, and also why police don't think this was an accident. you're watching news channel 8 today a

tampa. 66 st. pete and down in bradenton. farther to the north, upper 50s moving to inverness. 24-hour temperature change. these temperatures are 5 to 10 degrees warmer than this time yesterday. that's the case across the southeast in brought severe weather to parts of the southeast will bring us rain chances over the next couple of days. the front arrives in an almost entirely diminished state. could see a stray shower wednesday afternoon. our best rain chances are thursday as the front comes through but it's a 20% chance. the cold fronts have under achieved. not a lot of rain. >> the poor folks delivering the packages that we ordered >> hot this afternoon. >> let's take you to the maps. they will appreciate this. not a lot to slow them down this morning. courtney campbell, howard frankland, gandy look great. no problems with the veterans, 275, 75 or i-4. fhp working a crash in the mulberry area, county road 60 and county line road but no lanes are blocked. >>> a popular christmas is creating problems. lawn chairs are already set up on the parad

in hillsborough county, the north tampa location and brandon location of hudson's furniture is participating in angel tree. in polk county they have the participating. the deadline for each of these locations is december the 9th. however, if you're in bradenton or going to the store in sarasota of hudson's, the deadline there is december the 12th. we've got all the detailed information for you very easy for you to look and select which store location is easier for you by simply going on our website, and that's abcactionnews.com/angeltree. again, folks, we are hoping to help thousands of needy children this holiday season and could really use salvation units to help with angel tree. the front lobby will be available until december the 9th. in hillsborough and manatee county the angels must be adopted and brought back by december the 2nd. the last day for angels in pinellas county is december 9th and in polk county the deadline is december the 12th. >> community calendar is brought to you by florida pain >> have a great day everyone. >> tampa bay's morning blend is >>> good monday morning. >>

we're in the this morning in quite a bit of tampa bay and to the north. 57 in plant city right now. 61 in tampa, 62 in bradenton. we have the upper 50s right now in avon park, lake placid, wauchula, bartow, lakeland at 55. as we look at the satellite and radar composite, we're not seeing really anything going on. it's a very quiet morning weather-wise, ask through the day we're going to continue to to roll through early on saturday, and you can see it's not packing a big punch. there is some cooler air behind it, some drier air really, but overall we're not going to see any dramatic changes over the weekend. we'll have cooler mornings, warmer afternoons and there's no rain in site. so if you have some things to do in the backyard, you need to get some yard work done, today is going to be a gorgeous day with a high around it's going to be warm and dry and with relatively low humidity, it's going to keep it pretty comfortable. this continues right through the weekend. hey, maybe you want to put some holiday lights up. the weather's looking great for it. all the way through sunday, highs

chances are we're going to have some spots in the 30s again tonight, well east of tampa, well north of tampa, and then lovely sunshine with a mild afternoon tomorrow and i'm thinking highs got to afternoon. and wednesday we're in the upper 70s. turkey trotters, i promise you it won't be as cold on thanksgiving morning. okay? but by the afternoon hours, we're back up close to 80 thursday and for friday. vanessa? >>vanessa: lrpt. thanks. i-4 westbound we're watching a crash in the center lane. this is right before you hit that interchange with 275 and good news is while it's costing some delays, so far we haven't we'll do that. we'll let you know if that happens. in the meantime, give yourself an extra minute or two if you have to head this way but volumes overall are looking light, at least right now. we have a crash here u.s. 301 and fowler avenue with lane blocks reported. not seeing any big delays but use caution in the area and unfortunately, still dealing with lane blocks here. continue to avoid particularly southbound u.s. 19 and tarpon springs at tarpon avenue. we have the full s

months since hurricane hermine caused major damage on the tiny island about 2 and a half hours north of tampa. >> ryan hughes was in cedar key during the storm. he's back there this morning joins us now live. everyone pulled together quickly. >> good morning. they knew they had to course depends greatly on tourism businesses rebuilt homes like this one are being outfitted right now with stilts. many helped each other to try to get back on their feet after the town was badly damaged. sweeping views of the gulf of mexico on a crisp fall day can cause residents and visitors on the key to pause. so can the sights and sounds of the constant construction in the aftermath of hurricane hermine. >> it was pretty bad. i don't >> lynn who didn't want to give her last name lost her house in the hurricane but gained something, faith in her community. . >> and everybody all over the town came together within a week we had the place just wonderful again. >> slowly but surely cedar key is getting back to normal after the hurricane battered the tiny island resorts have been rebuilt, apartments are being resto

tampa at cass and nebraska. >>jennifer: that's different from previous years. we should mention that, right? >> absolutely. we moved from the north end of tampa river walk because they're developing that beautiful area for families to live and now we're here in the heart of downtown at cass and nebraska so families can come here and find hope for the here. >>jennifer: campaign is called hope is here. why choose that phrase? >> it's the be hope here and we're here to come together at a time when the country a little divided. this is an equalizer for families to come, no matter what background you're from, to join together for the community and lift each other up. >>jennifer: and people shouldn't come here and just pick up some food they need. they have to register first, correct? >> that's right. across the street or go online and learn more about the locations and times they can register. >>jennifer: we put that website on our website, fox13news.com. you can just go to the seen on tv section and you'll find a link there. coming up in the 8:00 hour, we'll talk more about this box of hope and how just a few dollar donation can help

but i will tell you this, especially north of tampa, grab a jacket. it is much cooler this morning. look at the 40s crystal river at 46, brooksville at 47. wesley chapel 55. tampa 60 and 59 in bradenton. need the light jackets this morning. rest of the veterans day forecast, stunning. highs in the upper 70s. good morning. >>vanessa: we want to touch on trouble spots this morning. some are carrying over from the last ho vehicle fire on northbound 75. no reports of any lane blocks here but fhp cautioning drivers may see smoke in the area so please be careful. pinellas county, we had a crash blocking the exit ramp off 275 southbound at mlk. looks like that is completely cleared out as is this crash on i-4 westbound at 75. seeing no lingering delays here. still waiting for this one to clear out of pinellas in the area of belleair, delays still we have one lane blocked in the southbound direction. >>laura: thank you. trump administration is starting to take shape. >>russell: and protestors are letting him know they're not happy about this election. doug is in washington where trump and p

tampa at 61 degrees. you have mid 50s up to the north. again, there's your difference. and with your dew points in the mid 50s, it's very comfy air. so the reason, i know what you're thinking, if it's cooler and drier, what abo clouds? it's mid level moisture. different wind direction in the mid levels just streaming through and that's where we're getting some cloud cover. however, we're going to break the clouds up. clouds early. giving way to some sunshine and that sunshine will bring temperatures up into the mid 70s or so. maybe just a hair below normal for this afternoon. that front has stalled out over south florida so for those folks, different story, they're going to have a lot of clouds and showers on and off throughout the day today. some sunshine, i think tonight going into tomorrow with the clear skies that we get, i would expect tomorrow morning to be just a little bit cooler than this morning. so we hit mid 70s today and then we're going to scale it back tonight and getting back down to upper 50s in many spots. but really the next few days it's all about a

this is a live look at the howard franklin heading north into tampa. looks like we ve stalled car there, maybe troopers are there helping them out. no delays across the howard franklin this morning, less than 10 minutes to get across all three bridges. >>> ready, set, shop. black friday is here and folks across the bay area are expected to fill stores. >> we're talking everything from deals to security, and we have live team coverage from wesley chapel to st. pete to bring you what you need to know if you're heading out to shop today. let's start with abc action news reporter rodney dunigan >> janelle, you are right about that. the mall here opened up at 6:00 last night, and it doesn't close until 10:00 tonight. let me tell you, there have been a steady flow of shoppers coming in to enjoy black friday deals. what i love about this time of year, not only thanksgiving to be around the family but a lot of families take today to start a new tradition, a shopping tradition. i have one of those families here with me. grandma, first off let me get >> we have

north. near 60 in tampa and upper 50s from bartow to sebring. pretty typical of what we expect in november which is a dry period. no rain at all this month. future cost underdoing the clouds and showing the northeast wind. i think fewer clouds when we wake up on sunday morning but here is what we will see. you are not seeing the clouds, we will be north that will give way to a partly sunny sky. and sunday night, our clouds thicken, but hopefully they wait enough for us to take pictures because we have a special super moon. a super, super moon. the closest and largest full moon since january 26, 1948. so what you will notice that it it will brighter and bigger as well. this won't happen until november 25, sunday night and around and great pictures. comfortable. high clouds. 61, a few clouds. cool tonight. the sun sets before 6:00. 80 with a mix of sun and cl clouds. great weather at raymond james stadium tomorrow for the bucs bears game. seven-day forecast, a slim chance monday and tuesday but behind the front we drag in. comfortable. mid-70s for

you can see these lift from south to north across the tampa bay area. most of the activity in the eastern portions of the viewing area. you can see some of the showers moving toward arcadia for don't expect to see anything too heavy for the rest of the evening. point for us. for the next several days we will see some changes. the cold front rose through tomorrow. we briefly get back to normal but then the heat is on as we head back into next week. as we prepare for the holidays is not going to quite feel like it. only 21 days left until winter, 25 until christmas, 32 until new year's day. if you don't have your plans already set and of course next week is kind and stay. you can bring food, donate blood or bring in the toys or teddy bears for the rough riders. you can do that from 6 pm until 7 pm >>> women safety is back in the headlines in a major way. the terrifying abduction california where mom was grabbed by kidnappers in broad daylight, she was out for a run . her family said she had her cell phone with her but how can your smartphone protect you w

tampa north. counties later today. while on the scale of some of us this morning and kind of in that moderate range, put it somewhere between pleasant and invigorating not just today but tonight, tomorrow, early in the workweek. most of workweek, low to moderate humidity. how about the gusts, none to show you. sustained winds at 10 to 15 at the beach that may impact your morning boat ride as we have small-craft advisories for our off shore waters. here is our cold front pushing nice and quiet across the southeast, although they could use some rain, maybe in a drought. the cool high 30s in columbus and bristol and northeast quiet too. 50 in new york city. there is that mild air across the plains, bringing up showers in dallas this morning at 63. how high will our temperatures climb today? not up to 87. that's what we saw yesterday. 82 for the weekend. that is still a little above average, but still even into wednesday when we will see normal and that's where we will be tonight. average low 63. shoot to 65. 59 degrees in

40s in the northern counties warming up to the upper 70s right now 78 tampa, bartow 75, saraso the low to mid 70s. same thing up north, hitting 80 in tampa and 82 in sarasota. the hotspot, lakeland topping out at 84 degrees today. upper 70s even after the start in the low 40s up north, temperatures rebounded 40 degrees near 80 degrees. come friday morning most of the low to mid 50s up north. skies will remain clear, not just through the day, through the week and weekend and all of next week, temperatures change big-time we will pinpoint the timing couple up. >>> dip is need help tracking down this man, 31-year-old paul lubin held up a chase bank on fletcher avenue. these are the actu from inside the bank. he is well-dressed. detectives say he handed the teller a note stating he was heavily armed and he demanded the money. we have also learned miami-dade police have a warrant out for his arrest, so if you have information you are asked to call police. >>> tauris flock to florida for medical tourism is a booming industry. 90% of patients at the wellness institute in oldsmar are from out of state, 20% across the border

the north tampa area around the jammed up right now, so give yourself time. 275 is looking a lot better, you can see you're back to normal conditions, all the way down toward the bush boulevard in hillsborough avenue . you will still get backed up, but not as bad as it was before, 25 minutes from the apex to i-4. the bridges are getting better as we ended the morning rush hour, the howard franklin not in the red anymore, 30 miles their -- 30 miles an hour, and the courtney campbell stretch at 32 miles an hour. 275 in the red through downtown st. pete, an accident at 54th avenue north. your drive time is 50 minutes from the skyway to the boulevard. this one is right here at the lake wales road with lanes slow. >>> good morning, often a great start so far were temperatures warming up pretty quickly, still comfortable as you walk outside this morning. here is the view from downtown tampa, an absolutely gorgeous day with comfortable temperatures as you get out the door. 70 in tampa, 72 in st. pete, 64 a new point. we will warm up through the afternoon things to a lot of sunshine, nothing th

down in the low 50s north. 61 in tampa. upper 50s the further south you live and near normal for this time of year. futurecast underdoing the clouds. watch the winds from northeast to northwest to the beach and boating as we will see a sea breeze today. overnight, fewer clouds. the fog setting up. we wl good day for your morning drive. abundant sun. high cloud, good-looking day. you heard us talk about the super moon before. a super, super moon coming up sunday night into monday night you will want to watch for that. the closest full moon since january 26, 1948 and what we call a super moon because it especially appears brighter at 30%. get your cameras ready sunday and monday night because this get excited. sunday and monday night. we will talk more tomorrow to plan ahead. 79 comfortable with high clouds. enjoy the day. no rain expected. cool tonight. 61 degrees. that early sunset. some of us not used to it yet. pleasant on sunday. 80 for the high. a couple of extra clouds on sunday and both the weekends are good. the wind

yeah, we are very cold this morning. 40s up to the north. 50s in tampa. pinellas looking at 50s, generally. st. pete at 62, and the rest of us in the 50s this morning. 53 into bartow with upper 50s. well, concentrated across zephyr hills. that's the only issue here. elsewhere, we are looking at good visibility this morning. the front that has brought us the chilly temperatures all the way down to the south. it's also cleared us out as far as the cloud cover we have last couple of days. dry up above. that will set the stage for a big warmup this afternoon, compared to where we are right now, and, also, that will preclude any cloud cover here. we are going to stay sunny. all. 35-degree difference across portions of the nature coast. you can see the thermometer rising at the day. 51 by tomorrow morning. a few upper 40s still and 50, but a little milder each and every morning and each and every afternoon so that by tomorrow we're back in the upper 70s to lower 80s with plenty of sunshine. the 7-day forecast, watch what happens, as we continue this milder tren

north. right now i'm not seeing check of the traffic cameras for you though. southbound 275 in tampa report of an accident near west shore also not seeing any delays here. >>> a tow truck driver tragedy, the driver killed while trying to help others on a bay area highway, we have the latest on the suspected drunk driver accused of taking his life. >>> and floridians take to the streets for a third night after the death of fidel castro. we're live in miami with the latest with the hopes for the island nation. >>> plus cyber monday shopping madness. we'll take you live inside an amazon warehouse right here in hillsborough county as hundreds of bay area workers are already busy filling holiday orders from around the world. good morning and welcome to news . >> time now is 6:30 and ed is in for leigh spann. >> good morning. and it is starting to get brighter out there. we're about a half an hour away from our sunrise. crystal clear skies this morning. temperatures generally in the 50s and 60s and it's a clean sweep this morning on max defender 8. it should stay quiet for most of us. 59 f

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upper 50s south with some fog tampa bay north. and we hope we can clear these clouds to check out that awesome autopsyer moon coming up officially on monday. monday morning is when we see full moon. check it out sunday night when we can see enough of those breaks. the closest and largest full moon in tampa since january 26 set so cool celestial event. 79. comfortable day. a great day. a cool start. cooler tomorrow morning with fewer clouds. as we head to the week ahead, small changes behind that weak front. you will see lows in the 50s wednesday and thursday and below average highs for the first time this month coming up through the early part of the week. and we want to wish a special birthday to just one -- one special viewer this morning. cute little easton. he loves to play outside with goes on the swing. he likes to go camping too. and he loves to get hugs and kisses. his favorite food, one of mine, too, mac and cheese. enjoy your day. >> sorboni: mine too. >>> a inside look at what is new in theatres this weekend. >> first t

this is in beverly hills florida just north of tampa >>> denver water could be raising prices for its customers. they will discuss the issues on wednesday. the utility company never said how much people's rates would go to raise revenue by 3% next year >>> classes canceled today -- -?all because of a nasty sewage problem. parents tell us there is about three inches of standing ewage water in those classrooms. >> they say they can't focus. it's not good for their health. it's natural gas. it's waste for reason. >> we first told you about the situation last week. they're working to try to figure out what is sewage backup. they want the school open sometime this week >>> five people looking for place to say -- state after a fire two liquid homes near owens in kentucky. fire crews say it started in a storage shed between the two houses in the gas meter fueled the flames. everyone got out safely but no to fix how much it will cost >>> later today the nonprofit recycling. denver lags behind. officials tried to figure out why. later today they host a sustainability summit where they will bra

right now here in tampa we're at 59 degrees. a bit cooler to the north. seeing some 40s in brooksville. theew remember yesterday that number was running up into the 60s, so starting to feel a little humid outside. you drop the number in the 40s and you get that nice, crisp feel to the air so that humidity sits at 69%. the winds are out of the north-northeast at 6 miles per hour. plenty of sun throughout the day. we warm the temperatures up into the mid and upper 70s. despite that, that low humidity makes it feel very, very our way. it looks like it will give us the chance of rain as we head towards the middle of the week. i talk more about that in a little bit, alcides. >> alcides: developing this morning, a deadly crash involving a tow truck operator on i-275. it happened around 1:30 this morning in the southbound lanes near the fowler exit ramp. we can confirm a tow truck driver is dead. no word yet on what led up to the incident or how many people are involved. we have just lrn southbound lanes are now re-opening. we are following this story very close

across the southeast are warm. 88 degrees is our high temperature, one degrees shy of the record in tampa. north of us, the pictures are cooler but not this -- bad for this time of year. it won't be that cold for the world series. a ridge of high pressure in the west with temps running 15 to 20 degrees above average. that is pretty warm for this time of year. cooler air mass moving southeast across the u.s. will allow slightly cooler, dryer air to move through the area. the timing on that generally is friday into saturday. breezy m cooley this weekend -- cooler this weekend. more warmth ahead. up until then, warm temperatures in the 80s. temperatures will stay above average throughout the friday time period but eventually that cool front will slide our way and we will's -- we will feel those effects this weekend. 85 degrees in land o lakes 11 miles per hour. there are some showers to the north. north cleveland and also back into the great lakes. there is a possibility of seeing some showers for this game. as we look at the forecast, temps not bad. 65 degrees for the cubs and indians. last night,

cooler start for these temperatures running in the 50s, the mid-50s and even 40s to the north over downtown tampa 59 degrees. winds are out of the north at 5 miles per hour. lots of clear skies, and what a beautiful start to the it's >> alcides: welcome back. it's 6:46. look at the stop stories this half hour. two people are dead after a crash in bartow on saturday morning just 9:30 at ernest boulevard and highway 69 south. police say a passenger van crashed into a car. the two people that died were both passengers in the no names have been released so far. >>> local small businesses cashed in during small business saturday. in st. petersburg 150 artists and vendors came together. a lot of vendors do business online, so they were excited to meet customers face-to-face. by the way, american express reported that last year alone 95 million customers took part in small business saturday, sand sculpting pros from around the world are in the keys. it's the third annual international sand art competition. each artist received more than 15,000 pounds of sand to create their masterpieces. get this. no ou

you noticed that east wind has been breezy at times, so we have brought some patchy sprinkles north of tampa bay. these slide off towards the to west towards new port richey and lutz and citrus park. the cold front to the south, high clouds from the west today. a mix of sun and clouds this afternoon with that breeze kicking at times. good-looking day. we talk about the week ahead and let you know if there's cooler air in sight coming up. >> alcides: we're following a couple of developing stories this morning. the pinellas county sheriff's office is investigating a deadly deputy-involved shooter near lielman. two deputies responded to a domestic disturbance call around 10:30 last night on 64th street north. at the scene they saw 49-year-old john zamolla ramming a front pillar on their house with his pickup truck. after deputies approached him, detectives say he got out of the truck with a knife in his hand. >> as he came toward the deputies, she saw the knife in his hand and ordered him drop the knife several times. he refused, and he made a statement to the deputies that you're going to have

unless you're like me, i do like to wear a jacket for a little bit. 69 right now in tampa, 66 in apollo beach. cool spot up north, crystal long. look at this, a 24-hour temperature change. we're seeing warmer conditions than yesterday. 7 degrees warmer in tampa, 2 degrees warmer in bartow, and in fact, those temperatures are going to come up this afternoon. i'll let you know how warm coming up in just a little bit. >> coming up, a bizarre but heaping to a week's long search for a california mother. where she was found and the search happening right now for the two women accused of abducting her. >> and the macy's thanksgiving da everyone, but one nypd officer made it extra special. the big surprise he pulled off after a tough year in the line >>> 5:14 on this friday, a massive man hunt continues in france this morning for the person who broke into a retirement home and stabbed an elderly woman to death. that retirement home is for monks. police say the woman appears to be the masked intruders moved elsewhere. french authorities say this was not terror related. they do not know a motive though. >> a missing calif

the rain the mountains of north carolina not much. and tampa, the model goes zero anything op the forecast. temperatures are nice in the mid-to-upper 70s. the dew points are coming up as the winds turn and off the atlantic. overall it is good. >> water temperatures are cooling 73 degrees. and a lot of dry air. this is the water which means that the amount of water can drop as rain all dry. and that's locked in. here is the weekend forecast. sunshine. then becoming windy or breezy. high of 78. on sunday it is 10 degrees 6879. west winds at 5:00. high pressure locked in over south carolina. this is the front. that goes by tomorrow night and wind it it is chilly. 33 minneapolis. can you find the front? >> i think you can. >> tonight we stay clear add pleasant the wind picks up later in the day cooler. sunshine, breezy. 68. the winds will pick up from the northwest. and the next tide at 648. sunny symbols on the forecast. we stay in the -- in the upper 70s to near 80. move the turkey over one more you the left over sandwiches. >> it is trying to ge

this say live look from the wfla towercam. 63degrees at tampa international airport. the wind out of the north at 10 temperatures elsewhere around the tampa bay area still stuck in the upper 50s up in inverness. a little bit milder across southern spots, 67 degrees right now in sarasota as well as venice. it's this that really tells the story though. the work of last night's cold front. temperatures 15 to 20 degrees colder. here in the lunch hour. that's what happens when the front makes its way through. see the red and orange. that's the dry air that moved in from the north in the wake you step outside today. the air is crisp. the dew point values in the 20s and 30s. these will be back up closer to 60 though, the humidity returning as we head towards the midportion of the upcoming week. and the weather map. high pressure quickly building back in from the north and west. the gradient between the two will create that breeze out of the north. and we are stuck with that the through the day today. the wind should star relax a bit as we move into tomorrow. 45degrees, that's the chilliest air we hav

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