and also in oldsmar, talking about this, hillsborough avenue at sheldon road, a collision but it's on the side of the roadway and no injuries involved. and a great drive on the

and an accident in oldsmar. more on that coming up in the next report. that's a look at weather and traffic. back to gene and gayle. >> okay, leslee. >>> happening today, cruise travelers will get back out to sea after the vacation plans came to a screeching halt all the carnival cruiseship that was supposed to leave yesterday won't pull out of port until later today. our ryan hughs is live at the port this morning. good morning to you. okay with them, right? >> reporter: gene, good morning to you as well. who would complain about so at sea? the ship behind me had trouble pulling into port yesterday morning so those onboard got to paradise. >> we were fogged in. so we couldn't go anywhere so we parked and just waited. and we thought it was going to break but it didn't. so they started feeding us again and selling us our drinks . so we had a good time. >> reporter: allen and faye of lakeland were stuck on the ship an extra half day but they enjoyed themselves. and now the carnival paradise had to wait to pull into the port of tampa because of extremely fo

and oldsmar, an accident hillsborough avenue at sheldon road. no injuries. great drive across the bay area bridges. and construction here it's all part of the new intersection they're putting in. and meanwhile, great drive on the interstate through sarasota and bradenton. that's weather and traffic. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you so much. >>> right now people all over the northeast are bracing for what could be a stormy weekend. the forecast calls for lots of snow and it could impact travelers headed that way. our ryan hughes is live at tampa international airport. and it could be a long weekend for travelers. >> reporter: gayle, good morning. it seems like the northeast and new england has been spared this winter. the forecast though calls for a foot or more of snow. so places like this tampa international airport could be delayed. this is what it looks like now in missouri and other parts of the midwest. the winter storm warning is in effect now for parts of missouri and illinois. this isn't the same system that's expected to go east though. now fore

a dangerous believe two people - in separate cars - drinking and driving collided head on in oldsmar. pinellas county say kimberly sich- ter-man - was hit by an alleged drunk driver - damon mcbride who was headed the wrong way on tampa road near race track road...around 11:15 mcbride ran away passenger chased him down. believe kimberly driving under the influence - and they arrested her as well. just a few hours later - state troopers say 21 year old 'adam weaver' was driving the wrong way and with two people inside...on east highway 301 in tampa. thirty sunday morning. charged with dui. no one was seriously hurt.# that massive storm that dumped and killed 25 people atlantic and east coast....is now gone. but for millions of people...it could life gets back to normal. the focus now turns to digging out and dealing with flooding in some areas. as craig boswell reports it is going to be days before things are back to normal. the monumental "dig out" is underway from the gulf coast to new england - after a record amount of snowfall from the weekend blizzard. as craig boswell reports it i

you can always use hillsborough to tampa road through oldsmar to as an alternate. the howard frankland and the gandy are looking great right now. the eastbound lanes of gandy boulevard at i-275 in the southbound lanes of i-275, actually the exit ramp, this a roadblock in the eastbound lanes. we're going to keep our eye on it and let you know if you need to take an alternate. your alternate would be to the south, 62nd avenue north. we'll be watching these crashes. >>> if you're headed out the door right now, you are definitely heading out to some cold temperatures, frost advisory across much of the area and freeze warnings for citrus and hernando counties this morning where temperatures are at or below freezing across 40 degrees right now in tampa, 49 in st. pete, 34 in sarasota. we're definitely off to a chilly start. with clear skies, you may also find some frost this morning on your windshield. so give yourself an extra moment to scrape that off if you need to. and by 4:00 today, we're still under clear skies, lots of sunshine today and winds shifting from the ea

owe wood, oldsmar owe wood. he mario woods. the videohad been so dramatic that there is been protests. one of the most traumatic moment was when mayor ed lee was being inaugurated taking his oath of office again and people stood up at city hall scream thag ing that he should step down. >> they have made numerous calls for the chief to resign. the chief responded that they have made some changes. again, you are looking at video ofthis protest happening in the glenn park neighborhood where mayor ed lee's home is. a coupledozen protesters out there this morning asking mayor ed lee to come out and speak with them on the issue. >> this is unusual going to a politician's front doorsteps. >> we have a member on the way and we'll have live coverages for you. coming up, the playoff game with the packer and the cardinals. >> how the cardinals over took green bay. >> this week, marks the 26th anniversary of this. the sea lion is 39. >> more arrive, the city welcomes them. they can beloud but they are a lot of fun to watch

deputies arrested her last night for driving along tampa road and oldsmar when for car was hit by damon mcbride's truck. he was driving in the wrong direction and tried to run away from the scene. sichterman's passenger was she was arrested and released from jail. mcbride was hospitalized for minor injury and has charges pending. >>> dangers of dating apps. the warning tonight after a string of crimes linked to online dating and the steps to stay safe. >>> plus a florida police officer made famous for shooting some hoops with some kids gets some star power. the moment he surprised those boys with a bigger player, >>> tonight, a crime alert out of bar to that all single ladies using dating websites should pay close attention to. police said in just the past four weeks, four women have been robbed, some carjacked, and threatened with a gun or another type of weapon. the men on dating apps online. ladies, we looked into it. there are three things you can do immediately to protect yourself when meeting someone time. where there are plenty of people and near a busy street. tell a trusted fri

the cold weather will be here as we clear out and we see very mild winds which means that the in oldsmar and tampa. 32 in her nando in brooksville and 35 for wachula and the digital day planner 38 in tampa up to 55 degrees. your seven-day forecast shows it's not going to get much warmer until we get into the middle of the work week. we will get a chance of showers wednesday and thursday as yet another one of those el nino storm systems pull through. we're updating you constantly on abcactionnews.com. >>> our picture of the week contest is going on and we are getting incredible submissions. i mean take a look at some of the pictures. the ones with the most likes will get our cover photo spot and we will announce it tomorrow at 11. find this post on abc action news facebook page. can't wait to feature your picture. john. >>> still to come, a pair of local college football players stole the show at the east-west shrine game and the panthers surge off the bowl but what happened in sunrise. next. >>> three of the lightning teams from chicago and florida. it ended tonight. a win for the lightn

. >> reporter: adam of rock star cafe in oldsmar shows me it's simp toll -- it's simple to make. >> coconut oil when it gets to the liver, it converts to energy quicker. >> reporter: the fresh strawberries are optional. blend it all together for a smooth, delicious drink that does not have a coconut flavor. cheers. >> cheers. to your health and to your energy. >> and you do have to blend the oil because it gives you the best health benefits. >> now i get it, but the strawberries -- >> you don't have to have the strawberries. that's just something -- >> on its own, it doesn't taste that great? >> no, it taste like water. thicker but doesn't taste at all. stay warm this morning, maybe heat the water up because there's a freeze warning for citrus, hernando and pasco for areas east of 19 until 9:00 this morning. we could spend several hours there below freezing. and everyone needs the the winter coat because by 8:00 this morning, almost all of us will be in the 30s. 39 degrees, although unlike yesterday, it's actually really going to warm up quickly. 54 degrees at noon. and 64 degrees at 3:00 p

at that point you might want to take tampa road through oldsmar or the howard frankland of the gandy bridge. i'll keep my eye on this. this is a live look at i-4 west of i-75. traffic is picking up a little bit but no crashes or breakdowns to talk about right now. 21 minutes from county line road to downtown, 14 minutes from county line road to 75 and seven minutes from 75 to 275. board is okay but they're certainly shaken up after a small plane was forced to happened along the highway in broward county. the pilot noticed engine roughness and didn't want to risk continuing the flight. it was headed to the keys. he he had two passengers with him but everybody is okay. >>> this morning severe turbulence is blamed for sending three flight attendants and four passengers on a flight to the hospital. the jet made an emergency landing in newfoundland, canada. one passenger said she thought she was going to die, telling reporters the plane rolled on its side and dropped twice. >>> a gun battle over a $25 service charge left a father and son dead. the argument started at a gun refused to pay

northern pinellas, palm harbor, clearwater, over to oldsmar. areas of light rain, nothing that heavy. they will move inland for a time tonight. most of citrus is dry, but there is rain lurking to the west of you and the prime time for rain looks to be from midnight to about 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. the areas that will clear up first will be along our west coast because the rain is moving west to east, and even that should clear up by as late as midmorning. so a cold front out in the gulf. an area of low pressure and that zips by, and that area of low pressure could become a named subtropical storm as it moves east and southeast, and we may be using the first name of the hurricane list in january, and this will be subtropical storm alex as it moving to the east and southeast. that is pretty much unheard of. right now we have 50's and 60's dewpoint of 60, and the winds are calm. there will be changes on the way as the moisture slides our way from the west-southwest. another area of low pressure over texas. that will likely impact us on saturday, anoth

the heaviest snow from oldsmar, a good possibility of two-three feet of snow. we will look ahead in the 8 day forecast to see it we have snow chances. steve: the iwatch -- men's basketball team has michigan state, michigan, and purdue. they are the favorite for tonight against rutgers. why this could be a trap for the hawkeyes. the person who lives here... has to solve problems as big as the world... and as small as your kitchen table. that's the job. everyday. and now, the first lady who helped get healthcare for eight million kids... the senator who helped a city rise again... the secretary of state who stood up for america, and stared down hostile leaders around the world... it takes to do every part of the job... she'll never let anyone privatize social security and medicare... or shut down planned parenthood... she'll take on the gun lobby... finally get equal pay for women... and stop the republicans from ripping all our progress away. so on february first, stand up for hillary. because if you want a president who knows how to keep america safe... and bui

and even my weather watcher rich in oldsmar, he's 10 degrees warmer than yesterday at 48. during the day today, clear, cool, no freezing temperatures and then a southeast wind makes it feel splendid. and things change into tomorrow. the same storm system that's going to bring snow fall to the mid-atlantic runs through here with the 60% rain chance. and for children's gasparilla parade saturday, i did and cold. >>> -- saturday, windy and cold. >>> traffic is at good speeds here overall. on 50th street, what happened is we had an accident where a vehicle hit a pole. and now the pole is cleared if the roadway and the actual roadway is clear but there are low-hanging wires in the area and that's not safe. so teco is onscene and wrapping that up but we have delays approaching this in both directions. take 78th, that's your best alternate instead of 50th at 17th. 50th also known as u.s. 41. and this accident wrapping up here martin luther king at 116th avenue, not tying up any lanes. a live look at traffic on i-4 from lakeland and you're going to tampa or plant city, no delays a

>> it is tomorrow in oldsmar, chili and salsa tasting and fun in and it's for a good cause. >> and the weather will be great. >> that's right. >> what about the food truck rally if you're hungry? >> i'm always hungry. this is in lutz tomorrow, noon to 5:00, mini donuts, mason jar cheesecakes. >> i want to learn how to make those. >> me too. all that good stuff. and there's a 5k fun run, $40 to register to assist struggling families in the st. pete community. it's for a good cause. >> and the 6th annual barkarella? >> i'm a crazy dog lady so this is gasparilla for the dogs, ybor starting noon tomorrow. there's a doggie pirate parade and like a pub crawl and bring free for the dogs and $5 for the humanoids. >> great. good to see you. now, which movie is set to top the box office this weekend? we will not force you to guess. >> reporter: star wars: the force awakens won't have to fight very hard to stay atop the box office in its fourth weekend of release, set to become the first movie ever to top $800 million in domestic ticket sales. oscar buzz surrounds the revenant, as it expands to w

oldsmar at 56. as we look at polk county, temperatures are in the upper 50s to near 60 in polk. and we are looking at fort meade now at 61. we're all looking good. as i mentioned we're going to be warmer from start-to-finish today. so this afternoon making it to highs in the low to mid-70s inland. really nice with a nice mix of sun and clouds. no rain until after sunset tonight. and intensity of the storms for tomorrow coming up in florida's most accurate 7-day forecast. >>> 9:34. we're trying to find out when two men accused of murder in bradenton will return to the bay area. we're told daniel matt and james hardy were arrested in tallahassee monday afternoon. they believe the pair killed charles leonard over the weekend in a lawn equipment business's parking lot in manatee county. the motive appears to be drugs. the officers got a drug the men may be involved after releasing surveillance pictures of the suspects. >> a man accused of two murders will go to court in manatee this afternoon. dwayne cummings was charged with killing a man last week. a second suspect, frederick doug

pand oldsmar we still have lane pclosures from an earlier crash. pif you're just joining us a pstill shot from when skyfox flew pover state road 5580 near bay pview boulevard. pwe saw some eastbound lane pblockage, along 580 as well as pwe're getting tweets from pviewers saying bay view is pcompletely shut down you will pwant to aavoid area serious pinjuries reported. pand of course more details on pthis one to come. p>> happen thing today, big step pforward in fight for equal pay. pwhite house is expected to a pformally announce a new proposal pthat would work to close the gap pbetween men and women in the pwork place. punder the new proefl positive pcompanies with 100 or more pemployees would have to report pdetailed salary information to pinstead of generic form that's pbeen used in past, this new one pwill include the employees sex, page, and job groups. resident obama had previously pissued an executive order to do pthis, for any business that pcontracts with a federal pgovernment. pbut today, he'll expand this to pany larger company. pagain 1

my weather watcher rich in oldsmar, starting his day at 52 degrees thanks in part to the fact that wins are coming from the southeast. the clouds are streaming in ahead of the storm system and 24 hours from now, i will be tracking some downpours off the gulf of mexico. this is the forecast for 6:55 tomorrow morning. so a heads thereupon, the slow- moving front will -- heads up there, the slow-moving front will keep roundsover rain. on into thursday as well. there's an 80% rain chance tomorrow. and 50% thursday. but pirates, gasparilla looks great. >>> traffic not so bad. starting to get busy though folks. especially coming away from bearss avenue down to i-4, again 275 completely open in the area. it was closed this morning and it's all open now but slow. and this is typical, about 16 minutes away from bearss. and ybor city, 10 minutes and that's from i-75 over to 275. so looking good there. and a live look at traffic, 275 right at bearss, looks fantastic there. and over to pinellas county, busier but still a good drive on 275 right around 22nd avenue south and a nice drive coming off t

oldsmar 47. into hillsborough county much of the same, temperatures mainly in the upper 40s to about 50 degrees. and off to the north where we usually find our coldest temperatures in citrus county, we are in the low 40s. so in general i'd say this is pretty comfortable for this time of the year. average temperatures for this time of year. we have a lot of cloud cover out there this morning. but we are dry. and we'll be topping out in the mid 670s very little if any rain chance during our daytime hours. but after sunset, those rain chances start going up. so i think most of the evening commute is going to be nice and dry. the morning commute, looking fabulous out there. weather-wise, the question is, you know, all kinds of things can develop. and they can develop in an instant. so janelle, what's going on? >>> yeah we have a crash in brandon but first we're going to head on out to corey dierdorff on 275 just coming off the howard frankland into the tampa area where the pa couple of -- past couple

our weather watcher rich in oldsmar and his puppy dog reporting 52 degrees. and satellite and radar picture showing that the rain is history. even the clouds are moving out. and these clouds in the southern viewing area will take longer to move out but for most part, a good deal of sunshine today. check this out, high pressure, winds from the north on the eastern side and winds from the south on the western side. today we're getting northerly winds with high temperatures in the 60s. we will be 64 degrees today. but as the high pressure moves out into the atlantic, we will get a southerly wind so by tuesday, we're near 80 degrees. clouds, breezy, and kind of cool, lots of sunshine this afternoon and 64 degrees. 68 degrees tomorrow. 72 and sunshine on sunday. head. ahead. >> looking forward to it. >>> go to wfla.com for transportation and travel tips for gasparilla. 275 kennedy to ashley off the howard franklin bridge, starting to get busy. but bearss avenue into downtown tampa on 275, 14 minutes into i- 4. and let's move over to polk city, we still have this c

and at this point, i'm watching light to moderate rain from clearwater to oldsmar, temple terrace, along i-4 and heading into polk county from hillsborough county and light rain in manatee and sarasota. when it's not raining on you, it's still drizzlely with the dense fog off the gulf of mexico. so we have a dense fog advisory. look at this moisture just streaming in off the gulf of mexico. download our free weather max i use it and it has the radar and forecast. smaller rain chance this morning. and then tapers back down. the temperature is basically in the 60s all day. here's what's happening, a stalled cold front begins to push to the south. and that's why i expect more showers between 8:00 and 3:00 today. and by 7:00 though, it starts clearing out, it gets cooler, breezier for tomorrow and gasparilla just couldn't look better. 69 and sunny. how about traffic on the 8s? >>> looking forward to the weekend. well right now, we got to get you through the roads folks and in the sun coast area and bradenton, we have a collision that's tying up lanes here. heads up westbound state road 70. k

@one blast of showers exiting @oldsmar and push toward the @airport and clipping 275. @we also have showers from new @port richey to clearwater @beach. @these have passed over the @sunshine skyway and made their @way to sun city center. @ruskin seeing light rain. @more steady rain develop into @pockets of sarasota county. @from longwood to englewood @eventually dealing with these @showers and these will @continue throughout the @morning hours. @by lunchtime most of these @will be gone. @build with our strong wind on @build with our strong wind @onshore, these bigger waves @upwards of 15 feet, some of @the coast. @right now the roughest surf, 7 @feet near clearwater beach. @down into sarasota county, @waves near 10 feet. @when we bring in the high tide @and these big wave biz 3:00 @this afternoon we could be @dealing with issues. @gale warning for us today and @that's because of these winds @and the surf. @today. @look at that surf, 18 feet at @times. @very rough bay and inland @we have a chill in the wind, @that is on the back side of @the winter storm that is still @c

bands of them a @are mainly light covering @portions of pinellas county, @exiting palm harbor, up to @oldsmar. @we have one over pinellas park @that will eventually clip the @howard frankland. @further south more steady @pockets of rain sliding along @east of i-75. @longboat. @your official gasparilla @extravaganza forecast, by noon @only 53 and some peeks of sun @late in the day and those @winds will not drop down until @tonight. @if you were watch the @fireworks at 7 p.m., blankets, @48 degrees. @here is that winter storm by @the way and we will talk about @where it is headed coming up. @>>> let's stay with that @this hour. @wicked winter weather is @affecting millions of people. @the storm hit some of the @south and has a bulls-eye on @the mid-atlantic and northeast @the mid-atlantic and @northeast. @nine deaths already being @blamed on the weather which @could rank the worst in nearly @a century. @and here is the scary part, it @is not over yet. @take a look at this. @incredible picture just tweet @incredible picture just @tweeted out by astronaut scott @kelly. @you can see the snow just

p>> right now we have skyfox poverhead in oldsmar area. pthis is a crash that we're pfollowing. pyou can seif involved overturned pvehicle on roof. peastbound lanes, state road 580 pin area bay view boulevard. pall of those lanes in eastbound pdirection you can see are shut pdown. lease avoid that area. pwe'll let you know any more pdetails we get, sounds like pthere are injuries reported as pyou might expect. p>> so, in the meantime we want pto go over to opinions county. peast bay drive under u.s. 19 pthis earlier crash that was pblocking all westbound lanes two peastbound lanes. pthat's clear. pgood news for drivers. pof course we've getting ready pfor gasparilla. palcides had earl why dos and pdon'ts what not to bring et pcetera. pi want to talk about road pclosures keep in mind some of pthem will actually start tonight p10 o'clock. pincluding parts of bay shore pboulevard. pand then you can see they are ptheir kind of rolling closures pstart early saturday morning all pway into afternoon. pin area of bay shore, in area of pthis is very abbreviated list. pi think taylor cats

take oldsmar, go through hillsborough avenue and tampa road. don't get on the eastbound side of the courtney campbell causeway. >> yikes. thank you. >>> a new proposal could change the state's open carry laws. the pinellas county sheriff and the florida sheriff's association are working to protect concealed holders. they want assurances that law abiding holders won't be arrested. >>> a man is in police custody after firing a shot near an officer in an unmarked vehicle in tampa. >>> it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, death of the department store. how some major retailers are shifting strategy to win back your business. >>> hotel tell-all. an insider reveals secrets of the hotel industry. everything you need to know before you check in. >>> viva j.lo. jenny is on the strip, and hoda is live in las vegas after her spectacular new show. >> it's a fantasy, to have a show in vegas. 21st, 2016. >> we came from alaska to see al. >> celebrating my sweet 16 at the today show. >> hello to friends and family. >> georgia. >> and alabama. >> good morning. >>

and i want you to take tampa road through oldsmar. westbound completely blocked and eastbound stacked and packed. >>> police in plant city continue to investigate the deadly shooting of a man shot at a home in the 1300 block of east ohio street just after 5:00 p.m. sunday. detectives are asking anyone who may know something about brown's death to call plant city police. >>> a return to grocery store aisles. blue bell ice cream is making its way back to the tampa bay area started today. most retailers will receive their shipment this week. it follow a nationwide recall >>> it's 8:00 on "today." come ing up, digging out and cleaning up. millions up and down the east coast trying to get back to normal after a historic snowstorm drops two feet of snow on eight different states. what you can expect this morning if you're hitting the roads, rails or the airport. >>> then coping with a cold. which remedies actually help and which ones don't? we'll separate fact from fiction. >>> and kung fu kate. >> look away. look away. no, you can't, can y