tonight, the push to require money in >>> panhandling in seminal county. a new push to toughen up an ordinance that would require panhandle, martin, here to talk about this. why would you say that some people say the current law doesn't go far enough? >> well, there's a group of seminole county residents that live near these busy intersections, especially along 434 and state route 436 where there's a tendency to see a large number of pan panellers asking for -- panhandler asking for money. under the turned county law anybody can stan on a street corner with a sign asking for money, as long as they don't walk up to cars or bother anybody. all they have to do is sit there quietly. the residents say the law should be amended or changed to make these panhandlers apply for a permit. >> now, that's something that is feasible? do you just further enforce the current law or is there a way to amend it so that people are getting what they want out of it? >> well, that's what county commissioners are going to look at within the next few weeks, and they're probably go

wave two is over the panhandle and rapidly streaming our way. isolated pockets to strong to severe weather. we'll update you in a full detailed weather forecast coming minutes. >> john: it is a strange law, but it's been on the books a long time. in florida you are supposed to be married if you want to live with your significant other. >> amy: the penalty is $500 and a fine or 60 days in a jail. the law dates all the way back to 1868. florida and michigan are the still exists. the same bill in the house has not had a hearing but legislators will have until march to get it passed. >> john: the first big snowfall of the season brought more than a foot of snow to some areas in the northeast. that just looks bad, it? and freezing temperatures in the midwest. ice and slippery roads led to quite a few accidents. temperatures are expected to rise in the northeast in the next couple of days before dropping back well below freezing. next week looks really nasty for some of the cities. >> amy: it does. >> john: as synonymous to money >> amy: what will be

have some panhandle hook in some clipper systems, the panhandle from texas reynosa possibly freezing rain tomorrow will be way below normal next week with several rounds of lake effect snow for some . today, pretty uneventful, gorgeous with lower 40s, sunset at 5:14 p.m. , we will continue to remain dry tonight and brook park tomorrow morning . looking at that panhandle hook system moving just north and west of us and brain braden abbott warm front tomorrow morning . you will see increasing class today that could be some freezing rain not long or widespread, and that rifle continues to move through the region on saturday, a slight chance of a shower . nearly 50 saturday and on sunday, it will be falling with upper 30s and snowfall for everybody, snowfall tuesday in lake effect on wednesday and cold temperatures back in the 20s and in the teens. and i would make wizards disappear and the johnny manziel john telich with the rest of the thursday sports. cavaliers beginning their six-game road trip on wednesday, with 18-point lead in dc, they got the victory, number five in a row, lebron

already coming through the panhandle, the big bend area. let's get you to it. look at the lightning in the gulf. that will be a concern as well. really those winds could be damaging, also there is a possibility of a couple of rotating storms from this line that is developing and moving through the gulf as well as the panhandle. already seeing rain here in a large part of central florida. none of these storms are strong or severe. they are going to be producing light to moderate rain in some of these areas of lake county. we'll pinpoint that for you, moving off to the east at 20 miles an hour. some of these areas of rain for umatilla, eustis, back over to lake plymouth. mount plymouth will see the moderate rain. some of the light rain for orange county, down to southern sections of brevard county, melbourne down to floridana beach and palm bay. here is the risk, mainly coming between 7:00 this morning and 1:00 in the afternoon. a lot of heavy rain and strong winds greater than 60 miles an hour. we'll see a 90% coverage of showers and storms through noon and then

this is the second panhandle hook . more enough tomorrow it will be mostly dry and switching over to snowfall . this is early thinking . stay tuned to fox 8 news all weekend . this is through 8:00 p.m. sunday, lake and monday tonight after authorities falling temperatures sunday, a rain/snow mix can see between a trace of 3 inches to the north, and then it will be in the 20s for the highs and in the teens for highs wednesday . we'll talk about general snowfall, this clipper systems tuesday and thursday is everybody equal snowfall chance . the search continues for the 16 th head coach for the browns , as they browns offensive coordinator interviews were another coaching job. latest. >> senator boehner is on zombie coaching carousel. >> today was the third day of the browns coaching search and type them down to dallas to be reintroduced to former browns assistant coach drove henderson, is now with the dallas cowboys as the secondary coach coaching the browns secondary defensive backs from 2,009 -- 2011 and left to take th

t a lot of the snow is contacted this is out of the southwest there's another panhandle low developing after this exit layers on today. upstate new york. most of it will steer clear of them look at the eight-day early next week. it looks like an into tuesday will probably get some light general snow. fox 8 news is your official we need a little bit of a breaki the home is valued at more than half of a million dollars tickets are $100 each and that will benefitti st. jude's research hospital it would also give you a lighthouse for being kansas city fifth they been eastern michigan 92-80 are company should treat you like family... [phone rings] operator: health care customer service caller: hi this is patricia ramirez. i love patricia! ied? lady! this is the real question: how's that man you're dating? where's the ring? ...we mean more like this. operator: we can do this together. i'll schedule an appointment with the diabetes specialist, ok? member: thank you. you deserve compassion. you deserve molina healthcare, your extended family. medicaid. medicare. marketplace. for more informati

but already down to 36 degrees currently up across the panhandle. that's the colder air that will begin to move on through later tonight and through the entire weekend. 58 in leesburg. 56 in daytona. 52 back overgo gainesville. here are your forecast lowe's for tonight. 40 in gainesville. 46 in daytona. 48 downtown. with strong west winds overnight, wind chills tomorrow right now we do have mainly clear skies. 57, looks good here compared to this. look at the heavy snow. now extending from new york, washington, d.c., beginning to ease up in cincinnati, and blizzard warnings, some areas looking at up to 30 inches of snow, and 50 miles per hour winds later tonight and tomorrow. it is a mess up to the north. >> let's get back to the blizzard that's bearing down on the northeast and it looks like it's there. glenn says they are expecting some big snowfall this weekend, and they're getting it. >> >> the snow we anticipate is wet and heavy, which means we can expect to see downed trees and power lines. the winds are expected to be 30 miles an hour up to 5

when you wake up in leesburg, 46. 30s in the panhandle. and wind chills even tomorrow morning are going to be in the 30s. but here's what i think is very impressive. tomorrow at noon, 40 in gainesville. 42 in fort mccoy the big storm is pulling down the cold air. it's advection cooling. 45 in leesburg tomorrow. 47 in the villages. 45 down towards clermont. it is definitely going to be a very chilly day. even out in brevard county. at noon tomorrow, about 50 to 52 degrees. 47 in st. cloud. 45 in kissimmee. then when you factor the winds in on top of that, it will feel like the upper 30s in the middle part of the afternoon, even though it will be a sunny day, it will be a very chilly day. 57 degrees our current temperature in clermont. 56 in daytona. 58 in melbourne. an impressive, historic type storm up to the north right now. we're feeling the impact. 57 for the high tomorrow, if we're lucky. tomorrow night, wind chills, tomorrow night wind chills will get down into the 20s, with a low temperature down to 35. next week, we'll start to warm

that means panhandling. and looking the part. i need to panhandle. if i look clean, no one will believe i need money. so that's how it works. >> reporter: nikki hits the streets scrounging for money and anything else she might find to get by. >> hey, there are sandwiches. get in there. >>> nikki's job search is done for the day. the 21-year-old is back home on austin's drag. she has changed out of what she calls her yuppy-flage. it is a subtle change in appearance but one she says is important for her next mission. she and her friend are going to raise money from panhandling. >> asking people for their spare change. some people are good at and it some people aren't. there are all ways to get mone tell jokes. ways to stop people. >> i'm not lazy. >> it's true. that's why we are all out here. you are lazy. it's okay. >> no. it is not a laziness issue. >> reporter: nikki says food is readily available from charities and shelters. on the way to the spanging spot, nikki engaged a dumpster for food. >> hey, dude, there are sandwiches. get in there. >> stay

and up into northern michigan this is a huge system this is what we've been talking about these panhandle lows are going to get stronger and stronger as we get into the heart of winter. look at the wraparound snow that expense back into the upper midwest. with rain developing the to the south and west. afternoon the deceptive ten highs will generally be in the 40s. this plantation be any threat for any sort of mixed precipitation that warm-up will allow for the precipitation be in the form of frank in become more scattered later on this need. rainfall numbers the way it's going to good quarter of an inch of rain most of it falls between 11 we should be a little warmer around something. daytime high on sunday will be near 40 look at the 20s and could see a couple of inches of accumulation with the wraparound snow on sunday with some lake in ways of cold and another one behind the lead by the middle of the week of course with the front coming in sunday night into monday were clinton had some snow on top of it what stands out here is a 50 onset in 18 on wednesday and what lies in the middle

they plan to ask county commissioners to require panhandlers to buy a permit. last year seminole county passed an ordnance to crack on on aggressive panhandlers. >>> coming up next on eyewitness >>> in volusia county the property's appraisers office in daytona beach is closed because of concerns about the homeless. morgan gillwreath said he closed that office after a female was attacked on her way in to work on friday. on monday they will report to work in deland or new smyrna beach. >>> publix is bringing food to to nose those -- to those who need it most. we were there as volunteers and employees worked meat. publix said they're happy when the many food bank needs it the most. >> after the holidays and the first of the year the new year we have an opportunity to start to stock those pantries. high quality protein is a higher priced item that low income grocery store. the donations will stay in the central florida need. >>> an 8 foot crocodile decided to go for a swim at a home in florida in the florida keys. they thought it was just a toy float for the pool a

that means panhandling. and looking the part. i need to panhandle. if i look clean, no one will believe i need money. so that's how it works. >> reporter: nikki hits the streets scrounging for money and anything else she might find to get by. >> hey, there are sandwiches. get in there. (cell phone rings) where are you? well the squirrels are back in the attic. mom? your dad won't call an exterminator... can i call you back, mom? he says it's personal this time... if you're a mom, you call at the worst time. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. where are you? it's very loud there. are you taking a zumba class? get fast-acting, long-lasting relief from heartburn with it neutralizes stomach acid and is the only product that forms a protective barrier that helps keep stomach acid in the stomach where it belongs. for fast-acting, long-lasting relief. try gaviscon®. thisever since i hadw me. a pretty bad accident. for fast-acting, long-lasting relief. the medical bills all pi

and i am tracking some lightning in the panhandle at this point. a strong storm system which is part of the snow system hitting what's going to happen for us? morning. it is warm. but after 10:00, the rain chance goes up to 70%. it's during that midday time frame when i expect the strongest storm, the damaging winds. notice by 3:00 p.m. though, the rain chance goes back down to 30%t. going to be windy and temperatures will be -- 30% and it's going to be windy and temperatures will be dropping. for those preparing for the gasparilla distance classic, get it out of the way in the morning. the front will head east, the same front causing the snow fall toward the nation's capitol. for us, the cold front will bring the strongest storms between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p .m., the downpours and the possibly damaging winds. for the weekend, saturday windy with pockets of light rain and sunday is going to be sunny and cool. let's check on traffic on traffic this morning. >>> we have a good drive. just north of i-4, showed you video earlier but it's all cleared u

acknowledge this includes tampa, and pinellas and areas to the north, into the big bend and the panhandle, that is for mainly straight-line wind damage. the potential a couple of isolated tornado can't be rule #-d out edout but the damage passenger is potential is highest for straight-line winds. by saturday afternoon things turn cryer and windy and we have a gale warning in effect, and a chilly weekend forecast coming up. >> all right, mike, lit of everything. new at 11:00, a new billboard is getting the attention of neighbors in a south tampa neighborhood, and not because of his message. they say that the big our evan lambert is live there, and evan what is the problem with this billboard? >> reporter: well, chris, this is the billboard that neighbors are concerned about, on south howard evan, and look at this here. this is what most of the other billboards in the area look like, a lot smaller and that is why neighbors are fighting this. >> it's an eyesore. >> south howard neighbor can't stand the sight of this new billboard. >> i think it brings the value it's trashy. i mean, it's not

severe weather across the florida panhandle. and isolated thunderstorms at best, the threat of severe weather well to our north. today it is a mix of clouds and sunshine. 74 high, a beautiful day. tomorrow, 80% chance of rainfall across central florida. once that frontal boundary moves on through, we clear out and we cool down. not to the point that our friends up north for dealing with with a blizzard but it is going to be central florida cool. sunny skies around marion county, we are going to be once again talking about hard freeze possibilities. more on that to come in the next couple of days. ted: i-4 westbound just passed saxon boulevard, a crash involving a semi-and as you can see, it is slowing things down. getting through the deltona area, just under a four mile backup. on i-4 westbound, there is left lane blocked and back up this morning. give yourself some extra time. trouble in marion county right now on i 75, we have a crash blocking all lanes. it is right on county road 434. if you have to travel on i 75, they are t

. >> watching the storm system all night pulling through the panhandle. warnings and damage up to the panhandle and we have a severe weather threat same system we are highlighting the last few days for you, a flight risk of severe weather winds over 50 in some storms an isolated tornado risk. it will be a possibility for today including all of us there is a line of rain and storms ahead of it you get the initial batch of rain that could move in as soon as later this morning. late morning we are watching this line to the west that will move into the western zones roughly around 10:00, 11:00 this morning and that's will look at heavy rain western tear and the west to east motion with the rain and storms. this morning, we are looking good and we will watch out for a few showers in the southern sections creeping up. 56 orlando, not a chilly through the day. conditions go down hill. chance of showers over the next rain late morning, early afternoon some will be heavy and some could be severe, highs today creeping into the 70s for most. i will go over the storm

stewart: plus, tackling panhandling in one part of central florida. what' s being done to stop a rise in the problem. stewart: all new at 5:30, some of you in seminole county say the problem of panhandling at certain intersections is growing. angela: tonight the county is being asked to beef up its ordinances, forbidding solicitation. as wesh 2' s dave mcdaniel found out, a suggested solution could mean asking panhandlers to get permits. annette sims: the panhandlers are coming up to windows, tapping on the windows, walking in front of traffic, sometimes two and three lanes. dave: the group "taking seminole county back" says people looking for cash and coin are creating safety issues at intersections. annette sims: it makes people uncomfortable when someone' s standing in front of their car and they can' t proceed. dave: seminole county beefed up its panhandling ordinance a year ago. people are not allowed to go up to windows, tap on them, or block traffic. this man says he never does. phillip bradshaw: i sit right here on this corner, that' s what th

they have had tornado warnings already this morning in the panhandle. here's what we can expect, 10:00 this morning, western zones. marion county, we do expect these storms to move a little faster than what this model data is showing. you see this line here. i expect by noon that line to be right along i-4. mainly in the lake county. picking up some speed and the chance for stronger wind gusts. we can't rule out a rotating that is a very low threat. mainly it will be heavy rain and wind on your lunch hour, heading out on i-4. by 4:00 this afternoon, most of it pushes out. lingering showers and storms in brevard county near the space coast. it looks better for the afternoon drive. we'll see lingering showers into tonight. for the most part just some showers. cold air moves in from the weekend. first, let's check on the roads with amy who is in the napeleton traffic center. >> good morning to you. happy friday at home as well. keeping you updated on your drive times. not going to be an issue. this is an example, i-95 north and southbound directions. reall

it's happening right now around the panhandle. places from i-4 north which includes northern polk county, northern hillsborough and pinellas, severe weather threat with a slight risk. it's a less risk farther to the south. so what are the threats with this? not a lot of lightning although you will see some, just not a lot. heavy downpour, i don't think hail will be much of a threat. strong wind gusts, that what i think is going to be the main threats with this. and then there's that isolated threat for a tornado as well. but behind it, we are much colder. 55 and windy tomorrow. let's check in on traffic on the 8s to the see how things >> 55. >> and windy. >> going to feel less than 55. >> yes. >>> right now, we have a decent drive. not too bad. looking good. let's look at some of the travel timing for. heading out the door soon, the only reason it's yellow is because you may hit red light, state road 54 to tampa road, roughly 14 minutes on the commute. hopping on u.s. 41, soming from the land o'lakes area, state road 52 to state r

area of low pressure creating severe weather down in the florida panhandle. the florida panhandle this morning there are active tornado warningsning down there. this representsre later on this afternoon, 4, 5s n o'clock. you can see the snow shieldnoshd has come up over the metroer t down into north carolina, carin there could be icecoulbe i accumulation before it ends upne going back over to snow.no by tomorrow morning, okay, o this represents five, six,e, 7:00 a.m. low pressure is coming offoming shore now.oreow. it's beginning to deepen.ee it gets stronger and we call wec that deepening. so, basically it's still wellill to the south and to thendo southeast of us but four,ut fr, five, six 7:00 a.m. tomorrowrow morning, that's when i thinkha we're going to have the heaviest st'innow here legitimae blizzard conditions as the winds are really beginning tonig come in from the northeast nor around the storm's center anden you can see these heavy snowvy s bands. now, look, off over to the east in the warmer air this is t thunderstorm activity and it's being drawn

>>tom terry is tracking storms in the panhandle. part of the state is under a tornado watch right now. >>right now storms the west. tornado watches in effect all the way through the western am. i expect that watch will be tallahassee and perhaps marion county along the gulf coast by early morning. future track shows the strongest wind you see the red and orange arrows as the storms approach marion county by 10 am. we may see storms at 9:00 and the morning depending on the speed. as we approach the morning storms will increase. >>our team of meteorologists will be monitoring the storms throughout the night overnight and keep an eye as they move closer to us in central florida. we will have the timing for you at 5:00. >>> breaking news. i-95 northbound a shut down after a dump truck crash into an overpass it happen just after 7:00. angela jacobs is live. angela, investigators say the driver made a mistake before the crash. driver hit the bridge is just behind me. you can see the crane down the road. that is where workers are trying to

it's much colder across the panhandle, 38 right now in tallahassee. 42 pensacola 43 in

when you hear panhandle hook, you're thinking a lot of snowfall for northeast ohio. this is tracking more towards the west instead of east and so that is going to allow us only accumulation. now, this starts off as rain over night tonight. 48 degrees going into 3:00 a.m. and that pretty much sticks around. here comes that dividing line and also cooler air by 11:00 tomorrow, you start to see from worchester. that is transitioning into peer snow. this is not like a lake effects snow event where it is restricted toward eastern location. this is going to be widespread across the area. so taking a look at some of our models, you can see by tomorrow evening, we could see an inch of accumulation. 1 to 3 inches forecasted as we head into your monday. so today is the day you need to be outside. 50 degrees, go ahead and lose that big winter coat. even as we head into tonight, you can lose the heater. i know you've been having it on full throttle all week long. 40 degrees, south breeze, 5 to 10 miles per hour. here it comes. 41 for tomorrow afternoon. 16. wow, as the kids are g

the florida panhandle is subject to a round of severe -- weather. i think a lot of the stuff will be staying far removed from central florida. not to say we won't have stronger storms. we'll be here in the weather center watching. you see the line here, crashing on through between late morning and early afternoon. beneficial rains and then plain windy and cold late friday night and saturday morning big temperature address. increase. increase -- the temperatures will be decreasing into saturday. and they are looking for an excess of one foot of snow near washington, d.c. once they get locked up in there with all of the snow fall, the map showing the snow cover, the map will be beaming white. what we have in the rockies and to the western state. there's been a lack in the snow pack now. that's about to change for the worse. and i suppose if they are up there, maybe you are going up there and like the snow fall, good for you. seminole county on to the east of geneva, low 70s. and next stop, orange county, orlando. 73ish. east end, in the low to mid-70s

. >>> police are cracking down in panhandlers in our states capital city. says panhandlers slow cars found when people stop to get the money and it is backing up traffic. the city is now covered in new signs prohibiting panhandling at exit ramps. >>> above normal temperatures right now across the area, 42 new philadelphia. i will expect that we will begin to see showers during the morning commute. tomorrow morning, the temperatures will be right around the freezing point. the brain may begin as a tiny bit of freezing rain. right now it is all about a little clear skies mixed in with clouds. increasing. or evening not terrible for january. temperatures falling quickly around 30 degrees, most likely middle and upper 20s by midnight or so and slowly rising towards the freezing mark by sunrise. we have rain and snow all for >>> republic steel announce it is laying off about 200 workers. the company is temporarily idling its operation. some 900 workers will stay on the job in other locations. >>> if you are a time warner cable company you may want to change your password now. the second l

panhandle lows but it rigid out of texas cap the gulf of mexico for moisture more than likely waves the national it's the will run on the backside of this next system sometime on sunday not right now barro been a little bit with light winds generally out of the southeast hudson at 21 are forecast now passing showers during the after as you begin to cloud over will see the showers coming in. eventually though spread through impressed with the area tomorrow afternoon with a high of 45 upper 40s that particular one of two that will link up with that panhandle low that could be locally heavy. as we start to climb into the 30s in solid the upper 20s person on on sunday so transition of light snow there's the that wave of cold air sunday another one comes in late tuesday into wednesday. i don't think it will be major mess but the lake affect whoever sees the lake affect how effort efforts at the stick room for over the snow cover is going to start to build as daytime highs will be raining steadily below normal. next weekend probably into the following weekend which i would be hypervigilance t

my goodness, the panhandle is a real mess. the folks in georgia are we're heading to jayme king. >> jayme: showers since 4:00 a.m. you see this cluster of heavier stuff slowly gelling together, and wants to likely get in crossing through the peninsula and maybe indian river. don't think we find anything severe. it'll rain pretty darn good. and the potential for it back through here. i've been monitoring this line. a little bit of a twist and turn. and that's indicative of the energy we have, and who we call the spin in the local atmosphere. it could bring in rotating thunderstorms in the region by mid-to-late morning. you see here the lightning detection is going off this morning. heavy duty rain. the lightning goes out into the southern and central gulf of mexico. let me convey the estimated time of arrival, or eta for the 8:00 a.m. hour in the alachua county area. gainesville, specifically. our gainesville viewers. a heads up towards 8:00, 8:30. it'll be rockin' and rollin' pretty goot good up that away. orlando around the l

a system from the south, called the panhandle hook . southwest between five and 15 . tonight, cloudy and tomorrow, family trying in the daylight hours . system will be coming our way with rainfall in the snow of tomorrow about 50, mostly cloudy the next chance of rainfall tomorrow night . breaking news out of out of akron bowes discovered inside of abandoned home on mercer street the medical examiner says they appear to be helen discovered by a homeless man today, a forensic team has been called into examined them in more detail, check back with us on-air and online on air and online for the latest details. >> a cleveland group helping animals rescued from a rural property in southern ohio, some of the images may be unsettling, but it the video shows humane society rescue team at the property in adams county last cats somewhere underweight others were injured they were forced to scavenge for food, the owners are facing charges they told prosecutors they were trying to operate as rescue beginning with good intentions 20 years ago but the volume of animals became too mu

it's going to be one of those days, panhandle hook goes through andan everybody gets some behind that here is the night and this morning, the radar picks picks up these light showers heading towards mansfield and brunswick and then into lorain county . on north towards avon maybe a couple of spotty showers that is exactly what the forecast is for today, you should be able to retire your reindeer after about 9:00 o'clockab see signs of more showers assembly ahead of the next weather system after noon tomorrow . a rapid transition from rain to snowfall with temperatures tumbling tomorrow today it will be around 50 degrees with scattered rain showers early . this has been a very dry dry . at times the first week or so of january each that's about it . but with two tenths inch rainfall . update the numbers and show you point tonight at hopkins airport over the last 24 hours one quarter inch akron-canton . lots of people could use it as has been a dry time . we may catch up and this may be the frozen variety . winter storm warnings to the west and lower michigan . see if any advisories are

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a -- panhandling is underway. in a letter to the city and attorney says this mesh would effectively prohibit panhandlers from hitting the street. violaters could be slapped with a fine or 300 days of jail time. >> fi he's talking about -- if he's talking about me yelling -`at people asking for money, yeah, that might be an issue, but if i'm holding a sign, i'm not hurting anyone. >>> adelle fans are going to be pretty jealous of this story. a girl and her friend were a little bit tipsy. jamie kerkerchner and her friend met adelle and thought they would just say hello. my mom said we're big fans, we tried to get tickets to your show and it sold out in like 10 minutes. and she said oh, i hadnnt heard that yet. the next day they had both gotten their e-mail addresses, so they are just hoping they'll get tickets. >>> well, they haae sort of she's listening, they put that nudge in of remember us? >>> the sunshine yesterday made a huge difference, today much. we're going to see a little bit of snow in the high country o

. >>> some residents want panhandlers to pay for the right to ask for your money. we told you about a group holding signs in altamonte panhandlers to pay for a permit to do this. in orange county, for members of the same family are heading to prison for buying themepark tickets with counterfeit credit cards. eileen and her children bought $100,000 of themepark tickets and will - - resold them. they will have to pay back all $108,000 and they will spend several years in prison. >>> next weekend, the department will be using increased patrols to look for drivers and there will be zero tolerance for impaired drivers during the weekends. >> we had a rough day, severe thunderstorm watches, but this winter is just getting started. my logs. i am burning them tonight. >> look at this, a whiteout with whiteout conditions at the white house. new york is next on the list. snow in atlanta, snow developing and spreading to the north and moving into newark overnight. and we are going to get the cold side of this at least by florida standards, not the winter weather standard. the

and pushing up into the panhandle of luster just in the the still think this they will be in the middle and high 30 at any one location tomorrow will still have mark of our classic northwest went late tomorrow and or two of snow we are your official school closing station 5:14 a.m. weather and traffic is just ahead. things look great we do not have any accidents out there. he in fear host is green that means your good to go. it's still under $2. donald trump is the gop front runner heading into that i will caucuses next week. this will be held in des moines, iowa one of them monitor the moderators will be making kelly to have e-mailed them to the changes will allow more flights pope francis welcome the the fence western culture. we'll have a look at what this focus on during training. the next fox 8 cool school will announce the winning school of we're not looking at anything be's short-lived low 30s today is snow shower possible he's a 14 -month-old sable german shepherd who came into the us from hungry. jethro they can canine killed vote morning from a summit county dog runner who rec

we had temperature in 40s across the panhandle. . . across much of southeast so, some very cold artic frigid air mass settling most of northern half of the united states and going as far south as atlanta look at that jacksonville is a 38 degrees. once y factor in winds. 19 in rally. because o how cold it is expected to again tonight for northern florida, there under freeze warning parts of it right southern half of georgia, and then wise we have freeze warning in effect for the rest of the pan handle until tomorrow morning at 8:00. that's how cold this air mass going to stay. as least for one more night. for us here south florida would may have mid high level clouds but they are not produce precipitation this just shots from our rare dare we are not expecting to he sigh any rain. thank high pressure. where it is locate over the tennessee valley it is providing for our winds move from the north eventually from northeast later today. high pressure means dry stable atmosphere at the surface and then mid to upper level that surprise >> be

, dispersing or arresting panhandlers. the lawsuit is being brought on behalf of a veteran who was cite forward disorderly conduct after panhandling. jean: a set of of bills dealing with new hampshire's heroin and fentanyl crisis should be heading to the governor next week. those drugs killed 400 people in our state last year. and today lawmakers hammered out new legislation aimed at treating the crisis. amy coveno is live in the newsroom with more. reporter: jean, the emergency heroin task force met for six weeks at the end of last year. the panel heard from 76 witnesses from substance abuse counselor to people who lost loved ones to first responders. the team of lawmakers took a crash course in the opioid cries and is developed bills to make new hampshire better equipped to take on the enemy and win. >> in order to stem and reverse the tide of this horrible together, every single day. reporter: testimony in the joint public hearing tuesday kicked off with the governor. lawmakers are expediting a panel of bills aimed at d

risk for severe storms today through louisiana and into mississippi and almost extending into the panhandle of florida. we do have a slight risk of a severe storm here around pensacola today but it's into tomorrow where the storm system starts impacting us that i want us to keep a close eye on. here's where that line of stronger storms builds tomorrow morning. so we're still looking dry for the morning commute but that slight risk of a severe storm does move a little farther to the east into the panhandle. as those showers and storms move through our area, at this point it doesn't look like we're going to have a threat for any organized severe weather. behind the front which rolls through quickly we're going to start to see showers moving in. that may continue into saturday but today is looking fabulous! soak up this gorgeous winter day today because things certainly change through the day tomorrow. and into saturday. we're going to have some gusty winds and maybe a shower or two and the weekend certainly on the cooler side. back to you. >>> want to look now at the morning commute. this is

freeze watches and warnings across the panhandle. so this morning we are waking up to some stubborn clouds but we will see peaks of sunshine unlike yesterday. we will be rain-free throughout the afternoon. rain will return to our forecast though by tomorrow. here's the setup as we widen the view. high pressure building from the north providing for has going to be a beautiful day for us. another system moving in to the pacific northwest bringing them more rain, something that they are going to have to deal with again is mudslides. across the nation with 60s. much of the nation still dealing with freeze watches and warnings as far north as the great bismark. and then some clouds will be around but we'll sunshine. it will be filtered returns tomorrow. about a 40% chance of disturbance that's going to move in from the gulf of mexico. better chance oftorms move into friday. dropping temperatures as we go into early next week. as we are expecting temperatures to stay ol, comfortable tomorrow. here comes that next front sunday into monday.

a bull's-eye. florida panhandle. the day ahead, clouds, rain chances remaining high until we get to mid-to-late afternoon. starting to peel back the chance for rain and then welcome in frantastic weekend weather. you have come to the right place. temperatures close to 80s if not exceeding that. that's your forecast. let's talk some live drive traffic. i-4 westbound. an accident at lake monroe. exit 104. that would be monroe road. hard to do if you are leaving volusia county now and trying to get to the metro. just on the outskirts of downtown, division avenue. an accident at carter. conway there's an accident at mccoy road. travel times. eastbound and westbound loading up and are in the yellow. our website has more info for you, as always, fox35orlando.com. over to you. >> amy: thank you, jayme. today marks 30 years since disaster reshaped the space industry. >> john: it was 30 years ago today that the space shuttle challenging exploded and killed everyone on board, including a teacher. >> amy: fox's ken suarez has t

but the panhandle has been a different beast this morning. on top of it all, a mushroom looking canopy of extremely heavy snow in the northeast. which looks now to be washington, d.c. as the bull's-eye of this with a big, big swath of one to two foot amount snow accumulations all the way up to the new england state once this is all said and done. a developing weather situation. we'll keep you upto date. i am not trying to scare you, just laying out the cold, hard facts. stronger storms could pepper into the area by mid-morning. the timing looks to be in the confines, the parameters of 9:00 a.m. to the noon hour. with this racing once it gets on shore to coastal brevard and racing rapidly off the eastern shores of the state. weather radar is recording light you rains, leesburg, and supportingses of sumter. and 11:20, modeling suggests that it would race through the gainesville area, the main line, the squall line ahead of a very sharp cold front. occurring for 1120. portions of sumter florida. and heading into the 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. and metro o

erin: the new hampshire aclu says the panhandling practices in new hampshire are illegal. a lawsuit was filed over police practices of detaining, dispersing, or charging panhandlers. the lawsuit is being brought on behalf of a veteran who was cited for disorderly conduct after officers say she disrupted traffic by panhandling even though she was not in the road. sean: the latest full shows point lead over hillary clinton. on the republican side, donald trump leads the field at 32%. three other gop candidates are fighting for second place. fellow republican contender chris christie is paying a visit to new hampshire today. bill clinton will also be here his wife. erin: coming up, it is a decision that is sparking a lot of controversy. a federal appeals court has ruled that wearing unearned military medals is part of the speech. sean: scary moments at a party store in florida. three people were injured when the shelves collapsed. kevin: a little bit of light snow out there still. the gusty winds bringing in you got people working incredibly long hours. median family income t

after that, the storm system in the western panhandle begins to come-on shore. and that's where you could rack up the higher rainfall totals and in some places, more than 2 inches of rain. and more importantly, some of the storms could be strong to severe. and let me walk you through the next couple hours. about a 50% chance of light rain between now and 9:00 this morning. between 10:00 and 2:00, that's when the rain chance goes up to 70%. and that's when i believe some of the strongest storms will be here. after 2:00 p.m., the rain chances drop off significantly. so again, between 9:00 and 2:00, strong winds with the storms and possibly water spouts that may come-on shore as well. but during the afternoon, it's drier, it's going to stay windy and then we have another storm system coming through on sunday. let's check in on weather and traffic on traffic on the 8s because there's a little wet in spots. >> i live in west tampa and it was a little wet but not too bad. traffic overall is good. >>> we're not seeing any major issues. let's look at pinellas county. ro

. >>> you may soon get to vote on how denver deals with panhandlers. there's a lawyer working on a stop people from standing outside asking you for money. the city council in denver will hear more about the initiative today. we spoke to the man behind this proposal. he calls it the first step in a long process. right now panhandlers are not allowed in medians or the middle of the roads in denver, but are allowed on sidwalks. >>> a couple denied their dream home they say because of their sexual orientation and they're filing a federal lawsuit. >> tonya and rachel smith have been married five years, rachel is transgender and they have two children. >> frightened and paniced % because we'd already been looking for quite some time. >> the property owner says her the couple's sexual identity and everything to do with peace and quiet. saying in a group living situation, two kids woull be too much. >>> more proof home sales and prices on the rise. more than 6,000 single family homes were sold in december, up 21% from the month before. 10% from december 2014.

are still well out in the gulf for severe storm remains well to our north in the panhandle and that is where it stays for the whole day. our batch of rain and storms will move through any time from late morning to early afternoon. may still see a few showers saturday, i think there's a rolling across the area. it's because of that strong wind pattern coming in off the gulf that it could just kick up a little extra moisture and so partly sunny skies on saturday. breezy with some wind gusts up to about 30 to 35 miles per hour. things calm down on sunday but remain on the cool side. so i think the rain for tomorrow may be timed in the middle of the two commutes. that is pretty good news. this morning's weather is fantastic for the morning commute but i think janelle is starting to get dizzy there in the traffic department. what is going on? >>> we have a crash we've been following from overnight, 50th street completely blocked. corey, what is the latest? >> reporter: good morning. like you said this accident happening last night. u.s. 41, also known as 50th street or south tamiami trail a

a ssokesperson said there is no evidence that panhandling disrupts traffic, and released this statement about the proposal, saying what it really targets is poor persons who stand on the side of the street peacefully displaying signs, asking for charity, an activity that is squarely protected by the first amendment. and the current language also states that citation would not be issued unless an outreach worker contacts the person to see if they need any mental health services, or alcohol or drug rehab. again, this is only in the beginning phases, but the the november ballot. >> one of the country's 10 most wanted criminals is behind bars after being arrested in thornton. my low mason, the last hoff the so-called screen robbers was arrested at motel six o6 friday night. he is thought to have robbed at least two banks y gun point in the last two months. >>> a gang is resurfacing in colorado targeting moms. the fbi is tracking what is known aa the felony lane gang. they are targeting women at child care and schools, stealing their money. >>> homicide in the mile high city at a nine-year h

we have thunderstorms down across the florida panhandle. we have got snow and ice expanding across north carolina and now coming into virginia and this is our storm. it's going redevelop off the carolina coastline. and move in our direction by the time we get to tomorrow. what does it mean is in the mid- atlantic will get blasted. major travel disruption from new york through charlotte north carolina. impact for southern new england is along the south coast and cape in terms of any of the steadiest snow and gusty winds. we are watching the coastline because of the full moon meaning we have astronomical high tides so the rough seas lead to minor coastal flooding for saturday night and sunday morning's high tide. hour by hour the snow is into new york. >>> and was plotting against north korea. student's name has not been released. >>> sad news this morning 12 missing marines including hingham native corporal chrisfor -- christopher orhando have been declared dead. >>> don't mess with marie. a clerk fights off a armed robbery in brockton maria

severe storm across the panhandle of our sunshine state. a very broad system affecting many areas of the country and it is expected to continue to move through the area throughout the next 24 houos, still affecting much of the mid-atlantic. for us we're beginning to see surge of moisture moving in from the south from areas of highaleah down. already the reds in cutler bay and homestead area seeing the showers throughout the morning hours. we saw light showers across the ft. lauderdale area just a bit ago. roads could be on the wet side as you head out the door. you can download our nbc 6 app. you'll find our radar there if you are on the go the rest of the day. we're dealing with a difference in temperatures. 70 in kendall. remember yesterday morning we were 10 to 15 degrees cooler yesterday than we were today especially across inland areas. warm and humid air mass has returned to south florida after fo your first alert forecast, definitely want to have the umbrellas handy. wind gusting as high as 15 to 25 miles an hour gusting more especia

panhandle of west virginia, northern shenandoah valley. hagerstown and frederick, maybe a half inch to an inch accumulation by the time tends around 9:00 tonight. scattered flurries in the metro area and in maryland and virginia. four-day forecast, before that, mid 40s, few sprinkles of light rain, maybe a quick passing flurry or snow shower in the metro area, between 4:00 and 8:00 p.m. colder, blustery, strong winds tonight. windchills near 0 to 10 above by dawn on wednesday. a cold pattern for the next couple of days. then up near 50 degrees for friday, saturday, sunday. maybe morning rain on saturday. >>> to the latest on the deadly attack on a popular tourist area. the historic district in istanbul hit by a suicide bomber. ten people are dead. there richard engel has the latest from turkey. >> reporter: there's not a tourist in the world who has been to istanbul who does not know this spot. this is the heart of touristic istanbul between the blue mos e mosque. around 10:30 this morning, a witness came out of the mosque, heard an explos

a big push of storms moving through the panhandle. most of that strong energy is moving to the north of us into areas north in north florida but you can see the big swirl. the big area of low pressure through parts of tennessee. they are seeing ice in memphis. all this associated with that line that will bring us a big change and cooler weather as we head into the weekend. the rain is over with by the afternoon today those storms out of here for tonight and then cold. the line of storms goning. the timeline from 10:00 this morning through noon along i-4 and then for 4:00, 5:00, pushing over into brevard county. here is the forecast hour by hour. noon, we warm to 70 with a 90% coverage of showers and storms at lunchtime. i can't stress it enough, at noon it will be the stormiest. the high today, 73. we cool down. it is 58 right now. 59 in ocala and in palm coast, 56 in orlando. 66 at cocoa beach. there's the clouds and the rain forecast. like last week, here we go again. can you believe it? another line of showers and storms. there's 1

really this is next week for a the chances of seeing some snow will start to see one of these panhandle lows developing and see some thought shovel amounts of snow unfortunately do have an issue on the city's west side they have a water main break a long madison along west 106 and 105 not only is a closed in that to trickle down is bound part of madison. a lot of the side streets are getting wet along the side streets towards west boulevard. let's look at the freeways in about perch no problems on 90 eastbound third during some in the hawkeye state the top gop candidates face-off the not all except once donald trump is keeping the event after they refused to replace making kelly that unpredictable billionaire out-of-the-way his opponents last three weeks to attack him just wanted to sparkle. we were reading that as a long time and likes her. stand out. by design. powerful. upper 20s to near 30s with the snow shower early middle upper 40s a good chance of sunday into monday were going to fall back into the 20s by next thursday and next friday. back to you guys. overall we have a nice rus