and we start with a news alert out of pinellas park. 3 pinellas park police are on the scene of a deadly crash. it happened a short time ago on 3 bryan dairy road under the u-s highway 19 overpass. we know one person is dead. 3 speeding before hitting the overpass support pillars. the vehicle caught fire. the driver is confirmed dead. the vehicle is so badly damaged, officers aren't sure if anyone else is inside. an inspector from the department of transportation has been called out the scene to seen if there is any structural damage to the overpass. bryan dairy road under the overpass will be shut down over the next few hours while police investigate. we have a reporter and photographer at 3 the scene... a live report 3 3 3 3 ((walter)) 3 after weeks of debates and campaigning... finally, florida voters, get a say... in the race for the white house. early voting begins in hillsborough and polk counties today... in the presidential primaries... and state officials are expecting a very big turnout... 3 ((walter fox-13's shayla reaves joins us now, with everything voters need to know. 3 3

it's pinellas park, fatal crash. unfortunate way to wake up this morning as far as the roadway is concerned. moving in here again, in the pinellas park area. bryan dairy road is closed and it is also known as 118th road. they intersect there, and it changes names. we had a vehicle apparently traveling at a high rate of speed and actually crashed and caught on fire. they have to make sure the overpass is okay, and this is underneath u.s. 19. 19 is not affected, just the frontage roads and bryan dairy. traffic, and back to gene and gayle. >> the telecandidates that will hear supertuesday results, just ahead. >>> starbucks' bold move to gain customer in the rich coffee culture. >>> there's plans to open doors in italy. >>> free donuts? pizza? discounted meals and tickets. we will take advantage of the leap day deals. it's 4:40. medley served with sirloin steak. the sizzling sound of fresh florida vegetables mingling together; saut\ zucchini, squash, bell peppers, and tomatoes in golden olive oil. garnish with fresh pars

yes, pinellas park police tell us it could take several hours. the car in this crash caught fire after it slammed into one of the beams of this concerns about the safety of this huge concrete structure. take a look--- these are pictures from that crash scene. it happened just after 3 this morning. police say the driver of the car was going extemely fast when they crashed into the support pillars under the overpass on bryan dairy road. the driver of the car died in the car fire. right now, those inspectors from dot need to check for any damage to the overpass structure, which i'm told could take several hours. we'll continue to bring you live updates-- i'm working to find out now how they inspect an overpass like this to make sure its safe enough for your commute. live in pinellas park, sarah hollenbeck, 10news wtsp early voting at the polls starts today in hillsborough and polk counties. 10news reporter emerald morrow is live at fred b. karl county center on kennedy boulevard in tampa. registered won't be able to exercise their right to vote in t

news reporter jonathan petramala shows you how social media helped catch one group of teens in pinellas park. nothing wrong with going out for a spin. just not like this a snapchat video caught a car full of teens doing doughnuts on 66th street somehow the kids kept the car in control, and no other cars collided with them but they didn't have a clean getaway pinellas park police shared the video on their facebook page, and tips from there led them to the teens which law enforcement hopes is enough to put the brakes on more stunts like this in pinellas park, jonathan petramala, 10 news wtsp. headlines around the nation and the world in 60 seconds. time now is . here's a look at headlines around the nation and the world in 60 seconds. a disturbing covina, california. the woman you see on your screen gave sandwich shop the newborn in the toilet. employees called 9-1-1 and cared for the baby boy until paramedics arrived. the woman was found nearby and will face attempted murder charges. there's a new twist in the battle between republican presidential hopefuls. if you type "jeb bush dot-com" int

bayou point is located along 82nd avenue in pinellas park. 10 news reporter jennifer titus is digging deeper into how this young girl traveled so far and walked away without serious injuries. >> reporter: the owner of this home tells me it sounded like her roof was caving in when a car slammed into this sign throwing hundreds of these bricks into her yard. >> it was just bang! then another huge bang and then you could hear glass shattering everywhere. >> reporter: donna says it was 11:00 p.m. wednesday night when this minivan came barreling into her front yard. >> all of these bricks are part of that wall. >> reporter: the impact through bricks and debris through her >> it broke the window. there is glass inside. >> reporter: here's what is surprising. >> the shocking aspect is we are looking at an unusual circumstance not only with a juvenile, 13, and a female at that. we don't normally see that. >> reporter: the 13-year-old making her way in a stolen car from pasco county to pinellas park. that's more than 25-miles. >> it was very, very scary and upsetting. >> how did she get the ca

breaking news, a fatal crash in pinellas park. one car hit the overpass when it was going under u.s. 19 and burst into flames. at least one person killed there. right now westbound brian dairy is closed. i'll have more on how to get around this in a few minutes. >>> and the oscar goes to -- "spotlight." [ cheering and applause ] >> the film taking home the biggest prize last night was not "the revenant." it was "spotlight." a film detailing "the boston globe"'s pulitzer prize winning investigation into child sex it won best original screenplay award. >>> looking at the other big winners, a great night for leonardo di caprio though. he won for best actor for "the revenant." brie larson won for best actress in "room." best supporting actor, this one was a bit of an upset. it went to -- let's click it here -- went to mark rylance for "bridge of spies." >> and alicia vikander won best supporting actress for "the danish girl." "inside out" for best animated film." and best director for "the revenant" won. >> and sam smith won for "writ

the pinellas park area, folks, and affecting your drive f you're used to taking bryan dairy road. it's early, and we are not used to seeing the vehicles on the roadway. right under u.s. 19, and that's where it is blocked, under 19. 80th street is your alternate. malik is on the street, and you can see a lot of activity. this is bryan dairy, the overpass to 19, and we have a fatal accident there, and you can see some vehicling going by on left. they are become diverted east. both directions blocked under 19 on bryan dairy. >> thank you, leslee. >>> happening today, another emotional day of testify in the erin andrews civil trial. her mother will take the stand, linked to a stalking case in 2008. ryan hughes is live at bloomingdale high school in valrico where erin went to school. we all know her so well because he's the daughter of our own >> reporter: it's expected to be another tough week in the courtroom, and of course, erin andrews was in the courtroom all last week, and she could take the stand later this week. it was tough to listen to her dad as he recounted what happened ye

fatal accident in pinellas park. >> we are following breaking traffic because bryan dairy also known as 118th avenue when it crosses over 19. 19 is open, but again, blocked underneath it, and 80s street is going to be your alternate to bryan dairy. right now they are diverting traffic off. let's take a live look. malik is on the street out there, and you can see, to the top of your screen, that's the u.s. 19 overpass, and that's finem traffic is actually being diverted off there on the far left, and we have got lanes blocked here, in both directions of bryan dairy. those may just be emergency vehicles. now back to gene and gayle. >> thank you, leslee. >>> this morning people are partying in hollywood after the 88th annual academy awards, celebrating big wins at the oscars. >> and the oscar goes to spotlight. >> reporter: the newspaper year's best picture u and it covers the boston globe's investigation into sexual abuse by the roman catholic priests, and he has finally done it. leonardo dicaprio won best actor award. and also getting a lot of buzz this morning, chris rock's brutal os

live at chipotle in pinellas park, sarah hollenbeck, 10news wtsp the denver up as super bowl champions this morning! they beat the carolina panthers 24 to 10. it's the third super bowl championship for the team. they won their first two with john elway as quarterback. elway, now the general manager, dedicated this win to the team's owner pat bowlen, who suffers from alzheimers. a parade will be held in downtown denver on tuesday. one of the biggest moments from the super bowl came before the game even started.. when lady gaga sang the national anthem. people on twitter says she was the big winner of the night. she got a lot of praise for her you saw it all during the big game, huge collisions on today, we're learning more about the damage done to the brain after each impact. 10news reporter mark rivera shows you the number of children suffering concussions in the going up. it happened all night. after hit! soccer... and as soon as she was hit... she's been recovering from her concussion...coming from sarasota to all children's hospital...for over a and she is far from alone. sports med

a car crash living bryan dairy road shut down at pinellas park. there's a close-up of the mangled wreckage near u.s. 19. authorities believe the driver of that car was speeding and ran into one of the support pillars under the overpass causing that car to catch fire. janelle has more. >>> crews are out there inspecting the support beams at u.s. 19 to make sure it's safe but for now u.s. 19 is open. westbound bryan dairy completely blocked. this is where 118th avenue north turns into bryan dairy. so you're going to want to take 49th street north up to ulmerton and take that over. look at 49th, that is getting very backed up. you might want to consider 46th or even 40th street because again that alternate is pretty backed up now. we'll keep our eye on it and let you know as soon as it clears. we have another crash in the san antonio area. southbound i-75 just past 52. on southbound 75. action air 1, captain al is flying to the scene now. what are you seeing? >> reporter: we're not quite there yet. we're headed up i-75 just crosses over the apex. sta

live at chipotle in pinellas park, sarah hollenbeck, 10news wtsp cam newton, quarterback of the carolina panthers took the loss pretty hard. he actually left in the middle of post- game interviews. a reporter asked him if he was disappointed after his team had come so close to winning it all, and that's when he left the stage. something else everyone is talking about this morning is the halftime show. everyone is talking about this morning is the halftime show. the main act was coldplay. they kicked things off singing fan favorites "viva la vida" and paradise.. along with songs from their new album "a head full of dreams." then bruno mars joined in singing his hit song "uptown funk".. remember he played at the super bowl halftime show two years ago. another halftime show veteran, beyonce, joined mars for a mashup of "uptown funk" and her new song "formation" which she had just released on saturday. coldplay also paid tribute to former acts by playing video during the finale. take a look. michael jackson, katy perry, u-2, before beyonce and bruno mars came back and joined the band on stag

the video was shared on the pinellas park facebook page. police got several tips and were able to arrest the teens. sent the video and a the police have sent the video and a request to the state attorney's office to charge the teenage driver with reckless driving...that's a misdemeanor. 14 families from texas are without a home this morning after a fire destroyed an apartment complex. it took crews several hours to get the massive fire under control. thankfully, no one was killed, but a few people were hurt. neighbors who escaped the quick moving flames weren't sure if everyone would make it out alive. fire investigators are trying to figure out what started the fire. who lost everything. a newborn boy is recovering this morning after his mother gave birth to him in the bathroom of a restaurant and then left him in the toilet. this surveillance video from a subway in california shows a woman walking into the bathroom and then walking out several minutes later. employees went inside and found the baby. they took care of him until paramedics

pinellas park pd says if they ever find the person who neglected andre, they would likely face a felony four wheels, or four paws, if it's in ruff shape, clark wants to help in pinellas county, jonathan petramala, 10 news wtsp. there is a go fund me page to help with the care of andre. it has already surpassed it's goal of 1500, but the veterinarian says andre will need continuing care for some of his health issues due to the neglect. we have a link on our website, wtsp dot com time now for this is your 60 second scan. two maryland deputies were killed during a shooting at a panera bread northeast of baltimore. the suspect was also killed. he was wanted in florida for assaulting a police officer in orange county. the justice department is suing the city of ferguson, missouri to force police reform. the move comes after city leaders tried to amend its settlement with the d-o-j. the government says ferguson police officers routinely violated the constitution. the field of gop hopefuls just got smaller. after poor showings in the new hampshire primary -- chris christie and carlie fiorina s

in pinellas park, garin flowers, 10 news wtsp. by now, you've seen it everywhere: jeb bush is out of the race to the white house after a big loss in south carolina. his absence has huge implications for florida and the rest of the republican race. 10news political reporter mark rivera is breaking down what's next. "bush ends his bid as trump cruises" clinton, trump win, jeb drops out. jeb bush has been humbled...and it shows... donald trump still on top after south carolina, but here's what bush's absence means for the rest of the field in marco rubio, ted cruz, john kasich and even ben carson. you would think that bush's florida support would go to marco rubio, but that may not really be the case. yeah take a look at this washington post breakdown. most of bush's breakdown. most of bush's voters could go to kasich...then rubio and down the line. most to gain if carson drops out as well. what's next for the final florida son depends on if he can outright win a primary state by super tuesday. mark rivera 10news wtsp. to get a look

pinellas park police are looking for leads in an animal cruelty case. a dog in bad shape was found this week outside of an auto body shop. we want to warn you.. images of the dog may be disturbing to some viewers. the dog is severely malnourished and has a bad skin condition due to the neglect. adam clark, who is used to fixing things, decided to take the dog to his vet at midway animal hospital, paying for blessings of his wife. veterinarians believe the dog will be ok in time and clark plans on taking him in. pinellas park police are hoping for tips to lead them to the dog's former owner. this morning.. tampa electric will 'flip the switch' on its first large scale solar power project: a canopy of solar panels on t-i- a's south economy parking garage. not only will it provide solar energy to 250 homes, it provides shade for parking customers. the event is scheduled for 11 a-m. an investigation is underway at nasa. the space agency is trying to figure out the source of black mold that contaminated cargo bags that were going to be sent to the internatio

her way to pinellas park. but she's not old enough to get her learners permit, let alone drive alone. not long after officers tried stopping her... she smashed through the brick wall entry at "bayou pointe"... they say: she went through it like a knife through butter. but those bricks, and a tree, stopped her from smashing into the house. 3 (walter) no one was seriously hurt... but the teen now faces serious charges, including grand theft auto, which is a felony. the homeowners association will pay to have the wall fixed... and the home damage should be covered by insurance. 3 3 rounds one final time today ahead of tomorrow's crucial primary in south carolina... during a town hall last night, voters got the chance to question donald trump, john kasich and jeb bush... real estate mogul "donald trump" used him time on stage to defend his recent statement.. that former president "george w. bush" *lied to get the united states to go to war with iraq... he also addressed the criticism he has recieved from pope fran

your drive time here 17 minutes from pinellas park drive to i- 75 in manatee county. bobby? >> tracking a cold front off the coast this morning. it is bringing rain. we are rain-free at this point. a cup of these showers will try to make it on shore. they are going to fall apart. this is the bulk of it. these are the thunderstorms. mainly late morning. i'm talking 12:00 before this gets here. afternoon and evening hours show the rain moving through. cooler air comes in behind it. we are in the. er 60s now. we'll go to 76 with the rain cooled air later today. tomorrow we start in the 40s. we only go to the low 60s. chance on saturday. the weekend forecast is looking better. that's coming up in less than forecast. >>> it is thursday february 4th. this is your eye opener a look at the day's top stories in 60 seconds. thinking of traveling to a place with zica spreading don't. >>> as the zica virus spreads the state is working on a plan to stop it. there are nine cases of the zica virus in the state. >>> the irs is working to figure the tax refund process with its computer probl

she's facing charges. 3 pinellas park police say the driver that made that mess... was a 13-year-old girl. and the van she was driving... was stolen. 3 officers spotted her driving the tan honda odyssy on 82nd avenue in pinellas park late wednesday night. they say she was driving recklessly. when they tried to stop her, they say she turned off the vehicle's lights and kept driving. she eventually crashed through a brick wall. if that wall *wasn't there... the van could have crashed right into the *home behind it. officers arrested the teen after checking to see if she was o-k. she is charged with grand theft auto. thankfully, no 3 an update now, on the beyonce backlash. another group of law enforcement officers is speaking out. the miami fraternal order of police has announced it will be *boycotting beyonce's miami concert in april. it comes after beyonce released a new song, with references to the "black lives matter" movement. she even had dancers at the super bowl dressed like black panthers. according to the police union, some tampa police officers are offended

this is in pinellas park. >> the car crashed into one of the support pillars. 10 news reporter sarah hollenbeck is live near the overpass. what are inspectors doing to make sure the area is safe? >> reporter: it could be several hours before it reopens. inspectors are out here now looking at the area where the car crashed into the overpass. it caught fire so it did a lot of damage. there is still traffic going over top. which is u.s. 19. that is our big concern. if there are safety concerns around this overpass why are cars able to go over it but not under it? police tell us after 3:00 a.m. a driver was going extremely fast when they crashed into or brian dairy road. the driver of the road died in the car fire. the fire department called out inspectors from fdot to investigate to make sure there is no damage to that overpass so cars can go over top of it and below it. they have to make sure the collision and fire didn't compromise the safety of the overpass. thousands of people use this every single day. live i want to show you a huge backup. you can see down here they are holding up

right now the pilot program is only for pinellas park, but if it's a success it could expand. near a $100,000 a year for a job he's not qualified to do. >> a building administrator's license lapse, and now it's >>> now an update on our 8 on your side investigation, license lapses. >> >. a building stair not licensed to do his job -- administrator not licensed to out another company is hired to do it for him, and the taxpayers are paying for it. >> the new firm costs $78,000 to hire, and that's on top of the sol ricky blake the building industry -- salary the already receiving. mark spent to day trying to track him down. >> he spent the day dodging us with the bless offing his boss, the -- blessing of his boss, the city manager and help from his employees. >> reporter: this is tarpin springs city hall, where people come to do business every die, but on this -- day, but on this day the development service office is locked down. the state has been investigating the town building official for a month now because his license to serve as a building administrator expired last october. city

pinellas park, 68. 57 degrees for the evening hours. nice night, but a jacket. 49 degrees for the morning hours. a lot of sunshine. 69 for a high tomorrow. 67 for saturday. same for sunday. when i add a few clouds in the afternoon sunday, near 73 for monday. next rain chance, area of low pressure comes monday into tuesday. we think it is a little heavier tuesday morning early. an then by wednesday, and thursday, you can see the temperatures about 70 degrees. nice forecast. eventual warmup long term. >> sounds good. >>> bad news for the bolts. one of tampa bay's best defense men is out with an injury. >> find out how long jason lineup and what the bolts will do to replace him coming up >> you know the expression bad news comes in threes. they get blasted by ottawa. then montreal. now the bolts will be without jason garrison with a lower body injury. he left monday's game after just four minutes and 10 seconds of ice time. fellow defense man matt karl is expected to assume some of his minutes and they will call up the bolts may consider r

bayou point is located along 82nd avenue in pinellas park. 10 news reporter jennifer titus is digging deeper into how this young girl traveled so far and walked away without serious injuries. >> reporter: the owner of this home tells me it sounded like her roof was caving in when a car slammed into this sign throwing hundreds of these bricks into her yard. >> it was just bang! then another huge bang and then you could hear glass shattering everywhere. >> reporter: donna says it was 11:00 p.m. wednesday night when this minivan came barreling into her front yard. >> all of these bricks are part of that wall. >> reporter: the impact through bricks and debris through her

attention of police. >> reporter: you can still see the tire marks in pinellas park. detectives say fortunately no one was hurt in the incident, but this driver caused -- cough caused a very serious -- could have caused a very serious accident, and they're seeing more cases like this one. it's the video catching the attention of drivers everywhere. turns like the ones you see in a movie. >> they're looking at the fast and the furious. >> reporter: this man takes this road every day, and he's glad he wasn't on the road when the middle of traffic and started doing toe nuts. the driver does -- doughnuts. the driver does a full spin, burning rubber, and bringing traffic to a screeching halt. >> i think it's crazy, but the kids don't understand. we were all construction young once, and -- young once and all the same way, we were god and nothing can happen to us. >> reporter: and it's not only happening here. hundreds of video boasted on crew -- posted on youtube show wreckless drivers doing the same thing across the country, all for fame and bragging rights. >> blatant dis

in pinellas park >>> time for head lines ran the nation and the world. a disturbing story out of west cove na, california. investigators say that the woman you see here on your screen gave birth in a subway sandwich shop bathroom and left the newborn in the toilet. employees called 911 and cared for the baby boy until paramedics arrived. the woman was found nearby and charges. >>> and there is a new twice between republican hopefuls. if you tied jeb bush.com into your web browser, you will be redirected to the donald trunk official website. it's unknown who bought that domain but bush's official campaign side is a jeb 2016.com. trump's campaign denies being involvement. >>> a california job has ordered apple to help the fbi hack into the cell phone of the shooterrings. fed prosecutors say they can't access said said fahrouk's home because of encryption. >>> mr. prensky brought this tower attention and we have been working on this to educate >> hillsborough touting ten investigative works today. we broke the story last week of controversial towing outside

and i think we need to look at it in that reference. waved the gun at were an off-duty pinellas park police officer and his wife. deputies also say they found a second gun like it with the cap removed in the trunk, along with a mask. now they are saying the teens could be charged charged with as adults. >> she is back in the u.s. now, but skyler is still a long way from recovery. skyler is the 22-year-old yale student from tampa who was injured in a freak accident in columbia over the weekend. she was rafting with a group of friends on a river when a dowrld fell from 30 feet above and hit her in the head. she's still unconscious. an hour ago, a med-evac plane with skiller and her mom took her to miami. skyler has several fractures in her skull and face and damage to her lungs. she is a graduate of berkeley prep. she attends yale and is working her older brother says he's confident his sister will pull through. he is heading to miami tomorrow to see her. >> i will tell her, you know, i love you so much. i will be here for you every step of the way. she is more free spirited. but we ar

here's what we know so far -- according to pinellas park police single car was traveling under the u.s. 19 overpass when it struck one of the support pillars for u.s. 19. that car quickly burst into flames, pinellas county fire working quickly to try the save person inside but that person died. it's believed there's only one person in the car but not exactly sure due to the severity of the crash. a representative from the department of transportation is now headed to the scene. to check to see if there's any damage to the u.s. 19over pass. right now eastbound traffic as they -- it comes towards 275 frontage road and then back to bryan dairy, and 118th. this is where the two road names really combine. right now westbound shut down to all traffic, as this investigation continues. and janelle, as we head into the rush hour, it's 6:00 now but as we head further into the rush hour, they are expecting this to be closed for some time. it's going to be a traffic mess. what are the best workarounds you see from the studio. >>> they are predicting several hours for this closure. if you're headin

. >>> tonight we know the name of a man who died after slamming into an overpass in pinellas park. investigators believe 60-year- old michael hestor was driving when he slammed into a bridge. >>> pregnant women have the highest risk for zika virus. there are three confirmed cases are all travel related. >>> good afternoon, everybody. started off on the cool side with saturday and sunday. today warmed up, the radar is rain-free as temperatures continue to climb. along the immediate coastline, cloudy and cooler because the water temp is still in the lower 60s. across the rest of the area, especially east of i-75, we're back in the mid-70s. it's warmer now this time than it was yesterday and that trend will continue for tuesday. morning. how that could impact your forecast, coming up. >>> you could soon have more prescriptions. a bill is working through the state legislature to allow nurse practitioners and prescriptions for some drugs they cannot right now. many experts say it's about time. >> reporter: narcotics like oxycodone? >> a lot of those medications unfortunately i can't pre

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pi'm charley belcher coming to pclose to pinellas park. pthat's the area of pinellas pcounty where we are. pwood lawn community academy is pour cool school of the week. pjennifer thompson is in over pthis swanky swine program here, pyes? p>> yes. pwhat is that? ptell me about swanky swine. pthe swanky swine job skills ptransition program not only to pwork in kitchen but also, how to pwork in a store, we teach them pcustomer service. pwe have a cool store where they prun rash register and make pchange and all of that kind of pstuff. pa wood lawn community academy is rivate school. pk-12. pwhat age group is working in pthis swanky swine? phigh school. pninth through 12 grade these are pfor high schoolers. pand you call a transition rogram. pa lot of transition programs pespecially for special needs pstudents don't begin until after phigh school. pright, exactly. pthis is kind of nice. pthat they get a head start a ptransition while still in high pschool. pright. pthat is was our goal. pcome out they are expected to pknow everything about hand

pyou can see pinellas park from phere. pwoodlawn academy is the cool pschool of the week, it's a rivate school and shirley not ponly the principal here but the pcreator, one of the founders of pthe school. p>> that's correct. p>>charley: how long have you pbeen around? p>> about 17 years. p>>charley: good for you. pwhat is woodlawn? ptell me about the school. p>> woodlawn community academy is pa school that was started by the pspecial education 3 pwhomented -- who wanted the pstudents in the community who pwould not get services potherwise. pwe wanted to be able to offer pthem individualized services. p>>charley: it's a k-12 so you pcan run the gamut here and the pindividual academic plan, that's pa very important part of what pyou do here. pyes? p>> yes, it is. pin fact, students are tested pthen as they start, we place pthem within small groups for preading, small groups for math, psmall groups for spelling, pvocabulary, writing, just about peverything they do throughout pthe day is in a small group. p>>charley: and you

in pinellas park, the neighborhood actually doesn't flood. but her street was looking more like a river today. hopefully we will see some improvement as the drainage picks up. but in her area she said there wasn't any damage but it was impressive with the heavy downpours. lakeland 75 right now. you will start to notice the cooler air overnight. i think still with 68 and that cool breeze coming in in a lot different than it did earlier today. 70 in mcdill. right now 69 in clearwater and tampa. you can see the rain on the futurecast still moving out to the south and to the east. and that cooler, drier air coming in. at 8:00 at night we're nice and dry. but you sigh the patches of green around midnight. that's where the winds may pull a little bit of moisture along with it. we could get sprinkles closer to the coastline. mainly we will see the extra cloud cover out of the flow. the gusty winds continue into tonight. that slight chance for a few sprinkles, nothing extreme. and check out the temperatures over the next couple of days. tomorrow we t

pwe're in clearwater, very close pto pinellas park. pwe're right where that accident phappened and where brian dairy pis shut down. pwe're right in the area of pwoodlawn community academy is pthe cool school of the week. pit's a private school and pthey're very focused on pindividual academic plan and pi'll explain what that means and ptell you why it's cool as we try pto have a "good day." p>>jennifer: thank you. pwe'll talk to you soon. p>>russell: 6:50 right now. pwe found another reason to work pon that spring break body. lane seats are getting smaller. pcoming up, the battle for more pleg room and the starbucks is pmaking a bold move, setting up a lace in the birth place of the bigger the burrito, the bigger the fun. dunkin's new grandde burrito -- a breakfast burrito packed with big southwest flavor. go grande with veggie or sausage today. some people don't like to share their wifi, but at bright house networks, we do. login to one of our hotspots and get your code for free wifi at over 50,000 bright house wifi hotspots. put more

. >> it's definitely a high traffic area in pinellas park. again, bryan dairy road is what is closed underneath u.s. 19. u.s. 19 remains open. it's also known as 119th avenue north. they change names here under 19 that picture was traffic exiting off of the frontage road. northbound you exit and go east. you need to remember that. what i'm going to suggest to you, take 80th street to the south, or come up here if you're traveling a long distance, take ulmerton instead of bryan dairy, and that will ease your commute. i will watch these issues throughout the morning commute decides to pop on us, and hopefully it's better than traffic. >> it. is >> it. is -- it is. such sad news for sure. we are warmer than yesterday. 60 in tampa. 55 in plant city. cooler spots for crystal river at 45, but notice what a significant change. tampa. brandon, you're 11 degrees warmer than sunday morning. by the afternoon, how about above average? this time 06 the year, that's great. weather and traffic at 6:08 with an hour-by-hour look at your leap day. gayle and ge

. >>> thank you, a pinellas park doctor is facing life in prison for running an illegal pill mill. between town nine and 2014 they saw between 80 and 100 patients patients were charged between 150 to $300 cash a visit and three of their patients died giving out. to wait 24 hours before they get an abortion. planned parenthood opposes the law but they said their clinics would clie with the waiting period. 26 other states have a waiting period. >>> now for abc action weather. >> temperatures cooling off into the low to mid 50s. low 60s across areas of high lands county, arrange sebr ishes ng. as the temperatures cool, there is a possibility of frost but by later tomorrow we begin to see some changes coming into play and big changes by sunday. in a couple of minutes. >> a central florida man ran down a boy and did not stop. the eight year old was riding his bike and r when he got hit. the driver left and then circled back around before he left for good. >> he kept driving. i think that it was creepy. he looked weird when he did it. >> thank youfully hill only suffered a couple of scra

the hunt ends this sunday. 3 3 in pinellas park: an abused, abandoned dog now has a second chance at life... thanks to one man who *refused to let him be euthanized. 3 the dog's name is "andray". he's mostly just skin and bones right now... but he's doing much better than he was monday morning. that's when adam clark found him in front of his auto body shop on 118th avenue. the bulldog-mix was emaciated, his skin covered with sores and infection. police believe someone had him chained to a cement surface for a long time. animal services told adam him back to health... and would have to put him to sleep: 3 3 and that's exactly what he did. adam's vet checked out andray.. and found no life- threatening health problems. but it will take a couple of *months of treatment to heal his skin and put some weight on him. adam hopes someone will adopt andray and give him a good home. adam *would take him... but he already has another big dog... and a small home. 3 and in hillsborough county: an update on a group of puppies that were found abandoned... in a box. someone found the box on the side

. >> it's from the brazilian tropical restaurant at pinellas park. the address is 8260 66th street, pinellas park. >> if people come out to taste what is in the middle. >> reporter: this is pineapple that we use. >> you're making me nervous here. >> we give it to the people, and it's after we finish with the beat. we have seven kinds of meat. >> even kinds? >> seven kinds, and there is only one, one, and we are not giving them more. giving them more, and it's perfect. sounds like a great event. thank you for coming in. we know you have a busy day. >> thank you for having us. taste of pinellas. i will tweet out more information so you can get it. >>> the lightning look ahead to a matinee in pittsburgh, and a ray spends part of his offseason in the philippines. he will describe his experience (baseball on tv in background) with heart failure, danger is always on the rise. symptoms worsen because your heart isn't pumping well. (water filling room) about 50 percent of people diex(dog whimpering) within 5 years of getting diagnosed. but there's something

drive time is 17 minutes between pinellas park and i-75 in manatee county. bobby? >> 6:12. light winds on the bridges this morning. it is just cold. we have 30s and 40s this morning. a nice warm up finally gets started this afternoon. we'll go to 66. look at friday. i'm telling you that's a sick day. let the boss know today you are not feeling well. tomorrow is beautiful. 68 degrees on saturday. even sunday looks nice for valentine's day. don't forget to get the cards, guys. cold air is in place now. it is shifting eastward. while we will see cooler air coming our way, it is not as cold as we have now. details are coming up in my seven-day forecast in ten minutes. >>> it is thursday february 11th. this is your eye opener. a look at the day's top stories at 6:00. >> i can see the water coming up to our porch. >>> after a nightmare at sea passengers of the anthem of the sea cruise ship are back on solid ground. royal caribbean plans to strengthen the company's storm policy. >> he asked how was your day? >>> who maryland deputies were killed in a shooting at a panera bread in

pete. 62 tampa. 55 sebring. 61 safety harbor. 63 pinellas park. river view 57. 58 largo. 59 land o'lakes. look how beautiful it is. the night. the 50s. that cold front not expected to arrive until early in the morning at day break. yes. but not where we have been as the front is coming through around 7:00 we'll start around 42 in crystal river. 46 brooksville. north and east of tampa 40s expected. be likely. low 50s tampa and west across pinellas county. same for i-75 west in manatee and sarasota county. 52 to start. lakeland. as we are looking ahead through the day, a few clouds and an isolated shower in the gulf as the front passes through. over the bay area, probably won't even notice a front has come through other than the winds picking up. it is not a warm day. 62 for a high. it will be ten degrees cooler than average high. 43 saturday morning. high of 64. this is the coldest part of it. saturday morning i'm expecting 35 crystal river, dade city and brooksville. low 40s around the bay area. we'll rebound in the 60s. nice thing about that is b

new this morning, we have some jaw-dropping video to show you of some pretty bad driving, and pinellas park police are looking for the driver of this white car, and this is becoming a game with some young drivers who take a video of themselves driving wrecklessly and post it to social media. >> he's going to cause an accident. oh my god! >> shhhh. >> oh my god! oh my god! [horn honking ] >> he's going to cause an accident! >> this stunt was pulled in the area of 66th street and 121st avenue, and if you know who the driver is, please call pinellas park police. >>> the nation is mourning the loss of supreme court justice antonin scalia. many describe him as devoted to the law. flags are flying at half staff in front of the white house and the supreme court building. in virginia after being flown there from texas. scalia's family is requesting that there not be a private autopsy because he died of natural cause was, and he was visiting a ranch in the lone star state. >>> now the nation waits to see who president obama will nominate to be his successor. the president claims he will make the nom

>> this stuff was pulled in the area of 66th street and 121st avenue, and anyone with call the pinellas park police. >>> the nation is mourning the antonin scalia. flags are at half staff outside of the white house and in front of the supreme court building. >> just as scalia's body is in virginia, after being flown there from texas. his family is not requesting a private autopsy because he died from natural causes in the lone star state. >>> a battle is brewing with the senate and the white house. >> a nomination during an election has not happened in decades. >> reporter: hours after justice antonin's death, intentions very clear. >> i plan to fill the position. >> the senate is not going to act, and that's pretty clear. >> reporter: senator ted cruz is warning of dire consequences should mr. obama add another justice on the court. >> we will see partial birth abortion, no notification. >> reporter: just as scalia's views often influenced the court. >> we lost one of the greats, and i would like the person to be tailored just like justice scalia. >> reporter: barack obama is president of t

. >> reporter: in amazingly close call for this pinellas park homeowner. the crash last night, this video from after the impact showing the scene. police arresting the 13-year old girl driving the car, stolen out of pascoe county. license. >> reporter: which, which now 13-year-old girl could get. because of her age we will name her but police are concerned that this growing trend of children's crime is not slowing down. >> they are also using them for other crimes. >> reporter: which is why when police saw the erratically operated honda odyssey they followed it. after the driver ran a red light the officer hit his lightbar, at that point the driver turned off her lights only to hit the wall. police insist there was no pursuit but the impact speed was estimated at over 50 miles per hour. >> those bricks just fell apart. they became projectiles. they are all over the place. it went through my window. >> reporter: the force was so great that part of that wall ended up here in her dining room. as she looked around her it was not worse. >> there were bricks ins

police say they spotted the girl minutes before the crash at the pinellas park subdivision, but she took off when they tried to pull her over. she drove all the way from pasco county, more than 25 miles away! she's charged with grand theft auto and leaving the scene of an accident. a shocking story sheriff chris nocco says a man tried to set a deputy's house on fire after noticing his cruiser in the driveway! he says "daniel hall" lit some porch furniture on fire while deputy ryan lennox, his family and "k-9 jango" were sleeping. thankfully no one was hurt. hall is facing two felony charges for arson and burglary. his friends say-- hall has mental problems - and needs help. time now is . let's take a look at around the nation and the world in 60 seconds. in philadelphia, an investigation is underway into a chain reaction crash that sent an s-u-v smashing into a bank after colliding with a school bus. police say about 14 people were taken to the hospital, all with minor injuries. no children were on the school bus and no one in the bank or on the sidewalk was hurt. more than one million s

. >> reporter: the three-year-old son was never missing and was always at daycare in pinellas park with his four-year-old sister. the third suspect having their car crashed it. nesta claims he is the victim and his girlfriend with him to keep his mouth shut. >> whatever. >> reporter: you don't think the two children of the bit to's -- victims? >> reporter: detectives believe this stunt stemmed from a drug deal. >> reporter: the mother says the day was awful. >> i thought i was not going to see my grandson or my granddaughter. i have been seeing them in the news and i have not been able to hold them, take care of them. >> reporter: she picked up both of them at the police department.>> thank god. they going to be okay.>> they are charged with filing a false report and misusing 911. the third suspect who authorities say was in the car faces a number of charges including fleeing and eluding and grand theft auto. >>> dash cam video. the state attorney is tossing out more than 400 traffic stops. the video shows deputy shoes in excessive force. more than a dozen deputies have been convicted,

pinellas park police say a driver was killed after hitting a support beam under the u.s. that car burst into flames. the upper part of the bridge didn't have any problems or inspection. the area under the overpass was deemed safe. >>> it is a florida murder case a father accused in a murder- for-hire plot against his wife will be able to see his two young daughters. a judge said mark severs can see the children who are nine and eleven years old. he was arrested on friday. he has denied any involvement in that. a judge ordered him held on $4.5 million bond. that's the same amount of money he took out in insurance policies on his wife before investigators say he >>> plunging profits for lumber liquidators. the fourth quarter loss was three times larger than expected. their shares declined 36% since the beginning of the year. cdc found if you were exposed to certain laminate flooring from lumber liquidators you are three times more likely to get cancer than first predicted. >>> the tallly is in. 106 burmese pythons were captured in florida's burmese hunt. the team from brade

pinellas park police call it dangerous and potentially deadly. josh cacheio is live near 66th and 120th where it happened. josh, what's going on out there? >> reporter: well, hard to see but there are still tire tracks in the street there behind me. you know, this is the kind of thing that really gettings traction on social media. people think alternates all fun and games until someone gets hurt -- or worse, someone gets killed. it's the kind of thing you would expect from the fast and furious franchise. but this do nult stunt is far from hollywood. it happened right here, in pinellas park. >> oh, my god! oh, my god! >> reporter: on a very busy six-lane highway no less. >> i think it's ridiculous, it really is. people don't care about anyone else's safety. >> disrespect. >> reporter: they call it a freeway takeover. the sheer number of these types of clips... will make your head spin. >> extremely dangerous. these young kids are looking to facebook and social media as their guide. this is one of those instances in which the results could be >> re

pinellas park 71. 76 brandon. sebring 69. then the dry air i was talking act, high above in red. the water vapor. big area of low pressure out of the west. the folks are caucusing in iowa. this is all snow to the west of them now. possible blizzard conditions here, maybe a fight of snow in some areas. winter storm advisories, warnings, so folks in that part of country waiting for that. high pressure is our teach off the east coast with the balmy weather. upper 70s today. well above normal for this time of year. few showers off the coast, few more clouds there, and with the higher humidity you're feeling at the time atmosphere, watch for sear fog early in the day kateed on the forecast, and also possibilities of inland fog dense early tomorrow morning. as we head into the afternoon, a few more clouds around. some coastal fog could back up on the coast as it typically does. 10 percent rain chance. into wednesday our attention turning back to the west, the approach of the cold front. the bulk of the energy to the north, but still showers and thunderstorms possible along the boundary

the mother later admitted her son was at a daycare in pinellas park. police think the parents were covering up for a drug deal. police released the child to his grandmother, who spoke 3 the driver of the car... stevie gamble... has been charged with grand theft auto and fleeing police. the two parents are charged with filing false reports, and mis- using 911. the mother is also charged with possession of marijuana. and as for those 9-1-1 tapes, they could be released... as soon as today. 3 a developing story in polk county. deputies are asking for help to find two men caught on camera stealing from cars.. this happened on heather-brook drive and bryson loop in lakeland, earlier this week. deputies say the men found three unlocked cars... and stole cash, electronics... and even a *gun! if you recognize them.. or know anything about the case, call the polk county sheriffs office. and a reminder from law enforcement - to lock 3 an update on florida's response to the zika virus. the governor is now requesting *hundreds of new testing kits from the c-d-c. i

pclearwater right on the border pof pinellas park. pa private school for cool kids plike these right here. pmy new best friends. pbeen having fun here chatting pwith these guys getting ready pfor this. pso big question is why do you pthink this is a cool school. ptell me your name p>> ethan, why do you think this pis a cool school? pbecause there's no bullying they pstick up for what's right. pthat is fantastic. pa lot of students that live here pbecause in public schools they preceive a little bullying. pbullying has been out of control pin day and age isn't? p>> i agree. pit's too easy for kids to be pmean to each other with digital pand twitter and facebook and peverything. pbully free safe place to go to pschool. pgood, ethan. p>> how old are you? p14. p14. pwhy do you think it's a cool pschool. pbecause this school allows more pkids to get to know the teachers pand have more friends. pand other like other schools. pgood. pyeah. pit's a smaller classrooms and plots of teachers in each pclassroom. pa smaller setting. pyou like that