all across southern sarasota county. i-75 is certainly impacted heavily. if you can stay off the roads right now in this area across i- 75 i would definitely do that. again, this is a little more easterly. as i track this storm i'll zoom in here and you can see the movement. >> while you do that, i want people to know you're updating them on twitter as well. we'll let you know if there's stuff going on at tampa bay weather. a lot of people are saying okay, so maybe i see the rain coming my way. but what's the deal after the tornado watch and warnings are over are we still going to see maybe flooding in the area? sun city center looks okay at their house but there's a >> in sun city center you are in better shape. i'll zoom out. port charlotte, cleveland, tuckers corner. this is the general direction that this is headed. if you're south of i-4, this is where you have still got a good chance for the heavy downpours, the gusty winds associated with the storms and the path of this potentially tornadic storm is headed in that general direction. once we move nor

papproaching southern sarasota. palso charlotte county. pand then watching this cell for pthe past say half an hour to 45 pminutes. pbecause it's been showing just a pbroad, broad rotation down in pthis area. pkind of measure this off the pcoastline. pand it's still sitting probably pabout 18 miles off the coast. pi've watching this since robably about 40 to 45 miles poff the coastline. pso as this continues to move ptowards the coast, there's the ossibility we could see a ptornado trying to develop in pthis. pso we're going to watch this pvery closingly. pif you're down? pcharlotte county, you have to pwatch this as we go through say pnext half an our or so. pcontinue to keep you updated on pthe progress of that cell. potherwise you can still see some prain through sarasota, heading pup into manatee county. pnow pushing to the north of 64. pand then into pinellas county. pmoving into clearwater. pthis will quickly work it is way pinto western hillsborough pcounty. pand just the next few minutes. pand left over light showers to pour north.

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if you have any information on sarasota police. i'm working to get more details on the case, and we are working to determine the identity of the driver involved, gene, and once we find out more, we will let you know. >> thank you. >>> the search is on for carjackers in tampa, on the run after the police cruiser chasing them crashed. news channel 8 east lindsey mast -- 8's lindsey mastis is live. it's believed they have been on a crime spree since friday? >> reporter: that's right. i have been talking to police officers here at police headquarters. so far there's been no arrests in the case. the carjackers actually abandoned the vehicle after the officer crashed, and the police believe that they used the car take a look at this map on your screen, and the criminals carjacked the vehicle from a woman on friday, just before 10:00 p.m. on north central avenue and east kirby street. they abandoned it 3 miles away and take a look at this. the police officer pursuing the car lost control and crashed. the police officer went to the hospita

this other one off the coast of sarasota. we have a little while before that is going to be moving a sure that we are keeping a close eye on that as we have some very impressive rotation with a much larger cell. active tornado warning for manatee county. as the storm continues to move off to the northeast. the storms are moving at about 35 miles an hour. we are also producing about 10 miles northeast of lakewood ranch and about 60 miles from bradenton again moving to the northeast and 35 miles an hour. hour. this active tornado warning is in effect until 12:30 pm this afternoon. again. again a tight look at that rotation there. these are the areas we are west of county road 675. the red and green shows it really tight together, that is that spinning rotation we are picking up on the radar that will be moving northeast. manhattan, you are in the past of this within the next couple of minutes. you need to take these tornado precautions right now. don't wait, get to the lowest floor of your home. if you're in a mobile home you n

by law. >> our ryan hughes joins us live at the sarasota county school head quarters. the state randomly picked 80 workers and found more than half never under we want the rescreenings. >> reporter: gene, good morning to you. the report shows that the here in sarasota randomly and discovered that more than half did not undergo the background check. a glaring report found that dozens of workers employed by the sarasota school district never had background rechecks which is required by law. school workers must undergo the fingerprint checks every five years but in a random sample of 80, 45 staffer, some who work with kids every day, never underwent the screening. >> they should find the time. i mean, it's our children. so we need it done. >> reporter: the report shows that district officials told the state they didn't have the personnel to resubmit fingerprints to the fbi or florida department of law enforcement to recheck the backgrounds of the employees. some of the employees were last checked in 2002, prompting the state to suggest that the district take immediate act

store in sarasota. they kicked off day one with three feet free drinks for all. in 2005 they started roasting coffee in tampa bay and there are nine locations. >>> the hospital that has reached the end of its life is being one more time used for training to help save lives. nearly 100 firefighters took over the palms of pasadena hospital in st. petersburg for the firefighters come from five local agencies. they went through a search and rescue emphasize practicing with hoses and use special cameras. it is all to make sure they are ready to respond to any type of real-life emergency. >> if you get buildings and actually give us real world construction, real-world hazards. the things we would run across if we responded to a building such as this, or to someone's house it is invaluable. we cannot replicate it without having acquired structures like this. >> palms of pasadena hospital's going through a $10 million dollar renovation. >>> today's ash wednesday, the beginning of lent >> where's your ash? >> wh

another round of showers coming into sarasota county. in venice. everything is less intense over the bay area now from what we have had in the 5:00 hour. still tracking some strong rain or heavy showers. dangerous weather. up here around northern part of the bay and pinellas county near the hillsborough county line moving into west chase you can hear the rain getting heavier over your roof. in the next minute or two, it will cross over tarpon and around carrollwood at 6:27 and head over towards usf around 6:33. pockets of rain over the nature coast. less intense than we have had in the last two hours. behind this we are getting clearing. for the next couple hours we are in a messy pattern. for the next two to three hours we should see drastic improvements. light rain and cloudy skies and a few showers still hanging out with us as we go into mid evening before wrapping up. sarasota you can see the rain coming down as we head towards dark. rain totals we are seeing over an inch reported up in the brooksville half an inch. downtown over a quarter of a

. >>> new at 6:00, sarasota's popularity of visitors continues to grow. hotel developers see it, too. six hotels are planned for the downtown area. one of them opened today. >> 10 news reporter isabel mascareas is digging deeper to see if the area can handle the new visitors the hotel will attract. >> reporter: downtown sarasota opens its first new hotel in ten years. >> we are hearing that people really want to be in a vibrant downtown. with 139 rooms. five more hotels are planned. including the westin on u.s. 41 and a block north the embassy suites bringing a thousand new hotel rooms. >> they are looking at the demand we have had in the last couple years and high occupancy. >> reporter: on average sarasota hotels maintain a 71% occupancy level and are nearly sold out in february and march. can the area sustain six more hotels? >> you would need 125,000 new visitors a year. >> reporter: with sarasota seeing 90,000 new visitors last year over 2014, a record- breaking year, virginia haley, president of visit sarasota says it is possible. >> the good news f

john rogers is live from sarasota. and we hear police now need the help to find all these victims out there. >> reporter: they certainly do. so listen closely, this crime spree happened in downtown sarasota across three different parking garage, all during the daytime. so if you have been down here lately, it might behoove you to check inside your car. if you have been spending time in downtown sarasota lately, crime and not even realize it. police say on monday and tuesday, an 18-year-old and three other teens skipped school to go car hopping. they wandered through parking garages and would pick at door handles until one would open up. they would then rush inside, search the car and take anything they could find. they did. cars. but get this, so far, not a single victim has come forward. officers have recovered money, phones and electronics, stuff that victims may not even realize they're missing. >> we are currently working on finding exactly how many victims we have. >> reporter: recently this has become a huge prob

and it's not just sarasota considering a change. sarasota considering a change. hillsborough, pinellas and other districts could be next. right now-- i'm talking to school leaders in our other area school districts to find out what they're doing and i'll have that for you at 6. live in osprey, sarah hollenbeck, 10news wtsp a record-setting heat wave will continue today in california. thankfully, after today, the state may see a little relief for another round of heat. weather service reports cities all over the state, long beach had record highs or records were tired for that day on monday. if you didn't get enough rides and food at the florida state fair, you can check out the pasco county fair today. there are shows, games, exhibits and so much more while the fair is up and running until this sunday the 21st. ticket prices start at eight and five dollars for kids ages six to 12. today the fair is open from three until 11 tonight. the biggest names in music took the stage at this year's grammy awards. from adele and taylor swift to kendrick lamar and stevie wond

sarasota about a mile. bradenton is improving. it is getting thicker south of sarasota with venice zero miles visibility. an 8th of a mile in some places. brooksville is looking decent as far as brooksville goes in the morning. there is a lot of fog but not half a mile visibility. rain? no. none of that. we'll stay dry not only today but it look like through the weekend. the next rain chance isn't until tuesday at this point. high clouds and they are really thin. they are scooting at of here. that means sun is up after 7:00 8:30ish it should be getting out of here. 53 tampa. 51 sarasota. 54 lakeland. these numbers five to almost ten degrees cooler than where we were yesterday. visibility is looking better at the performing arts hall in sarasota. watch out for patchy fog when you put the kid on the bus this morning as you are driving through the neighborhoods. 52 degrees with a high near 70. cool with a jacket this morning. nice this afternoon. all i wanted to show you on our forecast model is that fog burning off. this is 7:00 to

detectives here at the sarasota p.d. are working tirelessly to find the driver who hit the bicyclist and took off. we have a photo of the mangled bike to show you. the man was riding on u.s. 301 between 6th and 8th streets when the driver hit the bicyclist and kept going. the bicyclist was taken to sarasota memorial hospital and died. the vehicle was a dark-colored toyota corolla. call police with any information. ryan hughes, news channel 8. >>> the search is on for carjackers in tampa. the thieves are on the run after a police cruiser chasing them crashed. it's believed the robbers used the vehicle to commit three robberies. >>> it's believed an arson is to blame for a garage fire in it was on heinz road early this morning. firefighters tell us no one was inside at the time. >> and it is is a big day for those hoping to become president of the united states in 2016. the iowa caucuses are tonight. in the latest iowa poll, republican donald trump has a 5- point lead on texas senator ted cruz, and marco rubio is in third

today a big debate in sarasota county schools. should transgender students be they identify with the school. we are live at pineview school in offspring this morning. and the school already changed its policy. and you've just learned some other area school districts can also be making this change as well. >> both hillsboro and pinellas are closely watching what is happening here at pineview and watching what is happening on the campus here with the bathrooms. hillsboro is already working on drafting its own policy that should go before their board members and coming months. pinellas as well they have not drafted anything yet, they want to know what happens here in sarasota so they can figure out how they should go from here. this is the student that is leading the charge. he is 17 years old and goes to school here. his name is nate quinn and today the sarasota county school board will discuss possibly making this transgender bathroom policy districtwide because of him. not everyone is for this. at last school board meeting crowded

sarasota is manatee county good morning 75 not looking bad just yet. you can see the drivetime is 13 minutes from 275 down university. if you have any problems on those roads be sure to send me an email. i'm your road warrior and i love to hear from you with any issue you are seeing out there. e-mail me at road warrior wtsp .com. >>> i'm tracking cold air across the area not only this morning but today and tonight. then we will have a little bit of a warm-up. grab grab a jacket this morning, 44 and carol what, riverview at 49, tampa 48, look at the lower 40s for winterhaven and 43 in polk city. a cold start up there it's a little bit warmer sarasota and brayton 53 degrees first thing this morning. we do have some crop clouds and that's one reason why it's a little bit warmer in manatee and sarasota county. these are clearing out, it is rain free for your morning commute. it is actually going to be a little bit more on the sunnyside. grab your sunglasses along with the jacket. not as windy today. a little bit of a breeze a breeze along the coast but gus

sarasota, hardy, desoto county, now you have just been excluded. the only place is in the highlands county community and you can see why. it's not raining in hillsborough and points to the north. we have heavy rain but not a lot of lightning in eastern polk county. dry in manatee. north port still seeing rain but strongest storms heading into highlands county at this point. did see heavier rain overnight, anywhere from .50 to 1 inch of rain. and rain will continue to exit to the south and east by 58k., 64 degrees. by noon, more sunshine and a pleasant 71 by 3:00 p.m. with sunny skies. and that is going to last all the way through into the weekend, pleasant, subny, low humidity-type weather. how are the wet roads? >>> well, they're getting drier. that's for sure. we have a fatal crash folks out in the polk county area. this is eastbound i-4 past the polk parkway and westbound i-4 with activity in the median. again, a fatal accident. both of those left lanes tied up. and traffic is light so not seeing delays yet but i will be keeping an eye on this o

lest take a look at sarasota here. overnight construction was going to clear up, it's now cleared from the roadway and traffic is at good speeds on 75 and university. there's ongoing construction just keep that in mind. and let's look at the fog, i-4 right around mango road. very thick in this particular area. and then 75 at fowler avenue, hasn't eased up at all. and i found out about an accident on 53rd and that is over in manatee county. more on that coming up in the next report. and now back to gene and gayle. >> okay. thank you. >>> the pope will meet with immigrants at the u.s./mexico later today. his other plans. >>> plus, the baby monitor about. one mom shares how this monitor saved her baby's life. >>> and the winners of a $1.5 billion florida powerball jackpot are expected to come forward later today but some expire. >>> happening today, a huge revolution. in a few -- revelation. in a few hour, the florida winners of the record-breaking $1.5 billion jackpot is set to claim their prize. the ticket was bought at

visibility is looking great in sarasota. that could change later today as we get sea fog to develop. after 3:00 this afternoon. this morning, as you step o'lakes. 63 lakeland. stop. no. not today. it is warm as a matter of fact. low to mid 60s. topping out in the mid 70s. you can go with short sleeves. it is cool out there but it is nice. it will be a beautiful day out there. let's talk about that fog chance. i want to show you how we have breaks of sunshine through the day. we had a lot of clouds around yesterday. today not as much. we'll see more sunshine. have the sunglasses ready to go. lunchtime 73 degrees under partly cloudy skies. see that gray there 3:30 to 4:00. that is sea fog. that ride them across the skyway and beaches up through hudson and manatee and sarasota county that's where we could see thick fog. that's includes the chance to see it on the bridges on your way home. the howard frankland bridge, gandy bridge, tune in tonight at 5:00 and 6:00 and jim will track that for you live at 5:00. 7:17. sunrise goes

and milder in sarasota at 54. but we are warmer or excuse me, cooler in most places than this time yesterday. lakeland, nine degrees colder than 6:00 yesterday morning. clearwater about four degrees cooler. brandon, seven degrees cool. and -- cooler. and i expect another batch from the north so highs today only 62. that's well below the average of 74. and colder night tonight with a low of 42. at 6:08 in weather and traffic on the 8s, i walk you hour-by- hour through friday and then tell you about the weekend because really that's all a cool one too. >> yes. >>> well, right now, we don't have a bad drive at all. a great look at pinellas county on 275. no delays. and let's move over to travel times through ybor city, seven minutes. veterans expressway still holding on to a good drive ehrlich to 275, only 10 minutes. i promised you downtown tampa. look at this, off the howard franklin bridge into downtown, just four minutes. and then bearss avenue to i-4, southbound on 275 into downtown, that's only nine minutes on

live in sarasota, emerald morrow, 10news, wtsp. the number of zika virus cases in the u-s is on the rise. just a few hours ago, health officials in americans who have traveled to zika-striken countries. it's affected 17 states, including the vast majority of zika is spread by a mosquito, which is seen primarily in the southern states. while there hasn't been transmission by mosquitoes within the u-s yet, the cdc fears it could only be a matter of time. in hard-hit countries like peru, fumigation efforts in hard-hit countries like peru, fumigation efforts continue. experts say wearing insect repellent is one way to avoid zika. the world health organization calls zika a "global health threat." china has reported its first case of zika. they say a man who recently traveled to venezuela contracted the virus. the country's family planning commission says they do not expect the virus to spread there. the royal caribbean cruise ship that was damaged by a powerful storm will arrive in its home port in new jersey tonight. 'anthem of the sea

northport, sarasota, brayton came in third. ft. collins, colorado and massachusetts round out the top five. the the study looks at things after wondering, charleston, speemac a beautiful city so relaxing you can go there just >> retires >> you don't shovel snow >> and we have some of the happiest viewers in the nation too. >>> a fast food chain handing out free breakfast this morning. speemac but you won't know what it is until you get it. >>> join us on the live stream this morning live on facebook. search for wtsp ted news while you're out this morning. chat with us during the commercial break (vo) making the most out of every mile. impreza. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. tracking showers and thunderstorms out there. most of it is light rain but we are starting to see a couple along the nature coast. thunder is getting closer to. at the door it is warm and breezy lower 70s. but here comes the rain and thunderstorms and they will be pushing through the area over the next hour and a half. so grab your umbrella and get re

southern portion of sarasota, north port some rain. and the heaviest rain, still the possibility of stronger downpours happening in highlands county right now. and let me show you the forecast. so i have switch into a forecast mode. rain in our southeastern areas. go forward just one hour, and then polk county is dry by 6:00 a.m. highlands county still seeing the rain. in fact, you may still get a sprinkle left in highlands at 7:00 a.m. clouds maybe but a lot of sunshine for the rest of the day. coming up in weather and traffic on the 8s at 5:08, i go hour-by-hour through the day so you know what to expect through the rain. and even where it's not rain, probably a lot of puddle action. >> yeah, wet roadways for sure but i like that it's getting better and better. when i woke up, it was pouring. but now it looks better. >>> here's what's going on traffic-wise that you need to know about in the polk city area, eastbound i-4 past the polk parkway, we have a fatal accident, folks. and this is the situation here. you can see there's activit

it is coming to sarasota. >> this is a big event. sarasota news room reporter isabel mascareas shows you how boxing helps keep young men out of trouble. >> reporter: boxing has been in mike ford's blood since he was 14 years old. china smith former five-time national heavy weight champion inspiration and mentor. >> he is very humble and a force to be reckoned with. >> reporter: china is giving mike and 60 other boxers a chance of getting discovered. china is bringing golden gloves to sarasota february 27th after an 11 year absence. professional. golden gloves is a good opportunity to get my name out. >> reporter: china and mike will be the first to tell you a life in the ring will help keep young men from a life on the streets. >> taking the time and spend three to four hours in the gym we could have been walk down the road. >> reporter: contact sport helps control anger. >> if you have anger issues at you got a bag to hit on all day that don't hit you back. >> work hard and never give up. if you keep moving your day will come. >> re

sarasota, 73. and if you like this weather, good because it's going to stick around. 71 today and tomorrow. 70 thursday. 73 on friday. that's the average this time of the year. and mid-70s in the weekend. and just above the average, 78 on monday. and again, this is a nice stretch of weather. bright blue sky each and every day. glad we got the rainout before the commute time because as more and more people hit the road, it will get drier and drier. >> appreciate that. >> worked that out just for you. >>> unfortunately, still some big issues. it was wet earlier and look at this, ybor city, kind of a slow drive, 301 to 275, eight minutes. veterans expressway, starting to get slow, typical for this time of the morning, ehrlich to 275, 13 minutes on the commute. and bearss to i-4, sacrifice minutes. and i want to go to meliek on 4. beautiful sunrise but not a beautiful situation below it. a fatal accident, folk, i-4 right at the eastern polk parkway, slow and go traffic. westbound really affected. eastb

and the northwest wind in sarasota. the front literally is in between sarasota and naples. we are 59, a 58 dew point, we're behind the front with a northwest wind at 8:00. cold front sun the east coast a storm on cape cod tonight and tomorrow. more rain than -- rain than snow. it is raining in san francisco. the weather for the super bowl should be great. sunshine near 80. >> 40 in nashville. chilly we stay in the 40s. despite a good deal of sunshine. the mercury in most places stays ins 50s. clearing late tonight. from northwest to southeast and cooler we're down to 44. we have sunshine tomorrow. breezy and cooler and 58. that continues. check out next week. it is chilly every single night. we bounce around a bit. 40s and 50s. lows in the 60s. every day. >> kelly back to you, thank you, paul. coming up tonight at eleven... near the anniversary of his >>> coming up tonight at 11. the anniversary of his death a family whose son was killed is suing on interstate 4. why they blame the state fair for what happened. >>> a battle over whether exes lottery ticket. see how the judg

pete hasn't won a state title for a long time. >>> and sarasota riverview tip it off at 7 p.m. for their aa title. >>> and college ranked, bulls hosted temple. and maybe the best ever for usf, coast to coast, pulls up 16 in the fourth quarter and williams to her 13 and the other, jenkins, and usf wins their third in a row, 76. 32, on the road on monday. >>> well, this picture is some steelers linebacker instagram account. he spotteded these 16 refugees. the cruise ship is headed for cozumel and is headed back on monday. the fans of the rays on the roadway, the team was delayed nearly 2 hours. but it was well worth the trip, interacting with their die hard, playing games, reading along, and signing some autographs. >> the cool thing when i was younger, being close to a player so come out here, it's all free for someone to do. there is no reason not to come out and have a good time. >> got some shots and hang out with the kids and see the smiles we bring to their face. >>> classic adam scot after his first shot in the wear, his drop shot, let's just keep on rolling, baby, right b

hillsborough, soar sarasota, an a. each school received its own individual grade. >>> there is another case of a porch pirate caught on camera. was stealing medication from a sick child. josh thomas has more. >> reporter: the ups guy drops off a package. in this case, it was something the family was waiting for. check it out. in this camera inside of the doorbell, we can see a woman walk right up to the door moments before the ups truck leaves and she takes the package with medicine in it. her cronies wait in her honda and then she gets in and takes off. as you can imagine, the child's father is repulsed. >> i hope you are happy. you took medicine from a kid. i mean, wow, you are great. awesome. you know? >> reporter: unbelievable. the good news is, the man says his son will be okay, but a good reminder to not have packages delivered to your home when you are not there. >>> well, there is a reward available tonight for help nabbing a rolex thief. this guy was checking out a rolex from a craigslist ad. swapped it with a

watching. 3 it happened tuesday at the hobby marketplace in sarasota square mall. you can see the man walk around the store... before heading to the electronics. he then picks up a drone worth one- thousand-dollars and leaves the store. if you know anything... call the sarasota sheriff's office. 3 3 (jen) developing this morning: a health official in the zika virus... through blood transfusions. and experts say: yes, that's possible... it can be transmitted three ways: through transfusions, sex, or mosquitoes. that's why florida governor rick scott says: our state has to be on high alert... the warm, humid climate is a perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes. 3 (jen he already declared an emergency in hillsborough county... where the zika virus is spreading. now a *third person has been diagnosed with it... that brings the total number of cases in our state up to *12... and during a stop in tampa, thursday, governor scott discussed his plan of action for combatting this concern. 3 "we have 20 million people they want their questions answered we'll work with the cdc,

and other issues going on, one in sarasota and one in tampa. more in the next report. now back to gene and gayle. >> all right. thanks. >>> you're awe moments coming the newest member of the step. we have the heart warming video coming up. >>> plus, you've heard the what if that was true on your next flight? how one woman was able to get a pig on a plane. >>> this morning, a baby so cute. take a look at the cute it's hard to get those long legs up and going. she gave birth tuesday morning in south carolina without complications. the new baby will have an exam to determine the sex, height and weight. and you can be an important part of her life. you can suggest a name for the new baby with a donation. the name will be chosen later this week. >> and the long neck has to keep them off balance. any name suggestions? >> well, i have to figure out if it's a boy or a girl. >> long neck, like a beer. >>> abusing the system or a needed program? >> coming up on the "today" show, jeff ross investigates the system being used to bring emotional support animals onboard planes. so ho

the senator will be in sarasota on february 27th. meanwhile, hillary rodham clinton will also make a campaign stop monday. >>> and at 5:38, let's get a check of weather and traffic on the 8s. >> well, it's a cold start to the day, let me tell you. we have temperatures at or below freezing in a few spots, that includes citrus and mannan other places, you're hovering just above freezing like 36 in lakeland. and 37 in plant city. and you know what, we actually do see a pretty quick warm-up. look at the hour-by-hour forecast, we go four to five degrees each hour once the sunrises. 56 at noon. 64 degrees at 3:00 p.m. and yes, that's below average but with the sunny sky, the lighter winds, it will be more comfortable. official high temperatures in places like sebring, 65. not bad. 63 in brooksville. cool there. 63 sarasota. but you will want to see this temperature trend. we go from 64 today to 70 tomorrow. 68 saturday. valentine's day, lovely at 67. and in fact, we're in the up 60s to low 70s most of next week. and let's check on traffic

petersburg pdown through sarasota. pyou can feel the impact of the pstorm as it races off towards pthe east and i mentioned quickly phow there was some rotation pwithin this. pyou can look inside the storm pand in particular, what we're plooking at are the green areas pnext to the red and a lot of ptimes when these storms are papproaching the coastline, you pget that. pyou get a little rotation and a pwhy this particular cell is preally important to keep a close peye on the next 30 minutes. psome of the level rotation holds por whether it starts to fall papart as it approaches the pcoastline. pnonetheless, very minimum, we phave to deal with strong pthunderstorm activity on the pradar throughout the next couple pof hours because once it hits pthe coast, it will quickly start pto make its way further inland pand then it's just going to pcontinue to be windy but turn pcooler this afternoon. pkind of a one, two punch where pthe storms over the next couple pof hours followed by the wind pand cooler air late today. p>>laura

seems to be a popular temperature. 53 in sarasota. boy, do we have popular weather in store. 74 degrees, a few passing clouds today, otherwise, a great day with a east to northeast wind at 10 to the 15 miles per hour. a pleasant evening under mostly clear skies and down to 55 degrees tonight. and then the weekend. that forecast come up. >>> a little bit of overnight construction to be on the lookout for. looking good in bradenton overall. but south 75 at state road 72, left lanes taken away. the construction should be wrapped up within the next hour. and the same thing for ehrlich road right underneath the you're not able to pass underneath it. take lynn road or sheldon down to gunn highway to get underneath the veterans expressway because ehrlich is blocked both directions but that should wrap up in about an or so. we have a good drive on dale mabry highway. this is 75 around fowler, nice shot for you. and 275 at fowler, that looks >>> well good morning and welcome to news channel 8 today. happy friday to you. i'm gayle guyardo. >> a

@we started out mild they are @morning in the low 60s, and now @we are up to 64 in sarasota. @what i want to you notice is the @panhandle. @those 40s. @that is the type of their is @headed our way later tonight. @24-hour changes. @2 degrees warmer in brooksville. @8 degrees warmer in sarasota. @but 17 degrees colder in panama @city. @if you are up with your @valentine tomorrow morning, it @will be on a cooler note. @what a great day though to head @to the state fair. @the last weekend. @bright blue sky. @grab the sunglasses. @>> by 1:00 we are at 66. @so little cooler than yesterday. @mid- to upper 60s. @>>> and happening right now, @hillsborough county deputies are @looking for the person who @killed a man in tampa. @deputies were called out to ot @2900 block of sycamore court @just after 5:00 this morning. @that is right behind university @plaza near the corner of @fletcher and bruce b. downs. @live on scene, they found a man @dead. @the victim knew the person who @killed him, but they are still @looking for that suspect. @if you know anything, contact @the hillsborough cou

it was a one car crash in sarasota and it was causing power problems for lights in the area. and these are photos from the sheriff's office at the intersection of 12th street and u.s. 301, also known as washington boulevard. and right now, 12th street is closed in both directions between palmer wood court and northeast avenue. and now 310 remains open. hospital and is expected to be okay. deputies tell us that the lights are not expected to be turned on again until this afternoon. well, treat it as a four-way stop. that's the best way. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you so much. >>> well, it was a big night at the grammy's. >> yep, some of last night's big winners, plus what on earth happened with adele's mic? what cbs is saying about the problems during the per fornans. you are watching news channel 8 r i don't know what i'm doing. i can't find anything p just when i think it's just not going to work. p this woman that works there comes over and asks can i help you? amazing right? r i never would have expected would have thou

around 43 for us to start in sarasota. about 40. and upper 30s should be pretty common in the heartland. 39, lakeland, and around fort mead. now, after the cold morning, like today, clear skies, beautiful blue winter skies. the low humidity, and a little less wind tomorrow. so even though temperatures topped out at 62 today, just a couple of degrees warmer for your high in tampa tomorrow. again, the difference is a little less wind should be a little more comfortable. it will still be cool. this is by far one of the more popular graphics we have come to find out here at 10 weather. no rain chance. dew points low. the wind is low. hair cast off the charts amazing, so go rock it out tomorrow. it will be phenomenal. high also be in up ther 60s for your saturday. if that is a little coul and you want warmer weather, sunday is the day we'll mark for you i'll show you those temperature miss . a moment. ton water, it has been rough. between storms earlier in the week and the wind the last couple of days, it has been quite rough on the wate

when i come back, i will talk about construction tying up lanes in sarasota. and now back to gene and gayle. >> all right, leslee. >>> now an 8 on your side investigation prompting action. it's all in connection to a danger lurking beneath a tampa apartment complex. today a demolition team, city attorney and engineer will inspect buildings at the french quarter apartments on armenia avenue. 8 on your side investigators exposed a massive 100-foot deep sinkhole under the complex. today the team will look for visible sinkhole damage and they'll consider moving residents from some apartments and possibly demolishing part >>> developing this morning, four employees at the falkenburg academy are off the job in connection to the escape of two teenagers. the employees are now suspended. it comes after the escape of 18- year-old anthony bays and 17- year-old anthony cook. they are still on the loose this morning after disappearing through a hole in a fence. it took employees more than 90 minutes the to discover the teens were missing. and now officials are questioning

a mile in sarasota. if you are heading out today and suffer from allergies it will be on the high side. it gets better by thursday. another shot of rain coming up on the weekend. it is never too late to talk about that. saturday looks to be the best day. there could be an isolated shower that day. much better rain chances on saturday. i'll talk about that coming up in ten minute. i want to show you a massive snow storm hitting colorado. it is making driving conditions difficult. >> this video is from a nine- car crash in parker which closed the roads for hours. hundreds of flights have been canceled from denver. >>> bill cosby returns to a courtroom today in pennsylvania. >> comedian's attorneys are trying to get the sexual assault case against him throw out. they claim a former district attorney agreed not to prosecute cosby in exchange for a deposition in a civil case brought on by his accuser several year-ago. the prosecutor said he has no evidence of an immunity deal. >>> a tampa bay man is behind ba

and 53 in sarasota at this point. i checked in with betty in plant city in eastern hillsborough county, she's at 46. winds will get stronger through offshore. so the seas building 6 to 10 feet, that's down from yesterday but still very high for us. in fact, there's a high surf advisory and as a matter of law craft advisory because the winds are continuing to come in out of the north. that scattered the clouds out overmight. that's why it's cool they are morning. chilly, breezy and sunny again today. and once the winds relax overnight, tomorrow morning is going to be our coldest. and we have a freeze warning for citrus and hernando counties. and all of us starting in the 30s except places near the coast. it's going to be a sunny day tomorrow, still cool at 62. and 69 friday. 68 on saturday. and actually another cold front, dry cold front comes through saturday so that valentine's day is a little cooler but comfortable at 65. >> all right. >>> a look at the roadways, things are starting to get busy, folks. pressing into

sarasota sarasota and manatee county is pretty quiet this morning. construction is wrapped up at i 75 approaching university parkway. all lanes are back open. if you have any problems shouldn't send me an e-mail at road warrior@wtsp .com. >>> we have a few showers in the forecast for today. not not a lot. it is likely after about 11:00 a.m. not a lot on the coast but if you are inland we will see a few more. right now it is dry or least rain free. we had rain and that's why say rain free. this goes back about 10 hours to about 9:00 p.m. last night. you can see the rain moving soggy in places. visibility is visibility is actually pretty good. it is warm and muggy. the lake sun is starting to 65 in tampa, 63 in sarasota, lakeland is at 61, 64 newport richie and riverview this morning. 650 out there for the busstop forecast. i don't think the kids will need a jacket as we will go to near 80. there will 80. there will be rain east of i 75 so you want patch -- to pack your rain gear. most of southern polk county could see a shower. we are watching this mo

. >>> officers are looking out for your money in sarasota. they are searching for skimmers. officer are going pump to pump to make sure criminals have not electronics. they install devices that can steal your credit card it comes after skimmers were found in that city. >> it is a good idea to watch out for people ripping people off. taking advantage of people who work hard and have money in their account. >> once a criminal has your credit card information it can lead to identity theft. >>> in manatee county a threatening phone call to school into a lock down. this comes days after we told you about a rash of lock downs this school year. investigators didn't find anything suspicious. >>> heads up if you are driving in bartow around the polk county government complex. beginning monday crews will truck in large concrete pieces. that will make up a parking garage in that area. deliveries will take place over several months. each time the deliveries block part of boulevard street between broadway and mills avenue. >>> a tense scene in hillsborough county where a bus slams into a

reporting in sarasota county, sarah 2. >>> and now a new agreement between the u.s. and cuba. airlines going to start submitting applications to 900 cities in cuba. >>> well, the pope continues area with a significant drug photographicking problem. the hope has--drug trafficking problem. the pope is heading to the u.s., mexican border tomorrow. >>> well, donald trump is coming out swinging again on the campaign trail today. this time, his target is the bush family and ted cruz. we look at south carolina where the voters head to the polls on saturday. >> reporter: george w bush took the stage on monday, the former president gave a speech with jabs at trump. >> jeb bush has faith that reveals itself through good works, not loud words. back. >> why men shun jeb bush,less not come--men chen jeb bush, he >> i think ted cruz is unstable. viennese seen anybody that lies as much as ted cruz. >> reporter: the attacks come just days before south carolina's primary, it is the first time that the voters in the south are heading to the pollings. the college of charleston science profess to

two ybor caught on camera using f4 50 from sarasota forward. the truck is valued at $76,000.>>> this weekend, a colorful celebration in the streets of ybor city. you can expect road closures in a big crowd tomorrow night for the crew of santee ago night parade. it takes about two hours and run that -- runs down seventh avenue. organizers say the event is fun for your whole family and encourage you to bring your kids. where park, what to bring, everything you need to know is@wtsp.com. >>> coming up, it is called the angelina affect. see how the popular actresses inspiring breast cancer victims. >>> social media stars on the amazing rate. -- race. >>> failing in st. pete again, performing schools are not showing improvement.>>> at six, we're digging deeper into hey, guys, it's annie. you know, as moms, we are always looking for new ways to save money. with you stretch your budget when it comes to your grocery shopping. pit's easy: bogos from other stores pbut walmart every day low prices, pwell, that could save you some money. saved at walmart vs

those had been pasco, pinellas, sarasota and manatee. they start early voting on saturday. news wtsp. >>> canidates are certainly gearing up for super tuesday, which is tomorrow. 13 states and one territory are participating. this is the biggest day of the primary season. hundreds of delegates needed to win the nomination are up for grabs. donald trump is leading the states on the republican side. democratic side. >>> this is a moving tribute by tow truck drivers for a fellow driver killed earlier this month. the tribute nearly stretched earlier this month roger perez was killed by a hit-and-run driver. he stopped to help two people who were stuck after he was off duty. >> when you turn that key and you put your foot on the gas you are driving a lethal weapon. you are pulling the trigger at any time if you are not paying attention. >> 36-year-old allison hoffmann remains in jail for leaving the scene of the accident. >>> a year in space is about over for astronaut scott kelly. it has been incredible to see his pictures and learn about hi

heavier showers coming into bradenton and sarasota. i have a large cell tracking west of sarasota coming on shore around the top of the hour. islands and long boat key across the inner coastal to around downtown sarasota. we know you are getting rain. we are tracking some of the stronger stuff that will likely slow you down for a few minutes. behind this wave we are tracking this hour there are pockets of steady rain and light showers. we'll see that off and on for the rest of your evening forecast. heaviest should be occurring now for the next hour or so. once we get into 7:00 or 8:00 we'll taper off to light rain. 9:00 we should be done with the rain. we'll trade rain gear tonight for jackets and coats in the morning. you won't need them to keep you dry but to keep you warm in the morning as temperatures tart in the 40s around tampa, plant city and brooksville. hour-by-hour you can see our coolest part of the morning is after sunrise. add to it, we'll have a brisk northerly wind 10 to 15 miles per hour through the day. not only do we

. >>> two crime alerts in sarasota county. first deputies need your help to find this person, who disabled a security system at a fraternal order of eagles lodge in englewood. you can see the man pacing in the video from the lodge on old englewood road. deputy say he spent three hours in the building last wednesday cleaning crew showed up. >>> watch for this bicycle thief. sarasota officers say over the weekend this guy simply walked into a parking garage at the renaissance condo complex, cut out. the bike is worth $600, it's green with the word aerial on the top frame bar. >>> new video showing what the michigan uber driver was reportedly doing in the hours just before he's accused of going on a shooting rampage. a gun shop owner released this surveillance video, shows that jason dalton coming into a store and says he bought a jacket with an inside pocket designed for a handgun. the owner says dalton was laughing and joking and even gave the manager a hug before leaving the store. dalton is charged with six counts of murder,

take vohis son skylar was hit and killed on his bike on january 31st in sarasota. it happened at the intersection of 301 between 6th and 8th streets. this new video - was released by the shows the suspect vehicle just crasha&police hope it jogs someone's memory out there. model - toyota carolla le 4 is driving the car in that video needs to come forward. somethign very special from us behind tha tloved and cared fo rhi m7;36;29 its crazy how it 7;33;48 each day that goes by we dotn know if that car has that cars been sold we dont know if that cars even in the state thats why were hoping to get the word back outtake vo was speeding before the - if you know anything contact 3 3 back t you.sarasota pd. contact the sarasota pd. 3 back t you. 3 3 in clearwater: a man is now behind bars, accused of attacking a little girl but he's telling police... it was all a big mistake. 3 it happened last friday night at the macy's store inside the westfield countryside mall. a 6-year-old girl told police that a man followed her into a bathroom stall and held her down. she wasn't hur

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there's sarasota checking in at 35, the highest wind gust. of course that lake wind advisory that continues in effect, begins at 11:00 and 6:00 p.m. no business boating along the gulf, bays or area lakes, you will get flipped over if you are operating small craft with the winds. tomorrow morning the story is more cold but the temperatures will be actually colder, the winds will be strong and that combination will make it feel miserable in the morning. as far as the extended forecast, we'll try to warm up a little. we're going to do so but ever so slowly so by friday we'll finally get back to the upper 60s. still below normal but closer to where we should be for this time of year. that continues into the early part of the weekend. >>> let's check the roads on this early tuesday morning. live look at i-275 near busch boulevard. won't be too much longer though. janelle martinez is keeping an eye on it, she'll have live traffic reports starting 5:00. >>> 4:47. some liked it, others didn't. >> we're talking about the super bowl babies promo starri

and we are seeing fog many the clearwater and sarasota area as well. so what i think is that we get more of a widespread fog by about 5:00, 6:00 this morning but i don't think it's going to get everywhere. so you will have the fog. watch the forecast. and maybe some areas without fog around 7:00, 8:00 but after 8 :00, it quickly burns off. it's a little cool they are morning, 54 in lakeland. and 50 in sarasota. and look at this, 70 degrees, just below the average of 73 later today. in weather and traffic on the 8s at 5:08, i take you hour-by- hour through the day and fog and we will drive-thru the fog. >> that's right. >>> 275 right around bearss and the edge of pasco and hillsborough county, very foggy there. and we have construction as well in sarasota. i mentioned this before. should be wrapped up within 30 minutes to an hour here but you will see some lanes closed, i- 75 around university and on eastbound university parkway as well. and let's hop over here and look at a crash, state road 52 at driver lane involving a patrol car but no more delays.

that was by a hunting group from sarasota. more than a thousand people from 29 states took part in the hunt that ran from january 16 to february 14th. nearly 30 thousand cars and trucks take i-75 through campbell county, tennessee each day... but this rock slide has shut down a stretch of that interstate...causing major headaches for drivers. trees block the middle of the road and rocks are still falling. transportation officials say the rerouted for weeks. just four years ago a different landslide shutdown the interstate a few miles away. now geotechnical engineers will make sure all other slopes are secure. let's head back over to hillary for another look at traffic,. you can get 10 the road - with our 10 weather radio partners. in tampa bay, catch us on magic 94- point-9.... and the dove 105.5 f-m on sarasota talk radio, listen to wsrq 106.9 fm. and hear 10 weather in spanish on maxima 92-5. some exciting days are ahead for nasa... after spending a year in space, astronaut scott kelly is preparing to come back down to earth