salinas, california was second and the north port- sarasota-bradenton is third! fort collins, colorado and barnstable town, massachusetts round out the top five. the study looked into physical healh, social ties and 190 cities. it's a problem we see way too often in the bay area: wrong way driving. what you need to do when you see something like this on the roads. a story that is going to be shocking to hear this morning. a puppy is still alive after getting shot with a b-b gun, 18 times! live look at good morning, it's kropff. and i'm ian reitz. storm that's left at least three people dead is closing schools in north florida this morning. some districts are cancelling severe weather that's heading their way. 10 news reporter jennifer titus has been checking out the damage all morning, she's live in the newsroom. this scary weather is for many through

the sarasota bradenton ranked nationwide. naples came in at number one on the list. clear water, you have to go a little further down the list to number 148. lakeland is 134. the worst city in the u.s. for well being apparently was charleston, west virginia. isn't our producer from west virginia? >> he is. number 190. >> you don't think there is any correlation between those facts do you? >> i don't believe so. i know those things are very scientific. thoroughly researched. not just made up by a goof ball in a magazine. >> no, that would never happen. >> never. >> that is kind of like national margarita day which was yesterday. >> what with are we doing here? oh, that was yesterday. >> we missed it. >> we do have some thunderstorms to talk about. >>> there's some severe weather across parts of the south. the red area indicates a tornado watch. the brighter red area as you can see underneath the reflectivity there shows actual tornado warnings. louisiana, mississippi, eventually alabama with this those are the yellow areas war

sarasota, bradenton. heart leaned i 49 in lakeland and 49 around haines city, auburn dale and bar tow about 54 in lake we'll. thursday, if you liked today, we'll keep it on roof for you. winds will be up just a little bit more. and i do mean just a little bit. they were fairly palm today, 2 to 12 miles per hour from the northeast. low 70s are back. mostly sunny skies are whack. phenomenal weather is back for the entire day. highs range from 71 to 76 degrees. chris call river to arcadia and everywhere in between. water, if you are going out fishing and you do it like you do, you put several poles, right. high tide around 1:17. low tide at 5:42. as we have been talking about, the mornings are cool but that is where we should be. we are a little above average in your seven-day forecast for saturday and sun day mid-70s for highs. 78, 79 on monday and still tracking another storm system but not for another week. it looks a little lighter, too. keep checking back. we'll have more on that forecast when we get st

. >>> howling winds moved in today, 40 miles an hour in sarasota, bradenton international airport. hunters have bagged 95 burmese python so far this year's python challenge. that's the latest tally as of monday according to florida fish and wildlife. it's and wildlife. it's the second year the state has allowed hunters to track down and capture these invasive creatures. >>> fdot will begin repairing and overpass on i 75 tonight after about cold being told on a truck that hit it yesterday. >> this happened at the overpass road in wesley chapel. our road warrior found out the repairs will take several nights and has ways to get around any backups. >> the driver of a tractor- trailer on his way to texas left with a memorable gift yesterday. the training is transporting hit the overpass along i 75 and five and overpass road wesley chapel. florida highway patrol sergeant steve gaston says this happens frequently between pascoe and hernando counties. i i 75 is the main route four commercial travel , and drivers need to know florida law. >> commercial drivers need to make sure there are loads are

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. >> further south and sarasota and bradenton we are seeing some fog >> take a look behind me at i- 275 and jefferson, pretty clear here. 275 and no crashes and break downs. prettyclear and six minutes from here down to the howard >>> 5:19. we are learning which pediatrician is i treating kids while under the influenced of alcohol. >> parents are having to find a new place for kids. >> his license has not been permanent revoked. >> he says the allegations were made by a disgruntle employee. >> i feel so guilty that she's sick. i feel like there is nothing i can do about it. >> coming up, the dog she relies on everyday of her life because of a health condition, now the one in need of medical attention. how you can help that woman's comecompanion. >> tattoos at who will foods? >> we'll detail the new service that could come to some of its stores. >>> good morning, america's the price ofoims hit levels not seen in 13 years. >> the dow opens this morning on a four day losing streak. >> stocks were down sharply over night. >> whole foods, 365. >> it is more than just organic fruit. this stor

when wind gust this morning about 40 miles an hour sarasota bradenton international and that was pretty much on par with most of the things we saw. but there was a tornado reported over alligator alley just north of a by florida highway patrol officer lost track of it. miles city is the area was in. there's there's not much out there will have the damage reports. they are looking at the fire new the apex. this is just south of bears avenue and they think it might actually be lightning related. so. so i wanted to run back to about 230 this morning. there's lightning strike, there's where the fire is. this is likely because of the lightning strike. it is not always exactly on the spot it should be as far as location goes when they get that lightning hit. some thinking that could've caused that. there was a lot of lightning with it. there is a tornado east of four myers so that is all moving out over the waters and thing 60s right now. and we are are on our way to the 70s for today. winds are out of the southwest of light and variable throughout the day they will be a little more west - no

that checking surveillance cameras at sarasota bradenton airport, tampa airport to make sure that she did not leave the fly out. >> reporter: a couple of weeks went by that way. lots of tips.ngs. and then finally they got the dna back on that blood in the car. >> we were able to get her toothbrush and some other dna comparison. >> reporter: yeah. >> and we were able to match nkt, her blood. >> reporter: her husband tom was prepared for the worst from that first morning when he was >> the second i knew when the police told me that they found t her in it and with the keys in the car, i knew sabine was no longer with us. i knew something had happened to her immediately.o, looked like this guy corona might be on the hook for murder. but beyond the blood? well, evidence didn't exactly em. but who else? had sabine made an enemy? when detectives started looking at her life, they had to cast a eople she associated with. after all, sabine was like a magnet. everybody wanted to go to her lavish parties. waiting list to get on her party list. >> exactly, exactly.ter: she could even get a little

the sarasota/braid airport in the upper left -- sarasota bradenton airport in the upper left corner. the car took off, the victim is 55 years old, in serious condition now. we're told the car involved is maroon in color. >>> 6:34. a south florida community is outraged that no one is speaking up after a 6-year-old is shot and killed while playing outside his home with some friends. king carter's grieving family is pleading for help now to find the shooters. the first grader is one of just 60 kids shot in miami-dade county in just the last year. king's aunt is frustrated that nobody is coming forward. >> i am sick, and i am tired. a 6-year-old! and a community is silent? a 6-year-old! and the community didn't see anything? in broad open daylight? >> they say somebody knows the gunman, the neighbors want that already a $25,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest. >>> we have a crew and -- we will a crew in highlands county tonight. where worried parents will get answers about a sexting scandal at a local middle school. as we first told you last week investiga

same thing in sarasota. 73 bradenton. 68 polk city and lakeland. a cooler 66 degrees in crystal river. comfortable with sunshine for everyone. northeast winds is why we'll warm up this afternoon. sun shining down on this land here. that heats up and the air gets blown back our way. the winds have come down. they were 15 miles per hour at times a long the coast. we keep them in the 10 knot range for boaters through the afternoon. clouds, we have a few over off of the east coast until you get towards west palm. these will flow on shore the next couple of days. friday, saturday and sunday we'll get some to come over. most will be over polk county and fall apart towards our beaches. that's it. there will be a couple for us it is dry and warm. temperatures at or slightly above 73 degrees. that takes us through the weekend. north easterly winds will turn east over the next couple days. that brings the dew point up. you may feel more humidity in. this afternoon 72 to 75 inland. lower 60s later this evening. after midnight we are in the 50s. tomorrow morni

far as congestion is concerned, we don't have that but we have issues and they are in the sarasota and bradenton area. and let's start off in the sun coast area for our friends that live down there. what you need to know before you head out the door, 301 both directions is blocked at 63rd avenue east and that's due to an unfortunate fatal crash this morning. 15th street is a good alternate in sarasota, you've got the left lane take anway both northbound and southbound on i- 75 to construction for that diverging diamond intersection. and university is blocked both directions underneath the interstate. now back to gene and gayle. >> thank you so much. >>> 8 on your side is revealing information that might make parents uncomfortable this morning. we dug up a state audit that found glaring errors involving the very people who work with our children. the report shows dozen thes of educators in sarasota county did not undergo background checks as required by law. now the state requires employees to undergo three checks every five year. and after an initial background check when they were hired. but th

as we continue further south, portions of manatee to sarasota, bradenton, still in pockets of heavy weather there, then this moving in, no lightning associated with this, what does that mean? it's weakening, so that is excellent news, i've not seen rotation the last half-hour with this as it continues to head in. but we are looking at some very heavy rainfall. no question bit. as all of this moves to the north and east and rather quickly. by the way if you're in polk you're in pretty decent shape now as far as the rainfall. light to moderate rain. but of course it's coming from your west so in the next 10, 15 minutes you're going to get heavy downpours as everything continues to frame on to the north and east. futurecast shows this nicely. by the time we get to 1:00 everything continues moving south. look at the clearing. it's going to come. in a little showers left over but at that point the cold front would have moved through. that will be the story the next few days. full sunshine heading into the weekend and cooler temperatures. >>> and watching breaking news from overnight. the nationa

inverness 38. 43 sarasota. 45 bradenton. near 30s around north port. we'll be looking at 39 degrees in haines city, lakeland and fort meade. we'll be colder than we have seen in a while. as we get into saturday you'll likely want a jacket, coat or layer or two to get started. we should be seeing highs 72 degrees. look for five to eight degrees cooler than an average day. gorgeous sunny skies will will. haircast, it will be amazing. light winds. low humidity. if you are headed out to fan fest or whatever you may be doing the humidity and light wind will help us out. we'll find temperatures in the head. if you are wanting to get on the water winds likely kept you off the last couple days. northwest winds 2 to 10 knots. light to moderate chop. low tide 10:11. sun fun day we'll mark that as a better day. not as cold in the morning but still chilly. the afternoon is the winner. high temperatures around 72 degrees. both days this weekend sunny skies are forecast. we are looking at a little cool for saturday. picture perfect afternoon sunday. they are both re

traffic looks good throughout sarasota and bradenton on the interstate. that is a look at weather and traffic on the 8's. back to gene and gayle. >>> right now an emergency declaration from the governor. right here in hillsborough county, all over the zika virus known for causing birth defects. later today, governor rick scott will be in tampa to address how the state plans to tackle this outbreak that is right on our door step. a public health emergency is in place for four florida counties. news channel 8's ryan hughes is at the hillsborough health department. this has become a widespread problem throughout central and south carolina but now, it is really hitting close to home. >> that's right, gene there, are confirmed cases here in hillsborough, lee, miami-dade and santa rosa. nine cases in all here in the state of florida and that governor who will be here later today. >> i want to stay informed with what the cdc is saying, if if there's things we should be doing. fortunately we only have cases of individuals who travelled to other countries and came

sarasota area. if you live in bradenton or sarasota, you have a good overnight drive this sat the exit ramp, and it cleared from the roadway, and you have smooth sailing here. it's 6 minutes for university and clark, and that's the look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >>> a police officer and his k- 9 partner can enjoy retirement community. the way the community rallied to keep them together. before this week's game. are cam newton's pants the next fashion trend? they are sold out already, but we will tell you where they are from. you're watching news channel 8 >> nice to have you here. >> let's talk about the problems for unintended veins. >> it can lead to leg swelling or leg pain. >> how are symptoms like that treated? >> we treat them with special medical lasers that have allowed our patients to return to work or activities completely. >> a lot of people want to know if insurance covers this kind of treatment? >> yes, because they lead to health problems and discomfort, it's covered by medicare and most health insurance. vein disease? >> see a vein doctor, and they it.

you're leaving bradenton headed into sarasota at university parkway. that is where the county line is. we're seeing a little bit of a delay southbound because crews are out there picking up the cones and clearing the construction that is tying up two lanes and has had the exit to university from southbound i-75 blocked so you want to keep that in mind. move over and take a live look here at 275 at fowler avenue. traffic getting busier but holding on to a nice drive. back to gene and gayle. >>> spring training is starting in the bay area but this morning, you won't see the fanatic anywhere near clear water. >> very funny. >>> fulfilling three promises during a wedding ceremony high in the sky. the unconventional wedding that brought customers to tears. . >>> a washington couple is still on cloud nine after a touching and unusual wedding ceremony. christy larson married the man of her dreams 30,000 feet up in the air and she did it for her cancer. they planned to grant her to see where her daughter works and lives and watch her get married. >> my mother