way to the selmon expressway. so we'll let you know when it clears but right now, definitely very good area to avoid along northbound i-75 just before i-4. plant city drivers looking for a problem spot heading westbound. right now about a mile of backed up traffic westbound on state road 60 just before state road 39 with this accident. reports of about a 10 minute delay through the area. check on your travel times. southbound 275 in between bearss avenue and very slow. southbound i-75 in between bruce b downs and i-4, 15 minutes there. >>laura: the nfl is launching a new initiative aimed at preventing, diagnosing and treating concussions. >>russell: the play smart, play safe initiative hires the physician as a chief medical officer. the league will commit $100 million toward medical research initiative but want to see it first in action. >> they talk a lot about player safety and finally putting their money where this mouth is. >>russell: the nfl has done little to prevent players from head injuries. in 2015 a fed

you have to get off the selmon, make detours and get back on again. this is the overnight hours from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. so again the selmon should reopen any minute now. future of downtown tampa. jeff vinick's plans for the channelside district around amalie arena are being unveiled today. adam winer is live with a preview. >> reporter: take a moment to imagine what is going to happen behind me. this restaurant/bar in channelside going to be torn down. there is instead going to be a massive office building right here and that is just one small plan of a massive of this entire neighborhood. vinick will be going over the plans with the port tampa bay board later this morning, showing off this $2 billion worth of plans that includes new house housing, brand new office space, retail space, new hotel space. also includes brand new grocery store, a big new parking garage. all of this surrounding amalie arena and that new usf college of medicine which is going to road work in this area has already begun. that is why you see the road closures and the traf

and here's a look at the selmon expressway. traffic is flowing at great speeds. that's a look at weather and traffic. and now back to gene and gayle. >> thank you. >>> we want to take you back to breaking news we are following picture. this is a burglary scene in north tampa. and we are zooming in right there, that is a hole made right through the wall to get inside and this at&t store. now officers tell us that the thieves made this hole in the back wall of the at&t store on east fowler avenue across from university mall. incredible to see what people would go through to get in there, right? we have new information. apparently despite making the hole though, the burglars weren't able to get all the way into the so the plan backfired. they were not able to get away with anything. >>> in an 8 on your side investigation, check out this comparison of a massive sinkhole in polk county that appears to be getting bigger. this is what eagle 8 hd found just yesterday. the walls were cracking, eroding and separating. but here's the real money shot right here, six days ago

the selmon. this is going to be right at nebraska and fowler you'll have your average speed will take you 14 minutes to get into the downtown interchange. more traffic woes and thumbs up throughout tampa bay traffic. follow me on twitter. deiah? >>> in just a few hours, a manatee county woman will face a judge after deputies say she hired a hitman husband. ashley yore, we're expecting to find out more details on how this alleged plot ended with the woman being arrested. >> reporter: that's right, deiah. we expect to get that affidavit with more information later on this morning, including communication between that woman and the hitman that she tried to hire. take a look at this video. leahy as she was transferred to jail yesterday. deputies say she made a deal but the price of her ex- husband's life was $5,000. a few weeks ago, someone tipped off authorities that she wanted her ex gone so she could have custody of their three kids. deputies set up a sting and the hitman she hired was a sheriff's

this is northbound 75 near the selmon expressway. looks like the travel times between there and i-4 have moderate congestion reported, six minutes, really not seeing any big benefits to taking 301 at this point but we'll watch it. westbound i-4 looks like you have some red congestion, ulmerton at audrey, just want to let you know west of 66 we have a crash with lane blockage, primarily seeing delays in the eastbound direction. >>jennifer: surfing the web to find the latest scoop on the celebrity sounds like fun until your computer is infected with malware. game out the list. amy schumer is the most dangerous celebrity on the internet. a search for the train wreck star comes with a 16% chance of connecting with a site that carries viruses. schumer is the first female comedian to take that title. hackers usually create some sort of fake celebrity gossip to draw people in and then once you'ret info second.ly and will tie for third. >>jennifer: speaking of amy schumer, she made history. she's the first woman to make the list of highest p

matt behind the wheel of the live drive cam on the selmon. look at that, he has a smooth ride ahead of him. traffic very light. keep in mind they are still doing that road work cleaning, pressure washing the selmon around 50th street in the overnight hours this week. i think we have one more week of that as well. live look at the courtney campbell causeway up to speed across the bridges. less than 10 minutes to get across the courtney campbell, howard frankland bridge. buckle up, we're going to take a virtual drive on i-4 from 75 to 275. all the traffic indicators are in the green as you can see. look at that, at the junction where it could get messy a little later on. right now looking great. in the green. that entire drive will take just seven minutes if you're leaving now. >>> 5:47. for the second time in just a oak tree becomes a target of a vandal a. >> it was set on fire after auburn's win this weekend. they were replant the last year after poisoned by an alabama fan several years ago. a 29-year-old man is under arrest and charged with

this is i-75 at the selmon expressway, up to speed on i-75 and the selmon well. we can check the drive times on the toll roads starting at the veterans expressway -- >>> action air one and captain al, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we took off from tampa international, flew to the east side, i-275 and then came north to the busiest stretch in the boulevard. those headlights headed southbound maybe into i-4 or beyond. good news, throughout that stretch didn't see any problems. looking at the north apex as well as bruce b downs at 75, just like traffic coming this way but nothing to report. >>> 6:33. developing this morning -- protesters clash with police in charlotte, north carolina. destroying police vehicles and setting fires. >> this is some of the video we pulled early this morning. abc action news reporter lindsay logue following the developments throughout the morning. this has been going on for a few hours now. >> reporter: it started after a police-involved shooting. a black officer shot and killed a black man saying that man was armed and posed

on the selmon it will be just seven minutes to get to downtown tampa. checking the drive times on the veterans expressway, still in great shape, all in the green. we have the serious crash we're watching in manatee county in myaca city, state road 70 still blocked in both directions betts road. your alternates, i just checked and fhp is asking drivers to avoid state road 70 so you want to take county road 675 up to state road 64 down to wouchala, and you can use that in the reverse as well. i'll let you as soon as it clears here and @tampabaytraffic. >>> all pasco county schools will reopen this morning but still many families are dealing with flooding days after hurricane hermine. tully is live in one of the areas swamp in floodwaters now next to the anclote river. good morning, james. >> reporter: good morning. just as ivan mentioned the river receded below a major flood stage but its waters are still flowing through neighborhoods and on to the parkway behind me as you can see. it's still underwater this morning. pasco emergency management still asses

starting to back up a bit on northbound 75 approaching that selmon exit so drivers, it did appear this will be on the lower deck so take the express lanes and you might be able to shave off 10 minutes or so coming off the travel times. we're still dealing with this as well out of manatee county. crash at university blocking two lanes on the overpass. still the bad delays we showed you in the last report so continue to avoid and this is a new one out of say that's the dade city area. just got a travel advisory from fhp of some paving that is starting in the northbound direction. it will be blocking one lane. >>dave: you've got to stop and look at the sunrise this morning. you have a donut hole through the clouds. where you see the sun and then the clouds surrounding it, i just think it's a really cool picture this morning. rain coming down in a few spots. but isn't that pretty? starting off the same way, though, you've got the humidity, you've got the warmth, you've got these coastal showers and honestly, they pop up out of nowhere. they last for a few minutes and then they go away. so

a crash we're seeing has some northbound lane blockage affecting u.s. 301 in the area of the selmon expressway. lighter volumes on the roadways. not surprising since we do have school out in a lot of counti. live look re, mlk, junior southbnd directionking very northbndig no complaints, eith. nine minutes cometely in the n right nowo ge from bear anue to seven minutes branch forbes t alongi-esound and tn give yourself nine minutes to travel southbound 75 coming from fletcher heading to the selmon. now. >>charley: good day. i'm at florida's largest labor day home show at the florida state fairgrounds. everybody is in early because of the storm so it's set up a little early but it kicks off officially tomorrow and runs through monday. when we come back, we're going to go outside where it's dry now but we're going to talk about what happens if your house gets i'm nojuing throa sale. a limited time only? i'll tels limi y, you want me to hurry? oh sure, let me just drop everything for your one day sale. at t.j.maxx, marshalls and homegoods, we've always fed amazings on the brands you love, every da

this is what it looks like, i- 75 at the leroy selmon expressway. up to speed right now in all directions. just about a seven-minute drive from there into downtown tampa on buckle up. we're going to take a virtual drive along 275 heading right through hillsborough avenue. a quick pit stop here at mlk. this is what it looks like opinion you can see the lanes open right there. we can get a sneak peek at nebraska, which is also in the green. continuing to downtown. the junction looking good to i- 4. the average speed is 63 miles per hour. that could change the future of ride sharing in tampa and across florida. who is paying big bucks to win this battle? >>> violence erupts in the streets across charlotte, north carolina. we'll show you one man who kept his cool. >> or facebook ceo mark zuckerburg and his wife are launching an ambitious multi- million doll i >> mark zucker is putting his billions to use. >> and his wife are committing $3 billion over the next decade in an attempt to end all disease. >> they will fund a high-tech research center to deve

we're seeing southbound 75, fletcher and the selmon expressway. 12 minutes. you know what time it is and what day it is? and what charley is doing? how are you? >>charley: it's pep rally time. that's what day it is. welcome to the -- come on now. commit to the bit. welcome to the hot 101.5 wax museum. i don't know why there are statues behind me but for the time being -- >>vanessa: and why they're dabbing? >>charley: it's a statue of the dab. we look to have statues dabbing and wearing easies, apparently. that's a kanye west shoe right there. he's making radio money. it is time for a pep rally and that means it's time to vote for next week's rally. tampa catholic high school. talk about a tampa tradition. rich in history. tampa catholic high school school, one of the newer schools on the block so it's a tampa classic versus wesley chapel fan favorite. tampa catholic high school versus wire grass ranch high school. you can go to the facebook page, easy to vote there, vote as often as you want. voting will go until tuesday night at 10:00 p.m. and next wednesday

looking still under speed back towards the selmon expressway but those travel times comparing 301 and 75 are running the same. if you're leaving a little later, chances are this won't be a concern for not a concern, pasco. lanes are clear. be prepared for some delays here, flashing signal reported twiggs and tampa street. police are on scene directing traffic. >>walter: time is 7:48 and the buccaneers had a game yesterday against the los angeles rams. they had a chance to win it. they had an hour rain delay or storm delay. they came back and had a chance to win it. >> this is a team they should i was going to say los angeles is a lousy team. what does it say to the bucs? they lose to them. >>walter: and the rams won 37-32. >> they scored 37 points. they haven't scored a touchdown all season. the bucs had a chance to win it with all the mistakes they had in the game, five shots from the 15-yard line and jameis winston couldn't get it done forcing the passes, i thought, to vincent jackson here. had a problem with that. you've got to go to mike he's your clutch receiver at that point. ch

a little bit of positive news but allow for extra time on the selmon. and what about the weather? >>> well, we have seen the coastal showers in the morning and i expect a couple early tomorrow morning. put that in your brain between 4:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. mid-70s otherwise. high humidity. back to you. >> you can catch leigh spann and leslee lacey every morning with weather and traffic on the 8s starting at >>> some unhappy news. scientists now say that five- second rule, you know the one the kids use or you sometimes use, it's not true. how long you can really leave food on the floor before it becomes contaminated. >>> and stick around for these 8 on your side stories. >> reporter: today on better call behnken, i'm trying to help a cup who will forked over $14,000 on cabinets that were never finished and this is a cabinet maker i have already confronted. he told me two years ago he this again. >>> when it comes to mosquito repel leapt, is there an app for that? a largo developer says this may be the extra layer of protection you need to fight for a limited-time only, bright house

and we have an accident 301 right at the selmon expressway. directions. that's a look at weather and traffic and back to gene and gayle. >> thank you. >>> another reason we love living near florida and the water. take a look. this is a friendly dolphin showing off at the park in st. pete. thank you to lauren clark who sent the video to us. nice little guy. just having fun out there. >> the second time we have seen this right there off the shoreline. and i saw the fish swimming and now i know why. >> yeah, just a couple days ago, a little >> yes. >>> what you need to know before you walk out the door is next. >> including a little league's major league money problem. why the league is scrambling for cash. vo: we asked women in pinellas county to describe congressman david jolly in one word: woman 1: dangerous. woman 2: backwards. woman 3: out-of-touch... woman 4: that's 3 words. vo: david jolly shares donald trump's backwards agenda for women. jolly opposes a woman's right to choose and voted to defund planned parenthood and deny women access to basic heal

we're starting to slow down as a 13-minute ride coming from fowler avenue heading to the selmon expressway. southbound 275 jumped quickly into the red this morning. we're already up to 30 minutes to get from 75 to i-4 and then 15 minutes the drive right now heading out the door, heading i-4 westbound coming from buckman heading to 75. >>russell: the suspect in the bombings in new jersey and new york city charged with five counts of attempted murder. this after police say he fired on them as they tried to put him in arrest, a motive is still unclear. >>laura: and as doug reports, the situation is raising questions about the country's immigration policies and the plight of refugees. >> this guy may be off the streets now, but these bombing attacks mean that issues like immigration, national security and terrorism will be front and center out on the campaign trail. a shootout on the streets in new rahami accused of planting bombs in new york and he if two locations in new jersey city. he is a new york citizen but emigrated from afghanistan as a child of the donald trump saying it's time for l

selmon expressway, travel times look good. 16 minutes is the drive between 75 and gandy and pretty clear here, 14 minutes eastbound gandy to 75. >>russell: honor or dishonor? the display that wal-mart took down after getting complaints. >>laura: and then you don't want to be the person fire on a plane. alcides segui tells us about a new government warning and a very scary possible outcome. good morning. >>reporter: yeah. f.a.a. strongly advising travellers not to use or charge the samsung galaxy note 7 on an aircraft. three australian airlines are banning it as a whole. first walter allen is staying afloat. good morning to you, my friend. are. good morning to you. i can give you one guess where we're at. it is the tampa bay boat show. we're at the tampa convention center. the sun is rising. sure looks like it's going to be a god good. it was doggie destiny the perfect toy at an amazing price? of course not. he's a dog. but that's the beauty of a store full of surprises. you never know what you're gonna find, (vo) a chiliskifrica'savores could taste just as great made with turkey. thousan

the leroy selmon expressway serves as a test bed for cars designed to reduce the risk of crashes in the traffic flow and trig the carbon footprint. this week the expressway authority is launching phase two of the connected vehicle pilot program. 40 wireless communication and other roadways. the devices will communicate with hart buses, trolley cars and more than 1,500 other connected vehicles. the data they collect will help study traffic patterns, reduce problems like wrong-way drivers and as part of phase two, the authority also plans to recruit drivers to participate in the program. that will happen sometime next fall. faced with a growing fleet of self driving cars, federal government issued it's been the wild west when it comes to cars. google acknowledges that one of the self driving cars caused an accident near san francisco. they swerved to avoid some road debris. there's only minor damage but that proves a point this technology is still in the driver's ed phase. >> as more and more people are using devices and getting used to them, i think they see a progression in giving contr

this is i-75 and the selmon expressway. up to speed on both roads now. you'll have no trouble getting 7-minute ride from there. and check out average speeds on the interstates. looking great on i-4 heading into tampa. i-75 southbound, 72 the average speed there. and 65 the average speed over in pinellas county on 275 from the sunshine skyway to the howard frankland. >>> 5:02. democracy 2016 -- we're hours from the first presidential debate. see it on abc action news starting 9:00. it's anticipateto watched debate in history. >> abc action news anchor james tully live in the studio. it adds to the tremendous pressure already on both candidates. >> it's expected 100 million potential voters could be watching tonight. the race tightened too. the latest poll has clinton only up two points. tonight's debate will be the best opportunity that either has had to showcase themselves to the american public. they will on stage at hofstra after taking questions from the moderator lester holt they will speak directly to one another. both throwing insults from afar rec

eight minutes mlk to 275, i-4 westbound, selmon to fletcher, taking 75 >>russell: buying a piece of marilyn monroe memorabilia. the dress she wore while sanging happy birthday, mr. president. >> apple reveals its most controversial new iphone which some customers are calling a setback. i have the details coming up. west chase and look at this. that's art right there. fortunately, i'm not the teacher. fortunately, this is one of the teachers right here. i think our stickman looks so similar. i'm having a hard time telling which one is mine and which one is yours. the students, yeah, don't worry. exactly. i get that face a lot. elite animation academy. formed by a former disney artist. still disney artist on stap way to adult the art of art. and especially in this digital age in which we live, making pictures move. stick around. going to tell you all about it. we'll all learn a thing or two when "good day tampa bay" continues. this will be o [ fly buzzing ] did you know people can save over $500 when they switch to progressive? i got your nose! i got your nose right here. i know that's your t

tampa's selmon expressway is designated for autonomous vehicle testing. audi did it here in 2014. just like the uber car, the driver presses a button, takes his hands off the wheel and cruises away. because several automakers and tech firms are testing or plan the to roll out their own soon, uber is trying to stay ahead of the game. but work being done in tampa is actually making that sort of competition possible. >> so i put a poll on my twitter feed asking if uber offered self-driving cars here, would you try the service? 66% say heck no. 34%, absolutely. so it may be a while before we actually see that here in tampa. >> clearly these people don't think that a self-driving car would be safer than riding shotgun with a teen. >> but if the end game is to eliminate the drivers altogether, part of the reason uber is so successful is it's creating extra income. >> but look at the background drama here that could put uber to an end in hillsborough county. >> yeah, a hot topic. >> yeah. >>> it is a break-up that's creating the world. the hollywood powerful couple are separating. angeli

this is what it looks like at i-75 and the leroy selmon expressway. still damp out there but nothing ke ride from apollo beach to i-4. the average speeds on the interstates are looking great as well. route 70 on i-4 heading into tampa. 73 from the apex to i-4. 65 the average speed over in pinellas county from bridge to bridge. deiah? >>> breaking news in st. pete right now. a woman trying to escape police crashed a car then ran into a drugstore where police arrested pete. they say she robbed a convenience store clerk at knife point. she crashed on ninth street north. >>> as tropical storm hermine tracks toward the big bend, folks hope the rain bends that flooded parts of the area will move away as well. >> michael paloosa is live in -- michael paluska is live with more. good morning, michael. >> reporter: we had a nice break past ten minutes or so started to pick up again. this is one of the homes that flooded. the water started to recede but still has a long way to go. a lot of the homes behind me are still flooded as well. as people get up to check

and macdill avenue by bay to baby the selmon expressway, you will see closures there through october 7th. they're doing utility work. avoid the slow downs, gets congested any way because it's down to one lane with the parking around the businesses. just take himes or dale mabry until the be traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you, leslee. >>> breaking news overnight, word leaders are remembering former israeli prime minister shimon peres. testifies one of israel's most admired leaders and considered a warrior for peace. he is credited with brokering a peace deal with palestinians in the 1990s. president barack obama praised pursuing peace. he was 93 years old. >>> well there are two words that mothers hate to hear, morning sickness. nobody likes that. >> i remember it like it was yesterday. but morning sickness may not be all bad. still ahead, i'll show you new research and how it could be a good sign for moms and babies. >>> and a bay area charity that helps disadvantaged high school girls enjoy home coming and prom is hit by thieves. coming up, what you can do to he

and also the selmon expressway is up to speed. the courtney campbell causeway right now between tampa and clearwater, looks great. we're talking about maybe a seven minute commute. >>> a baseball star remembered by thousands of fans here in miami. more on today's viewing and procession just ahead. >>> cash crunch, a little thousands of dollars. how this could affect their future games next. >>> plus, the world is mourning the loss of the former israeli. how president barack obama and leaders around the world are honoring the nobel prize winner. >>> good morning and welcome to news channel 8 today. i'm gayle guyardo. >> and i am gene ramirez. thank you for joining us on this wednesday morning. the former miss universe right now in the center of a political storm. hillary rodham clinton brought her name up during the

. >>> one traffic alert -- part of the selmon expressway is closed until 5:00 this morning to allow crews to pressure clean the reversible express lanes. both eastbound and westbound are closed from 50th street to 22nd street. the closures will continue for three weeks. lanes through thursdays from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. the reversible express lanes will stay open for eastbound drivers. >>> 4:34. a 17-month-old toddler is dead shot and killed at a south tampa apartment complex. detectives trying to figure out how it happened just after 4:00 yesterday afternoon. several neighbors at the clipper bay apartment complex north of macdill air force base say that little girl may have found the gun and shot herself. confirming that but will relies hordetails later -- release more details later this morning. >>> pasco police need your help, to find william engel, accused of slashing his boss with a knife and driving his car into a business. deputies say engel and ex- girlfriend got into a fight about child custody at a 7- eleven on county road and i-19. authorities say engel's boss was engel from s

that's by bay to baby the selmon expressway. you will see portions of macdill blocked. and that's going to last a couple weeks. just take himes or even dale mabry instead for the morning commute. meanwhile, u.s. 41 at 73rd street in manatee county, we've got an accident involving a hit- and-run. that's a look at weather and traffic. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you. >>> the 2016 heart walk is right around the corner and news channel 8 is committed to raising $100,000 but we need your help. fuccillo kia is generously matching the first $50,000 we raise. so for every dollar you donate, it really counts as two. you are doubling your money. the walk is november 12th at raymond james stadium. we hope you donate and join us out there. head to wfla.com/heartwalk for more details. >>> it's a popular trend for girls, unicorn hair. the same look. our experts tell us how to deal with this hair-do drama. >>> first, an emotional plea from a little girl in charlotte. you're watching news channel 8 >>> across america, a seventh night of protests in charlotte, north carolina, peopl

macdill avenue by bay to bay at the selmon expressway in south tampa. and we've got portions of macdill actually blocked. for the morning commute, i know busy, head over to himes or dale maybe rhode island that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. and now back to gene and gayle. >> all right, thank you so much, leslee lacey. >>> dead fish are washing ashore on beaches from pinellas county down to the sarasota. officials blame it on a red tide bloom in the gulf. the florida fish and wildlife conservation commission says a sewage spill could worsen the problem but it's unclear if the st. pete spill had anything do with this. but it certainly is causing problems for tourists. >> i don't mind swimming in the water when the fish are alive. i can handle that. but when they're dead, no. >> if you have respiratory problems, you need to be careful because red tide could worsen your condition. we have a link at wfla.com with the latest information on red tide outbreaks. >>> in case you missed it, an incredible moment at the beginning of last night's miami m

the selmon expressway backed up all the way to i-75. also a crash not far right here at palm river. we still have delays southbound through manatee county. take a look at the crash at university parkway. it has things backed up all the way through 301. again, leave yourself a lot of time if ivan. >> leave yourself a brand new update with 70 mile-per-hour winds. for the region, we'll continue to head to the new track for the 11 a.m. advisory. showers and storms for us from the gulf and it's mostly cloudy. it's going to stay unsettled through the remainder of the climbing to about 87. we'll do that with a chance of 50% kinking on and off -- continuing on and off with the fast-moving shower. as far as the extended forecast, heading into friday for the weekend, we'll have temperatures average for this time of year in the upper 80s with the afternoon showers and storms. another hour of gma is coming >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. new details now on that nightmare elementary school shooting. a 14-year-old opens fire on the playground. >> move that patient towards the helicopter

i just checked the selmon expressway. and i know there's overnight construction and detours around 50th street. but traffic is moving by. usually wraps up by 5:00 a.m. but i saw traffic moving so it's cleared. we have a great drive the through bradenton. state road 64 to fruitville, just nine in sarasota, looking good. no delays in polk county and i- 75. in and out of palmetto as well as sarasota looks great. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you. >>> all right, so when you call 911, clearly time is of the essence. >> yeah, no time to mess around. and it helps to have a veteran dispatcher on the other line but even the most seasoned 911 operator would have been caught off guard by what happened in cape cod. that story up next on news women to a spa to tesdish soap.dy wash. you may not feel it, but some body washes can contain cleansers found in dish soap. dove body wash is different. it has only the gentlest cleansers. it just made me feel good. this is dove. mmm... i can't b

we have good conditions, westbound i-4 completely clear and seven minutes, drive northbound selmon and i-4. lane closures due to the deadly crash, northbound 19 and westbound state road 52 effected. >>> products that are not good for adults and definitely not good for kids. not stopping anybody from using them. come into steak 'n shake for hand-dipped milkshakes. better yet, come into steak 'n shake for hand-dipped milkshakes at half price during half-price happier hour, weekdays, now two to five at steak 'n shake. new at steak 'n shake! 24 meals under four dollars. with handcrafted steakburgers, all-beef footlongs and fresh guacamole made from scratch. get 24 meals for under four dollars. we are one nation under god. that black and white, we are one nation indivisible. that republican and democrat, we are all americans. you know what they used to do to guys like that? they'd be carried out in a stretcher, folks. i could stand in the middle of 5th avenue and shoot somebody and i wouldn't lose any voters. priorities usa action is responsible ((russell on cam)) energy drinks and e-cigare

17 minutes still in the green on the veterans expressway and looking great right here on the leroy selmon as well. dan? >>> still ahead, a controversial lesson in class. a photo shows a teacher stepping on an american flag. he is now speaking out about what he says he was trying to teach water raising concerns in one community. the city says it's there for a reason. first, a new book is encouraging parents of young children to let them eat dirt. here's more on today's gma first look. >> reporter: in this morning's gma first look, new evidence that exposing kids to dirt can actually be good for them. >> getting them out in that exposure, the new system is now function properly later on. >> reporter: the science behind the new book says that means putting your kids at a higher risk of asthma, diabetes and even owe beatsty. one of the best ways to get those microbes? playing in the dirt. researchers say children, especially those under 5 should be allowed to be barefoot outside and get dirty, within limits. >> let your kid lick the floor in your own house but probably not in the you have to

six minutes from 75 to downtown from the leroy selmon expressway. >>> still ahead, moral controversy. the reason leaders are refusing the governor in kkk clothing. >> plus, a teen trying to buy a cake supporting donald trump is denied. why a store representative now says it was all a misunderstanding. >>> first, a cold case of a college student who disappeared 20 years ago in california is heating up once again. here's today's gma first look. >> reporter: in this morning's gma first break in the college freshman's disappearance. investigators digging up a campus hillside searching for her remains. >> it's definitely been tough. we don't have close you're, and it's been 20 years. >> reporter: kristin smart was 19 years old when she vanished after a party in 1996. according to investigators this man, paul flores, offered to walk her home and was the last person seen with her. never been charged or arrested. shortly after her disappearance, the trail went cold. though her body was never found, she was presumed dead in 2002. we'll have more live at 7:00 . >>> it is 6:25 right now. here. t

a heads up, remember this closure is starting today on macdill at grenada, around the selmon just north of bay-to-bay closed in both directions so you're going to want to take dale mabry, himes or even bay shore depending where you're coming from and where you're going. >>> it is 6:21. it was just another day on the until a baby giraffe decided he was ready for his close-up. >> reporter ashley jacobs in san diego is trying to talk about a weekend event coming up but apparently the giraffe felt a little me grekd. the baby giraffe used heads butts to get her attention, live on the air. >>> still to come -- more clown sightings boosting fears. two warnings from police for laughing matter. >> 6:30 coming up at 6:30 -- hillary clinton's running mate is coming here today. what is his message? >>> a woman once against vaccinating her children has a change of heart. here's our "gam gma first look." >> a chicago mom of three speaking out about the importance of vaccines after a dangerous close call. >> i put >> reporter: kristin omara says she was a big believer in anti- vaccination research. >>

it is a little bit slow around the veterans. 7 minutes eastbound and westbound at selmon. that's a look at your traffic for this morning. for your weather, here's ivan. >> let's see how the friday is skies, blue water. i don't think the coverage of rain will be widespread and won't interrupt much or a few evening activities. we have 30%. 80s right now going north of that. we're feeling like 85 in st. pete courtesy of the dew point in the mid-70s. we've gotten rid of, unfortunately, right, 60s at the nature coast things that will result in more showers and storms for today. about 30% for the afternoon will climb up into the low 90s. can you believe that? 93 will feel like 100 and 105 as we get that east wind continuing to push in. we'll take you through the weekend into next week coming captions by: caption colorado, llc (800) 775-7838 comments@captioncolorado.com. >> a woman hires a hitman to hill her ex and how deputies >> the coast guard helped a man save his sinking boat. >> in just a few moments, a woman will face a judge for taking out a hitman to kill her ex-husband.

just a tad slow on the selmon expressway. 7 minutes to get from i-75 to downtown. let's talk about the crash in lutz, westbound county line road at u.s. 41. seeing a little bit of a delay here northbound. captain al is flying over this crash what are you seeing? >> reporter: this accident is throughout this huge intersection. that is u.s. 41 right to left or left-to-right. right to left is actually northbound. that is how it happened. you can see the emergency vehicles in the turn lane and one middle lane there. there's another vehicle on the other side of the county line road with fhp sitting there with him. it doesn't appear to be that serious however there's a deputy leaving now, or two. otherwise looked pretty serious. right now everybody starting to leave so maybe that is good news and no injuries? let's hope so. back to you. >>> this morning a pasco county man says he's lucky to be alive this morning after an angry driver shot at him over the weekend. >> deputies say road rage crimes like this happen more often and want to catch him before he threatens anyone

area especially westbound on the selmon so give yourself extra time to get through there. captain al, good morning. >>> good morning. on our way back from hernando county, an accident in brooksville. looking at the sun coast parkway at lutz wake fern by steire right-hand side is southbound headed to the mirth with the veterans expressway. in tampa, no delays whatsoever. >>> we're seeing lots of dry areas across tampa bay this morning. pinellas county and hillsborough counties looking great. we have a little rain though just around the holiday area trying to move into the new port richey area and close to tarpon springs. not doing a great job of it. it's been in the same spot the last half-hour. that otherwise we're dry on the major roads and bridges this morning. our best chance of rain is closer to the coastline before noon. then the showers and storms bubbling up around the i-75 corridor. from noon on through about 4:00. then tapering off after sunset. we have a west-to-east flow today and into the middle of the week we'll have a chance for some extra showers and storms

bay shore remains closed so you'll want to use the selmon expressway. we have a crash in hillsborough right at u.s. 301 with road blocks reported there. also, a crash in sarasota northbound i-75 right at university parkway seeing a slight delay here. yourself a few extra minutes if you are heading that way. deiah? >> thanks, janelle. >>> nine minutes until 7:00 right now. pasco county is monitoring several communities under siege by water from her cane hermine -- hurricane hermine. >> we witnessed first responders rescuing several families just hours ago. marisela? >> reporter: i did, and it's incredible. at that timeit was still a hurricane. herme they came out and rescued as many people that needed to be rescued. i want to show what you it looks out here. this is aurora in pasco county. just to put it into perspective, if you want to look at my boot. i'm standing in a fairly okay spot, and you can see it's almost to the top of my boot. walking a little bit closer this way just to put it into more perspective, that chair is almost to the arm -- the wat

this is pretty fast on the >> keep in mind there's overnight road work around 50th street on the selmon shutting down both directions from 89:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. for the next three weeks. 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. >>> captain al, good morning. >> good morning. good morning st. petersburg. an accident janelle has been talking about. this is 34th street south you can see where two lefthand lanes, you'll be making that left to take the bay way to the west towards the beaches. that is the bay way flyover up 275 you see in the shot. not a lot of traffic in this stretch. it looks like it's about to wrapped up. otherwise u.s. 19, 34th street and i-275 all checking clear. >>> 6:32. federal funding to help fight the zika virus was supposed to pass congress last night but once again postponed. anchor james tully is live now at tarpon springs where public discussion on zika prevention gets set today. james, i'm sure a lot of people want to know why this vote continues to be delayed. >> reporter: both sides want to get this done. it's the last measure that has to get passed but congress takes off for

things just a tad slow on the selmon expressway, seven minutes from 75 to downtown but looking great, 6 minutes from dale mabry to channelside. we have this crash to tell you about, in pasco, u.s. 19 at state road 52, and sadly fhp is now confirming this is a fatal crash with a motorcycle. >> reporter: good morning. we just made it up here to pasco county. u.s. 19ality state road 52. they do have an investigation underway and it will be going on for some time. if you live in the neck of the woods the top of the screen right-to-left is southbound, they are letting southbound come through. you cannot make a left turn and go eastbound on 52. northbound is completely blocked. they are getting everyone off. eepped on 52, making a u turn and getting back on the road ju it will be going on for a while. you can see a number of deputies on scene. otherwise everything else in pasco county is pretty nice monday morning. here's ivan with the forecast. >>> looks pretty good so far. we're mostly clear. by the afternoon we'll get into scattered showers and thunderstorms. we have the storms with us,

eastern hillsborough county, 275, six minutes over the howard frankland, four between selmon >>jennifer: tear gas, riot shields. for the second night in a row, protests filled charlotte after the police shooting death of keith scott. a peaceful prayer vigil turned into an angry crowd. police said that a man was hanging by a thread. at least four officers were also hurt in the chaos. none seriously. >>russell: and north carolina's governor has declared a state of emergency overnight calling in as the riots rage on, police were called on to release video. it will come out in time and says the footage disproves the family's version of what happened. now, until that video comes out, church and community leaders are asking people to try to be peaceful. >> the version that you hear from me is based on evidence, officers there and it's corroborated with the evidence we gather there on the scene. >>russell: violence started winding down after four hours but charlotte does remain on edge this morning. some companies like bank of america is headquartered there, have told thousands of employees to

tampa's selmon designated for autonomous vehicle testing. dudi did it here in 2014. just like did uber cars, the driver presses a button, takes his hand off the wheel and cruises away. because several automakers and tech firms are testing or plan to roll out their own self- driving ride share programs soon, uber is trying to stay ahead of the game. but work being done in tampa is actually making that sort of so i put a poll on my twitter feed asking if uber offered self-driving cars here, would you try the service. 66% say heck no. and 34% say absolutely. so again, it may happen here in tampa. right now, it's not going to happen but we are still testing the technologies. >> yeah, that's great that we're a testing site. that is the future. >> this may put some of the people at ease or not but the overseeing the autonomous cars. >> right, federal government will oversee any computer behind the wheel is. >> the guidelines -- >> right. >> not the state government. >> got it. thank you. >>> a kind gesture between friends going viral. sweet story here. a texas high school

and 6 minutes on the selmon from i-75 to downtown. we have a large hole that opened up on mlk between himes and macdill. captain al is checking it out. >> reporter: good morning. himes avenue. that first light. panera is out of the picture there to the right. you can see that hole is on the entry lane to -- eastbound mlk. it's off to the side. however, they are using that right lane just to protect that construction area until they deal with this i'm sure a little later this morning. one lane getting by, not really backed up, not a lot of traffic eastbound on mlk early. that is good news because westbound from i-275 is busy, southbound dale mabry as well, it's a -- a lot of cars coming from carolwood to 275, otherwise back to you. >>> hurricane hermine clean-up continues today in pasco county. >> nearly 3,000 homeowners are able to put trash in front of their home for collection today but jake peterson, live in new port richey, there are several do's and don't's during this process today. >> reporter: yes. there are different crews go

and checking the drive onle toll roads -- on the toll roads, and looking great on the selmon. >>> let's look at i-275 and busch. action air 1 flying over the area, typically one of the busiest drives for the morning commute. looks crowded though i just checked the drive time, it's just 6 minutes to get from busch to downtown tampa. >>> all pasco county schools are set to reopen this morning. more cars and bus there's but not everyone will be able to make it to class. >> a lot of families are still after hurricane hermine. school officials say if your child can't get out safely call the school, let them know. abc action news anchor james tully is live from one of the areas impacted most next to the anclote river. any improvement from yesterday? >> reporter: we are seeing some improvement from yesterday. there's no question but elfers parkway still underwater. you can see behind me it's very obvious this road is not passable. the water has receded from the front yards of several residents but -- still can't get through here. pasco county emergency management are assessing all the damage a

northbound drivers on 75 heading from the selmon getting off at fletcher. >>russell: another hollywood couple splitting after 1 # -- 11 years. that's coming up. >>laura: and avoiding the beach. ken tells us why. >>reporter: good morning. we the florida beaches but this is the kind of visitor we don't really want. red tide is killing all kinds of critters in the gulf, including wiggly things that i'm not sure what this is, but i know it is dead. (laura - welcome back to good day tampa bay. the time is 7:--. >>laura: welcome back. the time right now is just about 7:33. this next story really stinks. for more reasons than one. red tide is killing thousands of fish. >>russell: beaches in sarasota and manatee counties are a mess and ken has been showing us all morning long. good morning. >>reporter: good morning. a couple of things have happened since we last smoke. number one, the tide is in so that's washing away some dead fish sitting out there and second thing, the sun has come up so that gives you a much better perspective by taking a look down the beach, y

give yourself four minutes to head from the selmon to i-4. >>laura: thank you. credit card skimmer has been found at a gas station in sarasota. the service tech found the skimmer at a 7-eleven on clark road. people who have bought gas at the station are encouraged to check their bank accounts they're not sure how long it had been there. sheriff's office also recommends that you pay for gas inside the gas station whenever possible. two students who live on campus at the university of florida have contracted mrsa. they both live in beatty towers. students are warned about the infections and how to protect against it. mrsa does not respond to most antibiotics that typically treat staph infections like this. today we're getting a better channelside. the developer hired by jeff vinik is set to unveil new plans for the shopping center. plan could include the complete or partial demolition of the plaza in order to merge it with the tampa river walk. vinik is hoping to break ground sometime next year. and tim tebow is sporting a new uniform. he showed up at the mets tra

the red through the stretch so that's good news but it's taking about seven minutes to get from the selmon expressway to i-4 along 75 looks like westbound i-4 dealing with moderate congestion as well. 14 minutes from 75 to 275 and we do have, by the way, a report of a wreck blocking a left lane of westbound i-4. southbound bearss to i-4, 22 minutes is the drive. road closure starting today. channelside drive between flora and jefferson, part of the channelside development and this is one lane that's going tbe blocked on the north side until next summer so keep that in mind if that's along your route and pasco county drivers dealing with a traffic diversion northbound 19 and westbound state road 52 due to the deadly crash involving the motorcyclist with an extended lane closure expected throughout the morning. >>jennifer: we're taking a look at top stories in their headlines this hour. >>russell: scary moments for a pilot and four sky divers in from their plane right before it crashed on top of a home. this happened in gilbert, arizona. plane burst into flames on impact. parts of the plane

four minutes i-4 eastbound, to mlk and give yourself five minutes to make that trek from i-4 to the selmon expressway taking 75 southbound. >>russell: you heard about this? it's incredible. thousands of wells fargo employees fired for secretly using customers' information. >>laura: up next, how long this has been happening and who could i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. he wears it like a crown. but trump made his shirts in bangladesh. his ties in china. and his suits in mexico. in fact, the real donald trump outsourced his products and jobs to 12 different countries. so don't believe the hat. you can't make america great again, if you don't make things my son has meningitis b. but how did we end up here? his mom thought he had the flu and that he was covered by the meningococcal meningitis vaccine he had received. until 2014 there were no vaccines for meningitis b in the u.s. now there are. while uncommon, meningitis b can lead to death within 24 hours. trumenba is a vaccine for 10 through 25 year olds to help prevent group b meningococcal disease. trumenba should not be giv

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to 75 travelling through eastern hillsborough, drivers on 75 northbound, eight minutes between the selmon and fowler avenue so be >>jennifer: thanks. lakeland police are investigating allegations of sexual misconduct by a psychotherapist. anthony conty, junior is accused of groping at least two during counselling sessions. one of the victims confronted him about him touching her. he said he was trying to restart the body and help relieve depression. he now faces two counts of engaging in sex with a client. detectives are asking other forward. >>russell: special ceremonies held today for jose fernandez. he and two others were killed in a boat crash early sunday morning. the marlins have announced a public viewing will be held today at a miami church followed by a funeral procession outside of marlins park. vigil tonight at 7:30. private funeral will be held tomorrow. >>jennifer: boyfriend were arrested yesterday. investigators say the couple moved into a home without permission two years ago. the previous occupant died in 2011. u tilities were paid by automatc withdraw from the dead person

gandy bridge and the leroy selmon also make appearances in the movie. it will debut in most bay area theaters tonight at 7:00. opens nationwide tomorrow. our friend from the tampa bay times said you're going to have >>laura: very cool just to know it. it is a nasty thursday on the roads. someone is hit and killed at one of the most dangerous intersections in the bay area. >>russell: alcides segui is live at belcher and gulf to bay at an intersection that will be closed for awhile. >>laura: and then planning ahead for the next big rain. st. petersburg mayor kriseman joins us live to talk about what the city will do to avoid sewage problems like the saw with the hurricane hermine. >>dave: the majority of us have a great start to the day, very similar to yesterday. the sun will be up in a little bit. we do have a couple of showers in pasco county, a couple headed toward hernando county this morning but other than those, it's going to be a very similar setup to yesterday. more cloud cover this morning. showers as well. overall rain chance is 50%. here is th