and we had a fatal accident eastbound on the selmon expressway. it was taking up lanes but at last check, i did not see anything on the cameras. in fact, i'm going to take a selmon expressway. i had blinking lights earlier and that has cleared. and then also the sunshine skyway bridge where we do have a little bit of action. it's just overnight construction taking up the left lane here northbound before the hump. that's a look at weather and traffic. back to gayle and melanie. >>> it is what everyone is talking about this morning, in your vote, republican presidential nominee donald trump continues his tour of florida with a stop in the rally with thousands of supporters tonight. and it comes just 15 days before election day. ryan hughes is live with us. trump is making a big push in the swing state. >> reporter: good morning to you. florida as always is a crucial state when it comes to the outcome of the election and that's why hillary clinton and donald trump are devoting time today. he spoke in naples last night. listen here. >> if we win on no

it has the eastbound upper deck of the selmon closed at faulkenburg night. i am watching traffic cameras. it looks like they are starting to reopen those lanes back up. we don't really know what happened with this crash or who was killed. we are waiting to get more information from fhp. behind me, this was completely blocked a few seconds ago. we have flashing lights. it has reopened. this was affecting the upper deck of the selmon. local traffic could still get through. here it is on the map. you can see again that it looks

selmon expressway best work around for drivers. more updates to come. >> when i walked in the door this morning, it was 77 degrees outside. i thought man. now steadily dropped back. 6:00 hour. by the way 7:30 sunrise. cooling to go. 73 at the airport. 72 along highway 27 and few sprinkles north. i like that. crystal river. scattered clouds today. as we have had all week long. one or two sprinkles or isolated showers moving across the state from east to west. i think with enough sunshine we are back up to 87 degrees. laura, walter. >> thank you dave. this morning we are learning more about a tragic crash in polk county. >> five-year-old boy hit by a down the street from where he lived. and we have the latest. >> reporter: well, i can not begin to understand what this family must be feeling. parents, and an eight-year-old little girl that lost her little brother. right now this is video. captured here off saddlewood boulevard in north lakeland. around 5:00 thursday evening. according to the polk county sheriff's office pickup truck s

if you don't do that, take the selmon expressway instead. polk county, we have lanes blocked county line road at gateway boulevard. it's taken away. busy out there in pockets. that's a look at weather and traffic. back to gene and gayle. >> leslee lacey, thank you. >>> and we are following breaking news. the man accused of hitting a 17- year-old girl on hillsborough avenue and leaving her to die posted bond overnight. investigators believe he was driving this hyundai when huh struck and killed the hillsborough senior. she was on her way home from an after-school job. the hood of the car. it was a tip from the insurance agent that helped troopers arrest the driver. her family is devastated, as you can imagine. they gathered along hillsborough a two-day last night to remember -- hillsborough avenue last night to remember the teen. her mom and brother broke down in tears. they say news of the arrest is little consolation. >> i'm happy that, you know, she's not coming back. >> grief counselors were at hillsborough high school to help students. t

it has the eastbound upper deck of the selmon closed at faulkenburg night. i am watching traffic cameras. it looks like they are starting to reopen those lanes back up. we don't really know what happened with this crash or who was killed. we are waiting to get more information from fhp. behind me, this was completely blocked a few seconds ago. we have flashing lights. it has reopened. this was affecting the upper deck of the selmon. local traffic could still get through. here it is on the map. you can see again that it looks we have construction happening here on the sunshine skyway. this is the southbound lanes. traffic is light this morning so not really causing major issues. you will run into flashing lights out there. shay? >> things are looking good janelle. we have dry conditions. so, hopefully that will help with your morning drive. we have temperatures that are just a little bit higher than what they were yesterday morning. 62 degrees in tampa right now. 54 in temple terrace. lutz at 53. it's still cool out there and chilly to the north in citrus cou

take the selmon expressway. let's take a live look. traffic is backed up in the area and it's backed up to about 50th. once you get to 50th, you are sitting there. what happens is you are diverted on to 275 can't access southbound and that's due to the investigation. so everyone is exiting at martin luther king martin luther king is jammed up at 275 because everyone is exiting. and then coming around and trying to get back to southbound 275. so a quagmire here. a new crash in lane, mile stretch drive, that's in the holiday area. and an accident over here trying to wrap up, tying up walton way. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you. >>> the tampa bay lightning start the season with a win beating the detroit red wings at amalie arena last night. good job, guys. the game started slow though. the red wings took an early lead and then the lightning powered through. in the 23rd period, stamkos passed to johnson who scored the go-ahead power play goal. and then they won it all. next for the bolt,

it was by the selmon expressway exit. take a look here, this is gunn highway at the veterans expressway. this is usually wrapped up by about 5:00, 5:30 a.m., but use ehrlich if it's still closed or linebaugh. and veterans expressway itself, looks fantastic. up to speed and also i-4 around mcintosh, dark but a great drive coming away from plant city. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >> all right, thank you so much, leslee. >>> a scary weekend for two florida surfers. sharks bit both men while they were in the surf just off the beach. a 32-year-old was paddling on the surf board when the shark bit him on the side. and on sunday, a 21-year-old surfer was both men should be okay, despite that, beachgoers are worried. >> makes me not want to go in the ocean a lot. makes me not want to go in the deep end. >> according to official, these are the 13th and 14th shark bites so far this year in the county. >>> a pair of baby manatees are rescued in the florida keys. these manatees needed help a

hopping on the selmon, seven minutes into downtown. back to you guys. >> thank you, janelle. >>> we want to get back to the crash that janelle was talking about on the selmon expressway in brandon. we are trying to get information about the crash. it happened this morning. authorities closed the northbound lanes on the upper deck of the expressway and part of the interchange to i-75 but accident. >>> tampa police are investigating a fatal crash that shut down half the gandy bridge late last night. that accident happened in the eastbound lanes involving a motorcycle and another vehicle. the eastbound lanes were shut down until 3:30 this morning. >>> for the first time we have a description of a car that killed a woman in sarasota last week. the florida highway patrol believes it's a light colored pt cruiser with a sun roof. it may have damage to the side. she was walking near her home when she was hit and killed. the driver did not stop. if you have any information on the case, contact crimestoppers or the florida highway patrol. >>> a

right now, the selmon expressway. and i just got off the phone with fhp and watched it on the camera, cleared from lanes. it was affecting the upper deck and a little on the lower deck falkenburg and traffic looks good on the gandy as well. that's where that was located earlier. and palm palm harbor now, u.s. 19 up to speed, about a 12 minute commute to tampa road. and on u.s. 41 through land o'lakes, red lights but a great drive there. no delays. in and out of pasco county on i- 75 looks good as well. what about the weather? >>> couldn't look better. we have crisp, clear skies. hour-by-hour, just pick an fast warm-up to 71 by 11:00. 79 at 2:00. 81 at 4:00 p.m. no rain. barely even a cloud. this is just pleasant late october weather. basically what we expect. now there will be a slow warm- up and a slow increase in humidity but i mean, only a slim rain chance or two late in the week. nothing today, tomorrow and wednesday. only 10% on thursday. melanie and gayle, back to you. >> thank you so much. >>> friends and famil

selmon expressway looks like best bet at saving time. if you are heading south of 275 use selmon connector and use that to access anywhere south of 275. if you are trying to head anywhere north of 275. beyond the interchange. i would say probably exit at mlk. and use mlk to get to where you are going. get to dave and update you in a incidents. >> thank you vanessa. another nice start to the day. look at the angle. john hopkins old children's hospital camera east. beautiful sky conditions. sun up in 27 and a half minutes. so pretty start. w have 73 degrees in tampa area. 70 newport richey. upper 60s in brooksville. wesley chapel. so decent, close to yesterday by the way. and we will finish the same way. we cannot rule out tiniest of showers. but in general, very similar to the last few days. >> they are pure fiction and out right lies. >> donald trump firing back again. over the sexual assault claims against him. but as alyssa grows can trump weather the storm. >> new poll puts that in he and it is not smooth sailing for hillary clinton e

debris on the roadway southbound 75 getting off onto the westbound selmon expressway. on the ramp itself, fhp reporting a right lane will be blocked by the debris so be careful. >>russell: tampa shopping center in flames. three alarm fire started around 9:00 last night at the big and hillsborough avenue. took crews three hours to bring it all under control. four people working inside when it started. they all got out okay. there were some concerns that the roof could collapse so tampa fire rescue called for backup. the fire marshalls office will be there to investigate into how it might have started. >>laura: today a hearing could determine when john jonchuck, junior can face first degree murder charges in the death of his daughter phoebe. he is accused o off the dick misener bridge in 2013. jonchuck was scheduled for mother competency hearing in april. he had not been taking all of his medications. >>russell: if there is a creepy clown lurking in your neighborhood, don't blame target anymore. >>laura: it's announced it's pulling the clown merchandise from store shelve

selmon and we're also hearing from tpd this is causing folks to exit at 50th. those drivers who usually take 50th, probably stick with 78th. we know the traffic diversion is probably off 50th and for those folks who usually exit at 50th, go the exit before or after. you have 22nd. that's the deal with this crash. we'll keep you updated. in the meantime, we want to update this one out of at congress and ridge road. lane blocks are in the westbound direction before the intersection. that's the east side of the intersection and we're also learning, unfortunately, a pedestrian was involved with this. they're on the way to the hospital so we'll get an update on their status as soon as we can. we have slower speeds westbound on i-4 approaching the area west of macintosh. look at those travel times through eastern hillsborough. yikes. accordingly. it looks like our congestion is normal for other interstates. >>laura: young drivers could have restrictions placed on their licenses until they're 21 years old. that's the recommendation of a new government study. one of th

another overturned car under the selmon. the selmon is not affected but 50th is slow heading northbound. take a look outside on the interstates. we are in good shape. wide open the lanes 275 through downtown tampa. a five minute drive from here to the howard frankland bridge. shay? >>> all right. things are looking good. take a look at the clearwater hyatt camera looking over the marina. this is gorgeous, isn't it? great to take the boat out on a morning like fabulous out there. lots of sunshine. it's a cool start to the day. 40s still to the north around brooksville and into citrus. 53 in lutz. 61 in tampa. long boat key at 64. kathleen 53. as we move through the day, lots and lots of sunshine. that will bring us up to 73 by noon and 81 as the high. no rain in sight today. rain chances are below 10% all the way through the week. the temperatures come up in the afternoon. by thursday, with the high of 85, it will start feeling steamy through the afternoon as our humidity levels come up. at least between now and then, though,

six minutes from i-75 to downtown on the relow selmon comes -- leeroy selmon expressway. >>> a man charged with into the same business twice. deputies say he burglarized uncle bob's self storage. they released him the first time. but then almost immediately he went back to uncle bob's. this time around he is staying in jail. >>> voters in pinellas county will decide if year whether they will keep paying to fund arts, reading programs at pinellas schools and pays teacher salaries. the tax is expected to generate more than $30 million in revenue to help programs like theater. >>> still ahead, buy a ring, get a gun. a sale brings a whole new meaning to shotgun wedding. >>> good tuesday morning. caught on camera, take a look at this car and the guy behind it. that is a driver chasing the runaway car on a busy highway in switzerland. this the car crosses lanes into the middle of the highway, crosses back as the man zigzags after it trying to dodge traffic. the car finally came to a stop after hitting a sign. the driver got out of the car to talk to a friend and forgot to use the emergency brake

flashing lights but cars are moving fine along the selmon. we have a stalled car on the howard frankland, it's off to the side. not causing mitch delay, still 10 minutes to get across the bridge. the slow spot, i-4 heading into tampa, down to 52 the average speed there but on the other bridges, back in the green. >>> 9:06. a bradenton mother and boyfriend are facing charges of child neglect after her 10- month-old baby was severely burned in the shower. investigators say the couple then left the baby alone in a car while they went to shop for burn cream at a walmart. according to an affidavit the 21-year-old mother carla went to work and left her 10-month- old son with dennis ziprian. with the child 4r5e67b9d baby alone in a hot shower for five to seven minutes and he suffered second degree burns. police say he drove to the place where she works to show her the burns and drove to walmart to get burn cream and investigators say they left the baby inside the running vehicle where they shopped for 20 minutes. not until hours later they got medic

they are reporting a black object in the southbound lanes of i-75 around the lee roy selmon expressway. here is a live look at what the area looks like right now. heading southbound. be aware if you are heading in that direction, look out for something in the roadway. i'm sure they will have that picked up shortly. veterans 17 minutes from 54 to 275. lee roy selmon expressway up to speed 6 minutes from 75 to downtown. >> thanks, janelle. >>> we are waiting to find out what started a fire at the big and deals super center on hillsborough avenue. the flames out. the damage was so bad it collapsed the roof. firefighters shut down the corner of hillsborough and north 40th street after the fire sparked around 9:30 last night. four employees were inside at the time. they made it out safely. the cause is under investigation. >>> following two extensions by a federal judge, today is the final day to register to vote in the general election. a judge ruled on the extension hurricane matthew. james tully is live in hillsborough county. the offices are expected tobies see today? >> reporter: well,

morgan street is closed off the selmon between brow reason -- brorein. you can't get off at morgan but you have to get or willow. for more on the projects, make sure you follow me on twitter at tampa bay traffic. . >>> school leaders in pinellas county want your help on how to achieve -- close the achievement gap. if you want to give your thoughts, it's at 6:00 at boca see egg gay -- ciega high school. >>> the cold in your refrigerator is not a good place to store tomatoes. copy how you found them at the store. strawberries frig gear a >>> president obama's last state dinner is tonight. the white house has tapped mario vitally to be the cook. gwen stefani will perform after dinner. >>> still ahead, a toddler shoots his own mother. how the 2-year-old got a hold busted for smuggling cocaine. >> a computer system caused major headaches for people on three airlines. >> reporter: in techbytes, more computer issues for major airlines. for a while, passengers had troublemaking or changing reservations. several airlines affected including southwest, jetblue and

in a minute, but now, a first new this morning: a bad crash is causing a headache already on the selmon expressway. we are working on getting more details from the florida highway patrol, but here's what we know. we know it was a deadly crash and parts of the expressway are going to be closed for a while. we recommend avoiding the area if you can. as soon as we find out more information we'll bring it to you. car collided. all eastbound lanes were closed overnight as tampa police investigated. no word on when it will reopen. but tampa police are asking people to avoid the area. "donald trump" will be making a campaign stop here in the bay area today. he will hold a rally at the midflorida credit union amphitheater. the rally is set to start at 7... doors will open at 4. yesterday, trump hit the campaign trail in the sunshine state. he rallied voters at an afternoon rally in naples. he told supporters the polls show he's leading national. clinton" with a narrow lead over trump in florida. meanwhile, "clinton's" running mate "tim kaine" made a few stops in florida sunday. he held a rally

the connecter is about half full coming off the selmon then all the way up around the corner towards mlk. so you definitely have a half hour built in here. avoid this if you can. but like i said, westbound i-4, those two lanes are now open to merge with 275. back to you, janelle. >> it's taking 45 minutes to get from 75 to 275. that's a small stretch there that usually takes about 8 minutes. so your option, you can take the connecter down to the selmon expressway to head into downtown, or you can follow the cars that are heading north on 275 and take that to mlk. however, you are going to run into a crash right here, and you can see the backup that's building on northbound 275. we usually don't see that this time of the morning, but we are seeing it right now. so you might want to leave yourself some extra time if you where you want to continue to follow me on twitter @tampabaytraffic. >> a lot going on on this friday. >>> weather wise, very quiet out there. great temps in the 60s up to the north and 66 at chris kal river. we're down to the 70s, most of us here, going to warm up. dop

>>> the selmon expressway looked great. we are getting busier on 275 southbound. this is the interstate that we start to see congestion come about 6:30. so southbound 27 right around hillsborough avenue, definitely building in the area. and let's take a look at the a wonderful drive across the water. sunshine skyway bridge, up to speed. and also, palmetto out in manatee county and sarasota county both looking good. this is mike's office. if he doesn't show up, he doesn't get paid. did. i am patrick murphy. to get things done, you've got to show up. you've got to work together. whether it's protecting social security and women's health care or growing the economy, we've got to start solving problems instead of pointing fingers. i am patrick murphy and i approve this message >>> a republican campaign office fire bombed and vandalized. how donald trump is reacting and who he is blaming for the attack. >>> and comedian amy schumer booed at her tampa show. >>> plus, a stand-off off in pasco county ends with deputy's shooting and killing a man. why deputies resorted to

morgan street right at the selmon expressway has a little let's take a look at the skyway bridge. it will take you 6 minutes to cross the water. we're up to speed on the courtney campbell. we have wonderful drive to 75. >>> while you were sleeping 2 deadly crashes -- the first one a deadly motorcycle crash on the howard franklin bridge. this was the scene just before midnight. no word on whether moyc just after midnight one person killed in this crash. it happened on to 75 -- 275. this was a single vehicle crash. we're making calls on both accident and will bring you updates. >>> polk county will conduct a survey at the intersection of a serious crash. a mother and daughter were hit. neighbors want lights and they will take a look at traffic, speed, lighting and whether traffic stop signs are needed. >>> this morning anthony junior is facing new charges after the more -- 4 victims claimed he had sexual contact with them he was arrested after one of his patients called police. investigators believe there are more victims out there. >>> time to dust off your resume and press a nice

we're looking at a deadly crash that was reported on the selmon expressway. we know at least one person was killed. we are working to get more information from florida highway patrol troopers. this was in the eastbound direction, upper deck near faulkenburg but we do know the lanes are now clear and there ar area. we'll get to this. this is the second deadly crash from the overnight hours involving a motorcycle on the gandy bridge. at one point it was blocked in the eastbound lanes but those, too, have reopened at this point. more information on come. we want to update you on i-4. in the last hour we had a note i can't believe crash in the westbound direction blocking all but one lane heading that way. live picture right now, you can see the lanes are clear from that crash. it appears to be maybe on the have some delays in the area. a bit slower than we're used to seeing this time of morning. 21 from 75 to 275. make sure you're planning extra time. the good news is you'll be able to pass and the travel times should get back to normal as we go on further throu

from overnight, 17 minutes your drive time right now from 54 to 275 and your drive on the lee roy selmon expressway looking good as well. six minutes from 75 into downtown. >>> as you drive to work today, use extra caution. there will be a lot more kids walking and biking this morning. >> today is international walk or bike to school day. dozens of bay area schools are kids riding bikes and wearing helmets, walking are crossing the streets and crosswalks. >>> now poor sportsmanship from a baseball fan in canada. he is going back for a fly ball when someone throws a beer at him. he made the catch and was obviously upset. the orioles manager complained. no word if the fan was ejected. this isn't the first time on the field. several fans threw beer with the rangers last postseason. they play the rangers tomorrow. >>> a 12-year-old is facing felony charges as an adult for making an alleged threat. what he posted that got the >>> yahoo is under fire after a new report claims the company scanned all incoming e-mails for the national security agency. abc's kendis gibson and diane merced do -- m

this morning, two overnight crashes including one that is causing some lane closures on the lee roy selmon expressway. investigators say the crash happened on the upper deck just before midnight. one person died. investigators shut down the eastbound lanes. at this hour, they are still closed. >>> the other deadly crash happened on the tampa side of the gandy bridge. police tell us a motorcye the motorcyclist died. we are waiting on police to release more information. >>> well, the time right now is 5:38. >> really comfortable out. there i know it was on the chilly side sunday morning and for most of us, it will still feel cool this morning. but it's going to be warmer than yesterday morning and then warm up faster. the hour-by-hour forecast, around 60 at 7:00 a.m. but some of us still in the 50s 61 degrees at 8:00. after that, 71 at 11:00. 77 at 1:00. and an afternoon high of 81. this is really close to average for late october. this is one of the best weather day, pleasant. as the week goes on, a gradual warm-up and increase in humidity but only a slim rain chance starting on thursday. a

leave the house 20 minutes early or take the selmon expressway into downtown tampa > breaking overnight, the man accused of killing a hillsborough high senior in a hit-and-run crash is out of jail. he is charged with running down after-school job. the emotional vigil to remember a life cut short is just ahead. >>> and deputies say he kidnapped a 4-year-old polk county girl and drove her across the southeastern united states. today we will hear what the accused abductor has to say for himself. >>> the war of words intensifies this morning. how donald trump is lashing out at hillary rodham clinton and the first lady's strong rebuke to trump's so-called locker room language.

also expect extra heavy traffic on the selmon expressway because a lot of people were using the selmon instead of i-4 this morning to avoid that backup. take a look at your bridges, less than ten minutes across all >>> good morning on this friday. right now, we are at nice and cool across the north. crystal look at you. 65. 69 in brooksville. nice and cool up here. 70s not too bad. low 70s this morning. we are going to warm up this afternoon like we did yesterday, though. we'll be in the upper 80s to near 90. it will feel like that with the humidity. east wind still getting us with scattered clouds through today. rain chance about 10%. it's going to remain mostly dry through the remainder of your weekend here as we kick it off. for the weekend itself, we have a little more moisture to work rain chances going #u7 a bit. no record highs, but it'll feel certainly warmer than it should this time of year. so there it is. 30% rain chance on saturday. then i'm tracking a disturbance that's going to move in sunday. that will provide us not just with showers. i think now thunderstorms as well f

(jen/ new this morning: a bad crash is causing problems on the selmon expressway at this early hour. highway patrol officers aren't releasing much information, other than that it was a ?deadly accident, and parts of the expressway will be closed for awhile. the situation is unfolding, and we'll bring you updates as they come in. best advice for now: it's best to avoid the area, if you can. (vanessa/ we're also keeping an eye on a fatal crash on the gandy bridge. a car and a motorcycle ran into each other. all eastbound lanes were closed investigated. we're not getting many specifics on this crash either... like the name of the person who died, and what led-up to the crash accident... but we'll update you as soon as we get more information. information.get more you as soon as we get more information. (jen more proof of how important our area is in this presidential election. one of the candidates will visit tampa again today. donald trump will hold a rally at the "midflorida credit union amphitheatre," at the florida state fairgrounds, this evening. the rally should start at seven...

this will affect people coming off of the selmon expressway. you will not be able to get off of their at mormon. we also ha that information on twitter at tampa bay traffic. >>> 6:21 am. a chance to raise money to help sick children. florida hospitals starlight gala. the event raises funds for pediatric care. the us -- this year's theme, and evening in chicago. thanks to special guests. even the popular band chicago event. >>> 6:21 am right now. still ahead. if you are hoping to be a clown for halloween, you might be out of luck. a major retailer decides it is not clowning around. it is taking a drastic action against the creepy trends. >>> plus the fate of a beloved bear now up in the air. the sad ending some fear that the celebrity animal met. >>> >>> 6:25 am. a bear that won the hearts of a new jersey neighborhood may have been killed in a hunt. we told you about petals the bear. in the past. he walks up right because his paul's do not function properly. on friday, a facebook page dedicated to peddle says that he had been killed during this

. >>> we are making calls about a deadly crash on the selmon expressway in brandon. authorities closed the northbound lanes on the upper deck and part of the interchange to i-75. all those lanes have reopened. they person died but haven't released any other information. >>> right now pasco deputies need your help to identify the man that you see in a picture behind me. they say he robbed a walgreens in new port richey and held a manager at gunpoint. the man ran off. we are making phone calls. we are trying to get a description of the car he left in. crimestoppers are offering a $3,000 reward for a tip that leads to his arrest. >>> deputies in broward county in south florida are searching for the suspects in a triple the shocking part of the story comes from the abc station in miami. they report that the cousin of one of the victims arrived on scene after the shooting and instead of helping he took video and posted it to facebook. the video has been removed. >>> we are learning new information after a woman shot three people in miami including a 12-year-old boy. the b

selmon expressway is looking great. six minutes from 75 into downtown. back to you. >> on top of hurricane matthew this morning, we got new video in a few hours ago showing the category 4 storm impacting jamaica overnight. rain turning roads into rivers. drivers getting stranded in some of the floodwaters. crews are rescuing people three people have died so far. that hurricane will cross eastern cuba tonight and we just got this video in showing 700 military spouses and children from guantanamo bay arriving in florida. a still picture. they had to evacuate cuba ahead of matthew landing at pensacola naval air station. >>> protests erupt in los angeles as a police chief defends two officers involved -- officer involved police arrested three protestors that refused to leave lapd headquarters. they are upset after officers shot and killed carnell snell junior saturday. the chief said snell was carrying a semi-automatic handgun. video from a business shows snell holding a gun. the second shooting happened sunday. they fired after a man pointed a gun at them.

we have a minor crash on the selmon expressway. this is going to be in the westbound lanes between fall kenburg and 301. just before 301 you can see it's blocking the inside lane. we have a little slowdown. this is the lower level so the one that is most not affecting the drive times on the selmon too much. 7 minutes from i-75 to downtown. that is pretty typical for this time of morning. a quick check of i-4, 13 minutes from 75 to 275. taking a look outside, this is i-275 at fowler. one of the busiest spots for our morning drive heading southbound. but look at the cars, they are just sailing along, looks like we're finally out of that morning rush hour. checking the drive times across the bridges, still a little slow on the howard frankland, 11 minutes to cross. 13 minutes across the courtney across the gandy bridge. >>> a lot of sunshine as you saw from the traffic cams there. we'll show you more of the same with beautiful conditions throughout the day today. big range in temperatures. we're in the time of year now, summer, just g

taking 75 into the interchange and then northbound on 75 coming from the selmon, heading to fowler avenue. >>russell: you know the saying. find a penny, pick it up. all day long you'll have -- >>laura: good luck. >>russell: coming up at 6:30, why inspecting every penny you find could earn you a lot of money. >>laura: and keep on dancing. joy even in the hospital. hand-dipped, with real milk is the only way to make a milkshake. you can't trust machines. now, how come? once i got a machine-made shake from some other place, and it clanked and clunked and spit out a glop into my glass. and do you know what it was made of? artificial turf? what? no! powder! what? powder! chowder. get half-price fall milkshakes between 2:00 and 5:00 during happy hour. only at steak 'n shake. amendment 1 guarantees your right to generate your own solar energy. it also guarantees that those who don't choose solar don't have to subsidize those who do. amendment 1 means commonsense consumer protections safeguarding that's the right way to do solar. amendment 1: good for the economy. good for the environment. good f

just 10 minutes from the selmon to fowler avenue. ? it's the most wonderful time of the year? >>russell: andy williams, anyone? nothing wrong with that. >>laura: that's a great song. the wait is over. i can finally start putting any holiday wish list together now that the new niemans catalog is out. >>russell: this is more like a book. hundreds of pages featuring book that was invented as a christmas card for the store's best customers. this year he's list includes a week at three english estates. it will cost $700,000. also a slumber party at the nieman marcus flagship store, that's in downtown dallas, by the way. >>laura: you can purchase a quarterback camp with joe montana. that will set you back there is even tickets to the grammys. proceeds from the fantasy gifts in the book go to charity. >>russell: it's always been so over the top. >>laura: it has been and every year we say it. there's always the dream. >>russell: and somebody will buy it. all right. a knock on the door. two f.b.i. agents visit actress angelina jolie. the reason that they went to see is nearly impossibl

we'll check the selmon expressway. it should look clear at this pretty much every way you're going. >>russell: with the holiday travel season right upon us, the t.s.a. has a message for travellers. leave your guns at home. >>laura: shayla reaves is live for us at tampa international airport. too many people bringing too many guns and not knowing what to do with them, right? >>reporter: you're right. and some cases, they tell us people are saying i forgot i had even in my bag. tsa officials say that tampa international airport workers have been able to find 64 guns. they were able to stop those guns before they ever made it onto a plane. four of those guns were found in a single day. right now you're looking at some video from a tsa check point here. if you will body x-ray scanners are used to screen passengers. workers day. when it comes to firearms, they must be unloaded, checked and in a hardside container that's secure and not easy to open. travellers must let the ticketing agent know if they're checking a bag that includes a firearm. again, the airport director says those caught

and give yourself eight minutes to travel southbound lanes of 75 coming from fowler avenue to the selmon expressway. be safe. >>russell: 6:22 right now. bizarre craze is sweeping the nation. people dressed as creepy clowns are spreading fear near schools and online. pasco county sheriff says he's put an end to one clown's reign sheriff's office started getting calls after someone posted a threat on the app that read, i'm going to kill kids at seven springs middle school. get ready for sixth graders for your worst day and your last. profile name was clowning around and included a picture of a sinister looking clown. deputies tracked the post to a 12-year-old boy. would be funny. he now faces a second degree felony for writing threats to kill. the arrest should serve as a warning to any potential copy cats. in the last 24 hours, there have been creepy clown sightings in at least six other states. several cities are now banning clown masks and costumes from school. 6:30. hurricane matthew is affecting cruise canaveral. >>laura: and a funny picture is spreading across social media that every

congestion probably notable but about average for this time of morning. 18 minutes from fletcher to the selmon taking 75 south. >> if you can't stand it, why i'm sorry. i just can't. tyler perry wins at the box office. nearly $28 million in the debut weekend. it's more than the cost to produce meaning the movie has already made money. sorry. also at the box office, the tom cruise movie is second. the horror prequell third. >>laura: it is funny. >>russell: i really want to see that movie. >>laura: so do i. there are reports that john mayor and debbie lavato are dating. witnesses say they were pretty intimate. it was a 15-year age gap between the two. he is 39, she's 24. as you know, mayor has a long hewitt. >>russell: alcides segui filling the role of charley belcher this morning. let's check in with him right now. hello. >>reporter: good morning. we're live at the goodwill on gandy boulevard because why? of course, it is halloween. we're about a week away. unbelievable. halloween is here and you can get your costumes at the some kind of walk around the shop, get what you want. come up with dif

you would use the move over law and remember that as you pass on by but taking 10 minutes from the selmon to fowler avenue. pinellas county. we could show folks what's happening at 19 and county road 39. most of our delays here are on might have struck a fence or an outside barrier of some sort here, looks like a car dealership. you have folks on scene clearing this up and reports of lane blockage. plan extra time. southbound is the biggest area of concern here at 19 and 39. alamo drive, westbound direction, we have some lane blocks reported at u.s. 301 after a crash so that could be the slowest spot through the intersection. state road 54 at little road, delays, however. russell? >>russell: well, it looks like michael phelps is officially off the market. the olympic swimmer secretly married june 13. couple got engaged in february of last year and just four months later, they gave birth to their son boomer. nicole may have hinted at their secret ceremony when she posted this picture on instagram captioning it such a memorial night. they may be wedding. phelps talked about a destination we

six minutes from the selmon expressway to i-4. >>laura: all right. thank you. it's a big investment, buying a car. you want something reliable, something that won fortune to fix. consumer reports is saying that the best brand when it comes to reliability is a lexus. toyota is second. this is the fourth straight year the two have been at the top of the list. for the first time since the magazine began tracking vehicle reliability, a domestic brand has made the top three. that spot belongs to buick. audi is fourth and kia the fifth most reliable brand. >>russell: best place in the bay that's coming up. >>laura: and then accepting an apology. kim kardashian drops her lawsuit against the tabloid. they said some nasty things about her. we're going to talk about that story. first, charley belcher is back from vacation. you look good, my friend. you look rested and relaxed. >>charley: yes. rested and ready to go, as they say. yes, indeed. and a great place to bring the kids trick-or-treating, the florida aquarium. we have the candy right here, we have the fish you kno

we have a crash on the selmon westbound blocking a lane at u.s. 301. ivan? >> janelle, thanks a lot. nice shot out there. a lot of sunshine. a few clouds this afternoon. it will be acquire yet weather pattern. we are in this for temperatures and higher humidity. not a continuation of the weekend by any stretch here as we continue to see 60s replace the 50s and 40s from yesterday. that is done at this point here. it will stay warm, a bit humid, about no rainfall. we are in good shape. a few showers across the eastern part of the state but we will be dry with temperatures in the mid-80s. above average the next few days. the humidity is not oppressive. it will be humid, just not that us into the weekend with temps in the 80s. warm through the overnight hours. mild, not as cool. mid- to upper-60s. halloween looks great with high ? >> ? >>> wow. morning and you know who else we have here? i don't know. we have this empty chair. new hbo comedy "insecure," issa rae. [ cheers and applause ] i'm so happy. mwah. >> hey. >> oh, my gosh. >> i know. you know, i'm excited

the selmon expressway, we are in the green. seven minutes from i-75 into downtown. ivan? >> janelle, thanks a lot. >>> high clouds rolling in here. i think we will be in fine shape. a lot of sunshine. we will warm up more than we we are not stopping today. i will show you the seven day in a second. mid- to upper-60s. nice and cool start one last monk then we warm things up. in the 50s right now. we have morning lows in the 40s across the nature coast. a couple of 60s. polk county in the 60s as well. by the after, all of us warm wearing up -- warming up. we will be in the low 0s with a tad more humidity. temperatures back in the mid- 80s. that combination will make it feel less like halloween and more like september as we check on temps for the upcoming weekend. both weekend days in the mid- 80s with overnight lows not as cool, in the 60s. ? welcome t ? welcome to my house ? >>> and we do welcome you back here to times square and so just so you know usually we're inside election in two weeks so they had to build the set. right, right, so we're out here freezing. >> we're o

. >> we're checking out the selmon expressway. we have an accident out here. look he is picking up the cones and moving them over. this will clear up pretty soon. as you can see they're absolutely no delays. we have the snow drive on 275 in downtown tampa. >>> a former tampa middle streets again. she spent about 6 years behind bars. she was teacher at davidson middle school when she had sex wi trooper males students. state officials say she will be innstaying at the continental on us 19. mc steamy eric dane is heating up things as our ane is celebrity guest host. >>> then, from the star-studded co and jennifer grey. >>> want to look like these celebs? it's all in the jeans. coming up right now. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take"" live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> what a beautiful day. welcome to "today" on this thursday morning, on the 20th of october, 2016. send him his bitmoji! >> i talked to him yesterday. he's doing better than expected. >> every morning i've been sending a bitmoji. i'm going to send morning hugs. he is recover

and give yourself eight minutes to travel southbound lanes of 75 coming from fowler avenue to the selmon expressway. be safe. >>russell: 6:22 right now. bizarre craze is sweeping the nation. people dressed as creepy clowns are spreading fear near schools and online. pasco county sheriff says he's put an end to one clown's reign sheriff's office started getting calls after someone posted a threat on the app that read, i'm

captain al is flying over a crash under the selmon expressway. >> reporter: good morning. another mess literally, dumped its load under there. this dump truck was making a lefthand turn, got hit by another vehicle, northbound 50th street and 41 closed under the selmon. they are turning you around at palm river but don't go that far. causeway boulevard either direction has a workaround. and now we've gotten rid of the certainly low to mid-60s. more humid, warmer and still some scours for today. very limited -- scattered showers for today. very limited, moisture to work with but a few isolated showers passing through. 10% to 20% coverage. that is the case through the end of the week. that 87 now with more humidity will feel a little warmer certainly through the afternoon pushing 90 with the heat index, not far from the actual temperature. through the weekend looks great, a lot of sunshine, saturday and sunday, plan a beach day. it will feel like it, highs in