so great drive across the skyway bridge. no more construction on the southbound side. secute a man who forced a girl into sexual slavery, even blamed the victim. ober: she was with him voluntarily. our community deserves new leadership. andrew warren, an experienced prosecutor, n violence, rape, and domestic abuse. andrew warren for state attorney. i don't' the race for the white house comes down to this, election day. we'll show you how the bay in who wins florida and the nation. >> and federal investigators are in the bay area this morning, they're here to keep your vote safe and make sure people have the chance to cast their ballot. >> also today a race for congress, could congressman david jolly lose his seat to former governor charlie crist. we're looking at where this race stands right now. >>> good morning p.m. and welcome to news channel 8 today. >> thanks for waking up with us

let's head over with a little bit construction trying to wrap up on the skyway bridge. >>> the race for the presidency, republican donald trump is declared the winner. driving on a wave e1 several battleground states including florida. just before 3:00 the president-elect took to the stage to address supporters at his headquarters in new york and even had a message for those who did not vote for him. >> for those who have chosen not to support me in the past people, i am reaching out to you for your guidance and your help so that we can work together in unify our great country. >> donald trump went on to thank all of the people who helped him get elected. even had a message for hillary clinton. >> hillary has worked very long very hard over a long period of time, and we owe her a major debt of gratitude for her service to our >> of course, this is not the outcome the clinton camp at hoped for. her watch party in new york turned somber quickly with many supporters stunned some broke down in tears. clinton has yet to speak publicly but said her campaign chairman went out to address suppor

and we have a great drive as well as across the skyway bridge. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. >>> a thanksgiving dinner text that bring 2 strangers together. >> the heart warming story that's going viral. >> and a warning expose your kids and the steps you should take to keep them (jessica) the new recipe of beneful is really excellent. the first ingredient is chicken. (riley) man, this chicken is spectacular! (jessica) i feel like when he eats beneful, he turns into a puppy again. you love it, don't you? you love it so much! >>> we're back with an alert for parents. there's a smart phone app that some say is making snapchat look a little over the hill by now. >> it's called musically and it could be confusing for parents to figure out. i'm so glad you're doing this story because i have 2 of my kids on it. they love the app but you've got to stay safe. >> a lot of people may not even have heard of musically. platforms it's exposing children in ways that they probably don't even understand. musically is a music video making app. u

he is being held a hero after stopping a woman from jumping off the skyway bridge. corporal finley was driving home when he saw a person on the ledge.>> i said oh my god i've got to pull over a jumper. i turned on the lights on my car. >> reporter: the corporal immediately jumped out and slowly made his way toward the woman sitting on the bridge crying. >> when i got up towards her, she was sitting with her legs over the railing, the concrete railing. she had her hands over her face and she was rocking back and forth saying oh my god oh my god. >> reporter: he yelled out to her to try to talk to her but the woman didn't hear him. the corporal decided to make a heroic moves. her really fast in a bear hug and pulled her backwards. >> reporter: the woman struggled. >> she told me that you need to let me go. you don't understand my situation. >> reporter: corporal finley told her not on his watch. the core processing deputy says it was the scariest thing he has had to do in his 29 years of service but protect and serve, even those who don't want help. >> i never dreamed

. >>> we already had overnight construction clear up on our skyway bridge. here's another look, great drive. in fact, all of our bay area bridges look very good at this point. let's great drive here and no delays in and out of pasco county. it's looking very good on i-75. that's a look at weather and traffic. >>> and it's your vote today. the campaigning is over, and election day is finally here. . >> polls open at 7 avenues family man this morning and close at 7 tonight. of course all eyes are on the presidential race. both donald trump and hillary clinton finished their final rallies last night. tonight hope will be victory parties just blocks from each other. >> we have team coverage this election day morning. we begin live in hillsborough county which could be a predictor for the entire state in this presidential race. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. in the last 19 out of 20 presidential elections voters here in hillsborough county successfully picked the president of the united states and of course this morning the big question is will that hap

we want to get back to the skyway bridge right now. we're pretty much crawling in northbound direction. this live look is going to be close to the south fishing pier and this is all that traffic heading towards the showed you in the last report. close to the top of the bridge, still only allowing that left lane to pass in the northbound direction. so we have delays sitting around 30 minutes or so. so that is what you will want to weigh into account if you have to decide whether to take 75 or just stick with the bridge. 30 minutes is the delay right now. meantime, delays have pretty much gotten back closer to what we normally see this time of morning on southbound memorial highway. we had that earlier crash as i would say delays are a couple of minutes or so and really what we're seeing on memorial back up to the expressway is usual what will we see this time of morning. travel times overall show some agreeable congestion. i would say southbound 275 has not hit the red zone. just 15 minutes to come from bearss avenue to the area and 14

tom wants the local convenience of the mega ships kept out of the bay right now because of the skyway bridge. >> for tampa to be a top 10 market they needed to come down. >> reporter: the study finds a new skyway would cost $2 billion and take four years to build. to raise the bridge a $1.5 billion price tag and up to two years. >> you are inconveniencing a lot of people for a long time. >> reporter: what take so long to decide? the past the study to the board two years ago and they say it's up to area leaders so we went to tampa mayor bob buckhorn. the study. >> reporter: maple leaves cruising along with smaller ships outweigh the cost. >> we won't be a market for super cruise ships and there's plenty of opportunities for midsize ships. >> reporter: carnival just announced a new ship name miracle that will call the port home year-round starting in 2018 although the this year the number of passengers say 2% from last year and there's concern cruise lines will grow with bigger ships. >> we need to be competitive for at least another de a reporter: 10news wtsp . >> buckhorn believes put

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we have look at the skyway bridge right now. over the skyway howard franklin is up to speed as well. is the courtney in the gandy. let's take a look at to 75. enjoy this while you can. if you going to be leg to think about some thanksgiving traffic tips. if you're going to head out, over 46 million people are going to be hitting the roads today. it is the busiest time. the worst departure will be today. if you do have to leave, leave early. by 6 am you should be okay depending on where you are going. once you get past the 2 pm mark a lot of people have taken a half a day, that is when you will release he sticky traffic. google data has provided us with traffic specific to the tampa area. thanksgiving. if you don't want to come back for thanksgiving, for the tampa bay area, friday is a better return than saturday for coming back on the roadways. that is a look at whether and traffic and traffic tips, back to you. >>> attention all thanksgiving chefs: if you are planning on using gravy you might want to stick around for this recal

sunshine skyway. construction took one lane away in each direction. looks like that has cleared up so no delays on the sunshine skyway and i-275 looking great as well. up to speed in both directions. it is election day so expect extra traffic around polling places and follow me on twitter at tampa bay traffic. i'll be posting traffic delays and accidents all morning long. dan? >> thanks janelle. election day is officially here. voters are expected to turn in droves today the numbers have been huge with half of all registered voters in the state voting early. >> abc action news is live this morning at st. john catholic church and that location is typically one of the busiest polling sites on election day. are you expecting that to continue today? >> well dea today is expected to be no different when the church opens here at 7:00 a.m. when the polls open expecting a long line of folks to go in and number of early voters between mail in ballots and early voting 170,000 people aright here in polk county have already voted. this is something we've seen acr

skyway bridge looks great. that's a look at weather and traffic. >>> well, early voting is over and now election officials in the bay area are getting ready for election day 2016. news channel 8 is live at the hillsborough county they have been gearing up for months now. >> reporter: exactly they have been getting ready for quite a while. there are hundreds of voting machines here in hillsborough county that need to be double checked in some cases triple checked to make sure they're in proper working order and that's what officials did inside the elections office all weekend long. now, the county uses electronic machines that tally the votes once the paper ballots are inserted. workers are able to go back and count by hand if there the supervisor of elections tells news channel 8 only registered voters, polling officials and poll watchers are allowed inside voting sites. the public can't monitor the system even though that's what republican nominee donald trump has suggested publically. he's optimistic election

we also have reports of a vehicle fire on the skyway bridge no. delays on the skyway. so moving over gulf to bay and elizabeth avenue we have an accident, of course, it's building in general on the roadways in the typical areas u. that's a look at >>> some tampa firefighters taking off their uniform for a good cause. >> children who have suffered ear of serious burn injuries. did get some exclusive video for you of behind the scenes access to the shoot that took place in the middle of tampa. sexy ladies, selfie mail firefighters participated plus the photo shoot is not just about the calendar. >> to me, glammer is in the heart. so it's nice that a picture can be taken. that's the most important. >> calendar officially goes on sale march 4 but presales are already underway. you can get more information on our website wfla.com. >>> what you need to know before you walk about the door is next. >> including a lightning win against the red wings. >> the usf campus on alert this morning. >> what happened to one student as see walked on campus. >>> a warning this morning for

no delays across the skyway. if you are traveling in pinellas, things on the i do want to take you to the i economic four corridor. live from sky ten. the i4 corridor will be dizzy. it usually is on the weekend with people heading toward orlando. especially today with holiday travel. this is a busy one. the best time to leave would be either right now or before lunchtime or late tonight because really, from noon until 5:00 -- with 3:00 until 5:00 being the worst be busy on the roads. gas prices are two deck $11 a gallon this holiday travel season. back to our map. if you are in the area of over -- right at him road. i do know it is not causing any delays. beautiful sunrise coming up nothing in the way of cloud cover right now. we will not see that for the next several hours we have time to warm up the temperatures. we are already off to a much warmer star than yesterday. fifty-eight in tampa. saint pete, 61. we do have some 40s that includes the for hills -- zephyrhills. >> 80 degrees later today. watching a good

be careful across the skyway bridge right now it's pretty windy out there. that's a look at weather appeared traffic on the 8s. >>> a horrific crash kills a father and his 2 y >> yeah, coming up what neighbors are saying about the victims and the latest open the sole survivor. >> and election day of course just one day away how polling places are getting ready for what is sure to be a very busy day to ensure that your vote is counted. this is mike's office. if he doesn't show up, 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 my dad was a family doctor in pinellas county for 55 years. he used to even take me on house calls. both my parents taught me to help others. that's why i believe in public service. as your governor we got things done, and if you send me to congress we can do it again. i'll protect social securi

it's -- sunshine skyway bridge. taking six minutes to span across the water itself. that's a look at behalf on the 8s. >> thanks. >>> the race for u.s. senate seat bringing incumbent marco rubio back to the bay area today. senator rubio is set to attend an early voting event happening in lakeland at 11:30 this morning, then bradenton this afternoon. yesterday senator rubio took advantage of the early voting period to cast his ballot in miami. you see him there. >>> senator rubio's democratic opponent also voted early yesterday. congressman patrick murphy cast his ballot in jupiter. early voting continues through sunday across the state and right here in the bay area. >>> a scary new health warning tied to the zika virus. >> still ahead, how researchers believe the mosquito-borne virus is affecting men's health. >>> and a new option to get launches this morning. it's a game changer for your morning commute. the time right now is 4:40 on this tuesday morning. you're watching news channel 8 today. when l'oreal asked me what i wanted my skin to be... i said bright, smoot

we're still watching effects of that skyway bridge crash. check this out to give you an kwhd idea of extent of delays this camera in manatee county a little bit north of utah 19 traffic pretty much a stand still that far back away from bridge. with that single lane that's go going to be blocked. delay are at an hour and a half. so, 75 is definitely looking a lot taster than this is right now. 275. we have this crash that we're following in hillsborough county. it's northbound on 75. near harney road. i checked camera it is on shoulder but it seems to be causing some folks to slow down. back ups in a severe manner towards i-4 and moderate congestion back from i-4 towards mlk. overall travel times northbound on 75 by the way selman to fowler should take you almost 20 minutes. looks pretty clear there here on i-4 westbound. just an 11 minute drive from buck man to 75. >> all right vanessa, thank you. >> it's hard finding time to work out. especially when you're a new mother. sounds great in theory. but what do you do with the kids coming up a 9

the hump at the sunshine skyway. look at the drive time. 65 minutes just from toll booth to toll booth. typically the drive takes about 9 minutes. now there's no easy way around it. you can take i-75 through tampa or wait it out. >>> your drive on i-4, not bad. >>> good friday morning. look interchange from the right, that's westbound i-4 blending into i-275 northbound at the top and southbound at the bottom. it's heavy for a friday morning. no delays out here. have a wonderful weekend. >>> mostly sunny skies. cool across the north but not as chilly as yesterday at this time. brooksville going in the right direction. widespread across the rest of the northeast wind and a few clouds this afternoon. it will make it mostly sunny and that will be it. staying dry and mild and then heading home back in the low 80s with temperatures around 72. we'll have a very similar day for saturday and then the cold front moves in which will cool us off with lows in the 40s >>> good morn >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. we have

looking great southbound to the sunshine skyway with average speeds from pasco and the veterans to 75 and i-75 are all in the green. locally, we are in good shape and ivan has the latest. >>> the last thing we need is problems with the weather. in tampa, we will be in fine temperatures in the upper 70s. perhaps you are flying to other cities in florida or driving, either way, great shape weather- wise. jacksonville, a few more clouds with sprinkles possible but nothing to impact your travel. nationally, the system across the midsection of the country may impact chicago or o'hare. check with your carrier. we not only have rain but mix of snow and across the pacific northwest in seattle, some rain and mountain snow moving in and that may be an issue. it is from minneapolis into the gulf coast with snow, showers and thunderstorms. 95 looks good if you are shooting up, and it will be cold, but no weather related delays. we will talk about the weekend forecast in a few minutes. >>> an update to a story you tampa and it turned out it wasn't harmful, just something left behind by a tampa ele

to dock at it's winter the ship is expected to sail under the skyway bridge around ten this morning, before docking at the vinoy basin. the marina will even give the boat a four gun salute. they will open it up to another brush fire burning in the bay aa. up next... the major store, that's not far away. plus... why the state is warning that ?more wildfires... could be on the way. when good day continues. this friday, eight am to eleven am. plus, win up to $250 off your total purchase. and get thirty-six month, no-interest financing. black friday specials, while supplies last. friday, three hours only. with havertys, your home can be perfect, even when life isn't. don't miss our black friday specials at havertys. a busy night for hillsborough county firefighters. there were out battling a small brush fire in the riverview area. it's been burning behind the publix on mcmullen road. but they say no buildings are in danger. it's still not clear what started it. but there's a good chance the fire was sparked... by ?dry conditions. the florida forest service just issued a "fire danger" war

no problems across the sunshine skyway. the howard frankland, courtney campbell, all less than 10 minutes, and no issues on the interstates. >> beautiful stuff. 3 minutes away from the sunrise. as far as the weather is concerned, looking milder. 70s, and eventually the forecast is warmer for tomorrow with the highs near 80. >>> many of you are talking about ellen getting emotion as she gets the presidential medal of freedom. she was alongside 20 other americans yesterday. she was not allowed inside at first because she had forgotten her i.d., but once she was inside, she led a star studded mannequin challenge right there in the east room. >> i don't know who you >>> as millions of americans get ready to turkey in wyoming, there's one thing that -- there's one turkey that will not be eaten. casper police have posted a warning about this turkey. town! >> that's right. good morning america is coming up next. >> stay up to date on our mobile app, facebook, and >>> good morni >>> good morning, america. holiday travel nightmare.

as you get onto the sunshine skyway bridge. there is a lane blocked northbound and there is a small delay. in hillsborough county, these are the hotspots. you can see i for as you pass interchange. i 75 south getting slow. 275 and i for downtown getting into the red. let's go to the hotspots. this is i-75 for brandon boulevard. as you had north and south, picking up the northern direction more. and then brandon boulevard, state road 60 in the westbound direction, you are starting to see a delay. give yourself some time. let's go to i-4 and an road. you can see the brake lights in the westbound direction of the drive time along the cord went -- corridor to i-75 is about 18 minutes. you are already three minutes delayed. polk county, an accident on the loop road and old dade city road. no lane blocks there. pinellas county, you are towards keystone. 25 miles per hour there. us 19 is still in the green. >>> we are out the door to a quiet start this morning. we are starting to get glimpses of sunshine. as well as clouds hanging aro

we have an accident approaching the sunshine skyway northbound at the toll plaza. one lane is taken up. i am not seeing delays yet. on the other bridges, courtney campbell, howard frankland looking fine. in tampa, delays southbound 275 from fletcher in through hillsborough avenue. southbound 75 from fowler to i- 4 and westbound i-4 into to >> thank you, mer. >>> three people are dead and some are wondering if a thanksgiving meal is to blame. >> still ahead, why investigators think food poisoning may be to blame. >> the trump supporter's rant that got him banned from the >>> mcdonald's employees are joining a nationwide protest calling for better pay. this is the scene outside of the mcdonald's on hillsborough avenue in tampa. you can see quite a lot of folks holding up signs. restaurant workers in more than 300 u.s. cities are demanding 15-dollar per hour pay. this morning you can see they are chanting and a lot of supporters out there. the protest is planned for st. pete city hall and noon and a rally in ybor city centennial park later today. >>> president-elect d

a slight delay northbound across the sunshine skyway bridge. back with the forecast after >>> still chilly out. there mid-40s right now. let's take a look outside. you can't see the cold but clear skies will help us out big time today. i think the sunshine gets up to th still in the mid-40s across the coast. a lot in the low to mid-50s. a slow warm up up this morning and then we really expedite that through the afternoon as the front brings us cool weather and the clouds. that's to the south. and now on the way, dry air here. temperatures from now until about 11:00, the mid-70s and we will get into the upper 70s through the afternoon. with the dry air though, a quick drop-off as soon as we and another chilly night through tonight. seven-day forecast stays rain- free. there will be big differences, upper 70s through the end of the week. and then the front comes in on saturday. reme remember 2007? smartphones? o m g ten years later, nothing's really changed. it's time to snap out of it. hello moto. snap on a jbl speaker. a projector. a camera tha

across the bridge, the sunshine skyway looks great. dan. >>> 5:01, the man arrested for a deadly collision killing mother and injuring a deputy. is a bell is at the polk county jail, how did they finally track him down. >> reporter: it's been nearly week since that crime happened. investigators are still asking for witnesses to come forward. 71-year-old charles lewis is behind bars right here. but, before he made a full deputies before he was caught. now early saturday morning, deputy adam pennell stopped to helped jessica enchautegui who crashed into a tree. deputies says charles lewis hit them and drove off leaving deputy pennell seriously injured. a tip of a blue truck brought them to lewis. >> it is being done. >> reporter: deputy pennell's recovery could take as long as a year. lewis admitted he left a party that night and had been drinking. he says he didn't know exactly what he hit. now lewis could have his first court appearance as early as this afternoon. live in polk county abc action news. >>> panel is county a west her 3-ye

right now we're watching police activity on skyway bridge close to top. it is in southbound direction. looks like at this point we do have partial blockage of that right lane folks as they should moving over and running a bit slow heading south over the bridge. we're hearing that f w c and coast guard being dispatched presumably a searchs necessary what happening at the top bridge plan few extra minutes as always by. 9:0 one. breaking news out of odessa this morning a home has been destroyed by a fire. we're getting new information in right now. let's get to shayla reeves. yeah good morning to you russell we're jut getting an update about the fire we've been telling you about since just before 6 o'clock in the morning. i'm here with public information officer corey for the hillsborough fire and rescue. latest on this investigation? yeah we have a really tragic update to this fire. we have confirmed there is one fatality with a fire person we transported from scene their health is improving at this time. but we have found one person inside the home so far

premium outlet shoppers, things are great on the sunshine skyway bridge. i-75 is clear at the 301 exit. sarasota north 13 minutes from university parkway to 275. i-4 in polk county, very quiet if you are traveling through plant city over into tampa. your drive time is still 15 you can see here polk parkway as well as state road 60 through bartow and lake wales is in the green. the only accident in tampa bay is in hillsborough county along i-75 just north of sun city center boulevard in the northbound direction. the left lane is partially blocked. if you have any problems, any questions email me at road warrior at wtsp.com. >>> hey, beautiful outside this mog. of course not. we have been dry forever. we are dry here again this morning. we scan the skies. we look. there is a little rain off the east coast of florida, but it's not going to make it too far to the west. it will have a hard time making it onshore. we are dry. a few morning clouds. sunshine pretty much rules the day. a beautiful day today. temperatures making it to the lower 80s later this aftern

the only issue we still have out there is across the sunshine skyway we have some police activity on the very, very top. this is in the southbound lanes, although it does seem to be all in the shoulder, but cars are moving a little bit slow getting across the sunshine skyway. here's what your drive times look like. still just a minute slow southbound, northbound looking great, just 9 minutes to get across. back to you. >>> thanks janelle. biggest retailers, and they do almost all of their sales online. >> cyber monday is the day amazon prepares for all year. abc action news james tully is live inside the amazon facility in ruskin, and james, the shipping and receiving never stops there. >> dan, it's like i'm trapped in an episode of howard's maid and it's great. thingsner stop here, and how else could you fathom a company you want to sign that the orders are really pouring in. take a look at these containers behind me going down the conveyor belt, by the thousands we've watched in the last several minutes and the engineering blows me away, how they're sorted out so quickly. if you or

this is near the sunshine skyway bobby weather dinner to your doorstep! it's a off for many families- and it seems every day another company is selling an "at home meal kit"! so we asked you-- what do you think of these? on our facebook page -- a-j writes "anyone who buys these ready meals are lazy. don't expect your mom or grandma's cooking." and jason says "don't bother getting the publix meal deals. everything was way too salty and basically tasted like crap. not worth the $44.95." but we wanted to know- are these at home kits worth it? and better than battling the grocery store? 10 news reporter jennifer titus puts them to the test. take pkg: 5:00 cp ''there's nothing like a good family get together and a good family meal" it's a fact. you have to eat. 1:28 clip from groundhog day 'aren't you worried about cholesterol love handles?" 'i don't' worry about anything anymore' and that's the statement many households are echoing after catching on to the fad of at home meal kits. families don't have to worry about that trip to the grocery store 23:13 it's e

the drive on -- skyway. 9 minutes to get across the down tampa and 275, six minutes to get there. and we have a lot of construction starting today in downtown tampa i'll tell you about that and how to get around in 15 minutes. >>> this morning a polk county community is remembering a problem already 14-year-old shot and killed in what appears to be a tragic accident. and we're live at lake alfred middle school where the young man is being remembered today. the principal heartbreaking. >> reporter: he also said that the community is still stunned by the tragic news today and the grief counselors will be on hand to speak with the students and staff that may need it. and the investigation into this case is far from over at this point. and investigators at the polk county sheriff's office said that 14-year-old tyler daughtry and two other tens were playing with a gun where it went off. minutes after the shooting. >> >> i go in the room and find the kid on the floor, started doing cpr. but from what i could seei knew it wasn't good. >> reporter: a horrible story. the family said they w

the sunshine skyway bridge fantastic out of manatee into pinellas county. gayle, gene, back to you. >> thank you so much, mer. >>> lake land's christmas parade is two days away. people are reserving their seats. we spotted lawn chairs on the side of the road. it is a tradition for families to put out chairs in ad advance despite warnings from city officials trying to all that chair clutter. >> don't cover sidewalks and whatever you do, as well, don't chain them to light poles and city fixtures because we will cut the lock and remove the chairs. >> you have been warned. the christmas parade is thursday at 7:00 p.m. they are asking people don't put your chairs out until tomorrow night. >> glad to see that they are excited for the holidays. >>> still ahead, holiday gifts. deliveries. >> move over pizza delivery guy, reindeers wanted your job. dominoes training reindeer for i really did save hundreds of dollars on my car insurance with geico. i should take a closer look at geico... geico has a long history of great savings and great service. over seventy-five y

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most of this is very light rain same finger around the skyway from the beach over to bradenton. temperatures for us are very chilly, mid-60s in brooksville, tomorrow morning waking up to temperatures mostly in the 50s and 60s, the dew points will be dropping because the front coming through that means drier air and more sunshine, these are the wake-up temperatures. 59 downtown, low to mid 60s closer to the coast from largo bartow 62, kathleen 59. it gets a lot cooler than that air for thanksgiving week, we have got you covered, 70 and cloudy at the airport in tampa yet clearwater and saint pete sunny. 6090 st. petersburg, a look at the satellite, a very dreary day, a lot of clouds overcast and with the overcast there have been light showers may be enough to wet the ground, most folks not even that much, behind in tomorrow, the rest of the week looks to be sunny, pleasant temperatures they be a little bit below normal for a change. a look at futurecast, mostly cottage in it, tomorrow morning some lingering clouds first thing in the morning, partly sunny, but by the afternoon clou

. >> we want to get a look at part of your morning commute the sunshine skyway bridge pretty early. more traffic than we normally see at this time. janelle is watching and we'll have a full look at your morning commute in just a moment. >>> the department of health is testing the food served where 21 kids got si they all ate turkey sandwiches at the prep school in modern hill catering lunch from an outside source. one mom says her three-year-old couldn't even talk. >> she's throwing up constantly and she's like shaking and shaking and she's like in and out. but when i went there, all of the kids are throwing up. not one child is not throwing up. every kid is throwing up. children and families are both investigating. >>> vandals have shut down a little league and forced kids out of their own ballpark and the bay shore little league is determined to stop them. how they plan to make that happen. >> since this summer vandals have been messing up the league's new field. they splattered paint all over the dug out and the league's president wants it to stop. kids baseball but vandals have

on top of the sunshine skyway bridge. the sheriffs office says the 52-year-old woman was preparing to jump off... when corporal howard finley pulled her off the ledge. it happened just before six last night. corporal finley was driving home from work when he saw a car parked and a woman sitting on the ledge, crying. he snuck up and grabbed the woman... who said she wanted to jump. she is now in protective custody. later this hour: a snake... on a plane. brace yourself... this is not a movie... it's the ?real thing. we even have the ?video to prove it. and after the break: a ?deadly tornado. but not here in the states. it happened in area already i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. people in the upper echelons of the military are very concerned about the things that mr. trump has already said he's going to ask the military to do. chris matthews: talking of maybe using nuclear weapons, nobody wants to hear that about an american president. well, then, then why are we making them? a foreign policy expert went to

wonderful drive on the courtney campbell causeway and no delays on the skyway with a gandy. >>> student is terrified after she was -- a usf student is terrified after she was mugged on campus. we are concerned that whoever is responsible to storm the loose. >> reporter: police are still searching for those 2 male suspects who won female claims she was robbed by them right on -- 9:15 last night . she said she was approached by to white males in the early 30s that took her jury -- jewelry . she was not hurt and was able to give a description. college campuses especially when they might he out late study. coming up i will have tips from police on what they want students to know to say stave -- stay safe on campus . >>> a state law enforcement agent assigned to investigate sexual predators has been children himself. >> reporter: agent chuck mcmullen was part of the florida department of law enforcement office in tampa. he lived in valrico and has even appeared on the news before as an expert on sex crimes. >> we will do our part, our investigative efforts to find those people and arrest the

you can see southbound 10 minutes, so just a minute across the sunshine skyway and 56 right at wesley chapel boulevard. ivan. >>> thanks and good morning, we're still looking nice out there, a lot of sunshine, temps in the 60s right now. times ahead. we'll be talking about this warmth spell in the next few days as temperatures right now are in the 60s out there. 68 plant city, 68 in tampa, upper 60s in pinellas. we had low 50s this morning. you can see the trend here now quickly getting away from the 50s and approaching i think low 80s by later on today. southeast wind will be with us through the next three days. that will mean isolated showers, a few clouds picking up through the afternoon. not a huge deal here but 10 to 20% coverage for the remainder driven with the heat, no clouds along the water. it's just right along the peninsula here. so for you and me, that means temperatures in the low 80s, but also you'll begin to feel the humidity, not so much today it will be humid out there, but over the next few days we're really going to start cranking up the heat as far as temperatures

heading to the you could see through pinellas county 275 looks good including across the sunshine skyway bridge. and we will take you down to the ellington area where you have the outlet mall right there and 75 looks good through that area. no accidents on the interstate. so hopefully we will keep it that way. of course we'll keep you posted on that throughout the morning. for now though back to you. >>> well, a lot of g area, a local deli owner opened her doors to feed those less fortunate for free. the staff at ronnie's in pinellas park cooked up thanksgiving dinner for the community. tracy and her family cooked for 2 days straight dozens were treated to thanksgiving fixings turkey, potatoes and of course pie. afterwards they packed up the food to drop it off to others needing a holiday meal. >> absolutely. >>> and for the 30th year donatella's restaurant give families a first class dining experience. the dinner welcomed families with a meal plus gifts for the children. the line stretched out the door with families waiting for their table. >> an institution in tampa. >> absolutely. >>

bridge it's only going to take you 6 minutes, also may be about 6 minutes cross the gandy and the skyway is up to speed. coming up i'm going to take a look at pasco county. . >>> protests against president elect donald trump turn violent overnight. hundreds riot in the streets of portland police move in. we're following this breaking story this morning. >> a man killed at a tampa gas station, now the search is on for his murder. we're live with the latest. >> and today is veterans day. we honor the men and women who served in our armed forces we'll show you how local businesses are thanking them for their services. >>> good morning and welcome to news channel 8 today. >> happy friday you made it to the end of the work week. most of us least.

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>> still bridges look great that includes the sunshine skyway. we do have that accident in ruskin southbound 41 blocked south of the little manatee river. u.s. 41 the old 41, just to the west of there great alternate route, everything is moving fine. you could legs use 75 if you want but that's going to take you a little bit more out of your way. pinellas county you look good, didn't free and delay free here along 275. now, back to the desk. >>> in sports this morning bucs fans are celebrating another home win this time shutting down wilson and the seahawks. the bucs have won 3 consecutive games and are now 6 and 5 and back into contention for a playoff spot. next the chargers on sunday. >> luck. the bruins scoring 3 goals. the lightning are now 13 and 9 and third in the division. next the blue jackets on tuesday. knows >>> up next how a gold beer can z25ehz z16fz y25ehy y16fy . >>> google for gold not the golden ticket but golden beer starting today a gold can in a pack of bud light could win you super bowl tickets for life. they'll put 37,000 g

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skyway bridge, picking up in the northbound lanes. taking you 17 minutes to cross. >>> hilary, weather-wise we are off to a great start on this friday morning. quiet on stormtracker 10. mild temperatures for the most part. right now 66 degrees in tampa. a little bit cooler for citrus and hernando counties. we are tracking mild temperatures across the southeast. it's 60 degrees in nashville. 63 degrees for the folks in charlotte. want to give you a quick tease to the weekend. mild and breezy on saturday with a slightly warmer on sunday with a high of 83 degrees. now let's get a check on sports with ryan bass. >>> happy friday everybody. i am ryan bass. coming up tonight on 10sports the gators get set for a tough stretch of games to end the regular season. we are going to carve a path for how the gators can get to tampa bay and make the college football playoffs. also my weekend picks coming up. can the dolphins keep the jets and we will look at the tape from last night's bucs-falcons matinee. what went wrong for tampa bay and what's ne

the sunshine skyway, no crashes or breakdowns. you another 6 minutes. we're talking 5 to 6 minutes back and forth between downtown and the howard franklin bridge. back to you dan. >> we have some sad news to bring you this morning, janet reno, the first woman to serve as u.s. attorney general passed away. reno died from complications of parkinsons disease. she was a controversial political figure at the epicenter of several political storms, the first her decision compound in waco texas. reno later unsuccessfully ran for florida governor in 2002. she was 78 years old. >>> we're also following breaking news in brandon, a hillsborough deputy saves an elderly couple from a burning apartment building. that couple is fine. the other woman was taken to the hospital for observation. the fire broke out at the park at sienna parks around 1:00 this morning. all units were that could affect where thousands of students go to school in pasco county. school board already has a petition with more than 3,000 signatures against rezoning schools. abc action news reporter

foot tall ship will set sale under the sunshine skyway bridge. it's making st. pete its winter home and it will eventually be docked next to the ferry. the plan is to open it up for touring beginning next weekend. >>> this year one popular gift is expected to be drones. prices have dropped from last year. there's a few guidelines hobbyiests have to follow. you must pay the faa $5 and register the drone if more than half a pound. you not fly over 400 feet, and you're supposed to stay 5 miles for any airport. there's different rules for the people in the business of making money with the drove. >>> one public interest group says dangerous toys are still available online. one toy was found with high levels of lead paint a flying toy recalled monthings ago because the charging cord can with a magnet that can be detached and swallowed. parents are encouraged to check toy safety websites and national recall lists before you go shopping. >>> from recalled toys to recalled toyotas. recalling minivans because the door could slide open while you're driving. the japanese a

up to speed from the sunshine skyway all the way down to the howard franklin. once you get to the howard franklin you have a smooth ride all the way across. franklin. your drive on the veterans looking good so far. a lot of that construction has cleared. no more detours or delays. >> thanks. 17 minutes after 5 right now, a 12-year-old boy in texas. 12 years old is facing several charges right now after police say he led them on a car chase while drunk. an austin police officer says at 12 he tried to pull over that 12-year-old's vehicle yesterday morning after the boy nearly hit the boy crashed head on into another car. he kept going and then crashed into a power pole and flipped the suv he was driving. amazingly he only has minor injuries. it's not clear whose vehicle he was driving or how he got it. >>> more reasons to skip the gym this morning, guys. >> like we need them. wait until you hear what one scientist says about the secret benefits of the dad bod. >> yes. [ laughter ] >>> a crime victim worries that came to her rescue. the grocery store defending its

>> right now we are for a great drive, a little construction happening on the top of the sunshine skyway. you can see it here in this f dot camera, not causing any delays. 9 minutes to get from toll booth to toll booth. we are all in the green on the interstates, i-4 and 275 in pinellas county. >>> police are investigating an armed robbery at a speedway gas of drew street. we do have a crew gathering more information on the scene right now from police. we'll update you as soon as we know more. >>> also happening right now in pinellas county, detectives are trying to piece together what led to the death of a man in pinellas park. two homeless men found the body of that man behind a dumpster. ryan this is a murder investigation? >> reporter: yeah, dan it is now a murder investigation. in fact, detectives say that man died of blunt force trauma your attention. behind this mall area it was two men who found the body. they were looking for cardboard. they found the body back there behind those dumpsters. here's a picture of the victim, identified as william joe hodges. he is 38 years old. pol

howard frankland, skyway look good too. here's a live look at i-4, no delays, no congestion, traffic is very nice. >>> in an 8 on your side alert this morning parents headi to scoop up christmas gifts won't find one riding toy on store shelves. >> it reportedly burst into flames in the back of a pickup truck and toys "r" us are pulling it off store shelves. we're joined live from the toys "r" us store in brandon. do investigators have any idea what could have caused the fire? >> not just yet. toys "r" us claim they working with the manufacturer of the toy to grandparents in washington state scored a tonka truck but the toy apparently burst into flames as they headed home north of seattle. listen to them as they explained what happened. >> sparks and smoke coming from inside the box like fire like it was hot. we got to pull over, get out of this truck. we pulled over flames start shooting. . >> reporter: now, the couple did call 911. a trooper tried to put out fire, but the flames re is all that was left of their truck. luck

seen a few coming over from the area crossing right over and review back to the northern end of the skyway over port desoto. if you are waiting for someone to come home in my slow them down a little bit on the north side of the bridge just a little bit. this is trying to make it to lake sarasota turning out and i doubt if it makes it all of the way. it would be a really light sprinkle. you can see the back and the but right here and you also see those heavier clouds from-4 southward. -- i-4 southward. 80 in bradenton and 82 in sarasota. before in kirksville. with the gusts of 21 miles-per- hour in lakeland. sarasota is looking at 12 miles- per-hour sustained winds. overnight we could see the winds around 5 to 10 miles-per-hour. just a couple sprinkles here and most of it will fall apart. tomorrow is a lot like today and we will see those partly cloudy skies around today but i think just a little less rain around tomorrow. the best chance from-4 southward but not a big chance that. high temperatures tomorrow back into the mid-80s so we stay above average and that is what we have been expect

the vantage point from the sunshine skyway bridge. everything moving along quite nicely on >>> you can be breaking the law and not even know it. the facebook trend that could get you in a lot of trouble. >>> and we have all taken part in one, but how often does that fire drill change your life? up next you will meet a >>> we are on top of breaking news. a pinellas deputy fired after being accused of excessive force and faking a police report. i want to take you to the pinellas county sheriff. let's listen in. >> almost to invite her to take the driver's license. so the driver's license wasn't here. it wasn't down he was holding it out in front of her. so when she gets out of the truck she takes -- he is holding it with two fingers. she takes the driver's license out of his hand and then moves to turn away. at that point deputy wagner slammed taylor up against the sued of the vehicle and then took her to the ground and he used improper force against taylor. as a result of that, and again in a minute, but as a result of that, he arreste

this is the skyway of san francisco southbound 101, flooding bringing traffic to a you there this afternoon. now to the south bay, santa clara, the rain did not dampen the game. ponchos popular in levi stadium, and we have a look at today's rainy spots and how long this rain is going to last. drew? >> yeah, eric. yesterday, the south bay saw minimal rain, but today this is where the soaking showers set up. live doppler 7 shows light showers out there. street level specifically in the south bay. san jose is getting light showerings in the east foothills and campbell. this is the tail end of a system bringing soaking showers earlier this morning. santa rosa at 3 inches of rain, oakland at an inch, and future weather as we go hour by hour, the system pulling away by 7:00, and it's a quiet night on the way under cloudy skies, but we have a series of storms set eing up for the week ahead. that's coming up, eric. >> all right, see you then. >>> abc 7 news in oakland where people were prepared for the rain. we saw a lot of umbrellas and people in the raincoats. alone, oakland saw a half inch of ra