and let's move to south tampa. if you're using himes avenue, well, it just popped over to travel time. himes avenue at el prado is blocked. take mcdill instead. and 301 and 41 look great throughout palmetto and bradenton. no delays tamiami trail, up to speed. >> thank you. >>> this morning's medical headlines minutes away. >>> plus, razl castro makes a historic trip. >> castro is waking up in france this morning. what he is trying to accomplish in paris. >>> plus super bowl frenzy. a look at how some fans are game after the break. you're watching news channel 8 >>> french president frangois hollande is calling on the obama administration to end the u.s. embargo on cuba. cuban president razl castro is in paris this morning to discuss trade with france. this is his first trip to the european union since taking over for brother fidel castro back in 2006. frangois hollande visited cuba in may when i was there for news channel 8 covering the tampa chamber of commerce. >>> preparations are underway for the president's fi

recent polls sanders by almost thirty points. 3 3 a project to improve the drive through south tampa... expressway authority just gave another green light, to bringing *elevated lanes to gandy boulevard. 3 they approved two-point-six million dollars for an engineering firm to prepare the conceptual plans. the project will extend the selmon expressway to the gandy bridge in tampa, and it *will be a toll road. experts say the lanes are needed to relieve congestion on gandy.. and they can also be used, in case of storm evacuations: 3 the expressway authority hopes to break ground at the end of next year or early 2018. they hope to have the lanes open by 20-20. 3 3 people in south tampa will have a *goody new option... for food. a historic restaurant is returning... and it has mouths watering already. 3 on monday, crews installed the iconic sign... for the new "goody goody" restaurant. it's in in hyde park village, on swann. the orginal restaurant on florida avenue. "goody goody" was one of the first drive-in restaurants in the country, when it opened in tampa in 1925. the franchise was b

it's a can clear down into south tampa and into harbor island. and as we check out the radar, both sides of the states, we have our radar working because there is so much going on in daytona this week with the big race going on and all sorts of qualifying today looks good for that. looks good around here starting out average st. petersburg 61. flight went up 3 to 6 miles an hour. we do have a little bit of fog. it is mostly inland. three balls on arcadia -- 3 miles in arcadia. the fog will mix out of the atmosphere and burn off by 9:30 or 10 o'clock and we will be reaching highs into the 70s once again today. as a matter of fact, it's going to be a great day. and the weather cannot be much better. more details coming up in less than 15 minutes.>>> taking these. and then is dead in a suspected shooter is in custody. the person killed does not live in the community. >>> a highlands county middle school teacher is in jail this morning accused of pursuing a young student for sacks. investigators believe there could be more's -- more victims. stacy ho

. >>> and we have a couple problems in south tampa but they won't slow you down. zooming in here, just a quick reminder, right at bay to bay, lane take anway. keep that in mind. and also, still working here is bay shore boulevard at hawthorne road, there's road restoration going from an earlier broken water main. and one of the southbound lanes on bay shore boulevard is closed. it's not going to be fixed and reopened until sometime tomorrow. that's a look at weather and traffic. back to the gene and gayle. >> all right, thank you, leslee. >>> right now, st. petersburg police are searching for an art thief. they're looking for a man in detectives claim he is carrying the glass sculpture stolen from the chihuly collection. and he's strolling along casually for a guy worth of $25,000 worth of glass art under his arm. news channel 8's melanie michael shows us how investigators are trying to track down this man. >> reporter: good morning to you from downtown st. pete. this morning we are taking the same steps that the suspect took and while we're on camera right now, h

. >>> a shot rang out in a south tampa park when a 6-year-old diaper bag. the shot didn't hit anybody, but the owner of the gun, the negligence charge. crowded. the 6-year-old fired the shot just a few feet away from several girls there as part of an organized group. >> i thought it was a gun and then all of us started freaking out and we didn't really know >> investigators say 37-year- old ricardo candelario marquez placed the firearm in his girl friend's diaper bag. he's also accused of evidence tampering for trying to throw found out police were on the way. >>> now an 8 on your side investigation, construction fail. >> water intrusion, mold and construction defects, our 8 on your side investigation into shoddy homebuilding has a new face tonight, schooner cove condominiums in south tampa. the condo association is battling with a builder giant dr horton. our investigation found flaws that looked strikingly similar to those made by kb home. 8 on your side investigator shannon behnken shows us the problem. >> reporter: this is so similar it's eerie. we were

donald trump is in tampa tomorrow for a rally over at the university of south florida. and tampa bay for sanders will hold a two-day music festival to encourage voter registration this weekend in st. pete. the senator will be in sarasota on february 27th. meanwhile, hillary rodham clinton will also make a campaign stop monday. >>> and at 5:38, let's get a check of weather and traffic on the 8s. >> well, it's a cold start to the day, let me tell you. we have temperatures at or below freezing in a few spots, that includes citrus and mannan other places, you're hovering just above freezing like 36 in lakeland. and 37 in plant city. and you know what, we actually do see a pretty quick warm-up. look at the hour-by-hour forecast, we go four to five degrees each hour once the sunrises. 56 at noon. 64 degrees at 3:00 p.m. and yes, that's below average but with the sunny sky, the lighter winds, it will be more comfortable. official high temperatures in places like sebring, 65. not bad. 63 in brooksville. cool there. 63 sarasota. but you will want to see this temperature trend. we

surveillance cameras in one south tampa home... caught the three men, *very clearly. and the homeowner saw it all happening... while sitting at work. fox 13's josh cascio tells us what she did *next, to help police make a quick arrest. 3 it wasn't the kind of cell-phone alert this south tampa homeowner was expecting at work. i logged in and i saw these guys walk inside my housethree of them, in fact. they came in through a window monday morning on a mission. to take what's not theirs. i felt violated i felt we were in a safe neighbor which we are in a safe neighborhood it can happen anytimei panicked. but what these guys didn't plan for ... was the watchful eye of this high-quality security camera. this couple - who didn't want to be identified - bought it back in december. i didn't take it serious, what do you think about it now? i think its amazing i think everyone should have cameras anything that homeowners can do to help us solve crimes and potentially notify a suspect that you're watching themis going to be beneficial for both partiesfrom her smartphone - the ho

and again, in south tampa, keep is blocked at el prado. should be be brand up later today and then re-opened. but right now, use mcdill or dale mabry instead. back to gene and gayle. >>> a pizza burglar falls asleep on the job. >> ahead, the trail store workers followed to find the thief sleeping like a baby. >>> and chipotle getting back its reputation this morning. what federal health officials are reporting about the e. coli outbreak. >>> and then running at any age. we will hit the trail with a trainer with tip thes on how to get ready for the gasparilla old you are. the new caramel macchiato from dunkin' donuts. of espresso, milk, uplift your mood. indulge in a hot or iced macchiato today. >>> the chipotle outbreak sickened dozens across the country and now the cdc is giving the all clear. determine the source but suggest a link to common meal items like to the may toes. chipotle sales plummeted during this but the chain's stock jumped up 3.4% after the announcement. >>> a bill inspired by a bradenton dog bite case is moving through t

some southbound lanes taken away here in south tampa. heads up, southbound bay shore boulevard, hawthorne, one lane take anway until friday around 5:00 p.m. right around hawthorne, keep that in mind. and that again is southbound on the commute. dale mabry highway looks great from south tampa up into carrollwood. and construction i-75 northbound at university and westbound university underneath the interstate. it's part of the new intersection being put in there. and water main work, 15th street between 137th and 138th, that's just north of fletcher avenue. august. so keep that in mind. that's weather and traffic on the 8s. >> thank you, leslee. >>> taking the video you record on your smart phones to the next level. >> it's great video. i've seen this. ahead, one skier's idea that's giving us some cool video this morning. you don't want to miss this. >>> and saving hundreds of dollars on various bills. the way two brothers are helping people like you and me cut every day expenses. >>> can we chat about what's going on in new hampshire? io

let's look at the maps and talk south tampa talk for you. southbound on bay shore boulevard, the left lane blocked at hawthorne road until about friday afternoon. they are doing road work from a broken water main. overnight construction here -- been fixed, overnight construction here, i-75, a couple lanes blocked. and northbound on 75 as you exit to university, we've got construction tying up some lanes there. that's a look at weather and traffic. now back to gene and gayle. >>> construction continues on ulmerton road in largo and we learned the company behind the $23 million project just packed up and left. this roadway has been a pain for drivers for years now. 8 on your side's ryan hughes is live along ulmerton road. and with the company out now, when should this be finished? >> reporter: good morning to you. that's really up in the air right now. 8 on your side learned that the company dealing with the construction behind me actually defaulted on the project in mid- january and now there's a new company dealing with the stretch of roadwa

we do have some issue, south tampa area again. we have one of the lanes blocked here, bay shore boulevard southbound at hawthorne boulevard. not opened until friday. they are doing road repair work. and also road repair work due to a water main issue. of fletcher avenue. it is blocked on 107th to 180th. and this is closed through august. so keep that in mind. they're doing major work in that area. and meanwhile, a little bit of construction, westbound university under the interstate and north i-75 exiting to university, one lane take anway. but overall, good drive-thru sarasota. in fact from university to clark, six minutes. that's a look at weather and traffic. back to gene and gayle. >> all right. thank you, leslee. >>> in your vote, solid victories for two anti- establishment candidates in the new hampshire presidential >> yeah, democratic senator bernie sanders and republican donald trump are now hoping their big wins will help them carolina's primary. >> trump's win was big. he claimed 35% of the vote. ohio governor john kasi

live in south tampa. jacqueline ingles, abc action news. >>> a push to require 20 minutes of recess in florida elementary schools has now stalled. mothers supporting this bill say they are quote outraged, disgusted and heartbroken. they released the statement after learning the senate will not consider the proposal. parents have protested to get this bill passed as law. not add it to this year's senate agenda. >>> breaking right now, detectives arrest a third suspect in a triple murder of lakeland. a u.s. marshals task force even getting involved in this investigation, and arresting this man, jamal smith in miami. you're about to see him here. the 25-year-old now one of three people arrested in connection with the murder of three people on january 6th in lakeland. detectives arrested two people for helping smith in miami. >>> right now, passengers from boston are happy to be safe right here in tampa tonight trip this morning. >>> all of a sudden, the whole plane just shook. and we're like, whoa, what was

it happened to a south tampa couple, in fact. the wife checked her phone at work and couldn't believe it, three young crooks in her home robbing her in realtime. >> melanie michael live at tampa police headquarters tonight. this is why people get these surveillance cameras, but it still has to be that shock. you're actually seeing what happened, what those cameras captured. >> reporter: it is shocking, guys. good evening to you both. let's face it. we can do everything on our busting the bad guys in our own home. busted in the act right there plain as day. look at these guys, so bold. watch as they walk room to room casually never knowing that one piece of furniture disguised as decoration was detailing every single second. >> usually you think with everything that's going on in the world you think that you're safe in your house. >> reporter: terrified to show their faces, but inspired to share their story this south stamp a couple is still in shock -- tampa couple is still in shock. the wife tells me her phone sent an alert ha s

on camera breaking into a south tampa home. a security system notified the homeowner and she remotely set off the alarm. the teens got away with an >>> just in, florida hospital east in orlando paying $2 million to settle a lawsuit claiming it used leftover chemotherapy treatments on patients. the suit says workers ordered the wrong size vials of chemotherapy drugs and used the leftover medicine on the next patient. lawyers claiming once opened, the drugs can become a source is of infection. the suit says one patient may have died as a result of this florida hospital claiming tonight it has contacted all of the patients and denying that any patients were harmed. right now tampa police asking you to help them find this woman. take a look. disappearing on wednesday. she was last seen in the 3700 block of authority boulevard. you can go to our abc action news facebook page and share her photo with your friends. >>> tonight a pasco county boy living with a serious health issue will go to sleep with a big smile on his face because a

south tampa, we are up to speed as well. and we have a little issue going on but it won't slow you down. and this is bay shore boulevard, a southbound lane take anway at hawthorne road. and meanwhile, over to clearwater, largo road, right at wyatt street, we actually have a hit-and-run and that's off to the shoulder. a live look at i-75 around i-4, man, traffic looks good on the interstates. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >>> you got to think about this the next time you order something that's fragile. this ups delivery is raising concerns. just thrown over the fence. the homeowner outraged after his packages were thrown at his front door. here what he has to say. new video takes us inside the investigation. how police are tracking down the culprit. >>> but first, a battle over a parking lot. next in a live report, the vote happening today that puts a tampa community against a hospital. >>> happening today, tampa city council members are expected to vote on a controversial issue. for

heavy rains led to floods in south tampa you see there. tonight homeowners across the area have a lot of debris to clean up and repairs to make on their homes, but again one of charlotte county. this video behind me is from the deal creek subdivision. subdivision. the winds were so strong a pool enclosure collapsed. >>> we have team coverage starting with melanie michael. your heartbreaks for these recent past. does, jen. good evening to you. this is some of the damage left behind in charlotte county. i want to show you what happened. the wind all but ripped fences out of the ground and just shredded them and the people in duet further north in manatee county know exactly the emotions are all too familiar >> man, it's coming again, you know. there's no way. it can't happen again. >> reporter: mike shoeman couldn't believe it. >> that's the most helpless feeling you ever had in your life. it was. i'm like what are we going to do? well, lord, protect us. what can you do? >> reporter: his heart sank when he realized what was happening. a torn

we have a little bit of work in south tampa. heads up here, if you take himes avenue, it's blocked today right at elk. hop on to mcdill or dale mabry highway. and should be brand up by 5:00 p.m. there was an earlier broken water main. and let's look now at the fog. 275 right north of 4th street off the howard franklin bridge and taking a look at downtown the tampa, barely seeing the buildings, if you even can, back there but it's right in the heart of the junction. use caution out there with the visibility issues. that's weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you, leslee. >>> a popular household product is soon disappearing. >> the lightbulb you may soon have a hard time finding. >>> and a new twist on ride sharing services. how it could help parents. you're watching news channel 8 today. hini, beautiful golden squash, plump tomatoes, mushrooms, and garlic. combine with the pasta, and serve. everyone's a winner with this flavor packed meal. for more delicious recipes i don't know what i'm doing. i can't

we could see to 75 live from sky tend looking busy as we head south into tampa. drivetime on 275 going south at busch boulevard it is taking 15 minutes from the apex down to i4. we will see some delays. >>> we will be looking at see fog that will likely affect the beaches in manatee and sarasota and also the skyway so we watch that. travel weather today will be a problem in the question part of the state. >>> we of a health alert if you have children who. research is a netherlands say nervousness and anxious parents could be the cause for picky eaters children. >>> if you shop online amazon's free shipping may actually cost you more. you now pay $49 to qualify for free shipping, that's a $14 increase. if you are at amazon prime member and you pay the annual fee don't worry you look at the annual free shipping. >>> looking to add a pet to your family but can't decide >> the top radar the laboratory tree for, german shepherd, golden retriever, bulldog and beaver bagels round out the list. akc officials say the list shows easy to care for family fun dogs. >>> you may

this is south tampa. you may be able to see some runners. you have to look really closely. they're getting ray -- getting ready for the marathon classic today. we're seeing a lot of rain moving into the southeast and pretty heavy storms now tracking and through southern portions of ohio and west virginia. all of that staying to the north of us with high pressure in control across our region and temperatures that are pretty warm. normal low for this time of year is 56 degrees so we are warmer than that right now in tampa at 57. 46 work still. longboat key and largo. we will go into the 70s by later on. it will take a while for the fire to burn -- to burn off. less than 5 mile visibility in some locations. you will need to keep low beams on to make it through some of those five-year areas. this is how things will look. for the most part in tampa, son and -- sunshine and up to 74 by noon time. look for the top out temperature of about 76. we could see warmer readings. we will see the changes coming during the workweek in less than 15 minutes.>>> police are looking for the gunm

a couple of hours ago it was a mess. >> you could smell it all the way to south tampa. the good news is it does not look like much now. what do you think of today, was it a decent weather day? >> hopefully i don't mess this up. look how beautiful that is. temperatures in the upper 60s to low 70s still right now. not a cloud in sight. this is the satellite and radar composite, there is nothing headed our way. clear and dry tonight. temperatures will be on the cool side but the low humidity. temperatures will fall to 57 in st. pete, downtown tampa will be in the low 50s across hillsborough county. we are a little a little below average but pretty much on target. the average high should be right around 73. tomorrow afternoon if you want to work in the yard, maybe take a dip, 73 and sunny and dry. we are looking at a beautiful forecast. out to the game tonight i will have the forecast coming up in just a bit. >>> coming up next how the fcc wants to change how you get your cable tv. >>> the fcc voted today to move forward with a proposal that would create a standard box givi

voted to spend about two and a half million dollars for an elevated highway over gandy boulevard in south tampa. the highway will be an extension of the selmon expressway from dale mabry to the this will help tampa traffic from anyone crossing the bridge. a daytona beach discriminated breastfeeding her child at a flea and farmer's market. she said she rented a booth there and brought along her six-month old. at times, she would have to child. things changed when management approached her about it on friday. returned the next day to get the same booth...she was denied. the daytona beach flea and farmer's market released a statement in part saying, they got complaints from vendors the woman was using loud and graphic language. we've all done it. forgotten a friend's birthday until we see it posted on facebook. simply writing on their wall, facebook has a new feature to message be more meaningful. but first, starbucks lovers, attention to this. changes are coming to company's loyalty rewards program. coming up tonight on 10 news and c-b-s primetime.. starting at 8:00, n-c- i-s.. followed by n-c-i-

. >> reporter: josh, it's going mosquito surveillance and spraying, focusing efforts in south tampa where the flooding can cause a breeding ground. living in flood-prone south tampa for decades, barbra knows her backyard can become the home for mosquitoes. >> in the areas with a lot of deep foliage and it stays moist, they can harbor and breed. there's always sandy water. i anticipate they're going to be a problem. >> reporter: the type of mosquito that carries the virus is common in florida but so far none of the bugs collected have tested positive for the virus. commissioners dedicated more than $475,000 to combat the bugs. >> when i saw the health organization had taken an unprecedented stand in declaring an international go ahead and put it on the agenda. >> the latest numbers from the state surgeon general and secretary of health reveal 22 cases of the virus in florida, three here in the bay area. >> 18% increase in budget is good to spend to see and make sure we keep the people here safe. >> reporter: events like the olympics are also prompting increasing awareness, since lots of pe

ongoing series into predatory towing. 10 news reporter garin flowers is live on howard avenue in south tampa where the most cars were towed last year. garin, council members worked into the night to come up with a they did...last night they voted unanimously to better enforce a law already on the books. the goal to make clear what role businesses play. and, help you have a night of fun and ending it responsibly without paying a hefty fine. council members voted to have staff members come up with a plan to figure out how businesses can clearly display their ordinance. which says you can't tow someone's car outside of an establishment that sells liquor until noon the next day. sot - harry cohen "my thought is that it would be a good idea for any establishment that sells alcohol in tampa for on premise consumption to have posted our ordinance that informs peole that iif they are too inebriated to drive that they can leave their car without fear of being towed until 12 noon the next day." they've asked staff to present a plan to this ordinance has been in place since 2008 but clearly hasn't been

. >> squeezed juice works in south tampa offers multiple con con-- concoctions. >> squeeze does have a wheat grass shot that has ginger in it and it's called the flu shot. that is meant to ward off any bad crusty feelings you might have. maybe a cold coming on, but the florida department of health does urge everyone ages 6 months and older to get that flu shot. so to save a lot of trouble and a lot of headaches and a lot of sniffles in the future. adrienne. >> mary, sounds like i need to get the juice flu shot and the flu shot on my way home today. >>> well, a pinellas county man explains his wide ride. he insist he was trying to help police officers, but he ended up behind bars. long thought he was doing the right thing when he heard about a stolen car with a toddler in the back. he followed the car police were after along us 19 and clearwater. >> your body goes into a fight or flight mode and you have no control over that. and my body said fight. do the right thing. i'm a christian. >> he ended up crashing into a police cruiser. it turns out the mother lied about the child being in

from south tampa with some of the inland flooding we saw there. and of course, during a hurricane, we can see inland flooding and also storm surge flooding along the coast. so just keeping an eye on thing. before you know it. headlines for today, cooler temperatures. it was warm for a while. now the cooler weather has moved in. no rain expected until the middle of next week. our next front is set to arrive next week on wednesday. so until then we are looking at dry conditions. if you don't have the app, make sure you download it. get the forecast in the palm of your hand. tomorrow will be a chilly morning. temperatures close to 50 degrees by 8:00 a.m. by noon, we are still only into the upper 50s . it will stay breezy and we will top out in the low 60s by the afternoon hours. so, currently, very quiet for us. temperature ins the low 60s . 59 degrees in weeki wachee. 60 in brooksville. 63 in plant city. it will stay breezy. temperatures dropping back very quickly. tomorrow morning we will be in the 40s pretty much across the board. could see 30s on

unfair towing outside bars and restaurants. 10 investigates the big issue in south tampa. find out how you could get a refund! posing as your facebook friends...to latest way con artists are trying to xxx a county commissioner wants a consumer protection expanded to all of hillsborough county after seeing our report. his goal? keeping more drunk drivers off the street! 10 investigates exposed how a tampa rule was getting ignored, resulting in unfair towing outside bars and restaurants. and this morning, investigative reporter noah pransky continues to get answers. "i thought i'd be wouldn't risk the we've been taking your comments on this story to elected leaders all over tampa bay, and it's not too late to chime in. tonight, noah will talk to elected officials on the other side of the bay who want to bring similar protections to st. pete and pinellas county. if you go to wtsp.com or the 10 news app- we have resources on how to get a refund if you were wrongly towed. we'll also show you which parts of the region you're most likely to get towed. just look for the "10 invest

that we had you it is the second dress, the gown valued at $500 donated by lending luxury, the south tampa store and the dress is going to a girl in need. that is the most exciting part of this whole thing that we at abc action news have been doing for three years. a local boutique will donate a dress and it will any -- go to a girl in need. and we unveiled this live. and we are so appreciative of all the comments and support. i was concerned earlier when it perfect. the party here starts at 7:00, the longest running academy awards show party in tampa, and there are still tickets available. if you are not doing anything, we'll be live with all the highlights. back to you. >> and our team coverage continues online with the social media wall and we'll be feeling the excitement all evening on facebook and twitter as well and right here on abc action news. we want to hear your picks and favorite moments. you can join us after the awards for the biggest moments and best fashion right here on abc action news. >>> i tell you what. we had an award winning day around here, red carpet worthy for sur

pseminole tribe wants to expand pits casinos in tampa and south pflorida. pbut first the tribe has to reach pan agreement with governor rick pscott shayla reeves is here with pmore on what it could mean for pbay area. pgood morning, shayla. p>> hi, good morning to you. pi just had ad chance to speak pover the phone with a pspokesperson for the seminole ptribe. phe told me gary by thor in the ptribe was extremely grateful to phave governor visit and add pfocus to this issue that they pare trying to get pushed through pappear what were talking about phere was compact signed by pgovernor and chairman of the art of that agreement would not ponly add jobs but also mean some padditions some expansion to the pseminole hard rock casino. pright here in tampa, what we can psee if this pushed through was a psecond hotel added to the tampa plocation. pwe could also see a new prestaurant. pshops and a helipad. pit also calls for remodeling the pexisting hardrock cafe and pchanging some of the banquet and pmeeting room options available. pgrowth would not limited to ptam

nat- plane nat- aftrt plane nat after plane flying over houses in south tampa on their way to land at tampa international airport david epstein has lived in the landing pattern for more than 16 years. he says airlines are not living up to a noise abatement agreement. the agreement limited use of the noise sensitive field conditions at the airport or an emergency require the use janet zink is the spokesperson for the aviation authority. she says part of the increased noise is because of construction at the airport..however because the faa averages the quiet times when planes aren't flying over the homes it says their is no impact to the people who live there but hundreds are telling the faa it is a roberts says the agency can't even question the airlines why they are using the runway and that leaves people living in some homes built before the airport was open living with deafening noise most of the time. there is a new study that says the faa standard for noise impact has no scientific basis and even the faa is review its standards. meantime the airport told the faa the new constructi

most of the traffic heads into south tampa and into tampa mr. pinellas. six minutes. you're looking at seven in between tampa and clear water on the gorgeous courtney campbell causeway. moving over to a crash at bay of vista street in the heart of

the first is south tampa. a portion of west shore boulevard will be closed overnight from longfellow up to san rafael, closing from 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. this is through friday. manhattan to get around that. if you live on one of these streets, you will be able to get through. they are letting local residents have access to west shore boulevard. a couple other projects to be aware of, falkenburg road between columbus and broadway, this is during the day, so expect congestion there. also have construction going on at lois, cypress and howard at i-275, one to two lanes closed at a time. that's through the daytime hours, so expect a lot of congestion there, especially around lunchtime. for more, follow me on twitter@ twitter@tampabaytraffic. >>> erik waxler is showing us, even underage teenagers are >> i was really upset that my daughter as a minor, her public information was out there. >> reporter: when michelle's daughter got her driver's license, the 17-year-old also preregistered to vote. they had no idea so

the first one cause a little bit of concern as the smoke extended all the way to south tampa. smoke with temperatures in the upper 60s. when you have a strong wind, as we have right now, everywhere to the southwest of the fire was getting not only the smell of the smoke but limited visibility as well. fortunately that is no longer an issue. i think tomorrow it will be noticeably better. if you are going out this evening temperatures will be in the 70s. we will talk about the weekend in a couple of minutes. >>> tonight donald trump taking on the vatican after the pope suggests suggest he is not a christian. today the pope speaking said, that anyone who wants to build walls instead of bridges is "not a christian." donald trump has made building a wall between the u.s. and mexico a cornerstone of his campaign. he called to the comments disgraceful. attacked by isis, which is the ultimate trophy for isis, i can promise you that the pope would have only wished and prayed that donald trump would have been president. it is true. because this would not have happened isis would have been eradicat

we have a road closure to tell you about in south tampa. himes is closed today between el pado and -- prado and kensington avenue until 5:00 p.m. they are working on sewer pipe repairs there. alternate, dale mabry or even macdill to get around this. but keep in mind a couple of blocks there closed on himes in south tampa. taking another look at the fog, this is around westshore on i- 275, pretty thick out there. so you definitely want to use those low beams. not really affecting your drive time through that area at all. five minutes on 275 from i-4 to exactly five minutes in the opposite direction. >>> 6:18. 14-month-old girl in utah who basically just learned how to walk is getting worldwide attention because now she can snowboard. >> seize so precious. sloan henderson's parents were shocked themselves when they took her to a ski resort and surprised to see how well she could balance and was pretty comfortable on the slopes. take a look. >> yeah. look who is cruising. >> she is. her parents posted this video on youtube, it already has more

south tampa lending luxury is donating my gown to go to a girl in need. >>> a huge night. full of glitz and glamour. everyone addressed to the 9s at the dollby theater in hollywood. the competition not just fierce for the statute but also to be considered the red carpet queen. >> so this dress here is timeless. >> we turn to sarah john parecca. guns -- gowns for cost. we narrow it down. we start with this halter gown. it would cost $435 in a store. jennifer lawrence. definitely you could see this on her. next, timeless glamour. >> a lot of beauty. >> italian ball gown, another designer gown price tag $385. >> more like jennifer garner. >> vintage designs like this turkish gown with unique embellishments. >> the bow on this dress makes the dress. >> this one worth over $1000. >> you would look super glamourous from the back. >> and surprising new must. pockets. >> the celebrities need a place for their iphone. >> what i wear is up to you. the halter gown or the ball gown look or would you prefer the vintage route? to vote, head to my facebook page and tomorrow find out the

south tampa at macdill over to brandon. low 40s for us around citrus county and hernando county from inverness and crystal river to pasco county, hudson, zephyrhills and wesley chapel. bradenton and sarasota a nice chill in the air. day break 49 degrees. not as windy. same for venice and north port 49. couple degrees cooler lakeland to haines city and fort meade. forecast for saturday 47 to start. quite a bit of cloud cover. we will turn mostly cloudy in the middle of the night. isolated shower is possible. more on that in a moment. we are also expecting high temperatures a touch warmer than today. around 66 to 67. the winds not as strong tomorrow. still a decent breeze. moderate chop on the bay. northwest winds 2 to 12 knots. note is as that trough digs over the gulf and as that low starts to spin up from the keys over to west palm beach we are between the two. sunday morning a couple showers in the mix. we are clear and skies are done. beautiful and clear for your football celebrations on sunday evening. just know that a

rivergate tower cam looking in through south tampa and tampa bay. you can see those clouds out there right now and we may see a few scattered showers but right now, most of them off to the south we will zoom in on these from fort myers through venice over towards port charlotte arcadia placid lake seeing some showers and longboat key into hillsboro county widely scattered stuff. this is going to move through. very quickly a tail end of that from the low-pressure area that from the low-pressure area that skidding up along the carolina coast it will be a messy day for folks, including some pretty heavy rains on the coastal communities. 48 in tampa wins out of the north northwest. it's an all-star. i just walked outside a moment ago. the flag is just ripping across with northwest. 51 in st. petersburg with northwest is it 2015. we are not going to see much wants today. blustery by this afternoon as we had a high of 58. we hold onto cool weather into the workweek as well. the seven-day forecast is just about 12 minutes away. >>> crews are still working t

around downtown tampa south tampa and macdill west to the gulf beaches low 50s will be more common. or right around the 50-degree mark. palmetto and look for temperatures in the low 40s around bartow. about 43 in lakeland. 44 sebring. just like this morning, as soon as we get past the first hour or two of the chill, phenomenal friday is coming your way. high temperatures around 71 in tampa. winds 11 miles per hour at their peek. just picture perfect. everything you have gone through this week for with the winds and cold was for this in time for your friday. high temperature 74 brooksville. 75 sebring and haines city. 72 downtown tampa. light chop on the water if you are taking the boat out enjoy it before the weekend warriors get out there. southwest winds 10 knots or less. low tide 10:30. it will be a wonderful night to head to the florida state fair. 10 news has been your official if you want to go early before the 5:00 crowds clog up the roads 71 for the afternoon. 67 around dinner time. nighttime rides will feel good with a temperature of 61 degrees and no rain in the forecast.

we look from south tampa out over the bay, uniform. and rain totals, everybody got rain as is usually the case in our area, and around lake wales, 3 inches of rain, to to two and half inches of rain in parts of highland county, in pascoe county about an inch or inch and half. areas anywhere from about a quarter inch, anywhere up to 3 inches down to just about eight and 7-inch fell. we had all that lightning but luckily we had no reports of any damaging winds. we did have power outage outages for a period of time in the overnight hours, then as wendy mentioned, beautiful. and buy sunrise there was a lot of sunshine. tomorrow morning, i think we fog will start being issued again with all the rain that we had. this is pretty common when we get a pretty decent event, and there's ground to be some fog across the area. temperatures in the 60's, the satellite picture and the rain has cleared out, then that just pummeled folks across southeast florida. to reported the f1 tornadoes, and, if you look at what's going on across the area right now,

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. >>> and video shows the moments >>> and big changes in a south tampa neighborhood. what transportation fishes want to do to -- officials want to do. >>> and the building official is still playing hide and seek with us, a month after we discovered he doesn't have the credentials to do his job. >>> those stories plus your storm team 8 forecast and sorts coming up on -- sports coming up on news channel 8. the >>> right now on news channel 8 at 6:00. >>> packing a pistol in a diaper bag, ail child got his hands on it and pulled the trigger. >>> a deadly liquor store shoot out. the robbers firing, but the clerk was ready for him. credentials, enabling inspector is playing -- building inspector is playing hide and seek with us. i'm keith cate. >> i'm stacie schaible. a gunshot in the middle of a crowded park, the trigger pulled by a 6-year-old boy, and he got the gun out of his mother's diaper bag. thankfully no one was hurt. the mother's boyfriend owned the gun and is now facing charges. judd chapin, this is scary stuff for those visiting the park. >> reporter: yes, it i

>> it can be difficult to a and him never mind wheel of fortune, one south tampa church has the deal of sacrifice. >> prisoners have the option of spending to see what they will have to give up for lent. ted news reporter, marcus grayson shows you how it was a hit. >> amidst the sanctity and reverence of christ the king, from this church. the clacking of a spinning wheel. >> we came up with the lent and wheel of sacrifice and made a wheel that you spin and has different sacrifices on there. things you have to give up or do. >> that's right, >> that's right, all ages from the elderly to children stepped right up to take a spin. >> >> it is out of your hands, then providence hand. >> there's the usual sacrifices like no sweets and no coke. >> no social media. we live in the 21st century. >> did i mention this mention this is a real commitment for the next 40 days? and you cannot re-spent. >> i'm curious this year like when people go to confession there can say father i didn't respect. >> sometimes the sacrifice is doable, but not so much for others, like this 15-year-old this 15 -year-

into south tampa for the morning commute, coming away if the plant city or ybor, either direction on i-4 between downtown and the paul buchman highway, only a 22 minutes commute. that's a look at weather and traffic. now back to gene and gayle. >> thank you. swirling about a middle school's anti-bullying policy. >> another mom called 8 on your side about another case of alleged bullying. paul mueller takes the mom's concerns to school officials. >> reporter: good morning. a school official going on camera highlighting the zero tolerance policy that the school system but once again a mother saying this is not worth the paper it is printed on. >> reporter: a mother torn apart. >> i feel like i can't depend on the people in the school to keep her safe. >> reporter: her daughter secretly video taped in the bathroom by classmates a few months back. both students were expelled but now the mom says the girls' terrified her. >> i want to feel like it's school. family called eight site last -- the lopez family called 8 on your side last week after their emails and phone calls went unanswered

. >> reporter: at performance computer group in south tampa they have seen businesses and individual computer hacked by a ransom ware. their advice? back up your files and run antivirus soft ware. >> if you want your data back pay it. there is currently no way we know of to unencrypt the data. >> reporter: with so few solutions out there experts predict the number of ransom ware cases will only increase. paying the ransom is no if that occurs too often no one would pay it. in tampa eric glasser 10 news wtsp. >> we know there are a lot of anti-malware products out there. head to wtsp.com to see which would work best for you. >>> new information tonight that will make you feel better about driving around the bay area. a new report says 58,000 bridges across the country are structurally deficient. when you think of the bridges here, surprisingly only a few are in florida. researchers found problems with 2% of all florida bridges. the bay area there is only one deficient bridge that gets a lot of traffic. it is part of the selmon expressway over 22nd street in tampa. 44,000 people drive

. >>> well this morning, a south tampa couple is sharing some very unnerving video. doing and check this out. it shows three burglars caught on a security camera just going through the house room by room. the wife received an alert on her phone while she was at work that something was up. she checked and that's when she saw the burglars in her living room. she set off an alarm to scare them away. it worked. they moved out fast. >> we were able to get them out of our house within a minute's time. they were gone. >> yep. >> look closely, the alarm system is disguised as a decoration on the table. and now they're looking for the other two which should be easy to find them because the video is so clear. >> crystal clear but it's chilling to see them taking their time. >> so braisen. >> wow. >>> an update to a major national news story. apple plans to fight a federal judge's order to unlock an encrypted phone used by one of the san bernardino shooters. the future of digital privacy national security. there. news channel 8s lindsey mastis joins us live with the morning alert. what information

south tampa and mcdill, about 59. same for riverview and sarasota. 60 in likewood rambling and 60 degrees in winter haven, lakeland and in sebring. it will take two more days before the wind and waves settle down. this is better than today. offshore waves we saw ten to 10 ten -- 15 feet today. with your 7-day forecast coming up in a no moment. tomorrow, chilly and breezy. nice and clear, temperatures in the 50s. degrees. even warmer friday at 70 degrees. 70 degrees. we'll stay draw. no rain gear until monday. the coldest part will be thursday morning. 42 in at any point -- in tampa. if you want to retweet that picture, there's couple of cool snow pictures from up in georgia. if you want to keep up with the kidney, stormtracker10 or get a video -- with the wind or stormtracker10 all you have to do is grab your fiend we're -- your phone and we're right there. >>> the maple leaves make a the fire stone take shape in vo: know you have a dedicated advisor and team who understand where you come from. we didn't really have a

the gun fire caused panic in a south tampa park over the weekend. nobody was hit, but as jeff patterson shows us, the owner of gun is now facing serious charges. >> >. we started talk agent how to be -- about how to be friends with people. >> reporter: 9-year-old bella was in the park with friends. >> all of the sudden we heard a big boom. away a 6-year-old had taken a gun out of his mother's diaper bag. >> we started freaking out and didn't know what to do. >> reporter: her mother rushed to the park with a friend called to tell her what happened. >> >. it's a pretty traumatic thing that happened to them, and i don't know how no one got hurt. >> reporter: police responded too, and charged this man with negligence for putting the firearm in his girlfriend's diaper bag. >> i can't think of too many worse places to store a firearm. >> reporter: they also charged him with tampering with evidence. when he found out police were on the way he tried to throw the gun into the bay. jeff patterson, news channel 8. >>> sarasota deputies say a venice couple's ho

. >>> check out this live view right now from south tampa. we are looking at a beautiful twilight between when the sunsets and it is complete dark outside. that will happen shortly, of course. evening with mostly clear skies and comfortable temperatures in the middle 60s by 8:00 or 9:00 p.m. good looking weather. temperatures right now not too shabby. 75 in tampa, 272 for much of pinellas county and upper 60s for sarasota and venice due to the somewhat chilly areas of the gulf of mexico in the 50s right now. we have had clear skies throughout much of the day. in fact, good old shades came in handy this afternoon. you will probably need these again tomorrow with a lot of sunshine. we are looking at chance of rain moving in for the middle part of the week. tomorrow high pressure still in control. that means nice weather. we have southerly winds as well, meaning warm temperatures in the middle to upper 70s continuing tomorrow. but then we start to look at this front back to the west. this will bring us cooler temperatures by the end of the week

. >>> well, south tampa, we saw heavy rain for a little while this morning. video from bay shore boulevard. a typical problem spot for flooding when we have heavy rain. and today no different. doesn't take much to cause areas. tides were agreeable but with that amount of rain in the short amount of time, even in a little bit. 64 degrees with a northwest wind at 20 miles per hour. northwest. you see the rainfall at that location, a little over .50. fairly common total. we don't have the numbers here at hula bay but you get the this location. and not yet seeing the clearing taking place. out the palm tree, 68 degrees, 11 miles per hour. the northwest breeze kicking front. that's going to help keep us cool and dry here, breezy certainly in the forecast for the. skies this evening. and our temperature tomorrow morning, a4 degrees to start the day and much cooler. noticeably cooler and helped along by the breezy northwesterly conditions. degrees. well below our average of about 74. sunshine and chilly and windy left over here. pictures that came in today from the

. >> would this be acceptable on davis island or south tampa? >> that was jamel lanee reporting. >>> president barack obama plans to make a historic trip to cuba next month. he will be the first sitting president to visit cuba since 1928. the if the tweeting about his upcoming visit which he hopes will advance progress and improve the lives of the cuban people. the president will meet with president raul castro, but not with his brother fidel. president obama plans to speak with cuban citizens, entrepreneurs, and cubans from different walks of life. >>> and i plan to travel to cuba to cover the president and first lady's trip every step of the way. their visit is scheduled to take place on march 21 and 22. our own jeff patterson just returned from cuba this tonight at 6:00, he will give us a full report on his adventures around havana. >>> donald trump in a war of words with pope francis. >> it started when the pope referred to trump's desire to build a wall on the u.s. mexican border. someone wanting to build walls instead of bridges is not a c

. >>> a south tampa woman watched a trio of burglars walking through her home on her phone. it happened just before noon yesterday. a notification alerted her to check the cameras her husband installed just a month ago. look at this. she could see three guys in her living room. built in alarm which scared the crooks away. tampa police have one man in custody. if you recognize the others you should call the police. >>> well, a pinellas fraud artist pleaded guilty today. he could be in jail the rest of his life. >> reporter: after years of investment scams, shameless lies. >> he fabricated phony wireless transfers and took money. >> reporter: robert fletcher is finally telling the truth. >> you believe it is in your best interest? >> yes, sir, it's the right thing for me to do. >> reporter: today, robert fletcher agreed to everything. rejected the offer of ten years in prison and threw himself at the mercy of the judge. >> you could be sentenced to as much as 126 years. you do understand that? >> yes, sir i do. fletcher's early targets and tipped us off to his shenanigans more