a tampa & st. pete officer working on stolen car task force in hospital after being hit by a stolen car. central ave in st. pete -- 54th street joining the race to cars. the detroit automaker bought cruise automation, a software company self driving cars on francisco. emceeing the salvation army's all star mvp luncheon. we recognized volunteers making a difference in our many people who help all year -- including angel tree...kettle campaign you see around holidays...and kettle krush the 5 k in st. pete. thanks to everyone for all your work! i was also honored to join the 1voice foundation emcee their annual 'cruise for a cure' luncheon. another opportunity to thank volunteers. it's also an event that raises money for pediatric cancer the money raised fund research by dr. tebbi at the university of south florida. it's only a couple of days until st. patrick's day! where tampa bay stands on the best places across the u-s to celebrate the holiday. but first, one man finds an effective way to fight off thi

st. pete residents and verizon indy car series participating in the event. it's the 12th year for the race in st. pete. >> really solidifying the fact that st. petersburg is an international community. we love our visitors that come for the race. not only our city but all to watch the best race car drivers in the world. >> the events begin tomorrow down in st. pete. but you can watch it live on sunday at 12:30 right here on abc action news. >>> an update on a box of puppies. >> they were left abandoned on the side of the road in tampa last month. happy news for those eight puppies. they are going home. this is what the dogs looked like when they were found. all of them had severe mange. but within a month, this is hold on.

live look at downtown st. pete, construction will soon begin on in 1934, steak 'n shake decided the world didn't need another hamburger. it needed a steakburger. so they used 100 percent beef. quick seared to seal in the flavor ... steak 'n shake, home of the original steakburger. i'm allison kropff. and i'm ian reitz. in just a few hours, construction workers will break ground on the pinellas county. a huge new highrise condo and

live in st. pete sarah hollenbeck 10 news wtsp. >>> tampa is one of the most popular places in the country to flip homes. florida was second in the more than 9% of all house flips were in tampa and daytona beach. only nevada had more. >>> jury deliberations could begin in a few hours in the erin andrews trial. it has been an emotional week in court. the sports caster is suing the owner of marriott for $75 million. a man secretly recorded her video in the nude and posted it online. michael barrett manipulated the reservation system to get a room next to hers in 2008. the jury will have to decide if the company is liable. >>> today the jury selection continues in the hulk hogan gawker sex trial. the pool stands at 55. they have to cut it down to nine by monday morning so the trial can start. against the fight to zica virus. the grant will go to reducing mosquito population and developing vaccines to protect against it. google assigned a team of engineers and scientists to work with a unicef and analyze

the st pete pier is playing a huge role in this. people are thrilled about the new pier coming to downtown and developers tell me that combines with the walkability to restaurants and shops is really helping downtown thrive. here's what i'm digging into next-- parking in downtown st pete is a huge hassle. how will this huge impact parking and traffic in downtown. live in downtown st pete, sarah hollenbeck, 10news wtsp as the republican presidential candidates fight for a gop nomination...they continue to fight amongst themselves to get there. last night's debate in detroit was full of personal attacks as candidates try to slow donald trump's momentum. 10news reporter emerald morrow is live in the satellite center. emerald, inside the debate wasn't the only place where there was some pushback. that's right, hundreds of protesters braved and frigid temperatures to say they don't feel republicans have adequately addressed in their state. here you can see those protesters holding up signs saying "flint lives matter." the city's water cr

maybe this year, st. pete will only four times in the history the racer has gone on to be a serious champ. there are some local drivers racing here at the firestone grand prix this weekend. you'll want to stick around. coming up in our next hour, we're headed into the track. we'll see how they feel heading into the big event this weekend. we are live right now in st. pete. i'm lindsay logue, abc action news. >> lindsay behind the wheel maybe. >> that should be fun. >> a full list of events happening on abcactionnews.com and click on the story link. >> three days, friday, saturday, sunday. which is the better day? >> the berter days will be today and tomorrow. the showers and thunderstorms in the forecast. that's the big day. we'll deal with a few wet roads out there as we're contracting the rainfall here. tomorrow. sunday, 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms opinion how do we get there? right now, titan doppler radar is quiet. the gulf looks good but across the western part of the gulf, you see this moistu

i mentioned this before, this is in st. pete, folks. this is what you need to know before you head out the door. we have a little bit of construction, they have to wrap up getting rid of the track from the grand prix. so remember that in the heart of downtown tampa. both directions are blocked at 54th street. keep that in mind, you can always take first avenue north fine. i'm not seeing significant delays, but a lot of activity crash. 54th street. and also in the sarasota area, university is blocked both directions. this should wrap up within the next hour or so. but you want to use fruitville under the interstate. we have issues traffic-wise. but weather is better. >>> we have rain this morning. and it will be darker for longer. so going out on the commute you need to be careful. after the time change, the sun will not rise until 7:30 this morning. and it will be lighter when you're coming home from work, 7:30 this evening. not a lot of rain, but the roads could be wet from overnight showers. watch what happens forward in time. here it

and the st. pete area. first of all, in st. pete, just outside of downtown, west of u.s. 19, central avenue is closed both directions here at 54th street. how do you get around it? well, what you can do, the great thing about central avenue, to the north, you have 1st avenue north and 1st avenue south. you can take either one. and that accident involves injuries. all lanes closed central avenue at 5 4th street. and issues in sarasota. university blocked completely under i-75. that is due to construction. take fruitville instead. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you. >>> a florida theme park is celebrating a big anniversary with big changes. >> what legoland is playing. and a laundry list of health problems caused by a massive gas leak. up next, the new instructions coming from doctors. >>> and guess what today is. it's national pi day. not the cherry kind, the mathematical kind but you can score some serious pizza. connect with me on facebook and twitter. and tell me where you get

four years ago, justin couldn't draw at all, now everyone in st. pete seeing his talents on the streets. 10 news reporter bobby lewis is on the road with the young artist on the rise. >> reporter: if you're driving around downtown st. petersburg you've definitely seen them. street art, mural of every shape and size, some old, some new. you probably have no idea how new one of the painers is. >> before you knew it -- painters is. >> before you knew it he was trying this and that, and now look around, he's got ten giant murals. he's got as many as i do, i think. >> this is especially challenging especially because of the texture of the wall. >> you've probably seen justin's his accomplishments are getting taller. >> i've always wanted to do it and i just think my senior year was the right time to kind of burst out and try something a little bit bigger. >> as in senior year of high school, wager is a gibbs high student just like his mentor, >> i've been doing this a long time, my whole life, and he's already at that level. he's just a prime example of some

sot st. pete does a good job of putting the fence you know barricades up, really trying to give us space behind the wall, but at the same time not taking away from what motorports is and being able ot be right there. organizers believe around 150 to 160 thousand people showed up to the event.cheering on the racers. in st. petersburg, garin flowers 10 news wtsp. coming up at 5 on 10 news this morning...the hulk hogan leaked sex tape trial continues again in just a few hours with the defense starting to call witnesses. a traffic nightmare in north carolina as more than 100 cars are involved in a series of wrecks on one interstate. a georgia man finds a bizarre but effective way to fight off thieves. still ahead, a colorful story that's lining the streets of st. pete. the artist behind these massive paintings...and get this, he's only in high school. plus the story behind this picture that's going viral. we'll tell you what some hope it does ashley weather four years ago justin wagher couldn't draw a

but in this st. pete right now... teaching police employees his special skill. 3 ((jen "eliott perrott" is a "super-recognizer." that means he has a natural ability to recognize and remember faces. he's training a few st. pete officers and staffers who have been tested for the important. with cameras popping up everywhere, there are lots of images to scan and study. and with the right training, humans can be really good and finding what, and *who, they're looking for. 3 "we find that humans outperform facial recognition software completely. let's put it in perspective. we had one identification from facial recognition software last year, and since may of last year unit which is a team of four made 1,300.." --jen and get this: 3 the st. pete police department will be the *first in this nation to officially apply should be up and running in a few weeks. 3 ((jen and speaking of st. petersburg... there's some hidden history downtown that you probably don't even know about. two big buildings... that people can't even see!

@call st. pete police if you @know anything about this case. @>>> st. pete mayor's rick @krisman will be to cuba later @this month. @his second trip to the island. @his first official trip was @back in september. @rays are flying down to play in @an exhibition game against the @cuban national team on march 22 @cuban national team on march @22. @president obama will attend @that game. @a spokesman for the mayor's @office says details are still @being worked out. @>> a beautiful weekend out @there, lindsay. @weather to do anything. @>> lindsay: you name it, @anything. @one of those weekends if you @don't spend any time outside, @you are missing out. @>> anjuli: open up the windows @if you have to stay inside. @>> lindsay: refreshing out the @door. @it is cooler and the warmth @will make that appearance, by @midweek if you don't enjoy the @cooler mornings, big-time @a couple of minor changes @starting out in the cloud @pattern department. @we have high clouds that have @moved in overnight and they @should be around most of the @day today. @notice that appea

st. pete are looking for a serial suspect. police say this man started five fires in the last two months in a six-block air. >>> this morning, the highway patrol is investigating why a truck driver lost coast and slammed into a school bus. tallahassee yesterday morning. more than 60 students with are taken to the hospital some with broken legs and ankles. the truck drive wears caken to the hospital, too. fhp is investigating the cause. >>> a woman crashed into the back of a school bus yesterday afternoon. there was one student on the nobody was hurt. the woman who hit the bus was driving. >>> spring break isn't what it used to be according to college students. spring breakers are describing it as empty. a major factor in this year's decline in businesses is the new ban on alcohol on beaches. the crackdown is in response to problems from last year when there was an alleged sexual assault in broad daylight. another issue, restrictions on scooter rentals. >>> county residents need your help. depu

we'll be topping out near 80 degrees in st. pete. you can see here in tampa 85 is the high tomorrow. 84 on saturday. then on sunday the temperatures come down as the rain chances go up and the cloud cover increases. and behind this front we don't have a cool push of dry air. we're actually going to see those rain chances lingering for monday, tapering off by tuesday. all right, back to you guys. >>> hello, folks. we thought jordan spieth's game was a little off coming into the valspar. but let's face it, spieth literally in the rough most of lately it's been his putting but today it was a little bit of everything. copperhead is the course to bring your game to a halt especially if it's windy. bradley, duke, and howell share the lead at four under par. so jordan needs to come back with a few birdies tomorrow to make the cut. >> unfortunately right now on my off days, typically in my history i'm able to hold that around even par, and i'm just shooting too high numbers. >>> who is going to open up the indycar season with a win at the gr

10news reporter live in downtown st pete. sarah, one big fans are going to notice more security at this year's race. here this morning sunday, and they're sure to face long lines of people thrrough the two main gates, as officers step up security. for the first time ever-- race fans will through metal and they'll even have security on the water-- only registered or credentialed boats will be allowed in the yacht club basin. st. petersburg police are working with state and federal enhanced security. see something say something. they're also limiting what race fans can food, drinks or folding chairs this year. here's what i'm looking into changed the date of the race-- bumping it up a few weeks. i talked to some forced to make a big date was moved-- i'll explain why the change hurt them. pete, sarah wtsp it's a sign spring is soon approaching! adventure island opens its doors back up tomorrow! the park has been couple of months for the winter season. it's located right across from busch gardens on malcolm mckinley drive. the pa

but the question is how is the weekend looking, especially with the st. pete race grand prix. >> most is looking great when it's a 50/50 chance. >> exactly. you want the odds in your favor. >> i do think the odds are in our favor for a good grand prix this year. take a look from the apollo beach camera. is this gorgeous or what? blue skies and sunshine. the water is calm out there. area today. our temperatures have certainly been on the warm side, to say the least, right? almost 10 degrees above average for this time of year. as we look at hillsborough county right now, temperatures have come down some from where we topped out today. 77 in tampa. 82 in temple terrace. and we will look in manatee county because i didn't get there earlier. 71 right now in bradenton beach. and 74 in bradenton. lakewood ranch at 74. so we are certainly on the warm side wherever you're at across the area. in lakeland. bartow at 79. temperatures starting to come down. we're about 20 minutes away from sunset. so we are going to see those temperatures falling a little bit more over th

. @58 in st. pete. @24-hour changes are anywhere @from 5 to 15 degrees cooler, @but we will forget all about it @but we will forget all about @it, because we know the sun @goes to work, and with an east @wind, we will hit 74 this @afternoon. @if that is not warm enough for @you, several 80s on the seven @you, several 80s on the @seven-day. @we will time them out coming up @we will time them out coming @up. @>>> it is opening weekend of @the florida strawberry festival @today. @plant city is expecting to @welcome tens of thousands of @concert, their rides, and, of @course, all that strawberry @shortcake. @this year you may also find a @lilt bit of a traffic mess in @places because of road @constructions at the @thonotosassa exit on i-4. @that is exit 19 off i-4. @heading eastbound on @thonotosassa road, fdot is @adding an extra lane and a @traffic light. @now it was supposed to be ready @in time for the festival, but @now organizers worry the @construction equipment will @cause a traffic jam at peak @fe

reporting in downtown st. pete >>> a jury has been selected in the hulk hogan sex tape trail that's going to play out in the bay area. opening statements get under way on monday. we have a crew in the courtroom. he is suing tabloid gaver for $100 million over a leaked sex tape. 10 news will be streaming the trial so it's a good opportunity to download the app if you would like to follow the trial from start to finish. search for 10 news in the app store. >>> erin andrews case closing arguments set to get under way. she is filing a lawsuit against a stalker and two companies that operate the national marriott in vanderbilt. they posted videos of her on the internet. the mann yup lated the reservation system to get a room next to her in 2008. the jury will decide whether the company is liable. in flint, michigan to remove the lead pipes impacted by the city's water crisis. it's the first pipe replacement since the water source started bringing contaminated water into the community. it will target homes with young chi

. >>> st. pete police say a 3:00 and a 23-year-old have -- a 3- year-old and a 23-year-old have been shot at a house in st. pete. thankfully both are expected to make it. let's go to the neighborhood where all of this happened. it's 10th avenue south near tropicana field. sarah rosario is live there right now. sarah. >> reporter: laura, this is still a very active investigation. if you take a look behind me, you can see where police have marked off the perimeter of this house. this is where police say the 23- year-old and the toddler were sitting on this porch when someone drove by, starting firing shots here, hitting both of them. both of the people immediately rushed to the hospital. and police are now looking for the suspects responsible. as we go to video, you can see the window of this house. a grandmother was inside the house at the time. thankfully she was not hurt. this happened just before 2:00 p.m. this is the area that police are looking for shell casings. they are looking for evidence th

live in downtown st. pete, emerald morrow, 10news, wtsp. the kalamazoo uber driver accused in a deadly shooting says the ridesharing app made him do it. during interviews with police, jason app took over his mind and body. he claims the iphone app told him where to go and when to shoot people. dalton has been charged with killing six people and hurting two others. the brother of was shot and killed will be in court this morning. scheduled to be police say schooler killed reverend william schooler last month in a church office at the end of sunday services. police say more than 20 people were inside the church at the time. records show schooler has a history of mental illness. eight firefighters are recovering this of a townhouse collapsed during a search and rescue. the montgomery county firefighters in maryland were fighting this blaze worried that one homeowner was still inside. while searching for that person, part of the structure fell, trapping them. thankfully, all firefighters got out. all the homeowners made it out okay as well. cle

live in st. pete, steve nichols, fox 13 news, we don't need to tell you. >> did he mention it's loud. >> it is loud. i will tell you i went to the first one and sat in the stands i remember thinking you need ear protection. >> if you bring the kids, i would say so, it is loud. they're having fun. >>> chelsea clinton is in town, campaigning for mom and reflecting on her time in the white house. >> it is different now at 36 than 12. >> and here at 5:00, her message for voters in the bay area and what she says about her daughter. >> rescued from awful conditions the puppies brought to the area and how they are getting nursed in 1934, steak 'n shake decided the world didn't need another hamburger. it needed a steakburger. so they used 100 percent beef. quick seared to seal in the flavor ... ... you'll only get from a steakburger. steak 'n shake, home of the original 3 (cynthia--wipe vo) new at five. te >>> new at 5:00. terminally ill parents who want to give medical marijuana a try want to see what the go

we're on top of that breaking news out of st. pete....where a car full of criminals in a stolen car crashed into an undercover police vehicle, sending two officers to the hospital. 10news reporter emerald morrow is live on central avenue at 54th street where the crash happened. emerald, thankfully the police chief said the officers will be ok... but police wonder if this could have all been prevented. - yeah, there's of course no way to really say if it could or not - but police did say this car you see mangled in the middle central avenue...was stolen after someone left the keys inside. - so police wonder if two of their own would have been spared from this terrible crash if someone had just taken a few seconds to take their keys out and lock the door. - and ironically, the st. pete officer and the tampa police officer inside were working together as part of a stolen car task force to help prevent the very thing that happened. - even worse...the officers weren't even pursuing this car. - they were looking for a different car and were

. 10news reporter sarah hollenbeck is live in downtown st pete. sarah, in past years not everyone has been thrilled with the race. yes, while hotels are booked and restaurants swamped, retail as well. so now a big focus is on changing the message. people unless you're going to the race to stay away from downtown, the city everyone to come down. from kick off parties like this, to electronic signs telling people where working hard to change the message you've heard again and again to stay away over the last 13 years. this year there are more shuttle and trolly runs to connect people to the race and businesses, around nearly a dozen closed streets where 18,000 concrete barriers snake around downtown. here's what i'm digging into next: big changes will be in effect for security this year. what race organizers are doing to keep you safe. live in downtown st pete, sarah hollenbeck, 10news wtsp families of victims killed in the appealing to a federal court to allow them to file a lawsuit against the country of saudi arabia. this after a lower court rule

@st. pete pier. @a good one if you like the @warmth. @st. patrick's day. @we bring in deeper moisture and @watch next week closely, guys. @>> walter: 9:52. @lakeland l is the economy rigged? well, the 15 richest americans acquired more wealth in two years than the bottom 100 million people combined. i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultra-rich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. the middle class will continue to disappear unless we level the playing field. with your help, as president, @ @>>> fox 13's "good day" local @for you all morning long. @>> anjuli: finally this hour, @the world's largest event -- i @can say this, professional @radio-controlled pilots ends in @lakeland. @walgreen's wall we have been @anchoring for a few hours. @pilots come from all over the @world to perform in this event. @lucas bogg show us they may be @small, but they are still fast. @part of the event is called red @flag and it is a competition. @these guys com

in downtown st. pete i'm sarah hollenbeck 10 news wtsp. >>> if you ever worried about getting alzheimer's there is a way to reduce the risk. any kind of physical activities. walking, gardening and dancing can reduce the chances of developing alzheimer's by up to 50%. >>> another sign that spring is soon approaching. if you are interested, the park has been closed for the past couple months for the winter season. it is across from busch gardens. park opens at 10:00 a.m. >>> you never expect something like this to happen while you are on the plane waiting for a flight to take off. a man decides he wants fresh air. he tries to open up the window. >> it happened in a chinese airport. the entire gate opened up. he told flight attendants he thought the window would open separately. luckily it happened while the plane was on the ground. it did delay the flight for an hour. >>> it looked like a hollywood event in nation's capitol on thursday night. >> coming up at 6:45, stars who showed up for a state dinner at t

on st. pete @pier. @briefly cooler. @tuesday morning, 47 degrees, @but by late week back in the @low 80s and by the upcoming @friday which is actually good @friday, we bring in a 40% @chance of storms. @>> alcides: all right, lindsay @>> alcides: all right, @lindsay. @>>> airfest 2016 starts at 8:00 @and you will want to get out @traffic and security to get on @base is always a challenge. @anjuli i think a it is worth @the rate. @fox 13's kelly cowan gives us a @preview what we will see. @>> reporter: going on display @for the planes at airfest will @be a real thrill for airplane @bluff. @but for a few men and women the @biggest will be outside the @aircraft. @>> once the door opens the @adrenaline comes kicking in. @>> reporter: the parachute team @takes the adrenaline rush to @the next level spur putting @complete trust and confidence @in the person who packed your @parachute. @in my case me. @only one in 10,000 chutes @doesn't open. @any time there is that little @second of fear that makes this @rough. @>> reporter:

if you're in the st. pete area, you're going to have to take the good news, gandy, even the howard frankland still moving pretty good this morning, 70 miles per hour across the howard frankland. takes you through tampa then down i-75 and i-75 moving pretty good as well. we have one crash to mention, not related to all that. hillsborough, in the riverview area, u.s. 301 at causeway boulevard, some roadblock in the intersection there. so leave yourself extra time and might want to definitely if you're trying to make that alternate route avoid 301, stick to i-57 for that. ivan, earlier we saw cars kind of stuck there, maybe trying to wait out this -- >> at the base, yeah. >> but i don't think they should do, that right? >> i think it depends on how quickly you may want to get somewhere. it's going to be a while before we clear this out. the skyway especially because of the elevation. in fact some areas are -- seeing some very low clouds but they are just above the surface so the issue for drivers at this point no

live in st. pete, corey dierdorff, abc action news. >>> going in depth on past problems on allegiant flights, less than two weeks ago a pilot aborted a takeoff from st. pete clearwater to kansas city after hearing a loud boom so powerful it shook the plane. made an -- flight from tampa bay made an emergency landing in alabama. our opener looked into allegiant last june after two emergency landings at st. pete clearwater and more than a dozen cancelled flights. read the full investigation on our web site, under the i-team section of abcactionnews.com. >>> it's the beginning of a busy week for candidates on both sides of the aisle ahead of next week's crucial florida primary. we start now with senator marco rubio paying a visit to the tampa convention center earlier this evening. to "share his vision for a new american century." it will be 5:00, we did checking and found out tickets are still available one huge unknown that could shake up the race is who the former governor jeb bush is going to support.

reporting live in st. pete emerald morrow 10 news wtsp. >>> today donald trump will be in tampa speaking at the convention center trying to pick up additional supporters before tomorrow's primary in florida. 10 news reporter sarah hollenbeck is live at the convention center this morning. officers are beefing up security after violence erupted over the weekend. you found out more disruptions are planned. >> reporter: there is a national group, i have been looking into them. i want to show you two things on my computer. this is a petition they have telling people to do whatever they can to stop donald trump. the other thing i want to show you, this is an e-mail they sent out encouraging people to travel if they have to to try stop rallies he is having, including this one in tampa today. what they are hoping is there is not violence on other things they saw in other parts of the country. that's why officers will be on high alert as they keep protesters from becoming violent. today's rally is at 2:00. we have learn

pit's 68 degrees in st. pete this pmorning and clouds thicken pthroughout the morning hours and pour coastal counties first. pif you have planning to head to pthe strawberry festival, go pearlier in the day the better. p66 degrees with a light south pwind, and 70 in cleert water and p63 in bartow and 65 in pbrooksville. pthe rain is a ways off. pit's gathering with a little pdisturbance well to the west. pit's over 100 miles to the west pand weakening, which is good pnews for those outdoor events. pstill, i would expect by plunchtime that if you live in pthe coastal counties we see them pmove from west to east with them pnorthward especially. pby 5:00 maybe a few rumbles of pthunder. pnot everyone seens the rain ptoday. pwe have the latest model for you pin 15. p>> alcides: thanks, lindsay. pnot even 24 hours after a phillsborough county deputy was pkilled in the selmon expressway, pthere have been three more pdeadly accidents on bay area proads last night. plet's start off in pinellas pcounty. pclearwater police

reporting in downtown st. pete i'm sarah hollenbeck 10 news wtsp. >> the third thing you need to know is basic information to get in the grandprix event starts 7:30 a.m. saturday and sunday. tickets range $20 to $50 for general admission. no outside food or drinks are allowed. a man leads deputies on a hot pursuit through a neighborhood. amber reported chad running from polk county deputies early yesterday morning. the sheriff says he lead officers through yards, swamps, roads near state road 33 in polk city. all while driving naked high on methamphetamines. video shows him driving his car through a small pond before crashing into a parked car that had four people inside. >> he needs to be in prison. that's the only place he'll be safe and the only place the community will be safe. because he is going to kill himself and/or someone else. >> he is no stranger to the law. you might remember back in october he was charged with animal cruelty for hitting a dog with a sledge hammer. he faces a number of charges in this

you can see the difference, 85 dade city, 86 zephyrhills. 78 st. pete for the high. 82 across the bridge in tampa. 79 sarasota. lakeland likely to hit 87 today. we want to show you the future problem areas will be. the coastal areas, look out the clouds remain even at 4:00. to thicken up so that see fog is going to be an issue tomorrow and we can see that spreading inland to the overnight hours tonight. already plan on giving yourself plenty of time eating out the door tomorrow. tomorrow afternoon we will have more luck that check again if you have to take the sunshine skyway. we may have to close this again tomorrow. temperatures in the low 80s with sunshine returning for st. patrick's day. the fog will be an issue for a lot going on. make sure before you head out to download our 10 news app. that will give you to access to storm tracker 10. we will update you with any tomorrow. joins us to talk about her latest movie where she plays a woman going after an older one >>> for you can expect over the next year with several big projects in the area. then f

. >>> in downtown st. pete a cold front moved through today. we'll tell you if that will affect temperatures tonight. gofundme account. >> wait until you hear why there is an investigation into correctly. >>> an officer caught on camera slapping an screaming at a (west side story) not every cake can be handcrafted in store by skilled decorators layered with fresh berries and frosted to perfection like our publix bakery chantilly cake it'll be remembered for all the right reasons. publix. >>> police in baltimore are trying to learn more about disturbing videos. officer slapping and kicking a student. >> police had not seen the video until a cbs station in baltimore asked them about it. in 24-hours there have been serious consequences. >> even the mayor is weighing in on this shocking video. >> reporter: four seconds long, three slaps and a kick. this is the video generating nationwide attention. first sent to wjz it shows a uniformed police officer's shocking interaction with the partnership high school in baltimore. in a wider view you can see

now everyone in st. pete sees his talent on the streets. 10 news reporter bobby lewis is on the road with a young artist on the rise. >> reporter: if you are driving around downtown st. petersburg you definitely are seen them. street art. murals of every shape and size. some old. some new. you probably have no idea how knew one of the painters is. >> before you knew it he was trying this and trying that. now look around. he has ten giant full scale murals. he has as many murals in the city as i do, i think. >> this one was challenging because of the texture of the wall. >> reporter: you have probably seen justin wager's work and for a teenager whose time in art has been short, his taller. >> i always wanted to do it. my senior year was the right time to burst out and try something a little bit bigger. >> reporter: as in senior year of high school. he is a gibbs high student. ago. >> i have been doing this a long time and he is already at the level. he is a prime example of somebody that wanted something, trie

tonight at usf st. pete it will be all about taking a deeper look at the city's waterfront master plan and what types of attractions will work here and we will also fit this into the budget. >> the peer will be a place where they will be activities for everyone. children and adults. the entire community will participate in the activities in the development of the area. >> construction should start early next year wrap up in 2018. here are the details, it starts at 7:00 for the meeting and if you want to come out it will be at the usf st. university student center ballroom at what is next for the peer, there will be a workshop the city council would they will hear about the developments that have happened over the last eight months as they look ahead. emerald morrow, 10 news. >>> general. davidson's address will be speaking at a private event. he will talk about international security issues and leadership in the 21st century. general point reyes oversaw achievements in counterterrorism . >>> a single mother

st. pete's soiree at 2:14. meanwhile, bernie sanders is headed up the east coast to target other primary states. sanders would start with a rally and head to toledo, ohio and wrap up the evening in chicago. count on us to keep you updated as the florida primary approachesp. >>> 9:09. right now, you are taking a live look inside the corn room as testimony is set to resume testimony from gawker presented evidence on the value a celebrity sex video has to the site. we're stream it live as it happens. you can watch it free anywhere. >>> we've been reporting on the dangers of synthetic marijuana and today multiple agencies are coming together to sound the alarm on what's plaguing the tampa bay area. between this saturday and tuesday, fire rescue crews say they got almost two dozen phone calls involving spice. more than half happened on monday alone. today, firefighters and officers will come together. they will shine a light on this dark trend in hopes of avoid deadly incidents in the future. >>> coming up, a bold b

st. pete's harborage marina. 3 the "lynx" will be here for a week. crews are trying to make st. pete the ship's winter port. 3 3 ((dave)) 3 new overnight - a military plane crashes in ecuador.. and the president of ecuador takes to *twitter to discuss the details.. and: we'll explain what actress angelina jolie is doing in lebanon.. 3 and a little later , the globetrotters get some dance lessons from a very familiar friend. how a 107-year-old showed them how to bust a move! 3 new overnight a military plane crashes in ecuador. right now, at least 22 people are dead. 3 it happened in a jungle just southeast of the country's capital quito. officials say ecuadorian army paratroopers were on board the isreali-made cargo plane when it crashed. they were conducting training exercises at the time. the ecuadorian president wrote on his twitter account that there were no survivors. 3 in berlin, german police are investigating a deadly car explosion. it happened tuesday on a busy street in charlottenburg. the explosion killed the driver and destroyed the car. explosive device planted on or

reporting in downtown st. pete 10 news wtsp. >>> flood warnings are raising alarms and prompting evacuations all across the south as heavy rains streamed over the banks. thousands have been forced from their homes in northern louisiana where more than 20- inches of rain fell this week. at least one levy is expected 1600 homes. japan marks five years with one of the worst natural disasters in history today. a moment of silence was held this morning. walls of water 30 feet high or more hit towns or villages hundreds of miles along japan's coast. 16,000 people were killed and 2500 are still missing. it caused the meltdown at the power plant and 60,000 evacuees remain in temporary housing. >>> good news for the zika virus a vaccine could be ready for testing by this fall. the mosquito born virus is hitting puerto rico very hard where thousands of pregnant women could be effected this year. it is linked to a birth defect with new borns abnormally small heads. >>> the man known as the dog whisperer is under investigation

st. pete residents and verizon indy car series participating in the event. it's the 12th year for the race in st. pete. >> really solidifying the fact that st. petersburg is an international community. we love our visitors that come for the race. not only our city but all to watch the best race car drivers in the world. >> the events begin tomorrow down in st. pete. but you can watch it live on sunday at 12:30 right here on abc action news. >>> an update on a box of puppies. >> they were left abandoned on the side of the road in tampa last month. happy news for those eight puppies. they are going home. this is what the dogs looked like when they were found. all of them had severe mange. but within a month, this is hold on. >> there. >> there it is. this is what the final five being adopted out looked like. only one puppy sadly out of all of that did not make it. >>> next at 5:30-n is all that is left of a teacher's sacrifice. coming up, the one thing she did that may have saved the life of her students. >>> and later, it's one of the straight ahead, how a st

in st. pete, following this for you throughout the morning, folks. what you need to remember is that central avenue is completely blocked as they continue their investigation and so forth right at 54th street where the big accident happened. again, central avenue completely closed down. just go up and take 1st avenue north or south, they run parallel and they are excellent at getting by through the area. traffic still light in the area. and again, an easy alternate. so that's good news. and big issue on the courtney campbell causeway, westbound lanes are blocked here. there's an accident involving a semi-truck, another vehicle and a pole has been knocked down. never good when there's an accident but especially not good when there's a pole knocked down because it takes time to get the pole out of the roadway. if you're headed westbound, take the howard franklin bridge instead of the courtney campbell causeway. eastbound, just got some delays but leave the house five minutes early and you should be

if you've been following the redevelopment and design of the st. pete pier and think you have good ideas...don't miss this story. tonight is your opportunity to talk with architects about your thoughts on the pier approach. the city wants everyone's input on the details of how it should look. - when you come out tonight...you'll be working within the framework of the waterfront masterplan that city council has already approved - so this will be all about rolling up your sleeves and helping to fine-tune some of the details of the pier approach project...which includes parts of bayshore and beach drives - some of the big ideas architects already have for the pier approach are two 8-thousand square foot restaurants, an art bridge and many other activities for the entire family - but in order for it to be just right...architects are calling on you to pitch in and help out for the project...which architects hope will be all wrapped up by 2018. and if you want to weigh in... tonight's meeting runs from 7-9 at the usf-st. pete university student center ballroo

four people were arrested in st pete on saturday, suspected of having spice. it's a complicated conviction though, because chemists change the "chemical make-up" of the drug when one form is banned. stepping up to fight lung disease. hundreds came out to the bank of america building in downtown tampa on saturday and climbed all 42 flights of stairs. they worked their stairwell to support association for their annual "fight for air of lung cancer saw firefighters carrying their 50 pound gear. one firefighter was there to honor her mother... who is a 5-year survivor of lung cancer. introduced you to 35-year-old jennifer wonder. for the married, mother of three -- saturday's climb meant something much more.. she is currently battling lung cancer. now, she's serving as an inspiration to so many others... embracing each day one step at a time. we have a cool "time lapse video" to share with you now... of saturday's big "river o green" fest at tampa's curtis hixon park. mayor bob buckhorn launched the tradition 5 years ago. the city captured this shot from above...

lakeland, 68, wauchula 69, 72 venice, 72 in st. pete and 66 in crystal river. temperatures generally ofew degrees below where they were yesterday at this time, but by this time tomorrow and again by this time monday night you're going to see huge huge swings in the temperatures out there. here's a look at the satellite and radar view. we've got a couple of pieces of energy kind of rolling through the atmosphere. you have one right here that continues to move south and east. can you see the storms with it and the outflow boundaries with those storms pushing down towards the keys right now. the west and that's going to bring showers with it as that pushes through during the day on sunday. overall again the shower activity doesn't look to be as widespread, doesn't look to be as stormy mainly because this helped to stabilize the atmosphere so much earlier today it just doesn't have a chance to recover. so your futurecast, overnight tonight it is start of the day tomorrow, scattered showers around and maybe a few heavier downpours and rumbles of thurnld. by thunder.

qualifying events start tomorrow in downtown st. pete. race takes place sunday at 12:52. >>> flights were delayed from laguardia airport when a runway. airport officials don't know what caused the pothole but the runway will reopen when it is fixed and safe. >>> every time you fly you hope for an easy flight. >> it didn't go that way for passengers on a spirit airlines flight from baltimore to los angeles. this is cell phone video capturing a fight between a cabin. pushing and punches were thrown. >> you are not going to believe what this was over. >> it started when someone was playing music too loud. one of the passengers got really upset. >> we were really afraid because of the security and issues going on now. i would think that was bigger than two girls fighting with music. the plane is probably the last place you want to do something like that. >> can you believe that? >> there is no place for that. the fight didn't last long. police were called. everyone calmed down and realized they should not be acting that way. thankfully no one

so this is not an easy detour, if you are in st. pete and heading into manatee or sarasota or vice versa. you're going to have to go the long way around. here it is, sunshine skyway closed now due to fog. your options, u.s. 41 or i-75. if you're in st. pete you're going ohave to take one of the other bridges across, either frankland. then go through tampa and come down i-75. the goods news here, the two bridges moving well this morning, 60 and 69 miles an hour. no crashes or breakdowns. i-75 also moving well. but we have some fog. if you run into any you beams. either way you're going to have to leave earliest and we'll keep you posted as soon as it opens back up. so? >> especially for coastal areas where we'll have the fog issues this morning. it's going to be a while as we have so much moisture. you can feel the mugginess, summer months but that is -- the situation, where further inland we're good. sarasota, there you see a quarter mile and in between reporting stations we have had visibility reported about 100 feet. that is dangerous

@st. pete atlantis are looking @for the man that broke into @tatum bait tackle and grocery @on 43rd street south. @this happened back in december, @but police have exhausted all @their leaves. @this suspect is accused of @damage @damaging a shrimp tank that @killed the shrimp and he @damaged a door and tried to @steal a car parked outside. @call st. pete police if you @know anything about this case. @>>> st. pete mayor chris @krisman will head to cuba later @this month. @his second trip. @his first official trip was @last september. @>>> the tampa bays rays will be @flying down in an exhibition @game on march 22. @president obama will attend @that game too. @>>> a spokesperson for the @mayor's office says details @about krisman's trip are still @being worked out. @very exciting. @>> lloyd: extremely exciting @for the rays and both of our @countries. @this will be a big -- a big @event. @>> anjuli: a neat opportunity @certainly. @better weekend for it lindsay. @>> lindsay: if you flew down. @mad

people living in st. pete don't like the idea of another 12. it is something that officials and treasure island say it has to happen anyway because the city cannot continue to pay the $750,000 it costs every year to keep the bridge up. will be a cold that will go along for the bridges on the causeway. emerald morrow. >>> in ordinance in pinellas county that will help deter human trafficking begins today. ordinances of were authorized last year and a new law requiring signs to be posted a places considered to be a breeding ground for trafficking including airports, train stations and rest areas. commissioners extended the requirement to include specialty salons. >>> elementary school kids terrorized on the bus. demanding change. according to the school bus driver statement, a fifth grader student lashed out punching and kicking five students while threatening others. the driver said she pulled over and contacted the 45 minutes later passed. the district put a lot of kids in danger. >> the student needed help and deputy should have been called to

pmore than 5,000 fans are pexpected in downtown st. pete. inellas county's largest event pof the year. plisten to this. pin 200 countries will see the pwaterfront practical. pexposure is worth millions of pdollars. pestimated economic impact is pnearly $50 million to st. pete. pthis race is about 12 years prunning now. p1.8 mile track, 14 turns, it pgoes throughout the st. pete parea through pioneer park, duke penergy park and dali museum. pcoming out today or this pweekend, expect strict security. pthis year will be the first time pfans will have to walk through pmetal detectors. palso years prior, boats could pjust pull into the basin and panchor to see the race. pthat's no longer allowed unless pyou have the permit. p>> the recommendations have come pdown to the department of phomeland security and the f.b.i. pthe last couple of years for psports venues. pwe have seen it at raymond pjames, tropicana field so really pit's a reflection of the times. p>>reporter: the verizon indy car psunday beginning at 12:52. pthat's the main race. pthe c

st. pete's water front ptrack. pthe international exposure pitself is worth million and pbillions of dollars. pthe estimated impact economic pimpact for st. pete is also a pbig deal. p$50 million. p40,000 people are renting hotels pthey are meeting up in prestaurants, they are going pshopping they are spending their pthat's always a good thing. phere's what you need to know if pyou're coming to the race and ptoday through the weekend. pexpect strict security. pthis year will be first time the pfans will have to walkthrough pmetal detectors. palso in years prior, boats could pactually pull into the basin and panchor to see that race. pno long ear lewd unless you have pa permit. pso there are some changes if pyou're coming out here this pyear. pi got to tell you, dave, prussell, i don't know if you pguys have been out here, but my pboys, we were out here a couple pof years ago. pmaybe like two years ago. pand they loved it. pthey really enjoyed the race pthey thought that was kind of pcoolbut they really enjoyed this

plans for a st. pete project were also laid out. sources tell us the clearwater pilot project would cost about 75-million-dollars. we should learn more at a upcoming clearwater city council workshop. 3 3 after days of dilpomatic talks and meetings... it was shared a love of baseball that helped bridge the gap between the u-s and cuba. the tampa bay rays took on the cuban national team in a landmark game. but right now.. it appears the rays team is stuck on an airplane.. on the runway.. in cuba. according to a tweet from pitcher chris archer - they've been stuck on the runway for "six hours"! 3 trying to figure out why the team is stuck.. and when they'll return.. but now let's focus on the reason the rays were there.. the game. president obama was in attendance with his family... along with cuban president raul castro. they shook fans' hands... and even joined in on the wave. this was m-l-b's first trip to havana since 1999.. fox 13's sports director scott from both tampa and cuba before the game. 3 3 the rays beat the cuban nationa