st. petersburg's director of transportation. unlike tampa, the city of st. pete bought the bikes and infrastructue and will share half of the profit with the operator. but this program doesn't come without opposition. some city council members say the 1.5 million dollar cost could go to other issues like the sewage system or go over very well. we have no reason to believe that we should have concerns about the success in st petersburg. you may be wondering about safety on these bikes- that is in the works too.. mory's team has plans for a complete street project- meaning.. separate vehicle and bike lanes for downtown. hilary: "tuesday is just the soft launch. here's a map of all the bike hubs...in the coming months, there will be 300 bikes and 30 stations around the city. for more on pricing, locations, safety, and how local bike shop owners feel about the program-- go to our website wtsp.com. im road warrior hilary zalla for 10 news wtsp. it's fun trying to impress the ladies...but one guy in china took it a little too far. he snuck into an enclosure..and w

st. petersburg. it's taking place at the wildwood rec center. doors open at 5-30 p-m and the event starts at 6-30. you can sign up for free tickets to this event as well on hillary's campaign site. and donald trump's running mate just ?left the bay area. mike pence spoke in clearwater monday. partially... in the ?dark. the power to go out. so pence picked up a megaphone and spoke in the dark. he argued that republican voters should return home and vote for trump... because too much is at stake to sit out the election: donald trump is making his own appearances in florida tomorrow... with rallies planned for jacksonville, orlando and miami. as far as the power outtage: firefighters tells us it was likely a blown fuse. and there was ?no sign of any tampering. the supervisor of elections in ?seminole county is investigating possible spring valley neighborhood had their absentee ballots ?stolen and then ?submitted by someone else... ?before they could even vote. the voters were given ?new ballots... but it's still not clear who stole the old ones, o

st. petersburg earlier this afternoon. eagle 8 hd in st. petersburg just a little over an hour ago and the victim described as an elderly man was shot in a home and died of his injuries. >>> tonight, a new number one in tampa bay but this top spot kind of hits rock bottom. the stats are out on which they area bar ranks the highest in duis. melanie michael is live on the busiest party night of the year. what's the new number one?

st. petersburg, garin flowers, 10 news wtsp. poverty law center says about 40 percent of the cases happened at schools. we have that full report on our website -- wtsp dot com it's going to be a tough day for law enforcement across the country. three officers were shot on sunday. one of them died. the two others, including one officer from the sanibel police department are recovering. sanibel is just southwest of fort myers beach. police say officer jarred ciccone was shot in the shoulder during a traffic stop. he has since been released from the hospital. police say the suspect drove by the officer and shot him while he was working with another driver. he was in his patrol car at the time. the suspect was taken into custody shortly afterward. another death rocked the first responder community this weekend. a firefighter in savannah, georgia died after a rescue on the river. shocking cell phone video shows people scrambling to get out of the water and find their loved ones across the river collapsed. dozens were hurt. firefighte

trump a chance in st petersburg, jonathan petramala, 10 news wtsp. a different protest happened at raymond james stadium sunday and some fans were upset by evans decided to sit during the national anthem, in protest of president elect donald trump. after the game evans explained his reasoning. colin kapernick's protest began. bucs fan adam james lit his evans jersey on fire after he got home from the game. in manatee county -- a boat fire off coquina beach sent smoke billowing into the sky. we're told a family had to be rescued from the boat. no word yet on what started that fire. meanwhile...a terrible diving accident in pinellas county - that left a woman dead and her husband in the hospital. blaise gamba and her husband william were diving five miles off of madeira beach saturday afternoon when blaise started having a medical emergency on their boat. william flagged down another boater for help - who performed cpr on the woman. but by the time marine deputies and paramedics were able to get to her william became unconscious. investigators believe

st. petersburg today. city and county leaders were the first to test out the road on the 90th at $1 million boat. the ferry can carry 149 crisscross the bay during the six-month pilot program. service to the public begins this friday evening.>>> steve jerve the joins us now. >> once every six months you said? >> more often than that. they are just testing it out. >> oh, it's a six-month pilot program. every six months would be way too infrequent. >> that would be a long commute. >>> tonight's evening, strong easterly winds and temperatures this weekend. not staining out-of-the-box today, are we? >> i'm wearing flat shoes today. >> in northwesterly breeze at the moment and must declare conditions. should be a beautiful sunset once again. our november cooldown average drops this time of year. november 1, 81 degrees average. by the end of the month, 75 degrees. january, 70 we are definitely headed in that direction. the world series forecast, a big game in cleveland. it could be the last game depending on who

st. petersburg. having sort of a rally sort of a concert going on in st. petersburg. peter bernard is joining us speaking peter. >>reporter: yeah indeed keith. we heard about a 15 to 20 minute speech from the vice- president. this crowd is pretty energized out here. the speech hit on a number of topics you would expect at a democratic rally. he said that the vote across the nation is basically in our hands here in florida because florida is such a battleground state he urged people to go to the polls tomorrow he says if we win here we will win it across the nation. that was his quote. he says break between fear and division. i'm going step out so you can see the crowd behind me it's better than looking at me e. says in the u.s. right now there is hope and optimism and the country is well position todd compete in this world. one wordy used that defines the democratic process and the democrats that are running and that is possibilities. months from now well you can see right now go to the right you can see jimmy buffett the king of margaritaville. and cheeseburger in pa

st. petersburg bayfront. it's part of the poynter speaker series. rather has been a journalist for more than ?sixty years. tonight's event starts at eight. tickets are a hundred bucks, and that also includes dinner. if only your t-v had "smell-o-vision" this morning... because your mouth guess what kicks off today in st. petersburg? yup... it's the 26th annual "rib fest." it's going on at vinoy park through sunday... with plenty of tasty ribs, and live music from bands like "huey lewis and the news" who perform tonight, and the "doobie brothers" on saturday night. also tonight in st. petersburg... comedian "tracy morgan" brings his new standup tour to the mahaffey theater. the former saturday night live star survived a horrfying car crash two years ago , breaking several bones, and suffering a major brain injury. the show is at the mahaffey theater, starting at eight. and this is actually a big weekend for standup comedy. two other big funny men "pauly shore" is performing at the tampa improv in ybor city this weekend, and "gilbert gottfried" is per

st. petersburg. and looking at folks this live picture. democratic nominee tim kaine will be attending this concert. and john bon jovi is giving the concert tonight. a live report from st. petersburg in just a moment. take a look at this. this is how tight things are. clinton with 45% and trump with 44% among likely voters statewide. and that's why the candidates have spent a great deal of time here in the sunshine state. janet jones begins tonight's team coverage. >> reporter: thousands of animated trump supporters were out, some waiting more than six hours just to hear donald trump speak and they said they were all out here for he plans to make america great again. >> women for trump, blacks for trump, hispanics for trump. >> and even babies for trump and if you weren't for trump you were escorted out. >> i'm asking for your vote so we can repeal and replace obama clinton. >> if that happened to anybody else, they would have been in jail two years ago, what she did. >> reporter: after that on to the promises of a better america. >> we'll

st. petersburg the sunday. jenn holloway joins us live from salt creek. you spoke to an eyewitness who snapped photographic evidence? >>reporter: he certainly did, indeed. the last thing he or his coworker expected to see when they got here to work earlier today around noon was a monkey running around their business, but indeed there it was he said look, there is a monk o roof. >>reporter: bob howard could hardly believe his eyes to look out and see a monkey. >> it was on not very long because the dog started barking . >>reporter: scared by barking the mic he kept moving. >> when it was on the roof it was about 15 feet from me. i said gotta get the camera going. >>reporter: this is the third sighting in the last several weeks. you remember we showed you video of a monkey spotted in the safety harbor area. before that, all the way in hudson beach. >> that is a freaking monkey various animals in salt creek but this is definitely a first. >> if you see gators in the creek, things like that but never see monkeys. >>reporter: howard says the last time he spott

st. petersburg at 62 degrees. with dry air in place, we warm up quickly and very nice as we get into the afternoon. mainly sunny skies, very pleasant with these daytime highs topping out in the upper 70s. now, we have do have a cold front, which is going to work into the southeast. it looks like it will bring rain as we head towards the middle and second half of the week. i'm going to talk more about that coming up in a little bit, here's a look at top stories making headlines this half hour. a peaceful end to a standoff between police and a man in tampa around 2:00 p.m. on saturday on a home on marham avenue. an arm would man barricaded himself inside the home. they were first calmed when the man's estranged girlfriend said he showed up at her house despite have been a restraining order against him. he was taken into custody a couple hours after the began. >>> pasco deputies are looking for the public's help to identify a person who broke into a car port of one of their own. the broke into a car port of i a deput

st. petersburg has a lot to be thankful for this morning. >>russell: who day -- two days after bringing a newborn from the hospital, the house is on fire. astronauts need to eat. hey! is this enough? a little more... grandma! oh look who's here! i know i had one more... hmmm... more. how's it looking? 20 more minutes... 8, 9... we need 1 more yes... let's enjoy. we need more rolls there was a little girl, and she became friends with every animal she met. one more? in the end, all we really need more of, is each other. happy thanksgiving from publix. ((laura 2shot) good morning, i'm laura moody ((russell)) and i'm russell rhodes. >>laura: good morning. i'm laura moody. >>russell: and i'm russell rhodes. let's get to dave for the all important thanksgiving eve forecast. >>dave: it's a little warmer outside this morning and nicer. dew points are up so we're getting back to normal. and how pretty is this? tampa net cam, 58 degrees with a northeast wind hour. now i'm going to head you over to lakeland. first time we've seen clouds but still a bea

st. petersburg police releasing video of suspected car burglars. you can see the man getting into an unlocked car early recognize them call st. petersburg police. >>> kim fuller will not let her family near it. taking action reporter jackie callaway found a problem with the installation. tonight she is going after answers. >> all that water weight is pushing this away. >> reporter: steve bock said it is not a but when this metal gives way. >> if the wall gives way, that water is going to go really fast and rush out of that pool. >> reporter: kim fuller noticed her pull leaning after the installer puts together. she worries for the safety of her grandchildren. >> you can see where it is messages she sent in june and august. the owner of totally wet insisted the pool was safe and offered to return in the winter to make repairs. >> i don't want to have to wait. >> it is not safe to use. >> reporter: the owner of sunkist pools says the water level is off by 5 inches and there is more. >> we are >> reporter: after getting a second opinion i caught up wi

st. petersburg its permanent winter home. coming up next, a black bear makes its way into a garage in a florida home. what surprises the family the most was the bears craving for coming up tonight on 10 news and c-b-s. starting at 8:00, the big bang theory, followed by the great indoors at 8:30. at 9:00, mom. at 9:30, life in pieces. at 10:00, pure genius. then tune in to 10 news at 11. don't forget to stay up for the late show with stephen colbert and his guests tom hanks and adam conover. don't forget, you can always take 10 news with you just download the 10 news app. it's a fast look at breaking news, weather and traffic - and get alerts so you won't miss a thing. search wtsp 10 store now. this "black bear" is its garage door open. inside -- was a freezer packed full of food. and boy did he dig in! the 400 pound animal went straight for dessert -- devouring ice cream and zucchini cakes. he skipped over all the fish in the freezer. the people who live here say they're surprised the bear was able to unscrew the lid to the j

st. petersburg and 70-degrees in davis island. >> now, if you are taking it out today. will be burden of proofy. crawfl craft advisory and -- small craft advisory and coming down a little the future cast. staying nice and dry. and dewpoints are dropping down into the 20s. there is front to the south and we will notice sunshine today. dry conditions and the weather pattern sticks around for monday, too. >> these are forecasted temperatures. >> monday morning. nature coast down into the upper 30s. very, very cold air and we start to moderate things as we head towards thanksgiving and we will see mostly sunny skies mark. >>> coming up own sunday morning with the tampa bay times. 49 people. 49 people that we here at 10 news we will never forget. they were killed at the pulse nightclub but angel santiago made it out alive. we will tell you the struggle o regain his life. that is next. >>> later. getting the royal treatment. you will meet the young girl who celebrated her birthday with a party for others. >> great story there. good morning tampa bay. you are off and taking a

st. petersburg at 78 brandon has an 86. tampa currently at 82 degrees and basically the same story as you go across the state. lower 80s to our north and same thing down to our south. miami currently sits at 82 degrees and dew points, kind of sit in that moderate range into the mid 60s. we're watching for the cold front which is going to be working towards us. remember, a couple of weeks ago we watched that dew point drop all the way to the 30s and the 40s. that very crisp, comfortable air, that's what we're looking weekend once again. high pressure mainly in control along the eastern third of the country. cold front is slicing through the middle of the country. cooler temperatures behind that front but you see that push of mild air out ahead of it. right now the front is quiet but as it starts to make its way into the southeast, probably going to see at least a little bit of shower activity along that frontal boundary. that high will tend to break down a little bit as we go through the next couple of days. we'll so moderat

st. petersburg. their house caught fire overnight with their newborn a neighbor saved the day but first what do you get when you have habitat humanity and humane society joining forces? >> what happens? >> hey walter. >>> good morning there guys. yeah you put them together a fantastic good did i good deed going on here at the humane society of pinellas county. usually you're one helping little ones they are getting a helping hand today helping out to make sure peaches people helping people all for the little guys. but first, oh, peaches is shivering. it's lovely outside. it is lovely. lovely, about to shed the vest. oh, look at this. our lovely skier coming by on our swivel ski. oh look at that. very nice pose. oh, yes. little yoga on water at the same time. appear tampa bay water ski show team in oldsmar, they've got two free shows coming up this it is holiday i never shop without a list. and at publix what's on the list also happens to be what's on sale. stuff you actually want... on sale! isn't th

st. petersburg back in september. researchers studying the deaths -- say that new test results confirm that at least one bird died from the bacteria. heavy rain from tropical storm colin and hurricane matthew forced st. petersburg and gulfport to dump millions of gallons of sewage into boca ciega bay. (walter - and backlash this morning facing one of the wide receiver "mike evans" stayed seated instead of standing during the national anthem. this comes on a day that the team was saluting those in the military. ((jen fox-13's shayla reaves joins us live from raymond james stadium. shayla - evans says he's not a thanks, shayla. starting today in pinellas county: it's anti-fraud awareness week. the county is holding several forums today through friday to the sheriffs office hosts the events... with free tips for reducing your fraud risk. they even let you shred your paperwork for free. today's event is at the seminole gardens peacock center in seminole. it runs nine to noon. ((jen)) for the first time.. in a very looong

st. petersburg earlier this afternoon. eagle 8 hd in st. petersburg just a little over an hour ago and the victim described as an elderly man was shot in a home and died of his injuries. >>> tonight, a new number one in tampa bay but this top spot kind of hits rock bottom. the stats are out on which they area bar ranks the highest in duis. melanie michael is live on the busiest party night of the year. what's the new number one? the newest members are out from the sheriff's office, monitoring the bars of hillsborough county were duis originate. that new number one is a place called the drink, where we are right now. obviously the drinkers were a lot of people drink. if you have ever had any doubt that thanksgiving eve was the night to hit the town, just ask these folks. >> happy thanksgiving! >> reporter: yup, it's the busiest biggest ba far where people dell -- where people gobble up cocktails and talk turkey with friends. >> reporter: what is it about the night before thanksgiving that draws the biggest crowds? >> it's everybody coming bac

st. petersburg. he will flip the switch at 7:30 tonight it kicks off the snow fest and waterfront holiday festivities. st. petersburg's 90th annual santa parade will be held next weekend. >>> first a check on the weather. a beautiful day yesterday, wasn't it? >> yeah, it was a great thanksgiving day. doesn't really feel a whole lot like christmas around here quite yet. our temperatures are definitely above normal. current temperatures right now are around the bay area. cool spot up north. we're at 54, but everyone else enjoying temperatures about 7 to 8 degrees above norm. same story for our highs today. we're going to be in the low to mid-80s. 81 in crystal river, 82 in arcadia. our hour-by-hour forecast looks like this, if you're heading out to the malls today, 70s this morning, and then as we head into the afternoon hours into the low 80s and then back evening. our weather pattern looks like this, not a whole lot happening. there's a cold front up to our north, and that front will sink through the

st. petersburg, you're at 62. clearwater has a 60 but you can see you move a little inland and places like palm harbor, 54 degrees which is a little bit off of the coastline, pinellas park is 59 degrees and over in sun city center currently at 56 degrees. we have some 40s to the north, river at 43 degrees. down to the south venice has 57, along with bradenton and sarasota by the way has a little problem with their gauge there. they haven't reported all night long. maybe you just enjoy the weather and take time off. 52 degrees over in lakeland right now, and you can see some upper 50s once you work over into highlands county. what that cold front can do the past 24 hours, look at that. 9, 13, 11, 8 degrees cooler it was a nice, pleasant start yesterday, and now we've got that cool air in place, which is going to be around for a couple of days here. we have that slow, warming trends and the dew points really show the key to all of this yesterday talking about feeling a little more humid. these numbers climb into the

st. petersburg, i'm isabel rosales abc action news. >>> and breaking news overnight, we've learned actress florence henderson has died. henderson best known for her role as carol brady, the mother on the brady bunch. her manager says henderson passed away from heart failure last night. actress maureen mccormick tweeted this photo of her with her television mom. she says henderson was a dear frnd and in her heart forever. >>> and just two days before her death henderson was in the audience for the dancing with the stars finale to support mccormick tweeting. this is video of her from earlier in the season when she appeared in a dance routine for mccormick. henderson was 82. >>> a suspected drunk boater is now facing charges for taking out several dogs near madeira board caused all the damage. the pinellas county sheriff's office and the fwc are now investigating. they took two men into custody. a witness says those boaters nearly hit some kids who were fishing on one of those docks. >> they were on the dock fishing. good thing because one of the parents saw them coming and started yelling at

st. petersburg. as you can see, the arrest appears to have gone down in the middle of traffic on this very busy travel holiday. earlier, eagle 8 hd flew over the scene of the reported shooting. the victim, described as an elderly man who was shot in a home on 40th avenue north. that man reportedly died from his injuries . we are still waiting to find out the victim's identity and more details on how they made the arrest so quickly. >>> another breaking news story. university police officer shot in the head last night in michigan has died. officer coel and rose was investigating a suspicious man on a bicycle near wayne state university in detroit. suspect has not been charged. >>> we're heading into the biggest drinking that of the year. bars will be packed tonight and partyers will be plentiful. cops are busting drunk drivers. melanie michael's shows us the drink in south tampa is now the new number one for the -- for duis. >> reporter: if you ever had any doubt that thanksgiving eve was the night to

st. petersburg. >> reporter: and they can't wait to have him served. he also got a finance degree at florida state. so you know he knows all about the state of florida and says he can't wait to hit the ground running and his ceremony is the first week of january. that is when he will take over. >> anthony allred live in st. petersburg. thank you. >>> black friday isn't just for deals on appliances and electronics. guns are always a hot seller and this year is no di report a outfit to break down some numbers for us. >> reporter: well, call an improving economy or fear, whatever you want but gun sales here in florida are up over last year and that continues a trend. black friday business in tallahassee was steady. >> we had a lot of people starting. really more looking to see what surprised and sales went up. >> people have a little bit more spending money right now. >> reporter: the florida department of law enforcement ran 10,122 background checks on the big shopping day. almost 2000 more than last year's 8251. the state could be on the verge of becomi

st. petersburg and more closings could be on the way. peter bernard is on the night beat for us in st. petersburg. you're at the mall. how many people will lose their store that will lose their jobs, another 12 at the auto center. sears and co-owned k-mart are in dire financial condition. this store is already starting discounts. it has stood as a beacon of retail for multiple generations, but now the tyrone sears store is discounting inventory. come late january it will close and be torn down. >> i remember when they built it, so i've lived here on and off for decades and we were all sears employee asked we not show her face. she tells me news of the tyrone sears closing sent coming as a shock -- isn't coming as a shock. >> it's sad, but it's kind of inevitable at this point. we've thought about it a long time. it's going to be interesting to see how it coincides with christmas. >> reporter: sears is closing stores across the country. blue light specials will stop at dozens of k-mart stores closing to stay afloat. a sears spokesman denies this admits we are absolutely focused on restor

st. petersburg downtown. dew point 68 with a north westerly wind at 10. here comes the front evident high above in the atmosphere on the water vapor loop colored in red. tremendous sing -- it is sinking south. the cooler and drier air will stay further north of us. we'll pick little light shower across the northern part of polk county half an hour ago. kickoff for the football blitz. mostly dry. mild. partly cloudy at half-time. 71 at the end of the game. breezes might pick up toward the end of the game in northern spots. college football forecast. gators are playing in with a few showers possible saturday at 12:30. fsu playing in raleigh, north carolina at north carolina state. 52 degrees. little bit chilly. the guys from tallahassee will hopefully come away with a win. here's the model moving north to south. associated with the the passage of the front. note the wind shift as the front sinks to the south. you don't see a lot in the way of showers. certainly no of showers. if you hear a shower outside don't be surprised. front will push that way to the s

st. petersburg pier at 5:54. so your forecast overnight lows 65 degrees and partly cloudy skies and comfortable. and your afternoon high tomorrow tops out at 82 with a sun and cloud mix and a light breeze. we don't expect any rain for the first part of the workweek that second front that moves in on the weekend looks like it will be dry. so for the most part, looks like a pretty comfortable week. guys? >>> the nhl season isn't even a month old yet so naturally teams like the lightning still trying to figure themselves out. though the consistency is what every hockey team trying to do before the playoffs arrive. now we saw the long way to go before that to happen. five months to be exact. so there's no reason to be concerned but the three periods of hockey. last knight against new jersey, the perfect example of that. lightning started the game slow getting outshot and trailing early. it wasn't until the second period when the bolts finally woke up. lightning scored twice in the second and twice in the third to eve

st. petersburg apartment. newly released arrest documents show "antionne david" broke into a woman's apartment last month. then he used the microwave to cook a pizza he found in the home. david was arrested last friday and charged with burglary of an unoccupied dwelling. more trouble for the hillsborough county public transportation commission... another taxi company is suing them... in a push to compete with uber and lyft. the owner of "west coast transportation services".... which is chaired by yellow cab company... is suing the board. they want to enter the same temporary operating attorneys say that can't happen... they say only uber and lyft are eligible because they're litigants in an existing lawsuit. west coast filed a lawsuit on friday in response... which would seemingly make the company eligible. but the county has yet to respond. the temporary agreement is being put to a vote tomorrow. deputies in pasco county are still urging people to lock their doors after a rash of car burglaries. the crime spr

st. petersburg sews what happened. gut wayne rag near was arresting her battery on a officer resisting an arrest. he wrote a report woman kale up aggressively and shoved him. the sheriff fired wagner for using unnecessary force that is against policy and most importantly for lying about it and no knot telling the truth that is something that will not stands. i've been very clear about that, that people make mistakes, people use bad judgment. there need to be consequences for those actions. >> deputy wagner had been on the force for just more than 2 than a hundred people. 86 passengers and 18 crew members showed signs of the virus on a holland america ship that left italy earlier this month and arrive in tampa this morning. the cruise line said they ramped up cleaning procedures on the ship and passengers with symptoms were isolated to their cabins. first it was mold problems at a largo school. now parents tell us there are water issues at another play to academy location. bo concerns. >>reporter: months after 8 on your

st. petersburg and ends at the best church. rogers was 101 years old. >>> tributes are pouring in for beloved tv icon mom florence henderson. the actress to played carol brady died thursday night. karen mccue reports. ? the story of a lovely lady ? >>reporter: actress florence henderson died suddenly of heart failure surrounded by loved ones at a la hospital. >> you are losing that tv mom. it's sad. >> reporter: h henderson was expected to be bounced back as recently as monday. she attended a tv shove taping and and in good health. >> oh, that is perfect. >> reporter: known best as carol brady, mother of tv "brady bunch" sitcom that continues in reruns. >> i can't tell you how many young parents say their kids watched the show because very little innocence left on television that represents what the kids get along. i think you teach them how to tell the truth. you fight, you make up. honor your parents. and respect your teachers. >> reporter: ever since her passing, mourners have been visiting henderson's star on the hollywood

st. petersburg 56. degrees. still is a 30s inside interior bartow, 37. down in wauchula down to 38 degrees this morning. loads of sunshine, you can see with at visible satellite loop. few scattered clouds off the east coast. and we continue with primarily a north rl wind starting to become a bit more from northeasterly direction. that's a little sign that we're starting that warming trend. as it becomes more easterly temperatures to not get a quite a cold at night and allows temperatures to get warmer during the day. you can also see that in dew point. yesterday at this time, that number was down into the 20s. our humidity was in the teens. we were talking about just being ridiculously dry outside. now still very dry outside. but we are starting to see a little bit of a return of the moisture. so right now we're currently sitting at 71 degrees. at the noon hour. wesley brandon already at 75 degrees. down in sarasota, 76 degrees. bradenton has a 73. and over in bartow and lakeland both at 70 degrees. yesterday had dew point about ten in tallahassee. you'r

st. petersburg. even crystal river which was around freezing yesterday at this time, they're starting at 52 degrees so really, a lovely, lovely forecast with high temperatures today back to the upper 70s. vanessa? >>vanessa: thank you. 7:01. on the roadways, our o the one carrying over from the last report in the last hour. university parkway and cattleman road and this is in the sarasota area. just the left lane is going to be blocked so maybe minor delays here but i don't expect anything major to be slowing down in the yarp. we'll get to the major roadways. we're not seeing a whole lot of slowdowns here, either. one of the slowest is westbound at i-4. three minutes it should take you to get there from the area of the connector. near deltona for the person accused of shooting and killing a volusia county canine officer. that dog, named forest, was shot while chasing a known fugitive. forest later died at the hospital. the man responsible for his death had a standoff with deputies last night at a nea

st. petersburg, i'm isabel rosales abc action news. >>> we're learning more this morning about a u.s. service member who died in an ied blast on syria on thanksgiving day. was killed in syria during the current conflict. military officials did not release the soldier's identity. right now u.s. troops are advising and assisting syrian, kurdish and rebel forces fighting isis. >>> a brevard county man climbing near a north carolina waterfall has died wallace parish was trying to climb up and across the water fall tuesday when he fell. he first fell 10 feet feet or so. rescue workers found parish at the base of the waterfall but could not resuscitate him. >>> it's a crisis of epic proportions affecting children in florida and across the country. long wait times at hospital emergency rooms for kids in a mental health crisis. a scripps national investigation revealed a severe shortage of psychiatric beds for children. it's a systemic problem forcing weeks. >> we stayed there for eight days, then to the er and waited i'd say at least 25 times. we waited three days, five days, and then the ul

st. petersburg today. st. pete is the ship's winter home. the ship is an exact replica of a ship that was used during the war of 1812. it's expected to sail under the skyway around 10 this morning, before docking at the vinoy basin. the marina will welcome the ship with a four gun salute. starting next weekend the ship will be open to the public. and in clearwater, one non-profit group will be helping out another. "habitat for humanity pinellas" will be at the habitat will help the animal center with much-needed construction and painting. it's part of habitat's first annual "give back day", where they help other non-profits. this is video from earlier this week when habitat workers took a break from all their work to do the mannequin challenge at a construction site. there's much more to come on good day. let's turn it over to russell and laura - to find out what's ahead in our 6 o'clock hour. this morning - a warning for anyone who has an i-phone.. about the video making its way around the internet.. that will freeze up your phone... and lo

st. petersburg. so we have a mild, nice start to the day. just as pretty as yesterday with the sunshine and high temperatures really getting back in the mid 80s. next three days are going to be like this. we'll start to get the changes on friday going into the weekend. we'll discuss those in a little bit. >>vanessa: thank you. 7:01. our two bigger trouble spots are going to be in pasco county so this is o following for a little while. this one along u.s. 19. still southbound lane blocks, at least two we'll be blocked here at the intersection with fox hollow drive following a vehicle crash with injuries. this according to the pasco county sheriff's office. give yourself an extra minute or two out the door. this is a new one reported. sat road 54. this is only blocking an inside lane so expect some delays but nothing major and as always, use election day and surprises keep coming. there's talk now of a potential constitutional crisis. plus the discovery of new insider emails for the clinton campaign. >

st. petersburg church was interrupted last week. a hate symbol was chalked into the ground along with president-elect donald trump's campaign slogan make america great america. nat but, that's not stopping members of king of peace metropolitan church from worshipping. sot i believe we were targeted for who we are. senior pastor candace shultis represents the primarily lgbt congregation. on sunday, she didn't shy away from it telling them they weren't going to live in fear and love will triumph. sot we were gonna continue to problem all over the country. the southern poverty law center has found 701 incidents of hate speech, harassment and vandalism since the presidential election. they say most of it occurred the first three days following it.and that cases involving anti-immigration are the most reported. sot the ugly political discourse of the election did not end on election day new york governor andrew cuomo addressed a church as well.saying the hate crimes need to stop. sot these acts of division are the

st. petersburg .... heavy rains from tropical storm colin and hurricane matthew forced st. petersburg and gulfport to dump millions of gallons of sewage into boca ciega bay. news for drivers... the next time you fill up the tank. gas prices... are moving ?south, just in time for the holiday travel season. on sunday, the average ?fell for the 26th straight day here in florida. according to triple-a the price has dropped 26 cents in that time period. the national average right now is 2-15 a gallon. the average in tampa bay is 2-05 a gallon. and ?many local stations have already started dipping ?below the two dollar mark. he made more than two ?hundred movies... and probably ?broke almost as many bones. after the break: why all the hard work finally paid off... for one world famous actor. plus: dust off those acid-washed jeans and neon legwarmers. the 80's... are back! why this year's hottest holiday toy... is probably something you've ? my hero zero. ? ? such a funny little hero ? ? but till you came along ? ? we counted on our fingers and toes ? ? now you're here to stay ? ?

st. petersburg yacht club and the st. petersburg sailing center. ?actual holiday. yesterday, subway gave away free subs in downtown tampa. and today... they're giving away subs... to the homeless. the restaurant chain will hand out about two ?hundred free subs and apple slices at "pinellas hope" in clearwater. it's from one to three p-m.. national eating healthy day was created by the american heart association, to help prevent heart disease. a emmy-winning t-v chef is cooking up some ?tips tonight in tampa. ina garten... also known as the "barefoot contessa"... is speaking at the straz center. she'll talk about her ne cookbook... give plenty of cooking advice... and share stories about life in the hamptons. the "food network" star will also take questions from the audience. it starts at 7-30 p-m. tickets start at 45 dollars a rolling stone calls her "the reigning queen of rock and roll"...and youi can see her tonight in tampa. "stevie nicks" is bringing her "24 karat gold tour" to town. her opening act is "the pretenders." it all starts tonight at seven. tickets s

st. petersburg. 76. clearwater you're at 75 degrees. up in new port richey and brooksville both sitting at 78 degrees. and generally running either in the upper 70s or low 80s throughout the interior. dew points showing just amount of moisture in the atmosphere. when these numbers are the 50s, it really feels pretty comfortable outside. that's what we've seen over past several days. a little bit higher as you go along the coastline. mid 60s. still somewhat comfortable outside. so satellite view across the southeast. you're starting to notice more cloud cover. we've had of showers and thunderstorms across northern rim. gulf of mexico stretching back off the coast of texas. this frontal boundary here will slowly work its way on to the east and kind of move some of these clouds and a little bit more unstable air mass over us. so that's where i'm going to see an upparticular and rain chances for but still, this time of the year an uptick we're talking 20 percent chance of a couple showers mainly you're going to see more cloud cover for tomo

st. petersburg urging floridians support hillary clinton. >> also lakeland police searching for at least one more person involved in an early- morning home invasion. the suspects busted in a home in cleveland heights boulevard and threatened her husband at gunpoint before getting away with some money. police arrested two brothers from kissimmee and a 19-year- old from lakeland. >> 500 staffers across the country are being sent to than the sent out in 2012. >> one of those monitors will be watching for civil rights violations. abc action news reporter isabel rosales joins us in the studio. what else our local election officials doing?

st. petersburg. elizabeth rosales. vote trump are spray painted on the side of that church at the time of the fire. >> donald trump and president obama will be campaigning in florida today. specifically jacksonville. president will hold ral list for hillary clinton in miami. an abc news -- clinton and trump in a dead heat. each with 46% of the vote. geafer johnson with 3%. jill steen 2%. here in florida, latest polls are showing clinton and trump in a statistically tie. >> he may do five rallies in a which he admits is a struggle. >> stay on point , donald. stay on point . no side tracks. nice and easy. >> a major develop. the newspaper endorsed trump for ft. his campaign immediately rejected the dorsment calling it repulsive. it about comments he's made in the past. >> what would your life be like if he were in the white house. we really don't have to guess. we just have to look at everything he has said and done. >> clinton is heading to north carolina today. on saturday jon bop joe vi is going to play get out to vot

st. petersburg. delays on the howard frankland tampa side southbound along the veterans expressway as you approach 275, also southbound along the veterans expressway you're going to find some delays there. definitely back to that morning rush hour and then our typical trouble spots southbound along 275 from south of bierce in through hillsborough avenue, wednesday's event bound i-4 mlk and downtown, southbound 75 near fowler and northbound 75 in the brandon area and finally westbound i-4 near macintosh road. slow there. so i guess one can say the holiy weekend is over. back to work time to waste time at your desk shopping. >> you're pulling double duty today doing traffic and found great ways to find steals and deals on wfla.com. >> absolutely. save you some thanks for joining us this morning. >> of course we're going to stay on top of all the breaking news, weather and traffic do you remember the day. catch our updates during the today show. >>> good morning. sore winner? donald trump now claiming v

st. petersburg, garin flowers, 10 news wtsp. the southern poverty law center says about 40 percent of the cases happened at schools. we have that full report for you at wtsp dot com this week, you're not going to like this. about 500 airport workers at chicago o'hare are threatening to strike today. it will be one of the busiest airports this thanksgiving, so a strike there could have an impact on flights across the country. good news if you're driving to see family for thanksgiving, gas prices are falling! take a look.. the average price per gallon nationally is 2.14.. while in florida, it's 2.11. across tampa bay, you'll see per gallon. triple a says depending on where you go, you're likely to see gas prices fall below two bucks! you may want to check your fridge this morning -- because a popular kind of hummus has been recalled. sa-bra is recalling many of its containers of hummus because of possible listeria contamination. here's what you'll want to look for: if your container has a "best before" date anytime between now and

st. petersburg. our normal lows are like 63 so yeah, it's a seasonable morning which will turn into a seasonably warm afternoon with a mixture of clouds and sunshine and highs in the mid 80s. vanessa? >>vanessa: on the roadways, we've cleared out from any incidents we were seeing overnight. a smooth ride no matter where you're heading and which roads you're taking. this is a live look here, checking out 275 near gandy boulevard in pinellas county. super quiet there. northbound drivers, maybe heading towards the howard frankland bridge, once you get to the tampa side, head up to should only take eight minutes. southbound 75, fowler avenue to the selmon expressway and eight again heading west on i-4 from the interchange to 75. >> ben, you had a great series and as everyone remembers the crucial hit tonight so there's a piece of hardware for you. >>russell: ben zobrist now and forever a cubs legend with a cria the first world series win since 1908. >>laura: and chicago very much appreciates it. even tho

st. petersburg. emerald, this "supermoon" is the closest the moon has been since 1948. yeah, and it won't be this close again until 2034... so, if you want to get a good glimpse of this supermoon...you're going to have to make the most of tonight...which is the last night of prime viewing time. here's a good beauty from several places around the world. certainly a sight to take in. if you're wondering what causes this special supermoon, it happens whenever a full moon happens at the same time as what's called the moon's perigee. and it looks like a lot of you all have been enjoying the view as well. lots and lots of comments on our facebook page...some of you all say you can't really tell the difference, but othe a you've even sending us pics from around the area... we love it, so keep sending them in. and this supermoon will actually be closest to earth very early this morning. i'll explain when that'll be, coming up at 5:30. back to you. this morning parts of new zealand are dealing with devastation after a powerful 7 point 8 magnitude earthquake hit the country over

st. petersburg for hillary clinton. he was joined by tim kaine. while most in early, they urged those who have voted to knock on doors and urge family members and friends to exercise their right. >> florida's really important. and here's the thank you, you guys have already more than 5 million of you have already voted in early voting. [ applause ] >> that's astounding. >> bon jovi closed out the show with a rendition of "give love harmonica. and tim kaine is rallying today in wisconsin. >>> after the concert, two deputies were involved in an accident. the deputies were assisting tim kaine's motorcade in st. petersburg. it happened in the area of interstate 375 from 8th street north. police report the accident happened when an unrelated vehicle was stopped in the middle lane by a deputy to allow the motorcade to enter the interstate. no injuries were reported. >>> today hillary clinton will head to cleveland to rally with lebron james and ll in new hampshire. last night the presidential nominee was with another star, singer katy perry in pennsylva

st. petersburg church. the hateful words written here that had the congregation worried.>> a deadly gaslight explosion rocks nearly 3 blocks of in illinois city. see the new video of the moment happen crews are looking to keep the area safe. rick scott is headed to new york city today . what we know about his expected meeting with president-elect donald trump. >>> morning. we want to help you get your day started off right with a look at traffic and weather. here is either in the forecast center.>> you can call it whatever you want but i will call it cold. again crystal river and brooksville good morning waking up in the 40s right now but 50s i think we will warm up big time. st. pete a warm spot next to the water at 63 but the rest of us are very chile this morning. zephyrhills is down half-mile again patches of fog out there and it will be dense. by midday already look at the temperatures. 76 by your lunchtime and we will hit highs close if not hitting 80 degrees this afternoon. that will not be the case

st. petersburg police department. three members of a north port family are waking up behind bars this morning, after they were caught selling drugs in front of their two children. "rebecca dickman" and her estranged with trafficking and child neglect after they tried to sell oxycontin pills to undercover detectives. they say rebecca's 20-year-old son "taylor vangundy" drove them to the meeting place. the couple's two underage children were also in the car at the time. bogus bills are turning up at disney. two people from argentina are facing federal charges after trying to use fake hundreds and fifties at disney world. it's just the latest incident of counterfeit cash in central florida. secret service agents say that to counterfeiting, education is key. if you think you have fake cash, you're asked to report it to authorities so it doesn't get into the wrong hands. developing this morning in clearwater. a string of robberies have store owners worried. someone has targeted three different gas stations over the last tw

st. petersburg, 67. you work your way throughout the interior. temperatures either in the mid to lower 60s. wauchula and arcadia both sitting at 61 degrees. the beginning of the week, we have these dew points running in the 20s in many, many now we are back up into the 50s and 60s. once you get into that 60 range. that's where you start to notice that more humid feel to the air. there is the cold front right now. back to our northwest, you can see some scattered clouds working their way -- across the gulf of mexico. we had a few little showers off of the east coast, maybe a couple little sprinkles out in the gulf of mexico. but as this front comes through. it comes through primarily dry and if you see anything whatsoever sprinkle. less than a 20% of that in the afternoon. behind that, we have cloud cover and a fair amount of sun and still we will have some cloud cover around as we go through the day. high pressure will build back in you behind that front. we still have a very quiet weather pattern for the first part of next week. and what we will

st. petersburg with a little preview. tough gig, charley. >> yes. want to visit a bunch of restaurants but you only have couple of hours? come to st. pete wine and food festival. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. donald trump: i could stand in the middle of 5th avenue and shoot somebody and i wouldn't lose any voters, okay? and you can tell them to go f--- themselves! you know, you could see there was her wherever... you gotta see this guy. ahh, i don't know what i said, ahh. "i don't remember." cubs win the world series. >> and with that the longest losing streak ended. chicago cubs world series champs. history in making. and game itself really did live up to all the hype. >> and fox joel waldman was there in their in cleveland. good morning what are you working on? half hour sleech, hour sleep, joel? >> huh. how about no sleep. >> all right. that's even better. even >> that rocks. >> we had a safshg if is for game for ages it raul with us one. of course chicago cubs don't seem to make anything happen to easily. there are errors by the