st. petersburg clearwater airport. >> other at st. petersburg clearwater, there's a hanger space. there's office space for over a hundred employees and land and ramp space. >> reporter: yeah, the unit left miami for tampa in 1993 to come here to macdill because they wanted hanger space and they didn't have that in miami. the congressman believes the st. petersburg clearwater airport provides the hanger space, the office space, everything they need on an immediate basis. stacie -- >> all right. jeff patterson lye in tampa tonight. thank you -- paterson live in tampa tonight. >>> breaking news. clearwater police plan to charge a mother who made up a story about her child being in a stolen car. the driver crashed the car on u.s. 19. the mother told police that her he was found safe and sound at a day care. investigators are still working out exactly what happened here. the driver of the car we're told will also be charged. >>> it happens a lot, people in a hurry driving around stopped school buses and in some case, nearly hitting children. bus drivers say they're fed up about this an

st. petersburg. clearwater at 37 degrees. winds out of the northwest between five and 12 miles an hour. a little cooler of to the north -- up to the north. but the really cold weather is going to be coming in from the planes and down from the northeast. if you have been watching anything of social media over the past couple of days, you know that folks from baltimore, washington, all the way up to new england are getting braced for negative integers as they go into the night. definitely, a snuggle night for appalachian area and through new england. there could be some snow from st. louis to the shenandoah valley. 19 for a high tomorrow or new york. a little warmer in atlanta although they did not get very warm today. 40. 71 four dallas. still rainy and chilly -- for dallas. still rainy and chilly in san francisco. miami is going to be chilly when that cold front pushes through. we have another reinforcing cold front that may bring showers late monday into tuesday but for tomorrow, expect breezy conditions out of the north and we will start to see that northeast, basically, southeast win

st. petersburg and clearwater. also, 62 at mcdill where they took off with that big kc-135 full of gas. -- across the southwest we're seeing warmer temperatures working their way in. 60 in birmingham. 61 in nashville as the warmer, moister air pushes up from the gulf. there is a front right about their. that will be the focus for showers later on as the cooler, dry air tries to move down into the region. we have a blocking high. that will not let that front get to us. but out here, there is another front swinging through that will bring us perhaps some showers by late tuesday into wednesday. between now and then we have easterly breezes that will turn more southeasterly tomorrow. that will give us some cloudy skies. nothing really to speak up as far as precipitation. our high today in st. petersburg, closer to the water will be around 72. into tampa, a little warmer with a few clouds. winds from the east at around 5 , 76 degrees for the high. as i mentioned, the gulf water temperature is about 61 degrees. that mean

st. petersburg clearwater airport. >> frankly i think we could have a win/win in the bay area. when the 135s come in, that will add additional air assets to macdill and now we find where to put noaa assets. >> sounds like a good plan. jolly says noaa has been to the st. peter clearwater airport to look at the facilities. there is hangar space and office space for noaa's aircraft and employees. >>> tonight 8 on your side where the wild things are. >> we are talking about cobras, rattlesnakes and pythons that people own as pets. pets like these may be closer there are dozens of people around the tampa bay area permitted to keep even the deadliest of snakes in their homes. as mark douglas is about to show you, they may live in your neighborhood. >> reporter: some people just love them. >> i'd say it's the best pet i've ever had. >> reporter: others not so much. >> i think it's crazy. >> reporter: we discovered deadly vipers and constrictors of concern can be just about anywhere. >> but in all the years that i have been doing what i do for pinellas county, i've actually went and pi

clearwater. st. petersburg at 54. as we look at the dayplanner for this first saturday of the for the state air, always a big attendance day. we're looking at temperatures for the low 60s. maybe 63 for a high. a 30% chance for showers later. showers will stay mostly south of tampa bay but we could see a random raindrop or too. fair, keep an eye on the skies. we will watch the skies for you as well. make sure you have a jacket or sweater, maybe a poncho and keep the umbrella handy. we will show you some of the fine foods around here. they are laying out a beautiful display for us on the table. we have some shortcake and appetite. ready to child down in just a minute. we will be back with that in less than 15 minutes. back to you. >>> millions of drivers in the northeast are dealing with look at this. a winter storm swept in just lines and i think words. committed state police reported 400 crashes. in massachusetts, the speed limit on the turnpike was lowered to 40 miles an hour. a pennsylvania woman and her husband was

st. petersburg and clearwater. tampa will hit 64 degrees. you could see lower 60s. about 62 in hernado. -- hernando. 66 for bartow and arcadia. lake placa may get 67 degrees. in the tampa area, our most active day planner shows we'll top out at about 65 degrees. and it's going to be just kind of messy out on the water. 56 degrees is your gulf water temperature. there is going to be a gale warning out tomorrow afternoon as winds come out about 20, 25 knots. rough seas. low tide at 8:18 in the morning. here's a look at your seven-day forecast showing a slim chance of showers for the beginning part of the workweek. and then a gradual warming trend. trying to get back to what our near normal temperatures are. 72 degrees this time of year. we'll be struggling to get there by saturday. >> thank you, bill! >>> well, we got your votes. and here's our new photo of the week. this gorgeous picture of apollo beach by cory reeling. thank you so much, cory! it's our cover photo on our abc action news facebook page. look for our photo contest next week. just comment on the post wi

st. petersburg and clearwater and tampa. and arcadia and see bring and these places slowly rising back to 50s. along i 10 we have 47 in tallahassee over to the jacksonville area. again, we do have a lot of cloud cover and clouds will continue to thickening and throughout the day today. and as we await a cold front to come through. before you moan and grown, this cold front is not going to pack as much cold air that the last one did. which is good news. spotty showers eastern gulf and few of those later today and in general back to north wiingt. this line, that's going to come through very early tomorrow morning. and the big picture, here's cold front moving through louisiana now. -- will be here tomorrow early too. we're talking about a shower late today and potential for line of showers maybe a few thunderstorms very early tomorrow morning maybe before the sun comes up say 5, 6:00 time frame. 20 to 30% rain chance high of 3 4 tonight showers and thunderstorms likely. but, also likely if you wake up at 8:00 tomorrow morning

clearwater 57. 62 st. petersburg. by this afternoon st. peter will be cooler, high of 73. 76 as we get a repeat performance of sunshine in tampa. if you think about doing some barbecuing it should be great out by the grill. by 5:00 around 67, taking perfect for dining alfresco. we do have changes ahead in the workweek. i will let you know about those in less than 15 minutes.>>> donald trump south carolina. -- takes south carolina. not in the contest anymore, jeb bush. he suspended his campaign after the last results came in.>>> hillary clinton got a much- needed victory in nevada. she is a favorite to when south carolina where the primary will be held next week and. don't count out bernie sanders yet. experts say he still carries serious momentum. >>> police are looking for the gunman opened fire in a south carolina mall last night. look at this video. stores and people in columbia say shots were fired after a fist fight last night and the men fired shots into the air before taking off and no one was hurt.>>> shootings of new york city pol

winds out of the east at 45. 45 in clearwater with calm winds and 51 in st. petersburg around the region, we are often the northern neighborhoods. ward he won for spring hill. 41 for leslie chappell. -- wesley chapel. 45 in ellington, clearwater at 46. into the 30s, low 30s across our northern neighborhoods. tallahassee, gainesville and not much cooler than that across the northern plains. 34 in minneapolis. chilly in boston. 21 degrees but it's going to be very clear across much of the country today as a big area of high-pressure kind of covers the eastern two thirds of the country and that includes us. that is why we have gotten those winds out of the north. you will see light winds and gradual warming throughout the day today. and as i mentioned, no rain in the forecast or at least to the middle of the work week. our did -- digital day planner shows that we will take the mid- 40s up to the mid-60s by later on. for this time of year. the normal high right around 71, 72 degrees. we will be a little bit cooler but by tomorrow, we will warm- up to normal and as we work i

we have 62 in clearwater and st. petersburg. if you're going to be out on the roads, give yourself a little bit of extra time. as this front pulls through, it will change the winds out of the north and northwest and that will help to clear out the atmosphere. we will stay on the chilly side looking for about 62 degrees and clearing by noontime. many of sunshine as we work through the afternoon looking for a high and tampa of 67. by parade time, you are going to need a jacket. i will tell you how chilly it's going to be as that parade steps off. >>> a huge turnout in tampa last night for the presidential candidate, donald trump. or than 10,000 packed the sun dome last night to hear him speak. and to hear his message to the people of the bay area, thousands more waited outside. critics. some say there's a movement with his campaign that is stronger than any other opponent. >> we are going to solve the problems. we're going to make our country so strong. we're going to win again and again. were going to win so much but here's what

st. petersburg 59 degrees. still breezy, clearwater winds out of the north-northwest 14 and 15. and as we head out over the overnight hours, the dew point gives us an idea how much moisture, lakeland is a dew point of 29 degrees. that's a big air mass considering we have dew points in the 70s during the summer. and sunday afternoon we will see wind veer out of the east-southeast and warmer wind flow and that's why you will see a dramatic difference by sunday afternoon. a chilly evening ahead, and cold start for sunday morning, 44 degrees for the bay area, but also for brandon across the nature coast, 36, homosassa springs 36. brooksville chilly at 30, so we could see patchy frost, so cover your sensitive vegetation and bring your pets indoors. manatee county, temperatures in the 40s, sarasota county also mid to low 40s and polk county chilly start, 39 degrees for lakeland and can kathleen down to 37. if you are planning to play some golf sunday morning, a very chilly start. hold off a little bit by 11:00, temperatures not so bad. mostly sunny skies. now, check this out. a big wa

current temperatures 58 clearwater. 60 st. petersburg. 62 carrollwood. crystal river trying to catch up with the rest of us. degrees. there is the cool front that's moved to our south. you can still see some clouds associated with that pushing the sunshine state. we are in good shape. high pressure building in across the southeast united states. stable air. you can put your umbrellas away for the weekend. pretty breezy today with the same winds northwest anywhere from 10 to 15 miles per hour. we could see wind gusts upwards of 21 along the coastline. not a great day out there for lots of sunshine. your high temperatures staying in the low 60s. by 7:00, if you are headed out for friday evening, maybe some dining, we are looking at temperatures 52 degrees. by midnight 46 degrees becoming chilly with clear skies. we'll see good radiational cooling. that means all of the surface heating from the sunshine today will radiate back into the atmosphere without that level and layer of clouds to keep the heat down by the surface. six feet. bay waters choppy. small

. >> reporter: first it was clearwater, now st. petersburg is considering air gondolas. 10 news tracked down this copy of the city's application for a $40 million federal grant called beyond traffic, smart city challenge. it encourages cities to find ways to improve ground transportation. >> we can make it safer and energy-efficient. >> reporter: st. pete councilman kennedy say they are in the beginning stages of applying for the grant. only one city would win. >> i would anticipate the competition will be fierce. >> reporter: the gondola will be the center piece of the vision. >> it is a new idea. it will bring more attractions to st. petersburg. >> we need had the for a long time. it is something to connect downtown to the beaches and make it easy for us to live here to use. proposed route for the gondola. east and west it goes from the st. pete pier to treasure island then north to tyrone square mall to caroline park. the grant covers city-wide wi- fi, smart cars and more parking. are your tax dollars on the line? how soon could it happen?

clearwater. >>> historic morning in st. petersburg today. on this first day of black history month mayor kriseman along with the executive board of the african-american history museum raised the museum flag honoring black history month. >> this is the first time in this nation's history that a black history flag has been risen over any local, state or federal building acknowledging black history in america. we have made history in the city of st. petersburg today. >> this is the 40th anniversary of black history month. >>> world's largest automaker >>> a florida connection to the very important part of the superbowl, the coin toss. >>> next at noon, the new trend of gaming in order for parents to spend more time with their kids. >>> how blood pressure drugs could have beneficial effects on alzheimer's patients. >>> we have a fair amount of sunshine to work with. that's upping our number. not nearly as warm as we'll get tomorrow. we'll make a run at 80 degrees. then midweek we'll change up the forecast. we are tracking some storms. i'm talk a

@clearwater, you are at 51. @st. petersburg, 52 degrees. @once you move away from the @coastline, temperatures @generally in the 40s here in @tampa. @that is 46 along with bran don. @and toward the north, we saw @those freezing temperatures last @hour in brooksville. @but you warm back above that. @you are currently at 34 degrees. @continue to see these @temperatures only getting into @the 60s. @another cool night for tonight, @but that nice warming trend @starts tomorrow with @temperatures rebounding back up @into the 70s. @we continue that as we go @throughout week. @we talk about that coming up in @just a little bit alcides. @>> alcides: look beautiful. @thank you, jim. @>>> time is 8:31. @a quick check of top stories. @this woman kristi cartini @mendoza. @accused of stabbing a woman nine @times outside a night club. @the victim is expected to @survive. @she is wanted for attempted @homicide. @if you have any information @where she may be, contact the @hillsborough county sheriff's @office. @>>> there are cameras on police @officer @poli

sunshine and 60 in tampa and clearwater st. petersburg with a few clouds and 62 wins coming in from the north about 8-12 8- 12 miles per hour and it will clear out for fog we have left. we watch for a nice day average temperature including the suburbs we call to be a degrees. 64 at 10 am and 65 at noon with a high temperature in tampa of 67. if you're going out to the parade down seventh avenue it should be a nice night. i would take a jacket. 57 when it starts at 7 pm and down to 44 the time sunday >>> we want to welcome you back to "good morning america" on this saturday morning. and right now, a bitter blast of arctic air has 100 million people bracing for bone-chilling weather. wind chills, we're talking as low as 40 degrees below zero in some spots, creating life-threatening conditions. so, everybody, heed those warnings and stay inside if you can. >>> alsoing right now, the world health organization said the zika virus vaccine could be more than a year away, this, as the head of the international olympic committee said no countries

current winds are strong directly from the west sustained at 20 miles per hour in clearwater, tampa and st. petersburg gusting to 31 miles per hour at this hour. typically winds are a bit lighter at this point, but with the approach of the front it kicks up the pressure gradient. you can see by 2 p.m. in the afternoon winds are west and northwest 20 miles per hour potentially with stronger gusts than that. plan on a windy day tomorrow. by the way, a high surf advisory in place and rip currents as well. high surf advisory tomorrow. big picture here is all these pretty colors and squiggly line essentially say this trough will persist. that's next monday in the eastern part of the country. that allows cool air to spill surface cold front to the north, area of high pressure to the west and flow around the high is giving us a northwesterly flow into the state tomorrow, but it's this front here that will push on through the state and allow cooler air and freeze advisories, watches just north of citrus county. it just indicates the very cool air in the forecast. tomorrow morning maybe a sprinkle possible wit

those folks pretty messy super bowl sunday. 49 right now, cloudy skies in tampa, 15 clearwater with clouds. st. petersburg, little bit of a son break the look at the winds out of the north right now at 18 miles per hour. on midway today for the first sunday of the florida state fair, it's going to be blustery. wrap up in layers, as we only hit a high of about 58 degrees. we will see more sun, though. and we will see that plus strangeness , i think that is a word, -- we will see that blusteryness, i think that more on that in just a few minutes. >>> in clearwater over the weekend, police there are searching for the man suspected of attacking a six-year-old girl. it happened inside the macy's store of the countryside mall. fred and i police believe this man seem right here forced open the bathroom stall door, bush the girls to the floor and try to cover her mouth. the victim's father heard her screams and ran into the bathroom. the suspect took off. police are also looking for two women who may be connected to the suspect. >>> breaking overnight a suspect in a deadly stabbing in tampa is behind bars. police

clearwater. sunny skies and 63 in paints -- st. petersburg. 64 in lakeland. not as warm as we can get this time of year but not as cold as tonight. 45 degrees overnight tonight but we will warm up to the mid- 70s by tomorrow afternoon and even warmer into the workweek and i will show you how hot is going to get -- how hot it is going to get. >>> a new effort tonight for a bay area racecar driver in the life -- the race for his life. >> check heaters and shows us how it could save more than one life. >> reporter: billy boyd thrives off winning. >> he is very competitive. [ laughter ]doesn't like to finish second. >> reporter: but the battle he is and now is the biggest challenge of his life in the clock keeps ticking. >> he started getting sick back in december 2014. >> reporter: he went through chemo and a bone marrow transplant but his body rejected the first attempt. >> it's critical and he will have to have a second was unsuccessful. >> reporter: his support base is doing whatever they can to find that perfect merrill -- merrill match -- bone marrow match.

clearwater cooler at 54 to 61 st. petersburg. temperatures into the 50s and 60s throughout the entire peninsula. look at the temperatures warming all the way up to nashville, 60. 56 atlanta. 58 charleston. 50 charlotte. we do have a lot of warmth to the southeast but there is a front about here and that is where we will see the concentration of rain. because of this high-pressure we will see clear skies and south easterly breezes once again today. that will help to increase the about 5:00 we could they will stream to the east coast. tuesday morning, showers coming in. on wednesday, breezy conditions that will usher in the time changes temperature wise. for today, looking good. we will see clouds around and temperatures up to 76 in tampa. along the beaches it will be cooler. water temperature now a 61 and despite the north and east breezes we will stay mostly sunny and 70 degrees will be the high clearwater beach. watching some racing from daytona beach? looking good there. it will be fast track, about 75 degrees. as we get our wo

st. petersburg. >>> railroad construction continues for downtown clearwater. it is going done on court street. csx railroad said they must do the work this weekend despite several events including the sea blues festival at coachman park. one resident feels it is for the better. >> they're just taking this extra opportunity to fix the crossings and they're beautiful. they're concrete. it will be smooth. i think people will eventually will appreciate the work. >> right now there are two detours in place. once the court street project is block south to chestnut street next weekend. >>> hillsborough county took steps to fight the zika virus by accepting old tires. they are a perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes because they collect water. the county accepted 10 old tires per person free of charge. there are 24 zika virus cases here in florida. >>> a 74-year-old woman continues to recover after being taken from the carnival cruise ship in venice saturday morning. the woman suffered a heart attack. he was transported to the hospital near new orleans in stable condition. >>> as the political battle

in on the cold north to northwest wind. 25 miles per hour sustained wind gusts. 28 in clearwater. 29 in st. petersburg. this wind will come down a little bit throughout the day. but let's call it windy this morning and breezy this afternoon. here's one good thing. it brought in a lot dryer air. you'll feel the humidity wiped out today. i will feel better. you can see the palms blowing this morning. that was the back of the clouds. beautiful sunrise coming for us this morning. we have high surf advisories nine to 11-foot seas. it will be an amazing day to watch the gulf of mexico. you don't want to be on it. 47 degrees at the bus stop this morning. it will feel like the lower 40s. bundle those kids up. dry and sunny this afternoon. only in the upper 50s to low 60s. they'll need that jacket with them all day long. it is a quiet forecast model- wise. tomorrow morning will be another chilly one. back in the mid 40s with mainly clear skies. less wind. i think it will be a degree or two cooler tomorrow morning than what we'll see this morning when you step outside. saturday, here we go. afternoon will inclu

north-northeast winds at 8 miles an hour, clearwater sunny and 54, st. petersburg is 55. it will feel just a little bit is in tallahassee, 46 degrees but they warmed up from 31. not a lot warmer there than it is in billings, montana, or denver, or minneapolis. warm weather across much of the continental united states, and it will stay warm today with a high of 68 in denver, 80 in phoenix, 61 in st. louis, new york up to 41. it is still chilly in new england, 39 in boston for the high today, and nice and calm across the country as this high pressure drapes over the eastern two thirds of the u. s., including right here. we have the winds coming in, but they will die down and we will get gradual warming with the sunshine. taking a look at the forecast for today, starting off chilly, but warming up midday to around 60, 65 by the afternoon, and we again, lots of sunshine, and your most accurate forecast. as we go into the work week, temperatures rising through the mid to upper 70s, and a front coming through on wednesday with a 20% chance of showers. a little bit of a cool off

northeast, but you have clouds of showers around right now. 48 in tampa, clearwater with 5051 with rain coming down in downtown st. petersburg and wins out of the northwest between 10 and 17 mph so it's definitely going to be a brisk day today. pensacola 40 for daytona beach and chilly across the southeast, but not bitterly cold. 38 in kansas city 28 in nashville at birmingham as cold air seeps in. 37 in charlotte. here's an area of low pressure that brought us rain yesterday and spinning up off the carolina coast but the backside of that bringing rain onshore. was take a look at the future cast of you will see we did have showers but by 9:30 am or 10 am we will have them clearing out and breezes will come in and it will be chilly. highs today won't reach 60, 56 for palm hard to hire for and st. petersburg tampa, 580. we may see 58. but 55 for spring hill 50 for crystal river and 60 for arcadia lake placid. 56 for brighton 10. for the super bowl. i placed the times here in the pacific standard time. kickoff is 330 their time and 630 330 their time and 6:30 pm our time. it should be a nice day for football. it should be a dec

st. @petersburg show that slight @breeze. @more sunshine over clearwater @beach this early saturday @morning. @nice start to the day. @some clouds at 6 a.m. @clear skies over lake mirror in @lakeland where you are waking up @in the mid-you 50s. @start to see a jump in the few @of the temps. @drop a few degrees. @at 60. @58 in sebring. @56 in brooksville. @some cool air up in the @panhandle. @that will slide in later tonight @that will slide in later @tonight, and in the meantime @this morning, 24 hour changes 5 @degrees warmer in tampa. @16 in wauchula and milder tire @share with you in the seven-day @forecast. @there is the front. @i have drawn on the visible @satellite and notice the wind @behind it northerly surge by the @bay. @from 10 to 15 miles per hour. @satellite and radar picture @quiet because that front is so @weak, but continuing to watch @the flakes fly, and the colder @air settle into the northeast. @bitter cold this weekend. @temperatures this morning are we @low zero for minneapolis to @portions of -- from minneapolis @into portions of nort

clearwater has 49 degrees. it is 51 in st. petersburg and you can see those winds out of the north and northeast. anywhere from three to anywhere from 3 to 8 mi./h. so it's going to be a bit chilly to start off. a great day for baseball. especially inside at the top. 10:00. everyone else is allowed at 11. temperatures remain on the nippy side. toasty. 72 and things will be hitting up with all of the players and coaches and interactive activities. going to be there, as well. a big time down at the trop. one of many things to do this beautiful weekend day. >>> police are still looking for the man who -- person who ran over a child and took off. it gets even more disturbing.>> yeah, i went flying off my bike and my bike landed on my leg. and then, the guy came and he smiled and went -- and winked at me. >> that is the eight-year-old who was riding his bike on friday when a car hit him. forced him to crash. bicycle. the driver came back, smiled good. he was out of the hospital less scrapes. >>> he found himself the victim of a crime spree. t

clearwater. look at lakeland and winter haven, 20 miles per hour into downtown st. petersburg. so a breezy evening but into the overnight, winds become lighter as the high pressure will settle over the sunshine state. and few clouds to the south and high clouds too. you can see the warnings in of the state including the areas we talked about. and of course, frost going to be an issue with the lighter winds. and for the rpm forecast model this even, chilly covers it. you can see the high pressure taking over. we follow the lines of equal pressure to indicate that the highs is eventually over us. and cold weather for tomorrow morning leads to sunshine in the afternoon with dry air high above in the atmosphere, blue sky and beautiful day. and on the cool side but very nice. high pressure will get over us again for friday morning and then shift to the east slowly. and there's the second cold front going to push through the area. comfortable afternoon on friday afternoon. and the front will slip through on saturday with clouds, not a big deal. and a weak front will pass with no rain

clearwater has a 50. @down in st. petersburg, 51 @degrees. @bradenton at 49. @and sarasota currently checks in @with a 46. @so as we go through the day, @plenty of sun notice these @temperatures by noontime in the @50s giving way to upper 60s in @the afternoon and slowly warm @things up during the weekend and @workweek. @little bit. @>>> hours after a cease-fire @agreement takes place in syria a @car bomb exploded killing two @people and wounding several @others. @this happened on the edge of a @government held town opinion no @the attack. @parts of syria were cautiously @calm since that truce went into @effect at midnight. @it does not include the islamic @state or local al qaeda branch. @>>> put your hands behind your @[bleep] @on the ground! @>> alcides: this body camera @video left a woman bloody @video left a woman bloodied and @hurt. @they released the entire video @showing that his deputy did the @right hinge. @it the sheriff's office is @facing criticism that the deputy @used too much force, but @according to their use of force @wrong. @the woman in th

contributing to a little bit of fog around the region. 60 in tampa. 61 in clearwater and save it as part. winds at of -- and st. petersburg. winds out of the north. we will the high in tampa will be about 67 degrees. and northwest wind at about 10 to 15. as far as the parade goes, starting off at 7 o'clock going down seventh avenue in ybor. it should be 63 degrees. jackets in order as we get down to 57. has read season -- bead season continues. it may feel a bit chillier but all in all, a great night to watch a parade. >>> developing this morning, we are morning the man behind a brutal attack in ohio was known to the fbi but he was not under investigation. sources tell abc news that mohammed is among those antiterrorist database. authorities are working. three of the four hard remain hospitalized. after they say he lunged at an officer with a machete and knife. >>> outraged this morning, parents and students of new york are angry that a beloved teacher is banned from her own classroom. all she claims she did was try to comfort a student but she took a student who lost two friends to a long island shop for some hot chocola

clearwater. p60, 61 degrees for tampa. pgoing into st. petersburg, so pit's a mild start. pwe'll have a little bit of cloud pcover today and that east to psoutheasterly wind, i still pthink -- yesterday we hit 74. ptoday we're going right back up pto 74 degrees. pthe only difference will be a plittle bit more cloud cover ptoday but all in all, pretty pquiet. pmaybe a couple of showers on pwednesday, russell and laura, pand i'll talk about that in a p>>russell: sooe you then. ptomorrow is super tuesday. pmore than a dozen states head to pthe polls. p>>laura: florida's primary is ptechnically march 15 but in pseveral bay area counties, pvoting booths are open today. pshayla reaves is live for us at pthe election service center on pfaulkenburg road. pvoting begins today, right? p>>reporter: yes. pwe're just a few hours away from pearly voting for both phillsborough and polk counties. pright now i'm here at the pelections service center and pthis is just one of 15 locations pwhere voters can vote early here pin hillsborough county. pnow, nine locations will be popening up in p

clearwater. it goes behind the scenes of dolphin tale, filmed at the aquarium, and even features cameos from the film's stars. >>> up next, a local clinic expands in st. petersburg. the new facility giving women in need a fresh start. >> and get more for your money. next at 5:30, where to find a flat screen for the big game for prices lower than ever before. >> reporter: two teens are on the run tonight after escaping a youth detention facility. but it took the staff there >>> welcome back. now to one program helping more women than ever before. >> i never imagined or even entertained the thought that this would happen to me. >> reporter: catherine lynn losing her job four years ago, the depression of not being able to find another leading not only to an alcohol addiction but homelessness. >> to receive the hand up that i've always been needing. >> reporter: emotional over her acceptance at the new st. petersburg women's clinic. this building replaces and older facility built in 1989, doubling in size. >> and i think we're special because we're home. >> reporter: program directors say this vision came from this couple, virginia and david never disclosed, they ho

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66 new clearwater, but getting inland, we are really warming things up very nicely, and we are going to see a warm up through the rest of the afternoon, 71 in tampa. 70-degrees in st. petersburg. and already up to 73, which is can really necessary in plant city. so tampa, were heading to 7- -really nice in plant city. today. an overnight, we will see mild temperatures, a little bit cooler to start the day tomorrow. but that is just because we are working that drier air on in. off there. so this particular model, going cooler, saying we are basically staying ability where we are. but i think we will--about where we are. but i think we willed a three degrees for the coastal areas, but it is mainly inland where we are going see about 76. we could get up as far as 77, 78, in a few spots, and see- -and sebring, wanting to get to so whatever excuse you can find to get judd side. you need to where shall- -outside, you need use that today. not really more than a new clouds, especially along the coast, that is why we are cooler along the water. and now to the weekend, a big weekend is coming up, the distance classic, so if you are running the 15k, that is saturday morning, you are goi