so again, keep stormshield on your mobile device, keep the don't have stormshield you may want to download it from the app store. it's available on android and apple devices. i'll continue to update you both here on air as well as facebook and twitter throughout the morning. >>> this morning we're hearing two anti-abortion activists indicted for making undercover videos about planned parenthood are now planning to turn themselves in to authorities. an attorney representing one says he doesn't know exactly when that is going to happen. on monday a grand jury in houston indicted david dalladin and sandra merritt, both live in california. they recorded undercover videos seeking to implicate planned parenthood for illegally selling fetal tissue for profit. a grand jury cleared planned parenthood but prosecutors say they used fake driver's licenses to infiltrate the group. both now facing charges of tampering with a governmental record, that is a second degree felony. >>> still to come -- a scam knocking right at your door. >>> good morning. breaking news. a crash has most of the lanes on 275 n

many people credited our stormshield app for letting them know before the tornado struck. they say it was not long before hearing the roar of the storm. they have a message for others. >> take those cell phone warnings seriously. i was awake, i heard it, not awake enough to pay serious attention to it. it was only three minutes later that happened. >> you can download stormshield to your foible phone now through the app store. we send you an alert any time there's severe weather on the way. >>> homeowners now face the long and tiring clean-up process and government leaders are urging caution especially when it comes to throwing away all that debris from your property. sarasota county officials say next to the road, not in the street, but that way it doesn't block the emergency vehicles. crews will pick up that debris as soon as possible. workers have also been out in the communities clearing the storm damage from the roadways but they warn if you don't properly prepare that debris you could be held responsible for it. the county also says do not stack debris, near utility

so again we'll continue to keep you posted, and having stormshield on your mobile device is great for alerts. >>> brand new in the morning sprint -- a man suspected of two murders will go to court in manatee county this afternoon. dwayne cummings was just charged with killing carl tux ward and jordan finland last week. a second suspect, frederick douglas is charged with armed kidnapping. capitol today, about recess in schools. recess in a lot of schools in florida, even in elementary schools has been phased out to make more time for mandatory state academic requirements. house bill 833 would change that. it would make recess mandatory for public school students in k- 5, a state house education committee is set to debate that proposal this morning at 9:00. >>> today pinellas county commissioners could approve $350,000 to fund a ferry pilot program between st. petersburg and tampa. the money would come from the spill. if approved the pilot program would get underway in october. >>> running isn't so rough for this alabama dog. half-marathon, finished it. the dog escaped from her home ear

download stormshield through your mobile phone through the app store. it's a couple of bucks and using that we'll send you an alert when there's severe weather on the way including tornadoes and hurricanes. we'll send crews back to manatee and sarasota counties throughout the day to keep covering the clean-up efforts. storm, a lot of firsthand accounts on our abc action news app. we'll send a push alert once we find out if governor scott will declare the region a disaster area. >>> and today people are luther king. in st. pete many people there are angry that the person selected as the keynote speaker at a major event has made anti- gay comments. abc action news reporter adam winer is live at the coliseum to explain. adam? >> that's right. i'm actually with right now the executive committee of the st. pete naacp group here in st. pete. they are going to be attending this event and very excited to do so. in fact the president, maria scruggs with me to talk about why this event, despite the controversy and we'll get to that but why this event is so import

so this is why i say that you probably want to have stormshield on your mobile device. pick out your five spots across the area that you want to monitor for any warnings. and then you will be alerted throughout the night in case something does pop here after you have gone to bed. the biggest concern is for damaging winds, can't rule out an isolated tornado. i do think with the widespread rain moving back in, given what we've already seen this morning we're likely to see more street flooding, ponding on roads at a minimum. into the evening commute. and beyond. from the low 60s to the upper 60s. we hit 70 in our arcadia now. and temperatures will level off the next couple of hours as the next batch of rain moves in. 100% chance of seeing rain today. we already saw plenty of it. more to come. tomorrow expect that there's a chance that the percentage of coverage could change. the models have been pretty inconsistent about timing and coverage for tomorrow but i at least say we have a chance of storms off and on. not as nasty as today, but by friday we dry out. saturday gorge

>> if you have stormshield on your mobile device or our abc action news app you will get that information first. and that's i believe was deiah riley was hearing on her phone. this morning as you were heading out, if you have not already realized how cold it is take a look at these temperatures in citrus county. we're near freezing in homosassa, crystal river 34. lecanto 36. the biggest concern with these your plants and pets inside. make sure you're also aware too, with kids you want to make sure they are nice and bundled up especially if they are going to be out for any significant period of time early this morning. by about 9:00 we'll start to see the temperatures coming back up, and things will start to significantly improve, but we have the mid-30s across much of hernando county as well, hernando beach at 34 degrees. in and around tampa bay though the temperatures get a little more mild but this is still cold in comparison so-to-what we're used to this time of year, low to mid-40s. as we move through the day it will be much like yesterday with plenty of sunshine, no weather-related i

stormshield is a great app to have on your mobile twice and you will be able to get alerts to only the areas that you pinpoint if there is a warning. during that time frame. that also works when you're on the go. you can put your kids' school, spouse's work location, the area so you're getting alerts for severe weather just in those spots. as far as the rest of the day goes, we'll continue to have waves of rain and storms that move across, all of the tampa bay area through the first half of the day at least. then it will be hit or miss as we continue through thursday, as another area of low pressure works its way across that stalled-out front. it all clears out friday though making way for a nice warm-up into the weekend. gasparilla weather looking fantastic from start-to-finish. comfortably cool, with a high around 66 and then even warmer a high of 70. that's florida's most accurate find me on facebook and >>> 5:18. we have an update on the three dangerous inmates who escaped from a maximum security jail in security experts now say they likely had help pulling off the plan and they al

stormshield on your mobile device is certainly a great item to have so that you can get those alerts if you happen to be sleeping at that time or as you're on the go throughout the day because the storm chance continues, at least in the first half of the day with the threat of damaging winds, even an isolated tornado. again, we'll continue to fine tune this as we get closer but at this point in time looks like we'll continue to have chances of rain and storms throughout the day wednesday and again on thursday with less of a chance for any severe storms on thursday. looks like that will push to the south, but again expect this will be updated as we get closer. into the weekend a warm-up starts to kick in. behind the front. it looks beautiful for gasparilla from start-to- finish. that is florida's most accurate back to you. >>> coming up on 5:51. this morning disney is dealing with a federal lawsuit. two former employees filed a class action lawsuit against the entertainment giant saying they were illegally replaced by foreign workers. the two worked at i.t jobs in walt disney world in

also make sure you have stormshield on your mobile device, that way you can be alerted even if we do have any warnings early in the morning when you might still be sleeping or throughout the day when you're on the go. that is florida's most accurate 7-day forecast. find me on facebook and twitter. >>> how far would you go to raise money for a good cause? a group of women from the uk made history raising money for their favorite charities. >> they did this by becoming the first all-female rowing crew to cross the pacific ocean. the team of six left san francisco, california, in april of last year. they just arrived in australia on sunday after traveling more than 8,500 miles and spending 257 days at sea. >> they traveled unassisted rotating in two-hour shifts with a 90-minute break for sleep. the only stops with hawaii and samoa for a week each. the goal was to raise more than $3350,000 for walking with the wounded and also breast cancer charities. raised just over $50,000 instead but still an incredible feat. >>> still ahead -- big horses and even bigger hats. four local charities. >

and also don't forget stormshield on your mobile device will keep you informed to any warnings that may be issued throughout the day. all right, how are the impacts on the roads? i know it's been quite a bit so far today. >>> yeah, it's been a busy morning but look at this, that crash we've been telling but all morning on 275 northbound at ashley is cleared. so all lanes are back open right now. we are still seeing some residual delays. let's look at the drive time to see exactly how long it is taking to get from the howard frankland bridge up to i-4, 25 minutes so we're getting better on 275 northbound, still looking great southbound, six minutes from downtown to the howard frankland bridge. we have what is now a fatal crash in st. pete that has all of 38th avenue north blocked at 41st street north. so again the fatal crash, this was a car versus a semi, driver of the car was killed. yourality fats, 22nd -- your alternates, 22nds avenue north, 54 avenue north. since it's fatal you can expect the closure to last the next few hours or so while they continue to investigate. i'll let you k