it starts on lemon and ends at the lakeland center. the event kicks off with a fire work display that starts at 7:00. >>> hopefully the weather will be nice. >> i think we will be in good shape for the lakeland christmas parade as we take a look outside. nice sunshine out there. the forecast for lakeland as we head through later today we will be looking at temperatures in the 70s. the upper 60s by 8:00 and 9:00. i'll with the extended 7-day forecast. >> thank you, ivan. >>> still ahead issue when -- still ahead, when to buy and when to wait. the specific days to buy toys and clothes to save some money and the two things you shouldn't buy. >> hackers are attacking your find. the specific types and the tool you can use to see if yours has been hacked. >> he was found guilty of i'm erik waxler with why trevor dually is expected to leave this jail today. >>> 6:44. happening today, the man convicted of killing a neighbor during an argument back in 2010 is expected to get out of jail while he appeals. >> the victim's widow said 75-year-old tr

. >>> still ahead, i am standing at the lake glant -- the lakeland linder airport. you are taking a look at the new home for the noaa airport. z26htz z16fz y26hty y16fy >>> legoland is making a big splash into the resort business next year with plans to open a brand-new retreat in winter haven. as mary mcguire shows us, all of your favorite legal fans are heading to the beach with you.>> see you real soon. -- april 7, 2017. >> reporter: construction workers are working hard to finish the legoland beach retreat. transforming this site into a toy wonderland. >> when you stay here, it's as if you are staying among with toys that you played without home as a child. whether you are 10 years old, 30 years old, 50 years old, this will remind you of all of lego bricks at home. >> reporter: this is a very first north american beach themed retreat in the legal and family and is located about a half-mile from the theme park entrance. it is designed with the same details and kid centric features as its counterpart across the street. bold designs, bright colors, and lots of lego

new at five...an investigation into the death of a student from lakeland university in sheboygan county. the body of 18-year old kaelin o'neal was recovered by a dive team early this afternoon in a pond on the lakeland campus. cbs 58 first reported the student's disappearance last night. he hadn't been seen since sunday morning. the sheriff's office suggest criminal activity in this case...but they're still trying to determine how he ended up in the water. o'neal was a freshmen from north carolina and member of the lakeland football team. 3 in racine, a city employee taken away by flight for life after a crash involving a garbage truck and a vehicle. it happened this morning at washington and racine streets. police aren't saying much more about the crash right now.....we don't know yet how badly the person was hurt. they're asking anyone with information to calracine police. lice. women sellinsex with their massages.several businesses in waukesha have en under investigation for awhile now.cbs 58s evan kruegel spoke with investigators. "police believe those women were willingly performin

i-4 in the lakeland area, one of those mornings where you might want to i want to show you the maps right now if we can get to those. look at that area shaded in yellow. that's where we are seeing this area of patchy fog between lakeland and plant city and then south of i-4. the good news is once you get into downtown tampa look at it here. interstate 275 there just 5 minutes from downtown to the howard frankland bridge. >> thank you. >>> the search continues this morning for a man accused of groping a woman over the weekend with friends at 1st avenue at her favorite bar. she said the man cornered her, shoved his hands up her shirt and grabbed her breasts. it was caught on surveillance video. three men rushed to hospital but the suspect ran off. st. petersburg police hope someone will recognize him and turn him in. >>> new this morning, the second inmate who escaped from jail is now back in custody. police finally caught him after a stand off that lasted more than 7 him hiding this the attic of a friend's home. they shot tear gas into the home at least twice earlier that day before they s

>> they probably get up at 4:00 in the morning to be live on the show. lakeland is the oldst public high school in the city. when you walk into the front pictures from 1915. the students consistently have some of the highest test scores in the district. students and administration credit the teacher carol pierce with their successes. >> i think it's because she prepares us. >> reporter: sheryl pierce has been a teacher in polk county for 32 years, and for 16 of the years she has been at lakeland high school. she serves as the science chair and also teaches the honors and a.p. chemistry classes. prep for her students is than lecturing, teaching how to solve problems or practicing test strategies. >> we get to do labs. it's interactive. >> we spend a lot of time in lab because they actually see the concept. we do a lot of simulation on computer models. i think with the internet and cell phones, i think they are very visual. that's why we really try to consistently move to simulation sos they can actually see molecule interactions. they can visualize the shape. mole

. >>> right now, the annual lakeland christmas ra underway. by than 100 floats are cruising the streets for tens of thousands of people. many claimed their spots days ago. as melissa marino shows us, getting a good seat is a pretty big deal. >> a long-standing tradition but it's what happens before the parade that steals the show. >> we have always had rules. unfortunately, many times those chairs, and everything in between, set up hours and some even days in advance.>> we saw chairs going out on monday. >> reporter: at this business, they meant business. they put signs up days ago, warning that any unauthorized chairs would be removed. >> fantastic. we came out this morning and there was not one chair out. >> reporter: local officers keep an eye on the situation. >> looking at these chairs to make sure the ramps aren't blocked. we check them every hour. shortage of complaints but this is tradition. in lakeland, melissa marino news channel 8. >> chief meteorologist steve jerve joins us now. have you ever been to the lakeland christmas parade? >

it starts at seven at the lakeland center.. and you'll get to see 120 different groups during the route. this month -- penn state university students will say goodbye to a student that brought them a lot of joy. mary krupa graduates this month, but will go down as one of the most memorable students, known as squirrel girl. here's why: her pictures are going viral for placing tiny hats on a squirrel that lives in an elm tree on campus. mary got the squirrel to hold props like pies, jack o lanterns and thanksgiving baskets.. sneezy the penn state squirrel even has a facebook page with thousands of likes. krupa says she started the facebook page four years ago to help studnets get their minds off the jerry sandusky scandal four years ago. on campus -- she has only been bitten twice. and speaking of college students -- many right now are taking their finals or getting ready to graduate. that is usually the most stressful time for any college student. but one california college is trying to help with that by de- stressing students ev

at the lakeland government website. shay a little bit warm for a christmas parade.>> it feels like florida this time of year, a little warm for us. the sons -- tonight at 6:30. temperatures will be in the mid- 70s in lakeland at that point, the chance for any rain is unlikely if you do catch anything it will be light. by 7:00 things are drying out, rain unlikely and the temperatures are gradually falling into the upper 60s throughout the parade time, so again not a snowy christmas look at the futurecast through 8:00 a little bit of green through highland county and other than that we are not really likely to see much rain, by 8:00 tomorrow morning take a look at how much more clear things are, granted there is a slight chance for a lingering shower across south florida, but the wind will be coming from the north tapping into dry air look how that will clear out. at this point because of the northerly winds it is unlikely we would see fog tomorrow morning for the commute. and the drier air will continue to settle through

joining me now from the lakeland police department is sergeant gary gross. we are going to talk first about the chairs. are they an issue? >> they are a tradition. the praise have been going on for a long time trying parade has been going on for a long time and people bring their chairs bring their chairs out. we try to ask citizens to be patient. >> what you do when you get complaints? >> we just come to make sure the handicap ramp is clear, that there are no chairs there, that there are no major issues going on. we are ready for the parade. >> security is way beefed up this year. >> this is the largest event the lakeland police department will have. we have well over . we have taken a lot of extra measures this year. we have technology and equipment in place. we are making sure it goes off safe as we possibly can get it. >> i know you mentioned sniffing dogs and changing the way you block off the streets. >> right. we are going to have cars and locations. we have couple of other agencies assisting. we are confident this will be one of the best parade in the

it starts at 7:00 at the lakeland center. you can see 120 different groups. >>> and if you missed it on wednesday, the rockefeller center christmas tree is twinkling with lights. the 84th year for the tree- lighting ceremony. it's 94 feet 50,000 multicolored l.e.d. lights. this is whose who last night. tony bennett, niel diamond, sarah mclaughlin, dolly parton, they were at the event on wednesday. what i love, if you can't make it to new york city before the holidays, they leave the tree up to january 7. you have extra time to see it if you have a later christmas trip up to the big apple. >> it's beautiful. it looks fantastic. now it's officially the holiday >> december 1st. hard to believe. >>> so we have a story coming up that just by looking at the picture, it is going to make you smile and cry all at the same time. it's a young boy who was given a very special gift. >>> and puppies help college students prep for finals. we are gonna tell you how they are doing that coming up at 6:42. >>> tonight on 10news and cbs, "the big

the runoff election is set for tuesday, december 6. >>> there is a live look at lakeland, in less than one hour the yearly christmas parade are downtown in lakeland preparing for the miracle on mainstreet. some people are setting up their chairs along the parade route. there are security measures out there this year including safety barriers the parade gets underway at 7:00.>>> health experts say now is the best time to get a flu shot, based on this map vaccine map. isabel rosales tonight shows you one unexpected factor that could soon be causing cases to spike in florida. >> health experts warned floridians don't be fooled by the sunshine. >> we are just now entering the start of the flu season. next week i can show you a graph showing you more. >> snowbirds could be to blame. >> they bring whatever they have from whatever state they live in. getting you the opportunity to get it here. >> more people means more chances to spread sickness. the people i spoke with had not thought of this. >> logically, it does make sense. >> the germ concern does not end there. >> the other part, most o

the lakeland linder airport. melissa marino shows us what it means for the lakeland area. >> i'm at the hangar that will be the new home. in here they will have offices and operations center built and will be a brand new hangar. when a hurricane hits the hurricane hunters fly into the storm. giving the world a view unlike any other. >> we're sampling the environment. >> reporter: earlier this year they learned they needed to find a new home. >> macdill has other needs right now. they have eight tankers and 400 people coming in and didn't receive military construction money. we understand their requirements and it gave us an opportunity to look >> reporter: after months they landed in lakeland. >> what a great day for our city, for our county and for our airport. >> reporter: construction is already underway for their new 100,000 square foot operations center. noaa will be one of, if not the biggest tenant at the airport. this means millions more in revenue for the airport and beyond for the next 10 years. >> it i

although i'm looking at the visibilities, lakeland is back up to three miles. winter haven at eight miles. now brooksville has gone down to a half mile. it's just patchy in spots. once the fog lifts out, maybe we get a quick shower today. a tiny little line of rain working towards the coastline. that's the cold front. once that moves through, we'll knock our humidity back down and several nice follow. for today, a transition day. highs in the upper 70s. >>jennifer: also ahead, a page from the bible. someone found it after a destructive fire. wait until you see what one of the verses says. so i use excedrin. it starts to relieve migraine pain in just 30 minutes. and it works on my symptoms, too. now moments lost to migraines are moments gained with excedrin. [heartbeat] i tried hard to quit smoking. but when we brought our daughter home, that was it. now i have nicoderm cq. the nicoderm cq patch with unique extended release technology helps prevent your urge to smoke all day. it's the best thing that ever happened to me. >>dave: 7:14. while it looks gorgeous alon

searchers today found his body in a pond on the lakeland university campus. the sheboygan county sheriff's department is working to report there is nothing to suggest a crime was committed. o'neal was from north carolina. anyone with information should call the sheboygan county sheriff's department. storm team coverage now.this bone- chilling, deep freeze is nothing to play around with.it will be ?dangerously? cold tonight. a wind chill advisory goes into effect inside of four hours.and then watch out for more ?snow.? let's get right blue skies are not helping warm us up this afternoon with a biting wind from the west that has been making it feel like the single digits and lower. as those skies turn dark overnight they will stay clear and that will drop temperatures into the subzero range and with a strong wind at 20-25mph the wind may get dangerous with feels like temps between -20 and -30 degrees so a wind chill advisory goes into effect at 9pm and continues until 10am it only takes a couple of minutes for exposed skin to get frost bite in this kind of cold

the traffic center with janelle. >> yeah, we are dealing with some fog from lakeland all the way into tampa. take a look behind me here. you can see it looks pretty thing out there. if you do run into these areas of patchy fog make sure that you put on the low beams. this is around the polk parkway. i can show you my map in yellow is where we are seeing some areas of patchy fog from lakeland all the way to plant seems to clear up when you head closer into tampa. your drive times on i-4, the fog not really slowing you down there. back to you guys. >> thank you, janelle. >>> 5:03. break ing over night, a police officer near seattle was killed over night responding to a the man barricaded himself in the home and fired multiple shots. the officer was hit and rushed to the hospital where he died. >> everyone appropriates the kind prayers and thoughts going out to us. again, remember that we still have a job to do. we are still on the scene. we are doing our best to not have anyone else injured. >> at this hour police believe the husband is still barricaded inside that house but sayt' >>> this mor

. >>> and chairs lining the streets in lakeland. they hope for the best spot for the christmas parade. >>> paul. that will not be you in a suit? across the bay area. now the sea fog that was the issue and closes the sky way for a time today. it is gone. beautiful sky tonight. we'll talk about that and a ((mark--vo-)) new at six... an old neighborhood with a new look. tampa's seminole heights is changing every day. a drive down florida avenue used to be filled with car lots.. but >>> an old neighborhood with a new look. kellie cowan said businesses are popping up every month. >> that's pretty much the strip. >> if this is what comes to mind when you think of florida avenue in seminole heights, think exciting. >> and we have this here. we have across the street we have the retail space growing up. >> michael kahn has watched things change rapidly. >> and residential investment as well as commercial. >> it was one of the first of its kind to set up a shop here on florida avenue and they have been in dozens of new restaurants, bars and b

they were about to take him to the hospital when the lakeland p.d. stepped in. >> the officer decided they would take him to the hospital. >> reporter: cohen says he broke that promise. >> the officer left him there on the side of the road, trying to walk home. he stumbled out into the highway, laying there unconscious or drunk on the >> reporter: cohen says kidd's injuries are catastrophic. >> he'll never walk again. his life is over. >> reporter: in the court documents, an emt says an officer told him taking kidd to the hospital would take too much time and he needed to catch up on paperwork. >> pitful and shameful. >> reporter: he won't comment on the suit and now cohen is asking for a multimillion dollar pay out for his client. abc action news. >>> also new tonight a boca raton man facing a year the u.s. coast guard $1 million. for searching. at the time, the broker was under investigation for stealing from two elderly clients. >>> princess cruise lines now paying up for polluting the ocean. the company agreeing to a $40 million penalty and will i

apparently this is what the christmas spirit looks like in beautiful lakeland, florida. all of these chairs lined up for tonight's christmas parade. they expect about 50,000 people over there 10news polk county newsroom reporter grady trimble shows you what all the hype is about. >> reporter: as far as the eye can see chairs are lined up and locked up, taped up and tied up. everyone's making sure they have the perfect view of lakeland's christmas parade. >> yes, there are a lot of chairs lining this parade route. >> reporter: i can't decide. do i want this spot? hmm. maybe this one? this one's pretty good, but it before the day of the parade. >> they were popping up as early as monday. >> that's a little extreme. not really necessary for this. but if you want to, i don't have a problem with it. but it's not me. >> it's crazy sometimes trying to find a spot. >> reporter: jessica got lucky. she is taking her daughter to the parade for the first time. somehow she snagged prime real estate, even though she waited until today. >> you excited? say yay. >> reporter: the city has

missing student in sheboygan county --- ends recovered the body of kaelin oneal from a pond on the lakeland university campus. the 18-year-old freshman had been missing since sunday morning-- after he went for a walk. he served as a backup quarterback on the schools football team this year. teammates say-- on a campus of about 750 students, this affects everyone... jack says: "we all stick up for each other. we all look out for each other. its rare you walk past a person you dont know their firt hello to them." the sheriffs office says there is no indication of anything suspicious surrounding the death. investigators are still looking into how oneal ended up in the water. oneal was from north carolina. they are businesses waukesha police say are not welcome in their community. three massage parlors are closed and four women arrested accused of operating a house of prostitution. the sweet thai massage, far east healing spa, and lilac massage were the focus of a police businesses offered sexual massages on a website called "back page". a search warrant outlines some of the details... the girl

the lakeland football team was kaelin's family on campus. when dive teams broke the ice on the pond at the edge of campus, the team held their breath.16:06eryo"ev wanted to hope for the best. then today once we got that email, you could just feel the whole atmosphere the whole campus was just dry."11:02"right now everybody just grieving and trying to keep each other up" what lives on is kaelin's spirit.14:51"man he's going to be missed so much. this one is a hard one. this one is it feel like we actually lost a brother." brother."the team is trying hopes to be able to travel to north carolina, for o'neal's funeral.they say they in their hearts, he's still a part of the team. police don't think there was anything criminal involved in oneal's death. reporting at lakeland university in plymous, lindsey branwall cbs 58 news. 3 the city of racine worker involved in a crash this morning has died.officials say mark gates was hit by a speeding vehicle while he was collecting recycling at gates was also a pastor in racine..mayor john dickert asking pe

throughout the evening partly cloudy skies clearing from the north, a little breezy and lakeland, the parade starts at 7:00. the wind will be picking up, rain will not be an issue. i will tell you when it returns in a couple of minutes.>>> democracy 2016, donald trump officially on his thank you tour to honor the voters who gave him his stunning victory, before the celebration gets underway he had to take care of last-minute business. trump and mike pence making a stop in indiana to from moving to mexico. the company agreed to keep 800 jobs at the indiana plant, but hundreds more are not lucky. the company received $7 million in tax incentives to stay, trump plans to do the same for other companies. >> i want to let all of the other companies know, we are going to do great things for business. there is no reason for them to leave anymore. your taxes will be at the very we do need safety regulations for the environment and things but most are nonsense. >> the victory lap happens as a vote recount is underway in wisconsin. nearly 3,000,000 ballots from the election will be recounted by

office is trying to find a missing college student. 18-year-old kaelin o'neal was last seen on the lakeland university campus on sunday. he was wearing a black button jacket. if you've seen him-- give authorities a call. front of the house where a 15 year old girl was shot and killed. melanie johnson was in the kitchen of her familys home near 35th and silver spring when she was shot. the family says the bullets came from outside the home.. milwaukee police say theyre still investigating the circumstances of the shooting. i never expected to see my little sister on the news or have to put my little sister on a t-shirt. this can happen to anybody anywhere. please put the guns down. please. according to milwaukee police, be murdered in milwaukee this year. they are still searching for suspects. the u-s postal service is now offering a 20-thousand dollar reward to anyone who can provide information about a post office robbery. it happened a little after 3 monday afternoon at the location near 35th and capitol. the suspect showed a gun and got away with cash. the city of milwaukee is moving ahe

office is trying to find a missing college student. 18-year-old kaelin o'neal was last seen on the lakeland university campus on sunday. he was wearing a black button jacket. if you've seen him-- give authorities a call. shelters are adding hours to keep up with demand. fox 6's ashley sears is live in milwaukee to explain. the bitter cold can be extremely dangerous. that's why shelters are trying to make sure everyone is safe. nats when thee dip-- the worst place to to be is out in it-- 14:19 it was miserable. especially--if that is one of your only options. 14:21 i didnt have anywhere to go, just walking around. brian brown knows the pain of the bone chilling cold. he used to be homeless. brown eventually found help he's now a cook here and helps others in need. 16:57 when they come here i make them feel warm welcomed and loved. he's now working double. the daytime shelter has extended it's hours during the bitter cold. 06:26 we greet them, offer them a hot shower, a hot cup of coffee, a hot meal, a sleeping bag, a pillow and a place to sit. they get ready for a busy night-- putting out fo

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sheriff's office is trying to find a missing college 18-year-old kaelin o'neal was last seen on the lakeland university campus on sunday. he was wearing a black button jacket. if you've seen him-- give authorities a call. new this morning... police in waukesha-- searching for the woman suspected of robbing a bank. dgx take a look if you recognize her. police say she went into the waukesha state bank around 5 last night. she demanded money from the teller with a note. no weapons were implied or shown. the suspect took some money and ran off. police say she spoke with an accent. anyone with information is asked to call police. meanwhile-- police are also investigating several local massage businesses for possible illegal activities. waukesha police say they received an anonymous tip about prostitution and human trafficking. so far -- several arrests have been made...and charges are pending. president obama-- signing a new bill into law aimed at helping president obama-- signing a new bill into law aimed at helping medical research. how the 21st century cures law honors the vice president's son

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the family who says that christmas may be relevant. >>> it is looking a lot like christmas in polk county. we are going to take you to lakeland where a parade is about to begin. >>> and perfect timing. a cold front is moving through boundary but it's pretty quiet at the moment. we will look at radar and begin ahead at your weekend coming up. >>> you have a lot of choices to make in the morning. >> will the kids need a jacket or raincoat, or umbrella? should you take a chance on the howard franklin or stay with the courtney campbell?>> but when it comes to a morning newscast, choose the one on your side with news and weather on the eights. >> if you're hopping on the howard franklin bridge southbound -- >> feels like fall this morning, clear and cool right >> start your day with traffic >>> eagle 8 hd is brought to you by your local suncoast hyundai dealers. visit your local hyundai dealer today or visit www.buyahyundai.com. >> cleanup is underway after a deadly line of storms tore across the southeast. take a look at the where three tornadoes ripped through the area. strong winds wrapped -- rocked power lines and damaged buil

he was last seen on the lakeland kaelin is about six feet tall and 170 pounds. he was wearing a black jacket when last seen. if you have any information, you're asked to contact the sheboygan county sheriff's office. milwaukee homeowners could have to pick up a third of the cost to replace old lead pipes associated with health concerns. milwaukee's new plan was approved by the common council today as part of a new ordinance. work will be done only when there's a water leak emergency, or when water mains are repaired. lead lateral pipes can pose a health risk to the city's young children. under the plan a property owner , would pay for one-third of the co, milwaukee mayor tom barrett says homeowners could pay for the new pipes over time, over ten years, for instance. that lowers the price tag for a homeowner to a few dollars a month. a milwaukee tradition is back. today the ice skating rink at , red arrow park opened for the season. skating is always free at the rink if you have your own skates. if you don't, you can rent them. because of our cold temperatures, th

take a look at this photo. 18-year-old kaelin o'neal was last seen on the lakeland university campus on sunday morning. he was wearing a black button jacket. if you've seen him-- give authorities a call. happening now --- a moment of silence marks the fourth anniversary of the deadly shooting at sandy hook elementary school in connecticut. a ceremony is going on right now teachers killed in the attack. 20-year-old adam lanza also shot and killed his mother before driving to the school and opening fire. he later took his own life. today a counseling center will be open to help student, staff and parents. a sheboygan man is charged with making terrorist threats, after his online posts cause some to fear he was plotting a school shooting. 21-year-old joshua bagemehl bag-uh-meal was arrested just hours after buying an assault riffle on monday.on sunday-- authorities say the suspect posted on facebook quote "someone needs to here. it would be funny as expletive ."two days later he posted videos of his newly purchased gun from gander mountain. someone turned in his posts anonymously to crim

the 70s and 80s. today we hit 80 in tampa, 82 in lakeland. by tomorrow morning the cool air will filter in, mid-50s across are forecast showing partly cloudy to clear, great weather for the christmas break, temperatures mild early on that week left tomorrow, but the big cooldown is eight days away.>>> a pasco man accused of scamming grieving families selling fake burial plots for a funeral home. this man, michael ritz from trinity sold a burial plot back in march, from him for more than $2000. it was discovered the plot was not sold when the victim changed her mind about the location, the man pocketed the cash by putting his name on the check. the funeral home reimburse the victim. >>> today is world aids day raising awareness to the aids pandemic. it is also a time for people to remember those who have died there is no cure for the virus but researchers have developed effective treatments to suppress it and prolong the lives of those living with hiv. today a person can expect to live a nearly normal lifespan if they have the disease. >>> this

office is trying to find a missing college student. 18-year-old kaelin o'neal was last seen on the lakeland university campus on sunday. he is about 6 feet he was wearing a black button jacket. if you've seen him-- give authorities a call. police in waukesha are searching for the woman suspected of robbing a bank. dgx take a look and see if you recognize her. police say she went into the waukesha state bank about 5 last night. she demanded money from the teller with a note. no weapons were implied or shown. the suspect took some money and ran off. she's described as thin and police say she spoke with an accent. anyone with information is asked to call police. meanwhile-- waukesha police are also investigating several local massage businesses for possible illegal activities. waukesha police say they received an anonymous tip about prostitution and human trafficking. search warrants led to several arrests. charges are pending. a 12-year-old boy dies after being buried in a snow bank. ...what police say the child was doing in the snow. student is arrested at trump tower. what security found in

the body of a missing lakeland university student has been found. kaelin o'neal was last seen on campus sunday morning. body was recovered by the sheboygan county dive team this afternoon. authorities do not believe there was any foul play involved in the incident. lakeland university tells wisn 12 news, o'neal was a member of the football team. he was also from north carolina. joyce: a fire on the roof of milwaukee's pfister hotel, and hundreds of guests evacuated. it happened during the busy lunch hour, while construction crews were working on top of the hotel. wisn 12 news terry sater is live with the terry: the call about a fire on the pfister hotel roof came in just before noon before -- from someone high up in a neighboring building. roughly 300 people were evacuated, and so far fire investigators are pointing to insulation and a construction crew. >> just before noon, we got a call of fire on the roof of the pfister hotel. terry: milwaukee deputy fire chief terry lintonen says, thankfully, no one was hurt. >> we did find fire around an area th

think the 3 a lakeland university student is ?missing? this morning. 18-year-old "kaelin o'neal" was last seen on campus ?sunday morning.?his roommate says... he waswearing a black jacket.if you've seen o'neal--- call the "sheboygan county sheriff's office" or "lakeland university." the u-s postal inspection service is offering a 20- thousand dollar reward for information about an armed robbery at a milwaukepost offic. office.the post office sent these photos of the suspect. the robbery happened just after 3 monday afternoon at the parklawn post office. call the u-s postal inspection service. one of the most popar t-v dads of the 80's has died. died.t-m-z is reporting that alan thicke-- best known for his role in the sitcom "grong pains"-- died after suffering a heart attack.... while playing hockey with his 19-year-old son.the canadian actor was also a member he "full house" reboot... "fuller house"... and the father of singer robin thicke.alan thicke was 69 years old. 3 ((???tease ahead??10???)) ahead??10???)) wind chill advisory from 9:

that is the view from lakeland auto mall. portions of the area dealing with reduced visibility, it's soupy. upper 60s and lo the day. there's the fog, visibility zero now in lakeland. mostly cloudy and 79 today. the rain chances fairly slim. staying at 20% through today. you may have to turn on the windshield wipers today. >> whoo, good to see you here. we've got a decent drive in traffic. a couple of things. quick look at travel times here. wesley chapel up to speed and 2p 75 into downtown tampa looks 275. this is i-75 by i-4, just a few minutes ago -- i think they are take it away now, we had the right lane blocked. i see one of the trucks leaving -- you can see it leaving the camera to the far left there. they have just cleared the construction northbound i-75 at i-4. heading to wet weather there. 275 on the howard frankland bridge. that's a look at weather and traffic. >>> we have breaking news out of hillsborough county. firefighters battling a raging fire at a popula >> the fire is a devastating blow to families that use

seems to be shrinking a little bit but bartow is sitting there with the half mile visibility and parts of lakeland have reduced visibility as well. it's not bad towards the coast.

it was the annual lakeland christmas parade. more than one hundred groups marched in the event, and around 40-thousand people came out to watch it. downtown tampa is officially kicking off the the city is having it's annual tree lighting ceremony. mayor bob buckhorn will help flip the switch... in curtis hixon park. the tree is in the middle of the new "winter village." they will also have a free screening of "a christmas story." it all starts at six p-m. its ?free.. you just need to find a place to park. and tomorrow the park will have "santa fest" , which includes tampa's annual christmas parade. and a weather alert in pinellas county... it's don't thank mother nature though... just a few snow machines. the city of tarpon springs is holding its annual "snow place like tarpon springs" event today. this is a picture from the event a few years ago. the free event features a tree lighting... carriage rides.. a boat parade... and of course, tons of ?white stuff. ?20 tons of blown snow to be exact. it all kicks off at five p-m, on ta

the just asking why, you know, what happened? and i think were all wondering that. it is finals week here at lakeland university. given that and todays news... its a very stressful week for the students on this campus. in rural sheboygan county, a.j. bayatpour, fox 6 news. they call him taco tim. he's a wisconsin businessman who got elderly investors to bankroll his plan to sell taco-shaped fortune cookies. but investors and left some retirees in financial ruin. any good investor knows the keys to making money are principal... interest... and time. "i'm... workin' on 81 now."for jim frank and his wife, carol. time is precious. "we're too old to go back to work again."when the stock market crashed in 2008, their retirement they thought it was meant to be when a local businessman offered to pay them 12-percent interest for a one-year loan. "we put a lot of blind faith..." "we certainly did." "..in what he said." seven years later, they have nothing to show for it but "hey tim, bryan polcyn with fox 6 news, could i have a minute?"now, the state of wisconsin is taking action against a man they once considered a trust

we have a crash here off to the side no longer blocking those inside lanes getting backn i-4 from lakeland all the way into downtown tampa. all right. we do have a cup ouple of crashes to tell you about. both of these on atamo drive around i-75. one at faulkenberg, one at 75. that area if you can because it's congested there. seeing some slow downs on hillsborough avenue from an earlier crash right here at hanley in the eastbound lanes. reports of roadblocks. seems to be some improvement there. crowded trying to get to the veteran's expressway. these two crashes in pinellas causing problems at 49th street at ulmerton and 49th at 18th. that fog has lifted. >> we went from no visibility zero at times. it's gotten better. crystal river getting in on the sprinkles. citrus county with the first pocket of showers. these won't amount to much and nothing severe as this front has the history of producing severe weather to the north and west. on backside temperatures in the low 70s into the 80s once again this afternoon across our interior counties. we begin to see the cloud cover, the showers and t

then you go into the lakeland area. that looks great. 70 degree start in south winds at 8. quickly the visibility are improving everywhere. which is fantastic. getting rid of the fog and low clouds. now, we got to get rid of all of the humidity. well we're going to do that as soon as we can get this line of showers to come through. so we're starting off in lower 70s. dew points in the upper 60s. but temperatures are in the 40s in panhandle right now. so you see a big di showers, moves through the area, later today the northwest winds take over. and they start to drag in that drier air. you wake up tomorrow morning completely different atmosphere. today muggy, quick shower variable clouds. your high about 79 degrees. tonight we dry it out. for againing portion of next week. well. >> vanessa. all right. a couple spots we're following on i-4 homosassa. we will start off here gibsonton. u.s. 41 gibsonton drive. two northbound rains. sounds like a little bit slow in area. at starkey boulevard. lane blocks here eastbound direction. plan extra stra time if you have to head this way

the forecast. i want to start with quarter mile business r visibility in lakeland. you will get out of it towards the west. the temperatures right now, in the upper 60s to lower 70s. nice and mild still out there. the front comes in today with a few showers and that would be about it and then we get on the drier side here. this is the very front that's been causing all sorts of severe weather. in fact, one of our counties here in florida across the extreme western in fact, caught on camera coming in. as that happens it can cause tornados and this one caused some damage to five homes. a couple with some severe damage. this is the pattern that we've been in. this system has weakened dramatically as we have expected. a few little cells came in and caught this as this came in. these are the ones gist a few showers for us and then we clear out tonight. beginning to cool off in fact. i think our temperatures getting back to where they should be for this time of the year along with more humidity. more on that coming up in just a few minutes. >> thank you. >>> a quick check

authorities do not believe there was any foul play involved in the incident. lakeland university tells wisn 12 news o'neal, who was from north carolina, was a member of the football team. four women arrested from three waukesha massage businesses. all spots are closed down right three now after police conducted a sex sting operation. after suio advertisements undercover , investigators went to the businesses. police say they were able to arrange purchases for sexual activity. four workers were arrested on prostitution charges. they have not been charged at this time. the milwaukee county zoo is sharing some sad news about a beloved animal. patrick: femelle the gorilla has died. she has been at the milwaukee county zoo since 1985. this is a picture the zoo posted on facebook. she was born in the wild. it's estimated she was about to be elderly. we're told she was very maternal and helped take care of a young, 2-year-old gorilla. if you live in milwaukee, you should have received your property tax bill by today. if you didn't, you should contact the city treasurer's offi

the body of a lakeland university student was found this afternoon in a pond on the sheboygan county campus. 18-year-old kaelin kay-lin oneal had been missing since he left his apartment sunday morning.he was freshman and back-up quarterback on the schools

the congregation mourns. >> reporter: a missing lakeland university student has been found dead on campus. o'neill played on the football team. >> reporter: kaylan had been missing since sunday. search effort ended today with the dive team checking a small campus pond. a tragedy in the midst of finals week. >> it's hard that he's gone. for me, lakeland football, lakeland university, it's hard. we are a big family, there is only 900 kids here. >> reporter: he was the backup quarterback. according to police he had last dorm. his teammates got worried when he didn't so up later that night or the next morning. >> we looked he where for him. it was nerve-racking that he hadn't been back. >> reporter: he was quite but well liked. >> he was a great kid. he has a lot of energy. he always tried to be a leader. >> reporter: o'neill was from north carolina. he came to lakeland to pursue his football >> that's what he cared about and that's what he loved. >> reporter: police don't believe there was anything criminal about his death. >> the pond is 15 feet from the football field. he's so close to what

. >>> if you are looking to get into the christmas spirit, lakeland is holding its annual parade tonight. it pays homage to the miracle on 34th street. you get to see 120 different groups along the parade route. >>> next wednesday is 75 years since the pearl harbor attack that killed more many americans. the oldest survivor will return thanks to the fundraising efforts of his community. at 104 years old, this may be his last trip back. >> reporter: as the first bomb pearl harbor, then seaman first class ray chavez had just finished his shift sweeping for mines. he rushed over to help. >> the ships were smoking. black smoke because the japanese hit. >> reporter: more than 2400 americans died that day. at 104 years old, chavez is known as the oldest living survivor of the attack. the veteran didn't talk about what he witnessed until 50 years later. >> all the membership we lost, and the ships that were sunk. >> reporter: today chavez has not lost his fighting spirit. three years ago at 101 years old he started coming to this gym. >> very good. >> reporter: chavez weighed just 93 pounds. af

the interstates. great drive through lakeland i- pasco county looking very good right now. and 275 heading out towards the howard frankland bridge and also into downtown tampa that's a quick drive with no slow-downs. we still have an accident here it is working hopefully it's going to clear up soon but keep it in mind kenny harmon road right here we have a collision. so i want you to be on the look out for that. traffic on the 8s. >>> some big leadership changes coming to starbucks. >> which means changes that affect customers. coming up who is stepping down as ceo and what he plans to do in his new position. that's next on news channel 8 today. . >>> starbucks making changes in leadership positions. in april ceo howard schultz is stepping down from his post to become executive chairman. kevin johnson will take over as ceo. >>> thousands of baby back seats and chairs are being recalled due to a drowning hazard. while the baby is in it. for more information if you have one and want to get a full refund you can go to our website at wfla.com. >>> well, we're in the month of dec

the north and west. that's a sign a front is coming throughout -- coming 8 in tampa. that's just starting to fall. 81 lakeland. the front is pushing through there, too. look at the dry air behind it. dew points 39 in tallahassee right now. 52 in gainesville. 67 in tampa and 70 in fort myers. that's that moist air that cooled over top of our gulf waters. that's going away. the drier air moves in and our dew points go down into the 40s tomorrow. quiet evening out there as we get rid of the clouds and fall back down through the 60s. it will be cooler tomorrow morning. upper 50s to low 60s as you head out for friday. nice and sunny. a few clouds around. we will go mostly sunny in the afternoon. still mild. i mean, mid-70s. 75 is the average high. we will be 77 degrees. northeast winds tomorrow. two to four it's bump your further offshore. 2:00 in the morning is the high tide. tomorrow during the day we start with a low tide around 10:00 a.m. and high tide at 10:00 in the afternoon. attempt we've got football on saturday in atlanta. if you are heading out to tailgate, the game is indoors, but 55 degrees. it's goin

. >> and the fleet of hurricane hunters are moving, to lakeland. they have spent the last 20 years at macdill but now they have to move because the air here construction on a new hangar is already underway. >> but it's going to go by just like that. >> and glad to see this one go by. sometimes out in the middle of the atlanta atlantic there is r of the >> this was the busiest season since 2012. the forecast overall noaa thief six. we had seven in 2016, and major hurricanes are three, we had three storms impact our state, the first was colin and h then hermine, and that name will be retired. and no longer be a storm that we have in the named systems every six years. a very warm month in november is in the 25 out of 30 days we had highs that were above average and obviously very dry, we had a measly 100th of an inch of rain, the dryest month of 2016 which coincidently november is the dryest month of the year, and for areas inlan inland, for a t, there was a surge of moisture from the south and now we are watching and waiting for the on thursday, and p