live in ybor city, emerald morrow, 10news, wtsp. the funeral is private, but the family is allowing a camera inside. if you would like to watch, we will be streaming it on our app. right now, tampa police are searching for a 10-year-old who ran away from home. they say carmarion preyton has a medical condition and does not have his medication on him. he was last seen in the area of 11th street and juneau street wearing a red, black, grey colored shirt and black shorts. if you see him, call tampa police. the political showdown over the new supreme court nominee continues this morning on capitol hill. merrick garland is expected to continue making courtesy calls to senators today, a day after meeting with key democratic leaders. republicans opposed to granting him a confirmation hearing. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell labeled the visit a stunt orchestrated by the white house. former presidential contender marco rubio also stood firm: the white house says it will set up meetings with other senators when lawmakers return from th

pwe're waiting for hillary pclinton to appear at a rally for psupporters in ybor city. pthings are moving and hillary pclinton might be next. p>> we're back live now at ybor pcity. roperty assessor is speaking pahead of hillary clinton. pwhen she takes the stage, we'll pgo live to ybor city. pa new law could take the fun out pof eating at restaurants. pnew yorkers could see posters pwarning diners about excessive psugar and carbohydrates intake. plinda has the details. p>> new yorkers love to eat out. pthere's so much great food and pdelicious desserts but obesity pacross country is skyrocketing. pcity council member wants you to pbe more well informed and pconscious about what you're peating. p>> in this nation, people are pfar exceeding what is their pintake in terms of added sugars pand carbohydrates. p>> he has introduced a bill that pwould require restaurants to pwarn customers about the dangers pof sugar and carbs. pinterferes with the metabolic pfunctioning and it interferes pwith your liver, can lead to poverweight, can lead to diabetes pand just general disfunct

the restaurant in ybor city... is *staying open, for now. it was supposed to close forever last night.. but after getting such a big response from past customers... the owners decided to stay open, another 12 months. the warehouse has been in ybor city for more than 20 years. they are 3 toss to dave... 3 ((dave)) 3 still ahead: a popular *nut just got recalled... because it's making people sick! 3 plus: you're suppose to *get gifts on your birthday. but not this woman. how she used her big day to give the *best gift of all. 3 last night's winning lottery numbers. no winner in the powerball... so that rolls over to 60 million for saturday night. the lotto jackpot also rolled over. good luck, and good day is back in less than two minutes. check out the fresh new look on mcdonald's mcpick 2 menu! try a flaky filet-o-fish made with sustainably sourced fish, a big mac made with 100% beef, chicken mcnuggets made with white meat, or a quarter pounder with cheese seared on the grill. check out the fresh new look on mcdonald's mcpick 2 menu! try a fl

hillary rodham clinton will speak to supporters this morning at the ritz in ybor city. and this afternoon, her sanders will make a campaign stop at the florida state fairgrounds. but coming here fresh off the debate last night in miami, the republican candidates have also been busy trying to convince people in florida to vote for them. all four remaining republican candidates still in the race will square off later tonight in their own debate in miami. and now florida's primary is the next big prize in the race for the white house with the winner-take-all delegates. you can count on news channel 8 for the latest as the next round of presidential primaries winds its way through our >> okay. josh, a busy day here in the bay area. thank you. >>> well, jeb bush is getting back into the fray of the presidential race. the former florida governor is meeting privately with all of the remaining gop candidates trump. now speculation is growing that he is trying to strengthen ongoing efforts to bring down the gop front runner donald trump. this thursday morning. brian, how are we

crash. 10news reporter live at the hillsborough county sheriff's office law enforcement memorial in ybor city. emerald, we're expecting a huge turnout of people paying their respects. enforcement from all over the country will be in town today....showing their support for deputy john kot-fee- lah....whose life ended tragically over the weekend in the line of duty. - it's never easy for deputies to bury one of their own...but it's especially tough when the death involves tragedy as it did in this case - part of what makes deputy kot-fee-lahs death such a difficult one to come to grips with is how he died... - he worked as a traffic crash investigator and was leaving tampa general hospital when a wrong-way driver--who officials suspect had been drinking--barreled into him head on...sending the deputy right back to the hospital he had just left...where he then died. - you can see here at the sheriff's fallen heroes memorial that there are already some flowers here in honor of the deputy....some of you might want to send your condolences with an arrangement or cards.... - officials say you can do

spaghetti warehouse has been right here in the heart of ybor city for 25 years. today was supposed to be the end. but not now. >> we decided that we are going to fight. we are going to try to stay here. >> reporter: he is with bld brands. the california-based company that owns the spaghetti warehouse chain of restaurants. he cites financial troubles and pressure from the landlord as the reason the restaurant announced it's closing. >> the conversations now at high levels are basically where can we be? how do we maintain a presence here to continue to serve these great people? >> reporter: so many wanted a last dinner known for the unique decor. customers have wait inside two-hour lines since the closing announcement last week. as far as saying open here, you don't know how long you will be open? >> it's a very fluid situation. we will be working with the that. >> reporter: this is great news for customers like emily. >> and this place is right up there with the best new york restaurants. >> reporter: the restaurant is searching for other possible locations, and t

. >> this is live in ybor city where in just a few hours, ybor city will become center stage for hillary clinton's rally. make sure you are not shut out. >>> now at 9:00, deputies are searching for this man, accused of trying to kidnap a woman. >> this is jason cheladyn, accused of putting a plastic bag over a woman's head and trying to suffocate and abduct her. this morning, though, she escaped and he is on the run. >>> lindsay, what's the latest on this manhunt? >> reporter: i just checked the overnight arrest reports and still nothing on jason cheladyn. deputies in two counties are searching for him now and they are asking for your help. we were there. we were the only station there as deputies in hernando county swarmed cheladyn's home. they busted in the front door and searched his house. the last time they saw him was wednesday at dinner time. all of this started tuesday night. they were friends. she got into his car. there was some talk about put a plastic bag over her head and tried to suffocate her and abduct her. she fought back and escaped. deputies want to you take a good loo

traffic starting to slow throrough ybor city as i mentioned. now up to eight minutes from 301 to 275 on i-4 westbound. and veterans expressway, 11 miminutes ehrlich to 275. that's southbound. northbound is a breeze on the veterans expressway at this time of the morning. again, ybor city, a slow down there. but the big issue is at busch boulevard. busch boboulevard is closed both directions due a pedestrian accident here, folks. line ball avenue instead of busch and it's closed between north boulevard and florida. and also, instead of using north boulevard, because that's closed too, you have to take florida or move over to armenia. all the side streets don't cross busch. avoid the intersections. it's quite a mess. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. now back to adrienne and gene. >> okay, thank you, leslee. >>> what you need to know before you walk out ththe door is up next including the search for a man who deputies believe stole a car in mulberry with a toddler inside. >>> yeah, plus, we are live with the detailils of today's fune

they are putting the flags at half staff at the fallen officers memorial and ybor city. this is a list of all of the deputies and their stories who have died in the line of duty here and hillsborough county. deputy kotfila will have his story on the small. investigators piecing together by 31-year-old erik mcbeth was driving westbound in the eastbound lane of the selmon expressway. to the speeding and hit caught felis patrol car head-on. kotfila was well-liked. who wanted to be a traffic homicide investigator. you can imagine his colleagues were very emotional after this crash. take a listen. >> it is like losing a family member. and it drives at home to all of the deputies because it could of been his car or anyone else's car. >> for -- funeral arrangements are pending and this is the fifth wrong way down this year in the tampa bay area. what fdot plans to do coming up. for now, jake peterson, abc action news. the man driving the wrong way and the deadly crash. 31-year-old erik mcbeth was behind the wheel and he worked his neighbor say never cause >>> this is the latest

"spaghetti warehouse" in ybor city... isn't gonna close after all. it was supposed to shut-down yesterday... overwhelmed by the response so they made a last minute another year! 3 (jen) 3 just a great place to *eat... and soak up the sun... getting "scandalous." (wally) yep... our area made the top five... on an eyebrow raising list... of "sin cities." 3 (walter the website "trulia"... which covers the housing and rental market... studied 150 american cities... and looked for signs of the "seven deadly sins"... you know: wrath, envy, gluttony, greed, lust, pride and sloth. but they defined those characteristics in certain ways: for instance, wrath is represented by violent crime numbers... for gluttony: it's binge drinking and smoking rates... and for pride, they looked at the number of tanning salons and plastic surgery offices. (jen well, tampa finished fourth in the country... we're not greedy or lazy... but we are off the charts in the "lust" category... that's because of the high number of "adult entertainment establishments" we have here. one-a

hillary clinton is speaking at the ritz in ybor city, around noon. and then, bernie sanders will hold a rally beginning at four p-m... at the florida state fairgrounds expo hall. you can check both their websites, to register. already *in florida. they faced off last night, in another debate... down in miami. sanders came into it with momentum on his side after pulling off an upset win in the michigan primary. and the debate moderators didn't pull any punches with hillary. they once again questioned her about her email scandal: 3 and bernie sanders repeated his concerns about *another clinton controversy, her possible ties to wall street... including some very 3 the candidates ended the debate calling for florida voters to pick them next tuesday. clinton said she wanted to break down barriers... sanders promised he would focus on the uneven distribution of wealth. 3 on the republican side: one candidate could be getting a big endorsement, just in time for the florida primary. jeb bush is meeting with several candidates this week... to possibly give h

. >> it was a sea of green in ybor city. 20th st. patrick's day parade. decorated floats and plenty of beads. what is a tampa parade without beads? >> pretty nice day, week or so. little more in the way of cloud cover providing shade today. not too bad, still beach weekend. >> this is what we can enjoy until it starts getting -- >> start to see humidity creep up. if you were outside, it wasn't the temperatures, that humidity creeping up just a bit. >> it's back. >> i want to show you time lapse view from today. tampa camera looking out west. look at the sunset out there with this camera here, gorgeous gorgeous sunset and we'll just show you the other side of it. sunrise, after two time lapses in there why not? a little more in the way of cloud cover especially inland. kept temperatures to feel a little bit cooler. by the way reminder tonight turn the clocks forward one hour. tomorrow daylight savings time begins. almanac for today, 84 , high 64 this morning. well above average temperatures. only 3 off that record high. dew point of 65. dew point, remember

abc action news reporter corey dierdorff joins us live from the fallen officer memorial in ybor city with the latest. as the deputy's sister is opening up about her brother this morning. >> reporter: good morning. very heavy hearts out here at the hillsborough county sheriff's office and flags behind me at the fallen officers memorial. they are in half-staff in honor of the deputy. family working to finalize funeral arrangements after hearing about the horrific wrong way crash that took his life over the weekend. authorities are trying to figure out what exactly caused that driver to drive the wrong way down the selmon expressway early saturday morning before cruiser. the shift's shift -- sheriff's office -- sheriff's office saying there's been a outpouring of support from all over the country. his father a police officer with the massachusetts state patrol. his brother as well. several other relativities also working in law enforcement. his sister saying john was bright, always willing to help anyone at any time. >> it's been rough. still can't really believe it. keep thinking we'll

>>reporter: a unique coffee shop opened up in ybor city. it has its own line of clothing. the blind tigers started as a store that sold a lot of clothing called -- >> we wanted to add a coffee bar because that would create our own [indiscernible]. >> torres and his two business partners had no dwrd how the concept would take off. >> when people try to describe it to somebody else, they don't get it. i don't know how it works, but when they step in, they get how the clothing style compliment the brand that we have for our own coffee. >> the shop is now known for its coffee as it is for its clothing. >> it's not like a big box starbucks operation. there's a lot of indies stuff going on. attention. the blind tiger and the black and denim brand were featured on msnbc. >> it was amazing. the opportunity that's a national platform is paramount. we develop an opportunity to connect with people that we already had as customers and brand new customers >> small latte. >> businesses have been so good that not only have they opened up a second store, they have plans for a third locati

jeff patterson joins us live from ybor city. there are mixed emotions about the president's historic trip. >> reporter: yeah, good evening jenn and josh. here we are in front of the cuban club in ybor. kathy castor is there. but some people are actually angered by the fact the president of the united states is on cuban soil. not since calvin coolidge has a sitting american president visited cuba. the saint petersburg mayor is also there pitching for a cuban consulate in his city, but not everyone thinks it is a good >> i think it is breaking down barriers. >> reporter: tampa mayor bob buckhorn says he thinks the embargo is a failure. >> out of the respect of the people i represent, thousands of whom built this city and were thrown out of cuba, some spent decades in castro's jails, out of respect for that experience, i personally am not going to cuba. but i don't stand in the way of other people doing it. >> reporter: some in west tampa are not happy the president is there. every american citizen. >> reporter: these lady haves fa

we'll have more on clinton and ybor's city at 4:00 so statement for that. texas over drivers file a lawsuit. they are known for easy use for some drivers say the california-based company is not giving them the full tips. a lawsuit filed on behalf of a over driver claims over has advertised to customers and marketing materials say gratuity is included with some drivers say it's not the case. >> is a good company with a good idea but my position is that when you build something like that on the backs of someone else, either drivers , you shouldn't do it in a way that abuses or takes advantage of the people that are helping you build the empire amount due for customers and no specific line for tipping. the lawsuit is room for other drivers to join if they feel the need. the best during the day here is an old tortoise keeping up with the latest trend. he is in his 80s. he posed for a selfie and we'll take a look at the old sport . this guy was looking at how long will tours hiccuped. he was looking at how long the tortoise hiccuped. he snapped a picture of the

and westbound i-4 away if ybor city, starting to hit -- away from ybor city, starting to hit the brakes right where i-4 connects to 275. and all right, let's move to 275 itself. start to hit brakes at fowler, downtown. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. >> thank you. bunny. you will see him taking things go south. but a disagreement erupts between the parents and the easter bunny. and the picture session comes to blows. that's right. the entire fight caught on camera. it all start when had a child slipped from the chair after the mall fired the employee and has a new bunny this morning. but can you imagine that poor child? i mean, traumatic. >> when he took off the head. >> and the paws come off too. >> yes. >>> what you need to know before you walk out the door is next. >>> and we will have the latest updates in the deadly attacks in brussels. >>> but first, a deadly super pill making the rounds right here in the bay area. what it's disguised as and the one county it's affecting. you're watching news channel 8 >>> we are following breaking news out of brussels where there

they give you parking information advising pokes to park in the ybor city garage on fifth avenue. if you go to bernie sanders web site, that's go.berniesanders.com, you can register for that event, which something also to take note of, for security reasons, they aren't allowing big bags into the facility so make sure you only bring a cell phone and so there will be crews inside. we'll have a full wrap-up for you online at abcactionnews.com. rodney dunningan, abc action news. >> thanks, rodney. coming up in 15 minutes, sanders and clinton face the truth-o-meter. we'll show you who's ranked as nearly "pants on fire." >> eight people were shot, four women and one man died and others are in critical condition. neighbors said they heard 30 shots and people screaming. then they found bodies on the porch. another neighbor called the massacre insane saying it needs >>> investigators trying to figure out if someone purposely set this house on fire. crews are calling the fire at this east 17th avenue house suspicious because there was no electricity running to it at the time. no one was ins

>>> well, a great drive-thru ybor city. also -- drive through ybor city. new port richey, 11 minute, 13 minutes through palm harbor on u.s. 19. basically again red lights to go through when you see yellow at this early morning hour. minutes. bay area bridges look great. only seven minutes to cross the howard franklin bridge. that's a look at weather and >>> an 8 on your side alert about what could happen if your >>> an 8 on your side alert gum to our pets. it contains a sweetener that is toxic to dogs. their dog dancer got into a gym bag and ate the sugar-free gum. and an hour later, dancer was really sick. >> he started to have a really bad seizer. >> how scary. vets explain that the chemical in the gum caused dancer's blood sugar to drop dangerously low. and there's the risk of liver failure. he spent several face intensive care. her owners want everyone to know the danger and to keep sugar-free gum away from your dog. >>> well, some popular mugs from target are feeling the heat this morning. they are now being recalled. turns out, they are not microwave

reporting live in ybor city, emerald morrow 10 news wtsp. >>> 6:32 is the time. closingclosing arguments will take place in hulk hogan's trial against the web site gawker. he is suing the web site over a leaked sex tape. attorneys for both sides worked evidence would be submitted to juries during deliberations. the jury will only see the edited version of the sex tape. 10 news will be in the courtroom. you can watch the trial live by downloading the 10 news app. >>> get ready for the best tampa bay air fest yet. more than 200,000 people will pack into the macdill air force base. 10 news reporter, sarah hollenbeck is live at the base this morning, and people were backed up for hours at the last air fest. >> reporter: even on a normal morning like this, you can see the traffic backed up all the way down here. people wait to go get in through the main gate at macdill air force base. from where we are standing here to gandy boulevard, imagine traffic backed up for hours. that's what it was like at the last air fest. they are trying hard to make things better out here

pwe will sit down with rough prider as they gear up for their arade in ybor city. pfrom tampa bay's number one news pstation, this is good day tampa pbay. p>>> hae everybody welcome i'm pjen epstein in for laura moody pthanks for waking up with on pfriday morning march 11th. ptime to toss things over to pdave. pmild and muggy day. pwhat can i tell you. pour dew points are up a little pbit from yesterday. pback up to about 63 or current pair temperature 69 degrees. pand a southeast wind gusting to p18. pand i do have temperatures palready at 70 degrees in pbrandon. pmid to upper 60s just about peverywhere else. phey maybe you're heading off to pwhat a weather week they have phad. pthat will continue for dwa. pwarm highs in the mid 80s. pvanessa. pdave, thank you. proads have been pretty quiet so pfar this morning. pgreat for your morning xhult if pyou're heading outdoor right pnow. plive look at the downtown pinterchange. p275 in i-4. pyou can tell visibly the volumes pquite a bit lighter on lighter pside those travel times for you pin that southbound direction of p

. >> this isnise life, ybor city. this is before any city if the world. not like ybor city. there is nothing like the u.s. >> that's great. and of course cigars were handed out to everyone attending the special ceremony. >>> and the sounds of qualifying runs filled the air in st. pete today. streets are buzzing with the st. st. pete grand prix and the roar of the engines continues throughout the weekend. steve nichols is at the track tonight. steve, a big weekend for everyone. >> reporter: all is quieted now, kelly but the engines fire up tomorrow morning at 7:30 for the qualifying races for the pro mazda series and then engine noise and that's leading up to the event. the st. pete grand prix. the crowds are always the smallest of the three-day event but it is big enough to budget time for parking and walking to the track. more time this year for new security screenings as you the warm up day for the competitors and volunteers from the non-profits who partner for good community causes, we get a percentage but 100% of the tips t is great for the school because our students do

he was with the department for six years and i can show you, flags are flying at half staff in ybor city. copula will be the next deputy investigators are piecing together why 31-year-old erik mcbeth was driving westbound in the eastbound lane of the investigators that he was speeding and hit felis patrol car head-on. both men died. he wanted to be a traffic investigator later in his career. his colleagues were emotional. >> it was like losing a family member. and it drives at home to all of the deputies because it could of been his car or anyone else's car. >> we're told that cat bella is we are hearing about pending funeral arrangements. in the tampa bay area just this what people are doing about it coming up in 30 minutes. jake peterson, nbc action news. the man driving the wrong way in the deadly crash. deputy say 31-year-old erik mcbeth worked as a baker in the hudson area. he never caused any trouble and will be missed. mcbeth is 31.>>> the latest of a long history of wrong way crash is -- crashes. two people were killed in a wrong way crash onto 75 in tampa from 2009 until 2014. 3

tonight. 3 standup comic "bobcat goldtwait" is performing at the tampa improv today through sunday in ybor city. tickets start at 20 dollars. 3 a country music legend... is in clearwater tonight. willie nelson has a concert at ruth eckerd hall. the 82-year-old has recorded more than *sixty studio albums. and he's showing no signs of slowing down. the show 3 3 ((//2shot)) toss to mike... 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 know you can keep your financial big picture under control. know you can see how much you have to spend and whether you should transfer funds. know you can easily keep track of what you're putting away. and know you're budgeted for the great escape. 3 "for 40 years, donald has washington that you're angry about."((walter that was the serious, civil part of this debate... it got wilder... and even funnier... trump and rubio calling each other "big donald" and "little marco"... and that's just the beginning. 3 ((jen hold the 3 *workout... pass the *wine. turns out a *nightcap... might be the best way to lose weight! 3 ((walter and... great weekend weather is coming... but you might ha

all we had was ybor city and it has switched back down towards the downtown area. with all the amenities there, it's no surprise. river and the water is warming back up where you can put on the mask and put on the snorkel and enjoy the crystal waters there. it's 62. and we see you as our cooler locations, but uniform temperatures across the map with low 60s in bartow and brayden. we're going to see a big warmup here and we'll be back into the 80s and all the state will be in the 80s today, basking with the southerly and southeasterly breezes here which has kept us very warm. now, you see how the winds are out of the southeast, it will get hot inform our the onshore sea breeze will develop and that knocked temperatures 10 degrees in one hour. if you're going out to the beach, you'll be out there with 80-degree readings up until 3:00 and you can expect a pretty big cool down as the sea breeze moves inland. problems through the mississippi valley. we showed you the story of the flooding in louisiana. this low pressure will continue today. eventually that rain will rea

"we are florida" is holding a news in ybor city, at ten this morning. the group is made up of immigrant workers, voters, and community leaders. their goal is to make sure dead... and buried. the state house proposed several of them this session... but they failed in the senate. the group is also planning a news conference tomorrow... at 3 a sad update, on seaworld's most famous killer whale. "tilikum" is very sick... and *not responding to treatment. park officials say he has an infection that ((walter/ "tilly" is likely the most *infamous killer whale in the world. he's been involved in 3 deaths.....including trainer dawn brancheau in 20-10. sea world's vet says tilly has a respiratory infection.... something he's battled in the past. but this time he's not responding to antibiotics. seaworld says tilly is on medication right now, and interacting with other whales. 3 peta released a statement blaming tilikum's condition on years of captivity. but his vet at sea world says he likely wouldn't have lived this long in the wild... without treatment. 3 in ma

something radical in politics, we are telling the truth. >> hillary clinton spent the early afternoon in ybor city trying to prove she learned the lessons of michigan. >> i know how important the port is to this city and the entire area. it supports 80,000 jobs, good jobs. >> further while her crowd was much smaller she still boasted her own enthusiastic supporters. >> i made little hillary balloon. >> i specifically became an american citizen to vote for her. >> she is the most confident seals the deal for for me. >> sanderring sanders did not mention her lead but clearly believes there is no substitute for momentum. >> if there is a large voter turn-out we will win. let's make sure there is a large voter turn-out. thank you all! >> and one thing about the democratic delegates is they are awarded not vanya winner-take-all, but proportionally and that means that sanders could have to tip away at clinton's lead but he believes if he can come close to winning or tieing or being in a dead heat he believes he can continue to slow down the momentum that we have seen hillary clinton build across the dee

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abc action news is a proud cuban sandwich festival in ybor city. the festival has gone international. we'd like to you meet brothers omar engazi shakur. they are the team from london, england coming in. if welcome. how did two british brothers end up making cuban sandwiches? >> well, we went to cuba a few years ago and fell allove with the food, culture and everything. -- fell in love with the food, the culture and everything. yeah that's why. >> so you all are the only ones, i understand, making cuban food in london. you call it cube be street food? >> yeah. >> so what's the response for folks? >> people love it. we're the only and the best as well. one guy told us it was the best >> i just can't get over it's great to hear it. you have this fabulous british accent. >> it must sound quite weird. >> a little bit. >> tell me about the three different types of cuban sandwiches you make. >> we named this 'em. one is the traditional one. then we do the miguel, which is a beef one. and then we do chicken one which is with sweet plantain. >> which one is

were looking for. 3 tampa police are still looking for the person who hit and killed a driver in ybor city and just kept going. it happened just after 10 o'clock saturday night on "republica de cuba north".. just south of 28th avenue east. the area was very active overnight as investigators processed the scene.. police have not released any information on the person who was killed. 3 and in clearwater, police have identified a pedestrian who was hit and killed saturday. they say "frank mcguire" of clearwater was killed when an s-u-v hit him on sunset point road near hercules avenue. that driver, "jason barringer", did stop at the scene. 3 3 later today: hulk hogan's lawyers have rested their case... now it's gawker's turn. 3 witnesses for gawker will take the stand this morning, during the controversial trial. hogan, is suing gawker for 100-million dollars.. after they posted a sex tape with him and his best friend's wife. hogan says he didn't know he was being recorded.. gawker say they had a right to publish it under the first amendment. 3 3 an elderly florida man is accused of killing h

this will be made at the hillsborough community college, the ybor city krampus. tomorrow, our team will be out there judging who has the best >>> good morning. with our rescues in action we had steve. who is the friend you have with you. >> this is rose. tell us about roads. >> she is a mixed breed dog. grocery store parking lot in brooksville. that is how she got into the rescue. >> sweet girl. >> sweet, playful, she loves belly rubs and car rides. she loves it mud puddles. i have pictures to prove it. she loves playing with her water bowl. she is great with all kinds of people. adults and children. proper introduction. she is even okay with cats. with proper introduction. >> we are introducing her to folks here on tv. you want to introduce some folks out there to other docs today. >> correct. we are hosting an event up and brookville at new century k-9 services from 10 am through 3 pm. there will be more than a dozen adoptable dogs there. there will be miniature horses live music. hernando county mounted police will be there putting on a demonstration. the sher

hours before sander's event, hillary clinton was in ybor city. clinton focused her comments on topics important to florida such as climate change and infrastructure. she also took a jab at governor rick billion dollars in high-speed rail funding. clinton also talked about the importance of tampa's port. hillary clinton will be one of the hundreds of people gathering at the reagan presidential library today to say goodbye to former first lady nancy reagan. the former first lady is being remembered for her style, grace and devotion to her husband, the 40th president. earlier in the week, first lady michelle obama says is remembering reagan as a passionate advocate for many important issues...namely her anti-drug campaign. nancy reagan's two children, patti and ronald, will share memories of their mother today. she will be buried on the grounds of the library...right by her husband. two witnesses for hulk hogan's team will take the stand in his lawsuit against tabloid website, gawker. on thursday, university of florida professor, mike foley, was cro

flags remain lowered at the sheriff's fallen heroes memorial in ybor city to honor deputy kotfila. in maryland, many are mourning the death of an officer killed in the line of duty. police say officers were working at the police station on sunday when a man started firing his gun a them. after he shot the first officer, officers started shooting back. an undercover narcotics officer was killed and the suspect was hurt. police are calling this situation a quote, "unprovoked attack." the fallen officer is a four-year veteran. he was about to several people are hurt after a train derailment in kansas overnight. it happened about 20 miles west of dodge city. five cars reportedly went off the track at about midnight. there were 128 people on board and 14 crew members. none of the injuries are considered life threatening. right now, an investigation is underway into what caused the derailment. big concerns this morning over a donald trump rally and protest happening in tampa this afternoon. this after violence at a trump protest in chicago, secret service agents storming a stage in ohio

it will give you access to live storm tracker 10. to ybor city. hillary clinton is set to take the stage there. she's running a few minutes behind. this rally has several hundred people inside waiting to hear her speak. if you want to watch this we're live streaming it on the 10 it's free. hillary clinton is going to speak in tampa in just a few minutes. coming up for you tonight, on cbs and ten news, we have the . >>> keith stopped by from the deadliest catch stopped by. >> what's the biggest concern for you out on the open water? >> the biggest concern, at that he not the biggest concern remarks it's my only concern. it's not getting five guys off deck safely. it's getting them home safe. >> keep in mind the new season of the deadliest catch starts on the discovery channel. you can find him on the studio live facebook page. >>> a rally is just getting under way for presidential hopeful hillary clinton. she's expected to speak any moment. we'll be live streaming this you can search for it on the

at the sheriff's fallen heroes memorial in ybor city - flags remain lowered and there are flowers to honor the fallen. that now includes 30 year old deputy john kotfila. investigators say a man drove his suv the wrong way onto the selmon expressway.. and crashed into the deputy early saturday morning head on. both were killed. # the florida primary is just one day away. presidential candidates are pulling out all the stops to try to get your vote. a record number of you have already taken advantage of early and mail in voting... but as 10 news reporter jenny dean shows you, your choice 2016 is going to be a race to the finish line. sarah palin showed up at the plant city strawberry festival and it wasn't just for a piece of shortcake. palin told us she's been behind trump for awhile now, but this is her first trip to florida to campaign for him. 10 news political analyst lars hafner says there's a reason we haven't seen her here until now. business in florida.. he held a rally in boca raton and will be in tampa monday. his goal.. to take out marco rubio. rubio held his own rally in t

here's i-4 in to downtown tampa through ybor city. just about 25 minutes to get from lakeland to tampa. >>> if the folks were traveling tampa bay traffic they would be getting through faster. we have a ways to go before sunrise, 7:41 this morning. it's going to take a while for all of us to get used to it. not just because we lost the hour of sleep but the new daylight hours that we have to contend with. what is going on? we have titan doppler radar picking up on a couple of showers that continue to stream in from southwest to northeast. st. pete getting in on that as well. crossing the bridges and getting into tampa as well. none of this will to anything heavy and sustained. we'll continue to see the showers weakening. head through the remainder of today but there's more moisture off-shore. this will be in fact the wettest of our week. we're in pretty good shape after getting through the showers. i think we'll do that in fact as we check the hour by hour forecast here in a second. then there you see the nice drying trend heading into

today is your last chance to eat at the spaghetti warehouse in ybor city. the restaurant closes tomorrow. after 25 years, the owners have decided to close the doors. they haven't said why, but have hinted at another possible location in the tampa bay area. before you head out the door this morning, a story you'll want to share with your coworkers today. the mayor of a central florida city is visiting cuba...but then won't travel back by plane. he's making his clint johnson says he is doing this so he can understand what cuban migrants go through when crossing the florida straights. he plans to visit the island next month. johnson spent several months getting permission from federal agencies. even though the coast guard is urging him not to do it, he's still moving forward with his plan. coming up, a sweet story that may bring a tear to your eye. a teacher is giving her student a life saving gift...outside the classroom. and how a man ended up thousands of dollars richer when he found something in the street. but his wealth didn't last long, we'll explain co

ybor city, 301 to 275, about 11 minutes. and 15 minutes southbound on the veterans expressway between ehrlich and 275. and waters and himes, just very congested. allow for extra time. and bearss avenue store,-4, it's about a 15 minute commute. starting to get busier into downtown. a great drive off of the howard franklin bridge. and here's the big problem, it's all due to overnight construction that's lingering out there on the roadway. you are now backed up to state road 64 on i-75. this is through bradenton, manatee county, when we reach sarasota at university parkway. it's got you backed up the to state road 64. take 301 instead. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back the to candace and gayle. >> thank you so much, leslee. >>> look at this, a new species of octopus discovered at the bottom of the ocean in hawaii. and it already has a nickname, casper. it has a ghost-like appearance there. and instead of two rows of suckers on the arms like most, it just has one. experts found them 14,000 feet below the surfa

presidential candidate 54 - 102 eric glasser / tampa 122 - 137 script: nats in: 8:13 more clinton 4 in ybor city, hillary clinton, arriving to a cheering crowd and warm welcome from tampa mayor bob buckhorn. clinton, focusing her comments on topics key to florida. climate change and infrastructure. and taking a jab at governor rick scott - for rejecting 3 billion dollars in high-speed rail funding. clinton 5 nats in: 15:51 hours later at the florida state fairgrounds, a winding line of supporters - feeling the bern. donovan latherow / sanders supporter in: 18:41 bmo nats in: 19:26:00 once inside expo hall, a thunderous crowd of thousands erupting - as sanders took the stage. sen. bernie sanders in: 19:26:25 this week marks the sanders campaign's first visit to florida. given the crowd's size and enthusiasm i asked the senator if they'd made a mistake not making florida a priority earlier. sanders in: 26:55 in: 25:15 and in this morning's lakeland ledger, you can see more of those poll results...and a look at who supports each candidate. you can get all the information you need on this race -- ri

md 10 10 investigates good news: the spaghetti warehouse in ybor city is no longer closing! the company says support" from guests, the restaurant will remain open. but only for the next 12 months while the restaurant looks to relocate nearby. if you have suggestions for a new location-- the company is setting up a polling site. coming up at 5 on 10 news this morning, we're learning news details surrounding the knife reportedly found last week at o.j. simpson's former estate. what a law enforcement officials are now saying. a party turns deadly after several people were shot just outside of pittsburgh. and if you're trying to shed the pounds, researchers say there's a easy and affordable way to help you. those stories and more coming up in about 20 minutes. still to come here on 10 news early morning, if you want to save time and money on your next trip-- we have the top "must get" travel apps! plus, we finally have an answer for why you can't eat just one potato chip! and in the next couple years, you could be heading for spring break -- in there's moving... and there's movi

good news if you like eating at the spaghetti warehouse in ybor city.. the restaurant is staying open! ownership claimed they were closing their doors wednesday night, but because of the "overwhelming support" from guests-- that location will remain open. but only for the next 12 months -- while the restaurant looks to relocate nearby. if you have suggestions for a new location -- the company is setting up a polling site. flights were delayed out of new york's laguardia airport on wednesday when someone noticed a the runway had to be shutdown and the f-a-a was told about the pothole. airport officials say they don't know what caused the damage, but the runway will reopen as soon as it's fixed and safe. you don't want to miss this. today is the ceremonial start to the firestone grand prix race in st. petersburg. mayor rick kriseman will host a flag raising in the northwest lawn of city hall! the ceremony will be at 10:30 this morning. kriseman will be joined by guests from the indycar world. qualifying events start tomorrow in downtown st. pete and the ra

hillary rodham clinton will campaign in ybor city. she is holding a get the vote rally at the ritz ybor. doors for that event open at 10:00 a.m. >> not to be outdone, democratic challenger bernie sanders is campaigning in the bay area today. he will attend a rally at the florida state fairgrounds expo hall. doors open at 4:00 p.m. >>> democrats are headed to the bay area this morning after debate night in miami. news channel 8's keith cate and candace mccowan show us how the candidates are addressing the issues but also trying to take down republican front runner donald trump. >> reporter: it was an interesting debate last night with the democrats. today it's all about the republicans. but if you will for a moment, go back to last night. a couple interesting things tossed around. of course the donald trump, is he a racist? and once again, bernie sanders bringing up questions about hillary rodham clinton's speaking fees and the way she is backed by wall street by the millions. of course, hillary rodham clinton saying, you know, you're g

a reminder about this construction project happening in ybor city, 34th street closed from seventh to fifth. >>> checking why you are drive on the toll roads, you are looking great out there all in the green 17 minutes from 254 to 275. from 75 into downtown, six minutes on the expressway from dell mabry down to channel side. we have a lot going on this weekend in st. pete. we have a mess down there. coming up, how to work your way around it and where you can park. >>> 5:48. new video of a mass-special building fire last night in los angeles. look at those flames. nor hot spots and playups. that building is a total loss. >>> three alabama high school students are recovering from an electrical shock they got while moving a goal post on the school's football field. the three pois were moving am. one is listed in critical condition and the other two suffered minor burns. the neighbor wonders why the kids were moving equipment in the first place. >> i'm surprised that they would allow something like this to happen. where was the supervision, you know? these young men shouldn't be out there

. >> abc action news reporter corey dierdorff joins us from ybor city. what did you find out about the wrong way driver that caused the accident? >> reporter: good morning. we got that driving report back a short time ago. it came back clean leaving more questions than answers once again this morning in how all this could happen. this is the hillsborough county sheriff's office. loss of one of their own. this is the memorial where you can see flags at half-staff in honor of deputy john kotfila. his family now working to finalize the funeral arrangements after learning about the horrific wrong way crash that took his life over the weekend. right now authorities are trying to figure out what caused the driver to travel the wrong way down the selmon saturday morning before slamming into the cruiser. the sheriff says there's been an outtouring of support from all over the country. kotfila comes from a family of officers. his father with massachusetts state patrol, his brother a police officer in massachusetts as well. several others working in law enforcemen

abc action news reporter rodney dunigan joins us live from the cuban club in ybor city with florida's impact on this race. candidates have already hit the >> reporter: that's right. in fact a number of the candidates have started to open campaign offices right here in the state of florida. in fact hillary clinton will be opening one at the cuban club later today. supporters have a major campaign and party set for this evening at 6:00 this evening. in fact the mayor of tampla will be here to help kick things off. this is a start of a busy two weeks as the candidates crisscross the state looking for votes. many of the candidates are quietly ramping up their efforts in florida. with campaign offices opening and field operations picking up. political experts believe that the state is a true test market of a campaign's ability to win across the nation. on the democratic side early polling indicates that florida favors hillary clinton, the former secretary of state making a major push here, already with six campaign offices and more coming. celebrating her super tuesday numbers with support

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we have construction in the ybor city area in tampa. 34th street closed from seventh avenue to fifth avenue. you'll want to use 39th street. this is happening all weekend and supposed to wrap up by monday. so be aware of that. elsewhere on the interstates, you are in great shape. the veterans expressway heading southbound 275 and 57 southbound both in the green. >>> updating you now on breaking news on a brutal ambush that turned a pennsylvania barbecue into a bloodbath. we have learned three of the six people killed in the shooting with are sisters. one of the women was eight months pregnant. authorities say they believe two shooters were targeting someone attending the cookout, though it's not clear exactly why. three other people were hurt in the shooting. two remain in critical condition. >>> the us justice department cause that a locked iphone used by one of the san bernardino killings contains evidence of the attack. prosecutors say the government needs access to that phone and apple must comply to make the device available. this sets the stage for a march 22nd hearing. that's

. >> and so hillary clinton throwing some red meat to the party faithful there in ybor city. the clinton campaign also holds an ad vantage in delegates but a good shows on tuesday would give him a rationale to stay in the race but an argument that he is getting stronger over time. he cited a poll that showed him beating donald trump in the general election by nearly 20 points and that is a part of the argument that he is bringing to the state of florida in hopes of a good shows on tuesday and indeed his main aim for tuesday is a good turn-out. >> all of the actions leading up to next tuesday's florida primary, also voting that day, illinois, missouri, north that is another winner take all state. a big vote there. now, the other story we are following a 3-year-old one of two people shot on a porch in a south st. pete drive-by. it happened today at about 2:00, and the little girl was hit in the stomach, a 23-year-old was the or person shot, but the shooting of that 3-year-old enraged city leaders some of whom showed up at the scene and declared enough is enough. >> city governm

he has a show at the amphitheatre in ybor city. the award winning d-j is pretty *huge on the electronic music scene and has collaborated with the likes of "linkin' park" and "iggy azalea". the show starts at 10 p-m, tickets are 30-dollars. 3 and on sunday night... you can catch "huey lewis" and the news at bush gardens. it's all part of their food and wine festival. visitors can taste food, wine and cocktails. huey and the news take the stage at 6 p-m and the concert is included with admission. but you can pay extra for *reserved seating... and food 3 still ahead: another multi-million dollar mystery. who is florida's *latest powerball winner? we just got a few new clues. is *live in st. petersburg with more on one *big project: 3 3 today it's florida flatbread with fresh tomatoes and bell peppers. let's start by spreading olive oil and garlic on our flatbread. then we add cheese; but what really makes this dish special are the florida bell peppers, and juicy tomatoes. when the cheese is melted and bubbly it's done. just cut and se

tampa bay because this is the largest media market in florida and so hillary clinton will be in ybor city tomorrow and sanders is arriving later at the fair grounds and we have lined up a one-on-one interview with bernie sanders which we'll bring you tomorrow night. >> on the republican side, jeb bush, no longer in the race but still making moves. we have learned he is meeting remaining gop candidates except for donald trump. rubio who had a horrible finishing last night and spent the afternoon rallies for votes in florida. they did not say what the meetings were about but if bush endorses anyone but the florida senator, it would be a huge blow to rubio. but carli fiorina announced today she would endorse ted cruz. but trump won three of four primaries and leads cruise leads cruz by more than 100 delegates right now. this will be the final debate ahead of the florida primary north carolina and winner-take-all ohio also vote that day. >> and new at 11:00, a disturbing case in pasco county ends with an arrest, 24-year-old joseph harmon is charged with sexually battering a 14-year-old girl.