. @48 in brooksville. @58 in tampa. @56 in arcadia and 54 in venice. @on a typical morning like this, @right around 55 or so. @still running slightly above or @below average depending on where @you live. @here in tampa 4 degrees warmer @than this time yesterday. @brooksville 4 degrees cooler. @a light extra layer you don't @need it for long and i will look @out for hints of a little patchy @fog inland. @overall, nearly perfect @visibility as of about 6 a.m. @sunshine, it is back but with @the east winds. @a few fair weathered clouds this @afternoon especially across the @interior zones. @absolutely no rain this weekend. @a great weekend to spend times @outdoors. @by 9:00, 62. @we climb to 72 by lunchtime. @the cloud icons, cloudier into @the afternoon. @highs in the mid-70s. @chance and cooler temps in the @seven-day coming up, guys. @>> alcides: following a @developing story this morning. @tampa police are asking for the @public's help to find that woman @right there, 23-year-old erin @cuesta. @she was last seen at 3700 block @of north boulevard. @her family says they haven't @heard

out in hernando county. this is northbound on u.s. 41. so that's for those headed into brooksville, right at spring hill drive, we have a collision that's tying up one of the northbound lanes and we are so keep that in mind in hernando and brooksville. other than that, 41 looks very good through pasco and hillsborough. and ehrlich road is blocked down to the veterans expressway. but that should be clearing soon. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you so much, leslee. >>> breaking news this morning. a local science teacher is in jail arrested for crimes against kids. it's a story that's getting a lot of attention from parents on wfla.com. thunder sleet morning. stacey hooks works at a middle school in hey county but today -- in highland county but today she is behind bars. 8 on your side's ryan hughs is live in sebring this morning. charges. morning. she is in jail on charges of lewd behavior with a teenager, obscene communication with a teenager and cruelty toward a child. we are told she teaches here at this middle school in sebring in highland county. this is a mug shot of stacey l

strong out of the northwest. look at this, 20 miles per hour in brooksville. 17 miles per hour in lakeland. but gusting up to nearly 30 miles per hour. and that just draws that colder air to the south so that the high today, only 65, well below the average of 74. at 4:08, i will take you hour- by-hour through the day. >>> windy, windy. >> yes, it is. >> but we have a good drive. a wonderful drive. we're going to look in new port richey, state road 54 to the sun coast parkway, 15 minutes. and about 15 minutes on u.s. 19 through palm harbor from state road 54 over to tampa road. ybor looks great. and also the veterans delays. howard franklin. how long will it take to you cross it? six minutes. traffic. back to gene and gayle. >>> a clearwater mom and dad are out on bond. they are accused of calling police to report someone stole their car with their 3-year-old son in the backseat. >> the problem, police claim they made up the whole story. their little boy was safe at day care. he is now with grandma. why did the parents lie. we sent news channel 8's paul mueller figure it out. >> re

beach. i hoped you enjoyed your weekend. it was a chilly start for some. brooksville down to 41 degrees. 51 st. pete. a 15 to 16-degree difference and brooksville all of us warming up a little as we head into monday morning. 17 in st.. -- 71. high pressure about over head providing the nice quiet dry calm weather. as we head into noned area of high pressure shifts to the east. and we'll see our winds starting from the east-southeast by the afternoon and that's land breeze. afternoon. for the this -- this evening we will see increasing cloud cover. that's why it will be warming morning. by midnight with the increasing degrees. if you live in places like citrus it will be cooler at the bus stop. when you're getting kids ready to go for school they definite will you want a jacket or sweater. make sure they can take the extra layer off by the afternoon. it will be warm. 47 brooksville. st. petersburg 58 degrees. 55 in tampa. my bu monday afternoon a mix of shrouds. not as -- sun and clouds. and warmer with highs in the mid our average high, 74 degrees. we're above where we typically would b

. @cold nest crystal river. @coldest in bartow at 56. @coldest north generally. @57 in brooksville. @58 in bradenton. @59 in venice and do you have @patchy fog. @it is actually dense for @portions of western polk county @and zephyrhills, dade city you @are seeing it. @a quarter mime, that is dense @fog that will be around for @another hour, hour and a half @before it lifts out. @so take your time. @hey, it is the last weekend of @the state fair. @what a change over last saturday @what a change over last @saturday. @today, increased sun, a slight @breeze and highs in the mid-60s. @what about your valentine's day @forecast. @i will have that for you coming @up. @>>> happening today, schick help @>>> happening today, schick @helping to fight the zika virus @and cleaning up neighborhoods at @they are starting a tire amnesty @week by taking your old tires no @questions asked. @mosquitoes thrive in standing @water and water sitting in old @tires is a popular breeding @ground. @zika virus is spread through @mosquitoes and officials say it @is even more important to geted @which of places they

. @up in brooksville just above the @freezing mark at 33 degrees. @we are going to see cooler @temperatures for today. @plenty of sun, but by tomorrow @start a nice warming trend @heading into the workweek. @ (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates, @ @ @>>> in sports this morning the @lightning take on the devils in @new jersey and the rays start @spring training. @here is fox 13's kevin o'donnell @here is fox 13's kevin @o'donnell. @>> kevin: good morning, steven @no question about that. @wants to play center. @a point of contention hanging @over john cooper since he moved @stammer to right winger. @well, stammer is finally back in @the middle had been there a @couple of weeks ago. @it is working. @scored had is fifth goal and @fifth straight game. @callahan put the puck on that. @it is 17 points in the last six @games from thi

degrees. @wesley chapel the same. @brooksville, now below freezing, @31 degrees. @crystal river, 32. @a bit warmer along the coastline @and st. petersburg at 51 degrees @degrees. @the temperatures up for today @by tomorrow, that will be nice. @71 with plenty of sun, and we @continue that warming trend as @we go into the workweek. @the full forecast is coming up. @. @you, jim. @>>> voters head to the polls for @the democratic primary. @>> anjuli: the polls opened @just a few minutes ago and today @will be an uphill battle for @bernie sanders who has a long @crime for hillary clinton's @snrang the state. @clinton has a huge advantage in @the south morning @clinton @euclidean was at a rally in @downtown columbia taking shots @of the gop hopefuls for offering @what she called failed economic @policies. @sanders also made a stop in the @state and chose to attack @clinton for having to accept @campaign contributions and @speaking fees from wall street @interests. @>> i do not have a super pac. @i do not raise millions of @secretary clinton has a super @pac received last filing period @$15 mil

brooksville, you are @already -- you are down below @freezing for a time at 3 @freezing for a time at 31 @degrees. @crystal river 32. @we have plenty of clear skies @and plenty of sun for today. @light northerly wind, so it is @really going to be a nice @really going to be a @nice-looking day. @just a touch on the cool side. @outside right now here in tampa @at 51. @brooksville, you rebounded @st. petersburg at 55 degrees. @we are heading into the upper @60s for today or lower 60s @rather, but we are looking for @these temperatures to rebound up @into the upper 60s and @into the upper 60s and low 70s @by tomorrow. @we will have a nice warming @trend under way, and we will @talk @talk more about that warming @trend coming up in just a little @bit. @>> alcides: thank you, jim. @>>> social media is ingrained in @our daily lives. @police departments are using not @only to fight crime but get @their own message @their own message out there. @police chief is with us. @thank you for being with us. @>> good morning. @>> alcides: talk to us about @social media. @why is it important to use it to @

feels like 38 pin brooksville and 39 in bartow. pabout to exit southern highlands pcounty and that's probably it in pthe rain department today. pa few lingering light showers psouth of lake placid on the pmove. pthe low pressure quickly whips peast of the state. pbehind it, that's the windy, pchilly air and the drier air pthat will punch in throughout pthe day. pso a sunny day, but not a very pwarm day. pat the florida state fairgrounds pby lunchtime plenty of sun and pwind in the mid-50s. pwe only climb to 57 today. pif you like warm temps, i talk pabout if there's any on the pseven day coming up. p>> alcides: we follow a pdeveloping story out of orlando. pwe get word of a deadly pnightclub shooting in orlando pthat happened overnight at the pglitz ultra lounge on universal pboulevard. pthat's a very touristy, heavy plocation. ptwo people are dead and six pothers are hurt. olice are still on scene and pinvestigating both inside and poutside of that nightclub. pof course, we'll bring you the platest as soon as we get more pinformation on this. p>> crystal: this is one day ptampa stri

terrace now, 61 seminole, largo, palm harbor, 69 lakeland, 60 brooksville, 59 crystal river and the winds are strong with these gusts in the blue numbers indicating winds over 23 mile-per-hour gusts up in brooksville at this hour, lake placid over 20 miles per hour, tampa as well up to crystal river. so we are seeing strong gusts. it will likely continue to stay windy tomorrow, too. this area of low pressure is now in the northeast. you can see on the colder backside of the storm dragging colder air and snow, indiana, places like illinois, ohio through michigan. also you can see rain up and down the east coast, trailing cold front meaning a few showers ahead of it. most of the thunderstorm activity is well clear of the area and even portions of the mid-atlantic are seeing less severe weather activity at this hour. the rpm forecast computer model continues to move overnight, this area of low pressure farther to the north and drags this cold front through the bay a few clouds early, cooper, breezy conditions for us with winds -- cooler, breezy conditions for us with the winds coming o

during the afternoon. especially with how chilly it's been recently. and right now in brooksville, still cool, it's 44. but yesterday you were below freezing. 41 in wimauma. 42 in polk county and auburndale the. and i just checked with bob in venice, he says it's 45 at his house. and look what a difference, brooksville is 11 degrees warmer. crystal river, 18 degrees warmer than yesterday. thanks to this area of high yesterday. as it moves to the east, the clockwise winds give us more of a south wind. that's why it's near 70 today. cold front comes through tomorrow, just a few clouds and mild in the morning. breezy and sunny saturday afternoon and chilly for valentine's morning in the 40s. afternoon. the 8s? >>> well, we're moving at good speeds on the bay area interstates. we want to hop over to u.s. 19 through palm harbor, state road 54 to the tampa road, 12 minute commute here. if you're using u.s. 41, looks good through the land o'lakes area. and state road 52 to state road 54, roughly 11 minutes. we have an accident that's a hit-and-run off to the shoulder at the paul buchman

races. tampa looks great and so does brooksville. in fact, from cortez road down to highway 60 in brandon on i- 75, roughly a 44 minute commute. a little bit of an issue on the veterans expressway. ehrlich road is blocked underneath the veterans expressways due to overnight construction. it's usually wrapped up by 6:00 a.m. i will let you know as soon as they reopen ehrlich. gunn highway to get underneath the veterans expressway there. and that's weather and traffic. now back to the gayle. >> thank you. >>> traffic is back to normal on i-75 in manatee county after a deadly crash. eagle 8 hd flew over the scene near mile marker 215. that's just south of the exit for state road 70. we're told at least one person died when several vehicles including a semi-truck crashed. we are making calls to get more information on exactly what happened. >>> it's 4:03. right now, a cry for help from a st. pete mom and dad. they claim their 12-year-old daughter is being bull flammable liquid school and the school -- bullied from school and the school isn't doing anything about it. our paul mueller s

, largo, clearwater beach, 49 new port richey, 47 brooksville, 51 sebring, 46 in north port. this shower activity will kick back in in the forecast later monday. this is the big picture stuff. we'll see when it will actually warm up when we have look at the upper level pattern for that, cool air still dipping in as we get into monday. as we head behind late next week, a ridge of high pressure building in from the west. that will start the warming trend i was talking about seven, eight days out. that's the answer when it will get warmer in the bay area. cold front north of us, area of low pressure near the boundary will continue to travel east, eventually drag that weak front across the area saturday, just add a few clouds into the forecast, but now you can see mostly clear skies continue across the peninsula. we did have quite a few clouds across the southern sections of south florida today, places like the keys, but that started to clear up, too in the evening hours. high pressure has been our main feature and will continue in kind of a cool start to the day. dress in layers,en a

meaning the cold air is arriving. the further north, you're at 43 now. brooksville, zephyr hills, you dropped to 46 and temperatures will continue to drop for the next two and a half hours. auburndale and polk county you made it into the 40s. notice is warmer in north port at 55 but everybody is colder than this time yesterday by a long shot anywhere from 1 25 degrees colder and on top of everything it is really windy. these are the sustained winds 15 to 20 miles an hour out of the an average. you find the individual strongest gust and you're getting up to 30 miles an hour in some cases. that cold air will keep us below average by 10 degrees. a high of 61. weather and traffic on the 8's at 5:38, i'll have an eight-day temperature trend and we don't really warm up. >> yes it is so windy, you want to use caution. the bridge is still open but use caution. let's look at the maps at this point. here is 275 and gandy boulevard. traffic is busier on the left because it is heading into tampa it is about to take the howard frankland bridge. overall it is a good drive. let's look at the surface

already in the 30s. we have a very big temperature threat between brooksville, 39 degrees. san pete, 16 degrees warmer. let's take a look at what we expect for the tampa bay area. in fact, we'll see temps in the low 40s to mid-40s right around the time that you are waking up. but look at this huge jump from 6:00 a.m. to noon time. just about 30 degrees. the warmer weather is ahead. chilly night. >> much more ahead in just a few minutes. >> thank you, kate. >>> developing now. a man drowns after his boat capsized in plant city. police say two men were on a boat in a pond near turkey creek road when the boat slipped about 50 treat from shore. both men tried to swim to safety. only one made it to shore. we are learning to learn the identity of those men. >>> new tonight, a marine's mission is accomplished. he fought tampa international airport over a legal loophole over free parking for disabled veterans and won. jonathan petramala shows you now. >> reporter: he enlisted during vietnam but more recently, he got into a war of words. >> to me, they are nit-picking the wording >> reporter

the coast. brooksville, zephyr hills across the interior, 40 degrees and we are generally in the 40s and 50s, but there is no wind chill. it's not significant wind out there like yesterday as the front barrels through, look what happens here, 61 by lunchtime. 62 by the commute, that's all we are going to muster. temperatures in the low 60s, setting the stage for a colder night, we'll talk about that in a few minutes, let's check in with janelle. >> reporter: fhp is on the scene of what they are calling a fatal crash. lake alfred area in polk county. this is south of i4, one westbound lane affected, so not a huge traffic problem, but you will see a lot of flashing lights, use some caution if you >> the other trouble spot, convocation in clear water, chestnut closed from fort harrison to myrtle avenue starting from 5:00 am this morning through tomorrow at noo this week, they are finishing up here, expecting to wrap it up early on saturday, instead of sunday as they initially planned. back to you. >> >> two minutes after 5:00. breaking news overnight after the shooting inside of a cans

is coming through around 7:00 we'll start around 42 in crystal river. 46 brooksville. north and east of tampa 40s expected. be likely. low 50s tampa and west across pinellas county. same for i-75 west in manatee and sarasota county. 52 to start. lakeland. as we are looking ahead through the day, a few clouds and an isolated shower in the gulf as the front passes through. over the bay area, probably won't even notice a front has come through other than the winds picking up. it is not a warm day. 62 for a high. it will be ten degrees cooler than average high. 43 saturday morning. high of 64. this is the coldest part of it. saturday morning i'm expecting 35 crystal river, dade city and brooksville. low 40s around the bay area. we'll rebound in the 60s. nice thing about that is by forecast, 73 for our high. by tuesday. we'll be close to 80 degrees. little something for everybody in that extended forecast for your weekend and the upcoming next week. if you want to keep up with the temperatures when you wake up, it is there for you on the 10 news app. open it up. search wtsp in the app sto

brandon and tampa, and 9 degrees warmer than you were in lakeland, and 15 warmer in brooksville it will feel great in the sunshine, and weather and traffic on the 8s, and there's an 8-day temperature trend, and yes, i deserve a medal. >> right now, traffic is looking good as far as congestion is concerned. we don't have any on the bay area interstates. right now, it looks very good. moving over to the maps. pinellas county, and affecting lanes on u.s. 19, and keep this in mind. it's right underneath u.s. 19. it's not on 19 but bryan dairy road can get quite busy. meanwhile a great drive on the howard franklin bridge to the right, and that will only take you 6 minutes to cross. back to gene and gayle. >>> another emotional day of testify in the erin andrews trial. her mother, paula will take the stand today. it's linked to a stalking case in 2008. ryan hughes is live where andrews went to school. we know her all too well because he's the daughter of our very own investigative reporter, steve andrews. >> reporter: gayle, good morning to you. it was quite emotional all week when erin

. hanging onto 47 in crystal river and brooksville, we're checking in at 39 degrees. we got cool spots out there, but much of the area coming above that 50-degree mark or getting close to it. 51 holiday. lots of bright blue skies. you can see there, that it's looking good through the day. as long as we see that being the case, which it will be throughout the day, a few high clouds anding blocking the blue skies. a fantastic day to get on the golf course. lots of blue sky and a light wind as well. nothing in the way of rain, so a great day to get outside all across the board whether that's golf or going for a walk. whatever the case may be. we're looking for a picture perfect day. mild temperatures and a light breeze coming out of the east, southeast. that sunday brunch forecast does look good. we'll see temperatures into the 60s by 11:00. if you're getting a later start, perhaps that's a warm idea. 73 degrees which is where we're going to be through the area, including in downtown st. pete. not a bad day to get on the some cool to get in the gulf as water temperatures still in the low

portions of the nature coast. 49 in brooksville where we're not seeing much cloud cover. we'll see temperatures drop little built by the way over night. not by much. a degree or two and quickly warming up by late monday morning. a warming trend ensues for the workweek. high pressure in the western gulf, actually the western atlantic. we're tracking moisture in the gulf of mexico. this will not reach land as far as any rain is concerned. you can see the weak impulse bricking clouds to the pam ta bay area. we will see patchy fog as well as partly cloudy skies to start your monday. getting the kids ready for school in the morning, a light jacket for the bay area and a citrus where we will see c temperatures. low temps dropping into the mid 40s. 58 the low in st. petersburg. monday afternoon milk mix of sun and clouds. ilt it will be quiet and qualm with holdup. 74. 77 brooksville. 78 degrees in clear water. 74 in an maria island. going to be a warm one. city. future cast keeping us nice and dry. east-northeast. by the noon hour we see on shore sea breeze circulation sets up. that will

brooksville and 48 in ptampa, 47 in sebring. plook at that bright blue sky at pbradenton beach. pif you're headed to the beach ptoday by the afternoon, a couple pextra clouds still just pbeautiful. pa slight breeze, too, pushing 70 pdegrees. pif you like the 70s, i think pyou're overall going to like the pseven-day forecast. 3 in sports this morning: p>> alcides: all right. pin sports this morning the pnascar season kicks of in pdaytona, florida takes on pkevin cash spends the day at the ptrop. p>> good morning. pthe sprint unlimited jump starts pthe nascar last season. pthis is for the fans to warm up pdrivers. pif the daytona 500 is snig like pthe exhibition race, it's going pto be one spectacle next sunday. pthe first 25 laps produces two pwrecks. pbrian vickers gets loose and pslams hard into the wall. phe's okay but his car destroyed. pa total of seven cars were pinvolved including daily pearnhardt jr., bowyer, kurt pbusch and greg biffle. pdenny hamlin got clipped pearlier. plap 44 right here. pjimmie johnson gets pushed by aul menard. pthe front bumper ripped off. pjohnson pjohnson'

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brooksville to georgetown to mount or two hillsboro. look at futurecast. notice of the rain builds and. through dinnertime, it dikes that it backs his way up into interstate sunday one quarter. after midnight you start seeing some blue mixing up. we' ll start getting some wet snow. as a go into the overnight hours, it turns moreover to snow than rain. our easternmost neds desk easternmost communities will see the most of human relation -- accumulations. chilly conditions for the middle the week. by the end of the way, temperatures will climb close to 60 by next weekend. 34 for a low tonight. evening fog for a few more hours. showers over to snow. tomorrow is going to be cloudy in chilly. look for a high around the 30' s. here' s her seven-day forecast. we quickly break up into a big-time world with temperatures in the 60' s by friday and saturday. mike: i just heard 60. sheree: i' m looking for to it after today. mike: was it real or a hoax a explosive device attached to a rental car. how it was found. and what authorities are now saying about the device. plus, a 19-year-old swept off

freezing mark pbartow, brooksville, crystal priver, inverness, floral city, pall of these spots at critical p32-degree mark. padvisory for you in locations pmore than likely straight pthrough the 9:00 hour. pit's a cold start. pthe sun will be up in 10 pminutes. pfull sunshine today. pwe get back up in the mid 60s. pwhy are you laughing at me? pwhat did i do? p>>vanessa: i'm in between ptraffic reports. pit's so chilly in here. pi got e.p. approval, by the way, pon facebook to wear my puppy pcoat during the traffic report. pi know it's chilly out there and pwe have a crash in land o lakes pbut sky fox is monitoring this pand looks like the one we were pseeing at land o lakes boulevard phas cleared out. pso expect to see those delays pstart to lift out over the next pfew minutes but just if you're pheading through the area in the pimmediate future, maybe the next pcouple of minutes or so, might pwant to consider school road to pshave off a couple of minutes of pdelays but like i said, we pshould be back to morm -- p>>laura: it is true it is colder pin here than outside. p>>russell:

@clouds and 59 degrees in @brooksville. @55 in bushnell. @58 in englewood. @remember earlier this week where @highs? @it is 53 my kabing i can't city. @55 degrees in arcadia. @i do want to point out that add @added moisture, somewhat light @winds. @we have a pocket of shallow @ground fog this morning and may @lobe cally dense that could @impact your morning drive from @lakeland to brandon, quarter to @half-mile visibility that @extends up to zephyrhills and @dade city. @between that 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. @get the fog to lift out. @the front itself. @where is the rain with any of @it? @we are not going to see any rain @we are not going to see any @rain. @a dry morning but a ribbon of @cloud cover. @behind the front slightly cooler @air but not enough to notice a @change. @you will notice a slight breeze @with the bay and headed to the @beach. @winds west-northwest. @more of a northwesterly @direction out of the panhandle. @a slight wind shift behind a @boundary this morning. @behind the boundary, though, @more sunshine. @while we start out the day with @decent cloud cover and decent @b

degree up from last hour. and brooksville out of the 40s. so that airmass starting to moderate a bit. sunshine to be had today from tampa to daytona beach. we are anticipating a dry race today. no weather issues but eventually and tomorrow maybe a few rain drops. today comfortable this afternoon. no rain. by noon 73 up to 76. cool weather lovers with cooler numbers on the 7 day followed by rain mid-week. that forecast is coming up. >>> new this morning, six people are dead after a series of rain domestic shoot negligence kalamazoo, michigan. four people killed at a cracker-barrel restaurant while two others were killed at a kia dealership. a 14-year-old girl and 9 year-old are among those hurt. all the shootings happened in parking lots. the town's sheriff says they arrested a 45-year-old in dawn town kalamazoo after a massive manhunt. this all started with another shooting outside of an apartment complex where a woman was shot multiple times but survived. >>> also new this morning, a birthday party turns violent in st. peteursburg on 54th avenue north. piece say an argument brok

tonight. @cold, 45 for overnight low. @more like 41 brooksville. @47, that's it on sunday and will @be a very windy day. @and warmer weather on saturday. @boating will be deteriorating @sunday because the winds will go @up. @moderate chop. @seas 2 to 4 feet. @we are on low tide. @and show you highs in the 50s. @lows in the 40s. @the coolest morning will be @back to normal by friday. @>>> police in chicago are @calling the death of six people @inside a home a targeted @incident. @officials are trying to find a @motive this morning but say the @killings could have occurred @during a robbery or a domestic @incident. @officers found the bodies of six @family members, two men, two @women, and two children on @tuesday afternoon. @police initially said it was @possible. @one person killed the other five @before taking their own life. @and there is no sign of forced @entry. @the medical examiner's office @has ruled the deaths homicides. @>>> a friend of a murdered @13-year-old girl in virginia say @13-year-old girl in virginia @says she went to the police with @concerns about the teen's @inappro

degrees warmer in brooksville. @8 degrees warmer in sarasota. @but 17 degrees colder in panama @city. @if you are up with your @valentine tomorrow morning, it @will be on a cooler note. @what a great day though to head @to the state fair. @the last weekend. @bright blue sky. @grab the sunglasses. @>> by 1:00 we are at 66. @so little cooler than yesterday. @mid- to upper 60s. @>>> and happening right now, @hillsborough county deputies are @looking for the person who @killed a man in tampa. @deputies were called out to ot @2900 block of sycamore court @just after 5:00 this morning. @that is right behind university @plaza near the corner of @fletcher and bruce b. downs. @live on scene, they found a man @dead. @the victim knew the person who @killed him, but they are still @looking for that suspect. @if you know anything, contact @the hillsborough county @sheriff's office. @>>> and happening today, @hillsborough county officials @are hoping they can ease some @nerves this morning about the @zika virus. @they are asking people to bring @in tires this morning to avoid @stagnant water build

area. off 75, also good. and brooksville, absolutely no delays in hernando county. and hopping down here, a quick look at i-75 southbound at state road 70, overnight construction and ehrlich is blocked at the veterans expressway. that's a look at weather and traffic. and now back to gene and gayle. >> thank you, leslee. >>> a woman we trust to teach our children and keep them safe is in jail this morning. >> yeah, highland middle schoolteacher stacey hooks was arrested this week on a slew of charges. 8 on your side's ryan hughs is live in sebring. ryan, good morning. you have been working to the find out exactly what she is accused of doing, right? >> reporter: gene, gayle, good morning to you two. we're told stacey hooks works here at this middle school in highland county. the jail website shows she was arrested for obscene communication and lewd behavior with a teenager. i have emailed officials to to land her in jail. and this is a mug shot of stacey lynn hook. she was booked in jail on monday afternoon. 8 on your side got a tip about the arrest last night and that's when we star

move over south of the brooksville area, more on this crash coming up. but it's blocked in both direction. and they're trying to get the accident wrapped up. but it's definitely causing a little bit of an issue out there. traffic very light. and also down the town brooksville looks great. that's a look at weather and traffic. back to gene and gayle. >> all right. >>> back to the breaking news right now. a rude awakening at a home in gibbston. a pickup truck crashed into an airport and then air born and landed on two cars. >> incredible. news channel 8s lindsey mastis just arrived at the scene. we saw the live pictures. lindsey, looked like a mess throughout. >> reporter: it is such a mess. and i want you to take a look at the path that the pickup truck took because you can see where it hit some of the trees here, some of the plants and then i we want through the concrete blocks and into the on one vehicle, it also landed partially on another vehicle pushing it into yet another vehicle. so altogether, four vehicles involved here. and we're told that the driver, a man is under arr

the evening hours allowing the temperatures to fall to 30 in brooksville. 42 the official low. forecast to the state fair, fantastic. been nice all week. a little bit cool. but it gets near 70 degrees hark will be a nice afternoon. and the forecast to tampa international, 69. 67 saturday and sunday. a few extra clouds. we do take a bit of a jump long term. forecast, 9:00 p.m. 55 degrees with clear skies here this evening. sunny and chilly. if you are going to be out this evening or tomorrow morning to start the day, you will want a light jacket. temple terrace, 56. upper 50s largo, pinellas park. 60 in river view. 61 brooksville. venice, 59. very dry air aloft. the big reason why we saw the blue sky today. clear conditions we are expecting again, just a cold front eventually will swing on through here associated with that low. you can see the higher clouds down to the south. the keys look like the only place that were any kind of substantial clouds. no precipitation under high pressure which has dominated the area today. just a stable atmosphere. sinking air. dry air aloft jus

in bartow 44 in brooksville. significantly cooler than this time yesterday. lakeland, seven degrees cooler. degrees cooler. gorgeous day. 70 degrees, a little cool tomorrow in the 40s. and the big area of high pressure keeps us quiet and beautiful into the weekend. leslee, how about traffic on the 8s? out there. and we have a little bit of overnight construction to be on the lookout for. this is a quick look, southbound 275 near 38th avenue and let's head to the foggy areas, 275 at bearss. as well as i-75 right around the same area. and let's talk about 75, brooksville to brandon, fast commute and foggy through the area, southern pasco county, and looking at the cameras and right into hillsborough county. so use caution there. when i come back, i will take a look at fog on i-4 . now back to gene and gayle. >> thank you. >>> well, a mother is reaching out to parents to create awareness about a baby monitoring device that might have saved her little son's life. andrew was born with under developing lungs. when it was time to come home, mom didn't want to be too safe so she ordered a d

brooksville. by the coast more moderate. 56 st. petersburg. 55 carrollwood. that patchy fog possible because we'll have mostly clear skies. a little low level moisture and with the light winds that's the stage to set up possibilities of fog. by the afternoon mostly sunny skies. a light breeze. 76 degrees. nice and comfortable. we start your saturday evening quiet and calm with a mid to upper 70s across the nature coast. 76 thonotosassa springs. 78 brooksville. wesley chapel 77. palm harbor 74. st. pete 74. across the cultural coast bradenton 75. sarasota 76. polk county upper 70s. dry on our future cast model. our winds will be out of the east to start in the morning. a little east to southeast flow. a few mid and high level clouds possible east of i-75. the beach is staying beautiful for you. if you are taking the boat out seas one to two. bay waters a light chop. tide time early in the morning. last high tide will be late tonight. chance of rain once again late monday night tuesday into tuesday night and the first half of wednesday. looks like we'll see two waves of action there. on and of

hernando, up to speed. brooksville new york city delays. and down to brandon, that's 44 minute commute. and now i want to change gears if air minute. we have all seen them on the drivers. >>> yeah, everything from talking on a cellphone to weaving in and out of traffic. it's really bad out there. and new this morning, aaa shows us just how bad it really is. 8 on your side's ryan hughs is morning. and ryan, nearly 90% of drivers report some bad behavior while driving. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you once again. and gayle, you name it and it seems like people have done it while on the road. and some of these statistics are alarming. we have some statistics to show you right now. according to aaa, 87% of drivers have engaged in at least one risky behavior in the last month including impaired drowsy, speeding, running red and they may make you uncomfortable. 70% of drivers admitted talking on a cellphone while driving in the last month. 42% said they read a text message or an email. nearly half reported going 15 miles per hour or more over the posted speed limit on a freeway.

the winds yesterday. well the winds are lighter but it's getting chilly. 40 in brooksville. 38 in zephyrhills. polk county, 43 in auburndale. and farther south, 47 in arcadia but warmer near the the winds, they're light but because they're light, we're actually colder than this time yesterday. plant city, lakeland, nine degrees colder. 11 degrees colder in inverness. and the cool air will just spread in all day today. so we never warm up, 62 and still breezy this afternoon. at 5:38 in weather and traffic on the 8s, i have an eight-day temperature trend and you will watch it go up and down. so stay tuned but leslee has a few things for the friday commute. >>> it's looking better. a lot of the overnight construction has been picked up. what's happening out there on the travel times. 301, palmetto area, 10th street to state road 70, a nine minute commute. and on 41 from manatee avenue to state road 72, about half an hour. basically just red lights. and we have a great drive on 275. this is right around 38th avenue south. in the distance is 54th avenue south. they have reopened the of

brooksville, 39 degrees in frostburg, so you are under a freeze warning in some of these northern areas. take those precautions tonight for the cold weather and potential frost in some of these areas. this is the other part of the story. it's been so windy we saw gusts this afternoon over 25 miles per hour. lighter as an area of high pressure moves over us, gusting to 10 in lake placid, not much of a gust impaired to where we have been. the lighter wind atmosphere and the heat we developed, this goes through the roof and we see the radiational cooling we talked about, very dry air aloft on the water vapor imagery colored in red. our satellite imagery as well is not picking up much in the way of clouds, well down to the south of, so crystal clear as this area of high pressure -- south, so crystal clearly as this area of high pressure has continued to be over us. coldest morning so far with the freeze warning to the north, lots of sunshine, though, tomorrow afternoon, blue skies, low 60s, beautiful weather. in fact, we make it warmer the day after, upper 60s friday morning, chilly start.

vizcaino bills in a few spots are limited, down about a mile up in brooksville. by overnight hours the dryer air from north to south will increase the vizcaino builts. central and southern counties may still see a bit of fog. that burns off and leads to a nice and warmer day. by the time we're heading into the weekend, anybody ready for 80? it may happen. >> now to breaking news in los angeles. one person dead and firefighters are racing to free their carsoup.com. a large transformer fell on vehicle there is. we now know how a gun like this one here ended up on the campus of an elementary school today security cameras showed the gun falling out of a parents' pocket as he dropped off a child another parent saw the gun and gave it to the custodian. the parent has a consent weapons permit. >> pope francis is in mexico tonight, praying on the banks of the rio grande near a cross dedicated to immigrants trying to reach the united states. americans including undocumented immigrants also praying. the pope announcing what he forces people to risk everything, including death, just trying to

two hours from the sun coming up. 70 lakeland. 72 brooksville. my weather watcher in brooksville says 70 degrees. this is ahead of the big storm here. obviously causing snow fall to the north and the possibility of more strong storms in the southeast, including northwest georgia. for us, patchy clouds at this point. not a lot of fog but low clouds. the sea fog will continue today. and winds from the south keep it warm and humid. and only a 10% rain chance today. because the same storm system will push from north to south through the area, bringing a 70% chance thursday. and it clears out for friday but we have another system saturday night. and leslee, how about traffic on the 8s? >>> well, we have traffic systems out there right now. we will start off in tampa because we have a little bit of overnight construction that could affect your drive. starting to see a slow down because both directions of nebraska, that's u.s. 41 here, right at fowler avenue are blocked. how to get around it, take 275 or just avenue -- just take central avenue. this fatal accident in bradenton, u.s. 310, a d

humidity is up. when the humidity is higher, much. 70 sebring, 60 brooksville, 65 st. pete and visibility readings in miles, 1.75 miles, seeing thick fog in clearwater, sarasota down to 1/4 mile visibility, inverness, brooksville, crystal river, a heads up. water vapor imagery, this big red splotch is dry air high above, nice viewing of the international space station around 6:30 tonight. also you can see to the north this area of low pressure, these bright colors here, that's a blizzard warning southern minnesota, northern iowa and, of course, winter weather advisories go all the way up into wisconsin. that's des moines right there where keith was reporting from. some snow starting to move into the western part of iowa. this will progress over the next 24 hours across that area. so folks watching that very closely. cold front to the north of us with that area of low pressure. high pressure is our big feature sending us that easterly flow and, of course, at forementioned moisture into the area. if you stare at this a bit, you can make out some of the sea fog, low cloudiness right along co

snow. a few been set up through falmouth, brooksville. all this moving to the east our. still tracking some more moderate snow in adams county. belfast all see the half inch to one inch in our rates. that is the kind of rate where is hard for the salt trucks and plastic keep up with. give it a little time as things start to dry off and calmed down. i think the rose will dramatically improve. it is been a rough out towards mount washington. , new town, cvg, for mitchell. take a look at miami sound, colerain. those puzzle be on it. the salt trucks and beyond. we' ll be in good shape. as far as a humility snows go. plan on those ending by about 9:00. crash adams county and mason county could add onto that a little bit further. as we head into midnight. so showers continued, if you flurries out there. by six clock tomorrow morning, the temperatures are going to slowly rise as he had throughout tonight. most of us getting about 2-3 inch total. maybe even some four inch totals here in there. the forecast through tonight, the accumulative snows coming to an end at about 8:00. we may

good, a nice, comfort fortable afternoon. and forecast lows on the map, close to that in brooksville and crystal river. the purple areas are a frost advisory away from coastlines and you can see citrus, hernando, sumpter in a freeze warning for tonight meaning could be several hours near or below freezing but frost could be an issue as well. take the precaution tonight and plants and pets obviously. 7:00 a.m., 40 degrees. that's cold enough. 64 degrees at 3:00 p.m. sunshine, blue sky in the afternoon. and 52 degrees currently in brandon. 50 temple terrace. seminole, 51. sun city center, 5 2 . upper 40s crystal river, brooksville, weeki wachee. and current winds out of the northwest and still fairly strong with stronger gusts at 22 miles per hour in clearwater. look at lakeland and winter haven, 20 miles per hour into downtown st. petersburg. so a breezy evening but into the overnight, winds become lighter as the high pressure will settle over the sunshine state. and few clouds to the south and high clouds too. you can see the warnings in of the state including the areas we talked abo

degrees pinellas park, apollo beach 57, newport riffy and 49 in brooksville. most of these clouds -- richie and 49 in brooksville. most of these clouds are high thin clouds. there could be dense fog in the early morning hours. it says down to zero visibility, perhaps not that thick, but we could definitely see some patchy fog and by 10 a.m. this should start to clear out, but inland areas especially favored for the thicker fog. high pressure and cold front slowly pushing east. that is continuing to pull in cooler drier air. you can definitely feel that tonight. the next couple nights we will reinforce our cooler air already in place. you may have seen these high level clouds around the sky tonight and the ring around the sun or the moon tonight. we have a second front, areas front slides on through with little precip, nothing in the way of anything along those lines. the high pressure picture will shift farther to the east the next couple days with the flow around this high bringing in more of a northeast and easterly breeze and help to bring that slow warming trend we were talkin

:00 a.m. yesterday. nine degrees warmer in brooksville. and also different than yesterday, i don't expect to see quite the amount of fog. things are clear now. we may get some fog to develop in the polk county area, very low clouds through the morning, about 7:00 a.m. notice that the sea fog is going to be ever-present again, hanging just off the shoreline. highs today, 80 degrees, warm and humid. coming up on weather and traffic on the 8s at 4:08, you will have an eight-day temperature trend for you. and we have traffic on the 8s and we have a lot of issues going on. >>> yeah, a fatal accident and overnight construction. let's look at what's going on. we have university blocked both directions at the interstate at this point due to overnight construction. and then lanes on i-75 taken away as well. that should wrap up in about an hour or so. the biggest issues happen to be in bradenton, a fatal crash, 63rd avenue at u.s. 301. not seeing delays because traffic is light in the area but some lanes are blocked. and whit field -- and whitfield and 15th are clear. >> thank you. >>> in an

now than what we saw yesterday. in folk county. a little milder than what we expect. 51 in brooksville. sarasota in at 56 and we'll hit 77 in the afternoon. that is obviously above the average of 73 and we warm tonight with a low of 63. with weather and traffic on the 8's at 5:08, i take you hour by hour through today and then tell you when we expect the rain chances. leslee is here to let you know what to expect on the roads. >> it is a good drive. it is a nice one. we had big problems near that clear. i-4, look at this, folks, through ybor city. 301 at 275. just five minutes. it is a good drive coming away from the sun coast parkway. just 10 minutes on your drive time. a little bit of overnight construction. it is in the distance there off to the right with the flashing lights. this is southbound 275 around 22nd avenue south. this is before you get to the sky way bridge. we have a little bit of activity there off to the right. you can see everybody is getting by just fine on the left and no delays. that is a look at weather and traffic on the 8's. back to gene and gayle. >>> breaking

across. hernando county, up to speed in brooksville. we have a collision at pond circumstance and will that's tying up lanes. and again, on the veterans expressway, northbound right at gunn highway, they've got a lot of construction going on. they have been diverting traffic off. and you can pick it back up if you go back up to ehrlich. you can't go underneath the veterans expressway on ehrlich. you can access the veterans expressway but you can't go underneath it. to do that, you have to go back to gunn highway. just overnight construction. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >>> a frighten time for parents and students. >> smoke and flames consume a school bus. coming up, what the bus driver did to keep the children alive. r i don't know what i'm doing. i can't find anything p just when i think it's just not going to work. p this woman that works there comes over and asks can i help you? and he was so happy, to do it amazing right? r i never would have expected would have thought that anyone would find that do that. make that go out of their way fo

lakeland. mid 50s up in the north. brooksville 57. overnight the skies will remain in fact by wake-up time a lot of folks in the 40s across the northern counties. low 50s elsewhere. this is just the beginning. skies remain clear tonight and it's chilly tomorrow morning. saturday morning, there might be some scraping to do on your windshields across part of the area. we will take a look at that coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you, denis. >>> new developments in the terrifying cruise that made headlines a couple weeks ago. royal caribbean is being sued. they say that the ship knew about the storm but sent the ship into it any way. bruce simpson says he and his family stayed in the cabin for hours, clutching on to furniture while the ship rocked back and forth. at one point the movement tossed him across the room where he hitsa head and was knocked unconscious. >>> the brewing war between apple and the fbi. the tech giant asking the judge apple to unlock the san bernardino shooter's iphone. apple says the fbi is seeking dangerous through the courts. the dispute is the hardest questi

the brooksville area, downtown brooksville, we are up to speed. but 75 north of cortez road which is state road 50, we have an accident on the interstate and looks like no delays but i'll keep an eye on that for you because that can get busy. and sun city boulevard at cyprus village boulevard, this collision has cleared from the roadway. and then issues going on where the ramps were blocked for 301 and i-75. the ramps, you can partially get by. that's good news. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >>> 8 is on your side as we prepare for this weekend's gasparilla distance class and i can. there's a group of people that want to make -- classic. and there's a group of people that want to make sure the shoes we wear aren't taken for granted. leigh has an inspirational story about some people we will see this year. >> reporter: that's right. metropolitan ministries has a team of about 100 staff members taking part in the races. they have been training for six weeks but they have a secret weapon from a superhero known as the shoe giver. >> i measure ever

gusting spots. 59 degrees in clear water. 60 degrees in river view. 61 lakeland. 57 in brooksville. sarasota, 60. lake placid, 61. these are the forecast winds quiet. we are talking wind speeds and still strong from the northwest. you can see with stronger gusts. keep that in mind. it will be a windy day that makes it feel much cooler than the highs in the 60s . low pressure continuing to wrap up on the northeast coast. high up into new england looks like. but still wrapping around cool air as well. in that counterclock wise rotation pulls that south. part of the reason why we are florida. we are feeling the effects. anything that might look like a cloud. the rpm forecast computer model says breezy conditions likely will continue here throughout the evening hours. not as strong, but still, it will be kind of breezy in the morning hours for that time of day. chilly to start the day in the 40s . in the afternoon, you get a nice warmup. high pressure back to the west to build close tore us as we head toward the weekend. so saturday morning is chillier because the winds will be lighter

. temperatures now, pretty good range, low 40s, crystal river and brooksville. 57 in st. pete and tampa, 52. then things will warm up. 7-day forecast, low 70s which is typical for this time of year, but by friday we'll warm up a little more. i think we'll hit mid-70s. full sunshine the next three days. as we head into the weekend much more of the same. after saturday and sunday, a few more clouds but certainly nothing that would filter the sunshine. i think we're good. 75, 75 on both weekend days. so a good stretch of fine weather but it's february, we still get cold fronts running through. i think the next one moves in, it's coming in a little later than i was thinking yesterday so now instead of monday we're looking at some rain coming in by the time we get to tuesday with coverage at about 30%. >>> let's get back on the foggy >>> corey dierdorff is driving in the fog. this? >> reporter: good morning. it's definitely patchy. we've been on i-4 all the way from tampa to lakeland now. like you've said it's very patchy, in some areas, like lakeland. several miles down the road. now 10 mil

visibility. brooksville, no delays here. a decent drive as well if you're coming from hernando through pasco county on 75, still looks good. sarasota, overnight construction tying up a lane at the university exit. but you can get by. and a live look at the messy fog, 275 at sly avenue in the heart of tampa, thick here. king, very thick. when i come back, we will look at some of the outer areas. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >> okay, leslee. >>> this morning's medical headlines minutes away. plus, castro makes a historic trip. >> he is waking up in france this morning. what he is trying to accomplish in paris. >>> plus, super bowl frenzy. a look at how some fans are getting pumped up for big game >>> time now 4:43. the french president is calling on the obama administration to end the u.s. embargo on cuba. cuban president razl castro is in france this morning. it's his first trip to the european union since taking over for his brother fidel in 2006. >>> and preparations are underway now for the first one on one meeting between president