there...tampa general hospital. usf uses the school as a teaching hospital, so having the morsani college of medicine right here is going to make things more convenient for faculty and students. - the state already gave usf 17 million last year for the project - so the hope is now that legislators have approved 22 million more...that the governor will, budget to give the school the finances it really needs to increase its reputation as a world-class institution - so why should this matter to you?? - well the very students usf is training could one day be the doctors to give you medical attention right here in our area....and giving them the facilities they need to be trained properly is only going to help improve your health. and there are a ton of other reasons why lawmakers are standing behind using your tax dollars for this expansion. right now, i'm looking into what type of impact moving the school down here will have on our area... more on that, coming up at 5:30. live in tampa, emerald morrow, 10news, wtsp. de

turns out that tampa bay has both cities beat when it comes day. >> tampa is sixth in the country to celebrate. they base the studies on the city with the highest irish people and number of irish pubs. boston, philadelphia, omaha, and pittsburgh round out the top five. before the teams are announced. we'll look at the investigation underway coming up. >>> what inspired a teenager to pray for a homeless man he seen on the street. >>> a live look at a crash along the courtney campbell causeway this morning. this is causing traffic issues. traffic gets very busy during on 6:00. this will make it tough to cross the bay area. hilary zalla will be a bridge >>> donald trump will be in tampa today campaigning ahead of tomorrow's primary. >> that rally will start at 2:00 at the convention center. heads up your morning and afternoon commute could be affected. franklin street will be closed at 8:00 a.m. from channelside drive south to old water street in front of the convention center. >>> hulk hogan will be back in a pinellas county courtroom this morning for his trial sex tape. >> he is suing

tampa police are investigating... but ribeiro say's he moving out of the house now. 3 3 still no i-d on the motorcyclist killed in an accident in riverview. the motorcycle collided with an 18- ended up pinned underneath. it happened around 1:30 yesterday in the southbound lanes of u.s. 301 at park creek boulevard in riverview. troopers tell us they're not yet sure who caused it... they're still investigating. 3 3 12 horses are dead... after a fire ripped through a barn at an equestrian center in palm beach county. 3 it happened on tuesday night. the fire spread rapidly... collapsing the roof of the barn. fire rescue says a malfunctioning electric meter sparked it. fortunately... 11 other horses survived the fire. they're now being treated for burns and damage to their lungs in loxahatchee. 2 of them remain in intensive care. vets say the horses may never be able to race again. 2 firefighters were also taken to the hospital. their condition has not been released. 3 3 a 24-year old woman got busted for breaking the rule

then strikes again in the second to make it 2 they have 1 tampa bay. -- 2-1 tampa bay. taking the lead mid way through minutes later, fetches his own rebound, and dishes to tyler johnson. we go if overtime. final minute of bonus hockey. rick peckham, take it away. >> cutting it, scores. >> coast to coast, game winner, the strike lives, tampa bay wins 4-3, the bolts break their franchise record with a 9th 9th consecutive victory. >> we didn't really know the record until last game when we got to 8 and people started talking about it, so it's pretty cool to beat that. >> when you're in the record book, that's special. and i think it's just the start for this club, the start for this squad, so we want more, and you know, tonight's a great night but we have to look ahead to philly now. >> all you need is lovey, that must be what new illinois athletic director josh whitman is saying. cuban, today, and lovey smith surfaced as the front runner for the job. multiple outlets are reporting the deal is basically done. he hasn't coached in the college ranks since 1995. >>> how abou

right now-- tampa police have several blocks taped off in south tampa outside a house where officers shot and killed a man. 10news reporter sarah hollenbeck is live on cherokee avenue, near himes and gandy. sarah, this was a close call for officers. yes. it was a protective shield that saved a tampa police officer's life. the officer was holding that shield when the man fired at him, the bullet was less than an

right now-- tampa police have several blocks taped off in south tampa outside a house where officers shot and killed a man. 10news reporter sarah hollenbeck is live on cherokee avenue, near himes and gandy. sarah, this was a close call for officers. yes. it was a protective shield that saved a tampa police officer's life. the officer was holding that shield when the man fired at him, the bullet was less than an officers tell me after the man tried to shoot them twice-- the first time the gun didn't go off-- they had no choice but to fire back, killing him in the front yard of the home at 3312 cherokee. officers were here because someone called 9-1-1 for help in a domestic dispute officers killed and a woman who lives inside. the woman was not hurt. but a tampa police spokesperson tell close that bullet came to the officers. more than one officer will be on paid administrative leave while the police department investigates. police aren't releasing the man's name. officers are out here now working to find out why that the officers. live in s tampa, sarah hollenbeck, 10news wtsp if you'

tampa bay types and the ledger. head back to the weather section and find the five-day >>> a familiar face is joining studio 10 live. 10 news wtsp is happy to announce former bucs receiver michael clayton is part of our team. recently co-hosted several most recently the week of superbowl aired the show. michael is joining stephanie permanently. you can see them 9:00 a.m. on 10 news. >>> the strawberry festival if take i-4 to branch forbes road you may save yourself time. bobby? >> we are looking at high clouds. at times today it is mostly cloudy. bring the sunglasses. we'll see more sunshine this afternoon and beautiful mid 70s with light southwesterly winds. great day out there. >>> foo fighters are stopping rumors that the band is breaking up. there has been a lot of speculation the band may be calling it quits. to address the rumors they posted a video poking fun at the idea that they were breaking up. no one is leaving. the band is staying together. >> that is good news. >>> yesterday was dr. suess' birthday. we

in tampa, jonathan petramala, 10 news the "peter o. knight airport" is open today but there are still questions about whether a second plane" could have been involved in a deadly crash on friday. the crash claimed the lives of two people inside this twin engine cessna. n-t-s-b investigators say there was another plane that took off at the same time as this one... but, they aren't sure what role it played, if any. paul cox the weekend weather delayed the investigation of the crash site a little. but, a preliminary expected to be complete within a few days. music, no a donald trump attacked a protester at an arizona rally saturday night -- is now facing charges. about the incident during a g-o-p dinner in palm beach, he called the protesters "professional aggra-vators". the night's dinner ended with a call to "unify the republican party". a man singing brought up former candidate "ben carson" to join trump on stage.## a wild story out of pasco county... two 13-year-old girls could be facing charges for leading deputies on a car chase...t

>> reporter: you can see tampa the site. you can see what's left of the plane there and there are several orange cones stat scattered throughout that mark pieces of planet. we were able to capture these continuer. tpd says the twin engine cessna 340 with 2 people onboard crashed around 11:30 this morning. both the pilot and passenger died. tampa fire were informing the possibility of a second plane involved in this crash. the faa says they're investigating a crash of this one plane.

>>> a deputy shoots a man at a tampa apartment complex. good morning and welcome to news channel 8 today. i'm gayle guyardo. >> and i'm candace mccowan in for gene ramirez. >>> right now, hillsborough deputies are at the windwood oaks apartments in north tampa investigating. >> that's where we find news channel 8's josh thomas this morning. what are deputies telling you? >> reporter: right now, they are continuing to investigate this deputy-involved shooting that happened off of florida avenue. sheriff's office received a call about a man shouting and waiving a gun at the windwood oaks apartments. when deputies arrived, they tried to talk to the man through the speakers in the cruisers but he would not put the gun down. and when they approached them, he was shot several times. >> we had a subject with a gun. and they were in fear of their safety and the safety of others. and in fact, they were concerned that he may go into another apartment and take hostages. but his direction of threats was at our personnel. and he pointed the gun at them

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 the rest of the week. showers continue through 11:00. then moving into clear things out. dry things ou

we have a good drive in hillsborough county in tampa. the heart of downtown tampa. hour. taking a look at 275 king, hillsborough to downtown it's getting busier out there. we have had a big issue on the road. >>> any big issues with weather? >> it's windy. the sun won't rise for another hour so we're still seeing the temperatures drop. a huge drop from when you went to work and school last we're. zephyrhills just dropped into the 50s. clearwater and tampa 54. very windy. 15 to 20 miles per hour and gusting up to 25. skies are clearing out from north to south. by the afternoon sunny, feeling like a winter day. a high of only 66. in weather and traffic on the 8s at 6:38 i have an 8-day temperature trend for you. >> thank you, leslee. -- or leigh. sorry. >>> three people are dead after their car crashes in sarasota. only one person survived. now university parkway is closed from bradenton to university parkway. ryan hughes is live in sarasota. what can you tell us? >> reporter: candace, good morning to you once again. as crow mentioned this intersection, university parkway a

the litter was abandoned on a tampa bay road. they had no fur, but now they're two months old and they're in good health thanks to the humane society of the tampa bay and they're ready for a new home. >>> a deputy is dead after a wrong way crash. we're on top of this breaking news. we're going to have an update at the top of the hour. a fight breaks out at a trump rally. hear from supporters and protestors speaking out about the violence >>> good morning, i'm linsye mastis in adrienne. breaking news, a deputy is dead after a wrong way driver slams into his patrol car. the driver of that car is dead. the crash happened on east selman express way. mary is speaking with officials. mary this is a terrible tragedy for the department? >>reporter: it certainly is. just a huge loss. the deputies

if you are coming from tampa towards pinellas avoid the bridge. take the howard frankland bridge instead. lets go live sky 10. broken down car in polk county on i-4 westbound on polk parkway. it is blocking the right lane. coming up, i'll get you drive times to help you get out the door in time. >>> good monday morning. i'm allison kropff. >> i'm ian reitz. >>> we are on top of breaking news in st. pete. where a stolen car crash sent eight people to the hospital.

live in tampa jacqueline ingles, abc action news. >>> warning signs active on interstate ramps in tampa. the pilot program was started 2014. the flashing beacons cost $50,000 a pair. radar helps trigger them when a wrong direction. they have a good handle on who is behind the problem. >> these drivers being arrested it's difficult for dot. we are spending over a million public to act responsibly and stop drinking and driving. will not help. spikes do not deflate tires quick enough adding they would damage cars heading in the right direction. county now. 0. >> detectives are currently on the scene of a death investigation at whipee road in hudson. deputies got tips of skeletal remains in a wooded area. stay with us on air and online for any updates. >>> talk about a cool and breezy day and take a look at the temperatures even now still at 63 degrees in tampa. also in largo at 59 and inland 59. certainly a chilly day and the chill is going to get more intense overnight. at least through midnight temperatures remain in the 50s. 58 by 8:00 and the wind speeds start coming down. there's stil

so 8 on your side's ryan hughes went to tampa leaders. >> reporter: downtown tampa is transforming. new high-rises, condo, shops and restaurants. 8 on your side found the population is following suit, especially with young adults. 25 to 34 years old are interested in everything the bustling downtown life style has to offer, even those in next move. >> i think the city would be best for me. i can't see myself in a rural area. >> the i were going to -- area. >> i'm a city-type of person. >> reporter: there appears to be a city person in a lot of young adults these days. a study shows more and more of them are staying in or moving to downtown areas nationwide like right here in tampa. in a decade, the population of young adults living in downtown neighborhoods in tampa rose from 4600 people to nearly 7800. that's a 70% increase. >> experts are telling us that are sun and water. >> reporter: we turned to the tampa city councilman. he tells 8 on your side between those things combined with tampa's new and innovative job, younger adults are moving here in droves and spreading the word to

one and tampa, clearwater, north tampa and south tampa. >> no. >> know? -- no? >> thank you so much. i'm digging into this pizza. >>> we will switch gears we are following developments in the death of the hillsborough county deputy. you will take a live look at pictures from action air one. both the deputy and the wrong- way driver were killed in the crash. this morning we're learning the name of the deputy, he is john kotfila junior. we will have the latest details on that crash coming up in a >>> time for your rescues in action. jack is back from southeast rescue. you have a cute. who is this? >> this is suellen. she is 10.5 weeks old. her mother was a beagle. were not sure about the father but the consensus is she may be a beagle/boxer mix. >> she still has puppy teeth. what a beautiful color. will get that. what a sweetie. and cats. >> other dogs and people. she is a puppy. she loves everything. and likes to eat everything. >> she has the beagle so very curious with aromas. >> she eats like a beagle. >> helbig do you think she will get? >> she is 10.5 weeks

in tampa 47 degrees. the winds relax making for a really chilly night ahead, for this time of year, anyhow. but it will be frosty in citrus and hernando counties where temperatures are in the mid 30s from 4:00 to 9:00 in the morning. a frost advisory is out there so protect the plants out there. we will see a warm up, up to 72 tomorrow afternoon. not bad, right? on wednesday close to 80. thursday and friday degrees but that is where the rain chances staright to pickup as the next frontal system approaches. like i said, it lingers for a while. also, i will show you more on that in the seven-day forecast coming up on abc action news at 5:00. >> thank you. >>> four new cases of zika virus here in florida to tell you about. luckily they are all travel related which means no one caught it here. in osceola county included, there are 71 cases hoo are in florida but only eight of those people are showing symptom, good news. and new warnings about the zika virus. the centers for disease control and prevention issu

he says it's an exciting time tampa. to see what kinds of jobs are growing in florida, we ducked into the records of the us department of labor. service industry jobs grew the most. growing from 2015, more than 26,000 jobs were added to florida. trade and utility commission came in second. business ranked third. federal and government grew the least. daniel james scott is with the tampa bay technology forum, and have a sink group to protect jobs. he says for a higher-paying skilled job, hiring is a challenge.>> we are not seeing as much challenge for open jobs right now. >> reporter: some of the higher level jobs are going to people outside of the temple market. >> we are putting a full list of what types of jobs are available in florida as well as how much they are paying on our website and we will break down all of the gains and losses on abcactionnews.com . >>> coming up, the four biggest differences setting this year's >>> live from the station taking action for you, this is abc action news. >>> welcome back to abc a

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so far it is a good start to the day in tampa. we will get you caught up on when we come ba hi, guys! spring is almost here and you know what that means! easter is hopping along. so, if you're looking to stretch your dollar this easter holiday, just look at these savings at your local walmart. tampa, in head-to-head shopping, the total amount saved at walmart vs. winn-dixie was $14.07... on this week's easter basket. why shop anywhere else? fill your basket with walmart's every day low prices and get big savings. (vo) making the most out of every mile. that's why i got a subaru impreza. love. it's what makes a subaru, >>> this is an interesting collaboration. a country music icon is teaming up with one of pop's biggest names. dolly parton and katy perry will take the stage together. people to a duet for the first time at the academy of country music awards. watch that live here coming up april 8. interesting. >>> unexpectedly good. >> let's get a check of the roadways. >> let's look at their at 275. theory delayed out there. it is

could the tampa bay be next? today commissioners will vote to put money towards the film commission. $296 million in your tax dollars have been given to the industry over the past six years. some argue movies don't pump enough revenue back into the company. they only generate 41-cents on the dollar for florida tax payers. >>> florida senators approved a bill that would allow high school students to take computer coding classes instead of a foreign language class. the bill is expected to take effect in the 2018/2019 school year. lawmakers say it is ahead of its time. not everyone supports the decision. citizens and spanish american league against discrimination dispute the bill. >>> jury selection continues in the hogan versus gawker trial. he is suing gawker after a released sex tape. >>> tampa bay rays take on the washington nationals today for their first spring training game. in a couple weeks the rays will travel to cuba to play an exposition game. on march 22nd the rays play cuba's national team in havana. m

tampa bay, the average is the same. >>> a crash in tampa over the weekend. the driver almost his this officer and plus with the mother of the driver has to say. lady are proud parents of two baby eagles. we will explained. >>> you will get a chance to win 100 florida lottery scratch off tickets. continue to watch 10 news this morning. there is a grand prize winner that will win a tv. >>> on top of the deadly crash in sarasota that has part of university closed this morning. >>> hears her bridge update at 6:12 am. so far no delays if you are heading into tampa for work. this is a howard frankland bridge i-275 northbound lanes picking up a little bit. the drivetime is still six . there is a high wind advisory across the sunshine skyway bridge but no delays so far. it is taking 17 minutes from pinellas point drive down to 75 . >> the bridges open. three-day forecast today. the coolest day as you top out in the mid-60s. it is sunny and breezy. tomorrow morning is the coolest morning in the 40s but tomorrow afternoon we start to warm up. we go back to 76 and 81 o

we will have to see if they turn up in the tampa bay area. >>> speaking of the tampa bay area, if want to go to the beach and get in the water, it has been beautiful to do so. >> i like how you think. coming up. >> i can't wait. >> we have good beach days ahead. let's look outside right now. 85 in tampa right now. sunshine. st. pete at 79. the winds are primarily from the south and southeast. breezes. per hour range today. as we're looking here at the futurecast, again, that flow coming across the southeastern part of the state, helping to well. tapping into that deeper moisture. and that's going to continue through tonight and into tomorrow. the dry side. we're not seeing any of the green tones on our side of the state until tomorrow morning. great commute tomorrow. and no rain just yet. we are warm and dry. just more humid over the next 24 hours. as far as the overnight lows go, a little cloud cover here and there helps to keep our temperatures on the warm side along with that warm southeasterly flow. we're looking at 67 as the overnight temperature in tampa. closer to 70 in clearwat

it's a joint effort by tampa police, tampa fire rescue, and tampa general *hospital. 3 3 in st. petersburg: the search continues for the people who *shot a little girl. 3 3-year old "jayla mack" was hit in the stomach, during a drive-by shooting. it happened around two yesterday afternoon on 10th avenue south. 23-year old "terrell holliman" was the other person shot--he's already been released from the hospital. the shooting has now enraged city leaders... especially when a small child is involved. they showed up at the scene and declared "enough's enough" with this 3 police are looking for a white dodge challenger. no word on the child's condition. but she is expected to recover. 3 (walter/ an update now, on an attempted child abduction in polk county. the sheriffs office now says... the girl made it all up. the 11-year -old claimed a man tried to lure her into his car by saying her mom was in the hospital. deputies even created a composite sketch. sheriff grady judd says the girl created the story because she didn't want to walk home from the bus stop. the girl has written a l

. >> reporter: we turned to the tampa casey kasem man. those things combined with tampa's new and innovative job, young adults are moving here in droves and spreading the word to others. >> once they see this is a great place to live, they send the signals out to all their friends in different parts of the country to come to tampa. >> reporter: reporting in downtown tampa, ryan hughes, news channel 8. >> city leaders don't expect the boom to let up. with more and more changes coming to downtown, they think grow. >>> a show of force from iran. iran's revolutionary guard reportedly test fired two ballistic missiles with the phrase "israel must be wiped out" written on the side of them. vice president joe biden is in the region right now. >>> the man known as the fifth beatle has passed away. sir george martin produced some of the most popular beatle albums. road and abbey road. he won six grammys. >>> how tall you are and how much you weigh may play a role in your social and economic status. researchers studied data on about a half million adults. they looked at education, job and income. rese

to tampa's bayshore boulevard. to see some of the things that make me happy i live here. 3 coco, josephine and i love hanging out at the of outdoor public art recently boulevard across from the the monte carlo. it's called "visual welcome" by artist yaacov agam. it's been in tampa since the 90's... but only recently did it get this high profile address on this median on the bayshore.it's where agam intended it to be. where people could walk by. drive by. it's a drive by artwork. it's not appropriate for an art museum. it's meant to be outdoors. part of the reason for that is how the agam seems to move as you move. when you walk or drive by it... it changes. one direction, it looks like this. the other... it looks totally different. robin nigh is the manager of tampa's art programs division. she finds the art... finds the money... public and private and grants... to make public art happen in tampa. and she says there is a difference between this kind of art and what you would see in a museum. a lot of it has to do w

. >>> a duplex fire in tampa. while you were sleeping, flames broke out at a home on north lantana avenue. the red cross is stepping in to help. investigators are trying to figure out what started the fire. >>> in our other top stories this morning, presidential candidates are putting super saturday behind them and turning their attention to florida. this week, hillary rodham will hold rallies in tampa. senator rubio will be in the bay area today after winning puerto rico's delegates and now he is looking to win the sunshine state. >> we're going to win florida. and you will find out on march 15th how confident we are. >> in just a few minute, we will tell you what one republican party spokesman said senator marco rubio needs to win florida's primary. >>> the fight over a sex tape that gained international attention takes center stage in a st. pete court today. opening statements begin today in the hulk hogan verses gawker try. hogan is suing gawker, claiming it violated his privacy by posting portions of a sex ta

. - i'm looking into what port tampa bay is saying about that. i'll have more at 5-30. - live in tampa, emerald morrow, 10news, wtsp. today voters in idaho, arizona and utah will decide who should be their party's presidential nominee. democratic extend her delegate lead, while donald trump's rivals look to slow him down. on monday, all of the candidates except bernie sanders looked for support in washington while talking about foreign policies. bernie sanders skipped the conference and campaigned in utah where he needs to pull off a win. more than 200 delegates are up for grabs today. this morning, new developments with the zika virus. a new study shows that the tampa area is one of nine cities in the u-s that could see a large number of the mosquitoes that carry the virus. cities along the east coast from charleston to miami and up along the gulf coast all the way to new orleans could see a high number of these mosquitoes. but just because we have an abundance of these mosquitoes doesn't mean we'll see a bad outbreak of the zika virus. the diff

tampa bay times. find the five day forecast right there. >>> victoria's secret angels targeted on tv this week. we have those details coming up. >>> search for ian rise and allison kropff on facebook this morning., chat with us. we're talking about daylight savings time. , and chat with us on facebook. >>> we are enjoying the sunrise from clearwater. if you can step a picture of the sunrise share it with us on facebook, >>> older people maybe working their way into better health. researches found four months of latin dancing twice a week helps women over 65. a reduced risk for heart disease. >>> the toric secret some special featuring beautiful women errors this wednesday night. demi lovato will perform. you can see the angels and the swimwear and 9:00 wednesday here on 10 news. >>> over the weekend we had the pleasure and honor of joining the dollar museum for their dinner. it was a lot of fun. we had a great time. >> it was neat to meet the awesome people and we got to exhibit. >> they have this coo

@it is 53 in tampa. @so yes compared to this time @yesterday, it is noticeably @cooler in all locations from 9 @degrees cooler in sebring up to @2 in brooksville. @not do anything than to whip @around the sky. @and warm finish and even warmer @early week. @high pressure builds aloft. @we bring in 80s across the @inland zones monday. @may hit 80s in highland county @today but 74 our official high @in tampa. @perfect. @>>> in sarasota this morning, @you have a chance to see a big @part of history at the airport. @planes that were used in world @war ii will be on display @including the only working b-29 @super fortress, the plane was @used to drop the atomic bomb on @hiroshima. @the only surviving member of @that mission got a look at the @plane and recalled the flight. @>> the plane is as awesome as @the people today will say. @you are stunned. @for him to see it again. @and russell took two photograph @photographs of the atomic bomb @after it took off. @he said it was a job to do that @but he hopes an ato

breaking news this morning out of tampa. tampa police are investigating a home invasion. it happened around 2 this morning on west yukon street, that's just south of busch boulevard. here's what we know right now. two people were home at the time when two men forced their way demanded money. police say they stole some small electronics and jewelry, before taking off. thankfully no one was hurt, but police are still searching for those two men. we have a crew on the way to the scene and we will bring you a live update as soon as they get there. tonight the top republican contenders for the white house will face off in a debate in detroit. they'll be missing a familiar face: ben carson. carson hasn't officially dropped out of the race, but he made it pretty clear that'll be his next step, telling supporters he does not see a political path forward after super tuesday. right now, after 15 republican contests, carson has just 8 delegates. trump has 319. here's where analysts say carson faltered. in wake of the san bernadino and paris terror attacks, the race turned its focus

pete. 79 in tampa. 81 in mcclear. mcdill at 79. brandon at 86 degrees. scanning the skies and getting board all day. again, we haven't had any rain. we're on the very dry side. with the winds out there coming from the southeast, even though it's pumping in some low-level moisture as humidity, we're not getting enough moisture and enough lift where we would get showers. again, over the last three hours, not a thing coming down. and the futurecast has been showing a slight chance for a few showers on the east side of the state. but not seeing any of that moving into our area. in fact, through midnight, we continue with the southeast flow. and just a few clouds passing by. nothing that is really going to create a significant blanket to keep us real warm. but the temperatures are still going to be above normal just because of the fact that we've had such a warm flow of air and so much sunshine for the last few days. warm and humid will continue right into tomorrow. here is that storm system that i'm keeping an eye on. now, again, it's

a little cool in brooksville first thing, but these are tampa and st. pete. mostly sunny skies again tomorrow. northeast and northwest winds down to 10 miles an hour and less. saturday will be a perfectly good day to head out. maybe you want to go on the water. 66 degrees. again, winds around 10 to 12 knots. close to 6:00 in the morning. high tide, about 1:00 in the afternoon. very similar to saturday morning. skies clear, low humidity. great golfing for saturday morning. nice and toasty, around 78 degrees. the last several days. even warmer, friends. monday, tuesday, all the way into thursday. warmer temperatures. breezy conditions. that's the next system we're tracking. a week away from today is the next cold front. i will encourage you to check back on that system. it's really looking lovely for the weekend. charitable airport. i think reg is coming out. i'll see you at 11:00 for an update. >>> 10 news and tampa bay lightning teamed up to give away a prize package for april new jersey devils game. one winner will receive gear signed by the team. enter to w

temperatures in the 60s across much of the tampa bay area. st. petersburg 67. tampa, 68. sarasota right now is 6 6 degrees. satellite and radar picture. we are dry. just a few high, thin clouds drifting through the area. so it's going to be a nice day. partly cloudy skies and warm with a high of 83 degrees this afternoon. warm all across the tampa bay area in the middle 80s. the immediate coastal locations will be a tad cooler. clearwater right around 79 degrees but for the most part, remaining on the warm side no matter where you live. and coming up at 5:38, i'll trend to see if we have any temperatures below 80 degrees. how about traffic? anybody traveling below 80? >> i don't know. i mean, hopefully because that's illegal. but let's be honest. okay. >>> howard franklin bridge, looks quiet. no problems here. plenty of room to step on the gas. you're not going to find any delays right now. we are seeing an increase in traffic through downtown tampa. usual spots southbound 275 as you merge through the junction. ongoing construction dale mabry, northbound 275 on-ramp, road

today comfort bl. 74 in tampa. inland, 77 in winter haven. tonight will be cooling back down to where we are now, low 50s. let us talk about the next couple of days. as we head back to work we'll temperatures will be warming into the 80s here as we head through the workweek. no rain in the forecast, candace. it will be a dry week. even friday looks dry. we're pushing the rain chances back to saturday and it may turn out that even saturday will be rain-free as well. >> wow, nothing to complain about there. beautiful weather, time to get out. great festival today. good weather to do that. >>> well, the rays bring their bats to sarasota. wait until you hear the hits they racked up. >>> could tampa bay break franchise record with a ninth i get out of workpand i go to the store, and somebody' s,psmellin' around, "mmm! i smell cookies." i say, "oh no, you just smell me. i just got out of work. that' s honey bunches of oats, that' s all." check out the fresh new look on mcdonald's mcpick 2 menu! try a flaky filet-o-fish made with sustainably sourced

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pright here in tampa, similar pdisplay at the suntrust building pin downtown tampa. pthe top of the building is also plit up in the colors of belgium. pand now to the race for the pwhite house. p>>russell: we begin with arizona pand the biggest prize. pdonald trump won on the prepublican side. p47% of the vote well ahead of pted cruz and john kasich. pwinner take all state so trump pgets all the arizona delegates. pthe democrats, big winner was phillary clinton. p75 delegates to be distributed. pclinton has 57%. pbernie sanders, 39%. pthe democratic caucus, bernie psanders was the big winner. phe got almost 80% of the vote. pclinton got just 20%. p33 delegates at stake there and pthen the republican race in putah, another shift. pted cruz was the big winner. phe got 69% of the vote. pand because he crossed 50%, he pgets all 40 delegates. pdonald trump finished third in putah behind john kasich. promney. p>>russell: idaho just a pnight. pbernie sanders took the win 78% pof the vote. p21%. pthe delegates go to sanders and pwe're just getting this in right pnow. pted cr

at tampa's cuban club. you can see the campaign workers busy setting things up. you can see is signal is weak from the live camera. florida. the new tests requested by governor rick scott means florida will check 1600 people for the zica antibodies. the state has 1600 tests to check for active zica virus. we are breaking down how intense the zica virus is our state tonight. there are 44 cases of the florida. zica is linked to a birth defect that causes abnormally small heads. >>> there is something you can do to keep mosquitoes at bay. in tires. they know the tires are a breeding ground for bugs. at wtsp.com. >>> a deadly fire in lakeland where polk rescuers say two people and a dog died as a mobile home burned down. it happened overnight in a driver say flames and called 9-1-1. 46-year-old denny smith and susan denise were found inside. his grandfather was overcome with grief as he remembered his grandson's generosity. >> he put my garbage out. these little things i'm going to really miss. >> right now inv

what about tampa? 10 news reporter tammy fields is live downtown in tampa. what are we expecting today? >> reporter: can you hear me outside of the tampa convention wonderful. as you can see there is a huge line of people here. they are standing outside of the convention center in order to get in to hear trump speak. a few minutes ago things got really heated out here. i'm going to show you a little video of what we captured of the protesters walking up to the tampa convention center. there were about two dozen of them. they are certainly outnumbered by the people who support trump and appreciate his message. many protesters say trump is spreading hate speech and they are on a mission to get their points across. >> to continue the big squeeze. he doesn't show any direction at any point in his life in any of his speeches ever recorded where he has a different attitude than you're fired. >> reporter: they marched from the river walk area and came straight to the convention center to meet face to face with trump supporter. protesters say they have a mandate. th

p75 in tampa. p81 in brooksville. pand our set up shows a very slow pmoving front just north of pflorida panhandle big bend pgainesville florida area more pactive weather today. pbut we can't rule out at least pone or two showers in our pnorthern counties. pthese nasty storms too. pbut they shouldn't get much pfurther south. pthe further north you live we pwill see some rain today though pinverness. panother one wild wood. preally friday night into psaturday and saturday night into psunday, we see our best rain pchances. pwhile these chances look high pover weekend 50 to 40 percent. pbreaks. pmost of us dry today northern pstorm. povernight low clouds as well psome actual clouds mixing in. pcloud cover. pinto evening here comes our pbatch of showers embedded pstorms. pespecially north. psaturday morning, maybe a couple pshowers and then saturday night pinto sunday, that's when we pbring in our next round ahead of pour actual cold front. phent it we will start to bring pin cooler temperatures. ptoday no cooler temperat

pfrom tampa bay's number one news pstation, this is good day tampa pbay. phey effecting it's an 8 o'clock pi am laura moody. pgood morning we thank you for pwaking up with us on this pthursday more than march 10th we pwill get over to dave with a plook at the forecast. phow about 70 degrees an p8 o'clock in the morning. pwe're there. pan also noticing as well that pit's up to 63, which, ptechnically it's kind of been pmuggy outside. pobviously not summertime pmugginess but it does feel a plittle bit muggier than pyesterday. peast southeast winds we're we're p70 brandon 70s other areas pbordering on 70. panother warm one. pbreezy as well. pand high temperatures today pright back to the lower 80s. pand enjoy it, vanessa. pall right certainly will. pand a pretty much enjoying the proad conditions. pwe don't have whole lot of crash pthat is we're seeing right now. pin ones that we're seeing not preally dealing with a lane pblockage with those. pthat's good news. pthat being said we do have pcongestion which key typically psee in our trouble spots on pinterstat

tampa is one step closer to of small amounts of marijuana. city council voted to move forward with the idea. if someone is caught with 20- grams or less of marijuana they could pay a fine of $70 up to $450 for a fourth arrest. this is all meant to keep young people out of jail. most people who spoke up today support the ordinance. >> by passing this ordinance they'll be protecting us from the system. from the bad laws that we are having to get severely punished for. it is not only to get high. some people use it for their illness. >> final vote is set for march 17th. if it passes the measure needs a signature from mayor buckhorn before it can take effect. >>> a special 10 news investigation into florida's 1020 life law. this week we shared the story of a polk county man spending 20 years in prison for firing warning shots. eric white's sentence fell felons. warning shots under the law are considered aggravated assault. mandatory minimum sentences issue. earlier today bo zimmer spoke sentences. >> eric white has served nine to go. he had no cr

breaking news this morning out of tampa. tampa police are investigating a home invasion. it happened around 2 this morning on west yukon street, that's just south of busch boulevard. here's what we know right now. two people were home at the time when two men forced their way

patrick's day into the weekend, head to downtown tampa. the city is going to die the hillsborough river chemicalically green for the mayor's -- chemically green for the mayor's fest. >>> the tampa bay race travel to cuba for a historic game. >> they will be the first major league team to play there in 17 years. president obama plans on attending that event. 10 sports caught up with some of the players to see how they feel before the big game. >> i'm not nervous here's going to be there watching me pitch. i think it would be special to meet him, just to meet a president, the leader of the free world is something that, is going to be that shock and >> these guys on the cuban team are going to come out here and try to showcase themselves. >> you're going to hear from them at 5:00. as the rays head to cuba, i'll be traveling there as well, giving you reports from the history making game and the president's visit. keep it here, we have you covered. >> the team travels all the time, but this is totally different. >> they're used to three or four

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