of course. russell jordan. but most people didn't seem to know who he was. seemed to ignore him. hardly noticed he was gone so long ago. but sally did. >> he was my good friend one day and gone the next. >> for 20 years she wondered, carried around the faded photographs, never dreaming how bizarre the story would be. though back then, just weeks before high school graduation when russell jordan simply vanished, nobody seemed to care. how was the news received in school? >> there was no mention of it. no police officers came to the school saying, you know, have you seen this boy? >> there wasn't any, like, fliers or anything. >> even though they were classmates, jeff taten says he has no memory of russell's disappearance. >> no cops ever came to the school. it's like he was never really missed. >> i bet you if one of the football players or cheerleaders or one of the kids with their new cars disappeared, it would have been treated differently. he was just a quiet boy who took ceramics. >> a shy young man who seemed to have faded into the woodwork, as far as most of the student bo

deputies need help >> this is the fear of floridians right here. it is not good enough. >>russell: david jolly creating the buzz in washington, bringing mosquitos to work as he calls for emergency action to fight zika. >>laura: and missing for years. the flag that represented our country's resilience in the wake of the september 11 attacks is finally found. but where was it? >>dave: got some 60s on the map this morning. from this map. new port richey, tampa still at 74 but it's lovely, lovely outside this morning. we'll get a beautiful sunrise in an hour and 11 minutes and just a 20% rain chance. that's it for later this afternoon. very similar to yesterday as highs sneak back in the lower 90s. >>vanessa: we'll check the roadways starting off with an seems to be the most serious crash of the morning as far as lane blockage is concerned. pinellas county southbound 275 in the area of pinellas point drive. make sure you're using caution. we're not seeing very many delays in the area and we're keeping it here in pinellas. a new crash at 126 avenue north at 66th street north. appears to be on

3 3 ((russell trapped in elevators... and the work-out room. it wasn't weather that caused a power outage in tampa. but a *driver... who shouldn't have been behind the wheel. 3 ((vanessa it was supposed to be *fun, not *frightening... a performer... catches *fire... during a pep rally in florida... what happened to scared students, who saw the whole thing happen. 3 ((russell and... talk about show and tell! the kids at this lakeland the day this big gator came to school! 3 3 i'm russell rhodes, in for walter allen 3 ((vanessa)) and i'm vanessa ruffes, in for jen epstein. let's start off with a check of the forecast, with dave. 3 mostly cloudy with a 30% chance of a shower today. high temps back to the lower 80s. tonight will be cloudy and mild; lows in the upper 60s. lots of clouds for saturday, with showers in the afternoon and evening. high temps near 80. the showers should end sunday morning as it turns cooler. high temps in the lower 70s. 3 (dave 3 3 3 no closed captioning is available for traffic. 3 3 ((russell remembering a young deputy... who died a hero's death... putting h

>>jennifer: a protestor sucker unched at a rally. p>>russell: coward. pthat's what the st. pete mayor pis calling the person who shot a p3-year-old girl. pinvestigators need help in psolving a senseless crime. p>>jennifer: fast cars and pburning rubber. pit's about to get louder in pdowntown st. pete. pget ready for the grand prix. p>>dave: 68 degrees outside and a pmild start to the day here in ptampa. p66 in brandon and 61 in bartow. pthat's the coolest area, ptemperature that we have. pthe dew points, russell, coming pup as well so you may notice a inch higher humidity for today pwith high temps up in the low to pmid 80s. phow are things on the roads this pfriday morning? p>>vanessa: we're looking clear pbut we do have one incident pcoming to us out of pasco county pand the sheriff's office says pthey're on scene of a jackknifed ickup truck. pit's going to be a little bit peast of 75. plane block james, of course, in pthe area so you want to avoid pthis until it's cleared up. pyou do want an alternate to st. pjoe. p>>russell: a deadly shooting at pa hernando county bar. pa man was shot

morning. i'm laura moody. >>russell: and i'm russell rhodes. the question, where is it headed and when is it going to get here? dave is tracking? so where what's going on? >>dave: since last night, not much has changed. it's slowed down the whole process a little bit. i still think this is headed to the west coast of florida, north of tampa, right in the big bend area with thursday being the day that it makes its way onshore so thursday will be the day when we have the biggest impact felt in our area. i show you the viper radar right now because we have the showers pouring in from the southeast and we will continue to get those fast moving showers from east to west across the state similar to yesterday. 60% to 70% rain chances mainly in the afternoon. winds are tropical depression nine are still at 35 miles an hour, though the hurricane center confident it should become a tropical storm later today. notice how it starts to increase the intensity by wednesday afternoon and then by thursday morning, it's still well offshore. by friday morning it's in the jacksonville area. it's maki

destinations and it was a traffic nightmare in one city. >>russell: and can you believe it? it's almost time for the 90th macy's thanksgiving parade. we'll show you what's in store and we'll tell you about a local band that got a starring role. >>laura: before we get to top stories, we need to check in >>dave: can't complain as we start things off this morning. very mild note as well. one thing, they just keep checking to see fog out there and the visibilities in a couple of spots go up, go down. brooksville, we do have a little fog. brandon, a little bit of fog as the dew points are getting higher but in general, it's very localized and not widespread. temps, we have 63 in tampa at this hour. 65 in st. petersburg. 46 in sarasota. mid to upper 50s inland. it's going to be beautiful, beautiful thanksgiving day. sunshine, temperatures back up to around 80 for later this afternoon. >>laura: thank you. new this morning, we have learned the name of a man shot and killed during a confrontation with pinellas county deputies. >>russell: 43-year-old william beavers was armed with a knife. when d

a suspected drunk driver is arrested, after the ?thi >>russell: a suspected drunk driver arrested after a third fatal crash involving a tow truck driver this year. shayla reaves has the latest this investigation. >>laura: the celebrations continue in miami. as exiles call for change on the communist island, one world leader's comments are raising eye prous. >>russell: today is cyber monday and fox 13 is live at the amazon warehouse in ruskin where they are already being flooded with orders. >>jim: a nice start this morning. just some scattered clouds working overhead. the lower humidity but the humidity is going to start to work back in as we go through the day. satellite view showing a few scattered clouds, mainly on the eastern side of the state. they continue to work across the state. right now here in tampa, we're at 64 degrees. throughout the interior into the north, mainly temperatures running in the 50s. places like wesley chapel, lakeland at 57 degrees. sarasota at 59 and st. petersburg currently checks in very mild, currently sitting at 65 the day, we're going to warm tem

pcouldn't be closer among prepublicans. p>>russell: a public health pemergency expands as florida phealth officials work to fight pthe zika virus. pwhat they're doing to keep us psafe and how we can protect pourselves. p>>laura: and dozens of folks pcapsized as experienced sailors pcompete for spots to the summer polympics. ptoday they hope to keep their p>>dave: much, much colder in pmany spots. pcrystal river touched freezing phere in the 6:00 hour. pbrooksville, leesburg at 42. p47 in wesley chapel. ptampa is sitting at 48. peven brandon, all of polk county pin the mid 40s. pthe only places hanging on to prelatively mild weather would be pbrandon, venice, 53 and 57 pdegrees. pwinds still breezy, not as windy pas yesterday. pseven to 12 mile-per-hour winds pbut i do expect to struggle with ptemps as once again, even though pwe get sunshine back this pafternoon, vanessa, i still pthink we're going to go upper p50s for highs. p>>vanessa: chilly. pyou mentioned the breeziness. pwe have for the second morning pin a row a travel advisory for pdrivers crossing the sunshine pskyway bri

for their families. >>russell: white house north today, governor scott is meeting trump at trump tower and it's fuelling speculation that he has a new spot in the administration. >>laura: and big brother is a hero. a young boy saves his baby anyone could have made. this morning, why she felt it was so important to share this video. good morning. i'm laura moody. >>russell: and i'm russell rhodes. first, it is already a busy morning on the roads. let's go to vanessa. >>vanessa: we want to start off with what's been underway along 275, around 11:00 last night, fhp responded to a deadly crash. this is near the junction with i-4. what we're told is the crash involves a county deputy is involved. we don't know if they're one in the same person and one person is dead. authorities not releasing that person's identity. we're working to get more information on this. all the northbound and southbound lanes blocked completely. now all lanes are clear and we can point out good news here. no lingering delays so it shouldn't be a traffic concern at this hour. we do have a traffic alert that yo

. pthis morning the officer who put preunion amid all the chaos. p>>russell: when a deranged pgunman is on the loose, every psecond matters. phow to protect yourself from an pactive shooter. p>>laura: then donald trump on pthe defensive as his rivals try pto take him down before he pbecomes unstoppable. pan explosive debate before super ptuesday. p>>dave: 6:01 on this lovely pfriday morning. pbig, big difference in ptemperatures. pif you're along the coast, like pst. petersburg is closer to 60 pdegrees. pthe influence of the gulf pdefinitely making a difference pthis morning along the pcoastline. pit's one of those weird days pbecause all of us are still pgoing to average out to be in pthe lower 60s despite where you pare this morning so do expect pyou'll need the light jacket pthroughout the day today and pthen tonight, most of us get pback to the lower 40s. pcourtney, good morning. p>>reporter: good morning, dave. pwe're seeing railroad pconstruction now in clearwater pdrivers along state road 60. peastbound lanes reportedly along pstate road 60 at 0 0 at myrtle road. pcleveland st

helicopter arrived, they found the man trying to bail out using a plastic cup. >>russell: wow. let's get to shayla reaves right now at the coast guard air station. pin a situation like that, just keep shovelling, right? >>reporter: that's do. in this case, help arrived just in time. if you think about this, there was a half inch, we're told, separating that water from the batteries in the boat. so this really could have escalated quickly. but again, fortunately, the coast guard was able to step in and make a difference. i want you to take a look at th video. this is released to us by the air station here in clearwater. it was captured on thursy so st igine you're alone on a and you're miles from land. that's to the man on your screen about 12 miles fr john's pass. the situation intensified as you can see there as the coast guard approached. he was doing what he could to stay afloat. that's a plastic cup a he's tryingo stophe boat from sinking. andccording to the coast guard, it all started with a may day call around 30 in the afternoon. man td s sector he needed emergency help. a water p

what they'll do next as a local rec center goes up in flames. >>russell: it was one of the most memorable moments from the show "cops." a murder for hire fakeout. now t it was all an act and she wants out of jail. >>jennifer: today we're learning more about president elect donald trump's deal to keep hundreds of jobs from moving overseas. >>dave: i do have widespread inland fog this morning visibility is down below two miles. it's scattered, kind of just drifting around so i need to you spots and i rain on skytower radar. a couple of quick showers in and around the sebring area, also along highway 17 and that main line of rain. that is our cold front. once that moves through, the winds start the shift to the northwest ask -- and bring in much drier air. highs today in the upper 70s but tomorrow, much drier and back to normal with highs in the mid 70s. >>vanessa: of course we're watching fog a been watch checking out cameras along i-4. this is the camera in the area off i-4 and looks a little better here, at least visually, than what we were seeing in the area an hour or so ago.

3 3 the cruise from hell... p>> the cruise from hell. p>>russell: passengers on a storm pbattered cruise ship recall a ptraumatic experience. pthat was the first word after psetting foot on land. p>>laura: and a new lead can help pthieves as an art thief. p>>russell: valentine's day is pcoming up and criminals are plove and they're doing it ponline. phow to protect yourself from pmore than a broken heart. p>>dave: protect yourself from pcold this morning. pwe have 32 degrees. pwe've hit the freezing point in pcrystal river and brooksville pand i know that you're looking pat some of the mid 30s. pother areas have gotten to 32 pthis morning. pas advertised it is a cold pstart, a frosty start as well pthrough east of i-75. pfrost advisories out through p9:00 and freeze warnings for psumter, hernando and citrus pthrough 9:00 and with beautiful psunshine today, dry air, a fast pwarmup and should bring us in pthe mid 60s for highs this pafternoon. p>>vanessa: good morning. palong the selmon expressway near p78th, you can see it's pretty pquiet out there. pwe want to take you to an pearl

after a bitter debate, whho >>russell: after a bitter debate, hillary clinton and donald trump trade insults at a charity dinner. who makes a best case for comedian in chief? >>laura: before and after. downtown tampa's transformation continues this morning. and a publix unlike any you've seen before. >>russell: stopping to pick up a stray penny may not be worth the effort. if you find the right one, you could be $1,000 richer. >>dave: temperatures dipped just below 70 at tampa international. tomorrow morning at this time, they'll dip in the 50s. yes, finally. we've been talking about it forever. this cold front will through the later hours and then we'll get rid of the humidity. 74 in st. petersburg. now upper 50s bradenton and venice. you go back to the mid 80s today but then sunny and less humid tomorrow with a low of 59 in the morning and a high of around 76 degrees and we'll check in on sunday's forecast for you in a few minutes. >>vanessa: thanks, dave. looks like the biggest crash is going to be one carrying over clinton avenue at old lakeland avenue, sounds like we have

the national guard, keeping watch, after two nights of violent protests in >>russell: the national guard keeping watch after two nights of violent protests in milwaukee. how the city responded to an emergency curfew. >>laura: and a crime ring is live and well after a series of arrests last month. what law enforcement agencies throughout central florida are doing to bust the burglars. >>russell: and what a challenge for suicides. what the ice bucket challenge did for als and it has some >>lindsay: an hour to go before sunrise. clear skies out the door this morning, but it's just as humid. it looks nice. looks quiet, too. tampa bay just getting the day started. it's 75 in brooksville which is closer to the average low of 76. look at the 80s, clearwater, tampa, you're nearly there. st. pete and sarasota, we tied a record of 96 yesterday. clear skies, really quiet, tranquil morning. i don't see any low clouds and melbourne, that will give way to rain, a 40% chance. dark green is where the 50% storms line up. hopefully good news on the roads. >>vanessa: we don't have a lot of incidents

the university of south florida is urging ?safety, this morning.. it's >>russell: university of south florida urging safety today. it's a warning for students after a young woman is robbed on campus last night. >>laura: and pick pockets at ladies need to keep a firm grasp on their purses. >>russell: the secret affair between two stars. it's a secret no longer. >>dave: you sold that one, my friend. that got me excited. 43 to 45 degrees. that's what we have for you in hernando and citrus county. not kidding. brandon and wauchula at 48 degrees this morning. 57 in tampa. spot left in the 60s? st. petersburg, everybody else in the 50s. so grab your jackets, dry air in place as the sun comes up late this hour. we'll start to warm things up quickly today and high temperatures as a result will get in the mid to upper 70s. but quite a chilly start, van vanessa. >>vanessa: i like it, though. thanks, dave. we want to get over here to the gandy bridge where we have police activity. we told you we don't have any official crashes reported and now we're getting reports from people in the area

street. >>russell: ken is at the scene. police say this may be intentional. >>reporter: yeah. you're talking about the car going into the bar but it took with it a young man. it pushed him right through the window. he's hospitalized now and the police say it looks like he only has a broken leg. he could have been killed. it all started when the bars closed around 3:00 or so. i understand a bunch of guys were outside, five or six. they start to have a fight. one guy gets into the rental car that you're seeing, he makes a u-turn, hits another guy, pushes that guy through the window. run right now. as i said before, the man who was pushed through the window is hospitalized. it could have been worse for him. two other guys have been arrested. one thing is clear about the whole situation even though details are still forthcoming. alcohol was involved. they are not sure but they're saying it was probably intentional, that the driver of the car went to hit either that man or another man or maybe all the men and actually went through the bar. at this point, they're going to be pulling the ca

. pnow as it turns out, he was okay pthe whole time. p>>russell: training for the pnightmare scenario. pactive shooter on the loose at a pschool, church, anywhere that pwe're all at the most pvulnerable. prules have changed since pcolumbine. pi'm russell rhodes. p>>laura: and i'm laura moody. pgood morning. ptop story this morning from the pgulf coast to new york city, we pare still dealing with the pdevastation caused by two days pof very severe weather. pdeadly line of thunderstorms pdelivered heavy rain and strong pwinds. plook at that. ptornado hit a small town, pdestroying dozens of homes. pfour people were killed. pincluding a 2-year-old boy. pthree others were killed by ptornados in louisiana and pmississippi tuesday night. p>>russell: and yesterday, a ptornado ripped through a pneighborhood in the harbor pheights area of charlotte pcounty. pthis is near port charlotte. pnearly 30 homes damaged nearby poff state road 776, u.s. 41, a psuntrust bank building was also pdamaged. ieces of the roof could be pspotted in the parking lot. pno one was seriously hurt. p>>laura: d

final moments and the people accused of killing him. >>russell: state federal government for help. one city is taking matters into its own hands. >>laura: is it time to rethink what goes into the kids' lunch boxes? a major health organization puts new limits on sugary foods and drinks. good morning. i'm laura moody. >>russell: and i'm russell rhodes. first to dave and then it's that time of year, isn't it? >>dave: for the tropics. yeah. for the stuff out there. we have a lot going on in the particular i want everyone to pay attention to. i want to give you today's numbers which are 81 degrees with a dew point of 76. i'm going to be honest with you. that is steamy. our normal low for this time of year would be 76 degrees. we're well above that and that second number, that dew point is real high. we have a lot of sunshine today. we'll quickly get temperatures by noon time, i think many of us will be at 90 degrees already with at least there's a rain chance to cool a few of us off. that's this afternoon and that rain chance around 40%. more on the tropics in a few minutes. >>vanessa: see

a group of >>russell: a group of manatees trapped in a golf course pond after hurricane hermine and developing this morning, crews are working to set them free. >>laura: and donald trump reveals his latest physical to dr. oz. what we learned about the man who could be the oldest person ever elected to the white house. >>russell: and the ride share debate rages. one city is celebrating the debut of driverless cars. who is ready to take it for a spin? >>dave: a few sprinkles over the water for now. as we move along 9:00, 10:00, we'll see a few showers pop up along the coast and then they'll shift inland during the afternoon. when you get into a pattern like this, though, it's just a real warm and steamy morning and that's what we have. tampa is back to 81 degrees. 78 in sarasota. we make the upper 80s, we'll push the showers and storms inland this afternoon. however, the overall rain chances still only going to be around 40%. so kind of a lot like yesterday, okay? >> nice and dry this morning. that's good. we're watching a problem spot with the interstates in good shape. 275 at the i-

a driver with a history of road rage is shot and killed >>russell: a driver with a history of road rage is shot and killed and now the widow of the man he killed years ago says he got what he deserved. >>laura: and donald trump is getting a taste of his own medicine after criticizing hillary clinton for someone at one of her rallies, wait you see what was spotted at him. >>russell: you can play pokemon go for college credit. details of this course and others that are out of this world. >>dave: sun will be up in 58 minutes and it will be a nice one, too. nice start to the day. it's a little bit of fog and not that bad but just a touch here, touch there. going off to the school bus, we should be okay for the second day of school. we're going to be quiet until late in the afternoon so like down, the storms are going to start to pop. rain chances 40% along the coast and 50% inland. >>vanessa: in the pinellas county area, we're following a serious injury crash. it will likely cause lane blockage so avoid 119th terrace north at ridge road and keep you posted as we learn more information

lives matter movement. >>russell: a man is dead after an online deal goes bad. >>jennifer: and congress returns from a seven-week vacation and the zika virus is at the top of the agenda. hermine sets off a potential time bomb in florida. >>lindsay: we're waking up milder. it's not quite as muggy and rain chances extremely low this afternoon so fantastic news dropped one degree in tampa. it's 75, below average. 70 in brooksville, 64 in ocala. upper 70s near the coast. mid 70s in frost proof and sebring so we're in the blue. one to five degrees milder but what you're really noticing is it's not as oppressive. it's not a huge change, a minor change but a change we'll take. upper 60s from tampa north meaning we dropped them enough it's not as oppressive and because of that limited rain today, at best a down south with highs in the lower 90s. we'll talk about how long it will last. >>vanessa: 6:01 is the time and we're really watching manatee county and sarasota for big road closures. complete blockage in myakka city. this is a possible fatality so some very serious injuries reported here. s

clinton meet for >>russell: donald trump and hillary clinton meet for a final round before election day. what each candidate is expected to focus on during tonight's debate. >>laura: and two days after dozens of people walked out of her show in tampa, amy schumer has plenty to say about the city of tampa and the people who live here. this feud is just getting started. >>russell: and bring your toothbrush but leave your garlic at home. this vacation is not for the feint of heart. do you have what it takes to castle? >>dave: if you and laura and vanessa are with me. i think that would be fun. a little "good day" trip. 71 degrees, our dew point number at 65. these numbers are similar to yesterday and it will be a similar day. high temperatures with lack of rain. wind should get back to the upper 80s, same for tomorrow. transition is friday night and on friday night, a front comes through, really no rain with the front but much drier air i can't wait to tell you about that in a little bit. >>vanessa: if you're just joining us, we've been dealing with some slowdowns in the southbound dir

henderson. >>russell: and ready, set, shop. today is black friday. official kickoff of the holiday shopping season and deal seekers are out in force at the malls across america. >>laura: do you remember this box of chocolates? they are back and they are getting new homes today. jennifer epstein is on her way right now. hey, jim weber. >>jennifer: we're off to a mild we have scattered clouds overhead and we've seen a big warmup over the past couple of days. you look along bayshore boulevard right now and there you see some clouds overhead right now and temperatures up to our north just a little bit cooler up in brooksville, currently sitting at 54 degrees. here in tampa, 68. mid 60s along the coastline. lower 60s and some 50s as you work throughout the interior, places like bartow at 57. lakeland currently checks in at 61 more of the easterly wind. that's a milder afternoon. if you like warmer temperatures, you're in luck. 80s this afternoon. no rain with the next couple of cold fronts but eventually a little rain could head our way as we head towards the middle of neblgs -- next week. >> we

-- p>>russell: okay. panother bizarre blowout at a pg.o.p. debate. pdonald trump fuming after a pbarrage of attacks. p11-year-old cold case. pa man gunned down on his way to pdeputies are hoping that new pvideo gets someone to come pforward. p>>russell: and they're getting pready to break down on st. ete's tallest building. pit's called a historic event. phey, buddy. p>> good morning. pa couple of showers moving pthrough the area but we get rid pof the showers as we head pthrough the morning and end up pwith a nice day. pthe last of the showers now, pmaking their way through psoutheast, all into hardee, de psoto, southern sarasota county pand that's pretty much it. pwe'll get rid of the showers the pnext half hour or so. pforecast for today, 67, by noon p71, mid 70s and a look at the pnext couple of days. pit's not too bad. pgetting into the start of the pweekend, increasing sun today, a pbit breezy. ptomorrow mostly sunny and leasant and wait until you see pforecast. pi have details in a bit. p>>jennifer: we're heading into pthe finally friday morning rush phour drive. pnot the

3 3 a car filled with teenagers slams into an undercover st pete p>>russell: a car filled with pteens slams into an undercover olice truck. pthat car was stolen and someone pleft the keys inside. p>> on the eve of the florida rimary, donald trump coming to ptam ta. psome are worried that trouble pcould follow. p>>russell: whether you're pfeeling the burn or make america pgreat again, cover up your pbumper stickers. pgetting too political at work pcould get you fired. p>>dave: a few sprinkles, light pshowers on the radar this pmorning. pi've seen a lot of it in central pand southern portions of inellas county, a little phillsborough into pasco. pit's not going to wash the ollen out of the air nor be a pbig deal for the morning pcommute. plower 70s with clouds and a psouth to southwest wind this pmorning. pno doubt it's going to be warm pand muggy day with 20% rain pchances and high temperatures in pthe lower 80s. pvanessa? p>>vanessa: we have two big pcrashes that are working. pwe'll start with what's phappening on the courtney pcampbell causeway for folks pwaking up with us. pt

manage to win pevery state. pthe big upsets and marco rubio's pfirst win. p>>russell: scott kelly is back pon earth after spending a year pin space. pwhat's next for him? p>>laura: and developing this pmorning, two people and a dog pfound dead after a mobile home pfire in lakeland. pfox 13 shayla reaves is on the pinvestigation and who survived pthe flames. p>>dave: it is quite mild this pmorning. pin fact, 66 degrees out at tampa pinternational. psouthwest winds and some cloud pcover. pthose two combine to give us a pmild start to the day and maybe pa few sprinkles this morning. pnothing significant as far as prainfall goes and then it's pgoing to be a little drier this pafternoon as a very weak cold pfront moves through the area. pwe're back to the mid 70s today. pwe'll get more sunshine later pthis afternoon. p>>vanessa: thank you. phere at 6:01, nice road pconditions for folks heading out pthe door right now. pwe have a live look at the pinterchange. pi-4 and 275, looks like we're pstarting to visibly see traffic icking up a little bit but pwe're good as far as the travel ptimes.

>>russell: it happened in the p3300 block of cherokee avenue. pthat's east of himes and south pof thousand point. pus. p>>reporter: these police pofficers are lucky to be alive. pwe'll get information on this. ptampa police joining us this pmorning. pthank you for being with us. p>> we got the call about 1:10 pthis morning, domestic pdisturbance. pwe arrived about 10 minutes plater. pit was fairly straight forward pscene. phowever, at some point he ointed a firearm at the pofficers and then they backed poff and called for help. pover the next 45 minutes or so, pseveral of our officers were pworking on a p.a. just pconversing with him, trying to pget him to come out and to end pthe scene peacefully. pcarport area. phe had a gun tucked in behind phim. pthe officers approached him, ptried to end it peacefully psaying let us see your hands, pdon't do it, don't do it. phe pointed the gun at the pofficers, fire the officers, hit pthe shield in the center and at pthat point, the officers preturned fire on him and he was pkilled. p>>reporter: the woman inside is pexpected to be okay. p>>

3 3 a twisted, char p>>russell: a twisted, charred phunk of metal all that's left of pa deadly crash on i-275. pthe question now, why were the pvan's lights off before the pcrash? p>>laura: air force says more pguns are the answer when it pshootings. pthe sweeping changes at military pbases across the country. p>>russell: cheating never pays. pnow more than half a dozen pdeputy hopefuls will never see ptheir first paychecks because pthey broke the rules. p>>dave: top 'o the morning to pyou at 54 degrees. pspots than yesterday at this ptime. pso you're still going to need a plight jacket. pa couple of spots in the upper p40s but nobody in the 30s. pwith the cloud cover on the pincrease today, i still think pwe're going to make it back in pthe low 70s for high ptemperatures. pmild today but the rain and the pstorms are moving in for ptomorrow. pwe'll talk more about that in a pfew minutes. pjen? p>>jennifer: a developing story pin hillsborough county i-275, pthe scene of a fatal crash at pmile marker 56. pthis accident occurred just pafter 11:45 last night and for pmost of the mo

laura moody. >>jennifer: welcome to the 7:00 hour of "good day." >>russell: a shooting has shut down part of dr. king b vanessa following that for us right now. >>vanessa: good morning. we want to start off with a sky fox shot. this is a still shot because this is a sensitive scene. we don't want to show you anything disturbing. we do know it's involving a shooting. there's an investigation underway shutting down the area of mlk so that's shut down eastbound and westbound at the intersection with forbes road to just east of there. we know that somebody is dead. you can see from the shot here, you have quite a few deputies on scene. i would expect an extended avoid mlk at forbes road. we're already seeing delays in the area, some work arounds for you. u.s. 92. if you take 92, we're starting to see traffic stacking up in the westbound direction there so another work around to the south. sydney road. we'll watch this one closely and let you know more details. >>dave: for many, it's back to school. we're dusting off the school bus forecast. it's a decent start to t mid to upper 70s. it's

3 runs:oc: :04 p>> i never killed those -- p>>russell: exclusive interview pwith the man who has hours left pto live. pgloria sits down with one of ptampa bay's most notorious pserial killers just before his pexecution. p>>laura: the team is looking for p>>russell: two masked men barge pinto a bank and then leave pwithout taking anything. p>>dave: 6:00 and we're in the pmid 50s this morning. pit's the cloud cover keeping us pin the mid 50s and we'll give pway to some of that later this pafternoon. pwinds are out of the northeast, pnot as breezy as yesterday. pstill running eight to 13 miles pan hour. pstart with clouds, finish with psun and high temperatures so phopefully, finally getting back pto at least the lower 70s. p>>vanessa: thank you. pand right now we have a live plook at i-4 another polk arkway. pwe do have some haziness in the parea but it doesn't look like pit's on the ground level where pall the cars are driving. pno fog alerts out there but just pkeep in mind that that's in the parea. pthat's what you'll be seeing. pmeantime, we have some pconstruction that should

long gone but effects are still being felt by some families. this one get back on its feet. >>russell: and hundreds, if not thousands of dollars vanishing from bank accounts. a glitch in the bills from tampa electric company for the year to date. >>laura: and hillary clinton says what's the big deal? responding to questions about her health after this video goes viral and both presidential candidates are in the battle to prove who is healthier. day weatherwise. muggy but rain is on the way in a big way for the second part of the day. most of us are in the 70s. it's much muggier than this time last week when we had a few cooler mornings. it's 79 in st. petersburg. lakeland at 73 and clouds will be on the increase today from a tropical wave, believe it or not. it will move northwest through the area and so we bring in some heat. by midday a couple of showers. by late day, numerous showers and the radar is not 100% dry but we only have a few tiny sprinkles this morning. here are a few of those in southern hernando county. a wet morning for the east coast and a wet afternoon and evening f

toddlers badly injured and the crash was caused by a distracted driver. >>russell: unsteady on her health concerns from hilly clinton. >>laura: and undefeated. this morning, bucs fans are waking up optimistic about the season ahead, the emotional locker room moment between the quarterback and the head coach. >>dave: it's 79 degrees used. you're coming off a 95-degree day yesterday. it was like, wow. east-northeast winds at three miles an hour. the difference this week, a lot the atmosphere so the rain chances kick right back in. while they've been quiet, we'll begin our week with a 50% to 60% rain chance this afternoon. expect showers and storms to build west later today and high temperatures in the lower 90s. courtney? >>russell: this first. a serious crash on the courtney campbell sends eight people to the hospital, including two toddlers. happened just before 7:00 causeway. >>laura: and ken is live for us near the causeway. good morning to you. any update on the kids yet? >>reporter: the most up to date information is that the kids were hurt pretty seriously. a 3-year-old girl, unfortu

3 3 fire breaks out at an p>>russell: twice in one night, pfire breaking out at an papartment complex. pinvestigation. p>>jennifer: there is a little pmore than a week left until the pflorida primary. pwhat marco rubio is doing to win pover voters with time running pout. p>>russell: it's a fight bigger pthan anything in the ring. phulk hogan versus the website pgawker. ptrial starts today. pat stake, $100 million. p>>dave: 55 degrees outside at ptampa international. pnortheast winds at three miles pan hour. pit's going to be a great day and pi know there are many areas away pfrom the water that are starting pin the 40s this morning. phowever, the sun will be up at pthis hour. pit should be gorgeous. pdry air works in quickly and pguess what? pwe're back in the upper 70s for pjust an extension of yesterday pafternoon. penjoy it. p>> we're clear along the proadways as well. pnot much to tell you about, pwhich is good. pi-75 this morning, lights here pat the southbound side of 75 pnear fowler avenue, your north pbound lane headlights there pmoving from fowler avenue as you pmake

3 3 by the end of the day, the race for the white house p>>russell: the race for the pwhite house could become much pclearer. pwe're mapping out the races for psuper tuesday. pare there any cracks in donald ptrump's road to victory? p>>laura: this morning, hulk phogan gets in the rain with pwebsite gawker. pwhat's at stake as this much panticipated trial gets underway? p>>russell: nasa working on a pquieter supersonic jet. pit will have all the speed pwithout the boom. p>>dave: northeast winds at six pmiles an hour. pwe're expecting a wind shift ptoday to more of a southwesterly pdirection. pi think that will help us out. p61 in st. petersburg. pa couple of spots in the 40s to pthe north. pwe're looking at a day similar pto yesterday in temperatures as pwe get back up to the mid 70s pwith that mixture of clouds and psunsetup for today. pa weak front comes through ptomorrow. pwe'll discuss what impact, if pany, it will have on the area in pa few minutes. p>>vanessa: good morning. pwe want to touch on an earlier pcrash that is still working with plane blockage. pthis is some earlier

for the second night in a row, violent protests erupt in >>russell: for the second night in a row, violent protests in charlotte. now the governor is deploying the declares a state of emergency. >>jennifer: a community is taking action to get heroin off the streets. >>russell: and costume drama. disney pulls this halloween outfit off the store shelves. the company's apology. >>dave: the sun won't be up for well over another hour or so. it's going to be a nice start to the day. right now we're at 79 degrees, maybe even mid 70s or so inland. it will be mild, muggy. notice the absence of clouds around the area. that's why i think it's going to be a beautiful day. rain chances even lower than they were yesterday. yesterday they were 30%. even though the tampa area did get some shower activity, today we're going to drop the rain chance to 20%. we'll probably get back to the 90-degree mark once again. >>vanessa: thanks. good news is on the a lot of our earlier incidents cleared out and we have no new ones popping up. it's quiet. we'll get an update on the interstates. here is polk count

3 3 a dramatic rescue overnight as a commuter p p>>russell: dramatic rescue povernight as a commuter train pderails and falls into a fast pmoving creek. phow rescuers got everybody out palive. p>>laura: and a dog whose life pwas spared after biting a boy is pnow accused of biting a puppy. pnew trouble this morning for adi. p>>russell: and marco rubio lacing his bets on florida. ptime is running out. phe's crisscrossing the state to prally support before next week's rimary. pthe current temperature outside pat tampa international. pseveral degrees warmer than pyesterday at this time. pin fact, just about everybody is pwarmer. pwe do have a lot of 50s inland, preally nice start to the day. pnotice six, seven, 11 degrees pwarmer in brooksville than it pwas yesterday at this time. penjoy it. pclouds, sunshine today. plight southeast wind as high ptemperatures get back to 80 pdegrees. pcourtney? p>> thank you. pwe have a couple of problem pspots in pinellas county. pfirst an accident still slowing pthings down around causeway pboulevard at 50th street. preports of an outside lane

p>>russell: just days after the pfirst execution of the year, the pu.s. supreme court strikes down pflorida's death penalty system. pnow hundreds of cases are in pquestion. p>>laura: america can cure pcancer. resident obama launches a new pmission that he compares to planding a man on the moon. p>>russell: and you can launch pyour own rocket if you hit the owerball. pthere's $1.5 billion on the pline. pand there's a good chance psomebody is going to win this ptonight. p>>dave: me? pam i that good chance? pnot the greatest. p50 degrees in tampa. pit's 42 in brooksville. p39 in crystal river. pyou are waking up in citrus pcounty thinking, where is all pthe frost? pwe had high clouds last night. pthose high clouds definitely phelped out. pwhile it's still chilly, we're pnot going to run the risk of plosing plants to frost or freeze por anything like that. pat least not in today's pforecast. pthe day today and we'll poke a plittle sun and it will filtrate, pif you will. ptomorrow a little warmer in the pupper 60s but then a good chance pof rain comes swinging through pon friday morning

way crash ... p>>russell: respect, remembrance. pa deputy killed in a wrong way pcrash. p>>laura: a man steals a car with pa 2-year-old boy inside. pthat boy is now safe and pdeputies want to catch the pthief. p>>russell: marco rubio returns pto the senate after his failed residential campaign and he's popening up about his political pfuture. pwhat he's saying about running pfor the governor of florida. p>>dave: we've had a couple of psprinkles around the area this pmorning. pthe rain is strong, if you will, pand really the majority has left pus and that's where they'll see pthe best rain chances today. pskytower radar does have a pcouple of showers on it. ptravelling north around the anhandle, gainesville, they phave a halfway decent shot of prain. pfor us it's only around 20% to p30% and temperatures are cooler pthis morning. pwe don't have the fog in pgeneral. pmixed with cloud cover today and ptemperatures slowly sneaking pback to the lower 80s. p>>vanessa: you alluded to the plack of fog overall. pi want to show the sunshine pskyway bridge which looks pretty pclear. pit is open

an amber alert for two toddlers ... authorities think they were >>russell: an amber alert for two toddlers. authorities think they were violently taken by their own mother and developing this morning, the latest on where they may be hiding. >>jennifer: inside a gated community. tampa police are investigating a deadly shooting involving a 17 month old child. >>russell: america on alert after a series of weekend bombings and new this morning, several people being questioned as authorities discover another suspicious device near a train station. >>jennifer: and a pipeline in alabama sends skyrocketing gas >>dave: almost 6:01. we're still in the lower 80s at tampa international. 81 there, 28 in st. petersburg. 78 in clearwater. notice how many 77's we have. it's warm. and it's very steamy outside, too. dew points in the mid to upper 70s along the coast. lower 70s inland. another summer-like day. showers and thunderstorms take over this afternoon and they'll drift inland. highs degrees. >>vanessa: here are trouble spots. we have reports of a vehicle that crashed into a ditch here, 28th

home of the original steakburger. 3 ((russell- war of words. the new feud between president obama and donald trump. p>>russell: a feud between resident obama and donald ptrump. p>>laura: and expensive repair. pthe damage pot holes with do to pyour vehicle. padvice that may save you money p>>russell: he said help me. pthat's sir paul mccartney trying pto crash a party. pit didn't work. pwhy he and his famous friends pwere told to leave. p>>laura: ouch. pwelcome to the 7:00 hour of p"good day." pi'm laura moody. p>>russell: and i'm russell prhodes. p>>laura: stunned to see what phappens. p>>russell: something is not pright there but we got through pit, didn't we? p>>laura: we always do. p>>russell: dave osterberg has pthe weather. p>>dave: in my defense of waiting pfor the real v.i.p. russell to pshow up first. p>>russell: i'm wondering -- pwell, we'll get to it later. p>>dave: i know the whole story. pthe visibility an issue. pyou're getting anything down pbelow a mile and it can become a roblem. plakeland to leesburg, quarter pmile visibility. pbrandon, zero. pso some areas, pinel

3 301. p>>russell: heavy along 301. pa dangerous walkway, a driver on pa police pursuit. phow they risked their own lives pto end things safely and why pdanger may be lurking on 301 pthis morning. p>>laura: a big night for donald ptrump and bernie sanders. pthey defied expectations. lus -- p>>russell: that is a close call. pescaped a dangerous situation pand it was live on tv. p>>dave: we're in the mid 60s pright now. pwe've got a southeast wind and pcloud cover so i don't think pwe're going to cool off all that pmuch before the sun comes up. p63 in brooksville, 61 in sebring pand 60s tampa, clearwater, st. etersburg and yeah, it's about pfive to 11 degrees warmer than pyesterday here in the 6:00 hour. pi do expect a similar setup ptoday. pclouds, sunshine, southeast pwinds and high temperatures. pthis is the third day in a row, pgetting back to the lower 80s. p>>vanessa: good to be back. pand for those waking up with us, pa crash near 50th street. pdelays are building and we're palready in the red zone so this pis the westbound direction near p50th street as i mentioned pbefore. p

the person who pulled the trigger. >>russell: a baby girl is hurt in a drive-b shooting. >>laura: and zika with a number of theme parks. >>russell: and downtown tampa is about to get more complicated. how to avoid a new trouble spot and what we're going to be getting in exchange for all the frustration. hey, everybody. i'm russell rhodes. >>laura: and i'm laura moody. good morning. those stories are coming up in a minute. first, we're tracking this big storm. lindsay is in the weather center. a lot of changes. seems like a hard to predict storms. you guys have been wrestling with this. >>lindsay: the computer models really struggled, you're right. until last night, for 11 days we had an area of investigation, models of struggles with the intensity. intensity could change. that's why we can't let our guard down. what we have as of 5:00 a.m., a new update is a minimal tropical depression. it's very close to cuba right now. it's near some of the strong wind shear we've seen the last few days. it's moving west into a more favorable environment so the flow around the low, you see that

label when you shop. remember, delicious is always served fresh from florida. 3 p>>russell: two people zip tied pand robbed in their own home and pdeveloping this morning, police pare still searching for the probbers. p>>laura: and no more arrests for psmall amounts of marijuana. pa controversial nie -- nie plan pon the table in tampa. pcity leaders want your opinion. p>>russell: astronaut scott kelly ptouches down in houston. phis emotional reunion with his pfamily and the bizarre side p>>dave: some spots to the north pof us are in the 40s. p45 degrees in crystal river. p48 in brooksville. p57 in tampa metro area. p62 in st. petersburg. pyes, cooler than yesterday. pabout seven to 13 degrees cooler pfor most spots. pcrystal river, you've been up pand down and all over the place pas far as your temperatures go. pwe'll have filtered sunshine ptoday but even still, that psunshine, i do expect high ptemperatures to make their way pback into the mid 70s. pfilling in for vanessa, she's pback on traffic. p>>jennifer: i've got some good pnews for drivers this morning. pthis accident lo

>>russell: just what is in store for you at the airport today? since 4:00 a.m. we've seen a sede stream of travellers at tampa international. >> president elect donald trump heads to florida for thanksgiving, but the hiring process continues at trump tower. we'll have more on that coming up. >>laura: and yes, their house caught fire but a st. petersburg family has a lot to be thankful for today. a newborn is saved from the smoke and the "good day tampa bay." i'm laura moody. >>russell: and i'm russell rhodes. a lot ahead but weather, very important the next few days. let's hear from dave. >>dave: why do you put so much pressure on me? i'm going to tell you here it just gets nicer and nicer. look at that beautiful sunrise. book dale, bayshore camera. not to mention it is warmer than yesterday at this time. i got most of us, most of us in the 50s versus the 40s and even in the lower 60s so there it is. sun just came up a couple of minutes ago. we're looking at temperatures in the upper 50s for tampa, bradenton, sarasota is in the mid 50s. you have clearwater at 60, 61 in st. peters

rocks thrown, cruisers >>russell: rocks thrown, cruisers destroyed, officers hurt. violence erupts in north carolina after another officer involved shooting of a black man. this time, though, the o >>laura: and car line rage. a man is accused of sending an elderly volunteer to the hospital. what deputies say he did when he was told to move his car in the school dropoff line. >>russell: and the federal government is making way for cars that drive themselves. tampa is leading the charge. >>dave: a couple of isolated you may see a couple of showers along the coastline early this morning and then what we'll do is shift them inland for the afternoon. 79 in tampa, 76 in new port richey. 80s still in clearwater and st. petersburg as high temperatures today make their way back up to 90 degrees with the 30% rain chance. vanessa? >>vanessa: thanks, dave. it's been quiet throughout the morning. we'll give you an update on your trav sunshine skyway bridge looks clear. only 15 to 17 minutes if you're coming from the 275/75 junction in manatee county over the north end of the bridge. mean meanti

3 3 ((russell- a close finish. hillary clinton and bernie sanders went down to the p>>russell: close finish. phillary and bernie, one goes pdown to the wire in iowa and prepublican donnedal trump fails pto deliver. lus -- p>>reporter: seminole hard rock pcasino could be getting larger pif lawmakers give their papproval. pwe'll tell you about that pstraight ahead. p>>laura: and the urge to psplurge. pspending the money we make. pit seems a lot of have you penormous willpower. pwelcome to the 7:00 hour of p"good day." pi'm laura moody. p>>russell: and i'm russell prhodes. pfirst it is a very foggy morning pand dave is going to talk about pthat. p>>dave: i want to show you two pcompletely different cameras. pgood morning to you guys. pfirst of all, the tampa cam pwhich we showed you before the pbreak. pnot much in the way of fog from pthat camera. pnow, let me show you what sea pfog looks like. plook at the difference. pclearwater hilton beach, it is pcoastline. pthick. pso this is one of those days pwhere i believe our inland plocations will lift that fog out pcoastline. pstill

3 3 memorials... p>>russell: ahead this hour from pmemorials to the manhunt, the platest on the brussels terror pattack and how it's affecting psecurity here at home. p>>laura: the wild west lives up pto the billing. pwhy the race for the white house pis still far from over. p>>russell: and the explosion pthat has nasa scientists very pexcited. pit is cool but it's warmer than pyesterday. pwe're at 57 degrees outside at ptampa international. p48 in brandon as well as plakeland. pbartow is at 50. pa lot of spots were in the 30s pyesterday so it is an pimprovement and over the next pfew days, upper 70s to lower p80s. pthe thing is as we approach our peaster weekend, the weather pstarts to get unsettled. pi'll describe what we mean by pthat in a minute. p>>vanessa: we're checking out 75 pjust south of fowler avenue. plooks clear heading in south ptowards i-4. pi do want to let you know pmoments ago we had a crash a bit pnorth of here, usually the pcameras -- excuse me, closer to pbruce b downs are working well. pwe're going on what we hear from pf.h.p. psouthbound lanes are blocked

3 a burning fever, a man who carried the zika p>>russell: burning fever, ulsating headache. pa man who carried the zika virus ainful systems as local leaders plook for ways to keep it from pspreading. p>>laura: president obama calls pthe oval office a serious job pbut a new poll may suggest potherwise. p>>russell: and caught on camera, pburglary in progress. psee what sent the thieves prunning for the hills. p>>dave: almost 6:01. pfog an issue this morning. pquarter mile visibility in the plakeland area to an eighth of a pmile in brandon. palong the coastline doesn't look pbad. pst. petersburg is reporting 10 pmile visibility. pthat's going to slow it down as pwe have fog the next couple of phours. pchilly, 44 degrees in pbrooksville. p41 crystal river. pmost areas along the coast, low pto mid 50s. pit's going to be a great day ponce the fog burns off. ptemperatures head back up close pto 70 degrees. p>>laura: p>>vanessa: we're not seeing any pcrashes on the roads. pright now we do have a look at pthis is u.s. 301 in the area of pbig bend road. pthis is actually a traffic light pan

if water is safe to drink. a massive contaminated water spill in polk county. >>russell: and space x unveils plans to colonize mars. what astronauts will do to pass the time away on that long journey. >>dave: a couple of hours offshore this morning. watch what happens. they start to fall apart. that only lasts for so long. as we get into the latter morning hours, we'll see some showers and storms move onshore and then eventually go east of i-75 during the afternoon. still 78 degrees in tampa. lower 70s inland. i think for the majority of us, with that 40% rain chance, we'll head back to 88 for a high temp this afternoon. vanessa? >>vanessa: a look at the roads here. we still have a crash working with lane blockage from the last hour. travelling 75 northbound direction in the sun city center area. outside lanes blocked north of the sun city area exit. meantime, our speeds are looking good and our travel times as well so buckle up, be safe and enjoy. >>jennifer: this morning, former israeli president peres has died. that comes two weeks after he suffered' major stroke. he minister on t