in st. petersburg. near the water, just a little bit cooler. it's going to be awesome again, winds out of the east southeast at 6. into tampa, we'll look for a high of at least 76 degrees, and it's going to be great for the 500. another one of those picture perfect days from daytona, looking for a high of about 74. sun and clouds with a fast track out there along the daytona beach. that's your gulf water temperature. winds out of the east and shifting northwest later on at 5 knots, so calm sea. should be a great day for boating with a light chop on the bay and waterway. sun's up, as i mentioned, just after 7:00 tomorrow and that beautiful stretch of weather continues right into the workweek. oh, my, it's looking really good. even warm on tuesday and wednesday, as a front pulls through. but once that front gets out of here, we clear out the rain. things will get cooler, at the end of the workweek, and into next weekend. >> enjoy the rest of this weekend. >>> despite meeting winnipeg on thursday night, the lightning held a players only meeting af

. >>> new information on a plan st. petersburg forward. >> the project to build more lanes is moving forward. the expressway authority is planning to move forward. it could be done by 2020. shooting of 6 people kill in kalamazoo shootings. the uber driver made pick ups and drive offs during the shootings. one person said it seemed suspicious. you problem heard the phrase if you see something suspicious call authorities. there are three ways to do this without using 911. first and foremost call the non- emergency for your local sheriff and crimestoppers and several sheriff's office has smart phone apps where you can submit tips. >> it is better to look at it and ignore it and god forbid something tragic happens. >> we have posted the number for crimestoppers and non- emergency numbers. head to our web site, weekend in. >> guns and weapons in the reach of a 5-year-old child. to the arrest of a couple. they are facing charges. deputies say it started when they went to the couple's home on a welfare check. inside, get this,

@down in st. petersburg, 51 @degrees. @bradenton at 49. @and sarasota currently checks in @with a 46. @so as we go through the day, @plenty of sun notice these @temperatures by noontime in the @50s giving way to upper 60s in @the afternoon and slowly warm @things up during the weekend and @workweek. @little bit. @>>> hours after a cease-fire @agreement takes place in syria a @car bomb exploded killing two @people and wounding several @others. @this happened on the edge of a @government held town opinion no @the attack. @parts of syria were cautiously @calm since that truce went into @effect at midnight. @it does not include the islamic @state or local al qaeda branch. @>>> put your hands behind your @[bleep] @on the ground! @>> alcides: this body camera @video left a woman bloody @video left a woman bloodied and @hurt. @they released the entire video @showing that his deputy did the @right hinge. @it the sheriff's office is @facing criticism that the deputy @used too much force, but @according to their use of force @wrong. @the woman in th

but no, they found him in a vacant house in st. petersburg... after getting an anonymous call about "suspicious activity." the teen surrendered and asked if they'd caught "the other guy" yet. he was referring to anthony cook... and no they haven't. cook is from st. pete, and they think he might still be in the area. both teens were being held on 3 military's most important in the bay area. but now macdill might have a new mission: television! 3 davis is at macdill this morning... anjuli: there's talk about a t-v show... about the base... how would that work? 3 scandal...and now, cbs to capitalize on that. variety magazine just announced cbs has ordered a pilot would center around two powerful military families in tampa. aside from making the tough calls on some of the highest levels of national security, the show would also the two families.according to the tampa tribune, filming will begin next month.but here's the hitch-- it likely tampa hillsborough film & the tribune louisiana likely beat us out of the bid...thanks to better filming incentiv

. >>> two men hospitalized after being shot earlier outside of a st. petersburg hotel. we learn what led up to this and how the victims are doing tonight. party at this holiday inn express on 54th avenue north that erupted in gunfire. st. petersburg police say people got in an argument and someone pulled out a gun. 19-year-old octavius brown was shot and 17-year-old dee me tree us crawford took a bullet to the happened. brown is stable condition in the hospital. crawford still being treated for his injuries but expected to make a full recovery. police are hopeful that they will be able to make an arrest soon. meanwhile, if you have any information that can help in this investigation contact st. pete police. >>> now to an abc action news update. we know the name of a man killed outside of a lounge. >> deputies are looking for the killer. 28-year-old manual ortiz, jr. was gunned down when someone started firing on that crowd. this happened at the smoke bar on bear avenue. while 50 people were in parking lot three people were hurt and deputies have not released their names

petersburg. 72. this area of low pressure, first rounds causing some showers, mostly rain, not much in the way of lightning cross across the south from the carolinas, almost to texas. for us it's been a pretty good stream of clouds from west to east, that and combine this with a weak disturbance moving from south to north off the coast of florida and lifting to the new york city, that may move a -- north, and that may some folks in avan park, cbs -- avon park, sebring, may pick up a few showers, but we're just saying you can't rule out the possibility of a passing light shower, especially southern areas. forecast, partly cloudy skies, maybe that stray shower, you just saw them on radar. for tuesday morning partly cloudy skies, light shower possible, we'll lever about a 20 percent -- lever about a 20 percent chance, favoring inland spots, but plenty of clouds with us, and mix in a little sunshine throughout the day. the changes come wednesday. another area of low pressure out of the west, and moves ju

clearwater cooler at 54 to 61 st. petersburg. temperatures into the 50s and 60s throughout the entire peninsula. look at the temperatures warming all the way up to nashville, 60. 56 atlanta. 58 charleston. 50 charlotte. we do have a lot of warmth to the southeast but there is a front about here and that is where we will see the concentration of rain. because of this high-pressure we will see clear skies and south easterly breezes once again today. that will help to increase the about 5:00 we could they will stream to the east coast. tuesday morning, showers coming in. on wednesday, breezy conditions that will usher in the time changes temperature wise. for today, looking good. we will see clouds around and temperatures up to 76 in tampa. along the beaches it will be cooler. water temperature now a 61 and despite the north and east breezes we will stay mostly sunny and 70 degrees will be the high clearwater beach. watching some racing from daytona beach? looking good there. it will be fast track, about 75 degrees. as we get our wo

@have fun and support the local @st. petersburg community at the @same time at local-topia. @the founder of keep st. @petersburg local is with this @morning. @>> i am really happy to be here. @thanks, lindsay. @>> lindsay: so happy you are @here. @what year is this for you now. @>> third year. @hopefully third time is the @charm. @lynn linkedin tell us about this @eevent and what people expect. @>> we have nearly 200 vendors @from st. pete's favorite @businesses and organizations. @we have more here than you can @imagine. @even close 3rd street to house @the beer se mi plus others. @local music on the grandstand @plus a new family stage. @indy market village, rowdy @indy market village, rowdies, @skate ramp with skate tricks. @i mean just more than could you @ever imagine. @local. @>> local artists and artists @with eco-friendly. @that earth-friendly twist. @you brought some of those @example it is that's your thing. @>> exactly. @we wanted to start with bodie @basics. @we are talking about organics, @sustainable, handcrafted @products for people and their @pups. @and they a

st. petersburg and seminole will be at 52. lower 40s up into the northern neighborhoods and we will see temperatures around 50 degrees, closer to the water, but it is going to be cool on sunday morning, and it will stay cool over the next several days. the rain's going to be ending tonight. folks heading across over to the meadow munching monster trucks at raymond james stadium. we'll see a lot of mud getting slung around, but the showers should be ending and we work into a chilly start off temperature 49-degree on monday morning. a small craft advisory for boaters, winds brisk, 6 to 8- foot seas chop by. low tide at 7:42 in the morning after a high tide just after midnight, and the sun will rise at 7:14. here's a look at florida's most you'll see the windy conditions pretty much holding on through the beginning of the workweek. maybe a slim 20% chance of showers on tuesday, and then we try and warm up to 70 by the end of the week. >>> super bowl 50 will surely prove us with a lot of excitement tomorrow night. for the tampa ba

petersburg day. administrators say the process has been improved to ensure the river is safe and clean. >> in the past we have used powder. we premixed it in a tank and hoping to use a valve to control the flow better. should be a lot cleaner. >> the dye is biodegradable and nontoxic. >>> tonight, many are too afraid to do their job. coming up, push for harsher penalties for those who attack an agent on duty. >> and anger and outrage, a desperate plea from the family of a miami boy shot and killed in a drive-by shooting. >> reporter: a man fires a gun at a bus stop. how the whole thing started >>> right now a family is demanding answers after 6-year- old king carter was shot saturday afternoon. shooting and one bullet hit the boy. the shooters took off. tonight a $25,000 reward is offered for information leading to an arrest. >> a 6-year-old, and the community doesn't see anything in broad open daylight? >> sunday afternoon they placed in his honor, placing stuffed animals near where he was shot. the

it will bring more attractions to st. petersburg. >> we need had the for a long time. it is something to connect downtown to the beaches and make it easy for us to live here to use. proposed route for the gondola. east and west it goes from the st. pete pier to treasure island then north to tyrone square mall to caroline park. the grant covers city-wide wi- fi, smart cars and more parking. are your tax dollars on the line? how soon could it happen? only time will tell since it is in the beginning of the stages. >> why not make the city more beautiful than it is already. >> reporter: darren flowers 10 news wtsp. >> for a closer look at how the city plans to improve your travel in st. pete head to the seen-on-tv section at wtsp.com. >>> downtown tampa's business district is getting a huge new addition. crews began construction today on the 23-story apartment tower. than 360 apartments will be ready for folks to move in. soon it could cost hillsborough county more money to build. today commissioners talked about a new mobility fee to fix the roads you drive on every day.

today the stop was a pet food warehouse in st. petersburg to three animal organizations. pet pal animal shelter. florida poodle rescue and the bruno foundation each got 1500 pounds of food. >> it is important to focus on animals that need help. rescue pets are in need of loving homes where they'll stay forever. >> this 2008 halo donated 15 million-pounds of food to shelters and rescues. >>> donald trump is in tampa. >>> welcome to 10 sports. it is like you are happy to be home from a terrible work trip to find an unwanted guest in your house. that's the case for the lightning tonight as they face the nationals goal tender who is undefeated against the bolts. winners of eight in a row on home ice are licking wounds after dropping two in a row combined six goals. and dealing with a loss of defenseman garrison to an injury, former first round pick has been called to replace him on the blue line. >> he is here for a reason. he's done really well there. we have had injuries before on the back end. we have to pick up minutes. >> nascar has nine day before dropping the green fla

she was found at a friends in st. petersburg. this is her current mug shot in from this morning. she is being held without bond on charges of leaving the scene of a crash involving a death. she has a criminal history that includes three dui offenses, troopers say that she hit roger paris around 2:00 a.m. monday morning. the 42-year-old was helping two people on the side of a bridge. he leaves behind a wife and a young daughter. >>> right now, sarasota county school board members are should transgender people be allow today use the bathroom they feel they belong in? >> reporter: the biggest bash lash is actually from local pastors, but since they changed the policy here at pine view school, a lot of supporters and protestors have been here. 41 e-mails, 340 students who said they would support the idea, and they have heard an ear full in person from nearly 200 people. but across florida, transgender backlash. >> [ inaudible ] >> reporter: that was a pro test inside of the state capitol where last year a bill was considered to punish anyone who uses a public bathroom that does not m

@i visited st. peters-bark an all @natural market in st. petersburg @natural market in st. @petersburg. @here is this weekend's's earth @watch. @>> reporter: joey boxer is a @regular at st. peters-bark. @>> get great food and great @treats. @>> reporter: nongmo treats. @>> we started hydrating it and @sold it the markets to get our @brand name out there. @>> reporter: st. peters-bark @celebrated their one-year @anniversary. @a one-stop shop for u.s. an @locally grown ingredients. @>> we want to support the @independent brands. @the ones that really care about @their sourcing. @i always tell people here the @stinkier the better. @i think that it just entice them @>> reporter: some dogs are just @picky. @others suffer from serious @allergies. @many products sold at st. peters @many products sold at st. @peters-bark are corn, soy and @wheat-free spo be able to help @customers come in. @they tell me an incident that @they have and provide a solution @they have and provide a @solution. @>> she always has natural @options. @instead of medicating my dog. @the grain-free food for m

. >> reporter: in st. petersburg eric glasser 10 news wtsp. >>> today st. pete police launched a new initiative to but will it really work? we are asking tough questions of the chief and the mayor on "10 news at 5:30". >>> if you want a job done right hire a veteran. those are the words from president obama this afternoon during his trip to jacksonville. the president toured the south american battery plant a success of the american recovery reinvestment act signed 2009. manufacturer was awarded $950,000 creating jobs. many going to vets. >> look around and see what a difference hardworking americans with some smart help from the government have been able to accomplish. here, one third of your employees are veterans. >> the success marks a bright spot on the recovery act. the project had problems in the beginning including that bankruptcy of a california base solar firm that closed after receiving $536 million. turned deadly this week as tornadoes ripped across the south and the northeast. now the weather is being blamed for another death. this time in chic

dewpoint 49. 63 with a westerly wind in st. petersburg. the winds primarily coming in from the west and southwest, the gusts here, 25 miles per hour, 22 in wiwinter haven.n. aloft, big dip in the jet stream, allowing the cold air to spill southward. a few w showers associated with passes through as i mentioned in the early morning hours, and that will help to continue to pick up the wind. we have a freeze warning in place just north of citrus county just north of viewing area, but it just shows it will be cold. few showers could develop, won't rule that out into the early morning hours, and totomorrow morning sprinkles possible driven by a strong northwest wind into the area. just at 10 percent, not a a great chance, but a lot ofof low clouds mixed with periods of clear skies as well for tomorrow afternoon. into tuesday, partly cloudy sky, breezy and chilly. into wednesday morning, some morning clouds, possible, wiwinter jackets needed, but later wewednesday i think perhaps a bit more sunshine as you can see in the forecast model. but it w

she spent 29- years with the st. petersburg police department... most recently serving as their assistant chief. bevan replaces chief "michael radzilowski" in bradenton. he's retiring after 13-years on the job. the formal ceremony is this afternoon at three. 3 3 (walter - good news for lightning fans... steven stamkos will continue to skate for tampa bay... at least through the end of the season. the team announced monday that there are no plans to trade the star. the announcement ends speculation that the team might deal stamkos before february's trade deadline. however, that doesn't mean the fight to keep him here is over. sports director chip carter has a closer look at stamkos' future with the franchise... coming up on sports. 3 ((jen)) abe's pretty awesome already... memorial... and the new additions that will draw even *frequent visitors, back. 3 ((walter and... no, it's not a star trek convention... or auditions for "alien idol"... this is serious stuff, to believers. what's drawing thousands... to a tiny town in argentina right now. @"h"h b

peters-bark is @all-natural in st. petersburg. @here is this week's pet watch. @>>> a regular at st. peters-bark @>>> a regular at st. @peters-bark. @>> great food and great treats. @>> reporter: all started with @nongmo natural treats. @>> we cooked everything. @>> good boy. @>> we dehydrated it and started @selling it at markets to get our @name out there. @>> reporter: st. peters-bark a @one-top shop for your pet needs @with a focus on u.s. and @independent ingredients. @>> we want to support the @independent brands. @the ones that care about their @sourcing. @i stem cell people here the @stinkier the better. @does that mean it is more @natural that way? @>> no, i just think entices them @to eat it a little more. @>> reporter: some dogs are just @picky. @others suffer from serious @allergy @allergies. @many products sold at st. peters @- bark are corn, s to, y or @wheat machine free. @customers come in. @they tell me the issue. @i provide the solution. @>> always has natural options @which i like instead of @medicating my dogs,

st. petersburg, 49. lakeland, 39 degrees and brooksville, down to 31 degrees this morning. and that's pretty much cold for anybody's standard, let alone here in the tampa bay region. it was a very pretty day today from our wesley chapel toyota honda. beautiful blue skies. we're going to keep the sunshine in the forecast for sun day temperatures, a big spread as i mentioned earlier in the show. 39 in brookville. st. pete, 39 degrees. bradenton dropped 2 degrees. dewpoints very, very low. when we hear dewpoints in the low 30s, that means that the overnight temperatures will drop into the 30s and we do into the 30s in citrus county. high pressure to the north and northwest so the clockwise flow giving us a north erie direction. the clockwise flow will give us winds out of the east and southeast. temperatures will jump nearly low. 45 the low for tampa. down to 39 degrees for citrus county. 36 inverness. spring hill, 38 degrees. patchy fog will be possible. portions of citrus county, hernando county and even pasco. so make sure that you bring your pets inside and cover your sens

st. petersburg 65. one more warm and dry day for the bay area then big changes coming starting tuesday. i'm doing. just when i think it's just not going to work. comes over and asks can i help you? and he was so happy, to do it amazing right? i never would have expected would have thought that anyone would find that do that. make that go out of their way for me. right then, right there i couldn't believe it he was so helpful i know it's such a small thing little thing. simple thing but it made me smile made me happy made my day share your story. publix. where shopping a big weekend for runners in the bay area. today was the half marathon along bayshore boulevard. as you can see we had another big turn out this year. >> the girls and i came out to encourage and support my wife and -- and the team. >> all right. and we even had a few 10news employees in the mix too. >>> and good sunday evening to you. i hope you enjoyed the gorgeous weather this weekend. this is a little time lapse. wow look at all that b

but instead one tax preparer in st. petersburg was arrested for identity fraud. clifton french explains what he did and what you need to be looking for. >> reporter: it's a reputable tax preparing agency. 4500 locations nationwide. 48,000 bay area taxes filed through them last year. tonight, one liberty tax employee is being charged with identity theft. st. petersburg police say the 45-year-old cashed in one of his client's returns. with all of thinks information at his fingertips, his 1099s, w- 2s, he went ahead and forged a tax refund. from there he filed for a tax refund loan, having all of that money put on to a debit card. >> he went around and started making purchases. >> reporter: rick shaw with the police says it was about $500. the customer wanted it sent to >> all of a sudden he was alerted that his refund had been withdrawn. he contacted liberty tax and police. within days he was in jail. >> if you ask for i couldn't refund in a certain manner and all of a sudden you're alerted it's coming in a different manner, a red light should go off. >> reporter:

. @52 in st. petersburg. @46, crystal river. @49, winter haven. @and 49 in sarasota. @look at the clouds and eventual @look at the clouds and @eventually look at those light @returns, and see residentially @we will be dealing with some @sprinkles as early as midday, @but the clouds will move in @first. @here is look at sky tower and @the closest rain i have to show @you, 70 miles offshore. @not a lot of it just yet. @patchy light rain to start. @that 10 to 20% chance midday. @by 5 p.m., 40% and we should @start to see steady @start to see steadier but light @showers especially inland and @south. @only 61 today. @if you have big plans today, i @will look at future cast and you @can plan accordingly coming up. @>>> let's go to that developing @story we have been following all @morning long. @one person is dead. @seven others have been shot at @club rayne strip club on north @nebraska avenue. @fox 13's crystal clark is live @there at the keen. @she has been there for several @hours working very hard. @crystal, what can you tell news @is. @>> reporter: well, alcides, at @

we got fanfest over at the top today in st. petersburg. 63 this afternoon. clear skies and over on the other side, clear across the big wind. tampa hitting a high of 64 degrees and as we take a look at that seven day forecast, things are going to get warmer. and then, we got some changes. more details moments away. back over to you. >> a dramatic and bloody confrontation. you can see it here. it was caught on a pascoe county deputies body camera in the sheriff says his deputy did nothing wrong. this incident happened outside last week. authorities arrested tiffany tebow for petty theft and resisting an officer. the deputies body camera captured more than 25 minutes of this ordeal. concerned that shorter videos show the full accurate story. >> the citizen tried to put it out there that it was brutality. but it shows he is justifying his actions. >> their department has received praises as well as criticism. the victims family refuses to comment. we reached out and we have not received comments from them. >>> also this morning, going in depth into the issue of

petersburg is waving the green flag to grand prix event organizers. construction of the course around downtown is scheduled to begin later today. the mayor and the 2015 winner first block along bay shore drive. grand prix starts march 11th. >>> here's something you may want to keep in mind before getting in the water, shark attacks are on the rise. according to data just released by the florida museum of natural history, 2015 set a new record for shark attacks. 98 of them were reported worldwide, 30 of those attacks were right here in florida. that's almost one-third of the total amount of shark attacks. now according to the scientist, the previous record was 88 attacks back in the year 2000. >>> a gas station owner has a lot to clean up this morning. take a look at what high winds did to this canopy, it collapsed. inspectors will be back this morning in california to try to determine what caused the collapse. there was a car at the pump when the metal roof came down. the car was crushed but thankfully, no one was injured. day 29 of the 60 day legisla

st. petersburg police tell us his girlfriend caught him assaulting her daughter. she called her teenager son for help, jones then attacked the teen and ran off. >>> it is 4:35 on this thursday morning, now to your vote. democrats hillary clinton and bernie sanders will take center stage for a debate tonight in new hampshire, of course, after a tight race in iowa, clinton and sanders will go head to head in front of new hampshire voters. the two-hour debate will take place at new hampshire coverage begins at nine on our sister station. chuck tide and rachel madow will moderate. >>> republican field is lighter this morning. kentucky senator rand paul and former pennsylvania senator rick santorum are now out of the race for the white house. both candidates had disappointing showings in. iowa caucuses. santorum is endorsing marco rubio. >> i wanted somebody who has experience in this area and so that is why we decided to support marco rubio. >> mike huckabee and democrat martin o'malley withdrew from the race monday night. >>> starting today, eight is on your side for

that's how many calls dispatchers at st. petersburg police departments 911 call center normally field in a day. when the center took over calls from the pinellas county sheriff, largo, pinellas park, and tarpon springs police departments, that number more than doubled. us it was seamless. >> it took a couple of minutes for the county to route their directly to us. >> reporter: this is video of the county's 911 center from its open house. cameras operation. answering non-emergency calls at the center during the disruption. compares what happened today to a glitch with a smartphone upgrade. >> it's technology. it's equipment. it's computers. and as i think anyone knows working with their home computer, their laptop, their iphone, technology happens and you do have issues with it. >> reporter: and calls from fire stations like this one in largo were answered normally. after the system was restored back to normal, st. pete reported its come center handled 684 calls, 397 of those were emergency calls to 911. reporting live in lar

. >>> st. . petersburg police are trying to track down a stolen piece of art. it looks like sosomeone snatched this one of a kind glass and sculpture worth thousands of dollars. now police are checking the surveillance videos. >>> now, 8 onon your side's your vote coverage. with candace mccowan -- primaries with candace mccowan live from new hampshire. >>> it's the final push for votes ahead of tomorrow's primarary. candace mccowan is live from manchester, new hampshire, where things continue to be busy there. >> reporter: good evening, we're here in the middle of a trump rally. donald trump is set to take the stage in just a few minutes here. i have my finger up to my ear because it's very loud. it's almost full of people, look at the crowd, to see donald trump. if you look in the stands, the seats are almost full. this is about half an arena he's trying to fill here this evening. it's critical timing for donald trump and the other candidates in the last few hours to sway the undecided voters before heading to the polls tomorrow for the first primary of the el

st. pete stayed in the upper 60s. tampa to clear water, to st. petersburg, skies are clear, and we are remaining in the middle 60s. here's the satellite picture and nothing, i mean, what a beautiful day. you are hard pressed to find any cloud cover out there today. over the last couple of months, just to be changing, just like that. well, it's going to happen again tonight, but i think you'll sleep through most of these changes. through this evening, into the overnight hours, all of a sudden, the front comes through. i mean, i cannot rule out a sprinkle, but i think at the very least, there will be more clouds between around 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. if you're up bright and early, you'll see some of these clouds, south of i-4. most of the area is already cleared out and the rest of saturday looks great. great weather for the santiago night parade on saturday night. great weather for the florida state fair. it's going to be cooling off saturday night into sunday, the cooler air back behind our front, and just sort of a piece of what's going on way u

they live in st. petersburg. darrell wilson suffers from microcephaly. he's had it for years. and his brother barry has worked to raise awareness about the condition. and now he has succeeded in taking the message worldwide. >> we were meant to do this. i really feel it and knowing that darrell is getting a purr pus now and i'm getting one, it feels good. >> the new people magazine comes out today. >>> happening today, royal caribbean's anthem of the seas is scheduled to dock in new jersey. the passengers on the cruiseship endured this, rough seas and hurricane-force winds. we have been following the the story all week. while sailing here to florida but the captain decided to turn back around. royal caribbean is giving the passengers a full refund plus a 50% discount on a few you are cruise. >>> -- on a future cruise. >>> and it's chilly this morning. >> and getting chillier as we speak. we are seeing the temperatures drop because the skies are currently clearing out. and a clear sky at night allows us to be a little cooler. so we will drop into the 40s, maybe lingering clouds

>> arrests made after a birthday party shooting at a st. petersburg hotel where authorities had to go to find their suspects. thank you for joining us on this tuesday. >> we're going to get to traffic and weather in a minute. first we want to head to breaking news, our corey dierdorff is in tampa now where a fire broke out at a home on citga street. >> is it out yet? >> reporter: yes. good morning. the fire is under control but firefighters still hard at work behind me in the 1,300 block of east citga street. it was just before 4:00 a.m., it was 50% involved. they took a defensive attack. that means the fire was so severe no one entered the home. a firefighter came across three possible victims in front of a fire truck and started to give aid. one was rushed to tampa general hospital with serious burn injuries. their condition right now is unknown. we were able to find out there are three people and two dogs inside the home when the fire broke out. the home before firefighters arrived. including the two dogs. firefighters now in the process

let's bring it home in beautiful st. petersburg. the final match of the sun coast invitationals. rowdies hosting the montreal. they get the first quality chance. chavez puts the header on the net. check out the ups. later, it is the home team's goalie putting in the work. matt pickens laying it out like he is a tourist here from spring break. >>> the first page in one of family's biggest sporting events is scheduled for today. the home to major league baseball for spring training. the details of this game and half hour. i'll be right back. >>> here is what you'll see tomorrow at 6:00 a.m.. >> it is a leap year and we get an extra day this month. i'll explain what it has to do with the trip around the sun. hi dad. uh huh. yeah...sorry about that. think about it there must be higher love down in the heart what do you think? and in the stars above we think you' re going to like these numbers. bring me a higher love i could rise above i do everything on the internet. but, it's kind of slow. my friends say i should get fios because it's the fastest. i just downloaded 600 photos in 60

right now, 62 in st. petersburg. in tampa, 57. 50 in lakeland. 46 in bartow. side and we are seeing the fog basically back through this area with visibility down between a mild and even less. -- a mile or even less. be careful is you go out this morning. you will need those headlights even after the sun comes up. the temperatures are not coming up much across much of the southeast. look at that. 21 and nashville. 29 in charlotte. 12 in st. louis. kansas city at 16 and bitter cold air further off to the north. we will show you that in about half an hour. here is that dry front moving through. it will not come through with much fanfare but we will noticed -- we will noticed skies clear out. -- we will noticed -- notice tampa. between 10 and 50 miles an hour north wind. looking pretty good. mostly sunny and 66 degrees. now for a look at florida's most accurate seven day we take you through the weekend showing you that it's going to be clear monday late into tuesday, a chance of showers warming up into the rest of the wo

st. petersburg with 51. ruskin. cooler inland, 46 lakeland, 45 in bartow, and 43 in inverness. going through the day today, maybe a cool, crisp breeze in 57 degrees. sun and clouds and blustery breezes out of the north at about 70 miles per hour later on this afternoon as tampa tops more on that with the action weather forecast 7-day addition coming up in 12 minutes. >>> in new york city, crews are still working to remove that huge crane that fell in lower manhattan, toppling more than 50 stores killed a man friday. three other people were hurt. investigators recovered the computer the records its movements. that's going to help determine exactly how the accident happened. as of right now all large tower cranes up in order to stop work and quincy similar to the one that must be inspected immediately. >>> a tragic reminder this morning to always keep your guns walked and safely away a 3-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his 9-year-old sister in alabama. the boy found a loaded weapon on the nightstand in his great- grandparents on yesterday and actually fired a shot. the

petersburg's nearly a month away. is nearly a month away. today's crews will begin to turn downtown into a racetrack. others will hold a ceremony to mark the first blocks down bayshore drive. the grand prix is on march 11. >>> casey anthony is opening up a business in south florida. >> we will tell you what it is and what neighbors have to say about this business. >>> what people in alabama say they are worried about their safety back this right here. a massive sinkhole opens up and this is been a problem since christmas holiday. >>> let's go live to bourbon street in new orleans. people are still out and about it is fat tuesday. we will let you know what is going on fat tuesday about 460 the sunshine skyway bridge live from sky tend, there is a high wind advisory so be careful , hold onto the steering will. it can be a little shaky cross this bridge and we have high winds. drivetime still 70 minutes from 75 in manatee county up to pinellas point drive. across the bay from the twin pinellas and hillsboro we are picking up a little bit in the

. >>> well, a st. petersburg taxi driver found himself staring down the barrel of a gun from a man demanding cash. that driver was in no mood to be a victim. >> reporter: it was supposed to be a routine call here in south st. pete but for key joseph sylvia it turned out to be anything but. had to make a decision? >> yeah, yeah. that's all you had was a split second. >> reporter: it was a six minute cab ride that ended with a heart pounding 60 seconds, sylvia had to decide whether to hand over a few hundred bucks or turn the tables on this guy, 18-year-old d'andre foster. >> pulled the gun, cocked it, pointed it at me and says give me -- >> he pulls a gun at you? >> yeah. >> reporter: you're not scared. even with the threats and the gun right in his face, sylvia said no. >> the look on his face when i told him no was priceless. >> reporter: he thought you were not going to fight back? >> yes. >> reporter: you do realize police say don't do that? you did it -- >> it's cowardless. >> reporter: paul muelle

and still relatively mild in st. petersburg. land oh lakes currently 59 degrees. but as we head to the overnight hours, the temperature also be dropping down into the low range of the 50s so a little cool when you wake up saturday morning, but warming up very quickly into the low 70s by 11:00. now, i want to show you the current winds. generally out of the east- southeast at 10 miles per hour in st. pete. 6 of miles per hour miles an hour in tampa. we will notice them diminishing in tampa and that will make for very nice boating conditions, which i'll show you in just a moment. look at how mild it is. 53 in new orleans. oklahoma city is still warm at 61 degrees. so warm weather continues across the southern tear of the -- tier of the united states. in fact, the high pressure is going to be moving right overhead that is going to help our winds become very light overnight which could give us some patchy fog. and 49 degrees. and 49 for crystal river and our southern area, sarasota, low temperature of 53 degrees. but lots of sunshine is going to help heat us up very q

and 17-year-old anthony cook from st. petersburg. sunday morning the pair took off from the falkenburg academy in tampa. here's the latest from the office of exactly what happened. the teens were allowed outside time in a fenced in area of the property. and a staff member noticed a hole in the chain link fence. then they performed a head count to make sure there were no escapees. the head count came up short and deputies realized they vanished. cook and bays were last seen in green shirts and blue pants and both were serving time for grand theft auto. crime stoppers offering a $3,000 we ward for any information leading to their arrest. corey dierdorff, abc action news. >>> 6:05. we could hear from the polk county school district as soon as today about a scandal involving a top administrator. last week abc action news learned employees accused associate superintendent greg rivers of being verbally abusive. made them afraid to go to work in case he turned physically violent. an investigation did find he acted inappropriately and the su

you get into st. petersburg near the water it is warmer at 63. 55 right now in plant city. i do expect above average temperatures. i'm calling for 77. the average is 73, and even warmer tonight with a low of 63. in weather and traffic on the 8's at 6:08, i have an hour by hour look at today and then when things change, which comes up soon. let's check on the roadways, things will change quickly. >> they will change. we have a pretty good drive. 275, and we have more vehicles on the roadway but we're looking good as far as no congestion. let's move over now, 275 southbound at 22nd avenue south. all of that overnight construction has cleared from the roadway. check this out. no delays anymore. southbound i-75 approaching university because they have cleared the construction there in the manatee county area. that is a look at weather and traffic on the 8's. back to gene and gayle. >> thanks. >>> now back to the breaking of the news cast, a man is dead after a robbery turned violent in tampa police tell us two would be robbers got into a shoot out with the store clerk. one of t

. >>> st. petersburg police investigating a pedestrian trash on 34th street south. officers tell us tonight a man was hit by a car while crossing the road between 14th and 15th avenue south, not in a cruck. right now he is at the hospital with -- crosswalk. right now he is at the hospital with life threatening injuries. the driver did stop. >>> hillsborough deputies have yet to make an rest in a cockfighting ring. around a -- an arrest in a cockfighting ring. around a dozen men escaped into a number of caged chickens were found living and will have to be euthanized because they are considered dangerous trained fighters. >>> today dozen of tow trucks drove in unison to remember a tow truck driver killed in a hit and run crash. >> the 43-year-old was helping a strand understand driver on earlier this month. today friends paid their respects to roger perez-borroto by driving in a procession across the bridge where he died, family and friends still coming to grips with this loss. >> you know, you have moments where it doesn't dawn to you and then there's those brief mom

most polls predict clinton will win by a large margin. are missing in st. petersburg. police tell us gregory phillips stole them from an elderly man's home while he was supposed to be working in the man's yard. so far detectives only recovered nine guns. if you have any information on the missing firearms, call st. >>> st. petersburg police leaders are now trying new ways to curb gun violence. last year 293 guns were reported stolen, 155 of them taken from cars. today the mayor and police chief offered free gun locks to people as well as car anti- theft devices. they're also asking gun shop owners to tell their customers make sure your guns are locked up. >> so we're just trying to slow people down say hey, take a second. that's what we're trying to do. just be responsible. if you leave it in your glove box, lock the glove box. >> pay long time youth mentor reverend ken irby has been tapped by the city as the new interim prevention director to on track. >>> five people are dead in what bliss describe as a horrific murder -- police describe as a horrific murder suicide

the problem is going nowhere fast, keith. >> paul miller live in st. petersburg. thank you, paul. >>> new tonight a rash of thefts at a popular disney world resort has vacationers on alert. there's been 20-dollarries at saratoga spa. they are getting in through the sliding doors and stealing electronics, and it's a reminder to all of us, keep traveling. >>> if you need a job, you may depot. they need 80,000 workers to handle the busy spring season. they have part-time and full- time positions available at stores and distribution centers, and each store will hire between 40 and 50 people. >>> a california man is suing mcdonald's over ingredient, and he says the cheese in the mozzarella sticks is not real in his federal lawsuit he points out there's filler ingredients, and he doesn't like that. according to him, the company mislead him because they promote authentic mozzarella in the ads and packaging. >>> warm day today, a strong south wind helping. 84degrees, tieing the record set in 1990. yes, it was a warm day. the last warm day in some time, as you can see comi

he talks beautiful pictures in st. petersburg. look at this sunrise. it's so beautiful, the calm evening i was pointing out that batch of storms. i said i would tell you more about this. this is an area of low pressure and another front. this is going to follow the path of that last low but the front does not swing through our area. so this is not our storm. we do not have to worry about any messy weather from that. but if you are traveling to the north east you may have delays. but in our area, it's nearly perfect for days. beautiful weather, in fact on average this time of year we should be starting the day at 55 and ending the day at 73. the record for today is 83. we are not at record levels but close to average and even above average by the end of the week and heading into the weekend. the morning temperatures are going to be in the low 50s and 40s for citrus and sumter counties. the humidity levels are reasonable. if i wondering, when are we going to see rain, dennis is timing out our next rain maker and he will have more on that coming up on act

petersburg. st. petersburg police reportedly got a tip from somebody that said that she was at an parm in st. petersburg. fhp troopers then went in to make the arrest. fhp said the truck was 16 inches inside the emergency lane so in the breakdown lane when the impact happened. and fhp does remind everybody that the move-over law applies to all emergency vehicles. and that includes tow trucks. >> i'm glad she is in custody we will be following the story very closely at 11:00 and of course, tomorrow, too. >> reporter: the other story popping tonight, a line of storms moving across the gulf coast. some of them have been strong. this is a look at the wind damage in the panhandle. we may see some of that here. paul's here with a look at what to expect. >> reporter: we have two lines. the first one is rapidly approaching our west coast. this is going to move onshore in the next hour or two. nothing severe here except a couple of stronger cells located west-south west of us. and then, there is another line

@st. petersburg has a 52. @and last hour brooksville below @freezing and got back up above @that mark. @sitting at 34 degrees. @crystal river at 36. @and then 40s throughout the @interior. @across the northern part of the @state, still seeing plenty of @30s across the panhandle. @gainesville at 39 degrees. @tallahassee has a 35. @jacksonville at 41. @even down across the southern @part of this state, we are @seeing temperatures down into @the lower 50s. @big cooldown across the state @because you can see these @temperatures running especially @across central florida between, @say, 5 to in some cases up to 16 @degrees colder compared to this @time yesterday. @now the high is sitting back to @our west. @that is going to slowly meander @we still have plenty of clear @skies. @plenty of sun for today and the @winds come out of a northerly @direction. @that continues to kind of @reinforce the cooler air for @today this @today @today. @that is why the temperatures @will struggle to get into the @lower 60s for today b

troopers caught up to huffman at her friend's st. petersburg's apartment. she is accused of hitting and killing a tow truck driver on the howard franklin bridge and not stopping. we will have a crew in the court and let you know what happens on-air and on our news channel 8 app. adrienne pedersen, news channel 8 today. >> thank you. >>> and a missing child alert is in effect for a 6-year-old girl. authorities want to find ashley jade martinez. they believe she may be lily eugene hayden. if you see her, call 911. >>> school board members are meeting to discuss why the district dropped the ball on background checks. an audit found more than half of 80 employees were not recheck as required by state law. the board member tells us 8 on your side she plans to bring up the fail at the meeting this morning. >>> and also in sarasota county, the school board will discuss starting a new gender wide policy on gender neutral bathrooms. a student began the transition a year ago. the principal allowed him the boy's bathroom recently. >>> top u.s. officials are in cuba to

@today out of st. petersburg. @st. petersburg assistant chief @luke williams took time out of @his day to go talk to some kids. @he visited the kids ages 2-5 at @first presbyterian day school. @the kids even got a close-up @look at his police car, and they @>> alcides: how cool is that. @do you remember being in @elementary school and having the @elementary school or the police @department come by. @>> anjuli: and bring pizza. @>> alcides: 20, 30 years after @that, you still remember. @>>> the typical valentine's day @you presents. @>> anjuli: how about thinking @outside the box. @>>> plus, spring training is @right around the corner. @look at season number 2 in your @morning sports. @>>> good morning at 6:09. @a little patchy fog to go out @the door. @nothing major but if you live in @a few spots, you may need the @low beams briefly. @the trouble spots eastern @portions of pasco, down toward @plant city, brandon, lakeland. @a little bit of patchy fog at @the florida state fairgrounds, @but not for long. @this mixing o

pdowntown st. petersburg pcurrently sits at 54 degrees. pa couple of 39s i should say in pbartow right now. ptemperatures are basically psitting in the 40s across the pinterior. p30s to our north. pin fact, tallahassee is right at pthe freezing mark right now at p32 degrees. peven though we have a chilly pstart this morning, we're warmer pthan yesterday. pthree, four, six degrees warmer pcompared to this time yesterday. pwe continue to add on to the pwarmer temperatures. pthe high pressure which is still pto the north, that's going to pcontinue to work on toward the peast. pas it does so, that swings those pwinds around to the east, and pthat brings more mild air pinstead of tapping that cooler pair from the north, we tap mild pair up from the atlantic. pthat will basically work over us pas we go through the next couple pof days. pwatch the high. pthat moves on to the east. pwe have the front, first front pthat works into the southeast. pjust kind of running out of gas. pdoesn't make its way over us, so pwe continue with nice, mild ptemper

@brooksville, you rebounded @st. petersburg at 55 degrees. @we are heading into the upper @60s for today or lower 60s @rather, but we are looking for @these temperatures to rebound up @into the upper 60s and @into the upper 60s and low 70s @by tomorrow. @we will have a nice warming @trend under way, and we will @talk @talk more about that warming @trend coming up in just a little @bit. @>> alcides: thank you, jim. @>>> social media is ingrained in @our daily lives. @police departments are using not @only to fight crime but get @their own message @their own message out there. @police chief is with us. @thank you for being with us. @>> good morning. @>> alcides: talk to us about @social media. @why is it important to use it to @get that message out. @>> a great opportunity for us to @reach 350,000 of our residents @at one time. @important that we put that @message out to our community and @give them a glimpse of what our @law enforcement officers @encounter on a daily basis. @>> alcides: @albertson's let's talk about the @latest video on our fa

pwe're hanging onto the northeast pbreezes in st. petersburg. plook at the bright, clear sky pand 52 degrees in st. pete and pclose to average this time of pyear. pi have 40s inland. pmost of us are in the 40s and pbelow average. plakeland, look at the good pvisibility over lake mirror. pto start out the day, we're pcrystal clear. pto wrap up the day i expect more pin the way of cloud cover pespecially inland with an east pwind. pwe have extra fair weather pclouds. pthis morning it's chilly and pwe're at 47 in sebring and 42 in pbrooksville and crystal river in pthe upper 30s with patchy frost. pwhat clul la is at 44 our paverage low is 54 degrees. porange but the blue. p9 degrees colder in frostproof, p19 degrees colder in pbrooksville. pit's all red light active, pthough, when i sho you what's phappening in new england. punbelievably cold temps. pour winds veer from pnorth-northeast to east. pbetween now and monday pafternoon, we're going to bring pin some warmer temperatures. pstaying a bit breezy by the bay ptoday. pas the winds drop it's mo

in st. petersburg, mark rivera 10news wtsp. dr. mularoni says even with everything you hear about football players and research is still very new and there's not much known about long-term effects. here are the symptoms you need to watch out for. headaches, dizziness or foggy feeling trouble concentrating, light or noise sensitivity,even emotional changes. if you see those signs in your child, take them to be evaluated by a doctor. just like every year, super bowl commercials will be a big topic all over your facebook feed today. at 5:45, the ones many of you are already talking about this morning. but first, did beyonce almost take a tumble at the super bowl? ahead, what many are saying about her halftime performance. here's a look at what's coming up on 10 news and c-b-s tonight. starting at 8:00, supergirl, followed by scorpion at 9:00. at 10:00, n-c-i-s los news at 11. you like being picture perfect. you should want your banking to be too. stop into td bank and we'll help set you up with picture perfect banking. the denver bron