one race in bradenton beach for ward 4 commissioner. that's former member john chaff chaffey who wins the seat over retiree 62-38. >> for ana maria commission. seats. those are looks at your local races. still ahead, we'll take a look at the presidential showdown between hillary clinton and donald trump. >> it is an epic showdown, still unfolding before our very eyes. reaction from both camps. we don't have it yet, but we're going to get it tonight. both of the campaign headquarters are there. trump is inching ever so close to that presidential win. clinton is not yet out of the race, so don't turn it off just yet. fox 13's political editor again with the very latest. new numbers coming up next. ?? know you have a dedicated advisor and team who understand where you come from. ?? know you can craft an investment plan as strong as your values. ?? of your dedicated pnc wealth management? team. y24zwy y12fy let's go back to our political editor craig patrick now.. it's almost midnight, craig. what are you thinking. >> it's looking very good

bradenton has a 79. over in venice currently 77. throughout interior, decent amount of sun and temperatures currently very pleasant, sitting in the mid 70s on top of that, that dew point, we talk about this all the time. just measure of amount moisture in atmosphere. the 30s, that is that nice crisp refreshing air. that's exactly what we've got across the panhandle. then as you get into flel florida low to mid 50s in most areas. really feels very comfortable. that holds basically today through the weekend by time we get into monday and tuesday we've got bit more clouds heading our way. we're going to start to inch that dew point up and humidity a little bit in that will also we'll see a better chance of some scattered showers around as we get into the first part of next week. now as across the state, and across the southeast you're seeing a little bit more cloud cover. lots of showers. and some clouds out into the central and western gulf of mexico. the ridge will kind of hold this away. at least for the weekend. but that's when we

hour wind gusts in bradenton. you will fall into the 70s shortly and then we will wake up tomorrow morning back into the low to mid-60s. the warmest numbers is along the coast. there's a couple upper 50s for started. 55 degrees. 63 in lakeland. tampa and sarasota around 67. it was 70 in st. pete by the water he. tomorrow morning mostly sunny and -- water. tomorrow morning mostly sunny. we have some wind we will keep about 5 to 10-mile-per-hour winds and that mixes up the atmosphere enough to prevent fog. now tomorrow, i they will you -- tomorrow i will tell you it's a stuff shot to get done for showers if it happens it chance but we need it. we are dry but looks like we will have to wait until friday for 20% chance and even that is slipped. tomorrow stays warm 86 and look at sunrise and sunset. sunrise at 7:42 tomorrow morning. and down at 6:45 tonight and tomorrow night. sunday, you move the numbers back so monday morning when you go back to work, it will be sunny in the morning. sunrise and sunset when you are c

bradenton beach, that's moving inland. this is spotty. the rain chance stays with you here in manatee, sarasota county even, even hillsborough and polk county through about 2 to 3:00 in the morning. we will still have a sprinkle chance left over from that. not a lot now in polk county. there won't be a lot. we will have a couple sprinkles. we will be tracking that overnight tonight. it's not going to be any severe weather. no thunder, nothing like that. just a little bit of light beach. this is on the other side of clearwater pass on the southern side. yeah, it's pretty dark out there already. temperatures now about 70 degrees. we haven't gotten much warmer than that, guys, because of the clouds. dew points at 55. a front is coming through. so 60s north of i-4. a couple 70s left over south of there. you can see the difference is right there. 68 in temple terrace. 69 in valrico. 66 in land o'lakes. even largo is at about 68 year. all right. so rain. what will we see tonight? on and face-off sprinkles. not a -- on and off sprinkles. now, wh

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pete and down in bradenton. farther to the north, upper 50s moving to inverness. 24-hour temperature change. these temperatures are 5 to 10 degrees warmer than this time yesterday. that's the case across the southeast in brought severe weather to parts of the southeast will bring us rain chances over the next couple of days. the front arrives in an almost entirely diminished state. could see a stray shower wednesday afternoon. our best rain chances are thursday as the front comes through but it's a 20% chance. the cold fronts have under achieved. not a lot of rain. >> the poor folks delivering the packages that we ordered >> hot this afternoon. >> let's take you to the maps. they will appreciate this. not a lot to slow them down this morning. courtney campbell, howard frankland, gandy look great. no problems with the veterans, 275, 75 or i-4. fhp working a crash in the mulberry area, county road 60 and county line road but no lanes are blocked. >>> a popular christmas is creating problems. lawn chairs are alread

bradenton is 2 degrees warmer than yesterday . lake linden is 4 degrees cooler and brooksville is 11 degrees cooler . the cold front is making a difference. by the afternoon pleasant dry air and mild temperatures. you will notice it is a little cooler tomorrow. not many clouds still. as we head into saturday week cold front comes in here installs and hangs around. will lead into the 10 percent rain chance. most of the weekend is looking great. >>> taking a look out here at the roadways. here is what is going on south down try southbound 75, no delays. on i 75 we do have a couple of problems but it will not slow you down. we have collision and pasco. the west -- the wesley chapel area looks very good . northbound i 75 in manatee past the river we have an accident but that is off to the side. that is a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. >>> the pinellas county fair kicks off today. it runs from today through sunday. it is happening at the 2016 english brothers part in pinellas park. general admission is $5. while there you can h

you head down into bradenton, 80 well. and to our north, after cool morning up in brooksville, you started out at 48 degrees this morning. you're currently sitting a very pleasant 76 degrees. lots of clear skies across the state. you look bit further to the south, still enough moisture to produce just a few of these fair weather cumulus clouds. actual frontal boundary sitting right about here. and there's just really not much with this front. basically just bringing some dryer air back across the and getting rid of the cloud cover that we had the water vapor loop showing that dry air working its way right back down across the state. that's translating into lower dew points. just an um could have days ago, we had these dew points climbing back up into the 60s. and some cases into the mid 60s where it kind of losing that crisp feel to air now we drop them back down into the 50s. lower 40s up across the northern part of the state. that really feels delightful. air as well. but even though we're going to see daytime highs uppe

i-75 over in bradenton looks good. also looks good down in sarasota. clark road to state road 70 an 11-minute commute. construction on i-75 right around university, but you can still get by and that's on the northbound side. that's a look at weather and traffic. back to gene and gayle. >> leslie, thanks. >>> we're following some breaking news this morning. the search continues for a dad who vanished while on an afternoon jet skiing trip with his little boy. they were on the alafia river when the dad just disappear disappeared. that boy was -- just disappeared. that boy was found on an island wondering what happened to his dad. news channel 8's is following this breaks story this morning from the banks of the alafia happened? >>reporter: at this point they don't. william george morris was on the river behind me, gene, when he vanished with his son. now, hillsborough deputies are trying to find out what happened to him and they're trying to find him. now, this is video taken right after the 3-year-old was rescued. he was wraped in a blanket, as you can s

tampa 60 and 59 in bradenton. need the light jackets this morning. rest of the veterans day forecast, stunning. highs in the upper 70s. good morning. >>vanessa: we want to touch on trouble spots this morning. some are carrying over from the last ho vehicle fire on northbound 75. no reports of any lane blocks here but fhp cautioning drivers may see smoke in the area so please be careful. pinellas county, we had a crash blocking the exit ramp off 275 southbound at mlk. looks like that is completely cleared out as is this crash on i-4 westbound at 75. seeing no lingering delays here. still waiting for this one to clear out of pinellas in the area of belleair, delays still we have one lane blocked in the southbound direction. >>laura: thank you. trump administration is starting to take shape. >>russell: and protestors are letting him know they're not happy about this election. doug is in washington where trump and president obama are -- have been talking about a smooth handover. good morning, doug. >> look what the trump administration, the incoming trum

he was at the cortez clam factory in bradenton the summer and asked a bartender to help and look for his car keys. authorities say he stole items out of a bmw that did not belong to him. the owner of the car does not want to be identified says she did not see it happen. she wants her stolen jewelry back especially her father's wedding band. the vi for francis. >> they cannot someone who's been at that level and you read some of the things on the end of two men about him and it is sad. it seems like he is said and rough few years. >> authority st. francis tried to turn himself in to the bradenton police carrying a bag full of items but department did not have any reported crimes so he walked free. it was not until the star was arrested in texas on dwi it was burglary in manatee county. >>> good morning. a cold tuesday morning once again with temperatures in the 30s and 40s. but water temperatures to around 70. mid to upper 50s. and further east but not much and you get temperatures almost in the 30s. 43 tampa 50 at further north already in the mid-30s. that will get us to freezing wit

but this is what we know, gunfire erupted off fourth street east in bradenton. maria hope good suffered injuries in shooting a potential witness drove her to the hospital. but doctors could not safe her life. a celebration of life service this afternoon. that will be held in anna maria island and be followed by a vigil at the bradenton river walk at 6 o'clock in the evening. her family says they are not seeking any sort of revenges in this case. what they want is justice for their daughters. so we're going to continue to follow this story and we'll keep you posted should any new information be released. laura, back to you. all right situation going on in washington. two officers have been shot and one of them has died. spokesman says the officers were checking on reports of a domestic dispute when they were ambushed as soon as they got there. the surviving officer has been flown to a hospital in pittsburgh. police and s.w.a.t. teams are in neighborhood in this area. so far we are not hearing of any arrests. >>> an update tune awful story from yesterday. st. pete

reporting here in bradenton, shayla reaves, fox 13 ne. this family is showing. thank you. there is a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a serial robber. this is video from his latest heist in lakeland. he's wearing a hat. detectives say he's responsible for at least three other robberies. fortunately, no one has been hurt. if you know who he is, call crime stoppers. >>russell: 7:11 right now and hillsborough county is finally done, at least for the next year. the hillsborough county public transportation commission has reached an agreement with uber and lyft to keep them in the county. 4-3 on wednesday they voted to adopt rules that both groups agree to. fingerprint regulations were removed but tougher background checks were put in place. uber drivers will have to get their cars inspected. other ride shaping companies besides uber and lyft would be subject to rules as well. the december. both sides hope the legislature comes up with statewide rules. >>laura: sometimes it is the simplest gestures that mean so much. the overnight janitor at a school in n

that is taken place right here -- taking place right here in bradenton . florida highway patrol do so many things that a lot of people don't realize on an everyday basis, so they really are crucial in ensuring that the public stay safe. >>> time now 4:45, while many of us are focused on the presidential election, the big winner tuesday night could be will be deciding whether they want to legalize marijuana for recreational use. that includes california, arizona, nevada, massachusetts, and maine . supporters say it is time to stop criticizing usage of the drug by so many people. >> everyone knows if anyone wants it they can get it today. california will vote it is the end of marijuana in the united as of america of people driving under the end wounds of marijuana, a lot more traffic collisions were people died and lose there poor lives -- their lives . >> this is a decision to be made about medical marijuana. they need 60 percent to pass. >>> more dates in the deadly memphis park shooting were one person was killed and another injured. police say 6 people o

gunfire erupted on fourth street east in bradenton. maria hope good suffered injuries in shooting a potential witness drove her to hospital for treatment but ultimately doctors could not save good's life. now today mariah's parents are holding a celebration of life service at 2 o'clock this afternoon. it's taking place at anna maria is magnolia avenue. the service will then be followed by a vigil at bradenton river walk. that's located on water front drive. scheduled to begin at 6 o'clock in the evening. so good's family described her as caring, and loving. and tell me they tell me today they miss our precious girl. their focus though is not revenge in this case but they tell us they do want justice for their daughter. as any additional information is released in the case. reporting here in manatee county, shayla reeves, fox 13 news. >> all right shayla, thank you. 8:017. and also developing lakeland police are searching for a robber who has been pretty busy. police believe this man robbed four different stores a subway two gas station

that has slowly moved to the south, it is now in bradenton let's start in the southern penniless and hillsborough counties, south tampa with some light sprinkles now. we will keep this activity for a good half hour. more rain points south but it is very light rain. that trend will continue. polk county, most of this now will be south of interstate format. move south towards winterhaven. lakeland is just about done with the rain. fort meade you have a few hours left of light rain. sarasota, you have not seen a lot yet but it is moving in. lakewood ranch you will get some sprinkles coming in about 15 minutes. look at the rain that is offshore. that is what still has to come through. that will will -- eventually we will clear things out. 58 in 58 in brooksville already. 67 in bradenton beach. temperatures are in the 50s for hernando and citrus county. here is a the forecast model with the rain going away overnight but i i wanted to show you sprinkles left over, 5:00 in the morning, pen folks traveling in the morning watch out for that rain. otherwise we have sunshine in the afternoon. s

tampa 4 degrees cooler and bradenton you are a degree warmer. this cold front will pass on through and that's going to allow the dryer air and the pleasant conditions all day. a little cooler tomorrow morning and all day tomorrow. highs in the upper 70s mo rainfall and next week as that front lingers around 10% rain chances for sunday, monday and tuesday. >>> pretty much congestion is the name of the game. not too many crashes. just typical slow and go traffic. heavier than normal. looking at 275 at fowler avenue and it is slow and it starts to slow down around pierce. are going out the door now otherwise a little longer. towards the howard frankland bridge a good drive. fouler heavy and southbound i- 75 coming away from the new tampa area is also very slow and you can see that it is southbound and not northbound. westbound through plant city getting heavy, just a little bit of a slowing start and starting to build on the howard franklin. and a crash at central. that's a look at weather and before you walk out the door is negligee including deta

fox 13's kellie cowan joins us from bradenton... where that clinic is ?already underway this morning. kellie? >> good morning. well right now there's no line here, but the parking lot is absolutely packed. so, i can only imagine how busy it is in there. but, as you mentioned, organizrs telling us this morning they could have helped a weekend if not for florida state law. they say that a florida law prevents doctors from practicing in florida if they are from another state. if they are not licensed in florida, and that includes practicing at even free events like this one. since friday morning, manatee technical college has turned into a one-stop-shop for medical treatment thanks to this three-day remote area medical clinic. they are offering services from general practitioners eye exams, h.i.v. tests and they have hundreds of volunteers on hand ready to help. but as i mentioned, organizers are saying they have helped more than 800 people in the bay area. but right now, that floridaility state law is preventing them from helping a lot more. they say they h

as we report, the suspect hid behind some disturbing user names. >> bradenton police say 44-year-old george steveing used the kik app to connect with a young female, and he would send crimes involving children it's that police nearly always find out. last week it came to light that a man was communicating with a preteen and not in a good way. >> they were sending inappropriate pictures. >> and they were using kik, it requires a password to open, and the 44-year-old went through the user name gun, and when we looked him up, we found a picture of a teddy bear and the words i'm a guy. >> we believe there may be more victims out there. >> this is not the first time he has been in trouble for something like this. last year he was arrested for traveling to meet a minor for sex and attempted lewd and lascivious battery on a minor. sheriff's deputy. >> he had have some restrictions that he had to stay with his parents and was not allowed to have access to the internet or any computer equipment. >> he was charged with three felonies including promoting the sexual activity of a child. neighbor

mary mcguire joins us now live in bradenton. mary, what does a shortage me for the general response times and also rising crime which could impact public safety. the florida highway patrol will need to fill vacancies. recruiters have their work cut out for them as recent uprisings have shown, law enforcement is battling a bad reputation. >> it has become more challenging simply because of all of the events that have taken place over the last year. >>> money is an issue. new york, your starting salary $75,000. i will pays $49,000. florida is the low starting salary in the nation at just under $40,000. the florida highway patrol will hold a recruiting fair from 4 until 7. that will take lace right here in bradenton and also their office in fort myers. hopefully it will attract more >>> is 5:45 and while many of us are some presidential election, the big winner tuesday night could be marijuana . voters in 5 states will decide on whether or not to legalize marijuana for recreational use. that is voters in california, arizona, nevada

. >>> troopers arresting a bradenton woman for causing a deadly crash nearly a year ago. authorities say the woman was assume the barbara sarvas died in the accident and three children suffered injuries but survived. she is set to appear before a judge this afternoon. >>> look at this video, a fight in front of annie bore city bar that leads to a man driving his car into the people you see here. >>we brought you this as breaking news early tuesday and this morning police need your help finding the driver. the bar. it looks like they've done quite a bit of repairs to fix the damage. >> repoporter: yeah, part of it is fixed. >>> polk county deputies are he had earned trusty status for good behavior. a judge nenced him to 30 days in jail for petty theft. >>> this video shows a toddler leaving the hospital after she was shot in her home. the little girl was shot in the leg after 15 bullets tore through her family's tampa home wednesday. her mother did not want >>i thought i was lose my baby yesterday. by the grace of god i didn't. >>tampa police say they believe the group of

we are looking at 80 on saturday and 81 >>> we just got an update from bradenton . this is what is going on. unfortunately we are waking up to a fatal crash that happened right around midnight. it looks like the left lane is the only one that is open, eastbound state road 70 at i 75 . at one point it was completely dry. traffic is extremely light, but so a lot of activity out there on the roadway. only that left lane downtown lakeland, i am not seeing any collisions. in and out of pasco county through the wesley chapel area on i 75 is a great drive. >>> this is an interesting concept, a barbecue in tampa hoping to heal the political wounds of this election. kingsville charcoal is holding a bipartisan barbecue. that is happening today at the courthouse square from noon until 2 to the bay area of being the focus of negative campaign ads. research found on average more than 55 negative ads per day are running here in the bay area, that is more than in any other city in america. >> we're inundated so grab a rip in forget your sorrows. >> lick your fingers and that is it

and bradenton. we do have a crash over here i'm seeing some westbound lace on hillsborough avenue and the accident is at 56th street. i want you to keep that in mind as your passing >>> an 8 on your side safety alert thieves targeting bay area vehicles but it's not your change or sunglasses they're after. they're looking to steal how ahead. >> also the search is on for a hillsborough firefighter believed to be in a dangerous biker gang. the incriminating video and new accusations against him next. >> plus it's an app popular with the kids but could it be putting them at risk. 8 is on your side with all you need to know about musically and the steps you need to take to keep your kids safe. >>> well, good morning and welcome to news channel 8 today. happy friday. >> yes.

the university has been live streaming the companions all >>> a surprise birthday party today at a bradenton animal shelter, when you hear how long this terrier mix has been looking for her home it may make you think twice. jake peterson picks up the know it yet but she has a special service waiting for her. >> we are having a 12th birthday party.>> cupcakes for the humans and a peanut butter cake for the guest of honor which did not last long. workers say she has a lot to celebrate, healthy for her age but she desperately needs a home. >> she has been in the shelter on and off since 2009. >> she has been adopted three separate times and she just hasn't found the perfect home. >> she keeps getting returned be she does not live well with other animals.>> i think her age has a lot to do with it. a lot of people will overlook older dogs. >> even though she is a senior dog she is very playful. >> the most loving spunky three-year-old. >> today is her day but they hope her birthday bash sends out a message. >> we are tried to show these guys have years of love left in them. >> the best gift of al

down to hillsborough -- bradenton only the left lane remains open eastbound i 70 at i 75. that is from a fatal crash that happened around midnight. that is a look at weather and traffic on the 8s back to you. >>> a polk county police officer who writes himself a ticket. >> still ahead: while the officer came clean officer came clean and what he did to break the law. >>> it is 5:20 on this thursday morning enjoy watching news he's gus! he's gus! he's gus! he's gus! gus is for us. for us. all of us. and he gets things done. and he gets things done. gus stood up to his own party... to stop flood insurance hikes. he's protecting our veterans... and our seniors. and he's fighting to keep america safe. gus is for us. gus is always for us. gus is for us. for us! all of us! vote gus bilirakis for congress. i'm gus bilirakis, and i approve this message. i'm gus bilirakis, oh, look... ...another anti-wrinkle cream id wrinkle repair works... ...in one week. with the... fastest retinol formula available. it's clinically proven to work on fine lines and... ...even deep wrinkles. "one w

"bradenton bunch" actress florence henderson has died. but best known as carol brady, mother of the brady bunch. she was taken to the hospital wednesday and her manager said she died thursday night of heart failure. henderson was surrounded by family and friends last night. she was 82. maureen mccormick that played her tv daughter marcia brady said florence was a dear friend for many years and in her heart forever she will miss her dearly. larry king said mrs. brady. america's sweetheart has died. >>> looking for the best post thanksgiving deals in average in. bargain hunters they started early hitting the stores. by 3:00 in the afternoon. fox25's christine mccarthy was inside the packed rockingham mall in salem, new hampshire. >> reporter: 45 registers constantly ring up deals at jc in salem, new hampshire. dozens of workers this thanksgiving cater to what seems like an neverending liven customers. >> we huss have let in the first 15 minutes well over 3,000 customers. >> reporter: workers have double pay and opening at 3 p.m. have sacrif

new port richey at 65. 70 in bradenton. 72 at davis island and valrico at 70. fishhawk, north of there, odessa's at 67. 64 tarpon springs. most of the day has been in the upper 60s to low 70s with the cloud cover. tomorrow we start with the cloud cover. i do think here is a chance for i think we keep some sprinkles in. that will fall apart between 7:30 and 10:30. then another batch. see the first one falling apart there. here we go, two, three, four in the morning. another batch of showers. if you are up early tomorrow, 5 to 6:00, a couple of sprinkles will be left over. this model shows more rain than will fall. i think we will have a sprinkle left over. lunch time tomorrow the holes in the clouds breaking up, especially north of i-4. the bit of sunshine later in the day. wednesday looks beautiful. thursday looks beautiful as well, too. mid-to-upper 70s. and the sunshine returns. so even some afternoon we will start to get more afternoon sunshine. but 77. that's saying something. we have been in the low 70s today. there is another front headed our way and that

it's off to the shoulder, a little bit of construction here northbound bradenton we've got a crash 38th avenue east at 15th street so be on the look out for that. that's a look at weather and traffic. >>> breaking news this morning the death of former u.s. attorney general janet reno she was the first woman to serve in the position. she was at the center of several political storms. >> and one of them includes the 2000 stand off in miami over a 5-year old little boy from queue baby and staying with relatives inmi on the home to return him to his father in cuba and unsuccessfully ran for florida governor in 2002 narrowly losing. she was 78 years old. >>> on the campaign trail this morning big news from the fbi the bureau's director james comey says that agents have reviewed the emails connected to hillary clinton and the investigation and that clinton will not face any charges. morning. so what's the latest? >> well, once again the fbi is clearing hillary clinton of any criminal charges for her mishandling of classified information through a private email server. fbi director comey sent

bobby lewis back out on the road in bradenton with one of those athletes who won't let a missing limb hold him back. fast. some would say furious. the crossfit community is a special bunch. >> it really is a community. >> reporter: mike gallardo isn't afraid of a little sweat. the army veteran isn't afraid of much at all even after all he's been through. >> when they say i can't do something, i am like, yeah, you can. that's why negativity feeds negativity. i never do it. >> they make movies about these kinds of people. you think they don't exist, but they do, and mike is >> reporter: was it depressing to lose your leg? >> at first. especially when the doctor tells you are aren't going to be able to walk, you know? so i got a little emotional. i was like depressed at first. i wanted for a split second, i wanted to like give up. >> reporter: imagine the weight of the decision on mike's shoulders the day he lost his leg. he was in a humvee with fellow army guys. they are rolling down the road and see patrollers walking near purpose saving anyone on foot from stepping on it. it's a decis

bradenton at 60 degrees all the way down to englewood. a lovely start down there. 61 degrees not to mention mid to upper 50s, haines city, frost proof, sebring and northeast winds, notice we have a little bit of moisture so there will be a few clouds to mix in with our otherwise gorgeous day. every day we're like tacking on one degree to the afternoon high. it's 78, 79. today a lot of us touch that 80-degree mark for later this afternoon. it's not all good news, though. we have this big hurricane again in otto so yesterday morning, it's downgraded to a tropical restrengthens back into a hurricane and now it's even stronger this morning. this is the nation of costa rica and this is nicaragua and looks like the storm will make a landfall north of the costa rican border today or tonight. thing is, this not moving that fast. going to produce a tremendous amount of rain for central america and look at the winds. theyav miles an hour. the general motion is due west. this is the border of those two countries. i think they'll see some of the wors

and 55 down towards bradenton and sarasota. this is life on the opposite of last night's cold front. these temperatures, 5 to 10, even better than 10 degrees cooler right now than this time yesterday after the cooler, drier air started filtering in behind the front. and all that red and orange, very dry air above us. dew point values in the 20s and 30s. very dry air. just getting brisk with average heading into this afternoon. staying breezy too. a lot of sunshine for the afternoon. we're only expecting high temperatures in the upper 60s, about 10 degrees below average for this time of the year. these low temperatures tonight, even cooler than this morning. dropping down into the upper 30s across northern spot where is we could see some areas of frost. tampa drops down to around 45. last time we have been 50 or lower in tampa. all the way back at the end of march. caribbean, 70% chance in the next five days for a tropical depression to develop. so chilly but tropical season continues. and the bucs up are in kansas city this aft

it's in bradenton. we're going to be here all morning long. i'm short on time. we're going to speak with volunteers, speak with someone getting all the free service and it's really remarkable. there's a person here that from what i understand, a lot of pain so they're here. he's here getting all the services he needs and so are a lot of other people so we'll continue following this story and we'll post more information on our website at fox13news.com. back to you. >>russell: we will see you later. thank you. >>laura: and so today we honor the men and women who have served our country. about half of tampa bay schools are closed this veterans day. that includes manatee, hillsborough and polk pinellas, sarasota schools are open today, making up from storm days of last month and the month before. for families with the day off accident there are a lot of veteran celebrations going on. thousands are expected to turn out for the bay pines ceremony in pinellas county and our own mark wilson is emceeing that event. congressman jolly will be there, too. that events starts

the shooting took place on fourth street east in bradenton. deputies say 18-year-old go aheade fls hurt in the gun fire. a potential witness transported her to the hospital but goode did not survive her injuries. her mother told me this morning, right now she does still miss her precious girl and she's not looking for revenge in this case. what she is looking for i justice in this case. we know that the family is planning a celebration of life service this afternoon followed by a vigil to honor the memory of goode's life. we'll continue to follow the story throughout the day and hopefully later this morning we'll have a chance to speak in person with mariah hope goode's parents once again. shayla reaves, fox 13 news. >>laura: thank you. we have a fox 13 news alert out shot and there is a search going on for the person who shot them. this happened in cannonsburg southwest of pittsburgh. we do not know what led up to the shootings just yet or what the conditions of the officers are, but we will continue to follow this story and we'll bring you a

((dave)) fox 13's ken suarez is at rowlett academy in bradenton.. where they just when teacher gets sick everybody comes together. for that let's go to fox 13 ken suarez in bradenton where they just had an emotional tribute and last hour we were all just glued it television ken unbelieverably awesome. >>> i think it was really cool about television when you can bring something to folks live that is emotional like this. whatever jessica bass. she unl just got through a cancer treatment and a you were out five weeks let me go to your class. her third grade class. did did you miss ms. bass? ms are you happy she's back >> yes. when you walked out there this morning and saw 1,000 people your kids, kids from rest school administrators and kv camera first, but just so happy to be back at work. and whole time i was out i couldn't wait to get back here. and >> why? >> because this is where i want to be. this is where you saw it this morning the love here. everybody is working towards helping others andths just i knew i would feel at home here more than i was

bradenton at 65 degrees. throughout the interior, most locations either in the lower 60s or some 50s showing up from bartow all the way down towards arcadia, between 57 and 59 degrees. lake placid at 59 as well. very mild once you get down across the southern tip of the state. miami at 75 degree as long with marathon and some 40s showing up, up in tallahassee right now, currently at 49 degrees. we have mor across the state. that means we're not tapping any of that cooler air to our north. it all works across the state which really allows for the temperatures to warm up during the afternoon. we do have maybe a couple of small showers off the east coast but overall, when you look at that red shade on the water vapor imagery showing a lot of dry air is still in place. that's why we keep the rain chances out as we go through the weekend, even though we do have some cold fronts back to our they work their way towards us, they're just running out of gas. we're not going to see any rain with the fronts, just scatter

upper 40s for bradenton, for sarasota. 24-hour temperature change may be positive but you'll need the jackets for a few more hours today and then we'll carry them home with a high of 75. tomorrow even warmer with a dunkin's sweet black pepper bacon sandwich is back with twice the crispy, caramelized peppered bacon. experience a breakfast sandwich made for bacon lovers. be noisy. be silent. be joyful. be together. celebrate joy with dunkin's holiday-flavored coffees, espressos, and donuts. america runs on dunkin'. new this morning, we've received several reports >>russell: laura? we have several reports coming in of a bright object in the sky. if we pause it, you can see a big red fire ball at the end of the video. a lot of other people saw it, too. the american meteor society has gotten dozens of reports from west palm beach area. i just saw the biggest asteroid fly down like a fire ball in the longboat key area. jason caught a glimpse driving south on 275 in tampa. and listen to this. mark wilson, yeah, that one, caught a glimpse of it. says he spotted it crossing the howard franklan

we're going to wake up, it's going to feel warmer and be cloudier than yesterday morning. 68 in bradenton, 68 in sarasota, look what a difference tampa is 4 degrees warmer -- excuse me 7 degrees warmer. st. pete is 4 degrees warmer and it all has to do with the fact that clouds rolled in overnight. when that happens it sort of traps the getting maybe some sprinkles throughout pasco county out ahead of this cold front now. going to bring that rain chance up to 20% through the afternoon through our area. it's not a huge rain chance and very light if you do see rain. so at 6:08 we'll go more specifically hour by hour through your monday. >>> we've got a pretty good commute, a little bit of issues here and there. let's take a look at what is going on out there just a little bit of fog you downstate road 54 looks good just some lights to go through same thing with u.s. 19 and palm harbor not seeing any delays andrews accident state route 52 at i-75 off to the side. >>> we're following breaking news this morning, a vacant home in the mango area was spray painted with anti-donald trump graffiti

mid 50s from bradenton southward to englewood. there's one spot there in polk county in the upper 40s of the again based on the hourlies, everybody else is in the 50s so i'm not going to go out there and say it's a really warm morning. no. but it's definitely nicer than yesterday. moisture levels are up just a bit so you see the 20s and 30s, dew points have been scoured out but also drying up. it's still going to warm up very, very quickly. in fact, for today we're looking at highs back to 78 degrees in tampa. brandon, even though you're cool they are morning, up to about 79 and the temperatures are taken in the shade. so yes, if you're in the sun, it will feel and act like it's in the 80s and for thanksgiving itself, we pop up temperatures. wesley chapel, brandon at lakewood ranch through sarasota, those are tomorrow's high temperatures. over the weekend, it may start to cool back just a little bit but only by a few degrees. reconnaissance aircraft flying around inside otto found it to be weaker just a few minutes ago. it's going

a great disrief on i-75 in bradenton and sarasota. no delays sunshine skyway bridge up to speed as well and also the howard frankland bridge, absolutely no delays. and that's a look at weather and traffic. and now back to gene and gayle. >> leslie, thank you. >>> we are following breaking news this morning. still no sign of a father who vanished while jet skiing with his little boy. an all out search will continue as soon as the sun comes up this morning. >> the twore on the alfaya river when the dad disappeared. the 3-year-old boy answered a facetime call from his mom and explained what happened. news channel 8's ryan hughes is live along at alfaya river this morning. so, ryan, what's the latest? >>reporter: and good morning to you both. as you mentioned right now, we're live along the alfaya river here in hillsborough county. this is the last place the dad and son were seen together before something bizarre happened. crews scoured the area last night, but to no avail. year-old boy wraped in a blanket after he was rescued from an isl

we do have an issue 301 right at 1st street in the bradenton area. but overall if you are heading out the doorways you've got a pretty decent drive. enjoy it while you can. i-75 looks very good through tht area and if you're a veteran i want to say thank you for serving and you can tweet me i'm getting some tweets. story city says thank you for the traffic report i'm off celebrating veterans day today. and our own mary says thank you to all the veterans who have served protected our country especially my grandpa charlie. that's nice she's got someone that served too. >>> now, from the river walk to bay shore boulevard. >> running in tampa can be beautiful, but it doesn't always feel safe. that come with running and how to prevent them. >> plus a tragic family drama playing out in polk county, a mother is shot, her son is now dead, how it all started with a simple chore. that's next on news channel 8 today. it's 6:10 you love all-day breakfast. but you don't love but now you can get more of what you love. so you can find something else to not love. li

great commute on 75 through bradenton. tampa on i-4, just got word of delays on i-75 as you approach i-4. here in pasco, 619 south at fox hollow still tying up a lane, but no delays. traffic is getting busier coming through ybor on westbound i-4. whenever something is not right mom is on it. trust us we know from experience. mom put her career on hold for us. to raise our family. she is i'm proud of you mom, we both are. dana young for the florida senate. i moved on her like a [bleep]. you can do anything. grab them by the [bleep] we have to make sure that donald wins this election. no we don't. marco rubio stands by trump and failed to show up for florida. here's what i believe in. bringing people together and reaching across the aisle to get things done. i'm patrick murphy and i approved this message because i'll be a senator who always works for you. >>> the mysterious discovery of a toddler on an island in the middle of the alafia river. now crews are looking for his missing father. we are live this morning with a look

it is 54 plant city. 52 bartow. 50 -- 60 bradenton . where 13 degrees warmer and plant city them were yesterday. 15 degrees warmer we are also going to be warmer. 79 degrees above the average of 77. only gotten to about 63 degrees overnight. i do have your traffic -- travel weather and delays as well as for hurricane otto. >>> we have great drive right now. it will change later today so enjoy it while you can. if possible because traffic looks great, 275 and bush. we also have a great drive through downtown tampa. let's try to see, there we go, i 75. look at that. manatee and sarasota county, wonderful drive on i 75 through the suncoast area. >>> is donald trump backing down from several of his campaign promises? there are a lot of russians after he dropped some bombshells during an hour-long interview. center. the big news: trump does not want to investigate hillary clinton. what is that about? >> overnight the new york times published a complete transcript of donald trump's with this managers and reporters -- it 's managers and report

a weekend of free healthcare just wrapped up in event took place at manatee technical college in bradenton the past three days. more than 12 ?hundred patients got help. that includes screenings, dental services, and eye exams. but the "ram" clinic says they could have helped even ?more people. at least 300 patients were turned away on ?sunday alone. and they blame that... on one florida law: at least a dozen states allow licensed medical professionals from ?other states to volunteer at free medical clinics. florida is ?not one of them. ram's organizers are asking governor rick scott to consider changing that law, to help ?future clinics. ?five middle schools in polk county are fighting to stay open today... after the ?state threatened to close them. the state board of education has threatened to close them, because of their failing grades the list includes has a plan to keep all the schools open. and starting next week... the schools will start making their case. tonight, kathleen middle school will hold a public forum to go over their plan to improve their grade to a "c" or higher... and

pete and five degrees cooler in bradenton. your high temperatures today will top out in the mid-80s. no rain in the forecast at least for today. is there any rain in the forecast coming up in your seven day? well, i will let you know about that in your seven day. >>> breaking news in pinellas county, one man is dead after a call lead deputies to shoot him. deputies say john zumola was ramming his pickup truck into his wife's car and home. when he left the truck he came at the deputies with a knife in hand. he was shot several times in the upper body when he refused to drop the knife. he died at the scene. are safe and did what they did to protect themselves. he was coming at them. he had a history of mental health issues and was drinking after a year of sobriety. >>> plant city police say an officer was responding to a defendant on drain street. while trying to stop the thief the two got in a confrontation. the officer shot him in self- defense. >> we stages of it. preliminarily, based on what we know, we think our officer is

an incredible "welcome back" for a bradenton after a long absence that brought tears. students, faculty and parents welcomed back a teacher jill bass. >> my favorite story of the day. and ken suarez was there for her return after beating breast cancer. ?[music] ? the kids were psyched before the big moment this would not be another monday, this was a special one the lesson take time to show support for someone going through a tough spot. it was the sea of pink and a guest of honor finally arrived. jill bass here underwent surgery here. she was floored when she walked out and saw all this. >> they saw it was pink. nobody gave me the memo. but i had no idea. one the administrators parents. >> and it is very overwhelming. >> and she has been out for a month. this was a welcome back but it was better. ?[music] ? this is my fight song -- >> when the voices joined together. >> somewhere in the crowd were jill's parents and her friends from high school. but doctors say she is cancer free. but the attention died down it was back to her home away from home -- her classroom. >>

the humidity is low so it feels comfortable. 74 bradenton. we're coming in at 75 in inverness . it is 72 on crystal river. temperatures have been fairly pleasant, but we are tracking some pretty big changes ahead. a cold front rolled through earlier this week. here's the big one, that is going to send this cool air mass sweeping across the us causing temperatures to drop not just for us here in florida but really across much of the continental us. this passes through the tampa bay area on saturday. by sunday temperatures are going to significantly drop about 10 degrees below average. we are calling for highs in the upper 60s sunday afternoon with lows in the 40s. some big changes ahead. we will have a full look at your forecast coming up in a >>> also making news, president obama is on the 2nd leg of his final foreign tour. he is in berlin germany. he is scheduled to meet with cancer -- the chancellor tomorrow . it will include the leaders of britain, france, italy, and spain. next he travels to prove. >>> americans are still signing up for obama care despite donald trump's abou

definitely above average for november. 87 currently in bradenton. 85 in tampa. coming in at 83 in wikiwachi. falling back into the upper 6 0s, we should drop back to 65 in temple terries, 66 in tar in brooksville and 66 in winter haven. comfortable overnight and warm again tomorrow. next cold front on friday. drop temperatures down over the weekend and a full look at that weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. >>> an intruder found inside a polk county elementary school and now that man is behind bars. don stevens is facing burglary and trespassing charges. teachers noticed him trying to open locked doors in the fifth police officers caught up with stevens a few blocks away. it happened yesterday and prompted a lock down. >> i don't think it was portrayed that the kids were in danger. i feel my daughter was in danger but i'm glad they were able to get him into custody quickly. >> the school board is telling monkey in the bay area. a number of people have seen the monkey and some have taken pictures and video to prove they're not crazy. it's been seen in hu

. >>> a bradenton man facing several charges after they say that he attacked a sheriff k-9 when he tried escape. a k-9 was released and when the dog bit him, he started punching it and he eventually surrendered and arrested. >>> protesters are facing charges this morning afte ybor city in the culmination of the fight for 15 event. abc action news reporter -- is live with more and what the protesters did that got them arrested. >> reporter: this with a planned out. and no surprises. what happened last night was exactly what they wanted to is where the march ended last night. protesters said they were going to cause a description and they were willing to go to jail for it. tampa police sat back in the demonstration and they were told to move and those that didn't went to jail. and 23 in all. it is part of an effort to bring more attention to the cause and raising minimum wage to around the country in some of the nation's busiest airports, including o'hare and lax, uber drivers and hospital workers also protested. 40 protesters arrested at a rally at mcdonald's detroit. efforts to raise the

to find the person who killed an 18- sunday afternoon, while sitting in her car in bradenton. moriah's friend rushed her to the hospital, where she later died. moriah actually battled lupus as a child... and the community raised 30 ?thousand dollars to help her recovery. detectives still don't know who the shooter is... or if goode was actually the ?target of the attack. a burglar in st. petersburg was more than just ?money hungry. police say "antionne david" broke into a woman's apartment last month. but at one point, they say cook a pizza he found in the home. david was arrested last friday and charged with burglary of an unoccupied dwelling. a daycare in south florida is under investigation... after ?dozens of kids were rushed to the hospital. it appears to be a serious case of food poisoning. it happened in lauderhill, in broward county. 29 preschoolers got sick after eating lunch. nineteen had to be rushed to the hospital. others were taken to the emergency room later, by their parents. the kids had various degrees out. the school says a catered lunch.. which was made out

it was a somber night in bradenton... for friends and family of moriah goode. they held a vigil for the teenager - who was shot and killed over the weekend. and deputies say she was not even the ?intended target. balloons in moriah's honor. purple was her favorite color. the 18 year old was shot and killed sundaya&sitting in the car with a friend. 21 year old devon lee freeman has been arrested and charged with second degree murder. detectives believe freeman was trying to shoot someone ?else. moriah's family say they forgive freeman: devon freeman is still in jail... being held ?without bond. for the second straight night... protestors take the streets all across the country, angry over the election of donald trump. philadelphia.. to washington d.c. the crowds somewhat ?smaller than wednesday night... ((more)) in tampa, there were two seperate anti-trump protests.. one downtown by the federal courthouse, and the other in the streets of ybor city. this is the second night crowds have marched in ybor. hundreds took to seventh avenue from different ethic backgrou