Scenes of flashing lights on i275 at fowler in the southbound lanes. There was a crash but it has moved off to the side. Traffic is still light out there. In fact, we can check your drive times on 275 heading southbound. Were looking good out there, just 14 minutes to get from the apex to i4 and six minutes from i4 to the Howard Franklin brunch. At 5 31 just into the newsroom this morning learned a woman is serious injured in Brevard County while she was loading groceries into her car last night. Troopers say a passing dump truck broke an axle and who tires came flying off the truck and hit the woman. Were still waiting for word on how shes doing. A Hillsborough County prior to wanted for battery is now on paid administrative leave after a bar brawl in the keys. Member of the outlaws motorcycle club. Police say cameras caught him throwing punches in the middle of a biker brawl in key west. Police say the fight started after an argument with a woman last september. Hillsborough deputies need your help to catch a man who they say stole thousands of dollars worth of cell phones at the att store earlier this week in brandon. The phones were worth more than 2,000. There is a reward of up to 3,000 for tips that lead to an arrest. Pinellas county deputies say they are releasing this video showing a suspected burglar roaming the gated community in oldsmar hoping someone might recognize him. Deputies say he was in the east lakewood Lands Community over the weekend and broke into 12 investment detectives say he took a gps, sunglasses, even a 32inch tv. If you recognize the man call the Pinellas County sheriffs office. An orlando man is fighting for his life after a fight over a bar tip. Deputies say tuesday night the man left a tip on the bar. Moments later a customer stole the money. The man ended up punching dunn and he hit his head on the ground critically injuring him. Were getting new video from police this morning, a ybor city brawl. People are fighting outside the bar early tuesday this morning. Watch to the left of the screen. Youll see an unidentified driver hit the gas, plow into those people sending one man flying through the bars window. Luckily no one was seriously hurt. Police are still trying to find the driver. If you drive, walk, or bike near usf you might want to be extra patrols will be heading out theyre handing out tickets who break the law. Places like bush boulevard and fowler notorious for pedestrian and bicycle accidents. The officers say they hope theyll make drivers slow down without hassling pedestrians too much. Its a step in the right direction. Dont abuse it, it will it will be a lot safer around here too. The Tampa City Council gave the program the green light yesterday but usf needs tampa officers to volunteer to take the extra paid shifts to work the area. The extra patrols should start to hit the streets in december. 26 till 6 00 now to the latest on the toxic sinkhole in mulberry. Weve been going through more than a thousand pages of emails from the protection. Some raise serious questions about the future of the fertilizer industry in florida. A dep official told his colleague this is the 4th or 5th sinkhole in his time. He said im thinking gyp stacks arent entirely compatible with florida topography. When the sinkhole opened up in disappeared like pulling a plug in a bath opportunity of neighborhoods believe this is a long term issue. Theres going to be more out there. You can bet on it. Recent water tests have found contaminants in wells near the mosaic sinkhole, but the sinkhole is not the source of the con unanimous taking, they say. Dep officials told us they dont believe gyp sacs are a concern. Saying our plans must undergo detailed approval by state and local authorities. And,anybody who questions the florida phosphate industry must consider theres no substitute for phosphate to feed our nation. Florida supplies three quarters of the phosphate in the u. S. A Tarpon Springs woman injured by exploding toilet is now suiting city. Ann burson says maintenance crews were working on waterlines at an Elementary School back in 2012. The librarian says the toilet exploded in a restroom. Later that day she says another toilet exploded and sent shape nal flying into her leg. Shrapnel flying into her league. A man tried to steal car on a lot. The car was parked he ended up doing 30,000 darth of damage trying to get the vehicle out. They believe he may have targeted her vehicles and hope somebody turns him in. If youve got travel plans, specifically flying this thanksgiving we have bad news. A major union at chicagos airport just voted to go on strike. About 500 workers have committed to walk off the job next week. This includes baggage handlers, cleaners, security officers, some of them work for private contractors. They dont expect to shut down the airport, but it could slow travel. Ohare is a major hub for american and united. If youre traveling to the midwest theres abeliaser under way there. Well get to that as far as the temperatures. The moisture stays to our noter. Were waking up with temperatures milder than yesterday, still cold up to the north, mid 40s and low 50s, layers are necessary and by noontime well have temperatures low 80s for highs today and tomorrow. The cold air scheduled for arrival sunday morning. 5 37 still to come a family with Young Children spends two days stuck in the woods in freezing temperatures. The two things they used to survive. And kids being kicked out of daycare for what their parents post on social media. At least one mom is talking to abc action news this morning about the school already under fire for leaving a toddler in a hot van. Thats nex on the next Morning Blend we are rolling cigars as we share details on this years cigar festival. And well show you what the zoo has planned coming up for the holidays z26m3z zy6z welcome back. The time is coming up on 5 42. We have an update on a story we brought you earlier this week. A sarasota daycare under investigation for leaving a child in a hot van during a field trip. And parents who complained say their kids are being kicked out of the school. Reporter good morning thank you. At least one parent went to facebook to vent about the incident that happened at the school. Weve got the post here. He didnt hear about the incident from the daycare. Then he posted this saying anyone defending the situation should be left in a hot car. Well the school saw the comments and sent a note home with his 3yearold explaining why she was being kicked out. The girls mother is stunned that the school had time to check for negative social media posts yet never informed parents about the incident. Most learned from is this what theyre doing to the other kids that are there that have voiced a concern or an opinion . Reporter we did go to the daycare. They refused to comment, and, in fact, told us to leave right after the incident. We do know that three daycare employees, including the director of the daycare had to complete an online course, and they also had to pay a fine. The department of children and families is currently abuse. Dan, back to you. Thanks, lindsey. 5 43 Daily Service for the cross bay ferry begins monday. The ferry Just Announced a value pass. Starting next week you can buy 20 tickets for 100. The first three days of thanksgiving weekend will be fremont the ferry will start serving will be free. Bean, and cocktails. That sounds good. Current temperatures across the area, a little cool up to the north, but unlike yesterday i think these are tolerable numbers in the upper 50s. Feels refreshing out there, so not as chilly but weve got big changes on the way. Youll be able to see where the changes are coming from. Look at the purple colors there with temperatures right now in denver in the low 20s. Theyre still digging out of their first big it continues to intensify heading up to minneapolis. In parts of minnesota theyll get a foot, foot and a half. We dont get the moisture but well get the cold air. Theres the low through omaha. For now High Pressure still in charge the next couple of days. Warm today, warm tomorrow and then the front will continue to make eastward progress. By sunday morning itll be very chilly. A few clouds this afternoon with very little moisture associated with it. It will just move through like the last few fronts have done with just a band of clouds. Its a strong one here. Well have gusty winds through the early part of sunday. Sunday morning this is how its going to look with temperatures in the low to mid 40s and a bit of a wind chill, so itll feel like the 30s. Well be in the 30s by monday morning. Not to get too ahead of ourselves, its still nice and mild this low 80s. And tonight even milder than the last couple of mornings. Were looking good. Boaters for the next 48 hours youre in fine shape, but by sunday the winds will get with you a small craft water temperature in the low safeties. Big changes for the weekend, staying dry but as the front moves through there are the highs. I showed you the lows, but the highs on sunday, thats something different. Thats daytime highs staying south of 70 degrees. Well get close to 70 on monday and then a warming trend heading into thanksgiving with temperatures by thursday near 80. Good morning, everybody. Fhp telling me about a crash in hillsborough on hillsborough avenue at 56th street and i am seeing delays north and westbound. Reports of roadblocks right in the intersection. If youre heading that way extra few minutes. Were in great shape on i75 at the leroy sellman expressway. And south towards tampa no problems to tell you about. And 275 looking good. Thanks. 5 46 a former south florida Yoga Instructor charged with killing her sister in hawaii must decide whether she wants to fight extradition. Week ago in new york after a grand jury in hawaii indicted her last month. The indictment came four months after a judge said there wasnt enough evidence to charge her. She is scheduled today to tell a journal whether she wants an extradition hearing. Shocking video out of arizona where a Police Officer caught on cell phone punching a woman in the face. Even more troubling just before it happened the officer turned off his the police chief claims the mom kneed him in the groin before he punched her. But the woman is calling for justice. Nothings ever done about it. Its hidden or nobodys believed. Its not what they were highered to do. Theyre not supposed to hurt. The officer is on administrative leave pending an investments the chief says the fact that he turned off his body camera is also being addressed. Halloween candy and tree survival for a family in washington state. They went for a drive tuesday with their 2yearold and 8 month old on a remote logging road when their van got stuck. They set out on foot, but when it got dark jason decided to camp for the night, if you will. He tied tree branches together and created a shelter against a granite wall as temperatures dipped into the 30s. He questioned whether theyd make it out. Maybe the night we spent worried about the wife and the babies freezing to death or something. The next day they decided to return to the van where they spent the next night eating leftover candy. The next morning they started walking again and ran into a couple of hunters who drove them to a store. Toysrus is offering holiday quiet shopping hours for families with autistic children. The chain is testing the idea of announcements. At several stores in both the u. S. And United Kingdom it is being tested. Autistic children and adults can become overwhelm with too much information thats being given inside a busy store. Some good news for your wallet this thanksgiving. Argument the American Farm Bureau Federation the cost of the annual feast is down this year. After adjusting for inflation this years meal with the trimmings will cost you less thats the lowest price in 6 years. I might go for seconds. 11 minutes till 6 00 disney worlds holiday show is getting a makeover this year. Weve got your first look at how theyre getting help from drones. And yelp rolls out a feature giving you more detailed looks at restaurants. Some owners are welcome back. Coming up on 5 53 here. Looking nice out there. Cool start. Well have temperatures in the upper 50s and lower capacities. Well make it up to around 80 degrees again saturday and a different season coming up on sunday. It is 8 minutes till 6 00 right now. The panthers beat the saints in thursday night football and the bucs are getting ready to change on the take on the chiefs sunday. Good morning, everybody. I think buffalo found out last night that even without stamkos the bolts are still a prem the lightning took the lead and never gave it up. Late in the 1st a scary moment when ben bishop took a heidi reflected wrist shot that hits him just under the throat. Unfortunately it found his padding and mask first and lodged inside his jersey. The bolts scored two more times in the 2nd period. Another nice kucherov will put a goal in the net with 18 seconds left in the period. That may it 31. The lightning go to 30 tho road trip, the final 41 in buffalo. As for staple can he say he will stamkos he will be out until late march. Were talking three send of rehab. Down the road quinnton flowers is getting some love. He is one of the 15 semifinalists for the player of the year aware. This puts him with players like cook of fsu, barrett of ohio state, jackson of louisville, among others. And thats your morning sports update. Enjoy your day. Before you go out to eat feature on yelp you might want to check out. It allows customers to get a closer look at some of their favorite restaurants. The new feature allows users to check out customer reviews but now its going to link you to Health Inspection records. I think it would be really good for tourists or locals to determine where the healthy evident place is to healthiest place to eat. Some owners are worried. They believe people wont read the inec are major problems. If youre concerned about having enough money for retirement, youre not alone. Most americans say they are concerned about their golden years. A third of u. S. Households have not saved anything for retirement, and of those that do have some savings, the typical amount is about 73,000, which could last only a few years. Some americans feel they must work into their 70s or 80s when theyd rather not disney world is debeauing a new holiday showed made possible with the help of some 300 drones. This morning weve got your first look at it . [music] . That is so cool. As you just heard the light show was accompanied by an original disney arrangement of classic holiday songs. The video was shot at a dress rehearsal. Disney has not yet released a day for when the holiday will start. A car hits a man then smashes into this building iny bomp new this morning video and the violent moments that in ybor. Were learning more about the man who could be the next on the next Morning Blend remember rolling cigars. And well show you what the zoo has coming up for the into people and a bar. This Morning Police still need your help to get driver off the streets. An inmate on the run right now. His original jail sentence thats about to get longer once investigators find him. And mystery surrounding a teacher investigation. The reason detectives are keeping parents in the dark. Thanks for waking up with abc. It is 6 00 im dan shaffer. And good morning im di a at traffic and weather. Cool start for some of us. Milder for the rest. Big changes coming up but for now mid 40s across the nature coast, further south mid to upper 50s, milder than we were this time yesterday. We had st. Pete sitting at 66, 60 in clearwater. We are going to begin to cool down, and well do that big time. Itll be a sharp dividing line. You can see be coming from with temperatures tom belen across the western u. S. , a blizzard under way there. Well get the cold air on the backside of that. Ill take you to denver in a few minutes to show you their first big snow of the season. Good morning, everybody. Well still watching this crash on hillsborough avenue at 56th street. The crash is cleared but im still seeing some slowdowns both directions around the crash. You might want to leave yourself a few
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