Workarounds while they reopen this . Great news for southbound drivers. A lot of people in the Wesley Chapel area, they use 275 to get into downtown tampa for work. Northbound, what youre going to want to do, gets off at bearss and take that over to bruce b downs, take that up to i75. That will get you back there on the interstate. You could also take u. S. 41 depending on where youre coming from, where youre going. You have options. But the good news, the southbound lanes on 275 are open. This is northbound 75 showing you this southbound 75 showing this because this was your alternate heading southbound. Youre not going to need this but if you do take 75 youre in great shape, in the green, 21 minutes from 52 to i4 and 10 minutes there from the apex to i4 and your drive through downtown tampa also looking great so far this morning. Five minutes from i4 to the Howard Frankland bridge. And five minutes in the opposite direction. Cold but not as cold as its still on the cool side because we live in tampa bay after all, but the rivergate tower tampa camera you can see looking over harbor and davis islands, nice and clear and dry. In Hillsborough County 54 degrees in tampa. About 10 to 15 degrees warmer overall across the area than time. So 48 in temple terrace. I know in Citrus County youre wondering just how much colder is it there . Not that much colder. 42 in lecanto. 40 homosassa. 43 beverly hills. Kids probably still want that extra layer as they head out the door. But they will be shedding it later. Heres why, 73 as the high today. No rain in sight through the afternoon. But after sunset things go downhill pretty quickly. Ill have more on the chance coming up in the 7day forecast. 6 02. Breaking overnight we get a first look at the aftermath of an assisted Living Center fire in tampa. Fire crews tell us they made quick work of that fire at the estate at hyde park. Getting it under control in 10 minutes and containing it to the laundry room. People in the surrounding rooms were evacuated but no one was hurt. Pinellas county deputies tell us this morning the community is safer for our children now, now that 15 men have been busted in an undercover sex sting. Deputies say the suspects all traveled to meet what they thought was a minor for sex after chatting with that person online. Turns out the minors were actually investigators, that sting is called operation wayfarer and the sheriff says it should be a warning to parents that you need to watch what your children are doing on line. When the kids dont like the fact that youre checking their email, checking their text messages, checking their instant messenger, checking instagram, checking all the web sites that they are using too bad. Suspects range in age from 20 to 47, they say one even trove three andahalf hours to meet yearold girl. New efforts to tackle a designer drug problem. Become a huge issue in the county, also at the beaches. Were told some of the biggest offenderings are flacka and kradum. Flacka is synthetic, can be so days. Cradum is addictive, psychoactive drug, cant be seen in drug tests. A new ordinance will be presented to Madeira Beach leaders they hope will put a dent in this issue. A 20yearold has died after a serious crash that shut down part of the of the court court causeway for hours. Courtney campbell causeway for hours. Were told charges are pending old adrian doth. Hes still in the hospital this morning. One of his passengers, Jonathan Mendoza pena, died. The Pinellas County Sheriffs Office is overhauling its exams now after finding out seven deputy recruits dheeted on the test cheated on the test and lied about it. Deputies say several of the recruits scored 100 on the first test. Investigators say it turns out a training deputy gave those recruits copies of the exams early, that deputy has since resigned and all seven recruits are no longer with the department. The Ridesharing Service uber tells abc action news its after he allegedly pulled a gun on a passenger. Yearold patrick mcdonalds rider became sick friday night. When mcdonald asked him to get another way home the two started to fight. Investigators say mcdonald car and pulled a gun on him. Uber says it will help deputies look into what happened. Still ahead a small act of kindness can go a long way. Well show you how local deputies went out of their way to help a family that lost everything. And 6 o6. Just minutes ago i275 reopened in the southbound direction after being shut down overnight in both directions between i75 and bearss avenue. Northbound lanes still closed as crews clean up after a good morning. Breaking news. 275 just reopened following a fatal crash that had it completely closed in both directions from the split up there at 275 75, northern apex and bearss. As you can see there all cars moving now, both directions of traffic back open on 275. Well have more on what happened here coming up in a few minutes. I say ok, what are you looking to supply today . Do you recall this undercover video planned parenthood officials allegedly talking about illegally selling tissues from aborted fetuses . A grand jury just handed down charges for two people who right now the director of an antiabortion group called the center for medical progress and indictments and planned any wrongdoing. The videos touched off a firestorm of reaction including an investigation into planned parenthood clinics in florida. The probe found no proof of any clinics illegally buying or selling tissues. Still though planned parenthood clinics here in florida could be impacted by a new bill making its way through tallahassee now. That measure would make nearly all abortions illegal. The only way to get one would be through a doctors orders, in fact two doctors have to say that its needed to keep the mother from dying or becoming seriously hurt. However, even those who back the measure say it violates the florida constitution and Supreme Court decisions so it likely wouldnt survive a court challenge. We have an update now, the families of 10 sailors lost at sea during a hurricane last year are now finally getting family who lost someone on board the el faro will receive a 5,000 500,000 in settlement money. 33 people were on board, none ever found. A special navy deep sea exploration recently found the ships wreckage but its data recorder is still missing. Shay has a look at the forecast on this tuesday. After getting the kids ready for school this morning, hey, they may need a little less weight on their on them selves today. Not quite as cold as it was yesterday morning. Temperatures starting off, many of them in the upper 40s to low 50s. So as youre dropping off the kids at school were going to have a dry start. Its going to be dry with highs in the low to mid 70s. So certainly a warmer day ahead, but temperatures are coming down as rain chances go ill have more on that in the 7 day forecast. Its coming up on 6 12. If youre just joining us take a second to listen to this breaking traffic alert. The florida Highway Patrol just reopening i275 between i75 and bearss avenue. That stretch was shut down in both directions because of this fiery deadly crash here. Good morning. Breaking news, 275 just reopened in both directions following a fatal crash just before midnight. This had intire state 275 closed between the northern and bearss. Night. A semi truck ran into the back of a stalled van that was just parked in the middle of 275. This is video from overnight. The driver of the van was killed, it pushed the van, that impact pushed the van into the opposite direction, lanes, northbound lanes, thatties both directions of 275 were closed. The driver of that van was killed. The driver of the semi truck happened. Once again. This Camera Positioned on 275 just north of bridleton way, directions. Maybe in the Wesley Chapel area, 13 minutes from the apex to i4. 4 minutes from busch to i4 so not really seeing much of a slowdown here. And five minutes from downtown to the Howard Frankland bridge. Quick check of the drive times on the other major streets in the area. Really no crashes or breakdowns to tell but you about hows the looking great today. Nearly a perfect day. Temperature are anywhere from the mid40s to the north to the the coastline. So much more mild than what it was yesterday at this time. Im going to fast forward through the futurecast all the way through to 8 00 at night little showers developing. Then its overnight and into very early tomorrow morning, were talking around 3 00 in the morning we start to get this heavy band of rain and storms that moves in, especially south of tampa bay. So it doesnt look like a ton of disrammings around our major roads and north for the morning commute but it builds in the southern counties very early. So this is where were going to begin to have that marginal risk for severe storms. That is why the Storm Prediction Center has shaded all of us in green, the timing is anytime after 3 00 in the morning so that is overnight tonight, very early tomorrow morning. The main threat damaging winds, even an isolated tornado and again that first round, at this point appears to move from the south. Well continue to update this and the timing as we get a bit closer to it, but again i would be prepared with stormshield on your mobile device before you go to bed tonight. Overnight or very early tomorrow morning you will get them right there on your phone. As we work our way through the remainder of wednesday well continue to have chances, very high chances for rain and storms. Then into thursday it will be more hit or miss but still a real high chance for rain. Then into the weekend things are looking fabulous, behind this front that cooler air settles in on friday but we have a quick warmup into the weekend and with gasparilla on saturday the weather looks perfect from starttofinish. That is floridas most accurate 7day forecast, find me on facebook and twitter. This morning hundreds of people on social media are applauding local deputies. They are giving them a lot of praise because they went out of their way to help a family that lost everything, everything in a fire over the weekend. Hillsborough county Sheriffs Office sent these photos of three deputies taking an 11 yearold boy shopping, once they heard the fire destroyed his familys home and everything inside. Were told the deputies pitched boy new clothes, a backpack, brand new bicycle. They also got publix and walmart to give gift cards to the family as they try to get back on their feet. I have it on my Facebook Page to leave a note for the family or the deputies. Tons of creativity from folks snowboard be through times square. We have great video there. One virginia reporter covering the snowstorm had a unique stroke of inspiration. One that would make his mother cringe. He used that fresh snow to make a slurpee. I go outside, i grab me a cup. Take some right there. Oh, yeah. Pour it in. Right here. You got a cocacola slurpee. And yes, you see there john burkett did in fact drink it. Wouldnt always buy him slurpees in the winter so hes making up for lost time. Though he did admit his wife would be really upset with him if his concoction made him sick. Busted during a burglary. Youll never believe how this thief was caught before he could finish the job. They may be called your facebook friends but are you really that close to them . In tech bytes, amazon prime is catching on. One in five adults now have a membership, that represents for 99 a year members get Free Shipping and video and music service. Cortana wants to mike sure the Virtual Assistant can remind users about things they finishing a report or making plans for dinner. Soon for windows 10 pc users. Just how many friends do you really have . A new study finds the average person has 150 friends on facebook. But only 15 could be counted as actual friends, only five as close friends. I count you as a close friend. What does that make the rest . 6 23. Traffic news. Crash. A semi slammed into a disabled van before midnight killing the that forced a shutdown of all lanes in both directions but again janelle says all lanes are open now and traffic is starting to move. President obama is set to more americans save for retirement. Its part of the 2017 budget next month. The legislation will offer tax credits to Small Businesses that automatically enroll employees in a retirement plan. It would also require companies to offer retirement plans to Administration Officials think more americans access to a Retirement Savings account. Texas police are searching for the person seen in this video wield be a bat and using during a really scary road rage incident, a teen actually shot this video in austin yesterday afternoon. Not clear what led up to the argument on this busy stretch of road but you see there a man hitting a car with his bat, prompting the other driver to jump out, grab that wooden stick and start to fight back. Police say they are planning to use Surveillance Video near where this happened to try and catch the man holding the bat. A 22yearold texas man is facing burglary charges now after police say they caught him passed out drunk at the scene of the crime. When Police Arrested jesus cruz at a home in west houston they say the shoes he was wearing actually linked him to another home burglary across the street. The woman who lives in that home reported her husbands air jordans stolen last week, along with computers, jewelry and about 1,000 in cash. Investigators are now trying to figure out if cruz is linked to even more burglaries. If you are getting the kids ready for school this morning its certainly more mild than it will be later this afternoon. Take them to their afterschool activities, if they are going to be outside temperatures are going to be in the low 70s so mild and dry today and then just after sunset the clouds start to increase and the temperatures are falling back into the upper 60s. But, our temperatures are going to be coming down as the rain chances go up. Ill have more on that coming up in the 7day forecast. 6 27. The recess battle raging on, the big moves that could happen in hours, that will bring recess back to every Elementary School in the state. Im Janelle Martinez in the traffic center. Look at this, 275 back open in both directions after a fatal crash had it shut down overnight. Completely from the northern apex all the way to bearss. Coming up, well see how traffic is flowing. Update on a traffic alert. I275 just reopened to all traffic between i75 and bearss avenue. Around midnight a southbound tractortrailer hit a disabled van in the middle of a road. That van burst into flames killing the driver. Violent crash accepting both vehicles careening across the median and into the northbound lanes. The interstate was shut down for more than six hours, just reopened about 15 minutes ago. Weve been monitoring that closure throughout the night and now that everything is back open were watching to see if there are slowdowns on 275. Janelle, you know that whole stretch can get clogged on a good morning. How bad is it now . Its looking great out there. Its hard to tell there was even a crash that serious. This Camera Position just north of bridleton way, traffic up to speed in both directions. This is south of the apex, that check this out, your drive times looking great in this area. 75. Checking out the bridges, this is the tampa side of the court courtney campbell. No crashes or breakdowns to tell you. Were going to check drive times across the bridges now, still in good shape if youre heading out the door now. Action air 1 is flying high now. Heading over to a crash in riverview. We just heard of a crash at u. S. 301 just north of i75, still trying to work out the details with fhp, they dont know right now which direction and how badly this is affecting traffic. That is why action air 1 is on his way over there, as soon as he gets there and we find out more about this crash in as you head out the door you can see its nice and dry. No visibility issues. So good news as you head out the door, weatherwise. The rivergate tower tampa camera looking over part of downtown tampa, harbor and davis islands, where its just gorgeous as we start the day with temperatures about 10 to 15 degrees warmer than they were yesterday at this time. So were in the mid50s now across tampa bay. Mid40s even in Citrus County. So yeah, talk about a mild start, you can see 46 degrees now in inverness, 49 brooksville. 52 ruskin. Inland around sebring 52 degrees. Were making its to highs today in the low to mid70s with lots of sunshine and no rain in sight. But our rain chances start to go up just after sunset tonight as our next cold front starts to approach. Well even have a marginal risk for severe storms. Details and timing it out for you in the floridas most accurate 7day forecast. 6 32. As the kids get ready to get to hard for some to believe but there is really no recess anymore for a lot of school however, a bill being debated this morning at the State Capitol would change that. Abc action News Reporter adam winer joins us live with more on the debate that is expected reporter good morning. Playgrounds like this one being used less and less during the school day. Teachers were talking to say that means that kids are more than ever fidgety and have trouble focusing during class time. That is the debate now that in a lot of schools in florida recess, even in Elementary School has been phased out to make time for mandatory state academic requirements. So here comes house bill 833. Its getting a lot of support from parents. Right here in the tampa bay area. This bill would make recess mandatory for all florida 20 minutes of free play time everyday. Not everyone is convinced this is a good idea. In fact some School Administrators claim they would have to actually make the school day longer. If this law were to pass theres actually going to be several parents including at least one from polk county, at this House Committee hearing, testifying in support of this bill that would make recess mandatory for students all over florida. Live in tampa, adam winer, abc action news. 6 34. Coming in overnight florida officials need your help finding two missing children that may be with a suspected killer. Fdle just issued this missing child alert for 4yearold edward gamez and his younger sister lizeth gamezflores. Vero beach police say their father, also named edward is also wanted for murder and believed to be with his girlfriend and the children. The family was last seen in fellsmere near vero beach friday. We will post this on our Facebook Page so you can share it. Calls now trying to find out when two men accused of killing a man in bradenton will return to the tampa bay area. They were arrested in tallahassee, happened monday afternoon, the arrest. Detectives say they believe the pair killed Charles Leonard over the weekend in a manatee Lawn Equipment businesss parking lot and that the motive appears to be drugrelated. Detectives got a tip that mann and hardy may have been involved after releasing these surveillance pictures of the suspects. We could learn as soon as today who the bradenton top cop will be. The citys police chief announced his retirement last spring. He headed the department for more than 13 years. The city has been looking for his replacement since june. If you drive down bay shore boulevard like i do you cant miss it. A giant pirate ship is anchored in tampa bay. They are planning to invade the city from their ship. Youre invited to watch as the pirates throw beads and march a resilient mayor bob buckhorn. They demand he hand over the key to the city. I predict the mayor will refuse to surrender. That means the pirates will likely invade the city on saturday. Pirates arent all bad either. A group from gasparilla will be in a Childrens Hospital in brandon. They will hand out beads, books and other pirate goodies to the kids. Saturday is looking fabulous for gasparilla but between now and then we have a cold front that is going to roll on through. At least for this morning its not so cold, temperatures are 10 to 15 degrees warmer than they were yesterday at this time. And we will be heating up to the low to mid70s, above average temperatures, nice and for the morning as well as the afternoon commute. But things start to change as early as sunset tonight and then we will see those storms rolling through overnight and very early tomorrow morning. That is at least when it starts. Ill have more on that coming up in the 7day forecast. Good morning. Action air 1 just arrived at the scene of a crash in riverview, u. S. 301 just north of i75. He just arrived so were you still trying to figure out which direction is affected here, though looks like cars are moving a little better there. More coming up in a few minutes. Still ahead a brand new mosquitoborne virus now prompting worldwide worries. An allnew alert you need to hear about. About just how fast this virus breaking overnight malaysia confirming a large piece of metal found off the coast of thailand is not from the missing Airlines Flight 370. Malaysian Officials Say the debris doesnt match any part of the boeing 777 yesterday 777 that is, yesterday a japanese rocketmaker says its likely part of a rocket launched by japan. 370 disappeared with 239 people on board in march of 2014. So far the only confirmed evidence of that plane is a ocean in july. 6 40. Health experts are raising new concerns this morning about the zika virus and how quickly and how far it could spread. The World Health Organization is warning that mosquitoborne illness could spread throughout north america. Three cases already are reported in florida including one in Hillsborough County. The virus has already ravaged brazil with more than a million cases reported so far. Its also thought to be linked to a birth defect, at least to babies being born with be a normally small heads. The search for three inmates who escaped a max security prison in Southern California is now entering its fourth day. Investigators are focusing their search on suburban communities where the inmates could be hiding with family, friends or fellow gang members. Security experts say the inmates likely had help pulling off the plan. They are now facing more charges for the escape, all three awaiting trials for unrelated violent felonies, with the three inmates escaping through sawing through a metal gate, crawling through plumbing bed sheets. If you are just getting ready to leave the house you should know that i275 is back open in both directions between i75 and bearss avenue. It was closed for more than six hours overnight because of a fiery deadly crash. Janelle tells us how the weve been following breaking news all morning. A fatal crash shut down 275 in both directions overnight. Between apex there at 75 and bearss. It has reopened. So both directions are open now. This is video taken a little earlier. Semi truck slammed into the back of a disabled van that was just kind of stalled there in the middle of the interstate in the southbound lanes. It burst into flames sending it in the opposite lanes there. That is why the entire interstate was shut down. Theres the semi truck there. The driver of that disabled van was killed. The semi truck driver expected to be ok. But again right now 275 is back open. You can see it here on one of the fdot cameras. This Camera Positioned just north of bridleton way, both directions moving smoothly right now. Heres a live look at i4 heading into downtown tampa. Traffic starting to build as the morning rush hour pushes on but for now no crashes or breakdowns on i4. Checking the way back at county line road lets check with action air 1 who just arrived at an accident in riverview, this is 301 just north of 75, this is in the eastbound lanes though as you can see the crash has been moved off to the side. A couple of cars there, looks like a bus. Trying to figure out if its a school bus but that crash is off to the side so not affecting any traffic. Just use caution if youre driving there in the eastbound lanes, slow down or move over and let those emergency crews work. I think its starting to warm up. It is. Were warming up from startto finish today. Were looking at a gorgeous sunrise. We have extra clouds across tampa bay this morning, a little different than yesterday. The rivergate tower tampa camera showing you that right there, as the sun is trying to come up. Clear conditions out there. You can see its nice and dry. So this is a beautiful start to the day. Temperatures outside are about 10 to 15 degrees warmer than what they were yesterday at this time. So this is all good news as were starting the day. As we just wait noorg to load there we go. As we move through the day were going to see a lot of sunshine, that will warm us up to 73 degrees but most of the temperatures are starting off near 50 right now. In fact even 50 in crystal river. Remember yesterday morning with those temperatures in the low 30s . Yeah, certainly some improvement. Now tomorrow this is where were going to have the wettest day and the chance for severe storms begins as early as 3 00 in the morning tomorrow. So i know a lot of you may still be asleep. That is why its great to have stormshield on your mobile device so you can be alerted if there are severe storms overnight. This front moves closer to us tomorrow but then stalls on top of the state, continuing to bring us a chance for showers and thunderstorms on thursday but looks like the strongest well south of us on thursday. But tomorrow morning there is a potential and it will continue into the early afternoon for some strongtosevere storms. The biggest concern, damaging winds but cant rule out an isolated tornado as well. Into thursday that rain chance continues off and on like i mentioned but looks much less likely well see severe storms there, although well keep an eye on it and continue to monitor it. As far as gasparilla is concerned the front is gone, cooler, drier air moves in. And from morningtonight were looking at dry conditions and pretty comfortably cool throughout the day. Starting in the upper 40s, ending in the mid to upper 60s. This is floridas most accurate 7day forecast, you can find find me on facebook and twitter. Schools closed for the second day in a row where the weekend blizzard covered dc, philadelphia, new york in feet of snow. Air travel could still be troublesome. Airlines are hoping to restore cancellations this morning but airports. Many federal offices will be today. At least 42 deaths are link to folks have died from car crashes, Carbon Monoxide poisoning or heart attacks rough weather, all thanks to el nino out west. Is causing cliffs, just south of San Francisco to crumble. Putting this apartment complex at risk of falling into the pacific ocean. Yesterday Police Ordered People Living at the esplanade apartments in pacifica to evacuate due to the threat that building will collapse. Some living there though refusing to leave despite that order and previous evacuation orders. 6 49. This morning were learning more about a florida man accused of planning a bombing at a 9 11 commemoration. Newly unsealed documents say 20 yearold Joshua Goldberg has a long history of maim illness. He was arrested at his parents home near jacksonville last fall. Bombmaking plans to an undercover fbi agent who claimed he wanted to bomb a 9 11 ceremony in missouri. Goldberg has been declared not mentally competent to stand trial. He will now undergo a second mental evaluation. In democracy 2016 the democratic president ial candidates were front and center last night in iowa. Hillary clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin Omalley all answered questions during a town hall meeting. Both sanders and clinton who are neck and neck in the polls in iowa discuss their health care plans. The vermont senator discussed something politicians rarely do, he told iowans that they would pay more in taxes if he wins the election. We will raise taxes, yes, we will. But we are also going to eliminate private Health Insurance premiums for individuals and for businesses. When i worked on health care back in 1993 and 1994 i was trying to get to Us Universal Health Care coverage. Nationwide the race between clinton and sanders is a new cnn orc poll finds the two are now separated by just 14 points. At that poll also finds donald trump receiving more than 40 support for the first time among republican voters. At 41 he is up more than double on ted cruz who was receiving just 19 . No candidate gets more than 8 . There are questions if trump will participate in the thursday night republican debate. He says he wont attend if he feels fox news wont treat him fairly. Good morning, america is interviewing trump live at the top of the hour. In Hillsborough County the supervisor of Elections Office is holding an open house both today and tomorrow. To demonstrate the new voting equipment that will be used to cast blues in the 2016 ballots in the 2016 elections. The president ial primary will be march 15th. Is the ends nearer . Scientists will announce whether the minute hand on the metaphorcal Doomsday Clock in washington, dc has moved. The world is to a civilization ending disaster. Last year the scientists behind the clock adjusted that minute hand from five minutes to midnight to just three minutes to midnight. A big congrats to two of abcs bachelor in paradise alums to tied the knot over the weekend. They got engaged while filming the abc reality show last year. They got married sunday at a beach resort in california. And fans, you can watch the wedding on valentines day as part of the special the bachelor at 20, a celebration of love, 8 00 p. M. This morning the biggest baby ever born at st. Josephs hospital is now preparing to celebrate his first birthday on friday. You remember baby avery, 14 pounds at birthday, and now hes normal size for a child his age. His mom invited abc action news little averys progress and she revealed she didnt know she was pregnant until her third trimester. In fact she went to the hospital just seven days past her due 17 days past her due date i should say. Ford says shes planning to have another baby but with one caveat. Its in gods hands. If he wants him her to be 16 pounds so be it. Im up for the challenge. I think well just go c sectionwise next time though. You can find out how avery is planning to celebrate his first birthday. Weve got his story posted now on our abc action news mobile app. 6 53. Your morning sprint now. Breaking traffic alert. I275 is back open now between 75 and bearss avenue after crews wrapped up their work on a deadly overnight crash. Semi slammed into a disabled van just before midnight, the driver of that van was killed. The violent crash spread debris across all lanes northbound and shutdown of the enter state. Again its reopened but janelle, how is traffic now . Traffic is moving great through that area. No delays on 275. South or northbound. Heres a live look at 275 over in Pinellas County at 22nd avenue north. Up to speed in both directions, pushing 70 from the Sunshine Skyway all the way to the Howard Frankland bridge. Checking the drive times in pinellas from seminole to 275, on olmerton, 13 minutes if youre heading out now. 12 minutes on park. Trying to decide between the veterans and dale mabry . Lets check with action air 1 flying over i75 and i4, looking pretty good where he is, traffic moving nicely there. No crashes or breakdowns. If youre driving in on i75 you 17 minutes to get from the apex all the way to i4. Its nice and dry this morning. Temperatures are warmer by about 10 to 15 degrees. 54 in tampa. 49 brooksville. Maim in the low 50s from the coast to our inland areas. Well be near 70 by noon and topping out in the low to mid 70s. Again no rain in sight for today but once we get past sunset the rain chances start going up and we may even have some very strong storms potentially severe overnight, very early tomorrow morning. Beginning right around 3 00 in the morning. So again well continue to keep you posted, and having stormshield on your mobile device is great for alerts. Brand new in the morning sprint a man suspected of two murders will go to court in Manatee County this afternoon. Dwayne cummings was just charged with killing carl tux ward and jordan finland last week. A second suspect, Frederick Douglas is charged with armed kidnapping. Capitol today, about recess in schools. Recess in a lot of schools in florida, even in Elementary Schools has been phased out to make more time for mandatory state academic requirements. House bill 833 would change that. It would make recess mandatory for Public School students in k 5, a state House Education Committee is set to debate that proposal this morning at 9 00. Today Pinellas County commissioners could approve 350,000 to fund a Ferry Pilot Program between st. Petersburg and tampa. The money would come from the spill. If approved the Pilot Program would get underway in october. Running isnt so rough for this alabama dog. Halfmarathon, finished it. The dog escaped from her home earlier this month, wound up at the starting line of the race and actually placed seventh overall. Owner had no idea until she got calls from friends saying your finishing the marathon good morning, america is join us back here at 9 00