Again 38yearold William George morris of riverview last seen just before 6 00. He had taken his 3yearold son for a ride on that jetski, never came back. His wife then called him on his cell phone. The 3yearold imagine this, answered the phone on face time, just imagine. Were told by a passerby they found the child on a small island right off 75. The locals here call it island 75. Dealt i it deputies arrived to take care of the boy. They later found morris jetski, life jacket and wallet. The mother on the scene of the search area tonight talking with deputies tonight, truly just a heartwrenching scene. People who live here, lets just say they are in shock. I know shes very heart broken. I mean she has to be wondering and just have so many question says and i dont questions and i dont know. I hope they get their answers. The current gets really strong when the tide goes out, where youre at in the river. Reporter back live tonight along the alafia river west of i75, that is the jetski ton
Weather. How are we looking . Were still looking above average, just a lot like we spent most of october above average. November starting that same way. 59 in inverness, 63 in lakeland, 61 currently in auburndale, 61 in sarasota. So lets talk about your sky cast. This is what youll see as youre out and about throughout the day today. A thin layer of clouds at times, but lots and lots of sunshine, warm again with a high of 86 and just a little bit on the breezy side. Tonight, comfortable, above average at 68. Tomorrow, though, youll notice a couple more clouds and i even in a long time, a high of 85. Now, at 5 sing, ill go more specifically hour by hour through your day today and you can make out your plans and leslie will help you make your plans on your commute. Reporter thats right, great commute. Starting off very nicely on i 4. This is in the lakeland area and traffic looks fantastic here on lakeland. I75 over in bradenton looks good. Also looks good down in sarasota. Clark road to
Today. Im gayle guyardo. And im gene ramirez. Thanks for joining us on this tuesday morning, the day after halloween is always tough, especially for the kids. You got that sugar hangover, you still got to get them out to school. Hopefully, though, we have some good news from leigh spannn. Its going to be comfortable as you head out the door this morning. Thats about all i can say because i know its going to be a hard day to wake up and head off to work and school. 60 right now in brooksville, 63 in lakeland. So these temperatures are above average. Theyre just in a comfortable range. 66 in we have very dry air in the upper levels of the atmosphere. Thats why we have that bright blue sky on halloween. So now bright blue sky is back in the forecast for the first day of november. Look how much above average. The average is 81, im expecting 86. So at 5 38, ill have the 8day temperature trend. We do trend cooler. Ill tell you about that coming up. And leslie will get you out the door this m
Temperatures, yes, theyre above average, but we havent gotten into the uncomfortable range yet. So temple terrace, youre at 64, largo 66 degrees. A little cooler in brandon at 57. Weve seen a little bit of light fog in a few spots, but not very widespread. Dade city, youre 63. Wesley chapel, youre 64 degrees. So lets take you through the sky cast. Heres the way itll look when you look up in the sky today, plenty of blue sky, just a little bit of cloud cover, warm and breezy and a high of 86. Tonight mostly clear, comf slight change for tomorrow. A couple more clouds and i added in a 10 rain chance with a high of 85. So at 6 08, ill take you hour by hour through the day and weather and traffic on the 8s and leslee is going to get you out the door. Reporter thats right, a good drive overall out the door. Lets take a look at the few problem spots we do have going on. Theyre both in pasco county. Zooming in here, no delays, but nonetheless, state route 54 at grand boulevard we do have an a
To the new job. This marks for months that she has been a state trooper. She is a former motocross racer but decided to try something new. I wanted to do something that meant something. Reporter the florida Highway Patrol is looking for a lot more people like her. Over the next few years, they will desperately need to fill some vacancies. We have a lot of people getting rid getting ready to retire so we want to combat that by hiring now. Cut out for them. Reporter as recent uprisings have shown, Law Enforcement is battling a bad reputation. It has become more challenging simply because of all the events that have taken place over the last year. Reporter and money is an issue. If you want to be a trooper in new york, starting salary is 75,000. Iowa pays 49,000. Florida is the lowest starting salary in the nation at just under 34,000. Understand is that when you get into Law Enforcement, you are here to help people. Reporter and thats what matters to katrina. She not only gets to impact