With me Karthi Gnanasegaram and jessica creighton. The headlines this evening faster, better looking and more demanding, its the cars were talking about as hamilton helps himself to Pole Position in the first race of the formula one season in australia. Its a first for Dundee United as they claim the Scottish Challenge Cup in stunning style. Wiggins insists hes a man of integrity as he hints that people will be shocked at whats to come once the Team Sky Investigation is over. Also coming up in the programme a Special Report from syria, where against the odds, theyre hoping to reach next years world cup, for the first time in their history. And the Comeback Kings on ice britains skating medal hopes target their third Winter Olympics. Welcome to sportsday. Domestic top flight football might be on its International Break but weve still plenty of sport to bring you rugby union, moto gp and boxing all coming up, but well start in australia, where Lewis Hamilton will begin the first grand pr
For inverness, brooksville, weeki wachee, zephyrhills. And 75 in st. Pete. But a nice 28 for plant city and apollo beach. And the humidity still relatively low out there. And with that breeze, making it feel pleasant. Right now, we have showers on the east coast of florida near the space coast. Theyre trying to push inland. But theres going to be drier air that starts to roll in and redevelop over our area. And we will call for a slight chance of a shower inland day but we will have scattered cloudiness through the day with the general breeze out of the north and east here. Temperatures warm up. A few more degrees. And we will take you through the next eight day comes up in a few minutes. Thank you so much. Three people were killed in a fiery crash on interstate 75 earlier this morning. Another person was transported to the hospital in critical condition. News channel 8 is live on the scene with the latest. Will never be the same after three out of four family members in the car died t
Shore up your i voted sticker to show off your i voted sticker. With a lot to get to but we begin with a story here at 4 00. The young woman from haiti who came to tampa bay for a better life but her journey instead ended in tragedy. Back it was 18yearold mariah good who was murdered when someone shot at a car he was in. Ryan smith fan of this girl wa found out this girl was it the fight for her life right before her murder. Reporter a teenager who battled a potential deadly disease every day so her life come to an end with the pull of a trigger. Lupus came but through her strength and community support, her family raised 30,000 for a when the Manatee County deputies say someone fired multiple dots total shots into her car shots into her car in bradenton. Detectives interviewed the man in the car with goode but have not made an arrest. I was telling the judgment that is my baby you killed in a she is in heaven. She is okay. I am praying for your song. Shooting. Them remembers telling m
Assault. Scientists could be closer to discover a vast ocean on one of jupiters moons. Hello, and thanks for joining us. We begin in iraq where governmentbacked troops seem to be gaining the upper hand in their biggest event so far against the groups that calls itself Islamic State. Is militants are being pushed back into the center of tikrit you can see there there on the map as the battle continues. The bbc is on the frontline with iraqi forces. And he sent us this report. Reporter advancing into tikrit. Iraqi Army Soldiers have mounted the largest offensive against Islamic State to date. After months of false starts progress is now being made. The Top Army Generals to the battlefield is a short force and a message that wont be lost on the iraqi people. Lost year, the army collapsed in the face of the wellarmed jihadists. Now they are regaining confidence. Translator deliberation of this city and province will serve as a launch pad for reclaiming the north and the west of iraq. If Is
With hien minh nguyen. He is on a personal leave of absence which he requested. Breaking overnight a woman was taken to the hospital after being stabbed in san rafael. It happened near the albert park Tennis Courts at 1 00 oclock a. M. The woman suffered a wound to the head. Police searched the immediate area for suspects and evidence but there is no word if they arrested anyone. Developing news on the peninsula, Redwood City Police are investigating an attempted kidnapping that happened in the area of clinton street in lincoln avenue around 9 30 last night. Police say a woman was taking things from her car and someone grabbed her from behind. The victim yelled and fought off her attacker. The suspect took off in a darkcolored vehicle driven by another person. Anyone with information is urged to call Redwood City Police right away. San jose police chief is proving he can still handle action when a murder suspect tried to escape from the Santa Clara County jail. The suspect was handcuff