We are told minor injuries with three students and the bus driver. We just found out about this and have action air 1 on the way. The assistant principal from venice high is trying to get in touch with parents so they can come get their kids. Well have live pictures coming up soon. The nows erik waxler caught up with one fraud victim while the Sheriffs Office looks for others. Guaranteed supply, he told me. Didnt last five days. Reporter this is janets driveway after paying 900 to have it resurfaced. She got suckered by a slick sales pitch. Im very mad. Im more mad at myself that i allowed it. Door offering a professional job but investigators say career criminal dennis prairie used watered down cement to paint over the driveway. You can still see the drips. So he proceeded to slop some more of that stuff on and i said, you didnt cover it all. I will take care of it, dont worry. Reporter the Sheriffs Office says he pulled the same thing with 13 others in the 65. Detectives say he knew
There, you can see some police cars and we will have a live report on how the confrontation turned deadly in about two minutes. And in our other top stories this morning, while you were sleep, a car plowed through a tampa home in the middle of the night as a driver tried to get away from police. Investigators report that car crashed into the home on mulberry street north. And no one in the house was hurt. But there were two people inside the car, both were arrested. And some other news, president Barack Obamas Supreme Court nominee is headed to capitol hill today. Appeals court judge Merrick Garland will speak with senators. He would replace justice suddenly last month. Republicans are arguing the next president should nominate justice antonin scalias replacement. And in a few hour, the issue of decriminalizing marijuana goes before the tampa city council. Councilmembers are expected to vote in may investigator of lessening the punishment for having small amounts of pot. In a few minut
Car plows through a tampa home in the middle ofof the night as from police. The car crashed into a home on mulberry street north. No one in the home was hurt but there were two people inside the car and both are now under arrest. President Barack Obamas Supreme Court nominee is headed to capitol hill today. The appepeals court judge will speak with senators. Judge garland would replace Justice Antonin Scalia who died sudden last month. Republicans argue that the next antonin scalias replacement. And in a few hour, the issue of decriminalizing marijuana will go before the council. Now in just a few minute, we will explain how much offenders would have to pay in fines instead of doing time. And also what people on both sides of the issue are saying this morning. A check on the forecast on this st. Paddys day. And actually this morning, dont t have a lot of fog out there. Theres lower visibilityty due to haze and i will watch this for thickening hazeover fog but at this point, its really
We are told by a police spokesmaman that the officer involved shooting hahappened in the 3300 block of cherokee avenue here in south tampa just a couple hoursrs ago we are told police were called here because of a domestic disa dis disturbance. The gun we want off. It did not go off. He reappeared with the gun and he opened fire. And the second time, the gun did go off. Luckily police had a shield at that point and were told bullets hit the Police Shield and then officecers retuturned fire multiple times. The maman was struck and pronounced dead here onscene. At this point, no word how Many Police Officers were involved and as is the typical situation, protocol, theyll likely be placed on paid administstrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation. We w will bring you the very latestst information as soon as we get it. I know there was also a woman whwho was somehow involved and she is doing okay this morning so thats good news there. Thank you. Now you can download our breakin
3 thanks for joining us. Im walter Allen Vanessa and im vanessa ruffes, in for jen epstein. Were following a news alert out of tampa right now. 3 3 vanessa just a short time ago, officers went to a home on west cherokee avenue. And were forced to open fire, when an armed man. Shot at them. The officers werent hurt. But it was a really close call. In fact, they may owe their lives. To a piece of police equipment. 3 vanessa fox13s Alcides Segui is on the scene for us. Scary stuff, alcides. Tell us what happened. 3 3 3 3 3 thanks, alcides. 3 3 dave 3 patchy fog early, with variable clouds for the afternoon. High temps head slowly back to the lower 80s. Tonight will be mostly cloudy and mild; lows in the upper 60s. More clouds on tap for friday, with a 30 chance of a late day shower. High temps in 3 no closed captioning is available for traffic. 3 3 3 walter 3 developing this morning crews are searching for a man who disappeared. After jumping into lake thonotosassa. It happened around sev