Have a dry commute, no matter where youre headed. A pick herperfect start this morning. A few sprinkles on the east coast, trying to work their way into extreme high Eastern County this morning. The humidity, youre feeling it this morning. We will lock the at humidity dropping the next few days, and right now a lot of dry air in place. 72 in pam to, and mid60s headed inland, and the temperatures are warm, all the way the average. We will look at day hourby hour coming up, but a check of the roads right now. We have good weather ahead of us, and we are still hanging on to traffic, too, and look at this. Check it out, folks, we have got all green here, wonderful drive, and we are not seeing any delays at all. Lets go ahead and take a look as i zoom in. This is u. S. 92 at mobile drive. We have an accident here, and delays this is west of mango road, i want you to keep that in mind. Live look at traffic here. 275 at 22nd avenue south. Thats Pinellas County, and now moving over to 270. The
Perfect lunch hour. Were barely seeing any cloudiness at this point. Theres so much dry air in the atmosphere. That will allow temperatures to warm up. 88 degrees we jump this afternoon, some fair weather clouds. I cant rule out a stray shower. Most of us stay dry this afternoon. Cloudfree skies over brandon. 80 degrees. Light northeast breezes around 5 to 10 Miles Per Hour. A general mix of upper 70s low 80s with that northeasterly breeze averaging around 5 to 10. Were expecting a few clouds to pop up through the afternoon. Cant rule out a stray shower especially as you head down toward highlands, hearty, desoto this afternoon. But dont bet on those showers for today. The big story is a cooling trend, a big drop in temperatures coming by the time we hit the weekend. Well take a close look at the temperatures in your complete a st. Petersburg Police Officer is facing dui charges for a second time. A Pinellas County sheriff deputy found officer Anthony Green asleep behind the wheel, sto
He was placed on desk duty but allowed back on the streets following a months suspension following the investigation. Green was given a second chance. He made a mistake the first time. Hopefully, he found the right thing to do, but he didnt. He was out there drinking again. He represents all of us here at the police department. Reporter the chief says officers also have the right to do process when arrested. Taxpayers believe green should have been let go the first time. I dont know. It sou need to get another one. You know. And get him some help. Reporter now, when green was arrested back in 2009, he could not drink for five years. And, he had to submit to random testing. Now, those five years obviously long gone. So, he wasnt under any stipulations when he was arrested last night. Josh . Now, jamel, green is not the only Saint Pete Police officer to have these dui troubles is that right . Last five years, six officers with this department have been arrested for dui. The chief sent ou
Caught the driver who hit an killed a 74yearold woman and left her to die in polk county. A Successful Bank executive hit and killed her on duff road in lake land they believe. As Melissa Marino shows us, it took weeks for them to track him down. Reporter this is one of the last videos that loved ones have of 74yearold janice joy. Her neighbor betty mata has been her caretaker for years but more like family. Joy had alzheimers alone. The morning of the crash, she got out of her home and a driver hit and killed her. He left janice on the side of the road to die by herself. Reporter after weeks of searching, Sheriff Grady Judd says they found the suspect, 37 yearold jarvis kendrick. Jarvis is a Senior Vice President for mid florida credit union. Reporter investigators through Great Lengths to hide his involvement. Even faking an accident on i4 to cover up the damage. In lakeland, Melissa Marino, challenge challenge. Well, a mother and daughter were left with critical injuries when an suv
Election day. In fact, before it. This weekend a preview of fall. We are into fall. We have a delay in florida as far as temperatures. Low to mid70s. Today wont be different than yesterday. Out of the 60s and 70s. Nice and cool relatively so. By the afternoon, we push 90. We hit that at the airport. That wasnt a record but it will be warm and toasty. The humidity moderate, not oppressive but it will be out there. With the east flow off the atlantic, spotty inland showers. We will climb to near 90. Then we will talk about a couple of things. A cold front moving into the weekend then a potentially developing system, otto coming up in a few minutes. Good morning, everybody. Warning from fhp. They are reporting a black object in the southbound lanes of i75 around the Lee Roy Selmon expressway. Here is a live look at what the area looks like right now. Heading southbound. Be aware if you are heading in that direction, look out for something in the roadway. Im sure they will have that picked