Mike . Mike the victim says a similar situation happened to his neighbor just about a week ago. Lee police are looking for these two suspects, a white woman and a black man after kirk blocks identity was stolen. In just a span of 48 hours, block says the damage was done. What amazes me is the speed at which they were able to move and make these mike block was traveling. He couldnt reset his password. Then an amazon delivery sent came to house. She says its a camera lens. She said did you order this . I said no, i didnt order this. He said we show you signing for i wasnt there. Block says the fraudsters used about 10,000 of his money through a papal account. They changed his email preferences. So emailed got forwarded to an unknown email. The same thing has happened to other people within the state, other communities. We just want to get out there and make people awarehi happening. Mike block recommends individual lens and to use a credit monitoring service. Meanwhile anyone with inform
Taking care of him while his parents were in jail. Its 4 00. Time for the no as we come on the air right now a Severe Thunderstorm Warning just issued. Lets head over to ryan to shay ryan, what areas are we talking about specifically . Eastern Hillsborough County, that is the west side of it but it goes through plant city and then up to about lakeland. So thats where we are in the th some pretty heavy rain and plenty of lightning as well. Taking the lightning off the map so you can see the cities affected. From zephyrhills to the north through dover just to the north of the Fish Hawk Ranch area. Plant city included. This is all headed to the east. Around lakeland into gibsonia, midjuly, youre seeing this moving into your area. The potential for 60 mileper its going to take time as it moves its way to the east. Again, lakeland affected by this across ifor and most of this is east of i75. So that some good news if youre headed into the roadway. But check out the lightning strikes over th
Tracking the tropics. A depression to the south now. Its pretty unpredictable. Still a chance it could come this way. Im russell rhodes. Laura and im laura moody. Its a busy morning. With start with lindsay. Shes tracking the tropical system. Whats the latest . What do we call it . Lindsay its a tropical depression, meaning its on its way to becoming a Tropical Storm. Which name it gets is kind of up in the air because we have two depressions thi the other approaching the carolinas early this week. If youre curious, its either going to be hermine or ian. This tropical depression is so close to cuba that its more over land than water and thats what Hurricane Hunters are finding this morning. Notice the flow around the low and as that green, the rain fills into southeast florida, thats a sign our atmosphere gives us a 60 rain chance today. Information. Theyre out there, getting stats on how this system is doing and where it may be headed today. Theyre on the way back right now but this i
Dangerous rip currents along the atlantic beaches. Right now urging people to be careful, listen to your lifeguards. Reporter new Jersey Governor Chris Christie warning of lingering danger from what forecasters are now calling post Tropical Cyclone hermine. Rip currents are going to get fairly aggressive before you see any other type of outward manifestations. Reporter millions are expected to continue to feel the effects as itomy enders up the eastern meanders up eastern seaboard. Sunday night they said it was moving out to sea east of ocean city maryland, where residents were cautionedded no to be fooled by the apparent improvement in weather. The wind goes away, rain stops but rip currents. That is our biggest concern because thats when people think its safe to go back in and thats when it is most dangerous. Reporter the Tropical Storm warning had been cancelled but for active for areas including there could be significant challenges but not limited to loss of power, flooding and tr
Cloud cover thanks to all the moisture we saw last week. It was around this weekend, give it an hour before this lifts. No actual fog, just some low cloudiness. Where its cool is 73 in Crystal River and where its mild, 77 in many spots, including brandon and st. Pete. Its 76 here in tampa. Perhaps a little bit of patchy fog in eastern pasco but elsewhere, its just low clouds that will lift and give way to afternoon and evening rain, building west. Skytower is quiet. We had more rain on the e thank goodness. That changes today so well have to watch for heavy downpours as it wont take much with all the saturated ground to bring additional brief flooding. Theres the rain chance at 50 between 2 00 and 8 00 on the west coast, near 90 today and hermine is still there, not tropical in nature but bringing some tropical impacts to the mid atlantic and northeast. Ill have the latest advisory coming up. Laura and hermine made a lot this amateur video shows choppy waves and the dark sky. Hurricane