Of how pretty it is in polk county. In fact, most of the country, the weather looks great for election day. Well have that northeast wind again today so well keep it relatively mild this afternoon with a mixture of clouds and sunshine. Were going to sneak right back up into the lower 80s for High Temperatures. Enjoy it. Vanessa thanks, dave. Looks like the biggest incident on the road is going to be along 275. Its northbound direction in case youre were watching this crash in the last report and its going to be infecting drivers who will be heading north past the fowler avenue area. It is taking up a left lane. We have authorities on scene but im not seeing tow trucks so it could be locker until this is cleared out. The good news is were seeing delays under five minutes or so so you can plan that extra time or if you just would rather take a work around, please do so. Well update you as we get on throughout the morning on how this crash is clearing. The normal congestion. Clear on sout
Couple of upper 60s along the coastline. I think were going to top of today in our election day forecast getting back to the lower 80s. So lovely start with no weather issues. In fact, no major issues around the country. Which is, also great for election. Okay, vanessa . Very good on weather front, dave, thank you. 8 0 one. On traffic front looks like were clearing out with some of our earlier issues that were really plagues our major roadways. Some unfortunately are still good news here for southbound or northbound 275 fowler we had a crash at that was blocking left lane. That is completely cleared out. Everything looks like its flowing pretty smoothly there. Fortunately palm harbor growing delays southbound bound on u. S. 19 curlew road lane blockage, southbound delays are back to nebraska. Plan extra time or avoid better yet if you can, still dealing with some remnants of this disabled vehicle. In area of u. S. 301 in duncan road close to bloomingdale area northbound direction left
Officers are looking for the man who drove the car into the bar. Get the word out by sharing this video. We put it on our facebook feed. This man behind me accused of aggravated child abuse after the 22monthold boy he was caring for ended up dead. Ashley yore live in Manatee County with what the little boy went through and what else reporter deputies hearsay little Ethan Thompson was suffering, this boy had multiple broken ribs, a ruptured kidney, a fractured skull, ethans mom says her husband was abusive and that is why he died. By twoyearold baby. Who would do that . Learning the 22monthold Ethan Thompson died monday night. Deputies arrested this man Montez Mcneal was married to ethans mother. There was a skull fracture, broken ribs, a multitude of injuries. And, suffice it to say his life was not good for up to the two years. Ethan was rushed to the hospital with several suspicious injuries to this probable cause affidavit ethans mother left him in the bath with an older sibling whe
Anyone could have made. This morning, why she felt it was so important to share this video. Good morning. Im laura moody. Russell and im russell rhodes. First, it is already a busy morning on the roads. Lets go to vanessa. Vanessa we want to start off with whats been underway along 275, around 11 00 last night, fhp responded to a deadly crash. This is near the junction with i4. What were told is the crash involves a county deputy is involved. We dont know if theyre one in the same person and one person is dead. Authorities not releasing that persons identity. Were working to get more information on this. All the northbound and southbound lanes blocked completely. Now all lanes are clear and we can point out good news here. No lingering delays so it shouldnt be a traffic concern at this hour. We do have a Traffic Alert that you looking at the water main break repairs in the eastbound direction. Two lanes are blocked heading this way between 22nd and north 30th streets. This is an extens
Tampa Police Raises questions. Was the driver who plowed through a crowd of people in fear for his life or did he do it on purpose . Chip osowski joins us live in ybor city. A number of us when we saw this video gasped out loud. Its pretty incredible. Reporter absolutely. A number of questions. Why did the driver leave . Was he in fear of his life or did he plow into that group of people on purpose and was in fear the Surveillance Video makes you ask the question, how was nobody seriously hurt or killed . But lets rewind. The video shows the fight breakout, punches exchanged. You see the frontend of a black sedan on the left side of your screen, now take a close look at the tires. It appears the man behind the wheel is trying to leave. What you dont see is that he did a uturn on Seventh Avenue and it was too narrow. Moving forward and backward as the wheels are turning. Finally, the wheels straight now. Reporter and it appears one of the victims is punching at the driver. The car barre