Clearwater and tampa. Starting off at 75 for apollo beach and lakeland. 76 in sebring. We are looking at patchy fog. Youll notice a couple spot where is the visibility dropped. Inverness down to a quarter mile of visibility in Citrus County. No rain in our area. There are showers back down across the keys. Make sure you have the umbrellas for this afternoon. As we are anticipating some showers and thunderstorms to start developing. Theyll develop in back towards the coast as we go into the afternoon and evening. It is also going to be a hot and steamy weekend. Well look at the temperatures and the very active tropics coming up in a few minutes. Thank you very much. New overnight the fat other of a young boy two died in a hot truck bonded out of jail early this morning. Troy whitaker is charged with aggravated manslaughter after leaving his 23monthold son in his truck for eight hours yesterday. News channel 8 reporter mary mcguire joins us live from the where the father just walked out
It is quiet as can be. We have a few scattered clouds offshore. An area of low pressure bringing showers to the florida keys this morning. The area of low pressure will roll into the gulf. Today the model water vapor a continued easterly flow. Storms will fire inland around noon to 1 00. Then work back towards the west coast of florida through the day. 79 this morning. T cooler temperatures and higher rain chances ahead. Well tell you all about it coming up. New overnight, the father of a young boy who died in a hot truck bonded out of jail early this morning. Troy whitaker left his 23month old son in his truck yesterday car from 8 30 in the morning until late in the afternoon. Whitaker made a run to publix before realizing he had forgotten his son. It is not an intentional act. You have to be responsible for your kids. You cannot leave them in the car forking eight hours and let their body temperature get to 108 degrees and die. Funeral services will be held for a man shot and killed
This crash. We have followed every development in this case since that 8yearold boy was hit last thursday. And we were there today as the suspect faced a judge for the first time. Angela jacobs spoke with the Attorneys Office about the case, and they told you the suspect first claimed he stopped but was told to leave. Reporter and thats just one of the conflicting accounts hes given. But no matter what happened, prosecutors reenforced that leaving the scene under these circumstances is a Second Degree felony. His arm still in a sling, thomas limped to his spot to face a judge four days after police say he hit an 8yearold on a bike and didnt stop. I find probable cause, and ill set the bond at 15,000. Would you explain that . Reporter he is accused of hitting dayshon hill last thursday night. Glidewell is of an accident causing bodily harm. It prompted several calls to 911. Today the assistant state attorney told us this afternoons appearance would have happened sooner had the 73yearold
Neighbors heard on east haven drive heard gunshots followed by sirens. You might be able to see the open door of the house. Police believe at least two shots were fired in the hallway. We go around to the side and back of the house, that is where neighbors saw the wounded man, one of the victims coming out on a stretcher. Now when police got here, they found a woman injured with what looked like gun blast marks on her neck and chest. She did not have a balloon, my beast really close to the gun who it never shot. Her boyfriend is wounded by gunfire inside the house. He was taken to the hospital of nonlifethreatening injuries. Police took into custody the woman s father who they say fired the shots. The charter is a family fight police say, although they have not said what they re fighting over. Neighbors were started at the commotion. Why here, why here, such a nice neighborhood. Police have talked about the possibility that the shooting may have been in selfdefense, but it now appears
Shes following the suspect. It is over six minutes long and as you can imagine, very emotional at some points. You can hear day shots grandmother giving dispatchers a description of the van, the man behind the wheel and directions until Police Caught up with her in the driver in the parking lot. Somebody is following the vehicle. Reporter and a practical you hear grandmother telling dispatchers a grant driver hit her grandson and kept going. And older gentleman. Police say this is the man she was describing, 73year old, spyware. At deputies arrested and on the charge of leaving the scene of a crash involving serious bodily injury. Witnesses say gladwell hit eightyearold they shaun hill so hard that front tire flew off his bike. When i spoke with him he says and winked at him and took off. Minutes, his grandmother gives dispatchers a playbyplay of where gladwell drives before turning into a parking spot at save a lot and police arrived. They got him thank you. Parker gladwell will go be