Brandon, 77. Wesley chapel, 78 degrees. Pasco kids back to school for the first day, 80 in bartow and sarasota right now. Pasco and polk counties, first day back. Off to class, 79 degrees and patchy clouds. And 92 after school when the kids play outside. And about a 40 chance of the late day storms. Notice mostly dry through the first part of the day. The rain chances ramp up to 40 by 5 00 p. M. And storms push towards the coast. At 6 08, i have an hour you. And we are still looking good in lakeland. Polk county up to speed as well. U. S. 92 starting to get busier. And Manatee County as i zoom in. I want you to see that orange dot there. Well, thats a slow down. Thats southbound on i75. And that is after you pass 275. Thats where you hit the brakes, down to about 23 . Fhp tells me that the crash is tying up a lane. South 75 in the palmetto area. Fhp says still tying up a lane at ulmerton road but not seeing delays. Great drive on the Sunshine Skyway bridge. Thats weather and traffic. B
Survivor in 2001. He punched the man so hard it left him brain dead at a hospital where he died days later. It all started with a fight in traffic. The victims friends spoke with news channel 8 what happened. It is hard to believe that something so senseless could happen. Reporter years later, another case of road rage drive on and mind your own business. Reporter the shooter in this case, Robert Padgett was on the scene administering cpr when paramedics arrived. He was trying to save the mans life. He was questioned and then anywhere from the victims wife from 2001 . Did she have anything to say . Reporter in addition to the shooter, we asked him what he thought about this situation. He tells us that it is difficult and he did not wa talk about it today. As for the wife of the victim from 2001, she tells us this is poetic justice. He spent years on the run. Now, a suspect in a deadly hit and run on i275 is in custody. The family of the victim finally has the been waiting for. Kandis m
Odessa and palm 77 in odessa and palm harbor. Brandon, 74 degrees. 357 in wimauma. 7 75 in wimauma. No rain chances for the first part of the day. Could there be a shower right around lunchtime . Yes, a small rain chance. But once we get toward 4 00, 5 00, 6 00 this even, the storms head toward the coast and some could be stronger and more widespread. So feeding off that heat of the day. Hitting 93 today. Thats above the at 6 08, i have an hourbyhour look at your wednesday in the weather and traffic on the 8s. We have the accident on the Howard Frankland bridge clear up. And all lanes are open there. Look at this, beautiful drive now. Only six minutes to cross it. Earlier we had the two left lanes taken away. At one point, only the right lane was getting by but now its fantastic. And travel times here. And on state road 54 in New Port Richey, we look great. U. S. 19 to the sun coast parkway, 12 minute commute. Harbor, up to speed at 13 minutes from state road 54 to the tampa road. And
Last 12 hours. About 4 00 yesterday afternoon, we were just starting to see the first few storms in eastern polk and highlands county. Clear skies for most of us, and then from 4 00 to 9 00, the storms pushed towards i75 and got stronger, and it took it almost until midnight for the storms to push off the coast, and i think toast is going to be very similar. Notice no rain chances in the morning. Very slim rain chances through 3 00 p. M. , and once you 4 00, 5 00, 6 00, 8 00, 9 00 tonight, the storms will be headed to the coast and getting stronger, just like yesterday. Otherwise, today, a high of 91. Above the average of 90. Another 5 08, an hourbyhour look at friday, but first you have to get to work and school this morning. Its actually a good thing to leave early, i think because you dont have much traffic to contend with as you will see here. This is a look near the approach to the Sunshine Skyway accident free this morning, and sarasota county, accident free, but you have constru
Her younger sister still fighting to recover and what we are learning about the Company Behind that dangerous ride. And rough night in rio. American superstar Allyson Felix. It will be tight. Beat by a photo finish. Her competitor grabbing her gold with a dive over the line and in the gym, Laurie Hernandez snags a silver but simone biles slips on the beam settling for bronze and we go oneonone with Michael Phelps this morning. We ask is he really retiring, about fatherhood and he reveals the secret inside his shoe. Were live in rio with team usa. Good morning, america. Announcer live in times square and rio de janeiro, this is good morning america. That was Allyson Felix saying good morning to america. Talking about, that photo finish on the track, david. I wouldnt have lost all those races in grade school if i knew i could do that. Team usas Allyson Felix considered a favorite but she was denied gold by a dive there. The world debating that silver medal. Felix still breaking an olympi