The scene, they were greeted by heavy smoke. The people who lived on the home on bloomingdale avenue were not there but firefighters rescued six dogs. It was a big first day for thousands of kids in Pinellas County as they headed back to school today. They found their crumbling Old School Building brandnew. Right. Largo high school got a big not just the building either. Lauren rozyla shows us the new programs that will help students great start. Reporter i want you guys to take a look at the beautiful new campus. There are areas where students can eat and collaborate. But thats not actually what the school says they are the most proud of. As pinellas students head back for the first day, students at Largo High School cant believe how different the school looks. Its really cool. The first time i stepped on it, college. I guess thats what theyre going for. Reporter last year, he was stuck in portables as he waited for construction to finish. Very cramped. Reporter Largo High School was
Road rage incident. You can also see this is causing quite the traffic tie up at the moment. Mlk and forbes road shut down. And is expected to stay closed for several hours to come. Heres what we know so far Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office responding to shots fired at this location. Deputies here finding a man in the road performing cpr on the victim. That man turns out was the alleged shooter and he stayed on scene trying to revive the victim pronounced dead. Law enforcement not releasing any identities at this time, only saying that the victim is approximately 40 years old, right now no immediate information as to what is leading investigators specifically as to what sparked this deadly confrontation. Just behind me at the scene the state attorney is also on scene working with Hillsborough County investigators, no word at this point on any potential charges against the shooter. Roads are blocked and a good portion of the intersection remains closed. Janelle is in studio, how can
Different story. Look at titan doppler radar, what a difference, showers off shore, they are not going to bother us but inland sections pretty dry. Well continue to see clouds billowing up so by around 1 00 well have the potential for thunderstorms. Despite the fact you wont need the rain gear early this morning always pack it because by the afternoon well have downpours setting up. That will be the case through the next few days. So roads pretty dry. Its a little ponding out there. Areas that really got hit but for the most part i think were in good shape. For the most part we dierdorff is out at the bus depot in Pinellas County. This is at largo. You can see the bus drivers getting ready for their First Official day and no problems out there on the roads in the largo area. The buses should be pulling out shortly. Just keep in mind make sure if youre driving around today give yourself extra time to make way for the buses. A lot of extra cars on the road. And make sure you Pay Attentio
Abc action news taking you to school. Or your kids at least, with Team Coverage. Were there as we head to several counties as they go back to school. Good morning. Rise and shine. Todays a big day for school kids and parents weve got janelle and ivan standing by now watching both traffic and weather together for you. Any problems on the roads so far . Just lingering construction but so far so good. Weatherwise looking much better than the last couple of days. Even if we had some light rain which we dont, that would be an improvement but titan Doppler Radar right now pretty quiet. I expect that to be the case, you dont have to worry about this morning, it will be dry. By the afternoon though a different story as we transition back into our typical july august pattern now storms. Coverage about 40 to 50 . And well continue to see that. By the way, sunrise coming up at 6 58. It will be dark the next hour andahalf with temperatures in the mid and upper 70s. Reporting clear skies across st.
While they are waiting at the bus stop. That tip just came in from Hillsborough County sheriffs deputies. Its a good reminder to let the kids know. Might want to leave early, a lot more school buses and cars are on the road. We have a situation in Pinellas Park, Railroad Crossing arm is stuck down and its causing a pretty big problems here. 62nd avenue is blocked now at 49th street north. Seeing some delays here. You might want to try to take park boulevard or even 54th avenue this. Hopefully they will have this fixed. Csx crews are actually on their way working to get that arm in the upright position so that cars can go by. Well watch it and let you know as soon as this opens here and of course on twitter tampabaytraffic. A lot of folks are up early now getting a very early start. You dont want to be late for the first day of school. My brother and i waited for the second week of the school year for that to happen when we its back to school for a number of districts. We have Team Cove