Stanish was born on the island. Her family lives in haiti. Communication hasnt been easy. She said the government has been evacuating people from vulnerable communities. So many people out there. Some may not have shelter or housing and they may be living in the streets. In that case, they will be affected. Her family is relatively safe in the hills but she is waiting to hear the government is setting up shelters for people with no where else to go. A violent brawl inside a restaurant that caters to children. It broke out inside a chuckie cheese. Men were throwing punches and women pulling hair. It broke out between several sets of parents. Chuckie cheese released a if they made an arrest. An update on the fsu student accused of killing a Martin County couple then biting the dead mans face. He has been in the hospital since the attack last august. Deputies say he stabbed to death John Stephens and Michelle Mishcon he is facing murder charges. The fbi is conducting tests to find out if
Minute. That is an indication of the fluctuations. As it makes landfall, its getting stronger. Zooming in closer, this is the western side of haiti. There are probably looking at a 10 to 12foot storm surge. This town if it has not been evacuated is probably underwater as we speak. This continues to move up to the north. That hasnt changed. What has is this further westerly movement that involves florida being in th cone. That clouds the not Hurricane Force winds but Tropical Storm force winds. Watches will be posted later this morning. That hasnt happened because we are not close enough to the event but you will as you see the cone is directly in the path of south florida and into portions of Central Florida as well as then making the turn up to the north. We will have more on our local impacts, what we are expecting thursday into friday. We will be back with the local forecast as well in a few minutes. Good morning. We have reports of a stalled car northbound i75 at felony her. The go
Western side of haiti there. Storm surge will be significant. The winds will be destructive and the amount of rain on hilly terrain will lead to mudslides and life threatening conditions the next couple of days. The track has shifted. We are moving it further to the northwest. That was the case yesterday but now its more of a turn to florida. Now as i close up on here, we have the cone that involves hurricane watches will be posted for the east coast of florida. We could have Tropical Storm watches for us as the storm makes its closest path on us thursday and into friday and then to the north and east. What are we expecting . Winds of 40 to 50 Miles Per Hour across the interior is a possibility thursday and friday. That would be Tropical Storm force. We still with the current track are on the drier side of the storm, we shouldnt get involved in the tampa bay area where the heaviest rain. Hurricane force winds are possible across the eastern side of the state. We will talk about that an
Or breakdowns on i4, just 22 minutes from lakeland to downtown tampa. The veterans expressway still in the green but not for long. This road really starts to get busy. Right now though 17 minutes from 54 to 275. 6 01. Right now Manatee County deputies want to you watch for this missing 11yearold boy. Nathaniel garza was last seen at a School Bus Stop yesterday morning on 14th street west in bradenton. He baby blue shirt and black shoes. Were told the 11yearold has run away before. If you see him call Manatee County sheriffs office. Breaking news overnight two people shot in st. Petersburg and as of now no arrests. Police say two men were found shot in a car at the Public Library on 9th avenue north. Abc action news anchorlins listens is out there now, Lindsay Logue is out there now, what are Police Telling you . Good morning. At this Public Library, both survived. That is going to be incredibly helpful for this investigation. That means they can tell Police Exactly what happened around
That direction with my clouds. Filtered sun. Looking east from st. Petersburg. A lot of sunshine and good b boating this morning. Questionable boating by later this afternoon and temperature update features more upper 70s, st. Pete, 81. Lakeland at 81. We are at 79 in brandon. 76 in brooksville. Humidity creeping in. Now time at 8 a. M. To show you the heat index. Feels like the upper 80s for a few spots in Pinellas County. Now offshore in pinellas co have some rain that is moving the opposite rain as we have the east wind. As we look toward the eastern part of the state and especially southeast, that is where some moisture is gathering the wake of our tropical disturbance that we have been watching. And still watching it closely, but even though you see this looks a little more impressive in terms of convection or showers and storms, they are being south and east of the center because of some strong wind shears. Because much it the odds of development remain very low this weekend over