Destin. The southeast has seen a day of wild weather with tornadoes spotted in tennessee, alabama and georgia. Good morning. Welcome to newschannel 8 today, im gayle guyardo. Im gene ramirez, thank you for joining us on this thursday morning. Lets check with Ed Bloodsworth in for lee. That same system that caused that water spout is heading our way. Knits a much weaker fashion though. In the last few minutes a few showers popped up over hardee and extreme southern portions of polk county. Also a thin line of showers here it is. Its holding its own as it slowly but surely starts to march our way. Rain chances on the increase in the day ahead. As you step outside, it doesnt feel like december 1st. Six and 70s with extremely high humidity and fog an issue especially in interior portions of our area. Visibility now down to zero in lakeland. Temperatures staying warm today. Your average high is 75. We get to 79 later on this afternoon. Were going to talk more about first looks like that fog
From you on twitter. So thank you. Right thanks to everybody on twitter and facebook letting us know you are back and thats a big help because we are working with the systems as we try to fix the problem. So again, thank you letting us know when you can see us. We are work around the clock to get it fixed for everyone and i know theres been talk you missed dolly parton or the lighting of the tree in Rockefeller Plaza we are working with nbc so we can reschedule the programs and we are doing what we can e that lightning came with a cold front. We are feeling it now hollie isnt that the truth. It was monumental as it all you know unfolded yesterday. It was just 60s and we had storms moving through and now the the cold behind it. Scattered rain and snow we will throw that in there too this december 1st. Happy december. Flip the page and its a blustery day. We are around 40 for the high. And we are in the 30s so bundle up heading out the door. Across the great lakes as well. And even at th
Shes teasing. That was that. That was unnecessary. Okay. I bring down my enthusiasm. Thank you so much. Until tomorrow. Then you bring it right back up again. 73 degrees. Its warm. Couple degrees below or normal high. Its warm, its muggy. All going to change. All going to change. And first things first. Lets get rid of fog most really about all of it gone in hernando county. Still showing that quarter mile visible in brooksville. Breaking apart. Not much unfortunately. You have a couple of showers up there in crystal river. Once we get beyond that, later today, the winds will shift to the northwest. And then drag in cooler, dryer air. Already 77 degrees in brandon. High todays around 79. Tomorrow much drier. Absolutely gorgeous. High of 76. All right. Dave, thank you. 9 0 one. And looks like our slower spot still going fob i4 westbound scene. Its been on shoulder for a little while now still just dealing with some of it. Good news just a trooper at this point. Do remember your move ove
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Gianna. Two accidents on the 101 southbound northbound 101 at first street, north 101 near old oakland road two separate accidents close together. Maybe one and the same. Well get more information. But right now drive times okay through there. No delays between 280 680 to 237. 12 minutes. Well take a look at the bay bridge coming up. A high tense situation involving dozens of cops and a man with the gun. The fourhour standoff put new Police Tactics to the test. Joe vazquez found out it paid off. Put the gun down, man. Reporter cell phone video captures the beginning of the incident on jones near market. Police the man without a shirt has a gun and refuses Police Orders to put it down. Put it down he said he wanted to die. He made statements to the effect that he didnt want to go to prison. They decided to shoot him with a beanbag gun and then he lay down on his stomach. 221, he has his hands in his pockets and refuses to comply. Reporter the beanbag shots are nonlethal but they have li