Being with us on this wednesday morning. We have your weather for you. Max defender 8 showing clear skies. We are barely finding a cloud. It is really comfortable. 63 in zephyrhills. 70 sarasota. Im keeping the community at this point still in the not too bad category, just a little moisture at the surface. In the upper levels of the atmosphere there is extremely dry air. Highs today above average at 87. Coming up at 4 38, youre going to want to stay tuned to this a Day Temperature Trend because we stay cooler. Coming in at pasco county we have a problem on i 70. Look at the backup already. When there is any kind of a backup this morning it is significant. Southbound on i 75 before you get to the northern apex we you to be aware of this because all of the south all lanes are blocked at this point. Look at state road 52. You can come down and take us 41 or 51. I am going to keep an eye on this one for you. In the race for the white house where hours away from the 3rd and final president
Two deadly road rage attacks. And one man linked fox 13s Shayla Reaves joins us now from the Hillsborough County sheriffs office, with more on this tragic twist. A Memorial Service will take place today for radio host dave mckay. Wqyk will host a celebration of life at the Mahaffey Theater in st. Petersburg. Friends, listeners, and the entire community are invited to come out and share stories about him. Mckay has been in the Radio Business for decades, and recently cohosted the dave and veronica morning show on qyk. Mckay passed away in his sleep last week. The cause of death has still not been released. Doors open at 4 30 pm, the memorial starts at five. An update on the zika scare in south florida. Health officials now say there are 22 . Local cases. They added . Another case on wednesday. And theyre still waiting on results. From at leaset another . Forty cases. And right now, . All these local cases are in south florida. Zika is becoming a big . Economic issue in south florida. To
Dave before you walk out the door, its 79 degrees. Actually better than yesterday but still above normal. Dew points are running 77. Just steamier than that outside. Weve also got that easterly wind flow back at us again today, so sunshine and temperatures in the 90s to start. Well finish with a few thunderstorms late in the day. Now you mention the tropics and of course, were keeping a close eye on this disturbance and thats all it is right now. A disturbance. And its over the Virgin Islands in the area near guadalupe. Thats where the forming center is. Theyre going to send a plane to investigate later today. This may take a few more days to develop, but once it reaches the bahamas, it could become a Tropical Storm or hurricaneful then it has the potential to move through south florida or up the east coast of our state. Thats two Different Solutions and well talk about it in a few minutes. Vanessa were on the roads of incident, both in pasco county. First off a crash could be causing
Die. He said shut up or i will choke you. I try today call for help. Reporter thankny, as a car passed by, the guy panicked. He snatched her phone and ran off. Deputies were notified and her mother is obviously concerned. Oh, i was beside myself when her friend called me this morning. Reporter the girls mother noticed a strange mysterious man walking the street shortly before her daughter left. I knew it was him. You know. The only thing going through my mind, is sh reporter now authorities are on the hunt for him. They have stepped up patrols in the area and will be monitoring the bus stop this week to keep the kids safe. The girl wants fellow teens to understand these dangers are real. Anything can happen. At any time. And i want them to be aware of their surroundings. Reporter and this is is a neighborhood with a lot of kids. It is usually a very safe spot. This suspect is about 25, five blue jeans and a dark shirt. If anybody knows anything about this case, Contact Crime stoppers.
The resources that the teachers need, they are not getting. The textbooks the kids need they are not getting. Reporter last week the School District letter blasted windsor for deteriorating finances, teacher turnover, a lack of curriculum, incomplete inventory records and unsubstantiated consulting fees in excess of 300,000. 300,000 in consulting fees that they cant explain . Exactly. That is our major points because this is misuse of funds which could be going back to our academics for our school and our faculty and staff. Reporter windsor principal veronica fly refused to meet with us today. We are here to see miss fly. Camera. Heres her information. Reporter the principal later sent an email insisting the districts letter is grossly inaccurate and insisted the 300,000 represents education partners. The School Budget shows 568,000 allotted for board consultants this year. Man, come on. We are not blind, you know, and we are not stupid. Reporter where is the of this . Its nearly 1 mil