Fantastic. I was in italy and it was hot but it felt hotter here. I heard a lot about how its warmer over there but it was a great trip. Weatherwise yesterday, we had fewer storms but today better rain chances returning. Not so much this morning and this morning out the door, i think youre going to notice extra clouds sliding from the south and east. Temperatures right around 80 or slightly below. 75 in brooksville and 78 in st. Petersburg and 80 in clearwater. Radar is active but n locally. Notice heavy storms offshore Sarasota County and southeast florida, that is a sign of that moisture creeping back in. So ill be monitoring a chance for maybe a shower or two between now and midday but a better chance of lateday storms as this moisture piles up on the west coast. Youll notice extra clouds mixing in today which may stabilize things until later this afternoon. By noon, 88. Well hit 91 with a 50 storm chance. Keep in mind a few could be stronger as they build west a 3yearold child is r
They hit this walmart on south florida avenue two times making off with carpels of expensive electronics. They are not your average shoplifters. These seven people are looking at decades behind bars for racketeering. They are experienced criminals and organize to steal. Reporter they are accused of running an electronic theft ring. Boldly walking out with electronics stuffed in bags or sometimes more sneaky. They would put them in boxes of diapers and fell the box back. They would go through and scan the box for the diaper cost, put it in the bag and walk out of the store. Reporter and then turn around and sell it. 178,000 worth of merchandise total. You know who pays for that . Not walmart. You do is the consumer. Reporter jerry shops at walmart and wasnt happy to hear about it. It makes prices go up on everything else. Reporter they hit stores all over polk county and detectives worked with other agencies and the state to catch them. County jail and three still on the run. The share
At all. This is perhaps the only place people want to see mosquitoes. Under control, being studied. One more Remarkable Research asset at the university of south florida. Reporter today, u. S. Representatives david jali and kathy castor got to see firsthand the Research Going on at usf. The research that could help in the fight against zika. We have to understand the urgency involved. We have to stay ahead of the issue. In some ways, it is a race against the clock right now. First speaker. Reporter that is why usf held its conference to talk in depth about the virus. It comes amid a six month long congressional night over funding. Leaders have fete to approve a proposed billion dollars funding package. Now they are at recress. What is the holdup . It is unconscionable. It is a lot of politics. It shouldnt be an issue. It. Reporter though congressional leaders on the whole cannot agree, the florida delegation does and they both flowing, but, it is a rob peter to pay polishings. They hav
Opmistic. E wcan beat ts just like we have beaten the others. Reporter floridas Surgeon General said the state is making headway as it fights the virus in the wynwood area near miami, where t vast majority of 42 locally transmitted cases have been. Officials believe they have reduced the spread of zika from about half that size. So weve now had over two weeks where weve not had any additional infections in wynwood. Reporter were told mosquitocontrol efforts fro spraying to empties standing water to use mosquito repellent has been effective. The governor hopes everyone in tampa bay takes note. It you do this, we can control this likes we controlled chikungunya and dengue fever. Theyre not identifying the patient or say where the person lives. They dont believe moss key the are carrying the virus. Floridas Surgeon General explained whats next. The new case that we are our epidemiologist some time to get a good history and to understand potential exposures at home, at the workplace, at ot
Midnight. And this tropical wave just between puerto rico and the dominican republic, its still an invest meaning its a tropical wave, not a tropical system at this point. They are sending in the Hurricane Hunters every day. Yesterday, they didnt find a closed circulation. Thats good news. And in the short term, actually doesnt have a good chance of developing. But once we get into the five day range, thats an 80 chance of becoming tropical. And lets focus on gaston with 45 Miles Per Hour winds. Should weaken and then strengthen again out to sea. And not an issue for land masses. Now thats the difference between that and invest 99. It will impact land masses. It will head toward the bahamas. If its not a tropical system by the time it heads into the bahamas, good chance it will at that point. This is saturday morning. After that, it heads toward the florida area, more than likely, how strong it is, thats still it comes. Anywhere from east florida over toward the central portion of the