Students. They were busts bused to a church nearby. At the scene they said it has been a hard situation to be a part of. It is a struggle for everybody. It is emotional for us, too, to be here and know the situation in the dynamic of all the things going on in the world today and to know that there has been such a tragic situation in our own community. It is hard for all of us. Reporter any moment were expecting an police and we plan to carry that live. For now back to you keys. Back to you keith. Thank you. Now, lets check on Tropical Storm matthew. It formed today in the atlantic. Steve jerve joins us with the latest on this one. This was invest 97 yesterday. Today Tropical Storm matthew. A Tropical Storm today. Wind gusts. You can see a good look on the satellite imagery. The brighter color mean cooler cloud tops so the system is well formed as a Tropical Storm and will move rapidly to the west northwest at 18 miles per 60mileanhour winds and that forecast track will take into the w
Where you going . Youre just backing out of it. Just backing pick up backing out of the shot. I dont know where they are going. Its good out here. Its nervous energy. Its good out here. Its nice outside. Really is nice edge morning weve had in quite some time. Lets check our temperatures here in the 9 oclock hour. Were, tampas at 79. Which is exactly where we were yesterday at this time. Although we were in the 60s earlier. Crystal river back to 72. Brooksville at 75. And sarasotas already in the rain chances are the same today. 20 percent in the tampa area. 30 percent from sarasota south. And High Temperatures getting back to about say 91, 92 degrees, vanessa. All right. And we want to check in, dave right now on southbound 275. Was looking pretty slow for while now. A crash off to the shoulder. Near hillsborough. Actually just south of hillsborough that is completely gone we do have big improvements to travel advertisements. A one point sitting about 58 minutes for this drive here. S
And help stop the spread of zika. Whether they are on the ground or in the trees, bromeliads are a popular site. This one you might recognize. A florida mainstay they reproduce quickly and are included to be easy to maintain but they cause a problem when it rains, water pools in the center. Collecting water and debris making their own compost stew so they get the nutrition and water. A breeding ground for that spread zika. Michelle rencher got rid of all of the bromeliads on her property. You need to do the best you can for your kids. The director of Sarasota County Mosquito Management says to help stop the spread people need to be mindful. We dont like to tell people you have to get rid of them. There are products like these that you can sprinkle on plants larvae, you can also use a hose to rinse out the plant. That is one of the things people like they are located plants. Plant and forget but you cant do that in the modern world. Anything holding as little as a teaspoon of water can
Right now on news channel 8 at 6. Islands in the caribbean are bracing tonight for the wrath of Hurricane Matthew. Tonight we are tracking the storm as it inches closer and closer to florida. Good evening, everyone, im rod carter. Thanks so much for joining us on this sunday night. Breaking news to tell you about. Two botters are in the hospital after a the hospital after a speedboat flipped during the Clearwater International championship race. The victims were rushed to by a front Medical Center in st. Petersburg. We still dont know what their conditions are tonight. Residents living at a moseley motel have until tomorrow morning to be off the property. This comes after the old motel was bought by a new owner who has plans to demolish it. News channel 8s jamel is joining us live. You talked to those residents who have no place to go a lot of these residents say this place has been their home for years. Those eviction notices were served last week, and now they have no choice but to p
Steamy at 77 out there. 75 in plant city. 76 in fish hawk. And 75 in bartow. Theres actually a tropical wave off the florida east coast. And its going to draw the tropical moisture into our area. And i mentioned it wouldnt be out of the question for a shower this morning. Heres one maybe in the far eastern portions of polk county. But some may sneak into pasco or hillsborough as well. Just the 10 chance. And look at the coverage of rain going up through the day. Up to 60 late they are afternoon and evening. So at 6 08, we will take you hourbyhour through the day. And leslee is going to take you through the commute. We have a decent one right now. Holding on to a good drive. Lets look at whats going on in west tampa. Overall, a couple potholes out here. Depression eastbound Martin Luther king past himes. Looks like Activity Still out there. And then also this one is actually three feet by three feet. Away. So squeeze by on the right. A lot of cones so keep that in mind. And northbound i