Good day. Russell first dave and the weather. Good morning. Dave do you want to see something gorgeous . Laura yes. Always. Dave there it is. Russell nice. Dave it is beautiful outside this morning and really, on the hourlies, the first time ive seen it get, you know, to the upper 60s here in quite some time. Northnortheast winds at five miles an hour. Other areas are cooler than that. Brooksville back to 61 degrees. Crystal river at and the front isnt even through yet. Thats the best part about this. It will get even nicer. High temps today, one more time we get back to the upper 80s but then well start the cooling process which really will kick in early on saturday morning. Ill have more on that in a few minutes. Vanessa right now sky fox arriving on scene in hernando county. What fhp is reporting as a possible fatal crash along 75 blanton and you can see lane blockage were dealing with and we could probably expect this to be extended as far as the time line because it is a very seri
And trucks were shot up on valley freeways and charges could be refiled if the facts call for prosecution. But he was tightlipped about the lawsuit. Im aware of it. And we will handle it as we go forward. There is no decision thats been made yet whether or not this office will handle the defense of the case within the office or if we will after we review of potential conflict or appearance of a conflict if we sign it to outside counsel. It does not contain a demand for a specific amount of money. The attorneys will not discuss how much money they might make if a jury finds in his favor. Merritts attorney say they did not sue governor doug ducey for his tweet saying we got him when leslie merritt, jr. , was arrested of the governor made a bad decision and feel he probably regre but they do not want to have state taxpayers foot the bill for it. Reporting live, seve krafft, one person is dead, four others rushed to the hospital after a bad crash in surprise. This was the intersection of l
Temperatures 70s inland, upper 70s along the coastline. Lower 70s to the north. Its not a bad start. This afternoon rain chances hold at around 20 . That means High Temperatures get back to about 93 degrees or so. Weekend rain chances up a bit but still a bit below normal. Ill explain all of that for you in a little bit. Vanessa . Vanessa thanks, dave. Well touch on trouble spots here at 7 01. This crash from the last hour still carrying over to this one with lane dade city area affecting clinton avenue and prospect road. New crash reported out of tampa, florida and fletcher, also well deal with at least a travel lane blocked. East bay drive and belcher road, a new crash. Most of the delays in the eastbound direction so that will be your area to give yourself extra time as you head out the door. Russell new this morning, a man in distress. Listen to this. Bail water out of his boat. The coast guard got to him. Shayla reaves is covering that story for us this morning. Good morning to yo
That came through yesterday has left us chillier this morning. 50 degrees in clearwater, 43 in inverness, but even though getting off to this cool start actually turning out very comfortable. By 10 am, 65, 75 for the high later this afternoon so thats right where we should be this time of year and then as we head in through the evening temperatures should not be quite as cool as what were dealing with. In fact, tomorrow dealing with more mid70 degree readings. Enjoy it while it is here because we will be warming up this week. Big warmup instore in the extended forecast but for this attakora activities outdoor activities, sure looks good. A cop caught on camera. Evicted violently out of the cruiser and kicking him while on the ground. Officer williams was suspended for a day but now the victim, kevin mccue, watson off the streets. Police arrived after mccue got into a heated argument with his date. An investigation but the attorneys say this isnt the whole video. Mccue and his attorneys