3 thanks for joining us. Im walter Allen Vanessa and im vanessa ruffes, in for jen epstein. Were following a news alert out of tampa right now. 3 3 vanessa just a short time ago, officers went to a home on west cherokee avenue. And were forced to open fire, when an armed man. Shot at them. The officers werent hurt. But it was a really close call. In fact, they may owe their lives. To a piece of police equipment. 3 vanessa fox13s Alcides Segui is on the scene for us. Scary stuff, alcides. Tell us what happened. 3 3 3 3 3 thanks, alcides. 3 3 dave 3 patchy fog early, with variable clouds for the afternoon. High temps head slowly back to the lower 80s. Tonight will be mostly cloudy and mild; lows in the upper 60s. More clouds on tap for friday, with a 30 chance of a late day shower. High temps in 3 no closed captioning is available for traffic. 3 3 3 walter 3 developing this morning crews are searching for a man who disappeared. After jumping into lake thonotosassa. It happened around sev
3 traffic. 3 3 3 walter 3 in pasco county deputies are looking for a man who tried to suffocate, and kidnap, a woman. And Authorities Say she knows him. In fact, hes her friend. 3 walter deputies say Jason Cheladyn attacked the in his car tuesday night, in hudson. Investigators say he asked if she wanted to smoke pot, and when she said no, and opened the door. He put a plastic bag over her head, to keep her from getting away. Thankfully, she was able to escape. Cheladyn may be driving a red hyundai. With florida tag number bps p50. Please call the Pasco County Sheriffs Office if youve seen him, or know where he is. 3 3 jen new this morning a bizarre tragedy in pinellas county. Where a man was runover and killed. By his own car. 3 jen it happened in a parking lot wednesday afternoon. In indian shores. Witnesses say the 40yearold man got out of the car, and started walking around. He appeared to be lost. Then, he realized the car was rolling. He jumped into the drivers seat to try to sto
For joining us. Im Walter Allen Jen and im jen 3 epstein. But first, we start with the weather. A lot of rain is headed our way. take 3bx 3 jen and not only do we have to worry about driving in it, it could make the zika virus emergency just declared in our area, even worse. We have Team Coverage on this, and we start with dave. 3 3 dave 3 showers and storms developing today, with breezy condtions as well. Rain chances around 80 , with high temps in the mid 70s. Tonight will be breezy and cooler. Low temps in the upper 40s. Mostly sunny, breezy and cooler for friday, with high temps in the lower 60s. 3 dave and standing rain 3 ground for mosquitoes. Which is really a concern right now, with the mosquitoborne zika virus now an emergency in Hillsborough County. Fox13s Shayla Reaves is on the story. Shayla how can people protect themselves. 3 3 3 3 3 3 no closed captioning is available for traffic. 3 3 millions of tax returns are on hold this morning. Because of a computer glitch at the I
More than they getwalter 3 and. A superstar, goes silent. Well say goodbye to a music legend. 3 3 walter its now 5 thanks for joining us. Im Walter Allen Jen and im jen epstein. Lets start off with a check of the forecast, with dave. 3 3 dave 3 mostly sunny, breezy and cooler for today, with high temps near 60. Tonight will be quite chilly, with lows in the mid 40s. The clouds are 3 3 no closed captioning is available for traffic. 3 3 3 jen developing in hillsborough developing 3 developing in Hillsborough County this is what nobody wants to see at the Florida State fair tonight. A repeat of the chaos and mayhem that happened twoyears ago. When dozens of teens ran through the fairgrounds, overwhelming many the property. And changes have been put in place. But for one grieving family, thats just not enough. 3 jen fox13s Shayla Reaves is at the Florida State fairgrounds. Shayla today is student day at the fair. What security is in place . And tell us why a family is suing. 3 3 we see the
3 its now 5 thanks for joining us. Im Walter Allen Jen 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 vanessa a scary situation for a woman and her friend in north tampa, overnight. A thief snatched the womans cell phone, at the corner of bougainvillea and florida. The victims friend was driving by, and pulled over to help. Thats when police say the robber shotat the friends truck. The thief then took off behind an auto repair shop. No one was hurt, but officers are still searching for the criminal. 3 3 walterdeveloping this morning the port of tampa is finally back open, after thick fog closed it down for nearly a day. That left several ships stranded for hours. Unable to dock. Including the carnival paradise. After 13hours, it finally sailed in. But its still a huge mess for passengers. 3 walter fox13s ken suarez is at the port this passengers already on the boat. And even more waiting to get on. And head out on its next cruise. What happened to them . 3 3 3 3 tonight we are just going to go out, have some fun, ge