At 6 00 tonight, Oscar Ray Bolin is scheduled for execution. Barring any movement from the court, the state will put him to death this evening in stark. It is now the largest jackpot in u. S. History no. Big winner testify 500 million power ball and now the pot swell, get this, to 675 million. The biggest ever claims the lottery spokesperson. Well depending on ticket sales, it could get bigger by the drawing saturday. Even though no one won you may have won a smaller prize. 2, 11, 47, 62, 63 and the power p owerball, 17. As far as our temperatures are concerned, they are about where we were yesterday and this is the coolest part of the seasonable, 57 degrees in plant city. And 56 in tampa. And 52346 bartow. I know, and 56 in bartow. I know, its been windy and theres still a breeze from the northeast from 5 up to about 15 Miles Per Hour but as the day goes on, the wind speeds will relax. Talked about it being cloudy this morning, notice the forecast through 6 00, 7 00, 8 00 this morning, still dealing with the clouds until about 10 00. When you start to break the clouds up and once that happen, basically it will go away completely allowings to warm up to 7 allowing us to warm up to 74. In weather and traffic on the 8s at 6 08, i will have an hour byhour look at your thursday. And leslee is here with the roads. I know we have a big issue. Yeah. Its always sad when we have a fatal crash and this involves a pedestrian in tampa. Right here in the heart of tampa, if youre used to taking fletcher avenue, heads up, a westbound fletcher avenue near livingston. The westbound lanes between livingston and bruce b downs are completely blocked. Eastbound is not affected. Go down and take fowler instead. And we will be keeping you posted on that. And heres a live look as you can see. A lot of activity out there. The eastbound lanes right in front of the camera, those are getting by but westbound not the same situation. Again, fouler is the alternate. Thats weather and traffic. And now back the gene and gayle. Lovie smith is gone as the head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after a late night surprise announcement. The bucs are now looking for a new coach to fill his shoes. Smith lasted just two seasons with the bucs and now his sudden departure is getting and sports analysts. Everybody talking about. Morning. A lot of people talking on social media and Adrienne Pedersen has the pulse on that but first, straight to ryan this morning. More from the team in a few hours. Reporter well, good morning to you guys once again. The team is planning an announcement here at 2 00 in the afternoon. As you can imagine, some pretty upset fans overnight but one guy we talked to said hes grad the head coach is gone hes glad the head coach is gone. The man doesnt have the leadership skills. He needs to go back to a coordinator, not as a head coach. Reporter the question now is what is next and who is next. Theres speculation surrounding coordinator derk cutter. Dan lucas thinks that cutter could easily slide into head head coaching position. He feels the bunks dont want to lose him and it could have something to do with smith being let go. As smith improved the record from 214 last season to 610 this season, and again, many more details xerox copied here at 2 00 in the afternoon. And gene, now the big question is, what will happen next . And we shall see this afternoon. Back to you. All right. A lot of fans all right, ryans. A lot of fans already think they know what will happen next. Lovie smith is trending on twitter in tampa. This is getting a lot of attention this morning. News channel 8s Adrienne Pedersen joins us instudio with a look at how its playing out online. Reporter so really weighing in on this controversial decision. I just checked and we have more than 800 shares and 645 comments on our lovie story on our wfla Facebook Page. And a lot of people commenting on twitter. Okay so check this out, chris write, as a fan i have to remind myself that the nfl is just like any other business but truthfully im ticked about it. And to the next one here, you can see lucas writing, lovie smith is a defensiveminded coach and fielded one of the worst defenses ive ever seen. They could have been a playoff team otherwise. And now this last one, one writing, bad move bucs. You trashed combo and you trashed it. A particular complained this is stupid, we cant have a consistent coach. Three coaches in five years but i just checked and he deleted it overnight. Probably best. Now you can have your say this morning on our Facebook Page at wfla. Yes, people wake up and hearing a lot of feedback. Thank you. Again, we are expecting to learn more this afternoon from bucs. Theyll scare a 2 00 theyll carry a 2 00 p. M. News Conference Live on news channel 8 and on wfla. Com. A manhunt is still underway in polk county. The sheriff is vowing to catch whoever is responsible for a brutal triple murder in a lakeland home. A fourth person was snot the face and is in critical condition. Polk county deputies responded to the home on east magnolia drive early yesterday morning. They found the house, quote, covered in blood. Sheriff judd called the home a onestop shop for drugs the. Victims in this case range in well also in lakeland, mystery surrounding human bones found in the woods. These bones were discovered off u. S. Highway 98 near the walmart. A homeless camp is also nearby. The medical examiner will attempt to identify the victim and the cause of death. A sarasota couple accused of child abuse is out of jail this morning. Weve learned they bonded out overnight. And investigators claim they locked their 12yearold adopted daughter many a play house for hours. And investigators believe the couple repeatedly used zip tie on their daughter. The couple is explaining the girl was prone to violent outbursts and needed to be retrained to protect her and other children at the home. Well new this morning, a suspected bank robber is behind bars. This is the guy right here. Deputies arrested the 36year old steve coley jr. He is accused of robbing the bank of america in port ritchie. And deputies discovered the man counting the money. The amount of money inhand matched the amount of money stolen from the bank. And police are hoping you can help identify these two robbers caught on camera. Look here. The video shows one robber with a gun inhand and if other one goes around the counter and takes the cash. The hard to see their faces but perhaps you recognize the way they walk. If you recognize these guys, call police. Right now, el nio is wreaking havoc california. Rains are turning busy roads into lakes. Take a look at the situation here in san diego. Thats where many drivers were trapped in high water, in some cases reaching all the way up to the windows of the cars. All that flooding is turning parts of california into a muddy mess. Check this out, this is whats happening to a family. Oh, dear, god. This is terrible. Oh, crap. Scenes like these are happening in many places due to el nio. Areas where summer wildfires left things barren. Well the time right now is 6 08. And a lot of folks are wonder are we going the see warmer temperatures today . We will see some warmer temperatures but i wanted to talk about el nio. What happens, especially this year, with it being one of the strongest el nios ever, we have a split jet stream pattern. The typical jet stream comes out of the north and when it comes by, it brings colder air. And we also have this other jet stream off the Pacific Ocean and thats drawing in the rain for california and bringing it across texas, the gulf of mexico and florida. So over the next three month, january, february and march, we would typically see higher rain chances and the better threat for strong to severe thunderstorms. Now having said that, ive taken the rain chance out of the forecast for today. Its going to be cool and cloudy this morning. Once that sun pops out, and yes, i know the sun didnt come out much yesterday but it should today, we get to 74 degrees at 3 00 p. M. So for those like me training classic, the shoe of approval for a morning run because temperatures are nice and cool. Mid to upper 70s through saturday before that next cold front saturday night. And brings us our best rain chances saturday, saturday night and sunday morning. And then another cool down. And lets check on traffic on the 8s because i know you have a couple issues that you want people to know about. Yeah, a fatal accident in tampa at a big intersection. Lets take a look at the maps. Heres what you need to know if youre traveling and using fletcher avenue westbound. Lanes are completely blocked, all the westbound lanes and thats between livingston and bruce Bowel Movement downs. So fowler is the alternate. Bruce b. Downs. So fowler is the alternate. And fowler looks good and is a good alternate. And also clifton street at nebraska, a collision. And moving over here, i want to talk about just south of dade the city, county road 54 at forbes road and a great drive on the howard franklin. Back to gene ask gayle. Thank you so much. Thank you so much. Did north korea actually conduct a Nuclear Bomb Test . Ahead, why the u. S. Isnt sure. And another crisis for chipotle. The reason the popular restaurant chain is now the target of a criminal investigation. Then reporter we are live at the circus hanging out this morning with some of the performers showing you guys all the behind the scenes stuff. Ugh. I really shouldnt. No, you know what . I should. And i will. 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Well today france is remembering the victims of the official offices of the newspaper charlie. Over the next two day, they shot a policewoman to death and killed four people at a supermarket. All three gunmen died. New york is moving forward with other states in the medical marijuana movement. The state is launching its own medical marijuana program. Nonsmokeable forms will be available to registered patients certified by a physician. And the physicians must take a course approve bid the state prescriptions. New trouble for the popular restaurant chain chipotle. The restaurant is now under a criminal investigation related to an outbreak. A federal grand jury issued subpoenas. It requires chill oat lay to turnover a broad range of documents in connection chipotle to turnover a broad range of documents in connection to the outbreak in restaurants. They are not commenting on the investigation. And macys is starting out the new year by handing out thousands of pink slips. The Department Store giant says theyll lay off more than 3400 employees across the country and shut down 36 stores. Macies a blames poor holiday sales and what it called, a disappointing 2015. Investors however appear to be happy about the announcement. Shares rose 6 in afterhours trading. Happening today, many families are heading to amalie arena for the greatest show on earth. Yep, the ringling brothers and Barnum Bailey circus is performing in town. And we got a peek behind the scenes this morning with our own news channel 8s Lindsey Mastis there. What does it look like there . Reporter the stadium doesnt have any people in the stands but there are men of people here, especially performers. And you are from brazil and you are going to be an interesting type of martial arts. You and i do it here. Me and my friends doing the show are going to show you now. Reporter show us. Lets see it. Lets see it here. And as you mentioned, looks like dancing he was telling me about, even though its a mix of martial arts and dancing. Quite incredible. And this is ringling Barnum Bailey circus 145th year. And this show is called legends and one of the legends by the way. It features extreme performances if from around the globe. Performances from around the globe. Show me what to do. And you can do this at home as well or in the studio, right . Yes. Reporter okay, doing this. And we can start kicking. The movement. Reporter okay and i did a little bit of taekwondo growing up. Soy kind of know. So when you have a lot of people doing this at once i imagine it looks incredible. And you know, we have a lot of wfla. Com. So if you f youre interested in bringing your family down, everything you need. Kick. Now im going to be intimidate when had you come in the newsroom now that i have seen the moves. Got to duck to avoid her. Thanks. Lets get a check on that was awesome. This morning, it is a little cool for us but this is pretty close to what we expect this time of the year. I know december it was hottest on record so this is basically when were supposed to feel cool. Were also still breezy and still cloudy. But that changes today. Clouds start clearing at noon, 66 degrees at that point. And then 74 at 3 00 p. M. And much warmer than yesterday. Warmer than average. And without the strong breeze, we will feel very comfortable. And right now in tampa, youre 56. 54 in clearwater. And 57 in plant city. And i checked in with my weather watcher, rich, 56 seems consistent. The area of low pressure that kept us more dreary, thats moving away from us so nice and dry and sunny today. And now the long range forecast, dont expect it to stay dry long, an area of low pressure from the gulf of mexico brings showers and clouds for tomorrow. And now saturday morn should start out dry. But dont expect that to last very long because another actually strong cold front comes through saturday night. So your saturday evening and overnight plans may actually have rain attached to them. And before the cooler air during the day on sunday. And notice next week, highs are back below average this the 60s. Leslee, lets check on traffic on the 8s. Well, good speeds overall. On the the bay area interstate, no delays but the surface roads we have some issues. And the biggest is in the heart of tampa. Weve got a fatal accident folks. A vehicle verses a pedestrian. And again action a fatal crash. So an investigation taking place and that means lanes will right now all of the westbound lanes on fletcher avenue between bruce b downs and livingston are completely blocked. Eastbound is not affected but i want you to think, as we move out this morning for rush hour, and for the drive time, take fowler westbound. Dont even bother with fletcher. Right now, its not too bad and not too congested because its early. But later on around usf and the va, there will be congestion there. Thats weather and traffic on the 8s. Back to gene and gayle. Thank you so much. Well its no secret drones are a hot item this year. The big gift for the holidays. Ahead, new numbers on how many are flying around. And then, a drone to carry people . Coming up, you will want to see this new contraption and find out how it works. Its 6 20 on this thursday morning. This morning evidence of christmas gifts. In the last two weeks, more than 180,000 drones were registered with the federal aviation administration. However, experts estimate as many as 400,000 drones were sold this holiday season. Registration is mandatory and cost just 5. Now most drones are used to take pictures or carry things. Yeah. So imagine a drone that can carry us. I dont know about that but it could happen. In fact, a Chinese Company unvailed a pro toe type of a drone that carries people. The passenger would preprogram a destination and then press a button to take off and land. Hmm, i would do it. I dont know. Im going to have it. Come pick me up. I wouldnt trust myself. Oh, youre driving it . Well you got to set the destination there. Weather and traffic on the 8s is three minutes away. And new in the next half hour, new developments for Cuban Migrants stranded in costa rica. And a coachs anger gets him kicked out of the game. What the coach did to the referee that has him on the find your sweet spot today with dunkins enjoy sweet apple and savory sausage together for under 400 calories. Good morning. Its 6 28 which means its almost time for the kids to head to the bus stop and it will be cool for them, mid50s and a little breeze and even some low clouds. The good news is, when the kids come home from school, send them out to play, warmer, more sunshine and 74 degrees. And even emoji man is like, yeah, im excited about it. At least a comfortable afternoon. A high today of 47. Cloudier but warmer for friday and saturday at 77. But a cold front comes through saturday night and cools us down again. Leslee, how coach and fielded traffic on the 8s . Good speeds on the interstate. A nice drive out of pasco but on the surface roads, we have a fatal accident and its tying up all of the westbound lanes on fletcher between livingston and bruce b downs. Remember fowler this morning. Now right now, youre just routed around but as we move closer to rush hour, its going to be very slow. And another crash wrapping up, good morning. Welcome to news channel 8 today. Im gene ramirez. And im gayle guyardo. Our top stories this morning, hes out. After two seasons with the bucs, head coach lovie smith is off the job this morning. Now the team is searching for a new coach. And this morning, many fans are waking up confused by the decision. Its a rough life being a bucs fan. Smiths name is trending this morning on twitter in tampa. Well have more on what could live report from one buc in traffic and weather and traffic never more than seven minutes away on just two minutes. A manhunt is underway for a killer in polk county. That person is responsible for a shooting that killed three people and put a fourth in the hospital. This all happened 24 hours ago in lakeland. Sheriff judd tells us that the home where the shooting took place is a known drug house. Well a criminal investigation is underway at chipotle. The restaurant chain is now review