We start with breaking news here. A woman arrested for trying to hire someone else to kill someone she knew. Lets go live to clifton french. Clifton, youre getting brand new information on this from the Manatee County Sheriffs Office. What do you know . Reporter yeah. Paul, right now information extremely limited. All we know, this is a woman who was trying to hire somebody to kill her exhusband. Now, her exhusband lives in sarasota. That is the limited information that we woman as she was leaving the Sheriffs Office here, being charged with this with this crime and being taken to to the Manatee County jail. Here is the deal this womans exhusband has no idea about this plot yet. So detectives have asked us to hold on to video. They havent released any information to us about who this woman is either. Until they can tell her ex to tasoon as we get word that h s been notied, they will give us more were also going to ow you that video. We hope that tithi next half an an hour or so. So som
To hillsborough to bruce b downs boulevard. We have new video of a coast guard rescue near johns pass. The boat was taking on water. When the coast guard helicopter arrived, they found the man trying to bail out using a plastic cup. Russell wow. Lets get to Shayla Reaves right now at the Coast Guard Air station. Pin a situation like that, just keep shovelling, right . Reporter thats do. In this case, help arrived just in time. If you think about this, there was a half inch, were told, separating that water from the batteries in the boat. So this really could have escalated quickly. But again, fortunately, the coast guard was able to step in and make a difference. I want you to take a look at th video. This is released to us by the air station here in clearwater. It was captured on thursy so st igine youre alone on a and youre miles from land. Thats to the man on your screen about 12 miles fr johns pass. The situation intensified as you can see there as the coast guard approached. He wa
From this map. New port richey, tampa still at 74 but its lovely, lovely outside this morning. Well get a beautiful sunrise in an hour and 11 minutes and just a 20 rain chance. Thats it for later this afternoon. Very similar to yesterday as highs sneak back in the lower 90s. Vanessa well check the roadways starting off with an seems to be the most serious crash of the morning as far as lane blockage is concerned. Pinellas county southbound 275 in the area of pinellas point drive. Make sure youre using caution. Were not seeing very many delays in the area and were keeping it here in pinellas. A new crash at 126 avenue north at 66th street north. Appears to be on the shoulder but remember your move over law. Russell thanks. After stopping a man who ran away with nearly 25,000 in jewelry. Now, the thief was caught on camera and deputies hope that someone can help to track him down. Laura and Shayla Reaves is live for us at the Sheriffs Office. Theres a lot to talk about. Is there any prog
Tonight. We are looking ahead to tonights big rematch. You dont want to miss this. Doesnt feel like fall though. Its nicer than it has been. We are getting a taste of what fall is going to be like. Due to drier air thats moved in. This looks at the amount of moisture in the air. This blue and green color is the humid air. But the dry air has taken over much of tampa bay. Especially north of i4. You more comfortable. And keeping our rain chances slim to none. Dry through the morning and really then only a 20 rain chance after 3 00 p. M. And mostly for areas south of i 4. This is really good news for the swollen rivers around the river. The river at elfers has finally dropped below flood stage but still in the action stage. Little manatee river, the Flood Warning was discontinued. Still coming down from hur. At 4 00 from hurricane hermine. 275 across the Sunshine Skyway bridge, about 10 minutes between the toll plazas. Six minutes across the Howard Frankland bridge. We are also up to spe
Plant city is at 72. Lakeland also at 72. More humid to the south. Sarasota, youre 76 verses a cool 64 in inverness. So yes, when you look at the water vapor imagery, the bright red color is the dry air. And the more humid air across south florida but nice to see the red color taking over most of tampa bay. Which is why the rain chances today are so small. Out of forecast this morning. Only going up to a 20 chance later today and thats south of afternoon high of 91 which is not too far from the average of 90. In weather and traffic on the 8s, i have an hourbyhour look at your thursday. And leslee has the thursday morning commute. A little bit of trouble on the roadway but not slowing you down. We have a collision out here, flashing lights for you. This is southbound 275, injuries involved and its tying up the right lane here. This is south 275 past 54th avenue south before you get to and this is where its located. You can see orange under there. Thats because the vehicles on the road.