Fletcher but we have moderate congestion on the map towards the bruce b downs area so thats going to definitely be the area of concern. And weve been giving the alternates of u. S. 301 or 275. Just a heads up for folks who are going to take 275 regardless, maybe they never take 75, youre going to have a lot of folks on your interstate, in this area, trying to avoid the crash. Were already above 30 minutes which is unusual for the busy part of the commute. We havent even reached that yet. 36 i4. Give yourself extra time. With that being said, we want to get to Alcides Segui who is live right now. We have questions about why this person was out there. The good news is, they seem to have wrapped up the investigation at the seen. Now folks can move through. Have you learned anything new . Reporter no. Florida Highway Patrol is trying to figure out what happened here. The crash happened at 4 00 this morning. Pedestrian was walking along the interstate or walked in the middle of the intersta
Minutes. Now to breaking news an arson investigator looking into a fire at a mosque this morning where pulse nightclub shooter omar mateen attended. Crews in st. Lucie got the call at 12 30 this morning that the Islamic Center of fort pierce was on fire. They say theres no indication nog pointing to an arson but there have been past threats made at the very same mosque. The fire marshal and Sheriffs Office are investigating this morning. No word just yet on any injuries. Causeway is back open after a Chain Reaction crash overnight. Eight people were still in the hospital this morning. Two of them toddlers. Abc action News Reporter ashley yore is live on the Courtney Campbell where that crash happened. Ashley, one of the toddlers still in serious condition this morning. A 2yearold little girl still in Critical Condition this morning. Law enforcement says this was a stop at that light youre looking at now. Look at this white vehicle involved in the crash. So mangled you can hardly tell w
Lloyd good evening, i am lloyd sauers. Haley and i am haley hi hinds. Thank you for being with us. There is a major category 4 hurricane in the caribbean right now. Over to meteorologist mike bennett with the latest on matthew. Mike we have reached it watch it reach hurricane strength. Here is how it looks right now. Kind of fluctuating in strength over the last, say, 24 to 36 hours or it is off to the west here. To the east side, we are still seeing strong thunderstorms making their way to hispanola as we speak. The currents wind 45 miles per hour. This has been updated at 5 p. M. And moving very slowly to the northwest at 5 miles per hour. Central pressure at 945 millibars. Started that northward turn and should continue on that northward track over the next couple of days. By monday evening, making its between haiti and cuba this is either going to make landfall or close to it to the Greater Antilles as a mayor hurricane causing big, big problems. Rainfall in the range of 20, 30, ev
County as well. That is just a sign to come for us. Through the early part of the day well be fine. By 11 00, 12 00, even a few scattered showers and storms and then getting more concentrated as we head through 2 00. Then by 9 00 you can see it developing too. And then everything pushes and ends up along the coast. By then well have frequent lightning, even heavy rainfall. Well watch for that. That is going to be the pattern the next few days. Then well slowly begin to dry out but that wont happen until latter more on that coming up in a few minutes. So far so good. Big crash on the Courtney Campbell causeway overnight is cleared. Courtney campbell is open. 275 looking great through downtown tampa. We have construction in the overnight hours this week on 275 but no complete roadblock, just a lane taken away here or there. Your drive on the Howard Frankland up to speed in both 8 minutes to get across the Courtney Campbell. 6 across the Howard Frankland. 7 to cross the gandy bridge. Lets
The aftermath. Pasco county was one of the hardest hit counties in the state. Starting today finally 3,000 homeowners can put trash out for collection. Abc action News Reporter Jake Peterson live in new port richey. There are several dos and donts that folks need to know. Reporter good morning. True, there are different crews picking up different items. They are going to all the different places in the county. You can see the green and orange dots on the map. Those are areas impacted by the storm. Separating your debris into different piles. Heres the breakdown what have you can do you can separate items into furniture, appliances, construction materials, vegetation and hazardous waste. Keep everything separate. Crews will not separate it for you so if you dont separate it they may not take your trash. Fema crews are going doorto door yesterday assessing damage from hermine. Today the reps will evaluate damage to public property. Their assessment is important declaration could be decla