New at 11 00 a state of emergency. The governors of florida and North Carolina both declaring one as Hurricane Matthew churns this way. Good evening. Im wendy ryan. Im paul la jamison uhler. This is some of the heavy rain people in jamaica are already seeing. The storm is expected to hit haiti the hardest. Lets go right to chief meteorologist denis phillips. This is going to be a devastating night for haiti. This will be moving on shore right on the western tip of haiti with winds of about 145 Miles Per Hour, a surge of incredible rainfall totals. This is a nasty hurricane, category 4, Even Stronger now than it was earlier on. The lowest pressure thats been recorded at 934 millibars. Where is it going . The new track that just came out has given us a little bit of a change compared to the 5 00 track. And as we expected it is a little more to the west. Our computer models have been trending that way for the last day or so, so we kind of figured the Hurricane Center would go a little bit
Stealing pills and pawning his glock. He pawned it at a pawnshop in new port richey. This kind of addiction can affect anybody and his former deputys life was spiraling downward. He is broken. And you know, he said that he just didnt have any money. Needed to pay and, it was his way of being backed into a corner. He needed help. Reporter the sheriff says it was smiths girlfriend who actually tipped off investigators. She sent a picture of the pills which we now know possibly numbered in the 300, perhaps even 400 in total. He could face additional charges in pasco county because ha is where the supposed crime thank you peter bernard. A bomb threat at lego land hours ago caused the park to shut down for the entire day. It sent police combing through every inch of the park. Rod, authorities now say this is a hoax right . Reporter yeah, they do, but they are taking it very seriously. Winter haven police are still here. They are just leaving now. There are officers still there. This bomb th
Forecast. Thank you, jen. And this afternoon, much like we have been seeing the past few daysno rain on, not tracking any showers or storms. We have entered into the dry season now. Here is the view from newport ritchie. No rain at this location and pretty much expect mostly dry conditions for us for the rest of this warm. Were in the mid to upper 80s. It is 89 in bradenton. 86 in tampa. Sitting at 86 currently in inveerness. So a warm afternoon a nice breeze coming in out of the northeast to help cool you off a little bit. Notice the winds at 10 to 15 miles per hour. We have seen gusts up to 20 at times, close to 30. In brandon as of the last check. Well expect that to continue football for the friday night blitz. At kickoff, just a stray shower is possible. Talking about rain chances less than 10 . Most of these games should go on just fine. Nice quiet conditions, and a nice night overall. By the time were leaving the game, well be in the mid 70s. For the rest of the evening, expect
Hillsborough county Public Transportation commission has been battling Ride Sharing Services like uber and lyft. Even issuing expensive tickets. Now we are learning the head of the ptc used cab drivers in sting operations that busted uber and lyft operators. It gives the impression of inappropriate activity and inappropriate relationships and literally puts all of our current reporter victor crist believes kyle cochran crossed the line. The perception is very bad. It gives the impression that the best practices were not followed. That the Regulatory Agency was operating far too close and in concert with some of the companies that it regulated. Reporter when i started investigating kyle cochrans relationship with Cab Companies for july of 2015. The reason . He wasnt doing ptc business that day. He was in palm beach advocating for the Cab Companies. To retro actively change it gives the impression of deception. Reporter state senator jeff brandis was shocked when i told him about the ema
A girl lost her life as she tried to cross hillsboro avenue. They put the cuffs on nicholas and they spoke with him as he left jail this morning. Its a tragic accident and i feel bad for the girl and the family. Nicholas believes it was her own family. She ran into the path of my vehicle, you know what i mean. There was nothing i could do. Nothing you could have it was just, she made the decision to apparently run across a busy highway in the dark, no crosssection and that was the unfortunate tragic consequences of her dying. He may be right about the accident, but he was wrong leaving the scene. Did you know that you hit her. No. All i know is that something hit my car, that is what it appeared like to me. Of blocks to stop and when i stopped, i didnt realize what it was. All i know my window was getting cracked. If he would have stopped he might not have received a ticket. Im chip osowski news channel 8. Hes accused of being drunk behind the wheel and hitting and the family is dealin