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again, corey dierdorff almost there, as soon as he gets there we will have more on this story >>> elsewhere in the bay area, if you're heading out the door now you should have no trouble, interstates wide open. this is i-275 and 230u8er. it's less than 10 minutes to get from here to downtown. fowler. >>> we're looking at some colder temperatures out there this morning. gusty winds as well. join you here. other we're going the other way. raise your hand if you got enough sleep last night. upper 50s now with gusty winds out of the north and west. that will put an extra chill in the air as temperatures -- basically what you're seeing there, a few degrees warmer than this is all we're going to manage today despite full spring sunshine. it is the first full week of spring. feels like january. low to mid-50s with mostly sunny skies, a few high clouds but that would be about it, temperature 60 to 64 through the afternoon. another cold night tonight. can get and whether we expect frost in our area. we'll talk about that and then of course the warm-up that is headed our way. it's spring and 80-degre
again, corey dierdorff almost there, as soon as he gets there we will have more on this story >>> elsewhere in the bay area, if you're heading out the door now you should have no trouble, interstates wide open. this is i-275 and 230u8er. it's less than 10 minutes to get from here to downtown. fowler. >>> we're looking at some colder temperatures out there this morning. gusty winds as well. join you here. other we're going the other way. raise your hand if you got enough sleep...
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corey dierdorff is checking some of the construction now. on 275 in pinellas county. around 54th avenue south. it looks like traffic is flowing pretty good, they might have already picked up the cones although fdot does say it could be up until 7:00 where they could be doing that construction in the morning. so during the early morning hours it could cause problems but looking pretty good there now. we have a crash to tell you about in hillsborough, state road 674 at balm wymomo road. a crash with injuries, leave extra time if your morning a crash in bradenton in the manatee countyier, cortez road at 14th street west. i saw slowdowns northbound. in the past few seconds looks like the yellow traffic indicators turned to green so sounds like -- or looks like this crash could be moved out of the way. give yourself extra time but otherwise looking pretty good there. construction through hillsborough on 275 cleared, looking great through downtown tampa. these cars here heading southbound just six minutes to get to the howard frankland bridge. >>> 5:49. now to the latest "d
corey dierdorff is checking some of the construction now. on 275 in pinellas county. around 54th avenue south. it looks like traffic is flowing pretty good, they might have already picked up the cones although fdot does say it could be up until 7:00 where they could be doing that construction in the morning. so during the early morning hours it could cause problems but looking pretty good there now. we have a crash to tell you about in hillsborough, state road 674 at balm wymomo road. a crash...
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corey dierdorff, abc action news, back to you. >>> cold start this morning. we're looking at less wind, not as much of a wind chill. as you step outside it may not feel as cold as yesterday because we lost the wind. also, temperatures milder, from tampa to clearwater and st. pete. 50 and 58. well to the north, nature coast still dealing with a frost advisory that continues through 9:00 a.m. for temperatures in the mid- right now, close to the numbers, 37 inverness, 38 brooksville, our usual colder spots, you can see zephyrhills at 43. then we'll stay in the 40s this morning across portions of the interior. despite the cold start, mild afternoon setting up with an east-to-southeast wind. by the way so much dry air that about, full sunshine and mid70s. looking pretty good i think for the rest of today. >>> also the traffic. if you're heading out now no crashes or breakdowns to slow you down. you should have a smooth ride getting to where you need to be. this is what it looks like at i- 275 at 28th street south. up to speed in both directions, any construction t
corey dierdorff, abc action news, back to you. >>> cold start this morning. we're looking at less wind, not as much of a wind chill. as you step outside it may not feel as cold as yesterday because we lost the wind. also, temperatures milder, from tampa to clearwater and st. pete. 50 and 58. well to the north, nature coast still dealing with a frost advisory that continues through 9:00 a.m. for temperatures in the mid- right now, close to the numbers, 37 inverness, 38 brooksville, our...
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corey dierdorff is driving around on i-275 in pinellas county. he's around 54th avenue north. he's on his way to check out that construction at 54th avenue south. it's supposed to be closed, the exit there, the southbound exit, until 6:00 a.m., he's going to let us know as soon as it opens. >>> let's buckle up and take a drive down 275 from the apex. all the way down in the green on 275 heading south towards downtown. open in both directions. continuing on into the downtown area, the junction, all in the clear, no problems there. that drive is going to take you 13 minutes, average speed of 66 miles an hour. >>> 5:17. expect to pay a little more if you're going to fill up. experts say the price at the pump is an average of 8 cents higher this week than before. some stations i noticed jumped 20 cents overnight. it's expected to keep climbing. why? greg, a senior petroleum analyst says it's because refineries are switching from the winter to summer blends and the change helps cut back on smog and pollution, also bumps up the price. crude oil prices also rising. experts say it won
corey dierdorff is driving around on i-275 in pinellas county. he's around 54th avenue north. he's on his way to check out that construction at 54th avenue south. it's supposed to be closed, the exit there, the southbound exit, until 6:00 a.m., he's going to let us know as soon as it opens. >>> let's buckle up and take a drive down 275 from the apex. all the way down in the green on 275 heading south towards downtown. open in both directions. continuing on into the downtown area, the...
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corey dierdorff is there bringing you this live look right now. he is talking with authorities and will bring us details in a >>> breaking news just into the newsroom at 5:30. we just got an update from hillsborough county. two people were stabbed in gibsonton. corey, you've been in contact with deputies working the investigation. >> reporter: good morning, dan. [no audio ] >> we apologize. we're having a few technical difficulties. meantime, ivan has the latest in the weather. >> folks want to know what's going 0 then weekend. temps in the 60s as we have temps climbing from the 60s to the 80s. not just low0s but mid-80s as well. keep in mind, just like yesterday, low humidity. uncomfortable here. we'll be back into the 70s and hit 08 at noon and -- hit 80 at noon and continue that way through the evening commute. tomorrow continues the dry forecast but keep in mind, we have the rain that will be headed our way on sunday. we'll have the timing for that in a couple of minutes as we check in with janelle here in a second. low to mid-80s this afterno
corey dierdorff is there bringing you this live look right now. he is talking with authorities and will bring us details in a >>> breaking news just into the newsroom at 5:30. we just got an update from hillsborough county. two people were stabbed in gibsonton. corey, you've been in contact with deputies working the investigation. >> reporter: good morning, dan. [no audio ] >> we apologize. we're having a few technical difficulties. meantime, ivan has the latest in the...
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corey dierdorff is on the scene at cherokee avenue explaining how this all started. good morning, corey. >> reporter: good morning, deiah. the 3300 block of cherokee is now shut down in tampa. take a look behind me as you can see forensic investigators are gathering physical evidence. here's what we know so far from tampa police as we just got preliminary information right now. just before 3:00 this morning, a woman inside of the home called 911 saying there was a domestic disturbance at the home. officers rushed to the scene and an armed man rushed at officers, pointed the gun and pulled the trigger. the gun jammed and didn't go off. the man rushed back into the of time inside of the home and cam back armed yet again. at this point, the police have grabbed the riot shield and the man raised the gun again pulling the trigger. this time, the gunfired, hitting the riot shield dead center. at least one officer returned fire striking and killing the man. officers were very lucky this morning. >> the officers are very lucky that that's why your training comes in. they kne
corey dierdorff is on the scene at cherokee avenue explaining how this all started. good morning, corey. >> reporter: good morning, deiah. the 3300 block of cherokee is now shut down in tampa. take a look behind me as you can see forensic investigators are gathering physical evidence. here's what we know so far from tampa police as we just got preliminary information right now. just before 3:00 this morning, a woman inside of the home called 911 saying there was a domestic disturbance at...
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corey dierdorff is there with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you can see cpd is still looking inside of this west yukon home. not much info so far from police. here's what they told us. this home invasion took place when two men kicked in the front door right there at west yukon street, and tied up the people inside. while inside, the crooks robbed them. police told us they took small electronic items and jewelry. police work to track them down. we've seen people going in and out of this home this morning, refusing to talk to us. we'll continue to talk to them to get to the bottom of what happened. we'll bring you the latest on air and online. corey dierdorff, abc action news. >> the other home invasion happened in tampa about 9:30 last night at the meridian point apartments on hillsboro avenue. three men forced their way into the complex. one appeared to be armed with a gun. they took a wallet, laptop, computer and cell phone from one apartment. the victim drove to a nearby wal-mart to report the incident. so far, no arrests in either case. >>
corey dierdorff is there with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you can see cpd is still looking inside of this west yukon home. not much info so far from police. here's what they told us. this home invasion took place when two men kicked in the front door right there at west yukon street, and tied up the people inside. while inside, the crooks robbed them. police told us they took small electronic items and jewelry. police work to track them down. we've seen people...
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. >> we find corey dierdorff there with the latest. good morning, corey. >> reporter: good morning. it's bane closely watched trial from the beginning all happening right behind these doors at the white house. the jury learned officially that they would not here from bubba the love sponge. he invoked his fifth amendment right against self- incrimination. lawyers for gawker tried to inconsistencies in the hulk hogan persona and hogan said this was an in between character who hosts the web site. closing arguments are expected today. if you want to tune in you can on abcactionnews.com where we'll be streaming the whole lining. corey dierdorff, abc action news. >>> this morning, we're learning where a firefighter is off the job in sarasota county. investigators say he enticed a minor to send naked pictures while he was at work. the text messages are too graphic for us to show you. investigators say keye asked for numerous naked pictures from a 17-year-old. she sent them to him while he was at work at station 6 and and early january. her to visit him at while several times. >> taking adv
. >> we find corey dierdorff there with the latest. good morning, corey. >> reporter: good morning. it's bane closely watched trial from the beginning all happening right behind these doors at the white house. the jury learned officially that they would not here from bubba the love sponge. he invoked his fifth amendment right against self- incrimination. lawyers for gawker tried to inconsistencies in the hulk hogan persona and hogan said this was an in between character who hosts...
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live in clearwater, corey dierdorff, abc action news. >>> 5:3. democracy 2016 -- florida senator marco rubio heads to the bay area today using his latest win to convince everyone he can turn his campaign around and catch up with republican presidential frontrunner donald trump. senator rubio is holding a rally at the tampa convention center starting at 5:00. doors open at 4:00. the story is posted on our web site with information on how to get free tickets for the event if you're interested in going. head to abcactionnews.com and it's the first story in the happening now section, click on the story link. >>> after his less than impressive showing on super saturday rubio was pleased to take a win yesterday in puerto rico. picked up all 23 delegates from the u.s. territory. his only other victory so far is minnesota on super tuesday. to gain more ground in the sunshine state. in the overall race for delegates donald trump has 384, cruz has 300, rubio has 151 delegates. john kasich has 37. it takes 1,237 delegates to win the republican nomination fo
live in clearwater, corey dierdorff, abc action news. >>> 5:3. democracy 2016 -- florida senator marco rubio heads to the bay area today using his latest win to convince everyone he can turn his campaign around and catch up with republican presidential frontrunner donald trump. senator rubio is holding a rally at the tampa convention center starting at 5:00. doors open at 4:00. the story is posted on our web site with information on how to get free tickets for the event if you're...
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. >> corey dierdorff is live at the home show showing you some of the exhibits out there. corey, you are checking out an automated grill cleaning system. sounds pretty cool. >> let me tell you, there's some great new technology out here. i am checking out the coolest things at the home show. this is the automated grill bot. give the viewers an idea of how cool it is. >> it works with the push of a button. 20 minutes or 30 minutes. >> set it and let it go. like you said, you close the lid and you go out and enjoy your food. this thing does all of the work for you? >> that's correct, yes. >> what's nice as you were telling me earlier are these brushes are dishwasher safe and pop right off? >> yes. the brushes pop off. right here. >> this is closer than you think and you put it in the dishwasher. brushes. >> tell me about that. and nylon. we were talking earlier that you can get a pair of these things and have them do the battle bot action in here. you guys were approached by the >> yes, we were. it's a lot involved with this but you know, no big deal. down from $129.95 to $7
. >> corey dierdorff is live at the home show showing you some of the exhibits out there. corey, you are checking out an automated grill cleaning system. sounds pretty cool. >> let me tell you, there's some great new technology out here. i am checking out the coolest things at the home show. this is the automated grill bot. give the viewers an idea of how cool it is. >> it works with the push of a button. 20 minutes or 30 minutes. >> set it and let it go. like you said,...
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corey dierdorff is checking out the veterans expressway for us. he's heading northbound on the veterans expressway. no problems where he is. just keep in mind ehrlich road under the veterans still closed for the next little while, open by 6:00 a.m. if not sooner for construction there. but traffic up to speed on the veterans expressway. we have one issue here, i-4, eastbound exit ramp from i-4 to state road 559 in the lakeland area. see the flashing lights. there's some road block but cars are getting through just fine. just slow down and use caution as you drive by that incident. not sure if it's an accident or a flat tire there. average speeds on the interstates and veterans expressway, 62, that is heading southbound. 62 the average speed on 275 from fletcher to i-4. and pushing 70 now in i-75 from bruce b downs to i-4. if anything does happen on the roads we're going to let you know about it here, also on twitter @tampabaytraffic. >>> 5:02. in brussels a much less terrifying start to the day but yesterday's terror attack certainly at the forefr
corey dierdorff is checking out the veterans expressway for us. he's heading northbound on the veterans expressway. no problems where he is. just keep in mind ehrlich road under the veterans still closed for the next little while, open by 6:00 a.m. if not sooner for construction there. but traffic up to speed on the veterans expressway. we have one issue here, i-4, eastbound exit ramp from i-4 to state road 559 in the lakeland area. see the flashing lights. there's some road block but cars are...
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corey dierdorff has more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. drivers scrambling to call 911. deputies rushing to stop traffic. all ending here behind me on u.s. 301 after that wrong way driver led hillsborough county deputies on a wild chase. this started with three 911 calls at the same time saying a black dodge dakota was driving northbound in the southbound lanes of u.s. 301 just south of county road 672. the deputies trying to stop trying to get dakota to stop. deputies called for air support, deployed stop sticks and were able to flatten one of the front tires of the suv. that kept going. deputies forced to use a pit technique. the subject still ran into a patrol car before stopping. this is a past mug shot of derek hyde who has a long list of charges including fleeing and eluding, reckless driving and possession of drugs. that possession charge after deputies found a large one pound bag of a powdery substance. they are going to send it for testing and will try to confirm if it was drugs or not. the good news, no one was hurt neither deputies or other motorists. corey di
corey dierdorff has more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. drivers scrambling to call 911. deputies rushing to stop traffic. all ending here behind me on u.s. 301 after that wrong way driver led hillsborough county deputies on a wild chase. this started with three 911 calls at the same time saying a black dodge dakota was driving northbound in the southbound lanes of u.s. 301 just south of county road 672. the deputies trying to stop trying to get dakota to stop. deputies called...
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corey dierdorff. we have construction on 275 where we had some overnight. do you see any of the >> reporter: yeah. good morning. definitely. heading southbound around the westshore exit there's backup from the overnight construction, five-minute delay but northbound 275 headed to downtown you can see wide open looking really great. we're headed to causeway boulevard and 54th street. report of an accident, we'll give you an update as soon as we get on scene. >>> unfortunately, we have a very serious crash in the lake wales area, possible fatal crash westbound state road 60 at evergreen drive. it happened overnight. westbound lanes here are completely blocked but cars are using the eastbound lanes to get around this. so traffic still light at this time of morning so again they are kind of sharing those lanes there in the eastbound, but again just use caution if you're heading that way. i'll keep an eye on it and let you know as soon as it clears. elsewhere in the bay area we're in pretty good shape. crossing the howard frankland bridge, in the middle there yo
corey dierdorff. we have construction on 275 where we had some overnight. do you see any of the >> reporter: yeah. good morning. definitely. heading southbound around the westshore exit there's backup from the overnight construction, five-minute delay but northbound 275 headed to downtown you can see wide open looking really great. we're headed to causeway boulevard and 54th street. report of an accident, we'll give you an update as soon as we get on scene. >>> unfortunately, we...
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abc action news reporter corey dierdorff joins us live from the fallen officer memorial in ybor city with the latest. as the deputy's sister is opening up about her brother this morning. >> reporter: good morning. very heavy hearts out here at the hillsborough county sheriff's office and flags behind me at the fallen officers memorial. they are in half-staff in honor of the deputy. family working to finalize funeral arrangements after hearing about the horrific wrong way crash that took his life over the weekend. authorities are trying to figure out what exactly caused that driver to drive the wrong way down the selmon expressway early saturday morning before cruiser. the shift's shift -- sheriff's office -- sheriff's office saying there's been a outpouring of support from all over the country. his father a police officer with the massachusetts state patrol. his brother as well. several other relativities also working in law enforcement. his sister saying john was bright, always willing to help anyone at any time. >> it's been rough. still can't really believe it. keep thinking we'll
abc action news reporter corey dierdorff joins us live from the fallen officer memorial in ybor city with the latest. as the deputy's sister is opening up about her brother this morning. >> reporter: good morning. very heavy hearts out here at the hillsborough county sheriff's office and flags behind me at the fallen officers memorial. they are in half-staff in honor of the deputy. family working to finalize funeral arrangements after hearing about the horrific wrong way crash that took...
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corey dierdorff is heading to the scene now. he's just getting off in the palmetto area from 275 u.s. 19. as soon as he gets there he will bring us the very latest on exactly what is going on out there. expected to get there around 5:00, 5:45. we'll bring you live pictures from the scene when he gets there. this crash in sarasota near the airport. so right now university airport is closed between old bradenton road and desoto road. police are asking drivers to use desoto road because it runs parallel to university before it intersects with that road. so again you're asked to avoid the area, use desoto road 301 as alternates. this is going to be this way for quite some time because again this is a fatal crash. saying that speed was likely a factor. elsewhere in the bay area, we are in great shape, all the interstates in the green now. in pinellas county, 64 the average speed there. back to you. >>> a retired pennsylvania state trooper is dead after authorities say he held up a toll plaza over the weekend. officials say clarence b
corey dierdorff is heading to the scene now. he's just getting off in the palmetto area from 275 u.s. 19. as soon as he gets there he will bring us the very latest on exactly what is going on out there. expected to get there around 5:00, 5:45. we'll bring you live pictures from the scene when he gets there. this crash in sarasota near the airport. so right now university airport is closed between old bradenton road and desoto road. police are asking drivers to use desoto road because it runs...
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>>> we have some great news, corey dierdorff checking on that closure at 275 and 54th avenue south telling us it's back open so it ended about a half-hour early. you are good to go there. and traffic up to speed on 275 over in pinellas county. traffic also up to speed here at 275 through downtown, just six minutes from here to the howard frankland. we have one crash reported now, in largo, i'm not seeing any roadblock or any delays here but it's at ulmerton and ridge roads. this just happened so you may see emergency vehicles, be careful if you're heading in that direction. let's check drive times on i-4, starting all the way back in the lakeland area around county line road, taking 22 minutes to get into downtown. road to 75 and seven minutes from 75 to 275. >>> we're following breaking news. we're on the scene of a tragic fire in lakeland. firefighters found the bodies of two people and a dog in a burned out mobile home. witnesses called 911 just after 1:00 this morning to report flames shooting out of the roof and windows there. abc action news anchor lindsay logue is live now on old po
>>> we have some great news, corey dierdorff checking on that closure at 275 and 54th avenue south telling us it's back open so it ended about a half-hour early. you are good to go there. and traffic up to speed on 275 over in pinellas county. traffic also up to speed here at 275 through downtown, just six minutes from here to the howard frankland. we have one crash reported now, in largo, i'm not seeing any roadblock or any delays here but it's at ulmerton and ridge roads. this just...
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corey dierdorff is heading to a very serious crash in pinellas county, pinellas park. u.s. 19 in the kenneth city area. traffic moving pretty good on u.s. 19 where he is but he's going to the crash where we're hearing there are multiple it's happening at u.s. 19 and 49th street north. so has he gets there and has more details we will bring that to you. elsewhere we are still keeping an eye on this crash in manatee county in bradenton, cortez road at 14th street west. still hearing there's some roadblock in the northbound and eastbound lanes though my traffic indicators are in the green here. you can see a slight slowdown there because of police activity. elsewhere in the bay area the interstates looking pretty good. here we are at i-275 and fowler, seven minutes from here to downtown tampa. >>> >>> a commuter train derails in northern california. at least one car overturning into a nearby creek. it's 30 miles north of san jose. deputies say a downed tree fell on the tracks during heavy rain causing the train to jump the tracks. nine people were hurt, four seriously. it
corey dierdorff is heading to a very serious crash in pinellas county, pinellas park. u.s. 19 in the kenneth city area. traffic moving pretty good on u.s. 19 where he is but he's going to the crash where we're hearing there are multiple it's happening at u.s. 19 and 49th street north. so has he gets there and has more details we will bring that to you. elsewhere we are still keeping an eye on this crash in manatee county in bradenton, cortez road at 14th street west. still hearing there's some...
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corey dierdorff is behind the wheel of our live drive cam, expressway heading southbound. he's around gunn now, says traffic is picking up a little which usually happens this time of the morning. you're looking at just about a 12-minute drive from van dyke to 275. on the bridges, looking live at the courtney campbell causeway, the tampa side of the bridge, you have a smooth ride all the way across from pinellas to hillsborough, on all three bridges, less than 10 minutes if you're heading out the door now. let's check drive times on some of the major roads. we're going to start at u.s. 19, southbound from tampa road to eastbay, 11 minutes. we had an earlier crash, not affecting traffic. 17 minutes on the veterans from 54 to 275. four minutes on dale mabry from fletcher to waters. >>> 6:02. breaking news in democracy 2016 -- ted cruz comes out on top in alaska's caucuses. as the final results from super tuesday continue rolling into the newsroom overnight. being tallied donald trump and hillary clinton are waking up in florida, big winners as their focus shifts to our state'
corey dierdorff is behind the wheel of our live drive cam, expressway heading southbound. he's around gunn now, says traffic is picking up a little which usually happens this time of the morning. you're looking at just about a 12-minute drive from van dyke to 275. on the bridges, looking live at the courtney campbell causeway, the tampa side of the bridge, you have a smooth ride all the way across from pinellas to hillsborough, on all three bridges, less than 10 minutes if you're heading out...
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live in tampa this morning, corey dierdorff, abc action news. >>> happening right now. a dive team is back out on the water searching lake thonotosassa after jumping off of his pontoon boat. the crews were out there last old. friends say he was on a boat the water to grab a pool noodle. they say he panicked as he swam and never resurfaced. the search. we'll let you know as soon as we get new information. >>> tampa police say two juveniles are under arrest after crashing a stolen car into a silver springs home. officers tried pulling over the driver, but the driver took off, crashed into a fence and into a house on mulberry street. tampa fire and rescue crews say the home is structurally sound. >>> this morning, police are on the trail of a serial arsonist. surveillance cameras caught the photo of the suspect. police tell us the suspect started at least five fires in the last two months in a six- block area of the lake crescent neighborhood. detectives are warning neighbors to be on the lookout. >>> good morning. it is oh, after 9:00 here. i don't know about you, but i'm
live in tampa this morning, corey dierdorff, abc action news. >>> happening right now. a dive team is back out on the water searching lake thonotosassa after jumping off of his pontoon boat. the crews were out there last old. friends say he was on a boat the water to grab a pool noodle. they say he panicked as he swam and never resurfaced. the search. we'll let you know as soon as we get new information. >>> tampa police say two juveniles are under arrest after crashing a...
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reporter corey dierdorff has been on scene all morning long gathering information and corey, what do you know this hour? >> reporter: good morning. university parkway back open here in sarasota after that violent crash happened on this dark stretch of roadway. this roadway opened 30 minutes ago. we're just now learning the names of the people who died in this crash. they've been identified as wesley mcearly and michael duffy of sarasota and dane cluster of bradenton. all 21 years old. we're still waiting to find out who the sole survivor of the crash is in the hospital, expected to be ok. sarasota police say they don't know how exactly this crash happened. only it was a very violent crash, happened at a high rate of speed, the car struck a tree splitting it in half. >> this is some of -- one of the most horrific crashes they've seen due to the severity of the crash. unfortunately it's left with a far as exactly what happened and so hopefully they hope to answer some of the questions in the next coming days and weeks. >> reporter: the sarasota police department will be working with th
reporter corey dierdorff has been on scene all morning long gathering information and corey, what do you know this hour? >> reporter: good morning. university parkway back open here in sarasota after that violent crash happened on this dark stretch of roadway. this roadway opened 30 minutes ago. we're just now learning the names of the people who died in this crash. they've been identified as wesley mcearly and michael duffy of sarasota and dane cluster of bradenton. all 21 years old....
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corey dierdorff keeps us up to date. good morning. >> definitely tense moments for the people living in this home as tampa pd has been seen going in and out all night gathering evidence and interviewing witnesses. the home invasion took place just after 3:00 a.m. when three men kicked in this home and tied up the people inside using zip ties. while tied up inside, crooks robbed them. small electronic items and jewelry were taken. police are working for a better description behind the attack as they worked to track them down right now. the good news, no one inside of the home was injured. dpd is asking for your help. corey dierdorff, answer action news. >>> a few hours before that home invasion, another occurred in the meridian point apartments. we're told the crooks took a laptop, a wallet, another computer and cell phone. fortunately, no one was hurt. >>> take a look at this photo. take a look at this guy. this is william sutherland. this teen is extremely dangerous. he is linked to a winter haven carjacking that left a
corey dierdorff keeps us up to date. good morning. >> definitely tense moments for the people living in this home as tampa pd has been seen going in and out all night gathering evidence and interviewing witnesses. the home invasion took place just after 3:00 a.m. when three men kicked in this home and tied up the people inside using zip ties. while tied up inside, crooks robbed them. small electronic items and jewelry were taken. police are working for a better description behind the...
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abc action news reporter corey dierdorff joins you live from the fallen officer memorial in ybor city with the latest. the sister is opening up about her brother this morning. corey? >> reporter: yeah. good morning. about 15 minutes ago we saw one of the new recruit classes from the hillsborough county sheriff's office come on their morning run, come through the fallen officer memorial and slowly march in front of that flag that is at half-staff for fallen officer john kotfila. his family now working to finalize funeral arrangesments after learning about the horrific crash that took his life over the weekend. we're trying to figure out what caused the driver to travel the wrong way down the selmon expressway early saturday morning before slamming into the deputy's cruiser. the sheriff's office saying there's been an outpouring of support from law enforcement agencies and communities all over the country. deputy kotfila comes from a family of law enforcement officers. his family was a sergeant with the massachusetts state patrol. his brother a police officer in massachusetts with sever
abc action news reporter corey dierdorff joins you live from the fallen officer memorial in ybor city with the latest. the sister is opening up about her brother this morning. corey? >> reporter: yeah. good morning. about 15 minutes ago we saw one of the new recruit classes from the hillsborough county sheriff's office come on their morning run, come through the fallen officer memorial and slowly march in front of that flag that is at half-staff for fallen officer john kotfila. his family...
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at 9:30, corey dierdorff explains this is not the first time and victims have met. if anyone has any information about the other suspects contact the winter haven police department. >>> a registered sex offender is now behind bars accused of robbing and attacking two women. 35-year-old daniel esposito is heading to court today. sarasota deputies say he pulled a gun on a woman who just drove sexually assault her. investigators say he also attacked the victim's mother when she tried to help. >>> in hernando county deputies need your help to track down 41 david dian senior. he's wanted on two counts of sexual battery and strangulation. detectives tell us he knew both his victims and the assaults were violent. last seen driving a 2007 suzuki friendsa with florida tag gee did 86. if you see him -- d86. if you see home don't approach him, call 911. >>> the obama administration said yesterday 16 technology companies representing 90% of the market are coming together in this new effort, to try to improve consumer access, stop blocking information sharing among systems and p
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corey dierdorff with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. a very busy morning at the airport terminal for allegiant as people board outgoing flights and come into the tampa area. alikeiant is fighting another public relations battle this time as a report is about to go public claiming the airline isn't doing enough to keep passengers safe. just days after a flight pound for st. pete had to abort a takeoff because of smoke in the cabin. the latest in a string of last several months. the teamsters aviation mechanics coalition today will release its own report outlining a list of problems. according to the tampa bay times it talks about emergency landings, flight delays, aborted takeoffs, and issues between september and january. allegiant is releasing a statement defending itself in part. >> reporter: count on us to stay on to -- top of this as soon as we get them on air and on-line at abcactionnews.com. corey dierdorff, abc action news. >>> officials are investigating what caused a fire at a tampa duplex early this morning that left behind he
corey dierdorff with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. a very busy morning at the airport terminal for allegiant as people board outgoing flights and come into the tampa area. alikeiant is fighting another public relations battle this time as a report is about to go public claiming the airline isn't doing enough to keep passengers safe. just days after a flight pound for st. pete had to abort a takeoff because of smoke in the cabin. the latest in a string of last several...
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corey dierdorff is there now. directing traffic around this extensive accident scene out here. forensics on scene gathering evidence trying to put the pieces together and figure out what happened. we don't know much but here's what we know so far from sarasota police department. they say the crash took place just before 3:00 a.m. right now we're hearing that three people died in the crash. a fourth person removed from the car and rushed to the hospital but is expected to survive. police say they don't know what caused the crash at this time but do believe speed was a factor, it was a single vehicle crash that hit a tree in the median. they are still looking to see if drugs or alcohol played a role. we're working to gather the names of those involved and expect the roadway to be closed for quite an extensive amount of time as the scene covers a very large area out here this morning on university parkway. we'll stay on top of it and bring you updates as soon as we get them on air and on-line at abcactionnews.com.com. back to you. >>> let's look at the crash on the map. university
corey dierdorff is there now. directing traffic around this extensive accident scene out here. forensics on scene gathering evidence trying to put the pieces together and figure out what happened. we don't know much but here's what we know so far from sarasota police department. they say the crash took place just before 3:00 a.m. right now we're hearing that three people died in the crash. a fourth person removed from the car and rushed to the hospital but is expected to survive. police say...
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at 5:30, abc action news reporter corey dierdorff will time the suspect and victim met before. if you have information about the other people involved call the winter haven police department. >>> registered sex offender is behind bars accused of robbing and attacking two women. 35-year-old daniel esposito will head to court this afternoon. sarasota county deputies say he pulled a gun on a woman who just drop into her garage -- drove into her garage. then attempted to sexually assault her. >>> in hernando county, deputies still need your help to track down 41-year-old david dean senior. he's wanted on two counts of sexual battery and strangulation. detectives say he knew both victims and the assaults were violent. he was last seen driving a 2007 suzuki forenza, gee d86 tag. if you see him you're vidsed not to approach him, call 911. >>> the death of a hernando community coming together to raise money to help the 2-year- old she left behind. the school district superintendent says lara dewise was a barrel racer, died a day before her 28th birthday. from injuries that she suffered
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. >> abc action news reporter corey dierdorff joins us from ybor city. what did you find out about the wrong way driver that caused the accident? >> reporter: good morning. we got that driving report back a short time ago. it came back clean leaving more questions than answers once again this morning in how all this could happen. this is the hillsborough county sheriff's office. loss of one of their own. this is the memorial where you can see flags at half-staff in honor of deputy john kotfila. his family now working to finalize the funeral arrangements after learning about the horrific wrong way crash that took his life over the weekend. right now authorities are trying to figure out what caused the driver to travel the wrong way down the selmon saturday morning before slamming into the cruiser. the sheriff says there's been an outtouring of support from all over the country. kotfila comes from a family of officers. his father with massachusetts state patrol, his brother a police officer in massachusetts as well. several others working in law enforcemen
. >> abc action news reporter corey dierdorff joins us from ybor city. what did you find out about the wrong way driver that caused the accident? >> reporter: good morning. we got that driving report back a short time ago. it came back clean leaving more questions than answers once again this morning in how all this could happen. this is the hillsborough county sheriff's office. loss of one of their own. this is the memorial where you can see flags at half-staff in honor of deputy...
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. >> our corey dierdorff joins us from where the chase finally came to an end. good morning, corey. >> good morning. it was drivers scrambling to deputies rushing to stop traffic, here on u.s. 301, behind me, is where the chase ended as a wrong way driver led hillsborough county deputies on a wild chase northbound on u.s. 301 in the southbound lanes. these are pictures just sent moments after the chase. this all starting with three 911 calls at the same time saying a black dodge dakota was driving northbound in the southbound lanes of 301. just south of county road 672. the deputies quickly catching up with the truck, some trying to stop oncoming traffic. stop sticks were put out and they were able to flatten one of the front tires but the treck kept going, then deputies were forced to use the pit technique. the suspect still rammed a patrol car just before stopping at u.s. 301 and murphy road. this is a mug shot of 20-year- old derek hyde, a long list of charges now including fleeing and eluding, reckless driving deputies found a large one- pound bag of a white
. >> our corey dierdorff joins us from where the chase finally came to an end. good morning, corey. >> good morning. it was drivers scrambling to deputies rushing to stop traffic, here on u.s. 301, behind me, is where the chase ended as a wrong way driver led hillsborough county deputies on a wild chase northbound on u.s. 301 in the southbound lanes. these are pictures just sent moments after the chase. this all starting with three 911 calls at the same time saying a black dodge...
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pete, corey dierdorff, abc action news. >>> going in depth on past problems on allegiant flights, less than two weeks ago a pilot aborted a takeoff from st. pete clearwater to kansas city after hearing a loud boom so powerful it shook the plane. made an -- flight from tampa bay made an emergency landing in alabama. our opener looked into allegiant last june after two emergency landings at st. pete clearwater and more than a dozen cancelled flights. read the full investigation on our web site, under the i-team section of abcactionnews.com. >>> it's the beginning of a busy week for candidates on both sides of the aisle ahead of next week's crucial florida primary. we start now with senator marco rubio paying a visit to the tampa convention center earlier this evening. to "share his vision for a new american century." it will be 5:00, we did checking and found out tickets are still available one huge unknown that could shake up the race is who the former governor jeb bush is going to support. a former campaign official says despite the rivalry on the campaign trail it's possible he could
pete, corey dierdorff, abc action news. >>> going in depth on past problems on allegiant flights, less than two weeks ago a pilot aborted a takeoff from st. pete clearwater to kansas city after hearing a loud boom so powerful it shook the plane. made an -- flight from tampa bay made an emergency landing in alabama. our opener looked into allegiant last june after two emergency landings at st. pete clearwater and more than a dozen cancelled flights. read the full investigation on our...
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corey dierdorff is on the scene at cherokee avenue explaining how this all started. good morning, corey. >> reporter: good morning, deiah. the 3300 block of cherokee is now shut down in tampa. take a look behind me as you can see forensic investigators are gathering physical evidence. here's what we know so far from tampa police as we just got preliminary information right now. just before 3:00 this morning, a woman inside of the home called 911 saying there was a domestic disturbance at the home. officers rushed to the scene and an armed man rushed at officers, pointed the gun and pulled the trigger. the gun jammed and didn't go off. the man rushed back into the
corey dierdorff is on the scene at cherokee avenue explaining how this all started. good morning, corey. >> reporter: good morning, deiah. the 3300 block of cherokee is now shut down in tampa. take a look behind me as you can see forensic investigators are gathering physical evidence. here's what we know so far from tampa police as we just got preliminary information right now. just before 3:00 this morning, a woman inside of the home called 911 saying there was a domestic disturbance at...
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corey dierdorff has an eye on the road. if anything's out there on the road, he will check it out and give you all of the details. all right. let's take a look at the maps. i can zoom in to show you where he nude to be. careful i-75, spring hill, hernando beach. south of here as we mentioned earlier in bradenton, sarasota. 301, i-75 getting wet there. use caution as you head out the door. you also might want to leave yourself a few extra minutes. elsewhere in the bay area, we're looking great at fowler. these cars are heading south towards downtown tampa. it's only taking about seven minutes to make that drive. back to you. >>> governor rick scott's office says he will sign a bill can't be forced to marry same- sex couples. the senate passed that bill yesterday. the house passed it on wednesday. if governor scott does sign it, the law will take effect july 1st. opponents say it's not necessary because the state and federal constitutions already protect churches and can refuse to marry any couple. >>> and blocking new york s
corey dierdorff has an eye on the road. if anything's out there on the road, he will check it out and give you all of the details. all right. let's take a look at the maps. i can zoom in to show you where he nude to be. careful i-75, spring hill, hernando beach. south of here as we mentioned earlier in bradenton, sarasota. 301, i-75 getting wet there. use caution as you head out the door. you also might want to leave yourself a few extra minutes. elsewhere in the bay area, we're looking great...
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corey dierdorff is there with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you can see cpd is still looking inside of this west yukon home. not much info so far from police. here's what they told us. this home invasion took place when two men kicked in the front door right there at west yukon street, and tied up the people inside. while inside, the crooks robbed them. police told us they took small electronic items and jewelry. police work to track them down.
corey dierdorff is there with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you can see cpd is still looking inside of this west yukon home. not much info so far from police. here's what they told us. this home invasion took place when two men kicked in the front door right there at west yukon street, and tied up the people inside. while inside, the crooks robbed them. police told us they took small electronic items and jewelry. police work to track them down.
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corey dierdorff, abc action news. >>> 6:32. take a second and take a look at this man's photo. hernando county deputies say this extremely violent criminal has been on the run for a week and they are getting more david dien senior is wanted on two counts of sexual battery and strangulation. last seen driving a 2007 suzuki forensa, could be to new york, miami or california where he has family and friends. take a second and share his photo when it shows up on facebook. we have it on our page. >>> new concerns over the zika virus, a dangerous neurological disorder that is now being linked to the mosquito-borne illness. zika might be to blame for an outbreak of a syndrome in french pollnesia -- pollnesia. it can trigger temporary prince charlesies and in -- paralysis and in some cases could put people on life support. total in florida up to 42, among those are four pregnant women. that is especially troubling because zika is linked to a dangerous and devastating birth defect. >>> one of the biggest $100 million. hulk hogan's attorneys will start to question potential jurors today i
corey dierdorff, abc action news. >>> 6:32. take a second and take a look at this man's photo. hernando county deputies say this extremely violent criminal has been on the run for a week and they are getting more david dien senior is wanted on two counts of sexual battery and strangulation. last seen driving a 2007 suzuki forensa, could be to new york, miami or california where he has family and friends. take a second and share his photo when it shows up on facebook. we have it on our...
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. >>> corey dierdorff is behind the live drive cam. traffic's flowing nicely right there. just a heads-up tomorrow, the southbound exit will be completely closed. that will be all day tomorrow from 7:00 a.m. to midnight. keep that in mind. you'll have to use ehrlich instead. this is right around the polk parkway. and maybe if you under the lakeland area heading to i-4. it will take you 22 minutes to make that drive. 15 minutes from county line road to 75 and just eight minutes down to 275. authorities are redoubling their efforts to find an accused killer on the run for nearly three months. we first showed you robert brewer's mug shot after manatee deputies shot mccan't. he's spill believed to be in the bay area and marshals are offering a $2,000 reward on top of a $3,000 crimestoppers reward. >>> it's been 11 years since a pasco county man has been shot and killed on i-75. still all of these years later, there's no sign of who did it. we have a new push from his >> reporter: good morning, deiah. i'm outside of the strawberry festival which may remind people of a good time
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corey dierdorff is out driving around on 275 heading southbound towards the howard frankland and he says fog is starting to thicken up out there, just in the short time he's been driving around this morning. so again you might want to use some caution and low beams. >>> how long do you think the >> depends on where you are. inland sections probably a few hours. the coastal areas are going to take a while. so say if you're in lakeland, watching from zephyrhills, shortly after sunrise we'll begin to lift the fog. then we'll warm up. right along the coast like yesterday i think still an issue. marine dense fog advisory continues for the bay the and out to 20 nautical miles. we'll continue to see that in effect through 11:00 a.m. this morning. so, that's how long we expect the fog to be an issue. 70s now, we're going to be in the 80s by later this afternoon. nice and warm here, titan doppler radar quiet. i want to show you though what is happening further north. not a lot now. you can see a few showers up towards kentucky. that is the frontal boundary that will eventually begin to sag our wa
corey dierdorff is out driving around on 275 heading southbound towards the howard frankland and he says fog is starting to thicken up out there, just in the short time he's been driving around this morning. so again you might want to use some caution and low beams. >>> how long do you think the >> depends on where you are. inland sections probably a few hours. the coastal areas are going to take a while. so say if you're in lakeland, watching from zephyrhills, shortly after...
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reporting corey dierdorff joins us live at 6:00 to tell us about the call that brought the suspect face-to-face with the officers and what he did that shoot. >> plus, a big mess left to clean up after a car goes crashing into a home. where the car came from and the >>> breaking news that happened while you were sleeping. a man who shot at tampa police is dead/. >> i'm deiah riley. >> officers are still at that home on cherokee avenue and say a man fired a gun at them. what can you tell us. >>> no officers were injured in the exchange. this is the 3300 block of west cherokee avenue, and it's shut down for this investigation. forensic investigators are gathering evidence as well as interviews. we just got new information and here's what we know so far from police. a woman inside of the home called 911 saying there was a domestic disturbance at the home. officers rushed to the scene and were met by an armed man at the front doorway of the house. he then pointed the handgun. we're initially told he pulled the trigger and the gun didn't go off. now we're getting conflicting stories from officers. so
reporting corey dierdorff joins us live at 6:00 to tell us about the call that brought the suspect face-to-face with the officers and what he did that shoot. >> plus, a big mess left to clean up after a car goes crashing into a home. where the car came from and the >>> breaking news that happened while you were sleeping. a man who shot at tampa police is dead/. >> i'm deiah riley. >> officers are still at that home on cherokee avenue and say a man fired a gun at them....
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coming up today at 5:30 -- reporter corey dierdorff will join us live to share what his sister is saying about his death and her reflection on her brother's life. >>> good morning. hope you enjoyed your weekend out there. muggy, a few showers to end it but for both weekend days in pretty good shape. we lost an hour of sleep. we gained it in daylight but still quite an adjustment always this time of year. temperatures now in the low 70s. we're not quite done with the moisture, still seeing showers at this hour. i'll zoom in a little closer and you can see all this is essentially headed to the north and east. so we'll have a few pockets of showers that will continue throughout the morning so keep it in mind especially on coastal counties. we'll continue to see that this morning, so we may have to deal with a few wet roads. you see a little more moisture from the south and west. we were able to clear it by later today. so say by 11:00 we're in good shape. staying with a lot of clouds but we'll get rid of the rainfall and look at the temperatures, despite the cloud cover, upper 70s and low 8
coming up today at 5:30 -- reporter corey dierdorff will join us live to share what his sister is saying about his death and her reflection on her brother's life. >>> good morning. hope you enjoyed your weekend out there. muggy, a few showers to end it but for both weekend days in pretty good shape. we lost an hour of sleep. we gained it in daylight but still quite an adjustment always this time of year. temperatures now in the low 70s. we're not quite done with the moisture, still...
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corey dierdorff is driving around 275 heading towards the crash we've been telling but on the howard frankland. he's not quite there yet. it's not quite as foggy where he is right now heading closer to the howard frankland bridge but we're dealing with some fog out there. let's talk about the crash on all but one lane getting through now and you can see traffic starting to back up. this is from pinellas county into hillsborough, only one lane getting through right now. we know a tow truck is on scene so hopefully they will have this moved over, maybe open up at least one more lane here shortly but for now we're seeing some delays. let's check the other bridges. you can see the backup starts around the hump there, so not extending all the way back to st. pete, your other bridges seem to be moving pretty good now. the gandy bridge is travel about 57 miles an hour. and the courtney campbell looking good as well, about 70 miles per hour so if you can get to one of the other bridges you might want to do that. it's taking about 15 minutes to cross the howard frankland now. this is what it
corey dierdorff is driving around 275 heading towards the crash we've been telling but on the howard frankland. he's not quite there yet. it's not quite as foggy where he is right now heading closer to the howard frankland bridge but we're dealing with some fog out there. let's talk about the crash on all but one lane getting through now and you can see traffic starting to back up. this is from pinellas county into hillsborough, only one lane getting through right now. we know a tow truck is on...
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corey dierdorff is arriving at the closure now. than 100 feet? >> reporter: yeah. i really don't start to see that until you really get past where this closure is. i-275 southbound at exit 17 which is the pinellas bayway and 54th avenue south split. they are redirecting traffic off exit 17. you have to make a u turn to go back northbound on 275. like you said 275 closed, sunshine skyway also closed. it's messy even from the howard frankland down to this area where you're dealing with patchy areas of heavy fog, down to a half-mile visibility. also very light rain mixed in as well. so not only are you dealing with the fog, you're dealing with rain. then you really start to see the heavier fog start around 22nd avenue south, where we're also dealing with lane closures due to construction. as you head to that area make sure you slow down, there's a lot of workers on the side of the road, visibility down, fhp on the side of the road there. another exit south at the 54th avenue bayway exit at exit 17 you can see people stopping trying to figure out where to go. there's n
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live in gibsonton this morning, corey dierdorff, abc action news. out good. temperatures are in the upper 60s and will eventually make it into the low 70s by 9:00. mid-70s and 80s the entire afternoon with low humidity comfortable. i think it will be at 89 of 94 later today and continue with the warm and dry air tomorrow. janelle on this friday morning commute. >> woe have an update on a semi crash. this is in the dade city area. the jackknifed semi, i spoke with fhp. the westbound lanes are open at st. joe road just east of i-75. this isn't going to affect people heading west. elsewhere, we are looking great. look at that, up to speed and looking good right now in both directions. checking the exact time it's taking to get across the bridge. just six minutes across the howard franklin. let's check in with action air one. captain al, how are things where you are? everybody. 'little hazier than the rest of the week. can't find anything. so taking a look at 275 on the right-hand side. that's where it crosses over fletcher. it gets a little heavy this morning. n
live in gibsonton this morning, corey dierdorff, abc action news. out good. temperatures are in the upper 60s and will eventually make it into the low 70s by 9:00. mid-70s and 80s the entire afternoon with low humidity comfortable. i think it will be at 89 of 94 later today and continue with the warm and dry air tomorrow. janelle on this friday morning commute. >> woe have an update on a semi crash. this is in the dade city area. the jackknifed semi, i spoke with fhp. the westbound lanes...
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a man is killed by tam that police officers after firing a gun at them money corey dierdorff joins us now with an update. corey? >> reporter: good morning. we're very lucky that no officers were injured. that's the 3300 block of west cherokee avenue that's shut down right now for this investigation. here's what we know so far from tampa police. about 1:10 this morning, a woman inside of the home at 3312 west cherokee ave. said there was a doe. the man pointed a gun at officers before running back into the house. officers called for backup and s.w.a.t. they tried to get the man to surrender for 45 minutes. i came back out, raised a gun and fired it. officers returned fire kyleing the man. luckily no officers with are injured. silver springs home after a stolen car crashed into it overnight. this is on mulberry street. police arrested two people inside of that vehicle. the drivers tried to take off from police, hit a fence, crashed into the car and those two people have been arrested. a car was stolen. >>> the search is under way for a man who jumped into lake thonotosassa and never res
a man is killed by tam that police officers after firing a gun at them money corey dierdorff joins us now with an update. corey? >> reporter: good morning. we're very lucky that no officers were injured. that's the 3300 block of west cherokee avenue that's shut down right now for this investigation. here's what we know so far from tampa police. about 1:10 this morning, a woman inside of the home at 3312 west cherokee ave. said there was a doe. the man pointed a gun at officers before...
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. >> corey dierdorff, what's the latest? >> reporter: good morning, dan and deiah. the streets behind me are quiet, but just a few hours ago, it was filled with squad cars and police looking for evidence and interviewing people inside. they're not saying much, but here's what we know. the home invasion took place when two men kicked in in home and dip styed the people inside of the home and robbed them. police tell us the small electric items and jewelry were taken from the home. police are trying to gather more information on the two men that broke into the home. the good news is, no one was injured while all of this was going on. the neighborhood now returning back to a quiet state. if you have any information, you are asked to call police. live this morning, corridor dove, abc action news. >>> a few hours before that home invasion, another home invasion at this apartment complex on east hillsboro avenue. police say one of the three suspects had a gun as they stormed into the meridian point apartments. the crooks took a laptop, wallet, another computer, and a cell
. >> corey dierdorff, what's the latest? >> reporter: good morning, dan and deiah. the streets behind me are quiet, but just a few hours ago, it was filled with squad cars and police looking for evidence and interviewing people inside. they're not saying much, but here's what we know. the home invasion took place when two men kicked in in home and dip styed the people inside of the home and robbed them. police tell us the small electric items and jewelry were taken from the home....
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pete this morning, corey dierdorff, abc action news. >>> of course, a lot on the line as this case draws to a close. file for bankruptcy. don't miss a moment of closing arguments. we'll be live streaming the end app. once we learn a verdict, we'll let you know about that, too. >>> power is back on for hundreds of people after a car slammed into a utility pole overnight. the cash knocked out power to more than 800 customers. the driver is in custody. daniel crone. meyer is charged with dui and leaving the scene. >>> deputies need your help to track down this guy right here. we know the pictures are grainy keep listening, though. they think this guy stole the car with a toddler inside. luckily, this all has a happy ending. thursday afternoon, a woman watching a friend's 2-year-old left the boy alone in a car she said she was only gone for a few minutes and left the keys in the ignition. when she came back, both the car and the child were gone. luckily, someone found the car with the child inside about two miles away. the little boy was not hurt. the deputy is hoping someone will be able to
pete this morning, corey dierdorff, abc action news. >>> of course, a lot on the line as this case draws to a close. file for bankruptcy. don't miss a moment of closing arguments. we'll be live streaming the end app. once we learn a verdict, we'll let you know about that, too. >>> power is back on for hundreds of people after a car slammed into a utility pole overnight. the cash knocked out power to more than 800 customers. the driver is in custody. daniel crone. meyer is...
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corey dierdorff, abc action news. >>> 6:51. democracy 2016 -- the five remaining presidential candidates hoping to convince voters in three states out west to vote for them. >> that's right. democratic frontrunner hillary clinton is looking to extend her lead over bernie sanders with wins expected in arizona, utah and idaho. her focus is shifting from her primary challenger to her republican counterpart. attacking donald trump at a pro- israel aipac conference saying he flip flops but shoots back accusing the -- but he shoots back accusing the president of weak policy in israel. >>> former texas trooper who arrested sandra bland is set to go before a judge this afternoon. jurors didn't believe the statements he took her from a car so he could conduct a safer traffic investigation. after pulling her over for a broken taillight. she was found dead in her jail cell after her arrest, death ruled a suicide. her relatives though filed a wrongful death lawsuit. >>> two state agencies in new york are investigating how a licensed funera
corey dierdorff, abc action news. >>> 6:51. democracy 2016 -- the five remaining presidential candidates hoping to convince voters in three states out west to vote for them. >> that's right. democratic frontrunner hillary clinton is looking to extend her lead over bernie sanders with wins expected in arizona, utah and idaho. her focus is shifting from her primary challenger to her republican counterpart. attacking donald trump at a pro- israel aipac conference saying he flip...
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corey dierdorff core joins us from where the chase ended along u.s. 301 with a look at the new pictures. good morning, corey. >> reporter: good morning. deputies scrambling to stop traffic, drivers calling 911, all that ending right here along u.s. 301 after a wrong- way driver led hillsborough county deputies on a wide chase, north on u.s. 301 in the southbound lanes. take a look at the pictures just sent moments after the chase. this started with three 911 calls at the same time saying a black dodge dakota was driving northbound in the southbound lanes of u.s. 301 just south of county road 672. with the car and tried to stop oncoming traffic. stop sticks were deployed and they were able to flatten one of the right front tires but kept that truck going. deputies were forced to use a pit technique, the suspect still rammed a patrol car before stopping at u.s. 301 and murphy road. this is a mug shot of the suspect, 20-year-old derek hyde charged with a long list of charges this morning including fleeing and eluding, reckless driving and possession of drug deputies founding a large one po
corey dierdorff core joins us from where the chase ended along u.s. 301 with a look at the new pictures. good morning, corey. >> reporter: good morning. deputies scrambling to stop traffic, drivers calling 911, all that ending right here along u.s. 301 after a wrong- way driver led hillsborough county deputies on a wide chase, north on u.s. 301 in the southbound lanes. take a look at the pictures just sent moments after the chase. this started with three 911 calls at the same time saying...
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abc action news reporter corey dierdorff following this developing story and joins us from that ruskin neighborhood. good morning. >> reporter: some of the construction. detectives are trying to figure out how this started. the sheriff's office says they have very foggy details. here's what we know so far -- around 10:00 p.m. last night a group of people met up on fire rock place to sell some items they listed on an on-line swap shop web site. deputies say the seller came with no intentions of selling anything. a fight happened while the deal was going down and shots rang out. three hit, two in the hand and one in the neck. hillsborough county fire rescue rushed all three to tampa general, they are expected to survive. one person was taken into custody but for an outstanding as far as how many people were out here and what they were doing here is still unknown as detectives are still putting the pieces together. we've been in contact with the sheriff's office who says we should get an update later on this morning as they can get in and look through the reports and try to put the pieces
abc action news reporter corey dierdorff following this developing story and joins us from that ruskin neighborhood. good morning. >> reporter: some of the construction. detectives are trying to figure out how this started. the sheriff's office says they have very foggy details. here's what we know so far -- around 10:00 p.m. last night a group of people met up on fire rock place to sell some items they listed on an on-line swap shop web site. deputies say the seller came with no...
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. >> corey dierdorff, what's the latest? >> reporter: good morning, dan and deiah. the streets behind me are quiet, but just a few hours ago, it was filled with squad cars and police looking for evidence and interviewing people inside. they're not saying much, but here's what we know. the home invasion took place
. >> corey dierdorff, what's the latest? >> reporter: good morning, dan and deiah. the streets behind me are quiet, but just a few hours ago, it was filled with squad cars and police looking for evidence and interviewing people inside. they're not saying much, but here's what we know. the home invasion took place