next up for plant either wiregrass ranch or lakeland. the dread knots fire the first shot across the bow and the bulls don't have allstate insurance. davis rips off an 80-yard touchdown run sped up for your viewing pleasure, lakeland on top 8-0 in the 1st. that means it's time to get naughty. always love to see that guy out the ensuing kickoff lands in the hands of jordan minor set up for a major return all the way to the crib. >> look how fast he is. >> lakeland has a pretty good returner, too willy baker and he's got the oven set for 98- yard, that is. >> miles per hour. >> yeah. back to back kickoff returns for touchdowns, three straight scoring plays. after a 65-yard davis run put lakeland in the red zone on itse robinson. the knots win this 43-20. lakeland versus plant next week in the regional semifinal. >> class 6a clearwater and port charlotte have a combined record 17-1, tornadoes a perfect 9-0 but a fumble early. it's a port charlotte touchback instepped of a clearwater touchdown. pirates punt and here we go. jones outraces the

the reason he is now getting love from lakeland pd. i am stacie schaible. >> thank you for joining us today. the holiday shopping rush is on. grocery stores are packed with people picking up last-minute food items and tomorrow many bay area retailers will be open for business. je idea of what will be open and what will not be open. >> reporter: you are right about that. publics and other grocery stores were packed today. this parking lot is jammed right now. there was a waiting line to get into the parking lot but since the 1930s, publix has never been open on thanksgiving and they will not be open tomorrow to allow employees to stay with families. but a lot of stars are open on thanksgiving and some with big sam's club, home depot, staples, nordstrom, nordstrom rack will be closed but many stores will be open for business thursday evening. among the early opening businesses, target and premium outlets. >> i plan to be here tomorrow at 6:00 to get some of these deals. >> reporter: april is among the shoppers who plans to come to tap wa

plant so 0 this season taking on lakeland 8-2. these two are not in the same division they don't play each other during the regular season but they have very recent history last year like tonight in the second rounds of the playoffs lakeland evented plant's season with 21- 11 win. we talked to the head coach he said he's not holding a grudge but has not forgotten the way last year end. i asked him what he needed to do to pick up a win tonight. to big games like this you look at all the xes and o's all the minutia all the details to it at the end of the deo it comes down to not turning the ball i don't have on offense making sure that we're tackling so we don't allow big plays and it comes down to winning every special teams play. and those three things are the things that will certainly assure the possibility for victory and that's only the possibility to victory. >>reporter: weiner says this lakeland team halls a ton of play in the in of. on sundays but that doesn't mean the panthers can't find a way to get a win tonight. dan, tw

we're looking at visibility at or quarter of a mile visibility to zero in lakeland. i'm slowly and only use your low beams. 59 right now in plant city, 60 tampa, 63 inverness. you are waking up to 57 north port. those temperatures getting back to 80 degrees, pretty similar to yesterday but those guys will likely become sunny again as we go through the afternoon. the fog dissipates by 9:00 this today, but tomorrow we have chance for showers. that will bring the next cold front. >>> a 5-year-old boy is dead after an atv accident. the boy was off -- on a ride with his father. we're joined live on the newsroom more details >> reporter: paramedics rushed 32-year-old father and his son to lakeland regional. gestural is recovering but his son did not make it. they were running on an atv and strawberry field when something went terribly wrong. joshua me to turn in the wheel -- field and accelerated. the front axle broke causing it to roll several times. the 5-year-old was wearing a a spokeswoman tells us the investigation is ongoing. joshua suffered a chest injury and possib

police arrested two brothers from kissimmee and a 19-year- old from lakeland. >> 500 staffers across the country are being sent to than the sent out in 2012. >> one of those monitors will be watching for civil rights violations. abc action news reporter isabel rosales joins us in the studio. what else our local election officials doing?

they will be doing it from a new home in lakeland. several bay area airports were in the running after macdill air force ended their lease. we are live in lakeland linder airport, the new home for the year program. right here. this building is being transformed into their new home. when a hurricane hits, the hurricane hunters fly into the storm, giving the world a view unlike any other. earlier this year, they learned they needed to find a new home.>> mcdill has new needs now. they have 18% 400 people in and they didn't receive any construction money so we understand and gave us an opportunity to look for a better fit. >> reporter: after months of searching, they landed in lakeland. >> what a great day for our city, our county, and for our airport. >> reporter: construction is already underway for the 100,000 square-foot operation center. noaa will be one of if not the biggest tenant at the airport. this means millions more in revenue for the airport and beyond for the next 10 years. >> it is a total game changer requirements. >> repo

tomorrow morning we wake up upper 60s to near 70 degrees. 69pa lakeland 66. but by friday morning the cool air starts to move in and we are in the upper 50s to low 60s. by saturday morning, plenty of 50s and a few 40s in hernando and citrus county's. cooler air in here and it looks like it will stay dry for the weekend. we will keep some wind tonight and tomorrow as the front comes through. 2 to 4 foot seas with a will have it in a half hour. today, hurricane season will wrap up. >>> a live look right now at the sky to network traffic camera, a little bit of a slowdown on i-75. the backups still happening, a parking lot of stalled cars. keep that on mind -- in mind on the howard frankland. our 10news app. search wtsp in your app store. >>> three straight wins for the bucks on sunday. this week buick come team huddle plus they won't catch the league sleeping on them. seattle put them back on the map and out west to take on a chargers team despite the record. tampa bay has a revitalized defense and they have to stop darrell rivers. in college football, fsu and

. >> just like yesterday there is a chill in the air. 42 brooksville but lakeland your 46. bartow 46. 60 burkini a. there has been some patchy areas of fog. it is not very thick or widespread but i'm teaching -- keeping an eye on it . when the sun comes up we will see nothing but blue skies. 60 degrees around 8 am. >> gorgeous afternoon right around 77 degrees at 3 pm. i have an eight-day temperature trend that will show you the big cooldown. we will let you know what is going on on the roadways. >> we have an issue out in the polk county area but it is not in lakeland. it looks good and so does i-4. is as human, i just want to show you do see where it is orange right underneath that i can't. that is because all the little bit of a slowdown as you come up through that area. keep that in mind. meanwhile, we have very good drive on 275 in and out of downtown tampa. >>> breaking news, motorcyclist is dead after a deadly crash on i 275 is the i-4 junction. an off-duty sheriff deputy is involved in this wreck. a close the interstate for hours but it is back there are many questi

they're moving to lakeland. ryan raiche tells us the main reason that could be a big deal. >> it is a different view of the storm. storm, the hurricane hunters flying all day and night into the thick of it so everyone can prepare accordingly. the crew has saved lives undoubtably. today they are staring at their new home at the airport, the move has been a long time coming, for more than 24 years the hurricane hunters called mcdill air force base home, last year they were told they files from mcdill air force base we have 110 people many have been with us for decades. >> they considered moving to saint petersburg clearwater but ultimately landed on lakeland after the airport improved its runway. >> the hurricane hunters will bring more than 100 jobs along with nine planes. renovations to this anger will move in time for hurricane season.>> it is a total game changer for us having them here occupying this facility. >> this could pave the way to new opportunities in lakeland and maybe someday a return to commercial

melissa marino joins us live in lakeland. and that's where investigators spent much of the night searching. >>reporter: that's right. good evening. they found that stolen truck right over here across the street near this sam's club. so then they scoured a nearby neighborhood. i spoke with neighbors there blocked. >>reporter: she got caught in the middle of the manhunt. deputies looked in her car for the suspect joseph flanagin. >> he looked in my back seat i had my brother back there. we had to turn around. >>reporter: this is hd video of that search near flanagin's last known address. deputies finally found him this morning a few miles away in north lakeland. court documents show flanagin was arrested in september for petit theft. his third conviction. he was granted trus this allowed him to work outside under supervision. but it turns out this trustee wasn't so trustworthy. around 3:30 yesterday his supervisor noticed he was missing from the bartow maintenance facility. he had stolen a fleet truck and took off. soy was it t

. >>> a new craze is taking over lakeland and anyone can do it. you paint a rock and hide it for someone else to find. the lakeland rock's facebook page has taken off. 10news polk county newsroom reporter grady trimble shows you with the excitement also comes some problems. >> reporter: it's a movement sweeping lakeland. the facebook page for lakeland members. scott started the page to spread positivity. the idea of painting a rock, hiding it, and making a stranger's day is catching on. >> we are so humbled that the community has rallied behind us. >> reporter: with a group this big comes some problems. the city says people have disrupted a wedding party looking for rocks. rocks have gotten caught in their lawn mowers. vandal painted a rock drop off at a public park. >> even though it wasn't done maliciously, it's something we need to address. >> reporter: the city has cleaned up the paint and erkhart is making sure this doesn't happen again. >> we don't want them to do it. it's not part of the message our group is trying to spread. be respectful

it is 53. 59 lakeland. 51 plant city. through the day today when the sun comes up there will be a little bit of low clouds and fog but generally clear. we will see some passing clouds 80 degrees at 4 pm. i'm putting the humidity in the not too bad category. a couple of weeks ago we would've out this was fantastic but we have been in that invigorating category for so long i think you'll notice the extra humidity. it is warm today. 81 today and 81 tomorrow. we get down a 76 on sunday before going back up to 81 on tuesday. hurricane otto now on the border of nicaragua and costa rica today in south america and then over the pacific. >>> thanksgiving isn't just about the food and family but also about the plant to cash in on all of those holiday deals. >> still a look ahead to when people plan on hitting the stores. >>> it is 4:39 and you are watching news channel 8 today taste the many sides of brookside. smooth dark chocolate outside. >>> this morning it is pretty quiet on the street. committee stores and businesses are clos

the work is expected to begin next year. >>> lakeland pull -- lakeland's christmas parade is several days away but people ar seats. we spotted launch has already set up downtown and it has become a tradition for families to put their chairs outweigh in advance despite warnings from officials trying to discourage all that chair clutter. >> don't cover sidewalks and whatever you do, don't chain and to light poles and city fixtures because we will cut the lock. >> they will take your chairs. lakeland's christmas day parade is this thursday at 7 pm. the city is asking people not >> that doesn't stop them though. that is a terrific parade. you want to have a good view. >> that's why people do it. >>> still to come, abused animals handed right back to where they came from. >> it's a problem target 8 has been investigating for months. we will show you what happened when steve manders went back to check on one of those neglected c'mon in, pop pop! happy birthday! i survived a heart attack. i'm doing all i can to keep from having another one. and i'm taking brilinta. alized for a heart attack

deputies she's recovering now at lakeland medical center. >>> and lakeland police are offering a $10,000 reward for the capture of an armed robber who has hit business after business. you can see him here. the man robbing a subway restaus also accused of hitting 2 gas stations and a liquor store. you can see the robber in the photo there pointing a gun at the store clerk. if you recognize the man, call crime stoppers. >>> across america this morning firefighters have around the clock to put out this brush fire. it began around 9 p.m. our time. no evacuations have been issued but there are several residential developments in the area. there is still no word on what started that fire. >>> in north carolina the governor has declared a state of emergency. crews are battling more 20 active wild fires. they're forcing the evacuation of residents in at least 5 counties. the fire in burke county east of ashville. crews in alabama georgia and south carolina are also battling wild fires. >>> and we're learning more about the deadly shooting of a police officer outside of pittsburgh. they were resp

this is from lakeland earlier. around the rest of the region, temperatures cooler as a result of the cloudy skies. jackie flying against the white skies which is the way it looks in most areas today. the eight day temperature outlook, temperatures average after the front rows through. warmer than normal temperatures, 81 degrees today, but for tomorrow the same. you can see along the boundary of the cold front maybe below that. the forecast at admiral, 64 degrees and left over clouds sunshine in a few clouds around. in the afternoon, 81 degrees. that is the temperature in the afternoon as the clouds push farther southward. that's based on the computer model. st. petersburg in venice, 68, 63 inverness, the dew points, the dry air comes with the cold front further to the north. dew points in the 60s. not at an puzzle levels, but a little cooler for this area and drier air. the 50s pensacol tallahassee. skies were clear from north to south. still plenty of clouds left which is why it we'll leave the possibility of clou

. >> will the city of lakeland be the next to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana? >> and the weekend is around the we traveled the world and two, we got to each a bunch of really good cheese along the way. publix deli specialty cheese. over 36 varieties to fall in love with. publix. where shopping is a pleasure. >> a a news alert, there has ben protest in seattle. the police say several people were shot and at least two have life-threatening injures but police say that they believe the shooting is not related to the protest. and four states voted to legalize recreational use, and in florida medical marijuana was decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana but as josh cascio tells us considering it is about all they did. >> the city of lakeland will not be next. >> tonight the city held a special forum at the lakeland center to hear the pros and cons for reducing the penalty for lakeland is a different place from other municipalities and. sheriff grady judd among those in opposition to decriminalization. >> 411 cities, six have created civil citations. what this is,

in lakeland, erik waxler, abc action news. what questions are at the top of your mind? letting us know what you want us to take action on. >>> polk county deputies renewing efforts to solve a deadly hit and run accident that has remained a mystery for two years. there is now a $10,000 reward for anyone who can help authorities tracked down the killer of jill braddock. a nissan altima hit the 20-year- and her body was in the streets before anyone found a. we are told he hit and one car is likely missing a mere with front bumper damage. >>> some details about a delay for some and track travelers to amtrak travelers today. someone died of natural causes while on the train and the passengers were kept on board. the train did eventually depart to its next vaccination. we called amtrak waiting to hear others were affected. >>> the tampa bay racers setting the record straight about reports they may be looking to move the team out of the country. the owner recently funded the stadium study near downtown montrial. we reached out to the race who said they are looking to keeping t

lakeland had the ball with a chance to win. they punt, punt blocked. congrats to robert weiner and company moving on. >>> sky lights coming up next. hey! is this enough? a little more... grandma! who's here! i know i had one more... hmmm... more. how's it looking? 20 more minutes... 8, 9... we need 1 more yes... let's enjoy. we need more rolls there was a little girl, and she became friends with every animal she met. one more? in the end, all we really need more of, is each other. happy thanksgiving from publix. where shopping is a pleasure. first there is shaving. blades. sharp and precise. then gillette shielding. comfy lubrication before and after. with lubrication before and after the blades. shields and cools while you shave. proshield chill from gillette. the best a man can get. proshield. available with or without chill. >>> welcome back. it's time to hit the friendly skies one more aboard eagle 8 hd and your friday night skylights. >> venice knocked off braydon river just to have homefield advantage tonight. the river view rams continue their q

now 76 in tampa and 75 in lakeland andbrained -- and bradenton. new port richey, that is almost cool as you can see the frontal boundaries on the dew point maps. 62 in gainesville. the on that's the drier air coming in. we will get those dew points in the 50s. that's the kind of measure of the humidity that the air will feel drier to you coming in overnight as we drop back down through the 60s. i think that tomorrow morning, crystal river at about 53 degrees. 56 in brooksville and 54 in carrollwood and tampa. and so you'll see that it does get warmer the further south you go. now the rain chance that we tampa to sarah -- sarasota really. that front will come through tonight and tomorrow and into friday morning. weal turn those winds -- we'll turn those winds back to the northeast and cut those rain chances for you right back off. so about 80 tomorrow. lighting up in the upper 70s to the near 80s. a brief 80-degrees on the cooler side. the -- the algae forecast will stay up. remember that the high counts are generally high in the morning. rib fest

lakelanders are hooked. when they're not painting rocks... they're scooting around town finding ones that other players have hidden. in the first month or so... the number of players has exploded to 22-thousand. but not everyone is coloring within the lines... some rockers have defaced city property... by painting the boardwalk. and rocks placed in random spots pose another unsettling incident happened at hollis garden... city officials say a rock searcher walked right in front of a bride in the middle of her wedding to snag a rock. the city's says it loves the creativity of lakeland rocks... but if any rockers vandalize or trespass, remember, jail is only a stones throw away... the game has also popped up in winter haven, polk city, fort meade, and frostproof. metropolitan ministries' thanksgiving food distribution has officially started at its holiday tent. they're started giving out meals yesterday. anyone who needs food and has previously qualified for food assistance from metropolitan ministries can get help. this year... they expect to

lakeland wins the district. another tiebreaker saw mitchell defeat spring stead. >>> tomorrow night the lightning in their six game road trim at the new york islanders -- trip at the new york islanders a not ending the way it began, three straight losses for a combined score 12-3. time to sound the alarms. >> every year the league is a little better and we've had success the last couple years and teams are looking at our model and trying to match that and they're ready for us when we come in their building especially. we got to get better. we haven't done what we want to do. we need to get a lot better. >> you see the teams one, two, >> had winter haven beaten lakeland, lakeland would play kathleen to figure out the runner-up. next year don't worry about it. >> go with a point system. somebody should have been doing laps while the other guys played to keep it even. >> kathleen just beat lakeland the other night and they're out. >> we'll be right back with your winning lottery numbers. port tampa bay has now beco

down to lakeland. i expect a near picture perfect day today with sunshine, mild temperatures, 80 for a high. tonight back to 60. tomorrow veterans day, sunshine and a high of 78. dunkin's sweet black peppe with twice the crispy, caramelized peppered bacon. experience a breakfast sandwich made for bacon lovers. >>dave: what a lovely shot we have here at the tampa net camera. yesterday all the cloud cover. today is completely the opposite. it's clear. it's beautiful. i got a noh- temperature there. now, further north you go, now this front is starting to move further south, we're beginning to bring some of those cooler temperatures in like crystal river and inverness, prbrooksvie at 52 degrees. 58 in dade city. boy, is it a comfy start to the day. bradenton at 65. 66 in venice and have the upper 50s and lower 60s squeezing down to polk county. at the same time, it's cooler to the north and also a lot drier and that drier air will continue to move south today so say goodbye to lower 60s dew points as ever

cooler in lakeland. brooksville is the cool spot. fish hawk 61. most of us are warmer than yesterday. lakeland is about 7 degrees warmer than this time yesterday. tampa 4 degrees warmer. here's a breakdown of your thanksgiving. the turkey trot is just about to line up there. 63 degrees this morning. for the quick lunch you will have we're coming up i am tracking hurricane that may make landfall. we will talk about that coming up. >>> right now volunteers are preparing thanksgiving dinners for more than 6000 homeless families. it is an annual event that has become a hallmark tradition of the holidays here in tampa bay. meredith is at metropolitan ministries in tampa and things are already super busy. >> reporter: yes, the folks here arrived well before we did, and since 430. they had been preparing turkey, cakes, pies. it obviously takes a lot of work to serve thousands of homeless their meals for the holidays, but none to mention they are not just serving everyone here in tampa, 4000 meals will be delivered to partner sites across the tampa bay ar

lakeland is a different place from other municipalities and. sheriff grady judd among those in opposition to decriminalization. >> 411 cities, six have created civil citations. what this is, it's incrementalism to ultimately city, to ultimately legalize recreational use of marijuana. i believe this is the wrong -- >> our civil infraction policy is smart policy, smart for police resources and for our community and our society. the reason is number one this is a safe and effective substance and people's lives are being ruined. >> despite what most councilmembers decided to hold off saying they would rather let the state legislature handle it and i can tell you the decisions was not popular with the crowd in the room. >> a man's body was found inside a burning home in tampa and now they are trying to figure out how he died and what started the of 44-year-old rafael soto gonzales, and a number of agencies including atf are now nfts gating. investigating. and there will is an agreement that will keep uber and lyft rolling. both groups have agreed to

this is tearing them a. >> lakeland neighbors fighting back against the water treatment plant, good evening everyone i'm paul lagrone. >> and i'm laura harris, the county approved the first step of building this plant here in north lakeland. neighborhoods you see, we will highlight, these are in opposition to the water plant. ryan raiche is there tonight he will show you why.>> is going to be up here. >> debra gets choked up over the thought of losing her country living. >> you just don't tell people what you have been investing is no longer worth it. >> she lives in a north lakeland surrounded by expensive homes and farmland. soon there will be a new neighbor, a wastewater treatment plant. >> everyone was left in the dark. they have no respect for people's main investment in life. >> this plan is similar in size to the new proposed treatment plant in northlake and you can tell it is not country living. the county says it will fit in more than you think a plan to design it like this one where trees and shrubbery hide the facility.>> it will disturb the

i-4 looks wonderful through lakeland here. and then also through wesley let's head over and talk about the sun coast area. folks, if you're gl to be traveling through manatee county, we're up to speed. in sarasota, we are up to speed, but we do have a little bit of construction out here, all to that diverging diamond interchange they're still working on here. so we've got a little bit of construction on university under i-75 and then the northbound two right lanes are blocked right now on i-75 at university and part of the exit ramp. you can still exit, but just a little bit of construction there on the northbound side. that's a look at behalf >> thank you, leslie. >>> today tampa electric's manatee viewing center in apollo beach opens up for the season. this year it is celebrating its 30th anniversary. millions have visited the big bend power station since 1986 to watch the manatees as they congregate in some warmer waters. the viewing center is open daily if 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. i haven't been out there yet, but it looks

this is in the lakeland area and traffic looks fantastic here on lakeland. i-75 over in bradenton looks good. also looks good down in sarasota. clark road to state road 70 an 11-minute commute. construction on i-75 right around university, but you can still get by and that's on the northbound side. that's a look at weather and traffic. back to gene and gayle. >> leslie, thanks. >>> we're following some breaking news this morning. the search continues for a dad who vanished while on an afternoon jet skiing trip with his little boy. they were on the alafia river when the dad just disappear disappeared. that boy was -- just disappeared. that boy was found on an island wondering what happened to his dad. news channel 8's is following this breaks story this morning from the banks of the alafia happened? >>reporter: at this point they don't. william george morris was on the river behind me, gene, when he vanished with his son. now, hillsborough deputies are trying to find out what happened to him and they're trying to find him. now, this is video taken right after

ferrari i know where you can get come out lakeland sun and fun area lakeland linder airport. carlisle events fall auto fest happening today and tomorrow and sunday. today and tomorrow, big auction. there happens be a ferrari up for auction. sitting right over here. tom is not here. but anyway that car really is for sale. i will tell you how this auction works and why it's so much fun to see in person whether you want to buy it or not when good i've been thinking... this might be the one thing in the world you pull apart to come together. new papa john's cinnamon pull-aparts covered with cinnamon crumble and sweet cream cheese icing. try our new cinnamon pull-aparts for just 6 bucks. fox 13 meteorologist dave osterberg. >>> oh, wow. it is beautiful outside this morning. just love days like this too. humidity, we drying things out. a little bit of a breeze where i'm standing. making you feel even nicer. let's check what's happening because we're at 67 degrees now coming off our low right around 60 this morning. i think tomorrow might be cooler in spots. 61 in new tampa. 64 in w

i will leave it to the guys at the lakeland fire department. they're stripping off their we give you the first look at the 2017 calendar. >> reporter: you are used to seeing them like this. but this year, you can see lakeland's firefighters in a whole new way. >> you can call me jay. >> not mr. march. >> jay is just fine. >> we do clothes off. >> reporter: jay and anthony share the march page. this is a little bit out of their comfort zone so to get ready they watched what they ate and hit the gym. >> i had about a month prep time to really get in there and put on as much muscle as i could. >> reporter: all the dogs in the calendar are rescues from spca florida in lakeland. all the money from the calendars will go to the shelter. >> sales thus for for the have been brisk. >> spca florida will use the money for operating costs. >> go over the snout of the animal, cat or dog. >> reporter: they'll also donate equipment like pet oxygen masks to the department. >> my dog is like my family to me. knowing we can do whatever we can to help them and ret

well brooksville you're 16 degrees cooler, lakeland 11 degrees cooler, brandon 14 degrees cool. now, of course max defender 8 is confirming the fact that we have clear skies. in fact, we have extremely dry air. so even though we're going to see a lot of sunshine we're staying below average. the average is 77 and i'm only expecting 68, another chilly night tonight at 47. talk more about the traffic. >>> well i'll tell you what we've got a good drive on i-4. traffic looks great through lakeland, no delays between the polk parkway entrances. all right. let's zoom in here to pinellas county over in the northern end tarpon springs tarpon avenue at u.s. 19 we have a collision so be on the look out for that and a live look at 275, looks great. that's a look 8s, actually on the 2 right now. >>> a new rash of violence against police officer, one officer was killed, 2 others hurt in 4 states including florida. >> though none of these cases have been linked all of the shootings involved officers involved in traffic or traffic stops. >> yeah, that's right. we have 2 developments overnight a

let me show you that, 49 in joy, 55 in lakeland, a little chilly. it warms up quickly once the sun comes up. already to 68 at 10 a.m. by humidity just the perfect fall day and cooling again pretty quickly during the evening hours. today's high is 78 now, that's below the average of 79, 80 saturday, 81 sunday, monday, tuesday and wednesday i am adding in some extra clouds and rainfall but hopefully it will be clear enough monday night so you can see the historic super moon. now, the super moon will appear 14% larger and 30% brighter but this particular we won't see another one quite this large until november 25th, 2034. >>> so let's check in on traffic. >> we've got a good drive. this is 275, very good drive thn . let's take a look at some travel times if you're coming through plant city also a good drive i-75 in and out of pasco county free and clear of any salon downs. >>> a bay area coach accused of crossing the line with a student. >> still ahead what he did and why detectives are worried there may be more victims. >> and stuck in a storm drain y

starting off at 55 and wimauma, 55 -- 59 in lakeland . this is the story, the visibility has now come up just a bit in lakeland. temperatures near 60 this morning, patchy fog. by the time we get to the afternoon, lots of sunshine coming our way. all in all, great-lo you're headed out to the book game -- books game -- bucs game we will take a look at that. >>> a 7.4 earthquake struck the island near new zealand. there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries and there is no immediate danger of a tsunami. >> a tragic accident in polk county were a 5-year-old boy was killed after running on an atv with his father. it happened in a strawberry field. jana joins us live from the tampa newsroom with more details. >> candace paramedics rushed 32-year-old josh were heard and his 5-year-old son eli to lakeland regional. joshua is recovering but sadly his son did not make it. deputies tell us he was writing and atv with his wrong. joshua made a turn in the field and accelerated. or front tire support broke on the front of the vehicle causing

dade city at 60, lakeland, 61. the afternoon high only 2 degrees above the average of 80. so that' 2016 election and temperatures will fall to 65 degrees. so coming up i'll have an 8-day temperature trend and let you know what's happening on the roads. >>> around the polls the key is you want to have patience for more reason than one. just remember, we're lucky we can vote, right. well, look at this we have a bit of overnight construction, the hump of the skyway bridge you can see the traffic is light. so no delays. now, this should be wrapped up t an hour to an hour and a half and same way on each side. that's a look at weather and traffic. >>> well, it is election day, the day that we have been waiting for. >> long time now. >> the race for the white house is coming to an end. >> well polls in the bay area don't open until 7 in the morning the first presidential election results are in an election day tradition residents in new hampshire cast their votes shortly after midnight and we're talking about 8 voters and the results show hillary clinton with 4 votes compared to

now, they searched this area near a sam's club in lakeland last night. he took off from a county fleet management building in bartow around 3:30 yesterday afternoon that's when the all-out search began. this is video of the search from eagle 8 hd. deputies drove around in cars and used k-9 units hoping to he's back behind bars. here's another look at 45-year old joseph flanagin. documents show he was arrested in september for theft his third conviction on that kind of charge. he was set to be released in march. he was granted trustee status for good behavior which allowed him to work outside under supervision. now if caught he'll face new theft and escape charges. we will remain here in lakeland if we get any new details on the know. >> needless to say if caught he'll probably be in there for a little longer than march. >> exactly. >>> this morning questions about whether ybor city is safe after jaw dropping video is released of a fight at a 7th avenue bar. it ended with a driver plowing his car into a plan on the sidewalk there. you can see it. it's unb

zephyrhills, 61 in lakeland and 64 in sarasota. just we're about 2 to 5 degrees cooler right now than yesterday. so that's again it's not a lot but you'll notice it, i think. >> long range forecast high pressure with clockwise winds keeping us pleasant keeping us with this light breeze and a few best and not that much cooler behind it. upper 70s for veterans day but even cooler next week. >>> it's a little bit tricky, it seems like cars are moving better but more vehicles are on the roadway so that's adding to the delay here. we've got the right lane blocked and here seeing the howard frankland bridge here the hump. so this accident i'm learning that it was a teenager who was driving too fast and then ended up crashing into another vehicle. so w involved in this accident. that's according to fhp. the 2 left lanes are open, a little bit of a back up. let's check the maps, 22 minutes has your delay this is southbound heading towards pinellas county. most actually heads towards tampa in the morning commute. here's your delay, almost 2

the toys will go to the children's home society of greater lakeland and the dream center of lakeland. the drive runs through december 15th. and you can hit the greens today for a good cause. march of dimes, golf for today. it's happening at hunter's green country club in tampa. our very own "chris cato" is emceeing the event. it all kicks off around 7:30 this morning with registration and shotgun start at 9 a-m. ((jen)) there's much more to come on good day.((walter)) let's turn it over to russell and laura - to find out what's ahead in our 6 o'clock hour. ((russell/2-shot)) a key figure in politics, for so many years, has died.. coming up at six - we'll take a look back at the life and legacy of janet reno.. ((laura)) and - there's been an earthquake in oklahoma.. right next to an could mean for gas prices.. (laura/take vo) and - trump visits tampa bay ?again! people are already lined up outside his event this morning in sarasota.. we'll have the details on his event - and a big democratic gathering later today in st. petersburg. (russell/take vo) and: what if this never happened..?

ryan hughes is live in lakeland. any sign of this deputies and lakeland police officers they searched this area near a sam's club in lakeland overnight but i just checked and no sign of him so far. a polk county sheriffs office spokeswoman tells us that joseph flanagin took off from a county fleet management facility in bartow in a pickup truck around 3:30 yesterday afternoon. the truck was later found abandoned and that's when the all-out search began. now, this is video of the search from eagle 8 hd. deputies drove around in to find him. deputies and lakeland officers tell us they'll continue searching until he's back behind bars. here's another look at 45 years old joseph flanagin. court documents show he was arrested in september for theft, his third conviction on that kind of charge. flanagin was set to be released in march just a few months from now. he was granted trustee status for good behavior which allowed him to work outside under supervision. now, if caught he'll fac will be here, and the moment we get a

they were actually house-sitting for family in lakeland. and after the fire was out, daylight revealed some spray painted anti-trump messages both inside and outside the home. the homeowner, matthew smith, believes he was targeted for being a trump supporter. smith says he didn't have any trump signs in his yard, but he was active on facebook supporting trump, the second amendment, and other conservative causes. investigators are looking into possible connections between this and ?other arsons. earlier this month, anti-trump grafitti was sprayed on two mobile homes near mango. investigators say someone tried to light one the picks keep coming from president-elect trump... for people to help lead his administration. trump added another ?dozen lawmakers to his transition team on tuesday. including one... from right here in the bay area. u-s representative "dennis ross" from lakeland was tapped to join the team last night. ross says he looks forward to working with the president-elect, advancing a strong conservative cause. ross appeared at tr

melissa marino jones us live in lakeland where that search continues. >>reporter: what's really scary police tell me this was completely random. i spoke with this couple they are thankful they only lost possessions. claudia citizen ten was in her doorway when the terror began. >> the doorbell rings at 0 a prank but when she opened the door four men ambushed her. one put a gun to her head and tied her up with a table runner. claudia's screams woke her husband charles he wrap to help but was stopped by the barrel of a gun. >> pointed a couple of inches from my head and pushed me back into the germ. >>reporter: the couple says one of the suspects did all of the caulk talking. >> he then started screaming didn't give him more money. he also started shouting at the rest of the people in the house. well get the tvs. >>reporter: after 30 minutes the suspects made off with electronics, cash, the couple's car and even an urn with their dog's ashes. 45 minutes later officers spotted a different stolen car crashed in the ditch. 3 of the then there's 19-year-old is

. >>> morning after an accident in lakeland. heartbreak for a community as we learn more about what led up to the crash. >>> hillary clinton pointing fingers after her loss on election night.>>> and epic super moon on the horizon, if you missed it this time you have to wait 20 years to see it again. >>> we have some awesome gift ideas and they are all made in the bay area. league holiday gift market. we will be playing -- paying close attention. >> i love everything is made in the bay area so it is local gifts and you're helping out a good cause. it is 8:00 i'm lindsay logue. >> and i'm james tully. we are so glad you are with us for action news weekend edition. but let's check in on the weather. about the fog, the sun has been up for one hour and the longer it is up the better it will get as the fog burns off you can see a live look through i-4 looking better than what we have seen, but disability down below one mile in many areas around the bay area, look at the visibility map, along the i- 4 quarter less than one mile visibil

i'm going back to monday night in lakeland, three-way playoff for the title, lakeland taking on winter haven. the pass tipped right into the defender's hands. should have been an interception, but it helped them keep the game winning drive going. they win the district title thanks to the kiss. >> next week. >> lakeland now hosts wiregrass ranch. winter haven goes to tampa now to play plante. so that little play right there cost them a little trip to south tampa. >> two more weeks of the blitz. more high school football? >> playoffs start next week, can't wait. >> college football tomorrow, all sorts of action going on, i'm sure. games going on. it's like that every saturday. state. >> bucs off and got the bears next sunday. until then bye. under state attorney mark ober's watch, he declined to prosecute a man who forced a girl into sexual slavery, even blamed the victim. ober: she was with him voluntarily. our community deserves new leadership. andrew warren, an experienced prosecutor, will reallocate resources to target violent crime, including gun violence, rape, and domestic abuse.

lakeland you are at 63. 59 bartow. 63 zephyrhills. we're about a degree warmer up to 4 degrees warmer from this time st we may get a quick shower in the morning hours. here comes this cold front. look how like the rain is expected to be even as this cold front gets further south through the day. 79 degrees today. interestingly it is lower humidity but sunny and warmer tomorrow at 81. >>> taking a look in the suncoast area, things i look a little bit different when you are traveling southbound on i 75. all of the construction, the diverging diamond interchange, guess what kicks off today? you were being routed off onto the bridge in the center while they create those you southbound lanes, now they are open. it will look a little bit different another have to work on the northbound side. keep that in mind in the suncoast area. let's take a look at this, we have an accident sign-up lanes eastbound hillsborough avenue. we have injuries reported in the crash. we have another one on mingle wrote off to the shoulder but no delays on i-4. >>>

. >>> we are looking pretty good right now throughout lakeland. no delays there. i-4 is a pretty good drive. in polk county we do have an incident on us 27. this is reddick county road 546 in the haines city area. we have reports of an accident. several lanes blocked will keep an eye on this for you. let's move over. we still have this one that is listed at dale mabry highway and loose lake fern road but there is no delays. you get back just fine. >>> calling all of those negative nancy's out there. >> it is time to make a change. coming up, how your attitude ? my hero zero. ? ? such a funny little hero ? ? but till you came along ? ? we counted on our fingers and toes ? ? and nobody really knows... ? zero really can be a hero. get zero down, zero deposit, zero due at signing, and zero first month's payment... ...on select volkswagen models. right now at the volkswagen sign then drive event. ? know you have a dedicated advisor and team who understand where you come from. ? know that together, you can establish a meaningful legacy with the guidance and support time

lake club at lakeland ranch very comfortable 76 degrees, just a couple of clouds out there. beautiful at the plantation on crystal river as it always is, 73 degrees there. 61% humidity. we're close to 80 in some cases. 79 76 at zephyrhills. there's the big cold front that's bringing snow fall across the upper midwest. we take a big dip in temperatures 81 today, 9 saturday, grab out the scarf that's what emoji man says, 69 on monday but notice we get a nice warm up as we get closer to thanksgiving. so if you're heading out for one of turkey trots, quick lunch maybe 75 degrees with a few >>> well, right now president obama is on his way to peru to attend an economic summit. he left earlier this morning after meeting with key leaders of the countries. the heads of state discussed security and economic challenges facing the partners. president obama's meeting with the leaders of germany, france, italy and spain was likely his house in january. >>> today new york mayor and police commissioner will give a briefing on a their plans to protect trump tower. there have been security m

clear skies from tampa to lakeland to st. pete. not a boating morning as the winds are gusty out of northeast, and they will stay up through most of the afternoon. they don't drop in st. pete until really once the sun sets. it's 55 and that's it. so we're greeted by the coolest air of the season, but with the sunshine we're starting to tha brooksville. we're at 43 and it's 46 in lakeland and 55 in sarasota. so we're in the blue, and it's 11 degrees colder than this time yesterday in tampa thanks to that strong cold front to the south. behind it we get the northerly surges, so look at that wind out of the northeast at 23 in st. pete and 12 in sarasota and higher gusts throughout the day. as the front ditches south and our temperatures tonight. as we spell out the afternoon, how much do we thaw out, and the answer is not much. 67 for the high, and the first time in the 60s since march for many. snsz we're a few days out from thanksgiving and this is the byest time of year for airports this year. kellie, construction there to make it

fox13's "shayla reaves" is live in lakeland this morning. shayla, just an awful spirit airlines ha for a button she wore to work. this picture shows her wearing the button that says "black lives matter... white supremacy kills." that message didn't go over well with at least one person on the plane. he says he was thrown off of the flight after he questioned the attendant about what she was wearing. the pair had a heated confrontation about the button... the captain then made the decision to return to the gate and have the man escorted off the plane. his is a picture he snapped of the flight attendant. the button has on reads: "black went to question her about the button she told him she could not talk politics while on duty. spirit says the button broke their uniform policy and the flight attendant has been disciplined. as for coyle he says he would fly spirit again in the future. was it murder or self defense? and who was "chad oulson" ?really texting the night he was shot to death inside a wesley chapel movie theater? the answer to the la

tampa at 77. 81 lakeland. sarasota 78. 79 holiday and hudson. and 82 in new tampa. it is warm out there. riverview still in the lo the winds, it has been breezy today. that has come down a little bit as well and winds around 5 to 10. low 20s earlier today. the forecast is quite. temperatures will fall to 70s and eventually only into the upper 60s. south and southeast winds there, a warm wind. and a muggy wind. let's jump ahead to wednesday. southeast wind, warm and muggy. partly cloudy skies and isolated showers for wednesday. wednesday into thursday, look at his -- look at this. getting up and going to work and school, a few showers possible north of i-4 and even through midday. this is 4:00 in the afternoon and this will fall apart and come through with a cold front thursday night. that will cool us but will bring a small chance of rain. we could have more rain the citrus county. we will wait and see. i have a 30% chance for rain. tomorrow, 10% tops, 82 degrees for a daytime high. boating with the wind is not the best so 15 not winds. 2 to 4 foot seas. moderate sh

. >>> you're going to notice it is warmer this morning than yesterday. 63 in lakeland, you're going to start your day at 64, 69 in sarasota, this is anywhere from 1 up to 8 degrees warmer than this time yesterday. and that's because of the clouds. so in your metro cast notice all the clouds this morning around 67 degrees at 8 a.m. still mostly cloudy, 75 degrees and keep it mostly dy chance, 76 at 4 p.m., so at 4:38 an 8-day temperature trend is coming your way. >>> so we've got a pretty good drive, waking up to a very nice monday morning. this is at the 175 and 275 out in st. pete things look great. that's a look at weather and traffic. >>> we're following breaking news this morning, a fire breaks suspicious graffiti found. >> the graffiti referred to president elect donald trump. we're joined live from hillsborough, what happened and is the grass tee fee linked to the fire? >> good morning to you both. you can see the word trump over my right shoulder. before that word is an inappropriate word and right here it says burn everything with an arrow pointing to that home and we're told b

and moving on to another story, out in lakeland. >> a little boy in lakeland is touching hearts tonight. this is ethan chap man, he hada birthday and got lots of presents but he turned around and donated every single one to exchange the police chief let him go for a s spin in his offie chair and he got a badge. >> and you know parents complaint, get off of that eye , but here are kids getting their hands dirty in the community. >> yeah! >> and repurposed in a unique way. a group in cedar rapids is turns them into handbags all to help african refugees in the area. they are sewing them into handbags and telling them in the area, and they hope to sell 3,000 bags this season. >> it's interesting and it's >> all of the proceeds benefit the refugees and their families. >> well, happy thanksgiving, everyboy. well, come around the locker room and the bucs will tell you it is hard to come up with a quarterback like jameis winston and the win against the chiefs could be a season-changing will moment no for the they could be a play-off team but they just can't fall apart and the bucs got an extra

mid-70s to low 70s and polk county. 72 lakeland. 75 tampa. 74 st. pete. 75 safety harbor. we are going to stay mild tonight. upper 60s to near 74 low with the clouds increasing and a overnight. tomorrow morning at 9:00, this is 6:30 am, we could see a few showers coming through ahead of the frontal boundary and that goes out to 3:00. that is a decent chance for rain. it won't be heavy. bump it up to 30% chance and the cooler air will filter in tomorrow evening. the clouds will picking up overnight tonight cloudy the first half of the day and clearing late in the day. we make 78 or 79 before the front comes through in the afternoon. a warmer day out there but look at the lows. tomorrow morning upper 60s. friday morning there were 60s to upper 50s and the coolest air filters and by saturday morning. mid-50s and upper 40s in the cold spot. the winds will come down a little bit but bumpy tonight and tomorrow. southwinds will turn to the north that 15 knots. there is the water temperature around 71. drier air. watch the dew points. now the upper 60s with sticky temperatures. lo