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Economic driver. Phosphate supplies more than 6000 jobs between two companies, 75 of all phosphate in the us is shipped from florida. I am not calling personally for prohibition, i just think we need the army corps of engineers. Ryan smith abc action news. Mosaic released a statement saying shutting down one of floridas most Important Industries would also put of your neighbors out of work and jeopardize our work to help farmers throughout america grow the food we need. The mayor of st. Peter la...

50s and this is cooler than yesterday. Some spots, six or seven degrees cooler so whats the difference . The front hasnt come through yet, no, but the winds did shift to the north. Its a very nice start. It should be a beautiful finish, too. Well make it to 83 for a high today and then the front comes through and ill tell you what impact thats going to have on your weekend weather in just a few minutes. Good morning, vanessa. Vanessa good morning, dave. Its 7 01. We have one n crash to mention o...

This morning. This is notes first time deputies have searched for an inmate in this area. This man has been on the run for 12 hours now. How long does it usually take to track these inmates down . Reporter more th the inmates who manage to escape are caught within 24 hours. Lets hope that this man falls into that category and is back behind bars very soon. According to polk county, 45 yearold Joseph Flanagan of lakeland escaped on bob Phillips Road in bartow yesterday afternoon around 3 30. Plac...

The fire. This is a building that has been in the news lately. In march the vinick Family Foundation announced they were donating 2. 5 million to renovate this rec center. The largest individual gift in the 90year history of the boys and girls club in tampa bay. And it were set to be renamed the jeff and penny vinick family winston park boys and girls club. This will be a blow to the people in the area that depend on rec centers like this for after school care. It was set to community. I grew up...

Ever seen in his whole career. Perhaps most shocking of all the sheriff says that the mother did not appear to show any emotion or any remorse about her actions. And another disturbing thing she told investigators that she was planning to have through Artificial Insemination which is how she had the other children another child before this latest death. For now live in Pinellas County, im adam weiner, abc action news. Adam, thank you. Breaking details about a Police Officer accused of raping a w...

Its sad to see that i dont even know how to describe what happened. Reporter greg burton has known steele for years. Through the 62yearolds three late in life pregnancies. One of which was the subject of a reality show on tlc. Her last two kids were conceived using her dead husbands frozen sperm. Just odd. Thats odd. Reporter barton thinks it wasnt until last month that things started to unravel after a fire at their reddington beach home. I think she was coping prett well up until the fire. Day...

You can see one or two clouds but no biggie. Our temperatures this morning, really, were sitting at about 77 degrees at tampa international. Brandon also in the upper 70s. Mid 70s as you go further inland. Expect more storms today, especially later this afternoon as everything moves from east to west again and high temperatures in the lower 90s. Vanessa . Vanessa thanks, dave. Welcome back once again. Good news for folks who were worried about that rollover crash past few minutes or so we saw th...

Rain chances are dropping 30 percent. Yesterday was kind of 40 percent going back to 30 percent. That means a lot of heat. 79 in tampa now. 80 over in clearwater. So the 8 oclock temperatures are in. 79 in sarasota. Winter haven, jumping up there polk county already at 79. Leesburg at 80. So 30 percent chance of an isolated late day storm. 92 give or take a degree for today. But tomorrow, that 30 percent rain chance shifts inland. We will discuss that in a little bit. 01oure just waking up in jo...

Deputies are searching for a man that climbed out of a cruiser yesterday, ran away, bare foot and handcuffed. Kellie cowan talked to neighbors who witnessed it all 37 they couldnt believe it happened and shocked that he is still out there. Reporter all happened in a matter of minutes. That is tall took for him to slip away. Deputies arrested co few blocks away from their headquarters but thing quickly went awry. Somehow, he was able to escape from the back of a patrol car through the window. Wit...

Into downtown bradenton area. Theres your storm, it is tropical depression. However, take look at the satellite. Look at the difference in the presentation from 3 oclock this morning to now. Looks a lot more impressive. I think once they get a plane out there, this will easily be upgraded to Tropical Storm. We need for it to do is start to move. Because only moving north at 2. And the slower it goes more chance of intensification it will have. Still tropical to remember in big bend area. Troll c...