Jake Everett News Today

Never saw it coming, a blast from a shotgun. It felt like a sting. It was so quick and i was so amped up with adrenaline. Reporter an angry driver followed everitt and his girl friend into the parking lot of a pasco walmart. The mystery man had a gun ready and everitt was his target. Its frightening. Ive never been shot before. Reporter it started on state road 54 when a black suv began brake checking the couple. When they turned in the parking lot, were you scared . I mean i didnt really know w...

Day weatherwise. Muggy but rain is on the way in a big way for the second part of the day. Most of us are in the 70s. Its much muggier than this time last week when we had a few cooler mornings. Its 79 in st. Petersburg. Lakeland at 73 and clouds will be on the increase today from a tropical wave, believe it or not. It will move northwest through the area and so we bring in some heat. By midday a couple of showers. By late day, numerous showers and the radar is not 100 dry but we only have a few...

You see the moisture on the east coast at this point. Thankfully it isnt staying over water any more because it would have more time to development. But it will increase our rain chances. So inland areas like polk county and highlands county, you could see a chance of rain this morning. And boy the coverage of rain gets better through the day, 30 at midday and 60 late they are afternoon. And the extra clouds and rain keeping highs right about average with just 89 degrees. At 4 38, i have an temp...

74 in wimauma. And 77 in sarasota. Tropical moisture because theres actually a tropical wave. You can see the counterclockwise spin on the east coast. Well, its going to drift to the north and west and help to significantly increase our rain chances. And you might get a quick shower this morning in places like eastern polk county, you can see the rain from the east coast is trying to sneak in your area. I only left in a 10 chance this morning. But after the sunrise, the rain chances go up signif...

Before flames erupted. The mosque caught fire minutes after the anniversary of the 9 11 attacks. The gunman behind the pulse nightclub shooting went to the mosque at least two times prior. One neighbor says shes seen a rise in hatred against that mosque since june. They are driving by honking, cussing, its ridiculous. Its ignorance, what it is. Investigators are now looking into the possibility that the fire was a hate crime. The st. Lucie county sheriffs offi investigate. Were making calls to f...

And a dew point of 74. Now the higher you get the dew point, the more humid it is. And once you get into the mid 70s, its steamy. Kind of tropicallike, in fact. This is a tropical wave in the east coast of florida. And its going to drift to the north and west which will help to enhance our rain chances during the afternoon. Already getting maybe a little drizzle here in the eastern portions of polk county but more rain will develop through the rest of the day today. This tca us a better coverage...

Steamy at 77 out there. 75 in plant city. 76 in fish hawk. And 75 in bartow. Theres actually a tropical wave off the florida east coast. And its going to draw the tropical moisture into our area. And i mentioned it wouldnt be out of the question for a shower this morning. Heres one maybe in the far eastern portions of polk county. But some may sneak into pasco or hillsborough as well. Just the 10 chance. And look at the coverage of rain going up through the day. Up to 60 late they are afternoon ...

On the east coast bringing a lot of rainfall 95 is going to drift to the north and west meaning some of the shower activity will head into our communities. Wouldnt be out of the question to see a stray sprinkle in polk county and Highlands County and pasco this morning. But the majority comes later today. By midday, about 30 at that point. And going up to a 60 chance late they are afternoon and evening. And some heavy downpours will be possible. The extra clouds and rain about 89 degrees. Which ...

And gandy. Lets check the average speeds from the Sunshine Skyway all the way down to the Howard Frankland bridge. 70 heading northbound, 67 heading southbound. So looking at a great drive there. Also checking major roads in the st. Pete area. Looking good, no crashes or breakdowns. Your drive on 275 looking great as well. I275 southbound from the apex to i4, 13minute drive if youre heading out the door now. This morning a pasco waking up alive after an angry driver shot at him over the weekend....

East central portion of our state. And so as these clouds kind of wrap around this low, the rain will wrap around as well. Heaviest rain will be on the east coast today. And were mainly dry. But weve got a few little sprinkle and in eastern polk county. These will give way to more numerous and afternoon storms. Far from wash out but any rain could locally be heavy especially inland with highs in upper 80s. That rain chance is 60 to 70 percent. I know courtney it good edge busy on roads we will c...