Husband killed. She said she lives on food stamps and is struggleing to get by. Are you working . Not currently your honor. Reporter despite that, she forked over 4,000 to an undercover deputy to kill her exhusband. He has custody of her children and she wanted them back. The arrest affidavit says she wanted certainty he would be killed such as in a fire or by drowning. The report says she thought abt taken into another country and made into a sex slave. In court, the lead detectives say this week, she had bags packed an her passport ready. She has plans to leave the country today out of miami and not return until next friday. Reporter after making a payment this week, she was busted and detectives say her ex was shocked. This reaction, at first, was, oh, okay. Bit. Because i dont know that it was sinking in to him. Reporter today, a judge issued a 100,000 bond. I agree to all of the stipulations your honor, but i cant do a bond that high. And i understand that. Let me tell you, that i
Clearwater and tampa. Starting off at 75 for apollo beach and lakeland. 76 in sebring. We are looking at patchy fog. Youll notice a couple spot where is the visibility dropped. Inverness down to a quarter mile of visibility in Citrus County. No rain in our area. There are showers back down across the keys. Make sure you have the umbrellas for this afternoon. As we are anticipating some showers and thunderstorms to start developing. Theyll develop in back towards the coast as we go into the afternoon and evening. It is also going to be a hot and steamy weekend. Well look at the temperatures and the very active tropics coming up in a few minutes. Thank you very much. New overnight the fat other of a young boy two died in a hot truck bonded out of jail early this morning. Troy whitaker is charged with aggravated manslaughter after leaving his 23monthold son in his truck for eight hours yesterday. News channel 8 reporter mary mcguire joins us live from the where the father just walked out
It is quiet as can be. We have a few scattered clouds offshore. An area of low pressure bringing showers to the florida keys this morning. The area of low pressure will roll into the gulf. Today the model water vapor a continued easterly flow. Storms will fire inland around noon to 1 00. Then work back towards the west coast of florida through the day. 79 this morning. T cooler temperatures and higher rain chances ahead. Well tell you all about it coming up. New overnight, the father of a young boy who died in a hot truck bonded out of jail early this morning. Troy whitaker left his 23month old son in his truck yesterday car from 8 30 in the morning until late in the afternoon. Whitaker made a run to publix before realizing he had forgotten his son. It is not an intentional act. You have to be responsible for your kids. You cannot leave them in the car forking eight hours and let their body temperature get to 108 degrees and die. Funeral services will be held for a man shot and killed
Big jump in temps this hour. Next hour plan on many more 80s. Its 76 in sebring and 79 in tampa and 80 in st. Petersburg with the humidity feeling a few degrees warmer. Plan ahead for above average temperatures this afternoon. Small change this morning is 90 miles offshore we have a couple of showers, but look at where theyre moving. Theyre moving northwest and not near the coast. That southeast wind will pull in deeper moisture tomorrow so you see that building acrs bahamas. Tomorrow is a more active day weatherwise, but today is hot with a few shower between 4 00 and 8 00 p. M. 93 is 2 degrees shy of an alltime record. It was 15 years ago today people all across this country and the world experienced a tragedy they will never forget. Terrorists hijacked four airplanes and flew them into the World Trade Center in new york and the pentagon. A fourth plane crashed into a pennsylvania. This morning in new york victims families gather for a reading of the names of the nearly 3,000 People