Clouds along the coastline. And we cant rule out a stray shower developing this morning. But i think most of us are going to stay with rainfree conditions for the morning. So High Pressure in firm control. It limited the rain chances yesterday. I think it will do the exact same thing today. Otherwise, warm this morning. How about 48 at Clearwater Beach this morning . 76 for macdill. 75 in lutz. And generally a mix of 70s and 80s with a warm 81 degrees in tampa. And its going to be a steamy afternoon we will see the temperatures are going to be a bit of above average for today, not many thunderstorms to cool us down. Time for a quick check of whats happening with the roads. Good morning. Below average actually. Yeah. Its a good drive. And now we have an accident reported by the florida Highway Patrol here. And this is supposedly southbound out on the pinellas side of the Howard Frankland bridge. Taking a look at our cameras. This accident could be in between the cameras. Thats near pinellas. And the accident is not too far away and it is in lanes. And another look a little bit closer to the tampa side. So the Howard Frankland bridge, traffic is still moving at great speeds across it. If i see a slow down, i will let you know about it. Thats a look at weather and traffic. And now back to gene and gayle. Breaking news overnight, a fire at a condo complex in palm harbor. The flames broke out shortly after midnight. Thats located on coral landings boulevard. Ne fire crews report the condo is unlivable. You can see through a burned out window there. Some of the damage. Crews were able to keep the fire contained and no other units were damaged. Investigators aretrying to figure out what caused are trying to figure out what caused the fire. And local leaders plan to address concerns over the zika virus. Several nontravel related cases have been confirmed in the miami area in the past couple weeks and thats driven spread to the states west coast. Ryan hughes is joining us live this morning. Ryan, how is mayor bob buckhorn planning to address this . Reporter zika virus is easily transmitted by mosquito asks they plan to use this home as a backdrop to show residents how to clean up proper theties to rid them of mosquitoes. And the mayor will properties to rid them of mosquitoes. There havent been any non travel related cases been reported in miamidade county. Gigi maines lives in hollywood, florida and she is pregnant and she is headed out of town. She is on her way to virginia where she will stay with family members until her child is born. She says this is her only option right now. Hes our life. And he comes first. And same with this baby. And i want to give that baby the chance that he had. You know . Life. If we have to move away and separate for six months, i mean, you know, pennys in the long run. Reporter no local transmissions have been reported in hollywood where the couple lives. The centers for Disease Control advises pregnant women to the avoid travel to the miami area. 8 on your side will be at the event with the mayor. Should be interesting details. Back to for now. It is eye opening just to see to the extent that some will go to the, leaving you do what you got to do. Ryan hughes, thank you. Happening today, its the first day of class for students in Sarasota County. This means you will want to slow down and be cautious approaching those school zones. News channel 8 is live at fruitville elementary. Law enforcement will be onhand watching for drivers breaking the law. Reporter thats right. Good morning to you. You know, officers will not welcoming back students and looking for people breaking the law. You know, the citation cans add up quickly between 150 to 450. Now remember you must stop for all school buses as students leave and board the buses when the buses are stopped and when the red lights are flashing. And that includes drivers on the other side of the street unless theres a raised median that divides the road. Each year drivers are caught speeding by these buses while off. And putting our students lives in a dangerous situation. Here are some other important tips that you will want to remember. Allow yourself plenty of time to travel. We know there will be traffic out there today. And watch for other cars, pedestrian, cyclists and again, school buses. And Pay Attention to crossing guards and always slow down in school zones. Remember there are plenty of students who are walking to and from school. And like over the past several and Community People out here and Law Enforcement officer, they are out here Law Enforcement officers, they are out here welcoming students back. But just to remind everybody to be safe. And its a great reminder because people get out of the routine over the summer months of slowing down in those specific zones. Thank you. And talk about a mess this morning for a sarasota homeowner. Look at this. You can see here, thats an suv flipped on the side just inches away from a home behind that fence this all happened near wood street. Investigators believe the suv driver lost control and then hit a light pole and a car before smashing through a fence and flipping. The driver only suffered minor injuries and was cited for careless driving. A fire at a tampa mosque is ruled an arson. At first, fire crews thought an electrical issue sparked the fire at the mosque. And now they believe someone investigators discovered gasoline was poured on an air conditioning unit there. The fire did cost about 25,000 in damage. Crime stoppers is offering a 3,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest. A bradenton man turns escape artist. He vanished from the back of a deputys cruiser despite being handcuffed. Deputies are searching for the escapee. They arrested him after a car crash, handcuffed him and put him in the ba p. Minutes later, he was gone. He was wanted on vie patrol car. And just minutes later, he was gone. Now he can add escape charges to the list. And a final goodbye to a much loved teacher killed by a drunk driver. Over the weekend, family, friends and colleagues attended a funeral for caroline sign. She taught in st. Petersburg. She and another music teacher were hit by a man police say drunk. The other teacher is in serious condition but stable and friends say he is slowly recovering. He taught in tampa. A fourweekold kitten found on the side of a New Port Richey road is recovering from a delicate operation. She is just four weeks old and only weighs 12ounces. She was found abandoned on pennsylvania anu richey. No one knows how she got there. The time right now is 6 08. Its back to school for our friends in Sarasota County. And looks like a great day. Yeah, the forecast for Sarasota County in a few seconds from now. But its a warm start for just about everyone out the door this morning. A quick check from the towercam in downtown tampa. 81degrees. S will quite humid as well. And you see degrees. Quite humid as well. County. Theres the back to School Forecast for today. And it does include as youre off to class 81 degrees, sunshine, just a few storms possible after school as the temperatures hit 92. Right now, the satellite and radar picture is quiet and the tropics are busy. We have fiona, and a couple other invests. I just posted that track on our facebook page. And lets take a check of whats happening on roadways. And leslee, a close eye on the Howard Frankland bridge. Yep. And i have something to show. All right. Weve got it coming up. Another issue too. Look at this. This is actually in Pinellas County. Over here in the Tarpon Springs area. And we have a delay here northbound. We have an accident on u. S. 19 at tarpon avenue. And the Howard Frankland bridge, look at this, starting to see a slow down southbound. Let me show you the accident. Thats where the crash is. We have a delay southbound moving across the hump. There we go. See . I was telling the truth as i always do. Keep that in mind. Looks like the left lane is taken away. Thats a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. Thats a lot of lights. Thank you. President barack obama gets back to work. Still ahead, one of the first items on the agenda. First, whats going on in school with children. A new app thats parents, teachers and students stay connected. Youre watching news channel 8 8 is on your side is helping you get schooled this month. And school is in full swing for most students across tampa bay. Theres no doubt, heavy loads, Extracurricular Activities can become overwhelming for students to keep track of. And now many schools are turning to technology to help teachers, parents and students stay connected. A high school in hillsborough found an easy way to keep everyone plugged in to whats going on at school. I have it for golf and ag. Heres one right here. Reporter from Extracurricular Activities to staying on top of a packed student lance relies on remind 101. Pretty much anything that you have thats important for that day or night, it will text you, let you know. Reporter 35 million students, teachers, parents and coaches are signed up for remind 101 nationwide. Its a Free Online Service that you can download on to your smart phone so everyone can stay connected with no phone numbers exchanged. We remines. Reporter this teacher explains its such and convenient to use and likes the feature that allows teachers to attach photos, videos and voice clips to any message. Its extremely helpful. Not only am i able to sendous quick messages but you can attach files as well. Able to send quick messages and you can attach files as allows you to access your Message History at any time. So for many schools, gone are the days of printout, sticky notes and emails. Remind 101 is part of i keep safe, a Certification Organization that specializes in student data privacy. So important. Very important. And important to remember that no phone numbers are exchanged. And the parent cans check in on the app and see what the teacher and ud back and forth. Total transparency. Thank you. Across america, a shooting at a house party leaves more than a dozen people injured. There were about 100 guests at this party in bridgeport, connecticut when gunfire erupted. Police believe two people many the hedges started shooting. 13 people were injured, 12 only suffered minor injuries but one person is in Critical Condition this morning. Investigators are looking he died after jumping. The owner of the sky Diving Company believes the man waited too long to deploy his parachute. Witnesses describe him as spinning out of control before he hit the ground. It is back to work for president barack obama. The president and his family returned to washington, d. C. Overnight after spending two weeks vacationing in marthas vineyard. One of the things on his ag is to tour the flooding in louisiana. Well, the road to rio comes to a spectacular end with closing ceremonies. Yeah, the games were filled with lots of memorable moments that captured the attention of the world. Overnight, the closingceremonies was trending and Meredyth Censullo has some of the best social media posts. Reporter well, olympic ceremony planners must Pay Attention to social media because that shirtless guys, ceremonies and he returned for the closing ceremonies. So thank you very much olympics committee. The strange dancing vegetables got a lot of play online. They were broccoli . Whatever. Eat your vegetables, kids. Also, super mario entrance here from the japanese prime minister, the 2020 summer games will be held in tokyo and a lot of people were excited to see that. And every athlete seemed to flipt she won five medals including four gold. Gene, a rot of interesting moments last night and throughout the 2016 games. Maybe none more interesting than the dancing broccoli. Thats who said they werent fun . I like the repeat performances from shirtless shiny guy. That, got to bring back the guy. Thank you. All right, heres a look at the medal count right now. And thats it. 121 toe for the u. S. We beat everyone in this one. 46 gold. 37 silver. 38 bronze. And china with 70 in total. And Great Britain in third place with 67 medals in total. Lets get a check on the weather. Yeah, i did the math, thats 133pounds of hardware they are bringing back. Congrats to team usa. Just a few thunderstorms xerox copied today. Overall drier air still lingering from yesterday. The coverage of rain not great for today. Temperatures willstay red hot into 90s, feeling will stay red hot into the 90s, feeling steamy. And we have tropical depression fiona and two other systems. At 8 00, a stray shower along the coast, 81. Isolated showers at noon and 92 by 4 00 p. M. With the shower chances inland. 80 many crystal river. And 76 in venice. And High Pressure over the gulf onshore flow. A stray shower will be possible in the coastal communities. Or all, the high along with dry air is going to limit our rain chances to only 20 . I think that chance will favor the inland communities into the afternoon. Fairly dry start tomorrow as well. By tomorrow afternoon, a bit of a change in the weather pattern. More of a northeasterly flow. Storms will push back towards the coast late in the day. In the water northwest winds around 10 knot, light tomorrow, 40 as well as the temperature, 93, hot for your tuesday. Quick check of the roads with leslee lacey. Thank you. And good morning everyone. Were checking out Pinellas County because its the hot spot. And we have a collision, u. S. 19 right at tarpon aver. Now i have been seeing delays tarpon avenue. And now i have been seeing delays northbound. Maybe they have this off to the shoulder but be aware of it. You may see a lot of activity. Frankland bridge, no delays but nonetheless, we have a collision. Hard to see. You can see that the Emergency Vehicle lights are actually reflecting off the water here. Looks like they have it on the Left Shoulder southbound past the hump. Thats a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. Back to gene and gayle. All right. Thank you so much. Well keeping cool can be a challenge but imagine if youre an elephant. Got to be rough. You dont want to miss how a baby elephant thrilled crowds. And a test drive that ok check it out. Up next, what happened to one woman before she even made it out of the dealership parking lot. Youre watching news channel . . . Ba da ba ba ba . Talk about a test drive gone wrong. A woman test driving a mercedes crashed before she even got out of the parking lot. Dealership. Ouch. This is in Arlington County in virginia. The woman and three people were inside the suv. And veries believe this woman hit the gas pedal and hit four vehicles before flip and investigators believe this woman hit the gas pedal and hit four vehicles before flipping on its side. Takes parallel parking to a whole new level. Yikes. All right, check this out. A baby elephant in germany found a fun and cool this will make you smile. Stop what youre doing and look at this. Heres the small for the day. There he is. A little clumsy but hes a little guy. He is almost three weeks old. He is thrilling crowds at the zoo in germany by playing in a small pool of water. Hes like, can you get me a bigger tub . Yeah, growing boy. He splashed around while trying to cover himself with water. He gave himself a shower. Old. Yeah, typically, still got to bathe them. Hes like, i got this. Its hot. Ill take care of it, mom. Thats cute. A mom and her 6yearold son stuck in a car dangling over an overpass. The Daring Rescue as crews work to free them before that car falls down. First, weather and traffic on the 8s is just three minutes were expecting a good amount of sunshine and only a few showers and thunderstorms. The rain chances only 20 for today and the rays play host to the red sox tonight at the trop. 84degrees, maybe doing tailgating before the game at 7 10 tonight. Lets check in with leslee. Go rays. Look at this, this is southbound on the howard accident. Everything is on the Left Shoulder. Were not seeing any significant delay but i want you to keep in mind. Fighting the zika virus. As more cases are reported in south florida, one bay area city is taking extra steps to make sure the virus does not spread in our area. And it is the first day of county. But that means more cars on the roadways. Were live with an important reminder for all drivers this morning. Also, a dramatic rescue caught on camera. A car dangling off a bridge. You have to see this. A mother and her 6yearold son were inside. We will show you what First Responders did to bring them to safety. Well, good morning and welcome to news channel 8 today. Im gayle guyardo. And im gene ramirez. On this monday morning. Yeah, looking at the sun starting to make a slow appearance. The sunrise about a half hour away but getting beautiful colors. Thats look over polk county. Your temperature is 76. Not seeing too much out there. Mostly sunny sky, once that sunrises this morning. 81 right now in tampa and 79 degrees in st. Pete. And its already a very warm start out there. And expected to be a steaming summer afternoon. 92degrees. It will feel warmer than and only a few showers and thunderstorms to cool us down. The rain chance today only around 20 . Coming up, a detailed look at the tropics, things active in the atlantic. But first, a quick check of the roadways. Its heating up. Seeing more vehicles out there. We did have an accident on the Howard Frankland bridge. Hard to see the remnants of it but its about all cleared up. A little left on the Left Shoulder southbound. All the white lights thats headed southbound on the left towards Pinellas Count