More than 150 homes and buildings destroyed. In the southeast, powerful storms and tornadoes move through overnight. Leaving 5 people dead. Foxs john roberts has wrap up of this day of deadly weather. Folks in the southeast are assessing the damage following a series of heavy storms overnight. With several suspected tornadoes hitting parts of alabama, tennessee, louisiana and mississippi. First responders and rescue workers now combing through damaged while anxious residence return home. We got down to basement i come over here and buildings tore up. Weve had a Community Member lose their residence. But nobody the good seriously hurt. Nobodys lost any life. So we got that to be thankful for. Other communities werent so lucky. There have been several confirmed deaths and officials throughout southeast are reporting multiple injuries. Many others say they are not sure if they will be able to we had some roof damages to some barnes and different things. And like i say trees and some 18 wheeler beds and things that were actually tilted over. Meanwhile further north in tennessee crews are still battling the biggest wildfire to hit that state in century more than 14,000 people evacuated hundreds of firefighters work to save homes and businesses including their own. Weve got firefighters First Responders helpi fires. In their own homes being losted. And thats something that people just dont think about. Firefighters say that after month of dry weather they are finally getting a break with a heavy rains that have hit the area in the past 24 hours. They are hoping that wet weather continues again today. In atlanta, georgia john roberts, fox 13 news. And that front that brought tornadoes to southeast is heading our way. Meteorologist jim weber joins us now to tell us what effect its going to have on our weather. Hey jim. Its way through much of the southeast. Still some very potent storms along this boundary along the southern end of it. There is a still a tornado watch that goes until 1 oclock this afternoon for portions of new orleans or louisiana. And into mississippi and alabama as well. But as this entire line continues to work its way on to the east it will continue to weaken. Weve watching that throughout morning as well. We are seeing that weakening trend. By time front gets different story. We will see a couple of showers around. But nothing like they are seeing across the much of the deep south. Now birmingham over towards montgomery and just to the east of huntsville, still seeing some very active thunderstorms right now with this line, this entire line working its way on to the east. And each one of these red dots here where little tornado symbols are reports of tornadoes we saw last night and into early this morning. But for us, we have more of that southerly wind. Lots of clouds building across the state. A very muggy day for today. With daytime highs into the 80s. Cold fronts heading our way for tomorrow. With just few scattered showers i will talk more about that whats behind that coming up in a little bit. Linda. Thanks, jim. A daddy motorcycle crash early today tied up traffic on hillsborough avenue for morning commute. This happened around 6 30 on 56th street and hillsborough avenue. Florida hi driver of a motorcycle crossed the intersection on a red light and collided with a pick up truck. Motorcyclist was killed and his name hasnt released yet no charges have been filed. Authorities want to find the driver who set in motion a very frightening series of events on the selman expressway connector. That ended with a 24yearold man falling 30 feet from ramp. Thankfully hes doing much better now. Hes listed in fair condition in tampa general. Meanwhile as fox 13 Shayla Reeves reports police want to well if you can just imagine making it out of one crash and seconds later youre involved in another. Thats what happened to a man early tuesday here in tampa. In fact the impact sent him over a wall and more than 30 feet to the ground. Hes still alive. And receiving medical care. Troopers want to find the truck at the center of whats been described to us as multi car mess. Heres what you need to know. According to a florida highway patr t 9 30 m morning on crosstown connector of approaching i4. A northbound truck spilled gravel causing several drivers to lose control control and strike barrier wall a 24yearold man checked for damages another driver plowed into him and his car. First striking the wall then the truck responsible for spilling gravel did not stop and continued traveling on to i4. The search continues this the vehicle. And authorities are asking anyone if you may have seen something or heard anything or have any information you have not reported to please go ahead and reach out to the florida highway patrol. Reporting here near the crosstown connector, Shayla Reeves, fox 13 news. Thank you, shayla. We have a news alert from charlotte, north korea. Where prosecutors say no charges will be filed against an officer in the shooting death keith lamont brently vincent in september. Today the District Attorney said after reviewing evidence officer vincent who also black, acted lawfully. While scotts family has said he did not have a gun, the da showed Surveillance Video from Convenience Store minutes before shooting. It showed scott with what appeared to be a bulge from an angle holster on his leg. Officer saw scott in gun with car and officer vincent only shot him after he stepped out of that gun. After repeated commands mr. Scott did not obey those commands. Steps out of the vehicle with gun in hand. Doesnt run. Car. But steps out and steps back. Assessing each officer. The District Attorney also says there was no evidence that scott was reading a book before he was shot like witnesses claimed. He also said nine witnesses were interviewed by the fib and some gave conflicting statements. He says scotts wife also gave conflicting statements to the police about the shooting. Saying it was for four white but did not shoot. Scotts shooting sparks day in protest and demonstration in charlotte. Police have identified the woman found stabbed to death in plant city as they continue to search for her killer. Police say a man was seen stabbing near a gray nissan quest monday afternoon. It was stopped in the 2700 block of salmons road she had been stabbed multiple times. Police say that man took off in her car which was later found abandoned witnesses say man is you know anything theyd like you to call police. You could eligible for 3,000 reward. New at noon a police k9 is recovering after being hurt during a chase in manatee county. This is k9 low key with handler deputy charles. Yesterday they came across man vandalizing home under construction. Man took off he gave chase. Man slammed a gate on k9 causing a large cut on his leg. But low key kept ongoing and matthew was arrested on armed burglary charges and for battery on a police k9. Nearly two dozen people were arrested accused of a blocking protest in protest in tampa. Fight for 15 protest started ybor Centennial Park last night. Eventuallied it made it down to mcdonalds east 13th avenue and north 21st street. Some of the protesters sat down in the roadway and refused to get up after multiple orders by tampa police. Officers took 23 people into tuesdays march was about much more increasing their pay. It was their way of showing the establishment that they deserve respect. Ski skip out on meals. We had really struggle to make ends meet it not far large corporations dont care. If thats what it takes and we do it respectfully thats what were going to do. Florida Retail Federation and other Large Businesses nationwide said they are opposed they claim businesses would have to make up for higher pay by reducing their work force or increasing prices. Theres now a 10,000 reward for information helps catch a group gun store burglars men broke in through front Tampa Arms Company on waters avenue yesterday morning. They stole about 40 guns. Quite a sight to see. Its the Third Largest scale burglary of tampa bay gun shop since may. A judge in polk county refused to reduce a sentence for foer she actually made that request yesterday. Shes serving a 22 year prison term for having sex with three resort with 83 she faces additional charges in Hillsborough County. Those cases are still pending. New a noon le although gandy is expanding again. Legoland beach retreat will open april certainty next year a 166 rooms each with lego key doer inside and out. Of course. Each bungalow will have shaded area for mom and dad to relax while kids explore outdoor lego play area. Also be a pool with sandy beach area plus a bar and restaurant and a giant lego light house. We have he woken the accommodation market now here in winter haven. But it will be interesting to success of hotel and obviously the beach retreat. Rooms will start at 153 a night. Game on. Universal studios has confired it will add nintendo themed areas to parks including one in orlando. Its expected to be a fully immersive experience where guests feel like they are actually walking right into a game. There will also be rides character meet and greets and food options. No specific attractions have been announced yet or characters. To be here before we know it. When we come back we will take you to downtown tampa where Car Companies from all over showing that sound. Like nails on a chalkboard. But listen to this family talking thats a different kind of sound. The sound of the weekend. Its baking season. Warm up with pillsbury. At progresso, we are now using 100 antibiotic and hormonefree soups whether you are for or against selfdriving cars. They are coming today. Car companies from whether you are for or against self driving cars they are coming. Car companies from across the kin showing Different Technology in downtown tampa. Walter allen vivid Automated Vehicle summit. Good afternoon everyone. Walter allen coming to you from between amalie arena. Where all of the future is kind of on display when it comes to vehicles. Sue with, Expressway Authority. Perfectly, this is sexy part about rose. Thats really sexy. Fabulous part about being road agency we get to do these kind of things and bring demonstrations Automated Vehicle technology to tampa area. This is my this your fourth year holding summit. Good for you guys. We started with f dot in four years ago. This is, and its been to orlando and jacksonville and now back in tampa. Were hoping to do it again. But the Expressway Authority is very into Automated Vehicles. We were awarded as connected vehicle grant last year for downtown pilot with connected vehicles. And we are a test track with usdod if people want to test Automated Vehicles they can do it. This really is, its so Exciting Technology evolve year after year. This is your fourth year. Im sure the skies the limit and futures the limit. Definitely and really interesting because a lot of things weve been seen being tested are now out in marketplace when audi came and test their piloted vehicle with technology when youre traffic jam we see it on commercials now. This technology is happening faster than we predicted. And its, all being market driven. You know its going to you know be in the future much sooner one exhibiters is the easy mile. This vehicle we are standing in right here. If you take look around, theres no driver. It drivers itself neil joining us this afternoon. Thank you for joining us. Idea behind this walk me through. You want to start us up and take us for ride . The idea behind it. Easy mile has done greet job manufacturing this driverless and were working very closely with easy mile toll bring this out to different communities. Doing a lot of demos right now. But we excited about bringing these into areas like universities and campus and entertainment facilities and things around the country. I was going to say, this isnt like an end all like youre not going take 50 mile trip with this thing but idea is just last mile, right . Correct were excited about being able to provide this for a ferries mile last mile and be a ebl to provide services for people for lot of conveniences. An there. We think that this is the new age of transportation that can actually really provide some new benefits and really get people excited about transportation again. Youre not hearing rip roaring engines because electric. So good for the stwurment as well. Your dream at the end of the day, running around all over town . Absolutely. We believe that thomas vehicles will be able to actually provide a safe environment. Not only as exciting to ride in, but, were excited that we can really provide these kind of services for people. And you know, we have ability for people who have disabilities as well that we can get on here and help them move as well. Fantastic. Okay. So there you go. It takes you first mile last mile . Can you just ask it to go 24, 5 more miles . Take me to my house . Abs. There you go. Going to take me home. There you go. Automated vehicle summit walter allen, fox 13 news. Thanks so much. We want to take moment thank you to our fox 13 viewers. You really stepped up on giving tuesday. Helping metro min strooe reach its goal of 60,000 meals for less fortunate. Nonprofit shoodz, shelter clothing and job training and many other services and especially busy this time of year. 18,000 families registered for help with food and toys for the holidays. Put people back to work train them and do these things fox 13 viewer dropped off hundreds of pounds of food and toys. The shelves are filling up but more is needed for more information drove off locations and how to make a monetary donation go to fox 13 care force. Com. So glad were hooked up with metropolitan ministries. That was fun yesterday. I think i saw it on maybe your facebook page. That todays last day of Hurricane Season . Yes, it is were finally there. And its really, its been a long season and when you kind of look back on the season, going back to the very beginning, what we were looking at as far as forecast noah put out their forecast, and Colorado State put out their forecast and looking a maybe an average season. They started to up that as the season was going on just because it was obviously becoming a bit more active on lefthand side here, thats what we typically see for average season 12 named storms six hurricanes and three of those becoming hurricanes. You see forecast in there maybe righthand side thats what we ended up with, 15 named storms. 7 of those becoming hurricanes. And then we also had three major hurricanes. And you can see there just kind of all over the place probably the most notable ones was her mean. Hurricane hermine which made lan fall across florida breaking decades long drought of land falling hurricanes in floridamatthew just rolled right up the coastline. Did not officially make land fall here in florida. But you possibly can along the florida coastline with actually not making that land fall. A little changes as we go into the 2017 season. Very important part of the forecasting comes from the Hurricane Hunter flying out of Macdill Air Force base. They are actually relocating their operations over into lakeland for the 2017 season. Simply because Macdill Air Force base very busy air force base so they need to relocate those operations. So today were looking at a lot of clouds starting to work their way in. More of that southerly flow across the state. It has been breezy through the morning as well. What thats really doing is just kind of pumping up a lot of moisture up across the state. We have seen a couple of small showers and sprinkles on skytower radar across the southern end of Pinellas County also into Hillsborough County. In and around ruskin over towards riverview brandon. Over stretching over towards maybe just the south city. We go through afternoon might see that quick little sprinkle or light shower. Otherwise, just mainly cloudy skies along the coastal areas. But certainly these warm temperatures kind of on the muggy side as well. Outside right now, were at 82 degrees with dew point climbed way up there at 69. Making humidity at 65 percent. And currently our winds they are out of the south at 13 miles an hour. Although many locations have seen these winds gusting up to about 20 top 25 miles an hour. Temperatures generally running in the 80s. Sitting at 86 degrees. And dew points climbing back up, upper 60s, low 70s, really makes it feel very muggy outside. Theres cold front right now very active band of showers and thunderstorms. They saw tornadoes last night across mississippi. And into alabama. As this front continues to push to the east, it will continue to weaken. You can watch that on future cast there you see that waning trend as we go through the day front pushes down over us we see more clouds for tomorrow and a few scattered showers. Front will cti our south. We just get into some slightly cooler and dry air for a time over the weekend. But already back to the west you can see more moisture building. So more of that will be working its way towards us a we get into the fest part of next week. Forecast for today, variable cloudy skies breezy. Few sprinkle around as well. Daytime high of 83 degrees. Then for tonight, a muggy night. Overnight low of 69. For tomorrow, more clouds to 15 knots seas to four feet with moderate chop on bay high tide comes up 3 43 this afternoon. Heres the sevenday forecast, about a 20 percent chance of showers for tomorrow with cold front slightly cooler, slightly drier over the weekend. But then humidity comes right back with the showers as we get into the first part of next week, linda. Thanks, jim. When we come back well show you the high tech way scientist are carrabbas new meatball magnifico. Our gigantic meatball topped with parmesan cream sauce and stuffed with delicious melted mozzarella. . Dramatic italian aria . Ever eaten. For a limited time only. Snook season comes to an end this week. 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