Area. It is just now South Sarasota county. Any clouds around this morning will certainly scour out soon. Notice were at 52 in inverness and brooksville. The further south you go the warm a gets the warmer it gets. If you are headed out the door we do not have any accidents. Nothing will slow you down. Pasco county is up to speed. Everything is up to the shoulder. We had another accident northbound i 75 run on us 301. Heres a live look at traffic. This is to 75 near hillsboro getting busier, but still good speeds. Today president elect donald trump will head to the white house to begin planning a peaceful transition with president obama. The president begin the transition with the phone called donald trump congratulating him on the election win. The Obama Administration has been working for nearly a year on a change in power. The president says despite their differences transition just as president bush did for him. I have instructed my team to follow the example that president bushs t
Lets start off by checking in with dave. Another chilly morning. dave sunny sky with a chilly start to the day. Pleasant temps are expected this afternoon, with highs back to the mid 70s. Tonight will be clear and not as cold; lows in the upper 50s. Mostly sunny sky on tap tomorrow, with high temps back we begin with a developing story. A Deadly School bus crash with dozens of students on board. Six children are dead and this morning, the driver is under arrest. One of the students on board told authorities the driver wasnt paying attention and driving too fast. 24yearold Johnthony Walker has been charged with five counts of vehi homicide, Reckless Endangerment and reckless driving. The bus was carrying 35 children from an Elementary School when it crashed, turned on its side and wrapped around a tree. The students riding the bus ranged in age from kindergarten to fifth grade. Emergency crews broke into the destroyed bus to pull children from inside, other counselors are being brought
Robbing Convenience Stores across clearwater. And it appears hes getting more aggressive. Each time. Fox 13s Shayla Reaves is live at the 711 on drew street. Good morning jen dbx thanks shayla she doesnt look like your average bank robber. But dont let the gray hair fool you. St. Pete police of america on 62nd avenue north. They say she waited 2 weeks before turning herself in. It seems like a heist that was well thought out. The woman was wearing a disguise to look younger when she walked up to the tellers counter. And to make sure they complied. She told employees she had a bomb. On november 7th. Surveillance video captured Janice Ellinwood wearing a dark wig when she entered bank of america. She casually passed a note to the teller. Claiming to have a bomb. The 65yearold got away with 19hundreddollars. Find this mysterious robber until yesterday. Ellinwood walked into the Police Department said she was wanted. And showed an officer the news release about the robbery. Before turning
Its now 5 . . Thanks for joining us. Im Walter Allen Jen and im jen epstein. Lets start off with a check of the forecast, with dave. Hot and humid with a 50 chance of scattered late day storms. High temps in the lower 90s. Tonight will be warm and soupy; lows in the upper 70s. More late day no closed captioning is jen call it karma. Or just bizarre. But theres an odd twist in a fatal road rage incident in Hillsborough County. wally turns out the man who was gunneddown. Actually killed a man 15years ago. In a similar situation wally fox13s Shayla Reaves is at the Sheriffs Office the man who opened fire this wally jen were also learning more about the woman killed during a Police Academy Training Session in punta gorda. And the officer, who pulled the trigger. jen 73yearold Mary Knowlton was takingpart in a citizens training exercise, tuesday night. And the end of the session, she was selected randomly for a shooting scenario. But officer lee coel accidentally shot her several times. Wit
dave developing this morning. The 35yearold case of a missing Hernando County woman could be closer to being solved. Yesterday. The fbi announced it had identified the body of tammy jo alexander. She was a former Hernando High School student. 2 years ago a former classmate reported missing. They said they hadnt seen alexander in . 35 years and no one else. Not even her family. Reported her missing during that time. Deputies in new year. Dna evidence confirmed it is alexander. The fbi is now offering a 20 thousanddollar reward for information leading to an arrest in her death. New this morning. The Hernando County Sheriffs Office is searching for some burglars. They broke into the beef o bradys on cortez boulevard in brooksville. This was last wednesday around 3 am. Detectives believe the same people are responsible for burglaries in both marion and sumter counties. Which all happened on the same date. Winter haven police need your help tracking two men behind a robbery. These pictures