Was in Tampa today as First Lady Melania Trump and Dr. Fauci continued their campaign to get people vaccinated. Summer Smith will tell you about the event at 7 and 11 tonight on ABC7 Sarasota! Side note: Hi mom. I got a White House press pass.

Summer Smith Welcome back to news Summer! Glad to have you back

The Parrish Community High School Baseball boys were out this morning on Thanksgiving Break doing some holiday shopping for the Salvation Army USA Adopt-A-Family program. Thankful for this great group of younger men!

Congrats to our JV Bulls on finishing the season off by winning the Riverview Rams Baseball JV Tournament defeating IMG 7-4. NotaBULLS: Aden Csogi- Triple & 3RBI Chase Taraska- 2 hits & 2R Nick Curbelo- 4.1 IP 2H 1R 1K Hunter Sisk- 1.2IP 5K The Bulls finished the year 15-2 & won 2 tournaments

My schedule this week for the 2022 PG 15U BCS National Championship to wrap up the summer season. Florida Burn Recruiting Florida Burn Parrish Community HS Bulls Baseball

Finished the season strong going another 2-3 in this game and batting .353 for the tournament. Here is a fastball I attacked on a 2-1 count. Florida Burn Florida Burn Recruiting Parrish Community HS Bulls Baseball Perfect Game Florida FLATGROUND Hitting Premier Exposure Sports Brett Andrzejewski Nick Susie Alex Michaud

12 year old missing girl from Bradenton found! The girl’s family tells ABC 7 News that Emma Holmes was found in Clearwater. More details to come.

How was 12-year old Emma Holmes found? Her family says a concerned citizen spoke with Emma for a very brief moment, searched online to see if what he was told was true.  When he realized it was, he called law enforcement.  Her family says they are grateful.

Mama always said... don't forget to lock your car doors. Did you know a majority of cars that are broken into in the City of Sarasota are left unlocked? 🤔😟 Remove valuables & firearms, take your keys and lock your cars. Stay safe, #Sarasota.

Operations update from Sarasota Schools: Sarasota County schools will close Tuesday, Sept. 27, out of an abundance of caution and to allow for time to prepare schools that serve as emergency evacuation centers.

UPDATE: Monday, 9/26 @ 1 p.m. | All School District of Manatee County will be CLOSED starting Tuesday, September 27th, as we open up shelters for #HurricaneIan. All school & after-school activities will continue today - Monday, 9/26 (cont.)

Several traffic lights are still out throughout the County. Please use caution by treating each traffic intersection with non-working lights the same way you treat a four-way stop.

From the City of Sarasota: After the Storm: #HurricaneIan updates from the City of Sarasota. ✅Damage assessment ✅ Storm debris pickup ✅ Garbage collection schedule + more Read more below ⬇️⬇️⬇️

I-75 is closed between mile marker 179 and 191 due to the Myakka River rising. Major delays and detours in place.

Preparing for President Biden’s arrival in Tampa today. We are covering his visit. Tune into ABC 7 News throughout the afternoon for the latest updates.

President Biden in Tampa, focusing on women losing access to abortions and how this will impact the country. For the latest on his visit, go to: mysuncoast.com

When I'm not Anchoring the news at WWSB ABC 7, I teach future journalists at USF in Tampa. I'm proud to have recently received a Gold Badge for my class from the USF Office of Microcredentials. credly.com/badges/edeef00… via Credly

Express earn game two victory 8-7 Abe DeLano with the win on 6k’s Kaleb Powers @ Camden Pope with two hits each.