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sold, but that was weeks ago. better call ben kin in search of answers and the money. >> thank you for joining us tonight. two tampa parents are pleading for help after their son was hit by a car and the driver left the scene. 12-year-old darryle ortega has been in the hospital for five days now. the driver though still hasn't turned up. candice mccown joins us at is recovering. how is he doing tonight? >>reporter: >> he didn't get off -- he hit me then he ran. >>reporter: darryle ortega doesn't remember seeing or hearing a car but he has the wounds to remind it. >> my leg was hurting, arm still hurting but it's getting barrel betts.
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from behind. the driver stopping long enough to shake the 12-year-old off the car. his parents feared the worst when they found him in the street. >> my baby was laying on the ground wasn't saying anything, wasn't moving. >>reporter: darryle is going to be okay he's got a broken collarbone road rash and every one in his left leg is shattered. his parents said he fared much better than dahl pushed out of the way. >> he did an amazing selfless act i'm so proud to be his mother. >>reporter: they haven't for goat gotten the person who put him there. >> i'm very god fearing but obviously they are not god fearing. >> i ask anyone out there that knows anything i am begging please just give information. >>reporter: months before he can walk darryle anxious to get back to being a regular kid.
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outside in my front yard with my dog. s. >>reporter: that friend that was with darryle he was not injured e. has a lot of support his entire staff at sly middle school they keep coming over here to visit him and they let us know about 24 story earlier today. >> what do we know at this point about the driver? have police told you anything. >>reporter: tampa police are looking for a newer model ford fusion silver in color not quite sure how much damage th that driver should know something happened for sure. >> a silver ford fusion. thank you. new tonight execute i was and anchors from the country's biggest television networks meeting with president-elect donald trump today at truthful tower. that meeting involved representatives from nbc, abc, cbs, cnn and foxnews. no details about what was discussed.
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where this trump transition is taking place. over the weekend the president- elect hosted several potential cabinet members for meetings. correspondent mark meredith joining live from our d. c. bureau with the latest. >>reporter: as you can imagine with 4,000 jobs to fill in a new administration both donald trump and mike pence have a lot of resumes to pore through. what we've been watchi names for c.i.a. director and attorney general. there are still some high profile jobs that need to be filled between now and january 20th. as you were talking about all eyes are on trump tower in midtown manhattan waive seen a spot not only tourists go through but media have all their cameras focused on what's happening in the separate are banks that's where people are meeting with donald trump his children or anybody else with the tran says team.
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outcome from what we saw this weekend that's when mitt romney had a rupp on one discuss with donald trump. has a brief include what romney had to say after that meeting. >> far reaching conversation with regards to the various theaters in the world where there are interests of the united states of real significance. we discussed those areas and exchanged our views on those topics. >> governor mike made his way back to the nation's capitol. he's going to be heading the transition. originally it was new jersey governor chris christie tapped for that transition job but that was changed almost medalist so governor pence he's pretty much handling the day-to- day operations here in washington. we're seeing more of those high profile next up in new york. we should mention though keith you are talk are these coming dunn down whether we're going to learn anything between now
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to bought a statement out right now donald trump teasing this message along everything. >> most people expect to see high profile republicans like romney sitting the president heck. even had rick scott from that and pam bondi from florida. there was a democrat in the mix from hawaii who may be in position for a job in the trump white house. >> you're right. the one we're watching da say gabbard a democrat someone who is very vocal supporting bernie sanders. she's she had a chance to meet with donald trump. there's no official word what the role would be. something with the the u n ambassador ship. nothing concrete. but it is certainly a sign coming trump is expending one olive branch to the side of the
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fast and furious. 4,000 jobs to fill. it was a deadly day for law enforcement after one officer was killed and 3 others injured in four separate shootings across the country. josh ben don joins us live from the tampa news testimony from the nearbying it sees like a trend. absolutely it was. san antonio, were ambush style shoot is. >>reporter: 20 year veteran of the san antonio police department was in his patrol car writing a traffic ticket when a man driveway up got out of his car walk to passenger window fired twice and fled. >> i have an officer down in front of headquarters. >>reporter: police leased video showing the suspect walk into the police department headquarters.
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was the person he targeted. >>reporter: to st. louis where a police sergeant is fighting for his life after being shot in what's being described as another ambush attack. another 20 year veteran a 46- year-old officer shot twice in the face after sitting in his mark advice shrek. the suspect got way but was killed a short time late by police. gladst stone m an officer s and influencing during the l traffic to be. the suspect was fightly wound but it's unhear to home. finally san i bell, florida. one ofs their officers was shot and injury conducting a routine task stop. the suspect fled the scene but was taken into custody after exchanging gunfire with officers. at last connect the
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>> it's just so alarming because it seems like we're hear more and more about basement being pent e supposed to have been since then. you're right just about 5 months ago when five officers were early arm that remains the deadliest day for law enforcement since 9/11. >> josh benson live in the tampa news center. thank you josh. police in north dakota against today do take pipeline protesters. hundreds of demonstrators gathered on a high. free protesters child fires fired 0 form. a law enforcement spokesman respond taking protesters threw rocks at them and burning logs at the officers. the if take were society bi-the
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many he at topt take new report are servesing over day election dome in okay they halted products of the 7 phone after reports of the device exploding. samsung is trying to reassure itser he. still to come the own of an rv solid cop tip man's he dime. she flew she the call behnken. a winter storm making thanksgiving travel tough already. what other delays you could expect during the holiday weekend. we're almost to there's but we have an active tropical as well as looking at the thanksgiving forecast congress. >> it's holiday shopping season you're looking for the best sale price would it
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before they knock them down for
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wooer keeping an eye on winter storm dump a lot of snow in northeast. >> check out what things look like in upstate new york. this is video from utica new york. it is expected to snow through the night there. lake effect snow warning is in affect until early tomorrow morning. some parts of connecticut are dealing with more than a foot of snow. in some northern spots snow falls up to 16 inches. many schools are closed a lot
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this snowy icy covered roads. >> 49 million americans are expected to travel this week. in addition to possible weather delays at america's airports be prepared for tougher screening at security checkpoints. make sure to check the status of your flight before heading to the airport. a planned strike at o'hare airplane will take place off the holiday weekend. union employees are upset about stagnant wages among other things. the union announced today they will delay the don't mess up anyone's holiday. . >> clear skies dry atmosphere. not a whole lot of max defender 8. a few fires have occurred from time to time. we detect the smoke plumes but things are quiet at the moment. veterans ford 63o degrees. stable dry atmosphere with a
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so temperatures are fairly cool after sunset looks like those temps will fall pretty quickly before we get the thanksgiving forecast i want to show you a few other locks. 64 degrees with northwest wind of 2 miles per hour. very low relative humidity lakewood ranch extremely dry atmosphere as we talked about. plantation crystal river 61 degrees with north wind very, very light conditions at this point. and here at hula bay waiting on the gorgeous sunset if you're going to be watching the sunset not a or weather. thanksgiving forecast 81 degrees. looks like temps will shoot right back up as we change the winds back around northeast east and eventually southeast. not only will the temperature rise a little bit we'll start to add moisture back into our atmosphere as well. 9:00 p.m. temperatures falling into the 60s very, very quickly. 59 degrees our forecast low temperature. >> fairly chilly in most areas
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the hid # 0s, 80 degrees. the current temperatures already in the 60s in many locations 70 sebring. around the rest of the country a lot of folks hitting the road. there's a good look at the current conditions around the country no matter where you're traveling. some folksed sheded up to the northeast. new york city right now 41 degrees. travel delays new york city laguardia looks like well over an hour there, 113 minutes otherwise no other delays we can see around the rift of the country. boston laguardia as we delays but obviously the snow calling some issues at laguardia here at the moment. around the rest telephone country can see some scattered rain showers way out west. snow occurring across the western part of new york some sections of new england. northern sections of pennsylvania and southern parts of new york. quiet around the bay area. travel weather in florida is
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are quiet. tropics we have 50 miles per hour tropical storm otto. we talked about this all last week. if the system should cross central america with rain and regenerate into a tropical system could potentially take a pacific name wouldn't carry the atlantic name into the pacific. there you see with 50 miles per hour winds location of at to. hurricane season runs until the we'll shift winds back northeast that's a milder knows he's easterly. it's hard to turn around the moisture and get rain. 9 degrees for wednesday. there's a our high temp by thursday for thanksgiving itself 81 degrees. by the weekend temperatures 78, 76 degrees. little weak front slides in once again and recools the air a little bit but very nice temperature range i think you're out of town guests
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. >> consignment customers still on the hook even though their rvs sold. we know there are four complaints about largo's consignment rv with the hick sheriff's office and the check the owner promised he would send a month ago to one customer still hasn't shown ultimate. that's when the customer knew ey shannon joining me with the update. this is a tangled little web he when you put all these pieces together. >> i really did want to believe this business owner. i went to him, it was -- now he's not even returning my calls. when i went to his business i was told he was out picking up another rv to sell. >> he's still taking rv's in has he paid anybody? >>reporter: consignment rv is
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business as usual a lenora widow waiting for $218,000 the company owes her that is a big slap in the pace. i called her to give her the news. >> i can't believe that they still have their doors open. >>reporter: lundy and her late husband sold their v have you through company in july but he hasn't seen a crime. and she's still on the hook for the pontly payments to her lender. >> it's just sad holidays are coming up it's the first time. no holidays. and you know, have a finance i should not have. >>reporter: i came here four weeks ago looking for answers for lundy. owner jeremy rainy sent me a cop every this check explaining he fell on hard times but the check to lundy's bank was in the mail. that check never made. >> to me it's just like stealing. >>reporter: mike is another disgrunted custom he ended up
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company wouldn't fork over the $135,000 he was owed. that means the customer who paid for this rv has nothing. >> are you frustrated to know that this business is still in business and they are still taking in rvs? >> yes. they should have their doors closed. i just don't understand it. >>reporter: by the i'm we finished asking questions the business was closed at least for a while. other customers have the company negative reviews about similar issues online. jeremy rainy did not return my calls. what about the law enforcement investigation? you would think there would be a window. you're late now you're fraud. it's almost like theft. >> they are entering that window. there is an active law enforcement investigation on this. i called them and they said these things take time but they want to hear from anybody who's in a similar situation. because these things are starting to pile up they can't go on forever and not pay somebody. >> thank you shannon.
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solving better call ben kin. the telephone number 1-855 behnken. hot holiday toy pulled from the shelves. the reason, turns out it gets a little too shot. which popular product you should think twice about
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hey! is this enough? a little more... grandma! there you go... there's no more room. oh look who's here! i know i had one more... hmmm... more. how's it looking? 20 more minutes...
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let's enjoy. we need more rolls there was a little girl, and she became friends with every animal she met. it's getting late, grandma should go. one more? in the end, all we really need more of, is each other. happy thanksgiving from publix. toys 'r us is pulling some tonga trucks off the shelves after one of the toys burst into flames on the way back from the store. check out these images they are from washington state. apparently the toy caught fire in the bed of the truck while it was still in the box. toys are us responded with an apology refund and a recall.
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isolated incident, they are pulling the toy from shelves as well as from the internet until the cause is determined. check your fridge a popular brand of hummus could be contaminated by his they are ya. sabra company said the voluntary russ us clues hummus products best before date of january 23rd, 2017 or earlier. the fda says listeria was identified at the manufacturing facility but not in the finished product. there's go n prices at the pump are falling. the average national price of gasoline is down 6 cents in the past two weeks to about $2.14 a gallon. in the bay area it's even lower at $2 even bust look at that sign right there. this is a station on kennedy boulevard. a dollar 99. slight weaker seasonal demand and increase in supply. apple offering free replacement batteries to some iphone 6s
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thinking, phones, have shut down for no apparent reason. apple settle said a small number of devices are affected. the company does not believe delays safety issue and battery replacement office for the iphone 6s applies. nothing to do with dunes drones at all. 157million americans are planning to shop during the thanksgiving weekend. that's 2 nill wrong more than last year. nationet weekend covers thanksgiving day black friday small business saturday and sunday both in store and online. >> black friday is expected to be the busiest day of them all. >> i'm to it doing it. >> what? >> shopping on any of those days. >> do you know what you get a drone. >> they need a drone. >> you know apple could use a drone. >> what's coming up at 5:30. >> coming up at 5:30
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couple on edge. what's what's written that prompted them to call the cops. >> the project on the i-75 project that hopes to ease
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. a gay couple opened a why they believe they were targeted by someone in the neighborhood. request evening i'm jennifer lee. >> i'm josh benson thanks for being with us tonight. a gayle gaye couple in spieth says they were targeted they were sent what they are calling hate mail which referenced their election signs and rainbow flag. jamel lanee' joins us from st. pete police department where they are asking for the public's help on this. >>reporter: yes they are. they believe someone out there

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