right now on news channel 8. >> now, 4 headlines number 1, on the road to recovery, a boy badly injured in a hit accident gets to meet some of his heroes today. >> number 2, boating mishap see the mess left behind after someone slammed their boat into a dock. >> number 3, keeping thieves from stealing your christmas spirit, a look at what you can do to avoid becoming a victim. >> and number 4 teddy bear round

>> tonight tampa police are still trying to track down a hit and run driver who ran over a little boy and left him lying in the street injured. it happened a few weeks ago and as the boy continues to heal, today he got a big surprise from the tampa bay buccaneers. we show you what happened. . >> good afternoon. that little guy got the surprise of a lifetime. he knew he was coming here to 1 buc place but had no idea what was they took him out to the practice field so he'd get an opportunity to see the field see where the buccaneers practice for the game including of course the game that's coming up on sunday but then a huge surprise, winston and martin came out to greet him. and they took him inside and let him watch some of the play film with the rest of the players. his mom says he's been going through a rough time since he was hit by that car

anybody in that and she said this lifted his spirits. >> he loves playing football and his spirits were so broken thinking he could never play again. and after speaking to the players he now has hope again. >> so as a part of surprise the entire family also got tickets to the game on sunday. so he's going to be here to watch the buccaneers play on sunday. i'm telling you this young man is kind of overwhelmed almost to the point of not being able to say anything. of the most expensive casts in history because all the players signed it. a pinellas county man was busted for riding his boat on a drunken joy ride running into the docks along the way. and he left a big mess behind. >> take a look at this damage at this dock behind me. the boat

deputies say 44-year old robert park was intoxicated while going on a joy ride. he slammed into this dock tearing it up and kept going driving into another dock. >> then he went down the canal came back went that way took a left, took out 7 more docks. >> he damaged a few other boats along the way. authorities caught up with him at a marina where they charged him with boating under the influence and leaving the scene of a crash. officials are still trying to survey all angry just happy no one was hurt. well, a black friday sales are winding down but the holiday shopping season is just getting started and shoppers are not the only ones looking for deals so are car burglars. we spent the day with law enforcement to find out what you can do to stay safe this shopping season. >> the mall parking lots are now packed. did you remember to lock your car doors or even hide

security here to be on the look out. here at westfield country side mall authorities are on guard as long as as the mall is open. they're watching any suspicious activity through the sky watchtower. the tower elevates so they can have a 360 view of the parking lot. pedestrians and traffic but the focus is to hopefully detour thieves from breaking into your vehicles. >> with an elevated platform gives you a better opportunity to see people behaving suspiciously operating in between cars trying door handles. >> some other helpful tips to remember you might want to park in a well lit area and don't be distract when texting or talking on the phone. and try not to come outside of the mall with too many bags this mean you may have to make several trips but this way they're not targeting you. well the woman known for

mom has passed away. florence henderson known as mrs. brady on the brady bunch died of heart failure last night. she passed away at a hospital in los angeles surrounded by family and friends. she was 82 years old. and we're going to have a look back at her incredible life and career coming up in our next half hour. an amazing end to a terrifying ordeal. a northern california mother missing forwe she went missing on november 2nd while out for a jog. her husband later found her phone and strands of her hair. she was able to flag down a drir despite being tied up. she is back with her family now and physically she's okay. detectives say they will not rest until those captors are brought to justice.

south carolina today, a judge has found charleston church shooting suspect roof competent to stand trial. he's facing the death penalty in the fatal shooting of 9 black worshippers at the church in june of 2015. the 22-year old had been federally indicted on 33 related counts to the murders. jury selection will now begin on monday. and now for your first at 4 weather, let's check in with storm team 8 here. looking at max defender 8 we are noting one little change for today. we've noticed a couple of these little sprinkles have been able to survive the trek from the east coast of florida so making their way into extreme eastern portions of polk county but don't think they'll make it much further than that. beautiful shot right now where it's 81 degrees. again more of that partly cloudy sky. it's warm all across the area, 82 for

those numbers stay mild tonight into the low to mid-60s so 50s inland and just like this morning we could see some patchy fog by tomorrow morning. those numbers upper 70s and low 80s still above average despite a weak cold front sliding through and that rain chance tomorrow only a 10% here drier air for sunday and monday but the rain chances really start to improve as we head into the middle of next week. we'll take a look at that and a stronger cold front coming up next forecast. the rough riders are kicking off their annual teddy bear round up today. they collect bear to say give to children in hospitals, senior in care facilities even wounded warriors in the va hospitals. we're live in tampa and it is the season, this is one of the best parts . >> reporter: we love this time of year. we're at regent's

it's a year-round effort all volunteer effort and it's done by these guys and 590 guys who look very similar to them in these uniforms. joining me is john. tell me where you take the teddy bears throughout the year >> first i'd like to thank channel 8 and especially the storm team for supporting the rough riders and helping us to collect teddy bears. we don't just go to different hospitals but we go children, the family court system, the veterans' hospitals, and also the special olympics. so by us collecting teddy bears in the month of december we're able to give them out throughout the entire year. so through the generosity of the public we're able to make kids happy throughout the entire year long. so thank you. >> thank you. >> reporter: and unwed to bring out new bears because of the

out the complete list of where you can drop off a new teddy bear check out wfla.com and search for john winter teddy bear round up. >> and you can drop them off here at the news center anytime but don't forget we also have kindness day coming up. this is an annual tradition for us. on kindness day we'll be accepting teddy bears for the rough riders, toy donations for t blood dough tastes. that's coming up friday december 9th here at the news center. still ahead. >> if you thought black friday was dead well guess what? it seems to be alive and kicking. we'll show you how millions of americans spent their hard earned cash today. plus putting a new spin on some of your childhood favorites, this year's hottest toys might look like classics but packing some new technology under the hood.

. now, we have your consumer watch check your cabinets more than a half million units of some popular dry carpet cleaners are being recalled because they could be contaminated. affected brands include capture and healthy home. manufacturers worry it can cause respiratory and other were sold between july of 2015 and september of 2016. and if you're feeling charitable this holiday season you could save money on your taxes. the irs has these tips for you. make sure you're giving to qualified charity. financial donations need documentation and if you're planning on giving items such as furniture or clothing please

burgers. i tried one of these, the grand mac is made with 1-3rd pound of beef while the mac junior is a single layer burger. the grand mac is what you get if you upsize and the mac junior is what you'd get if you shrunk. well, whether they head into stores went online or picked up their phones black friday shoppers have already spent billions this . >> reporter: from new york to california and every state in between, millions of americans are skipping out on that extra slice of pie in hopes to save far more than calories by scooping up those major black friday sales. >> i'm going to 4 different stores, so i'm kind of rushing between each one. >> not as crazy as i thought it would be. >> it's fun to wait outside and

rushing. >> sales are expected to top $655 billion up from last year by more than 3 1/2%. >> we just go every year. we almost didn't go today, but i kind of dragged her out. >> reporter: of course black friday isn't just on friday any more. and it definitely doesn't require standing in line. shoppers spent 1.15 billion online from just midnight to 5 p.m. alone on thanksgiving day. target reported that more than0% from mobile users but the american tradition of going a little crazy over black friday deals is alive and well internationally. they may not celebrate thanksgiving but in panama and brazil shoppers are fully embracing the black friday experience. back in the u.s. not everyone is spending their days searching for deep discounts, for the second year in a row protesters in chicago tried to stop black friday

now, max defender 8 the world's most powerful radar and your storm team 8 forecast . >> well localing the weather has been picture perfect or everyone out and about getting in on those black friday deals at the stores and you could see lots of sunshine just some passing fair weather clouds this afternoon. that's the view from veterans ford. right now we're at 79 degrees a little bit of a southwestly breeze lake wood river a warm 81 degrees right now with a little bit of a northeast breeze. well for the first time in what seems like weeks we've got a little bit of activity on max defender 8. you can see these little tiny showers of that been developing in extreme eastern portions of polk county. you may get a few drops out of these and models have been painting out a picture where you may get a couple of showers but overall the chances will remain less than 10% as we go into this evening. as we

we're quicking off our teddy bear round up partnering with the rough riders going through december 19th. you can see a list of all the drop off locations at wfla.com. be sure to check that out. at 9 p.m. it's going to be mild, 70, scattered clouds a little bit of patchy fog could develop saturday morning at 8 a.m. at 64 and the temperatures will get back into the upper 70s north low 80s to warm especially inland 82 for bartow, same for arcadia. weak cold front off to the north continuing to increase our moisture. best shower chance of this evening will be across eastern portions of state. partly cloudy some early fog for your saturday morning. by saturday afternoon drier air surges in as this cold front, this weak cold front progresses through our area. sunday gorgeous with high pressure,

we head into the games. speaking of the games the u taking on duke as we go into this weekend. stray shower for that game and of course usf playing host to ucf and of course a big match up the gators playing. all these games should be getting off weather wise looking nice. and here at home we play host to the seattle seahawks. weather is great for that. 76 and sunshine. temperatures start warming up e. we'll get back into the low ahead of our next cold front and very encouraging now better rain chances coming back into picture here 30% by next thursday. so what seems like weeks without rain finally a decent chance coming our way. >> it's been so nice. >> can't complain. i agree. well, disney dozen it again their latest an mated adventure muana has already broken a box office record.

. >> did not see that coming. >> industry analysts did. disney's muano was already projected to top the box office. it was originally pegged to open in the range of $75 million, but the rap reports it could not sail away with 80 million while deadlines revised estimates put it as high as 90 million. for movies to watch in december of 2018. the hollywood reporter says jackson's mortal engines will release on december 14th, 2018. jackson co-wrote the film. meanwhile 20th century fox will release an untitled james cameron film in 2018. the paper speculates it could be the

and even more move pre release moods alien had been moved up by 3 months. the follow-up was slated to open august 4th of next year but now will debay on may 19th. still ahead we have some good news for the bucs the players stepping back onto the field to help the team take on the seahawks. we have all the details coming up next at first and you can always get developments on all of today's biggest stories. that's every night on great 38 at 8.

time for sports. boy we had some hockey on this afternoon.

college football on right now. tremendous games speak for themselves tomorrow and sunday nfl bucs and the seahawks. >> lots to watch. >> what a day if the bucs can pull this out. starting left guard panfield no longer in the concussion protocol cleared to play on sunday. that's a welcomed sight. now, for the second straight week the bucs take from the west the seahawks comfortably on top of the nfc west, and play of their pro bowl quarterback wilson has gotten better and better this season. last week he caught a touchdown pass but its his ability to run then stop and make a difficult throw that has defenses scratching their heads each week. . >> they're not turning the ball over, he's thrown 2

can get away from trouble. >> you never think you have them you've got to stay focused and stay tuned. beat your man first and then make sure you stay at the shoulder because he has a mean twist. >> times you think he should be down he finds a way to get the ball down the field and has some play makers on that side of the ball and spreads it around so it's going to be an exciting day so you've got to get up for a game like this. . >> all right to high school football playoffs continue tonight with 9 teams from the bay area still alive. 3 of them will try to reach their respective state championship games. we'll have highlights from victory's game in class 2 a and see plant in class 7a and river ridge in class 5a and 2 other teams north side in class 2a down in south florida. and berkley prep.

the lightning game tonight. >> i didn't even mention the lightning. i think this is a pretty big game. they're playing the blue jackets tonight and the blue jackets they have been horrible but the culture of that team has been changed and playing very well score ago lot of goals right now. that's going to be a tough game for the lightning. >> and they want a win. >> you know they do.

4 headlines number 1 mourning the loss of one of america's favorite tv moms a look back at florence henderson's incredible life and career. >> donald trump plans on replacing obama care. >> number 3, spreading holiday cheer the unique shop that one couple created to help families of kids with special needs all

stay fit during the hold tastes. it's not easy but it can be done some simple steps you can take to stay active. >> well, fans across the country are mourning the death of florence henderson tonight. she was already a star of song and stage before one tv role made her an icon. we have a look back at her life. . >> here's the story of a lovely lady. >> to her family, friends and countless friends around the world w a lovely lady. she was already a star of broadway and tv when she landed the role that would make her an american cultural icon carol brady an upbeat mother to 6 children in a blended family. . the brady bunch aired for 5 seasons but she entertained a generation in reruns, spin offs and specials. her big tv break came in 1959 on nbc's today show

ever today girl. henderson was also the first woman ever to guest host the tonight show before johnny carson took over. in a recent tv interview she credited hard work for her success. >> because 99% sweat determination and 1% talent. if you -- if you have the desire you have the talent you have to be willing to work and pay your dues. . friend for so very many years and in my heart forever. love and hug to say your family i'll miss you dearly. >> as news of her death spread across los angeles from the brady's tv home to her star on the hollywood walk of fame fans are honoring her life and impact on theirs. she was 82. president elect donald trump may be spending thanksgiving

still working. trump's transition team says trump spent the day speaking with world leaders from greece, panama and sweden. the transition team says trump has now spoken with at least 40 foreign leaders since winning the election. and with talks of president elect trump replacing obama care what does the future hold for the affordable care act? we take a look. . >> republicans have been promising to repeal and replace the affordable care act since it was passed. it was one of the top items on president elect donald trump's to do list but it won't be a easy especially with more than 20 million americans depending on the aca now for health coverage. >> the bottom line is the administration owns obama care for the next 2 years. they're going to have to implement it pretty much as it is because the replacement plan they're talking about is so significantly

>> speaker paul ryan's a better way plan offers one replacement road map. >> it gives you more control. >> it includes republican proposals endorsed by president elect trump like tax credit health savings accounts and allowing insurance to be sold across state lines to increase competition. >> they want to have freedom of choice. so as you know the plans have been very structured as to what they offer and not. there's a controversial individual mandate while keeping the popular aca ban on insurerers discriminating against those with preexisting conditions. they drop health plan requirements to cover things like annual screenings to allow more basic plans but could also charge older sicker patients more and instead of a cadillac tax they would cap how

>> you needed $87 billion that's what the cbo projected that you would have from the tax to pay for many of the provisions in the health care plan. now, with congressman ryan's plan it is essentially a way of reducing the tax level and getting more revenue. >> as for those aca plan tax subsidies a plan by george price would replace them credits ranging from 1,300 to $3,000 depending on your age. >> well, many people were up bright and early this morning to grab some bargains at stores all over. ryan hughes shows us die-hard shoppers didn't sleep, many of them pulled an all nighter. >> the tampa premium outlets opened at 6:00 thanksgiving night appeared this place won't close until 10 tonight, of course many people walking away with a whole lot of deals.

non-stop same with the spending. . >> buy a lot of stuff going back and forth to the car and just drop off the bags there. . >> when we talked he'd already spent 2,000 bucks on christmas gifts. the outlets were packed all night and into the morning. this is video from eagle 8 hd. these sisters started their shopping story around 9 thursday night. we caught up with them 9 hours later as they made their way it is about saving a few bucks. >> we do this every year as a memory maker us and our mom. we're crazy like that. . >> amanda manned the counter at starbucks overnight. the line was filled with die-hard shoppers who needed a pick me up. >> you've got to have a positive attitude because then they'll have a positive attitude. >> which many people did as they looked for clothes, jewelry and

holiday shopping season is now officially underway. and the rough riders they're kicking off their annual john winter teddy bear round up today. they collect teddy bears to give to children in hospitals and seniors in care facilities and even wounded warriors in va hospitals. jeff patterson joins us live. i see what you've got there. you've got some bears going on. >> reporter: good morning bears and rough rider buddies with me. this is our favorite time of year. maybe if you're out shopping this weekend you could pick up a brand new teddy bear throughout the bay area. we've got a bunch of different drop off locations it's because they collect them throughout november and until december 19th this year starting today is the john winter teddy bear round up. we're collecting these new teddy bear to say bring to children throughout the bay area to

with me here. what's your favorite thing about doing this. >> first i'd like to thank channel 8 and the storm team for helping the rough riders to collect teddy bears for us again this year. i think when we go out it's about the kids. when with do a teddy bear run we give them a teddy bear and beads. we know it makes the kids happy and the bears give them something to hang onto during the tough times. for the family members if the child is out having a procedure done we'll still give a bear to one of the p means to that parent that sometimes they just need to give the bear a hug too. so it's great. and we appreciate the community for their support in helping us to do that throughout the entire year. >> here's a fact the teddy bear named after roosevelt because that's why the rough riders are here you can go onto wfla.com and search for john winter teddy bear round up to see a complete list of drop off locations. . >> yes, it's always nice to see

right around the holidays. thank you. >> and you can drop them off here at the news center anytime but also don't forget we're having this year's kindness day on december 9th. it's a friday in just a um could of weeks, 2 weeks from today and on kindness day we'll be accepting teddy bears for the rough riders, toy donations, food donations for feeding tampa bay, and blood donations for one blood. that's december 9th right here at the news center in tampa from 6 a.m. until 7 p.m. . >> still ahead. >> move over elves these are santa's happy hackers and want to make sure everyone has a merry christmas. see how they alter popular toys making them better suited for those with disabilities. then you'll want to stick around for these stories. >> today on one of the biggest shopping days of the year i'm finding out what you need to know about return policy.

crashing into docks and slamming into boats i'll show you the

during the holiday season family commitments travel, shorters hours can really throw your work out routine for a loop. we show you >> sticking to our work out re teens can be difficult over the holidays. here some tips for staying active. when you're out doing your shopping choose a parking spot that's far from the entrance and deal with little extra walking. if you're shopping at a mall make one full lap before you start this will give you extra exercise and allow to you wind dough shop before you make your purchases. if you're around small children take advantage of their energy.

exercise and kids will put you in the holiday spirit and why not plan some activities with your family take a walk to check out holiday lights but be realistic. the holidays are always hectic and sometimes people have trouble sticking with their exercise routines. if you can't do your full inside tense stiff work out that's okay as long as as you don't let it go too long. now, max defender 8 the world's . >> it's been a picture perfect friday here, more warm air temperatures getting into the low 80s but for today a little bit of a change for the first time in really several week we've got just a little bit of activity on max defender 8. we'll zoom into extreme eastern portions of polk county you can see these very tiny sprinkles of that been able to develop. we'll flip to our 3d view. these are showers only produce

think the chance of rain will stay less than 10% as we go into the rest of the afternoon and evening. the moisture is starting to increase out there. as we just mentioned teddy bear round up starting today partnering with the rough riders through december 19th collecting the brand new bears and there are several locations, many in fact to drop off the bears. just head over to wfla.com for that information. beautiful view at hula tonight. at st. pete beach it's been a beautiful beach day 72 with lots of sunshine out there and there's old glory in the breeze and a stronger breeze out at another out of the northwest. a weak frontal boundary on tap for saturday. could actually help provide a little bit of morning fog and just a very slim chance of a shower. by sunday beautiful conditions but the next front that we're tracking by next week that one could have a little bit more energy associated with it. for the

rain chances slim at best generally less than 10% but there will likely be patchy fog by tomorrow morning. and the numbers above average again not quite as warm as today. i think we'll make it to 79 degrees by your saturday afternoon. 80 right now in zephyrhills, 73 in clearwater and 85 in sarasota. again a very nice warm comfortable afternoon. starting to lose the daylight on our visible satellite but you can see some of the scattered cloudiness moving west with high pressure centered out over the atlantic. if you're doing traveling this weekend or tomorrow still looking at the pacific northwest for hot spots and could see travel delays in new england. next week it stays pretty warm those numbers really getting above average here with that south wind but here's the next front wednesday into thursday, that's when we'll be looking for better rain chances only a slim chance tomorrow, but then watch

into wednesday of next week. and we think the rain chances will actually peak on thursday. that will be when the front passes by our area. 79 for saturday, beautiful on sunday at 77, then those numbers start to rise again and it will become much more humid and a bit breezy into early next week ahead of that next front low 80s on tap morning lows muggy middle and upper of 0s very warm for is . >> consider yourself warned right? >> yes. the holiday shopping season is officially upon us appeared if toys are on your list you might notice new twists on old favorites. . >> reporter: this year's hottest tech toys might look like classics but they're packing new technology under the hood. hot wheels is rolling out the next general

>> the ai technology allows them to stay on track and go at really high rates of speed. >> who doesn't remember play-department of health well now there's an app for that. >> it's one of those age-old toys that kids love and they're updating it by using the smart phone. >> even barbie is getting an upgrade. >> there's an elevator inside the dream home. the toilet flushes and you can manipulate things by using an app on your phones. >> the any bricks kids to build a drone out of classic legos. >> the lego drone is a perfect example of how you take a brand that we loved growing up and you've kind of updated it for today's technology. . >> and remember the furby and pet toy crazes of the 90s hatchables are on the wish list of many this year. >> the biggest craze this year

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the living room of a colorado home probably isn't where you'd start searching for a toy factory. families for kids with special needs that might be the best place to look.

he's the official toy tester for santa's little hackers the nonprofit his parents created as a way to provide adaptable toys to kids with special needs around the world. >> this is one of more complex because we've taken the electronics out of the toys. >> many of them adapted right here in their living room. where they keep the drill press. >> we are intersecting the existing circuit so we can allow a switch to be plugged in. turning off the shelf toys into toys that can be triggered by buttons and switches used by kids with special needs. >> can you help us carry the boxes upstairs? >> yes, of course. >> they're donated by people responding to wish lifts on the santa's little hackers website. . >> i like that. >> that's cute. >> hannah helped sort a recent shipment and asked about the inspiration. >> we were talking through a

my husband if he could adapt that toy for max and he said i don't see why not. >> answering the challenge saved them half the cost of an already adapted toy. >> let's sing a song. >> you buy a toy for $80 you don't know if it's going to work for them on previous christmases the -- the child would open the toy and it's not a toy they could play with. th they couldn't squeeze the button. by making this they can push the button and watch it sing, watch the lights come on. . >> but they're more than just toys they're learning devices. >> they're used as a tool to teach how if i press the same button it will activate my communication device just the same way it activates my toy. >> last year santa's little hackers modified appeared

and this year their goal is higher but maybe not as high as their request list. >> right now we can purchase and ship about 600 toys. we have 2,000 requests . >> the watsons expect to spend some long hours adapting as many toys as they can. >> once he goes to bed we sit down and start adapting toys and go until we're too tired. . >> he's counting isn't it? >> toys max will then put to his quality test. >> by the way, all those toys that the watsons adapt they give away for free. if you'd like to donate just go to santa'slittlehackers.com. let's take a look at what's trending today. these target

with an epic mannequin challenge. an employee who shot the video said it put everyone in a good mood and made their day go a little bit faster. it's a reminder that while you're out there looking for the deals this weekend remember to give thanks to those store employees who are working. then there's this. after an accidental text 2 virtual strangers a grandmother and teenager did have thanksgiving dinner together. it started earlier this month grandma somehow added him to a text message thread inviting him to dinner but even after they figured out the mix-up the invitation remained open. the story went viral after the grandmother tweeted screen shots of the conversation. one time strangers hope that their chance meeting inspires some others to share some love this holiday season. and to see what's trending and get updates between newscast you can always go to wfla.com. >> and don't go anywhere news channel 8 at 5 is coming up

attention shoppers, while you were in the stores the bad guys could be in your car. we'll show you how police are putting their eyes in the sky. >> deputies say boating and booze combined to leave a dock damaged and kids in danger. tonight there are criminal charges in the case.

farewell to florence as mrs. brady passes away. good evening i'm stacie schaible. >> i'm keith cate. shoppers aren't the only ones looking for deals so are car burglars. >>reporter: good evening. not only by on their bites parking lot checking handles making sure everybody is okay, but they are also watching people right here from the sky watch tower. now here they can immediately spot someone trying to break in. l aaron knows he can be taking a risk to do black friday shopping. >> you hope that there's some type of security whether it be golf cart or something they