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now at 11:00 breaking developments with two bay area teams. the bucs right now working on finalize ago deal for a if you head coach. and the rays getting permission to look for new stadium sites. good evening everyone. right now we're waiting on official word from the bucs. we're hearing the team will

new coach. dirk eason tweeted, happy for you, pop. we'll let you know the moment the bucs make the official announcement. our sports director tom will have more in sports. a compromise in st. pete, the council approving a deal that would allow the rays three years to look for a stadium outside of the city. the approval comes after 13 months of discussion and two failed votes. rays owner telling reporters it's been a long time coming. >> it's going to take a lot of work here. it's going to take a lot of agility and some smart thinking, and we're pretty excited, obviously. >> hillsborough county commissioner tim hagan saying rays as soon as possible. he has led the charge to bring the rays across the bay to hillsborough county. tonight polk county deputies arresting two men charging them with a triple murder.

two more suspects are still on the run. abc action news reporter michael joins us live from polk county sheriff's office with the latest. michael. >> reporter: wendy, good evening. a major break came when they saw surveillance pictures of the van they said was used in this crime last wednesday. then they got surveillance photos of the men driving that van. now they're trying to track those two suspects down. take a good look. sheriff grady judd says this man is wanted in the kill of three people. >> they didn't intend to leave anyone in the house alive. >> reporter: he said there is information the same men have murdered in the same way before. >> 24e brag of hitting drug houses. they brag of murder. >> reporter: even though he says the victims were known drug dealers, they didn't deserve to die the way they did. >> every life is precious to

shot in the face survived. so far he hasn't given investigators any leads. a few weeks before the murders car. jud said this man is involved in the crime as well. >> we believe that andrew uncle. >> reporter: uncle may have ordered the hit after the victims defaulted on a drug debt. they believe he sent his half brother into the home to collect the money. when they didn't pay, the orders were to kill everyone. >> if you're in the drug world or the drug trade in the miami area, you may be the next one they murder if we don't get them off of the street. >> reporter: sheriff judd hoping that $10,000 cash in this case will help them catch those suspects involved. he says all you have to do is

sheriff's office, abc action news. good evening everybody. well, this is the area of trouble that we are tracking. low pressure developing in louisiana, and eventually overnight into tomorrow it is going to spread a front into our area. with that front there's the potential some pretty nasty thunderstorms develop. overnight into the early morning hours i think it should be quiet. but once we go 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, then all of a sudden the storms really start to develop and move right toward the metro by later on in the morning. that is definitely going to be an issue for at least the alert half of your commute. that's just the beginning. with storms tomorrow we've got another area we're tracking coming up in your forecast. tonight officers are searching for two suspects involved in a home invasion on an elderly couple in manatee county. investigators say one suspect walked into the house when one

the trash. abc action news reporter talked to a witness. >> reporter: this is scary for a lot of people in this community. and to think this happened after this woman simply took out the trash. leisure lakes mobile-home park in palmetto is peaceful and everyone knows each over. but this morning was different. >> there's all these police cars. >> reporter: a couple that lives in the neighborhood had an unwanted visitor. bruce didn't think anything at first when his friend put her garbage outside. >> she was going inside, and then about 30 seconds later, there was a guy following behind her. >> reporter: bruce thought his friend and her husband had company. her husband heard a voice he didn't recognize, got into a physical fight with the suspect, and it continued outside. >> she was running just a short distance from her driveway into

>> bruce called 911. >> i was really upset that it happened in this park. >> reporter: authorities say the suspect ran away and got into a car. this is a picture of the second suspect who is believed to be the driver of that car. deputies believe that second suspect scoped out the neighborhood for his friend before the home invasion. >> this is the last thing you would think would happen to you, right, aus ear taking your garbage out in the morning. >> reporter: luckily the couple is okay. one neighbor isn't too surprised the husband fought back. >> i can't believe it. well, yeah, i can. that's -- we come from that generation where you don't take nothing from nobody. >> reporter: if anybody has any information on both of these suspects they need to call the manatee county sheriff's office. and now to an update on the same kind of attack, this one in largo. two men attacked a woman in her home. right now largo police are

the victim does not want to be identified but says back in october two men broke in, pushed her down and stole her purse and med caismghtsz police say they arrested 26-year-old travis neil trettor on monday. the victim tells us she fought back. >> i kicked them right in the balls and i know who i kicked in the balls who threw me down. >> the victim said this was not the first time he broke into her home. police say he is 5' 7", 160 pounds. if you know where he is you are asked to call police. now to democracy 2016. the first republican debate of 2016 tonight in charleston, south carolina, one of their last opportunities to sway voters before the first caucus just 18 days away in iowa. >> at the end of the day we

sore that we can defeat hillary clinton because she is a disaster. our country can rise up again, compelling conservative agenda that we present to the american people. >> abc action news is the only local news team backed by poo lit politifact. ted cruz got things started. >> we have the lowest percentage of americans working today of any year since 1977. >> our team rated that claim by cruz as mostly true. it's not all president obama's fault, according to politifact. part of it is due to the unavoidable aging of baby berms. the talked turned to syrian

proposed a been and tonight pointed to recent terror events saying allowing migrants into the u.s. could be a great trojan horse. >> when i looked at the migration, i set on your show recently where are the women? they lack like very few women, very few children. strong, powerful men, young. >> trumps claim about europe didn't hold up with our experts, rating completely false. data in no way supports that five million syrian refugees are women and children ages 17 and younger. tonight we'll be posting that truth rating and what we found. open up our free app on your apple and android devices. well, imagine your boss giving you the biggest powerball jackpot in history. sounds too good to be true, right? that's because it might just be.

this man telling abc 7 news in los angeles he bought 1,000 tickets for the nurses and residents at the nursing homes he owns, andy claims one of his nurses actually won the record jackpot. but just minutes ago that nurse saying it's not true. she calls it just a simple mistake so we are still waiting on the real winner to come forward and claim the big prize. right now tampa police are trying to solve a bizarre mystery, investigators trying to figure out who would break into a cemetery and steal three corpses. the grave robbers first broke into a gate at the cemetery on north 26th street and then opened a family tomb. the family is among some of families. char whree said his grandmother as well as his great remains are missing. >> you can assume they were looking for gal rei or something buried with the dead. caskets, two small caskets are

looted, there may be people that are even worse intentions. >> tonight the family says they just want the remains returned, no questions asked. we're getting a look tonight at the man arrested for the murder of a florida woman in italy. he is behind bars for the murder of ashley olson. the 35-year-old woman was found strange galled in her italian apartment on saturday. police say the man was known to them for drug-related activity, and they found his dna inside her apartment. in sebring tonight the police chief's secretary is looking for a new job after refusing to cooperate in an internal investigation looking into allegations she stole from vicki hicks has worked for the chief for 13 years. late last month she was put on office arrested her for stealing more than $100,000 during that investigation detectives discovered stacks of checks made out to the city deposited into the account

hicks had access to. >> clearly to us there was ample evidence that something wasn't right, and that potentially we're dealing with a significant theft of city funds. >> so far hicks only faces charges on the allegations of stealing from her father. the sheriff's office is still working to get to the bottom of what was taken from the city. it was a horrible attack. a high school athlete raped, and teammates are charged. still ahead, why the coaches and an assistant principal are now facing charges. former back street boy nick carter released from a florida jail. coming up, the police video that got carter arrested. pages and pages of personal medical information and social security numbers mailed out in error. coming up, what happened when we tried to get anyone from the

home they face a different danger. >> our i-team reporter shows us why two veterans say what happened to them has yet to find a fix. >> reporter: a stint in the navy, and another two years in the marines with time served in libya left sammy rivera with service-connected disabilities. records. claim. >> when i opened it up i went that everything was there that i needed. >> reporter: but mixed in with his own documents -- >> i have all his information. >> reporter: sammy discovered veteran's personal information >> i was outraged. >> reporter: but not as shocked as retired sergeant first class robert wooster senior. >> that's scary. >> reporter: i tracked him down at his home in texas, shoadz him the papers. they contain his full social security number in four places, along with detailed medical information. >> i think that's very personal.

it shouldn't be out there for anyone. >> reporter: for days i have repeatedly asked the people here at the veterans benefits office in st. pete how this happened, what's being done to ensure that it never happens again, and what if any protection is being offered to the affected veterans. they refused to good on camera. they released this statement privacy related events can include mismailings. whenever these circumstances arise an assessment of the risk is investigated and if required, identity protection is offered. these two veterans refuse to believe the agency has a handle on violations. >> if this happens to me, it happens how many more times? >> reporter: one report documents more than 10,000 privacy breaches since 2011.

cases right here in the bay area. the database details incidents at the st. pete regional benefits office and the va sunshine healthcare network in st. pete. >> this needs to change. >> reporter: jackie calloway, taking action for you. tonight we're getting a first look at the video from the night back street boy nick carter was arrested in key west. this is video from a police officer's body camera in key west outside a saloon. carter is saying in the video did he not do anything wrong, and after walking out of jail today, he said it again. take a listen. >> i'm just a gay trying to enjoy some vacation time down here in key west. >> do you have any regrets about what happened? >> the truth will come out. >> the sheriff telling us carter and a friend showed up drunk at that saloon and got violent when a bouncer asked them to leave. you probably remember carter

just finished season 21 of "dancing with the stars" right here on abc. a shocking case of hazing on a tennessee high school basketball team. now officials are facing charges. the basketball high school coach, assistant coach, and athletic director all charged for not reporting a case of extreme hazing and rape. a freshman injured so badly he was taken to the hospital for emergency surgery. three of the basketball players are also facing charges. they've been kicked off the team and expelled from the school district. definitely still a little chilly and we're expecting some rain. >> we're going to get some storms tomorrow morning. it won't bea widespread area of severe weather but there will be a couple of strong storms, and it's always possible there could be a quick spin-up tornado. that's why it is so important to check this out first thing

we will be in covering just in case anything gets rough. do i suspect we'll be under a tornado watch? probably not. but it is always possible that one or two stronger storms could get just a little bit overzealous and turn into a quick little spin-up tore neighed tomorrow. right now, still looking at some rain down south. this is not the severe threat. what is, is up here. this will end up being a nor'easter later on this weekend for folks up north. the trailing front is what's going to roll in tomorrow and out ahead of it that's when we're going to be tracking those showers and some stronger thunderstorms. widespread, no. but there will be some heavy rain and some isolated strong areas of thunderstorms with temperatures right now in the 60s. i actually wouldn't be surprised if they rise somewhat overnight. the as we get some warmer air tomorrow, and any sunshine down south, that's where i think there's a little bit better chance of some stronger storms.

it's actually raining right now at the airport. says anywhere from our area south has the best chance of an isolated tornado later on tomorrow, primarily later in the afternoon hours. there is a look at the satellite picture. the clouds have been around. they're not going anywhere until maybe saturday. a brief little break. then we get more storms arriving on sunday. punch. this is the latest round. this is updated every hour on it shows even through 8:00 there will be storms coming in, but the main line rolls in between 9:00 and 11:00. now, this in itself is going to be heavy rain but this is not a widespread severe squall line. this is some gusty winds with it, some isolated storms that could go severe, but it will not be a widespread event. then as it moves inland i think they will actually start to weaken a bit, although down south, out of our viewing area, south of sarasota, that's when it could get even rougher.

by 4:00, they're gone. by saturday, while i think we could start off with some fog, a pretty nice day. another storm rolls in on sunday. you can seat in the rainfall totals. through saturday night into sunday morning, areas from i-4 south, just half an inch. but watch what happens by sunday afternoon. we get more. that's the second area of low pressure. in the next 10 days, we'll have four storms coming through the area. one of them is going to be bringing in some cold air. right now temperatures in the 20s up north, and by monday, behind that second front, highs in the 50s and lows down around freezing again monday night and again on tuesday night. so again be sure to check us out tomorrow morning. we will be updating facebook. abcactionnews.com, and, of course, shea will be here first thing in the morning tracking it if anything does go strong. either way the winds are going

a gale warning. there's your tides. stay off the water tomorrow. it is not worth it. there's a look at florida's most accurate seven-day. next week sunny and colder, highs in the upper 50s. >> thank you dennis. the dirk koetter area will soon get underway with the bucs.

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i think we were all getting antsy waiting for the buccaneers to name their new head coach. we still have no official word but it's happening. the buccaneers are in the process of putting together a deal with dirk koetter to be their new head coach. dirk's daughter tweeted out, it was the first time a family meeting was called that didn't involve moving. the gm said he didn't want to draw this process out and alluded to the fact the day after lovie smith was fired the list of candidates would be few. he also had glowing candidates about koetter who immediately became the odds on favorite to be promoted. >> i think any coordinator,

with a quarterback, particularly jamis, hiss -- jameis, he's a good communicator. there's a lot of good coaches. dirk is one of them. >> while we expect a formal news conference tomorrow, his personnel director has taken over as gm of the titans. he worked in the college scouting department before they both hooked back up with tampa bay. a couple more coaching positions were filled today. 49ers hiring chip kelly, so he will have a shot at reviving his type offense with a mobile quarterback incolin kaepernick. if not kaepernick, then maybe rgiii, what should be available. doug peterson will take over as head coach once k.c.'s playoff

run is over. all right, a big friday night at amalie arena. the bolts will host the penguins, one of the few teams the lightning are battling against for a playoff spot. this is a slam dunk opportunity here, folks. a nice homestand before the break on the 29th. >> now, we've got six games before the all-star break, five of them are at home, and we have to take care of business here, and it starts with a team that pretty much is the exact same position as we are, and we're battling with them. we have to find a way to lack after them. we just can't sit here and say, okay, we've won a couple in a row. we're the one team that i don't think has gone into any sort of run, and we've started run, and we have to couldn't going. finally a bit of rays news away from the politics. jake mcgee struck a daily for

4.8 million. alex kolb's deal was easy. he's getting the same deal while on leave for tommy john surgery.

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