should generally been -- live from the station taking action for you, this is abc action news. a veteran killed the same night he boasted a moving message on nine. he's being remembered and his loved ones are finding a silver lining in this tragedy. >> a very special surprise for poor kids who lost their parents on halloween. the theme park trying to brighten the location. friends and family celebrated the life of a veteran today. he was guild on new year's eve by a suspected drunk driver. this just hours after posting a very inspirational message on

tick heaters and shows us he was honored today as family and of healing. >> we need this year -- we need this. he loved riding motorcycles. >> several motorcycle groups to honor one of their own. >> everyone is here for one purpose and that is to automat -- on her -- honor matt. >> when we read of these bikes up and a little bit, he's going to hear it. >> they wrote across the bay where an afternoon -- they rode across the bay. the pastor says

>> matthews life is continuing to have a ripple effect throughout our city. >> the post he wrote alice before he died went viral, i really don't know where i will end up tonight and i do know where i would wind up and where i am meant to be. hours later, he was hit by an alleged drunk driver. >> it is as if you knew the end was coming. >> reporter: his friends say this tragedy. >> literally millions of people have heard about christ now. >> a man who met so many things to so many people. >> combat veterans, christians, motorcycle guy. he was literally about spreading god's word are >> monday at the sarasota national cemetery, reporting in st. petersburg, jake peterson,

a very disturbing case outlet manatee county. deputies have arrested a man they say abused three different girls over the past years. they charged him with six counts of molestation. detectives show they are investigating allegations of abuse. to 10-year-olds, a nine-year- old and even a five-year-old who lived with him. that these are asking anyone to come forward with information to the men in the county sheriff's office -- manatee county sheriff's office and. stock abc action news whether -- weather. tonight, it's going to be okay. what a beautiful day today. things are going to change. we're mostly clear right now. there is a small storm cell right out here about 12 miles

pete beach. over on this side of the gulf, an area of low pressure starting to spin up and that is going to connect with a cold front and zoom right on across bring us pretty heavy rather -- bringing us pretty heavy weather. 68 degrees in tampa right now. just as the sun sets. 69 in st. petersburg in what was a glorious day. take a look at the forecast, things are going to change. tonight given night. and then, the storms start and we see pretty heavy rain moving through from about 1 o'clock in 8 o'clock when those rains and. -- end. more details on the forecast including when you will be woken up by some of the heavy weather moving over night in less than 15 minutes. tonight.

to pull in -- pour into a bay area family impacted by a tragedy. on halloween night, a couple from george was killed in a car crash and the for five -- and the surviving children living with relatives. a new show of support. >> the kids are so resilient considering they lost both of their parents just a few months ago. their families say they continue to be amazed by all of the support they continue to get from all over the world. they were surprised at the trip tampa. and celebrating their first -- birthdays at the park. all 11 family members will enjoy quality time together. >> i think it means a lot because they can enjoy it with their friends and family at the same time. and we got here early. so we have a long day and a lot to do. >> the kids love science.

of -- that aquarium. they just hope to help those kids be kids and take their mind off of everything they have been through. they are still very actively approaching a half $1 million. the family is continuing to be amazed by the communities extreme generosity. this just in, we are learning celine dion's brother has died from cancer. this, just two days after cancer also claimed the life of her husband. she released a statement saying daniel beyond died today while surrounded by family. the 59-year-old was fighting cancer for several years. this comes after the singers 73- year-old husband lost his fight with cancer on thursday. new developments tonight after an extremist to cover a hotel in west africa killing at least 23 people. authorities say four attackers have been killed.

was popular with tourists. they took dozens of hostages overnight. 126 people were freed from that standoff. they found a fourth attacker in a second hotel nearby with connections to al qaeda. debris has been spotted in a field off the coast of hawaii, the location where 12 us marines were last seen. 12 service members were into helicopters that collided in midair and crashed. the debris includes an empty liferaft and possibly, pieces of that aircraft. searches are scanning the shoreline in a military vehicle and on water from jet skis and from the sky. the crews are asking the public to simply stay clear. investigators are looking into what caused the crash. we do have a bit of breaking news right now. all southbound lanes of i 75 are closed near bruce b downs

troopers say this all happened about a half hour ago near mile marker 267 and they are asking you to avoid that area. another traffic report for you tonight. starting tomorrow night, you can expect delays on the sunshine skyway bridge. the bridge where crews have been closing one lane in each direction. sunday night at about 7:30 and be in place until 6:30 monday morning. the lanes will close every night at 9 pm through thursday. still to come tonight, crews apologizing -- ted crews apologizing to new yorkers. but not about what he said about their values. the message he has defending his comments. i heard a freight train >> terrifying moments when a tornado tears through a florida community. the reason the field of damages

in democracy 2016, comments continued to fly between donald trump and ted crews. on the heels of their first debate, heated words between both. and neither side appears to be putting up.>> reporter: the words are escalating in the key battleground, ted crews wasted no time taking a stab at his friend after getting stuck in an elevator. donald trump started the day

twitter saying he was born in canada and was a canadian citizen until 15 months ago. losses have just been filed with more to follow. i told you so. ted crews fired back. >> it seems donald has a lot of nervous energy and for whatever reason, he does not react well when he is going down in the polls. >> the double down on his comments questioning new york values, and line of attack he used in thursday's debate. >> if you are offended and my pointing out how much the failed policy of hillary clinton and bill de blasio have hurt new yorkers, which of those policies do you agree with. >> he finally went off the wagon a little bit and went a little crazy. is being a great hypocrite. >> the two are locked in a heated battle. hillary clinton, a new york resident and former senator

is what -- trump is right. still ahead, an emotional day for the new head coach and his family. one he will never forget your john will have that story and much more a bit later in sports.

welcome back. people are picking up the pieces today after a tornado touched down. people caught in the path say the sky turned black and they heard what sounded like a train. this before the 18 mile wide twister tore through their home on friday. the national weather service says an ef-1 tornado was on the ground for just two minutes. enough time to rip across homes and uprooted tree lines. thankfully, it appears no one was hurt and the cleanup is expected to last. >> now, the most accurate weather team in florida. abc action weather. it is horrible to see families go through stuff like that.>> a couple of those within a week there just north of ft. myers last saturday and with what is coming through tonight,

there could be a tornado embedded in that. what a gorgeous sunset on what turned out to be a spectacular saturday. looking out from the west, the gulf of mexico just a little bit of a shower that was off to the west. of st pete beach but way out to the west. you can see that area of low pressure that is really starting to kick up. a gorgeous day today. boating out, it was wonderful. tomorrow, it will not be a good voting day so we will take what is happening into the overnight. the storms right into sunday as it will be clearing and cooler the we will have gale warning's

forecast in just a second. just taking a look at the past 12 hours of our satellite and radar composite, a couple of very small showers skirting into the nature quote -- coast. they stayed mostly off to the north. 75 degrees out at tampa international airport. and 9 degrees -- 9 degree above normal temperature this morning at 64. coming to an end. take a look at the current temperatures. bradenton. 72 and ruskin. 68 in tampa as the warm weather continues to make its way still south winds and those winds are going to turn southwest and then west in the northwest. and we will see the changes. temperatures mostly in the 60s

the warmest part of the country 31 in st. louis. and we are beginning to see some changes further south as the cooler air makes his way -- makes its way in. watch as we go through the overnight and this front tracks straight across. watch the futurecast as we see that change and storm systems move through from about 1 to 30 or 2 o'clock in the morning and kind of track through leaving us clear by 8 o'clock or so. just a few lingering showers by about 10 o'clock. and then, the cooler air makes its way in. the overnight low will be about 62 degrees. we may not see 66 or 67 by later on tomorrow. here is the way things will go tonight. the monster trucks over on raymond james. the rains come right to hear and by 7 o'clock, we start to clear things out with sunrise at 7:22. boating is not going to be a fight tomorrow. winds at of the north at 20 to 25 kn.

waters and that gale warning is posted. sunrise at 7:22. here is florida's most accurate seven day forecast. mlk weekend, it is going to be cooler on monday. no question about it. overnight lows in the 40s. in the 30s by wednesday as that cooler air hangs around for a while. more details always available on abc action news.com. fridays introductory press conference with dirt carter -- dirk cotter was a long time coming. he has never been an nfl head coach until now. and also, he thanked everyone he has come across in his coaching career from his success to the ultimate promotion to the buccaneers. but more importantly, his family and parents.

pocatello idaho. if you only knew the things that they instill in me along the way. cry cry that led up -- [crying] that led up to today, it is an amazing journey. >> the former defensive coordinator, fraser, was let go and smith got fired last week. today, he accepted a job with the baltimore ravens as their secondary coach. afc divisional playoffs going right now. at halftime, casey trailing 14 to 6. tom brady has rushed for a touchdown so far. the divisional playoffs begin later tonight with the cardinals and the factors. a 23-year-old center picked the

goal in overtime. he scored the game-winner with about two left in the extra frame. this kid is red hot and he is now three goals and five assists over the last four games. not bad who -- for a guy who spent most of his career in the minor leagues. >> we thought it was time and staying in the fourth line a little bit and work his way up. and now, we are seeing the fruits of his labor. he has stuck with it. he has made a choice to be a hockey player and you really pull for guys like that.>> this season has not been kind to the staff. the young bulls are still in the rebuilding season. they look for their first victory today in memphis. trying to get a road win since

-- sense 2014. the second half, tigers going away. off the bullet turnover. shot goodman cameras at home. 71-56. three and 16 on the year. the hurricanes are struggling a bit year they lost to virginia on tuesday and today to clemson. jordan will step back and drop the three. tigers of 66-60 at that point. gators action tonight and highlights at 11.

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