the upper 70s. 80 by friday. abc action news starts now. live from the station taking action for you, this is abc action news. >> when he rang it, i thought it was a joke, and you know, the joke continues. >> bucs wide receiver mike evans is the latest national figure to weigh in on the presidential election. now there's backlash over who mr. trump appointed to his staff. >> this is not going to >> breaking overnight, a house fire in the bay area and a nearby home vandalized with donald trump's name. the investigation into who started the fire. >> and a tragic diving accident cost a local attorney her life. her contributions and her impact on the community. >> good morning, and thanks for waking up with abc action news on this monday. i'm dan shaffer. >> and good morning, i'm deiah riley.

anthem. after the game evans said he was protesting the election of donald trump as president. >> we'll hear from evans in just a few minutes. reed binion shows trump's now drawing criticism for appointing a member of his staff linked to a white nationalist movement. >> imminent means coming soon. >> donald trump's campaign manager assuring reporters sunday that trump was close to naming a chief of staff. hours later the choice made. trump picking republican party chairman reince priebus for that position. trump also naming steve bannen as chief strategist and senior counselor. the choice of priebus is likely to reassure establishment republicans picking bannon may allow trump to maintain some of the harder line ideological themes he campaigned on. the ceo of the antidefamation

choice of bannen. the southern poverty law calling on trump to rescind the -- racist messages scrawled on a wall and signs at a maryland church recently. trump responded to those in an interview with cbs's 60 minutes. >> don't do it. that's terrible because i'm going to bring this country together and say stop it if it helps. i will say this, and i'll say it right to the camera stop it. >> reed binion abc action news. >> b fire broke out in unincorporated hillsborough county. a nearby home was vandalized by donald trump's home, an arrow pointing to that home that caught fire. one woman says she fears these kinds of acts won't stop. >> this is not going to be a good four years, you know. if we're going to have a civil war if this keeps on, you know. it's just nonsense. >> no one was at home at the time of the fire. nobody was injured. so far there's no word on any arrests, and the cause of the

investigation. demonstrators protesting the election of donald trump continued in the bay area over the weekend. >> people united will never be defeated. >> more than 500 rallied last night in st. petersburg. immigrants and members of the lgbt community say the demonstration is not just about the election results. they say it's about taking the fight for their values to lawmakers. >> absolutely, they should get out and let their representatives know they're not happy with whatever concerns about whatever political issues that do not jive with the reason the united states of america was founded. >> they say this is the start of a movement they hope encourages people to take action in their communities. those here now coming to terms with president-elect trump. in orlando tens of thousands of people gathered for the city's annual gay pride parade. they paid tribute to the 49 people killed in the pulse nightclub massacre in june.

annual come out with pride parade. hurricane matthew delayed the parade. it was rescheduled to align with the five month anniversary of the pulse nightclub massacre. last june a gunman opened fire killing 49 people and injuring dozens more. we're learning more about the woman who died in a diving accident off madeira beach this weekend. her husband made a distress call to another boater but it was too late. blaise attorney. she worked on a lot of pro bono cases. she volunteered her time to many local organizations and encouraged other attorneys to lend their expertise to those who could not afford one. >> blaise is the kind of person who would quietly inspire people to do those kinds of things. she really worked hard to get other young lawyers in the law

her, and i think will try harder. >> blaise's husband william is also in the hospital recovering from injuries he suffered during that diving accident. officials are still investigating exactly what happened. today the pasco county school district would hold a meeting about rezoning two schools. there's overcrowding at mitchell high school and seven springs middle school in new port richey. this evening's meeting starts at 6. district officials are welcoming parent feedback th up meeting. a recommendation will be sent to the school board for final approval. >> good morning, a lot of clouds out there toyed, not much in the way of sunshine. did you catch the super moon out there. a lot of clouds out there. we'll have pictures throughout the morning of that astronomical event. mid and upper 60s. if you step outside a little bit different, it feels humid. it is mild.

we have clouds to deal with across our northern counties. one feature that we have today and we didn't have yesterday morning was all the cloud cover that tends to limit the fog. we're hoping for that other than it's going to be a mess of a community. mid and upper 60s right now. even a couple of sprinkles with that front that's right on top of usful today we'll push down to the south. crystal river with a few light showers. that would be about it. as we take a look at the planner for th sunshine. temperatures holding into the mid-70s. we'll talk about conditions behind the front. it will cool off big time and dry air coming right back at us. we'll see you in a few minutes. a quick check on the roads here at 4:36. a live look at 275 and i-75. no big issues to report there. we'll check the roads here again in about 15 minutes. we have a traffic alert for drivers in downtown tampa.

avenue. crews will work on a water main. cass street is scheduled to reopen friday at 5 p.m. a man is in custody accused of killing california deputy execution style. the suspect's crime spree before authorities caught him, that's coming up. victory monday all thanks to the buccaneers rare home win. a historic touchdown pass from mi around mike evans.

20 minutes until 5 right now. this morning deputies near san francisco are mourning the loss of one of their own. deputy dennis wallace was investigating a report about a stolen van this morning when he requested backup. another deputy then found wallace's body a short the suspect took off in a stolen van. authorities caught machado after he carjacked a driver, robbed a liquor store and tried stealing a woman's purse. new zealand's prime minister will tour damage caused by an earthquake that triggered landslides and a small tsunami. that quake cracked roads and damaged buildings. there are two confirmed deaths. a neighborhood feud in alabama is going to new

one of their neighbors gone. he's a registered sex offender and even though he's complying with the law people near him say that's not enough. they're taking matters in their own hands and put up a billboard. >> i made mistakes, and i admit mine. you've got to pick up and move on with it. >> his neighbors say they have no plans of taking the billboard down until he moves out. he's arguably one of the most well-known chefs world. even launching a new show called eating ar with emeril lagasse. he has a very special connection to florida and now the bay area. >> it's all about florida. it's from key west to the panhandle. >> and now south tampa, too. emeril lagasse brought his show emeril florida. this largely family owned italian eatery into the limelight with literally just days notice says owner michael

>> i'm not going to lie to you, you have no idea. >> some might think ava's partner might have a little something to do with it. >> it's over! and the cubs have finally won it all. he's only the first chicago manager to win a world series in 108 years. >> i had no idea. i mean, i've known michael, i had no idea his partner was joe maddon who just won the world series for the chicago cu, >> which makes us feel great. we want to stand on our food alone, and the fact that joe maddon is involved is kind of a bonus. >> stewart proudly serves authentic italian dishes and while emery loved digging in it's the pizza. >> who is going to go to napoli and buy a pizza oven.

>> the company makes only a 50 a year. compare that to the average commercial oven that runs around 4 ,000, never did he expect his oven would pay off like this, emeril in his kitchen. >> it's huge. you think of the most famous chefs in the world, that's him. for him to come here we're very grateful. >> the exposure good for the bay area. emeril is now >> it's a big deal because you know what, it's a big deal what's happening in florida. it's not only just about restaurants. it's about farmers, fishermen, it's about agriculture. >> it's not all fancy places. it's a local fish shack. it's a barbecue joint but it's people that have a lot of passion who have been doing things far long time here in the state and have gotten no recognition at all, and it's happening here.

passionate translates into a win for tampa. >> he could do a restaurant segment anywhere in the world, but he came to tampa. it gives credibility to all the hard work and the passion. >> and everyone benefits, a more successful business means more dollars, and food available to local charities. >> we're very passionate about giving back to the community. >> and so is emeril. >> okay, how are we going >> emeril features several other restaurants here in the bay area. take a look at this right now, it's a super moon over downtown tampa. we won't see another super moon like this until 2034. nasa says the moon is the closest it's been to earth since january 1948. you can see it right now, but only if the skies are clear. >> that's the problem, isn't? a lot of the skies out there

if you see anything, not as spectacular as you saw on that shot. 2034 will get here in no time. not just clouds up above but down on the ground, and there we see the visibility now dangerously low across portions of pasco county. temps very mild compared to where we've been. in fact, we're running anywhere from 4 to 10 degrees warmer on top of us here. the cooler and much drier air is just to the north and that's scheduled for arrival tonight. we'll get here and then clear us out as we head through the remainder of the week. right now we still have the fog, the cloud cover and even a couple of sprinkles up across the north here. just enough to get us, oh, wet this morning. very isolated as far as any rainfall here. mainly it's going to be cloud

we'll be talking about overnight lows beginning to cool off as well. look at temperatures dropping significantly up to the north. as far as the highs today we'll continue to see these temperatures in the mid to upper 70s. further away, further south you go the warmer it is with temperatures in the upper 70s and low 80s. because of the cloud cover that has started already, the sprinkles up there, very chilly. now, tonight, this is what you'll wake up to tomorrow morning. we'll be talking about these very cold temperatures this is definitely sweater weather, right, upper 40s across citrus, portions of hernando as well with lower 50s across interior. we've been down south, sarasota waking up with temperatures in the mid-50s. despite that we will warm up through the afternoon. we'll talk about that here with temperatures in the mid-70s today. boating still looks pretty good. i'm not going to have any issues here with winds at, so

very cold start, temperatures by the afternoon climbing back up into the mid-70s, and we'll keep it nice and sunny the rest of the week with upper 70s and overnight lows. a little milder, not as chilly by the end of the week. 4:47 right now. lets get a look at part of your morning commute. i-275 at 22nd avenue. it's pretty quiet out there right now. it is still early. we'll have a full look at your morning community in 10 minutes. the bucs get their first win of the season by the chicago bears. tonight the lightning take on the islanders in new york city. john sabol has your morning sports. >> good morning, thanks for stopping by. the dugger naught returned in a big way yesterday, doug martin scored his first touchdown in nearly a year while the buccaneers celebrated a rare home victory against the bears 36-10. just the fourth win dating back to the end of the 2013 season.

bears. jay cutler having issues connecting with his receivers. that's chris conte of the bucs. second interception of the game for cutler, 7-0 buccaneers. bears turn over in the first half. in the second half, bucs capitalize, the winston, 14-3 tampa bay, and that's winston's 43rd touchdown. bucs take a 17-10 lead into the break. your play of the game, bucs facing own 23. winston looking to pass, sees the pressure, pocket collapses, eludes multiple sacks and even a safety, somehow he breaks through, and it's caught by mike evans. 39-yard gain. what a play. that later set up this freddy martino touchdown catch two plays later. towards the enof the 4th, a doug martin touchdown i mentioned moments ago.

6th of last year and the fourth home win for the bucs in three years. more on the win and buccaneer pre-game controversy. >> thank you, chicago. you've turned ray jay into home sweet home again. the buccaneers defense setting the tone early resulting in 16 buccaneer points. >> chris -- acts like he's never scored a touchdown before. when the coach is trying to give you a hug, he fricken head butted me right in the head. >> when it it came to the offense the majority was on the arm of jameis winston. >> the thing about jameis, jameis is going to do some things that we don't plan for, and he's going to do some things sometimes that i don't like, but jameis is going to make some plays.

line, we can't coach that out of him. he's a special player. >> perhaps the biggest surprise today after weeks of no silent protests, wide receiver mike evans sat down during the national anthem. evans explained his reasoning after the game. >> i don't want to, you know, disrespect, you know, the veterans or anything, the men and women that served this country i'm forever indebted to them, but you know, the things that's been going on in america lately, i'm not going to stand for that. i'm doing it reason, for how a reality star can be the president. that's not a good move for america. >> the buccaneers will head to kansas city next sunday. that's your morning sports report. enjoy your monday. >> 9 minutes until 5, coming up, it's one of the largest blue diamonds to ever go up for auction, why it could fetch $25 million.

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top spot for the second week in a row. the animated musical trolls came in second with 35 million and the new science fiction movie arrival rounds out the top 3 with 24 million. universal orlando resorts will open a new hotel in 2018. it will be the theme park's 6th hotel. it will have 600 rooms, a rooftop bar and 13 kids suites. we continue to follow overnight breaking unincorporated hillsborough county. >> a house caught on fire and another nearby home was vandalized. a vandal wrote a curse word and donald trump's name and then drew an arrow pointing to the house that caught fire. more on the investigation into the vandal and the cause. >> and there's a meeting today about rezoning two pasco county schools, how it would help ease overcrowding at those schools, and when that meeting is going

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>> hate-filled speech and a fire investigation, the words written out on this trailer that could spell out the reason for a fire right next door. >> and one of the best and most affordable wines in the world is now for sale here in tampa, but you might have to act quickly to get your hands on it. it sells for less than 7 bucks. good morning, thanks for joining us on this monday, i'm dan shaffer. >> and good morning, i'm deiah riley. ivan is standing by with a look at >> we're still dealing with some fog this morning. not as widespread as yesterday. the reason for that that we have cloud cover up above limiting that thankfully here, but still pretty bad across pasco county specifically with the visibility now down to 1 1/2 miles. we'll see if that begins to spread here. the rest of us are looking pretty good for the early monday morning commute here. as far as temperatures, well, they're running anywhere from 5 to 10 above where we were yesterday. had a front right on top of us