evans outstanding for the national anthem. even now that he has apologize, social media is going wild with people supporting his apology and others saying he should have stood his ground. the state representative did not hold back tweeting mike evans was an idiot for sitting during the national anthem on a to his team honored veterans. >> my first reaction was one of anger. >> reporter: his father took it a step fuhe boycott but today evans said i want to start by apologizing to all of the u.s. military members who are offended by my actions on sunday. he said he accepts the apology. >> i think if there is a lesson for him to learn and others to learn as a result of election last tuesday, it is the importance of voting. >> reporter: on twitter you can

sun. this post says i respect mike evans even more. it takes a big man to admit what you have done is counterproductive work others say he should not have backed down. >> i lost all respect for mike evans. todd flood media pressure let you go against what you believe. >> reporter: we do not know if he changed his mind because he came to the decision on his own but he says instead of sitting he wants finding more effective ways to communicate my message and bring about change for supporting movements that fight for equal rights for minorities. so evans says he will be standing this sunday when they played in kansas city. as for the state senator who had called for a boycott, today following the apology he tweeted thank you mike evans. hope to have the opportunity to

erik waxler, abc action news. this is one of the most viewed stories on our facebook today with hundreds of you continuing to weigh in about the evans reversal. you can leave a comment on this article. in democracy 2016 as president-elect donald trump's white house takes shape we are learning of one person not on his staff. former presidential hopeful ben carson a position in the cabinet. his business manager says it is simply not the best way he could serve the president elect. instead, carson will remain an informal adviser to the trump administration. paul ryan will stay on board as house speaker. he won denomination of his fellow republicans silencing any rumors of turmoil within

paul ryan says it is a new john for unifying -- don -- dawn for republican leadership. >> hundreds of students fees across the u.s. ditching school today to protest the election results. these teenagers marched toward the hotel saying we want to make it clear that the trump administration can not abide the diverse school. check out this video from ohio state university as a protester got tackled to the ground. you can see the man is a student at the university. police arrested him for assault. tampa police are still looking for a driver after a street brawl led to a car crashing into a seedy bar. this video giving us a sense of

seventh avenue. >> reporter: actually the bad monkey bar just open up tonight. you can see they did a lot of work to fix this area up but this driver we are told actually squeezed in between this telephone pole and palm trees so not a lot of clearings here. he then smashed into the bar. he actually hit one guy >> it looked like he was just being attacked by many people. >> reporter: what the driver of this sedan was thinking when you go into a ybor bar is still under and -- a police investigation. carlos had just grab some pizza and was passing by. >> i was walking and it just happened in the blink of an eye. >> reporter: the brawl started

things got worse. >> the cameras clearly show how the car came up on the sidewalk. >> reporter: smashing into a man involved. send him to tampa general hospital. >> reporter: the staff had just closed up for the night and he is thankless customers and employees were not hurt. >> it is we have worked hard to make this place safe. >> reporter: scott tells me he has had calls from customers and firefighters offering help. they are opened up tonight for business. the actual doors here were not affected. i want to walk out here. the brawl took place on the street. they say two people were in

in tampa and carson chambers, abc action news . take a look at this damage from another crash to the ems building. you can see a car ripped a hole on the side of the wall scattering pieces of wood everywhere. when it happened last night the only crew on duty was in a pantry area so one wall shielded them from getting hurt. this man ac into a winter haven home is now behind bars. police are still looking for the call up -- accomplice of eric allison. he was spotted walking into the back door of the eagle crest boulevard home. they had to today's allison and he is accused of taking jewelry and stealing a television. now the most accurate weather team in florida. abc action weather.

everybody? a beautiful day with clear skies now and rain-free conditions with temperatures still on the cool side. upper 60s right now and lower 70s across most of the area. with clear skies we are in for a chilly morning tomorrow. there is satellite picture with the clouds we had early on moving to the south. this evening for partly cloudy to thanksgiving 90s away. we are starting to get a better idea about some travel concerns. we will talk about that in a few minutes. the tonight a 16-year-old boy accused of stabbing five classmates in utah. it happened this morning the boys locker room. officials put the school on lockdown. a resource officer tased the student. many parents chose to pick up

the victims are all in the hospital. a little girl is in the hospital after she was hit in the face by a side view mirror this morning. she was walking to school south of the hillsborough river. adam winer is live for us. what choice to those children have? >> reporter: this sidewalk is the path to school. the sidewalk is really just a few feet wide. crossing guard until one third of a mile down this road on florida avenue down by broad street. that is why people are telling me they thought a child getting hurt while walking to school was almost inevitable. >> you are going 45 or 60 miles- per-hour through here. >> actually had a car go into my apartment. >> reporter: amanda white was no surprise to hear about another accident along florida

>> reporter: she was heartbroken to find out it was her friend's daughter. >> she was a great little girl. i am worried about her mom. i cannot imagine going through that with my little boy. >> reporter: the 8-year-old was walking to cleveland elementary with her siblings when she stepped out on the florida avenue and was hit in the face by the passenger side near of a passing car. the girl was rushed hospital. >> this is a dangerous area. >> reporter: kenneth bryant works just down the street at the tampa housing authority. >> most of them walkabout midblock, and then they will try to navigate their way across the street. sooner or later this is bound to happen. >> reporter: as a former engineer brian says it is sad it takes a bad accident to bring change but he is also imploring something be done.

actually come to fruition until after something like this happens. >> reporter: state rules say that a child will only get transportation to school from the school if the child lives at least a couple miles from the school. i spoke with the school system and a significant things on a case-by-case basis. in tampa, adam winer, abc action news. a consumer alert wi proper treat -- popular tweet. frozen desserts like weight watchers smart ones are under recall because cookie dough pieces could be contaminated with listeria. 100,000 cases of the ice cream might be unsafe to eat. it can be inconvenient when you have to pay more for things you buy all the time but the improvements that could be coming to one community.

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said this accused murderer is being tracked down after he woke up to a stranger and asked for a glass of water. the stranger recognized campbell and call for help. campbell managed to escape because of construction workers leaving the door open. three people after they were caught on camera running over an ohio police officer. more than 300,000 people have now watched this video of an officer tried to stop a woman he caught shoplifting at a walmart. when the officer really tried to get her out this happened. take a look. >> don't you do it. don't you do it. >> the suspect managed to get away and then let other

suspects. we are told the officer was working a side job at the time. a man who tampa police say shot an unmarked tpd car and then tread to run away. officers have not said if demetrius mitchell realized officers were in the car but the tell us he fired at least two shots and tried to ditch the gun after the shooting. the officers were on patrol and >> reporter: manatee county is $1.5 billion behind in road repair projects. abc action news reporter isabel rosales shows us how a cell stack will help improve the desperate need. >> reporter: a 10 figure deficit. it is leaving busy roads with

-- shoulders and plenty of pot holes. christian has lived in the county for 30 years. he says the roads have gotten so bad it is hard for pedestrians to get around. >> the trip over the bricks sticking up out of the ground. the fall on their face. >> reporter: the tax is expected to raise $30 million in one year. 71% of revenue would go toward 200 road repair project. the average person would pay five dollars a month in sales tax expect it is very reasonable. >> reporter: but it still just roads needing improvement. it will help upgrade the office equipment. the remaining 40% cups seen major issues. >> some libraries are so congested they are taking on

>> at the end of the day they are in need of additional space. >> reporter: the county starts collecting january 1. isabel rosales, abc action news. now the most accurate weather team in florida. abc action weather. >> some blue skies outside and a few clouds around tampa but still a very nice and cool day across the area. we have been flo supermoon pictures. this one might be one of my favorites. bruce harrison decided he cannot see it because of the cloud cover, so he took a flour tortilla and second on his window and it looks spectacular. so ingenuity right there. the mother of all invention. outside right now there is a look at titan doppler radar with temperatures primarily in

still only manage to be about 8 degrees below normal. how about that for a change? there is more on the way. the folks are looking to get on their sweatshirts next week even to sunday. most folks will wake up tomorrow morning in the lower 50s. citrus and hernando and the usual spots from brooksville over to spring hill. closer to the coast it will be up tampa is sunny with 72 degrees and clearwater 60. st. pete is sunny and 69 degrees. big changes from just the past couple of days. the front moved through into this morning and with some clouds and a few light showers. it continues to move south ushering in cooler temperatures. we will be in for a stretch of

things are really dropping quickly is the coolest weather so far this season is on the horizon. clear skies and you can check this out through the middle of next week and maybe even beyond before we have to worry about any chances of rain or maybe even any cloud cover. even though there is a front coming through, i think it'll be a dry front. the forecasted highs wednesday are back up to where we shou 76 and 79 degrees. it doesn't matter whether you live in the northern counties or citrus or sumter or down south in sarasota. you will still see temperatures right around 78 or 79. the long-range forecast. by saturday into sunday we start to feel the first effect of pretty chilly air rolling in. why thanksgiving this could be

are leaning for the possibility of a nasty storm for part of the mid-atlantic and new england wednesday, thanksgiving, or black friday. stay tuned if you are expecting anyone or planning on going up north to south. we are probably going to have a subtropical cyclone otto down the road. the original track we are lo but we will keep you up-to-date just in case. there is a look at florida's most accurate seven-day forecast with temperatures about where they should be in mourning those in the 50s. all of the sudden look at sunday. a high of 67 degrees. and by early next week, morning lows are in the 30s and 40s with a chance for another cool down around thanksgiving.

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night because if she had seen it coming she would have soared -- swerved to avoid and driven off the road. you have probably seen this video of a texas chili's manager taking away a free veterans day mail from a veteran. we are now learning another customer believed ernest walker was faking his military status and tried to convince employees to take away his food. chili's has offered walker a formal apology. coming up on abc action news , a dramatic drop in school suspension means more students are spending more time in the classrooms. we will explain why some teachers say that may be doing more harm than good. tonight major state budget cuts that could impact your quality of life are a real possibility.

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live from the station taking action for you. this is abc action news. >> an 8-year-old girl was in serious condition after she was hit by a car this morning. was clipped by a car. despite complaints about the road in the past, the state says bus transportation is only provided to students who live a couple of miles from school. >> there are brand-new developments tonight in the killing of a local father. police are offering a $3000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of johnny

for anyone with information to come forward. a pasco county assistant principal on administrative leave after she overdosed on edible or one. donna haff was hospitalized. she told deputies mother wanted to try it for her 50th birthday. she is an assistant principal at the high school stock student suspensions are down in hillsborough county but it is not because of good behavior. >> brendaliss gonzalez is live at the middle school. >> reporter: this is one of eight middle schools that for the past year has offered an alternative program for students who would be suspended. in the long run it is not