post is a woman car with her dog and said. her plea this morning as police tracked down the car but her dog is still nowhere to be found. and a water shortage addicted for florida. the call to take action now. the morning and thank you for waking up with us on this friday morning. -- we prefer friday. [ laughter ] >> heidi cabrera standing by. in the 40s. you need them right? this is called stop talking about temperatures widespread in the 50s at this point but we do have plenty of 40s up to the north. the milder spot will be at pinal us.

numbers so eventually we are back into temperatures in the upper 70s to lower 80s. patchy fog but it is dense in some areas. keep that in mind otherwise we are looking good. will keep temperatures in the upper 70s. we will jump 35 degrees or so by the afternoon. and of the cold front comes in and we'll talk about that for the weekend in a few minutes. do have part of us 27 blocked due affecting the northbound lanes just north of dundee. you can use ctr., street until they get the crash cleared. outspent the interstate is looking great. i 275 right at dollar lanes white open. a six minute drive -- wide open . a six minute try to get into tampa from there. had to areas of fog 22 minutes from county line road into downtown. it is pretty one past

governor. rick scott is heading to new york today for a sit down at trump tower . he is one of the first governors to meet taste to face with president-elect donald trump and there is new speculation about what that meeting to be about . lindsay logue joins us now with details.>> reporter: i just want you to think about this. you have a president-elect who has been holed up in trump towers for days the closed-door meetin 2 earning out details and who will be part of the top administration. and now he is making time for a governor. this is likely more than a congratulations meeting. rick scott did tweet out he would help president-elect up with [ indiscernible ]

also speculation that skies be looked at as health and human services but when asked about training trump administration he repeatedly said he was focused on his final two years as governor. scott's team has not said when he will take off for new york but he is expected to travel today. the meeting will be held on trump tower on famous fifth avenue. the vandals that drew swastikas and white supremacist symbols at a st. petersburg church. king of peace metropolitan church has 300 members mostly lgbtq. the pastor believes supporter of president-elect donald trump targeted them. the letters for make america great again along with swastikas and state supremacist -- white supremacist symbols were written in chalk. >> the one thing that said over

and over. so we cannot live in that place of fear. we have to move out of that. and live in a place of love for all people. >> she says her church always try to send out a message of love. >> hateful messages are a disturbing trend from coast-to- coast. 437 cases of intimidation have been reported nationwide between last wednesday in this past monday. it is happening to both sides. some involved make direct references to president-elect donald trump other targeted the other side supporters. a veteran says he is being ripped off by a mechanic. he is sick and he is spending his last day building his dream car. he dropped his car off and

transmission lasted 19 miles before breaking down . the owner refused to fix a problem or refund the $1500 that dobson paid even though the receipt clearly stated a 12 month or 12,000 mile warranty.>> if he could swear up and make things good, i would kind of water back. >> nobody returned our phone calls but we found out that after our calls the owner email dobson to our for a full refund. this morning the tug- killer brendan dassey continues. kassie was just 16 when he confessed to helping his uncle steven avery killed teresa hall back in 2005. this week a judge ordered death his release after overturning his conviction in august saying his confession was involuntary.

up arguing the 27-year-old will likely be convicted in a region out and he is a danger to the community. rendon's half-brother brad says his family wants to save brendan release. the 24-year-old man was given a second chance. last year in fort lauderdale judge sentence herbert smith to six years in prison. community members rallied around smith claiming the sentence was too harsh . the judges suspended the sentence emily's smith on probation. smith even got a full here is what he had to say at the time.>> i can't believe it. i'm living a regular life like everyone else. >> on monday it did not last . he was arrested again for burglary . he and another men are accused of stealing 30 terms based $30,000 of julie -- of jewelry. fort lauderdale family is pleading for the return of

her dog casey in the car when she went inside a gas station to buy some water. while she was inside a woman got in her car and drove off. police recovered the car and arrested a woman but the suspect has not said what she did with the dog. i just want my dog back. she is my life. she is everything to me. she is everything to a lot of people.>> casey has been part of her family for 15 years. grab fail in palm beach county. a crook trying to steal an expensive watch but he cannot get the glass to break. at one point he does open a small hole but he cannot reach the watch. police have been looking for both of the menu see there. stay in governmental officials say contaminants have been found in private wells belonging to 57 homeowners they said the contamination is not

plant. newly released documents raise questions about this dates response of the sinkhole. email show how the gep employees are talking about how to handle publicity while toxic phosphate water was pouring into the aquifer that the sinkhole penetrated one geologist question the lack of information. so much for communication. florida's growing community -- population could sell double for water increase to 50% by the year 2017 and the aquifers cannot handle it. the report says irrigation is one of the biggest water wasters. few automated sprinkling systems can make a huge difference. smoking is a tough habit to break but there is help

a tobacco free florida quit your way program offers a free starter clint including two weeks of nicotine patches . you can get one at tobacco free florida.com. call 877 ucannow. the florida highway patrol is the recruiting. a career fair is being held for interested people . the fhp . you must be 19 years old and have a valid drivers license as well as completed a year in college or have law enforcement or military experience. for more information check out our website www.abcactionnews.com another chilly start. we will warm up big time this afternoon.

almost in the 30s here. 63 in st. pete. plenty of areas prosper now. -- down to 1 mile a brooksville. keep that in mind. fog will disappear. upper 70s by later this afternoon with plenty of sunshine. this has been the tren that won't be the case over the weekend. we will talk more about it. satan is satan. there is nothing good that can come out of that. protesters gathered outside an afterschool program organized by the satanic temple. by temple representatives say they plan a beating these protesters. ahead in a live report

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in colorado that went out of business. the folks at the cat rescue helping out in a major way taking in five of these tigers. three of them asked to in the trilobite behind me. susan basque with us this morning. this is a major undertaking . it took several months to put this together. >> yes it did. it is the largest rescue a big cats in us history. the thanks are in colorado he only 75 tigers and 40 beers and accredited sanctuaries for them to go to. logistics getting the equipment ready kind of describe the whole process. >> knowing we were taken these tigers in we had to shift the number of our cats that were already here around. we had to build some bigger than . they need a really big 10 and a very large feeding area and then witt is the logistics of getting all the permitting .

go through. i know three of the tigers still in the trailer here to got a bit agitated see took them out last night. describe for me the process at sunrise what you guys are going to do. said the three are still in the trailer. we will put the flattened out and we will will them out in their transport cages one at a time it will hook it up to a golf cart or a truckn enclosure which will now be its permanent home in they will put it right up to the edge of the cagey and took it all in and then open the gate and sometimes tigers come out right away. sometimes they look around a little bit. they could take an hour to get out sometimes. it should be an interesting process. that will take place at sunrise will be back then hopefully we can catch the whole process life for you guys.

people in clearwater will have a new place to work out today offer free. a fitness zone at an seabright park is set for nine is set for 9 am this morning. it is all outdoors with self powered exercise equipment. everybody is welcome to use it during park hours. the day to get outside. >> it is a littlch good this time of year. temperatures in the 40s. 43 -- then you get close to the water. look at sarasota -- 58. a huge difference when you are surrounded by water. that's what you get. water temperatures are in the

you get the water effect of each side. 46 in barstow. close to going below 40 degrees this morning. tampa into the upper 50s. again right at 63 you go a little further inland. we could talk and 51 in clearwater. don't wear something you will not be able to shed to the afternoon because we are later on. that is the 35+ degree jump. three quarters of the mild visibility . we are showing you patchy fog and clear skies, wind and temperatures will favor that. most of us not much doing as so far as satellite radar. still dry. i think that will be the case today. quite weather right to the weekend even saturday looks good with temperatures about 80

not bringing moisture. no rain from it but we are going to tumble as far as the temperatures. upper 70s for today. tomorrow night a cool start by the afternoon warming things up again. saturday will be right around 88 degrees and then watch what happens on sundays. highs only in the 60s. monday overnight lows in the 40s. 30s will morning everyone we are watching the bay area starting off no issues looking great at 275. checking your drive times in some major rosen area. us 19 this is tampa road to east bay just 12 minutes. still in the green on the betterments expressway. four minutes until ray delta

the green. we're still watching the crash in haines city on us 27. we will update that coming up. coming up the satanic temple says it will keep running an afterschool program in a portland elementary school despite program. the after school satan program christian good news club. a handful of protesters joined outside yesterday. one parent wants both the satan clubs and the good news club gone. you are trying to prove a point. there are other ways to put the point. why bring it into an elementary school for kids brains are not fully developed and they cannot think for themselves.>> different symbols can mean different things to cultures and you need to judge people for their real-world actions

we have done the children a positive service. the satanic temple says that after school program focuses on rational thoughts. and they plan on staying as long as the good news club is there. booster seats apparently getting better. the insurance institute says 48 out of 53 new car booster seats they tested received their highest rating. the institute started reading booster highest rating. there are two booster seats they do not recommend . the scott -- the cosco easy elite and cosco high-back did not a said tess. just over a week from black friday . if you are dreading the long lines will show you a way to get the black friday deals.>> next time you get a wrong number may not want to ignore.

once again we are looking at low 40s crystal bui river, 50s in tampa. couple of exceptions. we will get plenty of sunshine. we will show you this morning.

man who start a charity to help people become better versions of themselves have an extremely generous gift from a donor. a woman named -- gave alex sheen a diamond valued at more than $200,000. the woman in las vegas was so touched by his message she gave cause. she had something that she wanted to give me an event back to my hotel and grabbed my stuff because we were going to eat lunch. she said i want to give you this diamond. i literally started crying. >> when he sells the diamond the money will be used for his small team to help them keep a promise to make the world a little better. i hate to press you right now the black friday is eight

if you want to pay with a credit card there is a way to make sure you get the absolute best deal. many credit cards offer price protection. if the price drops within a couple months the card will reimburse to the difference. city has a price rewind program and so does chase. just check your card policy on how to request a refund. we posted all the information on our website www.abcactionnews.com grandmother's mistake will make for one invited a stranger to dinner and he plans to show up. this all started when jamaal hinton received a text from an unknown number. he asked who it was an she said it was grandma.

any time of the day get the whole lot easier.>> debate areas first cupcake atm opens today. the cupcake atm is located outside sprinkles in high park village. it sends tested bake cupcakes. one rent the box today will contain a $100 gift card. sprinkles is not forgetting your pets. doggie cupcakes will be sold also. vandalism outside of this st. petersburg church. the hateful words that have people scared. a deadly explosion closing down blocks of the city in illinois this morning. the way that gas company is directing the blame.

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at 6 am hateful message outside a st. pete church. y members are in fear and say they are being targeted. stolen guns on the street. the clues deputies want you to know as a search for burglars in a larger crimes read this could be tied to. major meeting between president-elect donald trump and governor. rick's the other prominent politicians that will be there and the speculation of what this meeting could reveal. the morning. thank you for waking up with us on this thursday. let's kick things off with a little look at the forecast. 50s as well low 60s would be the exception across ep.