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this taking place early tuesday night, the crash happening really during what appears to be a fight that was happening on the sidewalk caught on camera , police said they are not sure if the driver was turned to escape the fight, or if he was intentionally driving into this young man who was involved in the brawl. either way the driver causing a lot of damage. you can see the driver even runs away right we talked to the bar owner, he says the crash caused about $15,000 worth of damage. he also tells us he is glad no one was inside and therefore, no one injured. meanwhile the young man who was hit apparently injured in his head and the legs, he is said to be doing okay. temple police asking for the public's help identifying the
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>> officers are looking for the man who drove the car into the bar. get the word out by sharing this video. we put it on our facebook feed. this man behind me accused of aggravated child abuse after the 22-month-old boy he was caring for ended up dead. ashley yore live in manatee county with what the little boy went through and what else >> reporter: deputies hearsay little ethan thompson was suffering, this boy had multiple broken ribs, a ruptured kidney, a fractured skull, ethan's mom says her husband was abusive and that is why he died. >> by two-year-old baby. who would do that?
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learning the 22-month-old ethan thompson died monday night. deputies arrested this man montez mcneal was married to ethan's mother. >> there was a skull fracture, broken ribs, a multitude of injuries. and, suffice it to say his life was not good for up to the two years. >> ethan was rushed to the hospital with several suspicious injuries to this probable cause affidavit ethan's mother left him in the bath with an older sibling when she went to the store, when she got back ethan was getting cpr. a firefighter who lives nearby try to help. >> he almost made it to his second birthday. >> montez mcneal was abusive to her and her six kids, she had seen him punch her children. he was upset because ethan had
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>> you have to get justice for your baby. i wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy. >> reporter: moments ago, dcf got back to me saying the family has had prior contact with the child welfare systems but records remain confidential at this time, we do know the five other kids in the home are now in protective custody and right now their mother is being charged. i'm ashley yore, abc action news. now, the most accurate weather team in florida, abc action weather. >> good afternoon, thanksgiving is one week away, temperatures are back in the upper 70s to the lower 80s, 78 downtown, plant city 75, bartow 75, mid- 70s along the coast if you look at the satellite picture looks just as nice as it has the past
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the sky, we stay clear over the next few days we stay dry and warm, big changes by the second half of the weekend. we will touch on that and look at some travel issues for things giving week. we are working to see what rick scott discuss with donald trump in their first face-to- face meeting. 1 1/2 hours ago governor scott tweeted these photos. last week he wants to stay in his current role and has no plan to join the truck administration. donald trump will meet with mitt romney to discuss a potential role for him in the trunk cabin appeared there are reports he is under consideration to become secretary of state, this even though he called mr. trump a phony. he also spoke with south carolina governor nikki haley possible pick for secretary of state, for the first time since
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with a foreign leader meeting with the japanese prime minister. a busy day for mike pence. he met behind closed doors with house republicans who told him their planning to vote on a short-term funding bill to keep the government opened through march. as of right now, funding will run out december 9 if a new bill does not pass. the director of national intelligence says he is calling it quits. the first of many resignations expected as president of -- barack obama sensors powered to donald trump. the resignation takes effect on inauguration day. in this post today he called the outpouring of support overwhelming and he is deciding whether or not he will run, he has laid out his vision of what
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criminalizing marijuana completely releasing inmates were serving time for drug possession and raising the minimum wage. in pasco county some families getting the news they were dreading about school rezoning let's get to erik waxler live at one of the communities where people say the neighborhood is getting torn apart. >> reporter: we are here in the long leaf community in pasco county to show you how passionate and united the residents are. we were here for a report and look who showed up all of these people are here, they are upset about the fact that instead of going to a school two miles away they are being asked to change to a school more than seven miles away. >> it is very devastating. devastating as a said -- community expert a committee made up of principals and
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boundaries. >> just a mess it is really sad the kids are suffering from bias of certain principles on the committee. >> her long leaf neighborhood is one of the few slated to move to the river bridge school zone. >> they are tearing apart the community that we have been there in the community 15 years. they are tearing apart friendships that have been built. >> has to be done to help with overcrowded at the schools in trinity. >> we don't like to do it but it is a reality. >> many parents hoped for a delay. >> the one question we have asked and has not been answered is what is the rush?>> talk of moving this subdivision but they are staying put, great news for her daughter. >> the two older sisters graduated and that is what she
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west pasco county but the district is not have the money, they plan to ask the county commission to double impact fees but say that still won't be enough to keep up with the growth. the school board will have its first public meeting on the new map december 20 i'm sure a lot of people will be showing up they are expected to vote january 17. erik waxler abc action news. new pictures from surveillance cameras search on a bike thief in the act, you can see this guy opening the screen door and making a grab for the bike this went down early in the morning on veterans day less than 10 minutes after the bikes owner returned. he was smoking a cigarette during the crime. a jacksonville man in police custody being questioned in the murder of his pregnant girlfriend. police found the 18-year-old woman a 22-year-old woman and her 11-month-old son dead on
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person of interest in the case. he was at the scene and he fired a gun but they are trained to connect the gun to the murders. to be taken like that in such violence. your choices have consequences. the choices you make, you made the choice to pull the trigger. >> alexander says she may never see >> police say the man has not been cooperating and is now on suicide watch. a disturbing scene caught on camera, the jaw-dropping moving the middle of an arrest that has a police officer's losses taking action. >> she paid for years for a service she had no idea existed. coming up we take action for
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new video of an arizona police officer punching a woman in the face while he was trying to arrest her. before we show you the clip, we want to warn you some of you may find it disturbing. >> you cannot arrest me until i
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clear why officers were trying to arrest the woman, but within hours of this video surfacing police say they put the officer on administrative leave and began an investigation the department calling the video concerning. >> a weekend party turns murder mystery now two printer facing charges after they led investigators to the body of a dead man. investigators believe the man got into a fight and got stabbed to death, the murder investigation stretches across three states, detectives found his body in new jersey. he lived in connecticut. whether or not you voted for the marijuana amendment you can get your questions answered at the comfy treat conference bringing in experts from states that have legalized medical marijuana, doctors will answer
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dispensary reps will talk about how to get into the business and residence can find out how the law will impact them. organizers believe the tampa bay area will be a booming spot for the cannabis industry. >> it is very well-versed there is a multitude of different people and cultures we like to bring them together and make the new industry having. tempo will be one of the hubs for the cannabis industry. >> the conference starts tomorrow from 10:00 until 6:00 running through ybor city, for more information log onto abcactionnews.com. imagine finding out you have been paying for a service for years that you didn't know existed. >> here is what happened when a business owner made a call for action to jackie call away. >> i haven't been using dial-up internet for 15 years. >> karen siebert the owner of
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no-name charge for dial-up internet on her credit card bill this summer. she kept digging and found that the fees go back to 2011. >> $24.99. >> no one noticed until recently. >> the supervisor was very nice but, it took her four or five weeks to determine she couldn't figure out where it was coming from.>> at&t kept digging american express card. >> i was surprised. i spend hours on the phone and then i turned to us to help out. >> this is jackie callaway. >> you guys were instrumental in helping us get to the right people to figure out what was going on. >> i reached out to the company, in an email at&t explained the account was established by the customer and was never canceled until
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the company as a gesture of good faith offer to refund a full year of charges amounting to $350. >> i just wanted it off the bill. >> jackie callaway taking action for you. it was great meeting students across tampa bay today i got a chance to watch the morning news crew at citrus park elementary school and then they got to learn about what we do a shadow to martinez middle school >> i visited schools today as did denis. this is fourth-graders at carol would elementary school who invited jackie callaway and her photographer. what a beautiful day it was. it is so cool, those kids that have such interest and they have all those questions. it is a blast.
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good questions. >> fun questions like do you ever burped or laugh on tv? >> once in a while. >> clear skies, beautiful from apollo beach, we are in a stretcher very tranquil yet gorgeous weather with titan doppler radar showing clear skies, ring free, i still think the rain chances remain near zero right through next weekend. it could be a big headache for a lot of folks and changes for us with temperatures in the upper 70s close to 80 degrees, crystal river 73, zephyrhills 73. saint pete 74, apollo beach 73, clear skies covering the area, tomorrow morning most folks waking up in the low to mid 50s from i-4 north closer to the coast in the low to mid 60s, 60
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tomorrow morning. a chilly start this morning 40 degrees in brooksville, 43 crystal river, this is one of those days where the mornings are so cool yet the afternoon highs go up about 35 to 40 degrees and i can happen this time of year. still beautiful with temperatures most areas in the mid-70s there's the satellite, not a lot to show you just like a lot of folks like it, but are getting pretty crunchy it has been a long time since we had rain and we are not talking about any drought situation, something to keep our eyes on mary and la ni?a typically warmer than normal winters and drier than normal, every now and then we see the cool front we say come on down, cool mornings sunny and mild afternoon through friday, there's the cold front, it is
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be a few clouds saturday into sunday, but behind it you will know it has arrived. you don't have to look for rain outside, saturday morning it will be mild, sunday morning things change chilly highs in the 60s, sunday and monday. talking about travel as we said, pretty big storm in the northeast the early part of next week it will snow in cleveland saturday and sunday and then moved to the east coast by monday, when the storm exits tuesday wednesday. and there is a potential for another storm by black friday, it is too early to pinpoint the timing of the coastal low in england. my point is if you have family or friends coming down to visit you want to keep it here, starting monday we will do live facebook hits answering your questions specifically designed to what is going on for travel.
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thanksgiving another blast of cold air possible, there could be snow in the northeast. that is definitely something to keep your eyes on. we are watching the tropics still a good chance that this becomes tropical storm otto down the road at some point it will hang out in the caribbean for a while. for the boaters northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, there are your tides sunrise and sunset. a look at forecast, rain chances are near zero through the week and into thanksgiving. highs are near 80 through saturday but look at sunday, and look at money, highs in the upper 60s, morning lows 30 supporters, a slow warm-up takes giving day locally in the upper 70s. first-class flights fancy food and adventures to last a lifetime for a fraction of the price, the one simple secret to
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scott -- turkey dinner will cost a little less compared to last year, the american farm bureau says if you're cooking for 10 people that will run you $50, the cheapest price in six years when you factor in inflation. part of the reason, 16 pound turkeys are cheaper this year so is pumpkin pie mix and one gallon of milk, but thanksgiving treats jumping cranberries and rolls. >> at houston couple says their trip around the world only cost $400 here >> they used some travel tricks. daniel gillespie and bradley darnell stockpiled 1 million
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critical programs that reward programs with hefty sign-up bonuses. they charged everything to the credit cards for six months to rack up more benefits.>> that is what is great about doing it as a couple you are able to get the same bonus twice.>> the three-week trip would have cost $52,000 if they paid for everything themselves. a few warnings their credit scores took a hit in the short term because they opened so lot of time researching cards keeping track of the purchases on a spreadsheet. still ahead, new plans to increase police patrols across the bay area, the reason they are targeting drivers and pedestrians and the one where you can get in their good graces. selling gasoline on the underground market we are peeling back the curtains on a
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live from the station taking action for you, this is abc action news. the search is on for a man involved in a brawl outside of a bar in ybor city, you can see a fight between several men and you see the car go straight to the building hitting one of the men and walks away. if you have any idea who the driver is police want you to call them. in manatee county this man, montez mcneal facing child abuse charges for the death of a 22 month old . -- old boy ethan thompson suffering several injuries, five other children in protective custody
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county school leaders make a decision on a rezoning plan the plan will move the longleaf neighborhood and a few others into the river ridge school zone. parents say they are tearing the community apart. the school board is expected to vote on this january 17. good evening think you for doing this i'm laura harris. >> and i'm paul lagrone, drivers and pedestrians beware soon you can expect patrols along some of the dangerous intersections. >> brendaliss gonzalez is live near busch boulevard with how soon you can expect to see police. >> reporter: busch boulevard one of the roads you can expect to see police not just looking for drivers or pedestrians breaking the rules but also people who follow the rules.

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