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behind at least three others. >> he could strike again. joining us live in clear water where cameras captured him in the act. >> reporter: this appears to be his first target yesterday around 3:20 in the morning. he walked in with a tight hooded shirt around his around 2:00 this morning. this time he wore a red hooded sweatshirt doing a good job of concealing his face and same deal, not showing a gun but implying he had one and demanding money. this shows the suspect in a blue hoody going through the same motions he took off in a 2003 or '04 nissan.

they're confirming that the robbery is connected to the same suspects and we have four robberies connected to the same guy. thank you. we have some new information this morning about the deadly bus crash in tennessee. just two hours ago, with i learned more about the five young children killed they were in fourth grade, one was in fifth grade and the other was a kindergartener. six students care. 24-year-old johnathon walker is now in jail. the scene is heart breaking. a tangled mess of metal, tree limbs and powerlines he was speeding with 35 students onboard when the bus flipped and hit a tree. one of the children onboard that bus explains what he thinks

hit a mailbox and flipped over app hit a tree. >> police issued a warrant to get the data box to see video from the crash. walker is facing charges of vehicular homicide, reckless endangerment. more charges are pending. crews are battling a 20- acre brush fire in the area. the flames sparked they were out most of the night and crews called back when hot spots started to flare up. we'll let you know when we learn more. right now, the alleged drunk driver accused of hitting a tow truck driver on i-75 was just arraigned in court. he faces charges with hitting and killing troy mcquire. he was hit while loading up a

deposition hearing for miller in january. new information about an early morning explosion in philadelphia. investigators are trying to figure out if it was an explosive device injuring a man as he opened a package. it contained medication for an inhaler. good morning. two days in a row we're waking up with chilly te still 32 at crystal river in and around the coast. upper 40s. 49 in tampa. st. pete at 56. we're done with the chilliest of the air. still another cool night tonight. in fact, already getting nicely uniform here.

yesterday with full sun and back into the low to middle 70s. changes are on the way in time for thanksgiving and back and forth heading into the weekend. we'll update you tomorrow and what will be soon be hurricane otto. >> big travel day tomorrow. if you can leave today, you might want to do that, the interstate is looking great. no crashes or breakdowns, look at how clear i-75 is. just 5 minutes to ge the howard franklin. 275 and bush, the lanes wide open and we're in the green on i-4, 63 is the average speed and looking great on 75 and 275. thank you. new this morning, look at this nearly perfect circle here. cut in a bedroom window. that's how the sheriff's office said someone planned to get inside the home with the homeowners likely still inside.

magnolia valley. a neighbor noticed the screen was off and found the hole. a professional glass cutter was likely used. the window was sealed. the blinds show someone reached their hand through. no word on suspects at this time. a polk county couple is facing serious child abuse charges for severely beating and underfeeding a 17-year-old girl. the two adults p pantry so the girl couldn't get food. she wasn't allowed to use the bathroom, forced to soil herself. she was able to run away and a young man found her. >> she had a stab wound scratch marks, she had cigarette burns. it was unimaginable.

for her wounds. chris and melissa peters are charged with aggravated child abuse. this is the video that police say helped them catch a man who did damage at a complex. they say he broke into two cars in the parking lot of the condos he's charged with criminal mischief. a central florida man is run over by his own truck. cameras outside of a strip club show the man trying to drive off. he is so drunk, he falled out onto the ground. edwards tried to run but police caught him. breaking news, president elect donald trump's

further into hillary clinton's e-mail server. the move is intended to help heal the divide in the country. last month, the president elect said he would ask for a special prosecutor to investigate clinton. mr. trump is coming to florida to visit palm beach. there will be air space imposed. anyone who violates them could be some roads will be closed for a week. meanwhile, he hasn't held a news conference yet, but trump outlined his goals for the first 100 days but leaves out some of his biggest promises. it did not include a wall along the mexican border or reproving obama care.

security. >> a plan to protect america's infrastructure from cyber attacks an all other attacks he backed out of a meeting with the new york times saying it covers him inaccurately. the police department launching an operation to keep you and your belongings safe police will have extra patrols at mall parking lots and will be on foot, horseback, motorcycles an unmarked police cars they're designed to stop thieves looking to steal items in cars jc penny's is promising to put money in your pocket while

officer is now speaking out about why he did it. what he had to say to the family

this is video of the man being booked into jail and gave what sounded like an for the murder. do you have anything to say to his family? i'm sorry. >> he was upset over a custody battle for his son. he killed the officer when he

ticket. a st. louis police sergeant shot twice in the face is out of the hospital. a peace rally held last night after what was described as an ambush attack on the officer. hundreds gathered and walked from a church to the scene of sunday's shooting to show support for the police force the rally ended with a moment of silence and the crowd singing let there be peace on earth. yesterday was a violent day across the country for police officer. police w during traffic stops and in glad stone, missouri. a horrific site in china. 56 died in this pileup. the massive crash happened in china yesterday after snow and rainy weather. the vehicles stacked one on top of another. the people hurt are stable this morning and expected to be okay. right now, officials are investigating the cause of the

airport. the shooter was a decorated marksman during the career in the u.s. army. they obtained a specialist rank before being discharged he fired the shot from the fourth floor killing his former coworker who was later found with what was a self-inflicted gunshot wound. a woman is accused of faki kansas and kidnapping a baby. she was found with the baby. they believe the 34-year-old shot and killed the mother and took the baby to texas. authorities say she knew the victim. she's charged with first degree murder and aggravated kidnapping. the baby is now being cared for

kanye west is being treated. it comes after on stage rants and walkoffs he launched into a rant about hillary clinton, google, facebook and beyonce. many of us making black friday shopping plans, as you do, one ad may stand out. th >> as you go through the black friday ads, one may stand out because of the incredible offer. j c penny is offering coupons as high as $500. what's your chance of snagging

will have a coupon give away as much as $500. >> that's a great lure to get people out here. >> it could make it their black friday destination. >> they will get coupons for $10 off, $100 off or $500 coupon. the other 99 will give you just $10 off your purchase. j c penny did nothing wrong but you need to read the fine print because what you think you first see in the ad may not be what they're offering. >> i would like a free $100. i don't plan on spending $100

there always is, isn't there? >> so you're not left out in the cold when the doors open. >> the tampa bay stores will be handing out the coupons on thanksgiving. don't be surprised if it's just for $10. folks in japan, tower cam catching the 6.9 quake as it fukushima. a cooling pump at a near by nuclear plant shut down for a time but it was brief as they brought the power back up, no damage and did have a few injuries and folks had to head for higher ground. this time around, 4-foot waves that's nothing compared to 2011

a loss of life. just astonishing. very long night for the folks in japan. but just a scare at this point. for us, look at that, a nice marina shot. blue skies, sunny conditions we're continuing with nice weather. get out of the way and you can see bobby's lens. nice shot and it continues the next couple days we have some changes un love cool weather, it's not the forecast for you heading into thanksgiving. we're going to warm things up. warm for thanksgiving. >> got it. >> 50s right now. we're going to warm up even today not assed cool as yesterday. we did hit 70 yesterday and we get to 75. look at how slow it is to warm up. we're surrounded by warm water and that's the case today. the area of low pressure,

through florida but up north, yes. a few clouds rolling in, that's the easterly wind. it will increase temperature to about 80 by tomorrow. some spots hitting 80 and increasing the humidity, not oppressive, but enough to feel the difference especially in the afternoon. the front comes in, not colder and not going to be a dramatic change. it will block that humidity from to dry times for the weekend. no problems heading out of florida if you're traveling up north, that will be a different story. elsewhere, looking good, orlando upper 70s to 80. we'll have some delays from chicago points south and the new storm system moving in to the pacific northwest for us, the climb is on, mid-

tomorrow, we have a nice start. look at these numbers, it's a completely different story. less layers tomorrow. still cool but seasonal temperatures into the 50s at night and then we start to get above average for this time of the year. upper 70s to lower 80s with more humidity getting closer to thanksgiving and on thanksgiving day, warm, mild at night and that sets up for a nice weekend by saturday be a real sport. concussions are a big problem how a new hat may revolutionize the game. how a laser impacting the

raiders took on the houston texas in mexico city. >> it wasn't the scenery that threw off players during the game. a green laser shined into the eyes of houston quarterback. he said that the light during the 27-20 loss was distracting and didn't go as far to say it

lasers try to distract, it caught some of the american football players off guard. scientists may have a new way to protect athletes from concussions. it's like a skull cap was has pressure sensors inside. anyone can monitor the hits they take in realtime through promising results. >> the athletes who wore it said it felt like a regular skull cap couldn't feel the sensors . >> pricing for the smack -- dancing with the stars is going to crown a new champion.

athlete. >> she got eliminated last night on night one of the finale. the remaining three celebrities, indy race car driver and former wide receiver attempts to win the trophy here tonight at 9:00. coming up, families are pleading for tampa to be designatedas a sanctuary an italian restaurant chain apologizing for who it served. the group they allowed that has

a librarian speaking out

exploding toilet. why she says it's no laughing matter and she's blaming the city. plus, a warning for americans who plan to travel overseas why officials say you may be at risk if you're visiting europe over the holidays. how a needle ended up in the hands of a students at a middle school. several were stuck with it. >> thank you for joining us. a lot to get to this morning, checking on the forecast we're warming up. >> we're warming up and it's a good thing if you don't like the cold air. too cold. temperatures in the upper 20s to low 30s. that's where we've been as we look outside. a lot to get through and in fact, we're changing seasons and we're going to talk about the tropics, 60 in bartow. we're already warmer by this time yesterday, by how much?

that's an improvement and it will continue over the next couple days we'll be in better shape. clear skies across the peninsula and into the gulf of mexico. look here, we have otto, it continues to intensify to a borderline hurricane. we're hearing from the librarian seriously hurt by an exploding toilet. now she's suing now a look at why she says it's no laughing matter. >> this situation is not funny in the least. this librarian has some pretty serious injuries following the explosion and she says it should have never happened. >> i flushed the toilet and took one step and it blew out. shrapnel was flying around the

moment the toilet exploded. at the time, she was a librarian. >> you can't tell the story without smiling because everybody thinks it's so unreal. >> the school was working on the water lines that day. the pressure buildup lead to the side of the toilet blowing out. >> i turned around and there were these blood drops in the floor. >> she said should take responsibility. a piece of porcelain was stuck in her leg and was infected. >> it was like a big smiley face. then they stitched it up. >> reporter: she hopes that the lawsuit will keep it from happening to anyone else the city could not comment

the state department is advising those traveling overseas to be aware of terrorist attacks americans should be cautious of outdoor markets and avoid large crowds. they have credible information. the islamic state and the militants continue to plan attacks around the holiday season. learn manager about brooklyn man accused of wanting to carry out an attack in new york times square. they arrested the uber driver to join isis. authorities released his name. they say he was a legal perm negligent citizen here in the u.s. intercepted e-mails suggested he wanted to carry out a deadly attack in times square similar to the one in france when a man drove a truck into a crowd of

officials are doing their best to protect the future first family. officials say that protecting president elect donald trump and his family is costing new york one million dollars per day. the costs won't drop once he moves to the white house. his wife and son plan to stay in new york until the end of school year. a number of hollywood celebrities will receive the nation's highest honor today. the presidential medal of freedom. president obama gave awards. among those, tom hanks, robert

dozens of families calling on tampa bay mayor to a plan that would save them from being separated they delivered a letter to the mayor asking him to designate tampa as a sanctuary city. they say it will not jeopardize the safety of the citizens they ask it because trump is threatening to pull funding for illegal immigrants and them deported. officials refuse to follow immigration orders. we're asking the mayor to exercise discretion on a case by case basis. >> my biggest fear is for my children. >> they're expected to look at the request. the group yesterday hopes to i wantly set up a meeting. a former nba all star is

woman and facing extradition from texas. he played for the houston rockets. he asked a bartender to look for his car keys and he stole items out of a bmw. the owner didn't see it happen but she wants her stolen jewelry back especially her father's wedding band but says she feels sorry for him. >> someone at the nfl level and it's sad because it seems like he's had a rough few years. >> two days after the incident, francis tried to turn himself into the police department carrying a bag full of items they didn't have a report of crimes so he walked away. he was arrested and it was learned he had an active

a drunk driver continued to drive after people apprehended him. people saw the crash noticed he smelled of alcohol and was slurring his words and after the wreck, he walked no a near by convenient store, bought a new shirt and another beer. he became belligerent. he's now facing a charges. also in hollywood, look at this video here. gas station clerk fighting back against an armed robber. the surveillance video shows him walking into the store with a metal pipe. the employee fought back and managed to take the pipe away. the clerk has recovered but police have not tracked down the suspect. a heads up, the commute could get ugly. major projects are making it

st. petersburg. more lane closures on and off the way. lanes will be closed while duke crews work on manholes as part of an infrastructure project. closed roads could keep shoppers away and lead to lost profits for business owners. >> there's a lot of big noise, you can feel it and the ground vibrates every ten minutes because they're hitting >> business owners hope once construction is complete, it will lead to a neighborhood that attracts more customers. stocking opening at another record high. less than 50 points shy of 19,000. here's a live look at the dow just cracking the 19,000 mark. consumer alert about one of

heinz is recalling gravy. hundreds could be mislabeled as pork gravy. it could be a serious problem for anyone allergic to any of the ingredients. a tampa chain is apologizing for allowing a group of white nationalists to hold a rally at its location. little italy is under fire after white nationalists gave a nazi salute to celebrate donald trump's election. the group made the reservation using a different name other than the one it's known as. a chipotle chain facing a lawsuit accused of lying about a

the chain lists it as having only 300 calories. the customers say it has at least 700 calories they later said it was only for the burrito itself and not the ingredients. this was the scene this week when hundreds of dakota pipeline protesters clashed with the leader of the tribe is trying to get president obama's

disturbing news from bernardino, california where several middle school students were poked with a needle. it was passed around on thursday. a total of 7 students were stuck with it. many are asking why the district waited until friday to notify them. >> they should at least call. they call right away. >> the priority on thursday afternoon was taking care of the

parents were notified. >> school officials say one out of 7 stuck by the needle was taken to the hospital at the parent's request. stop hitting and paddling students, that's the message to school leaders across the country that still allow paddling. they are asked to replace it with supportive practices that they say works better. 110,000 students were paddled in the 2014 school year. 19 states, mostly in the southeast, including florida, still allow corporal punishment. a former physician for usa gymnastics is now facing charges for sexual abuse including one case that involves a child he will be in court today.

accusing him of sexual abuse. he left his position last fall. >> this morning, the leader of the standing rock sioux tribe is calling on president obama to halt the pipeline after a protest with police. they say in a statement, they are saddened that despite the millions of americans and allies, a single corporate bully continues to be sanctioned. he says this cannot be your legacy. layer is the key. >> tomorrow, even less layers. nice shot going outside. a lot of sunshine this afternoon.

up this early you're welcome can experience the entire range of temperatures. walking the dog in the morning, frigid, by afternoon, shorts that's how warm it got. looking nice out there. it's a picture perfect postcard. look at the low, talking about it yesterday, some areas 40-degree jump. we'll be close to that once again for today as we already last time we spoke which was a few minutes ago, a lot of 50s around in many areas weather headlines, milder as you saw, 70s now into the 70s as opposed to near 70. the key tonight, not as cold. we'll have 50s. it is going to be much milder than we have seen in the last couple mornings >> quiet on satellite and radar. we have a front, but the timing

do, it will lower the humidity and the temperatures. we're going up in both temperature and humidity ahead of the front so that by wednesday and thursday, you notice more humidity and the front erases it for the weekend. watch the dew points this is how much we have at the surface. notice the range, very dry and we continue to be that way. with the east wind, notice the dew points g go into the 60s which means you notice the temperatures are sticky and that's when the front comes in and gets us back to lower humidity for the weekend. mid-and upper 70s this afternoon. by the time we get into the morning, milder into the 50s. that sets is stage for a warmer day tomorrow with the highs in the lower 80s. a quick check on the hurricane otto. it will head into central

floods and mud slides and 15" of rainfall as it heads to the west. the national hurricane center has it going at 90 miles per hour before it makes land fall. we'll continue to track it for you. 75, mostly sunny for us as we look at boating conditions winds at 10 miles per hour. slight cool down for friday. we're teaming salvation army taking action for local families in need. how you can help with the

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captions by: caption colorado, llc (800) 775-7838 comments@captioncolorado.com good tuesday morning. i'm carley >> i'm natalie taylor. thank you so much for joining us here on "tampa bay's morning blend." we have a special week here. >> i know! the holidays are here. a lot of people have their boots on this morning and we've been enjoying the cooler mornings. do you like it cold because it feels good? >> yes and no. >> it's a part of me, too,