tv star. >> thanks for waking up with abc action news. i'm dan shaffer. >> and i'm janelle martinez in for deiah riley. i hope everybody had a good thanksgiving. >> very nice,. >> what's it like outside for all those shoppers on black friday? >> it actually is pretty nice out there for those black friday shoppers. warm and a little bit increased humidity. current temperatures in the mid to upper 60s over most of the bay area. 69 in everyone else remains in the 60s. as we head into the afternoon, well, temperatures will warm up nicely. in fact, in the low to mid-80s. it's about 7 degrees above normal for this time of year, and we're going to see increased humidity as well. so your digital day planner looks like this. by 10 a.m., 77 degrees. by 2 p.m., 80 and we expect our highs to top out right around 81. there are some changes in the forecast, though. i'll let you know all about

guys. good morning, everybody. pretty light right now. here's a live look, i-275 and i- 4. not a lot of cars on the road unless they're hitting those shopping malls. that's probably the only area you're going to see traffic this morning. otherwise you'll be pretty light outside. out with the turkey and in with the shopping. shoppers across tampa bay are packing stores right now to get in on those great deals. abc action news reporter rodney dunigan is live at tampa premium outlets in wesley chapel. how's it look out there rodney? >> reporter: dan, it's kind of slow right now. let me tell you, we've had the storm here, then the calm and they're expecting a storm a bit later. they've been open, believe it or not, since 6:00 last night and they're going to be open until 10:00 tonight. i've been seeing a lot of tired shoppers and of course workers, but one shopper that i called this morning, stacy, she's in the holiday spirit. thank you stacy. what time did you get out here

i went to bed early so i could miss the two storms you were talking about a minute ago. >> what sort of deals are you looking for this year? i saw the gap with like 50, 70% off and a couple of other stores. is it stores that you're trying to hit this morning? >> yeah, the athletic stores are a big hit with my teenage sons and just, you know, going out to find what i don't even know that i need yet really. >> a lot of folks may be out there wondering she has on a pretty cool chain there. what gave you the idea for christmas lights? >> they sell these quite pricey at disney and i found them a little less expensively and i just thought it's florida, you need a little extra help to be festive. i donned my glowing lights today. >> we appreciate it ask we'll let you get back to that shopping. shopping malls and centers throughout the bay area will be packed today. and number one concern for a lot of folks is safety and

st. pete with that angle of the story. >> reporter: much like what you're seeing out there, we're certainly not getting the crowds you would expect from black friday. pretty peaceful around here, not a lot of people walking, but whenever you do see those large crowds, keeping it in control is a big security concern. another point of focus for officers is certainly vehicles because that's -- break-ins are a commonly seen crime during black friday. that's why you're going to see officers monitoring th officers all keeping an eye on the cars and the peace, and let's just take a look right over here. that big vehicle over there, that is an armored surveillance vehicle that's going to be making rounds around here keeping that peace and security, and as you can see, they are going to be watching. live in st. petersburg, i'm isabel rosales abc action news. thanks guys. 5:03, and this morning we're getting a look at the numbers from thanksgiving day online

year between midnight and 5 a.m. yesterday shoppers spent $1.1 billion online. many of course were still shopping after 5, so that number is expected to go up. if you're still planning on logging on to shop, we've listed five of the best apps to make holiday shopping easier. just go to abcactionnews.com. and breaking overnight, we've learned actress florence henderson has died. henderson is best known, of course she was also a broadway star. her manager says henderson passed away due to heart failure and she was surrounded by friends and family. you may remember in 2010 henderson was a contestant on dancing with the stars, and she was in the audience just few days ago for this season's finale supporting marine mccormick who played her daughter marsha on the brady bunch. a suspected drunk boater is

out several docks near madeira beach and causing damage that stretched really for miles. investigators say a commercial fishing boat with two men on board caused all the damage. the pinellas county sheriff's office and fwc are both investigating. they took two men into custody. a witness says the boaters nearly hit some kids who were fishing on one of those docks. >> they were on the dock fishing. good thing, because one of the parents saw them coming and started yelling at them. they just veer those kids all over the dock, that would have been an ugly site. >> authorities still investigating exactly why the boater lost control. and we're learning more this morning about an unthinkable crime in fort myers. deputies say a baby-sitter killed a baby he was supposed to be watching. they arrested this man rafael carrion, the 8-month-old was not breathing when first responders showed up early thanksgiving morning.

an autopsy found the infant suffered massive head injuries that appeared to be from a violent beating. detectives say carrion couldn't explain the injuries. they charged him with second degree murder and aggravated manslaughter. police in volusia county are charging a 34-year-old man with attempted murder for stabbing his parents with a steak knife. edwin doherty put his mom in a headlock and then put his in a headlock. dougherty grabbed a knife and stabbed his mom and dad. the parents are now recovering at the hospital. this morning we're get our first look at a polk county deputyrecovering at the hospital. deputy adam panell along with his wife on his facebook page. he was helping a polk county mother having car trouble when

back in october. law enforcement officers will pay their respects today to a nassau county deputy who died in the line of duty on tuesday. a wake for deputy eric oliver will be held this afternoon. oliver was killed when he was struck by an suv while chasing a man running from border patrol agents. the twice deported guatemala man was being sought after pleading guilty to dui august. a thanksgiving tradition ends in a hail of gunfire. hundreds of people scattered in louisville, kentucky, when someone opened fire at a popular holiday flag football event. six people were shot, two of them were killed. police say it's lucky there weren't more victims. >> the good part about it, there were lots of people that were here and for the number of shots that were probably fired here there could have been more. >> i heard it. we were standing on the side loins watching the women's team

started scattering. >> all the football games in the park were canceled. police say the shootings were not related to the event, but don't have a motive or suspects yet. in chattanooga tennessee, volunteers boxed up thanksgiving care packages for the families of those elementary school students involved in a deadly bus crash this week. six children died when their bus hit a tree and split in half earlier this week. donations came in from across nn will not take away the pain they're feeling but it's a reminder they're not alone. president-elect donald trump may have spent thanksgiving in his luxurious mar-a-lago home but he says it's all about work this holiday. he tweeted this yesterday saying he's trying to get carrier air-conditioning company to stay in the u.s. the indianapolis-based company is planning to move thousands of jobs to mexico. staffers also say trump is busy

is skipping out on most daily intelligence briefings. he's only been to two since winning the election two weeks ago. vice president-elect mike pence has attended nearly all the briefings. tampa's lowry park zoo is transforming into a winter wonderland. the zoo will be open late for its christmas in the wild event for 19 select nights through december 30th. holi holiday treats and of course see some wildlife in the dark. >> it certainly doesn't feel a whole lot like christmas around here. temperatures are definitely above normal as we speak. if you're heading out to the malls, probably don't need a jacket unless you're like me, i do like to wear a jacket for a little bit. 69 right now in tampa, 66 in apollo beach. cool spot up north, crystal

long. look at this, a 24-hour temperature change. we're seeing warmer conditions than yesterday. 7 degrees warmer in tampa, 2 degrees warmer in bartow, and in fact, those temperatures are going to come up this afternoon. i'll let you know how warm coming up in just a little bit. >> coming up, a bizarre but heaping to a week's long search for a california mother. where she was found and the search happening right now for the two women accused of abducting her. >> and the macy's thanksgiving da everyone, but one nypd officer made it extra special. the big surprise he pulled off after a tough year in the line

5:14 on this friday, a massive man hunt continues in france this morning for the person who broke into a retirement home and stabbed an elderly woman to death. that retirement home is for monks. police say the woman appears to be the masked intruders moved elsewhere. french authorities say this was not terror related. they do not know a motive though. >> a missing california mother is reunited with her mother after being found safe. sherry papini vanished while jogging. she was found yesterday by a passing driver. she had a few minor injuries.

of her captors, both hispanic women armed with a handgun. deputies say there are likely more captors. >> she was bound with restraints but was able to summon help from a passing motorist who then notified law enforcement. >> law enforcement is working to identify the suspects and their motive along with where exactly her captors took her. detectives are interviewing papini who was treated ask released at a local hospital. an are facing serious charges in south florida for allegedly trying to export a million dollars worth of anti-aircraft ammunition to iraq and sudan. the u.s. bans the export of weapons and ammunition to both those countries. a federal magistrate in broward county calls the charges very serious and ordered both men

the macy's day thanksgiving parade for one officer. officer andrew dossey who was shot on duty last year pro posed to his girlfriend yesterday and she said yes. the nypd posted the happy moment on its twitter page. dossi was shot in the elbow and back while responding to a holdup at a bronx grocery store. it's a beautiful day to be out shopping today, a little warm possibly and a increased humidity. current temperatures right now are in the mid to upper 60s. 69 in tampa, 63 in plant city, the cool spot up north with temperatures in the 50s. your hour-by-hour forecast looks like this, though. if you're heading out to the malls, things looking pretty nice warming into the 70s and eventually into the lower 80s by this afternoon with lots of sunshine. great shopping day. we're not seeing anything on satellite and radar.

this, a cold front up to the north. that will move through the area on saturday, but it will not bring any rain along with it, possibly a sprinkle but we think that's pretty unlikely. as that front moves all the way through on sunday, a bit cooler and a bit drier air moves through for the second half of the weekend. if you're going up to tallahassee, things looking nice and cooler. kickoff is 8 60s, so by kickoff they'll be in the upper 50s. you may want to bring a jacket if you're heading up to that game. boaters, winds out of the east 5 to 10 knots, seas 2 feet or less. here's your tides at the st. petersburg pier. your forecast for today looks like a nice one if you're out shopping or if you're just enjoying the outdoors, 81 degrees, warm, a little bit humid, then overnight tonight, 64 degrees, pleasant and mild.

and your seven-day forecast we see that front move through on saturday into sunday to just bring us a few degrees cooler and a little drier air and our next rain chance not until midweek with the advent of the next front. guys. >> yeah, we're taking a look outside if you're planning to cross any of the bridges right now, you're in great shape. maybe you're heading over to international mall. traffic looking pretty light out there right now. i suspect the only real traffic we're going to see is ri tell you about. 5:18, protestors fighting against the dakota access pipeline did not stop for the thanksgiving holiday. hundreds of demonstrators faced off with police yesterday. one officer used a megaphone to address the protestors directly. >> on the north side you have members of your group wearing ballistics, wearing armor, why would they be doing that if

construction site. 50 miles north in the city of mandan about 300 protestors blocked traffic yesterday. some shouting shame on you north dakota. still ahead, they're being called this year's hottest toys, hatchimals. we followed one man's quest to get that limited number hitting store shelves in tampa. plus, how two brothers are cashing in on them. >> and check those leftovers, experts say this is the time we're most likely to get sick how your turkey should be stored right now. >> but first at 5:19. as you know black friday is underway. when it comes to the best bargains shoppers have their sights set on a few particular items. >> kendis gibson and adrian banket have the deals. >> it's black friday so what kind of bargains are they looking for. >> a new survey says the most confidented deals are tv or -- coveted items are tv or

and computers and laptops. >> the bargain hunters aren't hitting the brick and mortar stores as much as in the past. >> 23% of americans plan to shop in actual stores. most say it yowsed to be one special day and now it lasts all month along. and cyber monday is expected to be the largest in history. >> online shopping will increase 11% this year with nearly $92 billion in >> and you can do all that shopping in your pjs. >> yes. >> you can probably get a great deal on those too. >> just might need a loan for my gift.

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that's all right. maybe next time. >> maybe next time? >> when they come out again. >> isn't the last one, thank you very much. >> they got one more and he got it. the store only had 16 of these toys. they went on sale at 6:00 and were gone within just a few minutes. two brothers in arizona are cashing in on this craze. a month ago they bought all the hatchimals they could find, 100 in all. th s gift. they posted them on ebay with the list price at $60. they say people are already bidding as much as $200. the brothers say they're happy this gamble is paying off. 5:25, coming up, one couple is extra thankful this morning after their baby is born on the side of the highway. how a 9-1-1 dispatcher came to the rescue when their little one just couldn't wait. >> and no room for children

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>> you don't just dye in there willy nilly. you've got to have a plan. you have to have it set or there's no reason to do it. >> they have a plan and they're out in full force. we are out talking to black friday shoppers to see what deals are up for grabs. >> it's one of the busiest shopping days of the year, but crooks also looking to cash in. i'm isabel rosales with details on how police are working to keep you safe. good morning, thanks for >> and i'm janelle martinez in for deiah riley. we start with a check of the weather, and it was nice yesterday, a little bit warm, a little bit of the same today. >> pretty much the same. if you liked yesterday, you'll definitely like today because conditions haven't really changed much. in fact, after a mild start this morning, it's going to be warm once again with increased humidity, and then by this evening pleasant but definitely above normal temperatures. in fact, our high today will top out at 81 degrees with lots of sunshine. if you're planning out your