in for allison. and i'm ian reitz. it can happen to any one of us.. maybe you cut someone off in traffic.. or are driving too slow .. and that driver behind you doesn't like it! or maybe you're the hot head! in fact -- triple a says 8 million drivers have engaged in extreme road rage. now, after an incident -- on u-s 301 and boyette road in riverview, one woman's bringing awareness to the issue. shannon valladolid shows you why recording the altercation may have helped and what to do if this happens to you. trt: 1:50 jewels, daughter involved in rage incident :21- :26 claudia tobar asst. instructor, central city jiu jitsu shannon valladolid tampa 1:16- 1:28 "you're talking to a latin king right now. you're in the wrong town. you need to learn how to drive." "it has to stop. people don't know this is going on in our neighborhoods." jewels was sick to her stomach after seeing this video of her pregnant daughter being verbally abused. the male, upset she was driving too slow. "the first thing that came to mind was my daughter and my unborn grandson. i was afraid for her well-being. " jewels says her daughter was ready

she noticed the driver get off his car. she was at a red light with cars in front of her. "just degrading things and she figured the only thing she could do was record it, so that's what she did." and claudia tobar agrees. she's an instructor at central city jiu jitsu. she says your cellphone can be a powerful weapon. "so videotaping is key in this situation? why is that? well, now she has evidence and because she stayed very calm when she was videotaping but you do notice he was aware of it. it could have prevented other issues like grabbing his weapon but he didn't because he noticed and he backed off. but let's not forget that knowing how to defend yourself can help --save your life. nats "one day, one week is just not enough. we need to make it a priority in our lives." standup: "while you may feel safe having your pepper spray or your taser handy these instructors say many times it backfires. the pepper spray could get in your face or they can grab your taser and use it against you. the best thing to do

this mom-and soon to be grandma, a message for drivers: "we just got to be more friendly on the roads. just stop and think about how would you want to be treated in a situation?" in tampa, shannon valladolid 10 news wtsp. one of the worst places for road rage is right here in florida. in fact -- for the past three years, south florida has been named the road rage capital of the united states. w if you found out your child's school bus would no longer come to get them in the morning? that could soon be the case for 7-thousand kids in hillsborough county. 10news reporter sarah hollenbeck is live at the hillsborough county bus barn. sarah, why does the district says they don't have to give these kids bus rides. yes, they're called courtesy routes. that mens kids that live within two miles of their school can walk...and the state doesn't reimburse the school district a single penny for those riders. making those bus

save $8-10 million bucks a year. money the district says can be pumped back into classrooms but this story has you blasting off on facebook on both sides. shannon roberts writes, "that's ridiculous!!! i'm a single mom with 3 kids in elementary, middle and high school and have to be to work at 8 am, i would never be able to figure that one out." michael lewis says, "it's just 2 miles. walk or bike to school. it's good for you." there's another big issue a lot of you keep asking us to answer on social media and that's safety. some of these areas may not have sidewalks....or crosswalks...or busy streets. we took your concerns straight to the school district and will have their response in 30 minutes.... ian and jenny...

you interact with everyday -- and even if you don't realize it . they impact you and your family. one publix worker in tampa is that person. "publix penny" has had an influence on hundreds if not thousands of families including our courtney robinson's. but today penny will be in the checkout line for the last time. 1928 49 you ready to go see penny we go see penny? we go see penny? 53 -- everyday this is my routine with baby harper a trip to the publix on south dale mabry at neptune . and a special hello. -- 19 2913 hi penny -- this particular hello was a surprise -- oh hi how you doing 23 -- you probably recognize this friendly face and contagious smile from the checkout line. this is penny burland or publix penny as we call her. -- 1931 50 22 years honey thank you

22 years she's made many friends ... watched babies grow into adults . and now it's her time. -- 1940 41 we love penny! "she's always so sweet and so nice to all the kids and see she knows everybody 54 -- it's easy to see why. -- 1933 48 you know penny her first orange from you. uh huh! first strawberry from you. uh huh! her first cookie. -- and with that ... -- 1943 48 let's get some cookies. -- penny did what she and all the kids love. -- but the true sugar here is penny. she makes this store . home. -- 1937 41 how do you make the customers feel so comfortable? how do you do it? because the thing about it when i see them i see my family i love them so much everybody smiles make me happy i forget about everything 55 like i said the whole city is like my family 59 -- and that big family will miss this. 194238 kiss i love

wonderful. tell the kids i said hi.. you can still say goodbye to penny and wish her well in retirement. again, her last day is today. you can find her -- where she truly loves to be -- at work ... 1313 south dale mabry... it's always a fun time getting into the holiday spirit and decorating, but it can be easy to overlook safety trying to get everything done. doctors say we don't normally do the rest of the year and we're doing too many things at once. between elaborate decorating and making big meals that we don't cook very often and using knives that we don't use every day, it's easy for accidents to happen.

and to be on the lookout for anything that could be a safety hazard. always read instructions on any decoration that requires electricity and make sure that electrical cords are out of reach for both small children and pets. if you're looking for something to do this weekend, there are a lot of holiday events taking place. the city of tampa's tree lightning ceremony stars today at 6pm at curtis hixon park in downton. you can bring your blankets and lawn chairs and enjoy some holiday music. the buckhorn family will do he honors of officially lightning the chst after the ceremony, there will be a free movie in the park featuring a holiday favorite a christmas story. if you are in the sarasota area this weekend... the annual downtown sarasota holiday parade comes with the promise of lights, sparkles and, of course, some road closures. the parade starts at main street and u-s 301 tomorrow at 7 pm. and this saturday, decorated boats will shine bright at the annual venice christmas boat parade. spectators can enjoy the parade from land or if you come by boat, there will be plenty of spots along the way to drop anchor. the parade

north of the albee road bridge. make sure you come out the the st. petersburg santa parade tomorrow, it starts downtown at 10:00 in the morning. some of us from 10 news will be there with our float, make sure you wave hello! in just a couple of minutes, ashley will have a look at the forecast for the event. have you ever had the dream of traveling the world but intimidated by the planning of it all. now an all inclusive deal to make that dream come true. you've got to hear this deal to travel to nearly three dozen countries and six countries. but it does come at a price -- i'm breaking it all down.

news and c-b-s. starting at 8:00, i love lucy christmas special, followed by hawaii five-o at 9:00. at 10:00, blue bloods. then tune in to 10 news at 11. don't forget to stay up for the late show with stephen colbert and his guests matthew broderick and ali wentworth. who couldn't use a little extra cash this time of year? make sure you watch 10 news this morning for your scratch off lottery tickets. there is bound to be a winner in there somewhere.. the florida lottery and 10 news teamed up to give away the holiday millions tickets worth $300 dollars. all you have to

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it may bring back a lot of childhood memories. now the home from the tv show 'full house' has a new owner. the home of the tanners was bought by the show's creater, jeff franklin for about 4 million dollars. but neighbors are concerned that he will rent this house out to tourists and they t tourists as it is. for right now.. franklin is using it to film parts of "fuller house". that show's second season begins streaming on netflix next week.

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idea this year.. why not give 12? we are taking a look at the how much the 12 days of christmas will cost.. and spoiler alert.. it's a lot! here are the top five.. five golden rings will be about 750 dollars. four calling birds.. about 600 bucks. three french hens are 181 dollars. two turtle doves is 375 dollars and a partridge in a pair tree is about 210 dollars. the most

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6:00. happy friday. it will be a little bit of a cooler start, but zero issues with visibility. no fog to cause issues on the roadways, and cool temperatures a lot of us starting in the 50s, even some 40s up into the nature coast. right now we are just at a 60- degree mark for tampa and 62 in st. petersburg. through the morning not a huge warm-up. we will be in the mid-60s by 10:00. looking for 70s today. a warm return to the weekend. i will have your ek minutes. good morning. it is 6:00 on your friday. i am road warrior hilary zalla. in manatee county an accident in bradenton on u.s. 301 at state road 70. no lanes blocked from that. in hillsborough county there was an earlier fire on manhattan avenue at bay to bay boulevard, and you do have firefighters and police still on scene. so eastbound bay to bay and northbound manhattan are closed.