>> it's the risk we take every time we help someone. >> crooks caught on camera stealing their bus and damaging their property, too. >> it's just going to get worse and it's going get worse fast. >> that warning from emergency officials up north. a look at historic snow slamming the midatlantic and impacting millions of people. ahoy! the hours are ticking down to the gasparilla children's parade. we have everything you need to know about the party for those pint-sized pirates. >> starting with this one, though, new at 11:00, a local ministry dedicated to helping others becomes the target of thieves. they are seen driving off in the church bus. there it goes.

at the bethel farm workers ministry, in wii wimauma. >> their original plan was to steal from the church and they tried that and failed and so next they stole the church bus. well, that is causing serious hardship for a church that does a lot of good for the community. >> plan a. didn't go so well. >> they tried to steal our van. they failed in that. >> so these two went with plan b. >> so they stole our bus instead. >> they barrel on to the bushes and bash through a chain-link fence. >> i don't know the psychology of what drives one to do this but they knew what they were doing. >> this bus carried members to and from church.

year with our food ministry and others and it's frustrating. >> the thieves smashed windows and tried to hot-wire the rigs. the bus was found earlier, and it was pretty beat up, the van and bus are now both in the shop. >> they took pretty much everything we owned. >> they believe that whoever did this is known for the campus and is probably known for the church members. she calls the crime sad. >> it's frustrating because we use these things to help our community. >> and now this makes an already tough job that much harder. >> and the ministry says it's look at security measures to avoid something like this in the future. of course, if you know anything, contact the hillsborough county sherrif's office. live in ybor, josh cascio, fox 13 news.

and the other thing we are following right now, this monster storm hitting the atlantic and it brought snow and ice and knocked out power to over 130,000 people, and it's blamed for nine deaths so far, and now the snow and storm is moving north. in philadelphia, they are expected to get 18-24 inches of snow, the heaviest of that coming tomorrow. the washington, d.c. area is still expected to take the worst of the storm with 30 inches or more possible for the d.c. area. the big, wet flakes started falling this afternoon and it's only gotten heavier. the nation's capitol is now a ghost town, and it's chaos at airports approximate. more than 7500 flights have been canceled for tonight and tomorrow. airports in baltimore and

closed and that is having a ripple effect at airports all over the country, including tampa international. >> my brother is coming down from rhode island. he had to stop off in philly and looks like he is delayed. we were supposed to drive back with a vehicle to new york on saturday and i don't think it's going happen. >> this storm may bring historic record-breaking snow to totals. >> you remember that great nickerbocker storm? there is a chance they will be breaking that record that has been in place over 90 years. and this system is really far-reaching.

the way of light rain making its way on to the coastline, and that is part of that developing area of low pressure continuing to drop as it lifts off to the north and east. it brings a ton of snow to the midatlantic. and this is pretty much the northward extent of the snowfall, it's not going get a whole lot farther north than that. and the temperatures are dipping. 26 in raleigh, and 18 in buffalo, and this plays into it because the colder it gets the higher your snowfall raish yoas get ratios youget and the more snow you see. this storm has plenty of moist chork moisture to work with and the snow will continue tomorrow, heaven in the afternoon hours and it doesn't taper off until some time later tomorrow night. so the snowfall potential

new york city by the time it's all said and done may get into the top ten for snowfall for them as well. this is all a part of the same system and so as we head into the day home, very windy conditions. gale warnings in effect. the waves off shore, 11 to 14 feet, and higher offshore, and the bay itself very rough, and beaches with high surf and a high rip current risk and possible beach erosion as well. a chilly forecast when combined with the wind. >> and as you have told us that massive storm system will be effecting a lot of people out there at the gasparilla children's parade. you will feel the wind and you would want to bundle the little

our evan lambert is out there live on the parade route. is everything ready for tomorrow? >> chris it does seem like everything is in place, and everything is pretty much set for the floats to go down bayshore. we did see workers making sure that the bleachers were in place, and for people to enjoy the great food in the medians. even the barges have been set for the pyrotechnic extravaganza, and the stores were also make sure that parade-goers were decked out in their pirate finest. we saw lots of peopleads they have quite a selection there. >> these are nice, and i have not seen these. flip-flop beads, and the

beads and classic pearls. >> what are you going to wear? that or another costume. this tomorrow? >> all right, and what are you going to get wheeled around in? >> a wagon. >> the parade starts at 3:30 and goes until 6:00 and you will also want to stick around for the fireworks show sh which starts at 7:00. >> and i know evan that you will be out there covering it, a lot of us will, and you can also be at home watching from the comfort of your home, our live coverage begins at 4:00 p.m. and then we'll bring you the pyrotechniques live. and you can also check out fox13news.com for parking and other information. got ya covered. and new at 11:00, real-life pirates. pinellas deputies believe this

armed robberies over a five-month period at these four gas stations. in each case the suspect entered the store carrying a gun, pointed it at the clerk and demanded money. 6 feet tall, last seen wearing a hooded sweatshirt and carrying a black pak back and he also used a blue or black bandanna to hide his face. call pinellas deputies if you know anything about this case. meantime pasco deputies are trying to find new port richey bike thieves. the bikes resemble some stolen from in and around hacienda village. three cars were also broken into at the same time. if you recognize anyone in these photos give the pasco county sherrif's office a call.

an 11-year-old boy is fighting for his life after being hit by a car. it happened career the happened near the intersection of 66 and park boulevard. he ran out into traffic and he was thrown into another parked car. he was not in a crosswalk at the time he attempted to cross the road. and no charges have been filed. we are hearing hearing the 9-1-1 call from the moment that a hunter accidentally shot his friend. >> 9-1-1 where is your emergency. >> i just killed my friend in a hunting accident. >> okay, what is your address? >> i don't have an address, i'm at oak hill ranch. >> tough to listen to. the two men were hunting in a wooded area, and in a call for help, will the man says he

his friend was killed. deputies are still investigating the incident. and so far no charges have been filed. >> deputies say they broke up a major fraud ring, and this is video of the suspects using fraudulent e.b.t. credit cards to rack up thousands in charges and they even used the identity of a local police chief. >> polk county deputies say this is a fraud ring that involved a lot of money, $10,000 is just what they can prove at this point. they say that stephanie johnson williford used fraudulent e.b.t. cards at this wal-mart and after that they came up with other suspects, mostly her family and friends, several of whom used

in many cases the criminals stole identitied to fill out the rest of the information. one of those whose identities was stolen was this police chief. >> shocked about how did they find my social security, like i said, i'm really curious to learn for myself, and that will def matily be definitely be something we'll pass on to our citizens. if it can happen to me, it can happen to anybody. >> the suspects are all facing fraud charges and some are facing i.d. threft threft theft charges and these are only a faction of the crimes committed because those are the ones they had video evidence of. >> a special exhibit tonight in safety harbor features the work of iconic american artist peter max. he has been the artist for the

derby and the indianapolis 500. tonight fans had a chance to meet him and buy some of his work to bring home. that is cool. and it's not too late, they are having another reception scheduled tomorrow from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. and coming up you have to see this. an uber meltdown caught on camera after a drive refused to give this woman a ride. >> let him go. >> call 9-1-1. >> -- and go home. >> punching, screaming and even dirties up his car and this woman is actually a doctor in florida. you will hear the consequences she is now facing auto new facing all new at 11:24. >> and how a south florida

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parent's worst nightmare. >> those words from canadian prime minister justin trudeau. addressing the media after a mass shooting in canada. a man opened fire at a school in saskatchewan, canada. it's not not clear home of the victims were how many ofthe victims were at the school. and in south florida this is the man believed to have ambushed a police officer this morning. this 24-year-old pulled up

fired at least eight shots at him. officer starling was hit in the lower body, and he is expected to make a full recovery. police believe that the suspect was just out to kill. >> if you have that much hate assassinate a police officer who is paid to protect and serve, there is no justification for it. >> there he is. that suspect was eventually taken into custody after a brief chase. all right, we continue to follow that epic bliz d that blizzard that is now hammering the northeast. it's already practically shut down the nation's capitol. d.c. is expected to get maybe 2 feet of snow, and our joe waldman has been giving us great reports from out in the elements. >> about two days ago we had a

about half an inch of snow on the ground and it took some people about six hours to get home, and so imagine the 40 inches of snow that are forecast, the city is trying to get ahead of it. the mayor had to come out and apologize, but 85 million people across 20 states are bracing themselves for what forecasters are saying will be an historic storm. >> the most-feared winter snowstorm of the season so far has officially arrived. the forecast from meteorologists was dead on, with snowfall accumulations expected to reach 30? a. s or inches or more in areas butofficials say they are prepared and ready for the impact of the storm. >> everyone is in ready-mode and personnel are coming in and know they are going to be doing long shifts. >> as the blizzard makes its way

are being urged to stay off the roads and to hunker down. >> there are way too many people out on the roads now, and if you are not where you need to be, please get there. it's just going to get worse and it's going get worse fast. >> airlines have canceled more than 6,000 flights dmesser domestic and people stranded. >> we were heading for a cruise and we are trying to rebook now out of orlando. >> we knew it was coming, so you can't be too fraws frus frustrated what you see the weather forecast and there is nothing you can do about it. >> the wester weather service was called for 40- to 50 miles per hour gusts and the visibility is getting harder and harder and

>> fox's joel waldman doing a great job for us out there in the elements. thank you, joel. stay warm if you can. and now a tremendous picture when you look up what happened in charlotte, a lot of ice and then virginia is leveled and d.c. is getting whacked. it's everything you told us it would be a couple of days ago. >> and these days of social media, and everything else you think are you overhyping this? but no, this is the real deal, and d.c. getting their biggest snowfall ever. new york city may be a top ten snowstorm and you wonder why. there are thousands upon thousands of flights cancels. this has ripple effects across the entire country. >> and so we won't complain too much that it's a little cold at gasparilla tomorrow.

mid 50's and so just bundle up, that's all you need do. and check it out. you see the wind really start to gust here and you can see it in the waves. the waves picked up later this afternoon, and by the evening, you see the waves out by the beach cam, and i would not be surprised if into the day tomorrow we see the waves really, really start to pile up. here is a wave-height view, and they are extending down just near siesta key, and just off shore they are 12 to 15 feet, and that doesn't happen behind every cold front. this happens once every few years or so so a significant

part of the same system that is impacting the northeast. wind gusts about 25 miles per hour. up to 32 in sarasota, around look at venice, 38 miles per hour gusts and we'll see more of those gusts over 30 miles per saturday. and here is your gasparilla children's parade forecast. 50 at 9:00 a.m., and 53 at moon, and then settles into settling into the low 50's, you factor in the wind and that is why you need to bundle up. and the pirate pyrotechnic extravaganza, it's going to be parrrrrtly breezy, and shiver me timbers.

the temperatures into the day tomorrow, right around that 50-degree mark. mid 40's to the north. and look to the north during the day. it does not get out of the 40's for the folks in brooksville and crystal river. you are going to stay in the 40's all day, and south of that still not getting better, and then we have the coldest night of the year coming saturday night into sunday, and so again, satellite and radar, and you see the showers making their way on shore. the best chance of shower activity tonight would be across the coast and there is that monster low really starting to wrap up. as that pushes by, you see the winds continuing along with the showers tomorrow morning. we dry out in the afternoon but that sets us up again for the coldest night of the season, saturday night and into sunday, and sunday pretty chilly itself as well.

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got in it anyway and demanded a ride. the argument begins when she and the drive are outside the car, she knees the driver and then gets into the car. yeah, yeah. >> it all happened on saturday night but the video is just now going viral. >> i am a 5 foot girl that weighs 100 pounds, i'm getting really like belligerent right now so... >> she throws papers -- >> holy (bleep) what are you doing? >> and then she throws an iphone. >> oh my god, look, your iphone. >> and then she decides she had had enough. >> i guess that's it. >> i guess i will see you at the crime scene. >> good night!

thursday after someone who apparently saw the video on the internet ordered pizza to the house as a prank. neighbors are stunned. >> she is a beautiful girl and i never seen anything like this. >> a quote, she has been placed on administrative leave immediately and removed from all administrative duties. a review will determine if any disciplinary action will be taken up to and including termination. >> the uber driver actually decided not file charges but uber did suspend the woman's account. that ought to teach her. >> and a special day today for john lynch, and until tony dungy

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