bondy's statewide prosecutors have closed six cases involving 12 defendants. only five were actually charged with human trafficking. the others were charged with racketeering but bondy's team still counts them as human couldn't possibly be hundreds of prosecutions a year on a statewide basis. >> when it comes to sentencing, ten of the 12 defendants got five years or less. as for pending cases, bondy's team has charged 67 defendants but only half of them are charged under the statute. [ indiscernible ] sfl [ indiscernible ] >> i can't imagine. just -- it is astounding. again -- i know survivors. a number of survivors -- [ indiscernible ] >> bondy has spent nearly half a million dollars on radio ads, billboards and traveling around the state sharing the statewide to her? >> yes, repeataledly -- repeatedly. >> what would you say -- [ indiscernible ] they say your numbers aren't sas it factory and they need to be more? >> whole they need to talk to the state attorney, and my office. >> but you are in charge of your office obviously. what about your office? >> righ

you know, you're a local. >> bondi: uh -- no, hah. >> anthony: no! >> bondi: not a bit!o live here. in the old days, you know, we were co-conspirators in those days. we weren't citizens. the new authority is the new power, it is exactly as anonymous as the old power. no phone number, no access, not a chance. >> anthony: there has been for some years an art community in vegas. you know, like art, that makes your life, all our lives, better and makes us think. granted, vegas is a town designed to make you not think. to separate you from your money in as pleasurable a way as possible. so pleasurable that even after you limp out of town, leaking from your ass with nothing in your pockets, you want to come back and do it again. reflection, not so good. as a resident, what are the general rules of survival? >> bondi: don't cry about being broke. i mean if i'm broke, more than likely it's because i threw away my money, and too bad for me because i didn't get lucky. >> anthony: don't cry about being broke, okay. what's another one? >> bondi: i'd give that one. well it's a smile.

but pam bondi didn't rule that out. >> bondi is donald trump. she's a loyal member of his transition team. and she could be up for something much bigger in trump's administration. if only we could book somebody on our show with an inside scop on bondi who might want to share it on the show. >> that's adam, bondy's confident, and media guy all of these years and adviser, and on >> 11. >> so give us a prediction. if you had to predict, and if we shackled your feet to the set, what will she be in the trump administration. >> well, the good thing, she's serving at a high-level of the transition committee and she's going to be right there at the table. but it's by the door in terms of what she could do. some things make a lot of sense. she has been a very successful attorney general, and attorney general of the united states should of possibility. i think drug czar would be an interesting position, all of the things that she has done to fight drugs, and even talk about becoming the next chairman of the republican national committee, and maybe leading

while scott has a pass to another statewide office, pam bondi may not. making a dc appointment more likely. if pam bondi were to take a job with trump, rick scott would name her replacement.>> i think the attorney general does a wonderful job. >> reporter: three main -- three names are serving as a incoming senate president joan negron did not return our call. the third name and likely front- runner is a trusted scott former appointee, jessica nuccio who was a lawyer for scott and then ran his jobs agency. he left the job saying he wasn't gone forever. >> i think in the future there will be a role in public service. >> reporter: is mike vasilinda news channel 8 .>> more names for attorney general will likely surface if and when a pam bondi appointment moves forward. pam bondi met with trump at trump tower yesterday. >>> five tigers are getting a fresh start at a bay area sanctuary. they were brought to live at big cat rescue after a sanctuary out west shutdown. rhyne hughes was there for and then loaded into the back of this truck and driven from colorad

did. >> reporter: mike russell and the news channel 8. >>> mike scott reached out to pam bondi. night. >>> austin harrouff has received drug test results at the state attorney's office. those results have not been made public yet after he was found eating at a good couple. >>> the pulse gh the city wants to use $2 million from the land acquisition fund to purchase the site. the deal must be approved by city commissioners. if approved, the state will stay -- of the club will stay as is until they decide what to do. >>> two drivers are back on dry land after a terrifying ordeal on the water just south of the jupiter inlet this morning when rough surf caused their boat to luckily someone so what happened and called for help. rescue crews found the boaters and brought them back to shore. >>> the family of a boy killed by an alligator at walt disney world is making sure his legacy lives on. lane's family says they hope a foundation will aid hundreds of families in the future. >>> fighting the go with genetics. one part of the florida keys could be taking a scientific method to better

. >> pam bondi played a role in helping donald trump when can -- florida. we take a closer look. >> reporter: pam bondi endorsed donald trump the day before the primary in march. rick scott followed after. he also ran the rebuild america now pack. he raised and spent 20 million in key battleground states to help donald trump. >> now scott could likely have the new job he wants in dc but he says he is counting the days he has left as governor. >> if you are offered a job would you taking? >> no. >> here's the way i look at it i have 70 trying 799 days left in the shop -- 799 days left of this shot. we had the chance to everyday. >> pam bondi's political future is much warmer she -- murky. >> if i was president-elect trump that is somebody i would look at. >> melissa stone is one of trump's confidence she says she believes that she can see the governor winning another term. >> residents want the economy and also that is the focus for donald trump. >> reporter: trump is not likely to forget what scott and pam bondi did to help. >>> one of trump top campaign pr

bondi's name is one of many sent out by the trump campaign. three of trump's children are also on the list. as brian moore shows us it is a the incoming president shape his cabinet. >>reporter: thanks and good evening. the transition team includes a whose who of political insiders with names like gingrich sections giuliani and priebus. vice-president elect mike pence is taking over a transition team that includes some of the future first family, members of congress and campaign loyalists like former new york mayor rudy giuliani. >> i can see already how he is going to be a great president and i'm glad i could play a sm a flood of personnel announcement twitter teased by president-elect trump. >> we together are going to drain the swamp!. >>reporter: the candidate who ran against washington's elite is now looking to them for help. gop chair reince priebus is on the short list to be chief of staff. the president's gatekeeper. >> it should be someone who will this new administration be? is there there's a lot of great women out there. the same ca

. >>> florida attorney general pam bondi just landed a high ranking spot on donald trump's transition team. today the president-elect announced that bondi will serve on the team that sets up the fraud case against trump university after receiving a $25,000 donation from trump. she has maintained the donation had nothing to do with her office deciding not to investigate. it's unclear if this transition team appointment will land bondi a permanent job in trump's administration. >>> a pasco county student has accused his teacher of making a racist comment and even invoking donald trump's name in class. jamel lane district leaders and looking into the claim. >>reporter: weather wesly chapper high school teacher john sousa is on administrative leave he's accused of make a racist student toward several black students wednesday. donnie jones, jr. would not go on camera but wrote on facebook sousa approached his dare daughter and several other students and asked what they were up to. the student sousa said quote don't make me call donald trump to get you sent back to africa. employees did say

but with almost 6 years in office bondi has almost only charged one hillsborough county man. human trafficking cases have to be happening at least two >>> tonight there are serious concerns about the state budget for next year. the potential to billion-dollar budget -- two billion-dollar budget shortfall. there is one factor that could turn this whole thing around. >> inside walden link new-home construction is rare let a loan before the housing bust she was building 15 homes at a time and then most of the projects are remodels. >> qualified people who can make their monthly payments. they still do not qualify to get construction loans. >> reporter: right now a state budget forecaster is worried a small home construction market could punch a to billion-dollar hold in the budget next year. tonight lawmakers tell abc action news budget cuts are a real possibility which means fighting for things like improving the sewer system just got harder. and the one thing that could help is a thing that could make it worse. the housing market. >> the interstate is facing a pile of problems

and florida's attorney general pam bondi was also appointed to the team. she came under fire during the campaign over allegations she didn't pursue an investigation into trump university in exchange for a campaign donation. bondi denied the allegations and continues to support trump. >>> there's been a lot of drama, and since donald trump schools. one district in utah is taking measures to handle it. >> i've heard of middle school and high schoolers saying this, but downtown to the age of kindergarten, that just really broke my heart. >> reporter: a verbal exchange from one young student to another, leaving a father in disbelief. >> i didn't realize kids this age knew about this. voted for trump. >> reporter: then the conversation took a concerning turn. >> they started saying, well, you're mexican, so you're going to go to a different school now. and you're going back to mexico. >> not very nice civil discourse going on. >> reporter: district officials are aware of it, receiving a handful of similar reportings. they are dealing with it on a case they can'

that is the part i don't understand. >> i contacted bondi's office in the polk county attorney and none of them wanted to talk to me on the record. mondale is taking the fight back to the county to do exactly what his friend already can. manufacture and sell guns from his own home. i want to know what you ha say. go to our facebook page now and tell me. how far do you think your second amendment right goes? in polk county, 10news political reporter mark rivera. 10news. >>> to a crime alert that has people furious and will have you upset. a 21 month old girl is recovering from a thigh gunshot wound. this is in broad daylight. after 12:30 pm tampa police suspects fired a dozen shots at 24-year-old eduardo a vela. he ducked into his house but one of the bullets enter the home and ricocheted striking a vela's young daughter in the leg. she was taken to a hospital and will be okay but neighbors are furious. >> our baby has been shot. and innocent baby in broad daylight. this cannot continue. >> with this. it is crazy. >> they spent several hours collecting evidence and speaking with witnesse

the team includes his three adult children and florida attorney general pam bondi we are on alert for possible protests. police in portland, oregon say this rally turned into a riot when protesters started vandalizing cars and buildings. several protests will be planned in florida tonight. to pte york has become a bona fide fortress. take a look at the armed counterterrorism officers stationed outside of the building, there are checkpoints and concrete blockades keeping anyone from getting too close. >>> those upset are launching a new effort to try to block him from taking over the white house. almost 3,000,000 people have signed this change.org page a their state boats and cast their own votes for hillary clinton. they say it could keep trump from getting the 270 delegates he needs, but this has never happened before and has a slim chance of becoming a reality. in the meantime there could be one less distraction for trump's team, his lawyers say he is open to a possible settlement in the trump university case a class-action than a moneymaking scheme, the trial is set to begin the mo

that governor scott may be offered a position in the administration but it seems more likely that pam bondi will be offered a spot. if pam bondi were to take a job in the trump administration, governor scott would have to name her replacement. >>> former nominee mitt romney will meet with trump this state. this is despite harsh words like phony, fraud, and loser hurled tween the two during the election. >>> democrats in disarray. a week after some major losses in the summit, some are wondering what's next for the kennedys, clinton's and obama's. mark meredith joins us from our dc bureau. we have some breaking news in the midst of all this soul- searching. >> reporter: we are watching a develoen a congressman from ohio who is officially putting his name in the rain to challenge nancy pelosi for role of minority leader. this may just so my politics but it could have huge implications not just for the party but for the country as well. first came the voters, now comes the impact on capitol hill. >> it's hard to accept the results but except we do. >> reporter: nancy pelosi, -- for nancy pelosi

if pam bondi were to take a job with donald trump, rick scott would name her replacement. >> i think she did a wonderful job. >> if the attorney general were to take a job in washington , scott would name her replacement and so far 3 names have surfaced. >>> and now your first at 4 weather with storm team 8 meteorologist julie phillips. >> we have another gorgeous day in store, and it is looking nice as we head into the weekend. for tonight temperatures are going to stay fairly mild close to average for this time a year . we woke up this morning around 50 degrees in tampa. tonight we should drop back to 60 in largo, 59 wesley chapel, 60 tampa, 55 wauchula and 55 degrees warmer. outside today more blue skies, sunshine, you can see the beautiful view that victoria capture today from cypress pointe park of the clear sky. great way to enjoy outside. the current view is the same thing. 79 degrees out anything he'd beach. it is really a comfortable afternoon. most of us top out in the upper 70s, 80s on the map. 82 bradenton. anyone bartow . across most of the state of florida. dry air has

>> i think it is clear that he has a job he wants but he is >>> we did reach out to pam bondi but she did not return our calls or text. she was would donald trump in new york last night. >>> today many wondering how could all the polls predict a winner be wrong? donald trump neshek victory win against many of the polls they gave clinton a lead throughout a great deal of this campaign. some of the leads were larger than other and they vary our political analyst tell us there could be a number of reasons for that including voters failing to be upfront about who they voted for. he tells us perhaps the polls were not wrong. >> so those estimates they show clinton up by 2 and 3 percent. i would say that is the low. that is well within the error margin. >> it was a tight race. coming up next, rod carter takes a closer look at what candidates think of those polled >>> a lot of people were relying on facebook and twitter. facebook claims 150 million people worldwide generated over 750 million likes, posts, comments and shares related to the election. >>> i hope you're enjoying about a little

what about him or pam bondi or floridian in a trump cabinet. any possibility. >> scott shut down speculation when he was asked about the secretary and i would say if not rick scott he is squashing that for now there is another and and indeed you have pam bondi who is not shutting down and the next and this is controversy related to a donation.@ but she could have the role in the administration that's the way they are surfacing. >> thank you very much. new at 6:00 another upset. voters had enough of hillsborough mark ober after 15 years he is out. we met with the attorney. >> he is a former federal prosecutor and now he will be the top dog there at the state attorney's office. >> the state attorney mark ober loses the job. >> no one saw it coming but maybe andrew warren. >> did you see it coming? >> absolutely, he did the impossible. >> mark ober protecting the narrowest of margins to be the next state attorney. >> the biggest difference was the philosophy of criminal justice. we did not measure it in the success by constriction rates or incarce

florida attorney general pam bondi and five other attorney generals ticket resale policy. the policy ?required that all tickets sold on the nfl ticket exchange be no ?lower than face value. but the attorney generals said that wasn't fair to the fans. the league has now agreed to ?remove the policy. ?not a huge fan of college football? well here's another reason to the national championship game in january. there's also several fun events surrounding it. including a concert series called "at&t playlist live." this is footage from last january's event in phoenix... where "john melloncamp" ,"the band perry," and "ciara" performed. and later this morning, the tampa sports authority will reveal ?this seasons' line up. the ?free concerts will be friday, january sixth... thru sunday january eighth... at some bay area deputies are being called heroes today. after the break: a look at their ?wild rescue on the water. but first, here's a look at last night's winning lottery numbers. no winners in the mega million's drawing so that jackpot rolls over to 82-million-dollars. someone di

attorney general "pam bondi" is on it as well. president-elect trump also announced three more additions to his cabinet tuesday. former goldman sachs executive "steven mnuchin" is expected to act as his treasury secretary. fierce "obamacare" critic -- representative "tom price" -- gets the nomination for "health and human services" secretary. and former labor secretary -- "elaine (cho)chao" will head the department of transportation. chao is also married to senate majority leader and as for secretary of state, it appears "mitt romney" could be closer to getting the job. romney and trump had dinner last night in new york, along with trump chief of staff "reince priebus." and witnesses say the dinner appeared to be ?very cordial. one of the biggest protests in the country... spread all the way to tampa on tuesday. the "fight for 15" was a push to raise the minimum wage... nationwide. of disruption"... and it lived up to the billing. several ?dozen protestors were arrested after a rally in ybor city. some of them decided to sit ?down

.& -pthere was a lot of cast bondi. she's the sweetest person. lifetime. >> we're excited, man. costumes are incredible, the hair, the wigs. it's amazing. the cast is incredible, too. i love them. >> the nbc production is taking live musicals to a whole new level, with 18 different sets. shooting almost half of the show outdoors. but don't miss the duet. >> i'm a fan. >> how do all these big voices meet in the production? i mean, all you all are power singers. >> i think we just are thinking about doing the parts, right? it's not about what we're doing in our separate kind of things, now we're coming together and playing the show. >> i'm still dancing. i can't stop. there will be a lot of guest stars on this show, to. >> amazing talent in the show. >>> no matter what you think of her, she was talented. >>> florence hender sop, how she almost missed out on her most iconic role. >> carol brady had been cast already. >>> we're flying with 51 models to a victoria secret fashion show in paris. are. >> once again, the most exclusive flight in the air. i'm flying with victoria ecret an

>> bondi: what is the rest of the country?.

and leading the way is his vice president-elect, mike pence around also florida attorney general pam bondi. she has backed trump through most of his campaign and she was a female voice supporting him after that controversial audiotape came out. calling the comments disgusting bu ben carson, and former new york mayor rudy guiliani will also be on the transition team. >> and of course his promises on immigration have some local undocumented residents pretty concerned. with the story of a usf students who is afraid of being ripped from his family. >> he is a new father and a ph student and may also be on the venture of being sent back to jamaica. >> the only person in paul barrette's life who doesn't realize what is ahead... is his new son. >> lose everything. >> this is president obama's executive order that allows previously undocumented immigrants to stay. he is a track star, and works on campus and is studying without the citizen. >> if the executive order is rescinded. >> you will rescind daca? >> we have to make a whole new set of standards. >> paul's lawyer is richard manny. >> by taki

looking forward to working with the trumpet administration to create a stronger more pros he joins pam bondi on the trump transition team. >>> efforts to force a recount in michigan are moving forward. green party candidate jill stein filling the request three hours ago. on top of that she is asking 5 million votes cast be recount by hand. michigan just confirmed monday mr. trump did beat hillary state. >>> a product nearly all women use if a lawmaker gets her way everyone could be paying less for it. a bill is due to put away the tampon tax calling for tells -- sales tax exemption for feminine hygiene products. a woman sued the state claiming a sales tax on these products amounts to discrimination. the bill is up for consideration in next year's legislative session. >>> hoping someone will come to the rescue so they don't have to close their doors for good. it takes $25,000 per month to keep the museum of and running, that is the price the owners cannot pay any longer. the man who founded it has just passed away. his family is failing to maintain the museum. the artifacts will leave for be

scott may be a contender for health and human services secretary, in florida attorney general pam bondi has come up for us attorney general. former new york mayor rudy giuliani or new jersey governor chris christie are also rumored candidates for attorney general or homeland security, both fixtures on the campaign trail. donald trump. >> can great -- newt gingrich is a possible choice for secretary of state. ben carson being considered as a candidate for secretary of education and secretary of health and human services. and jeff sessions could be secretary of defense. former alaska governor, has been mentioned as a potential candidate for secretary of the interior. republican national committee chairman bryce is the top contender for chief of staff. during the election he works to keep donald trump on message. >> he is not calling for mass deportation only people who have committed crimes and only until we look at what we are seems like there are plenty of people willing to be considered to be a part of his team. >>> the man suspected of ambushing to pennsylvania police officers was fou

florida attorney general pam bondi's name has come up for us attorney general along with former you new york mayor rudy giuliani in new york rs new york previous governor rudy giuliani in new jersey governor chris christie. new green bridge -- newt gingrich is possible selection for secretary of state but palin and his son could also have a campaign manager kelly ann conway said mister trump is hard at work on his cabinet picks. >> are you actively vetting people as we speak right now for positions? >> yes, we are going to whence we have to get ready to form a government. >> conway may also have a place on the donald trump team as a strategist or a. >>> it is possible donald trump's polarizing stance on some issues could make some people hesitant to join his team, but there seems to be no shortage of peoplewi be considered. >>> one of the most interesting things you mentioned is that the possibility of an oil guy running the apartment of the interior -- department of interior which is definitely something different. >>> the man leading donald trump's transition team, new jersey governor

even had rick scott from that and pam bondi from florida. there was a democrat in the mix from hawaii who may be in position for a job in the trump white house. >> you're right. the one we're watching da say gabbard a democrat someone who is very vocal supporting bernie sanders. she's she had a chance to meet with donald trump. there's no official word what the role would be. something with the the u n ambassador ship. nothing concrete. but it is certainly a sign coming trump is expending one olive branch to the side of the fast and furious. 4,000 jobs to fill. >>> it was a deadly day for law enforcement after one officer was killed and 3 others injured in four separate shootings across the country. josh ben don joins us live from the tampa news testimony from the nearbying it sees like a trend. absolutely it was. san antonio, were ambush style shoot is. >>reporter: 20 year veteran of the san antonio police department was in his patrol car writing a traffic ticket when a man driveway up got out of his car walk to passenger window fired twice

. >>> attorney general bondi death penalty trials go forward. florida supreme court ruled the law setting out a 10-2 jury decision was unconstitutional. they can continue without a change in law so long as the trial courts require unanimous jury recommendations to comply with the ruling. >> some could argue no proceeding should go forward. say, well yes, however you could also proceed with the trail phase and defer upon the penalty phase. >> state lawmakers have a one- day organizing session at the capitol scheduled in two weeks. adds of right now the issue is not on their agenda. >>> breaking news right now in philadelphia. a massive watermain break flooded out a strip mall. check out this video from the scene. you can see water surrounding the cars parked outside of a grocery store. this is incredible. we broke shortly before 5:00 p.m. they had to evacuate shoppers using rafts. >>> the ferry is up and running. >> is it faster than using the bridge? leslie lacy put it to the test. see what she found out. >>> more trouble for samsung. it has not

we have pam bondi with us. and i'm telling you, it gets curiouser and curiouser.any argue that comey locked himself into his own little corner here because he reopened this or announced this reprobe, whatever you want to call it last week, he was ob liged to update and the change was that no, nothing in those e-mails at least that had been detected off of anthony weiner's server looked worthy enough to change the original read not to pursue a criminal indication against hillary clinton. what do you make of that? >> well, this confirms everything that donald trump has been saying about the system. the system is dysfunctional, broken and hillary clinton is the system. and bear with me for about a second and -- >> but last week many republicans did because they thought the system was finally going their way. now it reverts, this love/hate relationship. >> this is the entire system in d.c., neil. and think about the way that this was crafted. he's referring back to his july conference about the e-mails. so let's look at it in the light most favorable to hillary clinto

florida attorney general pam bondi said the county has the powder -- power to allow mondale to make silencers but since the county aarti denied

. >>> president-elect donald trump just announcing florida attorney general pam bondi is joining his transition team executive committee. this is not the only major transition team leader, chris christie had the role but now christie will be a vice- chairman along with jeff sessions. mr. trump's campaign and election day upset captivating much of the nation. tonight in a special hour-long 2020 abc news is taking you inside his rise to the oval office including the uncertainty trump's family had about his political aspirations. >> did you >> i would be lying if i said i gave him 100% chance to make it to the white house. i think we were all very surprised. early on by the number of people that got behind him.>> donald trump the making of a president errors tonight at 10:00 on abc action news. >>> president obama asking congress for an additional troops in mosul. the funding would bring the total price tags to more than $85 billion. secretary asked carter said the money would fund president obama's decision to maintain a larger presence in afghanistan into 2017. >>> we showed you this

attorney general pam bondi is one of the people trump chose to make a shoot tran says to the w. vice-president elect mike pence is on that team. clearwater police arrest a plan they say prescribed dangerous pills after his medical license was suspended. investigators tell us alfred methadone. >>> a tone of desperation in the search for a killer. the wife is begging the public to help police find who killed her husband. two robbers confronted him took his pants and blocks and one shot him. >> he was very my husband. i cannot explain anymore. >> investigators found the victim's phone but have not been able to track down the killer. a $5,000 reward is being offered. if you have information call crimestoppers. >>> a largo clinic is now one of the first places in florida where you can get a medical marijuana exam. a billboard on ulmerton road is advertising the service. some patients in florida are already eligible to receive a lawmakers must still approve how the drug can be dispensed under the newly passed amendment 2. jeff patterson joins us live. he's in largo where you can get a

bondi denied those allegations and continued to support trump. >>> an 8 on your side warning, after 60 years in hiding tropical bedbugs are reemerging of normal bedbugs. it's basically a creepy crawly cousin of the bedbug only worse. jenn holloway is live in our tampa news center with more on where this little critter is rearing its ugly head. this is gross. >> my skin is crawling already. this takes the old saying don't let the bedbugs bite to an entirely new level. tropical bedbugs are apparently creeping back into the sunshine state the first time since the 1940s. it's one of the nastiest kinds of bedbugs spreading misery fast, far and wide. plus they're attracted to humans. >> they are stimulated when we go to bed at night. we release a pheromone and that attracts them. >> reporter: it's confirmed they were found in south florida on a home in merritt island, but bedbugs problems are becoming more and more frequent along with the misery left behind after they leave their calling card. swollen, red, itchy splotches munch, the more they reproduce. >> you get a female who gets a blood

. >> and tonight we're investigating the blunders and failures in government that that pam bondi hey! is this enough? a little more... grandma! oh look who's here! i know i had one more... hmmm... more. how's it looking? 20 more minutes... 8, 9... we need 1 more yes... let's enjoy. we need more rolls there was a little girl, and she became friends with every animal she met. one more? in the end, all we really need more of, is each other. happy thanksgiving from publix. a 16-year-old high school student in utah is under arrest >> a 16-year-old high school student in you da is under arrest after stack five boys in the locker room and turning the knife on himself t. happened this morning in orem utah. the students who saw p what happened say it was chaos. >> he just saw three kids stabbed in the head and the other stabbed in the neck with something. someone had a stick and they thought it was kind of funny because of the way they were just presend teppedding and then we look over around the corner and there is someone on the ground that got stabbed. >>> this weren't pretengtd. they haven

florida attorney general pam bondi. of course, trump's spokespeople won't confirm any names at this time. one thing's for sure: with ten weeks until mark and kelly. new at 10 - a wesley chapel high school coach is in hot water over a donald trump comment. he's accused of directing it towards a group african-american students in the hallway. parents told the school coach "john sousa" said quote: "don't make me call donald trump to get you sent back to africa." the school is investigating the matter..while sousa remains on administrative leave. a fight at a gas station leaves a 56-year-old man dead. tampa police say found gregory walker dead at the sunoco gas station on nebraska avenue near columbus drive. they were called there just before seven last night. investigators aren't sure what caused walker and another man to get into a fight. they do not know the other man's name. the widow of a man who was shot in cold blood is speaking out for the first time tonight. mohamed allam was killed in lake wales a few weeks ago..

and pam bondi was also appointed to the republican in florida to endorse trump back in february. she came under fire during the campaign over allegations she didn't pursue an investigation into trump university in exchange for a campaign donation. she denied the allegations and continued to support trump. . >>> from me election to post election, there's been a lot of drama. since donald trump became president-elect, there's been an increase in bullying at some schools. measures to handle it. >> i've heard of middle school and high schoolers saying this but down to kindergarten? that broke my heart. >> reporter: a verbal exchange between two children left one father in disbelief. >> i didn't realize kids at this age knew about this. >> reporter: at first, just chatter. >> two of his classmates started just randomly bringing up, i voted for trump. >> reporter: then the turn. >> they started saying, well, you're mexican, so you're going to go to a different school now. you're going back to mexico. >> reporter: the baffling banter, something district officials are aware of, receiving

during his campaign, but there was controversy involving a $25,000 donation that trump made to the pam bondi campaign and whether or not that influenced her to not investigate trump university. still, no word on what position she may hold and no comment from her yet. with that, good afternoon i'm paul lagrone, we wish everyone a happy veterans day. >> i'm laura harri vice president-elect mike pence taking over the trump transition effort, chris christie had been in charge until now. the former new york mayor rudy giuliani and michael flynn will be vice chairs, and executive committee including members of congress is also being formed. trump says healthcare, the border and jobs are the top three priorities for his administration. we want to check in on the the second day in a row they are calling it the trump bounce. remember just after the election, futures were down 900 points, yesterday closed at a record high. >>> a developing story locally a pasco county teacher under investigation for using the trump name making racist remarks to aro wesley chapel high school right now. >> reporter: goo

florida attorney general, pam bondi name has come a us attorney general along with former new york mayor rudy giuliani and new jersey governor chris christie. giia department of homeland security. new gingrich a possible choice for secretary of state, force lucas, cofounder lucas oil also possibility for secretary of interior, but former alaskan governor sarah palin and donald trump jr, have also expressed interest. republican national committee chair ryan previous is the front leader for chief of staff. campaign manager kelly ann conway said just before the election that donald then on his cabinet picks. >>> are you actively vetting people as we speak right now for positions? >> yes, we're going to win so we have to get ready to form a government. >>> conway by the way we also have a place on the donald trump team as a strategist or a. >>> donald trump polarizing stance on some issues could make some hesitant to join his team, but there seems to be no shortage of people willing to . the election of donald trump and have been protesting throughout the country overnight . this is what it

the state's attorney general with me now, pam bondi.florida, says, oh, boy problems there. it is tight race. >> i know. neil: we'll see problems there. what do you think? >> i am hoping not as tight as everyone saying. i've been traveling with donald trump. he has a huge african-american population support. he met -- neil: what is huge to you? what is huge. we're told basically hillary locking up 90 to 95% of the african americans. >> i've been at rallies. i see tremendous support he has. dr. carson, ben traveling with him. black ministers have been great. neil: you think he is getting more than mitt romney got? >> i do. it is important, right. neil: it is not only important, but we already know that african-american participation, which isn't surprising on democratic side, lower an than 2012 and 2008 when barack obama was running. that wouldn't surprise me. offsetting that in your state, pam, is the fact that clinton folks are saying have you seen the huge surge in hispanic voting? you say what? >> i say at rallies i see huge majority

pam bondi has been in the mix. then marshal blackburn has been on the campaign trail with him. the congresswoman at tennessee and cynthia lewis afrom wyoming. there is a lot of great women out there and the same could be said with hispanics and muslims and he's going to have a diverse c cabinet. the names that you see are the closest -- >> ari, are a lot of clinton supporters are not expecting that. there is no way he's going to have diversities in his cabinet, what do you think? >> i want to see the best people who can get the job done to make the economy grow. that's the new era that i want to see the cabinet go. i am not in the business of measuring people by the color of their skin or heritage or how they are born, i am in the business of judging people by their merits. that'll be a refreshing change. it is not what's your character but what were -- this is where i credit the left, they have done a great job of making sure that we don't discriminate people on the bases of those factors. those should not be the first factors when it is a hiring position. >> former white hous

but i spoke to pam bondi. she is on the transition team.no dissention. >> it's particularly odious that president obama was fairly gracious in the united states, then he goes overseas and starts knocking this idea of crude nationalism. just hunker down. if we think the press was unfair during the campaign. what do you think the mainstream media will do during a trump administration. lou: i did expect them to back off. this is the president-elect. lou: i'm so tired of people being hurt and angry and mad. grow the hell up. do you think they will? >> i think they have an obligation to. i don't think that's a volitional matter. as the justs they claim to be, they are not there to be advocates. jeff bezos, it looks like they are sending everything telepathically. they are going to be good guys again. >> don't you think that creates divisiveness already? >> we have such a divided country already. donald trump is our hope for unification. this is a battle if we have got to have it, thank god he's the president of the united states to lead it. >> l

pam bondi, the attorney general.mp is expected to speak in eight or nine minutes. >> this is what i'm getting from inside the campaign. funny she is speaking right now. they do see a path to victory. here is the way they do it from inside the trump campaign. not too much of a leap if you look at battle ground map, okay. liz: or electoral college vote, really? people saying that is tougher path. >> it is. if you look at the map, assume a few things, because momentum is starting to shift with him lately, they think he has to keep all the republican-leaning states, even those lean states, win florida, iowa, ohio, nevada, new hampshire. of all those states, nevada is the bluest of all those states. so that would be a big, that would be a big, big win for him. not pennsylvania. you know it is not impossible for him to win this, if the momentum, if he can make up ground in those states. by the way, he is, essentially tied in florida. he is up a little bit in ohio. ohio, ohio he is tied. nevada is where he is behind. new ha

. >>> florida attorney-general pam bondi will play a role in the president elect's transition team. and mike pence will lead that team and replaces the new jersey governor who will be vice chairman. he started leading the team several months newt gingrich and michael flynn, and jeff sessions will be part of that committee. three of the trump children will play a role. >> all of my work on behalf of him has been out of loyalty and friendship to him. >> and today the president elect told "the wall street journal" he is open to keeping key parts of obamacare letting adults stay preexisting conditions. >>> it is just the second weekend of the cross bay ferry connecting st. pete to tampa. they are calling it a big success. and aaron mesmer joins us live at channelside and they are saying it is better than expected. what are they now expecting? >> officials on both sides of the bay are hoping for another strong weekend and theying the lightning game is going to help out. >> the cross bay ferry received rave reviews. >> great, smooth, from the first group some are listening a return trip.

. >>> bondi goes to washington. florida's attorney general joins donald trump's transition team. who else is on that list and who got snubbed. out there. >> honoring our nation's veterans. america pauses to remember the men and women who gave everything for their country. good evening i'm keith cate. >> i'm jennifer lee thank you for joining us. a plea for justice who killed a lake wales store clerk. tonight his widow is begging the public to come forward. melissa marino joins us live from the q p down. >>reporter: these flowers here a heartbreaking reminder what happened that night. two weeks later and his wife and police are still searching for answers. a tearful plea for justice. the past two weeks have been nothing short of misery for the wife of murdered store clerk. the couple had been married for 12 years and had two daughters. >> toughest question that she

one candidate is florida state agent pam bondy. and got to mention senator ted cruz in the running for the ag job as well. and other president-elect who sought to say the time was in a turmoil in dc and in new york. tweeting it is an organized process as i decide on cabinet. i am the only one who knows who the finalist are. the transition is proceeding in a structured and amazing way and good pace. >> he's very happy with how the transugz is going and from his perspective he is presented with a number of choices within the agency's department and making tough decisions and he has more choses than one to fill the position. we have riches. >> vice-president elect mike pence is in dc as chairman of the transition. he met with the transition team and he and his wife karen are meeting with current upon vice-president joe biden and jill for lunch in the vice-president residence in the naval observatory. back to you you, jenna. >>> senate republican and democrats picked their leader and senator mitch mcdonnal. and schummer will replace ou