((vanessa toss to shayla.... shayla.... toss to toss to shayla.... still ahead in the five o'clock hour of good day: your kids will never be lonely again... in the lunchroom. the new app... that helps them fight back, against bullies. and fox 13's shayla reaves is live in polk county, man who does portraits... for pets. and his clients don't have to pay a dime. he's getting a much better reward. and that's what makes him today's hometown hero. meet him... in our five o'clock hour. good day is back, in just two ((walter holy cow... a big sinkhole opens up in polk county... and is leaking radioactive water. how in the world, are they gonna fix this? ((jen ?apple i-phone fans, today's the day... the new i-phone sevens are hitting store shelves. and we found people already waiting in line! ((walter plus... after 59- years together, a touching farewell... the sad but oh- so-sweet way... this happily married couple... finally had to part. ((walter)) its now 5:?? thanks for joining us. i'm walter allen((jen)) and i'm jen epstein. let's

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shayla, it's still too dangerous for thanks, shayla. and now lets get another check on the forecast from dave. no closed captioning is available for traffic. the time now is 5:??. let's get you up to the minute on today's top stories: eight years after he was sentenced for manslaughter... a hillsborough county man may go free, today. "trevor dooley" shot and killed a young father named "david james" on a basketball court, six year ago. dooley says: he was defending himself. now, he's awaiting a new trial... and on wednesday, a judge granted dooley bond. it's set at 100-thousand ((walter in manatee, a substitute teacher is off the job... after being charged with molesting three girls. detectives say "brad bellingar" knew the girls outside of school.. and he's been abusing them for ?years. reps with the manatee school district say: bellingar has worked there since 20-11, as a substitute teacher. the district released a statement to the bradenton herald, saying: bellingar was removed immediately from his position, wednesday... after they l

thanks, shayla. thanks, shayla. thanks, shayla.((wally ((wally thanks, shayla. (jen new this morning: workers at a convenience store in tampa will be cleaning-up today... after a car ran right into the building. it happened last night at corner of east sligh avenue and roulette. no one inside the store was hurt, but the driver and a passenger were injured... and taken to the hospital. the store owner was already covering the hole with plywood, by the time our crew got there. no word yet on charges. ((jen)) also developing: a florida amber alert is in effect this morning... for ?two missing siblings. ((wally)) officials in citrus county say: were taken by their mother... who does ?not have custody of the kids. ((wally and they released this photo of the kids... take a good look at them. is three year old "rylan williams" and one-year-old "mason williams." officials believe they're heading to west virginia or ohio with 38-year-old stacey williams and her husband "ryan willams." deputies say the couple has a volatile relationship and are known drug users... which c

shayla - the rules and regulations are placed on these rides for a reason.. ((shayla/take cg3))1. obey lied age, heightnd health restrictions2.. do not force they do not want ride (esp. children)3. parents should make sure children can understand and flow safe and appropriate ride behavior4. follow verbal ride oeprator way (don't try to wriggle free or loosen safety rtraints)6. report any unsafe behavior or problems with rides to ((anjuli thanks, shayla. no closed captioning is available for traffic. ((anjuli)) tonight, as the lights shine on yankee stadium - the curtain falls on a controversial career.. ((walter)) this is alex rodriguez's final game.. and it comes in new york.. as the yankees take on the tampa bay rays... ((walter fox-13'als des segui is live at steinbrenner field.. there a a lot one to watch.. ((walter thanks, alcides. (wally) now to the summer olympics in rio... an absolutely ?astonishing day for the americans... so many records broken, in so many ways. (anjuli) the kind of thing that's just a ?privilege to watch... so let's get right to it. (anjuli we starwith

fox 13's shayla reaves is there - shayla, i can't imagine moving ((jen thanks, shayla. our state. video of a state lawmaker caught ?striking a man... in a spat over a campaign sign. this is representative keith perry from gainesville... perry is running for state senate. ((wally)) now he's ?apologizing for what happened... and says: it was all a ?misunderstanding. ((wally norman leppla told police perry hit him in the throat after leppla removed the politician's campaign sign from his front gate. leppla says: he did it because it was "game day," and he didn't want it to get vandalized. perry confronted leppla about it... and insisted he had permission to leave the sign there. after a while, leppla asked perry to leave. and at one point... you see leppla "push into" the lawmaker. perry claims: he didn't react until threats were made to his wife... ?that's when he ?slapped leppla on the side of his neck. (wally) perry said in a statement yesterday that the complaint had been withdrawn. but gainesville police say that's not the case. office. ((jen)) she was famous... for eight good r

shayla-- police believe the same man carried out at least some of thanks shayla thanks shayla she escaped unspeakable abuse by running into the woods with the strength she had left. it's a case of child abuse that polk county sheriff grady judd calls heart- breaking. the vicitm is 17 years old... but for months the sheriff says her caregivers nearly tortured her to death. last week... michael hickins heard a cry coming from the woods. he thought it was a joke-- until he saw the victim. she had been severly abused and was begging for help. his mother caregivers-- kris and melissa peters. the sheriff says they denied abusing the girl.... but she was hours away from dying. the 17-year old girl weighed a mere 86 pounds. she told investigators she was starved... beaten... and wasn't allowed to shower for 8 months. the couple faces abuse and neglect charges. a 15 year old boy related to the victim was not abused-- but is now getting counseling. drug possession... aggravated assault... and titled "sad criminal of the day" in the post... 2 deputies are holding up a suspect's head by his hair. the

thank you thank you shayla. this is the second tow truck driver killed on a bay area highway in just over a month, back on october ninth, "troy mcguire" was killed on i-75, at big bend road. he was one of several tow truck operators who responded, when troopers pulled over three cars for racing. he was standing on the shoulder, when troopers say, a drunk driver hit him and his truck. mcguired died. the driver was charged with d-u-i manslaughter. and we're following another developing story out of tampa this morning. tampa police are looking for the driver who hit and killed a bicyclist on hillsborough and himes avenue sunday morning and kept on driving. police found the truck at an apartment complex in clearwater yesterday afternoon, but no arrests have been made. if you know anything about this accident you're asked to call tampa police. in pasco county... a man has been arrested for shoplifting, but it doesn't stop there.. he knocked down an elderly woman in the process, causing her to break a hip! it happened

((vanessa toss to shayla.... shayla.... toss to ((vanessa((vanessa still ahead in the five o'clock hour of good day: breaking news... at tampa international airport. fox 13's shayla reaves is there ?live... with the latest on a very ?scary landing: also in the next hour: the ?secret... to going debt free. how you can do it... just by giving up ?five simple back.... in just two minutes. we invited women to a spa to test a new body wash. dish soap. you may not feel it, but some body washes can contain cleansers found in dish soap. dove body wash is different. it has only the gentlest cleansers. it just made me feel good. this is dove. it's so delicious. i can't believe it has 40% fewer calories than butter. i can't believe it's made with real, simple ingredients. i can't believe we're on a whale. i can't believe my role isn't bigger. oh, it's real. real ingredients. unbelievable taste. passengers on an american airlines flight into tampa... ran into "something scary in the air"... ((jen all is ?well? the important water tests

((wally fox-13's shayla reaves is on the scene for us, live in gibsonton... shayla... this is a wild and "i got the kids in the room, they didn't see nothing. but looking back now, if he would have got in, it could have been a total different scene. obviously it would have been." ((wally thanks, shayla. yahoo email users. walter)) turns out: the government mighthave been yi on them. ((waer and... more proof that florida... is respecting the strength of hurricane matthew. what's going on this morning on the east coast... that hasn'ppen in12 .. sure, it's a good safety idea... but it's gonna be a big pain for tourists! gonna be a big pain for tourists! gonna be a big pain for touriswe dance on the salsa team together, and it's like a lot of power in what we wear. when we're practicing if i don't feel good in what i'm wearing i don't look good. t.j.maxx has that variety. 're feeling it, just go for it, don't wait. maxx life at t.j.maxx. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. i'd look her right in that fat ugly face of hers. she's a slob. she ate like a pig. a per

. >> a visitation will be held today for 7-year-old shayla pichardo. she died in west new york on her way to school. we're live at the scene of the crash with the details. >> reporter: diane, the death of shayla pichardo has said -- has had such a devastating impact on this community. tonight, people will get a wake. we have watched this memorial drastically grow at the intersection where she was killed. dozens have been stopping by to honor her life and say a prayer for her family. >> 7-year-old shayla pichardo will be laid to rest this week. her loved ones now preparing to >> >> a grieving father spoke to us with help from a translator sending a message to the driver accused of hitting shayla pichardo monday morning on her way to school and leaving the scene. him. step into my shoes. >> surveillance cameras captured this black suv right before it hit her and her mother crossing this intersection at 61 street. police say seconds later, the driver got out of the vehicle, looked at her lifeless body on the ground, and get them the vehicle and speeds off

fox 13's shayla reaves in out there right now. shayla.. what are you get ready for a big debate tonight in st. petersburg: the top two candidates for florida's 13th congressional district are squaring off. it's democrat... and former florida governor.. .charlie crist... against republican david jolly, the incumbent. last month, jolly beat challenger mark bircher in the republican primary. crist ?skipped the primary because his opponent dropped out. the debate starts at seven p-m at the palladium theater. it's free admission but you'll need to get tickets from the theater ahead of time. and another politican is in town today. representative patrick murphy is set to visit a cuban on columbus drive. murphy will be joined by state representative "janet cruz." murphy is running against "marco rubio" for the u-s senate. the visit is set for around 1-30 this afternoon. if your gas tank is getting low... might want to fill up soon. gas prices are moving up ?sharply in the southeast. it comes after a key pipeline got a leak in alabama. some station

thank you shayla. thank you shayla. it's 5:xx, taking a look at some of today's top stories. winter haven police arrest one of the two men accused of breaking into a home with a teenage girl inside. police say 23- year-old "eric ellison" broke into the home on eagle crest boulevard monday afternoon. the teen who was home alone heared glass shatter then saw two men come into th she ran to a neighbor's house and called 9-1-1. police are still looking for ellison's accomplice. we should get an update on pinellas county's waste water release problem today. a follow up meeting will be held at johns hopkins all children's hospital in st. petersburg to talk about the effects. millions of gallons of waste water were released into the gulf when sewage systems got overloaded during hurricane hermine and tropical storm colin. today's meeting will take place in the education conference center at 9 a-m. in pasco county, an fired for eating a cookie laced with marijuana. deputies say "donna haff" had to be rushed to an area hospital after overdosing. authorities told fox 13, that haff want

thank you, shayla. we will get to the vanessa a little bit later and talk about all right shayla thank you. 8:32 the time florida taken is facing homicide charges in death of man whose bode was found in manatee county church. yeah. here's what we know so far. investigators say that a fort myers was brutally beaten by jonathan ask hunter tyson. reason investigators say the that he may have told him molested her and asked them to kill lee. after the two beat lee with a bat and stabbed him. of angel catholic church on state road 70. then three stole his car. and used they were assisted in cans a few days after marco rubioed. they are now facing a list of charges. >> and it takes pretty brazen people to commit a car jacking in broad daylight hillsborough deputies need your help tracking them down. man on your screen there, and three other men met the victims in the area of porp and tuna drive in tampa about noon on deputies say they forced people out of the car at gunpoint, took their clothes, and wallets,

fox 13's shayla reaves joins us now from staples in tampa.. in tampa..now from staples reaves joins us fox 13's shayla you some money.. but.. it can save the school year...the beginning of it very close to and it's cutting three days..free holiday is just this year's tax this year's tax free holiday is just three days.. very close to the beginning of the school year... but.. it can save you some money.. fox 13's shayla reaves joins us now from staples in tampa.. tax free holiday-shorter this year-august 5-7-"holiday period" started 12:01 a.m. today-ends 11:59 p.m. sunday -school supplies: max $15/per item (those that apply) -clothing: max $60/per item (those that apply) tax free school supply items: binders calculators pencils/pens, refills poster board-notbooks-notebook filler paper-construction paper -crayons taxable (school supplies): books (not otherwise exempt) staples staplers computer paper/printer paper correction like shayla said... florida's "back to school tax-free weekend" begins today. and when you go shopping... why not get a lit

shayla, one of those monitors will be thanks, shayla. thanks, shayla. there are a lot of important ballot decisions you'll vote on today... including two controversial amendments. "amendment one" is also known as the solar energy bill. it ?appears to be ?pro solar, but several solar energy groups claim it's the complete opposite. the bill was say the utilities want to pass the bill to actually ?restrict solar growth by raising costs. a spokeswoman for the group backing the bill says it will actually protect consumers. and amendment two would legalize medical marijuana in florida for those suffering from debilitating diseases. it ?failed two years ago by just a couple of percentage points. most state polls have support at more than the 60 percent that it needs for approval. critics fear it would lead to pop-up marijuana dispenseries, with ?little oversight.. say, they've changed the amendment's wording from 20-14 to tighten oversight. as election results come in, count on fox 13 to have complete election coverage... we'll have updates starting tonight at

shayla, this guy's been on ((wally thanks, shayla. (jen) a father and son are facing charges in pinellas county this morning, accused of getting into a ?shootout, with ?deputies... and authorities say: those men... were covering-up ?another crime. ((jen deputies were trying to serve a warrant on 26-year- old "xavier williams" at his home in st. petersburg yesterday. they say: he pointed a gun at a detective who was investigators tell us: the bullet didn't hit williams, but it did ?stop him... and allow them to arrest him. williams was wanted for several crimes, including armed robbery and kidnapping. the sheriff says: after williams was arrested, he told them his plan was to shoot the officers: "what i can tell you what i'm thankful of is that deputies are safe and that this guy who has a crime spree going back for well over a year. he's got a very extensive criminal history, multiple arrests for domestic strangulation all kinds of other violent crimes "earl alston," was also arrested for harboring a fugitive. both men are also expect

fox 13's shayla reaves joins us now from the good day ?break room, with a closer look at those recommendations. when it comes to sweets, you don't always have to look far to find them. right now-- we're in the fox 13 breakroom....we have soda here..frozen snacks...and behind me---shelf after shelf filled will foods like candy... some of these options that has health experts concerned for kids... on average-- an american child has about 75 grams of added sugar a day. we're not talking about that sugar naturally occuring in fruits...but sugar added to some of your favorite sweets or drinks (ingredients like table sugar...fructose...h oney... added in processing or even at the table) .just look at the sugar content of these--- (find some options to illustrate that from the breakroom). the american heart association is now recommending children eat less than a third that amount a day. that's the same as six teaspoons of added sugar....or 100 calories of added sugar (26 g). the recommendation focuses on kids between the ages of 2 and 18. -sugar

3 (remote) 3 shayla. 3 (jen) the damage in duette, in manatee county... really broke a lot of hearts... since a couple was killed... and their son and grandchildren were in the home, when it went flying. 3 (jen/ fox-13's vanessa ruffes was out in the field sunday morning... reporting on these storms... vanessa, it had to be hard to cover this... so much damage, so 3 3 (vanessa ad lib about your coverage yesterday 3 morning... i have the video you used at 8am ad lib 3 lindsay/weather at ad lib toss to at 8amthe video you used at 8am 3 ad lib toss to lindsay/weather at the end 3 3 3 no closed captioning is 3 (walter/wipe vo) 3 governor rick scott made two stops in the lower bay duette, and one in siesta storm survivors there. the tornado that touched down in siesta key was rated an e-f-2. 3 (walter/ happening today: the red cross will open a resource center in response to the severe storms. it's located at "philippi estate park." that's at 55- hundred south tamiami trail in south sarasota. officials say: they will meet with tornado survivors from 11 this mo

fox13's shayla reaves is live at tampa arms company this thanks, shayla. we start with a news alert out of colombia this morning. a charter plane on its way to medellin has crashed. there were 81 people on board at the time including a brazilian soccer team. according to colombian police 5 people survived the crash... everyone else died. it's not clear why the plane crashed. santa cruz, bolivia to medellin where the team was set to play in the copa sudamericana final. the south american soccer federation has canceled all activities until further notice as a result of the crash. at 9:56 yesterday morning. this was the message that students across the ohio state university campus recieved. it was short and to the point. it said 19th and college". the university also posted it to all their social media accounts. this morning we know it was not an active shooter. we've learned this all stemmed from a man ?attacking students. this morning, students will head back to class... as detectives continue to investigate this frightening event. monday morning, a student

((walter fox-13's shayla reaves is live in our break room this morning... shayla... how much added sugar is too much? thanks, shayla. (vanessa) deputies in pasco and hillsborough counties... are searching for some professional thieves this morning... authorities say: trucks, parked in certain places... and they know just how to get in... and steal your stuff. ((vanessa thieves burglarized eight trucks sunday outside the "sleep inn" and the "hampton inn" in wesley chapel. the crooks took: several guns, sunglasses and tools. someone broke- into 12 vehicles at the sheraton on m-l-k and falkenburg in tampa earlier this month. detectives are wondering... if the same group of thieves are involved in all of the incidents. "i would assume they are going to the black market and are being sold off that way. maybe to pay for a drug habit, maybe to pay for other things. --vanessa detectives are looking for two men who were seen in a dark-colored sedan just before the burglaries. and they've warned all hotel chains along i-75, to be on the lookout. (wally// in pinellas, 62- year

fox 13's shayla reaves is ?live in the riverview area... with the latest on a desparate search: looking for balance in your digestive system? try align probiotic. for a non-stop, sweet treat goodness, hold on to your tiara kind of day. get 24/7 digestive support, with align. the #1 doctor recommended probiotic brand. now in kids chewables. thats left to remem... what! she washed this like a month ago developing this morning in hillsborough county: a father and son go for a jet ski ride... and then disappear. it happened monday on the alafia river. this morning, the child is safe and sound, but the father is still missing. fox 13's shayla

fox13's "shayla reaves" is on the story this morning. shayla what is thanks, shayla. as the baseball world continues to mourn the loss of "jose fernandez"... his marlins teammates honored him his marlins team honored him by wearing the number 16 in their game against the mets. it was their first game since his death. to multiple reports, the marlins are considering retiring fernandez's number. after their win, the team gathered around the pitchers mound to pray. they all then decided to all leave their hats behind. fernandez was killed over the weekend during a boating accident. he graduated from tampa's alonso high school. the school will hold a candlelight vigil for him tomorrow night, at their baseball field. we should get an update today on a movie theater murder case. "curtis reaves" shot and theater in wesley chapel back in 2013. the confrontation allegedly started after oulson began using his cell phone. reaves says he felt threatened after oulson threw the phone at him. reaves is a retired tampa police captain. today's hearing should reveal more details about

(jen fox-13's shayla reaves is live at amalie arena. shayla, this is just the ((jen thanks, shayla. armed robbers hold-up a dollar general store in marion county.. and hold a mom and her 9-year old daughter hostage .. you can see the girl and her mom running toward the front.. but they're told to stop by the robber.. who's pointing a gun at them. the girl falls to the floor.. and then huddles over near her mother. the men then force the clerks to empty the cash registers... and then they take off.. no one is hurt.. but these dangerous men are still on the run. police want to know. they're looking for a guy who held-up a shell gas station on ulmerton road, tuesday afternoon... while wearing a surgical mask. he allegedly pointed a gun at the clerk and demanded cash. nobody was hurt, thank goodness... but the clerk was rattled. officers say: the robber is a middle-aged white man, about six-two... 225-pounds... and was also wearing a khaki baseball camp, white t-shirt and blue jeans. ((jen electrical problems... according to investigators, that's what caused a big fire, that dero tampa.

fox 13s shayla reaves is live near dale mabry and i-275... what do we need to know shayla? 3 3 did you catch the ringling brothers circus over the weekend in tampa? they you likely witnessed the *end of an era. that's because it's probably the *last time you'll see those famous 3 the circus announced it's coming *may. that's two *years earlier than expected. 3 a spokesperson for ringing brothers' says the company determined it has enough space at its polk city facility to accomodate all of its elephants. so the retirement date was moved up. asian elephants already retired at the 200-acre center. eleven elephants are will soon join them. the initial retirement decision came in 2015...after animal- rights activists accused the circus of abuse. the company denies it. but a spokesperson says cities and counties across the country passed laws..making the continued use of elephants impractical. one of the animals' caregivers says they will be well taken-care-of at 3 a ringling spokesperson says the elephants could help save *lives during their retirement. they have proven resista

3 3 3 ((jen/dbx)) thanks shayla... thanks shayla... ((jen/dbx)) thanks 3 3 3 florida's python challenge is over... and wildlife officials say it was a big success. snake hunters caught *106 pythons. 3 bill booth's team turned out to be the big winners.... winning the title for longest and most snakes caught. check out this giant snake! booth won the grand prize of 3-thousand-dollars for catching this 15-foot python. it weighed in at nearly 125-pounds. all together.... the team wrangled up 33 pythons. that got them the top prize of 5- thousand dollars. not only did the hunt remove a lot of invasive snakes.... it also raised awareness. more than a thousand people from 29 different states took part in the hunt. 3 3 nasa astronaut scott kelly's "year in space" is coming to a close. in just back on earth's soil. 3 kelly now holds the title for the longest time spent by an american in space. he shared some final thoughts as he takes his last few orbits. 3 once kelly gets back on nasa will be doing a lot of experiments with h

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in wesley chapel...shayla reaves fox 13 news. thanks, shayla. these are the moments just after a plane, carrying governor mike pence, skidded off a runway in heavy rain at laguardia airport.. it happened last night no one is hurt - but it left trump's vp... and 37-other people on the plane.. pretty shaken up. ((jen)) pence immediately released a statement saying and.. he plans to be back on the trail ?today.. in fact.. pence went back on the plane after the landing.. to make sure everyone was off.. and okay.. according to the airport.. after the plane overshot the runway.. it traveled through something called an "arrestor bed".. which is a form of crushable concrete.. used specifically for this purpose.. the plane then stopped in a grassy area next to the runway.. this runway will stay closed "indefinitely".. until the plane is removed and the investigation is complete. all landingings and de airport for about two hours.. and delays are still expected today.. according to a campaign spokesman.. trump called his v-p nominee immediately.. to make

live fox 13's shayla fox 13's shayla reaves is ?live outside the food bank right now... with more. investigators in st. pete are trying to figure out how a man ended up ?dead... in a drainage pond. someone saw the body around four thursday afternoon near 47th avenue police say it's too early to identify the man, or tell ?how he died. but they say there were no obvious signs of trauma. an update on a suspicious death in citrus county... where a woman's body was found in a burning car. investigators now say they ?don't suspect foul play. the body of "linda steve" was found monday in crystal river. they now believe she was trying to turn around in a driveway when her car got stuck in some roots. it's still not clear ?why the car caught fire. a hillsborough county man is waking up at ?home this morning... for the first time in about four ?years. "trevor dooley" has been behind bars... convicted of manslaughter: dooley dodged reporters as he walked out of the hillsborough jail thursday. a judge granted him a 100 ?thousand dollar bond wednesday. back in 20-10, dooley shot and killed anot

fox 13's shayla reaves is live in lakeland with the details.. morning shayla.. thanks, shayla. no closed captioning is traffic. the time now is 5:??. anger is still mounting across the country.. following donald trump's election victory.. you are looking at chaos unfolding in portland, oregon -- as protesters hit the streets... several people were arrested during the protests... after members in other damage. meantime -- trump took to twitter last night blaming the media for inciting the demonstrations. ((walter a rare bed bug has returned to florida... after disappearing for 60 years. the tropical bed bugs were found in brevard county. they are resistant to a lot of chemicals... and multiply faster than other bed bugs. experts believe someone vacationing overseas brought them back to the state. they say you should leave your suitcase in the garage... and throw clothes directly into the dryer after going on a trip. if you find them... make sure to call an expert for help. police in clearwater are looking for the man on your screen this morning.. officers say he robbed the speed

that's where we find fox 13's shayla reaves.. good morning shayla.. in just a few hours vice president joe biden is expected to speak here at mosi. the visit is on behalf of democratic presidential nominee hillary clinton.... it comes less than a week away from election day. there is a message museum officials want you to hear. in a statement mosi's president said the museum of science and or blue. mosi's signature color is purple...a mix of red and blue...and our venue is voices on all sides of an issue." the stop is one of two on the vice president's schedule today. we're told the local republican party has rented space at mosi for meetings since 2013. if you're planning a trip to the museum on fowler avenue today-- here's what you need to know--doors open for the rally at 9:15. mosi will be open during normal hours of 10 to 5. expect to go through the same security screening process as those attending the rally if you come.the vice president is expected to speak at 11:15.following othe tampa event-- he'll head over to palm beach gardens for an earl

shayla? 3 3 3 3 pinellas county deputies are on a mission... to prevent traffic deaths. they're now targeting the highest *crash locations... with extra patrols. 3 the extra enforcement will focus on 18 locations along major thoroughfares in pinellas. they include most of gulf boulevard. two other locations are along us 19 between state road 580 ..... and curlew road and belcher roads. deputies say they'll be ticketing drivers failing to yield to pedestrians or bicyclists. they'll also ticket pedestrians who jump out in front of traffic. 3 the grant providing the overtime for the extra enforcement is coming from the florida department of transportation. 3 and check out this scary crash, for a garbage truck drove off a highway bridge... plunging dozens of feet to the road below. this was on i-95 near little havana. the truck fell one *hundred feet down to a parking lot--narrowly missing a rec center and a swimming pool. the driver actually *survived this. he was rushed to the hospital in serious condition. 3 3 one of the best beaches in america just got an upgrade. and to

shayla, the t-s-a has a plan today to get the word out ((jen thanks, shayla. ((jen/ the time now is 5:??. let's get you up to the minute on today's top stories: say goodbye to the infamous gyrocopter. authorities plan to ?destroy the aircraft that landed on the capitol lawn. they say: it wouldn't be appropriate to ?sell the gyrocopter, since it was used in an illegal act. "douglas flew the contraption into restricted airspace last year, as part of a protest... over big money in politics. he spent four months in prison, and was just released, earlier this month. ((jen tampa police are looking for the thief who managed to drive right into a condominium complex, and drive out with a pair of wave runner jet skis... worth about 33-thousand dollars. they have surveillance video... it shows a white g-m-c work van pulling into the complex last week. detectives say: the driver hitched a trailer, drove away. crimestoppers is offering a three-thousand dollar reward for info that leads to an arrest. ((jen now to a big sinkhole on the mosaic property in polk county. the fl

thanks, shayla. (walter - president-elect donald trump says new jersey governor chris christie is a very talented man, but stopped short of saying whether there is a place for him in his administration. christie was one of a parade of officials visiting trump sunday at his new jersey golf club. former new york city mayor rudy giuliani and kansas secretary of state kris koback also had meetings with trump sunday. (walter - more meetings are on trump's schedule today. his transition team has announced that former texas governor and g-o-p perry will meet with the president-elect today. word is they'll discuss the role of secretary of defense. when cabinet position are made, you can count on good day tampa bay and fox 13 news dot com to update you. it was the big story over the weekend. vice-president-elect "mike pence" was booed during a performance of the hit broadway show "hamilton". not only was he booed the cast also had a public message for him after the show. while his running mate led a public ou

hours shayla - any answers? thanks, shayla. over to you vanessa.. the time now is 5:??. let's get you up to the minute nearly 2 months after hurricane hermine blew through... fema is closing its recovery center in crystal river. 2-thousand structures were damaged in the storm there. if people haven't applied for relief yet... there's still some time-- the center doesn't close until 6 tonight. after it's closed... people can still call the fema hotline for help. character, judgment and donald trump were just a few of the hot topics during a bitter senate debate. marco rubio and patrick murphy faced murphy took aim at republican incumbent marco rubio for siding with donald trump. while murphy continued to face questions about his resume.. one day after closing it down... busch gardens decided to reopen its congo river rapids ride. the park closed the ride tuesday... after a deadly accident on a similar ride in australia. that ride had a malfunction with the conveyer system... killing four people. busch gardens called in safety inspectors to look at their ride.. and it's be

shayla-- are deputies any closer to find this guy? ((walter/dbx)) thanks a crazy brawl on the streets of ybor city. guys then one of them gets into a car... crashes right into several of them... and goes right into a bar. it happened tuesday night.. but police are still searching for that driver this morning. police say that driver... along with several other men seen in the video were fighting on east 7th avenue. in his attempt to ?leave the situation... they say he may have just lost control of his car. surveillance video caught the whole thing... you can see them throwing punches. off to the side... another man involved in a fight gets in a black nissan. do a u-turn buts gets hung up on the curb... the car jumps the sidewalk... smashes into some men... then the window of the "bad monkey" bar. may have just been trying to leave the fight.. but lost control. only one of the victims was hurt. but the bad monkey suffered 15- thousand-dollars in damages. despite the boarded up window... the bar is staying open as they work to fix the da

(jen fox-13's shayla reaves is on the story for us. shayla, we get it... this has been "a thing" this year... all the sightings and alleged attacks... but there's no closed captioning is available for traffic. traffic.available for captioning is available for traffic. 5:??. the man who shot-at george zimmerman during a road rage incident, will spend 20-years in prison. "matthew apperson" was convicted by a jury in seminole county last month, of attempted second-degree murder. he claimed he acted in self-defense, after zimmerman flashed a gun. but zimmerman denied that, saying: apperson "showed no regard for human life" during their confrontation last year. ((walter it's known for being a risky place to dive... now two more people have died there... the bodies of "patrick peacock" and at the "eagle's nest dive area" in weeki wachee, monday. it's home to a dangerous and complex cave system... officials say: both men were experienced divers, and both had visited this area several times in the past. ((walter a real headscratcher for florida authorities. in the

shayla, this is a nationwide problem... how are authorities here ((wally thanks, shayla. (vanessa) sad news for nearly 100 c-v-s workers in tampa. the pharmacy is laying-off 94 employees at its facility on benjamin road. they're consolodating their responsibilities, at a new location in phoenix. and the layoffs are coming at a set to start november 18th... right before the busy holiday season. the majority of employees affected are in the billing department, followed by collectors, systems support and consultants. (vanessa a man is in trouble with wildlife workers for bothering manatees in south florida! florida fish and wildlife officials were called to a creek in "islamorada" friday. a witness told them a man was riding a manatee. wildlife workers say when they cows. they arrested him.. and cited him for disturbing the animals. (walter) ray jay will be rockin' saturday... as the usf bulls host the 13th ranked fsu seminoles. with more than 56-thousand tickets sold... it's shaping up to be one the bulls' biggest games ever. ((walter fox-13's alcides segui is live on the u

fox13's "shayla reaves" is live at the 7-eleven robbed just hours shayla, police are not thanks, shayla. we now know officer. according to the sanibel city manager, 49-year-old "john webster hay" drove by and shot officer "jarred ciccone" as he was filling out paperwork during a routine traffic stop. police chased hay and shot him during a shootout. police arrested about 90-minutes after the shooting. he was released from the hospital yesterday and booked into jail on attempted murder charges. police still have not released a motive for the shooting. she escaped unspeakable woods with the strength she had left. this morinng, we're learning more about the child abuse case that polk county sheriff "grady judd" calls heart-breaking. the victim was just 17-years-old. for months the sheriff says her caregivers tortured her. wednesday, "michael hickins" was getting ready to clean out his car, when he heard a cry coming from the woods. he thought it was a prank, until he saw the victim. she had been severly abused and was begging for help. deputies later arrested "kris and melissa peters". the

shayla? 3 3 3 3 ((walter thanks, shayla. 3 3 3 3 3 ((walter thanks, shayla. 3 3 (jen the results are in... and it's beginning to look like a two-person race... clinton won big on super tuesday... it's the biggest political prize so far in the race for the white house. and it gives them both *delegates... and *momentum. 3 (jen) it wasn't a sweep... other candidates on both sides won states, too... but these two are acting like it's over.(walter) they're both focusing more on the *national race... not the rivalries in their own party. let's start with the republicans. 3 "you know, i watched hillary's speech and she's talking about wages have been poor and everything's poor and everything's doing badly and we're going to make it... she's been there for so long. i mean, if she hasn't straighten it out by now, she's not going to straighten it out in the next four years. it's just gonna get worse and worse." --walter/ 3 donald trump is already in florida... he campaigned in palm beach yesterday...

shayla: this couldn't have ((wally thanks, shayla. (walter - while you were sleeping: a tense situation in south tampa. just after three a-m, emergency crews responded to a fire call on bay to bay and south manhattan aven arrived, smoke was coming from a second story window. as they were climbing up the side of the building, a man appeared and tried to attack them with a hammer... and block their entry. police were able to get inside, baker-act the man and firefighters put out the fire. they believe the man started the fire inside his apartment, but haven't said why. (vanessa) in sarasota... a mother and father are now facing charges... after police say: they let their kids live conditions. (vanessa the five children had no fresh water... and little food. some of the pictures are just too disturbing to show you. but they were bad enough... that sarasota police arrested "amanda dean" and "joseph dromeshauser" and charged them with child neglect. a tip came-in and officers found: rotting food and human waste, spread throughout the home.

((jen fox 13's shayla ((jen thanks, shayla. (vanessa the summer olympic games open in rio de janeiro tonight... and there will be fewer athletes in the stadium than first thought... that's because roughly one-third of team russia... has been banned by the i-o-c... because of a doping scandal officials cleared 271-athletes to percent of the original team. rowers, kayakers and a big chunk of the track-and-field team, will have to sit out. (vanessa) brazil hosting the games is a big deal. this is the first olympics ?ever, to be held in south america. (jen) there was a nice touch last night, when the olympic flame made it's way through rio... carried by two "carnival" legends... but there have been lots of bungles, too... (jen/ and then, there's this... the other day, the official who was supposed to have the keys to olympic stadium... lost them... and they had to cut the locks, with bolt-cutters. yikes. hope nothing like that, happens tonight. (jen) let's end this week out in a fun way.. by looking back on all of our goodies...(va

fox 13's shayla reaves is live at tampa international airport.. what are people expected to see, shayla.. 3 3 3 trt 11oc...around the airport 3 3 people in arizona, utah and idaho faced some long lines at the ballot box.. 3 some people waited up to 3 hours to cast ballots... many are blaming the state of arizona for reducing the number of polling places. they had 60 regional centers... that's down from about 250 local locations. but others say the voter turnout may also be due to excitement over the candidates for this election. 3 so here's the results... three states were on the line... arizona, utah, and clinton won *big in arizona. but in utah... a big flip. ted cruz and bernie sanders won *big in those states. and sanders also won the democratic caucus in idaho. to sum it up for the republicans... trump only gained about 18 delgates, on cruz. 3 3 new this morning... saint petersburg police are searching for this theif-- who appears to be a gators fan. the man in the blue long-sleeve florida gators shirt used a stolen credit card to buy more th

but with all the rain we've thanks, shayla. ((wally)) the storm really did a number on some aging sewer systems in pinellas county... ((jen)) and it's pecially troublesome in st. pete and largo... fox-13's alcides segui went to check out how it's affecting the people living there. (wally while most hunkered down and got cozy overnight... one tampa family had to find another ple to sleep. a tree fell on their home, wednesday afternoon. it crashed right into the living room. linda dorman and three of her children were hanging-out in her bedroom when they heard a noise... and then, the big limb on a neighbor's tree... came smashing through the roof. linda says: she dove to protect her five-year-old... and as debris rained down. "when i came out the bedroom it was like devastation... can't even open the door." door." even open the devastation... can't was like out the bedroom it "when i came rained down.and as debris her five-year-old... dove to protect linda says: she through the roof.came smashing neighbor's tree... big limb on a

fox 13's shayla reaves is live at the 7-11 on drew street.. good morning ((jen/dbx)) thanks shayla she doesn't look like your average bank robber... but don't let the gray hair fool you. st. pete police of america on 62nd avenue north. they say she waited 2 weeks before turning herself in. it seems like a heist that was well thought out. the woman was wearing a disguise to look younger when she walked up to the teller's counter. and to make sure they complied... she told employees she had a bomb. on november 7th... surveillance video captured "janice ellinwood" wearing a dark wig when she entered bank of america. she casually passed a note to the teller... claiming to have a bomb. the 65-year-old got away with 19-hundred-dollars. find this mysterious robber-- until yesterday. "ellinwood" walked into the police department said she was wanted... and showed an officer the news release about the robbery. before turning herself in... officials say ellinwood was hiding out in her condo. it's in a retirement community just 5 miles away. for a lawyer.

fox 13's shayla reaves joins us live now from campus... with more on the big event. 3 if you want to go to friday's rally--good luck getting a ticket!we checked online and found all the free tickets reserved.that's close to 10- 3 the event is still days here, at the usf sundome. candidate donald trump is scheduled to speak friday night. students are already talking about it on campus. 3 (shayla)if you secured a seat need to know if you go. doors rally starts at 7 p.m. while you don't have to pay for for parking. it's 20 bucks a to event details, large vehicles will be subject to you'd like to learn more about the event...we'll link you to fox13news.com under the seen 3 3 developing this morning in polk county: a shoplifting bust... uncovers a much *bigger crime. 3 deputies say cindy mccloud and shawn holley of auburndale stole about ten circle k in lakeland. they sat in their car.... eating away.. when deputies showed up. deputies searched the car and hit a drug jackpot. plenty of meth, marijuana, and lots of drug parapharnalia.. deputies

shayla - evans says he's not a thanks, shayla. starting today in pinellas county: it's anti-fraud awareness week. the county is holding several forums today through friday to the sheriffs office hosts the events... with free tips for reducing your fraud risk. they even let you shred your paperwork for free. today's event is at the seminole gardens peacock center in seminole. it runs nine to noon. ((jen)) for the first time.. in a very looong time... the bucs won at home!((walter)) coming up - what many people are calling the bucs' play of the season! ((walter and: the best time to buy clothes and toys for the holidays.. is ?not black friday.. we'll tell you when coming up after dave's forecast. carrabba's new meatball magnifico. our gigantic meatball topped with parmesan cream sauce and stuffed with delicious melted mozzarella. ? dramatic italian aria ? it's the most dramatic meatball you've ever eaten. for a limited time only. it's been a long time coming and well overdue... but the bucs have finally given a home win...(walter) t

shayla: how did he get away... and is ((vanessa thanks, shayla. no closed captioning is available for traffic. the time now is 5:xx. let's get you up to the minute on today's top stories: a scary situation for a family trying to enjoy a day on the water. their boat capsized while on the indian river... police and rescued most of the family... but they couldn't find a 23-month-old girl. an hour after that girl was found trapped underneath the overturned boat. they say she had stayed afloat in a small pocket of air. she is expected to make a full recovery. ((walter the future of tropicana field is once again up for discussion today. the city is hosting another "revisioning community meeting." it's tonight at 6-30 at the usf st. petersburg student center. tropicana field land could be redevelopment. the city is anticipating the rays will move out of the trop in few years, to get a ?new stadium. and during tonight's meeting they will already have some concept drawings of what could replace the trop. ((walter she's a funny lady, but some people aren't

shayla, there's thanks, shayla. according to the f-b-i, hate crimes are on the rise... especially for one religious group. the data shows hate crimes increased about 6- point-7 percent last year. crimes against muslims are up 67-percent. the f-b-i says the surge in hate crimes could be due in part to better reporting by victims and law enforcement agencies. vandals in hillsborough political protest to a dangerous level. deputies say someone sprayed anti-trump graffiti on two mobile homes on byran road, near mango. one of the homes had the message "burn everything" on it...with an arrow pointing to the house next door. investigators say someone tried to light that house on fire. neighbor's say this isn't political, it's downright dangerous and someone could get killed. neighbors say they are not sure why the community is being targeted. they say no one even put political signs up during the campaign season. in the aftermath of this year's presidential election... many democrats are calling for first lady "michelle obama" to run for president in 2020. the idea was brought

fox 13's shayla reaves is ?live on campus now. and shayla... this is a real wake up call for any students who walk ?alone at