the sheriff does tell me he would've liked to a fine aliayah lunsford alive but now hopes there will be justice for her. >> justice needs to be served. >> i hope we do get resolution to reveal more information about the investigation in a news conference tomorrow morning in west virginia. we will stay on top of all of these developments.>>> an 81- year-old woman is taking quite a stand. she refuses to sell her townhome to one of the largest towns are companies.>> she won't budge. and eight story tower is now being built 12 feet from her property. westcott says her condo has been empty for more than one decade and as you can see it's falling apart. this may remind he for that seattle home use for the disney movie up. >>> a new protein bar will make you rethink where your protein comes front. the not so secret ingredient ahead.>>> i'm tracking that cooler air that headed our way. i will let you know when it arrives and have the weekend forecast that's coming up. start a pedophile -->> a will mom. i alone can fix it! bomb the [bleep] out of 'em. i'd like to punch him in the face. i like

wondering what happened to little aliayah lunsford. now, it appears her mom, lena... has been living here in st. pete with the secret of her daughter's death. lunsford had told investigators she saw her 3-year old sleeping in bed - the morning of september 24th, 2011... when she went to she'd vanished. but her mom didn't report aliayah's disappearance - for 2 and a half hours. she claimed she'd been out looking for her daughter. right now... there are still so many unanswered questions... what led investigators to lunsford here in st. pete. she's charged with her daughter's death - but the sheriff isn't confirming if or where aliayah's body's been found. it's upsetting to neighbors. since aliyahia's lunsford's been in and out of jail for welfare fraud and lost custody of her six other kids. lewis county sheriff adam gissy does tell me - he would have like to find aliayah alive... but now hopes there will be justice for her. in st. pete, kendra conlon, 10news wtsp the sheriff promises to reveal more about the investigation in a news conference tomorrow morning in west v

as we told you yesterday authorities traced to aliayah lunsford to pinellas county this week . someone watched as she hit her daughter in the back of the head and left her to die. authorities say she hid the daughter's body and then lied to investigators saying she disappeared. >>> four days until election day, the fight to the finish donald trump tomorrow morning at the florida state fairgrounds, his rally starts at 10:00 am, on sunday tim kaine will be in sarasota speaking at the dnc organizing office in the early evening part of the larger push from both candidates to hit the crucial swing states hard in the run up to election day. clinton deploying heavy hitters encoding president obama and bill clinton in north carolina and colorado respectively. even celebriti rally in cleveland tonight. bon jovi putting on a similar show in st. petersburg tomorrow at the state theatre. take a look where trumpet speaking to a crowd near cincinnati he is hammering clinton on her ongoing email scandal just joking he wanted to stay on his plane to hear more wikileaks news. a recent poll show

lena lunsford is charged with the death of her child, aliayah lunsford. she was 3-years-old when she went missing in september of scheduled to be extradited to west virginia sometime today. the countdown to election day is on... with 5 days to go the candidates are battling it out for key swing states. and we have a clearer picture this morning of the race in florida. hillary clinton is leading donald trump by four points in a new fox 13, opinion savvy poll... 49 to 45 percent. the results fall within the four point margin of error.. so the race of the sunshine state is still essentially a ?tie. votes... and they're doing it right here in the bay area. both the trump and hillary campaigns are visiting ((walter/dbx)) thanks shayla the sierra club joined forces with a polk county phosphate mining industry... and expanded testing of drinking water in the mulberry community. this is in response to the massive sinkhole that opened at mosaic's mulberry fertilizer plant in august. it dumped 200-million gallons of contaminated water into the aquifer. but mosaic c

>> reporter: that was part of the 911 call that she made that for her daughter aliayah lunsford. neighbors tell us lunsford kept to herself. family members in west virginia told our affiliate they are relieved. >> this is what we have been working for the whole time is to get closure, to find answers for the truth. we have all had our suspicions. we have all had our ideas what happened. and everything always goes back to lena and ralph. >> reporter: her aunt has always said she thought that she killed her child. the sheriff of louis county, west virginia is holding a news conference to release more lunsford's arrest here in pinellas county. mike mibach cal pallas hupe, abc action news. >> a serial flasher now off the streets and behind bars. police say this man would drive around asking for directions while touching himself. deputies arrested him today after linking his wife's car to the vehicle he was driving when he committed those crimes. >>> breaking news out called 911 for help telling deputies an angry squirrel is inside the building attacking seniors. senate's jumping on p

aliayah lunsford disappeared from her home in vest virginia in 2011. lena lunsford has been living in pinellas county. >>> tonight polk county -- sheriff grady judd provided details on the and the arrest. melissa marino has the latest. >> reporter: we've learned that a tip came into crimestoppers about a blue pick up truck. you see all the damage on the front end. all these white stickers are evidence markers. this spot down here tested positive for human blood. we have learned the suspect is 71 year old charles charlie road. this is just east of where the hit-and-run happened. lewis admitted to the hit-and- run and said he was drinking that night. >> he also admitted later that he knew he hit something, but he never saw any people. he's painted himself in the right light in his opinion. in the proper light, in his opinion, but he did admit that he did exactly what we suspected him of. >> reporter: lewis will be booked in the polk overnight and is expected to have first appears tomorrow. in lake wales, melissa marino, news channel 8. >>> pasco county a

aliayah lunsford hasn't been seen since. volunteers joined law enforcement combing river banks, parks and acres of woods looking for her creating this facebook page. some pointed an accusing finger at her mother lena lunsford. >> i have just felt all along that she knew more than she was telling the people. she was the last one to have seen that child. virginia law enforcement arrested lena lunsford at this st. petersburg duplex. we're told they took her to jail without incident. the little girl's great aunt tells me lena has a serious drug problem. >> i don't know how any mother could do this to their child. lena wasn't a mother. lena gave birth. >> reporter: vicki bowen helped organize searches for aliayah in the early going. she tells me lena did not participate. >> she actually made the statement not very many days missing, "just leave me alone so i can go on with my life." >> reporter: bowen wants to know the truth about what happened. >> the reality is there's no hope for find ago lie ya alive. >> -- finding aliayah al

police say "lena lunsford's" three year old daughter "aliayah" disappeared nearly five years ago from their home in bendale, west virigina.. lena was arrested warrant.. and is scheduled to be extradited back to west virginia sometime today.. to presidential politics now.. and the battle for florida.. the sunshine state has long been a pivotal swing state.. with 29 electoral votes at stake... and this year is no different. hillary clinton and donald trump are locked in a dead heat as we come down to the final four days of the campaign.. in the latest fox 13, opinion savvy poll... clinton is leading trump -- by four points -- 49 to 45 margin of error.. essentially leaving the race here as a tie.. both campaigns.. are making a final push across the state. thursday they targeted jacksonville at the same time.. just miles apart.. president obama spoke at a "get out the vote event".. on behalf of clinton.. while trump spoke to a packed house.. saying the country is on the cusp of "historic change.." and the state of florida will remain in the political spotlight this weekend.. new this morn

lunsford has served l mondays in federal prison on welfare fraud charges. at a hearing in 2012 a circuit court judge found that the parents had more knowledge about aliayah's whereabouts. the share of lewis county, west virginia set to have a press conference at 11:00 a.m. more about the case and the charges that this mother is possibly facing. now reporting life outside the sheriff's office,. >>> 5:33 right now, the family of a day area mother killed in a hit-and-run last week is getting a little bit of closure now of the the driver who admits he he is responsible is now in custody and headed to court today. a crime to pers tip lead deputy to lake whales where they arrested 71-year-old lewis. the deputy that was adam pennell stopped to help jessica enchautegui who crashed into a tree. that is when the man you saw in blue, charles lewis, hit them both and took off. authorities say lewis admitted he had been drinking that night and says he knew he hit something, just continue know what he hit. >>> an accused serial flasher is off the street and should appear in court today. deputies say 24-year-old cody hayes would drive around asking pasco county deputies

lunsford was taken into custody in st. pete. a liayah went missing in 2011, now this case sparked a nationwide search. more than five years later aliayah has never been found. leading investigators to a home in st. pete. step closer to finally getting answers. >> this is what we've been working for the whole time. is to get closure, you know, to find answers for the truth. >> reporter: and relatives who spoke with our west virginia affiliates say this case has had a devastating impact on their family. they simply want to know what happen to aliayah the press conference is set for 11:00 a.m. we are expecting more information on this case and the charges at that time. for now reporting live from the pinellas sheriff county's office. >>> the suspect in a deadly hit and run crash has just been booked into jail. authorities arrested charles lewis yesterday almost a week after the crash that killed a young mother and seriously injured a polk county deputy. polk county jail released the booking photo of lewis, a crimestoppers tip lead deputies to him. relieved that someone -- jessica enchautegui's family is removed that someone has been arres

aliayah went missing, the case sharked a nationwide search. more than five years later she has never been found. now a new lead in the case leading home in st. pete where they arrested loan a lunsford in connection with the case. her charges child abuse causing death. lunsford moved to the area. loved ones believe they are one step closer to getting closure in this case. >> this is what we've been working for the whole time is to get closure, you know, to find answers. for the truth. >> reporter: the girls parents lena and ralph have been in and out of the jail on other relatives told our west virginia affiliate they always had questions. >> we've all had our suspicions, we've all had our ideas of what happen. and everybody -- everything goes back to loan a and ralph. >> reporter: lena lunsford spent 8 mops in prison on welfare fraud charges. at a hearing in 2012 found the parents had more knowledge about the wher that information to the court. >> reporter: and that press conference in west virginia is set for 11:00 a.m. this morning, we are expecting to get more information about this case at that point. reporting live at the pinellas county sheriff's office. >>> we just confirmed