controversy. >> dan lucas has our exclusive >>> and here is another look at our better call behnken phone bank at one 800 528>>> and here is another look at our better call behnken phone bank at 1- 800-528-0808. find out if you have unclaimed cash waiting for you. if you can't get through, keep trying. these lines are open until 11 >>> on the heels of the bucs 36- 10 win over the bears, a controversial stance by bucs player mike evans who set out for the national anthem to express political views. in tonight's exclusive kotter's korner, i asked coach kerr field on sunday. >> i want to know the play where you snapped the play and you what the linebacker think he has a sac. you take it back to your end zone, same linebacker thinks he has a sac and then you perform a valley move. while telepathically finding mike evans, 55 yards away. what do you call that? >> chaos. that's when we didn't practice too much last week.>> a time when you could come out of the locker room and they would hit that pass. it felt like the momentum could go either way. that play needed to happen. it changed everything. >>

of dollars is sitting around waiting to be claimed by owners. >> in august our better call behnken phone bank helped reunite bay area viewers with more than $1 million and tonight we are back at it once again. shannon behnken is live in our phone bank and it's just as >> it is and a lot of people have been making that phone call. we are up to a quarter million dollars and the phones are still ringing and we still have about 20 more minutes. we are up again to a quarter of a million dollars. a lot of people found out they have money lying around they didn't even know about. what's the biggest amount so far? >> so far we still are sitting at $20,000 for a viewer out in polk county, but there's still a little bit more time to call. so there's still a lot more large number of accounts to be claimed. ha a lot of people want to know where does this money come from and how is it possible you could have all this money lying around and not know? >> the money can come from leftover savings accounts, dormant banking accounts, utility deposits, manufacturers refunds, dividends, stocks, safety deposit box

phone bank. maybe that guy will decide he wants to give that money to charity. thank you shannon. this is coming up soon better call behnken unclaimed cash phone bank is on monday going to start afternoon run through our 11:00 p.m. newscast. >>> ergo home time on the friday night blitz. coming up next our game of the week takes us to lake begin gibson high school where the braves try to remain undefeated against one of the best teams . >> the heart walk is tomorrow morning at raymond james stadium. you have a few stacie's team donate go to it is week 12 of the friday night blitz the first week of the playoffs. >> it's t home. >> game of the week is hillsborough versus lake gibson high school. news channel 8 paul ryan joining us live from lakeland with a preview. paul. >> good evening keith and jen it is put up or shut up time for high school football teams here in the state of florida. tonight friday night blitz takes us to our game of the week here at lake gibson high school where the 9-0 undefeated braves take on the hillsborough terriers. 8-1 this year but loan blemish team in the state. the ultimate irony is if they wi

. >>> still ahead: >> our better call behnken phone bank is in full swing. a tell your friends and family to call to see if there is money we traveled the world sampling the best cheese for two reasons one, to bring them all back for you to enjoy and two, we got to each a bunch of publix deli specialty cheese. over 36 varieties to fall in love with. >>> could you use some extra the state of florida may owe you money and you don't even know it. we are taking calls from people like you to see if the forgotten money is out there. shannon behnken is managing the phones and you and your volunteers have been very busy tonight. >> reporter: very busy. the phones have been ringing off the hook, so much so that folks can't get through. if you're trying to call into can't get through, keep calling. that is why we are going to continue doing this through our 11 pm newscast. a lot of people are having a lot joel, how is everyone doing? >> we just broke the 500 mark with 509 people claiming their accounts. that brings us to just over $112,000 but we have quite a few more

our better call behnken phone bank is back on monday. many residents have unclaimed cash or property they may not realize is there is. there is still millions of dollars unclaimed. our phone bank starts monday at 5 p.m. and runs through our 11:00 p.m. newscast. ian, you may have some money out there. >> i certainly hope so, rod. >>> hey, we had a fantastic first half of the weekend. more of the same on the way just a few clouds. high temperatures in the upper 70s and the low 80s, and we are still watching a few clouds around the latest check of the satellite imagery, especially through the i-4 corridor, points north from there seeing mid-and-upper level clouds. water vapor imagery shows why. we have blue shading, hints of green in spots indicating that there is plenty of moisture in the middle and upper levels of the atmosphere. it is dry at the surface. check out the dew points. in the 30s at times today. and low 50s. we will see these numbers back closer to 60 tomorrow though. so a little more moisture, but still very comfortable. this

here is a look at our better call behnken phone bank. how you can find out if you are owed any money. >> and i april county school employee is accused of lying and trying to cover up information after the death of a student. kalen kirk was hit and killed while trying to get to his bus stop. that is where melissa marino joins us live and we understand that employee could be fired for what she did right after the accident. >> reporter: that's right. the employee we are told lied and said the student was no street and then we're told she tried to cover up for that live. 8 on your side went to brenda young's house. >> brenda? wondering if you wanted to talk to news channel 8 about what happened. >> reporter: she wouldn't open the door but talked to me through the window.>> [ indiscernible -- low volume ] >> reporter: according to school records, the day of the accident, young, the transportation manager, told

is that monday you'll want to tall -- >> monday you'll want to call our better call behnken phone bank to see if you have any unclaimed cash waiting for you to claim from 5:00 through our 11 p.m. we traveled the world sampling the best cheese for two reasons one, to bring them all back for you to enjoy and two, we got to each a bunch of really good cheese along the way. publix. where shopping is a pleasure. >>> nice weather to be outside and monday night hopefully a nice night to check out the supermoon. this one will appear to us 14% larger and 30% brighter, the largest supermoon this century 25th, 200 -- 2024. a few extra clouds with a cold front sagging into the central portion of the state and essentially falling apart. beautiful sunset tonight from andrea walker over tampa bay, great shot from her. carol bradley also got a beautiful shot from lakeland, i believe, and finally tony cologne, sunset in dunedin, gr great sunset and sunrise photos. 80 saturday, 81 sunday, temperatures dropping below that, a cold front here and a higher rain chance. at 8 a.m. our metro cast says 59 degre

our better call behnken unclaimed money phone bank a big success. i you can find out if you are owed money. >> thank you for joining us. a pasco county assistant principal is under fire tonight. donna haff was arrested after she got sick from eating a marijuana laced cookie. jamel lanee' joins us live from anclote works as a principle. >> reporter: good evening. haff is on leave tonight. students have been talking about this marijuana laced cookie all day. assistant principal donna haff is not at anclote high school today. she was put on leave after being arrested on monday for a cookie laced with marijuana oil. because i wouldn't think of her doing a -- doing it, especially her. >> reporter: she got sick after eating the cookie and was rushed to st. joseph hospital because she overdosed. investigators say haff that the cookie from her daughter because she wanted to try it for her 50th birthday. braxton johnson said word spread around the school fast. >> it's been crazy. they've already got means made for her -- memes made for her. >> reporter: with

we're hosting our second better call behnken phone bank tonight. it runs from 5:00 through our 11 p.m. newscast. there's a lot of cash out there, more than $383 million and bringing in state expert to say answer your calls and tell you if you have cash, when we did this in august we helped our viewers reunite with more than $1.3 million. and we hope to top that number tonight. so make sure that you see how much money you could be owed. >> i think the last time we did this i do recall properly -- we actually overloaded the phone lines because so many were calling. >> that was the one bad thing people were calling saying i can't get in, i can't get in. that is why i have asked to extend that tonight. we're going to have our longest phone bank ever that we've ever had here at news channel 8. we'll go all the way through to the 11:00 newscast. so you have people are so surprised. >> this isn't a few bucks this could be a lot of money. >> $50,000 in one case. >> well, we can't wait to hear the stories this time around. >> me too. >> thank you. the 8 on

. >> shannon behnken is live at our phone bank. >> what are some of the biggest claims so far? >> we had a $20,000 claim at a polk county.>> shannon behnken was on your side whole might helping you catch -- cash in on money you never know was yours. >> reporter: we helped people cash in on over $7 million. >> there's a new reason to choose the station that's >>> storm team 8 coverage is brought to you by your suncoast dealers. visit your local hyundai dealer or shop www.buyanissan.com. >>> dramatic video footage shows a train smashing into a car that was crossing the tracks in massachusetts. look at the highlighted the goal at the top of your screen. the train hit the car and basically split it in half. surprisingly, no one was hurt. the driver and the passenger are walking away from th here. police are interested in talking to them. >>> a man featured on the show making a murderer will have to stay behind bars even though his conviction was overturned. brendan dassey was convicted of raping and killing teresa halbach in 2007 but a federal judge overturned the conviction saying

our recent better call behnken unclaimed cash phone banks helps viewers we connect with $2.3 million. of polk county, $19,000 in the temple terrace area. >> reporter: as for carol, she's happy to know at once to prevent you from paying for what should be yours for free. >> so now i can rest assured that mom had no money. >> state officials say there are many websites like the one carol stumbled across and some of them do what they say but there is no need to pay them. shannon behnken, 8 on your >>> winter has arrived in many parts of the west. today, a couple of inches of snow blanketed the ground in riverton, wyoming. a familiar scene to the west. colorado, wyoming, the dakotas, nebraska, minnesota, as this area of low pressure comes out of the west and gives us that taste of winter. nice to admire from afar. seven days out for thanksgiving. this year is going quickly. 34th days to christmas. that our countdown. a nice day today. skies and hardly a cloud in the sky. that's our view from cypress pointe park. at 9 pm, 67 degrees, temps already in the 60s. 60 degrees at 7 am to start th

our better call behnken unclaimed cash phone bank is back on on monday. many tampa bay residents have unclaimed money or property they don't even know exists. so there are still millions of dollars yet to be claimed. the phone bank starts monday at p.m. newscast. make sure you call in for that. >>> average temperatures and a complete lack of humidity, those are the ingredients today for a fantastic fall saturday. we get more of the good stuff on the way for the second half of the weekend. tracking showers up by jacksonville. no real cloud cover now. just a few clouds around across the tampa bay area after the i- 4 corridor earlier this evening did have a few low and mid- level clouds around. these dew points earlier today notice them climbing up into the lower 50s now. you will see these values around 60 degrees tomorrow afternoon. so a little bit more humidity. not quite muggy though. still very comfortable. jacksy sent this to our facebook page. a beautiful evening here in tampa where she shot this. some of those low clouds illuminate bid the setting --

so when scarlet saw our better call behnken unclaimed cash phone bank, she got excited. >> nothing for me or my husband. i said we're just really good about staying on top of what we have. >> reporter: but then she checked the names of friends and family and was pleasantly surprised. >> one of them was about $50 with the brother-in-law found out but it was really fun. it was interesting like a treasure hunt. >> reporter: officials with cfo, jeff off -- jeff off water -- jeff atwater helped us reconnect owners with millions. it's mostly money from old accounts, insurance policies, or inheritance. we took calls for 6 1/2 hours and thousands of viewers took advantage of the help. >> we had a $20,000 claim out of polk county and $19,000 we had someone just shy of $7000 in the wesley chapel area and a couple thousand dollar claims sprinkled through. >> reporter: millions of dollars are still available. >> visit our website, www.fltreasurehunt.com and check often, check for friends and family. we upload thousands of accounts everyday so keep checking in. >> reporter: it really works, just as

our second better call behnken unclaimed phone cash bank helped viewers find $600,000 and it's mostly accounts, insurance policies, or inheritance. we took calls for 6 1/2 hours and thousands of euros took advantage of the help. it's not too late for you. there is still a lot of cash out there. just call or head to their website to claim it.>> it's www.fsltreasurehunt.com. >>> nightly news is coming up next followed by news channel 8 at 7:00. >> and we also have news >> we will be back at 7:00 and >>> developing news tonight. trump transition in turmoil. the president-elect's team plagued by in-fighting. first a shake-up, now reports of a purge. what wii learned about happening inside trump tower. >>> all in the family. new concerns as nbc news learns the trump team has asked about top secret security clearnss for his children. should they have access to america's most sensitive information. focus tonight centering on the role of his powerful son-in-law jared kushner. >>> an employee gunned down, flights grounded as police hunt for a killer. >>> and hitting home. mortgage rates spikin

. >> shannon behnken is live at our phone bank. >> we had a $20,000 claim out >> reporter: shannon behnken was on your side all night helping you cash in on money you never knew was yours. >> we help viewers reunite with $1.7 million. >> reporter: now there are over $2 million to choose the station that's always on your side. hey! is this enough? a little more... grandma! there's no more room. 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. and she became friends with every animal she met. it's getting late, grandma should go. one more? in the end, all we really need more of, is each other. happy thanksgiving from publix. hyundai dealers. visit your local hyundai dealer today or visit www.byahyundai.com. >>> hollywood is well represented this year, including ellen degeneres, robert deniro, tom hanks and robert redford, diana ross, bruce springsteen, and tony winner sisley tyson. >> come into the light. >> the first look at going over in a big way. it's the first full trailer for the live-action beaut

our better call behnken unclaimed money phone bank a big success. i you can find out if you are owed money. >> thank you for joining us. a pasco county assistant principal is under fire tonight. donna haff was arrested after she got sick from eating a marijuana laced cookie. jamel lanee' joins us live from anclote works as a principle. >> reporter: good evening. haff is on leave tonight. students have been talking about this marijuana laced cookie all day. assistant principal donna haff is not at anclote high school today. she was put on leave after being arrested on monday for a cookie laced with marijuana oil.

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well tonight our shannon behnken is helping residents find cash. a phone bank starts at 5 p.m. many residents have unclaimed money or property and not know about it. there are millions of dollars out there. the bank runs through or 11 p.m. newscast. call in and find out. >>> so are you addicted to your cell phone? >> well, many people can't but it down. coming up 8 is on your side with suggestions on how to overcome this addiction. >> first bucs wide receiver mike protest, why he did it and how . >>> before sunday's game not one member had taken a knee or a seat during the playing of the national anthem. well, wide receiver mike evans became the first to do so this weekend. we're joined now live from raymond james stadium. why did he decide to take a knee? >> he tells us that he did so to protest the election of donald trump to the presidency and said that this was not a one time thing. he plans on doing this and continuing to do this. now, evans explains that his controversial stand after the game saying that it was different from that of san francisco 49ers quarterback not st

reunite with one pinellas $3 million and tonight shannon behnken is once again helping residents find that unclaimed money. our unclaimed cash phone bank begins at 5 p.m. tonight. don't even know it. there are millions and millions of dollars sitting in florida unclaimed. so between 5 and 11:30 p.m. call tonight and we'll help you see if you have any money you're not aware of. >> get that cash. all right. >>> some business news to tell you about this morning samsung buying connecticut based hard monday international industries for $8 billion. this will be purchase. with this purchase it will become an instant leader in automotive technology. hard monday manufacturer's connected systems for navigation, and entertainment in our vehicles. samsung is paying $112 per share. >>> toyota will pay up to $3.4 billion to settle a class action lawsuit. the value replacing each vehicle's frame is roughly $15,000. >>> well, this morning 8 is on your side with a growing problem about cell phones. it seems like they've taken over our society, and the way we live. everywhere you turn there they are glued to almost everybody. news channel 8's ryan hughe

residents reunite with $1.3 million: tonight our shannon behnken is at it again helping people reunite with that unclaimed cash. our unclaimed cash phone bank starts at 5 p.m. many residents of the bay area have unclaimed money or perhaps property and may not know about it. there are millions of dollars up for grabs. the phone bank runs through or 11 p.m. >> coming up a look at the impact cell phone addiction can have on your relationships. hey! is this enough? a little more... grandma! there you go... there's no more room. 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. it's getting late, grandma should go. one more? happy thanksgiving from publix. . >>> new information on the shooting in tampa sunday night. at officers who were patrolling the neighborhood in plain clothes and were in an unmarked car. officers arrested that man. he's now facing several charges including 2 counts of aggravate assault. thankfully no one was injured. >>> the florida highway patrol is still trying to determine a fatal cras

behnken is helping connect viewers with unclaimed cash. she's teaming up with jeff atwater's office. last time we were able to help people find more than a million dollars in unclaimed money. >>> better call ben kin phone bank monday 5:00 until 11:30 p.m. be sure to tune in and see if >> it's always nice to find money. we connect a lot of people with a lot of money tune in. he is a hero with an incredible story to tell. >> coming you the reason veteran's day means more to this wwii veteran with each nation that forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten. >> the story of a bay area man who fought in wwii. a veteran who told steve andrews that he no longer thinks of this day as just another holiday. >> today i had the pleasure, the honor really to meet a 94- year-old veteran. he went to war for this country and today you can just feel the pride as he wore his more than 70-year-old army uniform thought of veteran's day as just another local kay good a lot of my buddies i was in the service with are no longer here. it means so much more now. >>reporter: earl was 19 listening to handle radio when he heard japan attacked pearl harbor. >> actually i was probably like most people where is pearl harbor? >>report