tampa at westfield and citrus park. toys"r"us opens at 5:00. best buy opens at 5:00. sears at citrus park opens at 6:00 along target. and jcpenney open at 3:00 this afternoon. just head to our website. you can find a complete list there showing when places will be open through sunday. >> this year the national retail federation estimates more than 130 million people plan to shop starting tonight and through sunday. that's more than last year. there's some steps to prepare also save the most money. this one right here. may be the hasheddest thing to do. it may be the most important. this one right here, it's an organization. have a place for your receipts. make sure you save them. also make sure you don't get duped by any phony deals. read the fine print. use apps to find the best deals. some good ones. that keeps track of door busters and shop your location to send coupon and finally here's the best one. make sure you chargedown phone before you leave the house. take advantage of everything. >>> 6:34 right now. family will not be spend thanks giving in their home. a m

citrus park and -- all open at 6:00 tonight. and some popular stores opening tonight. toys"r"us opens at 5:00 along with target and get this, jcpenney opens at 3:00. >> check out this crazy black friday line. they are waiting for pies. sweet potato pie good enough for this? >> yes. >> this was helicopter video from houston. for hours waiting for a pie from flying saucer pie company. listen to this. the store ended up having to close early because they ran out of 3500 pies. it took them days. some people say it's hard. just go it houston and try one. >> my goodness. >>> most toys are not made for childrens with special needs and specialty toys can be very expensive. volunteers make simple modifications to the electronics found in toys and then they make the toys easier to use. and then they can hold them up, they can use them to light up the lights and make sounds. they have trouble pushing testimony make it is easier to use them. the family that started it was inspired by their son who is the official toy tester. mom say it's all about more than just blai. >> these are

courtney dempsey took some time to talk at the tampa day school in citrus park today. >>> chief meteorologist steve jerve joins us now. do you see that amazing sunset? that was taken about -- that one with the sun setting.>> and that's the sun studying. >> shot by paul in eagle 8 hd. we were hazing him on tv. >> the kids look like they had a great day. that is a great shot. think the sunset is 5:37 pm. we were watching this live and i looked at the recorded time. abr perspective was different. >> we should be outside. >> we are on tv right now. >> there is that. >> the weekend forecast, 70 degrees for saturday, 68 on sunday. cool air is going to surgeon. = will change things but won't bring much in the way of precipitation, maybe a few extra clouds. this is exciting for us becaus goes our satellite -- gosar satellite. we will be at the launch at 5:42 pm. hopefully, it will not be delayed. thanksgiving forecast looking good. just a week away if you can believe that. more on that weekend forecast and the holiday forecast coming up. samaritans after their boat caught fire. now they are publicly

year-old man is recovering after deputies say a business owner attacked him it happened at this 711 in citrus park. >> that is the alleged attacker , he owns this liquor store across the street from gunn highway. >> as ashley yore explains weapon used in the attack may be the scariest of all.>> this is something you only see in movies. >> may be a horror film. emilio says his 63-year-old uncle is now nursing a cut on his arm after an attack yesterday. ortiz does not want to show his face on camera. this man the 38-year-old ronnie jumped out of his car knocked ortiz to the ground and removed a chainsaw from his vehicle. trunk and said pay me my money by next week or i will cut you into pieces. >> deputies say he stomped on his arm and foot repeatedly. records show he owns the bottle rack liquor store on highway. several months ago and employee accused his uncle of stealing beer. deputies say yesterday they fought over the possible theft, grabbing $85 worth of belongings and threatened his life. >> i personally felt like a lot of anger. why would somebody beat up an old man, he is harmless. >> we tr

. >> reporter: pablo and his friend are taking turns in this tent outside best buy in citrus park trying to get a tv. >> we are trying to get a tv so i can play my video games and have a nice tv in my room. more you can save on. you have got to make one of those grocery lists and stock up on the items you use most often. other items easy on the wallet? bath and beauty items including cosmetics. also handy household items like paper towels and tupperware. if you have little ones, check out savings on car seat and even diapers. with so many different discounts you might as well stock up and said on the things you will need to save -- said on the things you will need. >> you might want to call a travel agent because he can find pretty good vacation packages at this time of year. to make sure you are getting the best deal possible, you should head to the budgeting advice at your fingertips. you can find a link to it on our website at www.abcactionnews.com. >>> a lot of deals. >> denis said he already got some black friday deals already. >> you can find them online. if you don't want to fight

these slide off towards the to west towards new port richey and lutz and citrus park. the cold front to the south, high clouds from the west today. a mix of sun and clouds this afternoon with that breeze kicking at times. good-looking day. we talk about the week ahead and let you know if there's cooler air in sight coming up. >> alcides: we're following a couple of developing stories this morning. the pinellas county sheriff's office is investigating a deadly deputy-involved shooter near lielman. two deputies responded to a domestic disturbance call around 10:30 last night on 64th street north. at the scene they saw 49-year-old john zamolla ramming a front pillar on their house with his pickup truck. after deputies approached him, detectives say he got out of the truck with a knife in his hand. >> as he came toward the deputies, she saw the knife in his hand and ordered him drop the knife several times. he refused, and he made a statement to the deputies that you're going to have to kill me. as they, again, tried to back up, he kept coming toward them, and as he was co

today there is an event happening at the new citrus park toys r us. you can buy a toy or donate money for a toy at any toys r us throughout the bay area. to make it easier to give to toys for tots and other charities, we are hosting kindness day. annual tradition at our studios. you are welcome to drive by and drop of a toy. for the rough riders and blood donations. great event that happens year after year. >>> weather and traffic on the 8s is three minutes away. why am i so devastatingly handsome, i'm in a fragrance... ...ad, and my sweethearts gone sayonara. how's a guy supposed to move on! >>> something to check out later on this evening, 5:5 p.m., a nice -- 5:55 p.m. a ni six minutes. maximum height of about 48 degrees above the horizon. here is the tuesday mild start to the day. temperatures in the upper 60s. close to 80 by lunchtime. this afternoon breezy, muggy, high temperature around 83. >>> you can practically fly over the howard frankland. this morning. i-75 is great in the green driving through the brandon, riverview. we have a crash in he

great meeting students across tampa bay today i got a chance to watch the morning news crew at citrus park elementary school and then they got to learn about what we do a shadow to martinez middle school >> i visited schools today as did denis. this is fourth-graders at carol would elementary school who invited jackie callaway and her photographer. what a beautiful day it was. >>> it is so cool, those kids that have such interest and they have all those questions. it is a blast. good questions. >> fun questions like do you ever burped or laugh on tv? >> once in a while. >> clear skies, beautiful from apollo beach, we are in a stretcher very tranquil yet gorgeous weather with titan doppler radar showing clear skies, ring free, i still think the rain chances remain near zero right through next weekend. it could be a big headache for a lot of folks and changes for us with temperatures in the upper 70s close to 80 degrees, crystal river 73, zephyrhills 73. saint pete 74, apollo beach 73, clear skies covering the area, tomorrow morning most folks waking up in the low to mid 50s from i-4 north c

westfield malls and citrus park , brandon and countryside are opening their doors at 6 pm. the outlet malls open at 6. for full list of stores open angst giving head to wfla.com. there you will find information on how to find black friday deals. >> black friday shopping can be quite a frenzy special prices. this morning we have look at when shoppers plan to hit the stores. >> reporter: a huge number of people will get out early forgoing food prep. take a look at the numbers of people getting out to shop. most of them getting out before 5:00 if they are shopping today. another large percentage will get out at around 6:00 if they decide to shop today. the stores tomorrow? a lot of people hitting stores around 6 - 9 in the morning. around 12 percent around midnight. another large percentage around 22 percent hitting stores 10 am or later. shopping options include more than just today and tomorrow. we also have to talk about cyber monday. when did people decide to buy things? they say most people go for black friday with 40 with 47 percent hitting it on hitting it on cyber mond

this is a map of the eight locations from citrus park to sarasota, largo to liquid. the movie starts at 7:00. >>> if you've been cheated, when you need help, she is on your side. better call behnken. don't own and it's happening all over the tampa bay area. tomorrow, a pasco county family will be forced to move a home they were tricked into renting. shannon behnken joins me now with this families story and the information you need to protect yourself. >> reporter: unless something happens quickly. dana molina is just one day from being homeless. >> -- >> here it is christmas and i have my kids and i have to be out on the street. i dot >> reporter: all because she and her husband fell victim to a rental scam. the real owner of the house wantsthem out. there is a story playing out all over tampa bay. she saw a sign advertising this home on bluebird in holiday. the rent was $800 a month and the house was a dream. walked in, i saw my children growing up there. it reminded me of my grandmother's house. >> reporter: a few days in, the sheriff showed up with bad news. this

this particular one in citrus park. just pick up an extra point while you are shopping and drop it in the bin. or better yet, come see us at news channel 8, the station that is always on your side. for kindness day. toys for tots is just one of many great causes you can support next friday, december 9. you can drop off a teddy bear for the rough riders, donate food or even give blood. kindness day is south parker street from 6 am to 7 pm. >>> now, max defender 8, the world's most powerful radar and your storm team 8 forecast with chief meteorologist steve jerve. >> i talked about that southeast flow helping to lift low lever moisture -- low-level moisture but it hasn't added up to moisture. max defender 8 is quiet at the moment. rain chances increase over the next couple of days thanks to the approach of a cold front -- color left in the sky. that southwesterly wind at 8 miles per hour. kindness day is coming up. rough riders will be out there with the teddy bear van collecting those brand-new bears to give to kids who

we are live from citrus park and hundreds turned out to this best buy tonight. did you get any bargains?>> reporter: unfortunately, i did not. i have been too busy working but hundreds of people did. they lined up here early this morning. they are still lined up this evening and this is a one-for- one of the rest start their holiday shopping. ready, set, go. it's a spread to get the best buys here at best buy. shoppers want to grab those door busters and make sure they get what they came for. >> you got all this stuff and it has been less than five minutes. how did you do it? >> they helped us find it. it was good. >> reporter: how did you do it? >> reporter: crowds formed outside the store, lines of people waiting for the door to open. >> reporter: have you ever been out shopping the fairly before?>> no. first time. >> reporter: and you're thinking what? >> i had a good time. >> reporter: what is so important that you need to get here at 5 am?>> it's the forte ultra tvs. ifill like everyone comes for tvs. >> reporter: why come today? >> for the sales. it's $400

the west field malls in citrus park and country side are opening their doors at 6:00 p.m. the outlet malls open at 6:00. for a full list of stores open this thanksgiving, head to wfla.com and you would find deals and steals. black friday shopping can have huge crowds cashing in on special prizing and door busters. and this morning, we see when shoppers plan to hit the stores. >> reporter: great information if you want to be strategic. 23% expect to hit the stores earlier than 5:00 today. that's a lot of people. around 6:00 you will see a huge chunk of people hitting the big day. when do people expect to go to the stores tomorrow? 33% of them expecting to hit the stores between 6:00 and 9:00 a.m., pretty early, 12% at midnight and the next largest%, 22%, 10:00 a.m. or later, that's my crowd sleeping in. this is not about a couple of shopping days, but a set of shopping options you have over the weekend, 47% of people are expected to shop on thanksgiving, today, and 65% expected to tomorrow. this was surprising to me. only 57% of people expected to take advantage of cyber mo

they range from citrus park down to sarasota and from largo to lakeland. the movie starts in these theaters at 7:00 p.m. tomorrow night. >>> well, see how some workers are pushing for a raise in the minimum wage. that's coming up at 4:30. >>> and this -- >> bay area students dress the part play the part of -- dress the part and play the part of robotic surgeons for the day. i will show you their training you will hear from the bucs as they push for the play-offs. that's ahead. >>> and don't forget, you can developments on today's biggest stories on tampa bay's most convenient prime time newscast every night on great 38 at >>> now let's check in with spotters with paul ryan. >> you guys, good time >> an awesome game. >> after that display, yeah. >> three in a row. now that the luster of a monday victory has worn off, tampa fans may find themselves asking the question, is it time to believe in the bucs? yes, virginia, there is a koetter clause. the buccaneers have won three straight, the last two against bona fide super bowl contenders. can win a fourth cons

shayla reaves is in citrus park waiting for new arrivals. good morning. >>reporter: good morning to you, russell and laura. after 30 hours on the road, we found out that the tigers have finally arrived and at sunrise, some are going to get a new look at their home here at the big this season, unwrap disney magic... where smiles have no limit... and wonder fills the air. where joy is the reason for it all... come share it all... ...at walt disney world resort. where holiday magic is endless. feel the magic again and again... ...become an annual passholder now and get 13 months first there is shaving. blades. sharp and precise. then gillette shielding. comfy lubrication before and after. and also cooling. oooh. i got goosebumps. gillette proshield chill with lubrication before and after the blades. proshield chill from gillette. the best a man can get. proshield. good morning.. it's thursday.. november 17th.. i'm russell rhodes.. i'm laura moody.. roim it's thursday, november 17. i'm russell rhodes. >>laura: and it's chilly but starts off beautifully. dave

but we are heading to citrus park mall. this shot is a little blue. that's not what the world looks like. that's right off of gunn highway and the veterans expressway. not too busy. >>> weather-wise we are looking at temperatures this morning in the 60s and we are going to make it into the low 80s this some morning clouds. so a great day today. your weekend looking nice, as well. a little cooler, but upper 70s. that's great. >> a beautiful weekend. >> yeah. >> thanks for joining us this morning. hope you have a great day. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. it is friday, november 25th, 2016. welcome to "cbs this morning.? >>> one of the most famous television moms of all time hasi we will remember florence henderson, whose long career spanned far beyond "the brady bunch." >> millions of shoppers are looking early for black friday bargains and how online shopping is creating an opportunity for cyber threat. >> a mom has been found and police are trying to figure out what happened to her. we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener."

i'm here at the big cat rescue in citrus park. joining me now susan bass a spokesperson. you all are just one of many accredited sanctuaries helping to make sure that tigers like these have a safe place to say. yes. we're part of this we've told largest rescue of big cats in american history. 75 tigers had to find new homes and some smaller cats too. the sanctuary in colorado had over 100 cats. and so this is a huge endeavor and a number of credited zinc wearies all around the country. in california, texas, to coalition. and agreed to take on certain number of cats depending on the room that they had. we have room to take these 5 tigers and we're really thrilled to have them there and see how they adapt. what is this going to be like for them the next few days as far as getting adjusted, you all are going to be some medical checks. and getting adjusted to the weather and the holidays coming up i understand. >> right. it will be an adjustment. some of them will be fine. they will adjust right aaway. other may take a little bit of generally we find that pretty much get rela

you can see up towards lutz anda couple over towards citrus park as well. the overall trend has been as they move on to the west they've been dying out, but it looks lie some of these may actually make their way over into pinellas county and up to our north towards crystal river. you can see some of them working their way all the way out into the gulf of mexico so, there's quit little sprinkle or two as e go through the afternoon hours. but still rain chances are prety low for today. outside right now we're at 82 degrees. dewpoint, 67. that makes the humidity at 60% and currently the winds are out of the east, northeast at 9 mils an hour. but still we're warming these temperatures up. brandon, you're at 82 degrees. st. petersburg has a 79. bartow, 79 degrees. watch la, arcadia 82 degrees. sarasota already in the 80s. 85 degrees. and with the easterly wind. remember yesterday we were looking at the dewpoints sitting in the low to mid 60s. now we're starting to see more and more of these 70s show up. remember that's just the amount of moisture in the atmosphe

hillsborough county crew went shopping for their station's grocery at the citrus park publix. when they were about to pay were called out. crew asked cashier to save their grocery and put them over customer service when they returned they found someone had already paid for this grocery bill in full. and message on back of the reseat did not a name just message thanking them for their service. they shared the message on facebook as a thank you to whoever this was. >> dogs and babies. nothing cuter. combination especially unique program that gets the dog prepared for the baby's arrival so things stay nice and sweet in charley. dog or cat this time? >> dogs. we're going dogs in this next segment. look at that one right there. might be pete from our gang, little rascals. look at that. >> look at that face. >> my problem is russell i cannot stay out of these hi baby. hi baby. hi sweetie. hi. look at that. look at that baby. look at the baby. oh hi, thank you. it is national animal shelter appreciation week. we're here appreciating the folks. what's that? i'm it's a bonus. no i won'

group was shopping for their lunch and dinner at a citrus park publix but they got a call service so they could come back for it a little later and when they returned, their food was paid for in full and this was the note thanking them for their service. >>russell: how great is that? that's great. all right. do you know your lines? it's time for traffic tip tuesday and today we're getting street smart by learning what the lines on the street really mean. >>laura: and there are no lines on this street. not anymore. one of the largest sink holes we've ever seen street to crumble away. >>dave: 7:10 on a lovely, lovely tuesday morning. getting your kids off to the bus stop. we have a nice, comfy, 65 degrees in the tampa area. it's going to stay mild throughout the day today with a mixture of clouds and sunshine. we're going to get back to about i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. people in the upper echelons of the military are very concerned about the things that mr. trump has already said he's going to ask the military to do. chris matthews: talking of maybe using nuclear w

. >> rats, prowlers of the park, scourges of the subway, germ carrying, disease spreading, citrus thieving animal most of us don't ever want to see. rats have a gift. they are world champion reproducers. >> most people don't realize, rodents are the most efficient species on earth, and just a pair can produce with all of their progeny in their lifetime of eight months 15,000 mission to reduce the rat population in an ingenious new way. it starts with a thought that may not make sense at first. killing rats doesn't get rid of them. >> the problem is reproduction. if you take a population of rats and you knock them down using a lethal means, you're not going to get all of them. they come back up, and then you knock them down again, and then they come back up, and that's gone on for decades. >> but then aha moment. what if instead of killing rats, they were never born in the first place? what if you could make rats infertile so they don't give birth to a zillion baby. >> the product is a liquid product. it is a nontoxic, and the rats consume it. they really need to consume up to 10% of their

park. we've got 68 in st. petersburg. 69 in tampa. apollo beach at 68. 70 in brandon. now finally getting back into the 60s citrus county. hernando county. after bombing out really in the lower 50s this morning. but it's so beautiful out. that i look at the 72 bradenton. saraso, inc including lower 70s we have in highlands county. why? because our dew points continue to drop. couple of hours ago they were at 63. now they are at 58 in tampa. so this dryer air is slowly i'm going to use the term oozing south. even though we will get up to 80. low humidity with mostly sunny skies. tonight, 50s and 60s depends on where you live. pinellas. to lower 50s all the way up into citrus county. and then everybody else in between. then for your friday, veterans day, tons of sunshine. seasonable weather with again your high of around 78 degrees. why ruin a good thing. keep it going through weekend 80 on saturday and 80 on sunday as well, vanessa. >> all right. dave, thanks. of course the big that go we're following on roadways is 275 live camera look near ashle still have multiple lanes blocked after semi-involved crash we're seeing ev

westfield brandon, citrus park and countryside malls are all hosting "sensory santa" events....inviting families that have children with autism or special needs to come out and visit santa in a calm and quiet space. there will be plenty of santa's helpers standing by too. it's next sunday december, 4th from 9 until 11 a.m.## we hope you keep it right here for 60 minutes.. tonight there's an in-depth look at a new way scientists are trying to stop a disease that robs millions of people of their memories...every year. years in the making....the usf top 25... coming up in 10sports -- ryan bass tells you just how long its been since the bulls have seen their name in the national polls... let's take you live to los angeles! be glad you do not live there right now! this is all the traffic around l-a-x tonight. today is one of the busiest travel days of the year...as people head home from visiting family for thanksgiving. cuban dictator fidel castro. tonight there are big questions about the future of us- cuban relations with president-elect donald trump in the driver's seat. 10news political