dan matics only one thing can save it. >> and in largo there is a warehouse that's like no other. >> the vision was to provide a history of what has taken place and hon or our veterans. >> the armed forces museum which features dozens of exhibits will >> for years it has been operating in the red to the tune of $600,000 each year. the museum was funded and put the money to keep it alive. he passed away. >> it is hard, dad had a passion for it. >> the announcement was emotional for the family and staff, the location of the tuseum is blamed for the natural they looked to revoting but it would come at a multimillion dollar price tag. as for the history here -- >> we would like to see if the smithsonian can take them or the world war ii museum and name will live on. >> probably the most valued item here the first pair of american boots that marched in the invasion of normandy but the director said there is one thing that could save it. stepping up to keep this place up and running. >> this is reality, this home for veterans is going away. i'm hoping that somebody has a heart for that. an

dan matics as has more on the gd and the man who killed hick, he kissed me before he goes out the door. >> that's the last time mabel saw david. >> it is hard, it is hard. >> he went on to his job as a crossing guard at mt. vernon the police say that he was hit and killed by a car behind the wheel a 21-year-old charles walton who was under the influence. david later died at a hospital. >> i got back up and went into the house looking for him. >> mabel is not the only one coming to grips with the loss. teachers leaving flowers on the sidewalk where the first priority >> all it is now sad. >> they're remembering a smiling face that is now gone. >> he would tell us jokes before he walked across the street. it was like he was a part of the family. >> walton had his first appearance in court where bond was raised from 10,000 to $50,000. >> he should not drink and drive and kill my husband. help. >> a message to the man who took a father, husband and role model just five days before his 73rd birthday. >> in st. pete, dan matics, fox 13 news. >> charles walton has not posted bond a public def

and dan matics shares the story, the condition of the home in st. pete was not any brighter but it could have been worse. >> and all the smoke would have killed my kids. >>> a neighbor alerted that his home was on fire. started inside of the wall near the porch. >> the reason we came in and got my child and rushed out. more relieved, we got it away from here, four days old. >> the baby's mother is in the hospital with complications from gifting birth and mark owns another they will be staying in. >> i could not, i have grandchildren,. >> they are stepping up to help. >> yes, was wondering if they needed them, they wanted to help. >> and the timing before a holiday and good timing the family was able to make it out alive. >> and everybody is safe. >> i'm all right. >> in st. pete, dan matics. >> and the firefighters say the fire was started by electrical issues. >>> new at 6:00 an obsession murder. jill boone was shot and killed in broad daylight in the bowling alley parking lot. and the police pulled the trigger is headed to prison. and gloria gomez

and lloyd sowers was tracking hillsborough and dan matics is there. dan, let's start with you. what have you been seeing? >> well, i can tell you as far as how quickly things have gone and the voter turn out is incredible, 2/3 of registered voters in pinellas cast their give you an idea. that's inside of the office this is the room where they are canvassing the ballots that have come in. and if you move here this is the room where they are actually feeding it. there are no problems to tell you about and there are several reports of ballots. that's an issue that was corrected quickly. i want to bring lattimore the supervisor of elections. this is going to be going quickly here. you will not have a long night. >> we hope not. we may have one, there are voters out there. and so we have an opportunity still a couple of hours left. >> reporter: are you getting an idea with the turn out, we're at 72% right now which is where we were in 2008. mark. and there has been a lot of interest in the voters. >> reporter: the county has gone with the last four presidents elected. if there are a

and we have more with dan matics. >> the chalk has been washed away. this happened on monday and let you take a look at the message the church is sending here. this is in front of the building. love one another. and this is what happened on workers arrived to see this a swastika written in chalk with the acronym, make america great and the reverend believes they were were targeted because the congregation is gay and lesbian. this is something that the reverend did not expect to see in the year of 2016. right now they're anxious. >> it has been there a long i'm concerned about the state of the country right now. i hope they are unfounded but it's -- it's an anxious feeling these days. >> now they had a team here today at the church beefing up security but they are ready to >>> and the president elect trump is not happy about reports of chaos in his tradition team he fired back through twitter. the team is closing in on key picks. now time to bring in our political editor. >> and in terms of concerns you have laura inghram looking to be press secretary a

and dan matics and despite the years of headlines. >> the travelers from out of state they don't look at it they think florida -- a state that has seen horrible headlines in dumping of the gallons of raw sewage into the bay to name a few. the nightmares are not holding tourists back. >> absolutely not. >> and rick scott announced the tourists came to florida in the first nine months of 2016 that is historic a five and a half percent increase from this time last year. >> this is our second people because of that. we like the location and the weather and the people are friendly. return trip to st. pete beach and pinellas tour tour six on fire with revenue expected to top $50 million in 2016. our bed tax which is the, we're the where the rubber hits the road. how many bring and what do they spend that's up 60% in five years. this is unchartered territory. >> the governor said the visit florida campaign is behind the david downing is in charge of, we try to create a product. a destination. construction and growth is on the up something good for this tourist who said she will return whatev

. >> in bay pines, dan matics. >> it has landed tampa for veterans to live. and the low unemployment for vets with the economy and health care services makes tampa the ninth best in america for vets and the best in florida. >>> the president paid tribute to the veterans this morning speaking at arlington national cemetery. he called on all americans to appreciate and thank all the servicemen and worn the uniform. it is after took in the wreath laying ceremony at the tomb of the unknown soldier. speaking in the midst of protest after the election of the president elect donald trump. he asked the americans to come together for the country. , when you doubt that courage and self-lessness is possible and they don't tell stories of heroism it is up to us toe ask and listen. he hosted a breakfast for those who served and their family. >>> in the bay area, operation revelry brought tooth different sections of the government. they are finding permanet housing for veterans. it helps care, clothing, benefits and transportation. >>> her name is tamara leisure and convic

dan matics was there at noon. it looked great. a beautiful day out there. over to tampa. you said it. if you don't want to be stuck in traffic. too many beers after one of the ray's games, and it is only the start. first the first time the ferry connects and on the maiden voyage a ride. >> it belongs here. an could not move any more. he got it out of the counties a win-win. >> with dozens of politicians and community leaders the ferry left the basin on tuesday morning for the trek across the bay where they were greeted where the boat docked near the convention center. >> it is awesome. tickets could be researched -- purchased for the first trip on friday, she will be back, we love st. pete and tampa to go back and forth on a fun boat, that's awesome. >> and riders can relax with a beer in hand but the views of each city are incredible. >> people will love seeing the downtowns from t leave st. pete and pulling into tampa. we leave tampa pulling into st. pete, you don't get that on the howard frankland. >> s transportation is a big issue for the development of the area. and

here is dan matics. >> if they can win fixing the fix the crisis t is you can ting on increasing the amount of sewage and -- crisis. it is focusing on increasing the amount of sewage. >> we cannot control the amount of rain we get. >> hermine is one of the worst events. millions of gallons of partially treated and untreated sewage had to be dumped into the bay. >> our system will be improved. >> and but considering 2/3 of sewage being processed on a sunny day is ground water, making its way into the pipes, they want to know why the pipes were not at the top of the list. >> i need to understand why creating all this extra capacity is smarter versus funding, getting the selection system to administrator said it will be addressed and is a priority, we do right now need the capacity during the event, during big storm events. >> he went on to say reopening the shuttered plan is not off the table but it is a gutted facility and it is not feasible to reopen it. >> and it is 400 million dollars. the proposal here. there is a time table when that may happen. >>> look no further to see the imp

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petersburg, dan matics, fox 13 news. >> i think we need to get beehives. >> it made a big difference apparently. >>> palm, this is a great week, and a little cloudy yesterday but cleared up today. >> clearing skies and now the seven-day features lots of stunny symbols and no rain and certainly cooler temperatures not much daylight left. what is left is good. here's a view on the hilton clearwater beach cam. don't forget the moon is one night past full, so the other way looking to the east should be pretty good moon-rise this evening. if you look closely, i saw it a few minutes ago. at the top of the tv set, which is way up there, that is venus, which shows up brightly in the western sky. that obviously is the view from the a couple of chilly days. it's not chili but cooler. 75 was the high today. we stay 75 to 80 until a cold front on saturday. rainfall to be honest was pathetic. not much. we hit 0.01 of an inch on the 9th and a trace of rain last night. that's it. it may not rain again this month. don't see anything between now and thanksgiving. we have clouds thick south of tampa b