man was attacked in chicago after a car accident, accused of voting for the republican nominee david wilcox/ victim: "i heard a lady yell, 'that guy's one of those trump supporters' and i turned and i said to her 'that has nothing to do with this'" and crimes traces back to before the election. according to a report released by the fbi monday, hate crimes in the u.s. rose 6.8 percent from 2014 to 2015. attacks against muslims rose 67 percent compared to the year before....257 attacks in 2015. that's the highest number of attacks on muslims since 2001, following the al qaeda attacks on 9/11, according to the southern povert addressed the issue and implored people to stop the violence during an interview on '60 minutes,' outgoing senate minority leader harry reid thinks trump needs to do much more sen. harry reid/-d- minority leader -alt with- -d- nevada: stop hiding behind your twitter account. and show america that racism, bullying and bigotry have no place in the white house or in america." ((brian loftus)) >>> we'll bea back after the break. people magazine is out with its 'sexiest man al

several people dragged david wilcox out of his car and beat him up because they thought he voted for trump. you can hear witnesses yelling don't vote trump in wilcox tried to get back in his car several times. the attackers wouldn't let him. one of them drove his car out of the way. witnessesclaim wilcox used a slur. >>> president-elect trump responded to the protests on twitter calling them, quote, very unfair. in a tweet trump also said the protestors were incited by the media. this comes after trump tried to present a more conciliatory tone in his victory speech and >>> a wild scene overnight starting in pasco and ending in pinellas county. a high speed chase ending when the suspects crashed flipping the car. all of it coming to an end inside a shopping center parking lot in north st. pete. abc action news reporter rodney dunigan is gathering more information this morning. thankfully nobody was seriously hurt. >> you're right about that. this whole thing could have turned out a lot worse. that vehicle just got towed away. there's still plenty of damage le all about the parking lot

that's not what started it. 49-year old david wilcox says a car scraped the side of his vehicle. when he got out to ask for two people hit and kicked him. wilcox tried to get back in his car but was repeatedly punched. wilcox says he did vote for trump, but no one in the crowd would have known that. meanwhile-- obamacare enrollment surges just a day after donald trump was elected as the next president. more than 100-thousand people selected health plans on the healthcare-dot-gov website, according to the department of health and human services. wednesday was recorded as the busies enrollment began last week, when about 95- thousand signed up. the last day to enroll in or change plans for coverage to start january first, now facing several federal charges... but first-- yahoo is investigating a massive security breach. jessob is in the newsroom with details. some employees at yahoo may have been aware of a security breach that compromised the personal information of half a billion users. according to yahoo... the company admitted that some employees were happened back in 2014. the

in chicago, 49-year-old david wilcox beaten by two men while a crowd screamed don't vote trump. >> youed trump. you voted trump. yeah. he voted trump. pete his ass. >> don't vote trump. >> don't vote trump. don't vote trump. >> now that is a definite hate crime. but illinois does not categorize political violence in that way. and based on chicago's record those thugs who beat that innocent man will receive very little punishment. that's why the windy city is the most violent place in the country. the progressive structure will not stop the madness. that display should cause every state in the union to classify political violence as a hate crime because that's what it is. california, iowa, west virginia, d.c., louisiana, and south carolina have already done that. everybody else should get on it. summing up, a free election should be respected. those who harm other people and destroy property in the name of protests are criminals and society should punish them harshly. and that's the memo. now for the top story reaction here in new york city eric bolling and geraldo rivera. what say you

david wilcox saying it started when a car scraped his. all he wanted to do is and if the person lashed out at him. one attacker drove away with his car. police are searching for suspects. >>> president-elect donald trump is responding to the protests. the protestors were incited by the media. it comes after trump tried to present a more conciliatory tone in his victory speech and yesterday's meeting with president obama. >>> independent investigators are taking over the case of a deputy shooting and killing a man in polk county. a woman called deputies to her home near saddle creek in lakeland yesterday evening. when deputies arrived they say 53-year-old john pachurek shot his mother in both her legs. deputiesay fire killing him. both are on administrative leave pending the investigation. the woman who was shot is listed in stable condition. . >>> 6:07, still to come on abc action news at 6, this friday a toddler falls four stories but one thing there was that miraculously saved her life, and the unanswered questions about exactly what ha

>> megyn 49-year-old david wilcox said the fact that he supported trump didn't start the beating but. he was driving on the west side when a black sedan scraped the side of his pontiac pep when he got out, someone yelled, that's one of the white boy trump supporters. he made the mistake of saying what does that have to do with this accident and the next thing he knew, they were beating the blank out of him. five people punching and kicking his head. when they tried to steal his car, wilcox hung on and got dragged on a wild dangerous ride. listen to him. >> what's happening to america? you're supposed to be able to vote in peace. it's supposed to be part of our democracy. >> which is why jay christian adams and the legal foundation has now sent two letter to the department of justice asking them to investigate this with calling it voter intimidation and a violation of the voting rights act. the chicago police say the matter is being taken seriously. watch what happens to an anti-trump protester at ohio state. >> you don't have to compromise -- >> hey, old boy. >> the man who tackled t

in chicago, 49-year-old david wilcox beaten by two men while a crowd screamed don't vote trump. >> you trump. you voted trump. yeah. he voted trump. pete his ass. >> don't vote trump. >> don't vote trump. don't vote trump. >> now that is a definite hate crime. but illinois does not categorize political violence in that way. and based on chicago's record those thugs who beat that innocent man will receive very little punishment. that's why the windy city is the most violent place in the country. the progressive structure will not stop the madness. that display should cause every state in the union to classify political violence as a hate crime because that's what it is. california, iowa, west virginia, d.c., louisiana, and south carolina have already done that. everybody else should get on it. summing up, a free election should be respected. those who harm other people and destroy property in the name of protests are criminals and society should punish them harshly. and that's the memo. now for the top story reaction here in new york city eric bolling and geraldo rivera. what say you ri

in chicago, 49-year-old david wilcox beaten by two men while a crowd screamed don't vote trump. >> you trump. you voted trump. yeah. he voted trump. pete his ass. >> don't vote trump. >> don't vote trump. don't vote trump. >> now that is a definite hate crime. but illinois does not categorize political violence in that way. and based on chicago's record those thugs who beat that innocent man will receive very little punishment. that's why the windy city is the most violent place in the country. the progressive structure will not stop the madness. that display should cause every state in the union to classify political violence as a hate crime because that's what it is. california, iowa, west virginia, d.c., louisiana, and south carolina have already done that. everybody else should get on it. summing up, a free election should be respected. those who harm other people and destroy property in the name of protests are criminals and society should punish them harshly. and that's the memo. now for the top story reaction here in new york city eric bolling and geraldo rivera. what say you ri

this video shows david wilcox, a white trump supporter, being beaten by a group of african-americans following a traffic dispute. >> somebody yelled that's one of them white boy trump supporters. and then i said what does that have to do with this? we're talking about insurance here. and i asked the lady, ma'am, you have insurance? and immediately punches were thrown. they didn't say a word. >> reporter: but the coarseness goes both ways. chants of "white power" from students holding a trump-pence sign at a school in york, nnsylvania. and middle schoolers in michigan chanted "build the wall" leaving latino students in tears. reaction from the school district was swift. >> this is not who we are. community of learners. we build brings. we work together. >> reporter: there was a call for civility from a united airlines pilot after two passengers arguing over the election had to be separated. >> we can talk and realize that we're all human beings and that all can sit together and all support this country in our own way and that's what we should do. if there's anybody that has a problem