jamel lanee' shows us the revitalization plan. >> reporter: this is the only reason vasco comes to downtown clearwater. to fish. >> i live five minutes away and i drive right past here because it has nothing to offer. with these renderings after an outcry from residents who wants change. potentially, downtown clearwater and its waterfront could look like this: new green space going to added parks, restaurants, pedestrian friendly paths, and an event loan with a new amphitheater. the goal, to put downtown clearwater on the map as a must visit destination. >> i think it's an opportunity for a much more utilized waterfront. i think it will be a much i think it will engage them. i think improves the interactivity between downtown clearwater and the waterfront. >> reporter: jamel lanee', news channel 8. >>> coming up, an oscar-winning movie gets a one day we release. also ahead, a family scammed

jamel lanee' joins us from st. pete police department where they are asking for the public's help on this. >>reporter: yes they are. they believe someone out there letter that was sent to he and his husband they believe it came from someone in the neighborhood. john gas could it still can't believe someone sent him this letter saturday. >> i'm frustrated people think this is okay. and what a coward move it is. >>reporter: the anonymous writer starts off attacking gas could it and his husband. talks about the over you lost on all costs. the clinton web and amendment one science still advertiseed in his yard then it startle his sexuality. >> to then put into the letter all this personal stuff that's what makes it disturbing. >>reporter: gas could it thinks it could be a neighbor. >> it mentions that when our porch light is on or off it mentions trash day whether we and it mentions christmas lights irk police are asking flynn with any information to come forward. >> it's a mean letter it uses derogatory language and i

jamel lanee' spoke with investigators who are trying to catch him before he strikes again. >> reporter: this man is terrorizing cashiers around clearwater. >> we are concerned by the amount of times this individual is hitting convenience stores. >> reporter: the suspect robbed four locations in 24 hours. this clerk was terrified when he came across the rs money market holding what looked like a weapon. >> and that's when he pretty much pointed a gun at me but the gun was inside the sleeves. >> reporter: in the video, she tries to hide as the brazen bandit demands cash. his spree began monday morning at 3:19 am. investigators say he hit this speedway on through street. shortly before 11 am, seen here at the jk food store on bellaire road. 15 minutes later, he is inside street at the 7-eleven. >> he needs to be behind bars. >> reporter: reporting and clearwater, jamel lanee' news generally. -- jamel lanee' news channel 8. >>> miles across our area will have more police on hand this shopping season looking for bag is during the holidays. jana jones joins us live. what is it like at the ma

journal," michael gerson from the "washington post," jeffrey goldberg of "the atlantic" and "slate's" jamelle bouie. peggy, i want to start with you. tough election. the country is split. there are more people voting for health hillary clinton than donald trump, but he's the president. what does donald trump do to address that situation? >> oh, it's probably always good to start out with a valujet banal yet truthful insight like cool, be humble, be calm. i think a lot of people willing looking at the staff members and appointees he makes over the next few weeks and trying to discern whether we see accomplished people who look like they can do this and are seen inherently moderate, or is it going to be a little more unusual than that? one of the things i think that we'll see over the next six months is that it's a mistake to discount the amount energy there is in capitol hill on the republican side. they've got a house. they've got a senate. they haven't been able to do very much the past eight years. they haven't been able to move too many balls forward. i think there will be a lot of reason

yes, maybe -- >> dickerson: jamelle, what are you looking for on election day? what are you looking for? >> i will be looking to see what hispanic turn out is looking like in nevada and florida, and north carolina. same with african-american turn out. i -- you know, when the poles start to close i will have my eye on north carolina. i was there the past week. going between charlotte and raleigh/durham. that is a tightly contested state. however it ends up on tuesday will tell us how the race will end up that night. >> dickerson: clinton will run up the votes in the cities and hope to hold down the rural areas. how but, john? >> looking to the east coast first. >> dickerson: you're an elitist? >> we get the results earlier. places like nevada, i think with african americans in north carolina, suburban, philadelphia suburbs. raw numbers in philadelphia. whether clinton can roll up the totals there. that will lock up pennsylvania if she does. i think keep an eye on new hampshire. it's a state she has had a wide, in some cases, lead there. that race has tightened up

>> dickerson: jamelle, on the one hand you have the president and work with the new president, and on the other hand you have people marching in the street. where does that go from here? >> i think this gets to the question of what president trump can do to unify the country in the wake of this election. i think people marching in l.a., on college campuses around the country, aren't marching simply because trump was a print president. they're marching because the trump campaign was very much based on demagogic rhetoric black protest, against america's non-white community. in the wake of trump's elections, there have been reports of intimidation, harassment and violence against those very groups some if trump is serious about unifying the country, if this is a thing he wants to do, i think he needs to immediately speak against these acts of intimidation, harassment and violence that are happening to some degree in the name of the campaign he ran. >> dickerson: jeffrey, what's your take on that? newt gingrich said those charges are garbage. they're baloney. trump is now the president of

i think improves the interactivity between downtown clearwater and the waterfront. >> reporter: jamel lanee', news channel 8. >>> coming up, an oscar-winning movie gets a one day we release. also ahead, a family scammed into renting a house and now has tomorrow to leave. shannon behnken shows us how to >>> the dallas of 23 points and the nasdaq finished up 11.>>> a 8 on your side consumer alert. following 450 fires and the recall by the manufacturer involves dehumidifiers sold under 13 different brands including frigidaire, ge and kenmore. the company first announced the recall in 2013 but people are still using the units so the company is re-announcing the recall. >>> happening tomorrow, at&t will launch three new streaming services, directv now, free view, and full screen. directv customers will be able to get more than 60 channels for 35 bucks a month and 120 for $70 a month. the service is available on all internet connected devices. >>> gun background checks hit a new record number on black friday. the fbi says it processed 185,713 background checks for gun buyers through the nat

jamel lanee who survived this close call. >> reporter: matt jakes takes truman boulevard every day to >> there was a pickup truck right in front of me and he drove through. the road just looked sandy at the time. >> reporter: hard to see in the dark, he kept driving until his front two tires became stuck. a water main break caused a massive hole to open up. >> it happened pretty quick. i was only a couple minutes and then the water st minutes and then the water started coming up. >> reporter: jakes escaped just- in-time. >> the water started coming up on the bottom of my car so i just jumped out the side and pretty much that was it. >> reporter: utility crews worked to repair the line all day monday. jakes hopes there is some help in it for him.>> hopefully the state on account your somebody will help me out. i don't know. i'm without a ride and that's no good. >> reporter: jamel lanee channel 8 .>>> a tampa man was sentenced to life behind bars is a free man. face. is victim is now one of his biggest cheerleaders. >> reporter: looking at ian manual and debbie bakery standing together

jamel lanee' live in clearwater tonight. >>> certainly hasn't felt much like late november. we had a high of 83 degrees request in in tampa. sarasota 86 degrees. we had a few light springs is this central portions eastern portions of polk county northern highlands county that should be a mainly dry evening. not too much traffic on the expressway. light north breed 70. later this evening we'll be at 72 for most of the area. coastal communities may be even warmer by then. start off ate it's at 64 tomorrow patchy dense fog by the afternoon few degrees cooler we'll guilty to 79 for your high but that is still above where we should be for this time of year. another reminder our forecast office bears for teddy bear roundup. drop off your teddy bear for that list check out at kiro7.com. drive all the way through december 19th. 70 for palm harbor. 72 pinellas park. 73 in temple terrace. another mild stretch for us 69 wesley chapel 72 inverness. documents have been coming up we've been tracking this for the last couple of days into the 60s thanks to an easterly flow giving us little

as jamel lanee' tells us, a pasco county assistant principal may have taken a bite that changed the rest of her life. >> reporter: 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. her students can't believe it. doing a -- doing it, especially not her. >> reporter: she got sick after eating the cookie and was rushed to st. joseph hospital because she overdosed. investigators say haff .the cookie from her daughter because she wanted to try for her 50th birthday. braxton johnson said word spread around the school fast. >> it's been crazy. they've already got memes for her. >> reporter: she will not have to go before the director of relations. >> everyone is shocked and it's disturbing but given what we know at this time we have to take action. >> reporter: jamel lanee', news channel 8. >>> two days after staying seated during the national anthem and promising he would do it again, wide receiver mike evans has had a dramatic change of heart. honor veterans. at the time, evans says he

we finally get to see the first set of renderings of what it could potentially look like jamel lanee' joins us live from downtown clearwater where several areas would be basically revitalized, right? >> reporter: definitely. they are excited about this. one of those suggestions was to this old lot, turn it into an event park, and basically at a restaurants, and shops. this is something residents say is much-needed. this is the only reason vasco comes to downtown clearwater, to fish. >> i live five minutes away and i drive right past here because it has nothing to offer. >> reporter: instead, he heads downtown st. pete beach. >> i would like it to be built up. there's a lot of empty businesses they can. i'd like to see more restaurants near the marina that way we can have a prettier you know scene rain. >> reporter: city leaders want the same. consultants came up with these renderings after an outcry from residents who want change. potentially, downtown green space, added parks, shops, and restaurants, pedestrian friendly paths, and an event loan with a new amphitheater. >> we want to

>> to unify what peggy is saying and what jamell is saying, i think, if there is a moment for him to speak to the country broadly, as president-elect, not as former reality tv star, it might be on this very question. he might do something large-hearted and articulate in a very specific way,ing i don't stand with the alt right. i don't stand with racism. affiliated with the k.k.k. because i believe i want to be the president of all americans. that would be the key signal to send that would actually calm the legitimate fears of a lot of people in america, citizens and people who are not yet citizens and certainly undocumented people that this is fundamentally different kind of presidency than anything we've seen before. that would be. >> that would be really, really good. >> and republicans have been waiting for that pivot for a year and a half. practice or habits of a lifetime. and he's not been able to do so thus far. >> the great thing is that he's shocked now that he's president of the united states. that hour and a half he spent with president obama was a fairly shocking hour and

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 a controlled substance. >> we can't have our administrators in a position where they are facing felony charges for using drugs. >> reporter: she will have to go before the director of employee relations. her daughter allison was also arrested for possession of marijuana. she got the cookie from a

jamel lanee' shows us how one daily set aside the cold cuts to serve some hot food to those who may not have had any other place to enjoy a thanksgiving meal. >> reporter: staff here at ronnie pastrami been hard at work. >> we have been cookie -- cooking since tuesday. >> reporter: and for those who had nowhere to turn for a meal like this veteran. >> the cooking is just like my grandmother used to because i had nowhere else. >> reporter: the place -- people tracy and her family are serving our less fortunate, some homeless. this is our first ronnie pastrami in honor of her father, once a racehorse jockey. always a man who helped people during the holidays. >> he was around a lot of people that didn't always have a place to go, that were away years later, he would bring kate hall. when he passed about 20 years ago, he had a band and 250 people. it was just time. >> reporter: meals came with the works. turkey commentators, and tv. many of the people a little shy to be in front of the lens but grateful for what's going on behind the scenes. >> what they are doing is great. >> this is what

jamel lanee' joins us live from st. pete where lawmakers weren't too enthused with his outspoken and said he is not convinced that the immediate sewer problems will be fixed by next summer and once other options on the table. state legislators heard an your full. dep talked about their ongoing investigation into the sewer discharges during hurricane hermine. >> we have been discussing the overall system. >> reporter: and mayor rick kriseman laid out his vision, which included short and long problems. >> we presented our plan. >> reporter: but city council wasn't too confident that immediate issues will be addressed by next summer. >> i like to be optimistic but you know, i would probably bet against that. >> it's a big project to undertake and to complete in seven or eight months. >> reporter: state senator and the delegation want chris went reopening or renting an extra barge. >> i think the people in the community will be very disappointed if they don't meet their objectives.>> reporter: j hardman, who attended the me

jamel lane district leaders and looking into the claim. >>reporter: weather wesly chapper high school teacher john sousa is on administrative leave he's accused of make a racist student toward several black students wednesday. donnie jones, jr. would not go on camera but wrote on facebook sousa approached his dare daughter and several other students and asked what they were up to. the student sousa said quote don't make me call donald trump to get you sent back to africa. employees did say what he is accused of saying. we can't stand for that. we expect civilty. >>reporter: jones says he spoke with sousa directly about the incident and was told quote it was just an off the wall comment wasn't meant to be racist of it was a bunch of male and female students in the hallway and he was talking to everyone. report national guard pasco county jamel lanee' news channel 8. >> a clinic in largo is one of the medical marijuana exams. jeff patterson reports the doctor who runs the clinic believes marijuana can help people with a variety of conditions

jamel lanee' spoke with a scientist who says meteors are common in our area but we were lucky to see one up close. truck monday night, a meteor lit up the sky. this police officer saw it around 11:15 pm. >> i was driving actually west over to the island of venice. the interior of my car lit up and it looked like there was just a little firework over to my left. >> reporter: one of the officers captured the fireball on his dash cam. turns out they weren't the only ones seeing things. dozens let their cameras roll not knowing they would capture the meteor later. jeff rogers with the bishop planetarium said this one entered the atmosphere the size of a soccer ball near the keys. >> it was probably stone. it starts to burn up it got just of anna maria island and then it was done. >> reporter: reporting in bradenton, jamel lanee' news channel 8. >>> a man who wrote his house from south carolina to florida after an argument with his wife made it to miami where he wound up behind bars. chris emerson seen here didn't hold up well in the two-month journey. they think emerson used the horse to

jamel lanee that water line remains shut >> reporter: it looks like crews have pretty much filled this whole with dirt now. the driver basically said that it was surreal as he drove into this whole. not sure if he was going to make it out. matt jakes takes truman boulevard every day to work. except today he wouldn't make it to the light. >> there was a pickup truck right in front of me and he drove through. the road just looked sandy. >> reporter: hard to see in the dark, he kept dr and water main broke early monday morning causing a massive hole to open up. >> happened pretty quick. maybe only a couple minutes and then the water started coming up through the bottom. you could see the ground start giving out. >> i told 911 there is a water main break and a car in a whole. >> reporter: bruce gillespie watched it all happen from his front lawn. he saw jakes fall in. moments later, the car sank. >> the whole grew fast. dirt out of the way, you know, it just kept the bubbling up and bubbling up, and bubbling up. >> reporter: jakes escaped just- in-time. >> the water started coming through

jamel franklin has had a clean record until but this happened a week ago. two vehicles totaled. two people were injured. the public is only finding out about it because our sources tipped us off. the crash happen mop night at 11:30. at dower house road. according to the state police, county councilmember jamel franklin in a county-owned car plowed in the back of the mercedes stopped at a light. injured -- mercedes was injured. franklin fled the scene. the trooper spotted him 70 yards away walking back toward the crash. he was taken into custody and brought to the state police barracks. according to the documents obtained by abc7 he had blood alcohol level of point 1.0, over the .08 legal limit. he is charged with d.w.i., d. u.i., causing a collision. cars were totaled. the man has back and neck injuries and the woman suffered a concussion and spent the night in a hospital. franklin was uninjured. we have called franklin pretty much all day long. multiple phone calls. he has not answered or returned our calls. a little while ago his lawyer issued a brief statement saying that thi

joining me now is peggy noonan,e a columnist with the "wall street journal," jamelle bouie "the new york times" d magazine. mark, looking at where these candidates are, what does that say about their priorities and the situation on the day beforei the election?in >> well, it's interesting that both candidates will be spending time in pennsylvania and michigan.st these are clearly states that donald trump needs at least oney of them. they're also states that don't have early voting and so the more work you can do on election day or the day before election e day, it will have a bigger difference. these are both states in the campaign and the trump campaign have been emphasizing really closely. >> rose: jamelle, what abouts these constituencies that they will be looking to gain early participation?n >> trump is obviously trying to dust up his support with working-class white voters and probably try to cover support.em the clinton campaign's obviously very focused on giving african american turnout up and sustaining high hispanic turnout. part of the problem is in statep like north carolina,

joining me now is peggy noonan, a columnist with the "wall street journal," jamelle bouie with "slate" and mark leibovitch from "the new york times" magazine. mark, looking at where these candidates are, what does that say about their priorities and the situation on the day before the election? >> well, it's interesting that both candidates will be spending time in pennsylvania and michigan. these are clearly states that donald trump needs at least one of them. they're also states that don't have early voting some the more work you can do on election day or the day before election day, it will have a bigger difference. these are both states in the rust belt that the clinton campaign and the trump campaign have been emphasizing really closely. >> rose: jamelle, what about these constituents that they will be looking to to gain early participation? >> trump is obviously trying to dust up his support with working-class white voters and probably try to cover support. the clinton campaign's obviously very focused on giving african american turnout up and sustaining high hispanic turnout. p

the prince george's county counsel revoked jamel franklin vehicle privileges. police arrested him last week after officers say he drove his county sufficient in the couple suffered non-life threatening injuries. he is charged with d.u.i., d.w.i. and failure to avoid speed before a collision. jonathan: he has been enforcing crime in the county since eisenhower administration. what he is planning next and what kept him on the job so long. maureen: rain and possible thunderstorms headed our way. stormwatch7 meteorolog it all and what to expect whoa, this is awful, try it. oh no, that looks gross what is that? you gotta try it, it's terrible. i don't wanna try it if it's terrible. it's like mango chutney and burnt hair. no thank you, i have a very sensitive palate. just try it! guys, i think we should hurry up. if you taste something bad, you want someone else to try it. it's what you do. fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. shhh! maureen: lawyers for christopher cornell says the now 22-year-old man maturedded and rejects

joining me now is peggy noonan, a columnist with the "wall street journal," jamelle bouie the political correspondent for "slate" and mark leibovitch from "the new york times" magazine. mark, looking at where these candidates are, what does that say about their priorities and the situation on the day before the election? >> well, it's interesting that both candidates will be spending time in pennsylvania and michigan. these are clearly states that donald trump needs at least one of them. they're also states that don't have early voting and so the more work you can do on election day or the day before election day, it will have a bigger difference. these are both states in the rust belt that the clinton campaign and the trump campaign have been emphasizing really closely. >> rose: jamelle, what about these constituencies that they will be looking to gain early participation? >> trump is obviously trying to dust up his support with working-class white voters and probably try to cover support. the clinton campaign's obviously very focused on giving african american turnout up and sustainin

. >> jamelle, on the same point, for democrats -- all the investigation, for democrats on the other side, the brns saturd bernie sanders is a parties. >> none dus couraged by this but energized democrats. the results you're seeing particularly with african-american and latino communities you can see a lot of people are not paying too much attention this stuff. they understand. they've understood a long time, frankly, the fbi has not really done its job as far as serving our community. we're not all that surprised that all of a sudden there is some -- muckety-muck going on with regard to the election. >> the hispanic vote sup big. democrats don't have a monolithic on it for sure. it's leaning towards hillary, actually. the african-american vote is extremely down. all in the target states. north carolina down 6% compared to where it was in 2012. that's a big problem for hillary. >> and early stats, though. >> rebecca, listen to a conversation that occurred between reverend al sharpton and president obama last night about folks within the fbi trying to influence the election. listen to what

jamel lanee' joins us from st. pete police department where they are asking for the public's help on this. >>reporter: yes they are. they believe someone out there

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.>> live in clearwater, jamel lanee', thank you. >>> new informatio five children in tennessee yesterday. investigators believe the 24- year-old driver was speeding. here is his picture. his name is johnthony walker. he is facing five counts of vehicular homicide and other charges.>>> that chattanooga crash is bringing back horrible memories for parents in odessa there were 30 children on that bus but none were seriously hurt. one parent, breaking into tears about hearing about that chattanooga crash. another parent told us this is just a reminder for all parents to ask questions. >> one of the things i would definitely like to have from hillsborough county is a whose the driver will be what their driving record is, and i drive by that pond every single day when i come home. every now and then it does come back to my mind. >> the driver in this case was cited and is district. >>> lake wales police are searching for the man who tried to run down one of their officers. they have an arrest warrant for julian bird. police tried to pull him over during a traffic stop on friday but he sped off

. >> jamel thank you. >>> president-elect donald trump has assembled his transition team and among them is ami floridians. attorney general pam bondi is one of the people trump chose to make a shoot tran says to the w. vice-president elect mike pence is on that team. clearwater police arrest a plan they say prescribed dangerous pills after his medical license was suspended. investigators tell us alfred methadone. >>> a tone of desperation in the search for a killer. the wife is begging the public to help police find who killed her husband. two robbers confronted him took his pants and blocks and one shot him. >> he was very my husband. i cannot explain anymore. >> investigators found the victim's phone but have not been able to track down the killer. a $5,000 reward is being offered. if you have information call crimestoppers. >>> a largo clinic is now one of the first places in florida where you can get a medical marijuana exam. a billboard on ulmerton road is advertising the service. some patients in florida are already eligible to receive a lawmakers must still approve how the drug c

jamel lanee' joins us live from pinellis county where we are learning more about the motorcyclist. >> reporter: it is set all the way around. we learned that a guy who loved riding his motorcycle died just doing that. >> it's going to be hard. a lot of hugs, a lot of tears. we are a family at work and he was part of our family. it's just like losing your family.>> reporter: jason and his staff learned about their rk riding his bike on i-275 when he crashed just before midnight.>> you start the morning with facebook and texting and all that. got the news this morning. >> reporter: schubert was a cook at the roadhouse for nearly 6 months. >> he had three kids, and worked to support them. he always gave everybody a it's a terrible loss. >> reporter: troopers say he lost control approaching downtown tampa. >> what we can say is that the vehicle departed the roadway, hit the barrier wall, the rider went over the barrier and into the northbound leaders.>> reporter: moments later, he was hit by a pinellis county deputy who was heading home. >> his bike went over the wall and by chance, the c

jamel lanee' spoke to police officers who show us what they are doing and they are doing their best to keep you and your belongings safe this holiday season. >>reporter: aaron knows he could be taking a risk as he heads into the mall to do black friday shopping. >> when you park your car security whether it be golf cart or something like this that hess make sure that your car is safe while you're doing your shopping. >>reporter: the busiest shopping holiday of the year brings out extra reinforcements. more officers patrolling through the parking lots and watching from above. >> with an elevated platform it gives you a better opportunity for people to see people behaving suspiciously. >>reporter: the sky watch tower gives officers a 360 belongings and themselves. >> number one first and foremost you have to lock your doors. you have skill acts and opportunity. opportunities the only thing the victims can control you can't control an individual's skill you can't control his ability or his desire. the only thing you can control if you put the bait out there they will jump on it. >>> the r

jamel lanee' is joining us from the south florida museum where scientists cannot stop talking about this.>> reporter: that's of meteors are very common. we just typically don't see them because it usually happens in the daytime or out over the ocean but monday night we got look -- we got lucky. monday night, a meteor lit up the sky. that is when this police officer saw it. >> i was driving west over to the island of venice. the engineer of my car lit up really bright and i looked up and it looked like there was just a little firework over to my left. >> reporter: one of the fi >> it was going down very slowly and then i drove over the bridge and saw another officer so i spoke to him. he said the same thing. he said he thought he was crazy. >> reporter: turns out they weren't the only ones seeing things. dozens let the cameras roll not knowing they would capture the meteor later. jeff rogers with the bishop planetarium says this one entered the atmosphere the size of a soccer ball you the keys. it starts to burn up and that gives you the light show. until it got just of a maria island eri

>> jim day -- jamel lanee thank you. >>> still to come tonight, accused of praying on a woman working in an outlet store. >> we're going to show you why this man is facing voyeurism charges and how it is not his first run-in with the law. >>> plus, she paid for insurance coverage for her son claim was denied. she is finally getting results with the help of 8 on your side . >>> a lack of sunshine in most locations around tampa bay giving us a high of 81 degrees. the next couple of days, temperatures will change because of a cold front and we will get the son back. we will talk about all of that >>> investigators are working to find what caused a deadly fire in tampa. 44-year-old rafael soto gonzales was found dead inside the home. it took 15 minutes to get that fire under control and they are still investigating how gonzales died. >>> and a dade city man is accused of using a cell phone to record video of a woman's dress at tampa premium outlets. investigators say marcus grant snuck up behind an employee when she says -- when she told authorities she felt something touch her and caught

reporting in largo jamel lanee' news channel 8. >> back in custody after escaping. tonight there are questions about how he managed managed to get away. joseph flag ban was working at a poke county maintenance facility well eastling stole truck and took off. court documents show he was arrested in september for petty thrift which was his third conviction on that charge. he was granted trustee status for good behavior and that allowed him to work outside under some supervision. >> this is a isolated be held accountable for it. >> here's the thing. flanagin had fewer than 300 days of his sentence left to serve burks now he's facing grand theft and escape charges and those carry a possible 15 year sentence. emotional reunion this afternoon in pasco county. a 911 dispatcher got to meet the man she helped save. jerry karlsson's wife tells us f demedeiros her husband wouldn't be alive today. chip osowski joins us in trinity with the details i love this story chip. >>reporter: dispatcher rebecca difficult medeiros met jerry cal son and his wife linda on the first time on f

jamel lanee' joins us near i-275 and pinellis county. he was actually leaving the tow truck is miss when this happened. >> reporter: that's right. he was. his family tells us he was asked to work one more shift but little did they know at >> he was a big old teddy bear. that's all i can say. i can't believe it. >> reporter: diane handing is in tears thinking about danny ray hand, her brother killed on i-275 monday morning. and a correll is perez was impaired when he hit him. impaired when he hit him. it was supposed to be danny's last day on work. he was helping out when another tow truck driver had died on howard franklin in february. >> danny was sad about that. he said nobody will move over for you and he said i get farther over so i way. >> i feel sorry for the family that is left behind. i want to find the family and hug them all because after what i've been through, what they are going through is tw was hit back in may while working a car crash on howard franklin. his severe injuries kept him out of work for two months. now back on

jamel j joining us think from the largo campus with the sore. >>> good beverage say they are they are raising new questions about what's leaks in clearwater. months after an 8 on your side investigation into mold concerns at the play to act any in largo, parents at the clearwater campus are coming forward about what's leaks at that school. >> i don't know if the board ace wear but there have been water intrusion issues in the constructed new building. >>reporter: she wrote a letter water on the walls after she says she learned later construction was being done to fix it but without the parents' knowledge. >> i have lived in florida my entire life i understand these things happen. over we have ininstruction students cannot be in crass has draw walls are being relieved it should be they should have dealing with mold issues. >> this was promise work to be done in the modular bidding due to mold. >> we're still seeing most in the classrooms. they are also having issues with ac. >>reporter: we tried to get ceo to talk about it but he declined he refused to address any of the parents' issue

jamel lanee' joins us near i-275 and pinellis county. he was actually leaving the tow truck is miss when this happened. >> reporter: that's right. he was. his family tells us he was asked to work one more shift but little did they know at >> he was a big old teddy bear. that's all i can say. i can't believe it. >> reporter: diane handing is in tears thinking about danny ray hand, her brother killed on i-275 monday morning. and a correll is perez was impaired when he hit him.

journal," michael gerson from the "washington post," jeffrey goldberg of "the atlantic" and "slate's" jamelle bouie. peggy, i want to start with you. tough election. the country is split. there are more people voting for health hillary clinton than donald trump, but he's the president. what does donaldru address that situation? >> oh, it's probably always good to start out with a valujet banal yet truthful insight like a kind word, ratchet it down, be cool, be humble, be calm. i think a lot of people willing looking at the staff members and appointees he makes over the next few weeks and trying to

second half baltimore native jamel artis was -- two of his 22. the temps tried to rally but fall short 73-59. >> we cut them at a good time. but having said that, i thought our team played as well in the first half as we've played. >> their whole team got going. loses goose in the first half. just one of those nights. it really was. i'm telling you. we're going to be a great offensive team. gray shooters. guys that can penetrate. we've got sun big guys around the rim. just was not our night. >> taking the positives. >>> the navy football team is 9- 2. ranked 19th in the college football playoff pole. they have a chance for a bid to play in the cotton bowl. january 2nd. but first they have their sights set oe conference championship saturday in annapolis. navy takes on temple. the coach is excited his guys could get a new year's bid but they are not there yet. >> it's exciting but if you don't win it don't matter. so our preparation and focus is trying to play and beat a really good temple team. that's where our focus is at. after that obviously w

. >> i'm here with peggy noonan, and jamelle bouie, and ben dominic. tell me what you think is happening here because it is within 26 votes of donald trump having 270. >> all right. it is, to my mind, what i think i'm seeing is a kind of uprising, a kind of revolt, a kind of push-back. against the elites, the establishments of both parties. there is a sense of-- there's protected people in america, and unprotected people, and the unprotected just pushed back in a way that strikes me as deeply historic.>> elections, a movement, and the fact they are backing mr. trump when they don't necessarily back him personally. it says it's a movement. >> after the civil war there was reconstruction. and reconstruction, black americans and black americans attempted to build a new kind of south. what happened after reconstruction was angry recalcitrant whites pushed back. they retook their governments and we had redemption, and it lasted up until the 20th century. we had a second reconstruction and we had a backlash to that reconstruction. i think the extent to which