the first sign of trouble at a new hillsborough intersection. good evening, everyone. i am wendy ryan. >> and i am jamison your. we have just seen our first accident with abc action news anchor paul lagrone taking action tonight and the changes under way. >> this is the intersection with shell point road in ruskin. this is a busy intersection and that conclusion is leading to alex's like this which just happened three days ago. we are holding those in charge accountable and getting results for you. we are approaching the intersection right now and i can tell you the first thing i see is confusion. >> we first told you friday the intersection was an accident waiting to happen. and three days after our story aired >> a lot of damage to the cars. buckley nobody was seriously hurt. but it did happen. >> reporter: he works at the nearby campus. >> it is just not good. >> reporter: he sees a close call her every day. >> you can see some of the things going on and people not

news. >>> hillsborough county working to find out who set a fire that appears to be a home set on fire and graffiti painted on the home next door. the graffiti includes an expletive next to the word trump saying burn everything with an arrow pointed to the home that caught fire. neighbors say they saw two man running from the home this morning. >> they are wanting results they want to make a statement. this is extreme from spray painting to lighting homes on fire. >> investigators ask anyone with information to come forward.>>> hate crimes on the rise the fbi releasing shocking numbers tonight, crimes against muslims reaching 67% nationwide the second-largest spike since 9/11, overall all types of hate crimes went up nearly 7%. these crimes could only be getting worse, the southern have been 300 reports of hate- based intimidation and harassment since election day. many of them directly referencing president-elect donald trump's campaign. although this prompting mr. trump to address those responsible on 60 minutes last night.>> i am so saddened to hear that. i say stop it. if it helps, i w

live in hillsborough county, isabel rosales abc action news. >>> it is 6:32. we've got a scam alert that you need to know about this morning after a bay area family got a frightening phone call over the weekend. yassar abdel rehim says he got a call saying his son had just been in an accident and his son had also been taken hostage. >> i don't want to put up any money until i hear my >> how about that. >> the caller demanded a thousand dollars for his son's safe return. however, rehim was able to stall and call 9-1-1. >> i was like no, i'm sorry, you're going to do it our way. i said no, i am not going to do that. what if you killed my son already. >> it turns out the entire thing was a scam. his son taylor was fine all along. this scheme has been showing up more frequently with scammers needing just enough personal legit. >>> 6:33. breaking overnight, we've just learned that one person died in this gas pipeline explosion in alabama. this is new drone video showing the smoke pouring from yesterday's blast outside of birmingham. several people were also hurt. t

it's supposed to wrap up this evening so that's good news, hillsborough avenue, eastbound, two lanes blocked between 22nd and 30th streets. i believe it's around 9:00 this evening that those lanes could reopen. morning, the director of the national intelligence agency says he's formally submitted his resignation. james clapper has long said he planned to retire at the end of the obama administration. he's held the job since august of 2010. preventing lone wolf attacks like the one on the pulse nightclub is among issues that concerned him. >>laura: one of the most controversial, privatized detention centers in the united states is facing a backlash over a policy banning crayons. holds 600 mothers and children and crayons were banned after staff members accused children of causing damage to the property. attorneys call it unnecessary punitive. >>russell: rare whale sighting near the statue of liberty. yesterday the coast guard warned boaters to use caution, sailing around the landmark to avoid hurting the massive avenue. the whale is a humpback rare for them to swim inside new york har

hillsborough commissioners approved the new regulations back in september. as of yesterday, animal abusers are now required to done within 10 business days of their conviction. by law, a person on the animal abuse registry can't own.. or even live on the same ?property as an animal. the state supreme court will now decide on florida's controversial new abortion law. it requires women to wait 24-hours after seeing a doctor before having an abortion. it passed last year, but the justices have blocked it while they decide if it violates the state constitution. the court heard arguments from both sides on tuesday. but it could justices issue their opinions. a south florida mom is questioning a huge hospital bill she just got... for her delivery. that's because the birth ?didnt happen in the hospital. "paula d'amore" unexpectedly gave birth in the ?parking lot. it happened at a boca raton hospital back in april. d'amore says her husband caught the baby's head right after running inside the hospital to ask for help. nurses ran out to assist with outside... she sti

>>> right now on news channel gun heist in hillsborough county and you have to see it to believe it. there is a $10,000 reward up for grabs. for information on who is behind the burglary, candace mccowan has more on the nearly 3 dozen guns stolen.>> reporter: the bars were no match for the truck or suv that slammed into the front of this store. it was a planned operation, the smash followed by the grab. 8 to 12 people running insi covered, grabbing guns off the walls and out of cases. in less than two minutes, they were gone. >> from what i know, a couple cars were waiting outside. >> reporter: the fta regulates the sale of guns but it's up to shop owners to protect their stores. >> we did have state-of-the-art security and bars on the window >> reporter: but not enough to stop this from happening. the guns are now in the hands of criminals. in hillsborough county, candace mccowan news channel 8. >>> a 14-year-old polk county boy is dead after an accidental shooting. kyler daughtry was shot by his 16-year-old friend at the lakmar resort hotel. another teenager who was with them said

news. >> marisela, thank you. tonight, hillsborough deputies searching for a gang of thieves who used an suv to smash their way into a gun store. >>> i want you to take a look at the security camera video, the crooks grabbing every weapon, not locked down, stealing 40 guns in all. the atf says gangs like this now behind a 28% spike in gun store burglaries. more than 12,000 weapons, like assault rifles stoner, that's more than one burglary per day. >> less than 30 seconds they were in, got the guns and were out. >> reporter: in and out in 30 seconds? >> 30 seconds. >> investigators saying the majority of those guns end up being used in violent crimes in cities across the country. in gatlinburg, tennessee, now leading to a curfew. firefighters there concerned about the forecast tonight for 60-miles-per-hour winds. already, the fire has killed three people, destroyed more than 150 homes, and tonight a small army of firefighters is trying to keep the flames away from the town. >>> those winds are definitely going to be an issue but the rea

. >>> we follow the breaking news out of hillsborough county. crews continue to search for the missing jetskier. >> they have found his jetski, life jacket and 3-year-old son. now the search is going on along the river, and we will there live. >>> you're a coward. that's what you are. you'll be a coward wearing orange sooner or later. >> the polk county sheriff with a strong message for a hit-and-run driver that killed a woman and badly injured a deputy. >>> the worst 30, 40 minutes in my life. >> he got a terrifying phone call. his son was held for ransom, but something didn't quite add up. how the intended victim exposed >>> we begin with that breaking news we've been following for a couple of hours now on the alephia river in hillsborough county where they continue to search for a father this never returned after taking his 3-year-old son out on a jetski. haley hines is live along the river for us. haley, the amazing part of the story, the boy is okay, but no sign of the dad yet, right? >> reporter: they're still out there looking for out her

time. >> he was in distress, obviously very upset. >> well, you were listening to a news conference with the hillsborough county sheriff's office and sad news to report. looks like they did body of 38-year-old william morris. he went missing after taking his 3-year-old out on a jet ski last night. we do have a reporter on the scene and we will update you with all the details throughout the day and tonight at 5:00. but right now, let's toss it over to jim who is going to give us a weather update. >>jim: and things are looking pretty nice as far as the weather is concerned. you know, we're seeing another good looking day today. we start out with crystal clear skies. more of that easterly wind that we've had over the past several days. atlantic, not enough moisture to produce any showers but it makes some clouds and also with that easterly flow across the state, that means mild temperatures at night, warm temperatures during the day so again today, we're looking at these daytime highs into the mid 80s. right now here in tampa, we're at 82 degrees. brandon at 84. plant city 84 as well. pinellas park has 82.

we're following a news alert right now in hillsborough county. a ?gun store has been targeted by thieves... and they didn't bother using the ?door. they broke down the front of the store.. it happened earlier this morning... near waters avenue and dale mabry in north tampa. fox 13's ((jen/take vo)) also new this morning - a house goes up in flames in plant city.. it s morning.. on johnson street.. the chief says - firefighters saw heavy smoke when they got there - and the back of the house was on fire.. no one was hurt - and it's under control now.. they will be out there for awhile - to figure out how it started. and update out of st. petersburg: the state attorney's office has ruled the shooting death of "john zemola" at the hands of deputies... as justified. two pinellas deputies shot zemola after they say he charged at them with a knife. it happened back on november 5th... along north officials say the deputies' lives were in danger... and they had the authority to use deadly force. an autopsy is planned today in citrus county... for a woman foun

we begin with breaking news out of southern hillsborough county. the search is on to find a father missing after he took his young son out on a personal watercraft, a jetski. the 3-year-old boy was found by a good samaritan on an island by himself. fox 13's haley hines is live along the river tonight. okay. father, and how is the little boy doing, haley? >> reporter: well, kelly, at this point no sign yet of 38-year-old william morris. all deputies found from him was his jetski, his life jacket and wallet. that jetski was brought here to where we are right now at a.j.'s on the river. crews and deputies are all out there searching that dark river water looking for a sign to lead them to william morris. if there's any good news, it's with him on the river is safe tonight. a good samaritan found him alone on a small island west of i-75. they got a call morris was missing. he took his son for a jetski ride earlier in the day. when the wife called the cell phone, the 3-year-old answered via facetime. a good samaritan found the little boy on the island a

news. >> alcides: hillsborough county fire was busy overnight with a house fire in tampa. it broke out after 10:00 last no one was hurt, and the cause of the fire was under investigation. >>> polk county deputies look for a person behind a deadly late night stabbing that happened on friday night. investigators 32-year-old gabriel gambino was stabbed in in his front yard. investigators are looking for that person responsible as well. >>> friends and family gathered to say a final good-bye to a hundreds attended service for 72-year-old david roundtree. the funeral was held at greater zion ame church. they hit and killed roundtree while he was setting up school cones. he was a crossing guard for three years. walton was arrested and charged with dui manslaughter. >>> we're getting a better idea of what a donald trump cabinet could look like. he met with a bunch of cabinet members at the trump national golf club in new jersey yesterday. among the meetings is michelle rhee considered for secretary of education. robert woodson sr. considered for secretary of housing and urban dev

. >>> happening today, governor rick scott is highlighting new jobs at one hillsborough county business. governor scott will be at blue grace logistics. we told you about the fast- growing company in river view specializing in shipping. its big goal is to people to moving goods, that's with companies that need to move them. the governor is highlighting job growth there this afternoon at 3:00. >>> and this afternoon, sarasota county celebrates the completion of a major road improvement project. the county spent $20 million to turn bee ridge road between iona road and montloa boulevard into a four-lane divided highway complete with bike lanes and a 10-foot wide sidewalk. that celebration happens at 2:00 at the colonial oaks out who won that huge power ball jackpot. unfortunately no winners here in florida. that lucky person is from tennessee. and we really mean lucky. one ticket sold in lafayette, tennessee, matched all six power ball numbers drawn saturday night. that jackpot, dan, $421 million. according to lottery rules, you know, tennessee has sold 200 tickets that are worth $1 millio

live in riverview in hillsborough, news channel 8. . >> reporter: i'm in pinellas county where you can see folks already waiting line to the big question is whether or not it will go blue. history says yes but it will be close. back in 2012 it was a tight race between president obama and mitt romney but in the end obama squeaked out a win taking 50% of the vote. democrats certainly have been doubling down here hosting multiple campaign rallies features former president bill clinton and some famous musicians. . >> all right thanks. >>> the first results are in for the race. all 8 residents in a tiny town in new hampshire cast their votes at midnight. hillary clinton had the lead over donald trump. >>> and in hillsborough county can we'll see federal election monitors watching out for your voting rights today. it's one of the 67 jurisdictions that the u.s. department of justice will be monitoring person. >>> all right. we can all agree that today is historic day moment with a selfie. we want to remind you in florida and 2-dozen other states it's illegal to take a picture of your ballot i

this happened early this morning in eastern hillsborough county. abc action news reporter clifton french is on the scene right now. this is obviously fire. >> reporter: yeah, the evidence for that suspicious fire written right here. you can see right here it says burn everything, and blm, that's typically an acronym for black lives matter. that arrow points right to this trailer and this is a trailer that firefighters found burning this morning. that's not the only thing written on the trailer next door. it says expletive trump and double wide. firefighters found this graffiti and the burning trailer just before 1:30 this morning. we know that nobody was hurt. we believe both of the trailers involved in this are vacant. something like this does not sit well with neighbors. >> i was just truly broken, heartbroken. i feel like this is not going to be a good four years, you know, if we're going to have a civil war if this keeps on, you know. it's just nonsense. >> reporter: and fire investigators took off quickly before we could get a word with them, so it's not clea

hillsborough county at 63. new tampa 65 degrees. head to plant city pretty mild at 68 degrees. pinellas park 66. downtown st. petersburg currently at 68. been in the 50s all morning and brooksville at 56 degrees. 57. up but you warmed up in crystal river currently sitting a 64 degrees. down to our south and manatee and sarasota, sarasota has 68 that's a 50s, and everybody now back up into the lower 60s. and some cases heading into at mid 60s. so that easterly flow you can see maybe a couple showers right along east coast but a lot of dry air in place we're not going to see any of that shower activity working across state. now we do have a couple of cold fronts pushing across the state as we go through the next couple of days. a lot dry air in place wooeven got cold fronts heading our way we're not looking at really any good chance of rain as we go through the weekend. there's front number 1. bringing rain in that direction, but it's not until we get into say the middle of next week where we get front number three that pushes down over us. and that one should finally have at lea

new today, too. said to be the first in the history of hillsborough county to receive this invitation. buses took off around 2:00 in the morning and our cameras rolled as they headed off to new york today. now, 172 students are on the made this possible. the news of the marching high school band is the only florida high school marching band invited to participate in the macy's thanksgiving day parade. the group will march 2 1/2 miles in front of three million people and perform three songs live on national television. one student had this to say about the experience. >> it's so exciting. there's been so much buildup and we worked so hard. we're ready to get going. >> the fund raising. we're told the trip costs about $350,000. their performance takes place thursday morning. back to you. >>russell: thank you. talk later. developing this morning, tensions i go viet over a controversial pipeline in north dakota and still ahead this morning on "good day," new pictures as hundreds of protestors face off with police in riot gear. and a gold star family booed on coming up, the reason why and ho

and we begin with news alert right now in hillsborough county. thieves have targeted a ?gun store... and left a huge path of destruction. it happened earlier this morning... near waters avenue and dale mabry in north tampa. a news alert this morning out of colombia... where a passenger plane carrying 81 people... has crashed. the plane was flying from brazil to medellin, colombia carrying a soccer team from southern brazil. the team that was scheduled to play in a regional tournament tomorrow. only ?three survivors have been confirmed, but local officials say there ?could be more. the pilot reported an electrical failure right before going down. there was also poor visability in forecast... from dave. a tampa judge is expected to decide as soon as today... whether to grant bond for "trevor dooley." the 75-year-old shot and killed another man... in the middle of a playground. dooley shot and killed of james' daughter . dooley claimed he was defending himself... but he was sentenced to 8 years in prison. back in april, an appeals court ruled there were errors made during hi

. >>> we're also following breaking news in brandon, a hillsborough deputy saves an elderly couple from a burning apartment building. that couple is fine. the other woman was taken to the hospital for observation. the fire broke out at the park at sienna parks around 1:00 this morning. all units were that could affect where thousands of students go to school in pasco county. school board already has a petition with more than 3,000 signatures against rezoning schools. abc action news reporter ashley yore is at riverside high school. >> reporter: one family tells us they actually have a school in their backyard, but rezoning could send their child to problem. take a look at this video. this is one of the schools that's facing overcrowding, mitchell high school. they're at 118% capacity, and the district says in the opening weeks of school mitchell and seven springs middle are extremely overcrowded while other schools nearby are actually under capacity. now, they don't know exactly how the rezoning will break down just yet but today's meeting should hash out more of those plans. there coul

this morning. >>> here is a question for you, you can take the first step to find your new future at hillsborough community college. over 50 employers including aaron's furniture, lab corps and bush gardens are participating in the annual job fair from 8:30 to noon in the you need about the job fair, we've got it posted right now on our troy mobile app. >>> still ahead this morning on abc action news at 6. one the biggest resorts in the city goes dark forcing thousands to evacuate. the important items that many of them left out. >>> one florida airport you might want to avoid or pack a lot of patience for, a new >>> good morning, it's friday about 15 -- well temperatures spread as we get from crystal river to down to st. pete, water temperatures keeping you mild. cooling off with temperatures in the 50s in the north. 60s widespread elsewhere. patchy fog to the north, half mile visibility. watch out for that. sunny this afternoon. temps in the lower 80s. >>> 10 minutes after 6:00, take a look at this video, it shows a chaotic moments during a power outage in las vegas. ' less visit was out much of

abc action news james is in hillsborough county which could be important in this election. good morning. >> good morning. this is a county that candidates and 19 of the last 20 elections the winner--[audio problems] >> we've also got a few reminders. we want to apologize for james live shot there but as you head to the polls the top three things you need to know. first know your polling place. second bring a valid id. poll workers will be checking and lastly know the vote by mail deadline. vote by mail ballots have to be at the supervisor election office no later than 7:00 tonight. >>> floridans are voting in record numbers. more now than in 2000. back in 2000 less than 6 million people voted in the it became an issue. and minorities voting in record numbers there's been a surge of latino voters in early voting. as of friday 200,000 more voted early than four years ago. ballots from asian americans doubled here in florida, arizona, virginia and north carolina. asian americans make up 1 to 2% of any state's total voters. >> both candidates worked into voters last minute. lad

news. you. >>> hillsborough county worked on firing up supporters in florida. she told the crowd in sanford she is not worried about trump getting into her head. >> always a story about, how, he is really going to attack me and get into my head and hes i am sitting here thinking, no, he is not clinton later spoke at a ft. lauderdale event telling supporters she wants to spend the last days of the race giving someone to vote for not someone to vote against. >>> and donald trump is urging voters in wisconsin. told nose this eau claire that clinton had nothing to blame have time to change their mind and vote against her. >> so if you live here or in michigan or pennsylvania or minnesota, those four places you can change your vote to donald trump to make america great again. okay. >> sara: trump campaign with former republican rival scott walker who trump called, quote, a "a tough cookie" last night. >>> we will have live team coverage on tuesday at 4 p.m. and stick with us throughout the night. the result on the presidential and local races as they roll in. >>> 61

reporting in hillsborough james dailey abc action news. >>> the department of justice is dispatching 500 staffers around the country to monitor polls today including in hillsborough county. it's one of six jurisdictions they'll be monitoring the second most of any state. if you do experience a problem at your polling poll worker know or contact your county election office. >>> beware of any unsolicited messages of your polling location. a south florida woman is warning about a text she received trying to send her to the wrong polling place and others on facebook say they have received it too. here are a few reminders as you prepare to head to the polls the top three things you need to know to have a smooth voting supervisor's website and enter your address. second bring a valid id. poll workers checking to make sure everything matches before you vote. and mail in no later by 7 tonight. >> if you don't have a ride to the polls get one for free with hart, the pinellas sun coast transit authority offering free rides starting this morning at 7:00 and pasco county public transportation is

. >>> breaking news this morning, a house fire in hillsborough county with some suspicious graffiti found neighbors react. . >> and president elect donald trump in his first sit-down interview since winning the election what he said that could signal a change on some key issues like health care and immigration. >> and bucs superstar receiver mike evans refusing to stand during the national anthem. the message he was trying to send about the election and the backlash on social media this >> thanks for waking up with us on this monday morning. leigh spann got a check on our weather. >> you're going to notice it is warmer when you walk outside. it was chilly saturday and sunday mornings. 63 in brooksville, 64 plant city, 63 bartow, sarasota 68, this is significantly warmer, lakeland, plant city tampa 7 degrees warmer than you were yesterday. in our merit cast notice the extra clouds around and 8 a.m. he will are we'll be at of blue sky. 75 at noon, during the afternoon around 4 p.m. 76 degrees and there is a small rain chance. so at 5:38 i'll have an 8-day temperature trend letting you know

there is a new accident in hillsborough county right near the polk county line. let's go live to sky 10. charlie taylor road between county line road and charlie taylor. i can't see it from the cameras. what i know from fhp is it's not blocking any main lanes. you will see it on the shoulder. back to our maps in polk county. all of your roads are looking good. polk parkway and i-4. if you are traveling along i-4 through plant city past that accident at charlie taylor your drive time is 15 minutes from polk parkway to 75. in hillsborough county a lot of you have been asking how is southbound near fowler. police were able to catch him. he was caught right near a parking lot at busch and florida. a little scared, but doing okay. your drive time along 275 is just 15 minutes from the apex down to i-4. you really haven't picked up there just yet. if you get out the door in the next 20 minutes or so, you will beat the backups. the veterans expressway, i-4, selman expressway, everything in pasco county an accident in san antonio. you will see it on antonio way near anton

new number one? the newest members are out from the sheriff's office, monitoring the bars of hillsborough county were duis originate. that new number one is a place called the drink, where we are right now. obviously the drinkers were a lot of people drink. if you have ever had any doubt that thanksgiving eve was the night to hit the town, just ask these folks. >> happy thanksgiving! >> reporter: yup, it's the busiest biggest ba far where people dell -- where people gobble up cocktails and talk turkey with friends. >> reporter: what is it about the night before thanksgiving that draws the biggest crowds? >> it's everybody coming back home, being with their family and friends eight they haven't seen in so long. >> reporter: but this isn't just a few buddies for a few brewskis, the wednesday before the big day has recently taken on a new name that showcases shall we say a misbehaving >> it's one of the busiest nights in the industry if not the busiest night. >> reporter: and a big battle for cops trying to keep duis down. back in 2014, this particular top spot were duis originated. since then, they hav

tonight, new statistics from the hillsborough county's sheriffs office naming a soho nightclub is the number one bar now in tampa with this story i know you are the location there were two folks have to say about this ranking? >>reporter: i spoke with the manager earlier this evening. as you might imagine he is not thrilled with this designation. that said he told me employees go through training twice a year making sure they know when someone has had one too many. add to that this bar has its own uber account to pay for a patron's should not be driving. hours before the bar closed on the south howard entertainment district, presence by the tampa police department. every patron we spoke with has a plan for a ride after the party and that doesn't include a ride to jail. >> hopefully always uber we don't want to spend money that -- don't want to waste money don't want to get in trouble. a uber ride or right sharing form. getting behind the wheel can be very dangerous of course under the influence so just owing to see what happens and have a good time. >>reporter: some have friends who h

. >>> we are following some breaking news here in hillsborough county where three people were killed in a crash off of i-75. two of the victims were children. the mother was transported to the hospital in critical condition. news channel 8 is live on the scene with the latest. and this was a family in the accident. >> reporter: candace, just a tragic morning for the families at about 2:30 this morning, witnesses tell highway patrol that a car was traveling northbound on i-75 at a very high rate of speed. they lost control of their vehicle and they hit a guardrail. and then the cement. and then they tumbled down here. their car caught on fire. two people were ejected from the car and two people burned up inside and the car. very sad situation this morning. the ages were 5 years old and 9 and the mom was taken to tampa general hospital in very, very serious condition this morning. the medical examiner just left here a few minutes ago and i am told that this road should re- open by 8:00 this morning. but again, it has been closed since around 2:30 this morning. this has been very, very s

send us your photos on facebook >>> we are following some breaking news here in hillsborough county where three people were killed in a crash off of i-75. we are live on the scene with the latest. what can you tell us? >> reporter: candace, just a tragic morning for the families of these victims. at about 3:00 this morning, witnesses tell highway patrol high rate of speed. they lost control of their vehicle and they hit a guardrail. and then the cement. and then they tumbled down here. their car caught on fire. two people were ejected from the car and two people burned up inside and the car. and now the medical examiner did just get here and the highway patrol told me it's going to be an ongoing investigation for a few hours so if you are getting ready to make your morning commute, be closed for at least another two hours as investigators finish up here this morning. we are told that one person was taken to the hospital. they said that she could make it but she is in very, very serious condition this morning. candace -- >> tragic morning on the roadways. thank you. >>> a mother in washing

he signed it for his friend, joseph appleton starrett, who like pierce, was also born in hillsborough, new hampshire. another item going up for auction is an 1851 christmas gift that pierce gave to his then ten-year-old son, benjamin. benjamin pierce was tragically the online auction ends december 7. memorial hospital in north conway is sending some newborns home with a baby box, aimed at encouraging safe sleeping habits. the boxes include firm mattresses and are designed for babies up to eight months. the birthing center at memorial hospital is providing the boxes to families that express a need for help in providing a safe sleeping environment for their babies. communities across the state are kicking the holiday season into high gear. the 45th annual salem holiday parade was held yesterday afternoon. more than 70 floats, marching bands, and groups of costumed characters paraded along main street. the event is run by volunteers and is funded by local businesses and generous donors. while walking the route the salem exchange club collected food and other necessities for families in need.

in hillsborough county, garin flowers 10 news wtsp. in pinellas county, deputies shot and killed a county, deputies shot and killed a man saturday night after they say he charged at them with a knife. this happened on 64th street in lealman. deputies say they saw 49 year old john ze-mola behind the wheel of his pickup truck -- crashing into his wife's car -- while also taking out the front pillar of their house. when they tried to confront him to get him to stop...he allegedly said quote -- "you're going to have to kill me". police say they've uncovered more evidence now that they've captured a serial killer in spartan- todd kolhepp was back in court sunday for the second time in 48 hours, facing new charges of four counts of murder. the charges are connected to a case that has remained unsolved since 2003. four people three men and a woman- were found shot to death inside a motor sports store. the county sheriff says kolhepp admitted to the crime, revealing details only the killer would know. kolhepp, a 45 year old real estate agent -

it's already taken care of. >> reporter: and hillsborough county, mary mcguire news channel 8. >> families can also visit the facility if they prefer to make arrangements in person. >>> the upcoming star wars movie rogue one has or can a box office record and it isn't even in theaters yet. wrote one a star wars story boasts the biggest number of ticket presales for 2016 from www.movietickets.com. the first standalone star wars adventure is tracking to open above the $130 million mark when it hits theaters on december 16. >>> if you missed the voice, we have a treat for you. a legendary country icon and modern pop star came together for a one-of-a-kind performance.>> ? >> dolly parton and mi jolene accompanied deed by the pentatonic's -- accompanied by the pentatonic group. >>> that song is featured in dolly's new nbc movie christmas of many colors. right before that is christmas at rockefeller center. the lighting of the rockefeller center tree at 8 pm. >>> with thanksgiving gone, families have turned their thoughts to christmas and children specifically are thinking about santa claus and

. >>> new at 5:00 a hillsborough county mother caught behind the wheel of a stolen car and what she had a teenager do next that has are facing or charges. a deputy pulled her over yesterday and she had a 15-year- old in her car synthetic car and found it had been reported stolen from brevard county. she is now charged with grand theft auto. >>> walt disney is offering guests a new way to experience the magic kingdom. people can rent near space mountain. starting next weekend they can book the kingdom but they will run visitors more than $600 a day for a private fated sheeting data shaded >>> a disney vacation can be a big expense here are some tips. visit in january or join the other slow periods and consider free attractions and if you are planning to stay several days, a multi-day pass will cut the cost. >>> now the most accurate weather team in florida. abc action weather. >> good afternoon, everybody. with all of the sunshine rebounding somewhat into the mid to upper 60s across the area but a lot of folks on facebook were sharing pictures. scraping ice for the first time this year i

abc action news reporter marisela burgos live where crews are searching along the river right now in hillsborough county. marisela. >> reporter: deputies and officers are about more than 1,000 feet from where we're standing but if you look near that dock near to a.j.'s on the river bar that is the missing man's jet ski. authorities are searching for this man, 38-year-old william morris. home so his wife face timed her husband's phone and her son picked up. someone had spotted the toddler on the island and picked him up. they also found his life jacket and wallet on the jet ski but people who live around here are trying to figure out what's going on. >> i wouldn't -- i don't have a clue. it's just one of those things. it's kind i can't fathom would would happen. >> reporter: a lot of people trying to figure out exactly what happened here. deputies and fwc officers are currently searching for william morris whose wife was here an hour ago. she did not want to speak. i also saw their three-year-old son and he appeared to be okay. marisela burgos, abc action news. >>> turning now to democracy 2016 to

live in hillsborough county, isabel rosales abc action news. >>> and now to breaking news in tampa, a shooting sent two men to the hospital. it happened just after midnight. one is in critical condition. the other has nonlife- threatening injuries. police are on the scene trying to find out what led up to the shooting. >>> we also have breaking news from usf. police investigating robbery outside the holly apartments. we'll bring you more information on this as soon as it becomes available. >>> let's get a check on your forecast the first day of november. >> it's cool for the first day of november. not a front, just temperatures dropping with lower humidity up to the north. i tell you what. >>> the dew points are also in the 50s. 54 in plant city, 70 in clear water, but the visibility has been dropping so far this morning. the worst we've seen three quarters of a mile. any widespread right now. we check the cameras in our reporting stations to make sure we don't have any issues like yesterday. cooler as well this morning, anywhere from 2 to 5 degrees cooler than we were yesterday. rega

we are live in hillsborough county, clifton french, abc action news. >>> the bay area the loss of this well-known attorney. she died in a diving accident over the weekend. her husband is still in the hospital. the victim blaise gamba was a well-known and well-liked attorney working at the carlton field firm. colleagues say she worked on a lot of pro bono cases and volunteered her time to many local organizations working for those who couldn't afford an attorney: her husband william made a distress call to another boater. help arrived but sadly it was more on what we're learning about this tragic accident and also gamba's community impact coming up in a live report at 6:30. >>> we're waiting to find out more about a shooting investigation. this happened at the 3100 block of osborne avenue. they arrested one person, they have not yet released her name. they also found a gun. no one was hurt in that shooting. >>> we're waiting to find out the name of a driver killed in a horrible crash in pinellas county. an suv drove barrier around 5:30 sunday evening plunging 70 feet from the exit ramp

. >>> breaking news this morning, a house fire in hillsborough county with graffiti found nearby, what investigators are saying. >> and president elect donald trump in his first sit down interview, what he said that could signal a change on some key issues. >> then bucs super star receiver mike evans refusing to stand during the national anthem, the message he was trying to send about the election and the backlash on social media this morning. >>> good morning. and welcome >> thanks for joining us on this monday morning. >>> you're going to notice it is warmer this morning than yesterday. 63 in lakeland, you're going to start your day at 64, 69 in sarasota, this is anywhere from 1 up to 8 degrees warmer than this time yesterday. and that's because of the clouds. so in your metro cast notice all the clouds this morning around 67 degrees at 8 a.m. still mostly cloudy, 75 degrees and keep it mostly dy chance, 76 at 4 p.m., so at 4:38 an 8-day temperature trend is coming your way. >>> so we've got a pretty good drive, waking up to a very nice monday morning. this is at the 175 and 275 out

. >> breaking news this morning a house fire in hillsborough county with some suspicious graffiti found nearby, what investigators are saying asne elect donald trump in his first sit-down interview since winning the election, what he said in that interview that could signal a change on some key issues like health care and immigration. >> then bucs superstar mike evans refusing to stand during the national anthem the message he was trying to send about the election and the backlash on social media this morning. >>> well, good morning and welcome to news channel 8 today. >> thanks for waking up with us a little foggy out there. we've got the latest on your wake up weather. >>> we have some extra clouds around as well and clouds overnight helped to trap the heat so significantly warmer than this time yesterday as well. tampa 67, 68 in sarasota and bradenton. 64 in plant city. this just gives you that perspective. tampa is 7 degrees warmer than this time yesterday. 5 and here's a look at the clouds. the sun is trying to come up. 63 in tampa. using our metro cast that's what you'll notice ye

well band from new some high school in hillsborough county is heading to new york city. this is a big deal. they left this morning and the band will perform during macy's thanksgiving parade. here's why it's big deal. they are only band in florida to get invitation. one in ten bands nationwide. so you know there's a lot of excitement. >> obviously usual we've had hours upon hours of on driver's ed. just prepping parade and we had the street show as well. then, we have things like leadership meetings we meet a band and leadership team to mentally prepare for what we're going to go through there. we didn't prepare for this, this is pretty big. well you just kind of have to thing you just have to go up there and do what you practiced since we practiced so long we're going to okay. there are a 172 band members and they've holding fundraisers for past year. we're told trip is costing them $350,000 for travel, meals and accommodations. it's a nuns lifetime thing. that's awesome. finally did you notice about this adorable little guy. oh my goodness. >> he's i did not know about

. >> we have a couple new issues in hillsborough county. first of all an accident reported by the florida highway patrol along 50 u.s. 41, whatever you know it as. there aren't any lanes blocked from this. if you look closely, you can see some yellow in the northbound direction some possibly also because this is an area with construction there is a little bit of a delay there this morning. south of there in the big bend area along i-75 there is debris reported in the center lane. something must have fallen off of a week because this is in the center lane in the cleared out of the way before rush hour really picks up. sounds like it's dirt or mulch in the lane. watch out there. live at sky 10 and checking out the interstates. in pinellas county 275 picking up a little bit in the northbound direction. we are not seeing any delays though. this is a live look right at gandy buffalo. your drive time is 10 minutes from pinellas point drive north to gandy. and if you are on i-4 in polk county this is a live look at memorial boulevard. things along

new trial. we checked with the hillsborough county court and there is no hearing or ruling rescheduled for today but the judge will make a decision in the ng mourn the death of fidel castro. preparations are underway for his final grand send off. a four-day funeral procession across the island. for a second day in a row, hundreds of thousands of cubans are expected to pass through revolution square. these were the massive lines monday. many standing in the hot sun. crowds. other activities and events were canceled. his ashes will make a cross country procession from havana to santiago. >>> this morning president- elect donald trump is threatening to terminate relations with cuba. he said if cuba is unwilling to make a better deal for the cuban people, the cuban american people in the u.s. as a whole, i will terminate deal end quote. this could end years of work by the am normalize relations with cuba. >>> let's check in with ian. >> good morning. much of november has been warm and dry. today is another one of those days. temperatures this afternoon heading back way above average, by several degr

we'll talk about the temperatures behind that front >> a new dog park will open in hillsborough county county next year, named in honor of a deputy who gave his life to save someone else's. it will built the park on land is owns under the express were, and that is the same area where the path of a speeding wrong-way driver saving another driver who could have been killed and authorities terms the best way to honor him was to name that park after him. >> and her husband was the american sniper, a hero lost too soon and now his widow is continuing his mission, speaking >> she is continuing her husband's work. >> taya kyle's courage can be felt the moment she speaks about her husband. >> he was out there doing good things. >> he was a former navy seal sniper serving four tours of duty and was the deadliest sniper in u.s. history. taya says he questions whether was the right move. >> i said you are serving, you are serving this one so well, and he looked at me and said you think so and i said, yes, just in a different way for people who really need it. >> he was gunned down as a gun range

news channel 8 is live at the hillsborough county they have been gearing up for months now. >> reporter: exactly they have been getting ready for quite a while. there are hundreds of voting machines here in hillsborough county that need to be double checked in some cases triple checked to make sure they're in proper working order and that's what officials did inside the elections office all weekend long. now, the county uses electronic machines that tally the votes once the paper ballots are inserted. workers are able to go back and count by hand if there the supervisor of elections tells news channel 8 only registered voters, polling officials and poll watchers are allowed inside voting sites. the public can't monitor the system even though that's what republican nominee donald trump has suggested publically. he's optimistic election day will go off without a hitch. listen. >> we have our game plan, we've been planning for months and months and months. we've tested the equipment, tested the equipment, and now we're just >> reporter: here's a break down of early voting and mail in votin

. >> reporter: the scam is popping up its ugly head in pinellas and hillsborough counties, negative news about certain banks having customers on alert. the caller insists the bank must retrieve the debit card and pin and send a new one in seen in several years. i've never heard of a suspect actually going to the home. usually they commit these types of frauds over the phone and by u.s. mail. >> reporter: debit card and pin in hand it's time to shop, swipe and steal. that's her driving away in this silver four door. >> i just fell for it hook, line and sinker. >> reporter: do you know who this is? if, so cops would like to hear from you. the sad thing is the victims think they're preventing fraud going along with giving her the debit card and the pin numbers. right now the victim count stands at four, but the sergeant in my story thinks there's more out there. they'll probably step forward after this story. >> peter bernard on the night beat in largo, thank you. >>> a teenager is accused of bringing a loaded gun to a hillsborough county high school. we're told administrators at bloomingda

. >>> well new at noon hillsborough county fire crews battling two alarm house fire in wimauma right now. skyfox is over the scene just minutes ago. this is on air smis road. you can see back of that home pretty much burned to the ground. it's a very big house. and because it's in a rural area fire crews are using the pond that you see there in the front supply. the good news here, no injuries have been reported. >>> well so far president-elect trump is only officially made two top appointments. but with many more picks to go, trump himself is trying to calm concerns that the transition is in turmoil. joel waldman has more now from washington. >>> president-elect trump is back on twitter tamping down growing media speculation that his transition team is in up place as i decide i'm cabinet and many other positions. i'm only one who knows who the finalists are. the process described as knife fight became more convolute theed departure of mike rogers. roger regarded as an expert in national security was brought into at fold by new jersey governor chris christie whom self was replaced a

news. >> b fire broke out in unincorporated hillsborough county. a nearby home was vandalized by donald trump's home, an arrow pointing to that home that caught fire. one woman says she fears these kinds of acts won't stop. >> this is not going to be a good four years, you know. if we're going to have a civil war if this keeps on, you know. it's just nonsense. >> no one was at home at the time of the fire. nobody was injured. so far there's no word on any arrests, and the cause of the investigation. >>> demonstrators protesting the election of donald trump continued in the bay area over the weekend. >> people united will never be defeated. >> more than 500 rallied last night in st. petersburg. immigrants and members of the lgbt community say the demonstration is not just about the election results. they say it's about taking the fight for their values to lawmakers. >> absolutely, they should get out and let their representatives know they're not happy with whatever concerns about whatever political issues that do not jive with the reason the united

reporting live in hillsborough action news. >>> thanks clifton, and this morning we have a better look at who will be a part of president-elect trump's administration. >> republican national committee chairman reince priebus will be his white house chief of staff. the president-elect passing over stephen bannon. bannon oversaw trump's entire presidential election campaign. instead, bannon will serve as his chief strategist and senior counselor. groups are condemning that choice because of bannon's history with a nationalist website. cabinet members include newt gingrich, rudy giuliani, and chris christie. >> the president-elect is clarifying his plan for a wall along the u.s. southern border. he said he would consider making it a fence in some places. >> for certain areas i would but certain areas a wall is very appropriate. i'm very good at this, this is called construction. >> so part wall, part fence. taking the presidential salary of $400,000 a year. instead he'll be paid just $1. >>> we're finding out attorneys representing donald trump have filed a motion to delay the fraud lawsu

this was a hard-fought race and a nasty one but now hillsborough county has a new state attorney, andrew warren. he tells us it was time for a change. andrew warren knew he was in for a big battle. the former federal prosecutor and 3. my little one turned 3 last night on election night and this is a great opportunity for me to make this a safe community for them and for all other families in hillsboro. >> reporter: as a newcomer, the husband and father of two realize going up up -- up against a longtime incumbent wouldn't be easy. ober search for 16 years, serving over high profile cases including the mother who mothered her children, julie schenn occur -- >> they trust mark ober. truck meanwhile, warren worked to discredit ober by describing him as out of touch with modern- day court cases. >> the view from the 80s and 90s was more lock them up and throw away the key. >> reporter: while the resume for ober included a lengthy his campaign was about people, specifically victims of sex crimes who he says contacted him in droves, citing insensitive treatment by the state attorney. >> mark a