and we're in pinellas county and lakeland this morning. we begin with ryan in riverview. good morning. . >> good morning p.m. this is precinct 947 here in riverview considered one of the busiest in this part of hillsborough county. it's been said that hillsborough is one of the most important counties in the country, you may ask why, well, it's picked the president in almost every election since 1960. now, let's go back 2 elections to see how things turned out in 2012 hillsborough county went blue. president obama won by more than 36,000 votes. mccain. that margin of victory was much smaller as you see on the right of your screen. now, because it has been so close this years past, every single vote counts this year. listen. >> the entire election in 2000 was settled by 547 votes here in florida deciding who was president of the united states for the next 8 years. >> at the community center here the vote in hillsborough is generally so close because balance of registered democrats, republicans and independents here in this county again polls open this morning at 7 a.m., the

in pinellas county count pinellas county. >> the supervisor of elections saying only one glitch. more on what happened out there. >> reporter: earlier today there was an issue with checking in 75 voters. so in some cases it said they voted or other cases they were at the wrong precinct but within 20 minutes they got that fixed and those people voted provisional ballot. when you look at the numbers for early voting and mail in ballots, results of 340 precincts, clinton beat trump in hillsborough. they said no to amendment one but yes to amendment two. presented to the canvassing board by thursday. the supervisor of elections says that every election year they review everything, even randomly selecting not only a race but precincts to review so they make sure the numbers add up. the other big race in florida, marco rubio will keep his seat. he beat challenger patrick murphy. take a now, marco rubio beating patrick murphy by 3,000 votes all precincts now reporting. >> there's still no nation on earth i would rather be. despite our challenges, there is no country or people on this pl

pinellas county, in my opinion, is the no. 1 swing county and the no. 1 swing state in the country. we carried pinellas for donald trump. that's the second time since 1988 that a republican candidate for president carried pinellas county. >> hispanic voters shattered turnout records during early of 2012. that's important because hispanics are typically the least likely to do early voting. according to the university of florida, around 560,000 hispanics voted as of saturday. expearts say that's a 100% increase over 2012, and a fourth of those who voted are first-time voters. another curve ball in the data could be the cuban vote, which typically leans republican. >>> in other news this morning, a gunman is dead in california after a rifle attack in a los angeles suburb. killed and two women were critically hurt not far from two polling places that were closed because of the shooting. now, we 're told the violence was not election related. the two polling sites were shut down over several hours yesterday while officers surrounded a home where that gunman's body was later found. one --

donald trump didn't step foot in pinellas county. >> pinellas county is a classic bellwhether county in the state of florida. this reflects the actual vote totals that we're seeing all across the state. with this, yes, they split the vote in pinellas county. charlie crist trump wins as well, but not by very much. yes, it's very, very close. they're separated by what is that, 1.2%. what's the overall margin, 1.4%. it is said that pinellas county reflects the mixture of north florida and south florida, and it's a good indicator of which way the entire state is going to go. boy, that seems to be holding true here tonight. >> certainly does. okay. i know you're watching it for us and we'll talk to you soon. thank you, craig. now. >> let's take a look. you've probably seen a lot of commercials for the new state senate district 18 in hillsborough county.& it's been a dead heat in the polls. dana young has served in the florida house before. she defeats attorney gaining 48 to 41%. joe red rednour is the businessn in. dana young winning district 18. in district 19, part and then part of hill

if you stay in a hotel or motel in pinellas county, you paid for it. mark is turning the spotlight on hillsboro county and the big question here is how does visit tampa bay spend money to unlike pinellas county, visit tampa bay operates as a private organization but nearly all of the money they spend comes directly from the tax. visit tampa bay just celebrated a record year. >> it's hard for me to find a word that describes this year. amazing seems like a good place to start. >> the executive director recently bragged that hillsboro bade taxes are approaching $30 million.>> possibility of adding yet another % to our bed tax. >> reporter: music to his ears because 86% of his budget comes from the bed tax. that amounted to $10 million last year, an investment he claims generates billions for tourism.>> we import money . >> reporter: in pinellas county, it's run by county workers and spent on travel and entertainment at some of the world's finest hotels and restaurants but visit tampa operates as a private agency and the director insists his credit card r

we're joined live in pinellas county. how are the voters leaning in terms of the presidential election? >> well, we won't know exactly but if history is any indication this county could go blue. back in 2012, president barack obama it was a tight race but in the end obama won here in pinellas 49%. democrats have been doubling down here hosting multiple campaign rallies featuring former president bill clinton and famous musicians. . >> it's in the hands of the people of florida. we could go to bed pretty early once the results of this state come in. i really mean it. . >> reporter: now, as of more than 650,000 registered voters, 231,000 republicans, 233,000 democrats and 185,000 in the other category. now, another big race is the important fight for the 13th congressional district between david jolly and charlie krisk. we'll have more on that race coming up in the next half hour. >>> presidential candidates campaigned late into both making a final pitch to voters in battleground states. clinton closed her campaign with a ma

another big race to watch right here in pinellas county. it's florida's 13th congressional district. david jolly and charlie crist. redistricting has made the once battleground district more democratic. latest poll really shows that. this poll comes from st. pete polls which shows the former governor with a five point lead district. 51% of voters say they were backing crist compared to 46% of those voters backing jolly. nw, both candidates have a watch party tonight. we've been talking about early voting all week long approximate 2/3 of florida voters have cast their ballots. now, if you didn't cast your ballot early and you're coming out today, expect some lines. we're not seeing the line outsid robert's recreation center but we count at least a dozen people inside. the polls will be open until 7:00 this evening. a few things to keep in mind to get to your designated precinct, just take a look at your voter i.d. card. polling address is right on there. bring a government issued photo i.d. shayla reaves is over in hillsborough county to see

and in congress i'll get things done for pinellas county. i'll protect social security and medicare, defend women's healthcare and planned parenthood, and take care of our veterans. i'm charlie crist and i approve this message. because i'll put the people first. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. people in the upper echelons of the military are very concerned about the things that mr. trump has already said he's going to ask the military to do. chris matthews: talking of maybe using nuclear weapons, nobody wants to hear that about an american president. well, then, then why are we making them? a foreign policy expert went to advise donald trump, and three times he asked, "if we have them, why can't we use nuclear weapons?" my dad was a family doctor in pinellas county for 55 years. he used to even take me on house calls. both my parents taught me to help others. that's why i believe in public service. as your governor we got things done, and if you send me to congress we can do it again. i'll protect social security and medicare

in pinellas county over 48% have voted. for those of you who haven't done to, remember, tomorrow, you have to go to a pry sixty and tonight forget to bring your driver's license or another form of photo ichltd i.d. that has your photo or signature on it. you vote tomorrow at your predict, but bring the ballot with you to pruf you haven't cast your vote. when with fox 13 for complete election coverage. we have national coverage along with the results of local races starting at 7:00 p.m. tomorrow night. a historic evening. you can stay on top of the returned online on fox 13 n new news.com. >>> there's a news alert out of tampa right now where a 29-year-old man has been shot. we're told the victim was snot released other details dwret. >> dmv offices are affected by computer outages. this has been happening for months, the system failure cost bring problems in pasco over the week end county leaders say thaef had enough. crystal clark is joining us to explain. going to dmv is frustrating enough with the computer crashing. >> y

pinellas county, so far very quiet, no major accidents. polk county in lakeland, you are doing great. your in the green on polk parkway. >>> we're looking towards a great start to tuesday. check out st. pete beach now. it is quiet and still and we have a beautiful sunrise. temperatures are really comfortable and 65 now in tampa. it's hard to beat. we will warm things up expect a hot afternoon. just a little bit on the warm side with temperatures a bit above average. we will see high clouds cover moving in. now we are quite around the bay area and that is going to take a nap like we saw yesterday where we get periods of blue sky and then we will see cloud cover moving in from time to time. looking ahead over the next few days, for today, dew points are we really don't factor in heat index anymore so no issues there. that looking ahead to wednesday. here is where we see the front bible to the south and the drier air comes in behind it. by thursday morning that will take the dew points back to the low 50s if not 40s for the bay area. meaning r

right here in pinellas county. doing a great job. not everything should or can be burned in the incinerator. so that's why we're talking america recycles day. it's a real thing. presidential proclamation. we're talking about reduce r later. we did reduce now it's time to talk reuse with josh here from pinellas county solid waste. you want to start on bottom shelf with all that stuff we have in our garage? yeah a lot of this stuff we here we collect chemicals. and electronics. but chemicals we actually reuse in way. we have swap shop. and whatever's good whatever is usable. we'll actually put into our swap shop and opinions county residents can and in and collect really. so if i have a half gallon of white paint left. i can't pour that down the drain. i shouldn't throw it in bar badge can i brianing that our how doi aget to to you basically pull up to our htc3 facility or we also have we will actually come to your neighborhood. you see one trucks adrop it off and put in swap shop and man i need some white paint they get that for free.

enforcement officer and resisting arrest, office and by the way she has no prior criminal history in pinellas county. >> chip osowski reporting live. thank you. >>> to a story that is all new -- pasco county officials closed green key park after receiving a tip to search for a body there. no body was found and tonight the park is back open. detectives now are turning their attention to the tipster's claims. >>> deputies in lakeland are investigating a possible stabbing, 32-year-old gabriel gamino died after another fight with a he struck him and took off. the victim rushed to the hospital. as soon as we get more information we'll bring it to you. >>> president-elect donald trump says his meeting with 2012 gop presidential nominee mitt romney went "great." the two met privately in new jersey. during the campaign romney was an outspoken critic of trump calling him a con man and fraud. they've now mended fences. romney called the president- appreciates the chance to speak with trump. >> very thorough and in depth discussion in the time we had. appreciate to chance the speak with the president-elect and

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 -- was arrested thursday after a missing woman was found chained inside a locked storage container on

we're joined now live in pinellas county. how are voters leaning this morning? . >> reporter: well if you want to go with the history books they say that pinellas county will go blue again in this morning long and out of all of the voters that i spoke with they could agree on one thing, they believe this is one of the most important elections that they have ever voted in. up early this morning dozens stood in line before the polls opened up eager to cast their ballots and make their voices heard. >> we can't take any chance that is we're going to miss out on our voice being heard. this is important and if we don't vote then our decisions are made for us. >> reporter: by all accounts election with signs and slogans but this campaign cycle has been anything but. >> always been a democrat and now going over to the republican side. >> reporter: the race has prompted lifelong democrat paula to vote on the other side of the ticket. >> our nation was founded on giving people chances. and no fault to the clintons but they've had their chances. >> i think this is one of

this is 275 over in pinellas county. >>> 26 minutes after 6 right now. today is going to be a day that 49 people living here in the bay area will remember for the american citizens. at newsome high school during a special naturalization ceremony like the one here, the citizenship candidates will take the oath of allegiance that originate from columbia, italy, haiti, jamaica, peru and the philippines. >>> one of the best affordable wins in the world goes on sale today at wal-mart. it's la moneda >> it's a malbec and won the prestigious best in show award. it was previously sold only in great but will sell at wal-mart for 6.96. it's a limited time offer. that wine will be available until supplies run out. wal-mart notes that it pairs well with turkey. >> and speaking of turkey, there's one surprising thing you should not do before you start cooking your thanksgiving dinner. >> also a group of good samaritans star struck after they say it turned out to be a >>> it's hard to believe, but next week we'll be setting the dinner table for thanksgiving. before yo

it happened last night on i-275 in pinellas county. state troopers say the dodge durango was exiting off southbound 275 onto i-175 near tropicana field when the driver lost control. they say he hit the concrete barrier and went right over it. the s-u-v landed upside down on the ground. a scary few moments in sarasota county, when a s-u-v crashed into the side of a business. it actually stopped in the group of tables. it happened sunday morning near the intersection of main and u-s 301. luckily, no one was sitting at the table... and no one was hurt. however... a gas line was hit and had to be fixed. sarasota police say they ticketed the driver. investigators in st. pete now say a police officer is to? blame for a crash involving her cruiser... on i- 275. it happened saturday night just north of 38th avenue north. state troopers say the officer was traveling with her lights and sirens on when she lost control of her vehicle. assistance. investigators say she hit a 2016 ford expedition... then a guardrail. no one in the s-u-v was hurt. t

and in congress i'll get things done for pinellas county. i'll protect social security and medicare, defend women's healthcare and planned parenthood, and take care of our veterans. i'm charlie crist and i approve this message. because i'll put the people first. ((laura 2shot)) for decades makes you want to the do a jig. i needed to see that. i for decades people have wonder if there life on other planets. >> but if another life form does try to reach out to us, where are we supposed to do? >> dave o. the science pro. what is protocol? >> you know what? here's the thing. you guys have heard of the uk search for extra terrestrial intelligence. they say that they don't have a particular protocol. but what they've decided is if signal comes in and that they know this, know to be an alien message that they are going to share it openly and allow people all over the world to try to understand it. but then at that point, as you opened pandora's box, people are going to start sending signal this. assuming the laws of physics go through the whole uni

here in pinellas county appeared last until 7 p.m. tonight to plenty of time to cast your ballot if you haven't done so already. it's going to be a busy day. >>> and in some other news now a woman who was caught on camera stealing her neighbor's campaign sign is back. once again take a look the woman on the golf cart seen here taking another hillary clinton sign from her neighbor's yard. lisa eskob says the thefts happened a week apart. this woman has not been identified but this time around you know, i chalked the first one up to political -- you know, i just said i'll let it go, i'd like to find her but i was just going to let it go. now, i'm really angry. i'm really really angry. this is harassment. >> maybe not so much when it happens twice. when he will trump supporters have also complained about their signs being stolen. stealing campaign signs is illegal and those caught could be charged with a misdemeanor. >>> we're still hours away know w the white house but in washington preparations are already being made. the secret servic

pinellas county, in my opinion, is the number one swing county and swing state in the country. we carried pinellas for donald trump. that's the second time since 1988 that a republican candidate for president carried pinellas county. >> and donald trump claims sfuning victories in key battleground states, big states voted republican in almost 30 years. >> pennsylvania, for example. last night for the first time since 1988. that was president george h.w. bush. same story in michigan so far. still not called yet. the clinton camp was wrapped up before voting even began. trump defied the odds, though. the polls hitting these states hafrd while campaigning. his last stop was, in fact, in michigan. the last six presidential elections, but take a look at the result sos far from last night. donald trump with a slight lead over hillary clinton. most of the spire state, counties red, say for some of the democratic strongholds around destroit and lancing. want to show you something else. take a look at the breakdown of voters here by party id. this right here. you'll notice that 10% of de

seabirds are dying...after two pinellas county cities dumped sewage into boca ciega bay. that's according to an eckerd college professor studying the birds. our news partners - the tampa bay times - says in all 48 black skimmers died in september after the sewage started flowing. heavy rains prompted a number of pinellas county cities to dump sewage into area waterway this morning investigators are trying to find out what led to the death of an oklahoma state university student. police say friends called 911 from the sigma chi fraternity house...when they couldn't wake their 20 year old frat brother. this isn't the first time there's been a death at this house. in 2012...a fraternity member died from alcohol and heroin poisioning. a warning this morning affecting more than 3 million households! kidde is recalling its night hawk are set to last seven years. and safety regulators say they stop chirping -- even if the backup battery is replaced. the recall involves models sold between 2004 to 2010. if you have one in your home, stop using it immediately and contact the compa

he went to pinellas county, that voteded for the last out of 240,000 costs so far in pinellas county, democrats outnumber recommends by just 358. think about that. 240,000 votes and just a margin of 358. vice president biden is painting trump as an unprepared childish narcissist. he spent his last moems as the parties they would their statesman saying world leaders have told them that they can't considering electing donald trump. he argued hillary clinton is as prepared as anyone has been. with a split in pinellas county of .15% as i mentioned, biden spoke in st. pete, which is a critical area for democrats in that county. >> i know every world leader and know them by their first names. they're looking us like, are you all kidding? are you serious? no, no. swear to god. with a head of state, i mean this, with the exception of vladimir putin, and i mean that, too. there's not one i leave and they don't say to me, it is possible to elect trump. it's not, is it? you think i'm joking. i'm not. >> after that jimmy buffett came to the stain. he amendment 2 there with big grabs from the last

"christian nattiel" from pinellas county, was just named a rhodes scholar. nattiel gradudated from boca ciega high and is now a senior at west point. he is ?double majoring in mathematical sciences and philophosphy. nattiel joins 31 other american students getting the honor this year. from about 880 applicants that had to be ?endorsed by their colleges. nattiel will get a scholarship to oxford university in england, worth about 68 ?thousand dollars... for up to three years. new this morning: a local high school band is now heading out, on the trip of a lifetime. the "newsome wolfpack" from lithia is getting to march in the macys thanksgiving day parade. they are the first band from hillsborough county to ever be invited to the event. fox 13's shayla reaves joins us they've been practicing for months...raising money... and giving up mornings and weekends to make this moment possible. today-- our cameras rolled as newsome high school band members left for new york just after 2 o'clock in the morning. the 172 students on board are scheduled to perform three son

pete high and calls could pinellas county home. he called a tough and race saying david jolly was an opponent and not an enemy that he would fight for seniors and the social security, protect the environment and make sure kids get a good education. >> he wants to do right for everybody. >> a very humble. i'm grateful to all the people >>> congressman jolly leaves office after one full term but he promised he is not done fighting for the people he represents wes is what -- represents.>> will not stop until people of congress stop reading the system for there own political survival and instead start working for the american people. problems don't exist on only one side of the aisle they exist on both in the solutions don't exist on either side they exist right here in this room tonight. >>> he did face an uphill battle in the race after his district was redrawn favoring the democrat. >>> voters had to make an election -- selection on amendment one. 51 percent of voted yes and 49 voted no. to pass the amendment required 60 percent. th

more than 283,000 votes have been cast in pinellas county, nearly 131,000 taking advantage of early voting in pasco county. early voting ends tomorrow. if you don't vet by then, you have to cast a ball will the of election day. tomorrow we'll have a one hour special to go over the big racing impacting the big area. a special episode of your vote counts, 9:00 a.m. and for election day coverage stay with us. we'll be leading the coverage and you can check out wfla.com and our app for the latest. follow us on social media using #wflapolitics. . >>> yesterday clearwater's sighting is the fourth time in been spotted. he's been seen taking a stroll, making his way down a tree or just walking down the street. officers can't seem to catch him. >> may not be today or tomorrow, but we'll get him. >> experts say they believe they'll see him next by the clearwater mall. if you see him, call wildlife rescue. >>> it is old scam. one pinellas county woman is targeting elderly victims. deputies say the schemer lies about the new chip cards and trusting seniors. it starts with a phone call and this woman s

in pinellas county, jonathan petramala, 10 news wtsp. voters" have already headed to the polls. 3 tiny new hampshire towns voted at midnight. for all of your election day returns-- join us on wtsp dot com and the 10 news app. you can also watch our expert analysis on facebook live tonight at 7. a third body has been found on the property of an alleged serial killer in south carolina. 45-year-old todd kohlhepp is charged with killing four people more than a decade ago at a motorcycle shop. he was arrested after a woman was found chained 'like a dog' in a storage container on his property. he is also a suspect in at least three other murders and facing several charges. investigators will continue their search of the property today. an unusual crime out of new york city. the woman you see here is being pushed another woman in front of a subway train in times square. the 46-year-old was killed. police say the suspect has a history of psychiatric issues and is being investigated for a similar attack last month. the numbers are startling, even

biggest counties kept the polls open sunday. including hillsborough, pinellas and polk. here's a look at some of those ?preliminary counts from the bay area. in hillsborough county... 176- thousand people voted by mail, while 242 thousand voted early. that adds up to 49 percent of the registered voters in the county. the polk county supervisor of elections office had received more than 168-thousand ballots by mail, or through in-person early voting ... accounting for 42 percent of registered voters in pinellas county, over three-hundred thousand people cast their ballots as the saying goes... ?every vote counts. but with more reports of voter ?fraud... could this election actually be at ?risk? it could be a pretty tough challenge for hackers. authorities say they are well prepared... for any ?online attacks tomorrow. fox's kristin fisher explains why. ----------------------------- ----------------------------- ----------------------------- ----------------------------- ----------------------------- ------------- the threat of an election day cyber attack has prompted 48 s

low, mid-40s, upper 40s, milder in pinellas county. heading up to the north, this is our first freeze as far as our temperatures, right? the first 32. crystal river has hit that this morning and has been there a couple of hours. morning of the season we would send out the man that owns more sweater vests than i know. james tully, where are you my friend and how's the snow. >> that actually comes with living in pennsylvania for most of my life. sweater vests are kind of a thing up there. it's funny we're doing a black friday story this morning. this is one of those mornings you get in the first blast cold air. maybe snuggled up in a sleeping bag and a tent, black friday isn't friday, it's monday, but you know what, early bird gets the worm right. like you said it's in the 40 degrees,s, 40s, no question abo it. ing outside with a sweatshirt, it is quite chilly out here. i'll send it back to you. >> we'll have to check those temps, make sure those folks are okay there. it. very cold but unlike the northeast we warm up nicely in florida th

and in congress i'll get things done for pinellas county. i'll protect social security and medicare, defend women's healthcare and planned parenthood, and take care of our veterans. i'm charlie crist and i approve this message. because i'll put the people first. always have, and always will. carson and i have seen some terrible ads attacking our mom dana young. for things she never did. it hurts because mom is cool. she is caring, she works hard. whenever something is not right mom is on it. trust us we know from experience. mom put her career on hold for us. to raise our family. she is dana young for the florida senate. captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: a manic monday before decision tuesday. >> get out and vote. >> we can do this. >> pelley: four candidates crisscross eight states in a final election eve push for votes. >> tomorrow we face the test of our time. >> this is it. this is it. good luck. get out there. i did my thing. this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley.

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a pinellas county deputy is fired for using excessive force during a traffic stop and falsifying a report. jeff bob gualtieri is expected to step up to this mike any moment. we'll bring you the news when it happens. >>> joseph flanagin was working at a maintenance facility within he stole truck and took off. melissa marino joins us live in lakeland. and that's where investigators spent much of the night searching. >>reporter: that's right. good evening. they found that stolen truck right over here across the street near this sam's club. so then they scoured a nearby neighborhood. i spoke with neighbors there blocked. >>reporter: she got caught in the middle of the manhunt. deputies looked in her car for the suspect joseph flanagin. >> he looked in my back seat i had my brother back there. we had to turn around. >>reporter: this is hd video of that search near flanagin's last known address. deputies finally found him this morning a few miles away in north lakeland. court documents show flanagin was arrested in september for petit theft. his third conviction. he was granted trus this allowe

we do have one accident over in pinellas county right on any delays as of yet. that is a look at whether and traffic. >>> on the campaign trail this morning, another big name headed to tampa for hillary clinton. vice president joe biden who you see here is back in the bay area. we join you live at the museum of science and industry. that is where he will be rallying voters later today. we have been talking about this . the clinton campaign lays focus on our area. >> exactly. have been back d now. within the last 12 hours both hillary and bill clinton were karen florida hoping to drum up last-minute support. >> it is a simple as this, if the people who are for hillary, vote for hillary, she will win florida and be the president of the united states. >> bill clinton spoke to enthusiastic cloud -- an hillary clinton was joined by alicia machado who donald trump bashed after the 2nd presidential debate. she uses that as a rallying cry for the rights of women and children. she is hoping to drum up more support for african-american voters in support of -- florida . a

a pinellas county is fired for using excessive force during a traffic stop and falsifying a report about the incident. sheriff bob gualtieri just released this video ate news conference in it you can see the deputy hold a license in the woman's face and then body slam her into the truck before taking her by the arm and down to the ground. we will have an update on this entire investigation coming up at 6:00. >> a sarasota restaurant owner business and assaulted a teenaged girl and now officials are worried because there could be more victims. john rogers joins us live from sarasota to explain why. >>reporter: this is very shocking because police say he had only known this girl for a couple of days. if he dock this to her he can do this to someone else. >>reporter: sarasota police say last month 45 year-old fernando palamino hired a 16- year-old girl to work at his restaurant. she was so youn >> she was only working there for two days. >>reporter: but her stint ended in horrifying fashion. police say at around 1:00 p.m. on october 15th. palaminos wife left to run an errand he locked the d

and in congress i'll get things done for pinellas county. i'll protect social security and medicare, defend women's healthcare and planned parenthood, and take care of our veterans. i'm charlie crist and i approve this message. because i'll put the people first. developing this always have, and always will. aft >>> developin the serial killer case in south carolina continues as investigators unearth another body from the 95 acre property belonging to a todd kohlhepp. police say man has already confessed to several murders. kohlhepp told police he killed four people in a motorcycle shop 13 years ago giving officials details only killer would know kelly wright has the very latest on this case. authorities unearthed a third confessed to four murders that happened back in 2003. i'm just tell you i bet my farm, your farm everybody else's farm that i have the right person. we have him. i mean, i know it's unbelievable and it's hard. but, it happened. and i'm very tickled to be able to tell you that it did happen murder case all started to unravel

in hillsborough, pinellas and pasco counties you have a chance to early vote. you can cast your ballot at 7:00 this morning and it ends at 7:00 like a driver's license and know the ballot ahead of time. >> lindsay: if you're headed out to do early vote, after 6:00 it's dark. the time change. hopefully you remembered to change the clocks lass night. this morning started out cooler and cloudy. these clouds are thinning in lakeland at 64 degrees with that comfortable north wind. beautiful morning to get out and enjoy. while we've seen that breeze at times at the beach this morning, i think overall less gusty today scattered clouds from the west. remember with the earlier sunrise is makes sense we're milder this hour. flirting with 70 degrees. you're at 70 in sarasota. good morning to you. lakeland is at 64, and it's 67 in tampa. visible satellite imagery shows the clouds sneaking in from the west. these clouds are on tap for the afternoon. a little more cloud cover today, and a chance for a sprinkle today. of green and specks and those are sprinkles moving away fr

a monte running wild in pinellas county. and it is on the move again. >> coming up, we'll show you where the rhesus monkey was spotted this time around. >>> severely neglected dog turns up at the shelter. wh back to her owner? we investigate a vicious cycle coming up. >>> temperatures have been warm through the day. we topped out at 87 degrees. the weekend should be a little bit bet we are a cold front pushing through the area later this evening. details of your weekend forecast ahead. >>> coming up, tampa catholic high school is the place to be tonight as the crew sauders try to snap a long losing streak. i'll preview friday night blitz bob buesing... on the record. he sues tax payers to cover the outrageous cost of a lavish buesing files forclosures on homes critical to seniors. his law firm is accused of running up costs on a school district at the expense of our kids. trailing in the polls, buesing attacks dana young. for things she never did. so we ask... mr. buesing, will you do anything to win? >>> we have new individ

. >>> pinellas county surprise, former republican governor tony christ won as a democrat. here are the results, he defeats the incumbent david jolly, 52-48%. crist delivered his speech at a hotel. >> being a public servant is a calling and i love it because i about. i am grateful they let me do it again. >> reporter: what is your goal? >> my goal is to fight for the people, look out for them, senior citizens, i love you more! >> crist lost 2010 senate race as independent and 2014 governor race as a democrat. he ran for the u.s. house after the supreme court decided to redraw district. the new district heavily democrat. >> jolly didn't seem like who lost, he celebrated supporters and faith after conceding, he buted heads with republicans in congress and did not support donald trump for president. >> if you watched coverage, analysts were watching closely deciding whether florida goes red or blue. >> trump won all counties except one. abc action news anchor, lindsay logue is here with a breakdown. >> reporter: hillsborough county until last night, a mini model of the u.s. wi

i want to take you to the pinellas county sheriff. let's listen in. >> almost to invite her to take the driver's license. so the driver's license wasn't here. it wasn't down he was holding it out in front of her. so when she gets out of the truck she takes -- he is holding it with two fingers. she takes the driver's license out of his hand and then moves to turn away. at that point deputy wagner slammed taylor up against the sued of the vehicle and then took her to the ground and he used improper force against taylor. as a result of that, and again in a minute, but as a result of that, he arrested her on a felony charge of battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest with violence. he authored a report, and the report that he authored said that taylor shoved him. about 30 days later he authored a supplemental report after additional video was obtained, and again indicates that he was pushed by ta investigation, he made numerous statements that are inconsistent with the evidence, that he had been pushed, shoved, that there

very pinellas county. coming in mid january. this is going to have lot more information about how as residents can recycle in pinellas county. but for currently 2016 shows you what's okay no way for your recycle bin. you can check with youring coordinator you have recycling rate we're going to e eco from 11 to power 4ist family friendly touch a truck. presenters, food trucks. you're going to learn how to make great decisions about how to live in positively environmentsly in pinellas county. you're home and in your community. well we all have, we all have to do our part. absolutely. i think if we do, we'll make a small bent you're making dent by this we go. you're welcome for more information go to www.fox13news.com we'll link you to their website definitely pick up magazine and educate yourself in what to throw in trash and what to throw in ryker. just throwing it away it goes somewhere. charley belcher, fox 13 news. >>> ? dance. bruno mars unveiled massive global tour and he's coming to tampa. the 24 karat magic world tour will

an investigation is underway after a pinellas county pinellas county deputy shot and killed a man who was armed with a knife. deputies were called out to the duval park apartments in lealman wednesday night. investigators say the suspect, 43- year-old william beavers, who was said to be "drunk and belligerent" came at them with a knife. they told him to put it down, but he reportedly responded saying: you're going to have to kill me. deputy tyler green shot and killed him. people say beavers had medical issues. deputy green has been placed on paid administrative leave. another child has died from monday's school bus crash in chattanooga, tenneesee. that means a total of six students were killed. four children are still in the hospital. there is also some new information on the driver of that bus. alcohol and drugs have been ruled out... but investigators are looking into other possible factors, like excessive speed. the n-t-s-b says it also wants to know why 24-year-old johnthony walker wasn't driving on a designated bus route. walker remains in jail on charges of vehicular manslaught

it's the mid 60s in pinellas county. anybody close to those main bodies of water. but the second you get away from those, it's in the 50s and the 40s. citrus and hernando county are starting in the 40s. i'm looking at tampa's temperature right now in the lower 60s and we'll get to the upper 70s for today. mostly sunny, low humidity, a in pinellas county and it's going to be blocking what appears to be the exit ramp off 275. we'll show you that live picture right now. this is at mlk. pinellas county, 275 at mlk and it appears to be southbound the exit ramp that's going to be blocked here. we did see a few minutes ago some cars coming down that ramp and they were able to just barely squeak by around the crash site, on the shoulder there. it letting folks do that. it may be slower than normal and crews working on the side of the road. if you head that way, give yourself a few extra minutes. we want to update you as well on what's happening on i-4. once again, this is the crash just off of the westbound i-4 exit ramp from 75 with most of the impacts you can see to 75, n

spotted this books cxl that they believe was stolen just before 3 this pursuit as they got near pinellas county. they radioed deputies right here who immediately used their helicopter to locate that vehicle. deputies on the ground then pursued that vehicle heading up 49th street north right here in st. pete. that car was going at a high rite of speed, possibly at speeds above 100 miles per hour this morning. it eventually veered off the road ending up inside of this publix shopping center parking lot hitting those two palm trees before landing on all fours and flipping multiple time out here this morning. now investigators tell us there were two people inside of that vehicle. both were taken to a local hospital. we're told their injuries were not life-threatening. at this point we're still waiting on official word on possible charges this morning as well. of course we'll be here throughout the morning gathering more information. as soon as we get it of course we'll bring it to you. for now reporting live in st. pete, rodney dunigan abc action news. >>> the polk county sheriff's office investiga

they want everyone to know that banks do not send employees to your home in pinellas county. abc action news. intercepting conversations about a potential al qaeda attack monday. the chats focused on new york, texas and virginia but no specific locations were mentioned. u.s. authorities are taking it seriously. though the sources stress the intelligence is being assessed and credibility is not confirmed. >> the department of homeland security talking about a the government saying they are concerned it could cause confusion and they say they are confident no breach would affect the outcome of this election. >>> and new tonight clinton campaign ads say they are winning by 200,000 votes but the donald trump campaign says it is a toss-up. the candidate that wins florida will likely win the white house. >> that means we have not seen the last of the candidates and a few events are planned tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. and doors will be opened at 7. bring your coffee. earlier trump made three stops in florida in one day. also tomorrow hillary clinton will be in south and central florida.

. >>> in pinellas county a crash on the exit ramp of irk 275

there's a chance you might see a monkey running loose in pinellas county. valerie says her dog was barking yesterday. she went to take a look. she saw the monkey on the top of her backyard fence. watching tv and here comes on the fence, i thought it was a large cat until i saw that it was like a monkey. like oh, my god. it was a monkey. beautiful, beautiful, very slow, just crawling, walking, whatever, on fence. >>russell: monkey kept to itself and then wandered away. it's a chance it's the monkey that's been seen running loose in hernando and pasco. if you catch it. leave that to the experts. >>dave: in sports, the bucs are halfway through the season. three wins, five losses so far. now they'll return to practice this week after losing thursday night 43-28. now, the bucs are hoping that mike evans will be able to play on sunday. of course, he's in the nfl concussion protocol after taking a vicious hit in the loss to atlanta. he ever ans has eight touchdowns derek koetter has seen a lot of maturity from his star wide receiver. >> mike has really got his tem

pinellas county dept and it cost the deputy his job. he is charged with filling a false report claiming he was the one who was atalked. >> didn't know what was going to happen that day. i was like. i don't -- what did i do to get tackled basically. >> deputy pulled boyfriend and arrested him and video showed that she was the one tackled and aggressively arrested. >> -- -- cam video was released. >> she called me and said you was thrown to the ground she asked what was she doing. >> she said risking a trial and potential jail time. >> and done that that happened without the video it would have been dict to prove that. >> page was 26 and had never eventually the charges were dropped. >> it was a boulder off of my chest. >> and wagoner could be the one faces charges. >> i would like him to be. they were trying to charge me so --. civil suit is is not off of the table. >>> teams spent a second day searching a park for a body. the park was closed since yesterday and investigators were following up on a tip that someone might be buried here.

we're following news alert out pinellas county. deputies are investigating a body found floating in poe cassie he ga bay. somebody called authorities after seeing body near one boat docks marine max boat dealer sip ship on gulfport boulevard. detectives are on scene we have have an update on magnitude earthquake late last night. thank 68 there are no reports of severe injuries. but some of their historic buildings maybe unsafe at this hour. you can see here, the corner of one building fell in. investigators on the scene. town officials will be going through them today to determine whether or not they are safe. and while the quake was centered near curbing it was felt in texas, kansas and missouri. >>> and now to this horrific story out of south carolina. we first told you over weekend more disturbing details. 30-year-old woman was found chained in a shipping container. over the weekend the body of her boyfriend was also found on the property. and now overnight, another body has been discovered. kelly wright has more. >> the judge d

and in congress i'll get things done for pinellas county. i'll protect social security and medicare, i'm charlie crist and i approve this message. because i'll put the people first. always have, and always will. why are out-of-state billionaires attacking amendment 1? because amendment 1... stops. their. subsidies. -- today great day tampa bay michael clayton posted to go coach jimmy johnson. michael also got to ask coach johnson about some of his more inspiring quotes. >> reporter: do you want to be safe and good? or do you want to take a chance at being great? we here at great day tampa bay, we love this quote. the biggest enemy of the great is good. because sometimes we get a little comfortable. we have money in our pockets a we don't work quite as hard.>>> you can watch great day tampa bay every morning at 9 am and is right here at trenton u.s. is to get ready for the holiday shopping season, toys "r" us is doing something different this year. they will be open for 30 straight our right as you think steamy dinner you can start. doors ope

the salvation army of clearwater and upper pinellas county -- will begin handing out some 87-hundred turkeys and food baskets to local families. these families signed up last month for their thanksgiving meal assistance. the main distribution center is the salvation army campus on druid road in clearwater. that begins at 9 a-m and runs until 3 p-m. and the handouts continue tomorrow at the same time. weekend. after the break: the world famous weiner dog that brought a huge crowd... to one bay area bookstore. plus... it looks like j-k rowling can still work some magic at the theater. a look at the big debut... for sure, you could buy this. but why miss out on this? it's baking season. warm up with pillsbury. you can never tell from the outside just how many warm, flaky layers are on the inside. but let's just say it's more than ever. the time is now 4xxx... and heres a look at the top trending stories overnight. and we begin... with a ?fantastic beginning, to a new film franchise. j-k rowling debuted the latest adventure in her wizarding world in theaters over the weekend. "fantastic

this you see it working et cetera way through pinellas county. hillsborough county as well. this will continue to work its way on to the north as we go through the afternoon. rain chances kind of around 20 percent as we go through at that today and into tomorrow. thanks so much, jim. the news doesn't end here we will keep posting latest all day on www.fox13news.com and on ur >>> today on "the real". we are talking about the standing rock preservation. >> it breaks my heart. >> are chip cards slowing us down? >> move your card. >> stop yelling at me. >> and this holiday season we want to share >>> your plan. >> i am. who better to play a painted lady than me? >> on "the real". ?