it happened early sunday morning in the parking lot of the bonefish grill on pipkin road west. deputies say the man approached the car with a and demanded the driver get out. the victim's vehicle was later found crashed and burned at west pipkin road nad county line road. the thief is described as a white male with a slim build who is about 5 foot 8... he was last seen wearing a dark t-shirt, shorts, and a ball cap. new this morning: palm harbor firefighters respond to a fire at a condo complex. they were called out to the meadow lake condos around 12:30 this morning. a third floor unit was on fire with flames coming through the roof. firefighters were able to keep just the one condo. and the person who owned it was not home at the time. the fire is still under investigation. ((walter)) the cost of childcare has skyrocketed.. on average.. it's 18-thousand dollars a year.. but finances aren't the only thing that takes a hit.. paying for childcare can also affect a woman's career... ((walter fox-13's ken suarez joins us live from tampa - to explain just how much of a financial bu

action news reporter rodney dunigan is live from the scene of the crime outside the bone fish grill on pipkin road. good morning, how is the victim doing? >> reporter: good morning. ok but deputies say all of this could have been worse. investigators at this hour on the streets searching for the guy. >> it was pretty shocking. not even a couple of blocks down the road. >> reporter: folks on lakeland on edge following a brazen carjacking at the popular bone fish grill along pipkin road. >> especially this early in the morning or late at night. getting out of my car all the time and making sure there's >> reporter: on the facebook page the polk county sheriff's office sending a major alert. investigators say the woman was in her car at the time, a toyota avalon shortly after closing time early sunday morning, the suspect walked up to the car with a chain wrapped around his hand and forced her out of the vehicle. thankfully she was not harmed. the suspect drove off about a mile down the way where he crashed that car and burned it. of course this is an area with plenty of businesses and restauran

deputies later found the car crashed and burned at the intersection of west pipkin and county line roads but no of the man. crime stoppers now offering a $3,000 reward for tips leading to his arrest. >>> to the latest on the zika virus. we're going to find out today what is happening in tampa to protect you and your family. the tampa mayor and members of the city's code enforcement team are meeting 10:30 this morning. they will outline the efforts underway to guard against the zika virus. we're going to monitor this meeting and let you know what happens. >>> meanwhile mosquito inspectors are working in miami trying to stop the spread of outdoor areas in the early morning hours because they say that is when the mosquitos are most active. they also dropped pellets into stormwater drains that kill larva and prevent mosquitos from breeding. despite that it's not enough for at least one pregnant woman in south florida, that is gigi mane mains, says she's driving to virginia and plans to stay with her family until the baby is born. she and her husband are worried about birth defects linked to

it's from outside the seven-eleven at the intersection of west pipkin road and florida avenue south. polk county deputies say: the man left the store, and walked over to the "bonefish there, and was getting into her car . she said the man had a chain wrapped around his hand and told her to get out .. deputies found the car a few miles away... crashed and burned .. if you recognize the man in the video, please contact the sheriff's office. ((vanessa) a mother walked into her 13-year old's room... and found a strange man hiding in the closet!((walter)) she immediately called police.. but the shock didn't end there... ((wally fox-13's alcides segui is live at the pasco county jail where the man is being held.. alcides - stranger to the mom.. but not ((wally thanks, alcides. near the florida state fairgrounds today. that's because donald trump is making a campaign stop there. this is his ?fourth visit to tampa this year... clearly, our state is ?extremely important in the presidential election... as always... especially, along the i-4 corridor. trump will hold a rally at the "entertainme

this happened outside the bone fish grill on pipkin road, a woman forced out of a car after closing time early sunday. she's ok this morning. deputies say they don't have much suspect description to go on. only that he's a white man, slim build, wearing a t-shirt, shorts and baseball cap at the time. they are hoping surveillance cameras from nearby businesses will help them in the investigation. >> considering blocking a state law that holds students back from the fourth grade. hearing scheduled today on the controversial fast testing, this comes after a -- fsa testing, after a group of parents filed a lawsuit. that suit includes several districts including pasco, sarasota and hernando counties. >>> 36,000 undergrads go back to school at the usf today. the fall semester starts, so streets. >>> we're watching a crash in plant city. let's look at the maps and you can see if we're seeing any slowdowns. it's north alexander street at sam allen road, north of i-75, a little slowdown heading eastbound on sam allen so leave a few extra minutes there. looking outside, i-75 and fowler, traffic st

action news reporter rodney dunigan is live from the scene of the crime outside the bone fish grill on pipkin road. good morning, how is the victim doing? >> reporter: good morning.