sweepstakes letters with promises of millions of dollars in prizes started arriving in 79-year-old ray smith's mailbox about two months ago. >> a prize of a car. one time it was two cars and some checks. >> reporter: to collect ray had to send in a small fee, then another small fee. >> and then there's a company that's supposed to be delivering the prize. everything they do they got to have some money. >> reporter: ray's good friend george fouling knew ray deep. >> -- fulk knew ray was in deep. >> i said raymond, it looks like a scam to me. any time you have to send money to get money, it's a scam of the. >> reporter: ray sold his '04 chevy malibu for $500 and sent that money in. this bicycle is his only way to get around. are you still hopeful they're coming through with the car and prizes and all these checks and things they promised? >> i'm hopeful, yeah. >> reporter: ray used western than 250 another time. add item, ray sent in about $1,600, slightly more than his $1,400 a month social security check. in two months you've been sending the money and how much prize money have you received ba

his name is ray smith. he started receiving letters promising millions in prizes about two months ago. to collect, he had to send a small fee and then another small fee. and keep adding those up and he sent slightly more than his monthly social security check. a friend knew he was in deep trouble. >> little checks in the beginning and then they kept asking for more and more money showed me that it was a scam. >> well, red flags to look for. you never want to send money to enter a sweepstakes or contest. it may be disguised as a processing fee. and just having a po box, that's a bad sign. >>> the officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man is arraignment on first degree manslaughter charges. dash cam and helicopter footage show betty shelby shooting and killing the man as he walks away with his hands in the air. >>> her remains has been found. she wasn't reported missing until 2013, nearly two years later. even more unusual, her remains were found in south carolina. the girl's relatives but authorities

his name is ray smith. about two months ago. to collect, he had to send a small fee and then another small fee. and keep adding those up and he sent about $1,600, that's slightly more than his monthly social security check. a friend knew he was in deep trouble. >> little checks in the beginning and then they kept asking for more and more money showed me that it was a scam. >> well, red flags to look for. you never want to send money to enter a sweepstakes or contest. it may be disguised as a processing fee. and just having a p.o. box, that's a bad sign. >>> the officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man is expected in court today for her arraignment on first degree manslaughter charges. dash cam and helicopter footage show betty shelby shooting and killing the man as he walks >>> investigators found the remains has been found. she wasn't reported missing until 2013, nearly two years later. even more unusual, her remains were found in south carolina. the girl's adopted parents said she had gone to live with relatives but au

his name is ray smith. he started receiving letters promising millions in prizes about two months ago. to collect, he had to send a small fee and then another small fee. and keep adding those up and he sent about $1,600, that's slightly more than his monthly social security check. a friend knew he was in deep trouble. >> little checks in the beginning and then they kept >> well, red flags to look for. you never want to send money to enter a sweepstakes or contest. it may be disguised as a processing fee. and just having a p.o. box, that's a bad sign. >>> can you hear that? high school students screaming tall way from brooksville this morning. you're about to getting pumped for the friday morning blitz. >> nature coast technical students are up early this morning showing their school pride. news channel 8's mary mcguire is live at the school this morning. these kids are ready for a great game tonight, mary. >> reporter: i was just about to say, i can certainly hear the school spirit here at nature coast tech

eight players, alden smith, ray mcdonald and now bruce miller have multiple arrests. two, killgor with the team and the others are traded. >>> new support in national anthem protest from the most powerful man in america. kpix shows us kaepernick jerseys are flying off the shelf. >> we saw one store previously taken off kaepernick jerseys and put them in the back room. they are restocking them because they are suddenly in demand. it has now gone around the world with president obama weighing in from china. >> he defended colin kaepernick for not standing to protest police brutality in america. >> he is exercising his constitutional rht. there is a long history of sports figures doing so. >> reporter: hen doesn't doubt kaepernick's sincerity, but understands how hard it is for some people to accept. >> the meaning it has for those in uniform and those who fought for us, you know, that is a tough thing for them to get past. >> reporter: other players are now starting to join kaepernick's protest. on thursday night. eric reed took a knee besides kaepernick and last night

the 49ers previously cut ties with ray mcdonald and alden smith. >> thank you, mat.check in with the giants and rockies at coarse field. the giants offense still missing. bottom third, bases loaded for rockies. their offense is right here. carlos gonzalez off of matt nd slam. moore did not last three innings. giants lose 6-0. they only had two lights in the game. first time they've gone to coarse and gotten two hits or less ingame. bruce boche. >> i thought the boys were a little flat, come off that series, i'm sure, you know, it is the ah day to bounce back, a day game. but, still, you know, we got to find a way to come out of this thing. we couldn't get -- generate anything, get the energy level up and get, you know, this offense going. >> reporter: how about the a's taking on the an else. raoul la contra making his mlb debut. this is no way to greet someone making their major league debut. with five earned runs in three innings. here is a highlight. top of the sixth, a foul ball. oh, my! that is scotty, the ball boy trying to defend the bullpen out there. he canno

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and the rays avoid a sweep with a big win. fox 13's scott smith has all the details. 4 days from kick off... the bucs are still tweaking the final roster... today they released back-up runningback mike injury... g-m jason licht still deciding guys jumping into the game-plan for the falcons this week. dirk koetter manages a smile at practice this afternoon... maybe it's the thought of his first regular season game as a head coach...maybe the idea of facing his old team the falcons... or maybe that he is much more confident in the ablitites of his young quarterback jameis winston... now in his second year, winston's skill set is much more refined... and that is good reason for koetter to smile... a ton of excitement to see jameis and his offensive weapons... but the key, rests on the big shoulders of the offensive line. just 7 sacks surrendered in the preseason, among the fewest in the league. the young o-line is growing up... 2nd year left tackle, donovan smith says he feels leaps and bounds ahead where he was last year at this time. here's our sun

rays take on the red sox at the trop. here's fox13 sports director "scott smith". runs 343 out back to youthe ?first take away of the from kwon alexander... unfortunately, the ?bigger take away from this week 3 contest, was a double-digit lead and a game ?lost... and problems in all 3 phases: the defense surrendering big yardage plays, the kicker missing 'gotta-make' kicks, and the offense turning it over twice... heck, you sprinkle in a season-high 9 penalties and a lightning delay and you've got a really bitter-tasting home opening loss. ==on that note... let's pick it up in the 4th quarter... bucs 20-10 2nd quarter lead is now a 4 point deficit... and the rams 20...robert quinn hits the ball out of jameis' hands... ethan westbrooks with recovery... and he's gone.. 77 yards for the score... 21 unanswered points from l-a... bucs down 31-20.== but they respond immediately... march 75 yards on 7 plays... play action pass... jaquizz rodgers with the great block... winston to cameron brate for his 2nd t-d catch of the day....two point conversion no good... bucs still down 5...== after chris conte

ray, thank you so much. a 9.11 kilometer run in memory of 9/11 echoed thru the streets of what smith this morning. -- of portsmouth this morning. navy personnel assigned to the portsmouth naval shipyard, sang in cadence as they remained in formation the entire 9.11k route. kittery, maine and portsmouth, ending up at prescott park. the unified display is meant to honor the heroic actions of first responders during 9/11. >> we want the community to know that we are still here, that we still remember, and that they should, too. and that while they remember, while we are on the streets, they can know that they are protected. kristen: among the participants were navy personnel who work at the yard, as well as crew maintenance there. across the country, people are coming together to honor those who died in the terrorist attacks. the traders on the floor of the new york stock exchange held a moment of silence in remembrance of 9/11 before the opening bell this morning. and today in washington, d.c., lawmakers also gathered on capitol hill to take a moment to remember those who died in the bill allowing families of 9/11 v

smith. >> scott: good morning and welcome back alex cobb. the rays starter returning to the diamond for the first at that game since the end of the 2014 season. a long and i have road back from tommy john surgery but finally made it back to the top of the hill last night from tropicana field facing the blue jays and this is how you want to come back. striking first batter of the ball game. takes a little bit of time to fully come back. edwin encarnacion shoots one to the gap at left center scores a run. settles in after the first -- first or second inning. two earn runs. struck out seven in five inning of work. 84 pitches. and then the home run parade begins. how about logan morrison in the a two-run shot. luke melee goes left field. that one is gone. solo shot. and brad miller gets a hold of that one. so from the sixth and seventh inning launch three home runs and game one of the series against the blue jays. 8-3 the final. here is cobb after the game. >> when i started, it was -- it was almost like debut feelings again. major league debut. things w

rays in pinellas county. a live report >>> a texas teenager says he gets way too much homework. coming up, the support he's now getting. >> mike smith points a finger at himself for the mistakes being made by the defense. we'll talk more about that >>> welcome back. 4:42 disturbing new video from louisiana showing officers shooting and killing a 6-year- old boy and critically injuring his father in that car. the officers say they didn't know there was a child in the car when they shot at least 18 bullets into it. the boy was hit five times. the officers who opened fire faces second-degree murder charges. >>> wrong time, wrong procedure, even the wrong mistakes that happened, and across florida, they are on the rise. >> this is what i was afraid of, like, reliving everything. >> reporter: shannon potts will never let go of guilt. >> maybe i should have gone with someone else and it wouldn't have happened. >> reporter: six years ago, she agreed to let a naples florida repair her son's hernia only to learn he removed part of the 19-month-old's testicle. >> it's not fair. >> reporter: judy wood will likely never walk again after her att

ahmad brooks arrested, alledon smith was arrested and miller's afore mention add rest for domestic battery n august, 2014 police booked ray mcdonald and march, 2014, chris culler for a hit and rub run. >>> we confirmed miller's arrest. >>> developing news out of south lake tahoe. a aircraft went down around 2:00 this afternoon at the south lake tahoe airport. firefighter photos show the plane, upside down in a field. there were two people on board, but only one went to the hospital. authorities have not released condition or said what caused the crash. >> it's going to be a difficult return for james logan high school students. two of their peers died in a car crash and a third remains in the hospital. melanie woodrow joins us live outside of the school where candles have been burning since the news broke. >> reporter: many teens here last night at the vigil will be back here in just hours, mourning the loss of another teen killed in this crash, as you said, a third teen is recovering in the hospital. friends and family are mourning the lives of two football players. >> i love them both. just funny. strong. >> the two die

ahmad brooks arrested, alledon smith was arrested and miller's afore mention add rest for domestic battery n august, 2014 police booked ray mcdonald and march, 2014, chris culler for a hit and rub run. >>> we confirmed miller's arrest. >>> developing news out of south lake tahoe. a aircraft went down around 2:00 this afternoon at the south lake tahoe airport. firefighter photos show the plane, upside down in a field. there were two people on board, but only one went to the hospital. authorities have not released condition or said what caused the crash. >> it's going to be a difficult return for james logan high school students. two of their peers died in a car crash and a third remains in the hospital. melanie woodrow joins us live outside of the school where candles have been burning since the news broke. >> reporter: many teens here last night at the vigil will be back here in just hours, mourning the loss of another teen killed in this crash, as you said, a third teen is recovering in the hospital. friends and family are mourning the lives of two football players. >> i love them both. just funny. strong. >> the two die

rays.. the bolts.. and the bucs.. we have all three sports teams to talk about this morning.. unfortunately - there's not a win among them.. sports director scott smith shows us how the teams plan to change that.. :00-:10:20-:25:49:54 vanessa/ empire is on tonight.. at nine.. and we days were long.. six day work weeks.. long production days.. and shooting for nine months out of the year. he said he forged a relationship with his fellow crew members.. unlike anything he's experienced before.. or since. ((walter coming up: it's certainly an ?unconventional method of fishing.. but it works.. fox 13's josh cascio talks with the local man who uses a handgun to kill lion fish. ?? halloween excitement is back at dunkin' with 2 dozen donuts for $12.99. drizzled, decorated, and all dressed up for the season, share the fun with 2 dozen donuts for $12.99. havertys furniture helps your home look perfect even when life isn't nice pick. pops, your pick. art monk! retired. i'll take him over these fools playing today. aw come on, man. that's not how this game works. art monk! lame. you're lame. no! i'm not writing down somebody who's retired! baby, i'm changing my

ray armstrong we covers for the niners. things are working out easily. he says we have to take advantage of this. we are on a short week. we are on a long week. he finds smith on 48 yards to score. 49ers regain the lead but it was short lived. 78 yards. no one near him. >> yeah, no line backer, deep in to cover him. >> newton connecting for six. 24-10 carolina on top. newton throws another dart to benjamin. 31-10 carolina on top. fourth quarter after a phil dawson field goal. he played for the niners and now he is helping out the niners. lost the kick off return. 69ers recove 49ers recover. after panthers field goal he will hit mcdonald. mcdonald loses to a catch and run. >> laid out. >> he did lay out. it helped mcdonald get in the end zone. san francisco down 10 and in desperation mode double coverage picked off who recover today make the interception. 36-27. this car was made for driving in california. visit dodge.com to learn more. cam newton 24-40 and four touchdowns. now they go to carolina on the road. cam throws up all of these points. what have we learned about these? does the defense have an identify yet? >> not yet. i think they ran into a hornet

smith is probably the most well-known when it comes to niners in trouble. who season. but is currently suspended by the n-f-l following a third and then there's raysed of domestic abuse in 2014. then later that year, it came out that police were investigating him for rape. the 49ers cut him that december. and he was later picked up by the chicago bears, but he didn't even make it to the team. they released him after he was arrested in may of 2015 for another alleged assault. also, defensive back chris culliver was booked for a hit and run and felony weapons charge after police found brass knuckles on him. culliver was accused of hitting a bicyclist with his car and leaving the scene. culliver left the team as a free agent. he's still in the league. having signed with the miami dolphins. steve and pam. another big story involving the 49ers, is taking a new turn. president obama was asked about it. and is now weighing in on the controversy surrounding colin kaepernick - and his refusal to stand during the national anthem. catherine heenan is here with how the president appears to be offering the 49'er at least some measure of support. >> catherine: