lanes here at tarpon avenue. you're backed up to that apex. so take alternate 19 instead of 19 coming through the tarpon springs area. we also have a crash here evans road at park drive and traffic starting to get busier on we've got a crash here 13th avenue north at 43. >>> well, what you need to know before you walk out the door is next. >> including a twitter rant from the president elect we'll tell you what upset him coming up. >> and police officers caught in the cross fire 4 officers shot in a 24-hour period including an officer right here in florida. it's 6:50 and you're watching news channel 8 . >>> 4 officers shot in 4 cities, one of them hours ago outside of kansas city missouri. >> there was also shooting in texas and right here in florida in southwest florida. >> we're starting kansas city. overnight police say the offices were hit in a shoot out, one of the suspects died. the conditions of the both the officer and the other suspect are unknown at this time however we do >>> and in texas police are lo

let's zoom in here to pinellas county over in the northern end tarpon springs tarpon avenue at u.s. 19 we have a collision so be on the look out for that and a live look at 275, looks great. that's a look 8s, actually on the 2 right now. >>> a new rash of violence against police officer, one officer was killed, 2 others hurt in 4 states including florida. >> though none of these cases have been linked all of the shootings involved officers involved in traffic or traffic stops. >> yeah, that's right. we have 2 developments overnight a police officer in the kansas conducting a traffic stop. we have new video just coming in overnight from kansas city where that shooting occurred. and right now we don't have any information on the police officer his or her name but we do know the officer will be okay. a suspect has also been shot but no word on his or her condition. also overnight a gun fight in st. louis killed a man accused of shooting a police officer on sunday. the officer was in a marked car in traffic face. he's in critical condition. last night in florida officer chicone was conduct

anne berson injured by exploding toilet tarpon springs fundamental pinellas county beau zimmer tarpon springs toilets exploding in the middle of the school day. before you laugh. take a look at what shards from this porcelain potty did to teacher anne burson's leg. 3:33 i flushed the toilet and just stepped toward the sink.. and all of a sudden. boom! and it wasn't the first time. burson. the media specialist at tarpon spring fundamental. says another toilet exploded earlier in the plumbing problem dangers. 10:26 they're not supposed to work on the lines while school is in session. they're not supposed to work on the lines without telling the principal. but crews from the city of tarpon springs. were working on the lines. apparently allowing the pressure to build out of control. when the toilet exploded. burson had no idea how badly she was injured.. 4:10 the people behind me said you need to sit down. and i looked behind me and there was a big trail of blood. the incident took place back in 2012. details just now emerging in a lawsuit filed by burson's attorney detailing the painful

tarpon springs an accident on u.s. 19 at tarpon avenue. you have southbound lanes blocked and one lane getting by northbound. south of there in clearwater this crash is along evans road at park drive. in less than ten minutes i will have your bridge drive times and drive times on your interstates. >>> your news, your community, and we're putting the news back in the morning. this is "10news at 6. >>> welcome to "10news this morning." >> reaction from the president and vice president-elect after actors in broadway's "hamilton" sent a message to the future administration. >>> plus, there are deals you can score before black friday even starts. >>> we are going to start with the chill in the air. fall weather finally here in florida. >> let's get out to 10news reporter sarah hollenbeck along bayshore boulevard in tampa. you have been asking people if they love it or hate it? looking for runners out here. a couple of people say this is awesome weather. they finally feel like they can get a jog up. that's when they start to break a sweat instea

>> still a little trouble out in the tarpon springs area. it's turned a little bit better now it's orange. hopefully clearing up but tarpon avenue at u.s. 19 reported but seeing delays a little bit southbound. but it is getting better, much better and not a significant delay. all right skyway bridge looks great, howard frankland all up to speed let's check out i-4 looks great in lakeland. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. >>> the music world honoring some of its brightest stars. still ahead we're running down the winners and losers of the american music awards. >> and making history in college football, the running back who is defying age to play the gam we'll tell you just how old in player is. and stuffing, we're talking stuffing. >> well, we're having a bit of a feud this morning. here's the deal, chime in on my facebook page she says it's still stuffing if you don't stuff it in the bird am people in the south call it dressing. hey! is this enough? a little more... grandma! there you go... there's no more room. oh look who's

>>reporter: at the tarpon springs little league field. >> i heard about it. i think it is a shame. said. >>reporter: stunned parents trying to understand how this could happen. >> i think that everything that from something like this. >>reporter: little league about instilling honesty and fair place. we are here to watch the kids, the kids are here to learn about being good citizens. they take a pledge before each game which is really sad. >>reporter: john for our tells me his wife is not involved. >>reporter: but you say you are sorry? >> obviously i would not have taken responsibility for it on my own. >>reporter: asked for him taking responsibilfo started getting suspicious. they have all kinds of excuses then they say they started to smell a rat. >> peter bernard on the night be tonight thank you, peter. >>> a murder mystery in hillsborough county, 26 -year-old woman found early murdered on the side of the road. tonight people who live in the neighborhood are scared about what might happen next. these neighbors are telling news channel eight that living in paul mueller live at

. >>> making tarpon springs safer by targeting properties near the downtown area. we are talking about sunday motel as well as eureka apartments. as abc action news reporter ashley york explains it goes beyond police. >> reporter: the tarpon inn is one of three properties police adding lighting outside the building. that is just one piece of a plan to cut crime. these streets hold a lifetime of memory but recent memories include violent crimes like the murder of a police officer. >> the lighting was so poor that it was almost nonexistent because the trees had overgrown went. >> reporter: new lights and trimmed trees at the eureka apartments show some improvements they are making to clean up three nuisance properties. the other two is the motel and inn closer to downtown. >> we are known as a sleazy place. my office has been broken into three years ago and took the police 24 hours to find out who it was. >> reporter: with hanson is relieved to see efforts for a safer neighborhood. police for adding patrols and cracking down on code violations. >> people are calling

through tarpon springs. you can see the backup right here. we're told this could be this way for another hour or so. if you're hiding out the door use alt 19 or east lake road. slow you down. this is what it looks like on i- 4. nothing to slow you down from lakeland into downtown tampa. your drive on the veterans heading south all in the green this morning. back to you. >>> 6:o'2. more breaking news this morning, police are investigating an armed robbery at a speedway gas station in clear water. this happened in the 2100 block of drew street. we'll let you know when we get more information from police. >>> a pinellas park family will want some answers after finding out someone killed >> detectives were called to the scene after a body was found. abc action news reporter ryan raisch is live at the scene. >> reporter: i want to show you what we're dealing with here. this is right behind the shopping plaza. you can see it's kind of tucked away off the beaten path but two men found the body somewhere around that

at the time she was working as a librarian at tarpon springs fundamental elementary. in the lawsuit filed she said the city was working on the school water lines that day and somehow the pressure built up led to the side of the toilet blowing out. she says following the incident she never felt comfortable at the school again. >> thank goodness it was not a kid who it could've been much worse. >> reporter: she hopes this lawsuit will keep this from happening to anyone else. the city would not comment because they say it's a pending lawsuit as for her injuries they were serious. a piece of shrapnel from the toilet got stuck in her leg and she had a serious injuries and >>> breaking developments overnight. the school bus driver behind the wheel in a tragic crash in tennessee is now under arrest. here is his mug shot johnthony walker with six children died in the crash in chattanooga. dozens more are injured. the scene is heartbreaking. walker was speeding wednesday -- bus flipped over and hit a a. when the children on the bus explained what he thinks happened. >> he was

. >>> stealing money from kids: still ahead, the little league thousands from kids in tarpon springs. hear what he had to hillary clinton: i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. vo: in times of crisis america depends on steady leadership. donald trump: "knock the crap out of them, would you? seriously..."vo: clear thinking... donald trump: "i know more about isis than the generals do, believe me." go fu_k themselves." vo: because all it takes is one wrong move. donald trump audio only: "i would bomb the sh_t out of >>> right now there is a search for killing this morning pier 26 your old woman found brutally murdered on the side of the road now people who live in the neighborhood are scared about what might happen next pick mary mcguire joins us live from hillsboro county sheriffs office mary, do investigators have any leads? >> reporter: at last check detectives were working out some leads but nor rest this morning. neighbors that live in the area are not comforted by that news because that means the killer is still on the loose. here's a look at the victim. eagle 8 flu high

in tarpon springs, garin flowers, 10news wtsp. >> you know, i had one in my swimming pool before. but i never used a broom to chase it away. >> i feel bad. i should have been a little nicetory this raccoon. >> no, no, no. you have so much street cred now. >> run downing the street with a broom with -- running down socks. >> marilyn does this in her free time. >> i have her card. she loves them so much, though she will say that she does not have any raccoons in the houses she helps people buy. >> yeah, that's a good thing. >> nice thing to know. >>> bobby, i mean, we're -- >> raccoons, man. >> where is your raccoon story? >> mine is an armadillo story. they dig under the house. >> oh, man. >> i don't want to offe armadillos. i am not the biggest fan. i don't want them to dig underneath the house. that is a big issue. >> yep. >> they say you put wine bottles. empty wine bottles in the holes that they dig and cover it up with dirt. so when they dig down, once they get to the wine bottles it slips off their paws. there you go. a fact that you did not know. [ laughter ] i don't know if

this is at u.s. 19 at tarpon avenue. serious injury crash is closing all the southbound lanes and reducing northbound lanes to a single travel lanes so travellers in the southbound direction, take an alternate 19, northbound make sure you're planning extra time and we watch this as it continues into the busier part of the commute. you might have to avoid that northbound direction as well. >>russell: it's almost 6:02. shot, one of them fatally and these are in separate incidents across america. >>laura: gunman have targeted officers in san antonio, texas, st. louis, missouri and sanibel, florida adding to an already alarming spike in the number of officers shot this year in the line of duty. and we begin in san antonio where an officer was shot execution style in his patrol car. detective benjamin marconey was writing a ticket person drove by him and shot at him. the gunman reached inside the car and fired a second shot before taking off. officials say both shots hit the detective in the head. >> i think there's obviously

approaching intersection with tarpon avenue. so i continue to avoid until those travel times look a lot better. >>> you're watching good day tampa bay. yes you are watching good day tampa bay. just thought we would remind you of that. you know millions a area will get to spend thanksgiving with their families. but, a few groups who just can't wait because they are jobs are protecting us. onstott family foundation recognizes that and today they are delivering everything need to make feast to fire stations across pinellas county. fox 13's walter allen is right there along side them helping oh out hey wally. what you looking at? i good morning there guys. i'm looking at the list. one tush six cans of kosh six cans of green beans two boxes instant potatoes four badge package dinner rolls twos cans or jars of grey one whipped cream can. there you go. that's all coming to you guys. lieutenant with st. pete fire rescue we're a station 11. and you've been on job pretty much every year that mike alstott family foundation has done this. f

a pinellas teacher is suing the city of tarpon springs after one of the toilets at her school, exploded! anne burson was hurt when a piece of porcelain tore into her leg at tarpon springs fundamental elementary school. this happened back in 2012 but details weren't made public until a lawsuit was filed this month in pinellas county. burson says she was sent to the hospital and her she blames a city crew working on water lines outside the school for not warning district administrators of the potential problem. a second toilet at the school exploded earlier in the day. but no one was injured in that incident. burson has since retired as the school's media specialist. she's suing the city for 15-thousand dollars. the city would not comment on the case. if you're shopping for kids this there are some really neat, high tech toys on the market. but this morning-- you might want to compare your shopping list with the list of the top 10 most dangerous toys. 10news reporter sarah hollenbeck is live outside walmart in tampa. sarah, what makes these toys dangerous? a lot of them aren't reccomended

area elementary school is suing the city of tarpon springs saying she was seriously injured when a toilet exploded in 2012 at the fundamental elementary school. the lawsuit claims a toilet had exploded earlier that day but a maintenance crew told the woman the bathroom was safe to use. when the toilet was flushed, another explosion sent porcelain flyingin city today. a group of 30 cuban dissidents paid a visit to jose marti bike -- jose marti park. as they visited the park, they took down an old and weatherd cuban flag and raised a new flag in its place. then, they heard about democracy here. >> it's sort of a seminar they are visiting and the seminar covers democracy, human rights, how our system here works, and experience of how you can unite and assemble, go to a park and speak your ideas, all those freedoms that are part of democracy. >> the cubans told us they had high hopes when president obama first announced normalization of relations between the two

visiting from houston, robert coyle had a good vacation with relatives"we went out to tarpon springs, big festival out there, they've got all sorts of food."when it was time to go back sunday evening, he boarded spir his eye. this flight attendant, was wearing a button that said, "black lives matter, white supremacy kills." "i said all lives matter.""and she said, i disagree with you, i disagree with you on so many levels, and then she went into some sort of memorized i really can't speak politically while i am in uniform."she asked to see the picture he had taken of her, insisting that doing so violated airline rules. though he agreed to delete it, he still says she stopped her safety demonstration to ask the pilot to take the plane back to the gate to kick him off. he was able to recover the picture later."no company should allow that to happen, unless they are willing to accept the consequences for that happening."indeed, spirit says their flight attendant broke policy of not wearing anything political, religious or inflamatory on their uniform. they offered coyle undisclosed resti

this morning a tarpon springs little league is out $13,000. get this, the president of that league, himself, admitted to stealing that money. tarpon springs police say john ferrari siphoned off money when he left the concession stand. ferrari with not say what he did with the money or why he stole it. >> reporter: give us something. >> i'm not ducking. i was the one that turned myself in for it. >> reporter: are you on drugs. >>> >> not on drugs. >> reporter: ferrari was the league's president for two years. he told police he had been stealing the money since may. >>> this morning a pasco county teen is accused of making a threat against a school. the 15-year-old student from ridgewood high told others not to come to school because he wanted to shoot it up. the teen is charged with making a false report to use a firearm down on dumping by releasing videos like this one here showing people dumping unwanted trash right in the middle of the woods. they set up cameras at various locations to catch people getting rid of everything from yard waste t

. >>> we hear firsthand from the tarpon springs librarian coming up why she says it is no laughing matter and she is now blaming the city. >>> enqueue for waking up with us. >> we want to get your day started with a look at your forecast.-has what to expect. >>> the forecast looks great. 's current conditions that are problem. we wake up in the 40s and 50s but 30s as well. winds. 34 in crystal river dropping into the upper 30s as well. a frigid start but by this afternoon we're going to warm up. the difference several -- mid- 70s with sunshine. changes in the forecast higher humidity and higher temperatures. more about that coming up. the air. a brush fire in the area near sykes road. if you see smoke conditions it's from a brush fire and leave yourself some extra time to get through the area. we start off with a great drive on the interstates. there are no crashes or accidents or breakdowns to report. >>> breaking overnight in clearwater after 2 am a man who implied he had a weapon round to 7-eleven. the man grabbed money from the cash register and left in a car nearby the robber is a th

tarpon springs an accident on u.s. 19 at tarpon avenue. you have southbound lanes blocked and one lane getting by northbound. south of there in clearwater this crash is along evans road at park drive. in less than ten minutes i will have your bridge drive times and drive times on your interstates. >>> your news, your community, and we're putting the news back in the morning. this is "10news at 6. >>> welcome to "10news this morning." >> reaction from the president and vice president-elect after actors in broadway's "hamilton" sent a message to the future administration. >>> plus, there are deals you can score before black friday even starts. >>> we are going to start with the chill in the air. fall weather finally here in florida. >> let's get out to 10news reporter sarah hollenbeck along bayshore boulevard in tampa. you have been asking people if they love it or hate it?

this man the president of tarpon springs little league admitted to stealing nearly 13,000 -- $13,000 from the league account. together and disguise it we wanted to help them out. >> it is just more cash they need to raise. >> we asked what their needs were at this time and we got a list. >> all of the market tubing, her league is trying to make sure the concession stands are up and running before the games next week. >> if you don't have the concession stand open you're not going to be able to stay a setback it can also help teach a valuable lesson her own boys are in little league. >> to me, it is just giving back, paying it forward and to help them so they can continue doing things. >> for the now, i'm sarina fazan.>>> what some say is a dreaded time this weekend yes you get an extra hour of sleep but then it gets dark way daylight saving time. not savings she always tries to correct people on that. it will end at 2:00 sunday morning so turn your clock back saturday night. >> you should be able to use that at any time during the weekday. >> getting the extra hour of sleep, it may b

the suit claims tarpon strings city workers were performing maintenance outside the school on a water line which created the pressure that caused the toilet to explode. >> they waited until now to file the lawsuit because they still have a lot of legal details to flush out. >> reporter: puns and jokes aside though, a serious situation that had a major impact on her life. >> it was terrible. it was -- first of all, it was my last year in my career which hi planned to be this spectacular kids doing all kinds of fun stuff. >> reporter: and even today. >> it was a long time before i could confidently flush a toilet again. >> reporter: in tarpon springs, dan maddox, fox 13 news. >> sorboni: we reached out to don't comment on current lawsuits. >>> we want to get back to that developing story in new port richey now. search crews with the pasco county sheriff's office are looking for a possible body there this morning on green k key. fox 13's kellie cowan joins us now from the entrance to that park, and kelly, this all stems from a tip, correct? [buzzing sound] >> reporter: that is absolutely

. >> reporter: for anne burson the moment of the exploded at tarpon springs fundamental elementary it was real. >> i flushed the toilet and took one step and it blew out. pieces of shrapnel were flying around the first thing you do is closer eyes turn and doctor >> reporter: she thought she had avoided most of the project else but >> everyone was running toward me and said i'm okay and then i blood drops on the floor >> reporter: she says the city had been working on a water line outside the school. pressure built up until the toilet shattered. leaving her with a huge gash >> it was a big smiley face and then they stitched up >> reporter: apiece of the porcelain area itself in her leg setting up a series -- serious infection. doctors were concerned she might lose the like all together. strong antibiotics. >> reporter: the city is not commenting she hopes her lawsuit will keep this from happening to anyone else. >> i could visit was not a kid. he could've been worse. >>> a south florida man accused of stabbing his father in the neck. a fight over circumcision is what sparked this. 20-y

continue to avoid particularly southbound u.s. 19 and tarpon springs at tarpon avenue. we have the full shut down in effect. aternate 19 your best work around for this. >>jennifer: good day, good deed comes from lakeland via illinois. the police department said they got a sweet surprise last week when an envelope full of small colorful crosses showed up at their offices. they came from 8-year-old girl from troy, illinois. she signed each and every cross and even enclosed a letter with a message of prayer and support that ended with her saying she hopes her crosses protect the officers. >>russell: very nice. change your life for the better. >>jennifer: plus one minute past midnight. three days earlier than usual. holiday shopping without leaving home. but first, charley belcher. >>charley: good day to you, jen. how can hockey make the holidays brighter for children in need? well, it's called goals for a cause. that's how. it's happening in oldsmar and it is this weekend. oh, my go that's why i don't get on the ice with you guys. did you -- that scared me. i'm in oldsmar

. >> bobby lewis is invite school in tarpon springs. he met third graders are eager to take his job some day.>> good morning. >> reporter: you never really know what to expect when you are surrounded by third- graders. the great american teach-in, gives professionals a chance to visit kids. and share experiences from their job. >> does anybody want to be on tv one day? oh my gosh, all of you. >> eight and nine-year-olds experience. >> put it on your sure. all tv reporters have to make sure they have the microphone on at the right time. >> you like reporting? >> do i like being the camera man? >> i have to do both every day. >> i explained i write, shoot and edit all of the on the road stories they see on tv.>> then i showed them how it all comes together. >> it will take me to 335 feet >> i never thought i would be in the pizza business. >> lots and lots of lemonade. >> what is it feel like to be a news reporter? it is fun. >> it to be career was irresistible, who knows. did they leave thinking it was fun? no doubt. is >> if you get to

springs, this is tarpon avenue at u.s. 19, we have an accident, injuries involved but not seeing significant delays but i'll keep an eye on it >>> right now on news channel 8 today. >>> 4 police officers shot in 4 states including one right here in florida. this morning one of the shooters is still run. >> a weekend of possible trump cabinet picks at the president elect's golf club in new jersey. more meetings happening today in new york city, the new names and positions they could fill coming up. >> and some holiday help for those in need. this is a live picture right now where many, many people are lining up hoping to get their hands on a free turkey today. again, they're all lining up right now. we're going to tell you where that's happening in just a few moments. >>> well, good morning, and

fishhawk, north of there, odessa's at 67. 64 tarpon springs. most of the day has been in the upper 60s to low 70s with the cloud cover. tomorrow we start with the cloud cover. i do think here is a chance for i think we keep some sprinkles in. that will fall apart between 7:30 and 10:30. then another batch. see the first one falling apart there. here we go, two, three, four in the morning. another batch of showers. if you are up early tomorrow, 5 to 6:00, a couple of sprinkles will be left over. this model shows more rain than will fall. i think we will have a sprinkle left over. lunch time tomorrow the holes in the clouds breaking up, especially north of i-4. the bit of sunshine later in the day. wednesday looks beautiful. thursday looks beautiful as well, too. mid-to-upper 70s. and the sunshine returns. so even some afternoon we will start to get more afternoon sunshine. but 77. that's saying something. we have been in the low 70s today. there is another front headed our way and that will get in here saturday. at this point i don't see much ra

we are still watching crash in pinellas, and right at tarpon avenue. you can see the delays building. southbound lanes are blocked right here. you're going to want to use an alternate. head to alt 19 or depending where you're coming from and heading you can always take east lake if you're heading south. either way we'll keep our eye on this. i'll let you know when it clears right here and on twitter at tampa bay traffic. your drive through pinellas county on 27a the lanes wide open, still up to speed in both directions. crossing the bridges, looks like all three under 10 minutes right now. >>> 12:until 6 right now. happening right now we're out when airport workers at chicago's o'hare international will go on strike. it could cause a ripple effect across the country during the busiest travel period of the year. baggage handlers want union rights and $15 an hour. at 11 this morning, they'll announce when they plan to go on strike. chicago's aviation department says the strike will not disrupt service because it does not involve critical operations like

still got a couple drops near tarpon spring, holiday, south of new port richey as well. those will push into the gulf. but high pressure to the north, and keeps us in a general east, northeasterly flow. and we will have scattered cloudiness through the day. and the winds coming in, not as gusty as yesterday. but there will be a steady breeze, especially on the area waterways. this afternoon, low 80s coming our way. into monday, starting off a brand new work week, a big week with the election coming up. mostly sunny, a great looking start to the day. and by the afternoon, the temperatures stay warm. only a few passing clouds expected. so for this but the afternoon, broke listen listen -- broken cloudiness and then 3. and tonight, 6 -- then 53. and tonight, a lot of blue sky for tomorrow and we stay bone dry with the temperatures in the 80s. and the morning lows will hold in the 60s, fairly steady. long term, a slow but steady cooling trend. 80 degrees by friday. and we will bring back small rain chances, 10 to 20% by the weekend. >> i'm sure everybody is feeling nice and

live in tarpon springs tonight. >> a group of community leaders is urging the mayor of tampa to give sanctuary to undocumented immigrants. this movies in response to president-elect donald trump's promise to deport more than 2 million criminal illegal immigrants. the group delivered a letter to bob buck horn's office this morning asking him to make take a sanctuary city. >> asking for a city policy such as an ordinance prohibiting all enforcement from cooperating with any federal immigration agency. >> mayor buck horn was not there to accept the letter today but a spokesperson told the group that she would set up a meeting with the mayor. >>> an 80-year-old man is fighting for his life tonight after a boat fell on top of him. sarasota county authorities tell us the man had the boat up on a lift when it fell an pinned him underneath. firefighters were eventually able to get him out. the man was airlifted to condition right now. an 18-year-old is accused of damaging some very expensive cars in st. petersburg. police fell tell us the man in the surveillance video is donovan franklin you

next spotted near lake tarpon. aj was with his buddy when they saw it.>> it was in the driveway walking, it turns around and when we sought, we could see the face monkey.>> reporter: experts say the monkey can be dangerous and even deadly to humans. instead, they advised to take a picture from a distance and call the florida fish and wildlife commission because they are tracking this monkey.>>> if you feel the need to face palm in response to a friend's text, apple has you covered. that story coming up. plus, encouraging news for cord cutters. dozens of channels coming to a and this year's heart walk is coming up in november but now is the time to join stacie schaible's team. kia is again matching every dollar we raised. go to www. -- www.wfla.com/heart walk for details. i served under president bush and obama. i fought the taliban. i was asked to form a global coalition to counter isil. that they know more about the islamic state or isil than do the generals, it implies a complete ignorance of the reality. but i b

. >>> the grief hits close to home for thth tarpon springs police officer charlie condeck. as melanie michael tell us one month from now they will mark a somber anniversary. >>reporter: the grief is fresh and raw for this father. december 21st, 2014 feels like it was yesterday. when he is aching to hess see his sonny visits him in the >>reporter: this former nypd officer add mets a piece of his own heart dies when he learns a foal member of law enforcement has fallen. and he has a word to describe those who take lives. >> animals that do this that don't respect come up from behind and shoot anybody come up from behind and assassinate them. >>reporter: when asked what advice he would offer to families of fallen officers. >> find a support group and enjoy the memories that you had in the past. good times. >>reporter: as the healing continues tonight this case continues to wind its way through the justice system. the man accused of killing charlie kay goes on trial next may. melanie michael in tarpon springs newly news channel 8. >> dozens of local community leaders would like

good morning tarpon springs and largo, you are now at 60 degrees. how about that, nice looking day out there. a little too chilly for some of us, a water temp at 70 degrees. we've lost the 40s at this point. we were widespread in the 30s this morning. i think we'll have another cold night tonight. before that happens we're going to warm up nicely this afternoon to 70 degrees and a quick dropoff in temperatures, 8:00. it is another chilly start tomorrow morning, a few upper 30s not out of the question. that will be our coldest morning. we'll begin to see a warmup into the big travel day on wednesday and into thanksgiving. more on that ask a possible hurricane in the western caribbean headed for central america. we'll talk about more about it in my next forecast. >>> this morning investigators will continue to try and piece together the evidence to figure out who killed a man in pinellas park over the weekend. shopping plaza. ryan raiche is live at the scene. what are you learning this morning ryan? >> reporter: dan and deiah, let's take a little walk

another homeowner cut this thief stealing his trump sign in tarpon springs. law-enforcement says if caught, these sign bandits could be charged with petty theft. >>> it has been nearly 3 months since a printer gordon -- punta gorda woman was shot at a citizens academy with the >> reporter: it was the citizens academy that went entirely wrong. officer lee coel accidentally fired shots at 73-year-old mary knowlton during a training exercise, killing her. now the department has changed its policies. from now on, citizens academy's will no longer use guns capable of firing live ammunition. also, all guns and ammo will be stored in an armory that can only be accessed by specialized officers and a safety officer must be present with a first aid kit the department has also made changes to firing practices. >> we still have day to day operations out there so we took a look at what needed done a some what happened. those our interim measures but there may be more to come.>> reporter: the family did not wish to, -- comment today and it's unclear if and when the state a

. >>> former school -- school librarian is speaking out of tarpon springs. she told our action news reporter how this exploding toilet has injured her and changed her life. >> you cannot tell the story without smiling because everybody thinks it is so unreal. >> reporter: for and the moment a toilet exploded at tarpon springs elementary school was very real. >> i flush the toilet and took one step and it blew out and pieces of shrapnel were flying around the room and the first thing you do is close your eyes and turn your head and ducked. >> reporter: she thought she had porcelain projectiles. >> everybody was running towards me and i said okay and then i turned around and there were these big blood drops. >> in her lawsuit she said the city had been working on a water line outside the school and pressure built up into the toilet and made it shatter leaving her with a huge gash. >> it looks like a huge smiley face and then they stitched it all up. >> reporter: a piece of the leg setting up a serious infection. doctors were concerned that she may lose the leg

we're still watching this crash in tarpon springs southbound u.s. 19 at tarpon avenue. >>> good morning, a cold start and in fact, it is still frigid out there with temperatures at this hour still across the nature coast in the low 30s. a shot you're seeing little milder here. low 40s. very cold, we've got light winds, clear skies and that set the stage for these temperatures that have tumbled all the way into the upper 30s across our interior counties as well. the only mild spot has been the pinellas area here. st. pete at 53. that's certainly better than 32, which is where we've been sitting at. crystal river and brooksville went 29. i must believe that there is some frost out there in some of happened to you this morning across the north. upper 30s across eastern hillsborough and polk county. all of us getting back into the upper 60s. we'll warm up nicely to near 70 degrees by later on this afternoon and then a big warmup headed into thanksgiving. ? ? ? ? and off you go, ? ? ? and off you go, ? ? , ? for every step, every stride, every start, begin strong with the lasting energy of 1

it happened in 2012 at tarpon springs elementary school. city workers gave the all clear after one toilet exploded during the day. according to the suit a second toilet also exploded. on this case. >>> a possible appointment from president-elect donald trump a senior official reports the job of national security advisor was offered to retired lieutenant general michael flynn. although it is a high-ranking position in the white house trump still has yet to appoint his first cabinet position. >>> earlier today it was rick scott's turn to meet with donald trump amid speculation that he may be offered a high- level post. scott tweeted out a picture of himself with the pren distanced himself from being part of the administration as he talked about how he will rely on trump moving forward. >>> i'm excited now. somebody that's going to help me with job. i have a problem with epa or transportation, tell somebody. get a solution. >> attorney john morgan who helped get amendment 2 passed in florida said he is now that he would self fund his campaign.

john farrar is no longer the president of the tarpon springs little league. police say the 51-year-old turned himself in for stealing nearly 13-thousand-dollars from the organization... but officials say that number could go higher. starting back in may... police say farrar admitted to pocketing money from concession stands... as well as transferring money from the little league's account to his own 300-dollars at a time. when the league started asking questions... that's police believe farrar was having financial problems... and may have been evicted from his home recently. the league sent a letter reassuring parents... saying this has been rough - and thanking police. a little league sponsor says plans for a new score board have been pushed back. farra has later this morning in tampa.. the metropolitan ministries holiday tent will begin accepting donations.. more than 18-thousand families are expected to seek help this year -- many of which have already registered.. to staff the tent.. more than ten-thousand volunteers will also be needed.. for those of you

pete college's tarpon springs campus. tonight in tampa, you can help cross out cancer. it's a charity dinner for a nonprofit organization founded by h with cancer, and all the proceeds from tonight will go to johns hopkins all childrens hospital. the price is just 20 dollars for a three course dinner at "eats american grill.:" thats on south dale mabry in tampa. there are three seatings starting at 5 p-m. "cross out cancer" also has a charity ?run on saturday, november 19th. tonight at u-s-f... you can hear from retired four star general "wesley clark." he's here as part of the school's lecture series. clark spent more than three ?decades in the army... at point leading all nato forces in europe. after retiring, he tried running for president in 2003 as a democrat.. but john kerry would eventually get the nomination. clark now runs his own political action committee. nd "sandy"... olivia newton john! the actress is actually going to be in tampa, to help the moffitt cancer center celebrate its 30th anniversary. john will take part in a special anniversary program for the

. >>> in tarpon springs a woman injured by an exploding toilet is now suing the city. in person said the city maintenance crews were working on water lines at tarpon springs fundamental elementary school back in 2012. the former school library said one of the toilet exploded in a woman's restroom. workers assured her it was still safe to use. later that day she says another toilet exploded and that sent porcelain shrapnel her leg. >>> if you drive, walk or bike near usf you may want to be careful as extra police mutual will be handed out tickets to people who break the law a gift certificate to obey the law. rent money from f-stop will be used to send officers to the dangerous stretches of the area. pedestrian said they hope officers will make drivers slow down without hassling them too much. direction. as long as they just do it right and don't abuse it, it will be okay. is certainly should be a lot safer. >> tampa city council gave the program a thumbs-up yesterday however usf does need tampa officers to volunteer to take extirpate shifts for this to work. the extra

. >> man in tarpon springs is in jail accused of stealing over $10,000 from a little league program. has more. >> we talked about $13,000. that's much the president of the little league is accused efficient stealing from the organization and police say could be more. >> and john farrar is no longer in a position of trust. he is removeed by the tarpon springs little league after turning himself in for stealing $13,000 from the the number could be higher as the investigation continues, we thought he was having financial problems and may have been evicted from his home, i went to the room listed as his address. shaken his wife said she has been blind sided. she turned down an interview saying she is focusing on the kids right now. detectives say when they asked questions where the money went, that's when he turned himself in. the children. >> detectives say that they pocketed money from concession stands, transferring money from the account of the little league to his own. $300 at a time, are you stealing that's what it comes down, and a shop that's a sponsor pouring money into the leag

. >>> a tarpon springs librarian injured when a toilet explodes. coming up why she places the blame on the city. it's part of a trend in the suspect we have coming up. >>> a bay area woman injured by an exploding toilet. she is sharing her story. what she wants you to know coming up. >>> a deadly school bus crash in chattanooga. the driver was arrested. >>> good morning. those stories coming up but first let's help you get out the door with a look at weather and traffic together. >>> extra motivation again this morning to get out of bed. it's cold outside and temperatures are in the low 40s. even some upper 30s.

love seafood, we hope you got a chance to check out the 29th annual sponge doc seafood festival in tarpon springs. it featured live music and plenty of seafood. if you missed it, there's always next year. >>> check out the moon tonight, or early it will be the closest it's been to earth since january 1948. the supermoon will look 14% larger than the full moon. it won't appear this big and bright again until 2034. >>> any cloud in the area? >> right, to see the supermoon. clearwater and st. pete clearer, tampa has a few more clouds. on and off throughout the night, check it out. the clouds will vary throughout the evening. i think there's a pretty good chance that you may see a pretty food shot of the super -- good shot of the supermoon. if you miss it tonight, you can still see it tomorrow night, since the peak is tomorrow morning you can see it both before and after. that's the great news. here's your almanac today. today our high topped degrees at tampa international airport. morning low 68. we're right about normal for this time of year. it was a pretty nice day across the bay area. a

tarpon springs police could like to find whoever was driving that stolen camry and they may be injured so if you saw anything give police a call. wrong-way crash early this morning injured a tampa police officer. the officer eastbound on contend boulevard when another driver turned in front of hichl south hyde park avenue. kennedy is one way there. no one was seriously hurt but officer did go to hospital to get checked out. >>> a hillsborough county firefighter wanted in connection with a bar brawl in key west won't turn himself in until next month. his attorney says he's on vacation. according to a police, clinton walker was caught on surveillance video in fist fight rumor lodge in key west back in september. authorities say the firefighter members of the outlaw motorcycle gang. he's wanted for battery. walker's attorney says his kleined left the area before learning of the charges against him. he has made arrangements to turn himself in on december 5th. >>> pinellas park police are looking for who killed a man behind a shopping center. investigators say two people found the body of a

where folks are enjoying the ribs it is clear with temperatures in the lower 70s seafood festival in tarpon springs and the buccaneers game sunday. a look at the satellite picture, all is quiet with nothing more than an isolated area of cloud cover, overnight we could see clouds streaming through first thing in the morning skies will be partly sunny, mostly sunny later on, most of the day mostly sunny, you begin to see a couple of clouds and showers to the north. easterly flow setting in then we have a weak front rolling in sunday night before monday. first thing monday little bit of fog otherwise partly to mostly sunny skies and the fog will burn off by 10:00 and then for the buccaneers game or anything else on sunday the weather will be fine, monday is when i think the rain chances will bump up a bit, but clearly not that impressive, nothing more than a scattering shower or two, the european through the area completely great free. the best chance of showers would be on the east coast, highs on saturday back to where we should be, typically we should be 79 degrees this time of the year. up

. >> we have our other team brooker creek in tarpon springs. he spoke about his job and he says one kid asked if he had been to mexico for a story and another student wanted to know what it's like to ride busch gardens rides for work. bobby said it was awesome. tonight at 5:00 we will tell you more about what these young minds think of tv news. >>> dirt flowers spoke with a journalist at john hopkins elementary. these kids range from 11 to 13 to ask questions about favorite stories and if there have been bloopers. >> never, [ laughter ]. >> i will be in palm harbor this afternoon. if the school looks familiar we were out there a few weeks ago. phenomenal journalism program. >> so much fun. >> it's great to get out there and visit with folks and the questions are fine. is a treat. so much sunshine out there. we have so much more in the forecast. even with the next frontal >>> the group madison is spreading don't drink and drive message for 30 years and progress has been made. the number of people killed in drunk driving crashes has gone down but

huge greek population in tarpon springs. take a hike to tarpon springs and celebrate. we'll see you. it? >> i love you. >> i know. >>russell: come on. you suspected this for a long time, right? the chemistry between princess leia and han solo was real. now carrie fisher has confirmed it. she said she had an affair with harrison ford during the filming of the at the time she was 19 years old. he was 33 and still married to his first wife. fisher says they got together after a birthday party for george lucas. she also claimed hans solo wasn't all that great in bed. ford got a divorce two years later. >>laura: we'll move on. disney's trailer for beauty and the beast has set a new record. it was viewed more than 127 hours. led by 27 million views on star emma watson's page. star wars, the force awakens with 112 million. beauty and the beast is expected to be released in theaters march 17. >>russell: we're following breaking news near ocala. two trains collided, 20 cars derailed. >>laura: basic economy. fares are cheap but the >>russell: and "good day" is saying thank you t

john fehr regard is no longer the president of the tarpon springs little league. he current himself in for stealing nearly $13,000 from organization. but the amount may be higher. starting back in may police say it he knitted to pocketing money from concession stands as well as trfshing money from little league's account to his own about $300 at a time. >> when the league started asking questions that is when fehr regard actually turned taking advantage ultimately the children you're stealing prosecute from a child. nasty what it comes down to. >> police believe fehr regard was having financial problems and may have even been he vicked from his home recently. the league sent a letter reassuring parents saying this has been really rough and then they thanked police a little league sponsors says plans for new score board have been pushed back fehr regard has sincing released from jail. on a good note, the season of giving kicked off today in tampa. the holiday tent is now open for your donations. the iconic red and white tent has become a holiday tradition this time

claiming in 2012 city maintenance crews were working on waterlines at tarpon springs elementary school, she says a toilet exploded in the women's her it was safe. later that day another one exploded. injuring her with porcelain shrapnel. >>> a new look at the future landscape in bel air, crews are breaking ground at this hotel, in its place crews are building the bellevue place a luxury condo complex. there will be a 132 resident building including four midrise condo buildings. >>> it will not be cheaper to ride the new cross bay ferry announcing a new commuter value pass starting next week you can get a pack of 20 tickets for $100 making them half-price. seven day per week service will start next week and the first three days of thanksgiving weekend will be free. the ferry will start serving wine beer and cocktails this evening. >>> problem after problem. brand-new homes. the easy steps you can take to make sure your dream home doesn't turn into a nightmare. >>> video showing a hard landing on a hot air balloon. the lucky break that saved four lives. >>> another beautiful sunset we ar