we are told he lives on the street just east of where this happened on state route 60 in lake wales. jessica enchautegui-otero was driving when she passed onto the shoulder. she made it on the median to way down deputy adam pennell and the driver plowed into the median. this driver we are told hit them. jessica died at the hospital recovering. he has a long recovery ahead of him. we are awaiting information on who this suspect is. we are waiting for the sheriff to brief us. we will update you on the latest in lake wales, melissa marino news channel 8 still to come tonight, cruise enthusiasts have a brand-new way to travel from port tampa bay. >> which cruise line is adding a new ship to the port and the ecstatic -- exotic destinations bob buesing... on the record. he sues tax payers to cover the outrageous cost of a lavish courthouse. ical 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? >>> four dog

the deputy ty's marked patrol car was in the driveway and she held him at gunpoint in the lake wales police got there. he told police officers he got into the backyard to our name. admitted to being a sex offender and was arrested. and the ballots for f of the students would be hanging in the ballots tomorrow morning. and there could be a rezoning program and forcibly shift a lot of students to go to other schools. and the uncertainty sim pact reag, potential home bierdz are hesitant to close on a home because they don't know what school their child will be a theangtd point. >> it definitely got to swell and unfortunately but we understand that that you know is a pretty big decision you know for most families. >> no matter what the school committee decides tomorrow morning. the superintendent and the board will have to approve t. we'll stay on top of and let now what happens. well, for the first time since conceding last week. hillary clinton breaks her silence. >>> >>> i will admit coming here tonight wasn't the easiest thing for me. not afraid to admit and after the break what else

deputy sheriff adam pennell were hit by an unknown vehicle while standing on the side of the road in lake wales 180335 'we solved the case because community cared enough to come forward' a crimestoppers tip sheriffs grady judd says led to the arrest of this man71 year old charles lewis 180345 'crimestoppers tip came in and said look for blue truck' they followed the tip to this lake wales street where that blue truck happened to be driving down the road 180713 'were all thankful for anonymous tipster' jen stand up---now this is the vehicle involvedthere's not much damage to it but the sheriff says he's positive that lewis was the one responsible because he admitted it 192510 he admitted it does that make it easier to convict? 'it certainly makes it easier' criminal defense attorney kevin kohl says that's not always the case 192417 'a lot of times difficult putting someone behind you can identify vehicle have to identify who's driving' 10 news has learned half of the hit and run cases in florida go unsolved 192535 'that is the tricky part' and kohl says they can be hard to convict once they are

republicans controlling congress will now do about unfinished spending bills. >>> today the widow of a murdered lake wales convenience store clerk is pleading for information about the people who killed her husband. she's planning to hold a news conference at the lake wales police department this afternoon. two gunmen killed mohammad alam last month. police say the two men robbed him and shot there's now a $5000 reward for information leading to the gunman. >>> new this morning, a martial arts coach charged with having sexual contact with one of his students is now out of jail on bond, and for the first time one of his clients is coming forward to defend him. nelson nazario is charged with two counts of lewd and lascivious battery. hillsborough county deputies say the coach admitted to it. they say the girl was 12 during the first incident that allegedly happened sometime between march of last year and this past september. fitness and martial arts gym in tampa. a client and friend calls the accusations false. she shared video of her own training sessions saying she trusts him. >> i have never seen any beh

courtney campbell, 6 on the howard franklin and 8 tcr >>> 5 minutes after 9, today the widow of a murdered lake wales convenience store clerk is pleading for information about the people who killed her husband. she's holding a news conference at the lake wales police department this afternoon. two gunmen killed muhammad alam last month. two men robbed him and then shot him and killed him. there is now a $5000 reward for information leading to the gunman. >>> right now tampa police are searching for whoever killed a of nebraska avenue and columbus drive last night. first responders rushed him to the hospital. he had upper body trauma. he later died. so far there's no word about a suspect or a motive but police are still investigating. >>> infeint investigators are take -- independent investigators are taking over a deputy-involved shooting in polk county that left the suspect dead. a woman called deputies to her home in lakeland yesterday evening. 53-yeaol john pointed a gun at them, they opened fire killing him. whoa witness who is saw the whole thick say that they were scared. >> well, she was almos

it looks like they caught the driver in lake wales after getting a tip. action air 1 is headed there right now to see the car that was involved. the sheriff will be giving us details in a news conference at 6:00 tonight, watch that live on abcactionnews.com free mobile app as well as our facebook page.>>> the cubs are not wasting any time celebrating their world series win.>> the team released this tribute today. and the parade will be tomorrow in chicago. wrigleyville will be something releasing the new cover nearly one week early to celebrate the cubs historic win. president obama trying to get the cubs to come to the white house before he leaves office.>> i was watching something on television they said the last time the cubs won thomas edison was a life and they had not invented sliced bread. the expression the greatest thing since sliced bread this is since sliced bread. >> 180 years. >> a record 39 million people watched game seven last night. the most-watched world series game in 25 years, more people watched the game than the olympics and the oscar

this is in the lake wales area along state road 60. all lanes are blocked. a couple miles east of highway 630 there. now, luckily, there are no major injuries reported in this. but because this involves a semi and this is not a very wide road, stro closed in both directions. major delays here. your detour is walk in water road and highway 630. it loops around for you to get around. and if you are kind of not familiar with this area, you could hop on your maps before you head out the door to kind of see how that works because those roads are not shown on this map. now, if you are heading out in the hillsborough county area, we are seeing those normal rush hour delays now and our hottest spot is 275 south. fowler and fletcher. already up to 25 minutes from the apex down to i-4. our other hot spots i-4 west to downtown tampa and i-75 south. sky 10 right now flying over i- 4 at macintosh road, and definitely the westbound lanes are slow here. you can see you're in the red a little bit as you travel between polk parkway and 75. drive time is that's a 3-minute del

meantime, we do have another serious crash that's working and it's going to be in the lake wales area. it's a point of reference here, 60 and u.s. 27. it's going to be quite a ways east of this along 60. two miles east of highway 630. good news is no serious injuries here but the lanes are all blocked up in this area and unfortunately, no good work arounds for you. if you can hold off heading this way for the next several -- i would say maybe hour or so, you'll probably avoid a big headache. so we'll update you on that one. right now we want to get to -- actually, back to you guys. >>dave: thank you. 69 degrees the current temperature outside. north-northeast winds at seven miles per hour. not a h a couple of sprinkles. may work their way across the state from east to west today. other than that, clouds, sunshine and seasonably warm with highs in the mid 80s. >> this is going to be a tough play. the cubs won the world series! >>russell: curse is broken, the drought is over. the cubs have finally won a world series after 108 years. for ray ben zobrist, he won the series mvp award. joel

the murder happened in lake wales back in 20-11. during the trial, jurors voted unanimously to recommend that davis should die for the killings. circuit judge michael hunter imposed the death sentence. davis was also sentenced to death for the execution-style killings of two clerks at a b-p gas station and convenience store. runners will be paying tribute to our nation's heroes this veterans day. the "old glory relay" will end in tampa at amalie arena. if you want to run or walk the last leg of the cross-country run with the group.. they'll be gathering near gandy and bayshore around four p-m.. then proceeding along bayshore blvd. to amalie arena where a ceremony will take place around five. a bay area charity will be working hard for the homeless this weekend. and they're doing it... with some old school fun. (jen/ "family promise" is holding a box car derby ?fundraiser tomorrow afternoon. the proceeds will help give boxed lunches to local homeless children and their families. here are a few of the entries so far. this derby is all

home, he had just called her on the phone one hour before closing up shop at the convenience store that he managed in lake wales. on his way to the car, two men who figured he had the night deposit shot him and ran off with his pants wallet and cell phone. he died at the hospital. and was described as a hard- working businessman, he had two kids ages 11 and four. >> the toughest question she has to answer is when is that coming home? >> investigators found the victim's cell phone a couple of miles from the scene there waiting to see if the fingerprints on the device help track down the suspects. for now the best piece of evidence is grainy surveillance received leads to a dead end. >> we become hopeful with each call that comes in. >> crimestoppers is offering a $5000 reward for information on the case leading to an arrest. they remind the community you can remain completely anonymous.>> please help. >> tonight the widow makes an emotional plea for justice. in lake wales, ryan raiche abc action news. >>> a woman facing charges after she tried to shoplift left her teenaged child and infant grandchild behind. at

on saturday morning is when the hit and run happened. it was hike in lake wales when the 33-year-old had been driving on state road 60 early on saturday morning and got into she flagged down a deputy. and the deputy was seriously injured. this he were talking and that is when the hit and run driver ran off the median and into them. that 33-year-old woman was killed in the accident. the deputy seriously injured. we have been told, according to deputies. the arrest has been made hours ago. we're expected to learn here the name of the suspect that is responsible for the hit and run in which the 33-year-old was killed and seriously injured expected to make a recovery. >> that's all we know. press conference coming up at any moment here, we know we'll hear from the sheriff soon. >> this man was a dollar store manager killed during a robbery. the man accused of the murder has not gone to trial. that's leading the fa emto wonder if they will get justice. and gloria gomez said a big decision came out, we have a trial date but it was accused of shooting and killing the ma

another pitiful place is the gardens in lake wales. lots of poinsettias on display, special holiday concerts, and you can also toward the pilot theme a, and it is a gorgeous place to roam around. here is the garden that lights up at night. the holiday lights, all 750,000 of them, are now on at the florida botanical gardens in largo. you can stroll through the brilliant displays from 5:30 pm until 9:30 pm and each night until december 31. there is family friendly entertainment along the way, and a four dollar donation for adults is adjusted. it beautiful year-round have a great day, everyone. i am kathryn bursch for the community. high-fiber there is something else to do today. we have got to the seahawks. >> perfect weather. >> sometimes at raymond james stadium, you are in the sunshine but not today -- sunshine, but the temperatures, at game time, in the upper 70s. it is a phenomenal day. i would say at least for florida, perfect football weather. some might argue but it is you can get the sunglasses but otherwise, a little sunscreen.

this one is right here at the lake wales road with lanes slow. >>> good morning, often a great start so far were temperatures warming up pretty quickly, still comfortable as you walk outside this morning. here is the view from downtown tampa, an absolutely gorgeous day with comfortable temperatures as you get out the door. 70 in tampa, 72 in st. pete, 64 a new point. we will warm up through the afternoon things to a lot of sunshine, nothing the storm tracker, and the future cast showing us that way through the day. aside from the cloud cover rolling into the late morning and late afternoon, blue skies, gorgeous. definitely leave your rain gear at home. by lunch hour, we are talking temperatures in the low 80s, warming up into the mid to afternoon. for your evening drive time, looking pretty good before we cool down into the 60s overnight tonight. not until the weekend that we will see that crisp and cool air returning to the forecast. the front moving in friday afternoon, bringing a few showers but only a 30% coverage this time around, largely a dry front. looking toward the weekend,

. >> the widow of a lake wales store cluck gunned down killed on the job is asking are for answers. two weeks ago two robbers gunned down muhammad ali limb outside of the qp gas station. the two bad guys took his pants and belongings and then one of them shot him. >> what happened i cannot explain anybody you know. >> muhammad leaves behind two young daughters. investigators found his cell phone but still have not been able to track down his killer. a tip to crimestoppers could be worth $5,000. >>> florida attorney general pam bondi just landed a high ranking spot on donald trump's transition team. today the president-elect announced that bondi will serve on the team that sets up the fraud case against trump university after receiving a $25,000 donation from trump. she has maintained the donation had nothing to do with her office deciding not to investigate. it's unclear if this transition team appointment will land bondi a permanent job in trump's administration. >>> a pasco county student has accused his teacher of making a racist comment and even invoking donald trump's name in c

almost a week after the lake wales crash that killed a mother of two and injured a polk county deputy. lewis told investigators he was drinking. deputies are continuing to investigate the crash. >>> janelle martinez has the roads for this friday. crashes or break downs, all major roads looking good as well. here is your drive across the bridge, it's a little bit slow, 13 minutes to get across. 9 minutes to get across the gandy bridge. and your drive on 0 the toll roads we are slow but steady here on the veterans, 25 minutes from 54 down to 275. 7 minutes on the lee roy expressway. and in the green 5 mabry. >>> he will, thanks a lot. >>> cool start out there this morning. clear skies, it is going to be a nice, sunny day, a few spots this afternoon, we've been checking in with 50s up to the north, clear skies, calm winds, temperatures really cooling off this morning. mid to upper 50s. but because of a clear sky and the calm winds we've had a little fog issue across our northern counties, quarter mile visibility. so caution if you are heading sunshine out there, we'll be just fine. warm

are blockedment just to give you an idea, the sheriff's office says this is near the indian lake estates area in lake wales. if you can avoid the area in the meantime, please do so. >>russell: you just that final out without getting goose bufrpz.pit took seven gam, 108 years but the cubs are the world series champions and the curse is broken. it took every member on that team to accomplish this incredible season but two of the standouts from the championship team have strong ties to tampa bay. >>laura: joe maddon and ben zobrist. he's a part of this town. it was part of the reason why we you have to be happy for him. >>russell: oh, no doubt about that. you have to be happy for joe maddon, for ben zobrist as well, two very nice men and both still have ties to the tampa bay area. we know joe maddon does with the restaurant behind us in south tampa. i have to give you a look at what chicago looks like right now, though. you have dozens of people taking pictures outside field, there with the marquis and people still celebrating even right now. i have to tell you, a couple of hours ago, maybe two or three hours

the suspect taken into custody in lake wales, we have a crew set up at the press conference right now. we will bring you what the sheriff has to say. struck a 15- year-old boy the first to be charged on a new law cracking threats to schools. the teenager told classmates he was going to shoot up ridgewood high school today. the threat appears to have been a joke but the state attorney's office will decide where the case goes from here. >>> i'm laura harris. >> and i'm paul lagrone, we are going to start with something you have seen a gas stations, these stickers.>> they are supposed to show you if some has tampered with the gas pump to see if they tried to steal credit card information. the stickers are mandated by law as they may not be predicting you all the way. >> does it need to be opened up and checked? >> it did not take long for us to find broken security stickers around tampa bay. this is off of pines and spruce in tampa, we found broken stickers on every pump, when we asked the attendant he simply replaced the stickers without

the incident. let's go to some video right now. charles lewis is accused of driving a woman, deputy adam pinell who stopped to help her was also hit in lake wales. the deputy survived. lewis confessed and claimed he hit something but never stopped. polk county sheriff tells us someone called the crime stoppers tip line and told them where to find him. he made a strange remark to the sheriff during his arrest. >> then he said i'd vote for you ever get to vote again. >> and i said don't worry you won't ever get to vote again. you're going to state prison. . >> reporter: lewis faces 2 charges leaving the scene of a traffic crash causing serious bodily injury and leaving the scene of a traffic crash causing death. we're told he is due in court here in polk county at 1:00 this afternoon. i checked and it doesn't appear that he has a criminal history. back to you. >> all right. thank you so much morning about the charges facing a st. petersburg woman arrested for the death of her 3-year old daughter. the 34-year old was arrested thursday, five years after her daughter disappeared in west virginia. she was 3 years old when she went missing. the little

.>>> a plea for justice, the widow of the convenience store manager shot and killed in lake wales opens up about the day her family changed forever. the bad feeling that she had before her husband died. >>> before we go to break, look at these are training as service dogs. part of a program at a california university, when they are old enough they will help people with disabilities and veterans with combat related disabilities. the university has been live streaming the companions all >>> a surprise birthday party today at a bradenton animal shelter, when you hear how long this terrier mix has been looking for her home it may make you think twice. jake peterson picks up the know it yet but she has a special service waiting for her. >> we are having a 12th birthday party.>> cupcakes for the humans and a peanut butter cake for the guest of honor which did not last long. workers say she has a lot to celebrate, healthy for her age but she desperately needs a home. >> she has been in the shelter on and off since 2009. >> she has been adopted three separate times and she just hasn't found the

. >>> happening today, the widow of a murdered lake wales convenience store clerk is now pleading for information about the people who killed her husband. two gunman killed mohammad alam last month. two men made alam take off his investigators now offering a $5000 reward for information that leads to the gunman. >>> the owner of a tampa martial arts gym is accused of having a sexual relationship with an underraged girl. hillsborough county deputies arrested nelson azario. the encounters happened at the gym at his home. azario owned the -- >>> thieves behind a massive electronic heist are on the run. it happened at the t-mobile store on east brandon boulevard. the thieves broke in through a concrete wall. >>> 4:38. clear water police now on the hunt for a violent robber. surveillance pictures show him hitting a 56-year-old convenience clerk with a cash drawer. it happened inside the speedway if you recognize the thief call crime stoppers. >>> police are on the hunt for the man who stole a gum ball machine along with everything inside it. that machine is valued at more than $800. it hap

. >>> the widow of a lake wales store clerk who was gunned down is begging for answers. today she made a plea to the public to helped find her husband's killer. 2 weeks ago he was gunned down outside of a police say the robbers confronted him took his pants and belongings and shot him. >> please help, help please find the people and hold my heart for my family, you know. . >> investigators found the victim's phone but still have not been able to track down the killer. a $5,000 reward is now being offered. [audio difficulty]. >>> the person who killed a overnight. the 56-year old died. at this point tampa police don't know who did it or why but they do tell us walker died from blunt force trauma. neighbors tell us he was a nice guy and a good neighbor. if you have information you're asked to call tampa police. >>> and a largo clinic is one of the first places you can go in florida for a medical marijuana exam. a billboard is advertising the service. the physician who offer the service because of a patient of his was -- with severe pain problems. the patient tried marijuana

. >> the driver in this case was cited and is district. >>> lake wales police are searching for the man who tried to run down one of their officers. they have an arrest warrant for julian bird. police tried to pull him over during a traffic stop on friday but he sped off and at one point they told us he drove directly at a lake wales detective, narrowly missing him. he has an extensive criminal record. >>> four teenagers busted for trying to still more than $1000 worth of stuff from old maybe. employees cut the suspects in the act so they dropped the of hitting an employee in the face. >>> and now a news channel 8 warning. it winter haven couple signed the lease to their new home only to find out they had been scammed. they spent every dollar they had to pay their first month rent. but now it's all gone. melissa marino is joining us with this story and these scams are probably going to try this somewhere else. >> reporter: that's right. the couple found an add about a unavailable home. they thought they did everything right but got scammed. kassidy got the keys to her new home and could

her husband was shot and killed while working at a gas station in lake wales. the people who killed him still have not been caught, and she cold. 10news polk county newsroom reporter grady trimble shows you the toll it's taking on the victim's family. >> reporter: people who shop here say along with more than just a clerk, he was a friend. now the person who knows him best is asking anyone who has information about his murder to come forward. >> so many time i ask the police, he's okay? but they say i don't know. >> reporter: talking about the day her husband was murdered is difficult. she went to the store. then to the hospital hoping doctors would be able to save him. >> i went. the doctor came and hold my hand. he is no more. [ crying ] he is no more. >> reporter: police say he was finishing his shift at this convenience store in lake whales when two men in hoodies demanded he give them his pants and then one of them shot him and ran. because of him two little girls >> he was a very, very good husband and good father. >> reporter: police found his cell phone not

commute most of the immediate bay area is actually looking port richey, through tarpon springs, east lake area, pinellas county as well, too. the first batch has moved across polk county. lake wales, frostproof showers left over for 15 minutes and that's about it. dry in lakeland and bartow. i got to tell you it's still light. it didn't wet the roads in some places. same in manatee county. just sprinkles. anna maria to bradenton beach, longo key, a will be moving in the next half hour 45 minutes. we have a long line of clouds. by the way, looking for that supermoon tonight. we were talking last week. your best chance to see it was sunday night, last night. that looks like the case. you can see the cloud cover is going to be thick through the evening hours. the front has come through, and that is basically drying us out a little bit. so we have north-northwest slightly drier air than what we have been seeing. the winds will turn to the north and northeast through the day. look at the temperatures. mid-60s north of i-4. 66 in land o'lakes. new port richey at 65. 70 in bradenton. 72 at davis island and valrico at 70. fishhawk, north of there, odessa's at 67. 64 tarpon springs. most

a woman was stuck on the side of the road in lake wales. deputy adam stopped to help her. when a truck hit them both and took off. the woman died. and deputy was severely injured. now, almost a month later, we're getting some good news. deputy and his wife asked polk county sheriff's office to post what he's thankful for. look at this picture. >> it reads in part, there is we have been more grateful. we're thankful for miraculous recovery and continues to make each and every day. as we continue on this long road we're ever so thankful that we have the support that we do. our prayers each and every one of you take this time, this thanksgiving, to look around and be thankful for the small things in life much love, and appreciation. >> post also said they are overwhelmed with the thoughts that prayers, support and generous gifts from the community. as they work through a challenging time. >>> now thanksgiving is over black friday is here. that means sales. and deep discounts. fox 13 ken suarez is where it is all happening tampa premium outlets. hello again. hey how you are you

the victory has many people wondering what could have been. >> thank you for joining us. we do have breaking news right now. any moment, we are expecting an arrest in a deadly hit and run from lake wales over the weekend. one woman died, and -- jessica enchautegui-otero and officer pennell. we are getting a crew looking at the suspect's vehicle. >>> the sierra club once knew phosphate mining to be stopped until the sinkhole at that mosaic -- is a plant the large sinkhole opened in august. more than 200,000,000 gallons of contaminated water drained into the aquifer. some residents in the area are concerned that their drinking supply is still contaminated. >> one weekend my water stinks and it's brown. i wash my hair and bottled water. i wash my kids and bottled water.>> the sierra club is

most of the activity right now south of lake wales, south of bartow and it is basically working its way from the east to the west. also up towards lakeland just to the north of downtown lakeland, it will be working its way acros we've had some showers throughot polk county. you can see them moving pretty quickly, work their way through carroll wood over towards the west chase area. now stretching over into east lake and palm harbor. looks like they'll work their wy out into the gulf of mexico. but because they move quickly you're not looking at much accumulation. just wetting the ground a little bit. >> you can see some quick moving showers moving out into the gulf sarasota. all east of i-75, but you can se there's more activity towards arcadia as well as, so we may gt a few more as we go through the afternoon. still plenty of warmth around. right now in tampa, 82 degrees. clearwater has an 80 across our northern counties. >> and warmer temperatures once you get down in the sarasota, about 85 degrees right now. some 70s showing up. la bartow currently sits at 79 degrees. we've had the e

the men and women who gave everything for their country. good evening i'm keith cate. >> i'm jennifer lee thank you for joining us. a plea for justice who killed a lake wales store clerk. tonight his widow is begging the public to come forward. melissa marino joins us live from the q p down. >>reporter: these flowers here a heartbreaking reminder what happened that night. two weeks later and his wife and police are still searching for answers. a tearful plea for justice. the past two weeks have been nothing short of misery for the wife of murdered store clerk. the couple had been married for 12 years and had two daughters. >> toughest question that she when is dad coming home. >>reporter: mystery still surrounds his death. seconds after closing up the q p muhammad was gunned down. when he didn't come home that morning. she went to the gas station and saw crime tape. >> i think something wrong with my husband i feel it you know. something wrong with my husband. i feel it. >>reporter: then the heartbreaking news. >> he is no more. >>reporter: gas station surveillance shows two suspects wearing hoodies running off after the encounters. bliss believe they conf

the area. and an arrest in a hit-and-run crcrash. evan lambert is in lake wales. >> sheriff judd says the way working just the way it should, a tip pointed them in the direction of 71-year-old charley lewis and his truck. investigators went to his home and found the truck and lewis. investigators say he had been drinking at a party before he headed home and hit jessica enchautegui-otero and adam pennell. they were standing in the after the woman crashed her car and flagged down the deputy for help. she was killed and he was seriously injured. >> he admitted to us that he was the one driving the vehicle, swerved off of the road and ran over and left for dead our deputy and jessica enchautegui-otero. >> look at the lives he has damaged forever with what he did. are serious and it may be up to a year before he recovers. llewis is facing traffic homicie charges and will appear before a judge tomorrow afternoon. >> and this gives a whole new meaning to nail polish removal. this couple is said to have stolen hundreds of nail polish from wal-mart. the two in the video w

the evening. we have another hour towards lake wales, this is really light rain. we saw some of those north of interstate format this afternoon. that means, a a couple of sprinkles on bradenton beach. that will continue to slide to the south through the evening hours. most of this will be, within the next hour. the front has gotten hung up in florida. we want it to come through to push the rain out although we need the rain. but it got hung up a little bit. that means cooler, drier air is tomorrow morning we are talking lower 60s first thing in the morning. there will also be some upper 50s. these temperatures are our current numbers. 65 in lakeland. 68 in largo. most areas in the 60s. tomorrow morning it will be much cooler and much dryer. that is about where we were this morning. there will be some lower to mid 50s that is going to be a little bit on the cooler side. most of us will be in the lower 60s. as we moved through the day we will see a good mix of sun and clouds. nothing like what we saw today. tomorrow means a lot more sunshine even with the sun we have

. >>> the bock tower gardens in lake wales has received a generous gift. the duke energy foundation gave them park's environmental restoration efforts. tower gardens are one of 12 florida-based organizations to receive money from the energy company. the gardens plan to use the money to restore habitats in polk, lake, and orange counties. >>> it's hard to believe the holiday shopping season is here again and today is your last chance to grab a gift at the junior league's annual holiday gift market. more than 150 merchants will be some home goods. there's live music, food, and mr. and mrs. claus will also make an appearance. the market takes place at the florida state fairgrounds. it's opening until 5:00. admission is $8 and all the proceeds benefit the junior league's various charities. >>> do you need motivation this morning? well, check out these wounded warriors. pretty impressive. despite their injuries, life has not slowed them down at servicemen hit the beach in clearwater along side some of the fittest athletes in the entire world. it's t the 11th war

the hit-and-run crash that hit a deputy and killed a mother. he is accused of running over jessica enchautegui and deputy adam pennell near lake wales over the weekend. deputies are still asking for looking to fill full and part time positions participating in commissioner sandy murmans fair this morning, from 8:30 to noon at htc campus. more information posted on our facebook page and mobile app. >>> this weekend you have the first chance to try out the new ferry, the ferry took its maiden voyage on tuesday, it's a two hour boat trip. to the tampa convention center. first one leaves at 5:15, the last one leaves tampa at 10:30. it's 10 bucks each way for adults handle dollars for kids. >>> weekend before america elects a new president. >> both have rallies planned for florida this weekend. lindsey logue is at the fairgrounds. >> reporter: saturday's rally and are youing mate mike pence are focusing on big battle ground states, florida and north carolina. clinton has 33 events scheduled, helping her will be presidents clinton and owe bomb a and jay-z and john bon jovi. a race so far is too close to call. an indication it could be a late night here on

cared enough to come forward -- solved the case because the community cared enough to come forward. >> reporter: eagle 8 hd flew over lake wales where deputies found lewis and his truck. >> our homicide team from traffic investigations on marlisa cove drive looking for the house. they didn't have a house number. they were prepared to go looking door to door when lo and behold, who is driving down the road in a blue pickup truck but our suspect charlie lewis. >> reporter: lewis is blamed for a crash early saturday morning killing mom jessica enchautegri otero and the deputy. he said he knew he hit him thursday -- >> reporter: sir, do you have anything to say for yourself? no answer, but he did have the nerve to comment to sheriff judd. >> then he said i'd vote for you for president, that is, if i ever get to vote again and i said don't worry. you won't ever get to vote again. you're going to state prison. >> reporter: at this point lewis is facing two specific charges, one leaving the scene of a deadly crash, also leaving the scene of a crash with seri felonies. lewis will go before a judge at 1 p.m. tomorrow. >> i understand i

lake wales.>> we solve the case because the community came forward. >> a crimestoppers tip led to the arrest of this 171-year-old charles lewis. >> a crimestoppers tip gave came in and give us information to include a blue ford pickup truck. >> they follow the tips to this street where the blue track happened to be driving down the road.>> we are all thankful for the anonymous involved but there's not too much damage. he is positive that charles lewis is the one driving -- was the one driving because he admitted it. smith does it make it easier. smith the defense attorney -- >> a lot of times the difficulty is putting someone behind the wheel. that's what's difficult even if they can identify the vehicle, you still have to identify he was driving.>> 10 used 10news has learned that half of the cases in florida go unsolved. and they can be hard to convict once they are.>> location and identification are the hardest part. >> when it comes to this case that took the life of a 33-year- old woman and seriously injured a 25-year-old deputy, the sheriff says the suspect will go way for a very long time

the talk. >> voted by male two weeks ago. >> all along our route from lake wales -- >> it's like a bunch of kids that bigger between each other.>> most folks are for the white house. >> i'm still undecided and will probably get there and -- >> i feel trump is not a politician so that's one thing he's got good going for him. >> i'm hoping hillary pulls ahead. >> voters have also endured and ugly fight between the u.s. senate candidates. patrick mu talking with voters hoping to unseat the incumbent, marco rubio. >> it could come down to tens of thousands of votes. it's unbelievable how florida works out that way. >> we've already had rubio there. i want a little bit of a change.>> murphy tells me no matter tonight outcome he will is not ready to think about what's next if he loses. live in palm beach gardens kendra conlon cbs2 news.>>> we're following the rubio campaign in miami. what can we expect tonight? >> obviously with a little ways to go the camp here in miami is quiet the last time that marco rubio ran for senate favorite, they had him up between 3% and 4%. if you take a look, it's an enti

lake wales. median and the driver took off. we will learn more about the person arrested in just about an hour, and of course bring i the latest on air and online at wtsp.com. >>> okay. if you want to avoid the lines on election day, remember early voting ends on sunday. you might be surprised to find out how many people have already done it. get this. in florida alone this many, almost 5 million of you voted early. that means more than a third of extra voters have already cast their ballots. to put that in perspective, check it out, that's enough people to fill up raymond james stadium 73 types. >> reporter: we know you have questions about your vote. early voters in florida, they have been using one of these to call a national election protection hotline more than any other state. we are talking 1700 calls since and one of the main concerns people are having is they have requested a mail-in ballot and they haven't gotten it. they are saying, where the heck is this thing? what do you do if you don't have it and the elections o

the first time tonight. mohamed allam was killed in lake wales a few weeks ago.. after locking his convenience store for the night, two men wearing hoods approached him with a gun. everything he had on him quickly.. he complied.. but they shot him anyway. today his widow couldn't hold back the tears when she talked about life without her husband.. she's hoping someone will come forward with information about the gunmen. crimestoppers just announced that there is now a 5-thousand dollar reward in the case. it looks like the cross-bay ferry is in its first week.. more than 70-percent of the seats were sold. this weekend, the cross bay ferry is getting some help from the tampa bay lightning. the team bought ?all of the seats for a roundtrip ride for tomorrow's game. if the ferry proves popular... it could be eligible for state or federal funding. a driver in pinellas county gets a big scare when a snake appears on her her facebook page. she says she was stuck in traffic because of a wreck. for 40 minutes she says she sat in traffic with the snake just watching her. th

. >>> new tonight in polk county a 71-year-old man is mom and deputy in lake wales leaving themfor dead. the mother did not survive and the deputy is recovering. tonight a tipster is getting credit for bringing closure to a couple families. jenn holloway is live and it only took a few days to find this guy >> reporter: it sure did and right now charlie lewis is inside a holding cell in the building behind me. deputies tell us he did admit

the driver who took off... after hitting and killing a woman in lake wales and badly injuring a deputy. charlie lewis will appear in court this afternoon... sheriff grady judd says the 71-year-old confessed to deputies he had been drinking at a party before the crash. now judd says it could put him in jail for the rest of his life. saturday morning's crash killed 33-year-old jessica enchautegui-otero. sheriff's deputy adam pennell was severely injured. jessica flagged down the deputy after crashing her car on state road 60. that's when officials say lewis drove his blue ford f-150 into them and kept going. an anonymous crimestoppers tip led them to lewis' truck. he was arrested yesterday afternoon on his street... just minutes from lewis will appear before a judge at 1 this afternoon. police arrested a woman in saint pete for the death of her child... who disappeared nearly 5 years ago from their home in bendale, west virginia. lena lunsford is charged with the death of her child, aliayah lunsford. she was 3-years-old when she went missing in september of scheduled to be extradited to we

the vehicle he was driving. set to make his first court appearance at 8:30. >>> we are hearing from a family killed by a hit-and-run driver. a crimestoppers tip lead deputy to lake wales where they who had crashed into a tree as the two stood in the median, authorities say that is when louis hit them both and took off. jessica's family is relieved the suspect was caught and thoughts are now with the deputies still recovering with serious injuries. >>> believe me we are praying for him that he pulls through, we are so grateful that jessica wean alone, that she was with somebody. >> deputy's recoveries more than a year. he admitted that he had been drinking that night, he knew he hit something but he didn't know what he hit. >>> now to the latest in the presidential election, had weekend is a final push for dads for votes. >> donald trump will campaign in the northeast. today his running mate mike pence will appear in miami. hillary clinton is going to be help from some big names. >> with the finish line in assignment melania trump took his first stop. >> he knows how to shake things up, done he? appealing to suburban female voters. we must treat each other with respect

the deputy who previously stopped to help her was also hit along state road 60 in lake wales but survived. he's still in the hospital today. investigators explain lewis confessed and claimed he knew he hit something but never stopped. he's due in court here in polk county at 1:00 this afternoon. conference on a pinellas county case of child abuse. lunsford was arrested for child abuse that led to the death of her daughter. she was just 3 years old. she disappeared from her home in west virginia in 2011. >>> donald trump will be at the florida state flare grounds tomorrow morning for a rally. it's scheduled to start at 10 in the morning. his running mate governor mike pence will attend a rally in miami tonight. >>> well, hillary con will hold a concert rally with bon jovi tomorrow night in st. pete. the event will be at the state theater. tickets are still available for that. >>> chicago is rolling out its red carpet for the world champions. the victory festivities will start at noon and the players will leave wrigley field for a downtown parade at 1. followed by a >>> all right. this morn

the same people and responsible. >> people who if they are not caught will strike a third time with tragic results. in lake wales. >> fox 13 news. >>> investigators found the cell phone outside of town and the law enforcement is checking it for any fingerprints and killer. >> rider ship is strong for the cross bay ferry. >> and the mayor hopes this is a sign of things to come. >> if this is a success and the rider ship is strong and we'll look to the state and federal infrastructure which is the vessels themselves. >> this weekend the ferry is getting help from the lightning. the team bought all the seats for a ride for the game. the lightning will shoot a promotional video for the ferry during the ride across. >> cannot wait to see that. we know how expense tive see a doctor n bradenton can you get treatment free of charge. there is no catch. an event at manatee technical college. they are inviting everyone to stop by for treatments. >> can you get flu shots. tests and prescription eye glasses no questions no money required. the event served with more than a million dollars worth of medical treatment. >> owning

polk detectives say they've arrested the driver who took off after hitting and killing a woman in lake wales and badly injuring a deputy. okay, what did the accused driver have to say about this, charlie lewis confessed saying he was drinking at a party before the crash and that could land him in prison for the rest of his life. >> he admitted to us clearly and unclif wally that he was the one driving the vehicle and who ran over and left to dead our deputy and jessica enchautegui-otero. >> 71-year-old c sheriff says confessed to the weekend hit-and-run that claimed the life of 33-year-old jessica enchautegui-otero. the crash also severely injured 25-year-old sheriff's deputy, adam pennell. she had gotten out of her car to flag down help, and the deputy pair and kept going. >> deputies say they discovered he was behind the wheel after a tip from crimestoppers. deputies found lewis and the truck and arrested him on his street just minutes from the screen of the crash. >> later on in the confession he said please tell them i'm sorry, that is a little too late. >> and jessica's mother ss month,

plus, one 11-year-old is braving the cold temperatures this morning to raise money for his church. ken suarez is live in lake wales this no closed captioning is available for traffic. it's 5:xx, here are some of today's top stories. tampa police are on the scene of a wrong-way crash involving a police cruiser. it happened at east kennedy boulevard and south hyde park avenue just before 3:30 this when a driver entered his path going north on south hyde park avenue. the airbags in both cars went off. the driver was not hurt. the officer was taken to t-g-h for treatment for minor injuries. pinellas park police are still trying to figure out who killed a man whose body was found by a dumpster saturday night. police say 38- year-old "will joe hodges" was found by two people collecting cardboard behind the shoppes at park place. we'er told hodges was homeless and died from blunt force trauma. but police still haven't said ?how exactly he died and if they have any suspects. new hogfish rules will go into place next year in the florida keys. starting january first, fishing for hogfish will be limited to taking one hogfish

time is still 15 you can see here polk parkway as well as state road 60 through bartow and lake wales is in the green. the only accident in tampa bay is in hillsborough county along i-75 just north of sun city center boulevard in the northbound direction. the left lane is partially blocked. if you have any problems, any questions email me at road warrior at wtsp.com. >>> hey, beautiful outside this mog. of course not. we have been dry forever. we are dry here again this morning. we scan the skies. we look. there is a little rain off the east coast of florida, but it's not going to make it too far to the west. it will have a hard time making it onshore. we are dry. a few morning clouds. sunshine pretty much rules the day. a beautiful day today. temperatures making it to the lower 80s later this afternoon. right now most of us are in the 60s. some of us in the upper 60s. the cool spot is in the 50s in where it's 54 degrees. across the bay area davis island 70 right now. 68 in tampa. along the coast 66 in clearwater. seminole 68 degrees. beautiful outside right now and the winds pretty light. for

the mission. >> he is camping out above lake wales. most -- motorist kids are playing games or glued to their phone, carson is camping out on a platform to raise money for those in need in other countries. he is not alone his dad who is a youth pastor is by his side. they started the camp out on friday. they raised more than $6000 they wednesday but they will come down just in time for thanksgiving, that's a great message. >> it is chilly up there on that platform. >>> the 6:00 news is next. >> here are mark and kelly. >>> have you noticed more cars on the road or found it tougher to get parking spaces on the beach. tourists. nix at 6:00 what is behind the surge. >>> remember the train that safety investigators are issuing a warning about a condition that the train's engineer suffers from. >>> a treat started right here in tampa. the story behind the chips. i love publix digital coupons... i signed up for them at publix.com and i just clip them like this... clip...save clip...save clip...save that's how i save at publix. how 'bout you?

the driver to come forward. this happened saturday morning in lake wales. deputy "adam pennell" had stopped to help "jessica enchautegui- otero" after she had gotten into an accident. after he radioed for help, another driver hit both of them and took off. the woman died. deputy pennell has a number of broken bones and is still in the hospital. there is a 10- thousand-dollar reward for information leading to an arrest in the case. with a week to go until election day, the candidates in the race for president continue their final push across the country for votes. "hillary clinton" and former president "bill clinton" will be in the bay area today. hillary will hold an early voting event at pasco-hernando state college in dade city. it starts at three... doors open at one. former president clinton will be in st. pete at the "thomas jet jackson" rec center. doors for that event open at 5-30. hours after meeting with voters in tampa bay. pence spoke to supporters in clearwater monday. his rally wasn't without it's hiccups. at one point an electrial glitch caused

the bay area. part of florida regional medical center, highlands regional, lake wales medical center and venice regional bayfront health. 14 bay area hospitals received a c encoding medical center of trinity. where doreen went for shoulder pain in 2014. >> i can't get out of the chair. >> surgeon was not available when she was brought to the hospital and her spinal condition remained untreated for 12 hours. resulting in paralysis. >> maybe if there hadn't been a delay i would be up and walking able to go about a daily routine of working and cooking peers but, now i can't. >> the hospital got low marks from leapfrog for not having enough specially trained the hospital won't comment on the lawsuit but they say they earned fifes -- five consecutive top performer awards from a different organization. >> don't assume your doctor will always make the best choice for you or that the local hospital is the best place to go.>> it is extremely important, look at me and it is a prime example of people who did not. >> i'm adam walser taking action for you. social media today. go to abcactionnews.com for a list of th

the door in pinellas county, no major accidents. u.s. 19 and east lake road are in the green. traveling in polk county you are looking good along i-4 and polk parkway state through lake wales quiet. drive time along i-4 is a minute delayed. 16 minutes from polk parkway to 75. in sarasota and manatee counties i-75 in the green. state road 70 getting a little slow at the 75 interchange. kate. >> all right. >>> hilary, we are off to great start this friday morning and we have you covered with our sky 10 network looking good, quiet around the bay area region from tampa to lakewood sarasota county, and pinellas county. no rain out there this morning and pretty comfortable temperatures. it's mild across the bay area. 70 st. pete, 66 bradenton. heading north, 59 degrees, a little bit cooler in crystal river, and starting out with a temp of 58 degrees in brooksville. these temperatures a little bit cooler than where we were yesterday at this time by 5 degrees. during the afternoon though we will be warming things up nicely. we are tracking a cool front just in but folks, if you are hoping for a really nice taste of fall- like weather, we are not going to see significant cooling behind t

the state. if you're in polk county, over towards lakeland, haines city, down towards lake wales you may see a quick little shower. heir along the west coast probably not going to see that rain make its way all the way across the state. sop enough sun that we're still warming temperatures pretty 81, westchase. at 79. along with new tampa. plant city 82 degrees. head into downtown st. petersburg, currently sitting at 77 degrees. upper 70s, low 80s to our north. dade city you're at 82 degrees. then, you work your way to our south. down into manatee county. lakewood ranch bradenton barack obama at 83. string of 81 sarasota all the way down into inglewood. north port currently sits at 79 degrees. lakeland you're at 81. and you head down into currently sitting at 80. dew point still in that moderate range. when we're sitting in mid 60s zone its not comfortable. about not uncomfortable outside either. but we get into weekend. cold front works its way down state late friday it will dry this air out. it will cool us down. going to cool us down until just, just a touch below normal. our average high for this