to adopt the animals county pasco county animal services. >>> st. petersburg is moving forward on fixing its sewage system. the mayor presented his plan for improvements that includes lining pipes officials discussed expanding capacity at 2 water retention facilities. the plan comes after millions of gallons of sewage was dumped into the bay when the city's sewage system was overwhelm by the water. >>> 4:37 on this friday morning. >> well, we have made it, right. it's time to check the hour by hour forecast starting here at just about 4:38 and going forward in time. remember the about 7:45 and once it does we get out of the 60, 80 by 1 and an afternoon high of 83 only a 10% rain chance appeared should actually be pretty comfortable for the friday night football games. 78 degrees at kick off, a cold front comes through basically during or toward the end of the game. 74 degrees and comfortable at half time. there's about a 10% rain chance but you'll notice the winds getting stronger through the evening. today's high is 83, now, that's above 80, tomorr

in pasco county have voted early. early votes runs through sunday and if you miss that deadline you will have to cast your ballot on election day and deal with the crowds. >>> well, this sunday morning we're getting prepared for election day with a one hour television special. we're going to have coverage on all the big races impacting our area including the race for president. a special episode of >>> happening today a 71-year old man accused of hitting and killing a mother and injuring a sheriffs department will be in court in several hours. charles lewis is in jail right now and will go before a judge this afternoon. we're live at the polk county sheriffs office this morning. so a tipst recollection is giving credit about lewis. >> reporter: apparently someone called the sheriffs office here in polk county and where to find the suspect and the blue pickup truck he was allegedly driving during the incident. charles lewis is accused of driving drunk after a party saturday morning appeared hitting and killing otero, d

. >>> the pasco county school district making an odd request to keep more parents from getting angry. good evening, everyone. i am jamison uhler. >> and i am wendy ryan. why the district is reaching out to real estate agents for found one of the countless homes and properties up for sale in pasco county. a lot of folks are looking at this area for its close proximity to good schools that depending on how school districts redraw the school boundary lines that could see students from the same neighborhood split up. built on a cozy 1 acre piece of land. >> it is a beautiful place to limit. richey neighborhood is the perfect fit. >> schools were a big issue for my family and to see my kids thrive in their environment was exactly what we needed. >> reporter: jw mitchell high school sealed the deal. >> you paid attention to the schools. >> reporter: that was the most important factor. >> reporter: rezoning neighborhoods is reality. >> with the growth in florida will go with a house forever. >> reporter: this letter was sent to local real estate agents saying it is unfair to allow families t

luckily, the stude w out of town suspects traveling to pasco county to break into cars. there are several cases in the trinity area. sergeant chris thomas says in most cases, cars are left unlocked. deputies are seeing auto burglaries throughout the >> pasco county sheriff's office says they have identified some suspects and are hooking at charges right now. there are several o suspects they are charging for this morning. >>>ss a in pasco county, annen stat principal is on administrative leave a deputies ae he overdosed on edible marian. deputies say 5 o kro rerd dn ma was hospitalized sunday after hr daughter gave hr her marian-laced cookis. the daughter toldties her po wanted to try for her 50th birthday. she's been with the cricket sibs p twath. >>> police in south florida are searching for the person wh shot an r rethat within the straug through a woman oes leg. she said she felt a sering pain. she looked down ask p awe the arrow sticking you have of her leg. she says h doesn't feel sif anymore. police say this could be a freak accident. : right now, t police are que

pasco county. we will enforce these laws to the fullest extent possible. safe to say that warning extends to law enforcement across the bay area. theifs, if you are listening to this you could be facing theft charges burglary and more. and as for those teens they did confess and the packages have been returned. back to you. >> why take when you can give. today is giving tuesday. got 45 minutes left. a global effort designed to encourage people to help out that take care of those in need. and fox 13 care fors teamed up metropolitan ministries. and they're especially busy this time of year. 18 thousand families registered for food and toys during the holidays. we broadcast live today in downtown tampa asking for help. you sure didn't let us down. there's really not an excuse not to do it. i work near downtown. i can just drive through here. it's an easy way to give back. >> put people back to work and train them. for families in need. can't beat it. >> anchor: fox 13 viewers dropped off hundreds of p

pasco county. we will enforce these laws to the fullest extent possible. >> reporter: and i think it's safe to say that warning extends to law enforcement across the bay area. theifs, if you are listening to charges burglary and more. and as for those teens they did confess and the packages have been returned. back to you. >> why take when you can give. today is giving tuesday. got 45 minutes left. a global effort designed to encourage people to help out the organizations in your community that take care of those in need. and fox 13 care fors teamed up and they're especially busy this time of year. 18 thousand families registered for food and toys during the holidays. we broadcast live today in downtown tampa asking for help. you sure didn't let us down. >> it couldn't be any easier. there's really not an excuse not to do it. i work near downtown. i can just drive through here. >> put people back to work and train them. for families in need. can't beat it. >> anchor: fox 13 viewers dropped off hund

in pasco county, we have a big issue in port richie. i just spotted an update from pasco county sheriff's office. there are now two southbound report richie from this accident. this is southbound at fox hollow drive. that is south of jasmine boulevard so make sure you give yourself extra time because of two lanes blocked. if you have any problems on the roads, send me an email. i am your road warrior and i will help you with traffic questions you may have around the bay area. you can email me, roadwarrior@wtsp.com. >>> we are nice and ie temperatures should come up as we had the the next several hours because we don't have anything in the way of cloud cover to stop it. it has triggered a bit of fog development north and east of tampa bay along i-75 into parts of pasco county and hernando county. the bay area doesn't see any problems. 67 now in tampa but we have cool the numbers on the map. 59 crystal river and brooksville. those of the temperatures we next cold front comes through. this morning we are going to stay warm and rapidly heat

pasco county is using surveillance cameras to find people ?illegally dumping furniture and trash on the side of the road. deputies released this new video... asking people to help identify the dumpers. they're tossing everything from yard debris and trees to old furniture and even boats. the campaign to catch these people started a few there are 20 cameras across the county where people have been seen dumping trash. there's a 500 dollar fine... per piece of trash. it's home sweet home for one wounded veteran in central florida. army in kissmmee. she served our country for more than a decade... but was injured in iraq by an i-e-d. now she deals with post traumatic stress disorder. but the non-profit group called "building homes for heroes" just made things a little easier. they teamed up with chase bank to give moreno's family a brand new home: includes three bedrooms... three baths... a swimming pool... and best of all: ?no mortgage. toss to weather... the celebrations continue this morning... after again! and later this half hour... we'll sho

. >>> frightening details listed in this pasco county sheriff's report about an armed home invasion. coming up the bizarre twist that led detectives to their suspect. >>> then unbelievable video out of texas tonight. check that out a car flying in the air right into rush hour traffic. coming up the reason a woman put a pasco county for cash and drugs. >> ryan smith explains why deputies didn't have to go far to find their suspect. >> this pasco county sheriff's report detailing he tied two women up and threatened to have them shot if they tried to escape. it was all a ploy to score drugs and it took a very bizarre turn turn. body cam video showingtous catch the suspect investigators didn't even have to leave the scene of the crime. >> he was right there in the yard. [ laughter ] >> detective todd says 60-year-old lynn wore a ski mask and can hoodie to conceal his identity but it didn't work so well. the two female victims live in a unit demanding pills, targeting his tenants knowing one had a legal prescription for the addictive drug. he told the women to stay put or quote someone in

in pasco county, the tent is in holiday at 3214 u-s 19. we've posted additional information at fox 13 care force dot com. ((jen)) there's much more to come on good day.((walter)) o'clock hour. ((russell/2-shot)) the attack on ohio state university's campus is horrifying.. first the man used his car as a weapon - and then a knife..((laura)) at six - the possible links he had to a terror network.. and we'll tell you about the young police officer - who stopped it all. (russell/take vo) also breaking overnight - a massive burglary at a gun store in tampa.. the entire front of the store is smashed in... and we don't yet know what ?all has been taken.. shayla is there live - as deputies work to get these guns off the streets. (laura/take vo) and: pause warning for kids.. who take part in martial arts.. work differently... relax differently. and all those differences take energy. at duke energy, we're doing things differently too. like new ways to generate power and even store it... ...for cleaner energy every day. so no matter how different thi

we do have a problem in the pasco county area. so i'm going to go ahead and zoom in so you can see what i'm talking about. it's in the elfers area. state road 54 right at grand boulevard an accident. fhp tells me it's off to the side of the roadway. not seeing any delays whatsoever there on route 54. in fact, 54 looks great east and west all the way through here. pasco county up to speed as well on u.s. 19 and alternate at this construction i've been talking about that was tying up sop lanes northbound on i-75 at university and also on university underneath the interstate it has completely cleared from the roadway. we've got a great drive in sarasota. that's a look at weather and traffic. back to gene and gayle. >> leslee, thank you. >>> the race for florida's u.s. senate seat is bringing incumbent senator marco rubio back to the bay area today. senator rubio set to attend an early voting event happening in lakeland this morning at 11:30, afternoon. yesterday rubio took advantage of the early voting period to cast his ballot in mi

deputies in pasco county urge people to lock their vehicles after a rash of car burglaries. there was a number of of these burglaries across the area. it started nearly a week ago. the spree spreads across county from land o'lakes to hudson. since last wednesday there's 20 to 25 car break-ins and here's video of the suspects caught on a surveillance camera. they're pulling up to a home and break into a car there. a lot of kieming would be preechted if people would just lock their dires. >> they do carhopping, and that's where they pull on the car doors to see if they're unlocked and see what they can firearms, anything of of value next take. >> check this video out. this is a suspect outside autozone in hudson who used a tool to pop the locks on three vehicles and they wound up stealing a silver dodge caravan. if you know anything about those cases, contact the pasco county sheriffing's office. >>> we have new details about a devastating crash that killed a man and his two sunday morning. the victims were donald green and his 5-year-old son and 9-year-old daughter. their mot

all right so pasco county we've got a pretty good drive. no delays or anything but we have this accident trying to clear up state road 52, u.s. 41 off to the side of the roadway. it's northbound i-75 we're down in north port this is the southern area of sarasota county. and we have a little bit of overnight construction there's a project going on there and usually wrapped up say in the next 30, 45 minutes. still a great drive on the howard frankland bridge. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. >>> an 8 on your side warning about a new scam that involves a caller who claims to have kidnaped a loved one. the fbi called it virtual kidnaping. >> we haveou snatched her off the street. if you do everything we say you'll see her again. >> that's her describing the call she received. they told her to wire $10,000 to different locations in accounts in mexico. she realized it's a scam when her daughter texted her. the fbi believes the crooks are using social media. agents suggests limiting your personal information online and tell you is b

. >>> today the pasco county school district would hold a meeting about rezoning two schools. there's overcrowding at mitchell high school and seven springs middle school in new port richey. this evening's meeting starts at 6. district officials are welcoming parent feedback th up meeting. a recommendation will be sent to the school board for final approval. >> good morning, a lot of clouds out there toyed, not much in the way of sunshine. did you catch the super moon out there. a lot of clouds out there. we'll have pictures throughout the morning of that astronomical event. mid and upper 60s. if you step outside a little bit different, it feels humid. it is mild. we have clouds to deal with across our northern counties. one feature that we have today and we didn't have yesterday morning was all the cloud cover that tends to limit the fog. we're hoping for that other than it's going to be a mess of a community. mid and upper 60s right now. even a couple of sprinkles with that front that's right on top of usful today we'll push down to the south. crystal river with a few light

one in tampa, other was in pasco county. and both cases, criminals busted through a concrete wall to get inside. as we said detectives are in there right now, checking inventory. that is an exhaustive practice that can take hours of literally making sure serial numbers of guns that are there checking those serial numbers. and figuring out which ones are no longer inside the store. meantime authorities don't want any of these weapons of course to get into the wrong handsthe should either call the sheriff's office or call crime stoppers. linda. >>> yeah. 40 guns as you said could potentially be in our neighborhoods. very important to identify these suspects. >> thank you, aaron. and overnight fire guts a south plant city home it looks suspicious after flames are anti trump graffiti found on home. luckily homeowner and his family were not home when that fire broke out. but they lost everything. fox 13 ken suarez has their story. >>> just a really devastating morning for young plant city family of 4. that is now homeless. it sta

right now the pasco county sheriff's office is dealing with some criticism after one of its facebook posts got a lot of attention. 10news reporter emerald morrow is live in the newsroom this morning. the department humiliating picture. and emerald, there are some questions over whether this was right. yeah, we'll leave that question up to you at home to decide. but this is the picture that's causing all the controversy. the pasco county sheriff's office posted it on its page...and it shows officials photographing the man while pulling his hair to hold him, despite him already being handcuffed. we blurred his face because of the controversial nature of the post...and also because this is not an deputies say they arrested the man during a traffic stop after they said he ran a deputy off the road and was also found with a bunch of drugs...including meth, weed, mdma and prescription pills. if the suspect is indeed proven to be guilty, i think most people would agree he deserves whatever sentence he gets. but the question a lot of you have is, 'was this post appropriate?' we got a lot of

big event in pasco county. to veshdz out here like auto magic all sorts of things to make your jeep shiny. it all benefits, 83. hi. why is he looking at me. that's thor. you're going to meet thor. i'm gostay over here. and we will talk about hi thor. when good day tampa bay when good day tampa bay amendment 1 is endorsed by florida's firefighters... because it does solar the right way. amendment 1 protects consumers from scams, and unsafe solar installations. safe solar vote yes on amendment 1. for the sun. carson and i have seen some terrible ads attacking our mom dana young. for things she never did. it hurts because mom is cool. she is caring, she works hard. whenever something is not right mom is on it. trust us we know from experience. mom put her career on hold for us. to raise our family. she is a role model for everyone in our community. my dad was a family doctor in pinellas county for 55 years. he used to even take me on house calls. both my parents taught me to help others. that's why i believe in pu

eymann pasco county. seen on surveillance, folks busted dumping illegally and you won't believe what they throw away. that story is coming up. >>> thursday night at 8:00, the bucs take on the falkins on your official bucs station news channel 8. and don't miss your nbc favorites over on great 38 blacklist at 10:00 and superstar at 11:00 followed by good place at 11:30 pm.>> these guys really know what they are doing. >> your buccaneers face their rivals live from raymond james stadium thursday night at 8 pm on news channel 8, your under state attorney mark ober's watch, rape and sexual assault are on the rise. ober is not just ineffective, who forced a girl into sexual slavery, even blamed the victim. ober: she was with him voluntarily. our community deserves new leadership. andrew warren, an experienced prosecutor, will reallocate resources to target violent crime, including gun violence, rape, and domestic abuse. andrew warren for state attorney. >>> a police officer was pretty surprised who was caught

deputy and a pitbull -- between a pasco county deputy and a pitbull. >> and mandatory evacuations where everyone is forced out by fire. >> reporter: jeff patterson in havana, cuba, where tonight a nation is in mourning. coming up we'll tell you how this country is observing the death of fidel castro. >> good evening. i'm jennifer leigh. >> i'm keith cate. thanks for joining us tonight. >>> we begin with a split second decision caught on camera. a pasco county deputy shot off her finger while trying to defend herself from bernard is on the night beat in pasco county tonight. >> reporter: that deputy went to a home in hudson to investigate the first dog attack. as she entered a yard, this same dog attacked her and now that dog is dead. >> she was on her back and the dog was headed for her. >> reporter: jim ames pointed out the spot where pasco county deputy monica bray found attacking pitbull. >> someone had cut the leash on her dog coming up the back way there. >> reporter: he tells me the incident started moments earlier. >> another person came in to steal her generator. he got bit on t

about 65,000 people live at or below the poverty line here in pasco county. these shelves are barren. ((laura welcome back to good day tampa bay. the time is 7:--. another meeting >>laura: time right now is 7:22 and another meeting today as president sits down with former g.o.p. nominee mitt romney. >>russell: doug has more on that from washington. >> trump seem says to expect more announcements today but the big story resolves around secretary of state and we know that mitt romney is meeting with donald trump again today for what could either be a second job interview or perhaps a no thank you from the president elect. again. after meeting with donald trump at his golf club more than a week ago, mitt romney will once again make his pitch, heading to new york for a private dinner with trump. but competition for secretary of state is stiff and romney not only faces a growing field of contenders but some within trump's inner circle, including his campaign manager, have expressed skepticism of romney and some see this as the beginning of the end for him. >> i th

. >>> a pasco county assistant principal on administrative leave after she overdosed on edible or one. donna haff was hospitalized. she told deputies mother wanted to try it for her 50th birthday. she is an assistant principal at the high school stock student suspensions are down in hillsborough county but it is not because of good behavior. >> brendaliss gonzalez is live at the middle school. >> reporter: this is one of eight middle schools that for the past year has offered an alternative program for students who would be suspended. in the long run it is not marshall thinks her son should be. >> we needed them to learn. >> reporter: not at home suspended. >> too many kids are out. >> reporter: during the 2014 school year with 20 20,000 students were suspended around hillsborough county schools. the number has now dropped by 8%. the change comes one year after school board members opted for a administrators from suspending students. >> keeping kids in school is what should -- we should be thinking of as a goal. simply saying we will suspend kids does not get is the result we are look

deputies in pasco county urge people to lock their vehicles after a rash of car burglaries. there was a number of of these burglaries across the area. it started nearly a week ago. the spree spreads across the county from land o'lakes to hudson. since last wednesday there's 20 video of the suspects caught on a surveillance camera. they're pulling up to a home and break into a car there. a lot of kieming would be preechted if people would just lock their dires. >> they do carhopping, and that's where they pull on the car doors to see if they're unlocked and see what they can find and their valuables, firearms, anything of of value next take. >> check this this is a suspect outside autozone in hudson who used a tool to pop the locks on three vehicles and they wound up stealing a silver dodge caravan. if you know anything about those cases, contact the pasco county sheriffing's office. >>> we have new details about a devastating crash that killed a man and his two young children sunday morning. the victims were donald green and his 5-year-old son and 9-year-old daughter. their

we know pasco county school district have put out messages via. they held press conferences ahead of law taking effect an issue they continue to deal with. gwen and again. so we're going to keep you posted and should any new information become available we'll sure to bring that to you. laura, back to you. >>> force in pasco county, >> prosecutors in pinellas county will play hard ball with former president of the tarpon springs little league. john fehr regard is accused of a stealing almost $13,000. and we're told he admits pocketing concession stand money and transferring leaked funds into his own account. about $300 an at time. detectives say he was having money problems after an eviction the investigation ongoing because they say there may be more money issing. more here on good day coming up. including how renters can protect their security deposits. and we say it every year. you got to be patient when traveling during thanksgiving. this year, even more so. why it's going to be as crowded as ever at the airport. >> and charley belcher is at th

pinellas and pasco county's software five fentanyl related deaths in 2015. that area could see that amount ?year. 40 deaths reported between january and june in 2016.>> fentanyl laced xanax can kill -- dose. >> if it comes into contact with us that could cause serious health issues. >> reporter: there are legitimate uses for fentanyl and it can be legally prescribed by a doctor typically to terminally ill cancer patients. live in tampa, ryan smith abc action news. >>> delay maybe i would be walking.>> delays and errors when your health is on the line, the new report naming the worst hospitals in the bay area when it comes to safety. >>> i immediately realized there was a fire. it was just white smoke.>> the new problem with a different samsung phone that nearly cost a florida woman her home. anna maria island, everybody has clear skies. how long will they last? >>> we are following breaking news in orlando, crews are working to rescue an eagle trapped inside of a storm drain you see the people working on the left, you can see the eagle on the right, the seco

120,000 people in pasco county voted earl or mailed in their ballots. early voting runs through sunday. if you miss that >>> so this sunday morning we'll have you covered getting you prepared for election day with a special one hour television event, we'll have coverage on all the big races impacting the bay area including the race for president, of course. a special episode of your vote counts 2016 is this sundays at 9 a.m. >>> happening today a 71-year old man accused of hitting and killing a mother and injuring a sheriffs deputy will be in court in several hours. charles lewis is in jail right now and he will go before we're live at the polk county sheriffs office this morning. so, ryan, a tipster is getting credit for notifying deputy tease about lewis. >> good morning a person called the sheriffs office and told investigators where to find the suspect and the vehicle he was allegedly driving during the incident. now, charles lewis is hitting and killing otero. deputy pinell was also hit but he survived. investigators explained lewis confessed and c

. >>> right now green key park in pasco county is closed because of a possible missing body there. this search comes after police received a tip. jana jones has the latest details. >> reporter: this park is closed and will be closed for the rest of the weekend, i'm told. you can see law enforcement behind me, blocking off that into the park. initially new port richey police department got a tip yesterday afternoon saying there was a possible missing body here in this park. we sent eagle 8 up to check out the scene and you can see officials looking around and on the beach. the police department is working with forensic anthropologists from sfu. the sheriff's department says they are there is in fact a body located there. the search went on yesterday afternoon and it was suspended once it got dark out. it's expected to start in just a few hours and when we have details about the missing body, i'll bring you those details right here. excessive force. he asked her to exit her vehicle and when she turns away, that's when wagner responds violently, taking her to the ground. deputy wagner

hillary clinton rallied supporters and pasco county. she was joined by alicia machado with donald trump dashed after the 2nd presidential debate. she used that as a rallying cry >>> florida can decide who our next president is which will affect the nation and the world. i want to make sure that every voter in florida spends these next 7 days thinking about what is at stake in this election. >>> the vice president of the united states expected to speak here at 11:15 this this afternoon he speaks to supporters and palm beach gardens. donald trump will campaign in miami, orlando and pensacola. >>> donald trump heads back to florida today making stops in orlando, miami and pensacola. he is expected to talk about his promise to repeal obama care. donald trump and mike pence hammered away at the controversial healthcare program open enrollment began with premiums up by double digits in some states. >>> i will ask congress to convene a special session so we can repeal and replace. we will do it, and we will do it very quickly. it is a catastro

. >>> in pasco county some families getting the news they were dreading about school rezoning let's get to erik waxler live at one of the communities where people say the neighborhood is getting torn apart. >> reporter: we are here in the long leaf community in pasco county to show you how passionate and united the residents are. we were here for a report and look who showed up all of these people are here, they are upset about the fact that instead of going to a school two miles away they are being asked to change to a school more than seven miles away. >> it is very devastating. devastating as a said -- community expert a committee made up of principals and boundaries. >> just a mess it is really sad the kids are suffering from bias of certain principles on the committee. >> her long leaf neighborhood is one of the few slated to move to the river bridge school zone. >> they are tearing apart the community that we have been there in the community 15 years. they are tearing apart friendships that have been built. >> has to be done to help with overcrowded at the schools in trinity. >> w

pasco county put up a hidden cameras in areas and this is the vehicle call pasco county tip line. these men could face a $500 a day fine plus cleanup. if you turn the menu could be eligible for a $50 reward. >>> an unlikely friendship we told you about last year. a 91-year-old world war ii web veteran befriended a six-year- old neighbor and they were doing yard work together and spending time together. sadly the veteran passed away over the weekend whil his parting words to his friend. ford the changing of the seasons. the circle of life. >> you have been extra quiet. >> plenty of metaphors for what emmett rich and her is experiencing. >> none that quelled the hurt between world war ii veteran kingdom and his preschool next- door neighbor. charmed a nation. >> did you find a warm? >> no. is a bug. >> a friendship that survived a move with his declining health. >> when we told him after a long pause he said we will have to wait a long time and then we will see him >> you amaze me. >> this conversation recorded days ago by emmett's parents on one of his final visits. >> he is such a

when that happens it sort of traps the getting maybe some sprinkles throughout pasco county out ahead of this cold front now. going to bring that rain chance up to 20% through the afternoon through our area. it's not a huge rain chance and very light if you do see rain. so at 6:08 we'll go more specifically hour by hour through your monday. >>> we've got a pretty good commute, a little bit of issues here and there. let's take a look at what is going on out there just a little bit of fog you downstate road 54 looks good just some lights to go through same thing with u.s. 19 and palm harbor not seeing any delays andrews accident state route 52 at i-75 off to the side. >>> we're following breaking news this morning, a vacant home in the mango area was spray painted with anti-donald trump graffiti then the house next door was set on fire. >> this lt violence has neighbors pretty alarmed. ryan hughes is live in hillsborough county this morning, and, ryan, what's the latest on the investigation? . >> well, good morning to you both. once again i talked to a fire marshal who was here on scene

it is a classic real estate scam and pascoe county sheriff's deputies say this woman rented a home but it wasn't hers to rent. >> now the family is scrambling to find a place to live than just pasco county. rod carter has the story. what a story. >> reporter: this is crazy. this woman's name is patricia lamp and she is in land o lakes jail right now but as soon as she is done with the charges, the folks here and hillsborough county, want to have a conversation with her as well. says for rent out of the sun, put up her own sign and then scammed the woman out of hundreds of dollars. this house on bluebird and holiday is the place dana molina hoped to raise her family. >> when i walked into the house, the first thing i could think of was this looks like my grandma's house. i pictured my daughter growing up to be able to go to prom. >> reporter: she found the house after spotting a sign that said it was for rent. $800 to move i didn't have pin or paper or my phone. i just to sign out of the ground. >> reporter: it was a great deal. >> she said she would work with me. all i had to do was pa

a pasco county woman gets scammed. >> i was so scared i didn't know what to do. >> how she says she was victimized and then revictimmized by a big box retailer. good evening. i'm keith cate. >> i'm jennifer leigh. thank you for joining us this evening. >>> 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 saturday morning. however, they say he also doesn't completely admit to the crime. a blue ford pickup truck is the tip that led deputies to 71- year-old charlie lewis. >> we saw the case because the community 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 ho

that is thick right across eastern parts of pasco county it is patchy, though. in the a widespread. keep that in mind, the usual spots here will begin to see visibility problems chl 58 by sunrise at 6:53, but it is going to be a dramatic change by later on this afternoon. we're gonna go with late everies today. gonna need to bundle up in the morning, but 77. shorts weather coming back out this afternoon. now, that won't be the case heading into the weekend. we'll talk more about that in the extended forecast in a few

pasco county sheriff's office. and yeah. i know, fehr man is going to new jeeps out here new port richey whatever dealership is wesley chapel. they will have bunch of cool new cars out here. that people can drool over. harley david son will have so it's really if you're into cars and bikes and cool stuff, this is going to be the event to go have alleges fun. the event sir, absolutely. family friendly bounce houses. bounce houses, food, food, music. we're going to have bunch of vendors here for the jeep parts. and cleaning items. and a lot of fun. going to have lot of fun today. i love this jeep. first one to first and o but this is going to lead a volunteer jeep unit. hopefully but available you do need to do search rescue after storm or something like that. absolutely. at leader. and we have our driver here, corporal oh, i guess he. there he is. come on over here. come on over. yeah. come on over. he's captain. he told you have to come over here. this is the jeep that's he's going to be riding. this is your cheap, huh? agen

i-75 in and out of pasco county absolutely no delays. let's hop down here take a quick look at sarasota, this should be wrapping up soon but south gate circle fhp says the roundabout still got a lot of activity in collision with injuries. checking out i-4, a little bit foggy but just in this area, same goes with i-75 at fowler but not too bad and the fog is just in little patches around us. it's not overall on the . >>> a suspicious house fire in hillsborough county, why investigators are looking at the house next door and how it could relate to protests against president elect donald trump. . >> sitting out the national anthem, bucs wide receiver mike evans creating a lot of controversy this morning for his decision to sit during the national anthem during sunday's game. how fans are reacting this morning just ahead. >> also this morning cell phone addiction, many people can't just seem to put down their phones. some say they can't live without. 8 is on your side this morning with expert advice to break free. >>> well, good morning, and

reporting live from pasco county, rodney dunigan abc action news. >>> 5:45. this morning we're seeing more video and images of that deadly -- the damage from a deadly 7.78 magnitude earthquake that left behind on new zealand's south island. take a look at some of the video left behind. two people died after that earthquake triggered a tsunami. the strength of the quake cracking roads and damaging buildings. it created waves 8 feet above witnesses say this one was much longer and much more intense than usual. >> good morning from the weather center, tracking some fog out there this morning, hernando, pasco county getting in on that. visibility is full and back to many in most of our area. this is good for the morning commute. there are areas, especially if you're traveling from south to north out of the opposite direction, keep in mind you'll run into that. temps mild with cloud cover up above as well in the mid-60s. we had a couple of sprinkles early this morning passing through. you see the cloud cover, more where that came from along the gulf. what's trigge

deputies in pasco county are once again urging people to lock their car doors... after a series of burglaries. the crime spree -- which started nearly a week ago -- is spreading across the entire county from neighborhoods in land o' lakes to hudson. detectives say since last wednesday -- they've seen 20 to 25 break-ins. this is video of one of those break-ins... caught on a neighbor's surveillance this is outside a home in the tierra del sol subdivision in land o' lakes. deputies say many of these crimes could've been prevented -- if the car owners simply would have locked their doors. in another video... the criminals actually take the entire vehicle! someone was outside the autozone in hudson and used a tool to pop the locks off three vehicles. they end up stealing a silver dodge caravan. if you know anything about these cases-- contact the pasco county sheriff's office. the search continues in manatee county... to find the person who killed an 18- sunday afternoon, while sitting in her car in bradenton. moriah's friend rushed her to the hospital, where she late

fox 13's alcides segui is live in pasco county and will be following this contentious battle throughout good day tampa bay. time now is 5:xx.. charges have been filed against a minnesota police officer.. in the shooting death of an elementary school cafeteria worker.. prosecutors say the officer who castile in july.. had "no reason" to use deadly force. the 32 year old's girlfriend streamed his final moments on social media.. bringing national attention to his death. investigators say.. evidence showed that castile co-operated..and was reaching for his i-d.. not his licensed gun.. officer "jeronimo yanez".. shot castile 7 times. judge glenda hatchett/ castile family attorneywhat more could this young man have done than he did that day? and it and it begs, it begs, it begs for the attention of this community yanez -- could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted of the charges. he will make his first appearance in court -- tomorrow.. later today-- members of the media.. will argue a judge's decision to close doors for the competancy hearing for the accused of murdering members of a ch

in pasco county: an assistant principal could soon lose her job... after she ate cookies, laced with marijuana. deputies say "donna lynch haff" actually ?overdosed on marijuana oil after eating the cookies and had to get rushed to the hospital monday. deputies say haff wanted to try marijuana for her 50th birthday..so her daughter bought the cookies from a co-worker. haff and her daughter are now charged with possession of a controlled substance. haff is also on administrative leave from anclote high school in police in south florida are searching for the person who shot a woman... with an arrow. it happened while the 66 year old woman was gardening , at her home in davie. the arrow pierced her thigh and went all the way through her leg. the woman then ?pulled the arrow out and her family called 9-1-1. she's now home recovering, but has no idea who shot her. davie police are still looking for clues. if you're a bright house customer, get ready to see a big change on your next bill. bright house is now called "spectrum." the br communications ?bought

we know ahead of that pasco county sheriff's deputies, pasco county sheriff as well superintendent browning. they've had videos they've had requested for parents to make sure they speak with their children and explain seriousliness this but still again pasco county officials say they are dealing with these kinds of cases. all right back to you. >> all right shayla, thank you. >> it's over. and the cubs have all. >> and with that life changed for the cubs. cubs fans across the world. universe. after 108 years the curse of the goat ends. it only too ten inthing three through in rain delay for fun. but at the did it in end. cubs led throughout entire game indians does not make it easy at all. tying it in the 8th forcing it to go to tenth. in end they just could not pull curse they make history. and it's something a lot of cubs fans never thought they would be able to see in their lifetime. former rays manager current cubs manager said all hard work team has doing final paid off they could not do it without key former rays player. we will live report from alcides segui coming up on that. that's

in pasco county a tip about a man held up in a motel wanted for attempted murder. finally forced out of his room by swat. both situations come to ahead as a result of crime stoppers. they say the calls are number you're calling from. nothing. >> reporter: but how? investigators say that the calls go to call centers outside the u.s., but there is no caller i.d., no trace of an e-mail address or where you are submitting your tip from. and so who are these do gooders? afterall some might call them a snitch. >> they want to do the right thing, but they don't want people to know that they are the ones that gave that information. >> reporter: and how do people stay anonymous when they get their money? >> when they are paid they number. they are being told here is your number, pick up the check at the bank. >> reporter: about a third of the tipsters cash in. if it was just about the cash organizers say more people would be reaping their financial rewards. >> you know come on we're talking about money here? >> you know what it hasn't been a motivating factor. >> reporter:

developing here in the bay area: thanks to some quick action from pasco county deputies... they were able to arrest suspected bank robber. deputies say "elias chapanoff" walked into a new port richey wells fargo and immediately started yelling... saying he had a gun. we have a previous mug shot of him. deputies say "chapanoff" left the bank...cash in then tried unsuccessfully to get into two different cars.. before a deputy caught up with him on foot and tackled him: and the best part... no one was serious hurt in this incident. u-s-f police are investigating a suspicious death... at the moffitt hospital early this month. according to the tampa bay times, investigators are now seeking records and surviellance video from the hospital... as part of a ?criminal investigation. they also want to know which medications were prescribed. the cancer center says it is cooperating with authorities. ?off to grandmother's house today? get in line. this is one of the ?busiest travel days of the year. on the roads ?and in the air. fox 13's shayla reaves joins us now from tampa the florida

more than 283,000 votes have been cast in pinellas county and nearly 131,000 people have in pasco county. remember, early voting ends tomorrow. if you don't vote by then, you'll have to cast your ballot on election day. tomorrow morning we're helping you get prepared for election, going over the big races impacting the bay area. a special episode of your vote counts 2016 is tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. and for political coverage on election day, we'll be with you all day. a the projections are made we'll continue coverage and you can check wfla.com and our app for the latest. follow us on social media with #wflapolitics. >>> investigators say a hit-and- run suspect knew he was involved in the crash but didn't turn himself in. 71-year-old charlie lewis stood before a judge for killing a and drank four beers before driving. >> when the two detectives come in her and showed me his picture and said that's who they arrested, shocked. i've never seen him drunk. >> he later admitted to investigators he knew he was involved in the hit-and-run before he was arrested but didn't stop and didn't tu

i found an accident and pasco county on san antonio road 52. this is west f i-75 at all pasco road. if you look closely you can see there is a delay. this was initially reported at the 75 exit ramp but it's more west. there is a lane blocked here so give yourself extra time if you use state road 52 to get on i- 75. in hillsborough county, we are picking up on the interstates. the hottest spots are to 75 if you had south passing fowler and fletcher and then i-75 from around fowler down to i-4. i-4 near 50th street here and definitely the westbound lanes are really starting to pick up. there was an accident reported near here. i couldn't find it and florida highway patrol has cleared it from their system. the drive time is definitely picking up. 15 minutes from 75 to 275. >>> if you are traveling in polk county, it has been so quiet all morning. no accidents on state road 60. polk parkway, all majors looking good. this crash on tammy on trail. you will see it at proctor road. i am not seeing a delay. if you have problems on the roads, send me an email. i am your road warrior and i wil

but developing this morning in pasco county: school student is facing serious charges after deputies say he threatened to shoot up a school. and were not naming him...because he's just 15 years old! fox 13's shayla reaves is live up in pasco county, with the latest a largo firefighter is recovering this morning... after he was seriously injured during a training exercise. the firefighter was practicing how to escape from a burning building... when the ropes on his repelling device failed. he fell about 14 feet...landing on his back. he was taken to the hospital and is now in stable condition. the state fire marshall is now investigating the incident along with the city of largo. the legal battle between "hulk website... is finally over. "gawker media" just settled with the former wrestler... for 31 million dollars.. hogan sued the website over a sex tape.. claiming invasion of privacy. hogan won the lawsuit earlier this year, and a pinellas county court awarded him 140-million dollars.. but soon after, gawker went bankrupt and shut down. on wednesday, both sides agreed to the new 31-

in pasco county county lakeland and polk county 79 degrees. few clouds on the horizon. there are clear patches in there. in new port richey the western portions of pasco county 76 degrees. meteor shower peeking on saturday. you might see ten meteors per hour away from city lights the best. not a lot of month li saturday 81. sunday 82. maybe a few extra clouds. breezier on saturday. with a cold front passing through the area. we have given it an eight for the beach forecast. only a few morning sprinkles. maybe a few clouds. a bit of a breeze. temperatures reach near 80 degrees. moderate chop for boaters with the northeasterly breezes. 66 degrees at 7:00 a.m. 84 degrees at 4:00 p.m. overnight and early part of the day we may see extra clouds. 80 in tampa. dew point 67. these a fairly high dew point. in other words humidity is noticeable. 78 in st. petersburg downtown. dew point 68 with a north westerly wind at 10. here comes the front evident high above in the atmosphere on the water vapor loop colored in red. tremendous sing -- it is sinking south. the cooler and drier a

saying she's actually heading to pasco county. hillary will hold a rally at the pasco-hernando state college east campus in dade city. the event is from three to five the doors open at one. you can sign up for free tickets on hillary's website. and while hillary is in pasco county... former president bill clinton will be in pinellas county. bill is holding his ?own rally, in st. petersburg. it's taking place at the wildwood rec center. doors open at 5-30 p-m and the event starts at 6-30. you can sign up for free tickets to this event as well on hillary's campaign site. and donald trump's running mate just ?left the bay area. mike pence spoke in clearwater monday. partially... in the ?dark. the power to go out. so pence picked up a megaphone and spoke in the dark. he argued that republican voters should return home and vote for trump... because too much is at stake to sit out the election: donald trump is making his own appearances in florida tomorrow... with rallies planned for jacksonville, orlando and miami. as far as the power

and one in pasco county. it is known to cause psychotic disorders and violent outbreaks. the attorney general signed an emergency order banning step ahead of the drug manufacturers.>> it is like a dog chasing its tail, it is tough to get ahead of these guys. the best way to do it is tough law enforcement. and to convince the chinese government to clamp down. >> it can come in pill powder or spray form nearly 8 times more powerful than morphine. >>> a wounded veteran finally has his truck back. tonight his journey to get back clifton french shows us the damage the crooks did to his business. >> a flat tire, busted ladder rack sliced seats and scratches all around, he is just now getting a good look at what the used it to his work truck. the biggest blow, his window cleaning business sticker is gone. rich and afghan vet is the employee in his small business, this is his only work truck. stolen last week deputies found it at an apartment complex in brandon, rich has canceled jobs for an entire week. >> everythin

for now reporting live in pasco county, rodney dunigan abc action news. >>> 6:48. a warning this morning, if you want to try to save some money by buying counterfeit iphone cords and chargers for your iphone, one woman found out her savings nearly cost her her home. katie grabbed her iphone one charger. when she dropped it it fell on to the plug and the metallic braided covering shorted out sending sparks everywhere nearly igniting her carpet. >> i stopped a second like what was that, and then i looked down and i see the sparks. all the regular cords, they bend and show wires every time so i was thinking that this would hold up. >> to protect yourself, apple says buy only apple brand or apple certified chargers cords. they will have this logo saying apple has checked them for safety. >>> facebook is apologizing far morbid glitch. on friday a large number of facebook profiles were mislabeled as deceased. the social networking site says the glitch added a memorial banner that asked others to remember and celebrate the users life. death wish. >>> emeril lagasse is bri

. >> i saw the dog come out and attack the pasco county sheriff's officer, a female. she was backing up to get away from the dog, and she fell down. >> alcides: neighbors say the dog belonged to a homeless woman. investigators have not released the name of the deputy or man hurt. it's unclear if the dog's owner will face any charges. >>> friends family gather in st. petersburg to honor the oldest member of the original tuskegee airmen. willie rogers died last friday at the age of 101. his pastor says he was a loving man that cared deeply about his community and family. get this. three weeks before he died. as part of the service yesterday, his family made the same walk rogers did for almost 50 years. >> he served his country with distinction as a tuskegee airman. he continued to be a vibrant part. a father and husband in this community. he was a resident historian. >> alcides: rogers was part of the 100th air engineer squad. he also served with t angels. he was wounded in action in 194. his family says rogers was a man of god and no doubt will be missed. >>> all right