usf police sent out an emergency notification to all students using the usf mobile emergency notification app. they also released a series of tips. safety tips for students and the one that interesting, they're advising students take the ear phones out of their ears. [poor audio] >>> investigate online predators and sex offenders zika virus now being charged abused young boys. live from tampa, so ryan the agent worked right here in the bay area this is so disturbing. >> reporter: that's right. chuck mcmullen he worked here at the tam pap office of florida law enforcement in the cyber crimes unit. mcmullen lived here and appeared on the news before as an expert on sex crimes. >> we're going to do our part our investigative effort to find those people and arrest them, as well. >> reporter: that was chuck mcmullen when he appe ago. deputies in santa rosa county tell us he's accused of molesting children who had already been victimized. investigators arrested him after two 8-year-old boys told them he molested them. a third boy explained he was abused, as well, when agents went to talk to mcm

according to usf, it spent more than $4 million in public money since then. >> welcome to usf global citizens forum. i'm here with david jacobson. david is the founding director on the global initiative on civil society and conflict. impressive. it takes you right to a picture of an employee with u.n. secretary-general bank ki-moon and another with president barack obama. another page shows lots of team members. their brochure looks impressive, too. it shows a photo labeled student interns, but what is the global initiative exactly? here's how director david jacobson explains what they do in a usf youtube video. >> reporter: then there's another part of the global initiative called the global citizens forum. and as you'll hear in this clip, thiz description is still vague. >> to get into the field not in terms of look being at the violence so much or conflict but looking at how citizens both ordinary and extraordinary operate. > reporter: we'd like to try and explain that a little re the usf employees that work there weren't really clear on what they do. the internal report showed th

. -- usf gets its ten the victory. i am not sure if that is great ball protection but that is a great one. the bulls take the lead on that one. not to be outdone flowers, with a great play. -- not to be out done, flowers, with a great play. usf ran up the score two weeks do you think they would take the dia but against the rival? no. johnson is in. 48-31. that did not sit well with the knights. the teams tussle at the end. usf gets the win but they don't get the title. they needed a temple lost to play for the championships against navy. let's go back to that touchdown. check out that the defensive lineman here. his name is tyreek hill. he will get excited because the refuses to go down. on his way he will make four other knights miss. this is an absolutely unbelievable run. not the first a jaw-dropping touchdown we have seen from this team. do you remember flowers against yukon making every defender miss on this play. that is a 56-yard touchdown. so, which is better? personally i like the flowers for from against yuko

according to usf, it spent more than $4 million in public money since then. >> welcome to usf global citizens forum i'm here with david jacobson. david founding director of the global initiative on civil society in conflict. >> global initiatives web page looks impressive. it takes you right to picture of an employee with un secretary general on barack obama. another page shows lots of team members. their brochure looks impressive too. it shows photo labelled student interns. but what is globe will initiative exactly? >> here's how director david jacobson explains what they do and usf youtube video. >> one is looking global conflict. and the ways we can address it. then there's another part of the and as you'll hear in this clip his description is still vague. and to get into the field not in terms of looking at the violence so much or conflict, but looking at hcitizens operate. we like to try to explain that a little more but public records obtained by fox 13 show that even the usf employees that work there weren't really clear on what they do. the internal report showed was no clea

now, the president of usf did send out an email to their students this week. she didn't specifically address these racially charged incidents but did encourage students to get along in light of what she called a lively presidential election. you can find a full transcript of that email on our website wfla.com. country including right here in our backyard. thank you. >>> well, right now tampa police are searching for the person who killed a man at a gas station. it happened at the sunoco gas station in the 2,300 block of nebraska avenue. that's where we are this morning, and investigators are telling you the victim died as a result of upper body trauma. >> good morning. that's all they're saying right now. it's quite vague. the man was found right there in that p here at the gas station with what's being described as upper body trauma. now, this is video taken from the scene. you can see the parking lot and gas pumpses roped off by crime scene tape. the call came in around 7 last night. police arrived and found the man suffering from some sort of injury to his

. >>> a lie left usf student and their families terrified. turns out according to police, a 19-year-old foreign-exchange student concocted a crime and falsely told police she was robbed on campus. melanie michael is live at university of south florida. truck good evening. when we first broke this story last night at 11:00, we thought the outcome was bizarre and couldn't get much worse but boy were we wrong. it was the lie heard around the campus followed by the confession heard around the cop shop. a teenager with a terrifying truth, but her fear was phony and her story was the tallest all of this, according to the police chief. >> it is very frustrating and it's disappointing because the whole thing is unnecessary. >> reporter: at 19 years old, this foreign-exchange student from senegal couldn't wait to start her college career at usf, a campus known for inclusion. >> we are known for being one of the most diverse campuses in florida. >> reporter: but on election day, the diversity was destroyed according to usf police. someone shoved malici

less humid today, a little freezey great weather today for the usf game. let's take a look outside today. a couple great photos coming in. that'sic jackson which is in sebring out for a late day run. nicely done. charlotte and james mann on the boat. and sung set from paris tonight look at this view. over from the sky way bridge from jenny harper of duckworth and the final one is a view right over tampa bay. there's a cold front going by right now we're back in the string of temperatures above average. and the next day then the warmth comes back at us. we may somehow get some rain on wednesday or thursday as a frontal boundary heads our way. right now we're sitting at .001 for november. november is usually our driest month but this is a little overdone isn't it. we've had months in our climate history with no rain at all. so this is not a record just as i said earlier, we have a cold front going by now. the air mass behind this cold front is not really all that cold. you will notice a definite drop in the hum tonight and tomorrow. and high pressure builds

. >>> the usf student who claimed two men rocker on campus is facing criminal charges.>> charged with falsely reporting a crime. she told them two white men stole her jewelry but after investigation she admitted she made the entire thing up they determine she was part of a group of former students who recently told police they got threatening messages inside their usf dorm rooms on election night. police are trying to figure out if there is any truth to the claims. >>> crowds seen gathering outside of raymond james stadium but it will get even bigger for the college football playoff. >> carson chambers live outside raymond james tonight. more people more problems but the city has a plan. >> reporter: they are expecting people to show up from this college championship game from the -- all over the country. police say some of the people football fans desperate for tickets.>> if you like mike branch you have taken a risk a chance buying game tickets on the sidewalk. >> do i want to spend this much on the official site or save a buck? for me that is willingly rolling the dice. >> police a

this is the 19-year-old, a student at usf. she was arrested just after 9:00. she is facing one charge of false report of commission of crimes. in police. she claims 2 men follow her and struck up a conversation. in the end she claimed her backpack was taken and her necklace fell. later police found everything except for the 2 guys she says committed the crime and now we know why. students are shocked to see that one of their own made up the slack. >> i'm surprised that she lied about that. >> i'm kind of shocked that she lied. >> is not okay to lie in general. is very annoying and puts people on edge. >> reporter: usf police poured over video yesterday. where working to figure out if that was a part of the crucial evidence that did unravel this entire hoax. a case like to shake your head. input a lot of students on edge and a lot of police force will need to invest getting this crime and we find out -- investigating this crime and we find out it was all a lie. >>> an explosion near the florida state campus in tallahassee. crews detonated a live world war ii er

. >> a usf tour guide is showing prospective students the campus, many usf students about three out of 10 will graduate here with a degree. reasons or they decide when they are 19 colleges and for them. >> the associate dean is trying to recruit former students back to usf a statewide program called complete florida is aimed to help those that never finished. >> maybe when they are in their 30s they want to come back. or they want another opportunity , they need the degree. >> the cornerstone of the program personal coach for free. >> they have probably been out of the classroom for a long time and have forgotten study skills, they have a full-time job so they can't come to class>> they will help students do everything from register to juggle their schedule, the online degrees were specifically chosen because they fill a great employment need in the area. in some way in those fields if that's even more. an estimated 2.8 million floridians have college credits but no degree and the difference in earnings can be big young adults with a degree earn about $17,000 more per year than those w

someone scribbled racial slurs in usf dorms and a threat to kill in hillary clinton became president. we're joined now live from the campus in tampa. so what does the school have to say about all of of usf did send out an email to all students this week and she didn't specifically address those racially charged incidents but did encourage students to start getting along after a very lively presidential election. now, students are still on edge after a number of incidents at usf in which racial slurs were written on dorm walls. there was also a recent threat to kill former secretary of state hillary clinton if she had been assistants who she believes was targeted. >> it makes me really afraid because i just feel that we should be so above racism, and nasty remarks and that the fact that this is still going on and close to where i stay is just frightening for me. >> supposed to be like our home and you don't want that type of thing going on in a place that's supposed to be your home . >> reporter: now, university officials are beefing up police that they're taking this matter seriously.

in other words, she allegedly lied to usf police. she claimed two men in their 20s followed her near thelk conversation. the in the end she claimed her backpack was taken and her necklace fell. overnight gueye posted bond and was released from jail. she has no prior convictions with the sheriff's office. reporting live in tampa. >>> a motorcyclist crashed on i-275 near the i-4 junction and after that biker was thrown to the road, a vehicle driven by an off-duty pinellas deputy hit the open. >>> tampa police are searching for a gunman who shot a 21-month-old. a stray bullet hit her at her home. she will be okay. police believe the shooter was targeting her father when he fired as many as 15 rounds. >>> and a church is upset over some graffiti. someone drew two somewhat city can as and other symbols on the sidewalk on the king of peace church. if the a will face charges. >>> rick scott is headed to trump tower tox he's set to meet with the president-elect. while governor scott has indicated he's not interested in ray job with the trump

the knights back to within a touchdown. 48-31, usf wins. let's check scores, miami has gone to the fourth quarter. big time over duke, 33-14. fiu trailing old dominion. we have a bunch of games today. middle tennessee is leading florida atlantic in the first quarter and bethune falls to state and michigan. no. 2 versus no. 3. buckeye's kicker had two misses during the game. michigan needs a touchdown to extend it, it's 24-all. the wolverines kick can a field goal in the second ot but the buckeyes, no tieing in. ohio state 30-27. now fallout coming tuesday. the college football playoff rankings. ohio state rooting, penn state is playing now. if penn state wins, they go to the big ten championship game, ohio state does not. ohio state says we'll take a playoff spot. >> thank you. >> we'll take a break and be . >>> drier air filtering in siltsets us up for a cooler night tonight. sunday looks great for football. >> hopefully a win will look good. >> it would be a big one. >> thanks for joining us. we'll you back here at 8:00 and then again at

even if you take every possible step to cut your cost and the one thing being linked to a >>> two usf students targeted in one day. the crimes that police are trying to solve right now and the precautions students are taking to stay safe.>>> download the new abc action news app just search abc action news in your favorite app store. scrap one of the subjects of making a murderer will be free by friday night, the decision just made a few hours ago shooting down an emergency motion to keep him locked up. he was found guilty of helping his uncle killed a wisconsin woman more than 10 years ago. when he will be released will be forbidden from contacting his uncle. >>> after years of highway safety improvements, traffic fatalities are suddenly on the rise. many are pointing to smart phones for the drastic spike. adam winer shows us how one local case has become a national example of the growing danger.>> chilling video posted to snapchat. just how fast a temperamental speeding was clearly a factor, the use of a smartphone before the deadly accident may be part of a larger trend. >> the infl

tank two employees are still on board with usf. last week we reported major problems at the research center. mission or financial accountability according to public records. we also showed you how the think tank has used some questionable marketing. including a brochure with a photo label interns that was actually a photo of paid faculty members. usf says director of think tank david jacobson will continue to do research. but he'll be reporting to at head of the sociology department. a spokesperson says he will no longer receive stipend worth salary will stay before usf total salary and benefits package was worth more than $220,000. now other employee his picture wan home page website now been taken down. it showed him with now un secretary moon. but that photo was build fox 13 he was employed with usf. more than a decade before. and secretary general we're still waiting his total salary and benefits package. usf has refused to release some records that would show how the think tank has spent millions in taxpayer funds. kelly and m

>>> a usf student is robbed as she walks across campus. 2 suspects on tell you with students and parents need to know. >>> his job was to take kids from predators but a state law enforcement agent is accused of abusing the trust to a -- molest children . >>> we are starting in the 40s and 50s today. leigh will let us know how quickly it will warm up and when we will see cold air. >>> good morning and welcome to news channel 8 today. is just right. >> it will put a pep in your step. 43 brooksville. that his jacket weather for sure. lakeland 54 pick 52 arbor dale. 57 tampa. 48 wimauma. thought yesterday may have been a little cool but in brooksville you are 8 degrees cooler than yesterday. we have clear skies. finally all the clouds some t . we have bright starry skies and it will be a bright sunny start to the day. 61 degrees at 80 clock this morning. you will see a few -- 8 this morning. you will see a few passing clouds. it will be a great day. and 4:38 one a state and pay attention -- stay in pay attention to the eight-day >>> we do have some collision westbound state road 52 right aro

in plain english that means she lied to usf. here's a look at her mug shot. the 19-year-old claimed 2 men in her 20 followed her near the mlk plaza and struck up a conversation. in the end she claims her backpack was taken and her necklace fell. later police on everything except the 2 guys she sa students were on edge all day wednesday thinking 2 robbers were on the loose. >> uneasy and honestly it had my stomach in knots because i have been here at that time. now we know students had no reason to be worried. police are not releasing what they think motivated this female student to do this. police told us yesterday that they were buying over surveillance video taken from leave them to those suspect. we're still trying to find out if that was the crucial piece of evidence that led them to find out that this was all a big life. >>> happening today, governor rick scott heads to new york city to me was president-elect donald trump. the governor announced he plans to congratulate mister trump on his win and offer to help him reinvent fel some say you could be a ca

students are still on edge though after a number of incidents at usf in which racial slurs were written on dorm walls. there was also a recent threat to kill former secretary of state hillary clinton if she had been elected president. tyra walker knows one of the resident assists who she believes was targeted by this graffiti. >> did makes me because i just feel that we should be so above racism and nasty remarks and the fact that this is still going on close to where i stay is frightening for me. >> this is supposed to be our home and you don't want that type of thing going on in a place that's supposed to be your home. >> reporter: now, university officials are beefing up campus police patrols also reassuring students that they're taking this matter seriously, but this there was no permanent damage done by this graffiti, it was done by a dry erase marker police say they're investigating this incident but don't expect criminal charges to come from all this. >> still a very scary situation when somebody lashes out like that. all right. thank you. >>> and right now tae are searching for

usf police are actually working this case. they tell us this student was reportedly approached by two robbers. they actually took off with her jewelry in this case. there with any information to please come forward. and share what you know. here's what information is available though. we're told this all started right around 9:15 last night. near the interdisciplinary sciences building. according to usf police, the victim said a pair of crooks approached and made off with their jewel we fortunately she was not hurt in the case. now officers arecally this a strong armed robbery. and so far only a vague descri been provided. and they are described a men with blond air in early 20s. you can see their clothing description there on your screen. it's unclear if there are any security cameras in the area where the crime occurred. but police are endourjing everyone if you're going to be traveling certainly keep your eyes open and report anything strange are unusual are suspicious you might see. of course if you're walking oh traveling

. >>> usf police are closely monitoring the attack at osu. lieutenant charlotte domingo incidents on other campuses to determine whether they need to make adjustments to their own plan. students are told to run, hide and fight. it's what they want people to do. it's the same alert osu students got yesterday morning. >> we thought about your plan of action, which is what we want people to do. then your more likely to respond quickly to the incident and take action that may save their officers constantly receive training. they want to ensure students and staff there are a number of safety protocols on campus. >>> ivan cabrera joins us again, another mild start to the day. >> a mild start and a mild finish and a mild start again tomorrow. we are in a pattern here that is so unusual for december that you will certainly be talking about it by later on this afternoon. partly sunny and warm certainly with temperatures getting back into the mid-80s. we'll have high humidity as not feel like the season that we're in, and by thursday, though, especiall

we're joined now live from usf. it is pretty concerning that the loose this morning. >> reporter: that is certainly right. police are still searching for those 2 suspects after a student says she was robbed while walking between buildings. this all happened around 9:15 last night when she was walking near the interdisciplinary science building. she claimed she was approached by 2 white males in there -- their early 20s who took her jewelry. thankfully she was not injured in the incident and was able to give a pretty good description of the having shoulderlength blonde hair and was wearing a white shirt and khaki shorts. the 2nd male was described as having blonde hair as well wearing gray sweatpants and a dark lucier. it is very important for students to remember to stay vigilant on college campuses especially when they might be up late studying. coming up i will have tips straight from police on what they think students need to know to stay vigilant on campus. >>> right now a state law enforcement agent assigned to

usf won't play for the conference championship. the best bet is liningly the birmingham on december 29th. usf with a touchdown on the first drive. marlin mack with a burst to want end zone. a 43-yard touchdown run to tie the game. bulls defense has been a weakness at times this year, but they put pressure on the knights. brown picked up the loose ball, scoop and score. 14-7 bulls. usf opens the game a little bit in the second quarter. marlin mack breaking loose for another big touchdown run. mack finishes with 155 yards on what makes this bulls offense so good is quinten flowers. he can hurt teams with his arm, but he's more into it with his legs. he goes 62 yards for a 31-14 lead. flowers adds another touchdown run in the fourth quarter. how is this for balance? flowers had 152 yards here and another 152 yards on the ground. the bulls put up 5:03 on ucf and win for the first time they finished the regular season with an impressive ten-win year. willie taggart couldn't be more proud of his team. >> i appreciate you underclassmen fo

usf is up 5 to 2. those will all be filled in those will all eventually be filled in this goes to i've got quake around this check it out. this goes to the game on saturday? >> correct. >> noon on saturday. >> the trophy home. >> wow. >>> wow. i mean, you know what, what i love about i love the fact, first of all that usf doing sos well and it's a great story. but also, that we've got this fun little rivalry going on, right? we love having this rivalry with central florida. you know, early. people didn't embrace it now it looks both sides are really embracing. i mean. this is true. it become as big deal. yes it does. look at the tampa and orlando markets and how large we are together. this is just very beginning rivalry imagine in 20 ares 30, 40 years from now this will be an amazing trophy and amazing rivalry. clearly, clearly we know we're going to win this. i hope i didn't jinx us but what i'm saying is, it doesn't something like this does areas. both communities can really embrace and a lot pride w

someone scribbled racial slurs in several usf dorms. in the most recent case a threat to kill if hillary clinton became president. news channel 8 shows us how the police and the university are handling the situation. >> reporter: whether a crime was committed or not, usf police are committed to making sure thatstudents -- making sure students feel safe, beefing up patrols where the incidents occurred. tyra walker knows one resident's assistants who believes they were targeted. >> it makes me feel afraid because we should be above racism. and this is just frightening for me. >> reporter: others are equally concerned. >> this is suppose to be like our home. you don't want that type of thing going on in a place that's suppose to be your home. >> the university police are actively investigating. >> reporter: anna hernandez is residential education. she worked to ensure the students that the matter is being taken seriously. >> we create a safe and welcoming community. anything that counteracts that is troubling to us. >> reporter: usf police

reported at usf. a woman claimed two men attacked her on campus. well police now say... that woman was making it all up! usf police arrested 19 year old "fatou gueye" wednesday and charged her with filing a false report. on tuesday night, she told police that two white men with blonde hair approached her outside the interdisciplinary science building and took her jewelry. police haven't said any more about the case... or ?why she would make it up. and update now on president-elect trump's possible cabinet picks. it looks like one of his former ?opponents could be joining the ranks. according to south carolina's ?lieutenant governor, the transition team is interested in making governor nikki haley secretary of state. haley has been one of trumps biggest critics during the presidential race. and hillary clinton has jut made her first public the children's defense fund. the organization recognized clinton for her work on behalf of children.. throughout her career. in her speech.. clinton addressed everyone who was disappointed by the election results: clinton also admitted

usf wins 35-27. it is time school history. >>> in the sec florida state -- acc florida state at syracuse. it is high time to kiss the cook, calvin cook -- dalvin >>> mark bolton is the straw that stirs the drink for the canes. you guys give up yet? you thirsty for more? miami wins it 27-13. >>> in conference usa old dominion dominating. florida international picking up >>> finally another day, another road trip, another win for the tampa bay lightning. the bolts showing no signs of missing the captain. road trip. >>> well we are looking forward to the playoffs. >> come on man, that is so far away. >> we will be right back. hey! is this enough? a little more... grandma! k who's here! i know i had one more... hmmm... more. how's it looking? 20 more minutes... 8, 9... we need 1 more yes... let's enjoy. we need more rolls there was a little girl, and she became friends with every animal she met. one more? in the end, all we really need more of, is each other. happy thanksgiving from publix. >>> pick two,

usf was named the best four year college in the country for veterans. this is the first time they've earned the top spot on the annual list. the university says it's always made an effort to give student veterans and their families the best service giving them the tools they need to have a successful transition from the military to college. it doesn't get more exciting than this: there will be a world series game seven. the chicago cubs beat the cleveland indians nine to three on tuesday night in game six. four hits and including a homerun and jake arrieta struck out nine in five and two thirds innings. tonight's game is at 8. the last time both of these teams made it to a game seven in the world series, they each lost. they may not have won tuesday night, but you can still score some free taco bell today...all thanks to the cleveland indians. it's part of the fast food chain's "steal a base, steal a taco" campaign. during game one of the world series, cleveland indians shortstop stole a base in the first inning. participating taco bells will give out f

. >>> the usf bulls have already matched the best win total in school history how sweet would war on i4 this time the bulls could sneak into that american conference title game with a win needed some health as well. marlins, macs bulls trailing early, 7-0. just give it to mac let them find the hole. 43 yards makes it look easy 7-7 at that point. next possession for ucf, it is a disaster fumble on the toss and there is the max getting warmed up 17-7. waiting for the hole to develop. horrible tackling but 56 yards on that touch down 24-7 here comes the ucf. a reverse to peyton. then splits the defense catch that's a 10 point game. third quarter defense however it is not a pass, flowers going to take it down the right side of the keepers a 62-yard touch down 34-14. knights have gotten it to within a touch down flowers seals it with a 24-yard score and ice bath coming up 48-31 your final, usf wins the i-4. unfortunately for the bulls they'll not play in next weekend's american conference championship game they clinched a win over east carolina only lost in conference play to temple. >>>

usf will still play in a bowl game when and where they will play will be revealed in 10 days. the usf quarterback guided the team to the first 10 win named the conference offense of player of the year. this award voted by the conference head coaches this afternoon almost 4000 yards of total offense and 37 total touchdowns. he isn't the only player on the team getting accolades from the conference. nine total honored by the acc. >>> good for them. the forecast looks pretty good for football this weekend temperatures cooling to the 70s. >> continuing coverage of today's top stories, we will see you today at 11:00. right there. oh! you got a nickel back there! heh heh! when we say a health care company should treat you like family, we mean more like this. operator: it's gonna be ok, and i'll be right here if you need me. member: really? operator: really. you deserve compassion. you deserve molina healthcare, your extended family. learn more about our marketplace plan visit molinahealthcare.com >>> >>> breaking news as we come on the air tonight. the deadly tornadoes. the watches

forensic anthropologists from usf are helping. the only thing the sheriff's office would tell us is they are working to confirm if there is in fact they were searching all afternoon yesterday until it got dark. they are expected to start the search up again in a few hours and not a lot of information on this missing body but as soon as we learn more i'll bring it to you. >>> this morning a pinellas county deputy was fired for using excessive force and in march he stops paige taylor and asked her to exit the vehicle. she turns away, then he took her to the ground. he wrote that taylor shoved him but the video tells a different story. >> it is clear deputy wagner lied and didn't tell the truth about what happened out there and he used unnecessary force. >> the sheriff says this type of hurtful. wagner was hired by the department in 2014. >>> tampa police are looking for a second suspect in the shooting of a toddler. 18-year-old kelvin sores is wanted in the shooting after investigators say he and a 17- year-old were arguing when the

a robbery las a robbery last night at usf. the warning today for students. plus -- >> the trump transition effort runs into speed bumps. we'll have more on some of the latest drama just ahead. >>laura: and women who cheat. there's something many of them probably have in common. a husband who doesn't help. welcome to the 7:00 hour of "good day tampa bay." i'm laura moody. >>russell: and i'm russell rhodes. first we have to start with right? >>vanessa: that's right. we've been watching this out of pinellas county. a crash along southbound 275, really looks to be in the area of fifth avenue north and 22nd so between those two exits, basically by the end of the crash site, you're reduced to a single lane and the backups are getting worse from the last time we checked in on this, all the way back to the area of gandy. so it's very, very slow through that stretch of gandy, down to fifth you can see, not moving too much in the area. as we check our sensors, lots of red back towards -- yellow, actually, trickling towards gandy. we'll update you on that one. we have

did usf a 9.5 favorite over the knights. update. have a good day. ?[music] ? >>> an athlete won "dancing with the stars" but which one? ahead at 5, we will hear from the winner. >>> we are looking for a turkey. his name is thomas gobbles. you would know him. everybody knows him. >> thomas gobbles. >> everybody knows him. >> this turkey will not be on any dinner plates this thanksgiving after gaining >>> good morning. milder on this wednesday before thanksgiving. it looks nice out there, and we will have mostly sunny skies for today, and temperatures are going to run 20 to 25 degrees warmer than we are right now. that will get us up to the upper more on the big travel day and what to expect through thanksgiving and into the weekend in the next hour. >> thank you. >>> changes are coming to one of the most popular theme parks at disney world. changes are coming to epcot. exactly what they have in store is a disney secret, but there's at guardian of the galaxy ride. >>> animals at the lowry park are enjoying thanksgiving. check out the boxes shaped like turkeys. i

the bulls put up 503 on usf and win comfortably. the bulls finish the regular season with an impressive ten-win year. proud of his team. >> i appreciate you underclassmen for buying into what we were doing and helping to shape the culture of what we have in south florida. we have something special because of you guys and you believe. you believe and want to do something different. you dared to be different, and we are different. with that said, we hav ten wins, the most damn wins for the school year. hobby gators and 'noles in tallahassee. 'noles take a third quarter. fran kiss rifles one across the middle. he gives fsu some breathing room right hire. freddie stevenson is up the gut 27 yards to give the noeldz 'noles a 24-6 lead. florida special teams step it up. on the punt return, gators strip murray, and harris picks up the ball and takes it back for the gators. first touchdown against fsu in nine quarters. too little too late. fsu beats the gators 31-13. >>> hurricanes end the regular season with a four-game winning streak. they

these three steps are part of usf active shooter response also. the tampa police department provides training on this as well. more on the attack on abcactionnews.com including the latest information and reaction. download our free mobile app and we will send you an al when police release more information about a possible motive. >>> deputies releasing video a deputy killing a dog as it attacked her, we do want to warn you, the video may be hard to watch. deputies show up at the scene because the pitbull mauled a homeless man, the dog broke its leash and attacked the deputy, she fired two shots killing the dog one of the bullets grazed this deputy actually owns three pit bulls herself and is very familiar with the breed. new pictures of a thief police need help finding, this guy snatched four bottles of liquor from a public's on november 8, he ran out of the store and jumped into a black 2013 toyota tacoma and was waiting in the parking lot. a middle- driving, they hit a parked car as they drove out of the parking lock, please call cp police if yo

. >> refers brought you the report of a robbery at usf as breaking news yesterday morning. overnight we have learned that it was all a hoax. mary mcguire joins us now live in the usf campus in tampa. >> how did police figure out this was all like?>> reporter: police are not releasing called robbers that with this campus on edge all day yesterday is off. the 19-year-old was arrested by deputies last night just after 9:00. she is facing one charge of false or of commissions of crime . in plain english that means she lied to police. she claims 2 men in her 20s followed her on the campus and struck up a conversation. in the end she claimed her backpack was ta police found everything except for the 2 guys she says committed the crime and now we know why. >> students are shocked to hear one of their own made up the slide. >> i am shocked that she lied about that. that is putting students in danger because people worry about that. >> it is not okay to lie in general so that is really annoying and probably puts people on edge. campus yesterday. we're working to find out whether or

. >> and usf students receive threatening messages. >> then deadly encounter at a tampa gas station, a man is dead and now police are looking for a killer on the run. good morning and welcome to news channel 8 today. >> thanks for joining us on this friday morning. we're heading >>> you're going to notice it's a little cooler out there this morning. a little warmer in lakeland at 55 but that is cooler than yesterday for sure. 58 in bartow, 58 in venice, so going through the day the sun is going to rise around 8 a.m. we'll be at 60 degrees, cool crisp fall start. nice warm up, barely a cloud in the sky by noon, 75 degrees and aroun today 77, we can't forget to thank our veterans, a great day for it, afternoon high of 78 degrees. at 4:38 i'll have an 8-day temperature trend for you. >>> so far kicking off to this nice veterans day. travel times we've got lights on the surface roads to go through. u.s. 19 looks great through the palm jefferson, looks very good, not a lot of vehicles out there on the roadway, same goes for 275 here, that's a look at weather and traffic. >>> right now pro

. >> reporter: good evening to you, this victim was walking in the heart of the usf campus last night in the dark all alone when one man approached her to distract her while the other man snatched her backpack taking it and her necklace.>> it was definitely a little bit walking near the science building around 9:00 when two men began harassing her, multiple people witnessing the incident. >> it makes you more conscious about what is going on on campus. what could happen. >> students are taking precautions citing strength in numbers. >> always walk with a buddy or try not to walk at all that night. i'm sure they will make precautions. >> investigators trying to track down the men behind a home invasion that happened the same day at luxury apartments, the men forced their way into the student apartment. >> it is surprising. >> crime data showing this block has only had two other similar incidents this year, this resident is taking extra cautions. >> lock your doors, lock the back doors, the windows when >> on campus police say they are doing what they can to help students feel safe. >>

. >>> students creeped out afr an incident inside the usf rec center now a researcher in big trouble. >>> mike evans comes clean about why he sat down at the national anthem and then decided to apologize.>> i don't want that negative energy. >>> a new theater opens in the bay area but wait, there is a curfew, the new concept. tampa bay". >> good afternoon, i'm laura harris. >> and i'm paul lagrone, let's get to the breaking news, a toddler shot in tampa. >> isabel rosales is live near the housing, how is the child doing? >> reporter: i just spoke with the mother, she showed me a picture of the daughter tells me her daughter will be okay. we were right in front of the crime scene where this happened wanting to bring you a closer look but we had to leave the area. the neighbors were not happy to have media around, police moved us for safety, as we speak officers are looking for those responsible, let me walk you through what happened, the father who was outside ran into his home when men started turning him, that is when they casings at least, a few bullets went to the door bouncing bac

>>> breaking news overnight, a usf student moment while walking through -- logged -- campus. >>> donald trump has made a request. why some say it is a bad move. >>> if you have ever thought about working for home -- from home, good news business is booming . how can you tell if it is the real deal and not a scam? we will tell you coming up. >>> good morning and welcome. thank you for joining us on this wednesday morning. >>> it is 43 and brooksville. 45 zephyrhills. 54 bartow. sarasota 60. we are all cooler than yesterday morning. brooksville you are 12 degrees cooler. where also much clear. the clouds have sunk down even south of florida at this point. we are now going to wake up to sunshine and that will warm us up nicely. which happens to be the average today then close to average as we drop to 58 degrees. we will take you hour by hour through your wednesday and we will take you through your commute. >> the commute is nice. we really are starting off with a nice drive. or drive-through new port richey as well as the palm harbor area. so does the suncoast parkway even connecting down

. >>> a manhunt continues at usf tonight. two men robbed a female student there last night. right now, police are coming through hours of surveillance footage hoping to identify the guys responsible. melanie michael joins us live from the campus where as they should. students should feel safe on campus.>> they absolutely should. this is truly a terrifying time for parents and for students as well. kimberly santos says she felt it in her gut, the fear that boils down to one word. >> uneasy and honestly like my stomach is in knots because i have been here at that time. >> reporter: kimberly's buddy, owes like i don't want to go out at that time anymore. >> reporter: they are among many students worried and wondering, could they be next?>> people walk at night every day after class and you feel this is a safe campus so having like a robbery at 9 pm is pretty scary. >> reporter: both lorena and kimberly can't believe a fellow student was robbed just after 9:00 on tuesday night in a well- known, popular spot on campus. a young woman told police she was being followed by and then

here is a look at the usf science camera. partly cloudy. and actually a very pleasant afternoon underway. we have changes on the way. changes. it will not get cold but cooler. >>> i have something to show you. area of low pressure developing out in the atlantic, we'll watch this see how it plays out. when you look at development during the month of november, it is happening in the right spot. this is anything that gets going in the caribbean moves away from us. we have had a couple of storms. and near us one was a big storm that impacted cuba and moved wests of us. >> and the remnants produced rain in the panhandle and the big tropical season for us. every day is. ed reducing from the atlantic. and for great and a couple of sprinkles. and arcadia just after sun set look to the west. and. >> and equally good and. 82 and 84 and more in the way of moisture. they urged up. and in the 60s. >> not as strong. >> i don't think we'll see and the dew points will and will stay in the 70s to near 80. no big surge but it should be a pleasant weekend. lo

. >>> we have new details on that false robbery report at usf. campus police arrested 19-year- old fatou gueye after she admitted she lied. the foreign-exchange student has not explained why she didn't tell the truth but she is now claiming that she and for other students received threatening letters in their dorm rooms on election day. >>> five usf students were robbed at an off-campus apartment with guns. they grabbed a wallet containing $300 and took off. deputies smelled marijuana when they entered the apartment but detectives are not saying if this was drug-related. >>> caught on camera creeping around unlocked cars, pinellis county detectives are looking for an opportunistic thief. surveillance cameras captured locked. he found 12 of them that were not. he took gps devices, sunglasses, loose change, a 32 inch tv and a good reminder to lock those car doors. >>> and check out these trailer thieves in polk county. look at the bottom of your screen on the left. the guys quickly hitched up a trailer to their pickup truck in winter haven and drov

for the state came in a number 12, florida 15 and despite usf earning a ranking in the ap and coaches poll this week, they did not crack the cfp top 25. since out for the will be playing in the american championship, willie taggart and his record-setting squad is instead awaiting a bowl destination. espn's resident experts both predict they will be heading to alabama next month playing in the birmingham bowl december 29 against an sec opponent either vanderbilt or south carolina. of course that is not official, have to see what happens in the american championship game. strangely enough depending on what temple does in the championship game, temple denied usf a championship game this year. >> tough game in the way. south carolina, vanderbilt. real litmus test. >> great for them now. we will be right back with the winning lottery numbers ? take a good look around... ? ? ...and if you're lookin' down, ? ? put a little love in your heart. ? ?put a little love in your heart.? ? in your heart. ? (avo) the subaru share the love event is happening now make your holidays more delicious. right

. >>> if you drive, walk, or bike near usf you might want to be extra patrols will be heading out they're handing out tickets who break the law. places like bush boulevard and fowler notorious for pedestrian and bicycle accidents. the officers say they hope they'll make drivers slow down without hassling pedestrians too much. >>it's a step in the right direction. don't abuse it, it will it will be a lot safer around here too. >>the tampa city council gave the program the green light yesterday but usf needs tampa officers to volunteer to take the extra paid shifts to work the area. the extra patrols should start to hit the streets in december. >>> 26 till 6:00 now to the latest on the toxic sinkhole in mulberry. we've been going through more than a thousand pages of e-mails from the protection. >>some raise serious questions about the future of the fertilizer industry in florida. a dep official told his colleague this is the 4th or 5th sinkhole in his time. he said "i'm thinking gyp stacks aren't entirely compatible with florida topography." when the sinkhole opened up in disappeared like

here in camp a usf has -- tampa usf has a noon kickoff and the gators take on the seminoles. here is your forecast through the weekend, not to that bad. out on that, but sunday looks gorgeous. so get outside and enjoy it. that is before that 20% chance of showers here. we've only had .001-inch of rain for the month of november. >>> coming up next in shorts the lightning play perhaps at home. >> dan lucas tells us how this many team doctors are moving on to next week. and my weekly ad is folded like this. ready to go... that's how i save a lot at publix. how 'bout you? i don't clip, i don't plan, but i still save a lot. i just shop for publix brand products, cuz they're great. and that's it. no really, that's it. that's how i save at publix. how 'bout you? ? think of your fellow man. ? ? lend him a helping hand. ? ? put a little love in your heart. ? ? take a good look around... ? ? ...and if you're lookin' down, ? ? put a little love in your heart. ? ?put a little love in your heart.? ? in your heart. ? and will have given ninety million dollars >>> when a coach begins a pres

the usf-ucf game has a catch think title. growing up in liberty city, miami, death surrounded quentin. he needed a new life. he created one in tampa. struggling team into the highlight. on pace for a top four rushing season. he could have gone to a bigger, brighter school, but tragedy shaped his decision. quentin's father was killed by a stray bullet. his mother died of cancer. flowers knew usf needed a transformation just like he did. >> i was that kid that wanted my mom to feel happy. you know, just to show that i'm thankful for everything that she done for me, she didn't lead me in the wrong path. now that i had my chance to pick my college on my own without my mom or dad, i picked it because i felt like i could help it and change the program around. >> he is a remarkable young man. we will have much more or quentin flowers' story in the coming weeks on 10news. >>> taking you out tonight, here is one sure way to out- decorate your neighbors for the holidays. stratosphere. a japanese jewelry company unveiled this solid cold

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. >> usf and memphis kicking off tomorrow night, usf on the outside looking in when it comes to playing in the acc conference temperature game, and the final two games and hope for a temple loss to earn a spot there is a lot that can happen between saturday and the next three weeks.>> we have a lot to play for, conference championship, we have to take care of our business. we have to lock in to the next three ballgames starting with memphis.>> finally if you watched the lightning beat the islanders you noticed he did not play again out a hit to the head, john cooper says he could return next week.>>> for today's top headlines go to abcactionnews.com. e company should treat you like family... [phone rings] operator: health care customer service caller: hi this is patricia ramirez. operator: oh, patricia! colleague: i love patricia! colleague 2: when is she getting married? operator: it's about time, lady! this is the real question: how's that man you're dating? where's the ring? ...we mean more like this. operator: we can do this together. i'll schedule an appointment member: thank you.

uf s had three pick -- usf had three pick sixes. florida state will certainly be ready for it's a game with usf at the dome. here's how they can make it four in a row. first things first. you have to open up the play book and hit that big play on offense. it's something tennessee and arkansas did well on florida's defense scoring 30 plus. f sue can do it, too -- fsu can do it, too, especially with dalvin cook. steak with what works, give that man the football and a that gators defense. defensively, mcfadden, better know as t-time, has to take over this game. he has a nation leading seven picks this year and has allowed only eight catches for his last five games. take a look. earlier tonight at one buc place, the linemen handing out 1,000 meals to families in need. it was the 10th year of the turkey time for the bucs' o- line. the bucs have families here in tampa bay. it was awesome to be out there. >>> tonight's lottery numbers are brought to you by denis she ever late. see for yourself what hundreds z26jnz zy6z y26jny yy6y z26krz z

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