The woods. Reporter a 17yearold girl in these woods crying for help from a perfect stranger. She said can you help me . Reporter michael was outside of his home across the street. He thought it was a joke at first and then he saw the child inside of this brush and yelled for his mother to call 911. She had a stab wound on her sh it was unimaginable. Reporter according to the sheriffs office, all of this was done at the hands of these two adults. Chris pieters and melissa peters. Their home is 1 mile away from the words woods. I cannot imagine an environment where you would start a child. I cant imagine an environment where you would eat a child and arm or use them for a punching bag. But that is what we saw. They refused to let the teacher to the bathroom teenager use the bathroom. If she had not escaped she certainly would have died. She would not have been alive much longer has she not fled. This girl before. That was clifton french reporting. With some issues and we will hopefully get back to him. We are still following a breaking traffic alert. Here is a live look at i75 northmor it is near us301 on the selmon expressway. We are still working with the florida Highway Patrol to find the country are on high alert after four officers were ambushed. Brandnew video of the men Police Believe shot and killed an officer. Detective Benjamin Marconi was sitting in his patrol car when someone pulled up and shot him twice. Prosecutors say this video with the suspect inside and has helped them. The killer is still on the run. We have pulled out all the stops. Ye it will not stop until this person is in custody. They say he wanted to an officer in st. Louis walked up to a Police Officer in st. Louis. This 49yearold man is facing charges in sanibel. Has ever shot an officer. Coming about 5 30 we are going with local Police Departments to see how the officers are coping with this news and what they are doing to stay safe. Now the most Accurate Weather Team in florida. Abc action weather. Good afternoon, everybody. That cold air we have been advertising arrived. They could have even been a freeze warning in Northern Counties be we went back up to the mid60s closer to the metro area with upper 60s over to winter haven but still a chilly day and the lows drop down to 27 in brooksville and 44 in tampa. Lakeland is 39 with quite a few people reporting they had to skip scrape frost off the windshields this morning. Skies are clear and tonight not tuesday. The extent forecast through thanksgiving coming up in a couple minutes. Now to democracy 2016. Another day of meeting for president elect donald trump who could announce more choices for his cabinet by the end of the day. The parade of new staffers containing with rick perry said to be a contender for energy secretary. Mr. Trump met with Newt Gingrich and oklahoma governor mary fallin. Consideration for several positions and she supported Bernie Sanders during his bid for president. Dozens of families like these make an emotional plea to the tampa mayor for a plan to save them from the danger of being separated. Brenda Lewis Gonzales is here with the undocumented People Living in tampa. Reporter we do not know because they would not step out in public normally. Today a few of them were willing to take a risk. My parents worked so hard. Reporter standing before this crowd at the tampa municipal building. It is very awful. Reporter eileen contraries is purely as tall as the microphone but her message. And i cannot believe they are still like this. Reporter is loud and clear. And i am when i get back from school. Reporter it is the reason why everyone else is here. We want protection for our families. Reporter they are here to deliver this letter to mayor bob buckhorn. Asking for a city policy prohibiting all tampa Law Enforcement from cooperating with jenny federal Agency Project leaders in other areas say they will protect undocumented immigrants from deportation. Every day our border is open innocent americans are needlessly victimized. Reporter supporters say the plan will not jeopardize safety. We are asking the mayor to exercise presse korell prosecutorial discretion. Reporter the mayor is out of town today. Is definitely aware of the concerns. Reporter she says he will take for now that is good enough for this mom. She hopes she will get a chance to stay with her children. My biggest fear is not for myself. It is for my children. We only have each other. Reporter the mayor gets back into town on wednesday. The group host to set a meeting with him then. In the meantime, earlier this sanctuary cities nationwide. That measure did not pass. In tampa, brenda Lewis Gonzales, abc action news. Breaking news from this morning. And accuser driver who hit a tampa Police Officer achille not face any charges. Offers a toasted they do not think alcohol or drugs had anything to do with the Early Morning crash on the east kennedy boulevard steps away from the university of tampa. The police okay. The driver was going the wrong way of a oneway street just before the crash. Some good news for anyone planning to travel out of town. Hundreds of workers at one of the busiest airports say they strike the been planning will not begin until after the holiday weekend. The baggage handlers and other staff at the Chicago Ohare Airport say it will happen a week from tomorrow. They are asking for better pay think this would affect flights in and out but because millions of you are planning to travel this week we are staying on top of it with the latest. If youre heading to the northeast later tonight, you may run into some trouble with the storm causing 30 delays at the Laguardia Airport in new york. Pinellas county deputies need your help tracking down this guy who they say used a stolen bay area. This is a photo of the man from last month making withdrawals from a mouse federal credit union. He deposited fraudulent checks and use the card in Public School stores as far away as spring hill. The efforts underway in one community to create affordable housing. The unbelievable thing a we would like to go back to the breaking news. Tsunami waves arriving at fukushima. They are hitting now and they are fairly small but they do tsunami is in view and everyone is being ordered to evacuate. New information with samsung doing damage control on galaxy smart phones. Of the galaxy s7 devices have burst into flames. This is similar to what happened with the galaxy note 7s. They say the phones are safe. Samsung says theres been no confirmed cases of battery problems in the Company Already recalled the phones after several caught fire. Many of the people who work in downtown saint pete are having trouble finding an affordable place to live. Abc action News Reporter adam winer shows us what is being done to help Young Professionals who are being priced out. Reporter a Major Economic generator for st. Pete is the packed into one neighborhood. Hospital and healthcare. Reporter there are thousands of jobs but finding a place for the people to live is a problem. As the markets change, st. Pete has become a hot Real Estate Market. It has become a challenge pretty quickly. Six or seven years ago during the recession it was not a problem. Reporter that was the Real Estate Market when ryan carpenter graduated from college. We got a place right here. Reporter carpenter now works in downtown st. Pete but he can now no longer to afford to live here. I would like to live downtown, but it is way more expensive. Reporter carpenter is not committing 30 minutes to work every day. That is something that is likely to put off a lot of Young Professionals pick a lot of millennials are looking for an opportunity to live close to where they work sense of walk ability. Reporter the solution is more affordable places to live. The city admits the demand for housing is not being satiated. The affordability is becoming a concern. Reporter in st. Pete, adam winer, abc action news. Making ends meet is a big concern for many of that includes finding an affordable place to live. We want to get answers for you to make your life easier. Look for the question local and let us know what you want us to take action on. New at 5 00 a Hillsborough County mother caught behind the wheel of a stolen car and what she had a teenager do next that has are facing or charges. A deputy pulled her over yesterday and she had a 15year old in her car synthetic car and found it had been reported stolen from brevard county. She is now charged with grand theft auto. Walt disney is offering guests a new way to experience the magic kingdom. People can rent near space mountain. Starting next weekend they can book the kingdom but they will run visitors more than 600 a day for a private fated sheeting data shaded a disney vacation can be a big expense here are some tips. Visit in january or join the other slow periods and consider free attractions and if you are planning to stay several days, a multiday pass will cut the cost. Now the most Accurate Weather Team in florida. Abc action weather. Good afternoon, everybody. With all of the sunshine rebounding somewhat into the mid to upper 60s across the area but a lot of folks on facebook were sharing pictures. Scraping ice for the first time this year in winter haven and Citrus County a lot of folks dropped into the upper 20s. That is a very cold. Most of us were in the 30s and the 40s closer to the coast well into the 40s. Outside right now 64 in largo and apollo beach at 63. Sarasota at 60 degrees and brooksville rebuilding rebounding to 61. Look at these dew points. This is something you only see late fall into the winter in the bay area. When you have dew points in the teens and 20s you know it is temperatures to cool off significantly because in the summer they are nowhere near that but you have to go to the desert in arizona and nevada to see those kinds of numbers. Tamper right now 63 tampa right now 63 with a nice breeze. Compared to what is going on up north with the blizzard warnings and snow and ice and down south a Tropical Storm, we are very nice with clear skies. They will stick around fight through the week and into the weekend no chance of rain at least through thanksgiving and beyond. Looking at futurecast the models are hinting with an easterly flow returning by tomorrow. It tries to show a little bit of green but the air is so dry that i do not see any way it can rebound with enough moisture for a couple of sprinkles. By the middle of the week on wednesday may be a few clouds but at this point i really do not see even showers in the the 40s and our experience tells us that the models just cannot handle the cold that brooksville gets. It is the same thing for Citrus County and it will be around 50. Another cool start to your tuesday but not as cool as it was today. Then we warm up beautifully in the mid to upper 70s which is what makes this time of the year so tremendous. The mornings are still cool and then 80 degrees later in day. I do think we will be around 80 degrees, wednesday into thanksgiving day. The long range is a lot of travel questions with things quiet for the northeast around thanksgiving. There will be some snow across the Northern Plains and then the possibility of another weather factor next weekend specifically sunday in the northeast for us starting to warm up again for the early part of next week. Expected out of tampa on thanksgiving but there will be some issues right now with plenty of issues around new york up toward boston. It looks for the time being temperatures should be mailed across a good portion mild across a good portion of the southeast. We have Tropical Storm auto out there otto out there. Maybe as a hurricane by wednesday or thursday. Looking at floridas most accurate sevenday forecast beautiful thanksgiving day looks great with 79 and sunny on sunday. Looks good. Still ahead, an intense rescue caught on camera. The reason this vision became so dangerous and with the victims helped crews reach them. Plus, making spirits bright for families in need. The easy way good health you we are once again teaming up with the Salvation ArmyAngel Tree Program where you see all of these angels they represent kids who may have nothing on Christmas Morning if it isnt for you. All you you pick up one of these angels like jason who really wishes to have an educational toy and he needs clothes. You go out and shop for the gifts and bring them back and wrapped and we will take care of the rest. You can also register to win some great prizes including a 500 gift card at the gold and diamond store. It is just our way to say thank making a childs wish come true on Christmas Morning. Check or tv station is easy to find across the street from Raymond James stadium in tampa and if you live in a different part of town, you can find a tree near you by going to www. Abcactionnews. Com to find out. Our abc action news lobby is open weekdays so please consider adopting an angel from our tree this year. 100 firefighters helping to rescue four people in rushing Los Angeles River early this morning. It is not clear how they became stranded overnight, but these flashlights to signal where they were. You can see the firefighters load them up and carry them across the river safely. A lot of rain has fallen recently in firefighters say it would have led to the dangerous conditions. Pseudocome on abc action news, highpaying jobs coming to Manatee County and what is offers an opportunity to anyone who is unemployed. This woman looks like she could be a sweet old lady next door but looks can be deceiving. The reason she ended up behind bars will surprise you next. Closed captioning is brought to you by lakeland toyota. Save more on i4 hey is this enough . A little more. Grandma there you go. Theres no more room. Oh look whos here i know i had one more. Hmmm. More. Hows it looking . 20 more minutes. 8, 9. We need 1 more yes. We need more rolls there was a little girl, and she became friends with every animal she met. Its getting late, grandma should go. One more . In the end, all we really need more of, is each other. Happy thanksgiving from publix. Live from the station taking action for you. This is abc right now a horrible case of child abuse coming to light out of dundee. A 17yearold girl 20 pounds underweight and losing her hair. Tonight police have arrested chris and melissa peters. Tsunami waves of 3 feet are starting to hit the shoreline near fukushima japan. This is a picture from their local media. Effect for the coast. The synonymy warning was issued after a 6. 9 earthquake. A larger wave is still expected. Fukushima is home to the Nuclear Power plant damaged back in 2011. Our top story tonight Police Across the country on high alert right now after four Police Officers were shot in four separate cities. In texas right now a manhunt underway for the suspect and two more officers shot missouri. In florida and of officer taking to the hospital after a shooting at a traffic stop in sanibel island. A teenage suspect shot and killed. Tonight carson chambers looks at my local Police Officers are doing to protect themselves. Reporter i think were up to 56 officers this year. Ore Police Officers shot on